On October 1, the sound of gunfire and artillery was loud in the direction of Wanjialing. The roaring Japanese aircraft flew over the mountains and bombarded the Chinese defenders' positions indiscriminately.
The twelve divisions mobilized by General Xue Yue have all arrived at their predetermined positions, completing the encirclement of the 106th Division, which was alone and deeply entrenched.
The commander of the 106th Division, Matsuura Junrokuro, also realized the danger and ordered his troops to attack the Changling line in an attempt to break out of the encirclement.
The 58th Division of the Chinese 74th Army stationed on the front line of Changling faced the main force of the Japanese division that rushed towards them, and the pressure increased sharply.
Although the Japanese field artillery remained at Mahuiling, they used mules and horses to carry mountain artillery and mortars. In addition, there were aircraft in the air to support the attack, making the offensive very fierce.
For a time, the sound of artillery roared, the smoke covered the sky, and all the defenders' positions and fortifications were blown into ruins.
The Japanese soldiers, who were like wolves and tigers, launched attacks on the defenders' positions one after another, continuously.
"Those who retreat without permission will be killed without mercy!"
The fighting at the forward positions was extremely fierce, but the commander of the 58th Division, General Feng Shengfa, had no other choice but to fight to the death because he could not afford to let the Matsuura Division go.
The officers and soldiers of the 58th Division also fought tooth and nail, fighting and fighting with the Japs repeatedly in the mountains and ravines of Changling, and blood flowed like rivers.
When the troops of the 58th Division were engaged in a full-scale fight with the Japs, Yang Ling and his 51st Division were in reserve, so they could only build trenches in De'an and wait in agony.
Although General Xue Yue deployed more than ten divisions to surround Matsuura Junrokuro's 106th Division, given the strong strength of the Japanese, he was not sure whether the encirclement could trap them.
Therefore, except for the troops participating in the siege, Yang Ling and other powerful troops did not participate in the battle, but served as reserve mobile troops, resting and on standby.
If the Japanese break through the Wanjialing encirclement, Yang Ling and others will have to mobilize reinforcements to block the Japanese back. If the Japanese cannot break out of the encirclement, they will be the new force to launch a general attack.
The weak Chinese ** team also grew up step by step in the flames of war. At the Songhu battlefield, every division was deployed as soon as it opened, so that when the battlefield situation reversed, it was unable to reverse the situation of the battle.
After a series of tough and bloody battles, the surviving grassroots officers and soldiers have learned how to fight against the superior Japanese, and the senior officers also know to keep reserve teams in case of emergencies.
"Team leader, brothers can't stand it any longer. Let's ask the teacher for instructions again. Let the brothers go up!"
"Team leader, we can be considered the main force. Watching the 58th Division eat meat, if we go up late, let alone eat meat, we won't be able to drink the soup."
"I think we are stepmothers. The military commander deliberately sent the 58th Division to encircle and annihilate the Matsuura Division to make us stare."
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The former enemy commander-in-chief General Wu Qiwei set aside a mobile reserve force just in case, but the grassroots officers and soldiers did not understand.
Seeing that the friendly troops had moved in and engaged in a full-scale firefight with the Japs, but they were still stuck in De'an County digging trenches, I couldn't figure it out.
Moreover, the pre-war mobilization this time has been clearly stated. Commander Xue mobilized 100,000 troops to besiege the Japanese Matsuura Division.
Every brother is full of confidence. With so many troops besieging a Japanese division, even if the Matsuura division is three-headed and six-armed, it will still be crushed.
Victory seemed to be within easy reach, and they all wanted to participate in the battle with high fighting spirit. After all, if they arrived late, any spoils and credit would be lost.
In Yang Ling's simple regiment headquarters, more than 20 officers who came to ask for a fight crowded the narrow room. They spitted and asked Yang Ling for a fight one after another.
Outside the regiment headquarters, thousands of brothers with high morale were also excited and surrounded the regiment headquarters.
"We're going to go up and fight the Japanese!"
"Please, please let us go up!"
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One by one, the brothers held back their energy and shouted for a fight. The air was filled with uneasiness and restlessness.
"What are you doing! Whatever are you doing? They're all gone. Go back and wait for orders."
When Chief of Staff Zhang Qingyun saw the brothers who had gathered to fight, he shouted hoarsely with a tin trumpet, but the brothers still refused to leave.
"We are going to fight the Japanese. Please give us the order!" The brothers shouted and wanted to go to the battlefield.
"The state has national laws, and the military has military regulations. What do you think? If there is no order, whoever dares to leave the station without permission will be dealt with according to military law!"
"Chief of Staff Zhang, are you afraid of death? If you don't dare to go, we won't force you. Give us ammunition and let's go! We are not afraid of death!" Someone in the crowd said in a strange voice.
"Yes, we are not afraid of death, we will fight the little devils to the death!" The brothers started clamoring one after another.
Chief of Staff Zhang Qingyun turned pale with anger when he heard this, and roared: "Who the hell said I'm afraid of death? Stand up for me!"
But thousands of people gathered together in a mess, and the brother who spoke knew that if he really stood up, he would be punished if he slandered the superior, so he would not stand up stupidly.
While the brothers were shouting and shouting, Yang Ling walked out of the regimental headquarters room with a serious look on his face, followed by a large group of officers.
"You lead good soldiers!"
Although Yang Ling understood the brothers' eagerness to fight, seeing their unorganized and undisciplined gathering, he still turned around and glared at the officers with dissatisfaction.
"Commander, brothers also want to fight. Why don't you go and tell the commander and commander, let us..." Battalion Commander Liu Yidao said timidly.
Facing Yang Ling's stern gaze, Liu Yidao finally closed his mouth wisely.
When the brothers saw Yang Ling coming out, they all became excited.
"Commander! We are going to fight! Let us go up!" Some brothers shouted loudly.
Yang Ling jumped onto the stone grinding plate and looked at the gathered brothers. He felt filled with emotion. With such a passionate man, there was no need to worry about the Japanese invaders being immortal.
But the army has military rules, and you can't act recklessly.
At this moment, the brothers were like volcanoes that had gathered energy and could erupt at any time. Yang Ling had to personally step in to stabilize their emotions.
"Brothers, let me say something." Yang Ling lowered his hands and spoke in a clear voice.
Yang Ling, the regiment leader who shared the joys and sorrows with his brothers and was the first to fight in every battle, had a high prestige in the regiment. As soon as he opened his mouth, the place where thousands of people gathered suddenly fell into silence.
Seeing the scene where he couldn't stop shouting until his throat broke, Yang Ling silenced them with just one word, and Chief of Staff Zhang Qingyun was so angry that his liver ached.
"Brothers, I know that you and the Japs have a bloody feud! I also know that you are eager to fight, let alone you! Even now I want to rush to Wanjialing and fight the Japs!"
When the brothers heard what Yang Ling said, they immediately felt sad and looked at Yang Ling with burning eyes, waiting for Yang Ling's order to attack.
But Yang Ling changed the topic and said: "But the state has national laws and the military has military regulations. As soldiers, we should obey orders as our bounden duty!"
Yang Ling suddenly raised his voice: "The superiors asked us to wait. Of course, the superiors have their considerations. We can't make any assumptions! But I believe that since the superiors transferred us from Wushimen to De'an, they will definitely let us participate in the war.
, otherwise why would we travel so far away? Will we be able to hold on after eating enough?"
Hearing Yang Ling's words, some of the brothers laughed softly, as if this was the truth.
"Don't be impatient. Impatient can't eat hot tofu. Who are we? We are the 51st Division, which is the main force. Who has fought tough and tough battles better than us? As the saying goes, good steel should be used on the blade.
Sir, you left us here to recharge our batteries, just to attack at our most critical moment!"
Yang Ling's words were well-founded and the noisy brothers immediately calmed down and began to believe Yang Ling a little bit.
"I have made my words clear here. If you are making noise now, you will have diarrhea when the time comes. Don't blame me for kicking your butt!"
"Hahaha..." The brothers laughed loudly.
"Don't worry, everyone! We will never show off!"
Yang Ling smiled and said: "That's good! Let's all leave now and get ready when we go back. I guess we're about to get there!"
"Yes!" The brothers agreed loudly, their voices shaking the sky.