Zhao Chongde and his soldiers happily ran back to the station carrying the food. At this time, the regiment commander Chen Xilian who was at the station was already considering whether to eat field rations. He only heard Zhao Chongde shouting, "Captain, commander, we found the food."
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Chen Xilian hurriedly stepped forward to take a look, wasn't he? All he saw was a team carrying two bags of grain. Zhao Chongde put the bags down and said, "Commander, look, they are all potatoes and sweet potatoes."
Chen Xilian nodded and said, "Okay, send it to the soldiers immediately." At this time, a guard hurriedly ran over and said, "Report to the captain, a fellow villager is looking for Battalion Commander Zhao Chongde."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xilian looked at Zhao Chongde and said, "What's going on? Did you not pay for this food?"
Zhao Chongde said anxiously, "No, leader, there is no one in the village. I have kept the money. I have kept all my money."
Chen Xilian pointed at Zhao Chongde with his finger and said, "You, you, you must not have left enough. Now people are coming to collect debts. The Logistics Department, take out all the remaining money from the regiment. No matter what, we don't let our fellow villagers suffer."
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Zhao Chongde followed Chen Xilian to the gate of the camp in depression, and saw a young farmer and an old man in a long gown with eyes waiting outside.
Chen Xilian smiled and said, "Hello, fellow countryman, I am Chen Xilian, the commander of the Eighth Route Army. Did our third battalion commander not give enough money when he went to your village to buy food? I have already severely criticized him. What do you think the difference is?"
I'll make up for it."
Zhao Chongde saluted with a grimace on his face and said, "I'm sorry."
The young farmers were none other than Zhao Guan and Mr. Zhao. They quickly said, "This must be Battalion Commander Zhao Chongde. Misunderstanding, misunderstanding. It's not that we were given too little, but that we were given too much. We only have so little food. How can it be worth so much?"
Ah, besides, you are going to the front line to fight the Japanese. Even if we don’t eat ourselves, we can’t let our heroes fighting the Japanese go hungry. Folks, please come out and bring your things over.”
I only saw the farmers hiding behind pushing wheelbarrows one by one, with bags of grain on the carts. Then Mr. Zhao said, "I don't have the power to subjugate a tiger, so I can only use these grains to do some good."
Stronger."
Chen Xilian quickly said, "You can't do it, you can't do it. We have discipline and cannot take things from the folks."
Zhao hurriedly said, "This is the first time in many years that we have seen an army that pays for things. Besides, we are here to make up for the money you left. As long as you kill more Japanese, we will be happy."
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Chen Xilian nodded and said, "Okay, Minister Wang, you can open a note from the Logistics Department later and write clearly how much food we took from them. We will return it to them after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War."
Second Master Zhao wanted to say something else, but Chen Xilian said, "That's it, otherwise Mr. Liu will have to put me in solitary confinement."
A fellow who was transporting grain said, "You have to fight the Japanese very hard. The Japanese are bad. Last time we built the airport, a lot of young men were killed and many died. If I hadn't found a chance to sneak out, maybe
His life was lost there."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xilian said excitedly, "Airport? Fellow fellow, do you know where the airport is? Can you take us there?"
Hearing that he was going to the airport again, the fellow hesitated a little. Mr. Zhao next to him said, "Zhao Laojiu, you can't be confused. The Eighth Route Army is going to fight the Japanese with their lives. What's wrong with you leading the way?"
The fellow nodded sheepishly and said, "Okay, I'll take you there right now."
Zhao Guan quickly said, "I'll go too. I'll go too." He looked back at Mr. Zhao and smiled and said, "Second Master, isn't there someone taking care of you?"
Mr. Zhao sighed, "When you go, be sure not to cause trouble to our Eighth Route Army."
Late at night, the Japanese military field airport at Yangmingbao.
I only saw dozens of planes neatly arranged on the airport, groups of Japanese soldiers patrolling, and a few searchlights shining on the surrounding fields.
Zhao Laojiu said softly, "Boss, have you seen it? They are all the enemy's iron birds. In the building next to them are some of their aviation units. I heard they are very expensive. And that building is full of oil."
Chen Xilian nodded in surprise and said, "Let's withdraw first and come back to deal with them when we are ready tomorrow."
Chen Xilian's regiment was a German weapons regiment. According to the Eighth Route Army's internal regulations, units behind enemy lines should try to use German weapons as much as possible. After Chen Xilian returned to the regiment headquarters, he immediately sent a telegram to Xu Xiangqian, requesting an attack on Yangmingbao Airport. Xu Xiangqian applauded happily after receiving it.
Both the 115th Division and the 120th Division have already achieved impressive results. If the 129th Division fails to achieve results, they will continue to compete.
After Chen Xilian received the attack order, he found several battalion commanders and issued the order. The first battalion would block possible enemies coming for reinforcements, the second battalion would prepare to respond, and the third battalion would conduct the main attack. The mortar company and the heavy machine gun company were on standby by the river outside the airport.
Ready to respond at any time.
Chen Xilian smiled and said to Zhao Chongde, "Is your battalion confident?"
Zhao Chongde said excitedly, "Of course, don't worry, Commander, as long as you get into the airport, I promise to knock the turtle's plane to pieces!"
Chen Xilian added, "The planes are covered with aluminum skin, and bullets are useless. What are you going to do?"
Zhao Chongde patted the grenade in his arms and said, "He is just a big wild boar. I will kill him with a grenade."
When the soldiers were making final preparations for the battle, Zhao Guan approached Zhao Chongde and expressed that he also wanted to participate in the battle. Zhao Chongde smiled and said, "This war is not fun. You might not be able to see the sun tomorrow, especially in Japan."
Japs, the equipment and training are good, have you really thought about it?"
Zhao Guan looked at the shining steel guns of the soldiers next to him and felt his blood boiling. He said excitedly, "I want to go, I must go."
Zhao Chongde thought for a while and said, "Then you will act with the heavy machine gun company and help move the ammunition first." Seeing what Zhao Guan wanted to say, Zhao Chongde said, "If you want to join the army, you must obey orders. Zhao Guan will not
Say anything else.
Late at night, Zhao Chongde led his troops to slowly approach the Japanese airport from both sides. The soldiers quickly cut a hole in the barbed wire fence and climbed in without anyone noticing. Searchlights were flashing around, but the soldiers were wearing camouflage uniforms.
, with a painted face, ordinary people can't see it even standing in front of him, let alone standing on a high platform.
At this time, there was loud gunfire from the other side. It turned out that the soldiers from the other side had already approached the plane. They could no longer hide it. They suddenly broke out and fired. Only the sound of gunfire like popping beans, the explosion of grenades, and the panic of the Japanese soldiers were heard.
cry.
Zhao Chongde quickly shouted, "Throw the grenade into the belly of the plane!" After saying that, he took the lead in throwing grenades into the plane. He only saw the three rows of planes being blown up by grenades, and countless parts flew everywhere. At this time, he was on duty in the cabin.
The enemy pilot was awakened and saw gunshots and fighting sounds everywhere. He quickly started the plane and prepared to take off. When the soldier next to him saw it, he rushed forward and the two started fighting hand to hand in the small cabin.
, the soldiers used grenades as hammers to beat them desperately, and the Japanese airmen also used their fists to fight back desperately. They only saw the plane walking randomly for a while, and then crashed into another plane. With a bang, both planes fell into
In the fire ball.
Some aircraft cabins were closed, and the soldiers couldn't open them, so they could only open cans with bayonets. At this time, they were often hit by the Japanese army. The soldiers looked at the chests that were hit, gritted their teeth, and pulled out the grenades and pressed them hard.
The residents shouted "Long live the Red Party!" After an explosion, the criminal Japanese aircraft and Eighth Route Army soldiers burst into flames.
At this time, the Japanese guard troops had gradually recovered and began to counterattack. However, they heard a burst of machine gun fire, and several Japanese soldiers fell in response. It turned out that several soldiers secretly sneaked onto the guard tower, holding Czech guns.
The Japanese machine gun fired and the Japanese troops who wanted to counterattack were suppressed in one fell swoop.
After more than half an hour of fighting, the Japanese planes had been blown up, causing their aluminum skins to fly around and their bodies broken. Several planes filled with gasoline ignited raging fires, and the flames dozens of feet high illuminated the night red.
.Zhao Chongde saw that it was almost done and shouted, "Retreat!"
The officer at the artillery position looked at the soldiers retreating with binoculars and said, "Aim at the Japanese oil depot and fire."
All of a sudden, several mortar shells slammed into the high oil depot. This airport was an emergency field airport. There were no reinforced concrete buildings at all. Zhao Chongde was retreating while fighting when he suddenly heard an explosion that seemed to burst his eardrums.
The sound was heard. Only a huge ball of fire suddenly rose, and Zhao Chongde shouted, "My dear, you are so powerful. Comrades, follow me."
When the Japanese reinforcements arrived, they only saw plane wreckage and a huge burning black hole. It turned out to be an oil depot, and the airport garrison captain had already faced the east, knelt and committed suicide by caesarean section.
In this battle, a total of 24 Japanese fighter planes were destroyed, more than 100 Japanese soldiers were annihilated, and our army suffered less than 20 casualties.
When Seishiro Itagaki received the news, he couldn't help feeling a toothache. These 24 planes were all fighter jets and reconnaissance planes. The airport could not park bombers at all. These planes were parked there for the purpose of nearby rescue and reconnaissance. The sky over Xinkou
The bombers among the Japanese aircraft came from the airports in Baoding and Shijiazhuang. There were no fighter jets at this time. If the bombers were to carry out the bombing alone, did they really think that the Chinese army had no air force? Seishiro Itagaki quickly sent a message to Juichi Terauchi to seek aviation assistance, but
He was told that it would take two weeks before the fighter jets could be transferred, which made Seishiro Itagaki roll his eyes angrily and helpless.
Yan'an and Nanjing were full of praise after receiving the battle report, and Chiang Kai-shek even approved an unprecedented bonus of 20,000 yuan for the Eighth Route Army. This was the only time that Chiang Kai-shek gave a cash reward to the Eighth Route Army troops.
The battlefield behind enemy lines was full of smoke. Hao Mengling, who was on the front battlefield, was struggling to resist the Japanese onslaught. In order to rescue the Japanese troops trapped in Nan Huaihua, Itagaki Seishiro continued to order troops to attack the Ninth Army position. The PAK37 gun in Hao Mengling's hand quickly
They were all exhausted, and could only use their flesh and blood to fight the Japanese tanks. The sun had just risen that day, and Hao Mengling sighed, "The enemy's iron bird is coming to poop again, so tell the brothers to hide."
But waiting left and right did not come. Looking at the empty sky, Hao Mengling asked doubtfully, "What's wrong with the Japanese? No fighting today?"
At this time, a staff officer came over excitedly and said, "Military seat, military seat, the Eighth Route Army blew up the Japs' airport. The Japs have no planes left."
Hao Mengling took the telegram, looked at it and said with a smile, "Okay, tell the brothers, don't worry about the sky today. Give me a good greeting to the Japanese infantry. They complain about the Japanese planes every day. There are no planes now. Don't be cowards."
Hao Mengling was so happy that the Japs in Nan Huaihua wanted to cry. The original defense relied half on artillery fire and infantry, and half on aircraft. Every time the 17th Army attacked, the Japanese planes would bombard it back and forth, and the Japanese would be able to slow down. The 17th Army
How could such a good opportunity be missed? The whole army rushed forward desperately. Wei Lihuang also saw the opportunity and ordered the artillery to cooperate with the bombing. Since there were no Japanese planes, he asked the air force to join the battle. The Japanese army in Nan Huaihua was the first.
For the first time, I enjoyed the three-dimensional enjoyment. Thanks to Yan Xishan’s accumulation over the years, he could sustain the consumption of tens of thousands of artillery shells every day. The Japanese troops on the hilltop positions in Nan Huaihua were beaten less and less. After another round of
After the bombing, the garrison captain stood up, shook his head, shook the dirt off his body, stood up and shouted, "Get up, the Chinese army is coming up again, get ready to fight!"
It took a long time for a soldier to get up tremblingly. The captain shouted in disbelief with his command sword, "Is there anyone else? Baga, don't pretend to be dead. You are the emperor's samurai, stand up."
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The soldier shook the man next to him, looked around and said, "Captain, it seems we are the only two left."
The captain was stunned, and said with trembling hands, "Then we have to fight to the end. I will operate the heavy machine gun, and you will use the grenade. We must repel that person's next attack!"
After saying that, the captain started loading ammunition alone and made preparations. He saw the dark Chinese army quickly and slowly evaded it, and quickly shouted, "The Chinese army is coming, prepare to attack." But there was no response.
Hearing any echo, he quickly looked back, only to see that the soldier had turned his back and ran away.
The captain's eyes widened and he cursed, "Coward!" He picked up a 38-meter cap next to him, loaded his gun and took aim.
"Ba" I saw the soldier shake violently, then slowly kneel to the ground, and finally lay down.
The captain sighed, looked at the dark Chinese army, picked up the samurai sword beside him, shouted to the east, "Long live His Majesty the Emperor!" and committed seppuku with the sword.
Gao Guizi climbed up the hill and sighed, "It's really not easy. This little devil's position is really hard to conquer."
The staff officer next to him held a telescope and said, "Although we have taken the commanding heights, the village positions are still in the hands of the Japanese. The fortifications there are tight and it is difficult to fight."
Gao Guizi shook his head and said, "No, our 17th Army can't chew bones like this anymore. Let Wei Lihuang be replaced."
At this time, Wei Lihuang and Fu Zuoyi looked at the battle situation but had other ideas. In the past few days of fighting, Wei Lihuang felt that the Japanese army's combat effectiveness was not as terrifying as imagined. Intelligence from colleagues in Hebei continued to show that Japanese reinforcements were coming in a steady stream.
They kept driving to Shanxi. The longer the delay, the more disadvantageous it was to the Chinese army. After calculating for half a day, the two found that there were still six infantry divisions and two cavalry brigades that could maneuver, and decided to use the Hao Mengling Army of the 9th Army and Chen Changjie's Army of the 61st Army to carry out the attack.
A decisive counterattack, annihilating the Itagaki Division and recapturing the important area of Nan Huaihua.
At this time, Itagaki Seishiro was thinking the same thing as Wei Lihuang. He had just received reinforcements from the Ninth Brigade and decided to take advantage of the night to counterattack the half-captured Nan Huaihua position.
That night, both armies were making preparations. Almost at the same time, the soldiers on both sides began to crawl towards each other. Halfway through the crawl, both sides felt something was wrong. Why did the number of people around them increase? I don’t know.
Who discovered it first? Two "They are the enemy" in Chinese and Japanese triggered the whole battlefield. The two troops directly entered into hand-to-hand combat, with bayonets, helmets, engineer shovels, grenades and even stones, fists, teeth, and weapons on both sides.
The warriors used all available weapons to fight together.
The commanders on both sides felt confused, but the battle situation was urgent, so they could only make mistakes and continue to increase troops. Because it was dark that day, there was no moon, and neither side could see clearly whose people were around them, and they did not dare to ask.
I only saw both sides tremblingly touching each other's clothes. Those who found it rough to the touch were the Chinese troops, and those found to be firm to the touch were the Japanese troops. If they found it was the enemy, they bayoneted each other. Those who found it was friendly troops pulled together to look after each other.
Then move on to the next person.
The entire battlefield was strange and bloody. No one spoke. Even if they were stabbed, they gritted their teeth and did not make a sound, because as long as they made a sound, they would be surrounded by enemy troops. This kind of hand-to-hand combat lasted all night. By the time it got dark, everyone had already
Once they could see each other, the sound of fighting began to sound. On the battlefield, there was already a river of blood and corpses scattered everywhere.
But at this time, the two armies were mixed together, and no one dared to take a step back, because fighting with bayonets is courage. Anyone who takes a step back will be chased to death by the enemy. They fought for another hour before they were completely separated.
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The two armies did not rest for two hours, and the artillery on both sides opened fire one after another. There were more than 400 field guns over 75mm on both sides, plus thousands of mortars. The armies on both sides continued to charge despite the artillery fire.
Hao Mengling had been commanding on the front line. After a while, a communications soldier came to report, "The last battalion commander of the 322nd Regiment has also been killed. Now the remaining company commander Liu is asking what to do?"
Hao Mengling put down the telescope and said, "Order the 322nd Regiment to be reduced to a battalion. Company Commander Liu will be promoted to battalion commander and continue to hold the position."
As soon as the man left, a communications soldier came to report again, "Reporting to the military seat, Brigadier Zheng Tingzhen of the 6th Independent Brigade was hit by a stray bullet in the right eye and died on the spot."
Hao Mengling said without changing his expression, "Order Li Jicheng, the commander of the 614th Regiment of the brigade, to act as brigade commander and continue fighting."
An hour later, the communications troop came to report, "Reporting to the military base, Brigadier Li Jicheng was killed in the charge."
Hao Mengling continued, "Order the high-level regiment commander to act as his deputy and continue to command."
Next to him, Liu Jiaqi, commander of the 54th Division, couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Commander, why don't you retreat? If we continue to fight like this, we will lose everything."
Hao Mengling said angrily, "This war of resistance is a national war. If we win, the country will survive, if we lose, the country will be destroyed. How can we cherish our lives?"
At this time, a communications soldier covered in blood came in with the support of two soldiers and said, "Military seat, the communications of the fifth brigade are cut off. The brigade headquarters was hit by Japanese artillery fire, and there is no contact at all."
Hao Mengling turned around and said excitedly, "What's going on? In two hours it will be time for a full-scale counterattack. We can't contact you now. If something big happens, who will be responsible?"
