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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 520 Battle of Wuxiang

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    Chapter 520: Battle in Wuxiang

    Since entering the Taihang Mountains and entering the city of Wuxiang City, this group of young staff officers have fully experienced the donkey temper of His Excellency Chief of Staff Yamaguchi. If they are slightly unfavorable, it is common for them to curse at each other and use their big mouths and fists. Your Excellency is a new employee.  I suffer from neurasthenia, and I hate being disturbed especially when sleeping.

    Look at your sleeping position now, as sweet as a pig. When the staff thought about it, the furious eyes of the Chief of Staff, who had disturbed his sweet dream, made his heart skip a beat, and his mouth was full of tears, but he didn't dare to scream. The Sixth Division on the other side  The regiment commander Nakajima was also furious. The two regiments he launched to attack Wuxiang hit the iron plate. Only a little more than one regiment withdrew, and several thousand soldiers fell in Wuxiang.  Below the city, the chief of staff is still in the mood to sleep?  Looking at the Jin army's defense system, this is not a job that the Sixth Division alone can do.

    Yamaguchi was awakened from a good dream. As expected, black lines popped up on his face. His eyes were gleaming fiercely. He stared at the little staff officer with his good eyes. His left hand was groping under the pillow. He didn't know whether he was touching a gun or looking for a knife. He was finally tired.  He could relax more and have a good sleep, but he was disturbed by this idiot. Yamaguchi was so angry!

    The poor little staff officer¡¯s calves were trembling. Seeing that the momentum was wrong, he quickly shouted: "Report to the Chief of Staff, the commander of the Sixth Division Nakajima Division made an emergency call. The attack on Wuxiang was frustrated! The troops suffered heavy casualties!"

    "Honey?" Yamaguchi's sleepiness was swept away and his attention was attracted. The young staff officer breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead. My God, I finally escaped. He was holding the phone.  Yamaguchi, the more I listen, the more livid my face becomes. If a person is unlucky, his teeth will be clenched when he drinks cold water, and his heels will be hit when he farts. How could there be so many Chinese troops in the small Wuxiang County, and they have built complete fortifications.

    What a hell, it must be the fault of that Chinese devil Tang Qiuli. He tried his best to hold me back in the Taihang Mountains, and ordered Yan Xishan to mobilize a large number of troops to rush ahead of me and build fortifications, which were originally vulnerable.  Wuxiang became an insurmountable fortress. Yamaguchi cursed Tang Qiuli bitterly, suddenly became furious, threw down the phone, and shouted at the dumbfounded little staff officer: "Baga! Pig-headed guy!"  Same, hurry up and prepare the car, I want to rush to the front line!"

    The junior staff officer rushed out as if he had received an amnesty. Being with this violent boss would cost him at least ten years of his life. Yamaguchi rushed to the Wuxiang front line and met with Nakajima, the commander of the Sixth Division who looked unlucky.  I was shocked by the scene in front of me. Wuxiang completely turned into a fortress, with countless bunkers and bunkers, and fortifications extending to both sides. The corpses of Japanese soldiers fell one by one in front of the position.

    The reason why Wuxiang became like this must be attributed to Yan Xishan. Although he is usually cunning and calculating, he still has a very strong concept of protecting the family. Without other troops who can use others to lead the battle,  He spared his own money and issued a fatal order. The troops rushing to Wuxiang must arrive within three days. The 140,000 Jin troops were transported by vehicles and horses and rushed to Wuxiang at the specified time.

    Without even taking a breath, Yan Xishan immediately began to repair the fortifications. Yan Xishan served as the garrison commander of Wuxiang and went to Wuxiang to supervise. Whatever was needed was immediately shipped from Taiyuan. He knew very well that he was competing for time with the Japanese.  He had an approximate estimate of how many troops Tang Qiuli had in hand. He originally thought that he could hold off the Japanese for six or seven days, but he never thought that Tang Qiuli had bought him eleven days, and the old man was personally watching over him.  How could the Jin army dare to be careless? This made Wuxiang's defense more complete.

    The old man thought that Tang Qiuli had sent 30,000 men to fight against the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops, all for himself. He felt a little moved in his heart. After passing Wuxiang, he saw the flat plains of Jinzhong, which were undefendable.  Then I thought about it, and became angry again. I, Yan Xishan, have staked all my family property and left not a single penny in my hand. It was the Japanese who caused the trouble, and Tang Qiuli too. If the Japanese were not left in the Taihang Mountains, they would be left in my hands.  What are you doing in Jinzhong?

    Since December 10th, there has never been peace in the city of Wuxiang. The Japanese army has launched large-scale attacks one after another. On a front line of more than 40 kilometers long, artillery roared and gunpowder smoke filled the air. Fierce fighting broke out across the entire line. Soldiers from both sides  They were all red-eyed, fighting eye to eye like a roaring mountain and a tsunami. With complete defenses and the Jin army fully prepared, the Japanese army's tidal offensive failed to achieve the expected results.

    After three days of fierce fighting, the Jin army's Wuxiang defense line did not lose an inch. It was like a nail and was firmly nailed to the south gate of Taiyuan. The main attacking Japanese army suffered heavy casualties and suffered heavy casualties. The Jin army's losses were slightly less than those of the Japanese army. Yamaguchi  Can't attack anymore.

    You have to attack even if you can't attack. With the death order of K¨­getsu Kiyoshi there, Yamaguchi can only fight hard. In the end, the exhausted Japanese army had to stop temporarily. There were problems with their logistical supplies and transportation lines.  They were cut off by Tang Qiuli's troops and had to retreat five kilometers to rest and recuperate.

      The exhausted Jin army took this opportunity to replenish a large amount of ammunition and supplies. With Taiyuan at its back, supplies were more convenient than the Japanese army. In view of the serious losses of frontline troops, Yan Xishan sent his personal guard, the **3rd Brigade,  When he arrived at the front line, the old man spent a lot of money and was determined to block the Japanese at the last pass out of the Taihang Mountains. The battle in Wuxiang was temporarily deadlocked here.

    Fighting to send away hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops along the way also meant that the Taihang Mountain base area had temporarily restored peace. Tang Qiuli gathered the scattered troops back and reorganized his fists to prepare for the next phase of the battle. During this period, he took the time to return to  Go to Huangya Cave.

    Mei Ting's injuries recovered at an amazing speed. With the help of the nurse, she could carefully walk a few steps in the ward. When she saw Tang Qiuli return, she was as excited as a little girl, pestering him and asking questions.  Asking about this and that, the lively and active Mei Ting was depressed by this period of recuperation.

    His attachment to Tang Qiuli deepened day by day, and he often looked at her husband in trance. After Tang Qiuli's injury healed, a long scar was left on his face. He was still worried about this scar.  I always laugh at myself and say, this time, I can¡¯t get in or out of the Huangya Cave without my ID. I look like a bad guy, a guard soldier, why don¡¯t I arrest him?

    Mei Ting didn't think so. The scars on her husband's face not only did not damage his image, but also increased his charm as a man, giving people a wild and rough feeling. They say scars are medals on men. Mine  Her husband put the medal on his face, and she snuggled in Tang Qiuli's arms, gently touching the scars on his face from time to time, which made Tang Qiuli feel itchy in his heart, like countless little bugs crawling on his face.

    After Mei Ting told her feelings about seeing the scars on his face, Tang Qiuli couldn't laugh or cry. If he added an eye patch and no makeup, he would look like a Pirates of the Caribbean, but his wife admired it very much. I really can't understand a woman's mind.  , I just regret that there are no plastic surgery hospitals in this era, otherwise, it will have to be completely restored. How can the image of the handsome and handsome young man be as attractive as before?

    On the third day of the Wuxiang defensive battle, that is, on December 12, Tang Qiuli led the Ma Chaoyang Brigade and Jiang Yanming Brigade to leave the Huangyadong base area again and insert themselves into the rear of the Japanese army from the southwest.  Yan Xishan's 140,000 troops were standing in front of them, and he was pulling the Japanese's hind legs. He would hit Yamaguchi a few times from time to time, but he couldn't kill Yamaguchi, and he was so angry that he jumped up and down.

    He sent out Liu Chun's 1st Cavalry Brigade and Tong Batu's 2nd Cavalry Brigade. They had only one mission, specifically to attack the Japanese transport troops. From Shijiazhuang to the Wuxiang front line, the Japanese transport lines of hundreds of kilometers could be attacked and captured anywhere.  Don't transport the supplies back to Huangyadong and burn them on the spot. Don't let Shankou get a bullet or a grain of food. Being able to bring them back to Shijiazhuang is the best result.

    Tang Qiuli's move was extremely insidious. There were hundreds of thousands of troops at the mountain pass on the front line of Wuxiang. The reserves of supplies and ammunition were getting less and less, and they could not be sent to the rear. Currently, only small-scale attacks could be organized at the mountain pass.  , were repelled by the Jin army without exception, which also helped Yan Xishan a lot from the side.

    Tang Qiuli led two brigades of troops and quietly approached the rear of the Japanese army. He killed two Japanese brigades in one fell swoop and burned down a supply base. Yamaguchi, who had been counting grains of rice to get by, felt heartbroken.  He almost lost his breath, but he understood that this was Tang Qiuli who was still haunting him, and he was targeting him again. Was it really not human beings to live a life of being attacked from both sides?

    After Tang Qiuli succeeded, he led his troops and moved overnight to the Guxian area, which was more than 80 kilometers away from Wuxiang. He waited in hiding and prepared to attack the mountain pass again to completely anger him. It was best to divide his troops to chase him and reduce the force.  Despite the pressure of the frontal battlefield in the countryside, there are also opportunities to look for opportunities to annihilate the enemy.

    During this period, Tang Qiuli was in a very happy mood. Since the war started again in North China, he had been passive in every aspect in the early stage. The Japanese army had been suppressed by superior forces in three directions. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops had been put into the Taihang Mountain base area, and the troops had been used to the limit.  The limit can be said to be stretched too thin to cope with.

    Among them, the most dangerous direction was Dezhou, which made him sweat. Fortunately, Liu Tiehan's troops in the east command were able to withstand the offensive of 300,000 Japanese troops and stabilize their position. With the arrival of reinforcements, they gradually gained the upper hand. Now, the Japanese troops  After retreating to Cangzhou, he was oppressed by the troops and unable to move. Feng Jiwu of Niangzi Pass also gained a lot. Not only did he guard Niangzi Pass like an iron barrel, but he also made a fortune and devoured more than 60,000 Yan Xishan's people.

    There is no need to worry about Datong and Wuxiang. Yan Xishan has risked his life to save his family. The situation in the entire northern battlefield is developing in a direction favorable to him. In the southern Songhu battlefield, since the Japanese army's Hangzhou Bay landing plan was completely bankrupt.  , and never organized a decent attack again. The old man was guarding there with hundreds of thousands of troops.

    Also, his wife¡¯s injury improved, so Tang Qiuli had some leisure time. He came back after hunting a few hares, cooked it himself, and stewed a pot of fragrant hare meat.He and several division chiefs from the division, plus Ma Chaoyang and Jiang Yanming, had a feast. These people had been impressed by the division commander's cooking skills when they were in Huangyadong. Now, they finally got what they wanted, and they all praised it.  Absolutely, enjoy the feast.

    Tang Qiuli burped, got into the warm bed, and fell asleep with satisfaction. In his dream, he and his wife were filled with endless sadness. A sudden knock on the door woke him up from his dream. His instinctive feeling  Come, something big has happened, otherwise, the division personnel on duty would not bother me so late.

    (To be continued)
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