The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 678 Japanese Army Meeting

The leader of the [-]st Regiment was reporting today's battle situation to Wang Yaowu. He sighed, "The Japanese advance very slowly, but this is not the solution. They will occupy part of our positions every day, and they will not be able to counterattack at night. If this is the case Throw away a little bit every day, throw away a little bit every day, and throw away a little bit every day. Sooner or later, China will be lost by us."

The leader of the 600st Regiment was extremely anxious and said hurriedly: "Division Commander, you have to give me some artillery support. After retreating on the [-]th, the Japanese army sent a small group of troops to harass the front line of our regiment. There have been casualties. Five, [-] people.”

Wang Yaowu comforted him and said: "I'm here to solve this problem. Don't worry. Let your frontline companies withdraw. There is only one platoon left on the position. I will send another one." The new company will go over and tell the remaining platoon commander that he must listen to the arrangements of the new company commander."

"Okay!" The leader of the [-]st Regiment immediately made arrangements, and then asked: "Commander, can that company do it? We have sent many companies up, and they have all been beaten down."

"Whether it works or not depends on them." Wang Yaowu said, "Just wait."

The divisional scouts quickly ran to the new company and told Xia Yuan about entering the front line.

"Brothers, pack your equipment and let's go."

When it got dark, the Japanese army suspended the attack and was changing defenses. The Japanese Cavalry No. 11 Regiment also had very strong combat capabilities. They continued the method of the No. 20 Second Regiment, attacking with small groups, and continued Attack the national army positions during the day.

There are only three days left before the 11th day of the general offensive. During these three days, the No. [-] Wing will kill more positions of the national army and prepare for the next counterattack.

The Japanese army was changing their defenses, and the Chinese army was also changing their defenses. This time, it was the new company, the troops led by Xia Yuan, who recovered.

The strength of the unit is about 110 people. This is the strength of one platoon left by the division commander on the position. The strength of the newly formed company has only reached about 110 men.

Japanese command post.

The commander of the No. 11 Division was named Yamamuro Munetake, and his division participated in the Jinling Massacre.

There is a pile of documents on the table, one of which is very special.

There is only a number on the top of the document, named 'Ghost'. Yamamuro Munetake sat on a stool expressionlessly and said: "Our enemy is not the national army, but this ghost. Since our landing operations, so far, the number of casualties has been It has reached more than 15 people, and one-tenth of the casualties were caused by troops from this ghost. According to the information handed over by the intelligence department, this ghost has participated in the Luodian War. He does not belong to the National Army's No. The [-]th Group Army was established in Jiading, and the person who led it was named Xia Yuan!"

"Xia Yuan!?"

Sitting next to the table were more than a dozen Japanese soldiers from the No. 11 Division wearing military uniforms of different ranks. Their positions ranged from major colonel, lieutenant colonel, colonel, and major general.

They are no strangers to ghosts. In recent days, the national army near Luodian has begun to completely stop attacking Luodian. Then a small force appears from nowhere and attacks the Japanese positions in Luodian every night. They The places he selected were very precise and were always weak points in their defenses. In more than a week, he attacked a total of eight times, causing more than 600 Japanese casualties.

What is the concept of 600 people? You must know that many brigades in the division have not suffered casualties reaching 600 since the landing operations. The casualties in eight attacks exceeded 600, which is indirectly equivalent to directly wiping out half of the Japanese army. The level of casualties is shocking. All Japanese commanders.

This national army unit that attacked their position at night also appeared in the sight of many Japanese commanders.

These days, they ordered spies within the national army to inquire and collect intelligence, and finally found this unit. What surprised them was that their enemy, the commander-in-chief of the No. 15 Group Army, Chen Cheng, was also looking for this unit. , that is to say, this unit is not from the [-]th Army.

Afterwards, the spies continued their operations, and finally collected basic information about this unit in the past few days.

This unit came from Jiading and was composed of a group of broken soldiers. Its initiator was a platoon leader named Xia Yuan. He had previously participated in the Battle of Luodian and the Battle of Sitang River. He had arrived on the battlefield as a new recruit and wiped out four Japanese troops in one night. Detachment, that night, a Japanese squadron suffered heavy casualties, and it was this man who did it.

After that, the Qiaojiazhai position on the west side also fell. It was the only position in the entire defense line of the Japanese No. 20 Second Regiment that fell.

Later, this man traveled to Sitang River and participated in the battle of Sitang River. In the battle of Sitang River, he once again created a brilliant fighter plane, killing 53 enemies with 53 rounds of bullets, and became the marksman of Sitang River.

Before he became the Sitang River marksman, at the beginning of the month, the Japanese army wiped out a large number of Japanese troops in the first round of attacks on the Sitang River. Later, under the supervision of Li Youcai, the adjutant of the [-]th Battalion, he became the Sitang River marksman. Tanghe Sharpshooter, these documents were submitted through many layers, and naturally passed through the hands of spies. Only then did the Japanese army know such details.

In addition, during the last wave of fierce offensive organized by the National Army on the 40th, the front position of the second brigade of the Japanese No. [-] Fourth Regiment was broken through, and an important machine gun firepower point was lost. Fortunately, the attackers who attacked the second brigade position The national army was seriously short of troops and ultimately failed to expand the size of its position. According to the intelligence records of the national army, it was also the guy named Xia Yuan who did it.

If you think about it carefully, this Chinese person is really scary.

In battles in which he participated, their defenses were always breached and their casualties always increased.

"The commander of the No. 15 Group Army, Chen Cheng, issued an order to the commander of the 67th Division to recruit Xia Yuan into the 67th Division. However, according to intelligence, that day, the 67th Division was focused on resisting the attack of the No. 40 Fourth Regiment and did not go to Jiading. , but his adjutant went there, I estimate that this person is in the 67th Division."

The voice of the division commander Sotake Yamamuro was relatively heavy. His eyes fell on the Japanese No. 40 Fourth Regiment Colonel He Chitakaji, and the Japanese No. 40 Third Regiment Colonel Asama Yoshio.

It was the Asama detachment formed by the Japanese No. 67 Fourth Regiment and the Japanese No. 40 Third Regiment that attacked the 40th Division of the Japanese Army.

Finally, he stayed for a few seconds on Colonel Nagatsu Sahige of the Japanese No. 20 Second Regiment, and then said: "You must always keep an eye on the casualties of the troops. Once the casualties of a certain unit become strange, you must respond immediately. , strive to kill this Chinese!"

"Yes!"

The atmosphere at the Japanese command headquarters was rather solemn. They had never seen such a powerful Chinese. Fortunately, there was only one Chinese who fought so fiercely.

If there were a little more, the casualties of troops fighting on the front line would not be this number.

In this meeting, in addition to mentioning Ghost and Xia Yuan, the counterattack plan for the [-]th was also mentioned. "We are going to gather troops from four regiments on the [-]th to launch a counterattack on the National Army positions. What we want is to completely drive the National Army out of the Luodian defense line, stabilize the defense line of our [-]th Division, and wait for support from the rear. Troops arriving.”

The Battle of Luodian has lasted for more than a month. More than half of the Japanese No. 11 Division suffered casualties. It was the heaviest casualty since the Japanese No. 11 Division participated in the war of aggression against China.

Shanshi Zongwu was holding back a fire in his heart, and this fire continued to be vented on the Chinese people.

The meeting of the Japanese army lasted for three hours, and then commanders at all levels took cars along the path to rush back to the troops before dawn.

Early morning.

The Japanese Cavalry No. 11 Regiment had just completed the handover with the No. 22 Regiment. It was a squadron of Japanese troops who entered the frontal defense area. They arrived at the forward position, learned from the combat experience of the No. 20 Second Regiment, and placed a squadron behind the squadron. The troops of the brigade were quietly waiting for the arrival of the next day.

The Japanese army's attack pattern is very stable. They first use artillery to destroy the houses on the attack route, and then send scouts to conduct reconnaissance of the housing area. After a brief reconnaissance, they immediately dispatch small groups of troops to attack the Japanese army as quickly as possible. position.

This is what the platoon leader of a platoon left behind by the retreating company of the 30st Regiment said. There were more than [-] people in the platoon. After a battle, only a dozen people were left. The platoon leader's surname was Li. Platoon Leader Li had fought with the Japanese for so long and suffered a lot. The soldiers in the platoon were all veterans and knew the Japanese attack patterns very well.

After listening to Platoon Leader Li's story, Xia Yuan smoked a cigarette for him and said: "The offensive mode of the Japanese has remained unchanged throughout the ages. Before the September [-]th Incident, they used this offensive mode and it has never changed. Yes, but this trick has a miraculous effect on us."

"It's not that our weapons and equipment are not as good as theirs. The squad has been equipped with individual grenade launchers of the little Japs. Our battalion can only have a few mortars, which is pretty good." The veteran smoked a cigarette and looked at the company. Commander, I don’t know if what the company commander told them can be used to deal with the little Japanese devil.

Platoon leader Li then told Xia Yuan about the situation on the battlefield, "The Japanese only attacked two houses, one was the Du family residence in the north, and the other was the Sun family residence in the south."

There is no doubt that the Japanese invaders only attack houses.

"Because of the way it was built, in terms of defense, the house can withstand the bombardment of Japanese small-caliber grenades. On the other hand, it can also withstand heavy machine gun fire. Its geographical location is very good, with two points on the east and west sides. The span between them is too large. If small groups of troops are sent out to harass, and the east and west sides need to be taken care of, more troops will need to be dispatched, which will play into the Japanese army's hands."

"And it is a very unwise decision to separate the troops for fighting."

Xia Yuan's words made Platoon Leader Li feel the same way and said:
"Company Commander Xia, you are right. If a company spreads out to defend two houses, it needs to send a platoon of troops in the middle to watch. The company's troops will be divided into three groups."

"So, the Japanese army only needs to harass two of the points, and then concentrate their forces to defeat them one by one." As soon as the veteran thought about it, he immediately thought of the plan of the Japanese devils.

"Yes, even if we were attacked by the Japanese army like this, the company had to pay half of its casualties to hold the position."

Platoon Leader Li sighed and said: "On the contrary, the Japanese casualties were minimal. Which company can withstand such casualties? Now that you are here, I have to tell you about the situation of the Japanese. When the Japanese fight, especially Be cunning, they will shoot first, and when they hear your return shot, they will use a grenade to blow up, knocking you unconscious, and then send a small team to go around from the side."

Lao Qi's eyes widened and he said, "How can the Japanese be so cunning!?"

Everyone was also slightly shocked. They knew that the Japanese were cunning, but they did not expect to be so cunning.

According to what Platoon Leader Li said, once the Japanese began to attack, no matter how well they organized their defense, they still could not hold their position under such an attack by the Japanese.

The Japanese individual grenade can be used to break points, but it is very powerful.

Xia Yuan frowned, thinking about ways to break the situation, "If the Japanese army only targets two houses, then the problem will be troublesome."

This is somewhat different from the guerrilla warfare plan he formulated.

First of all, the premise of the guerrilla plan is that the attack target of the Japanese combat troops must be on them or on the position, so that they can use the position to carry out guerrillas.

But once the Japanese army's attack target is a house, the situation will be different. They will not be able to carry out guerrillas. After all, the Japanese army's attack target is only the house. After the Japanese army takes the house, they will rely on the house to build fortifications, defend, and wait for reinforcements. Arrive and secure your position.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Yuan also thought of a countermeasure, "We only have two plans. The first plan is to send a force to defend the house, and then send two combat teams to harass the Japanese troops outside. But what will happen in this way? We The combat team is no match for the Japanese army, and is limited by the house. Once the guerrilla attack goes too deep, the Japanese army will give up the pursuit. If these Japanese troops cannot be eliminated in a short time, they will react and concentrate on attacking the house."

"The second option is to destroy the house. As long as the house has no offensive value, the Japanese army will naturally abandon the house."

"But how to destroy the house is also a huge problem, so we have no choice but to choose the first one."

"Company Commander, is there a third plan?" The veteran listened and realized that neither of these two attack plans seemed feasible. In fact, the guerrilla warfare plan that Xia Yuan thought of was very powerful. He thought to himself that such guerrilla warfare would not be able to deal with the Japanese army. More than enough.

But the problem is that they are limited by their positions.

"Do you have a third plan?" Xia Yuan asked the veteran.

"For example, what if we abandon our position and retreat backwards?" The veteran glanced at Platoon Leader Li and said, "The problem now is that the frontline position is very unfavorable to us. We can find a position that is conducive to our actions."

"It's not a bad idea, but the consequences of voluntarily giving up the position are very serious. It's no different from deserting." Xia Yuan said, "And, where can we retreat to?"

(End of this chapter)