The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 628 A Regrettable Decision

Without even thinking about it, Gao Jiu said, "1876m."

The artillery staff officer measured carefully, and then took out a pen to calculate.Calculating and calculating, I calculated the approximate value of 1860 meters to 1890 meters, which is impossible to be as accurate as Gao Jiu.

Only then did he believe that Gao Jiu really had extraordinary talent.

The following measurements and calculations were very complicated, so the artillery staff stopped. He wanted to see whether the shooting parameters reported by Gao Jiu were accurate.

Three minutes later, there was the whistling sound of shells in the sky, and immediately after that, all the Japanese camps were covered in thick smoke from the shells.

The Artillery Staff Officer of the Mi Army was dumbfounded, and looked at Gao Jiu suspiciously, not knowing whether this guy was a human or a ghost.

After being covered by heavy artillery fire, the rear camp of the Japanese army was basically flattened.Du Shengxi sent a squad of special forces to search ahead.

Soon after, some sporadic gunshots came from the front, and it was the special forces members who were destroying the remnants of the enemy.

The Chief of Staff of the Sichuan Army received Gao Jiu's telegram and led a large force to catch up.They came to the bombed Japanese camp. Gao Jiu asked the Sichuan army to dig trenches here to prepare for the Japanese counterattack.

Seeing the dire situation of the Japanese army, Weidman and others asked the artillery staff officer in a low voice, what happened here?
The artillery staff officer kept shaking his head and said, "Mr. Gao is really amazing."

Gao Jiu led the members of the special operations team to continue to scout the enemy's situation forward.

Even Wei Deman couldn't bear it this time, he insisted on going with Gao Jiu, he wanted to witness Gao Jiu's magic with his own eyes.

After Gao Jiu thought about it, he asked the Chief of Staff of the Sichuan Army to assign him a guard battalion to escort the Mi Army Advisory Group to the front.

The rear camp of the Japanese army was attacked, and the nearby Japanese officers and soldiers reported what happened here to the 112th Division, and the 112th Division reported the information to the Japanese campaign headquarters.

When the chief of staff of the Central China Dispatch Army heard the news, he felt even worse.He now understands that his original plan to sneak into Chen Cang has already been mastered by the national army.They not only took precautions in advance, but also took targeted actions by taking advantage of the layout of the Japanese army.Not only did the Japanese offensive not achieve the expected results, but the 112th Division and the 11th Division of the Japanese Army in the direction of Shayang County fell into a precarious situation.

On the one hand, the chief of staff of the Central China Dispatch Army ordered the 112th Division to mobilize some troops to block the attack from behind, and on the other hand, he reported the situation to the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army.

The commander of the Central China Expeditionary Army conducted urgent consultations with the chief of staff. They believed that it was impossible to achieve the original goal of the campaign. Now they can prevent the 112th and 11th divisions from being annihilated by the enemy. It is already the best result.

So they decided that the 112th Division and the 11th Division would immediately attack in reverse, defeat the outflanking Sichuan troops, and quickly get rid of the siege of the Guo army.

The chief of staff of the Central China Expeditionary Army of the Japanese army was an experienced general. Facing this situation, he did not feel flustered.In order to prevent the national army from seeing through their intentions, he ordered the 3rd and 6th divisions of the Japanese army in the direction of Jingzhou to launch a fierce attack again, striving to defeat the troops of the 12th and 21st corps of the national army and shake the national army. military spirit.

The chief of staff of the Central China Dispatch Army ordered the 11th Division to mobilize a brigade to launch a violent attack on the Ninth Corps of the Nationalist Army in the front to cover up the Japanese army's attempt to retreat.

At the same time, he ordered the follow-up troops of the 3rd Division and the main force of the 112th Division to rush to the Sichuan Army troops blocking their way back.

In the north of Shayang County, Commander Yang is leading two divisions of the Sichuan Army to the east.

When Gao Jiu saw that the troops of the Ninth Corps could completely stop the Japanese offensive, he gave Commander Yang a new order to rush to the flanks of the Japanese Army and attack the flanks of the 112th Division.

Commander Yang is getting old now, and it is not convenient to ride a horse. Fortunately, there is an American-made jeep. He sits on the jeep and keeps urging the soldiers of the Sichuan Army to move forward.

Gao Jiu divided the special forces into three groups: left, center, and right, and opened the way in front and on the two wings. The troops of the guard battalion escorted the Mi Army Advisory Group forward.

Soon, the special forces members exchanged fire with the scattered Japanese troops around, and Gao Jiu and others stopped advancing.

Today is a rare good weather, the sun dispelled the faint mist, and the visibility in the wilderness is excellent.

Soon after, a brigade of Japanese troops appeared in the distance, this is the troops of the 112th Division of the Japanese Army, and they came here.

Gao Jiu stood on the jeep and began to count and shoot Zhu Yuan.Soon, he reported the ruler and direction.

The brigade of the Japanese army was marching, and suddenly there was the sound of shells flying in the sky.The sound of the howitzer's shells flying was not loud, piercing the air in the air, producing a slight "hissing" sound.For experienced veterans, it can be heard that someone in the marching Japanese army shouted: "Bombardment, bombardment."

The Japanese army was very experienced in combat, and they immediately dispersed and lay on the side of the road.However, the shells were fired too accurately, and dozens of shells exploded in the crowd.Those Japanese officers and soldiers who were too late to lie down were blown out directly.

Such a close-range explosion, even the Japanese officers and soldiers lying on the ground could not be spared.

Just this row of shells came over, and a brigade of the Japanese forward was basically reimbursed.Gao Jiu's shells are limited, so he must use them accurately.The artillerymen only fired a row of shells, and he ordered the shelling to stop, and then continued to observe the movement of the Japanese army.

After about 20 minutes, the Japanese army found that the enemy did not continue to shell, so they got up from the ground again.Now that they had an urgent task, they didn't dare to stay where they were, so they gathered their troops and ran forward again, but this time, in order to avoid heavy casualties due to over-concentration of the team, they stretched the formation.

Gao Jiu saw the enemy army charging up again, and he reported the ruler and direction again.

Another row of artillery shells covered them, knocking out the group of Japanese soldiers running ahead again.

The Japanese army was a little dumbfounded, they really didn't know what to do.After thinking for a while, the commander of the Japanese army decided to send a small group of troops to search forward in a scattered manner. They were determined to destroy the frontline commanders of the enemy's artillery first.So, they spread out as a squadron and rushed towards the position of Gao Jiu and the others.

It is said that it is the turn of the special forces to perform.These Japanese soldiers ran less than 50 meters and were basically wiped out.

The Japanese commander really didn't know what to do. He stayed where he was, probably reporting the strange situation to his superiors.

Although the vanguard stopped, their follow-up troops were coming, and more and more people gathered.

Gao Jiu gave the order for shelling again, and the artillery fire passed and exploded in the dense Japanese army formation, destroying the enemy's front headquarters on the spot, killing a regiment leader and hundreds of Japanese officers and soldiers.

The Japanese soldiers in front were really scared, and they suddenly ran back to the rear.

Weidman and the members of the Mi Army Advisory Group were eye-opening. Unexpectedly, other people's artillery could still be used in this way. Even if they used ten times the ammunition, they could not achieve such an effect.

Under Gao Jiu's command, each cannon shot out can kill at least five Japanese troops on average.However, on the battlefield of World War II, according to post-war statistics, the Mi Army needed about 15 bullets and more than 1200 shells to destroy a Japanese officer and soldier.

It's simply unbelievable, unimaginable if you hadn't seen it with your own eyes.

At this time, Gao Jiu sent a telegram to the Chief of Staff of the Sichuan Army, asking how their positions were going.

The Chief of Staff of the Sichuan Army said confidently: "With the trench excavator you sent, Mr. Gao, we have already completed the fortifications.

You can rest assured. "

Gao Jiu reminded him: "These trenches are far from enough. You use trench excavators to dig behind these trenches and keep digging in case we use the trenches to block the Japanese army and buy time."

The Chief of Staff of the Sichuan Army said, "Don't worry, I've already done this." The Chief of Staff of the Sichuan Army has fought with Gao Jiu many times, and he and Gao Jiu have a deep tacit understanding with each other.The reason why Gao Jiu did not participate in the command operations of the ninth war zone this time, but was willing to stay in the Sichuan Army was because he had more trust in the troops of the Sichuan Army.

Gao Jiu said to the members of the Mi Army Advisory Team: "Okay, the Japanese artillery will come over soon, and it's time for us to retreat."

Gao Jiu's eyesight is excellent, he has already seen the Japanese army setting up artillery in the distance.

The members of the Mi Army Advisory Group are now very convinced of Gao Jiu, so everyone withdrew 500 meters back together.

Sure enough, not long after, Japanese artillery shells fell on the place where they were staying.

The artillery fire of the Japanese army was very fierce. They hated the commanders of the enemy artillery in front very much, and wished to wipe them out at once.

After the Japanese artillery fired fiercely for a while, they saw that there was no movement ahead, so they sent another squadron of Japanese troops to search forward with skirmish lines.

Since the Japanese artillery position was not far away, Gao Jiu was unwilling to let the special forces take risks. After thinking about it, he ordered again and retreated 500 meters.

The artillery staff officer of the Mi Army said excitedly: "Mr. Gao, since you can command the artillery to shoot so accurately, why don't you kill the Japanese artillery positions?"

Gao Jiu said: "The effective range of the 105mm howitzer is only 12 kilometers. Now the distance between the artillery positions of the two sides is 15.2 kilometers. It is not the time yet."

In fact, the artillery staff of the Mi Army also understood this, but for a while, it seemed that they had forgotten these details.However, he had already developed great trust in Gao Jiu's magical commanding ability of the artillery, and he said, "Then let's wait until they advance a few kilometers."

The Japanese army's sudden and fierce attack made the Guo army a little confused. They felt that Gao Jiu's judgment was wrong.Gao Jiu's troops had clearly appeared behind the enemy and launched an attack on the enemy. These Japanese not only did not panic, but increased their attack on the Guo army. This performance is puzzling.

The commander sent a telegram to Gao Jiu, asking if the enemy's situation had changed.

Gao Jiu called back and said: "Commander, the enemy's situation has not changed in any way. The enemy's doing this is a feint, and they want to make a false appearance to cover the withdrawal of the main force of the Japanese army.

In fact, the enemy's main force has already begun to withdraw. At this time, don't relax your attack, and the whole army should press on at once, the enemy can't stop you at all!
In addition, I have a suggestion. The Sichuan army under my leadership has only two divisions and can only block it from the east.I think the Japanese army will launch an attack on our army's position. If the passage cannot be opened, they will definitely turn to the southeast and retreat towards Jingzhou.In order to annihilate the Japanese troops of these two divisions, I suggest that you use two troops to attack head-on, and one army to outflank the Zihong Pass between Shayang County and Jingzhou, and cut off the Japanese army's retreat to Jingzhou. retreat, so that our army can annihilate these two divisions of the Japanese army in one fell swoop. "

The commander-in-chief and others suddenly realized.They heard that the Japanese army was about to retreat, and they knew that the battle must be won.The heavy stone that had been on their hearts for so long finally fell to the ground.

The commander-in-chief immediately conveyed the good news to the soldiers of the whole army, calling for a bold attack and bravely killing the enemy.

At this time, there were no other senior generals by his side, only Li Fengming remained by his side.

Li Fengming said: "Commander, do you want to deploy troops to cut off the Japanese army's retreat at Zihongkou as Mr. Gao said?"

The commander-in-chief shook his head and said, "Forget it! If you can stop the Japanese attack and drive them towards Jingzhou, you have already achieved a great victory in this Yichang battle. Don't take risks.

In case the troops of this army cannot stop the Japanese army, but are defeated by the Japanese army instead, the gain will outweigh the loss. "

Li Fengming felt very suffocated, but based on his understanding of the officers, it is not bad that this battle can be fought to the present level.After he went back, he reported the situation to Gao Jiu.

Gao Jiu felt a little regretful, but being able to defeat the two divisions of the Japanese army was considered a great victory in this battle, so he no longer wanted extravagantly.

The search squadron of the Japanese army continued to advance in the direction of Gao Jiu and others. Gao Jiu did not use the large-caliber artillery in the rear this time, but ordered the officers and soldiers of the guard battalion and the special forces to set up mortars to attack the Japanese army. The three search teams in the area were bombarded.

The mortar shells were fired so accurately that they could always fall into the crowd of Japanese soldiers. Seeing that most of the Japanese soldiers in this squadron were wiped out.

There was a Japanese army commander Cao who was a little unconvinced. He didn't believe that the enemy's shells could be hit so accurately, so he led a squad of Japanese soldiers and ran forward without a name, while running around the S-shape.He can't believe I'm moving so fast and your mortar rounds can hit me.

Gao Jiu took a look at their running speed, and ordered the shooting orders of the shelling, which included the advance amount of the Japanese army's actions.

Cao Chang and 12 soldiers of the Japanese army ran happily, and four mortar shells fell directly, and exploded right in front of their eyes.These Japanese soldiers fell to the ground in disbelief.

(End of this chapter)