Agents of the Republic of China

The form of this timely airborne supply is far greater than the content. The Tokuyama defense line shrank into a ball and occupied a relatively small area. Therefore, the airborne supplies were not many, but some ammunition and food urgently needed by the defenders, even medicines. There are very few.

However, its role in boosting the morale of the army is self-evident. This has fully demonstrated that no matter what attitude the Nationalist Government has towards the defenders of Changde and Deshan, as far as the Americans are concerned, they have already demonstrated their determination through this airborne supply. Rescue attitude.

At this time, the situation in Changde became worse and worse. Almost all the 57 regiments of the 169th division stationed at the east gate of Changde were killed. Under the bombardment, it finally fell.

The 57th Division, under the leadership of Yu Chengwan, started street fighting with the Japanese army, using every house to fight the enemy to the death. The street fighting has been going on for two consecutive days. While destroying a large number of Japanese troops, Changde defenders also suffered heavy losses. There were only a thousand people left in Huben, and half of Changde City was occupied by the Japanese army. Some troops cut off bamboo poles and sharpened them to fight the Japanese army hand-to-hand when they ran out of bullets. They died together with the rushing Japanese army.

Yu Chengwan led his troops to retreat to the Central Bank, and sent a telegram to Sun Lianzhong, the commander of the Sixth War Zone, and Xue Yue, the commander of the Ninth War Zone: "The ammunition is exhausted, and the friendly forces wait and see. There is a melee in the streets and alleys. The deputy division commander and the chief of staff died in battle one after another. The Deshan garrison called. Now there are only more than [-] people left, and they are still holding on. I have to lead my troops to move closer to the front line of Deshan, and I am currently sticking to the central bank. If the reinforcements still do not arrive before tomorrow evening, I will be with the Deshan garrison. I will die with the Japanese army!"

Under Lin Xiaotang's instruction, Zhang Yaoguo also sent reports to the headquarters of the two theaters: "The defenders of Deshan fought bloody battles with the enemy for five days and nights. Although they received air support from the U.S. Army, it was a drop in the bucket. There were no more than 200 people left in the department, and they could continue to fight. There are no more than [-] people, and the fall of Deshan is only a moment away!"

After the two farewell telegrams were sent out with strong words, the commanders of the two war zones finally gave a clear response, asking the Changde and Deshan defenders to hold on for another three hours. At the same time, under the pressure of strong public opinion, the Presidential Palace and the headquarters issued strict orders to the ministries participating in the war in the Sixth and Ninth War Zones, requiring them to make significant progress within three hours, and within three hours, they must break through the Japanese defense line outside Changde.Moreover, the U.S. stated that the No.14 Air Force of the U.S. Army stationed in China spared no effort to carry out air strikes on the first-line Japanese troops in Changde and Deshan at all costs, and cooperated with the rescue operations carried out by the government.

Zhang Yaoguo recited the telegram from the war zone aloud, and the trenches were filled with cheers. After hearing the telegram, Lin Xiaotang's legs went limp, and he sat down on the muddy ground in the trench. Tears flowed down the corners of his eyes involuntarily. With tears in his eyes, he hugged his shoulders, and several people hugged each other head to head. The big head who was lying in the trench wanted to join in the fun, but just as soon as he moved, the wound on his buttocks was painful. , After trying a few times, I had to give up embarrassingly.

After a brief celebration, Lin Xiaotang promptly reminded everyone that they must stick to this last moment. This time is often the most difficult time.Zhang Yaoguo organized soldiers to receive the food and ammunition airdropped by the U.S. Army, and the soldiers returned to their positions one after another, making meticulous preparations for the final battle.

Lin Xiaotang and others all came to the forefront of the position. Looking at the time, it was already nine o'clock in the morning, that is to say, three hours later, if all goes well, the peripheral troops will break through the Japanese defense line, but Lin Xiaotang dare not be too optimistic , He has long been aware of the behavior of the Communist Party, and Zhang Yaoguo also has a deep understanding of this, so he gave the soldiers a vaccination early in the morning, and asked everyone to work harder, and must persist until two o'clock in the afternoon If the reinforcements have not arrived at that time, and the Japanese offensive is extremely fierce, they will abandon the Gufengling position and retreat to the jungle behind Deshan Mountain to stand firm.

But Lin Xiaotang felt that this was not the solution. If he just waited blindly, he would hand over the initiative to the reinforcements and the Japanese. In this case, it would be better to save himself than relying on others. He recalled the previous arrangement. At present, The wind direction is also very suitable, but the weather makes his heart beat a little.

He greeted Zhang Yaoguo and asked him to ask among the soldiers to see if there were any locals.

Unexpectedly, after a while, Lao Zhao ran over timidly, carrying an American-made carbine on his back, walking with a limp, with bandages on his thighs.

Lin Xiaotang was taken aback, "Old Zhao, why are you here?"

Old Zhao was also taken aback, "Sir, didn't you ask Captain Zhang to find a local?"

Lin Xiaotang pointed at him, "Are you a local?"

Old Zhao nodded, feeling a little complacent, "That is, how could he know Deshan so well?"

Lin Xiaotang chuckled, "I forgot about this!"

Since Lao Zhao is a local, the matter is much simpler. Lin Xiaotang asked about Lao Zhao's situation, and learned that Lao Zhao used to be a medicine farmer whose ancestors lived here. He was very familiar with the Deshan area. Lin Xiaotang asked him to come The reason is to let him see how the weather will change today.

After observing the wind direction, Lao Zhao nodded slightly, touched a handful of soil, put it near his nose and smelled it carefully, even squeezed a little bit with his fingers, and put it in his mouth, as if he was tasting the taste, and he was still chanting words.

At this time, Tom Hanks sneaked up to the forward position with a few of his men. Lin Xiaotang frowned when he saw them, and was about to scold them back, but Tom Hanks interrupted him, "In Nothing to do in the back, come up to get some air."

At this time, Lao Zhao also spat out the dirt in his mouth, "At least two hours later, the rain will not be light, it is probably a heavy rain, we have to be careful, the rain is too heavy, and we must be careful of mud slides!"

Lin Xiaotang's eyes lit up, "That is to say, it will take at least an hour for the rain to fall?"

Old Zhao nodded with certainty, "That's right, an hour and a half, not much more!"

Lin Xiaotang slammed his fist on the dirt of the trench, "Great, take this opportunity to cause some trouble for the Japanese, and try to delay him for two hours. As long as it rains, the Japanese attack will also be blocked. At that time, We have more time."

Tom Hanks chimed in, "When does it start?"

Lin Xiaotang said viciously: "Now!"

There was not much fuel on the ground, so Lin Xiaotang ordered all the fuel to be collected and made into incendiary bottles. From the remaining personnel, the bomb throwing experts with strong arms were selected and scattered to every corner of the front line. An auxiliary person is arranged next to him, who is responsible for igniting the grenadier and handing the bottle.

Lin Xiaotang looked at his watch, the time was already pointing to [-]:[-], the north wind whimpered and blew across Gufeng Ridge, swirling to every corner at the foot of the mountain, the leaves in the forest rustled, and the grass was yellow and black. The weeds in the countryside were blown in one direction.

Lin Xiaotang nodded to Zhang Yaoguo, Zhang Yaoguo yelled: "Brothers, listen to my password, and give me all the strength to feed me. If I succeed this time, the little devil will have to be dumb for a few hours. At that time, the reinforcements There it is, make or break.”

Zhang Yaoguo looked around, "ignite!" Dozens of Molotov cocktails were instantly ignited and handed over to the grenadier.

"cast!"

Dozens of flaming Molotov cocktails flew up to the sky in a graceful arc, taking advantage of the huge wind to fly 80 meters, and fell on the thick layer of herbs, some of them fell onto the rocks, "Crack "With a sound, it turned into fragments, the oil inside gushed out, and when it met sparks, it instantly turned into a pile of flames. After a while, dozens of fires that were not too big appeared on the hillside.

After about five rounds of throwing, all the Molotov cocktails were thrown out, and the oil was poured into the herbs and bushes. The flames became violent in a short time, and finally became a large piece. Moreover, this trend continued possibility of expansion.

The Japanese camp at the foot of the mountain panicked for a while, but they soon realized that it was just a fire in front of the camp, and the Japanese soldiers immediately relaxed, cursing unclearly.

Lin Xiaotang looked back at Old Zhao, "I said, why is there no movement, this fire is not small, but it has no effect, can't it just be like this?"

Lao Zhao comfortably took a cigarette from the American soldier, put it under his nose and sniffed it greedily, "Sir, don't worry, this thing will be fine if it doesn't catch fire, hehe, just wait and see the excitement. If you're lucky, all the birds and beasts in the forest will have to be forced out, so let's wait for the tooth-making sacrifice!"

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Yaoguo yelled, "Smoke is coming out, look, it's smoking!"

Everyone took a closer look, and sure enough, thick smoke was billowing from the fire below the mountain. The smoke was golden yellow, and it was particularly conspicuous when seen from the dark valley. As the fire expanded, the scale of the smoke also increased. It was getting bigger and bigger, and with the help of the wind, it quickly spread to the Japanese army's position.

Old Zhao turned around, stopped looking at the movement down the mountain, leaned comfortably on the trench wall, lit the cigarette in his hand with the lighter of the American soldier, and said to himself: "Do you know what this is called? It's called Qilin Smoke, in the early years of the Qing Dynasty, when the Tianli Sect rebelled, it used this thing, and it made the officers and soldiers miserable. The light ones had weak limbs, coughing continuously, and the severe ones foamed at the mouth and became unconscious. Alas, Unexpectedly, this thing reappeared today, committing crimes, committing crimes!"

"Cough, cough, this American big nose smoke is strong, cough!" Lao Zhao took a puff, and suddenly coughed continuously.

The golden smoke drifted into the Japanese army's position and was blown away a lot by the wind, but even so, the follow-up billowing yellow smoke followed in an instant, and the Japanese army's position began to become chaotic. Lin Xiaotang and others looked through the binoculars, only I could vaguely see Japanese soldiers fleeing here and there, some kneeling on the ground and foaming at the mouth, but that was all I could see, the others were all shrouded in smoke.

The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and the scale of the thick smoke became overwhelming. Lin Xiaotang hurriedly asked everyone to wear the gas masks prepared early in the morning, so as not to hurt their own people.

On the other hand, Zhang Yaoguo lined up a few soldiers, put on a gas mask, quietly got out of the position, and moved closer to observe the movement of the Japanese army's position.

After a while, a few soldiers ran back, and as soon as they took off their gas masks, they showed a few excited faces, "Sir, the devil's position is all messed up, all the little devils are coughing like they have tuberculosis. Some were foaming at the mouth and fell to the ground motionless. Now, the devils are busy distributing gas masks, but look at the meaning, there are more people than masks, and many people are holding cloths to catch their own urine to detoxify. The smoke has already drifted towards their camp, and it will probably take less than half an hour, and the devils in the camp will have to confess more than half of it!"

Old Zhao said disdainfully: "Picking urine, the little devil still knows this? But it's useless!"

Lin Xiaotang kicked him with a smile, "Okay, old Zhao, now that you know what you are capable of, I told Commander Zhang that I will give you a head start when you get rid of the siege!"

Old Zhao chuckled, "That's right, I've taken out all the tricks that are under the box, why should I pay a hundred and eighty yuan!"

Zhang Yaoguo ran over excitedly, "Mr. Lin, the devil has messed up, why don't you go down the mountain and kill him for a while!"

Just as Lin Xiaotang was about to nod his head, a soldier ran over panting, "Sir, the U.S. military is calling. They are going to bomb the Japanese army in Tokuyama before it rains. This time they are all dispatched. Let us give the exact coordinates of the devils!"

Lin Xiaotang had an idea, "In addition to reporting the coordinates, tell them that the yellow smoke is the mark, let them carry out carpet bombing at a range 100 meters north of the yellow smoke, maybe they can wipe out the Japanese!"