The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 337 Guangxi Wolf Soldiers
The shadow of a famous tree.Gao Jiu's reputation was so great that even the officers and soldiers of the Guangxi Clan worshiped Gao Jiu very much.It was the first time for Han Changgeng to meet Gao Jiu. Gao Jiu's tall and mighty appearance fit his image very well.

Gao Jiu had already put on the military uniform of the colonel of the national army, and he looked even more dignified. He returned a military salute to Han Changgeng and shook hands with him to show his closeness.

Later, accompanied by the Chief of Staff of the 58th Division, Gao Jiu inspected the officers and soldiers of the Guard Battalion of the 58th Division who were about to follow him.

Most of the Guangxi soldiers were like Han Changgeng, they looked short and thin, but they were full of vigor.

The combat effectiveness of the Gui army is very famous in history, and the officers and soldiers of the Gui army are also very backbone. During the Anti-Japanese War, dozens of generals of the national army surrendered to the Japanese invaders, but none of the generals in Guangxi surrendered to the Japanese invaders. .

Guangxi soldiers are good at fighting vicious and tough battles, and the Japanese invaders are also very afraid of Guangxi soldiers.During the War of Resistance Against Japan, Guangxi soldiers made many meritorious deeds.

Even Mr. Peng, Marshal of our army, praised the Guangxi soldiers, saying that they "the Gui army fights like tigers and vicious like wolves." The famous American general Stilwell also admitted that "Guangxi soldiers are the best soldiers in the world."

Guangxi soldiers fought fiercely, and they also respected heroes. The rear often publicized Gao Jiu's deeds. The officers and soldiers of the Guangxi faction were familiar with Gao Jiu's legend. Seeing Gao Jiu himself, all the officers and soldiers felt very happy. excited.

After Gao Jiu inspected the troops, Han Changgeng said, "Master Jiu, please teach the brothers."

Gao Jiu nodded. He stood in front of the team, and the officers and soldiers of the guard battalion felt very cordial when he spoke.

Guangxi has the most dialects in China, with 14 main languages.Although the officers and soldiers of the guard battalion come from different nationalities, they can also speak the official dialect of Guangxi.Guangxi Mandarin, also known as Southwest Mandarin, commonly known as Guiliu Dialect.

Gao Jiu said in Guiliu language: "Brothers in the guard camp, the people of Guangxi are tough and have always produced soldiers who dare to fight! Not to mention the farthest in history, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom that swept the Chinese peasant uprising, Hong Xiuquan first relied on A group of "peasant soldiers" composed of more than 2 men, women and children fought all the way from Jintian in Guangxi to Nanjing, Jiangsu, the key point of the Qing Dynasty, almost overthrowing the rule of the Qing Dynasty. But in the end, the "old brothers" in Guangxi were exhausted , The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom also went to the final defeat.

During the Civil War, there was a word of mouth among the Red Army soldiers, "The Guizhou Army and the Yunnan Army have two sheep, and the Hunan Army is a wolf; the Guangxi monkey is the Guangxi Army, as fierce as a tiger and as vicious as a wolf!" 'This sentence is a true portrayal of the combat effectiveness of the local warlords of the Kuomintang.

When the nation is in peril and defending the country, the Gui army has always been extremely fierce.From the end of the Qing Dynasty, the famous general Feng Zicai led his sons to fight against the French in Nanguan, to the time of the Anti-Japanese War, the Gui army participated in the battles of Songhu, Xuzhou, Guiliu, etc., and wiped out the Japanese army in Taierzhuang, displaying military and national prestige.

Today, I am honored to fight side by side with my brothers in high school, and I feel very honored. Please accept my respect for the Guangxi soldiers. "

After finishing speaking, Gao Jiu gave a standard military salute to the officers and soldiers.

The Guangxi officers and soldiers, including the Chief of Staff of the 58th Division, had heard praise from others before, but these words came from the mouth of the world-renowned hero Gao Jiu, and the officers and soldiers felt very useful.

Gao Jiu's speech won warm applause from the officers and soldiers.

Han Changgeng was very excited, he took the lead and shouted: "Master Jiu is mighty."

The soldiers also shouted together.

After making a good start, Gao Jiu became more confident about the next battle.

Gao Jiu and others bid farewell to the Chief of Staff of the 58th Division, left Nanchang Military Field Airport by car, and drove towards Xinfenghe.

Yudong County, Headquarters of the 62nd Division.

Chief of Staff of the 62nd Division Wang Wenxue said to the division commander Wu Tianming: "Master, what do you mean by the theater headquarters? How did you transfer Guan Lie's supplementary regiment away, and added another regiment of Hunan soldiers to us, and canceled our army?" The 60th Division's task of attacking the Xinfenghe Bridge, isn't this a clear distrust of us?"

Wu Tianming said: "It doesn't matter. Attacking the Xinfenghe Bridge is obviously an impossible task. I am struggling with Guan Lie and the others' failure to complete the task. How should I word it when reporting to the theater headquarters? This will save trouble." Come on, isn't this better?"

Wang Xuexue said: "Such a result is of course very good, and it is in our best interest. But I always feel that something is wrong. The theater command suddenly canceled our command of Guan Lie's supplementary regiment. What are they going to do? Did you stop building the Xinfeng River Bridge? Or is there some other purpose?"

Wu Tianming said: "You just eat carrots and don't worry about them. As long as we don't let us complete the task of blowing up the Xinfeng River Bridge, what they like to do has nothing to do with us.

However, there is some truth in your thinking. There may be some conspiracy among them.Just save some time and ask someone to inquire at the theater headquarters. "

Wang Xuexue said: "Well, that's all right! I'll call my fellow villager and the deputy director of the combat department to see what the hell they are doing?!"

"Golden and iron horses, on the battlefield of hundreds of battles, Anne and others are the vanguard.

Sweep across the land, revive China, be invincible, and make great contributions. "

The officers and soldiers of the supplementary regiment lined up neatly, singing songs and continuing to march.It was about to go to the battlefield, and the young officers and soldiers were still in a state of excitement. Although their voices were a little hoarse, they still strode forward singing songs with high morale.

In the distant field, two Japanese scouts wearing bamboo hats and disguised as farmers saw the national army team marching on the country road and discussed in a low voice. Running far away, he ran across a melon field, untied the war horse tied to the melon shed, led the horse onto the field path, turned on the horse and ran towards the southeast.

4 p.m. exactly.

"Stop!" Guan Lie, riding on the tall horse, gave the order to stop, and then he got off the horse.

Wang Guimin, the combat staff officer of the 62nd Division who was accompanying him, also got off his horse and squatted on the side of the road with Guan Lie and other main officers of the supplementary regiment. He took out the military map, spread it on the ground, and pointed to the A small point said: "In the first 15 miles, we will arrive at the Xinfenghe Bridge."

After discussing with several people, they decided to bury the pot and make a meal in advance, approach the enemy at 6:6 sharp, and attack the Japanese bridge guards at 30:[-] in the evening.

The reason why they did not choose to attack at night was because the training time for the officers and soldiers of the supplementary regiment was too short, the various units were not familiar with each other, and the officers and soldiers lacked adaptation.If you take action at night, it is very likely that the soldiers will not be able to find the generals, and the generals will not be able to find the soldiers, and it will be a mess.In the chaotic situation on the battlefield, it is very difficult for officers to gather troops, and they may even fight themselves.

As the combat staff officer of the 62nd Division, Wang Guimin did not know that the supplementary regiment had been assigned to the theater training headquarters, and he did not carry a radio.

Master Wu Tianming, Chief of Staff Wang Wenxue and others, they basically use the supplementary regiment as cannon fodder, they don't want to hear the news that the supplementary regiment is asking for help, otherwise, they are likely to fall into a bad situation reputation.Therefore, there was no idea in the division to equip them with radio stations at all, and Wang Guimin was not notified. The machine gun platoon and engineer platoon of the 62nd Division who came with him also became part of the cannon fodder.

Wang Guimin was not optimistic about the attack on the Xinfenghe Bridge at all. He took advantage of the cooking time to try his best to explain to Guan Lie and others the problems that might arise in the next battle and the corresponding countermeasures.Consciously or unintentionally, he focused on explaining the problems that may be encountered during the retreat and the corresponding countermeasures.

5:00 pm. The officers and soldiers of the supplementary regiment finished their dinner and continued to march towards the Xinfeng River Bridge.

At 5:50 in the afternoon, the officers and soldiers of the supplementary regiment arrived at a hilly area, where the terrain gradually rose, and the Xinfeng River was 3 kilometers ahead.

Suddenly, the reflection of Japanese steel helmets appeared on the hillside in front, and then many Japanese officers and soldiers appeared, and they opened fire violently at the officers and soldiers of the supplementary regiment.

The first row of bullets flew over, and Guan Lie's horse was hit, knocking him off the horse. The deputy head and chief of staff were killed on the spot, and the officers and soldiers of the supplementary regiment were in a mess.

Guan Lie lay on the ground and shouted loudly: "Brothers! Get down! Get down quickly!"

For new recruits like the supplementary regiment, the best way to deal with an attack is to let the officers and soldiers lie down first. On the one hand, it can reduce casualties, and on the other hand, it can prevent the officers and soldiers from running around and disrupting the entire army, resulting in The collapse of the entire army.

The officers and soldiers lay on the ground in a panic. Some panicked officers and soldiers ran around on the battlefield and were knocked down one by one by bullets.Under the desperate shouting of the officers, the officers and soldiers of the entire supplementary regiment finally fell to the ground, temporarily stopping the chaos.

Guan Lie and Wang Guimin lay on the ground, raising their binoculars to observe the enemy situation ahead.

There were Japanese troops on the hillsides in front and on both sides. They kept shooting at the national army, but they did not launch an attack.

Guan Lie had no experience, so he asked, "Consultant Wang, what do you think we should do?"

Wang Guimin has rich combat experience, and he quickly made a judgment on the battlefield situation.He said: "Commander Guan, our combat intentions have been exposed, and the defenders of the Xinfeng River Bridge have already taken precautions. This mission cannot be completed, and the most urgent task is to withdraw the troops safely.

The Japanese army ambushed our army, but they did not take the opportunity to launch a charge, which showed that their strength was insufficient, so they immediately ordered the troops to change from the rear to the front and return the same way. "

Guan Lie turned his head and shouted to the officers and soldiers lying behind: "Send the order, the rear team will become the front team, retreat immediately!

The flustered soldiers of the supplementary regiment hurriedly passed the password back. At the beginning, there was order. After a while, the soldiers in charge of passing the order woke up and knew that the troops were about to retreat. Jump up and run straight back.

The officers and soldiers lying behind saw that some of the troops in front had fled, so they didn't have to wait for the order from the front to pass, they simply got up and fled in the direction they came from.

Wang Guimin and Guan Lie were very helpless, not to mention that other combat deployments could not be carried out, even the retreat could not be carried out in a calm and orderly manner.

Regarding the retreat, Wang Guimin repeatedly emphasized that an orderly retreat must be carried out.However, they couldn't control the troops at all, so they had to run along the way they came from.

The Japanese officers and soldiers who were in ambush saw the national army soldiers fleeing, they stood up, and chased towards the national army soldiers with their guns in hand.

Guan Lie and others ran for about 1 kilometer, and saw that there were not many Japanese soldiers chasing after them, only about a hundred people, and began to calm down.They desperately shouted at the officers to gather their troops and fight back against the Japanese troops who were chasing them.

At this moment, Japanese cavalry troops suddenly appeared on both sides of the supplementary regiment. About a hundred people could be seen. They did not rush to attack, but outflanked the supplementary regiment.

Where did these Japanese soldiers come from?

It turned out that the Japanese troops stationed in this area were part of the Third Division of the Japanese Army, including those stationed at the Xinfenghe Bridge.

After the scouts of the Japanese army discovered the whereabouts of the supplementary regiment, they ran to the Xinfenghe Bridge and used the phone there to report to their superiors.The Japanese army was worried that the Xinfenghe Bridge would be attacked and decided to send troops to reinforce it.

It took time to assemble the troops, so the Japanese army sent out their own cavalry units to support them first.The reinforced squadron of the Japanese army guarding the bridge drew half of its troops to ambush the supplementary regiment on the hillside.Due to their small number of troops, they adopted a frontal ambush, dividing the cavalry unit that came for reinforcements into two parts, and used them as suspects to hold back the attacking national army and buy time for the main force to arrive.

Although there were less than 200 Japanese troops rushing to the battlefield at this time, the officers and soldiers of the supplementary regiment could not judge the actual strength of the enemy in a hurry.

The appearance of the Japanese cavalry unit made the officers and soldiers of the supplementary regiment even more panicked. The officers ordered them to lie down and fight back, but those officers and soldiers were worried about being surrounded, so they didn't listen to the officers' call at all. They ran forward desperately, Many people lost their shoes and hats, their backpacks were thrown on the ground, and many people even threw away their guns. In the end, all the things that could weigh on them and affect their running were all thrown away. .

Seeing the chaos of the national army, the Japanese cavalry decisively seized the opportunity and charged the supplementary regiment.

The cavalry of the Japanese army charged with their carbine guns while charging, and when they reached a distance of more than 100 meters from the officers and soldiers of the national army, they put on their carbine guns, drew their bright sabers, and rushed up roaring.

The officers and soldiers of the supplementary regiment collapsed. They panicked and fled in all directions.

Seeing the critical situation, Wang Guimin commanded the machine gun platoon that was reinforced for the supplementary regiment, and launched a counterattack towards the Japanese cavalry.The engineer platoon was also veterans, and they followed the machine gun platoon and fired at the Japanese army!
Due to the chaos on the battlefield, Han Changgeng and others could only counterattack the Japanese cavalry rushing towards one side, while the Japanese cavalry on the other side had already rushed into the broken soldiers of the supplementary regiment, brandishing sharp sabers, hacking wantonly The officers and soldiers of the panicked supplementary regiment.

(End of this chapter)