The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 602 It's This High Nine Again
The artillery of the Northwest Army fired at different distances that had been marked in advance. The first round of artillery fire covered most of the Japanese army's formation, causing heavy losses to the Japanese army.

The captain of the Japanese army saw that the target had been exposed, the enemy's firepower was so fierce, and the front of the position was full of flames. Knowing that the sneak attack had failed, he gave the troops an order to retreat.

Tanaka Toshiyu also had great hopes for this night attack by the Japanese army. He didn't sleep that night and observed the battle in person.When he saw a lot of flames coming out in front of him, he knew that the enemy had prepared in advance, and this attack must have failed.

Tian Zhong Minyu became even more depressed. He didn't expect that even a miscellaneous army like the Northwest Army would have such powerful firepower and tenacious combat effectiveness. His feeling was getting worse and worse.

Not long after, the captain of the Japanese army ran over in a very embarrassing manner. He said shamelessly: "Report to your Excellency, the commander of the division, the enemy army has prepared in advance and has strong firepower. In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, I ordered the troops to withdraw. .The humble post did not complete the task, and please punish the division commander.”

Tian Zhong Minyu didn't blame him, and said lightly: "Go down and rest."

The chief of staff standing next to him said worriedly: "Your Excellency, the situation is not good. The enemy's firepower is so fierce. It seems that their equipment has surpassed our division. It is not an option to continue like this." ah."

Shanzhong Minyu said bitterly: "I really don't know what's going on with the 37th Division? Didn't they say that they have already dispatched? It's been two days since the distance of more than 100 kilometers, even if they climbed. And the damn air force, why hasn't it been dispatched yet?"

The chief of staff said: "Your Excellency, division chief, let's send another telegram to the army headquarters after dawn, asking for tactical guidance."

Tian Zhong Minyu said: "What are you waiting for for dawn? Send them a telegram right away. We can't sleep well, let them taste the taste of insomnia."

The chief of staff was still sensible, and he said: "Your Excellency, Commander, let's forget it. In the middle of the night, even if they are alarmed, there is nothing they can do. Why bother to make the officers angry? As soon as the dawn dawns, I will personally report to the commander. telegram."

Seeing that the Japanese reinforcements did not come, the coalition troops were more convinced of Gao Jiu. They repelled the Japanese attack twice in a row, which added to the confidence of the coalition troops.Everyone worked hard to dig trenches, and the troops advanced a distance of 80 meters every day.

By the afternoon of the fourth day, each unit was less than 50 meters away from the Japanese trenches.

The grenade has a wooden handle, which is very convenient for throwing. At this distance, those strong soldiers can throw the grenade into the Japanese trenches.

The melon is a grenade, but it is an iron bump. The soldiers of the Japanese army could not throw the grenade so far. The officers and soldiers of the national army were very excited. They kept throwing grenades towards the Japanese trenches, which made the Japanese miserable.

The commanders of the frontier positions of the Japanese army could not bear the bullying by the officers and soldiers of the coalition forces. They organized troops to take the risk of launching a surprise attack on the trenches of the coalition forces. In the cat's ear hole, the rest of the soldiers withdrew to the next trench.

Seeing this situation, Tian Zhong Minyu was also a little impatient. He kept sending telegrams to the Sixth Army Headquarters, requesting tactical guidance.

The commander of the Sixth Army was also impatient. He personally called the head of the 37th Division and asked why they didn't go to reinforce the 42nd Division.

The head of the 37th Division was very aggrieved and said: "Your Excellency, the enemy army has laid a large number of mines on the road. Our army has to move forward while clearing the mines. But the enemy army ambushed many snipers. Our army The engineers and soldiers have basically been lost, it is really hard to make it through!

I have already dispatched a regiment to make a detour, but they were ambushed by the enemy on the way. The enemy had a large number of troops and strong firepower. Our officers and soldiers suffered heavy casualties and had to retreat. "

The division head of the 37th Division did not lie. The Taohuashan guerrillas did not actually bring so many landmines, but they were true and false, and the Japanese army did not know where there were landmines.Those engineers couldn't escape the bullets of the special forces' sniper rifles at all, and the Japanese army really had no choice.

Of course, this was also intentional by the head of the 37th Division and the chief of staff. If they really made up their minds to reinforce the 42nd Division, they would take the risk of ordering troops to forcibly break into the minefields.However, the Taohuashan guerrillas carried limited mines, which could not stop the Japanese army at all.

As for the fact that the head of the 37th Division sent a wing to make a detour, this is also true, but was ambushed by the guard battalion of the 69th Division on the way.The Japanese regiment leader had already received a hint from the division commander in advance, and immediately retreated after the exchange of fire with the enemy.

These things are real, even if the superiors send people to investigate, there is nothing wrong with it, the division head is full of confidence.

The head of the division went on to say: "I have already received information. On the way to our army's reinforcements, a division of the enemy's 41st Army with more than 1 horses has built a blocking position. Behind them, there is also a brigade of the enemy. Troop strength. The enemy army defends against danger and waits for work with ease. Even if our army breaks through the enemy's minefields, it may be difficult to break through the enemy's blocking position."

These words of the head of the division can also stand scrutiny, because in order to frighten the 37th division, Gao Jiu specially told them his arrangement, hoping that they will retreat in spite of difficulties and not take chances.

The commander of the Sixth Army has received multiple telegrams from the commander of the 42nd Division Toshiyu Tanaka. He already knows that these enemy troops are different from other national army troops. Their firepower is even stronger than that of the Japanese army. .He really couldn't figure out, where did so many powerful enemy troops come from?

The commander found the head of the extra-high class and asked him to provide information about the enemy.

The intelligence department of the Japanese army didn't do anything for nothing, and soon they found out that the enemy commander who commanded this battle was Gao Jiu, the famous Taohuashan guerrilla.

Hearing that Gao Jiu appeared here, the commander of the Sixth Army also started to have a headache.Although he is very arrogant, there have been countless Japanese troops fighting Gao Jiu, and none of the Japanese troops has taken advantage of it.He didn't think that he had such a great ability that he could defeat this powerful opponent who was famous all over the world.

After discussing with the chief of staff and others, the commander decided to hand over the conflict.So they also sent a telegram requesting tactical guidance from the headquarters of the Central China Expeditionary Army.After receiving the report, the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army felt a headache.Due to the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese army dispatched a large number of troops from the Chinese battlefield to southeast Asia, and his troops were stretched.

This time the Central China Dispatch Army dispatched the 42nd Division to cut off the line of communication between the rear and the south of Henan. It was expected to encounter enemy counterattacks, but unexpectedly, the enemy deployed so many troops to surround the 42nd Division of the Japanese Army. The 42nd Division was at risk of being encircled and wiped out.The commander of the Central China Dispatch Army couldn't help becoming a little nervous. His first thought was to send troops to rescue the 42nd Division.

Today, the closest to the 42nd Division is the 37th Division, and only the Fifth Air Force can provide support.He believes that even if the enemy's commander is Gao Jiu, the 37th Division is fully rescued, and the Fifth Air Force launches bombing, the safety of the 42nd Regiment can still be ensured.The combination of the two divisions can completely defeat the enemies who surround them, and even annihilate them.

Therefore, the Central China Dispatch Army issued a death order to the Fifth Air Force of the Japanese Army, asking them to send troops to reinforce the 42nd Division. In order to ensure that they could send troops, the Central China Dispatch Army sent a deputy chief of staff to the Fifth Air Force of the Japanese Army. To serve as a military supervisor, to ensure that they must be able to dispatch the air force to perform combat missions.

The Central China Dispatch Army issued an order to the Sixth Army, asking the 37th Division of the Sixth Army to rescue the 42nd Division with all its strength, and at the same time ordered the Fifth Air Force to go to the Lan County area to bomb the enemy forces besieging the 42nd Division.

The commander of the Japanese Sixth Army also issued a death order to the 37th Division, asking them to do their best to rescue the 42nd Division.At the same time, the chief of staff of the Sixth Army also personally came to the 37th Division to supervise.

Both the 37th Division and the Fifth Air Force felt very embarrassed, so they quietly sent this information to Gao Jiu.Gao Jiu sent them a telegram back, telling them to bluff and give them a reason to retreat.

Japanese Fifth Air Force.

After the deputy chief of staff of the Central China Expeditionary Force arrived at the Fifth Air Force, he urged the commander of the air force to immediately send troops to the Lan County area to bomb the enemy. The commander of the Fifth Air Force said that the runway at the airport had not been repaired and could not send troops for the time being.

The deputy chief of staff of the Central China Dispatch Army did not believe it, and asked the commander to accompany him to the airport to check.

After arriving at the airport, the deputy chief of staff saw that there were indeed several large pits on the runway of the airport, and several Japanese soldiers escorted a group of civilian men to repair them there.

The deputy chief of staff checked it carefully and thought that the construction speed was too slow.So, he asked people to take away those civilian men, transferred all the security forces at the airport, and let these Japanese soldiers go into construction.

When the Japanese soldiers saw a lieutenant general commanding the scene, they were all eager to perform, working very hard one by one, and quickly filled the big hole.

The deputy chief of staff said, "Isn't that all right?"

The commander of the Fifth Air Force shook his head and said, "It's not enough to fill up these big pits. The road surface must be hardened. Otherwise, the plane will definitely be destroyed when passing through here."

He felt that the chief of staff didn't know how to do it, so he found an excuse to shirk it.

"How long will it take before the runway can be used?" asked the deputy chief of staff.

The commander said: "It will take at least two days to harden the concrete ground, and the runway will not be able to be used until after the day at the earliest."

In this era, there is no high-grade quick-setting cement, and it does take two days for the cement to completely set.

There was nothing the deputy chief of staff could do about it, and the expression on his face was very frustrated.

The commander of the Fifth Air Force was secretly proud of himself. He had already greeted Gao Jiu in advance. Before the repair of the airport runway was completed, Gao Jiu's special forces would attack the airport again and find a way to blow up several bigger holes.

Who knew that at this moment, an accident happened.An engineer at the Japanese military airport did not understand the real intention of the commander. Seeing the embarrassment of the chief of staff and the commander, he offered a suggestion in order to show his talent.

He said: "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, Your Excellency Commander, there is a way to make the plane take off as soon as possible."

"Oh, really?" the deputy chief of staff asked with great interest.

The commander was very depressed, but it was not convenient for him to express it.He also pretended to be interested, and looked at the engineer expectantly. He already hated this guy in his heart, and said in his heart, "You bastard, wait until the deputy chief of staff is gone, and see how I deal with you."

The engineer felt very honored to see the two generals looking at him eagerly. He said: "As long as you take the time to harden the ground, and then spread it with iron or hard wood, you can temporarily replace the cement runway. It can take off and land the plane.”

The deputy chief of staff was very excited and said: "Okay, this suggestion is good. According to this method, start construction quickly."

The engineer was praised by the deputy chief of staff, and he became more and more excited, and immediately led people to start construction.

The commander of the Fifth Air Force hated his teeth, but he was helpless in front of the deputy chief of staff.

The deputy chief of staff was worried that the people of the Fifth Air Force would be lazy, so he sent his adjutant to guard the airport to supervise the progress of the construction.

That night, Gao Jiu received a telegram saying that the Fifth Air Force's airport could be repaired tonight, and that he would have to carry out the bombing mission tomorrow morning.

Gao Jiu was also a little depressed. At this time, Zhang Quan and others had already left the Japanese army's airport to assist the 69th Division to stop the Japanese 37th Division. Tonight, no matter what, they would not be able to reach the Japanese army's airport.

Gao Jiu sent a telegram to Zhang Quan, telling them to return to the Japanese airport immediately and go to sabotage again tomorrow night.

At 9 a.m. the next day, eight Japanese bombers took off.Half an hour later, they were already approaching the Lan County area.

At this moment, there was a rumbling cannon sound on the ground, and then a large number of anti-aircraft shells exploded in the air.

Anti-aircraft artillery shells do not rely on directly hitting the aircraft, but rely on the shrapnel produced by the explosion of the shell in the air to attack the aircraft.These shells will adjust the fuze in advance according to the flying altitude of the Japanese army, so that they will explode at the predetermined altitude.

The squadron leader of the Japanese bombers had been notified in advance that these anti-aircraft guns did not attack their fleet directly, but started shelling in front of them in advance.Even so, the squadron leader, the crew, and the pilots of the other planes broke out in a cold sweat.

When the chief explained to them, they thought it was just an excuse, but they didn't expect that the enemy army really had large-caliber anti-aircraft guns, and the artillery fire was so dense.

Without saying a word, the squadron leader of the Japanese army led the bomber fleet and returned.

After returning to the airport, the squadron leader reported to the commander and deputy chief of staff.The deputy chief of staff was very angry. He didn't believe what the squadron leader said, and accused him of being greedy for life and afraid of death.In order to test whether what he said was true, he called all the pilots and crew members who carried out the bombing mission over, and the result was unanimous, saying that the enemy had many anti-aircraft guns, and they were large-caliber anti-aircraft guns, and the firepower was very fierce. Fortunately, he escaped back.

The deputy chief of staff was still not reconciled. He said: "Even so, you can't stop performing combat missions because of the danger. You must organize your troops immediately, first destroy the enemy's anti-aircraft artillery positions, and then carry out bombing missions."

The commander of the Fifth Air Force was not happy. They were only attached to the Central China Expeditionary Force, and their affiliation belonged to the Japanese Air Force.He has given enough face to the deputy chief of staff.Seeing that he was still talking nonsense here, the commander also lowered his face and said: "In order to support your army, do we have to sacrifice our air force? Your army is human, so can the lives of our air force soldiers be sacrificed casually? I want to report to my superiors, if you have anything to discuss with our superiors."

After finishing speaking, he ignored the deputy chief of staff and went back to rest on his own.

The deputy chief of staff had no choice but to report the situation here to the commander of the Central China Expeditionary Army.

The Central China Dispatch Army can only negotiate with the top of the Japanese Air Force.

That night, Zhang Quan and others attacked the Japanese airport again.They came from afar, and they didn't carry much explosives, so they couldn't do large-scale damage to the airport.However, the Fifth Air Force had already made preparations, and they quietly placed a lot of aerial bombs on the airport in advance.

After Zhang Quan and others arrived, they first launched a surprise attack on the targets on the airport, blowing up several planes on the airport, and then used those aerial bombs to blast the airport into two large holes with a diameter of more than 30 meters and a depth of more than three meters. pit.For at least a week now, the Japanese army's airport was unusable.

Seeing this situation, the deputy chief of staff of the Central China Dispatch Army left the Fifth Air Force helplessly.

The commander of the air force breathed a sigh of relief, and he immediately protested to the Central China Expeditionary Army, accusing the army of being unfavorable to the protection of the airport, and they must be responsible for the losses suffered by the Fifth Air Force.

Gao Jiu breathed a sigh of relief after the threat of the Japanese Air Force was completely resolved.Next, his task is to completely stop the reinforcements from the Japanese 37th Division.

Gao Jiu came to the independent brigade of the Southwest Military Division of Shandong Province. After discussing with Gao Hong and others, Jiang Xiaomei was asked to lead a regiment to follow Gao Jiu to block the 37th Division of the Japanese Army.

Gao Hong, Chen Yuehan and others have no objections, and Jiang Xiaomei is very happy to be able to fight side by side with Brother Jiu.When the soldiers of the Independent Brigade heard that Gao Jiu would personally command them to fight, everyone was extremely excited and geared up for a big fight.

Under the personal command of the Chief of Staff of the Sixth Army, the 37th Division of the Japanese Army left the station to reinforce the 42nd Division of the Japanese Army.

On the way, they still encountered a minefield.This time the 37th Division had no excuses. When the Chief of Staff of the Sixth Army came this time, he specially brought the engineer battalion directly under the Sixth Army. When they encountered minefields, they went up to clear them.

This time it went smoothly, because the Taohuashan guerrillas brought not many mines, so they could only make some false targets to scare the enemy.Just relying on minefields, it is impossible to stop the advance of the Japanese army.

The guerrillas continued to attack the Japanese marching brigade with cold guns, slowing down their progress as much as possible.

The 37th Division walked 100 kilometers, and when they reached a hilly area ahead, the vanguard stopped.

The Chief of Staff of the Sixth Army said: "Go and ask why the advance was stopped."

The adjutant of the chief of staff immediately got on a motorcycle and drove in the direction of the vanguard.Soon after, he came back and said, "Your Excellency, the road ahead has been severely damaged, and vehicles cannot pass through it. Moreover, there is a hilly area ahead, and vehicles cannot detour. Only after the road is repaired can we move forward."

The chief of staff ordered: "Let the engineers go up and make emergency repairs immediately."

The engineers and soldiers of the Japanese army began to rush to repair the road, and the brigade had to stop.

These big pits were dug by the officers and soldiers of the 69th Division Guard Battalion under the guidance of the members of the Taohuashan Special Forces. The terrain here is very favorable. As long as the road is dug, the Japanese vehicles will not be able to detour, which can effectively delay the Japanese army. The marching speed of the brigade.

The Japanese engineer battalion was rushing to repair the road. Suddenly, a row of mortar shells flew over, followed by a heavy rain of bullets. The Japanese engineers suffered heavy casualties.

Seeing this situation, the Japanese guards launched an attack on the attackers.Under the cover of the Taohuashan guerrillas, the officers and soldiers of the guard battalion who attacked the Japanese army climbed into the car parked on the road and quickly evacuated.The members of the Taohuashan guerrilla team also rode horses, and soon disappeared.

The Japanese army watched them leave helplessly, their two legs could not catch up with the wheels of their cars and the four legs of their horses, so they had to give up their pursuit.

The officers and soldiers of the guard battalion ran for more than a dozen miles, then stopped, got out of the car, and began to dig a big hole on the road. In order to quickly destroy the road, they brought hammers and wooden stakes, and rammed the earth. Many holes were drilled on the road, and then explosives were loaded. After the blasting, a large pit was formed.Then they drove the car 500 meters away, and the troops ambushed around the pit again, preparing to attack the Japanese army again.

The measures taken by the officers and soldiers of the guard battalion were very effective. With this method alone, they could effectively delay the marching speed of the Japanese army.

Gao Jiu and Jiang Xiaomei led a regiment of the Eighth Route Army to the blocking position of the 69th Division.The officers and soldiers of the 69th Division worked hard and dug the trenches long ago, but there was no sign of the Japanese army. Everyone felt that the trenches were dug in vain.

Commander Song of the 69th Division met Gao Jiu and heard that Gao Jiu was going to lead the Eighth Route Army to attack the 37th Division of the Japanese Army. He also sent a regiment of troops to follow Gao Jiu and others.

The 37th Division of the Japanese Army was harassed by the Taohuashan Special Forces and the officers and soldiers of the 69th Division Guard Battalion, stopping and going, and advancing very slowly.

That evening, they came to the road that had been damaged again, and the engineer battalion rushed to repair the road again.

The Japanese army had already learned the lesson from the past. In order to cover the engineer battalion, they dispatched two squadrons in advance to guard the front and prevent enemy attacks.

The Japanese soldiers of the two squadrons searched and moved forward. Their efforts were not in vain. They really encountered the enemy. However, what they did not expect was that the enemy who came to attack this time was no longer from the special forces and guard battalion of Taohuashan. Officers and soldiers, but a huge army, this army has thousands of people, powerful firepower, one face to face, the two squadrons of the Japanese army were basically lost.

(End of this chapter)