I am an artillery soldier

Chapter 479 On Cross Ridge
On May 25th, the 129th Division was still moving, and the devil troops were constantly chasing after it, leaving the 129th Division with no time to rest.

This devil's raid was very ferocious.They carried out raids regardless of casualties, and kept attacking the base like mad dogs.In order to be able to divide the anti-Japanese base areas, the frontline troops of the Devils were mopping up, and the rear had forcibly recruited strong men to build strongholds and isolation ditches for them.

At the same time, in order to provide faster support between the various bases, the devils also chose to lay large and small roads in the base area, so that they can provide timely support.Due to the outbreak of the Pacific War, the devils mobilized a lot of troops on the Chinese battlefield.

This also makes the devil's troops in the rear occupied area will be greatly reduced. For this reason, the devil can only ensure that the distance between the various strongholds is not too far to achieve mutual support.In order to ensure the stability of the occupied area, the devils built a large number of strongholds. In a short period of time, many strongholds of devils appeared in the anti-Japanese base areas.

Liu Gen led the artillery regiment behind the headquarters of the 129th Division. There was no need to worry about safety. Behind the artillery regiment, there were still troops from the 129th Division blocking the attack of the Devils.The ghost troops that kept chasing from behind made Liu Gen feel a little problematic. How did these devils find the direction to transfer the 129th division headquarters?
On Shizi Ridge, Liao County, Zuo Quan, the deputy chief of staff, was commanding the transfer of troops. Due to the huge headquarters, the logistics troops carried a lot of supplies, moved slowly, and failed to transfer according to the original plan. This made the transfer of the troops difficult. The speed was very slow, and I only walked more than 20 miles in one night.

Standing on Shizi Ridge, the Deputy Chief of General Staff looked at the crowded troops on the Shizi Ridge line. He could see a total of more than 1 troops from the General Directorate, the General Political Department, the Headquarters Logistics, the Northern Bureau, and the Special Task Force, as well as thousands of troops. Horses of livestock are crowded on this area.

I learned that the transfer troops in the direction of Guojiayu were attacked yesterday by a small group of devils. The combat effectiveness of the small group of devils is not weak, which caused many casualties in the transfer troops.The distance between Shizi Ridge and Guojiayu is not too far. With the marching speed of the small army of devils, if it really hits in this direction, it is very likely that they will attack again.

With this in mind, the deputy chief of staff sent soldiers to inform the special task force on guard in the rear to avoid being really attacked by a small army of devils.

"Da da da" "Da da da"

Before the soldiers in charge of the notification arrived at the location of the special task force at the rear headquarters, there were dense gunshots, and the small army of devils took the initiative to launch an attack.The densely packed bullets hit the transferring troops, and the soldiers were unprepared, and there were many casualties immediately.

The occurrence of the battle caused confusion among the troops crowded together on the front line of Shizi Ridge, and everyone wanted to rush forward as much as possible.In a short period of time, the front line of Shizi Ridge became a mess, and the deputy chief of staff kept shouting and organizing the troops to move in different directions.

But even so, there were still fighters who fell to the bottom of the mountain due to the overcrowding. When the deputy chief of staff was trying to calm everyone down, there was a buzzing sound of fighter planes in the air, and it was the fighter planes of the devils.

After discovering that there were a large number of Eighth Route Army troops being transferred on the Shiziling line, this small army of devils decisively reported to the headquarters of the First Army through the portable radio and applied for support from the air force.It's been a while since this small army of devils came to Cross Ridge. They knew that the fighter plane was coming soon, so they took the initiative to attack.

And because this small troop of devils was dressed in the uniform of the Eighth Route Army, this allowed them to hide until now, and now they showed their fangs.

Shigeo Mashiko, the squadron leader of the 36th Squadron of the 223rd Squadron of the Devil's 9th Division, continued to command his squadron. When they attacked Guojiayu last night, they had some gains, but they did not satisfy him.Previously, the First Squadron of the 223rd Wing entered the Eighth Route Army base area in the form of a small unit, but was annihilated by the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

This made Mashiko Shigeo extra cautious after entering the base area of ​​the Eighth Route Army. Unless it was really necessary, he would not activate the radio communication at all.It was precisely because Mashiko Shigeo was so cautious that he could successfully penetrate the depths of the Eighth Route Army base area and quietly came to Shiziling.

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"

In the air, the Devil fighter planes kept dropping the aerial bombs they carried. Since there were too many Eighth Route Army troops on the Shiziling line, the Devil pilots dropped the aerial bombs without aiming at all.The aviation shells fell, and the deputy chief of staff had just maintained order before it became chaotic again.

Facing the aerial bombs that could fall overhead at any time, no one could remain calm, and the line of Shizi Ridge became chaotic again.

"Deputy chief of staff, we need to retreat immediately, the devil's large force is likely to arrive soon." The head of the 769th regiment, who was in charge of covering the transfer of the headquarters, said worriedly.

Captain Qi could see many soldiers holding machine guns and shooting at the Devil fighter planes in the air, but they failed to have any impact on the Devil fighter planes. casualties.And the small troops of the devils in the rear are also constantly attacking, entangled with the special agent group in charge of the rear.

"We can't withdraw! None of us can withdraw. We don't have many combat troops in our hands. If we really want to transfer them, what about the remaining troops?" said the deputy chief of staff, shaking his head firmly.

The deputy deputy chief of staff was well aware of the dangers of staying, but he could not retreat with the combat troops until the large forces had withdrawn.Once there were no combat troops, the troops crowded on the front line of Cross Ridge suspected that there would be a large number of casualties.

"Boss, our 769 regiment is here to cover the retreat of the large troops. You should follow the headquarters to transfer first! If you have any problems, then Boss Peng will definitely not spare me." Captain Qi said with a wry smile.

The deputy chief of staff shook his head vigorously again, "Don't worry, it won't be so easy to cause problems. I've been in the army for so many years, isn't it fine?"

"Don't worry, even if Boss Peng talks about you, I will stop you."

Seeing this, Captain Qi could only smile wryly, and he realized that the Deputy Chief of Staff would not leave easily.Captain Qi could only stand vigilantly beside the deputy chief of staff, ready to protect the deputy chief of staff at any time, even if he sacrificed himself, it would not cause any problems for the deputy chief of staff.

The devil fighter plane came quickly and left quickly. After the ammunition was exhausted, the devil fighter plane left directly.The small army of devils who were entangled with the secret service also withdrew directly. This small army of devils withdrew very decisively, as if they didn't care about their own casualties at all.

At the end of the battle, the deputy chief of staff once again commanded the evacuation of the troops. He was not going to leave until the troops on Cross Ridge were evacuated.

"Captain Qi, no matter what, we must guard Shizi Ridge and not let the devil touch it, otherwise the troops we are transferring will be too dangerous and will be directly exposed to the devil's guns." The deputy chief of staff said to Captain Qi instructed so.

The transfer was ongoing, and at five o'clock in the afternoon, the transfer of the large troops came to an end.

The deputy chief of staff picked up the binoculars to observe the situation of the Japanese army. He could see more and more devil troops coming here. These devils were already ready to fight and might attack Shiziling at any time.son
When the telescope was in use, it reflected light in the sun, which attracted the attention of the devil sentry. They determined that there might be an Eighth Route Army commander on Shizi Ridge, so the devil immediately mobilized several mortars to start shelling towards Shizi Ridge.

"Shoot" "Shoot" "Shoot"

Suddenly, Captain Qi heard the sound of devil shells flying. The first shell hit and exploded beside Chief Qi, directly blowing Captain Qi to the ground. Enduring the pain, he quickly shouted: " Chief of Staff! Lie down!"

The deputy chief of staff reacted, he didn't care about lying down, and hurriedly called the soldiers around him to hide.

But at this time, the second shell hit, and it happened to fall between the head of the Qi regiment who had just stood up and the deputy chief of the general staff of Zuo Quan. A piece of shrapnel hit the head of the deputy chief of the general staff of Zuo Quan, and died on the spot!

Captain Qi was also hit by shrapnel in his left eye and right arm. Since then, he has lost sight in his left eye and can no longer lift his right arm.

"withdraw!"

Seeing the unfortunate death of Zuo Quan's deputy chief of staff, Captain Qi gave the order to retreat with all his strength before he fell into a coma.More shells struck and landed on Shizi Ridge, but the soldiers staying on Shizi Ridge did not retreat. They wanted to take away Zuo Quan's Deputy Chief of Staff and Captain Qi!The two of them cannot be left here!
　ps: Zuo Quan (March 1905, 3-May 15, 1942), styled Zilin, nicknamed Shuren, formerly known as Zuo Jiquan. [5] Born in Liling, Hunan Province, [25] a first-year student of Huangpu Military Academy, a senior general of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and the Eighth Route Army, a proletarian revolutionary and military strategist.

　　Joined the Communist Party of China in 1925; went to study in the Soviet Union in December of the same year; participated in the Long March in 12 and participated in commanding the forcible crossing of the Dadu River and the attack on Lazikou.After the Long March arrived in northern Shaanxi, Zuo Quan led his troops to participate in the Zhiluo Town Campaign and the Red Army's Eastern Expedition. In 1934, he served as the acting head of the Red First Army, led his troops to the west and participated in the command of the Battle of the Mountain Castle.After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he assisted in commanding the Eighth Route Army to go to the front line of the North China Anti-Japanese War, smashed the "mopping up" of the Japanese and puppet troops, developed and strengthened the people's armed forces, and won many battles and battles such as the Hundred Regiments War. In May 1936, the Japanese army launched a large-scale "mopping up" against the Taihang Anti-Japanese Base Area. Zuoquan commanded troops to cover the Northern Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters to break through and transfer. Unfortunately, he died at the age of 1942.After the sacrifice, Yan'an and Taihang Mountain bases held a memorial service for him, and changed Liao County to Zuoquan County.

　　左权一生军事著作40多篇，对学习运用***军事思想，对国家的独立和民族的解放作出了重要贡献。（《中国档案报》2012年5月25日）。2009年，左权被中央宣传部、中央组织部等11个部门评为“100位为新中国成立作出突出贡献的英雄模范人物”。

　　
　
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