Age of Rebirth

16th Chapter [-] Songshaoguan Blocking Battle

Lieutenant General Kenji Iijima, the commander of the Seventh Army of the Japanese Army who was besieged in Chengjiang, received such a miserable telegram for help that Terauchi Shouichi was so anxious that he ignored the pouring rain and urged the main force of the dispatched army to march in the rain. He had to pass through Songshaoguan tonight. Tomorrow morning, arrive at the city of Kunming.

The Seventh Army was surrounded by independent divisions of two corps, and the situation was quite dangerous. Hisashi Terauchi could no longer bear the loss of troops, and he did not judge that there would be blocking troops at Songshaoguan. The reason was simple. Such terrain conditions, It is not suitable for blocking, even if there is blocking, it is a small group of independent divisions. It is impossible for him to imagine how many troops Tang Qiuli can use to block the 20-odd army of blocking.

The two regiments of the 20st Brigade of the No.[-] Ninth Corps took advantage of the heavy rain to move past the two wings of the vanguard of the Japanese Army after receiving orders from Commander Li Honggang. Coming soon.

The two regiments of the first brigade, with nearly 20 troops, launched a sudden attack on a regiment of more than [-] Japanese troops in the woods on both sides of the road from Huashan to Songshaoguan. The ghostly No. [-] in the dark night Soldiers of the Corps suddenly appeared in front of the ignorant Japanese soldiers. As soon as they got started, they were pouring light and heavy machine guns and submachine guns. [

At a distance of less than 50 meters, thousands of automatic weapons danced cheerful flames in the rain. This was a one-sided massacre-like surprise attack and ambushes. Get up and fall in the rain.

The screams of the Japanese soldiers, the dense gunfire, mixed with the sound of rain and wind, echoed mournfully in the night, and a flash of lightning suddenly pierced the darkness, turning the dead bodies of Japanese soldiers scattered across the road into a pale , The thick blood instantly stained the road red, and was gathered by the heavy rain into a series of light red streams, which slowly flowed into the woods on both sides.

In just [-] minutes, a regiment of Japanese soldiers survived, but only a few hundred people. The guns in their hands hadn’t fired a few rounds. The attack suddenly stopped, and the attackers disappeared into the night like the wind. Hundreds of Japanese soldiers who looked around in a daze, lost all their souls, were drenched in the pouring rain at night.

Sitting in the car, Shouyi in the temple vaguely heard dense gunshots amidst the sound of "crashing" rain, "Huh?" Yusi from Heaven and Earth, a staff officer, blocked in front of the car with his body covered in mud and water.

The chief of staff in the same car opened the door impatiently, "Report to the Chief of Staff, the vanguard unit has been attacked suddenly," the staff reported loudly despite the rain on his head and face.

Shouyi's eyes in the temple flashed fiercely, but there was still a block, a gust of wind hit the chief of staff's face with raindrops, making him tremble, feeling uncomfortable all over, and said even more impatiently: "Baga, It’s such a small matter, just come to bother His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, just defeat it.”

The staff officer did not leave immediately, and continued hesitantly: "However, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, the 300th Regiment of the vanguard was severely damaged, and there were less than 10 survivors. According to their description, the entire attack process did not exceed [-] minutes. , and the attackers were using automatic weapons."

Terauchi Shouichi suddenly sat up straight, his eyes gleamed fiercely, and asked violently, "Hani? In three or ten minutes, a regiment full of people, with almost all casualties? The captain of the 10th regiment has arrived No?"

The staff officer replied: "Report to Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, the commander of the regiment was killed, and the surviving officer is a lieutenant at the highest rank." Shouichi Terauchi urgently ordered, "Convey my order immediately, the troops stop advancing, and call the divisions Officers above the commander, participate in the military meeting, the artillery unit, aiming at Songshaoguan, immediately build a launch position, go!"

Shouichi in the temple reacted very sharply. Judging from the appearance of a regiment soldier being wiped out, Songshaoguan, which is close at hand, may have a large number of independent division troops blocking it. It is impossible to pass without a bloody battle. So, he ordered the artillerymen to get ready for shelling.

In the large karst cave of the mountain on the left side of Songshaoguan, in the headquarters of the No.20 Ninth Corps, Li Honggang, the commander of the Corps, looked with satisfaction at Jing Zhanqi, the commander of the first brigade, who was soaked and dripping rainwater along his helmet. Jing Zhanqi’s left hand Holding a Suomi submachine gun, joy could not be suppressed on his fair face.

I have joined the army for seven or eight years, from the Bloody Hand Regiment to the Independent Division, from the Northeast to North China and then to the South. I have experienced several battles. There have been many times that were more tragic and magnificent than this one, but that time was not so happy. The little devil is like a living target, and he doesn't know what's going on before he dies.

It has been a long time since he visited Jing Zhanqi, where the devils were killed on the front line, and this time it was a great experience. He clearly remembered that he threw seven or eight little devils down with his shuttle. In the flames, it turned into a scream of despair. Thinking of the situation at that time, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Li Honggang looked at Jing Zhanqi, he was about to laugh for a while, and looked up at himself for a while. He already knew what kind of ghosts were going on in his stomach, and said: "The first brigade fought well, only injured more than 160 people, and died in battle. , killed more than 3000 Japanese troops, and made a good start for the Songshaoguan blockade. Such a record should be given to you!"

Jing Zhanqi smiled and said modestly: "Where, where, the commander has praised you, but you are not good at commanding." Shouting angrily, Jing Zhanqi trembled in fright, and looked at Li Honggang who suddenly changed his face in panic.

Li Honggang said coldly: "Jing Zhanqi, for such a small-scale raid, at most one deputy brigade commander can lead the team. As the brigade commander, you left the command post without authorization for a short time, and asked me and the staff for instructions. Is it long? The division commander has repeatedly emphasized that brigade commanders, if necessary, are not allowed to participate in the front line to participate in the battle, and said, what punishment should be given for violating the division commander's ban? Should you be dismissed or transfer your brigade to the reserve team?"

Jing Zhanqi was shocked, and Ai Ai pleaded: "Commander, don't bring such a thing, I can be dismissed. The first brigade has become a reserve team, and they still don't tear me up. In this way, after this battle, I will Willing to accept any punishment!" Li Honggang and Chief of Staff Wang Bingde exchanged glances.

Seeing that Li Honggang was not moved by him, Jing Zhanqi turned his face and begged Wang Bingde, "Chief of Staff, please do me a favor. Let's talk after this battle." Wang Bingde knew Li Honggang's thoughts well. In the independent division, every brigade-level Commanders are precious treasures. Tang Qiuli once issued a division commander's order specifically to protect these commanders who couldn't help but run to the front when they heard the gunshots.

Wang Bingde suppressed his laughter, and said in a serious manner: "Commander, Brigadier Jing is very sincere and has realized his mistake. Shall we give him a chance?" [

Li Honggang glared at Jing Zhanqi, whose face was full of pleading, and said: "Since the chief of staff interceded for you, I will forgive you this time. , you go to the logistics department to manage the warehouse, go back and prepare quickly, the little devil will take revenge immediately after suffering such a big loss."

After the salute, Jing Zhanqi hurriedly slipped away, as if he was afraid of the commander's repentance. Li Honggang and Wang Bingde laughed. The No. 20 Ninth Corps sent troops to the South for the first battle. It was very exciting, which made Li Honggang very happy , Moreover, this head-on sap is enough to make Terauchi Shouyi dizzy for a long time.

In a dense forest, a temporary tent was set up, and Terauchi Shou looked at more than a dozen senior officers with melancholy eyes. The [-]th Regiment was attacked and inspected the scene. Under the light of lightning that pierced the rainy night from time to time, the corpses of soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army were lying on the muddy ground, row by row, piece by piece. cold.

The interim military meeting ended quickly. Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, he was not in the mood to talk nonsense, and directly issued combat orders to the troops. The senior Japanese military officers who participated in the meeting heard the ferocity and desperateness in his words, Lightning and Shen Lei, From time to time, it flickered and rolled over the top of the head, making Shouyi's gloomy face in the temple especially gloomy.

The bean-sized raindrops hit the tent intensively, and the sound was disturbing. The Japanese officers were all nervous. From the tone of Shouichi in the temple, they could hear something strange. Is the commander-in-chief trying his best?Shouyi in the temple had to work hard. Only by getting through Songshaoguan and approaching Kunming could he rescue the besieged Seventh Army and go south to the frontier.

After completing the mission assigned by the base camp to the dispatched army, there is no way out. If two 10,000+ imperial troops are blocked in the northeastern part of Yunnan and cannot advance or retreat, that is a fatal danger. Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, stared at the blood-red eyes , staring at him, maybe how many independent division troops are encircling this place.

It was around 21 o'clock at night, behind the Japanese positions, there was a loud noise like heavy thunder, and the orange-red flames from the muzzles made the rainy night blood red. Clouds of mud were thrown up, the fire was shining, and the huge roar overwhelmed the sound of the rainstorm.

The Japanese army’s attack on Songshaoguan finally started. Shouyi Terauchi did not change his determination to attack because of the heavy rain. Li Honggang listened to the dense artillery sound with a calm face, but he was secretly surprised. The infantry is dispatched to attack first, and what is the casualty situation of the troops exposed on the front line?

After a while, Li Honggang said to Chief of Staff Wang Bingde: "Immediately report to the division that the Japanese army has begun to attack Songshaoguan. Also, tell the front-line troops that there will be no artillery support when the Japanese army attacks for the first time. Let them fight according to the plan. Also, after the Japanese shelling stopped, each unit reported the number of casualties.”

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