Anti-Japanese heroic righteousness

It is precisely because of the heavy rain in the morning that it helped the expeditionary army a lot. The water level of the Nandu River rose rapidly, and the rolling yellow waves swept all the way to the west. Increased difficulty.

The logistics channels of the six divisions of the Japanese army were blocked, and the panic among the top management can be imagined. The pressure on the First Guards Division was enormous, so it was not at all false.

The Japanese army obviously came prepared, suppressed by artillery fire, all kinds of assault boats, rubber boats, bamboo rafts, and rafts were carried into the Nandu River, densely packed like crucian carp crossing the river, fighting against the panting water, struggling to row to the north bank .

The terrain on both sides of the Nandu River is relatively flat. Except for the river in front of you, it can be said that there is almost no danger to defend. The defense line of the new 38th Division of the Expeditionary Army was built about 300 meters from the north bank of the Nandu River. If it is built too close to the river bed, once the Japanese army destroys the dam, the river water will flow back into the fortifications, so the next best thing is to retreat.

Because of the remote distance of the line of defense and the low-lying riverbed, the Japanese troops crossing the river did not have to be threatened by bullets. Boats, bamboo rafts, and rafts can all cross the river with ropes, and there is no need to be erratic in the rapids, unable to reach the shore, or worry about the river overturning the boat.

The engineers and soldiers of the Japanese army also began to build pontoon bridges with these ropes. Hundreds of rubber boats, assault boats, and these bamboo rafts alone could not meet the needs of tens of thousands of troops to cross the river, and pontoon bridges were indispensable.

As the first batch of troops crossed the river, a firepower point was quickly built on the north bank, and a large number of engineers also rushed to the water to step up the construction of the pontoon bridge.

In less than half an hour, the pontoon bridge was almost approaching the center of the river. Just when the Japanese army thought that the troops could reach the opposite bank smoothly in this way, there was a sudden scream from the defense line of the expeditionary army without any warning, and then dense crowds Cannonballs poured across the river southward like raindrops. Amidst the rumbling explosions, the huge waves were tens of meters high, and the density was comparable to water walls. Even if they fell into the water, the panting current could not drown them, but it was enough to roll them to a place several miles away from the battlefield.

The expeditionary force does not have heavy artillery fire, but the light support firepower is not bad, especially when two divisions are combined into one division, the close support firepower is even stronger. In addition, they have sufficient ammunition, and the shells are poured out for free.

The defense line of the new 38th division.

After two days of intensive construction, a line of civil engineering defenses several miles long came into being.Both sides of the trench are reinforced with thick logs, and there are several layers of logs and sandbags on the top of the main body. Although its strength cannot prevent shells, it is no problem to block the rain of bullets.The high and deep main trenches, the criss-crossing traffic trenches and trenches, the well-arranged foxholes, machine gun bunkers, and artillery holes all show that the commander's military quality is extraordinary.

In the middle of the circular fortifications on the main battlefield, there is a bunker repeatedly reinforced by logs and steel plates. The headquarters of the new 28th Division is set up here.

Sun Liren, the commander of the division, knew that the responsibility was heavy, so the headquarters was directly set up on the position, and he released the bold words of "swearing to live and die with the position" to the whole division.

At this moment, Sun Liren was poking his butt with a telescope, observing the movement of the Japanese army ahead from the low observation port.

In the sound of rumbling guns.The torrent of bullets was like rain. Due to the heavy rain, no gunpowder smoke could be seen, but the mud kicked up by the shells could be seen everywhere. Even at a place less than 100 meters from the front of the headquarters, rows of bullets swept up the mud from time to time.

The distance between the headquarters and the enemy's positions is only about 1000 meters, which is beyond the effective range of the Japanese heavy machine guns. Sun Liren set up the headquarters at such a short distance, which is considered audacious.

"Brother Fumin (Sun Liren), it's been almost 5 minutes. I wonder if the artillery fire has stopped?" Yu Xueqi, the deputy division commander behind Sun Liren, said.

Putting down the binoculars, Sun Liren looked at the watch on his wrist, and waved decisively: "Stop the bombardment, hide the cannon!"

Yu Xueqi quickly picked up the phone and gave an order.

Hundreds of curved cannons bombed a river that was only tens of meters wide. The pontoon bridge that the Japanese army had worked so hard to build had to be blown up. The purpose of the expeditionary force had been achieved.Any further delay will inevitably lead to retaliatory heavy artillery bombardment by the Japanese army. These close support firepower is the magic weapon they rely on for survival, and they cannot be easily destroyed by the Japanese army.Therefore, Sun Liren accepted it as soon as he saw it.

With an order, the sound of artillery on the position stopped abruptly, only the small-caliber artillery fire of the Japanese army was still rumbled on the position.

In the trench not far from the headquarters, there is an 80mm mortar, the barrel of which is embedded in the main body of the trench, and surrounded by thick logs on three sides. The steel plate is dragged back from the front, and as the steel plate moves back, the entire mortar completely disappears on the ground, and this scene is almost everywhere in the trench.

Concealing the artillery, the soldiers immediately got into the nearest artillery hole.

Less than a minute after the order was issued, a piercing scream sounded suddenly, and immediately heavy artillery shells hit the position, and the soaring flames carried mud and shrapnel exploded wantonly, forming huge explosion points one by one. , The whole earth seemed to be shaking, and the Japanese army really started to attack.

In the headquarters, the dirt and dust on the top of the head fell rustlingly. Sun Liren jumped down from the observation deck, dragged out a chair, sat down against the wall, took out a pack of cigarettes from his coat pocket, and pulled out a hand To Yu Xueqi, he lit one himself, and the two began to swallow their clouds and smoke, their expressions extremely calm, as if the round of bombardment in front of them had nothing to do with them.

Sun Liren's tactics are very simple, that is, to prevent the large Japanese army from crossing the river, and the two armies face off. As long as you little devil cross the river, I will accompany you to shoot with machine guns and rifles. , except for submachine guns, assault rifles, grenades, and grenades, you can play as much as you want, as long as you have bullets to consume.

But if you are going to build a pontoon bridge, then I’m sorry, I have to kill your pontoon bridge even if you are bombarded by heavy artillery. Hundreds of cannons are fired at once, and there is only one target, and that is to aim at Nandu River, which can pour down in a minute Thousands of cannonballs are fired, let your little devil's skills be astonishing, and you don't need to fill the Nandu River with corpses, you just stay on the other side obediently.

The 38th Division is the horn of the New 28th Division. In fact, nearly half of the 28th Division's troops are on the defense line of the New 38th Division, defending against the enemy side by side with the New 38th Division.Only more than half of them are on the western defense line, mainly defending against the remnants of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army and the No.29 Second Division. From west to north, the 93th Division and the [-]rd Division are lined up. They are not a single entity, but As an interdependent whole, it can be said that a little breakthrough may lead to the collapse of the entire defense line. Therefore, every army must be fully motivated. This battle is a battle of life and death, and they have no choice or retreat.

Compared with the Japanese attack in the south, the northwest and northwest sides are much more moderate. After all, the Japanese troops on both sides will face the plight of lack of guns and ammunition, and cannot withstand wanton consumption. Although the Japanese army has started airdropping since yesterday, this is six divisions Even if thousands of planes are used for airdrops every day for the logistics supplies of the regiment's more than [-] troops, it may be a drop in the bucket.

Therefore, the artillery fire of the Japanese army was far less violent than that in the south. After the symbolic firepower was suppressed, the soldiers moved forward, but not many troops were invested. On the first division.

The day passed quickly. When night fell, a large number of transport planes appeared over Lashio. All of them came with shark and wolf head logos painted on their fuselages. Of course they belonged to the Sino-Milian Air Force. The Japanese army dropped in the sky during the day. They use the time of night to airdrop.

The Japanese army has not yet seen through Jiang Haoran's airborne radar technology. Neither the Army Aviation nor the Hainan Airlines' night sky fighter jets can compete with the Chinese and Mimi allied forces. It is like a blind man fighting a discerning man.Therefore, in the face of the airdrop of the expeditionary force, they can only look at the sky and sigh.

Expeditionary Force Lashio Provisional Headquarters.

In the brightly lit headquarters, Jiang Haoran was browsing the battle reports sent by the various divisions, reading each one carefully and attentively. The battle in front of him was about the wealth and life of the 10,000+ expeditionary force and the future of the country. He did not dare to relax at all. .

"Boss, let's eat first, it's getting cold."

Mei Xiang pushed the lunch box on the table in front of Jiang Haoran. In the lunch box, besides rice, there were some vegetables, and a few pieces of minced meat could be vaguely seen.Although Jiang Haoran is the commander-in-chief of the two armies, he basically eats what the soldiers eat during the war and does not engage in specialization. This has become a tradition in his army.

"Well, I got it!" Jiang Haoran replied, but he didn't raise his head, and continued to look at the battle report in his hand.

Mei Xiang shook her head with a wry smile, and walked to her desk helplessly, as if she was used to this kind of scene, knowing that it would be useless to talk too much.

At this time, Wu Chaowen, the newly appointed chief of staff, strode in and reported to Jiang Haoran that Su Canwen was ready to leave at any time.

Wu Chaowen was originally the chief of staff of the 93rd Division, known as "Little Zhuge". With so many troops and such a big battle, it would be impossible without a good chief of staff, so Jiang Haoran temporarily transferred him.

"Oh, what time is it? Ah??????? It's past eight o'clock?" Jiang Haoran replied absent-mindedly, and then looked at the watch on his wrist. He was startled and said anxiously: "Wu Chaowen, immediately order For Su Canwen's operation, I must take away the artillery positions of the First Guards Division."

"Yes, Chief!"

The air conditioner is blowing too much, I have a severe cold, and I feel dizzy. I am really not in the mood to write. I hope all book friends will forgive me. Today is only one chapter, but it is still [-] words, not much less.