Back to the Republic of China as a commander

The 401st Regiment of the Fourth Division and the 701st Regiment of the Seventh Division were the main forces of this charge. To be honest, fighting at night was a last resort. Bai Chongxi had sent scouts to sneak into the enemy's positions to check. Can't even cross the river.And if you don't cross the river, then this battle will become a shot across the bank.

The scouts of the first-line assault force have observed the rise and fall of the Mishui for three consecutive nights, and have explored more than a dozen areas that can be waded through on foot.

Liu Xuyi, the head of the 401 regiment, is on the attacking position at the moment. Needless to say, if the war is over, if he is still alive, Gao Sheng must be waiting for him. Rarely, more battles are as easy as opening a cheat.

Liu Zhenhuan, the former head of the 701 regiment, has been transferred to the tenth division, so the current military chief is the acting head Lin Hu. This person has a complicated identity, has a background in the League, but is an old subordinate of Lu Rongting, so the formation of the seventh division At that time, his position was the deputy head and chief of staff of the 701 regiment.But this person is very talented, and he performed outstandingly in several battles with Bai Chongxi, so this time after Liu Zhenhuan was promoted, Lin Hu was appointed as the acting head of the 701 regiment by Bai Chongxi, and the original practice should be the 702 regiment Long took over.

It is worth noting that, as the first batch of troops wading across the river, the officers and soldiers of the sharp knife companies of the two regiments were all issued steel helmets.This is a rare item, designed and promoted by Wang Zhenyu himself, and its style is close to that of the German Army.At first, everyone didn't like to wear this thing, because the neck hurts after wearing it for a long time.But as the effect of this thing effectively reducing casualties came out, this thing became popular.It's a pity that due to the relationship between production capacity, at present, this helmet named "Zhenyu style" can't be equipped with one helmet, but all the sharp knife troops have been distributed, and other troops, officers above the platoon are also distributed. , This situation also caused steel helmets to become a fashion item for the youth army.

Lin Hu is from Guangxi, this year) years old, and he is very satisfied to be promoted to the head of the regiment before the age of 30. After all, this is not like the start of the youth army, and all the positions are full of people.Lin Hu's character is straightforward and righteous, and he admires capable people, so he has a lot of admiration for Liu Xuyi.The reason is naturally the battle of Zhujiaqiao. The "Youth Army" military newspaper reported this battle in great detail.Or how to say that those who play with guns are no better than those who play with pens. According to the reporters of these military newspapers, this battle was fought in a shocking way, and Ma Jizeng's Beiyang Sixth Division rushed over like a wave, and Liu Xuyi led the battle. The 401st Infantry Regiment is like an indestructible rock, no matter how crushed it is by the enemy, I will not move.In this way, in the eyes of Lin Hu, who has never experienced a battle, Liu Xuyi is like a god.

This is also a kind of culture of the youth army. Anyone who participated in the surprise attack on Yudaimen is the best master, and those who participated in the war to protect the country are also very awesome. After the war against Japan and the Soviet Union, this The culture has only been changed, which is beside the point. . .

Lin Hu's respect was written on his face, which made Liu Xuyi very comfortable, and naturally he was more polite to Lin Hu.In order to facilitate coordination, Liu Xuyi and Lin Hu discussed and placed the regiment headquarters of the two regiments in adjacent firepower points.The youth army in this period is no better than the later period of the National Defense Forces. It is a tradition of this period that the regiment-level command department is fronted, and it is considered a performance of bravery.But later, because of a tragedy in the war against Japan, after Wang Zhenyu's repeated emphasis and repeated punishment, this fashionable tradition was changed.

There was still some time before the attack, and Liu Xuyi and Lin Hu were leaning against the trench wall, chatting while smoking special cigarettes and special canned fish.

"Brother Lin Hu, your 701 regiment is said to have participated in battles in Guangxi. Why do I feel a little nervous when I see the brothers under your command? Everyone is staring at the front, aren't you tired?"

Hearing this, Lin Hu observed carefully, and it was true that the assault company of his 701st Regiment all had serious expressions at this moment, holding steel guns tightly in both hands, and staring straight ahead, as if trying to find an enemy in the dark night.And look at the assault company of the 401st Regiment, all of them were sitting cross-legged against a wall on the floor, without helmets, all on their laps, closing their eyes and resting their minds.

"Brother Liu, what you said is true. In fact, we fought a few battles in Guangxi and Guangdong, but our Master Bai is very powerful. In these few battles, we relied on our strength to suppress our opponents. So think about it carefully. , It was very easy, just like the battle in Zhaoqing, Guangdong, just catch up and capture the prisoners, and save shooting.”

Liu Xuyi was stunned and said: "Chief of Staff Bai is so powerful? I heard that Long Jiguang's Jijun is very capable of fighting. During the second revolution, they just beat the Cantonese army that was three times their size and took Guangzhou to pieces. !"

Lin Hu took another deep breath: "Who says it's not! That..."

"Who is smoking? Don't you know about the blackout?" Before Lin Hu finished speaking, he was interrupted by a loud shout from the law enforcement team of the Seventh Division. Lin Hu was so frightened that he quickly threw the cigarette butt on the ground , stamped out with the foot.

At this time, the member of the law enforcement team who was in charge of patrolling this area said viciously: "We will launch an attack later, and then expose the target, and the military law will proceed."

After finishing speaking, he left the stunned Liu Xuyi and left. Liu Xuyi asked in surprise: "Who are these people? They are so powerful that even your regiment leader dares to reprimand you?"

Lin Hu smiled wryly and said: "This is our division's law enforcement team. It's amazing. They have Master Bai as their backer, and they have a pale face to everyone. The last time a team leader went out to commit suicide, he was caught by these grandsons." , I was forced to become the battalion commander and received thirty military sticks. But as long as you don't violate the military regulations, they won't trouble you."

Liu Xuyi nodded, secretly thankful that the Fourth Division did not have such a unit, and was still thinking about it. A young orderly jumped into the trench and asked softly: "Password Liming, Commander Liu of 401 and Commander Lin of 701 Are you here? I am the orderly of the Left Army Command."

Liu Xuyi quickly replied in accordance with the military regulations: "The password is dawn, I am Liu Xuyi, the commander of the 401st Regiment of the Fourth Division of the Tiger Youth Army, and Lin Hu of the 701st Regiment is by my side."

The young messenger paused for a moment to salute and said: "Convey the verbal order of the Left Army Command. Within half an hour, when you see three flares rising from the rear of the position, it means that the attack is initiated; one minute after the artillery attack starts, the firepower will be extended." , the headquarters asked the infantry to start the assault, there must be no mistakes, and the order has been conveyed."

Liu Xuyi replied: "One minute after the artillery attack, our department began to attack, and resolutely carried out the command of the headquarters, it's over!"

After the messenger left, Lin Hu and Liu Xuyi stopped chatting, and they shook hands and said, "See you in Nanjing..."

At 11:[-], three dazzling red signal flares suddenly rose from the night sky. At almost the same moment, the divisional and regimental artillerymen of the [-]th and [-]th Divisions unceremoniously let out their roars, throwing The four-pound shells, symbolizing death and bad luck, were sent to the Beiyang army across the river.

Although Liu Xuyi had fought tough battles, he was a little nervous at the moment. After all, it was a night battle, and he had never played it before. Once the operation was not done properly, it was very likely that the enemy would collapse before the enemy was defeated.Therefore, Liu Xuyi repeatedly urged the company platoon leaders not to be too eager to make a surprise attack, but to maintain the organizational system at all times to avoid the dispersion of the team.

1 minute passed quickly for the infantry waiting to attack, but it was as long as a year for the Beiyang Army hiding in the trench and being bombed.

The artillery fire began to extend to the rear of the enemy's position. With two beeps, all the officers and soldiers of the assault company jumped out of the trenches and started the assault.If you observe carefully, these assault troops did not wear pants and shoes.

After rushing out of the position less than 30 meters away, everyone jumped into the knee-high river one after another, and then waded through the Mihe River, which was less than 80 meters wide.As soon as they landed, the sound of the guns became less and less loud. Everyone quickly put on their pants. After all, it was still March, and the river was as cold as the weather. It would be bad if they got wet and caught a cold.

As soon as they put on their trousers, the soldiers of the Youth Army bravely plunged into the positions of the Beiyang Army. The concept of being brave in combat has penetrated into the bones of each of them through political cadres and generous treatment.Wang Zhenyu's point of view on this is very good. People know propriety, righteousness, honesty and shame. That is after they have enough food and clothing.

And behind the two assault companies, the engineers of the division had already rushed into the river with the assault canoe, and they had already calculated the best point for the pontoon bridge, so they quickly put the canoe on the canoe one by one. After joining together, the engineers laid out the planks 2 cm long and 130 cm wide one by one with their shoulders. In less than 10 minutes, three pontoon bridges were built, and the follow-up troops began to cross the river.

At this time, the Beiyang Army hadn't recovered from the shelling. When the assault company rushed into the front line, the [-]th Battalion of the Anwu Army was guarding the front line. Their position was completely destroyed by the shelling just now. , Four or five heavy machine gun firepower points were accurately and severely damaged, and the casualties were also very heavy.However, the officer who led the troops was quite experienced. When he saw the intensity of the artillery fire, he immediately concluded that the youth army on the opposite side was about to cross over by force. He immediately kicked and dragged hundreds of people into the field to resist.As a result, the two sides had a close contact directly in the trench. This black light was blind, and the enemy was inseparable, so a big scuffle began.

The commander of the assault company of the 701 regiment is Li Mingrui, a 20-year-old boy who graduated from the third infantry department of the Xiangxi Army Academy.He rushed up to see the scene, and immediately and decisively ordered his troops not to contact the enemy, and threw grenades at all.This move was ruthless enough. Because of the darkness, human beings' herd mentality made the Beiyang army very dense. As a result, when the grenade was thrown out, a large area was blown up with a crash.Unfortunately, the officer leading the team was also bombed. As a result, the Seventh Battalion of the Anwu Army was naturally defeated, and the frontline position was lost in an instant. . .