Wells shrugged, meaning that let's wait and see. He was quite gentlemanly and expressed his understanding of his Chinese counterparts and was unwilling to argue with this beautiful lady.
Wu Li believes that if an interview team of Chinese and foreign journalists is here, it will have a huge impact and the government will definitely send strong reinforcements. What's more, his father regards himself as a pearl in his hand. For the safety of his daughter, he will try his best to go to the top military and political activities in the front.
More than two hours ago, Commander Ma received a telegram and sent Heihushan Independent Brigade to reinforce. He just received good news that the vanguard of reinforcements had traveled more than 100 kilometers and could arrive in a few hours. Commander Ma was both happy and worried.
What is happy is that the reinforcements are moving quickly, and hope is right in front of us. What is worried is that the Central Army is not the one who comes. Although this army is well-known in the army, it is all fighting locally in the Heihushan area, mainly sneak attacks and occupying
The time, place, people and cheap, came here to carry out offensive and defensive battles with more than 10,000 well-equipped Japanese and puppet troops, and the prospects were worrying. Commander Ma informed the departments of the news to boost morale and sent several small troops down the mountain to prepare for response at any time, but he did not know how to reinforce the troops.
In which direction did the troops come from? He sorted out his military appearance, walked out of the command center with the guards calling and hurriedly watching, and the casualties of the troops were still increasing at hundreds of times per hour, and he couldn't wait.
He did not inform the officers and soldiers of reinforcements, fearing that their confidence would be greatly reduced when they knew that the Central Army was not coming.
When the Independent Vehicle Convoy was still more than ten kilometers away from the battlefield, two Japanese planes flew over the sky. Jiang Hailong observed with a telescope and issued an order: Be prepared for combat, do not fire if the enemy planes have not dropped to their effective range. These are the two reconnaissance machines.
The plane, ignore it, the team is moving forward at full speed! He considered that it was impossible for such a large army to completely conceal the whereabouts. Arriving on the battlefield early can relieve the pressure.
Perhaps fearing the densely packed muzzles on the ground, the Japanese reconnaissance planes hovered at a high altitude for a few times before flying away.
Major General Kimura received information that a Chinese army of more than 3,000 people was rushing to the battlefield. Kimura judged that the casualties of the national army here had reached more than 2,000, and the casualties of his own troops were less than half of the enemy's, let alone the casualties.
Part of it is the Imperial Army. Based on his past experience, the Chinese army with more than 3,000 people was enough to deal with a large group of Imperial Army. He said to his subordinates arrogantly: "Let this army enter the encirclement and annihilate it together!"
When approaching the foot of the mountain, the soldiers took their place and quickly set up heavy weapons such as heavy machine guns and cannons. The artillery soldiers were busy observing the target, measuring the distance, and setting the shooting elements.
The only way to the Independent Brigade into the mountains was guarding more than a thousand Japanese and puppet troops, which was originally the front line of the New 38th Division. Jiang Hailong decided to fight quickly, allowing the enemy troops and artillery to rush into the mountains before they could react.
, reduce casualties in the army.
The Japanese and puppet troops had discovered the reinforcements and prepared to shoot in the fortifications, and opened fire when the target entered the effective range of the gun.
Jiang Hailong would not give them a chance? With a command, sixty mortars and twelve Type 92 infantry cannons roared 800 meters away. The artillery shells fell like hail blew up the mountain and the ground, and the enemy's positions rose up.
A fire net.
It was only then that a large number of broken corpses of the National Army soldiers were cleared from the fortifications, and the Japanese army, who were proud of the power of artillery fire in the Great Japanese Empire, fully experienced the feeling of being bombed. They were blown up with the puppet army and had nowhere to hide.
The puppet troops who were still able to move fled in all directions. The Japanese squadron leader who was supervising the battle just waved his knife and slashed a deserter. A shell fell beside him, blowing him and the two Japanese next to him into a pile of minced meat.
Independent Brigade seized a large number of Japanese weapons and ammunition in previous battles. The shells were towed by trucks, and there was still a lot of inventory in the warehouse at the garage, which was enough for the artillery door to open fire. Jiang Hailong also hid ten m-2 105mm howitzers had not been put into use yet.
In combat, howitzers are imported from the United States, and one shell is reduced by one, so he needs to use it at critical moments. In addition, he does not want to expose all the firepower at once.
The artillery fire had just stopped and the smoke was not over. The German-Armed Company and the Special Service Company took the lead in launching a charge and used automatic firearms to strangle the remaining enemies. Jianghailong led the Special Service Company and the First Regiment to rush into the mountains, and Li Tie's Army commander led the Third Regiment and the Cavalry Company to take advantage of the situation.
The smoke of gunpowder quietly deviated to the Japanese flanks.
The officers and soldiers of the new 38th Division on the mountain cheered and their morale was greatly boosted. They could even imagine that reinforcements were attacking in with their butts, but they didn't expect that the reinforcements were so powerful and their firepower was so fierce.
Jiang Hailong and the spy company were led to the division command by the reception troops. He saluted to Commander Ma and reported to Commander Ma: "The Yangtze River Hailong Belt troops of the National Army Heihu Mountain Independent Brigade were ordered to arrive, and the defense line at the foot of the mountain has been taken back by our army." Commander Ma was
The rank of lieutenant general is one level higher than him.
Commander Ma saw such a young brigade commander of the National Army for the first time. Although he felt a little uneasy, he still thanked him repeatedly, saying that he had heard of his reputation for a long time and was indeed well-known. The army came too timely and regained the frontier position as soon as he arrived.
, brought us surprises. I was worried that if reinforcements were not allowed to arrive in time, our soldiers would die in battle and would not be able to complete the task of protecting the interview team of Chinese and foreign journalists as assigned by the Commission! Haha, now it seems that I am worried about nothing.
It's right.
Jiang Hailong asked not to disclose his troops to reporters for the time being, so as not to be unfavorable to the garrison when the enemy knew about it. In order to promptly report the war situation to the headquarters, reporters from the capital Chongqing (Qing) brought a dedicated radio station.
The Chief of Staff of the Division said with concern that the Japanese heavy artillery was powerful, and our troops suffered a lot of losses. The fortifications of the frontier positions were incomplete. The troops you stayed there should be more careful.
Jiang Hailong said, thank you for reminding me, I have estimated that the troops have not entered the fortification yet. I am waiting for the Japanese cannon to open fire. Please rest assured, the Japanese artillery will not be arrogant for long. Commander Ma sighed in secret that he was young and energetic, and a newborn calf.
Not afraid of tigers.
Before the words were finished, the sound of Japanese cannons sounded. From the telescope, it was observed that most of the shells fell accurately into the fortifications of the newly recaptured frontier positions. Commander Ma and his staff's faces changed drastically.
A series of muffled thunder sounded from the side of the front-line position. Twelve 92 infantry artillery and ten 105mm howitzers of the Independent Brigade fought back at the exposed Japanese artillery positions, and the precise shells fell into the enemy artillery group. The Japanese artillery positions suddenly changed.
It turned into a sea of fire, and the unlaunched ammunition exploded, and huge mushroom clouds rose up. The Japanese cannons gradually became silent. The artillery soldiers were probably more dead and less alive.
The officers and soldiers of the New 38th Division cheered and one-third of their previous casualties were caused by Japanese artillery fire, and reinforcements avenged them.
"I didn't expect that Brigade Commander Jiang has a killer weapon. You actually have so many American howitzers, and the artillery level is so powerful!" The experienced Commander Ma exclaimed. He and the Chief of Staff showed surprise on his face, and he couldn't help but give the combat effectiveness of the young officer and his troops.