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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 402 The bloody battle on the Yongding River on July 7th

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    Chapter 402: The bloody battle of Yongding River on July 7th

    where is the problem?  Nishimura Masahashi didn't understand. He only knew that the carefully prepared Peiping Offensive, which involved 200,000 elite troops, had evolved into various offensive forces. They were divided and surrounded by the troops of the North China Army Division and were in a state of hard fighting. When the situation reversed, who could  For Daozu?  For whom?

    He wanted to eat up the 29th Army in one go, but now, his own troops are about to be eaten. The troops that can be contacted are too busy to take care of themselves. There are also three divisions of troops that have lost contact and may never be contacted.  .

    The troops of the 29th Army under attack immediately launched a counterattack after the troops of the ** Division launched a sudden attack. Fierce fighting broke out across the entire front in the west, southwest and south directions of Peking. In the night, there was a "rumbling" around the city of Peiping.  The sound of artillery resounded throughout the fields, and the battlefields everywhere were like a furnace of boiling molten iron, a stream of rolling magma, disturbing the tranquility of the summer night in the suburbs of Beijing.

    The Japanese troops who were divided and surrounded were all elite troops. Although they were in extreme danger, they fought to the death. They fought on their own and stood firm on the spot. They fought extremely fiercely and caused great damage to the attacking corps of the Japanese division.  difficulties and casualties.

    Hao Lifeng, commander of the 3rd Battalion and 9th Company of the 1st Regiment of the 4th Infantry Brigade of the **Division, was a unit that joined the Taihang Mountains after the **Division entered North China. Because he had attended high school, he was considered an educated person in the **Division.  people.

    After several large and small battles, he quickly grew into an excellent grassroots commander. After his company followed the main force of the regiment to eliminate the Japanese Qingshui Brigade, he immediately rushed to the Yongding River and Marco Polo Bridge area in the southwest of Peiping to establish a blocking position.

    After the troops arrived at the designated position, the Ninth Company was deployed on the east bank of the Yongding River. In front of the company was the Marco Polo Bridge leading to Wanping City. Now, Hao Lifeng did not know that the Marco Polo Bridge and Wanping City behind him were the goals that the Japanese army must capture.  The company will be plunged into an unprecedented tough battle.

    While the soldiers were digging field fortifications, they listened attentively to the sound of artillery coming from all around. Groups of dark red explosion flames reflected red and low hanging lead clouds from time to time. Then the rumble of explosions came and the earth trembled.

    The soldiers stopped their hands and pointed excitedly in the direction of the bombardment. There was a lot of envy and regret in their words. Just now, under Wanping City, they had no chance to take action. More than a thousand Japanese were killed by the artillery.

    Hao Lifeng inspected the construction progress of the fortifications. His company was located in a prominent position of the regiment, guarding the head of the Marco Polo Bridge. It was very important. Although it was quiet now, Hao Lifeng even vaguely heard the chirping of summer insects amidst the rumbling cannons all around.  Voice.

    The fortifications were being built very quickly, but Hao Lifeng discovered a problem. The soil in this area was soft and the field fortifications built on the spot could not withstand the bombardment of artillery fire. He ordered the soldiers to cut down the trees on the spot and build several stable shelters.  .

    Marco Polo Bridge is located on the Yongding River about fifteen kilometers southwest of Beiping City. It is not only the gateway to the south but also the chokepoint of Beijing. It has been an important transportation hub and cargo distribution center since ancient times. It is now the only thoroughfare from Peiping to the outside world.

    Historical records show that since the Jin Dynasty, people from the hinterland of the Central Plains entering Beijing must stop at the Marco Polo Bridge, which is the only way for the capital to enter and exit the hinterland of the Central Plains. Once the Japanese army in North China occupied the Marco Polo Bridge, Beijing would be a dead city, surrounded by the 29th Army.  The troops will be enclosed in Beiping City.

    Wanping City was built in 1900 as a military fortress to defend the city of Beijing. It occupies a very important position geographically. As long as the Japanese army could occupy this place, the traffic between Ping and Han would be blocked, which would make Peking lose its foothold in advance and retreat.  With just one isolated city, North China can be found at your fingertips.

    The Ono Regiment of the Third Division of the Japanese North China Garrison Army is the division's number one main regiment, with more than 5,000 men. It is equipped with a field artillery brigade, equipped with twelve 150-caliber cannons, and is equipped with Ono Dazuo Regiment.  The captain said that our unit can fight against the Chinese army without losing a single cent.

    When Feng Jiwu's Western Attack Corps encircled the Third Division, Ono's regiment was not in the encirclement. His mission was to serve as the second echelon to connect and support the Qingshui Brigade, and jointly captured the Marco Polo Bridge and Wanping City, and took over China's Second Division.  The 29th Army was cut off from the outside world, sealing the last gap in the encirclement.

    On the way to the Marco Polo Bridge, large-scale battles suddenly broke out in three directions in Peiping. Colonel Ono stopped suspiciously. He didn't know how many troops the North China Garrison Command had mobilized to participate in tonight's battle. He only knew that the first  All three divisions participated in the attack on the Chinese army.

    However, looking at the current scale and geographical distribution of the battle, it is impossible for a third division to make such a big move?  With the keen judgment of Ono's military personnel, he felt that something was a little strange, so he ordered the troops to temporarily stop advancing, stand by in place, and immediately contact the division and regiment headquarters to inquire about the situation.

    The communications soldier was hoarse from shouting, and there was no one at the division and regiment headquarters.According to the news, the Ono Regiment stayed in the field for a full hour, which also bought valuable time for the 1st Regiment of the Dusi Brigade and the 2nd Artillery Brigade Mortar Regiment to build fortifications in the field.

    Ono also contacted the Qingshui Brigade that attacked Wanping City, but there was no news. Ono was in an extremely difficult situation. There were fighting everywhere, and the situation ahead was unclear. The division headquarters lost contact and could not get new instructions. Did the troops follow the original plan?  Attack Wanping City?

    Just when Ono was in trouble, the Third Division of the Japanese North China Garrison Army had been wiped out and ceased to exist.

    The first attack wave of Feng Jiwu's attack corps immediately shrouded the Third Division in the shadow of death. Two artillery brigades and nearly a thousand artillery fired at once. The Third Division's position and attack starting point were destroyed.  For flat ground.

    Tens of thousands of soldiers from the Western Attack Corps of the ** Division surged through the desolate, smoke-filled and overturning positions of the Third Division like a tide, heading towards the next attack target.

    The remaining Japanese soldiers on the position disappeared without a trace in an instant like a few dead leaves in the roaring waves amidst the huge flow of people.

    However, Tang Qiuli and Feng Jiwu did not expect that the Ono Regiment of the Third Division had a special mission and was no longer in the encirclement before the attack. Therefore, on various battlefields outside Peiping, **  The division has a huge advantage in both strength and firepower.

    In the direction of Marco Polo Bridge, this relatively isolated small battlefield was at a disadvantage. It was just an accident in the entire combat plan. The missions of the 1st Regiment of the Dusi Brigade and the 2nd Artillery Brigade Mortar Regiment were originally of a vigilant nature. Because of this  Unexpectedly, they will experience severe tests and pay a heavy price for it. After the war, Tang Qiuli, commander of the ** division, and Li Honggang, chief of staff, both made in-depth reflections.

    Ono hesitated for a long time. The belligerence of the soldiers, the bloodthirsty desire, and the ambition to conquer made him determined to fight everywhere. If his superiors asked after the war, what was Ono's unit doing on the night of July 7th?

    ??Is our number one main force unit listening to the sweet sound of artillery, or is it in the wild, admiring the night view of the Chinese countryside?  Is it a group outing?  How could he face his colleagues, and the Ono unit could not hold its head high in front of other troops.

    Hao Lifeng stared at the dark night sky vigilantly, but could not see anything. As far as his eyes could see, he could only see vague clusters of woods and patches of crops. Suddenly, he heard an unusual sound. It was the sound of many people walking on the street.  The footsteps on the grass were light and messy.

    He waved his hand, and when the soldiers of the Ninth Company saw the company commander¡¯s nervous look, they immediately picked up their weapons and stared straight ahead.

    Under the dim starry sky, helmets appeared in front of them like ghosts, shining with a dark cold light. "It's the Japanese! Get ready to fight!" Hao Lifeng whispered the battle order. He didn't know yet that his company, the Second Army  One hundred and forty-six soldiers, at the first moment, will face the attack of more than 5,000 Japanese troops.

    The vanguard of the Japanese army was about a squadron strong. When they were fifty meters away from the position, the dark field in front suddenly became violently activated. In the night, various guns sprayed out angry flames and dark red ballistics.  In the dark night, a scorching web of death is woven.

    In the face of a sudden attack, the Japanese soldiers howled and fell to the ground. Especially at this distance, it provided the best shooting target, the most intensive firepower, and the most intensive firepower for the Japanese soldiers equipped with Somi submachine guns.  The gunshot rang out and people fell. They had just emptied a magazine, and there were no Japanese soldiers standing in front of them.

    The fierce gunshots startled Ono, who was marching. Is the Chinese army ready?  However, judging from the intensity of the firepower, the strength of the reinforced battalion was at most one. He ordered the vanguard brigade to immediately deploy two squadrons to launch an attack. They must completely annihilate the Chinese troops on the opposite side, step on the Luding Bridge, and cross the Yongding River.

    Two squadrons of Japanese soldiers hit the iron plate, and hundreds of corpses were thrown back. Ono was horrified. The Chinese army on the opposite side had such a powerful fighting force. It was completely different from what he had remembered. The fight lasted less than thirty minutes.  , he lost nearly 400 soldiers, and he couldn't bear it if this continued.

    The Japanese 150-caliber artillery showed its ferocious appearance. Shells roared and landed on the Ninth Company's blocking position. The Japanese mortars also began a fierce bombardment.

    The ninth company position was shrouded in a bloody wind. The soldiers were covered by the mud stirred up by the explosion of artillery shells. Their ears were shaken by the huge explosion and they lost their hearing. The soldiers lying tightly on the ground had their hearts like  It felt like being hit with a sledgehammer, and I was so depressed that I vomited blood.

    During the first round of Japanese artillery fire, more than 80 soldiers who were hiding in simple field fortifications were killed and more than 100 were injured. Fortunately, the shelter established under Hao Lifeng's order withstood the first round of artillery fire and covered most of them.  warrior.

    The sound of a gunshot??, the commander of the First Regiment of the Independent Fourth Brigade immediately understood that the position of the Ninth Company was the primary attack target of the Japanese army. He immediately ordered the 12th and 13th companies of the reserve team to quickly reinforce the Ninth Company. At the same time, he forced  The artillery regiment also sent a battalion to accompany the reinforcements.

    However, it was too late. The reinforcement road was blown into a wall of fire by the intensive Japanese artillery fire, and the troops could not pass at all. The 12th Company sent a platoon of soldiers to try to force the advance. A burst of artillery shells flew, and more than 60 soldiers,  All fell into a pool of blood.

    Jiulian has experienced the test of blood and fire.

    (To be continued)
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