The brothers of the third battalion led by Yang Ling defeated the Japanese army and won a small-scale victory, avenging the dead brothers of the assault company. However, the brothers were still angry and asked for a fight to continue the attack.
Most of these brothers volunteered to join the army and go to the battlefield. Everyone was eager to protect their homeland and the country. After fighting a few battles, they became more and more courageous. Seeing their high morale, Yang Ling was naturally happy.
After they hurriedly cleaned up the battlefield and buried the bodies of their fallen brothers, they continued to attack and advance towards Inner Huangcheng without rest.
The tens of thousands of troops of the entire 74th Army were divided into numerous units and attacked separately along the Longhai Line. Japanese strongholds along the way were removed one after another, forcing the Japanese 14th Division to further shrink its defenses.
On the battlefield that was a mess, countless attacking companies were attacking day and night. Although they were exhausted and suffered heavy casualties, they all gritted their teeth and attacked.
In the past, they have been on defense and retreating. They have fought countless defeats and lost countless cities and land. But now the enemy's 14th Division has been surrounded by more than 100,000 elite Central Army troops from their Eastern Henan Corps.
Generally speaking, all the troops move forward bravely as if they have been given a shot of blood, hoping to vent the evil energy they have held back in their hearts in the past.
Since the Japanese 14th Division rushed to cross the Yellow River, it first broke through Heze, which was guarded by the Chinese 23rd Division, so that the commander of the 23rd Division committed suicide and died for his country. Then they rushed straight to Lanfeng without stopping, and they were already exhausted.
But the Japanese army did not expect that they would run into the arms of more than 100,000 elite Central Army troops. Now they were surrounded and exhausted from fighting for a long time. Their more than 20,000 troops could not stop the Chinese troops who were attacking from all directions. They encountered
The biggest crisis since the war began.
Since the great victory of Taierzhuang commanded by General Li Zongren, the whole country has been inspired. However, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek has been questioned domestically because of his failure in Shanghai and Nanjing. He now urgently hopes that the Central Army can fight a glorious battle in the Lanfeng area that will surpass the great victory of Taierzhuang.
In order to consolidate his position, he made a desperate move this time.
More than 100,000 elite Central Army troops, including the 74th Army, rushed thousands of miles to the Lanfeng area with the goal of annihilating the Japanese 14th Division, which was seeking death in one fell swoop.
Now Gui Yongqing's 27th Army and Qiu Qingquan's 2nd Division Armored Forces have moved into the front line of Lanfeng City, while the 74th Army, 71st Army and others are attacking westward, and the Japanese 14th Division has become a trapped beast.
Yang Ling and his 74th Army were a little cautious at first, not daring to go too far alone for fear of the Japanese counterattack. However, as the war progressed, their troops became more and more courageous as they fought, continuously breaking through several lines of defense of the Japanese army, and they had already played their trump card.
The majesty of the army.
"I would rather die in war than a slave to the subjugation of the country!"
"Down with Japanese imperialism!"
On the way Yang Ling and others attacked, countless people shouted inspiring slogans because their relatives were massacred by the Japanese army to welcome their king's division, which thought it was a fierce battle and whose uniforms were in dilapidated condition.
When the people along Longhai saw the arrival of the Chinese army, they brought out the best things to welcome these young soldiers.
The brothers were tired and sleepy from the continuous attacks, and the logistical supplies had been cut off for a long time. Facing the food handed over by the common people, they wolfed down the food. Their hungry stomachs couldn't care less about the taste, and they ate everything in one go.
Swallowed into the stomach.
"Boss, slow down, slow down..." Seeing these dark brothers with smoke-covered faces gobbling food into their mouths, these common people reminded them while wiping their tears, feeling sorry for these young soldiers.
"The brothers of the 302nd Regiment are fighting the Japanese in front!" The brothers were squatting in the village eating food sent by the people like a storm, when suddenly a scout on horseback rushed into the village while shouting.
"Damn it, brothers, copycats!"
Hearing that they were fighting with the Japanese again, the brothers in the third battalion no longer bothered to eat. Liu Yidao grabbed the big knife and stood up.
"Everyone, come and assemble! Hurry!" Yang Ling swallowed the cooked potatoes three times and divided them into two parts, shouting hurriedly to assemble.
Soon, the brothers of the third battalion who had not finished their meal hurried straight to the battlefield ahead. Many brothers ate while running and vomited while running.
A battalion led by Ji Hongru, the commander of the 302nd Regiment, bit a Japanese rear-guard unit from the front. The Japanese soldiers were so fierce that Ji Hongru and the others could not even bite them.
The third battalion led by Yang Ling hurriedly joined the battlefield, and the firepower of the Chinese army was greatly strengthened. However, with the addition of Yang Ling and others, after half an hour of fierce fighting, the Japanese army finally failed to withstand it, and most of them were wiped out.
After that, the remaining ones ran away.
The battlefield was filled with smoke and corpses were everywhere. On the battlefield with a strong smell of blood, the half-eaten brothers pulled out the cans from the Japanese backpacks, pried them open with bayonets, and continued to sit on the corpses to eat. They had adapted to the battlefield.
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The leader of the 302nd Regiment, Ji Hongru, still had firm eyes and bulging cheeks to look hard. They had not touched a drop of rice in a day, so they grabbed a can regardless of their appearance, devoured it and then exchanged greetings with Yang Ling.
The 302nd Regiment and the 301st Regiment both belonged to the 151st Brigade of the 74th Army, so they had no connections. They sat around and exchanged information with each other.
Yang Ling's third battalion and regiment headquarters had long been dispersed. They had been rushing forward on their own these days. In this era of backward communication, they knew nothing about the entire battlefield situation. Fortunately, Captain Ji Hongru and the others
There was a radio station in the group and I learned some things.
"A few days ago, the 14th Squadron of our Air Force sent two planes to take off from Ningbo, flew to Kyushu Island in Japan, distributed hundreds of thousands of leaflets, and then flew back safely." Although Ji Hongru said calmly, he could feel it.
to his inner excitement.
"What are you doing throwing leaflets? It would be great to throw bombs and blow them up," the careless Liu Yidao muttered dissatisfiedly when he heard that he was throwing only leaflets.
Yang Ling glared at Liu Yidao, while group leader Ji Hongru didn't say anything. Although they were throwing leaflets, both of them understood the meaning.
"Well, go on, pretend I didn't say anything." Liu Yidao looked at him when he saw it, which made him feel a little uncomfortable, so he moved away and said.
Ji Hongru, the leader of the 302nd Regiment, didn't care. He continued: "Our armies have surrounded the Japanese 14th Division. As long as we fight steadily, they can't escape. Commander Qiu Qingquan's armored vehicle unit closed the city in Lanfeng the day before yesterday.
Edom has killed more than 300 Japanese cavalry, and I think the Japanese are almost finished."
Although the armored vehicle unit destroyed the Japanese's three hundred cavalry, it was a victory, but Yang Ling didn't feel anything. After all, it was like they were fighting the Japanese's cannon with rifles. The two sides were not on the same level.
"I heard that Chairman Chiang Kai-shek has flown to Zhengzhou and is watching us helplessly. Our brothers in the 74th Army have been training for so long and have the best equipment. You also go down and tell the brothers that we must dare to attack the enemy.
Dare to sacrifice and carry forward the spirit of tenacity, and never let others laugh at you."
Ji Hongru was originally the acting commander of the 301st Regiment. Although he was now transferred to the 302nd Regiment, he still had feelings for the 301st Regiment. In the end, he repeatedly told Yang Ling that he hoped they could display the prestige of the 74th Army and not lose to friendly forces.
Yang Ling naturally nodded and agreed. After all, Captain Ji Hongru was a senior and had fought for many years, so he respected him very much.
Through Captain Ji Hongru and others, Yang Ling also learned the location of his unit, so he did not stay long. After exchanging pleasantries, he quickly left and led the third battalion straight to where the 301st Regiment was currently attacking.