The battle was about as long as the reporting officer had expected, and no heavy gunfire could be heard in the mountains more than two hours later.There were only a few caves or hillsides where there were still small groups of Japanese troops, but they were no longer a threat.Hu Xinghan personally commanded Ren Minjian's 2nd Division and Tong Zhenxing's 3rd Division to collect the Japanese army's equipment, and Yang Fei's Sharp Knife Division suffered heavy casualties and fatigued troops because they participated in the main attack, so Hu Xinghan ordered them all to rest.The battlefield was in shambles, and the journey from Longzui Ridge to the mountain, which was more than 20 miles long, was all stained red with blood.Along the way, there were corpses left by the Japanese army, which were fragmented and miserable.In some places, corrosive animals have begun to visit and gnaw the corpses of devils to pieces.The poor Japanese soldiers would never have imagined that they had been called to China by the militarists, and that they were originally going to create what the careerists called the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.But in the end, he died in this barren mountain, reduced to food for animals, and finally turned into dung to nourish the land.Naturally, no one paid attention to the corpse of the devil, but the sacrificed PLA soldiers were carried out one by one.According to tradition, they were cremated in the mountains, and they were all buried in the hot land where they had been fought.At night, the mountains are brightly lit, and the work of collecting booty is now the main busy.There were busy figures shuttling everywhere, and all kinds of weapons and ammunition left by the Japanese were gathered together and finally thrown onto trucks in piles.The 120,000-strong army of devils dropped almost half of their weapons and ammunition, as well as a large number of trucks.Almost all of their artillery units were also lost, and the reason why Gao Dong asked the cavalry brigade to help was to leave the devil's artillery and take it away in the future.At the beginning, almost all of the Japanese ammunition depots were blown up by the Sky Wolf Squad, and Yoshidawara Toshitoshi soon asked Shunroku Hata to bring more military supplies.He was like a hard-working porter, and before he died, he also sent a large number of weapons and ammunition to the People's Liberation Army, and the smiling Hu Xinghan could hardly close his mouth.By the early morning of the next day, after a full night, the seizure was only half complete.But the various lists that could be sent to Hu Xinghan were piled up into a small mountain, and more than 50,000 were collected from the 38 big covers alone, and there were countless bullets.Hu Xinghan sighed that if all these ammunitions could be used by the PLA's weapons, they would not be as difficult as they are now, and they would have been able to fight the devils before leaving.The Japanese army not only left behind a large number of weapons and ammunition, but also a considerable number of military trucks and military supplies.Among them were individual rations, military medical supplies, as well as a large number of military supplies.Hu Xinghan took it all, as long as it was something left by the devil, he would take it all.If you don't take it for nothing, staying will only cheapen the devils, and in the future these things will eventually be used by the devils on the Chinese.Just when Hu Xinghan led the 2nd and 3rd Divisions to collect the military supplies left by the Japanese army, Gao Dong had already ordered the assault team to disperse and explore the interior of Dabie Mountain.After that, he gathered the engineers and the divisional and regimental cadres of the Third Army to discuss the next work of opening the way.The trio were busy making plans for the next step of the battle, and they had to prepare for any battles that the Japanese might encounter during the surprise attack from outside the mountains and the transfer.Only by taking precautions and preparing in advance will the army be invincible."
Commander-in-chief, it is the duty of our engineers to build bridges and pave roads, you can rest assured, we are all familiar with the terrain of this Dabie Mountain, and we are sure to open up a route that can be walked by the army," a regiment commander of the engineer said confidently, and almost patted his chest to guarantee.Gao Dong nodded, looked at several engineer captains and said: "This time the excavation of the underground passage, the task was completed very successfully, without your sappers, we would not have such a big victory."
Next, you must continue to work hard.When I return to the base area after leaving Dabie Mountain, I will definitely ask you for credit."
"Commander-in-chief, we don't want to ask for credit."
It's just that watching the brothers in the front-line troops fight so bravely, we sappers can't be idle.Everyone is a member of the PLA sequence, and we are all Chinese.It's our duty to fight devils," another engineer captain laughed.Gao Dong nodded, he didn't have any worries about these sappers.It can be seen from this task of digging the underground passage that no matter what task is given to them, they will do their best to complete it."
Division Commander Yang" Gao Dong turned his head to look at Yang Dezhi, who had been waiting beside him, he had been transferred to the Third Army to be the commander of the Seventh Division.This time, the Third Army was also placed under his temporary acting command to assist the engineer units in digging roads."
Commander-in-chief, don't say anything.The engineer brothers said how to get it, our Third Army has nothing to say, just bury your head and do it" Yang Dezhi's eyes were firm: "The future of the Southern Group Army is in our hands, if we can't open up a road, I know what the result will be."
So, you can rest assured, even if we work hard, we will open a way" "Okay, with your guarantee, I will also rest assured From tomorrow, we will go into the mountains and open the way for the army" Gao Dong shook hands with everyone vigorously, this is the beginning of a new survival challenge.After a full day's rest, early the next morning, the team that went out to scout the road came back with the news.There is a small road directly in front of Longzuiling, which can go straight to Anhui after bypassing the mountainous area.During this period, many small roads are difficult for vehicles to pass, and they must be opened to barely pass.After Gao Dong listened to the report, he immediately decided to take this path.First, this road can take the shortest distance, and second, it can lead directly to the territory of Anhui, and the troops can immediately replenish supplies.A few hours later, a mighty army marched into the path, and the leading force advanced first.Along the road, there were commando soldiers who stayed behind as guides, leading the army led by the engineer unit all the way forward.Tank units and baggage units can be used to test the width of the road as they move along with the army that opens the road, and they can also allow these slower units to move first.A day later, Hu Xinghan led the First Army, carrying a large number of captured military supplies, and also embarked on this long retreat.Only the Second Army, which he personally led, was left in the Longzuiling area, and he wanted to become a suspicious army here, confusing the Japanese and making them think that the PLA was completely trapped in the mountains and could not travel.Fortunately, the Japanese had lost their air power, otherwise Shunroku Hata would have been able to clearly know what was happening in the mountains as long as he sent planes to reconnoitre.The advance of the open army was very fast, and the morale of the troops was high.Under the guidance of the commandos, they sang a triumphant song all the way, and created a path in the long mountainous area.With their hands and a simple sapper shovel, the soldiers opened roads in the mountains and built bridges in the water.Even if it is difficult to walk, a path can be opened for tanks, even if it can only be used by one tank.Five days later, on the basis of the original mountain road in the Dabie Mountain, the army of the road opened up more than 40 kilometers of road.Ten days later, the road had stretched for more than 80 kilometers.Although the warriors were exhausted, they still encouraged each other and sang all the way.They knew that the more kilometer of the road was opened, the safer the troops behind.On the twelfth day, the army was about to arrive at the border of Anhui, and it only took two days to open the remaining roads smoothly.By this time, the army was completely exhausted, and many of the soldiers were simply unable to carry out the excavation work with their hands, which would probably have been scrapped for life.Gao Dong immediately ordered that the First Army following behind replace the Third Army and continue to complete the excavation work.At the same time, Gao Dong sent a telegram to the Second Army remaining in the Longzuiling area, informing them that they could retreat immediately.All this happened, the Japanese army was completely kept in the dark, and they did not know that the PLA in the Longzuiling area had successfully retreated.In the past ten days, Shunroku Hata issued a number of orders in succession, increasing the number of troops besieging the exit from the mountains to 600,000 at one point, divided into four layers, and defended layer by layer.More than 3,000 heavy artillery pieces were mobilized, almost the sum of the remaining artillery pieces of his Chinese dispatch army, all of which were directed at Dabie Mountain.All the devils are waiting, either the PLA can't stand it and rushes out again, or they are trapped alive in the mountains.Shunroku Hata gradually calmed down from the initial anger, and he decided to complete the siege mission in three months.At that time, the People's Liberation Army in the mountains will definitely run out of ammunition and food, and he only needs to launch a small attack to completely eliminate all the threats that plague the Japanese army.After waiting quietly for more than ten days, there was no movement in the mountainous area.During this period, Shunroku Hata also had some worries, but the troops sent out to reconnoiter came every day to report that there were a large number of PLA activities in the mountainous area, which also dispelled his doubts.As long as people remain in the mountains, there is always a way for them to be killed.Early that morning, Shunroku Hata had just woken up when he heard an anxious roar outside the house.He hurried out, thinking that the People's Liberation Army in the mountains finally couldn't bear to attack."
Sir, sir, there is no one in the mountains, the PLA is all gone" As soon as he went out, he met his chief of staff."
Say what you say again," Shunroku Hata's eyes widened, and he thought he had just woken up from sleep, so he had auditory hallucinations."
The PLA disappeared overnight, and yesterday our reconnaissance unit detected a large number of troops moving in the mountains.But this morning.The mountains are already empty" The chief of staff shouted anxiously: "You should think of a way" At this moment, Shunroku Hata felt like five thunderbolts.People just disappeared in the mountains, tens of thousands of troops plus a large number of heavy weapons, just disappeared Is there anything more weird than this Shunroku Habata was stunned, he really couldn't understand why this kind of weird thing always happened to his opponent, it was just impossible for him to guard against it.What's going on, he has already set up a posture and waited for others to fight, but the other party quietly disappeared, without even saying hello, just leaving all his 600,000 troops outside the mountain."
It's an ambush, it's definitely an ambush" Shunroku Hata suddenly shouted, as if he had found the final answer to all this: "The people of China are very cunning, Gao Dong, and He Long are even more cunning.They must be trying to lure us into the mountains with this illusion, and then ambush us" Shunroku Hatata's eyes flashed with a crazy light: "It must be an ambush, it must be" aa2705221: