Special Forces of Crossing: Cloud's Anti-Japanese

Chapter 900
If you pay, you will be rewarded. This is a matter of course.With the previous gifts of medicines, when the defense was handed over, the No.70 Fourth Army was a little too enthusiastic.Yu Jishi is a very knowledgeable person, and the military discipline of the 74th Army is notoriously good.He passed on the order that when the frontline troops changed their defenses, they not only pointed out the details of the fortifications one by one for the student army, but also directly kept some fort ordnance that could have been taken away.

The cadet army is not popular in the central military system. One of its manifestations is that when the military committee issues orders, it will give special instructions to the troops that have social relations with the cadet army. The posture of the Central Army comes.

The Central Army claims to be the main force of the country, and has always looked down upon local troops.Although the cadet army had an impressive record against Japan, it still couldn't get rid of the hat of a local army. As the trump card of the Central Army, the 74th Army has its own place to be proud of.Compared with the local troops and even the troops of other political parties, the Central Army has no worries about food and clothing, as long as they train hard to fight. From this point alone, they have an advantage over the local troops.

The battle ahead is still going on, and the cadet army goes up little by little, replacing the frontline troops of the 74th Army little by little.Seeing the faces of the officers and soldiers of the Central Army, many of them were fighting with wounds, the students were also respectful, and the two sides respected each other. The atmosphere of this change of defense was quite good.It was Yu Jishi's first contact with the Xuebing Army, and he had heard about it before. He knew that the Xuebing Army had advanced weapons and well-trained soldiers.But this time I saw it with my own eyes, because Ouyang Yun generously donated the medicine and was not affected by the official concept. He looked at those students and those weapons, his eyes were hot, and he said to his cronies: "Brothers, take a good look." , This is the Xuebing Army. The Xuebing Army is amazing, we must win every day, we must learn from others."

The one that is attacking Pengze now is the 11th Division of the Japanese Army.The 11th Division once participated in the Battle of Nanjing and had an intersection with the Xuebing Army.The two brigades under the Ministry were organized into the Tiangu Detachment and the Heiyan Detachment. Among them, Lieutenant General Yamamuro Zongwu personally led the troops directly under the division and the Tiangu Detachment to attack Xiaogushan and Penglangji, while the Heiyan Detachment Attack Madang.

The 11th Division, also known as the Shantong Temple Division, is one of the 17 elite divisions of the Japanese army.The unit is well-equipped and extremely powerful. After the 17th Division was completely wiped out by the superior Chinese army, Hata Shunroku entrusted them with the hope that they would completely wipe out the No.70 Fourth Army in order to avenge the 17th Division.

Madang also has the Xiaogushan Fortress, which limits the role of the Japanese Yangtze River Fleet.Among them, the Madang Fortress, which has been operated by the Kuomintang for many years, has strong fortifications and numerous fortresses, and its fortification is not much stronger than that of Jiangyin Fortress.The Japanese attack is still the same so far, that is, to rely on artillery preparations, and then send infantry to charge.This style of play is a challenge to the will of the defenders. The No.70 Fourth Army suffered heavy casualties because it was responsible for blocking the retreat of the Japanese army during the battle to wipe out the 17th Division.At this time, the arrival of the Xuebing Army can be said to have given the No.70 Fourth Army a chance to breathe, and at the same time, it also gave Peng Ze's defenders an advantage in numbers again.

Because the front line was still fighting, this defense change lasted for three and a half hours before it ended.When the last batch of officers and soldiers of the 51st Division withdrew, Yu Jishi took Ouyang Yun's hand and said, "Brother Ouyang, Peng Ze, I have completely handed over to you!"

Ouyang Yun nodded, and said seriously: "Brother Yu, don't worry, we won't let the blood of the 74th Army brothers be shed in vain."

Yu Jishi shook his hand vigorously, let go, and said, "See you later." After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked away. After taking two steps, he turned around and said, "Brother Ouyang, there is something I didn't want to say. Yes, but—" He gritted his teeth, hesitated for a while and continued: "If your strength allows, send a force to Huangshan."

Huangshan was the defense area of ​​the Central Army. There was originally a guerrilla column active there. Later, in order to ensure the complete annihilation of the 17th Division that entered the south of the Yangtze River, two divisions of the Central Army were ordered to penetrate there and form a line of defense.Those two divisions are Chen Cheng's direct descendants, and they played a big role in this encirclement and annihilation operation.Shangrao and Yingtan were recaptured by the Xuebing Army, which reduced the activities of the Japanese army at the junction of northern Jiangxi and Zhejiang. Only then did Chen Cheng have the opportunity to extend his tentacles there to ensure that Peng Ze had no worries.However, with the withdrawal of the 74th Army from Pengze, only some local security forces and student troops remained, and the Central Army had no worries. Whether they would stick to the Huangshan line of defense is very ambiguous.For some time to come, the entire northern Jiangxi will be dominated by the student army. In this case, Chen Cheng will not waste the strength of two regular divisions for the sake of local troops.

Ouyang Yun understands this meaning. In fact, as early as after the list of the Northward Army was finalized, he specifically took care of Li Hanhun, who was in charge of the defense of Shangrao and Yingtan, and asked him to keep track of the movements of the Japanese troops south of Mount Huangshan, and ensure that the Northward Army's flanks safety.

It is the consistent policy of the Nationalist Central Committee to use the Anti-Japanese War to consume the vital strength of the local troops.Even though Lao Jiang's control over the Military Council has declined, the Wang and Jiang factions have a very tacit understanding in implementing this strategy.

Yu Jishi's reminder was very timely, and most importantly, it made Ouyang Yun vigilant.He thanked the other party with a military salute, and said loudly, "Take care all the way!"

"Take care of yourself!"

No.70 The Fourth Army withdrew from Pengze. Although there were more superior student soldiers to fill in, the people of Pengze and the local security forces still felt panic.The common people are simple-minded. They only know that once the central army withdraws, it means that the government has given up on Peng Ze. Therefore, many people, especially some rich people, began to pack their bags and withdraw with the No.70 Fourth Army.

"Commander-in-Chief, what do you think they are doing?" On the way to Penglangji, Ouyang Yun and others saw many panic-stricken ordinary people retreating in the opposite direction with their luggage on their backs, driving cattle and sheep. Chen Shichang frowned. asked.

Ouyang Yun said lightly: "The common people are afraid of war. Commander Yu is good. The 74th Army is very popular in Pengze. It is a good thing for the common people to evacuate. Leave as soon as possible."

small lonely mountain.The first student army to enter Xiaogushan was a platoon below the reconnaissance battalion to which He Zhengjiang's division belonged.The existence of the Xiaogushan Fortress is mainly to effectively block the Yangtze River, provide a certain amount of fire support for the Penglangji defenders diagonally opposite, and also attract some Japanese troops, so that the Japanese troops dare not let go of their hands and feet to attack the south bank. .

AH has long been occupied by the Japanese army, and at the beginning of the Battle of Hankou, the light advance of the Japanese 17th Division suddenly highlighted the importance of Xiaogushan.Yu Jishi's most outstanding performance in this battle was that he sent a small team to successfully recapture the fortress of Xiaogushan, and used the fortifications built by the Japanese to turn Xiaogushan into an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack fortress. fortress.

If there is no Madang Fortress, Xiaogushan actually has no meaning of existence.Because the Madang Fortress can effectively prevent the Japanese Yangtze River Fleet from entering Shangjiang, the existence of Xiaogushan can severely damage the Japanese army who wanted to encircle the Madang Fortress from east to west.

Pengze is an important military base operated by the national army for many years. After several years of construction, Penglangji has become a military fortress alongside Madang and Xiaogushan.Because of the existence of the Penglangji garrison, the Japanese army could not arbitrarily take advantage of its strength to seize Xiaogushan, so that Madang, Xiaogushan and Penglangji stood firmly on the north and south sides of the Yangtze River like an equilateral triangle. in the river.

The battle on Xiaogushan was the most tragic when the 17th Division was encircled and wiped out. The 51st Division was ordered to garrison the area, and lost one regiment after another on Xiaogushan, and then it was firmly held.Once there was a shortage of troops on Xiaogushan, it could only be transported by water from the south bank, and nearly [-] ships were sunk by Japanese aviation for this reason alone.

The Japanese army did not realize the role of Xiaogushan at the beginning, so they were successfully attacked by Yu Jishi. When the Japanese army began to realize the role of Xiaogushan and wanted to attack it with all their strength, they were surprised to find that there was an enemy in Penglangji , limiting the scale of their use of troops on Xiaogushan.Therefore, when it was very difficult to capture the Madang Fortress, Zongwu Yamamuro made a decisive decision and sent the main force Tiangu Detachment to attack Penglangji while maintaining the siege of Xiaogushan.

When Ouyang Yun stepped onto the land of Penglangji, the first thing he saw was the new soil that had been dug up by the bombing.On the river beach along the river, the remains of Chinese and Japanese soldiers are everywhere, and many of them are in the shape of pieces of meat, which shows the brutality of the battle.

Just a few minutes ago, the Japanese army had just finished a round of attack. On the river, several motor boats were sailing to the north bank. In the defensive position, Ouyang Yun saw a seriously wounded member of the 74th Army who had just been found.

The seriously wounded man had just woken up and didn't know that his troops had already evacuated. When he saw the group of people in strange military uniforms, he thought they were devils at first, so he roared and wanted to get up and fight for his life.The military uniform of the Xuebing Army is different from that of any army in the country. This is not the first time that this situation has happened. Immediately, someone went up to hold him down, and then explained: "Brother, don't get excited, we are from the Xuebing Army. We just came to change defenses. of."

"Oh, you guys, are you a student army?" The seriously wounded man froze for a moment, and then he came to his senses.

When several soldiers saw Ouyang Yun, they immediately stood at attention and saluted, and shouted: "Commander-in-Chief."

Ouyang Yun returned the military salute and walked in front of the seriously wounded man.The seriously wounded man's left hand was blown off at the elbow, and the clothes on his body were even stained red with blood. After he calmed down, he looked a little sluggish, but when he saw Ouyang Yun, his eyes lit up, He struggled to get up and shouted, "Sir, do you remember me?"

"..." Ouyang Yun was a little silly, he had met too many people, no matter how good his memory was, how could he remember those who he only met once.

But the seriously wounded became excited, and tears rolled down his face: "I am from the former 29th Army Broadsword Team!"

(End of this chapter)