The first thousand three hundred and ninety-six chapters fierce battle
The area within dozens of kilometers around Yichang has turned into a huge battlefield. The smoke of gunpowder blends into the thick clouds and persists, and the sound of gunfire can be heard from an invisible distance from time to time.
Japanese bombers and fighter jets swooped down from the clouds from time to time, dropping bombs and strafing Chinese defenders' positions everywhere.
The originally green fields were blasted with shocking craters, and all the crops in the fields were burned.
The local people wiped away their tears and shuttled around the front and rear day and night, delivering meals and water to the officers and soldiers fighting on the battlefield, and transporting ammunition and the wounded.
Many woods were completely burned by the incendiary bombs dropped by the Japanese, and more than 30 villages around Yichang were reduced to rubble.
The Japanese's aircraft and artillery took turns in the battle, trying to grind the defending squadrons into powder. Every position captured by the Japanese was full of Chinese officers and soldiers killed in action, and the Japanese's casualties also increased sharply.
The officers and soldiers led by Yang Ling repelled the 1st Japanese Cavalry, killed hundreds of Japanese in three battles, captured more than 150 fine war horses, and won a commendation from the 199th Division Commander Song Ruike.
The 18th Army also allocated 300 new recruits from the rear to supplement Yangling's troops. Army Commander Peng Shan personally awarded them the military flag of the Flame Special Warfare Brigade as a token of recognition.
Now the Japanese troops are pressing heavily on the border, and aircraft and artillery are taking turns to attack. The troops at the front are under great pressure, and the fronts of both sides are also intertwined. Faced with the attack of the powerful Japanese troops, the morale of the troops at the front continues to decline.
At a time like this, there is an urgent need for heroes and victory to boost morale, and Yang Ling and the others are the chosen heroic troops. Of course, they have proven this with their strength.
After three battles and three victories, Yang Ling and the others repelled the 1st Japanese Cavalry Unit that had fled to the rear of the position, and were awarded the flag of the Flame Special Forces Brigade on a formal occasion for the first time. For a time, they were unparalleled in the limelight and became the ace army.
The symbol of the army has become the envy of the armies outside Yichang.
The Jingzhenshan position was tight, and Yang Ling and the others were ordered to reinforce the Jingzhenshan position. The flag of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade had been flying in Jingzhenshan for four days, but the Japanese could not move forward. As a result, the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade won the reputation of being brave and good at fighting.
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But Yang Ling knows that these are the victories and glory gained by the most ordinary soldiers of their Fiery Special Warfare Brigade. Without their sacrifice and fighting, there would be no Fiery Special Warfare Brigade.
The Flame Special Forces Brigade was originally just a force that performed special tasks, and its largest number was only a few hundred people.
But after the baptism of blood and fire, and the continuous replenishment of fresh blood, they have now become a business card of Yichang battlefield.
Now the number of the Flame Special Forces Brigade has rapidly expanded to hundreds of people, and they are using the best weapons and giving priority to the supply of ammunition. And they have lived up to expectations, killing the Japanese with blood again and again.
Jingzhen Mountain, the support point on the outskirts of Yichang, was like a nail. The Japs launched more than twenty attacks, but they were still unable to shake it.
The persistence of Yang Ling and Luo Guoqiang's regiment also bought time for the follow-up troops. The troops of several group armies quickly moved closer and fought with the Japanese reinforcements in the outer circle of Yichang. The sky was dark and the ground was bloody.
In the telescope of Shizuichi Tanaka, commander of the Japanese 13th Division, Jingzhen Mountain, a small hill with a horizontal height of less than 800 meters, has turned into a scorched earth, with broken trenches and broken weapons and corpses everywhere.
If it weren't for the broken military flag of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade and the blue sky and white sun flag still flying, the leader of the Japs Division, Tanaka Shizuichi, even doubted whether there were any living things on Jingzhen Mountain.
But it was such a small position. First, the 58th Regiment collapsed, and now the 104th Regiment could not capture it after four days of attacking, which made them lose face.
"We must capture Kyouzhen Mountain in front before dark, otherwise we will break our belly and apologize!" the division commander ordered to the commander of the regiment, Shibata Uoichi.
"Hi!"
At this moment, the leader of the Japanese 104th Regiment, Shibata Uoichi, no longer had the high spirits he had before. His face was unshaven and haggard. After several days of brutal fighting, he saw for the first time the bloody nature of the squadron.
Division commander Shizuichi Tanaka strode away surrounded by a group of officers. After everyone left, Colonel Shibata Uozu slowly raised his head.
He looked at the scorched Jingzhen Mountain with cold eyes, and a cold and murderous look appeared on his cheeks.
"Organize a death squad and I will personally lead the charge!"
Captain Shibata Uo knew that only by taking Jingzhen Mountain could he wash away his shame and save his face, so he decided to lead the attack himself.
When the beaten and ragged Japanese soldiers were preparing to fight to the death amid the howls of officers at all levels.
On the battlefield of scorched earth and corpses in Jingzhen Mountain, the surviving officers and soldiers of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade and the Luo Guoqiang Regiment were hiding in the anti-gun caves on the reverse slope of Jingzhen Mountain to rest.
At Yang Ling's suggestion, the officers and soldiers dug dozens of anti-gun holes on the reverse slope of Jingzhen Mountain overnight, and they survived by hiding here for the past four days.
Although the Japanese's aircraft and artillery bombarded the surface position of Jingzhen Mountain by one meter, the Japanese still had difficulty in taking this position.
However, even though there are anti-cannon holes on the reverse slope, after these days of bloody battles, the defenders on Jingzhen Mountain still lost more than half of their men.
However, these surviving officers and soldiers have also become experienced veterans. They know how to dodge cannons, know when to shoot, when to drop bombs, and even stabbing has become tricky and ruthless.
The snipers under Yang Ling have also grown up very quickly in actual combat. In the past few days, countless Japanese have died at the hands of snipers.
The regiment leader Luo Guoqiang hid in the temporary command post in the bomb hole and tried to call the division headquarters through the telephone exchange. They had no ammunition and hoped to send some.
But after calling for a long time and getting no response, he couldn't help but put the phone down again.
"Signal Corps!"
"have!"
"Go and see if the phone line has been blown out again, and fix it quickly!"
"yes!"
These days, the enemy's shelling and plane bombings have been constant, and the phone lines have been cut off more than ten times. They have become accustomed to it.
"You can't do it without ammunition. The Japanese might attack again soon." Yang Ling, who was leaning on the mud wall, had a solemn expression on his face.
The Japanese's attacks are becoming more fierce each time. They are now out of ammunition. By the time they are sent up from behind, it may be too late.
"What should I do?"
The group leader Luo Guoqiang was also scratching his head anxiously, but they really ran out of ammunition.
"I asked the brothers to go to the battlefield to collect some ammunition from the corpses of the Japanese and make do with it," Yang Ling said.
"But my brother has never used the 38-meter Gai. His hand skills will affect the battle."
"We will give you all our ammunition, and our Fierce Flame Special Warfare Brigade will defeat the enemy."