After Hao Mengling finished speaking, he wanted to go to the fifth brigade position in person. Liu Jiaqi was so frightened that he quickly stopped him and said, "Commander, I'll go. It's not appropriate for you to go. The enemy's artillery fire is too powerful. If anything happens to you, call us."
What should we do with the Ninth Army?”
Hao Mengling put on the steel helmet, picked up an MP18, and said with a smile, "The earthen pot should have been broken at the well. The general would inevitably die before the battle. I came to Shanxi and had no intention of going back alive. Okay, the military situation is urgent, let's go."
Then he took the lead and walked out of the cave.
Seeing that Liu Jiaqi had no other choice, he could only pick up his helmet and rush out.
The two men led a group of guards, braved heavy artillery fire, and stumbled to the fifth brigade. They found that the Japanese army had already attacked the position, and they quickly asked the soldiers to shout, "The soldiers are coming to rescue us."
The guards rushed forward.
Hao Mengling pointed her submachine gun at the oncoming Japanese and knocked down two of them with one stroke, and then led a counterattack. When the soldiers saw that it was indeed the army commander who was coming, they all plucked up the courage to fight with them.
At this time, an officer of the Japanese army who was following the attack discovered Hao Mengling. Seeing that there were many soldiers with submachine guns around Hao Mengling, he immediately knew that this was definitely an important officer of the National Army. He quickly gathered four crooked guns and fired at Hao Mengling.
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Hearing only a burst of gunfire, Hao Mengling, who was commanding, felt his whole body shaken, and his body like a mountain slowly fell down. Liu Jiaqi behind him shouted "Military seat!!" and was about to rescue the body, but he couldn't even save it.
He was shot three times and fell into unconsciousness. The guardsmen's eyes were red and they shouted, "Get back the military and division seats quickly." They rushed forward like crazy, and finally sacrificed more than a dozen lives before they finally captured the two men.
They dragged him back. By this time, Hao Mengling had been dead for a long time, and Liu Jiaqi was also taking in more energy and less coming out.
When Wei Lihuang learned that Hao Mengling was killed in action, he was shocked beyond measure. This was the first army commander killed in action since the July 7th Incident. Looking at the crying communications soldier, whose face was black and red, Wei Lihuang waved his hand and said, "Power generation
Commission, report the situation, and also order Commander Chen of the 61st Army to take over the command."
When Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing received the battle report, he lamented and immediately recognized him as a general. Chairman Mao in Yan'an even called him a "noble and great model" and was buried in Wuhan with a state funeral a few days later.
Wei Lihuang was not relaxed, and Seishiro Itagaki was also under great pressure. The crazy counterattack of the Chinese army caused heavy casualties to the Japanese army, especially in the hand-to-hand combat last night. Due to the melee, the casualty ratio was actually 5:7. Although the Japanese army
It is 5, but you must know that the casualties between China and Japan are usually 3:1. This can be regarded as a huge defeat. Even the offensive throughout the morning did not capture a single position. In just one day, the Japanese casualties exceeded 4,000
The mark was passed, and it was still rising straight up. Although there were many Puppet-Mongolian troops among these people, such casualties still made Itagaki Seishiro breathless.
Chen Changjie immediately took over Hao Mengling's baton and continued to lead the army to counterattack. This time the main force was replaced by the 35th Army of the Jinsui Army, which was Fu Zuoyi's army. This was the strongest army of the Jinsui Army.
Chen Changjie first ordered the 35th Army to attack the old Hebei Village position at night, which was the rear artillery position of the Japanese army. The Japanese army was caught off guard. First, the sentry was hacked to death by the 35th Army with a machete, and then there was a shower of grenades. After a fierce battle all night, these dozens of cannons were destroyed.
They were all blown up, and then began to encircle and annihilate the remaining Japanese garrison troops. Soon, the remaining Japanese troops were compressed into a compound. Shanxi compound is famous all over the world. This compound was built like a small city, with high and thick walls.
, for a while, the 35th Army was unable to penetrate at all.
While the two armies were fighting fiercely, a little girl appeared tremblingly in front of the 35th Army. The soldiers quickly brought her to Chen Changjie.
Chen Changjie asked strangely, "Girl, why are you here?"
The girl said with great fear in her eyes, "The devils in the village said that as long as you don't shoot and let them go, they will give the village back to you."
The staff officer next to him brightened up when he heard this and said, "Commander, that's great. We can retake this position without any bloodshed."
Chen Changjie touched his chin and asked, "Girl, tell me, how are the people in the village doing?"
As soon as she heard this, the girl burst into tears, "She's dead. My mother threw herself into a well, my father is dead, and my grandma is dead. They are all dead. They still pressed me, and it hurt me so much down there. Wow."
Wow, they are so fierce,"
Hearing the girl's cries, everyone's eyes were red. Chen Changjie said tremblingly, "Take her to the hospital behind and let the nurses take a look. Also, tell the brothers, don't leave anyone alive, kill them all."
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Yoshino Bear in the village was anxiously waiting for a response. The feeling of being surrounded by thousands of Chinese troops with two to three hundred Japanese troops was not good at all. Well, he always felt like he had seen the scene of cherry blossoms withering.
Yoshino Bear suddenly heard the sound of gunshots suddenly becoming intense, accompanied by explosions, and quickly asked, "What's going on?"
A soldier hurriedly came in and said, "Report, the Chinese army has occupied several houses in the village. They ran up to suppress us with machine guns and kept throwing grenades."
Yoshino Bear waved his hand and said, "Quickly use the grenade to kill them."
Seeing that the attack was still unsuccessful, the battalion commander who led the attack simply stopped throwing grenades and instead threw dry firewood and torches. He only saw countless torches flying over the wall into the compound. After a while, the entire compound was set on fire. 35
Soldiers from the Japanese Army surrounded the place and beat each one to death. The fire continued for a day, and all the remaining Japanese soldiers inside had been turned into coke.
After a day of such a strong attack, the Japanese army had been driven back to their original positions. At this time, the new reinforcements that Itagaki Seishiro had been calling for finally arrived.
The reinforcements numbered more than 10,000 people. Although they were constantly harassed by the Eighth Route Army, they still arrived at Xinkou. Touichi Terauchi called directly and said, "The North China Army has been completely mobilized. The garrisons in Peking and Tianjin are only two brigades. If there are more reinforcements,
He can only bring the headquarters to provide support."
Itagaki Seishiro immediately commanded these fresh troops to launch a counterattack. At this time, Yan Xishan's achievements in farming for so many years were reflected. Countless bullets, artillery shells, cement, and military rations were immediately replenished to the front line. The Chinese army also began to get used to the long-range advantage of the Japanese army.
, each time they waited until the Japanese army reached a place of two to three hundred meters before starting to counterattack. The Japanese army was beaten to death in front of the defenders who had sufficient ammunition. In the end, they had no choice but to start digging tunnels and slowly approach the defenders.
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The Jinsui Army also suffered heavy losses in such a high-intensity defense.
——Taiyuan
Yan Xishan looked at the battle reports that were constantly being passed on. He was so distressed that he was about to shed tears. Normally, he would even want to split a shell and hit him. He looked at the carts of supplies being transported away and the casualty figures that kept refreshing.
I really can't stand it anymore.
Yan Xishan went to Wang Jingguo and said, "Public security, look at what Jieshan did. He put our Shanxi-Sui Army on the front line and let the Central Army rest in the back. Is he from our Shanxi-Sui Army or that Chiang Kai-shek?"
He is a member of the Chairman."
Wang Jingguo also said worriedly, "Sir Yan, I think Jie Shan has lost his mind. This Xinkou was indeed fought for us in Shanxi, but wasn't it also fought for China? Wherever the central army cannot go, the local army will."
What's more, Commander Yan, I am not too talkative. If we continue to fight like this, the Japanese will be driven away, and our Jinsui Army will be finished. The encirclement and suppression of the Red Army back then was the master of the past."
Yan Xishan nodded and said, "You are right. Take my handwriting to Chen Changjie immediately and ask him to take it easy and not to work too hard."
Seeing Wang Jingguo nodding and leaving with the oracle, Yan Xishan clasped his hands behind his back and sighed, "You really don't feel bad for betraying your father's land."
When Chen Changjie saw the handwriting and Wang Jingguo, who looked like it had nothing to do with him, he smiled bitterly and said, "Please don't worry, Commander Yan, I know what to do."
In the next ten days, the Chinese and Japanese armies fought back and forth, but overall, both sides were evenly matched, and even the balance of victory was still slightly tilted towards the Chinese army.
——Yuci
Zhou Guansheng looked at Liu Dake in front of him and said excitedly, "If you put it this way, more than 60% of the workers have expressed their willingness to go to Yan'an with us."
Liu Dake took out a small book and corrected it and said, "But most of them asked for it after the fall of Taiyuan. After all, the welfare benefits here in Taiyuan are still good. But once Taiyuan falls, these workers will follow for a safer living environment and job opportunities."
We left. In addition, we also contacted more than 4,000 workers who had worked in heavy industry factories before. They were also willing to go to Yan'an with us. The total number of people exceeded 10,000. If their families are included, we need to move this time.
The population is about 70,000. There are also other light industry workers and students. It may be as high as 100,000. However, there will only be more than 10,000 people in the early stage, and other family members will probably not follow until these people are settled.
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Zhou Guansheng said with a smile, "I'm just afraid that there are fewer people. You don't know that the chairman has sent me several telegrams asking me to increase my work in this area. Our factory in Yan'an is now very short of people."
Liu Dake has not been back to Yan'an since arriving in Shanxi, and he can't help but wonder what Yan'an has become.
Zhou Guansheng said with hopeful eyes, "The current border area is constantly changing. Although the changes are not big, everything is moving forward. Let's not talk about this. Comrade Bo Shucun, how are the issues about the new army and machinery going?
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Bo Shucun replied, "The New Army is currently expanding and can guarantee that it will reach 5,000 men by the end of October. However, weapons are extremely lacking, with less than one-fifth having guns. In addition, the mechanical statistical work has also come to an end."
Zhou Guansheng waved his hand and said, "There is no need to worry about weapons. We must take care of politics first. By November, these new troops will be of great use."
Bo Shucun responded, "Organizationally, please rest assured, our comrades promise to listen to the party."
As Shanxi's Xinkou gradually descended into trench warfare, Shanghai's Jiang Cheng made final preparations.
In the past half month, Jiang Cheng, Zhou Weiguo and others have been training day and night, constantly making various assumptions and conjectures. From time to time, some of the latest news about Chinese and Western Kung Fu came out. On this day, there was a drizzle in the sky, and there was only a drizzle in Shanghai at night.
Sporadic gunfire.
Another thing to mention is that Jiang Cheng later inspected the things carefully and found that Ying Tianlin might have had a bad conscience and added some treasures to his things, hoping that these things could play a good role in the subsequent battles.
Three days ago, Jiang Cheng hid the vehicle in Hongkou Park. Fortunately, because of the war, the Chinese team was isolated, but no one found it. Jiang Cheng looked at the car in front of him. From the appearance, it had nothing to do with 1937.
The special forces team looked at the time and saw that it was almost eleven o'clock. Then they said, "Everyone, I'll leave it to you."
Zhou Weiguo saluted and said, "Sir, please rest assured, we promise to complete the mission and save Miss Yu to the death."
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "You are wearing the latest bulletproof vests. As long as you are not hit by a machine gun, your life will not be in danger. Of course, I do not believe that there will be a lot of heavy machine guns in the Japanese headquarters. In this battle, many
We must not only win but lose, we must not only rescue Miss Yu, but also teach the Japanese a profound lesson, letting them know that China is a place that is easy to get in and hard to get out of! Let’s go.” He took the lead and walked into the sewer.
When Zhou Weiguo saw that Jiang Cheng also wanted to go in, he quickly said, "Sir, do you want to go too?"
Jiang Cheng said matter-of-factly, "Of course, how could I not go to save Yishan."
Wang Yong said awkwardly, "But, boss, you can't even beat Zhou Lumang."
Zhou Lumang is one of the fifteen people brought by Zhou Weiguo. It is said that he is Zhou Weiguo's distant cousin. When the team members competed, they ranked 50th and happened to be selected for this operation. They were called Wanwan
Years later, Wang Yong now uses the symbol Zhou Lumang when he talks about his poor combat effectiveness.
Zhou Lumang looked innocent and murmured, "Who knew there were so many perverts here, and there weren't so many monsters in the Central Military Army."
Indeed, with Jiang Cheng's support, Li Qian's martial arts guidance, and Wang Yong's combat guidance, each of these people has undergone horrific training for more than half a year, and their individual soldier qualities are extremely high.
Jiang Cheng waved his hand and said, "I'm among you, wearing a bulletproof vest. It's okay. Okay, let's take action."
Zhou Weiguo and others shook their heads helplessly, not daring to let Jiang Cheng take the lead. Instead, Li Qian was the vanguard, Zhou Weiguo commanded, Wang Yong took the rear, Bashun protected Jiang Cheng, and everyone filed into the sewer.
The captain of the Chinese team of the International Caravan not far away looked at the special forces members disappearing in front of him and said softly, "I wish you good luck."
As for the other eight soldiers who were chosen as drivers, one was sitting in the car and the other was lying around, guarding nervously.
——Japanese Army Headquarters
After reading the day's battle report, Matsui Iwane walked out of the office and came to the intelligence room. When he saw the happy face of Kage Sasaki, he asked curiously, "Kage Sa-kun, what are you so happy about?"
Shadow Sakiaki said with a smile, "Your Excellency, Commander, the telegram just came in, Yanagawa Heisuke's Tenth Army has arrived less than 40 nautical miles outside Jinshan Guards, and will launch an attack at the earliest tonight, or tomorrow at the latest."
Matsui also laughed when he heard it and said, "This is great news. Well, we should prepare to welcome our warriors. How about this? You and I will bring some people and prepare some delicious food and let General Yanagawa come to the Huangpu River.
Come drink with us and prepare for our victory."
——Headquarters Water Prison
Toushan Geming looked helplessly at the woman in front of him. It had been more than 20 days. Time and time again, it seemed that he had reached his limit. This woman was about to collapse and confess everything, but she survived again and again.
, so that now I don’t dare to be too cruel. You know, those doctors who checked this woman’s condition ended with words like “collapse at any time.”
If you are really crazy, wouldn't all your work be in vain?
Suddenly Toushan Geming heard footsteps and asked, "Who is it?"
"It's me, Mr. Toushan. It's so late, why are you still busy here?" Toushan Ge Ming took a look, and it turned out to be Zhongxi Gong. He quickly smiled and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Zhongxi, why are you here."
Nakanishi Gong grabbed Toushan and said with a smile, "My family brought me some sake and Matsusaka beef from my hometown. Didn't I come to you specially to try it?"
Toushan said in surprise, "Matsusaka beef? Isn't it bad? How did you deliver it?"
Zhongxi Gong chuckled and punched Shange Ming on the head, "What are you thinking? It's braised beef, but it's also the best. Do you want to go? By the way, let's also talk about the Shanghai Red Party."
Toushan looked at Yu Yishan and felt that he couldn't ask anything today. He shook his hand and said, "Forget it, you two stay. Remember to remind her that the others should go back to bed first." After that, he smiled and said to Zhongxi Gong.
Said, "Let's go, let's have a good chat."
--sewer
Jiang Cheng and others were extremely grateful to Li Qian for the information. The air here could no longer be described as bad. The people wearing gas masks slowly walked into the sewer. After walking for about twenty minutes, they came to a wall.
forward.
This is the wall that separates the two sides, but it is more like a big iron block than a wall.
Jiang Cheng said, "This should be what the slippery ghost said. Once you put this thing here, you really don't have to worry about anyone being able to fight it. Okay, Wang Yong, come on."
I only saw Wang Yong carrying a strange machine on his back. When Wang Yong was about to use it, everyone around him stayed away. Although they knew it was not dangerous, everyone who had seen the demonstration still felt it was terrifying. This
It is a liquid nitrogen cutter, a new toy that replaces the plasma cutter.
I only saw the machine spraying out white liquid, and the place it touched sank quickly like ice burned by fire, and finally cut open. After a while, a large hole was cut out of the wall. In order not to attract attention,
Jiang Cheng took out another big magnet to attract the iron block, and slowly brought it down.
After all, if such a large piece fell to the ground, the sound produced by it would probably be heard by the guarding soldiers in this closed sewer.
Seeing that the exit was opened, Zhou Weiguo waved his hand and said, "Group 9 will stay, and the others will continue to act."
Only five people were seen staying here to guard the exit, while the others continued to move forward.
After walking about a hundred meters, Li Qian waved her hand to indicate that there was a situation. Li Qian stretched out a periscope and saw four Japanese soldiers walking around boredly. The smell of sewers forced them to put on gas masks. Zhou Weiguo pointed out
He pointed at a few people and waved his hands. Only those few people and Li Qian were seen. They took out various silenced pistols. Li Qian first picked up a stone and threw it against the wall.
The four Japanese soldiers heard the noise, looked around, and came over suspiciously. They were not too wary. After all, the real entrance to the sewer should be on the other side of the river, and this was already in the rear.
Li Qian raised her hand fiercely, and the four selected people rushed out and fired a lot of shots. After a few "beeps" unique to the silenced pistol, the four Japs were shot in the forehead. They didn't even have time to react.
None of it was dumped into the sewage.
Zhou Weiguo pointed at the Japanese and said, "You guys change your clothes." After saying that, he took the lead in changing clothes.
