Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

The plan for the joint operation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was a bit crude, and even the top commanders of the two sides did not meet each other, but they just understood the essentials of the plan. The national army also communicated the operational plan by telegram, which also led to the implementation There are many variables in the process.

According to the original plan and the best strategy, the main force encircled from the outside line intercepted the Japanese army before the Japanese reinforcements arrived at Lingchuan County, and induced the Japanese and puppet troops who were sticking to Lingchuan to take the initiative to go out of the city to fight in the field.

In the middle strategy, the Japanese reinforcements rushed to the foot of Lingchuan City first, but no matter which siege troops the Japanese attacked, the troops they belonged to must do their best to delay the Japanese troops and wait for the encircling troops to encircle them, while the outside troops waited for an opportunity to attack.

In this way, the siege troops will definitely face the Japanese army's two-sided attack.

As for the bad policy, Zhou Weihan never expected what the bad policy would be. The forces of both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in Lingchuan did not allow any bad policy to appear.

At dawn, Japanese reinforcements appeared outside the 89th Division, and the Japanese sent several search teams to engage in encounters with the guards outside the 89th Division.

The 89th Division is the direct line of the Central Army, and it is also Tang Enbo's starting unit. Although it is not as good as the 87th, 88th, and 36th Divisions, which are equipped with some German equipment, they are still the same. A full-fledged rifle with a variety of heavy weapons.

Among them, there are more than 4500 official Type 320 rifles, more than 48 Czech light machine guns, 24 ​​Maxim heavy machine guns, 82 anti-aircraft machine guns, 24 75mm mortars, 12 37mm mountain guns, and 6 [-]mm anti-aircraft guns. The door, and the ammunition is relatively sufficient.

In the Battle of Xuzhou, Commander Li of the fifth theater mainly used it as a mobile strike corps. In fact, it was the Tang Enbo Army and General Zhang Zizhong's 59th Army. , Only these two troops have been running north and south, attacking the Japanese invaders on the outside.

It can be said that the Thirteenth Army in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War was one of the first-class main forces on the North China battlefield. If only the Central Army is concerned, one of them can even be removed.

In the later period of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Thirteenth Army was also one of the earliest troops to change equipment, in addition to the five main forces of the New First Army, New Sixth Army, Fifth Army, Eighteenth Army, and Seventy-fourth Army.

Because of this, the Thirteenth Army was once regarded by the outside world as the sixth main force after the five main forces. It can be seen that the evaluation of its combat effectiveness is generally relatively high.

If it weren't for the two divisions of the Thirteenth Army participating in the battle that still preserved their strength during the siege, otherwise the Japanese and puppet troops entrenched in Lingchuan City would never have waited for reinforcements to arrive.

Objectively speaking, if all the soldiers of the 89th Division have the determination to fight to the death, they are qualified to be the core point of the battlefield.

With the preliminary confrontation between the small groups of the two sides, the news of the arrival of the Japanese reinforcements quickly spread to the siege forces in the other two directions. At the same time, the 89rd Regiment and the Supplementary Regiment of the 833th Division, which served as the reserve team, greeted them from both sides. Guan quickly felt the difficulty of the 89th Division based on the current battle situation.

"As expected of a national army unit that can fight fiercely with the Fifth Division, it really has some strength. When will the air support arrive?" Commander Shinmura Yoji asked the adjutant beside him.

"Sir, Xinxiang Airport called [-] minutes ago, and two squadrons have already taken off!" The adjutant at the side responded.

Niimura Yoji nodded in satisfaction after hearing the words: "Yo Xi!"

The Japanese reinforcements dared to go deep alone, and the air support that arrived immediately was their strong support.

"Immediately notify the artillery unit to bombard the weak points of the national army in front, guide the flying team of the imperial army, and open a passage for the warriors!" roared loudly.

Soon, under the cover of artillery fire, the Japanese army's two heavy machine gun squadrons with a total of [-] Type [-] heavy machine guns also formed suppressive firepower against the national army troops on both sides.

More than a thousand Japanese infantry launched a fearless charge. At the same time, the Japanese and puppet troops huddled in Lingchuan County, except for a small group of troops on the north and east sides to contain the siege troops outside the city.

The remaining 89 Japanese and puppet troops took a cavalry company of Zhang Lanfeng's puppet army as the vanguard, and launched a fierce attack on the 831st and 832nd regiments outside the city of the [-]th division.

Although both the enemy and us were prepared, the officers of the 89th Division still did not expect that the Japanese army would pick on them.

After the cavalry company of the puppet army attracted the firepower of the two regiments of the national army, the rest of the Japanese puppet army immediately bit up, without even using the artillery. Several openings were torn open by the Japanese army.

Less than ten minutes after the battle on the west side of the battlefield, more than [-] Japanese aircraft appeared in the sky above the battlefield.

The two reconnaissance planes at the front first lowered their altitude, circled over the battlefield, and then sent out an attack signal.

The rest of the bombers were divided into two batches and dropped aerial bombs on the 89th Division surrounded by the Japanese army. In an instant, the battlefield was engulfed in flames.

Although all the soldiers of the 89th Division had already built fortifications around the battlefield and were on guard against Japanese bombers, fierce battles were taking place on the front and rear sides. Many soldiers were submerged in the flames before they could hide in the air-raid shelters.

Fortunately, the soldiers of the 89th Division were distributed in two directions to intercept the Japanese army, and the personnel were not concentrated.

At this moment, twenty-four anti-aircraft machine guns hidden in the dark fired at once, and two bombers were immediately concentrated and fell near the battlefield with black smoke. The rest of the bombers fled the battlefield like frightened rabbits.

Seeing this, the Japanese commanders in both directions immediately ordered the troops to attack.

The 89th Division Division.

"Division seat, the Japanese army has intensified their attacks, and the brothers suffered heavy casualties. I really can't stand it anymore!" The commander of the 832 regiment went to the division headquarters in person to complain.

Shu Rong, the commander of the 89th Division, put down his binoculars. He had a panoramic view of the battlefield ahead, and then looked at the commander of the 832nd Regiment, whose body was covered in blood.

"I have seen the situation just now. Your department and the 831 regiment are indeed under a lot of pressure, but don't forget the Huangpu spirit. As the regiment leader, you must always stick to your command position. You can still be honored if you die in battle. It must be infamous for thousands of years, you choose one!" Shu Rong said in a deep voice.

"This"

"Go back!" Shu Rong said angrily.

"Yes!" The head of the 832 regiment walked away disheartened upon hearing this.

After he left, the chief of staff of the 89th Division on the side hesitated to speak: "Master, if you continue to fight, our 89th Division's old foundation will be wiped out. I'm afraid the chief will not be able to."

"Chief of Staff, I don't understand what you said. I don't know how the chief executive will deal with you for the time being, but the sword in the principal's hand is already on your neck!" The telegram that was sent.

"In this battle, our 89th Division is the key to changing the direction of the current battle. We will delay the Japanese army until the main force arrives, and then we can completely annihilate the two Japanese armies fighting in the army. Otherwise, we will miss the opportunity!"

"Pass my order, all the soldiers of the 89th Division, the military situation is urgent, and anyone who escapes before the battle will be killed!" Shu Rong said decisively.