In front of the retreating positions of the Chinese defenders, sixteen tanks that had been burned to black shells emitted a faint white smoke, and charred corpses could be faintly seen huddled together.Looking at the entire battle line, there was a deep depression in the ground, as if it had been struck by a thunderbolt.Even though the fire had disappeared at this moment, wisps of green smoke still floated from the deep pit containing high temperatures.Hundreds of Japanese soldiers fell around the pit, their deaths varied, but most of them were burned to black coals.The reason why they are still recognized as Japanese soldiers is because of their short stature and the weapons scattered around them.A Japanese officer with round-rimmed glasses stood not far from the corpses, the smoke of a tank wreckage less than five meters beside him, and he could clearly feel the residual heat coming from the tank wreckage.Suddenly, he spun around and slapped an officer in the face who was following him.After smoking one, he went to smoke the next one, and his mouth kept roaring angrily at Yaga, and Yaga did not finally stop until the last movement was so great that even his glasses were about to shake off.Panting, with a fierce light in his eyes."
You shit, all shit.You are also worthy of being called the Great Japanese Imperial Army, and you have been beaten like this by a group of people who are already the remnants of the defeated army, and you are still embarrassed to stand here, and you should all go and apologize. ”"Hai" The devil officers who had been beaten by the glasses man all lowered their heads in unison, and their bodies were straight like flagpoles.The man in glasses gasped twice, and another man walked up to his side at this point.This man was about the same age as the man with glasses, and he was also about fifty years old, but this man looked slightly fat, and a mustache under his nose became his most obvious feature."
Matsuki-kun, now is not the time to reprimand your subordinates.The squadron can be regarded as retreating, and we have finally captured their position, and we can be regarded as having completed the mission of this operation. ”The man said slowly."
But the Imperial Army paid a terrible price for this victory, twenty-eight tanks, and one of my tank regiments is gone."
The man in glasses almost roared like crazy."
Songmu-kun, the 16th Division is singing a triumphant song all the way, and they will soon be in the Huai River area.You and Kazuo Shibata are bitter rivals, and I don't think you want to lose to him," the man said with a smile.The man named Matsuki was the division commander of the Matsuki Division, and when he heard this, his expression immediately became serious.He and Kazuo Shibata were classmates and used to be old colleagues.But neither of the two is convinced, and they have been comparing secretly.Matsuki squinted his eyes and snorted coldly: "Shibata Kazuo, this bastard, made him proud once, and actually made him one of the main forces attacking Nanjing."
If I had been replaced, I would have entered Nanjing City one step earlier than him.But this time he will definitely not succeed, now that the Huai River is in front of us, I will definitely attack it one step ahead of him. ”"Order the artillery units to move forward, give me twenty-four hours to bombard the positions of the Chinese defenders without interruption, and must destroy their positions for me within twenty-four hours."
Matsuki turned and yelled loudly.The man who was talking to Matsuki also turned around and said in a low voice to the officers who were following him: "Did you hear the words of the commander of the Matsuki Division, mobilize our artillery, fire at the positions of the Chinese defenders, and destroy all their defensive lines?"
”Artillery fire rumbled, and the north bank of the Huai River was quickly overwhelmed by artillery fire of various calibers.All kinds of mountain artillery, howitzers and even mortars carried by the Japanese army were used, and all of them became killer weapons to bombard the Chinese defenders on the north bank of the Huai River.The earth was trembling, and the smoke of gunpowder filled the Huai River.This thoroughfare, which has been an important thoroughfare since ancient times, was filled with a thick air of death before the war of aggression launched by the Japanese, and it completely lost the glory and glory of that day.While shelling the Chinese positions, the Japanese quickly prepared various boats and tools to cross the river.However, it was difficult to find ships along the river, and the national army gathered all the boats on the north bank of the Huai River and blew up all the bridges leading to the north bank.The common people along the way even destroyed all the boats, and some even burned patches of woods to cut off the idea of chopping wood and building ships.The devils wasted half their day, and they didn't find the tools for the ferry.In desperation, I had to look for some alternatives.For example, the bamboo is tied into a bamboo raft, or the river is crossed by finding a shallow place with water.But this is not something that can be done in a moment, and it is a big project to let a large army cross the Huai River.The Japanese army, without any advance preparations, was in a predicament and could not find the means to force a large force to cross at the same time.On the Chinese defenders' side, the positions on the north bank of the Huai River had been built long ago and had a good anti-shelling function.After Wu Qi retreated here with his remnants and Gaodong's independent brigade, he quickly entered the bunker to avoid the Japanese shelling.And Wu Qi also contacted an artillery battalion left behind here, although the number of artillery was not enough, and the ammunition was not much, but it was more or less heavily armed.Gao Dong suggested that Wu Qi should not use artillery to bombard each other with the Japanese for the time being, and leave the artillery as a surprise soldier to use, so that the effect would be better.A day later, the reinforcements that Wu Qi had been waiting for finally arrived.The Fifth Theater sent a brigade to support him, stationed right next to the Wuqi Line, and became a V-shaped joint defense against the Japanese.The two divisions that had originally promised Wu Qi were temporarily sent there because the Japanese attack on the other side of the Huai River was very fierce.Because he knew that Wu Qi had retreated to the north bank of the Huai River, he only sent a brigade to support.The Chinese and Japanese armies face each other across the river, and the Huai River is a relatively wide river.In that era when the ecology was still very good, the water level of the Huai River was very high, and it was an important river connecting the north and the south, and countless kinds of materials were transported from here every year.This is a natural barrier, as long as the squadron can hold on to this place according to the advantages of the Huai River, it will be difficult for the Japanese army to cross the Huai River without large-scale means of crossing the river.In this way, the danger of being attacked by the north and south was also solved for the upcoming Battle of Xuzhou.Gao Dong stood in the trench and used a telescope to observe the movements of the Japanese troops on the other side of the river through the lookout hole.I saw that the Japanese army was busy on the other side of the river, and many of them had been completed, and some of them were made of wood, which looked much larger than the bamboo rafts."
The Japanese are going to attack soon" Su Rou didn't know when she had come to Gao Dong's side, Xiaobai had long been used to this woman, and when she saw her appear, she just glanced back lazily, so she squatted faithfully beside Gao Dong."
Well, it's almost there."
Gao Dong did not put down the telescope, but continued to observe.He wanted to see if the Japanese had any other hidden ways to cross the river besides these means that seemed to him stupid.Su Rou stood on tiptoe, also wanting to see what the devils on the other side of the river were doing.But she didn't have Gao Dong's high-powered military telescope, and she couldn't see anything with a layer of water vapor on the water surface."
Hey, don't look at it.It's boring to watch, anyway, as long as you're there, the little devil won't be able to cross the river. ”Su Rou looked at it for a while, laughed and never looked at it again.Gao Dong put down the binoculars in surprise, looked at Su Rou with a relieved face, and said: "You just believe in me like this, I'm not a god, I'm also a person, the strength of devils is very strong, they are not simple opponents." ”"I just believe you, until now you are still standing here with confidence, that means you must have a plan to make the devil unable to cross the river, right" Su Rou was like a little girl who had discovered the secret, and stuck out her tongue mysteriously towards Gao Dong.Gao Dong was stunned for a moment, and then smiled slightly: "I have an idea, the Japanese don't have any tools to cross the river, but we have the Huai River, a natural barrier."
The art of war is cloudy, and the Japanese have no hope of crossing the river. ”Su Rou nodded, then squatted down, and rubbed her hands on Xiaobai's wolf's head, turning the originally supple wolf fur into a ball of straw.Xiao Bai's throat let out a dissatisfied whining, and his eyes widened even more, wanting to scare off this little girl who didn't put her identity as a wolf king in her eyes.But Su Rou's eyes were rounder than them, and she pouted angrily: "You white-eyed wolf, you usually forget who gave you delicious food, I am closer to you than your master, so you will stare at me at this time" Saying that, the two hands quickly picked up Xiaobai's wolf hair, Xiaobai let out a low cry and looked at Gao Dong as if asking for help.Gao Dong also looked helpless, he couldn't do anything about Su Rou, this little girl was his nemesis."
Okay, I'm not going to get you.Dress you up handsomely, you are also an anti-Japanese warrior. ”Su Rou straightened out the hair on the little white wolf's head, and after feeling satisfied, she smiled and stood up.Before leaving, she turned her head to look at Gao Dong: "Your plan has been told me, remember not to forget me if you act" After speaking, she walked away with a sly smile.Artillery fire rumbled around the position, and dust fell from time to time in the trenches.Gao Dong stood in the trench and watched Su Rou gradually walk away and disappear around the corner.His heart was a little fluttering, and for some reason, at this time, he was a little reluctant to see Su Rou go away, as if that woman was going to walk out of his life forever."
How can I feel like a heartbeat, I, Gao Dong, am also a veteran of the love field, so I won't be captured by this little girl."
Gao Dong smiled helplessly."
Captain Gao" At this moment, Wu Qi walked over from the trench behind him with a bearded man who was also a major general, and both of them had a sad look on their faces.Gao Dong knew the person next to Wu Qi, who was a general of the Sichuan Army and the brigade commander of the brigade that reinforced Wu Qi this time.The Sichuan army has always been known for not being afraid of death in battle, so Gao Dong respects the soldiers of the Sichuan army very much."
What's the matter" Gao Dong looked at the two of them with some curiosity.The two glanced at each other, and finally Wu Qi said: "I think, let's go back to the headquarters and say":