Four hundred and fortieth chapters stick to the position
Yang Ling's counterattack not only consolidated the shaky defense line, but also inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese Mori heavy brigade.
The Ninth Division where the Sen Major Brigade is located is a veteran division that has participated in two Songhu Battles and has strong combat effectiveness.
After they captured Ruichang, which was defended by the Sichuan Army, their brigade, as the vanguard, rushed straight into De'an without stopping, in an attempt to capture De'an in one fell swoop.
As long as De'an is captured and combined with the 106th Division and the 101st Division on the front, the Chinese Ninth Group Army fighting on the Nanxun Line can be surrounded and annihilated in one fell swoop.
However, their combat intentions were noticed by General Xue Yue, commander of the Chinese First Corps, and he immediately ordered the 74th Army to send a regiment to block the attack at Minshan.
In less than a day, Morishige's detachment defeated a main infantry regiment of the 74th Army and suffered heavy casualties. The victory made Morishige despise the Chinese army.
But what he didn't expect was that when they had just captured the Chinese army's position and before they could gain a foothold, reinforcements from Yang Ling and others came over, and they even dared to fight back, which caught the unprepared Senzhong off guard.
Although they finally stabilized their position by relying on the Minshan position, they suffered more than 500 casualties, which was almost a strain on their brigade.
The disgraced Morizhong was hit with a bullet hole in his arm. Although the bleeding was stopped by bandaging in time, the pain still caused his face to twitch slightly.
Morishige held up the telescope with one hand and saw the blue sky and white sun flag flying high on the opposite mountain ridge, and his eyes became more and more gloomy.
"Quickly investigate the number and strength of the Chinese troops that have just arrived on the battlefield."
Morizhong was beaten badly by Yang Ling and his new force. Although he was furious now and desperately wanted to fight back to regain his position, he was not a reckless person.
As a "China expert", Lieutenant Colonel Morishige, like many military officers, has done a lot of research on China.
He still understands the truth that knowing one's enemy but not knowing one's enemy is the only way to win a hundred battles. Now, without knowing the opponent's strength, it is not wise to launch an attack rashly.
"Telegram to the commander of the brigade that our unit is blocked by the main force of the China Army in Minshan and is unable to advance. We hope that the follow-up troops will provide support as soon as possible."
"Order all squadrons to hold their positions and closely monitor the China Army to prevent sneak attacks by the China Army."
"Calling aviation units to conduct air strikes on China Army positions."
Although Lieutenant Colonel Morishige was only a brigade commander, he did not lose his position after encountering setbacks. He quickly judged the situation and issued a series of effective orders.
Commanders such as Morishige and others have undergone rigorous training and have experienced the test of fire. Their methods are sophisticated and experienced, which is far beyond what Chinese officers of the same level can match.
Because he was wary of Yang Ling's newly arrived army, Mori changed his attack to defense.
Yang Ling and others originally thought that the Japanese had suffered a major blow and would definitely come back to launch a crazy counterattack, but they waited and waited, but saw no sign of the Japanese attacking.
"It seems that the little devil is going to be a coward."
Through the telescope, the deputy battalion elder Yan Qian watched the Japanese rush to repair the fortifications, looking stubborn, and his mood improved inexplicably.
Although their battalion took advantage of the enemy's underestimation and caught the enemy off guard, the enemy was not weak. If the two sides really faced off head-on, it would be hard to say whether they would win or lose.
If the Japanese are determined to counterattack, even if they can hold on to their current defense line, they may suffer heavy losses.
Now they see that the Japanese have been beaten so hard that they dare not come out. This is a situation they like to see.
"Leave some warning and observation posts, while the rest retreat to the back to rest in hiding."
Seeing that the little devil had no intention of attacking for a while, Yang Ling also breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the little Japs don't fight, they don't bother to provoke the Japs. They will wait for the reinforcements to bring heavy weapons and then fight again.
The messengers trotted along the mountains and delivered Yang Ling's orders to each company position.
Soon the brothers climbed out of the foxholes on the ridge and returned to the hidden trench a hundred meters back to rest.
The cooking team who cooked in the ravine behind also delivered hot meals to the hidden trenches. The white rice with bacon made the brothers' mouths full of oil.
"This bacon has the most authentic taste from Xiangxi."
A brother from Luxi, Hunan, looked at a piece of bacon that was white and red inside, and talked eloquently.
Not to be outdone, a Sichuan soldier responded: "The bacon in western Hunan is just a bargain, but the bacon from Sichuan is delicious."
"You two are fighting over each other. If you don't want to eat for me, I want to beat you up as a sacrifice." A platoon leader squatting next to him laughed and cursed, using chopsticks to pick up the meat in their bowls.
When the brothers from Hunan saw the platoon leader coming to grab it, they ran with the bowls and put the meat into their mouths. They wolfed down the meat and laughed at their platoon leader: "Platoon leader, although this bacon is not as delicious as ours in Xiangxi, I
It can’t be wasted.”
"You're the only one who's smart!" The platoon leader who didn't grab the meat squatted down again, pawed the white rice in the bowl and said: "You all follow me and fight hard. Later I will go to the Japanese to get some canned food so that you can eat enough!"
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"Platoon leader, what does the Japanese canned food taste like?" A brother who had never eaten it asked eagerly.
The platoon leader chuckled: "Give me the meat in your bowl and I will tell you."
"Little Shitou, don't listen to your platoon leader's lies. I'll treat you to Japanese canned food tomorrow. It's much more delicious than bacon." Company Commander Wang Huzi also came over and said.
Seeing the company commander approaching, the atmosphere in the platoon became lively and they hurriedly made room for him.
"Company commander, when are we going to attack?" the platoon leader asked as he approached.
Wang Huzi looked around at his brothers who were looking at him, and asked with a smile: "What's wrong, didn't you enjoy the fight just now?"
"The little Japs are like turtles and bastards. As soon as we beat them, they retreated back to the top of the hill. They must have been unsatisfied. I still want to eat the Japs' canned food." The platoon leader complained dissatisfiedly.
"You just know how to eat. Don't worry about the canned food of the Japanese. If you eat the canned food of the Japanese, you will suffer a huge loss." Wang Huzi scolded the platoon leader with a smile.
The platoon leader didn't care. He smiled and scratched his head and said, "That gun is smelly and hard. I won't eat it."
The brothers in the trench burst out laughing when they heard what the platoon leader said.
"Okay, you can fight the battle. Deputy Yang said that our troops are limited now and we will temporarily defend this mountain range. When the follow-up troops arrive, we will attack! Don't be diarrhoea then..."
"Company Commander, our platoon is the sharp knife in the company. When have you ever seen us cower? Then we will be the main attack!" The platoon leader raised his neck and said.
Captain Wang Huzhu pointed at the position and said: "Stop raising your tail to the sky, kid. If you can't defend this place, don't say I won't let you take the main attack, I will kill you kid."
The platoon leader chuckled and said, "If we can't hold our position, I don't need you to take action, company commander. I'll kill myself."
"Okay, don't be poor, take the time to rest, I'll go to the second row to take a look."
Wang Huzi saw that the brothers in the trenches were enthusiastic about fighting. After giving a few instructions, he walked towards another position.