Beacon starts from the departure of a strong man

The frontline troops are fighting smoothly. The Wanjialing Sichuan Army Command has received several messages to capture the Japanese positions.

Especially Yu Jishi's troops, Chen Cheng and Xue Yue were stunned this time!

The 74th Army used the mortars, combat artillery, and M2 heavy machine guns assisted by the Sichuan Army's follow-up troops to beat the little devil's weak points.

Under the suppression of their respective artillery, the Japanese machine gun firepower and the Type 74 infantry artillery instantly turned the th Army into a hornet's nest.

Many Japanese soldiers were also shocked by the 74th Army's fighting style. Is this a poor and backward army of the Republic of China?

He started calling in so many heavy firepower bombs just because he didn't agree with each other? ! !

The 122nd Division of the Sichuan Army, in cooperation with friendly forces, has successfully torn apart the first line of defense of the Japanese army. At the same time, the 124th Division and the 187th Division also seized the time to go deep into the hinterland of the Japanese camp to cover the advancing 74th Army and 122nd Army. division.

Liu Changqing, the commander of the independent brigade of the Sichuan-Kangkang Appeasement Office, saw such a lively battle in the rear from the rear, and he felt itchy in his heart!

How could such a wonderful battle be without me? ! What a pity, he is now the reserve force of the whole army.

Equally depressed... there are Guo Xunqi and Rao Guohua, plus Bai Changsheng, the leader of the independent group.

They could only watch the brother troops in front of them kill the Japanese. Liu Changqing took out the cigarettes from his pocket and handed them to Guo Xunqi, Rao Guohua and Bai Changsheng.

Guo Xunqi finished smoking his cigarette and grinned: "No!"

"I have to go to the headquarters and have a look. Let's act as a reserve team. It's not enough to stay in the rear all the time."

"You guys are waiting for my news. I will notify you as soon as I get the letter."

Rao Guohua patted Guo Xunqi on the shoulder: "Old Guo, you have to talk to Commander Sun carefully and ask for a combat mission for us. This battle has been going on for almost an hour."

"We can't sit on the bench anymore!"

Guo Xunqi nodded, took the guards with him, and rode to the army headquarters.

At the Wanjialing 22nd Group Army Headquarters, Chen Cheng and Xue Yue stood on a hillside, standing on tiptoes, holding binoculars and looking at the blazing battlefield and the smoke-filled mountains in the distance.

The guards, staff, etc. who followed Chen Cheng were afraid that the commander of the ninth war zone would be in danger, so they kept admonishing and admonishing beside Chen Cheng!

After more than ten minutes of persuasion, Chen Cheng reluctantly returned to the headquarters. Just at this time, Yu Hua and Sun Zhen came back from contacting the troops.

The two of them also briefly explained the current battle situation to Chen Cheng and Xue Yue. Since the troops were advancing very quickly, it took Yu Hua and Sun Zhen some time to finally figure out the current positions of the troops.

To this end, Yu Hua also specially ordered each unit to report the battle situation and the progress of the troops to the headquarters every ten minutes.

Nowadays, the Sichuan Army, the Guangdong Army, the Northeast Army, and the Central Army are all advancing well.

The first line of defense of the Japanese army has almost been captured by the Republic of China army. Only the Fourth Army of the Cantonese Army has a slightly unsatisfactory attack.

Chen Cheng looked at the position of the 90th Division of the Guangdong Army and said, "This commanding height can indeed bring us a lot of damage."

"What's more, the Japanese army also set up artillery positions on it?"

With that said, Chen Cheng turned to look at Yu Hua, "How come your Sichuan Army didn't plant explosives and special smoke on this hilltop?!"

"Report to the commander!" Yu Hua stepped forward: "Most of this hilltop is made of rocks, which is not suitable for burying explosives and special smoke."

"Our staff assessment at the time concluded that this hilltop was not suitable for setting up an artillery position. However, I did not expect that the Japs actually set up an artillery position on it."

"This is my fault, and I bear the main responsibility."

In this regard, Yu Hua said that he still underestimated the little devil and underestimated the enemy. Xue Yue patted Yu Hua on the shoulder: "It's not your fault. We didn't expect this Japanese to be so bold and open an artillery position on a hillside that is not suitable for artillery."

"We have strong troops and horses now, so what if the Japs set up artillery positions above?"

"According to Ou Zhen's request, let the heavy artillery unit destroy the Japanese Type 94 mountain artillery. First, let these devils plow the ground with artillery fire and let them have a taste of the inefficiency."

At this time, Xue Yue was full of confidence, because since the beginning of the encirclement and annihilation war, Chen Cheng had transferred another batch of weapons and ammunition, and the Sichuan Army also supported a lot of ammunition for the troops participating in the war.

Of course, the ammunition supported by the Sichuan Army will also be inspected by the 22nd Group Army's supervising team to ensure that it is "exclusively used."

Soon, the four heavy artillery pieces of the 22th Heavy Artillery Regiment of the Central Army and the artillery regiment directly under the nd Group Army of the Sichuan Army also took action.

at this time!

The division commander of the Japanese 106th Division, Matsuura Junrokuro, also came down from another mountain. In a valley, Matsuura Junrokuro set up a radio station and began to contact various units of the 106th Division.

Within an hour of the start of the battle, various Japanese units could only hold on to their previous defense lines without being able to contact the division headquarters.

Now the entire 106th Division is in a passive defensive position, and there are many areas on the second line of defense that the Republic of China troops have bitten.

Now, after Junrokuro Matsuura contacted various units, he immediately adjusted the combat deployment. In the southeast, Junrokuro Matsuura ordered the 113th Regiment to retreat to the mountainside. At the same time, all the special cigarettes in the Regiment were used up to retaliate against the Republic of China army. .

To the southwest, the 147th Regiment is responsible for luring the Republic of China troops, and the 123rd Regiment due south cuts off the Republic of China troops that are pursuing the 147th Regiment!

The two infantry regiments in the northeast and northwest continued to hold on and hold the line of defense. The 53rd Regiment due north is ready for support at any time.

After Matsuura Junrokuro issued a series of orders, the Japanese 106th Division also regained its composure from the panic just now.

At the same time, the Japanese brigade in front of the 90th Division was bombarded by the Chinese heavy artillery force. The four Type mountain cannons of the little Japanese were instantly turned into scrap metal.

All the artillery of the 90th Division fired at once, bombing a brigade of Japanese troops. Under the suppression of the artillery fire, the Japanese brigade quickly became unable to hold on, and flaws appeared in the defense line. Under the fierce attack of the Cantonese army, the hilltop was finally captured.

Just when the Republic of China army was happy!

As the 74th Army, the 122nd Division of the Sichuan Army, and the rest of the troops continued to advance, they suddenly discovered that this battle was becoming increasingly difficult to fight.

First of all, when the 74th Army attacked the Japanese second line of defense, the Japs fired not only special smoke, but also a large number of sulfur bombs and explosive bombs, which caused considerable casualties to Yu Jishi's troops.

Yu Jishi hurriedly adjusted his deployment, ordered the troops to retreat, and counted the casualties.

The remaining 4th Army, the 187th Division, the 122nd Division and the 124th Division, also suffered retaliatory bombardments from the Japanese army. They were also bombarded by a mixture of poison gas bombs and sulfur bombs. The losses to the troops were considerable. The commanders of these armies, They also ordered to stop the attack, and now they are in a confrontation with the Japanese army.

When Feng Zhanhai's 91st Division attacked the Japanese positions, the Japs lured the enemy deep. One regiment lured the enemy, and another regiment outflanked the 91st Division's rear path. Coupled with the Japanese mountain artillery positions, there were still some parts that had not been attacked. Clear.

After the 91st Division was besieged by the Japanese army, it was bombed by the Japanese mountain artillery. Feng Zhanhai's department suffered heavy losses, but for Ji Zhangjian's 6th Division and the 125th Division's timely rescue.

Feng Zhanhai's 91st Division probably lost two-thirds of its men in the encirclement.

There was a problem on the Western Front battlefield. Ji Zhangjian, Feng Zhanhai, and several division commanders also quickly retreated, choosing a suitable place to hold on, and reporting the battle situation.

A series of situations were passed to the group army headquarters, and Chen Cheng, Xue Yue, Sun Zhen, and Yu Hua also quickly gathered around the map.

Especially for Yu Hua, something changed on the battlefield. He did not expect that the 106th Division would regain its composure in such a short period of time, and it would adjust its strategies and tactics very quickly.

"report!"

Just as everyone was meditating, a report interrupted the silence of the army command post! (End of chapter)