Anti-Japanese Special Forces Through Time and Space

Chapter 64 Special Strategy Zhongtiaoshan Battle

Just as the new No. 20 First Division of the Three Armies cleaned up the battlefield and was about to go back, fierce battles were still in full swing in other defensive battlefields.

At noon on April 4th, the main force of the 5th Division under the command of Lieutenant General Adachi 23, the first part of the 37th Division under the command of Lieutenant General Iseki Ren, and the independent and mixed 36th Brigade under the command of Major General Wakamatsu Heiji, there were more than 16 people. The southeast of Xi and Xia counties invaded Zhangdian Town.In order to prevent Zhang Lieyang from defeating them one by one, these Japanese troops hugged tightly and marched forward together.When they appeared not far from Zhangdian Town, Lieutenant General Anda 25000 looked around Zhangdian Town through binoculars, and said to Lieutenant General Jing Guanren and Major General Wakamatsu Heiji indifferently: "It seems that our The plan worked!"

"That's right! The base camp has spent a lot of trouble for this operation! It has continuously mobilized the surrounding troops to release smoke to confuse the Chinese army!" Lieutenant General Jing Guanren said seriously.

"You two lieutenant generals, I want to personally lead my independent mixed 16th brigade and be a pioneer for everyone!" Major General Wakamatsu Heiji said seriously.Hearing Wakamatsu Heiji's words, Lieutenant General Adachi 23 and Lieutenant General Iguan Ren looked at each other, and Adachi 23 said with a smile: "Okay! Wakamatsu-kun sees that you will add new achievements to our Great Japanese Empire!"

"Cough! Thank you Lieutenant General Anda!" Wakamatsu Heiji pulled out his command sword and came to the front of the team and shouted: "Let me attack!" Hearing the order, Wakamatsu Heiji ordered the soldiers of the 16th Independent Mixed Brigade to hold it. The gun quickly shot towards Zhangdian Town.

Anda 23 and Jing Guanren looked at the peaceful Zhangdian town and couldn't help feeling an ominous premonition in their hearts. Seeing that Wakamatsu Heiji was about to command the independent and mixed 16th brigade to enter Zhangdian town, they kept hiding in Zhangdian town. The 717th Brigade of the 339th Division on the outskirts of the town opened fire suddenly. Under the sudden attack of grenades and Thompson submachine guns, all the Japanese troops who came up immediately retreated.

After the Japanese army retreated, Zhangdian Town returned to calm again.After a while, the chief of staff of the independent 16th Brigade came to Anda 23 and Jing Guanren and reported: "Two division commanders, our brigade commander died in battle! Before he died, he asked me to ask From now on, both of you, we will entrust the command of our independent and mixed 16th brigade!"

Hearing the staff officer's words, while Anda 23 recalled what he saw just now, Lieutenant General Anda 23 immediately ordered decisively: "Concentrate all our artillery fire and shell the positions outside Zhangdian Town!" Not long after, the Japanese army The artillery fire covered the periphery of Zhangdian Town.

Zhang Tianyang, the brigade commander of the 717th Brigade of the 339th Division, who was hiding in the blasting fortifications, kept poking his head out of the fortifications and observing with a telescope for a while, picked up the walkie-talkie and called the bomber formation!Soon the bomber formation immediately took off from the secret base in Zhongtiao Mountain.When the bomber formation suddenly appeared above the Japanese artillery position, Lieutenant General Jing Guanren immediately said to the chief of staff beside him: "Let the air force dispatch immediately! Intercept China's air force!"

The chief of staff of the 36th Division who received the order came back not long after he left and said to Jing Guanren: "Report to the division commander! The radio station is under strong interference! Our department cannot get in touch with the headquarters!"

"Then? (What?) It's impossible!" Jing Guanren looked at Anda 23 helplessly while speaking.Anda 23 immediately ordered his messengers and said: "Ride immediately to the headquarters and request aircraft reinforcements from the headquarters!" But Anda 23 did not expect that Zhang Lieyang had already deployed special operations force units behind the Japanese troops in each attack direction. To deal with the Japanese army's messengers and responsible for delaying the speed of the Japanese army's retreat!

In Zhang Lieyang's command room, Stilwell looked at Zhang Lieyang in disbelief and said, "General Zhang, I really can't believe that your two divisions can defeat more than 3 Japanese troops?!"

"Yes! General Stilwell, didn't you see it here?" Zhang Lieyang picked up the walkie-talkie, and after understanding the situation of all defense zones, he thought for a while and immediately said to Stilwell: "Stilwell General, after my quick reaction division captures Hengling Pass, the hinterland of my middle road has been guaranteed safety, and then I will go back and eat the Japanese army in Zhangdian Town."

"General Zhang, don't you have a big appetite! Do you know that there are more than [-] Japanese soldiers around you! If they arrive all the way in time for reinforcements, your troops will be attacked by the Japanese troops at any time!" Shi After thinking for a while, Diwei said with a serious face.

"General Stilwell, you are worrying too much! You probably don't know the true combat effectiveness of our army?! Then I invite General Stilwell to Zhangdian Town to watch how our troops completely wiped out the Japanese army. With that said, Zhang Lieyang smiled and asked Zhang Xianghu to drive his Humvee over, picked up the walkie-talkie and informed Fang Bisheng, "You immediately lead the two brigades to take over the defense after the Quick Reaction Division captures Hengling Pass, and let the Quick Reaction Division The Japanese troops who are heading towards Zhangdian Town roundabout and surround them!"

"Understood! Don't worry, Commander!" Fang Bisheng turned off the walkie-talkie while speaking.Then Zhang Lieyang called Peng Xuefei and Zhou Bingkun's walkie-talkies again, and ordered them to occupy Hengling Pass, and Fang Bisheng would lead someone to take over their defense. They circled around and outflanked the invading enemy in Zhangdian Town!

After a few minutes, Zhang Lieyang finished the arrangement, and then he dragged Stilwell onto the Hummer driven by Zhang Xianghu.Quickly rushed to the defense area of ​​the 717th Division of Zhangdian Town.

After arriving at the defense area of ​​the 717th Division, Zhang Lieyang brought Stilwell to Liu Sihai's headquarters.Seeing that Liu Sihai was looking at the map seriously, Zhang Lieyang walked up to Liu Sihai's back and patted and asked, "How is the situation now?"

Hearing Zhang Lieyang's words, Liu Sihai immediately turned around to look at Zhang Lieyang, saluted him and said, "Commander, the 339th brigade has repelled many attacks by the devils, and at the same time, the artillery positions of the Japanese army have also been destroyed by our air force. It is!" Liu Sihai came to the map and pointed to the map and said, "Commander, the biggest problem we face now is that the Japanese army stopped and started not to attack us!"

"It doesn't matter, as long as the Japanese army in front of you doesn't retreat sideways! Then it will be their end in a while!" Zhang Lieyang's walkie-talkie rang, and when he picked up the walkie-talkie, he heard Zhang Xiangchun report: "Young master commander, we The special operations forces captured a Japanese messenger behind the attack on the Japanese army in Zhangdian Town! According to his confession, the Japanese army attacking Zhangdian Town is now waiting for reinforcements from the air!"

"Okay! You continue to carry out the mission!" Then Zhang Lieyang connected Peng Xuefei and Zhou Bingkun's walkie-talkie and asked, "How is the situation now?"

"Commander, we have now occupied Hengling Pass. When the 187th Division comes to change defenses, we will immediately move behind the Japanese troops who invaded Zhangdian Town!" Peng Xuefei said seriously.

Hearing Peng Xuefei's words, Zhang Lieyang continued to tell Peng Xuefei and Zhou Bingkun to turn off the walkie-talkie, and then Zhang Lieyang said to Liu Sihai next to him: "Now the Quick Rebellion Division has occupied Hengling Pass! You must take the Japanese army in front of you!" Suck it there firmly, waiting for the quick-return master to come!"

"Commander, don't worry! I put our division's most defendable troops in the frontal position. Even if the little devil can fight, he will never break through our position!" Liu Sihai said with a smile.

"You have to make the soldiers pay attention to prevent the Japanese army from using poison gas bombs!" Zhang Lieyang reminded seriously.

"Understood!" Said Liu Sihai turned around and asked his guards to immediately convey Zhang Lieyang's order.

After waiting for more than three hours, Lieutenant General Anda 23 and Lieutenant General Jing Guanren couldn't wait any longer. After thinking for a while, Lieutenant General Jing Guanren said: "Anda-kun, I sent two regiments to attract the Chinese army head-on. Firepower, you send your troops to turn around from the left and right sides, what do you think of us attacking the Chinese army from front to back?"

Lieutenant General Anda 23 thought for a while and said: "Okay! I will send two regiments on the left and right sides!" Seeing that Anda 23 agreed to his plan, Jing Guanren immediately ordered the Qiushui regiment and the Yoshida regiment to attack the 339th brigade. attack.After receiving the order, Naoo Akisui, the captain of the Qiushui regiment, immediately said to Yoshida Shinichi, the captain of the Yoshida regiment: "Yoshida-san, I observed just now, the firepower deployment of the Chinese army, should we send some soldiers with outstanding arms to follow them?" Behind the charging soldiers, throw grenades when they reach the front of the trenches of the Chinese army positions, so as to reduce the casualties of our troops?!"

"Akisui-kun, I will proceed according to your plan!" Yoshida Shinichi immediately went to command the troops after speaking.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and Nao Akisui and Shinichi Yoshida each commanded their respective teams to advance bit by bit to the position of the 717th Brigade of the 339th Division.Zhang Tianyang, the brigade commander of the 339th brigade in the fortifications, saw the speed of the Japanese advance and thought for a while, and immediately ordered the artillery battalion directly under the brigade to conduct uninterrupted shelling of the Japanese army to slow down the speed of the Japanese attack!

After receiving the order, the Artillery Battalion directly under the 339th Brigade excitedly launched uninterrupted artillery fire against the rushing Japanese troops!

Under the sudden artillery fire, the Japanese Qiushui Regiment and Yoshida Regiment immediately panicked.Some soldiers also retreated in disregard of Sergeant Cao's orders. Nao Akisui and Nobuichi Yoshida, who were standing behind to supervise the battle, saw the retreating soldiers, angrily hacked and killed a few soldiers, and then organized an offensive team to attack the 339th brigade again. The position counterattacked in the past.

After a while, the Japanese army who had just rushed up retreated under the artillery fire of the artillery battalion directly under the 339th Brigade.Seeing this scene, Qiushui Nao said to Yoshida Shinichi: "Yoshida-kun, you supervise the battle from behind, and I will personally lead the troops to attack!"

"Okay! Then I will trouble Mr. Qiushui!" After speaking, Yoshida bowed respectfully to Naonan Qiushui.Then Qiushui Zhinan drew out his command saber and led the army to charge towards the position of the 339th brigade again.

Just when Qiushui and Yoshida's offensives were frustrated, the four regiments of the 37th Division began to detour to the left and right sides of the 339th Brigade, preparing to encircle and wipe out the 339th Brigade.But it didn't take long for the Bird Wing and Hashimoto Wing, who were turning to the left, to be blocked by the 717th Brigade of the 340th Division and quickly retreated.

站在不远处一直观察着战场情况的安达23中将立刻命令第37联队支援波导联队和桥本联队的进攻。就在安达23刚刚让第37联队前去增援的时候，负责右侧迂回的大岛联队和安山联队派来了求援的士兵。看到三方进攻都受挫的安达23立刻命令吉住联队马上赶去支援大岛联队和安山联队的进攻。

At this time, in the temporary command room at the front of the 717th Division, Zhang Lieyang saw the Japanese soldiers advancing one after another, and he felt emotional in his heart: "I came to this world, but I didn't expect that I changed so much!" Thinking about it, Zhang Lieyang made up his mind again: " Since changing it bit by bit is a change, then I'll change it thoroughly!" After making up his mind, Zhang Lieyang picked up the walkie-talkie beside him and reported the preset coordinates to the Independent Artillery Brigade.

After receiving the secret position reported by Zhang Lieyang, Hai Dongqing immediately ordered all the artillery in charge of the artillery positions near Zhangdian Town to adjust their positions and launch an attack on the target.Through the binoculars, Zhang Lieyang saw the scene of shells falling from the sky and exploding in the Japanese army, and asked with a smile: "General Stilwell, our department will start to encircle and suppress the Japanese army here soon! It will probably take less than half an hour." The battle can be resolved!"

"General Zhang, how is this possible? Although the Japanese army has suffered heavy losses for the time being, their offensive capabilities have not declined at all!" Stilwell reminded.

"General Stilwell, then I will show you how my army wiped out these 2 Japanese troops!" Zhang Lieyang picked up the walkie-talkie and called, "Peng Xuefei, where have you been?"

"Report to the commander, we can arrive at the battlefield in 10 minutes at most!" Peng Xuefei said seriously.

"Okay! After arriving, you don't need to ask for instructions, and directly participate in the attack!" Zhang Lieyang ordered immediately.Hearing Zhang Lieyang's order, Peng Xuefei immediately connected Zhou Bingkun and said, "Old Zhou, how about we advance in a battle formation?!"

"Okay! Lao Peng, you can rest assured that our independent 884 brigade will guard you well!" Zhou Bingkun immediately let all the soldiers on the truck get off, and formed an offensive formation with the independent tank brigade to kill the Japanese army.

A quarter of an hour later, the quick-reverse division came from behind the Japanese army. Jing Guanren, who had been staying in the front command, immediately ordered the last two regiments around him and the remaining soldiers of the independent and mixed 16th Brigade to set up a defensive position to resist. Quick counter division attack.

After a while, Lieutenant General Jing Guanren, who commanded the two ends, saw the tanks breaking through the binoculars, and immediately ordered: "Send someone to blow up the tanks in China!" holding the national flag and shouting: "Long live the Emperor of Japan!" and rushed towards the tanks of the Independent Tank Brigade.Seeing the rushing Japanese troops, the soldiers of the independent 884 brigade who were behind to protect the tanks did not hesitate to shoot at the rushing Japanese troops.

Under the crossfire of the independent 884 brigade and the tank-mounted machine guns, the rushing Japanese troops fell down piece by piece like cutting wheat.Seeing this scene, Jing Guanren had no choice but to send someone to Anda 23 for help.

Receiving Jing Guanren's request for help, Anda 23 said angrily: "Ba Ge Ya Lu, where did the Chinese army behind us come from?! How did those bastards in the Supreme Command come up with a battle plan!" Anda 23 immediately sent the last regiment around him to reinforce Jing Guanren who was directing the attack.

At the same time when the reinforcements from Anda 23 arrived, Jing Guanren saw that the tanks of the quick reaction division had broken through the blocking position and rushed towards his headquarters under the coordinated protection of the infantry.In a hurry, Jing Guanren took the remaining blocking soldiers and a regiment sent by Anda 23 as reinforcements, and rushed towards Anda 23 while fighting and retreating.

After a while, Peng Xuefei led the independent tank brigade under the coordinated protection of Zhou Bingkun's independent 884th brigade, and the 339th brigade wiped out the two regiments of the Japanese army's frontal attack. outflank.

Anda 23, who was directing the attack on both sides, looked at Iguan Ren who retreated to him and said lightly: "You can apologize to His Majesty the Emperor! At the same time, it is also to preserve the honor of our warriors of the Great Japanese Empire!" Hearing what Anda 23 said, I Guan Ren was surprised and said helplessly: "Then I will leave everything here to Mr. Anda!" After finishing speaking, Jing Guan Ren walked to the side like a walking corpse and cut open his stomach and committed suicide.

Anda 23 saw Jing Guanren who had committed suicide by caesarean section and thought to himself: "If I don't go to Zhangdian Town, maybe I will end up worse than Jing Guanren!" Thinking of this, Anda 23 bit his lip fiercely and said : "Order the troops that are attacking now, to occupy Zhangdian Town at all costs!" Anda 23 drew out his command saber, led the soldiers who followed Jingguan Ren to retreat, and quickly established a simple formation on both sides. blocking positions.

After receiving the order from Anda 23 to occupy Zhangdian Town at all costs, the Japanese troops on the left and right, under the command of their respective wing captains, braved artillery fire and continuously launched group-style charges.

Stilwell, who was standing beside Zhang Lieyang, saw the Japanese army attacking, and said with fear in his heart: "General Zhang, I really didn't expect that your troops are more tenacious and tougher than the Japanese army!" Shenlai smiled and said to Zhang Lieyang: "I hope we won't see each other on the battlefield in the future!"

Hearing Stilwell's words, Zhang Lieyang smiled faintly and said: "If we meet on the battlefield in the future, I will definitely not show mercy! How I treat the Japanese army today, I will treat the invaders from other countries in the future !" Just when Zhang Lieyang was about to continue talking, the walkie-talkie rang.After hearing the sound of the walkie-talkie, Zhang Lieyang picked it up immediately, and heard Li Mutian report: "Junzuo, how is the situation there now? The Japanese troops in the direction of the 99th Division, the 557th Division, and the 737th Division have all retreated." !"

"I'm fine here! I can wipe out the Japanese army in front of me immediately!" Zhang Lieyang said with a smile.

"Then I'm relieved!" Li Mutian then said to Zhang Lieyang: "Commander, do you think we are sending planes to send some farewell gifts to the Japanese troops in these three directions?!"

"Give it away! Of course we have to! After all, our Yangyang China has been a state of etiquette since ancient times! We can't avoid this little thing!" Zhang Lieyang said with a smile.

"Commander, then I'll do it!" Li Mutian said and turned off the walkie-talkie.

Zhang Lieyang, who had just finished talking with Li Mutian, immediately said to Zhang Xianghu: "Go and pass on my order to call up the Second Preliminary Division of the newly created 23rd Army and prepare to clean up the battlefield!"

"Obey!" Zhang Xianghu said and left.Then Zhang Lieyang said to Liu Sihai: "You can let the troops attack now!"

"Yes!" Saying that, Liu Sihai left the command room, and went directly to the front to direct the troops to encircle and suppress the remaining Japanese troops.

As soon as Liu Sihai left, Stilwell asked curiously: "General Zhang, Master Liu and you are both graduates of the same Central Military Academy, why are they so afraid of you?!"

Without waiting for Zhang Lieyang to answer, Liu Chengming, chief of staff of the 717th Division, said with a smile: "Our division commander is not afraid of our commander, but respects him!"

"Respect?!" Stilwell said to himself in disbelief.At this moment, the confidential staff officer of the 717th Division walked up to Zhang Lieyang with a telegram and said, "Commander, this is the commissioned order that the deputy commander just forwarded!"

Hearing what the confidential staff member said, Zhang Lieyang took the telegram and read it.After reading the telegram, Zhang Lieyang immediately understood why the Japanese army retreated at this time.So Zhang Lieyang handed the telegram to Stilwell and said: "General Stilwell, it seems that you can only go back to Chongqing! Our troops will go forward to reinforce Changsha after a ten-day rest!"

Stilwell shrugged helplessly and said, "Okay! But I still want to thank General Zhang for allowing me to watch such a wonderful battle scene!"

"You're welcome! But I hope we can be friends forever, and I don't want us to meet on the battlefield in the future!" Zhang Lieyang said with a smile.

Just as Zhang Lieyang and Stilwell said goodbye, Liu Sihai walked in and reported: "Report to the commander, our department and the Quick Reaction Division to jointly wipe out the invading Japanese troops. Please give instructions!"

"Your department waits for the arrival of the Second Pre-Division of the 23rd Army to clean the battlefield, hand over the defense here to them, and immediately lead the troops back to the base to rest. We will have a war to fight!" Zhang Lieyang ordered seriously.

Hearing Zhang Lieyang's order, Liu Sihai said excitedly: "Follow the order!" Then Zhang Lieyang drove Stilwell to the base's secret airport in person.

After sending Stilwell away, Zhang Lieyang returned to the headquarters and immediately ordered all the units of the newly formed 23rd Army to take over the defense of the various units of the newly formed 13th Army, and said to Li Mutian: "Old Li, I will leave my home to you this time! I will take the new 13th Army and 150 planes to Hunan! I will hand over the rest of the planes to your family!"

"Lieyang, you can go at ease! I will take care of the family!" Li Mutian looked at the content of the telegram and asked, "When are you going to report to Chongqing?!"

"I'll wait for the results of the battle tomorrow morning!" Zhang Lieyang said after thinking about it.

"Okay! Be careful on the way, I won't say anything else!" After speaking, Li Mutian left.Seeing the back of Li Mutian leaving, Zhang Lieyang sighed deeply, shook his head helplessly, walked to the front of the map and became dazed.

Early the next morning, Zhang Lieyang took Zhang Xianghu and flew back to Chongqing to report on his work.After the plane landed, Zhang Lieyang hurriedly boarded the car that had been prepared and rushed to the Supreme Command.