my scientific age

Chapter 320 Test Furnace!
For the Chuan'an Division, the loss and loss of today's first exploratory attack did not have a serious impact. Instead, it verified the Nanyuan position defense information provided by Pan Yugui - the student military training regiment's position was indeed the entire Nanyuan line of defense. the weakest point.

Next, carry out another air-ground coordinated operation and cooperate with the artillery cover to take the student military training regiment in front and break the Nanyuan line of defense in one fell swoop.

Nanyuan Defense Command Headquarters.

"Report to the military seat, the casualties of the student military training regiment have been counted." A combat staff hurried in and reported to Deputy Commander Tong Linge.

"Read!" Tong Linge raised the binoculars in both hands, stared at the position of the student military training regiment several kilometers away, his face was grim, and he said through gritted teeth.

"The student military training regiment killed 360 and five people, 720 were seriously injured, and [-] were slightly injured. The captain of the third squadron was killed, the captain and deputy of the second squadron were killed, the captains of the fifth, seventh, and eighth squadrons were killed, and Feng Hongguo was slightly injured."

The combat staff officer held up the casualty statistics report in his hand, and quickly read: "According to incomplete statistics, about 150 Japanese soldiers were eliminated in this blocking battle, one lieutenant officer and one lieutenant were killed, and the casualty ratio was 3:1. The commander of the military training regiment The system is in a state of paralysis, and the ammunition of the troops is exhausted, and Feng Hongguo is now in command of the troops."

"360 people were killed and 100 people were seriously injured... The student military training group is almost exhausted." Tong Linge fell silent after hearing this set of statistics.

The military training regiment has a full staff of 1500 people, and now there are only 720 six people including the seriously injured, and the casualty rate has reached 51%!

Through the binoculars, he could clearly see the situation in the forward positions. Hundreds of dead young soldiers were lying on the ground forever, their eyes were blurred, and they lost consciousness, maintaining the posture of fighting the Japanese soldiers before dying.

Looking at this scene, Tong Linge was extremely heartbroken, he didn't know what to say.

You must know that the young soldiers of these military training regiments are one of the most valuable assets of the 29th Army. After successfully completing the two-year training of the Military Training Corps, one can enter the 29th Army and become an officer envied by others.

However, reality has no assumptions.

The Japanese army came too fast, and the response from above was too slow.

The student military training regiment had no aircraft and artillery support, and no heavy weapons. The few grenades had been used up yesterday. They only had old Hanyang-made and old sleeves, and less than [-] rounds of spare ammunition. Fight the Japanese with extremely poor weaponry.

Under normal circumstances, the student military training regiment should not be equipped with such weapons, but due to the emergency, only these old-fashioned weapons were left in Nanyuan.

Today, because Wanping City and Lugou Bridge are almost controlled by the Japanese army, Beiping City has lost its connection with the outside world. With the fierce battle with the Japanese army for days, the ammunition reserves and strategic materials of the 29th Army in Beiping City have dropped to the bottom at a speed visible to the naked eye. Yesterday the Nanjing side secretly transported a batch of mid-level rifles into Peiping, and the situation with weapons and ammunition will get even worse.

"Let the student military training regiment be withdrawn, they can't be allowed to fight again, and the second regiment of the spy brigade and the third company of guards will be sent to the top." Tong Linge took a deep breath and gave the order.

"Yes!" The combat staff immediately left.

"Military seat, the Chuan'an Division seems to know our deployment situation, and specially selected the student military training regiment to attack the defense area. Starting from the entire Nanyuan defense line, this is the weakest point." At this time, the commander of the 132th Division, Zhao Dengyu, who was standing next to him, slowly said.

"Shuncheng, what do you mean, someone leaked our deployment information?" Tong Linge's pupils shrank suddenly and said solemnly.

"It should be." Zhao Dengyu affirmed: "After all, there will never be a shortage of traitors in our team. Two regiments of our 132nd Division were ambushed by the Japanese army in Tuanhe, and the Japanese army is now attacking the defense line of the student military training regiment. This is definitely not the case. What a coincidence!"

"These goddamn beasts, if I catch him, I have to rip this guy out! Staff Officer Yang, immediately find a way to contact the commander and inform him about the possible leakage of information about the military deployment of Nanyuan, and ask about the next decision." I couldn't sit still, thinking that the position of our defenders was exposed to the eyes of the Japanese like transparent glass, and the feeling of awning on my back came to my heart, and said with gnashing teeth.

If Zhao Dengyu did not make a mistake in his judgment, then the Nanyuan defensive battle must be over, and the troops should be withdrawn from the position immediately.

The reason is very simple, this battle cannot be fought!

Nanyuan was already under attack from both sides, and the Chuan'an Division had a great advantage with aircraft and heavy artillery. If the information on the positional deployment was leaked, Tong Linge really couldn't find any way to defend Nanyuan.

But if you want to give up Nanyuan's retreat, you must get Song Zheyuan's retreat order.

"Military seat, the radio station of the headquarters has not been repaired, and the communication systems of various departments have been destroyed by the Japanese army. We cannot get in touch with the commander." Yang Zhi, the communications staff officer, immediately reported.

Due to the serious lack of anti-aircraft weapons, the 29th Army troops stationed in the area around Nanyuan Airport suffered devastating air strikes, the command system completely collapsed, communication between various ministries was blocked, and orders could not be effectively transmitted.

The last radio station of the headquarters was damaged in the previous round of bombing by the Japanese army aircraft group. The communication personnel were dismantling the parts on other radio stations and repairing the radio station with the least damage.

"How long will it take to fix it?" Tong Linge was stunned when he heard the words, resisting the anger in his heart, and asked.

"At least five hours." Yang Zhi responded.

"Five hours... The Japanese army won't give us five hours." Tong Linge shook his head and sighed, thinking about countermeasures. Right now, there are only two options left for him. One, stick to Nanyuan, and two, without asking for instructions, press The original plan was to retreat through Dahongmen.

The importance of Nanyuan is irreplaceable. If he loses Nanyuan in Tonglin Pavilion, it will completely lose the Pingjin area.

But if you want to defend, you can't resist the attack of a Japanese division-level force without support.

……

At the front position, the student military training regiment received an order to retreat and switch defenses. This order made all the students breathe a sigh of relief, and the extremely tense nerves were finally relieved. Then Feng Hongguo, the second regiment of the spy brigade and the guard platoon exchanged defenses and organized the personnel. retreat in an orderly manner.

"Tan Qing, your marksmanship is really good. I'll give you credit for killing a Japanese lieutenant. After returning this time, I'm sure to be promoted." Wang Shu, the captain of the squadron who was slightly injured, held a pair of hands with both hands. The seriously wounded stretcher was in front, panting, and said to Tan Qing, who was behind the stretcher, "How is it, is this middle official working?"

After this battle, Tan Qing had killed eight devils, far exceeding the average level of the military training regiment, and ranked first in the regiment in terms of the number of enemies killed.

In terms of quality, there are two officers of the Japanese army squad leader and the Japanese army lieutenant, as well as three light and heavy machine gunners. The gold content is terrifying.

"It's much better than the old sleeve. Now I dare to hit a target at a distance of about 150 meters. When I get familiar with the gun, I guess I can hit a target of 200 meters." Tan Qing, who was carrying a stretcher, responded.

Both Wang Shu and Tan Qing were lucky, both of them were alive.

Of course, in terms of luck, it has to be Tan Qing, who is one of the few members of the military training regiment who has survived unscathed.

When the head-to-head battle was just now, they specially used guns to attack the grass-roots commander of the Japanese army. The student military training group was able to win this hand-to-hand battle, and it was inseparable from Tan Qing.

"200 meters? Good guy, with your pistol technique, you can definitely look good." Wang Shu sighed, shooting a 200-meter target was something he couldn't even imagine.

"I just want to eliminate the Japanese invaders." Tan Qing smiled.

"Om!" At this moment, a deep and distant familiar roar suddenly came from the sky. The Japanese army's four Type [-] bombers and four Type [-] fighters formed an air attack formation, from far to near, heading south. Garden position came.

"Damn it, the Japanese plane! Tan Qing, hurry up, there is a ditch in front!" Hearing the movement from the sky, Wang Shu's face changed. Knowing that this was the second attack launched by the Japanese army, he looked around and found a 50-meter open ditch.

Tan Qing's face was dignified, he nodded immediately, his foot speed suddenly increased, and he quickly ran forward with the seriously injured on the stretcher.

From hearing the sound of the plane to the arrival of the plane in the sky, the whole process took about 5 minutes.

When the retreating student military training group saw this, they each found cover at the fastest speed. The second regiment of the spy brigade and the guard platoon, who had just switched over to take over, hid in the anti-gun holes.

As long as the aerial bomb does not directly hit the anti-gun hole, the damage can be greatly reduced.

As for direct hits...

The results speak for themselves.

Soon, the Japanese air attack formation from Chengde Airport flew over Nanyuan, and aerial bombs weighing hundreds of kilograms fell like rain, covering the Nanyuan position. Type [-] fighter jets focused on bombing the area where the Second Regiment of the Secret Service Brigade was located.

The Nanyuan position was plunged into a sea of ​​fire, and the second regiment of the Secret Service Brigade, which was specially taken care of, had the highest bombing density.

The bomber completed the bombing, the fighters carried out several rounds of strafing on the ground positions, and the heavy artillery group affiliated to the Chuan'an Division opened fire again, carrying out coordinated infantry artillery operations to cover the attack of the first wing.

The first exploratory attack was at the brigade level.

The second time was a real attack, with troops reaching the wing level!

Fighting a snake and hitting seven inches, Kawagishi Wenzaburo is well aware of this truth. He admires the student military training group who dares to fight hand to hand, but he will never give up this precious opportunity to break through the Nanyuan position.

As the Japanese launched the second round of large-scale offensive, the defensive battle situation in Nanyuan took a sharp turn for the worse.

At [-]:[-] in the morning, in the face of the second fierce attack launched by the Japanese army, Tong Linge, who had not received Song Zheyuan's retreat order, had to order the front troops to retreat to the airport in an orderly manner and shrink the defense line.

Due to the loss of radio communication, when the Nanyuan defenders heard the order to retreat, they immediately fell into a state of confusion. Some troops followed the order and retreated while fighting. Some troops did not receive the order. Ask for instructions to retreat, give up the position directly and retreat.

"Send electricity to the commander of the Xiangyue Qing Division. The Chuan'an Division has broken through the Nanyuan line of defense at [-]:[-], and it is expected to break through the Nanyuan Airport before [-]:[-]. Tonglin Pavilion is suspected to have lost contact with Song Zheyuan, and Song Zheyuan has still not received the retreat order. In the headquarters of the Kawagishi Division, Kawagishi Wenzaburo observed the situation on the battlefield, nodded with satisfaction, and then ordered the Japanese army staff beside him.

"Hi!" The young Japanese army staff nodded in response and turned to leave.

"Your Excellency Chuan'an, Tong Linge and Zhao Dengyu never imagined that Song Zheyuan's retreat order was the first to know." Pan Yugui praised at the right time.

Kawagishi Fum Saburo smiled: "It's all thanks to you, Mr. Pan."

Song Zheyuan had already issued an order to retreat to the Nanyuan defenders as early as the morning of the 28th. However, due to the loss of communication with the radio station, he had no choice but to send a signal soldier to Nanyuan.

Coincidentally, this retreat order passed through Pan Yugui's hand, and before Tong Linge and Zhao Dengyu received the order, Kawagan Wen Saburo received this order including the complete retreat route and time schedule.

This matter is really interesting to Kawagishi Bunzaburo, and it challenges the imagination very much. After all, this is the retreat order of an army.

However, there is always a difference between real development and ideas.

At noon on July 28th, with the loss of the first position of the Nanyuan defense line, the defenders of the shrinking defense line struggled to support under the attack of the Chuan'an Division. Just when they were about to collapse, Zhao Dengyu, the commander of the 132nd Division, went to the front line in person. The warlord's participation in the battle boosted morale, raised the intensity of the battle to a new height, and both sides fell into a state of intense heat.

Hand-to-hand combat can be seen everywhere, with Type 82 infantry artillery and [-]mm mortars coming and going. The defenders defended the facilities around the airport and used almost all conditions to fight the Japanese army. The number of casualties on both sides continued to rise.

The sound of artillery fire continued, and the battle between the two sides reached the most intense level since the 29th Army entered the Pingjin area.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, inside the Nanyuan headquarters.

"Report to the military seat, Tan Qing, a new recruit of the student military training regiment, is reporting!" Tan Qing, whose face was full of smoke and dust, carried a mid-level rifle, entered the headquarters, came to the side of Deputy Commander Tong Linge, and reported loudly.

"Are you the spectacled sharpshooter from the military training regiment?" Tong Linge glanced at Tan Qing, with a handsome face, wearing glasses, and the aura of a scholar and a soldier all over his body. The two merged with each other, making people feel both heroic and refined.

"Yes, military seat!" Tan Qing responded loudly.

"Student Tan Qing, tell me, how many devils have you killed now?" Tong Linge's first impression of Tan Qing is excellent. According to his understanding, this student is not only a sharpshooter, but also ranks among the top in the military training regiment. Mao.

The graduates of Peking No. [-] Middle School are no joke.

Tan Qing said, "Seventeen!"

After retreating and changing defenses from the first position, Tan Qing continued to play his role as a sharpshooter. He took advantage of the high precision and long range of the official rifle to shoot and kill many Japanese light and heavy machine gunners and grassroots officers.

The number of annihilated enemies has increased from the previous eight to seventeen.

"Seventeen, if my 29 soldiers are like you, I will not be afraid of a hundred thousand devils coming. Student Tan Qing, in view of your outstanding performance in the Nanyuan defensive battle, you fought bravely. From now on, I will promote you as a Second lieutenant officer, deputy captain of the No.12 Squadron of the Military Training Corps."

Tong Linge was dumbfounded, took a deep breath, and said: "When this battle is over, I will personally apply to Nanjing for the Baoding Medal for you!"

"Tan Qing thanked the military for his love." Tan Qing was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that he would be promoted by the line of fire, and he still had the Baoding Medal to get. He finally understood the reason for coming to the headquarters this time, and responded quickly.

Tong Linge said: "Tan Qing, from the perspective of the grass-roots officers and soldiers, talk about your views on Nanyuan's combat situation."

"view?"

Tan Qing was slightly puzzled, seeing Tong Linge didn't seem like he was joking, he pondered for a while, and said slowly: "Report to the military seat, the quality of the individual soldiers of the Japanese Chuan'an Division is very high, and the brothers suffered heavy casualties, it is difficult to persist for a long time, only With our strength, it is impossible to resist the attack of the Chuan'an Division. At most, the airport will be breached in three hours, and Nanyuan has become a dead place. Of course, students are not afraid of death, they are just evaluating from a personal point of view."

When Tong Linge heard Tan Qing's words, he was silent for two seconds, and then said slowly: "Dead place... I know, leaving the green hills without worrying about no firewood, surrounded by left and right, without outside assistance, it is indeed a dead place, it's time to retreat. ."

Since there was no retreat order from Song Zheyuan, he hesitated for a long time between defending Nanyuan and retreating.

Now, the time has come to have to make a choice.

Never mind, retreat!

"Military seat, let the students talk more, if our army chooses to retreat now, firstly, we must lay mines to slow down the riverside divisions, secondly, we must burn tires to create smoke along the way, beware of Japanese aircraft, and pay special attention to Tongzhou Japanese and Fengtai Japanese, they If we set up an ambush on the way of our army's northward withdrawal, it will cause a devastating blow to our army."

Hearing Tong Linge's words, Tan Qing still didn't understand what it meant. After a second of silence, he said softly, "Our army is very likely to be wiped out like the two regiments of the 132nd Division."

"Tongzhou Japanese army and Fengtai Japanese army? Yes, you are right, I almost forgot about this." Tong Linge was stunned when he heard the words, turned and immediately looked at the map of Peiping. After two seconds, cold sweat broke out on his back.

Since we are going to retreat, we must choose to retreat from the north into the city, because there are Japanese troops in the east, west and south. If the Japanese army ambushed Tongzhou and Fengtai during the retreat, the result is self-evident.

"Report to the deputy commander, the commander issued a retreat order, ordering our army to retreat according to the original route and enter Peiping." At this moment, a communications staff officer ran in at the fastest speed, stood at attention, and submitted the retreat order.

"Retreat order?!"

Tong Linge was a little stunned, he made up his mind to retreat on the front foot, and the commander of the rear foot Song Zheyuan's retreat order came. After taking a look at the paper document, it was written that the time was 6:40 today.

Retreat order at 6:40am, delivered at 1:10pm...  

It was delayed by more than six hours!
At this moment, Tong Linge didn't know what to say in his heart. Should he blame Song Zheyuan, the commander of the army, or should he blame the Japanese army for destroying their communication system?

"Immediately order the regiments to retreat in an orderly manner according to the original route...Wait, Tan Qing, I ask you, if you were a Japanese army, if you knew the retreat route of our army, where would you set up an ambush?" With the retreat order, Tong Linge took a deep breath. No matter what, the retreat of the Nanyuan defenders was finally justifiable. He was about to give the order when he suddenly thought of something, and a pair of eyes like sharp knives suddenly turned to Tan Qing in front of him.

Hearing the words, the communications staff officer had a confused expression on his face, wondering why his deputy commander asked this soldier who had no rank beside him.

Tan Qing frowned slightly, not understanding the meaning of Tong Linge's assumption, turned his head to look at the sand table, and without hesitation pointed to the Dahongmen in the north of Nanyuan: "Know the retreat route of our army... Military seat, I will be at Dahongmen. Set up an ambush, the terrain here is open and there is no danger to defend, only two battalions can block the Dahongmen around, cooperate with the aircraft to weave a fishing net, wait for work, and cooperate with the Chuanan division to wipe out the whole."

"Dahongmen, yes, it's here. As you said, if I lead the team there, I'll get into the Japanese army's fishing net and I'll have to wait to die."

After listening to Tan Qing's words, Tong Linge's mind flashed across his mind, and he immediately understood the possible intention of the Japanese army. With a cold face, he issued an order to the communications staff around him: "Staff Zhang, immediately order all regiments to lay mines, burn tires, and orderly organize an retreat. , break through the encirclement in the direction of Sihezhuang!"

The communications staff was suddenly surprised: "Ah?! Deputy Commander, don't we go through the big red door?"

"Don't go, go through the big red gate, there is only a dead end waiting for us." Tong Linge responded: "Don't ask so many questions, just follow the orders."

"Yes!" The communications staff officer had no choice but to nod, and quickly turned to leave to inform the regiments.

"Tan Qing, you are a piece of material, work hard." Tong Linge turned his head to look at Tan Qing, his eyes softened, showing love, and encouraged.

"Xie Junzuo cultivated." Tan Qing responded respectfully.

The order was conveyed to the Nanyuan regiments at the fastest speed through the messengers. Soon, flames burned in and around the airport. The tire rubber and the wet haystack with gasoline burned violently, releasing black and brown smoke, which filled the entire airport and suddenly appeared. The billowing smoke scared the Japanese army into thinking it was a gas bomb, and hurriedly suspended the attack.

At the same time, the engineer company laid mines on various roads and passages. After the preparations for the retreat were completed, the Nanyuan defenders, led by Tonglin Pavilion and Zhao Dengyu, who was slightly injured, gradually and orderly evacuated Nanyuan and went northwestward. Zhuang direction breakthrough.

According to the original schedule, the rest of the 29th Army of the Nanyuan Defense War would not retreat until three o'clock in the afternoon. The retreat route was due north and returned to Peiping through Dahongmen. Death in battle.

Time passed slowly, and the Nanyuan battle had been eerily suspended for 20 minutes.

"What exactly does Tonglin Pavilion want to do?" Kawagan Wen Saburo looked at the smog in Nanyuan, his brows wrinkled slightly, and he was puzzled. After testing by the front-line troops, these smog were not poisonous gas bombs, but the smoke produced by burning rubber.

But that's what made him suspicious.

Why does Tong Linge burn rubber?

Prepare to delay time, or the so-called trapped beasts are still fighting.

It is impossible for reinforcements to support Nanyuan in the surrounding areas of Peiping unless the opponent retreats into Peiping City, but he has arranged for the Tongzhou Xuandao Regiment to set up an ambush at Dahongmen, the only way to retreat to the north.

Staying in place is death, and retreating north is also death.

"Reporting to the head of the division, the front-line troop reconnaissance found that the defenders of Nanyuan Airport have retreated." A Japanese army staff officer entered the headquarters, came to Kawagan Wenzaburo's side, and lowered his head to report.

"It turned out to be like this. The large troops were ordered to be stationed at Nanyuan Airport, and the First Wing continued to pursue the 29th Army." Hearing this, Fumisaburo Kawagishi had a comfortable smile on his face, and his heart relaxed slightly.

"Hi!" The Japanese army staff quickly left.

"Mr. Pan, Tong Linge and Zhao Dengyu are going to die soon, and that student military training regiment is going to die..." Kawagan Wen Saburo said to Pan Yugui who was beside him.

Pan Yugui smiled and said, "Your Excellency Kawa'an, you are right, we just need to wait for the good news."

Kawagishi Bunzaburo nodded in satisfaction.

A few minutes later, a Japanese communications staff officer came in a hurry, and his words revealed a little anxiety: "Reporting to the division commander, the first regiment found that the Nanyuan defenders did not retreat to Dahongmen, but retreated to the northwest. , bypass the big red gate."

"Nani?! Bypassing the Dahongmen?" Kawagishi Wen Saburo was stunned, what's the situation?
"Hi! The Nanyuan garrison burned rubber along the way, causing a large cloud of smoke to interfere with the line of sight. Landmines were planted on all passages and roads of Nanyuan Airport. Sixty imperial soldiers from the First Wing were crushed and 130 were injured. Because the scope of the minefield is unknown, Unable to pursue!"

"Mr. Pan, it seems that Tong Linge guessed that someone leaked information and temporarily modified the retreat route. It's a pity..."

The butterfly flaps its wings gently, and the little person points the country casually.

Tan Qing, who was staying in the student military training group, would never have imagined that a few words he exchanged casually with Tong Linge, the deputy army commander, would change the result of more than 5000 Nanyuan defenders being ambushed and wiped out at Dahongmen, let alone Thinking that the two generals Tong Linge and Zhao Dengyu survived because of this.

In the Battle of Nanyuan, the two generals Tong Linge and Zhao Dengyu died heroically.

In terms of status and influence, Tong Linge and Zhao Dengyu are no less than Zhang Zizhong, the commander of the 38th Division.

The defenders of Nanyuan successfully withdrew to Peiping, but due to the loss of Nanyuan, the Japanese army's strategic goal of occupying the whole of Beiping remained unchanged, and the 29th Army was forced to withdraw from Peiping.

On July 29, Peiping fell.

On July 28, the Anti-Japanese War in Tianjin, which began on the 29th, officially ended. The isolated and helpless [-]th Army of Tianjin Guards withdrew from the city, and Tianjin fell.

Once the news that Pingjin area fell into the hands of the Japanese invaders came out, there was an uproar in the world, countless people were outraged, and some people were afraid, frightened, and afraid.

The period of full-scale war of resistance has officially arrived.

……

Yulin, Sancha Bay.

More than ten days passed, and a factory facility with more than 1000 people who worked hard for 24 hours rose from the ground. It stands at the end of the Loess Plateau. The mighty blast furnace exudes surging metallurgical power, and the red brick and cement chimney is about 15 meters tall and straight. And the practical conveyor belt, the small coking rotary kiln with improved structure using the principle of rotary kiln, and the red brick cement structure steel factory building built in the core area.

The plant area is about [-] square meters, and most of the interior is empty. The top of the building is welding a crane with a lifting weight of [-] tons. The left side is reserved for casting equipment and rolling mills. The right side is for forging equipment and electroslag remelting furnace area. Two are basically blank.

The center position is different. An alkaline converter with a molten pool volume of 0.3 cubic meters and a three-layer internal structure comes into view. The furnace shell is wrapped by a layer of steel plates, with trunnions and support rings. It is installed on the tilting device with DC motor to form the base of the converter.

The entire converter base is located on a reinforced concrete foundation to ensure stability.

These are the results of the hard work of more than a thousand soldiers of the Red First Division, divided into two shifts and working 24 hours a day.

The test furnace body composed of high-purity white cloud bricks and multi-layer protection has been completed. Now, the infrastructure of the test furnace is complete, and the smelting test can be carried out when the core equipment arrives in Yulin and the assembly is completed.

"Now that the infrastructure has been completed, I will wait for the news from Professor Zhuang. I don't know how the air separation equipment and the three-hole oxygen gun are processed..." After completing the welding of the last part of the ten-ton crane, Yu Hua put down the welding tongs and other tools , After the weld has cooled down a little, check carefully to confirm that there is no problem, then stand up, glance at the test furnace in the center, and think silently.

(End of this chapter)