On Army Day, even if someone is in the deep mountains and old forests, he still does not forget to salute for this holiday, a soldier's salute.
Today's double update.
After repairing in the past two days, on September 20, the Zhao Zhen Domain of the first division of the 53rd Army first asked for orders and was arranged to the first attack sequence, Huo Yuzhang, Zhou Fucheng, Song Yuhang, including the division commanders and regiment commanders below, all understood that in order to cover the roundabout troops, the attraction troops in front of the pass must attack desperately to attract the attention of the Japanese army, otherwise once the Japanese army has any doubts, not only will the attack plan be stranded, but the first division and one brigade that go deep behind the enemy to outflank the pass will also fall into the danger of being flanked by the Japanese army on both sides.
The weather seemed to be helping the expeditionary force to attack for the first time, except for the summit, all the clouds and mist below the pass on the mountainside dispersed, and yesterday's shelling blew up a 100-meter vacuum zone on the mountain to the direction of the pass, and the road up the mountain undulated in the vacuum zone.
First of all, the artillery group covered the vicinity of the mountainside that was covered by clouds and fog during yesterday's shelling, and after 10 minutes, the artillery group turned its fire to the positions on both sides of the pass to suppress it.
The 37th Regiment of the Division, which was the starting force, rushed up from the foot of the hill with a shout, followed by the 379th Regiment was the Engineer Regiment of the Twentieth Army, whose mission was to break the obstacles. and build a starting position for the attack in a favorable position, and gradually push the fortifications to the main peak pass.
Zhao Zhenfan's deployment is clear-sighted, and the officers and soldiers under him use their own lives, and Zhou Fucheng, who is the commander of the army, naturally has face After the departure of the General Engineer Corps, the 380th Regiment also began to advance, and their task was to stabilize the front and prevent the Japanese from counterattacking the flanks and rear flanks of our forward troops.
The 379th Regiment bravely attacked under the leadership of the regiment commander Huang Chao, and the generals in the command were nervously watching, and they all understood the truth that the mountain road was far away, and at this moment they hated to put two wings on the troops.
Just fly over.
Two hours later, the attacking force of the 379th Regiment was already exhausted, and only about 200 men from the assault camp reached the designated area on the mountainside, and the rest of the troops were scattered all over the mountain.
Song Yuhang saw that Zhou Fucheng's face was wrong when he saw Zhao Zhenfan.
I had the heart to explain it, so I interrupted on the side: "Division Zhao's troops are very good, the lack of oxygen on the mountain is not as good as the flat land, ordinary people even have difficulty walking and breathing, and the slope is steep, muddy and slippery, such conditions can reach the predetermined position on the mountainside in two hours, and it should be credited."
Song Yuhang looked at Huo Yuzhang with a smile, and Huo Yuzhang also nodded and said, "It's really good."
Even if the distance down is one meter at a time, the little devil may not be able to withstand it."
The generals in the interior of the command began to be blindly optimistic again.
And Song Yuhang looked at the artillery mirror repeatedly.
About half an hour later.
The main forces of the 379th Regiment and the Engineer Regiment arrived at the predetermined position.
Thousands of Chinese soldiers are engaged in civil engineering operations.
The heavy artillery shelling on the top of the hill crumbled the ground, although it fell from time to time.
But it was treated as nothing by the Chinese soldiers without any scruples.
Soon, two characteristic fortifications suitable for back-attacking ground appeared on the mountainside, the boil-head firepower point and the slope-type trench.
Huo Yuzhang looked at the starting position that had already appeared in general outline and scale. happily said to Song Yuhang beside him: "Brother."
The fact that the excavation work you have demonstrated is so beautiful.
Where are you learning to learn the Americans, etc.
Send a few instructors.
Hand it over to our troops.
I'll give you a salary."
Song Yuhang smiled slightly.
Huo Yuzhang's envy of the first mechanization has now turned into an almost blind worship of the United States.
I think that all things in the United States are good land.
Song Yuhang is not optimistic about this kind of blind appearance among high-ranking generals.
So Song Yuhang turned around and said, "Commander Huo."
This method is that the deputy brigade commander of the Mountain Brigade from the Sichuan Army has figured out that the American allies provide us with arms and materials, which is nothing more than for us to help them contain the Japanese military deployment in the Pacific.
Battlefield I.
The United States and Japan are as good as brothers.
Today's friends may be tomorrow's enemies. ” Huo Yuzhang was stunned.
Lowered the binoculars.
He sensed that Song Yuhang had something to say.
After a careful reflection, he muttered: "Who said that it is not, this international matter is really uncertain." ” Just when Huo Yuzhang and Song Yuhang were talking in a whisper.
The artillery group, which was responsible for suppressing the ground, also stopped firing.
Zhao Zhenfan, who was looking at the mountainside, received a call sign from Huang Chao, the head of the 379th Regiment, on the walkie-talkie.
It turned out that the 380th Regiment had also arrived at the preset position on the mountainside.
Huang Xiang, the commander of the 379th Regiment, asked the division commander Zhao Zhenfan for advice.
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It is necessary to find out the range and location of the firepower of the Japanese army's forward firepower.
Precise target designation for artillery.
Zhao Zhenfan hesitated for a moment and agreed to Huang Chao's suggestion, Zhao Zhenfan also knew what kind of temper his subordinate Huang Regiment Commander was, otherwise he would not have sent his regiment as the main attack group, and this attack was carried out too smoothly, and it was necessary to test the center of the Japanese defensive position and the range of firepower, so Zhao Zhenfan agreed to Huang Chao's suggestion.
Huang Chao, who had received the approval of the division, stood on the grenade box, due to the lack of oxygen, which made the Northeast man's face red, Huang Chao pulled the collar that had already been open, and said loudly: "The time has come for the brothers to show their faces, the little devils on the top of the mountain are estimated to have let the artillery fire of the past two days have already been blown up, maybe they will run away, and the first battalion and the fourth company of the second battalion will outflank me along both sides of the notch in front to the south of the pass, and pull up our two battle defense guns." ” Zhao Zhenfan saw Huang Chao's posture in the telescope, and his hand holding the telescope trembled involuntarily.
After a few hours of rest, the officers and men of the 379th Regiment regained some of their physical strength, so the formation of the attack was very beautiful.
As the division commander, Zhao Zhenfan did not interfere with Huang Chaodi's operation, because he knew that once the troops were deployed.
How serious the chaos will be caused by hasty changes, there is another point that is buried in Zhao Zhenfan's heart, including Zhao Zhenfan himself will not admit it, that is, Zhao Zhenfan, like Huang Chao, has the idea of going down in one go.
After all, soldiers live for honor, if you can understand the phrase "the more difficult the more forward", you can understand that some calm and rigorous professional soldiers often make desperate moves, because "the more difficult the more forward" is followed by the glory of Wushang, and the great difficulties and sacrifices are the opposite of the fame and fame in the first war, which is a temptation that soldiers cannot resist.
Song Yuhang, who had a different opinion from Zhao Zhenfan, was also carefully observing, and the abnormal deployment of the Japanese army made Song Yuhang a little uncertain.
According to normal reasoning, if the Japanese army wants to hold the positions on both flanks of the Zhaigongfang Pass, then it is bound to maintain the depth of the front of the pass.
But at this moment, the Chinese soldiers had already repaired their positions to the upper part of the mountain, and the Japanese did not react if he was the commander of the Japanese army.
He will carry out a counterattack at the moment when the squadron is not firmly established, and control all the positions above the cloud and fog line, which is more convenient to observe the opponent's movement and defense in depth.
Song Yuhang knew that there was a worst-case possibility, that is, the Japanese army had built all the defenses from the mountain neck to the pass, and these defenses had not suffered major losses in the previous shelling, so the Japanese were full of confidence.
Song Yuhang thought about it, and the two battalions of the 379th Regiment had already penetrated deep into the clouds and mist, but Huo Yuzhang, Zhou Fucheng, Zhao Zhenfan, and others in the interior of the observation post on the other side of the mountain were still holding binoculars in vain, hiding their inner tension.
Suddenly.
The gunshots in the clouds and mist were loud, and from time to time there were crisp explosions one after another, and Huo Yuzhang's face suddenly changed color.
Those present had the experience of bloody battles with the Japanese army, and they could estimate the size of the Japanese army from the number of light and heavy machine gun firepower and grenadier mortars.
Zhou Fucheng, the commander of the 53rd Army, put down his binoculars and muttered to himself: "At least the size of a wing is attached."
Sure enough, soon the troops of the 379th Regiment retreated in a scattered and unorganized manner.
Zhao Zhenfan took the walkie-talkie and yelled at Huang Chao: "Where is the pass, what is the situation, and what are the casualties of the troops?"
At the other end of the walkie-talkie, Huang Chao said frustratedly: "Division, as soon as the troops enter the clouds, they can't find the south, south, south, north, west, and north, and they can't see anyone in front of or behind their feet, let alone say any passes, I don't even know where the guns were, so the troops had to retreat downhill." ” Zhao Zhenfan was stunned for a moment, and then said loudly to the walkie-talkie with a blue face: "Huang Chao."
You give it to me."
Zhao Zhen's words were not finished.
Huo Yuzhang said coldly: "If the little devil was so easy to fight, I'm afraid he would have recovered long ago."
There is always a fluke mentality in my heart, and it is the most important thing on the battlefield. ” Huo Kuo's words made Zhao Zhenfan put down the walkie-talkie stupidly, he knew that Commander Huo's words meant that he was referring to himself.
Seeing this scene, Song Yuhang hurriedly coughed, found an excuse, and turned to leave.
After all, it was an internal matter of the 20th Army, and it was very inconvenient for an outsider to be present.
Returning to the headquarters, the sound of the radio ticking made Song Yuhang a little irritable, and the mountain infantry brigade that followed the 54th Army into the detour pass has not had any news for five days, and before leaving, Song Yuhang repeatedly instructed Zhang Tiansheng to turn on the plane every three days to report the progress, and on the other hand, it was also to give feedback on the battle situation.
Song Yuhang was convinced that his mountain infantry brigade would be fine, but he encountered a small trouble Song Yuhang guessed correctly, the 54th Army and the Mountain Infantry Brigade of the First Mechanized Army interspersed with the back road of the Zhaigongfang Pass were indeed in trouble.
The unnamed valley through which the march passed was not only steep, but also slippery, and since entering the valley two days ago, more than 100 officers and men and dozens of groups of mules and horses have fallen into the valley.
The abundant iron ore contained in the valley almost blocked all wireless signals, and at the same time interfered with the normal operation of the compass, Fang Tian and Zhang Tiansheng were worried about this, worried that once the battle situation changed, they would not be able to do mobile emergency, and at this moment, the distance had passed seven or eight out of ten, and it was probably too late to turn back.
"It's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided, you can only fight" Fang Tian was determined to fight his luck with the Japanese, so he urged the troops to speed up their march.
In the midst of the chaos, while passing a narrow and slippery path on the side of the valley, a poisonous snake sliding down the hillside alarmed the mule and horse team, and together with a few pilots, a whole twenty mules and horses rolled and disappeared from everyone's sight, and the valley echoed with screams and screams.
The Chinese soldiers along the way could not help but stop, these days there have been countless brothers who have frozen to death, been bitten by snakes and insects, stumbled off cliffs, and disappeared, and almost every company and platoon of the 54th Army has been attritional, and today's tragedy has made the officers and soldiers see no hope.
Moreover, the mule and horse team that fell off the cliff was carrying twenty mortars, which was also the only support firepower carried by the 54th Army this time, looking at the subordinates beside him who were depressed, Fang Tianzhen didn't know how to fight this battle when he walked out of the mountain Recalling Huo Yuzhang's trust before departure, Fang Tian felt extremely aggrieved in his heart: "My Lord Commander Huo, the plan you made is not bad, the feint attack is coordinated with the rear flank detour, your hand is under the map, the brothers below have been walking for six days, have you seen the huge sacrifice":