Age of Rebirth

Chapter 490

The Dashan line of defense defended by Wan Fulin's seventh brigade was under the fierce attack of the Japanese superior force, and the defenders suffered heavy casualties. The first line of defense was broken by the Japanese army. Wan Fulin's troops were forced to retreat to the second line of defense. support.

The critical situation in the Dashan defense line directly threatened the success or failure of the entire Dezhou campaign. If the attacked troops break through from a point and open a gap, the entire defense line is very likely to collapse. Liu Tiehan's The Dongzhi army, limited by its strength, does not have a deep defense system. It is like an egg shell. When a hole is knocked, the yolk and egg white will all flow out.

Facing the dangerous situation in the direction of Dashan, Liu Tiehan had no troops to support at all. Wan Fulin's seventh brigade could not support it for a long time, and the Japanese army would swarm over like sharks smelling blood.

Liu Tiehan can only take a risk. His plan is based on the original Han Fuju Air Force at Jinan Airport. The specific point is that the Seventh Brigade withdrew from the defensive position after holding on to the second line of defense for five hours. Let the Japanese army in, and then, all the fighter planes of the air force carried out cover-bombing bombing of the Japanese army, and then arrived at Feng Kai, the [-]th Brigade of East Pointing, and the Chen Guozhu Department of the [-]th Brigade, together with the Wan Fulin Department of the [-]th Brigade, wedged into the defense line. The Japanese army carried out anti-encirclement and wiped them out on the spot. [

This is a bold and risky plan. If the air force fails to reach the combat area on time, if Wan Fulin's Seventh Brigade cannot support for five hours, if Feng Kai's Ninth Brigade and Chen Guozhu's Tenth Brigade cannot arrive at the rendezvous point on time , As long as any situation occurs, the Texas defense line will be broken.

Therefore, when Liu Tiehan's plan was proposed, Zhao Yuhe did not speak for a long time. He also knew that this plan of the commander-in-chief was the only way to solve the crisis in the direction of Dashan. However, all the conditions were based on On a necessary basis, the risk is too great.

Without too much time to hesitate, Wan Fulin's second line of defense was under fierce attack by the Japanese army, and the Japanese army pressed all the way up, the battlefield was rumbling, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

Liu Tiehan picked up the phone and talked directly to Xu Anbang, the captain of the aviation team. He only asked one question, within a fixed range of about five kilometers wide and eight kilometers long, could all the aircraft of the air team be fully loaded with medicines? In this area, Liu Tiehan's tone was unusually serious, and Xu Anbang felt nervous for a while.

After all, it was the first time to accept the combat mission assigned by the new chief. After discussing with several squadron leaders for a while, he told Liu Tiehan with certainty that it could be completely covered. Yes, this is what Liu Tiehan wanted. He told Xu Anbang with certainty that there would not be a single Japanese aircraft in the sky in North China, and he obviously felt that Xu Anbang was relieved.

Xu Anbang knew that, based on the various types of aircraft he was patching together, if he encountered Japanese fighter jets, they would only be living targets. Since the commander-in-chief was so sure, the rest of the work would be easy.

During the discussion between Xu Anbang and the others, Liu Tiehan never put down the phone. He was worried that if this method did not work, he could only retreat across the board and establish a new line of defense on the south bank of the Yellow River. As for whether he could escape the pursuit of the Japanese army smoothly , There is enough time to gain a firm foothold. To be honest, he is not sure at all. The only thing he can count on is the troops of the four brigades that are rushing in.

He ordered Xu Anbang's air team to send everything that can fly to the sky. After five hours, they must rush to the direction of Dashan. He will establish ground-air contact and instruct the planes to bomb the target area. Throwing it on the heads of the Japanese, the point is to maximize the bombing effect.

He also ordered the Ninth Brigade and Tenth Brigade to rush to the Dashan area within five hours. Those who delayed the fighter planes should come to see them. Feng Kaihe and Chen Guozhu, who received the order, showed embarrassment, and they were eager to invest immediately. For the battle, the troops have already left Jinan, but from Jinan to Dashan, it will take a day and midnight if they march by force. Now, the commander-in-chief requires three hours to arrive, which is impossible.

Knowing what they meant, Liu Tiehan came up with an idea. Immediately requisition civilian vehicles in Jinan City and surrounding areas. The troops of the two brigades should change to mechanized marches, and they can arrive within five hours. The person came to the spirit at that time, please rest assured that the commander-in-chief promises to arrive at the designated area on time within five hours.

Dashan, the second line of defense in the defensive position of the [-]th Brigade of Wan Fulin, with a frontage of more than ten kilometers wide, was bombarded with continuous artillery fire. The soldiers of the Seventh Brigade fought out with red eyes. The corpses of Japanese soldiers were all over the front of the position, and the remains of soldiers who died in battle could be seen everywhere in the trenches.

The Seventh Brigade has reached the point where the oil is exhausted. Liu Tiehan's judgment is completely correct. The gap in the Dashan defense line is like a wound in the entire Dezhou defense line. The Japanese army smelled blood and kept sending more troops in this direction. God, it took so much effort to drill a hole in this iron plate. How can we not try our best to expand the hole? The Japanese commander also threw the reserve team of the last division into the direction of Dashan.

After five days of bloody battle, more than 2 devils were killed, and more than 6000 people were killed or injured, nearly one-half. During the training in Shaanxi, a large number of Somi submachine guns were replaced. In close combat, they played a comparable role and ensured the superiority of firepower. More than half of the devils were killed within 100 meters in front of the trenches. Otherwise, I really don't know what the result is?

There was another burst of fierce shelling. The second line of defense of the Seventh Brigade had already been overturned several times by the Japanese artillery fire. Wan Fulin, who was concentrating on observing the situation on the battlefield, withdrew his gaze, coughed a few times, exhaled the choking gunpowder smoke in his lungs, and sat on the ground tiredly.

He hadn't closed his eyes for several days in a row, his eyes were bloodshot, his beard was long, and the major general's uniform was covered with dust, with several holes and torn clothes, revealing his gray shirt, and the bandages on his body, Turned earthy gray, with blood coagulated on it.

This was the fiercest battle Wan Fulin had fought in his life. Facing the corpses of his subordinates, his heart was already numb. There were too many comrades who fell beside him. Familiar faces followed each shot. A child, disappeared in front of his eyes, and only had the deep-rooted hatred for the little devil in his heart.

Wan Fulin is not afraid of death, he is only worried about his defense line, he looks like the sun frozen in the sky, he can't wait to kick the sun down the mountain, after dark, the little devils will no longer attack, and he and the soldiers can also take a breath , The commander-in-chief did not approve his plan to organize a death squad and counterattack at night to regain the first line of defense.

Instead, he ordered himself to hold on for another five hours, and the whole brigade retreated ten kilometers. The general headquarters had a new combat deployment. He didn't understand. Didn't he have to abandon the position himself?The entire defense line, only its own area has lost a first-line position. If it is not regained, how can the Seventh Brigade hold its head up in front of other brother troops?

Does the commander-in-chief think that the Seventh Brigade has already defended the Dashan line of defense and wants other troops to take over its own defense area?Wan Fulin analyzed Liu Tiehan's order more than once, and felt extremely uncomfortable. He didn't need anything else, as long as he was given two more regiments of troops, the little devil would not even think about taking a step forward, even the lost positions could be seized. return. [

However, the commander-in-chief did not send a single reinforcement for several times he called for reinforcements. Perhaps, the whole front was fighting fiercely. In the hands of the commander-in-chief, there were indeed soldiers to send. Turning back and forth, the Japanese shelling stopped.

Wan Fulin put aside all his thoughts, grabbed his submachine gun, and rushed out of the headquarters like a gust of wind. The guards quickly put on the helmet for the brigade commander, and the little devils were about to charge again. Those who flew over went directly to the forward position. Fortunately, after a few days, the soldiers had almost figured out how to deal with the little devil.

As soon as the bombardment of the Japanese army stopped, they knew that the little devil was about to charge again. The soldiers rushed out from the shelter and the anti-gun hole. In the open land ahead, the figures of Japanese soldiers appeared on the horizon like ghosts.

This time, the devil's attack was more ferocious than any other attack, and he was finally repelled, and hundreds of soldiers died in battle. Looking at the time, it has already reached the five hours required by the commander-in-chief. Wan Fulin issued an order to retreat, and he finally Glancing at the line of defense soaked in the blood of his comrades-in-arms, how many soldiers fell here and gave up just like that. His heart was full of unwillingness and severe pain like tearing.

Not long after the Seventh Brigade withdrew, the Japanese army launched another violent attack. After the shelling, groups of Japanese soldiers rushed up howling. There was no dense crowd. The Chinese defenders’ positions were empty. For a few days, The Japanese army, who had suffered so much in the mountains and suffered heavy casualties, could hardly believe their eyes. Those Chinese soldiers who dared to fight the tanks were defeated like this?

There were cheers on the ground, the blood-red military flag was raised, and the Japanese commander was ecstatic when he learned that the Dashan line of defense had finally been broken through. He ordered the troops in this direction to advance quickly along this gap. The opening was torn wide, and the breakthrough was held on the spot to provide flank cover for the follow-up troops.

The Japanese commander must be right, the squadron that made him suffer so much, flanked back and forth, wrapped dumplings, in order to increase the assault force and complete the plan, all the troops that were resting were also put into the attacking ranks, and the Japanese army followed up in large numbers. Troops, like a turbid wave, rushed in along this gap.

(To be continued)