Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Zhou Weihan returned to the headquarters in a hurry. During the meeting, some documents in the headquarters had been packed, and only one radio station was still on it.

"Old Zhou, the troops are almost assembled and ready to go at any time. This is the list that has been calculated. Take a look!" Seeing Zhou Weihan coming back, Xing Zhiguo handed over the folder in his hand.

"The casualties are not small!" When Zhou Weihan told the soldiers before, he only had a general impression in his mind, but now he has intuitive figures.

The two regiments of the [-]th Division participated in the siege of Lingchuan successively, and suffered heavy casualties in the annihilation battle outside the city. In the list counted by Xing Zhiguo, the number was reported in units of companies, and then summarized in the regiments and reported to the headquarters.

Zhou Weihan read it from top to bottom. Xu Dali's 279th Regiment lost 207 people, seriously injured 352 people, and slightly injured 150 people. Yang Han's 280th Regiment lost 322 people, seriously injured 260 people, and slightly injured 129 people.

The remaining 29st, 359rd, 1789th, and [-]th regiments had [-] casualties, and the six regiments had a total of [-] casualties.

"Why did the 280th regiment have so many casualties?" Zhou Weihan asked with a frown.

Xing Zhiguo also discovered this problem, and specifically asked Fu Weisheng, the political commissar of the 280th Regiment: "I have learned about the situation. Although the 280th Regiment's weapons and equipment are not weak, the firepower of the platoon lacks small artillery that can destroy the Japanese army's firepower, and there is also a lack of health workers. It is my dereliction of duty that the seriously injured did not receive timely treatment after the battle!"

"Hey, don't say that, after all, the 280th regiment has not been fully included in the battle order of our Eighth Route Army, so it's not good to arrange manpower openly!" Zhou Weihan waved his hands after hearing this.

"I have dispatched a batch of small guns and gunners to the 280th regiment, and the health workers are already in place. In addition, I sent a telegram to Lao Zhao, and comrades from the local armed forces will be there to meet the wounded along the way!" Xing Zhiguo said one by one.

"Yeah!" Zhou Weihan nodded after hearing this, closed the folder, and put it on the table. Xing Zhiguo handled everything in detail, so Zhou Weihan was relieved.

Zhou Weihan looked at his watch, it was not yet five o'clock: "Let the soldiers take a rest before setting off, the little devil's reconnaissance planes are always hovering in the sky, the troop's target is too big!"

"Okay!" Xing Zhiguo responded.

It was after seven o'clock that day, and the sky was getting dark. Zhou Weihan gave an order, and the regiments of the Tainan Military Region divided into several groups, and marched towards the suburbs of Changzhi according to different routes.

In Changzhi City, after the Japanese army initially launched a tentative attack, they were desperately counterattacked by the soldiers of the [-]th Army, and they decisively adopted a steady and steady tactic.

There is a brigade left near the two city gates in the west and by, and the heavy artillery unit is divided into two and deployed around the perimeter, and then the four brigades are gradually advancing along the streets and alleys in the west, northwest, north, and northeast directions.

After the Japanese heavy artillery launched a ranged bombardment, the offensive troops relied on infantry artillery and grenades to pull out the firepower of the [-]th Army.

It was getting dark, but the gunshots in Changzhi City were extremely intense.

"Boom!" With the sound of an explosion, a circular fortification arranged by the [-]th Division at the intersection was destroyed by the Japanese army, and a heavy machine gun arranged in it, together with the main and deputy shooters, were shrouded in flames.

The scene suddenly fell into silence. The second lieutenant in charge of the command looked stern, and with a wave of his right hand, seven or eight little devils in charge of exploring the road leaned against the wall and moved forward cautiously.

...

In the darkness, the little devil's footsteps echoed in the empty streets. Dozens of muzzles of guns protruded from the windows, door cracks, and courtyard walls of houses on both sides of the street.

With a gunshot, the firepower of the rifle mixed with the light machine gun enveloped the little devil who was in charge of exploring the road.

"Baga!" The second lieutenant of the Japanese army cursed angrily when he saw this. This situation was within his expectation. After the Japanese army invaded the city, every time they occupied a street, they would have to pay [-] to [-] casualties. More casualties than during the siege.

The Japanese army did not have a good way to do this. There was not much ammunition left, and the shells used by the heavy artillery that consumed the most were about to run out, and they could not carry out large-scale shelling of the defense houses in the city. Although each brigade had two [-]-type infantry artillery, but The number is too small to play a decisive role.

During the day, the Japanese air support arrived, but was startled away by the anti-aircraft machine guns deployed by the [-]th Army in the city.

The Japanese army was also inexperienced in urban battles. Looking at every previous battle, after the Japanese army broke through the city, there were not many national troops defending the city, and all of them fled or surrendered.

In the original Songhu battle, heavy artillery and naval guns docked along the coast were also used to inflict large-scale damage to the national army.

When the battle between the two sides fell into a stalemate, the chief of staff of the [-]th Army was reporting today's battle to Fan Hanjie.

"Junzuo, so far, the Japanese army has occupied thirteen secondary streets and forty-seven alleys in the city. The Japanese army has occupied nearly half of the city. Now only the south gate is still under our control!"

"The Forty-fifth Division suffered more than 1200 casualties, and the Forty-sixth Division suffered more than 1000 casualties. Our soldiers were reimbursed in companies and rows. If things go on like this, at most we will be able to hold out for one day tomorrow!"

Fan Hanjie sat at the gate of the military headquarters, his lungs ached from the pungent gunpowder smoke: "Tell the soldiers to hold on, the casualties of the little devils will not be small, tomorrow is the moment of decisive victory!"

While the two were talking, there was a sudden gunshot from the south gate. Fan Hanjie waited for a while, and then dialed the number of the pre-eighth division headquarters.

"what happened?"

"Mr. Zuo, a group of Japanese soldiers sneaked into the south gate. I have already sent people to support. Please rest assured, Mr. Zuo. The Eighth Division will definitely repel the incoming enemy and keep our army's retreat channel!" The voice on the other end of the phone Shouted Chen Sunong, the commander of the Eighth Preliminary Division.

The story is divided into two parts. The Tainan Military Region is marching with the headquarters, the First Regiment, the Artillery Battalion and the Independent Regiment of the New Fifth Army.

The large troops were hanging behind, and a company of [-] people was leading the way in front of a regiment.

Neither Zhou Weihan nor Xing Zhiguo rode a horse. Except for the pack horses used by the artillery battalion and the war horses used by the messengers, all the other horses were sent to transport the wounded.

"Detachment Captain, there is a situation ahead!" Jing Dagang trotted over.

"What's the situation?" Zhou Weihan waved his hand, and Xing Zhiguo immediately ordered the troops to stop marching.

"The soldiers in charge of the investigation reported that a large number of national troops appeared five miles away from our location, at least several thousand people, and they are currently resting!" Jing Dagang said.

"National Army? Are you sure?"

"Can't be wrong!"

"Where are we now?"

Jing Dagang heard the words and looked around. The road was passing in front of him in a lump: "Lijiazhai in Huguan, the fellow who led the way said that if you go forward for more than [-] miles, you will arrive at Huguan and Changzhi. Borderlands!"

"Well, well, the march has been so long, let the soldiers rest, Lao Xing stays here and sits, since he is the national army, he must go to Changzhi, and I will meet the other party's chief!"

Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance