Age of Rebirth

Major General Huang Wanshan, commander of the [-]th Brigade of the Marine Corps of the Independent Division that attacked the Liaodong Peninsula, saw the Japanese armed civilians rushing up from all over the mountains, in the flash of mortar shells constantly exploding, wearing mottled clothes, without any training There was even a woman with disheveled hair, flesh and blood flying all over the place, her broken arms were thrown up continuously, but she still rushed forward mechanically like an inanimate object, he felt unbelievable!

If we say that the Marine Corps has not gone through the baptism of blood and fire on the battlefield, it is also a force that has grown up in the bloody fights. Its predecessor, the Yellow River and Henan Defense Line Defense Corps, has a second-line force of less than 5 troops. In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the division commander Tang Qiuli's plan to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Japanese army in Xuzhou, under the condition of defeating Tang Enbo's troops thousands of miles away, in Kaifeng, the ancient capital of Henan, he insisted on blocking the first place of Xiaozhaoguoji, the main force of the Japanese army dispatched to North China. There are more than [-] troops.

The Kaifeng Blocking Battle was the most intense battle fought by the Independent Division after it entered Henan. It was precisely because of the desperate blocking of the Yellow River Henan Defense Corps that the elite division of the First Army of the Japanese North China Dispatch Army, which consisted of more than [-] people, could not meet the deadline. Launched an attack on Xuzhou, an important town in northern Jiangsu. Major General Su Jingfeng, the commander of the Corps at the time, and the headquarters of the Japanese army, which was more than twice his own strength, fought a bloody battle for a week. Su Jingfeng himself died for the country, three hundred More than [-] soldiers were killed in battle, and more than [-] soldiers were blood-stained in Kaifeng. As a result, the Yellow River Henan Defense Corps became famous in the first battle!

At that time, Huang Wanshan was still the deputy battalion commander, and he had personally experienced the tragic blocking battle. After the first battle of Kaifeng, the Yellow River Henan Defense Corps had become a main force. Otherwise, the original division commander Tang Qiuli.When choosing a unit to change to the Marine Corps, in the face of a few well-reputed veterans with great achievements and a long-standing reputation, they would not choose this unit that can fight tough battles but is still a second-line unit at a glance.

Huang Wanshan has seen the world, seen the madness and ferocity of the Japanese army group when they charged, and also seen the Japanese army unit that resisted, fought to the death and fought to the last man, but he has never seen tens of thousands of Japanese civilians like this night .Some even didn't even have rifles, just covered in explosives and grenades, and rushed upwards desperately, as if they were blown up by mortar shells and thrown into mid-air companions.Like a piece of wood.

"It's so fucking evil! These little devils who don't want to die are more fierce than the little devils in the regular army. Could it be that the commander mentioned it. The little devils have unconventional warfare methods? Lao Tzu's Fourth Brigade, even the regular little devils The devils have killed countless people, how can we be afraid of these Japanese armed civilians!" Although the mortar shells are dense, it is impossible to block every space, Huang Wanshan muttered in his heart, those figures who were lucky enough not to be blown up by the mortar shells.Already approaching the Fourth Brigade position.

The flames from the explosion of the mortar shells reflected the figures of these desperate members of the Volunteer Team faintly, and Huang Wanshan saw them.The officers and soldiers of the [-]st Regiment of the [-]th Brigade on the forward position can see more clearly, especially those women with loose hair. They will shoot the submachine gun bullets into the little devil's body without hesitation.

However, what they were facing was a group of civilians. The long-distance shelling of mortars did not feel strong, but seeing all this clearly, the soldiers hesitated, and the regimental commander also hesitated. The brigade did not shoot and kill the Japanese. Civilian orders and hesitation on the battlefield are often fatal. Because of hesitation, some members of the Manchuria Volunteer Team have rushed to the position, less than 100 meters away from the soldiers. Huang Wanshan, who was observing the situation on the battlefield, sweated on his forehead. The beads popped out immediately, and he found himself making a fatal mistake.

When the command sent the division commander's telegram to the brigade, he didn't pay enough attention to it. It wasn't intentional slack, but he felt that the little devil's regular troops had been beaten to pieces. Some armed civilians could pose no threat. The chief of staff of the brigade made a suggestion to convey the order of the headquarters to the company and platoon level, but what did he say? By the way, he said, "It's not necessary, isn't it just some armed civilians of little devils? What's the fuss, besides, this may not be true, the little devil has no soldiers, let these ordinary people fight?"

Huang Wanshan's intestines turned green with regret. He saw with his own eyes that in a group of positions, groups of flames erupted and a series of loud noises were heard. Amidst the flames and loud noises, the soldiers were thrown into the air. Behind them, There were more figures, and they continued to rush forward. Huang Wanshan rushed to the phone, "The first group leader, I'm Huang Wanshan, what the hell are you waiting for? The guns in your hands are fire sticks, shoot! Let me tell you, these are not civilians, but a bunch of fucking human bombers!"

The screams of dense submachine guns and light and heavy machine guns rang out, among which were mixed with the sound of huge explosions. Huang Wanshan put down the phone and sat down on the canvas marching chair. He knew very well that because of his mistake, the soldiers would pay the price. The price, as for how much the price will be, is still unknown!

The continuous gunfire sounded like a storm for several hours. The mortar units of the Fourth Brigade were still firing shells. The remaining members of the Manchuria Volunteer Team were still attacking persistently, without exception More than 4 people could not be wiped out in a short while. From time to time, Japanese armed civilians who were wounded but did not lose their ability to move jumped up from the pool of blood. , but what greeted them was a series of dense bullets.

There is a fish belly in the east, and dawn is approaching. In front of the fourth brigade's position, there are corpses scattered all over the place. In the strong sea wind, the variegated and torn clothes on the corpses are fluttering helplessly. There are bomb craters everywhere. The bloodstains on the beach, the broken arm and the upturned soil were mixed together. In the air, there was a strong smell of gunpowder smoke and a pungent smell of blood. Even a strong sea breeze couldn't blow it away. The scale of the battle is no less than a medium-scale blocking battle.

This battle was not planned, nor was it a sudden encounter. It was an alternative on the Liaodong Peninsula battlefield. More than 4 Japanese armed civilians who launched the attack were killed. Among them, there were also a large number of women. For the soldiers, it is a great psychological burden.

When Han Tie rushed to the fourth brigade, what he saw was the messy battlefield after a fierce battle. The soldiers were more exhausted than those who hadn't been on the battlefield for several days. The wounded who were carried down, the shattered human body, and the bomb craters on the position, Han Tie's face darkened. When counterattacking the attack of Japanese armed civilians, the artillery of the Japanese army did not fire a single shot. Therefore, the bomb craters on the position were impossible. It was caused by Japanese artillery fire, which can only explain one thing, it was caused by the human bombs of these little devils.

When Han Tie walked into the fourth brigade headquarters, the brigade commander, Major General Huang Wanshan, was listening to the brigade chief of staff, Colonel Li Jialiang, reporting the casualties of the troops with an ugly expression. Seeing Han Tie walking in with a sullen face, he hurriedly stopped the report. Jumping up to salute, Huang Wanshan asked in surprise: "Commander, aren't you at the headquarters? Why did you come to the front?"

Han Tie did not look at Huang Wanshan, but looked at Colonel Li Jialiang, Chief of Staff of the Fourth Brigade, frowned and said: "Chief of Staff Li, continue your report just now, I want to hear, your fourth brigade is in the middle of the night, There are also mortars and light and heavy machine guns, how are they fighting, and what are the casualties of the troops?"

Li Jialiang looked at Huang Wanshan, hesitating to speak, Han Tie suddenly got angry, "What are you looking at? Why, in front of your brigade commander, is there something hard to say? In front of me, what else is there to hide?" ?”

Huang Wanshan said in a muffled voice: "Chief of Staff, report to the commander. Anyway, our Fourth Brigade has suffered a bit this time, and there is nothing to hide. It's a shame!"

Li Jialiang reported: "Commander, the battle started at about [-] o'clock last night. Up to now, the first and second regiments of the forward troops of our fourth brigade have wiped out about [-] Japanese armed civilians. Slip through the net!"

"I don't want to hear about your record, what I want to hear is, the casualties of your fourth brigade?" Han Tie interrupted Li Jialiang's words and emphasized.

Li Jialiang's face became unnatural, and he reported: "Yes, commander, the casualties have just been counted. During the battle, the second regiment suffered 480 casualties, of which 150 were killed in battle, more than [-] were seriously injured, and the rest were Slightly injured, being bandaged and treated in the brigade field hospital!"

"Tell me about the casualties of the First Regiment!" Han Tie said sharply. He was very dissatisfied with Li Jialiang's intention to avoid the First Regiment. At the same time, he felt that the casualties of the First Regiment of the Fourth Brigade might not be small. Just passing through a group of positions, but saw many wounded being carried down.

Li Jialiang's head was even lower, and even Huang Wanshan's face was ashen, "Commander, the first regiment started the battle at about the same time as the second regiment, because they didn't know enough about Japanese armed civilian raids at night. During the battle, a regiment There were more than 830 casualties, [-] and [-] soldiers were killed in battle, and the rest were injured, among them, more than [-] were seriously injured, and the brigade field hospital is doing its best to rescue them!"

"What?" Han Tie shouted angrily, "Huang Wanshan, what did you do? You were facing a mob of little devils. After several hours of fighting, one of the main regiments was disabled. Together, there are nearly 1000 people, didn’t you see the division commander’s order forwarded by the headquarters?”

"Have you conveyed the truth to the troops below? Counting the wounded soldiers, the fourth brigade is already half disabled! How did you become the brigade commander? Tell me, what is the reason? I want to hear the truth!"

(to be continued) (to be continued..)