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Text Chapter 292 A head-to-head battle

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    Regarding Yang Zhen's deployment, Guo Bingxun had some doubts: "Commander, in addition to the Japanese roundabout detachment at the Xihe and Fuguitun front lines, there are also six Japanese squadrons. The total strength is nearly two  Wang Guangyu wanted to entangle them with three regiments, but the strength seemed a bit weak [.Com text]"

    "The straight-line distance between Fugui Tun and Wang Shazi Tun is only more than ten miles. The two battlefields seem to be divided into two sections, but they are actually one whole. I think it is better to put the entire southern front war under the command of Wang Guangyu. Wang Guangyu  He still has some ability. Besides, it¡¯s time for us to develop his ability to organize large groups.¡±

    "Moreover, Deputy Chief of Staff Tiaochai and Ma Chunsheng rushed to the southern front. Not only was it too late in time, but it was also extremely dangerous. They had to rush from Jiangjunshi to the Fuguitun front line, almost crossing the entire battlefield. We need to mobilize a large number of troops.  Take cover. The commander is doing more harm than good."

    Guo Bingxun's opinion was very pertinent. After hearing this, Yang Zhen nodded and said, "It's because I didn't think well. But Wang Guangyu shouldered the responsibility of party and government. Unlike the other two brigades, he had a capable political commissar to share the burden. He was alone.  People are responsible for the entire southern front, so they will inevitably have insufficient energy, so Chai Shirong and Ma Chunsheng must at least have a chance to train on the southern front. This is a head-to-head battle, and we cannot train people at this time."

    Guo Bingxun knew very well what Yang Zhen meant.  The southern front is the focus of this battle, and strengthening command capabilities is necessary.  But from General Shixian to Wang Shazitun, almost the entire battlefield must be crossed. As the chief of staff, he had to consider this safety.  There is a serious shortage of senior commanders now, and we must not lose anyone easily.

    Guo Bingxun knocked on the ammunition box that was used as a temporary table and said: "In this way, the headquarters cavalry battalion has not participated in the war since its establishment. The general's first line of stone is a mountainous area, and the cavalry battalion staying here has little effect. This way, the cavalry battalion can protect them.  Go and follow the battlefield from the right."

    "The cavalry moves very fast. If everything goes smoothly without encountering the enemy, they should be able to arrive at the southern front to join Wang Guangyu before midnight. Our cavalry battalion has been recharging its strength and it is time to join the battle. After arriving at the Xihe front line,  Let the cavalry battalion join the battle on the spot."

    Regarding the solution proposed by Guo Bingxun, Yang Zhen nodded and said: "Just do it according to your idea. Let them set off with the cavalry battalion immediately. As for you and me, we will wait for the battle to start, and then go down to the second and third brigades to personally command the front line.  This battle will determine our future development, and we must have first-hand information. You go to the third brigade, and I go to the second brigade."

    Having said this, Yang Zhen said to Guo Bingxun firmly: "Old Guo, go and issue the order immediately. Tell Liu Changshun and Du Kaishan that I will hear them start the fight within fifteen minutes."

    After receiving the order from the headquarters, Du Kaishan and Liu Changshun immediately stopped the handover of positions and devoted all their forces to the counterattack without any hesitation.  Compared to Du Kaishan, who looked very solemn, Liu Changshun, who learned that he was finally left to participate in the battle at General Shi's front line and was no longer in the western transfer, seemed very excited.  Although his additional troops had not yet arrived, he now had only one regiment on hand.

    "Compared to Liu Changshun, who was a little overly excited, Du Kaishan seemed much more steady.  His seventh regiment had just handed over with the second brigade, and the position had not yet been completed.  Political Commissar Tao Jingfei was commanding the 8th and 9th regiments and the artillery directly under the brigade, and was making a detour towards the Japanese flank, far from reaching the designated attack position.  Even now, he can't get in touch with Tao Jingfei who is in action.

    For Du Kaishan, what is more distressing is not only the lack of troops on hand, but also the lack of artillery.  The artillery assigned to the third brigade by the commander is still on the way and has not yet arrived.  Apart from the light and heavy mortar companies and infantry artillery companies directly under the Fourth Regiment, he had almost no covering firepower.  The opponent has an entire artillery regiment.

    The most important thing is that the troops have just arrived to take over the defense, and I still know nothing about the Japanese defense situation on the opposite side.  Insufficient troops, weak covering firepower, and especially the unknown enemy situation made Du Kaishan's brows never loosen after receiving the order.  After hesitating for a moment, Du Kaishan picked up the phone and prepared to ask Yang Zhen for instructions on delaying the counterattack by half an hour, at least giving him time to figure out the situation of the Japanese army.

    Just when Du Kaishan picked up the phone and was about to call the headquarters, he saw Guo Bingxun, who was supposed to be commanding operations at the headquarters, walking into his headquarters.  Seeing the chief of staff come in, Du Kaishan quickly put down the phone he just picked up.

    Seeing that Du Kaishan had not yet taken action, Guo Bingxun frowned slightly and said, "Didn't your Second Brigade receive an order from the headquarters? Why haven't you taken action yet? I think the headquarters has written it very clearly in the telegram to you.  It has to start in fifteen minutes. It will take me at least twenty minutes to get here from the headquarters. What are you delaying?"

    Hear the words of the chief of staffFeeling dissatisfied, Du Kaishan quickly said: "Chief of Staff, it's not that we delay intentionally. You also know that I, Du Kaishan, am not the kind of person who likes to make conditions. But the artillery attached to it is not yet in place, and my detour troops  We¡¯re still on the way. The most important thing is that we haven¡¯t figured out the latest enemy situation yet. How will we fight this battle?¡±

    "The enemy situation report issued by the headquarters is not the latest. We don't know whether the Japanese army's deployment has changed now. We can't just be like headless chickens, right? I hope the headquarters can give me half an hour.  At least get a feel for the enemy situation before taking action."

    After hearing the reason why Du Kaishan did not execute the order, although Guo Bingxun was a little dissatisfied, his tone was slightly relaxed and he said: "The headquarters is very aware of your difficulties. But Wang Guangyu has already encountered the Japanese army on the front line of Wangshazitun, and  A fierce battle has begun. The early encounter with the Japanese army at Wang Guangyu's place has already alerted the enemy. Once the second division shrinks into a group, our army's attack will cost more casualties. So although the latest enemy situation is not yet clear, you are not sure.  Attack immediately."

    "Besides, there is nothing to fear from chaos. Just fight indiscriminately. Even if the Japanese army's deployment is adjusted in a short period of time, it will not be too big. If you wait for the Japanese army to complete its deployment, how much more will it cost you to fight? As for how much more it will cost you to fight?  Artillery cover, wouldn¡¯t you be able to fight without artillery cover? Besides, the mortars and infantry guns you have are just decorations?¡±

    As soon as Guo Bingxun finished speaking, intensive gunfire came from the flank of the Du Kaishan position.  Hearing the sound of gunfire and knowing that Liu Changshun, who had just withdrawn his position over there, had already begun to take action, Guo Bingxun walked to the observation port of Du Kaishan headquarters, raised his telescope and carefully observed the situation ahead, and said in a firm voice:  "Don't hesitate any longer. The fighter plane will be gone in just a moment. You will attack on all fronts immediately."

    "As for Tao Jingfei, don't worry. I think he will understand everything when he hears the sound of gunfire from here. Your roundabout force has been setting off for nearly an hour now. Judging from the time, even if it has not arrived at the designated area,  But it¡¯s almost here.¡±

    Hearing the non-negotiable tone of the Chief of Staff, Du Kaishan gritted his teeth and said: "Chief of Staff, since the headquarters has made up its mind, I promise to launch the attack within five minutes. I will personally go up to the front and take command so that we can attack in the shortest possible time.  Get a firsthand look at the situation.¡±

    After saying that, Du Kaishan saluted Guo Bingxun, grabbed the binoculars and stepped out of the hiding place.  Du Kaishan was already on the front line, but the commander of the Seventh Regiment behind him still dared to stay in the concealment, went directly to the attacking troops, and personally commanded the first wave of attacking troops.

    Yang Zhen's determination to launch an attack in advance was very timely. If Wang Guangyu still launched the attack according to the scheduled time after encountering the Japanese roundabout troops, the already cautious Ani Fujiji would really shrink into a ball, or even  Retreat directly to the front line of Fuguitun and join up with the troops in the rear.

    After receiving a report from Major General Saburo Katayama that Wang Shazitun was facing a large number of well-equipped enemy troops behind his flank, when Toji Yasui found the location of Wangshazitun on the map, he couldn't help but gasp.  gas.  He immediately determined that his opponent was trying to outflank his retreat.

    After confirming the report of Major General Katayama Shozaburo again, the first thing Toji Yasui did was to curse Hattori Takushiro who had once again deceived him.  Didn't this guy say that the opponent's main force is now on the front line of the Holiang River, fighting with Lieutenant General Shiro Kuwahara?  But could it be that the tens of thousands of enemy troops appearing behind him fell from the sky?

    After venting his anger, Yasui Tš­ji immediately ordered Major General Katayama Saburo to stop the roundabout operation immediately, and on the spot directed the six squadrons staying on the Fuguitun and Nishiwa front lines and the roundabout troops to make sure that the enemy troops that appeared on his side and behind him  The enemy troops were defeated to ensure the safety of the main side and rear of the division.

    However, although Toji Ani was extremely dissatisfied with Takushiro Hattori fooling him again, he also keenly felt that although the situation in front of him was a crisis for the Second Division, it was a rare opportunity.  The presence of a large number of enemy troops on one's side and rear shows that the opponent's main force has been attracted to him. Judging from the combat effectiveness of the second division, he is absolutely sure to defeat the opponent's main force in one fell swoop.

    It¡¯s just that the lessons learned from the 24th Division and the 104th Division made him hesitate.  If the entire second division was here, he would naturally not be afraid.  With the combat effectiveness of the Second Division, as long as they are concentrated together, no matter how many troops come from the other side, there is nothing to worry about.  What is the second division?  Known as the most powerful division in the Imperial Army.

    But at the moment, the main force in General Shi's front line is only the strength of three large brigades, which is really weak.  And it is hanging alone on the general stone line.  If the opponent still has the strength to launch a counterattack from the front, once he is cut off,If you are in contact with the troops behind you, the front including the division headquarters will be separated by the opponent from the troops behind you.

    Thinking of this, Yasui Toji immediately made up his mind. Regardless of whether his opponent still had the strength to launch a counterattack from the front, the most important thing he should do now was to temporarily retreat and join up with the troops on the front line of Fuguitun and Xihe.  Shrink the entire Second Division's troops in Heli and Tangyuan into one group to defeat the opponent's main force in one fell swoop.

    But before Toji Yasui could give the order to retreat, the intensive sound of gunfire from the front made him stunned for a moment, and then he realized that this was a full-scale counterattack from the front by his opponent.  Hearing the sound of gunfire from the front, Yasui Toji, who knew it was too late to retreat, immediately ordered everyone to fight.

    In fact, there was no need for Toji Yasui to order. When the Second Division, which had a strong sense of proactive attack, suffered the first wave of attacks, the front-line troops were already under the command of their respective commanders, and Liu Changshun and General Shi first-line launched a head-on attack.  Du Kaishan's troops were in a fight.

    Liu Changshun, who had been fighting with the Second Division for several days and already understood the combat effectiveness of the Second Division, was indifferent to the strong combat effectiveness displayed by the Second Division.  But Du Kaishan felt that this second division was definitely different from the Japanese army he had contacted before.

    Not only is it extremely tenacious in resisting its own attacks, it even continuously launches counterattacks to fight against the attacking troops.  Although the division belongs to the mountain field artillery, because the two armies are already fighting together, they cannot fire artillery support.  However, the artillery fire of the mountain artillery squadron of his regiment and the infantry artillery squadron of the brigade were guided by the crazy flares, and the hit rate was extremely high. Although Du Kaishan's seventh regiment attacked the Japanese positions several times, they were unable to stand.  , and was kicked out.  In less than an hour of counterattack across the entire front, the 1st Battalion of the 7th Regiment, the vanguard battalion that launched the attack, suffered one-third casualties and lost its ability to attack.

    The commander of the first battalion, Sima Feng, who made great contributions in the battle of Qunce Mountain and was already scheduled to be the deputy commander of the Seventh Regiment, was hit in the chest by a Japanese machine gun guided by a flare when he was commanding the troops to charge. He died on the spot.  The battalion instructor Lei Wancheng was seriously injured.  Two of the three company commanders in the battalion were killed and one was slightly injured.

    The attacking infantry suffered heavy losses, and the regiment-affiliated infantry artillery company that served as straight-line fire cover suffered even greater losses.  In the battle between the six Type 92 infantry artillery pieces of the entire company and the front-line Japanese artillery, two-thirds of the artillerymen suffered casualties, and only one artillery piece was left.

    Seeing that the vanguard battalion was crippled and his beloved general killed in such a short period of time, Du Kaishan's heart was so distressed that it almost bled.  This battalion is the most powerful battalion in the Seventh Regiment and the backbone of the entire Third Brigade.  The company platoon cadres and even the more senior squad leader are the backbone of the old black top's secret camp.  This time, a third of it was filled in, and Du Kaishan's eyes turned red.

    Du Kaishan, whose eyes were red with fear, said to Du Ziqi, the commander of the 120mm mortar company directly under the Seventh Regiment: "I don't care what method you use, just use people and shells to fill it for me. Within fifteen minutes,  You must also destroy all the light and heavy machine guns and infantry artillery on the front line of the Japs. Otherwise, I will shoot you."

    ?? Du Ziqi, who was born in the Sichuan Army, also has a hot temper, and she has been treated like this.  Looking into the brigade commander's red eyes, Du Ziqi said nothing, picked up a pistol and said angrily to his subordinates: "Brothers, we are selling the pot today. Let the brigade commander see if our mortar company is a coward."

    "You advance the artillery to me to a distance of 200 meters, and I will personally serve as an artillery observer for you today. You show me your housekeeping skills. Whoever disgraces our company will be punished by me."  Get out. We don't even need scraps."

    After saying that, this guy ran towards the front line with a pistol.  Behind him, his men picked up mortars and rushed toward the front line.  At a distance of two hundred meters, it can almost be said that they are face to face with the Japanese army.  But none of these artillerymen hesitated. They picked up the weapons in their hands and rushed forward with the company commander.

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