Age of Rebirth

The first thousand and twenty-seventh chapter hit a wall by the Chishui River

Tang Qiuli commanded the troops to recover the Leizhou Peninsula and southern Guangxi, surrounded the main force of the Japanese army in southern Guangxi with more than [-] people tightly in Nanning City, and then commanded the main force of the Japan-China Southern Expedition Army with more than [-] troops to march northward. The commander-in-chief, General Siuchi Shou, who attacked Chongqing but was stopped at the Loushanguan defense line, knew very well that his situation was in jeopardy.

But he still couldn't return to Nanning immediately, and continued to attack the Loushanguan defense line of the Central Army. General Xue Yue, the commander-in-chief, gained nothing except to increase his confidence.

It's not that Shouyi in the temple didn't want to withdraw his troops immediately, but the headquarters hadn't issued an order yet, so he could only continue to attack. Another point, he still had a lot of doubts about sending four divisions of troops to attack Chongqing through Northwest Guizhou. If you really can spare the damned Loushan Pass and arrive in Chongqing, Terauchi Shouichi will even ignore the safety of the 10,000+ soldiers in Nanning and resolutely occupy Chongqing.

The safety of Nanning is insignificant compared with the strategic goals of His Majesty the Emperor and the base camp. If he occupies Chongqing, he will not even be afraid of Tang Qiuli's troops and will attack him from the north. In the hands of the soldiers, it will become a lingering nightmare for Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, and his soldiers. [

Such a glimmer of hope supported the ruthlessness in the heart of Shouichi in the temple, but Amaterasu and His Majesty the Emperor did not bless him and take care of him. On August 26, four divisions of the Japanese army arrived at the south bank of the Chishui River. , The Japanese soldiers who overcame the thorns and blazed a trail, were as tired as dogs.

The heads of the four divisions of the Japanese army looked at the rolling waves and the cliffs on both sides of the Chishui River, and were in a daze for a while. There was no bridge. Within tens of kilometers upstream and downstream, there was not even a bridge at all. After a lot of effort, they managed to collect more than 100 small wooden boats as the only means of crossing the Chishui River. Moreover, only two ferries, Yuanhou and Tucheng, can cross the river.

For these more than 100 small wooden boats, the Japanese army killed nearly [-] people. On the south bank of the Chishui River, almost all the villages and cottages discovered by the Japanese army were burned down, and the villagers were all killed. Black smoke and an unpleasant burnt smell drifted to the north bank with the wind in the valley. Wherever the Japanese army went, there was a piece of scorched earth and corpses everywhere.

Liu Xiang, Chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Sichuan Army, was answering the phone. The Japanese army arrived at the south bank of the Chishui River and began killing villages and robbing the ferry. Liu Xiang had already discovered the whereabouts of the Japanese army. He admired Tang Qiuli's judgment very much. People said it really came, and at the same time, he also admired Xue Yue.

The troops of the Sichuan Army took the two ferries of Yuanhou and Tucheng as the key defensive areas, and each deployed tens of thousands of people. The rest of the troops were lined up along the north bank of the Chishui River. Liu Xiang used more than 20 Sichuan Army soldiers to set up a long line of defense on the north bank of the Chishui River.

Liu Xiang's headquarters was located at Tucheng Ferry. The person who called him was Sun Zhuguo, the commander who defended Yuanhou Ferry. There, a large number of Japanese troops were also found, "Zhuguo? It seems that the Japanese are divided into troops. Two roads, pay attention to observe, the Japanese army on the south bank does not have cannons, I have not seen it here, the Japanese raided long distances, it is impossible to carry heavy weapons, but, don't be careless, our equipment has improved, teach me a lesson Devil, let them know how powerful the Sichuan Army is."

The troops of the Sichuan army are now replacing shotguns with guns. Each regiment has a machine gun company, eighteen mortars, and nine heavy machine guns. The firepower has been upgraded by several levels. Liu Xiang is convinced by Tang Qiuli's judgment that the Japanese army will not carry heavy guns. The weapons are mortars at most, so Liu Xiang concentrated all the mortars and light and heavy machine guns on the beachhead at the ferry.

He was going to attack halfway. A few hours later, more than 50 small wooden boats full of Japanese soldiers left the south bank unsteadily and drove towards the north bank. , in addition to more than 30 soldiers, there are light and heavy machine guns on the bow.

However, neither the Japanese soldiers nor the commanders were nervous. The opposite bank was too quiet, and there were no fortifications or bunkers.There was no sign of the Chinese soldiers. The Chinese people hadn't noticed yet. Tens of thousands of imperial soldiers crossed the river from this direction. Liu Xiang sneered and thought to himself: "There will be another gust of wind, and all these bastards will be sent into the river to feed them. Fish and shrimp."

When the ferry was more than a mile away from the north bank, Liu Xiang said to the phone, "Fire! A gust of metal blew up on the flat ground, and mortars, light and heavy machine guns fell head-on on the boat crossing the river. On the heads of the Japanese soldiers, there were more than 50 small wooden boats, which were reluctant to use on the Chishui River with high water and high waves.

When the gun went down, the surface of the river was like boiling. The waves raised by the gun directly overturned more than a dozen small wooden boats. A boat of Japanese soldiers, like dumplings in the pot, was stuck in the Chishui River. Rolling over, the Japanese soldier's head just flashed on the surface of the water, and was swallowed into the river by the whirlpool.

The mortar directly hit the small wooden boat. The flesh and blood of the Japanese soldiers and the broken boards rushed into the air together with the water column. The wooden boat bumped up and down, and the son didn't know where it went. Anyway, it didn't pose much threat to the soldiers of the Sichuan Army.

In less than an hour, more than 50 small wooden boats and more than 600 Japanese soldiers became living targets for the soldiers of the Sichuan Army. They all turned into floating objects in the surging water of the Chishui River. The officer was in a hurry and ordered the artillery to fire, but the water surface of the Chishui River ferry was seven or eight miles wide, and the mortars fell on the river surface, causing no damage to the Sichuan army position on the north bank.

Liu Xiang laughed loudly, picked up the phone, "Zhuguo? How about your place? It's really fun for me, [-] or [-] little devils are all finished, and even the ferry is broken into pieces. Watch the Japanese What else do you need to cross the Chishui River?" Sun Zhuguo shouted loudly: "Commander, the little devils have been sent into the river by the brothers to feed the bastards. There are fifteen or six hundred little devils. The little devils are firing cannons, but it's useless, and their mortars can't even touch the edge of the north bank."

Liu Xiang was relieved, the battle was fought cheaply, more than 100 people were injured in the two ferry positions, and more than 3000 little devils were killed. Worried, I am afraid that the troops will be exhausted. If I knew this, I should be more generous and straightforward.

"Adjutant, send a report to Generalissimo Chiang in Chongqing," Liu Xiang called an adjutant over and dictated the message, "Chongqing, the Military Committee and forwarded it to Chairman Jiang. After more than two hours of fierce fighting, the first batch of more than 26 Japanese soldiers who crossed the river were all wiped out. In this battle, our Sichuan Army killed more than 980 soldiers and injured more than [-] people. Even so, All the soldiers of our Sichuan Army have absolute confidence to ensure that the Chishui River defense line is lost and stop the Japanese army on the south bank of the Chishui River, and the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Army Liu Xiang."

After the adjutant finished recording the telegram, he asked puzzledly: "Commander, we only injured more than 100 soldiers. Why did we report so many casualties? Wouldn't it destroy the name of our Sichuan army?" Liu Xiang seemed to be very clever at ordinary times. , The adjutant who was confused at the critical moment glanced at him.

Said: "What do you know? This is falsehood. It's hard to distinguish between true and false. If I don't report so many casualties, the battle will not look fierce. The national government has added so much equipment. It's not a tough battle, and it doesn't seem to be affected." Ashamed? Besides, isn’t there a good reason to expand the army in the future?”

The adjutant looked at Liu Xiang in admiration, why did his head grow?Obtaining equipment, defeating devils, and laying the groundwork for future expansion of strength, killing three birds with one stone, using a good strategy, following such an officer will benefit you forever. [

Liu Xiang didn't pay attention to the adjutant's admiring eyes, and shouted loudly: "Say hello to the kitchen. Tonight, I'm going to celebrate with a banquet. After this battle, we Sichuan Army can't even want to be famous!"

Liu Xiang was going to throw a big banquet to celebrate the victory. The four division heads of the Japanese army on the south bank of the Chishui River also got together to study countermeasures. The ferry was lost, and soldiers from a regiment even went in without even reaching the north bank. It seems that the Chinese army had been prepared for a long time, and when it made a move, it gave the imperial army a disarm. The commander-in-chief's raid tactics were declared a failure.

How can there be any good countermeasures, the Chishui River is wide and the waves are rough, and there is no means of crossing the river, so the soldiers can't let each of them tie a plank around their waists and swim across the river to attack the positions of the Chinese army?In addition, all the mortars were brought, and the range could not hit the opposite bank, so it was impossible to provide artillery cover for the troops.

For the Japanese troops who are accustomed to being covered by fierce artillery fire, they lost three points of their vigor first. The four division commanders regretted it. Even if they brought a few [-]-type infantry artillery, they would not suffer such a big loss today. Judging by the firepower of the Chinese army on the opposite bank, even if all the imperial troops entered, it would be impossible to complete the task of crossing the river. The Chishui River became an insurmountable natural danger for the Japanese army.

The four heads of the Japanese army divisions sat bored for a while, and no one had a good solution. Truthfully report the difficulties and situations encountered here to His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, and ask him to cancel this military operation and instruct the troops on the next step.

How did they know that the commander-in-chief, General Shou in Si Nei, was even more troubled than them. Nanning sent several emergency telegrams a day, and the headquarters had not yet issued an order. More than 30 troops were nestled in front of Loushan Pass. Guilty.

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