There were gunshots, cannon fire, and shouts of kill. The sound got louder the further we walked. The battle here in Lingbao was more lively than that at Guandaokou. Gao Quan became more interested in the 114th Division. He I am already eager to compete with this opponent.
Miura Chujiro and the defeated soldiers of the 69th Division did not dare to approach the battlefield. He did not even say hello. He bypassed the battlefield far away and ran towards Shaanxian County.
Gao Quan had completely lost interest in this defeated general. As soon as he approached the outskirts of the Lingbao battlefield, he stopped his troops and ignored the commander of the Miura Division and his 69th Division. And the 114th Division In comparison, the 69th Division has completely played a secondary role.
Now that the Japanese 114th Division was in front of us, Gao Quan was not in a hurry. The 500 troops came down from Tongbai Mountain and rushed to Lingbao. The troops had nothing but fighting to do. Tens of thousands of soldiers were exhausted, and their energy was obviously low. Gao Quan wanted the troops to take a short rest and recover their strength before engaging this enemy.
The main force of the army has stopped. The reconnaissance force cannot stop. Chen Laosi, who came to conduct reconnaissance in advance, brought back the latest information. Gao Quan had to study it carefully. At the same time, the reconnaissance team was also responsible for the task of contacting friendly forces. As soon as possible, he and forty troops and horses The task of establishing contact with General Fa Wu naturally fell on Shi Lei.
The map was spread out in front of him. Gao Quan carefully looked at the terrain around Lingbao. As he looked, a familiar but unfamiliar name suddenly jumped to Gao Quan's eyes: Hangu Pass.
Sima Qian recorded in "Historical Records": "In the eleventh year, Su Qin made an appointment with the six kingdoms of Shandong to attack Qin together. King Huai of Chu was the commander. When they arrived at Hangu Pass, Qin sent troops to attack the six kingdoms. The soldiers of the six kingdoms all led back. Qi became independent. Later." The Qin army relied on the natural danger of Hangu Pass. In the first battle, the Sixth Army "lay millions of corpses, bleeding and floating in the oars". In the sixth year of Qin Shihuang, the five armies of Wei, Zhao, Han, Yan, and Chu attacked Qin again. Country. "As far as Hangu, everyone was defeated and fled."
I think back to those days when the Qin army defended the pass. Millions of troops from the Six Kingdoms came across the sky. There was a bloody battle in front of the pass. Millions of coalition troops returned with countless corpses. They were defeated. Even now, when I think about it, it is still dazzling and fascinating. Fascinated by it.
Two thousand years ago, the State of Qin was able to defeat the Allied Forces of the Six Nations with the help of Hangu Pass. Today, overseas Japanese slaves invade our country. Can we also defeat the Japanese in front of Hangu Pass and leave a good story in history? Looking at Hangu Gao Quan had an unstoppable impulse in his heart. He must annihilate this group of devils who massacred the city before the Millennium Hangu Pass.
There are two roads from Shaanxian County to Lingbao. One is of course taking Hangu Pass. There is also a road east of Hangu Pass. There is a small road from Yuandian, Dawang Town, Yangdian to Lingbao. The Devil Sixty This was the path that the Ninth Division took when they retreated to Shaanxi County. It doesn't matter which path the 114th Division took when they came. Gao Quan only needs to block this path between Yuandian and Yangdian. The Japanese will If you want to go back, you must take the Hangu Pass road.
Blocking that path is easy. Whether it's digging the road or sending an army to camp on the road, it can make the devils change their marching route. But the problem now is: all the checkpoints in ancient times were facing outward for defense. No matter how famous the Xiongguan Pass is, .They are also designed to deal with invaders from the outside. If the attack comes from behind the level, wouldn't all the terrain advantages on the level be lost immediately?
Put down the map and look at the intelligence analysis Chen Laosi sent over: During the Lingbao offensive and defensive battle, the enemy and our armies are in a stalemate. It is difficult to tell which side has the upper hand. As for the Japanese army, the commander of the 114th Division, Miura Saburo The lieutenant general led five independent infantry brigades, as well as the artillery team and engineering team, plus a tank squadron. As for our army, General Ma Fawu led the 39th Division and the 106th Division of the Forty Army. Division. And some units directly under the army.
From the strength of both sides, our side has a slight advantage. But to defeat this Japanese army, it is obviously still a little lacking.
Do you want me to send the artillery regiment to assist in the battle again? Anyway, Gao Quan has been doing things like scheming against the devils from behind all the way. If he doesn't do it once, the devils won't miss him. I guess in the end The happy one is Fan Xiaosi, the commander of the artillery regiment. I just don¡¯t know if the artillery shells he brought are enough.
Thinking of the artillery regiment, Gao Quan burst out laughing. What era is it now? The role of the pass can still be the same as in ancient times. An ancient pass that occupies an advantageous location cannot withstand a heavy bombardment from a cannon. Gao Quan was just beaten by the Hangu Pass The name diverted the train of thought. All along, I only thought about using the advantage of the eternal pass to block the Japanese in front of the pass.
In fact, he didn't want to stop the Japs. What Commander Gao wanted was to completely wipe out the Japs division and erase the designation of the 114th Division in this battle. In this case, who cares about Sekizen? As for what is behind the pass, as long as it is properly arranged, it is not easy to kill the Japanese there. However, Hangu Pass is still useful. At least the name will boost morale as soon as people hear it.
"Guangxing, you have to do the work yourself this time." Gao Quan spoke to Secretary General Wu Guangxing via wireless phone.
"Military, please give me the order. Guangxing will resolutely obey." Wu Guangxing on the other end of the phone still spoke in such an elegant yet direct manner.
"Okay. With Guangxing's words, I feel relieved. Now Lingbao City is under disgrace."The Forty Army and the Japanese 114th Division are engaged in a decisive battle. If our army gets involved, the Japanese of the 114th Division will inevitably be unable to withstand it and retreat."
"There are two roads from Shaanxian County to Lingbao. I will guard Hangu Pass; you will take the New 502nd Division, one battalion of the Armored Corps, one battalion of the Engineer Regiment, one battalion of the Artillery Regiment, and the Cavalry Regiment. They will be responsible for blocking Hangu Pass. To the east, the small road between Dawang Town and Yangdian must not be allowed to pass by the Japanese. If the Japanese are forced to take the Hangu Pass road, you will have achieved the first success."
"Is the army going to ambush the Japanese invaders on the ancient Hangu Pass?" Wu Guangxing only asked one question and immediately stopped mentioning the matter. The Secretary-General is a senior military officer. He is well aware of the importance of military confidentiality. If it weren't for the fact that the name Hangu Pass was too Sensitive. He would never ask this question at all. "Please rest assured, military commander. Guangxing promises to live up to the military commander's trust. He will never let the Japanese soldiers pass through."
Putting down the phone, Gao Quan felt relieved. It was absolutely foolproof to send Wu Guangxing there. Although Secretary-General Wu is a cultural person, he never hesitates when he goes to the battlefield to fight. This has been exposed countless times in the battles in the past few years. It was confirmed twice. And this person also has another characteristic, that is, he will never compromise in executing military orders. Since he agreed to guard the east road, then, as long as Gao Quan¡¯s order to withdraw troops is not issued, the Secretary-General will be there. He kept on guarding that road.
I felt relieved that the path was handed over to Wu Guangxing. Notify all the attached troops that promised to give it to the Secretary-General. Immediately report to Secretary-General Wu. Next, Commander Gao should set up an ambush position.
I have only heard of the Hangu Ancient Road by name. Gao Quan has never been there. Looking at the map, I only know the general direction. Gao Quan left Liu Qi Independent Brigade and Jin Hu and his armored corps, which was missing a battalion, far away. Monitoring the battlefield outside Lingbao City, he led the rest of the troops to the Hangu Ancient Road to set up an ambush.