Age of Rebirth

Chapter 690 Six Night Crossing

Tang Qiuquan led the Sixth Special Forces Team to arrive in time and rescued Meiling and the others who were facing a desperate situation. When the soldiers in the cave heard the shouts outside, their hearts burst into ecstasy. The feeling of escaping from death made them think they were in a dream Usually, he was stunned and didn't answer, until Qiuquan yelled again, and the people inside came back to his senses.

Tang Qiuquan, the leader of the Special Warfare Detachment, didn’t know who was in Dingbian or the Independent Division, so he hurriedly replied: “Captain Tang, we belong to the Student Brigade of the Dingbian Military Academy, and we belong to the Second Brigade and Regiment of the Yellow River Defense Armament Corps. Commander of the battalion," Qiu Quan was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked, "Is it the platoon at Meiling? Is Meiling there?"

All the soldiers were stunned. The famous captain of the Tang detachment was a general. He knew Meiling, the little second lieutenant. Mei Ling rushed to his side, Mei Ling forced a smile, and said, "Brother Qiuquan, you are here." After the tension, he relaxed, and couldn't gather his energy anymore, his eyes darkened, and he fell into a coma.

After receiving Qiuquan's telegram, knowing that Meiling was still alive, a big rock in Tang Qiuli's heart finally fell to the ground. Although he was seriously injured, it is good to keep his life. It's okay, my heart is relaxed, and my whole body is sunny. Seeing his obvious changes, although the sisters of the Mei family don't know what's going on, they are also happy for him. [

Neiji Okamura has secretly moved most of the troops at Liulin Ferry to Yongheguan Ferry, planning to use it as a breakthrough. In order to cover the actions of the Yongheguan troops, the remaining Japanese troops at Liulin Ferry, uncharacteristically, with the size of the regiment, Regardless of the casualties, they continued to launch crossing operations. They were repelled once, retreated to the shore, and then came again, leaving hundreds of corpses each time.

Seeing the Japanese army's attempt to cover up, Tang Qiuli smiled secretly, "It's fine, as long as you can kill the little devil, you can do whatever you want. At this time, at Liulin Ferry, the Japanese army's strength is no more than one division, and Okamura Ningji is used to assault Yonghe Pass. The strength of the ferry is about 4 people. Looking at the battle reports sent by Liulin Ferry every day, Neji Okamura is secretly proud of it. The Yongheguan Ferry, which is the condition for the Dabingtuan to cross the river, was selected as the breakthrough point.

But Tang Qiuli's plan is even bolder. He plans to bring in most of the Japanese troops and fight again. According to his plan, at least 2 Japanese troops will be wiped out on the west bank of Yonghe Pass. An artillery brigade moved secretly to Yanchuan and Jiaokou, which is about [-] kilometers away from Yonghe Pass. There, a big bag was placed for Neji Okamura, and all the Japanese troops crossing the river were filled in at once.

If Okamura Ningji wants to think he can do it, Wubao has to play a fake show here, leaving a main brigade with 5000 people attached to the Dingbian civilian armed forces, here to deal with the Japanese army at Liulin Ferry, and to Putting up a posture of full defense and the momentum of the main force, Tang Qiuli left them with two artillery brigades and one artillery regiment with heavy firepower, and told them not to be stingy with artillery. Half of the remaining Japanese troops at Liulin Ferry have been consumed, and you have done a great job.

The more intense the artillery fire at Wubao Ferry, Okamura Ningji was happy, and Tang Qiuli was also happy. The commanders of both the enemy and us were mobilizing troops according to their own plans, but Okamura Ningji did not expect that he would secretly attack Yonghe The plan of Guandukou has been mastered by Tang Qiuli, and what awaits him is doomed to failure.

This time it wasn't that Okamura Ningji was stupid or capable. He was sure that Tang Qiuli's Shaanxi section of the Yellow River defense line did not have the main force of an independent division. In addition, the rest are civilian armed forces from Dingbian. Okamura Ningji believes that as long as they break through the Yellow River defense line, these improvised armed forces will shake the whole line and collapse. , Even the regular troops of the Central Army can't do it, let alone these mobs. This is one of the main reasons why he is determined to cross the Yellow River west to attack Shaanxi.

When Meiling woke up again, he was already in the intensive care unit of Dingbian General Hospital. It took him a while to get used to the environment in the room. The white walls were dazzling, and the silence made him a little uncomfortable. Feeling very warm, I turned my head with great effort, and saw my father and mother waiting by the bed. In my father's eyes, there was never-before-seen love and appreciation. My mother's eyes were red, obviously she had just cried.

Mei Ling felt a rush of anger and blood in his heart, his nose was sore, and the circles of his eyes were red, and suddenly he thought that he was already a soldier, so he put back the tears that were about to flow. After seeing Qiuquan in the cave, the rest I don't remember anything, I smiled slightly, and the childishness revealed at that moment made Father Mei's heart boil hot, and Mother Mei shed tears again.

When Mei Ling was sent to Dingbian General Hospital, he was unconscious all the time. Chu Tian, ​​who was in charge of escorting him all the way, was relieved to see Mei Ling being taken into the operating room. He was quite hesitant. He had already guessed Meiling's identity, he didn't know whether to tell Meiling's parents in Dingbian the news, he couldn't make up his mind, so he sent a telegram to Qiuquan asking for instructions, Qiuquan called back and immediately informed his relatives.

Mei's father and Mei's mother who received the call panicked at the time. Both daughters and sons were in the army, but it happened that the youngest son was injured. They didn't know how the injury was. When they rushed to the hospital, Meiling's surgery It was not over yet, although the head was not left in the body, but because of the long delay, the wound was already infected, and it took a lot of trouble.

The doctor who performed the operation on Meiling secretly called out to luck. If there is another two days' delay, Meiling's thigh will be lost, and it's hard to say whether he can save his life. There was the sound of footsteps, and Tang Qiuli's parents rushed over after hearing the news. When the two old ladies met, they couldn't help crying. The four old people waited outside the operating room all afternoon.

Knowing that Meiling was out of danger, Tang Qiuli's parents bid farewell and left. Mei's father and Mei's mother waited in the hospital all night before seeing the youngest son wake up. The two daughters at the front sent a telegram to tell the news of Mei Ling's injury, but Mr. Mei stopped him. After all, he was a person who had seen the world. After asking Chu Tian a few words, he concluded that Tang Qiuli already knew the news of Mei Ling's injury.

Otherwise, we would not let a major general detachment leader go to reinforce in person. My uncle is afraid that the two daughters will worry. We can't live up to this kindness. Tang Qiuli has everything in Meiling. The director of Dingbian General Hospital will Meiling's injury and surgery had been reported long ago, and he felt relieved and focused all his attention on the Japanese army.

On May 28, at [-]:[-] in the morning, Okamura Ningji issued a combat order to the troops to raid the Yongheguan Ferry. In order to achieve the effect of the surprise attack, Okamura Ningji broke the routine and broke the Japanese practice of not fighting at night. Without even routine artillery preparations, taking advantage of the darkness before dawn, a division of the Japanese army, divided into hundreds of rubber boats, quietly touched the opposite bank.

In the dark night, there are only a few stars twinkling, the gentle night wind brings the earthy smell of the river, the surrounding is extremely quiet, tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers are waiting quietly on the bank, the slightly whistling river brings The coercion of heart palpitations, as the rubber boat turned into small black spots on the river and disappeared into the night, Okamura Neiji's heart tightened little by little.

The inexplicable tension and fear made him out of breath. Success or failure depended on one move. In order to achieve the plan of crossing the Yellow River west and attacking Shaanxi, he spent too much effort and brains. At the same time, he ordered the troops at Fenglingdu and Liulindu to launch a river crossing battle immediately. At the same time, nearly [-] troops were mobilized to launch river crossing operations at night at three locations nearly a thousand miles apart. It should be the first time in the history of combat, right?

As long as there is a little bit of success in crossing the river, Shaanxi will be the next Shanxi. Tang Qiuli's Yellow River defense line will face a total collapse. Fighting against Tang Qiuli's main force, with less than 10 troops, Okamura Ningji is not so arrogant. But what he had to face was Shaanxi without the main force of the independent division. Okamura Ningji was still very sure. He didn't know that what he was going to face was definitely not the mob he had imagined, but the mob he had been trained by Tang Qiuli. The 28 fighting spirit of a group of fierce tigers is in full swing to settle the passionate young people, not to mention the big pocket that Tang Qiuli prepared for him.

Neiji Okamura paced back and forth anxiously on the bank, looking at his watch from time to time. He felt that the time had passed for a long time, and there was no news about what happened. Just as he was about to go crazy, there were sporadic gunshots from the opposite bank , He hurriedly raised the binoculars, but he couldn't see anything except the dark red tail trailing in the night.

A staff officer hurried over, "Report to Your Excellency, the commander of the Akita Division has called, our army has successfully landed on the west bank and is consolidating the beachhead," Neji Okamura snatched the telegram, "Your Excellency, our division When the regiment landed on the shore, it encountered weak resistance from the enemy. Now it has been defeated and fled to Yanchuan and Jiaokou. Judging from the firepower of the counterattack, the defenders of China were the strength of a battalion, and our division had the strength of a brigade. The troops consolidate the beachhead, and the rest of the troops continue to attack in depth.” [

After reading Akita's telegram, Ningji Okamura felt weak all over his body, his shirt was soaked in sweat, and his heart was overwhelmed by a burst of exhaustion. The emperor blesses you, it was a success. The Yongheguan Ferry is not a key area for Tang Qiuli's defense. "Order, the second echelon will start immediately." Crossing the river, the Akita Division slows down their pursuit, and after reuniting with the second echelon, go straight to Dingbian, and must occupy Dingbian before noon tomorrow."

The second echelon of Japanese troops, one division and one brigade, also crossed the Yellow River smoothly. By about 28 o'clock in the morning on May 5000, the number of Japanese troops crossing the Yellow River had reached about 1, greatly surpassing that of Tang Qiu. As expected, Neiji Okamura had less than [-] troops and remained on the east bank. He smiled proudly at the chief of staff, "Nishio-kun, it's time for us to cross the river!" Without waiting for other officers, he walked aboard a rubber boat.

(To be continued)