Wan Yi was a famous general in Yu Xuezhong's tribe, and he gained a reputation while guarding Lianyungang.
Seeing the menacing appearance of the Japanese troops, Wan Yi calmly ordered the front line to pay attention to concealment and not to fire without orders.
When the rearguard troops withdrew to the 667th Regiment's position, they were already in disarray. The brothers were like a group of chased rabbits, rushing through the 667th Regiment's position in a panic and retreating toward Wansong Mountain.
Because Wan Yi and the others were in a hurry and didn't know how to disguise their positions, several trenches were clearly placed there. The little Japs chasing the rearguard could see clearly at a glance and knew that this was the blocking position of the Chinese *** team.
However, the little devils were chasing the rearguard of the Chinese ***. They seemed to think that the Chinese *** had been defeated, and they simply ignored the 667th Regiment's position. They held their guns, howled, and moved their bow legs towards
Rushing towards Xiaohua Mountain.
200 meters, 100 meters, 70 meters. Seeing that the Japanese forward was about to arrive, the 667th Regiment opened fire. Suddenly, there was a loud sound of gunfire on the position, machine guns and rifles aimed at the Japanese forward, bullets whizzing towards the small army.
The devil flew away.
The Japs' vanguard troops suffered a big loss. They were beaten up and down by the brothers of the 667th Regiment, leaving corpses on the ground. They receded like the tide, for fear that they would be overtaken by bullets if they ran too slowly.
As soon as the Japanese retreated, Wan Yi quickly ordered the troops to pay attention to concealment to prevent Japanese plane bombing and artillery shelling.
Wan Yi did have combat experience. As soon as they fought, the Japanese planes swooped on them. Eight Japanese planes circled over Xiaohuashan and began to drop bombs, bombing, and strafing.
Xiaohuashan, Ershenshan, and Wansongshan are all made of earth, especially Xiaohuashan, which is the smallest of the three mountains. The Japanese planes bombed the hilltops, sending dust and smoke everywhere.
Under the cover of aircraft, the Japanese army began to attack.
Wan Yi held up his binoculars to observe the movements of the Japanese army, and saw that the Japanese army was coming with ferocity this time. Not only did they attack from the front, but they also made detours on both wings, and even tanks came up.
Wan Yi knew that his position was not strong and did not even have an anti-tank trench, so he could not withstand the large-scale Japanese attack. He quickly reported to the division commander Huo Shouyi, requesting reinforcements and artillery fire to intercept the Japanese.
There was no need for Wan Yi to report to Huo Shouyi. The Eighth Route Army artillery observers accompanying the 667th Regiment had already begun to use the radio to report the shelling data to the Second Field Artillery Regiment and the Mountain Artillery Regiment.
Soon, hundreds of cannons from two artillery regiments of the Eighth Route Army deployed between Wansong Mountain, Ershen Mountain, and Xiaohua Mountain roared, and the shells fell towards the Japanese attack formation like eyes, the guns rumbled, and shrapnel flew.
The Japanese offensive collapsed.
Unfortunately, the artillery bombardment of the Eighth Route Army artillery regiment could not last long. With only five rounds fired per artillery, the Japanese planes pounced on the Eighth Route Army artillery positions.
The four divisions of the 51st Army and the 57th Army each have an anti-aircraft machine gun battalion. Unfortunately, their tactics are backward and they do not know the air defense tactics such as concentrated fire. The effect of anti-aircraft shooting is not good. In order to cover the artillery, they moved their positions and deployed them in
The anti-aircraft machine gun fire between Xiaohua Mountain, Ershen Mountain and Wansong Mountain opened resolutely.
The artillery regiment opened fire, and the anti-aircraft fire opened fire. The commander of the 10th Division, Fan Zhaoshou, immediately determined the location of the main force of Yu Xuezhong's department. He kept calling for the aviation force to organize a large fleet of aircraft for intensive reinforcements, and he must destroy the Chinese ***.
The team's artillery positions and anti-aircraft machine gun fire.
Japanese planes were like buzzing flies, circling in groups, bombing and strafing over Wansong Mountain, Ershen Mountain and Xiaohua Mountain. The Second Field Artillery Regiment and Mountain Artillery Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, which cooperated with the Xuezhong Division, saw the opportunity.
Early in the morning, they moved under the cover of anti-aircraft fire. However, the anti-aircraft fire position responsible for the covering mission was too late to move. After shooting down three Japanese planes, they were targeted by a group of Japanese planes that were furiously retaliating, and they were drowned in Japanese aerial bombs.
Heavy losses occurred in the smoke.
After destroying the artillery positions and air defense positions of the Chinese *** team, the Japanese aircraft fleet did not leave, but launched a full-scale bombing of the defenders' positions. Xiaohua Mountain and Ershen Mountain were all shrouded in blood and fire.
After the Japanese fighter planes pulled up, Fan Zhaoshou ordered the artillery regiment pulled up under the cover of the planes to fire, covering the infantry to launch a fierce attack on Xiaohua Mountain and Ershen Mountain.
With such high-intensity bombing by the Japanese army, the position of the 667th Regiment had already been blown into disarray. Wan Yi got up in the third trench, shook off the soil from his head, and when he looked up, he saw a dozen brothers in the first trench.
Bend down and retreat to the second line trench along the communication trench connecting the first and second line trenches.
Wan Yi scolded a coward, took two guards with him, ran down the low traffic ditch with a shell gun, stopped a big man in the lead and shouted: "Stop! Big Zhang, you want to be a deserter? I am
Kill you!"
Zhang, who was leading a dozen brothers, were crouching down and running in the traffic ditch. When they heard the roar, they were frightened. When they looked up, the muzzle of the shell gun in the leader's hand was almost touching him.
His forehead was on the ground, and he hurriedly said: "Report to the captain, the enemy's plane exploded so hard that the brothers are almost dead. Evacuate quickly, or you will die here if it is too late."
Wan Yi's eyes flashed sharply, and he cursed, "Mom, you dare to shake the morale of the army and become a deserter, I will send you on your way." The shell gun in his hand fired with a "bang".
The big man stared with eyes full of disbelief and fell to the ground.
Wan Yi shouted loudly: "Mom, please! You are not allowed to retreat without an order! Whoever dares to evacuate the position will be punished by Zhang Daguo! Brothers, it's not that I have some tricks up my sleeve. Commander Yu is on Wansong Mountain. Which one?"
If you dare to let the little devil pass here, I will recognize him, but the gun in my hand will not recognize him! Come to my position, aim at the little devil and beat him hard!"
The tenacious resistance of the 667th Regiment could not withstand the attack of Japanese artillery and tank fire. At two o'clock in the afternoon, the position was breached by the Japanese, and Wan Yi had to lead his brothers to retreat to the Wansongshan defense line.
At this time, Yu Xuezhong's headquarters was already in a quarrel.
The commander of the 57th Army, Miao Zhengliu, asked Yu Xuezhong to order a retreat to the east bank of the Jun River. The reason was very simple. The Japanese aircraft were too powerful. If the attack continued like this, all the 57th Army would have to surrender here.
The commander of the 51st Army, Mou Zhongheng, did not agree to withdraw. The reason was obvious. If the troops retreated at this time, they would become targets of Japanese aircraft and suffer greater losses.
Wang Jingxuan, Chief of Staff of the Sulu Theater Area, also agreed to retreat because there are strong defense lines on the east bank of the Jun River and the Qi River, which can provide the troops with support. Unlike Wansong Mountain, Ershen Mountain, and Xiaohua Mountain, they are all earth mountains, and our army is too late.
Build a strong position, and a Japanese bomb can destroy a section of the trench.
Zhou Fu, Director of the Political Department of the Sulu Theater Area, firmly supported the withdrawal across the Junhe River, and said that this battle was purely for making wedding clothes for others, using the blood of brothers to dye Liu Yimin's hat, and that he should not have interfered with the Eighth Route Army in the first place.
.The Eighth Route Army allowed the war zone to launch a counterattack first, just to consume the strength of the 51st Army and the 57th Army. The intention was very sinister!
Yu Xuezhong's face was ashen and he said nothing. In fact, he also had a trace of regret in his heart. He felt that he should withdraw the main force across the Qi River and dredge the river before dawn, leaving one division to hold on to the Wansong Mountain area. In that case, he could retreat and defend, and advance.
It can be attacked, unlike now, which puts the troops in danger.
Wang Jingxuan asked whether he should send a telegram to Liu Yimin to have the Eighth Route Army mobilize in advance to reduce the pressure on the 51st Army and the 57th Army.
Mou Zhongheng said that allowing the Eighth Route Army to launch in advance would expose the campaign objectives in advance. In that case, the main force of the 10th Division might escape under the cover of aircraft, and the objectives of the Lunan Campaign would be impossible to achieve.
Yu Xuezhong knew in his heart that the risk of retreat was extremely high. The blood of his brothers might dye the Junhe and Qihe rivers red. However, if he did not retreat, with the current rampant situation of Japanese aircraft, the casualties of the troops would be huge.
It was so shocking that they would even be surrounded and destroyed by the Japanese army before dark.
Yu Xuezhong could not make up his mind and ordered to send a report to Liu Yimin to see if the Eighth Route Army had any way to alleviate the crisis on the battlefield.
Liu Yimin received Yu Xuezhong's telegram, thought for a while, and then called back to Yu Xuezhong. If he could retreat safely, he could retreat across the Qi River and Jun River. If the safety of the retreat could not be guaranteed, he should resolutely stick to Wansong Mountain. He should order the troops
Taking advantage of the lush trees in Wansong Mountain, we cut branches and used branches, dry firewood, hay, and grass to soak up the smoke and cover the battlefield. Before the smoke rose, we ordered the troops to concentrate their firepower on the air, forcing the Japanese aircraft to not drop bombs at low altitudes and strafing, reducing the enemy's air quality.
The accuracy of Japanese aircraft bombing. As long as the smoke is gone, the troops can be covered in combat, and the artillery regiment can take advantage of artillery fire. Finally, Liu Yimin inspired Yu Xuezhong: "Our army has twice the strength of the Japanese army, and the artillery is also twice that of the Japanese army. To defend a
The small Wansong Mountain, Ershen Mountain, and Xiaohua Mountain should not be mentioned."
After reading Liu Yimin's telegram, the generals of the Sulu Theater Command all looked at each other. They could actually use thick smoke to deal with Japanese aircraft. Isn't Liu Yimin too good at talking nonsense? As for ordering the troops to concentrate firepower on the air, this
The KMT troops at that time did not have this kind of tactics. Only on the Songhu battlefield and the Wuhan battle battlefield, the KMT had records of using modified heavy machine guns to shoot in the air and shoot down Japanese aircraft. No one had ever tried to shoot in the air with a rifle.
Pass.
Yu Xuezhong actually wanted the Eighth Route Army's aircraft to dispatch, but he didn't know that the Eighth Route Army's Aviation Brigade had run out of ammunition after the Eighth Route Army's Aviation Brigade provided cover for the southbound troops returning to the north on Longhai Road. Otherwise, Liu Yimin would have already sent the Aviation Brigade to join the battle.
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Yu Xuezhong was determined to kill the horse and become a living doctor, and ordered the troops to organize air shooting to suppress the thick smoke, and must persist until dark.
Not long after Yu Xuezhong issued the order, he received a report from the 113th Division of the 51st Army that the New Fourth Division was retreating towards the Junhe Bridge and the Floating Bridge.
Yu Xuezhong was shocked. As soon as the New Fourth Division withdrew, the right wing of the 113th Division of the 51st Army was exposed, and the entire defense line was incomplete.
Chief of Staff Wang Jingxuan didn't know why the New Fourth Division suddenly retreated without reporting it. He was so angry that he immediately led people to chase him and asked Wu Huawen to find out.
Zhou Fu said calmly that it was a good thing for the New Fourth Division to retreat. Firstly, it could consolidate the defense line on the east bank of the Junhe River and prepare for the retreat of the main force at any time. Secondly, it could also take a trip to test the feasibility of the main force's retreat.
Zhou Fu said this because this was a strategy formulated before the war. The New Fourth Division suddenly withdrew from the battlefield to cooperate with Zhang Liyuan in seizing Linyi. This was the principal's secret order, so Zhou Fu naturally wanted to secretly urge Wu Huawen and Zhang Liyuan to implement it. .
Yu Xuezhong couldn't help it. The New Fourth Division was a direct descendant of Shen Honglie. However, when Shen Honglie left, he verbally handed it over to the command of the Sulu Theater. The Military Commission did not order the New Fourth Division to be included in Yu Xuezhong's group army sequence. , even Wu Huawen might not listen to what he said. Besides, the New Fourth Division was in the process of retreating, and the radio station could not be contacted.
Yu Xuezhong did not dare to neglect, and asked Mou Zhongheng, commander of the 51st Army, to send the 114th Division of the 51st Army as a reserve to the Wuhua Ministry of Culture defense line, and asked Mou Zhongheng to go to the front line in person to command the 113th Division and the 114th Division to consolidate their positions.
The retreat of the New Fourth Division was quickly targeted by Japanese aircraft. Fortunately, the New Fourth Division was based on Han Fuqu's Pistol Brigade, an old foundation of the Northwest Army. The troops had strong cohesion and managed to survive the Japanese bombing. River bridge and floating bridge. Standing on the east bank of the Junhe River, looking at the blood-red river, Wu Huawen shed a few tears and turned away.
Not to mention, Liu Yimin's trick really worked. The concentrated firepower of the 51st Army and the 57th Army was shooting in the air. The Japanese planes were so frightened that they no longer dared to drop bombs at low altitudes. Instead, they pulled them up high, greatly reducing the accuracy of the bombs. Wait until one day The piles of firewood were lit and plumes of smoke floated into the air. The threat of Japanese aircraft to the battlefield was significantly reduced.
With this effect, Yu Xuezhong no longer worried, and commanded the troops to start fighting against the Japanese army again.
The roar of cannons could not cover up the cries of killing.
Fan Zhaoshou, the commander of the 10th Division of the Japanese Army, commanded the troops to fight for a whole day. From the morning to the afternoon, he saw that Yu Xuezhong's troops lost Xiaohua Mountain, Ershen Mountain, and even the ridge connecting Ershen Mountain and Wansong Mountain. , the Japanese army could occupy Wansong Mountain with more efforts, forcing Yu Xuezhong's troops to flee, and completely destroy them in the retreat. But suddenly the situation changed. Yu Xuezhong's troops began to concentrate their firepower on the air, and the imperial fighter planes I had to pull it up. Later, smoke floated over Yu Xuezhong's position. More and more, it slowly covered the battlefield. The bombing accuracy of the imperial fighter planes was greatly reduced. Fan Zhaoshou was so angry that he cursed** *Team cunning and cunning.
Fan Zhaoshou could not have imagined that it was this inexplicable smoke that kept Yu Xuezhong's defense line from collapsing.
It was getting late now, the sunset gradually dissipated, the dusk mist gradually rose from the wilderness, and the Japanese aircraft began to return home.
Although Fan Zhaoshou was unwilling, he was still satisfied with today's battle. The imperial army not only besieged Wansong Mountain, but also blew up the Junhe Bridge and the pontoon bridge erected by Yu Xuezhong's Ministry. Escape! Besides, the number of corpses abandoned on the battlefield of Yu Xuezhong's department and the number of captured wounded soldiers are there. They are already on the verge of collapse. Before controlling the smoke, we can conduct another large-scale bombing of Wansong Mountain, and we can capture Wansong Mountain. The Sulu War Zone, hehe, it can come to an end!
Fan Zhaoshou said "Yes", and ordered to gather the troops and build positions to prevent Yu Xuezhong's troops from organizing a breakout at night. Then, Fan Zhaoshou returned to Feixian County and began to enjoy dinner.
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