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Full Text, No Ads, Chapter 501: Battle of Lanzhou: Blood Stains the Battle Flag Red

The Northwest Field Army's second attack was launched simultaneously from the east, west, and south. Why didn't they encircle it from the north?Because the north of Lanzhou City is the Yellow River, there is no way to deploy troops, so the attack can only start from three sides.Full Text No Ads

In order to defend Lanzhou to the death, the Majiajun who defended the city could only fight against the Yellow River, and fighting against the water is a big taboo for military strategists. However, the enemy does not have no retreat at all. This retreat is the big iron bridge across the Yellow River. Known as the Yellow River Iron Bridge.

The Yellow River Iron Bridge is the only way for the Qingma Army to retreat. Once the battle is unfavorable, the Qingma Army can exit Lanzhou from this bridge, and then go north into the vast Gobi to continue to deal with the PLA. Some of the Ma's army, which are cavalry, will bring huge troubles to the Northwest Field Army's future operations.

The importance of the Yellow River Iron Bridge is well understood by both the enemy and us, and it was also one of the focus battles between the two sides in the Lanzhou Campaign.

Shen Jialing in the southwest of Lanzhou City is the closest to the city and the Iron Bridge of the Yellow River in the outer defensive positions of Lanzhou. If this position collapses and the Iron Bridge of the Yellow River is cut off, the only way out for the Qingma Army will be lost. Therefore, Ma Jiyuan A whole division was placed on the Shen family collar.

The Iron Bridge of the Yellow River is the retreat route of Ma's army in Qinghai. Ma Jijun is determined to keep it. Don't look at Ma Jiyuan's public statement in front of his subordinates that he will fight the People's Liberation Army in Lanzhou for ten years. This is just nonsense to boost morale. His real idea was that if it was too bad, he would lead the troops to withdraw along the iron bridge of the Yellow River, and use the maneuvering speed of the cavalry to fight guerrilla warfare with the People's Liberation Army in the vast area of ​​the Northwest.

Boss Peng doesn't know what Ma Jiyuan is thinking, but with Boss Peng's wisdom, he has already taken the Yellow River Iron Bridge into account. No matter what, the People's Liberation Army must seize the Iron Bridge. Fierce battles created prerequisites.

If you want to prevent the enemy from escaping, you must seize the Yellow River Iron Bridge. If you want to capture the Yellow River Iron Bridge, you must capture the Shenjialing position in the southwest. There is no other way.

Shenjialing, with an altitude of more than 2000 meters, is an important support point in the defense system of Lanzhou City, just like the Doujia Mountain attacked by the 63rd Army. Standing on the main peak of Shenjialing, you can clearly see the activities and activities of the people in the city. The Yellow River Iron Bridge behind Lanzhou City.

In charge of attacking Shenjialing's position was the Fourth Army, the main force of the Second Corps of the Northwest Field Army, Commander Zhang Dazhi.

The 38-year-old Commander Zhang Dazhi was born in Jiaxian County, northern Shaanxi. , is the soldiers of the people of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region.

Eliminating the Qingma Army is one of the greatest wishes of the Fourth Army. After the first attack on Shen Jialing failed, Commander Zhang Dazhi reorganized and reorganized the attacking force, determined to use the superior strength of the three divisions (10, 11, and 12) Carry out continuous attacks without leaving the enemy a chance to breathe, and take out the 11st Regiment of the 31th Division, the most combative of the Fourth Army, as a commando, ready to break through the Qingma Army's Shenjialing defense line in one fell swoop.

The 31st Regiment is the main force of the Fourth Army. It is the most famous in the entire Fourth Army, has the most personnel, and has the strongest combat effectiveness. The head of the regiment, Wang Xueli, is also one of the most famous and courageous commanders of the Fourth Army.

The signal flare for the attack was raised, and the 31st Regiment, under the command of the head of the regiment, Wang Xueli, set up a battle formation and began to attack in two ways.

Before the assault began, artillery fire destroyed most of the bunkers and firepower points on the enemy's front fortifications, and then the sharp knife troops carried out continuous blasting. The 31st regiment advanced step by step. The fast attack takes the enemy's first line of defense.

However, when the 31st regiment charged towards the second defensive position, the Qingma Army's counterattack began. Frequent counter-charges were carried out during positional warfare. This is a tactic used by the Qingma Army and it is also handy. The counterattack was fierce and resolute, and the strength of the troops continued to increase.

Close-range counterattack is one of the most characteristic tactics of the Qingma Army, and it is also very similar to the tactics of the People's Liberation Army, but now no one studies the tactics that look like the People's Liberation Army. Shouting and shouting with sabers in hand, the two sides suddenly fell into a melee at close range.

Bayonet against bayonet, broadsword against saber, the 31st Regiment of the People's Liberation Army, which rushed to the second line of defense, glued together with the Qingma Army.

Hand-to-hand combat is a tactic that both sides are unwilling to use. Under normal circumstances, the outcome is decided within a few minutes. However, outside Lanzhou City in August 31, the [-]st Regiment of the Fourth Army of the People's Liberation Army fought hand-to-hand with the Qingma Army But it lasted for a whole morning and it was not over. Both sides died a lot, and the corpses were piled up in pieces.

Close-range counterattack is the most commonly used tactic of the Ma family army, but close combat and white-handed occupation are also one of the housekeeping skills of the People's Liberation Army. The Red Army and the Eighth Route Army are the ancestors of close combat. When rushing down, the soldiers didn't panic at all, but raised their bayonets and went up without hesitation.

Flesh and blood are flying everywhere, bayonets are red, comparing ruthlessness, not being afraid of death, and courage. The People's Liberation Army has never served anyone or troops.

The battle lasted until noon, and a soldier named Zhao Faxiang had only one person beside him. His squad, including the squad leader, had all died. He wanted to go to a brother squad nearby, and remembered the letter of determination he wrote before the battle. There was no culture. The letter of determination written by Zhao Faxiang has only one sentence: "There is only one person left to fight to the end."

Zhao Faxiang, who remembered the letter of determination, decided to do it himself. He had to stick to his position alone. He represented their whole class and the comrades who died. Zhao Faxiang, who was determined to die, found a machine gun abandoned by the enemy. The corner of the traffic trench used the useful terrain it occupied to continuously shoot at the counterattack troops of the Qingma Army.

Zhao Faxiang is an old soldier, very proficient in the use of weapons. The targets he shoots are those who charge the most fiercely, those who scream the most, and those who hold sabers and shout and command. The three bursts are accurate and timely. , The sound of clicking, clicking, clicking has been maintained.

The bullet went in from the chest, came out from the back, and went in from the head, blowing up the entire skull. With the support of Zhao Faxiang's machine gun, his position was miraculously stabilized.

Sun Mingzhong, the trumpeter of the Fourth Company, is only 19 years old. He is a well-known witty ghost in the whole regiment. Everyone from the regiment leader to the soldiers likes him very much. Jokingly said: "Hey, seeing your comrade walking with his head held high, he must be an officer? Is it the platoon leader?"

Xiao Sun raised his neck: "Hmph, what is the platoon leader?"

The fellow was very surprised: "Hey, even the platoon leader is ignored, so why not be a company commander?"

Xiao Sun didn't speak, just hummed a few times, and the fellow was even more surprised: "My God, the company commander doesn't pay attention to it, this little guy can't be a battalion commander?"

Sun Mingzhong couldn't bear it anymore, and finally he laughed and replied: "I tell you, I am a trumpeter, and when my trumpet is blown, the regiment leader has to listen to me."

Xiaosun's story was quickly spread back to the regiment, and even the regiment leader Wang Xueli knew about it, and the bugleman Sun Mingzhong became a famous figure in the 31st regiment.

In fact, what Sun Mingzhong admired most was their company commander and instructor, who carried a battering gun and commanded more than a hundred people. He was as majestic as he wanted, so Sun Mingzhong was learning from the company commander and instructor all the time.

After the battle started, Sun Mingzhong was covered with grenades, followed closely behind the company commander, and rushed towards the main position of Shen Jialing. Later, the battle became more and more intense, and the situation became more critical. The instructor died, and the company commander also died. , The deputy company commander died, the deputy instructor also died, all the cadres above the platoon of the whole company were killed, and only a dozen people remained in the fourth company with more than 100 people.

The 19-year-old Sun Mingzhong cried. He picked up the company commander's shell gun and the command flag, and commanded the remaining dozen comrades to face the hordes of Qingma Army soldiers who came up. The soldier went to carry the bullets, and the grenades ran out, and he went to fight the grenades against the rain of bullets. In a word, Silian couldn't lose the position he had bought back with his life. (After the Battle of Lanzhou, Sun Mingzhong was appointed by the higher-level party committee as the commander of the fourth company of the newly formed Sanyi Regiment)

The second company has a water-cooled Maxim heavy machine gun. This machine gun is the treasure of the second company. The counterattack forces encountered.

There are more than 300 soldiers of the Qingma Army who fought back from the top of the mountain, but there are only a few soldiers of the Second Company nearby. The strength varies greatly, but the troops of the People's Liberation Army have a common feature. If you should fight, you must fight, there is nothing to consider.

In the sound of "beep beep" shooting, the Qingma army was thrown one after another by the heavy machine gun. Soon, the heavy machine gun of the second company became a thorn in the enemy's eyes, and all the firepower was firing at them. The shooter has become the target of the enemy's focus.

The platoon leader Zhang Shenglu who was shooting at the enemy with a heavy machine gun died, the sixth squad leader Bai Shengwen went up, the sixth squad leader Bai Shengwen went up, the deputy squad leader Jin Ding went up, and the instructor Zhao Zhanguo went up after the deputy squad leader Jin Dingshan died. The roaring heavy machine guns never stopped.

The enemy, unable to withstand the firepower of the heavy machine gun, retreated behind a concealed firepower point, and wanted to use this firepower point to continue to resist. Fighting is about timing, and the timing is very critical now. The counterattack troops of the Qingma Army have just retreated. Going down, it is an opportunity to attack when the enemy's foothold is not stable, but there are only a few soldiers near the second company, what should we do? ? ?

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