my bright sword career

Chapter 296
"Hey, hello... the 35th regiment, what did you do there, how did you get so pushed forward by the Japanese army, how did he command Niu Ben?"

In a command post halfway up the mountain behind Guojialing, Cun Xingqi was furious on the phone, and Gao Hongming's worries became reality.

Just after the Third Army hastily dug its position, the 37th Division and the Ninth Brigade arrived almost at the same time the next evening.

After a brief investigation, Lieutenant General Anda 37rd of the 23th Division discussed with Suzuki Shigeyasu, head of the Ninth Brigade, that among the three troops in front of them, although Gao Hongming's Liantai Militia had the least number of troops, they were also stationed in Yangping Town, which has a relatively flat terrain. , but this department has the most elite equipment and the strongest combat effectiveness.

The army on the right is the Eighth Route Army. In their opinion, although the Eighth Route Army's equipment is poor, its fighting will is extremely tenacious, and its tactics are flexible, which is also a tough nut to crack.

On the other hand, the third army on the left is just a miscellaneous army with poor equipment, and the 37th Division fought against them a few days ago.Although the third army is stationed at Guojialing, which is the most difficult to attack, in the eyes of the two, it is the best to fight.

In view of this, after the two combined, they used the 37th Division as the main force to attack Guojialing with all their strength, and the Ninth Brigade protected the right wing of the 37th Division. As long as the Third Army can be eaten in the shortest time, the remaining The Liantai militia and the Eighth Route Army are naturally nothing to worry about.

It's just that Anda 23's idea is good, but the reality is somewhat beyond his expectation.

After a brief refurbishment of the Third Army, coupled with the weapons and ammunition donated by Gao Hongming and the steep terrain and fortifications, the attack of the 37th Division was not smooth. All positions were not captured.

This time, the regiment leader, Yongshan Yoshizo, is a little anxious. You must know that the division commander is watching behind him. If he can't even take down the position of a motley army, maybe the division commander will think of him.

In desperation, he ordered Xia Darling to press the entire first brigade, and he personally commanded the artillery squadron directly under the wing to cover.

"boom!"

Accompanied by a muffled sound, Yongshan Yoshizo saw through the binoculars that a machine gun fire point on the opposite 35th regiment's position was knocked out by the Kakon gun, and nodded with satisfaction: "Yoxi... that's it, as long as the machine gun firepower of the Chinese Destroy them all, and there will be nothing that can stop the advance of the imperial army..."

"Boom...boom..."

It’s just that as soon as Yongshan Yoshizo’s voice fell, he heard several shells fall around the 37mm flat-fire gun that had just finished shooting and had not had time to move its position. The black gunpowder smoke instantly swallowed the gun.

"What's going on... This... is actually a heavy artillery!"

Yongshan Yoshizo could tell at a glance that the caliber of these shells was at least [-] mm, but how could the Third Army have heavy artillery.

"Your Majesty, these shells are coming from the direction of Yangping Town!" Someone immediately said.

"Ba Ga... must be Gao Hongming's army, and only he can be equipped with heavy artillery."

Yongshan Jizo's face immediately sank. The 37th Division belongs to the First Army. Although it has never fought against the Liantai militia, Gao Hongming's name has long been known.

Whether it was the 41st Division that was severely damaged at Qixia Pass or the [-]th Division that was so poisoned by the Qingyuan River that it had to return to the mainland for repairs, these victories deeply hurt the hearts of all Japanese officers.

This is why the 37th Division did not attack the well-established Yangping Town, but instead attacked Guojialing, which has the most dangerous terrain.

There is no other reason, it is that the Liantai militia has left a deep impression on the Japanese army over the past year.

Yongshan Yoshizo turned his head and said to the chief of staff: "You immediately contact the division commander and ask him to immediately urge the artillery regiment to speed up the march, and must arrive at Guojialing before noon."

The chief of staff agreed, and then asked again: "Your Excellency, Captain, shall we continue to attack?"

Yongshan Yoshizo thought for a while, "The attack cannot be stopped, but the method of attack must be changed. Immediately order the first brigade to withdraw three squadrons, leaving one squadron to continue the attack."

"Hi!"

The chief of staff understood the captain's intention after a little thought. Right now the opponent has heavy artillery support, if he continues to attack with the brigade as a unit, he will undoubtedly be a target for the opponent.

But it won't work if you stop the attack. The division commander is still watching from behind, and retreats when encountering the enemy's artillery fire. What's the use of such a regiment leader?

Therefore, it is necessary to launch an attack with the squadron as a unit. Firstly, I can show my attitude. I am still attacking out of caution and dare not invest too many troops. It kills two birds with one stone.

Thinking of this, the chief of staff felt both admiration and a little contempt in his heart. All in all, his mood was extremely complicated.

Yongshan Yoshizo's small calculations are naturally crackling, but how can they hide it from the division commander Anda 23 who is supervising the battle behind.

When Adachi 23 received the report from the 228th regiment and began to slow down the offensive again, he immediately understood what Nagayama Kichizo was thinking.

Standing behind to watch the battle was not only Anda 23, but also the captain of the 227th regiment, Masaru Ueda, the captain of the 229th regiment, Hiroki Harada, and the chief of staff and other junior officers.

Harada Hiroki, the captain of the 229th Regiment, put down his binoculars and yelled a faint sneer at the corner of his mouth: "Yoxi...Yongshan Jun is really a proverb that is deeply loved by the Chinese people, be careful to sail the boat for ten thousand years.

Facing the huge Guojialing, he actually sent only one squadron. It seems that he is very confident that he can defeat China's third army with one squadron. Ueda-kun, don't you think so? "

A few days ago, Ueda Katsushi's 227th Wing fought a battle with Cun Xingqi's 47th Division at Wufujian Ferry, but was severely beaten by the sudden Liantai Flying Brigade, and was carried by more than a dozen P500 fighter planes with a weight of 47 kg. The aerial bomb was blown up, and then it was screened several times by the P12.7 fighter with a [-] caliber machine gun.

How should I put it, it was no different from a slaughterhouse. The heavy casualties forced them to give up the Wufujian Ferry to the Twelfth Division.

Due to the heavy casualties of the 227th regiment, there were less than 3800 infantry regiments left in a fully staffed 2000-man infantry regiment. Before the arrival of supplementary troops, this regiment could only serve as divisional guard and other tasks.

Now hearing Harada Hiroki's undisguised sarcasm, Ueda Katsuki could only keep silent and didn't speak, but moved his footsteps quietly to the side two steps. It's better for this kind of arrogant guy to stay away from him.

At this moment, not only the 37th Division is watching the progress of the 228th Wing's attack, Gao Hongming, Brigadier Chen and others are also paying close attention to Guo Jialing.

The two of them even called Tang Huaiyuan to ask if they could help, but Tang Huaiyuan refused.

What a joke, if you need help even with this level of attack, all the soldiers of the Third Army should just go home and take care of their children.

At an observation post in Yangping Town, Wu Chengfeng asked Gao Hongming who had just put down his binoculars in a puzzled way: "Tuan Zuo, what kind of tricks are you kidding, the attack of a majestic division is so child's play?"

"You little devil is just delaying time." Gao Hongming snorted softly, "Did you see that the 37th Division on the opposite side is not even prepared for artillery fire, which means that the artillery regiment of the opponent has not arrived yet, and now it is only in Just fire reconnaissance.

When their artillery squadron arrives, that's when the good show will begin.Not to mention their plane hasn't arrived yet. "

"Yes."

Wu Chengfeng nodded, and there was a trace of worry on his face. This time they had to face a full [-] Japanese troops and the cooperation of hundreds of fighters. This is an unprecedented battle. Can you live?

Gao Hongming didn't notice the worry on Wu Chengfeng's face, on the contrary, his heart was full of eagerness and pride at the moment.

Looking at the entire War of Resistance, he is probably the only one who, as the head of a militia regiment, can make one army of the National Army and four regiments of the Eighth Route Army willingly cooperate with him in fighting.

If this plan to blossom in the center can be successfully realized and change the history of the Zhongtiaoshan Battle, it will be awesome.

(End of this chapter)