Chapter 778: The Baptism of Ice and Fire (3) (War and the Moon
At 3:25 in the morning, Tangshan Headquarters, Beiping.
"Report to Commander, the establishment of the Eighth Division has been obtained.
"Liu Qing came in a hurry and handed An Yi the documents urgently sent from the Intelligence Department of the Marshal's Headquarters.
An Yi took it and opened it immediately. Lines of neat small letters written in calligraphy came into view: Organization of the 8th Division of the Kwantung Army (as of October 30, 21st of the Republic of China) 0th Division Commander: Lieutenant General Xi Yiyi
, Chief of Staff "Colonel Taro Kobayashi Kakutaro. This department has two brigades and six regiments, with approximately 18,600 officers and soldiers.
1. The 4th Infantry Brigade, the brigade commander is Major General Suzuki Mijin. The brigade has two infantry regiments. The 5th Infantry Regiment, the commander is: Colonel Gu Yi. The 31st Infantry Regiment,
Commander: Colonel Saburo Yasukawa.
2. The 16th Infantry Brigade, brigade commander: Major General Lin Maoqing. The brigade has two infantry regiments. The 17th Infantry Regiment, the commander: Colonel Fumji Sato. The 32nd Infantry Regiment
, Wing Commander "Colonel Masasaburo Sato."
3. The 8th Cavalry Regiment, captained by Lieutenant Colonel Tadashi Miyake. The regiment has about 900 horses and about 1,100 officers and men.
4. The 8th Field Artillery Regiment, captained by Colonel Hirono Taiji. The number of officers and soldiers in this unit is about 2,300, divided into three artillery brigades. Each brigade is equipped with twelve 75 field cannons and 75 mountain cannons.
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Note: "The division has 120 vehicles, and an engineering brigade was temporarily transferred to the division. The specific number and number of personnel is unknown.
An Yi was very emotional after reading it: "Although it came a little late and it is not very detailed, and there is no name of the first-level commander of the brigade, but it is better than nothing! The original intelligence was full of errors. Even the enemy brigade and regiment were so...
The numbers of the big units are all wrong, it really shouldn’t be...Chief of Staff?"
"1!"
Zhao Rui put down what he was doing and walked over quickly.
An Yi handed the document to him: "Send this organization information to Hutou and Brother Jiu. They still don't know the number of the Japanese army they are facing. They only know that it is the Eighth Division. If you send it in time, it may help
They work."
"Understood, let's do it immediately." Zhao Ruili took a moment to look at it, then took the order and left.
This information indeed came too late. By the time it was sent, the entire battle in western Liaoning had already begun.
Three o'clock in the morning, 7.5 kilometers west of Jinling Temple, Mantou Ridge.
"Click one by one"
As a crisp gunshot sounded, the unique "boom boom" sound of the 60 mortar suddenly spread. Several red-yellow flames flashed on Mantou Ridge and disappeared, and four shells dragged the fiery tail flames.
, crossed the gray sky, and flew accurately to several blazing bonfires six hundred meters to the north. Before the hundreds of Japanese soldiers who were repairing the railway in the severe winter had time to react, the shells had fallen and exploded instantly, with deafening sound waves stretching across the mountains.
The white ice on the Daling River reverberated, and the ice and snow on the branches on both sides of the railway shook and fell, reflecting the brilliant luster under the light of the explosion.
The Japanese soldiers who were repairing the railway shouted loudly, dropped all their tools, and retreated from the roadbed to hide in various places. The train parked in the west waiting for the railway to be repaired was full of shouts and complicated passwords. They were stuffed in the carriage and you
The officers and soldiers of the 17th Japanese Regiment jumped out of the carriage in panic and hurriedly gathered amidst bursts of explosions and intensive gunfire. Colonel Fumji Sato, the commander of the regiment, was supported by a group of generals.
Get out of the car urgently and leave the very dangerous command car that is very likely to be a live target for artillery shells.
Before a few Japanese troops on the train could jump out, the second round of mortar salvos sounded again. One of the four shells accurately hit a blazing bonfire, sparking several feet of flames and illuminating a 100-meter-wide area.
It was a bloody red. Another shell happened to hit the last rail that had not been fixed in time after the docking was completed. The powerful explosion force suddenly shook one end of the rail away, and the heavy rail hit the ground three feet outward and broke the circuit with a "bang".
The telegraph pole on the north side of the base fired back again. When it hit the ground, it smashed the head of the Japanese engineer squadron leader who was lying down to observe. The spray of blood mist and brain matter sprayed all over the heads and faces of the two Japanese soldiers in the ditch.
After six rounds of mortar fire, eight light and heavy machine guns set up within 100 meters around Mantou Mountain sprayed out fiery snakes. With the help of the fire caused by the shells, the Japanese troops on the other side of the frozen Daling River were beaten with screams and dense bullets.
The black and still smoking locomotive crackled and sparks flew everywhere. A large area of the black Japanese army that had not yet been assembled was quickly swept away. The rest of them all lay down on the north side of the railway in fear.
Amid the commander's shouts, he picked up his weapon, selected a firing position, and launched a counterattack with firepower against the attackers to the south.
Lu Yanqing rushed up to Mantou Ridge and shouted loudly: "That's enough, Geng Shen, you move the fucking position quickly. The Japanese firepower is too fierce. It will be too late to wait for their small steel cannons to be deployed before running away. Hurry! Take it with you."
Your brothers, hurry up!"
The commander of the machine gun company didn't even look back and shouted loudly: "The heavy machine gun platoon retreats! The artillery platoon obeys the order and fires the last round...turn ten degrees to the right, disengage from the 650...get ready to fire one by one! 1 tom tom."
Four mortars were fired one after another within two seconds. The four shells streaked with light and whizzed away. Two of them accurately landed on the roof of the lighted car in the middle of the train. The violent explosion tore the roof of the car open.
Two large holes were opened, and two other artillery shells suddenly exploded on the left and right sides of the carriage. Thick smoke billowed straight up, covering the carriage in an instant.
Haha! Nice job, guys, move one by one:
The gunfire was loud and flames were everywhere. Gengshen, who hit the target, was so happy that he squatted down and loudly ordered his brothers to retreat quickly.
Lu Yanqing, who was lying more than three meters behind the firing position, breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to stand up, a dense barrage of machine gun bullets roared in. The two gunners behind screamed and fell to the ground. Just as the company commander Geng Shen was about to
Lying down, half of his head suddenly disappeared, blood and broken bones sprayed out, the fur hat with the quilt torn open flew high, and was then smashed into pieces in the air. Gengshen's tall body twitched violently a few times, and fell down.
, the subsequent rain of bullets hit the hillside with a radius of five meters, causing snowflakes to fly and smoke to fill.
"Gengshenyi-"
Lu Yanqing climbed up quickly, grabbed Geng Shen's still spasming hand and pulled hard, holding his bloody body, he turned over and rolled down the hill. The two heavy bodies hugging each other squeezed a deep path out of the thick snow.
The deep groove stirred up a series of vast mist...
Three forty in the morning, Linghe Iron Bridge.
More than a hundred Japanese troops at both ends of the bridge all rushed out of their barracks and rushed to the bridgehead and the defenses on both sides of the grain road. They stood ready, nervously looking at the flashing light to the east and listening to the faint sound of explosions and the sound of machine guns like fried beans.
Several Japanese commanders wearing coats and thick cotton hats rushed to the middle of the bridge from both sides, loudly asking about the situation and discussing matters such as strengthening security.
Before the Japanese commanders could separate, the deafening sound of machine gunfire suddenly rang out. The shots fired from two neighboring highlands of more than 100 meters on the north side killed two of the four commanders in the blink of an eye.
Knocked down, the 7q Yi at both ends of the bridge immediately turned their guns and prepared to fight back. More than a dozen mortar shells were roaring in. The first round of strikes blew up the two Japanese fortifications beyond recognition. In the dazzling flames, all the machine gunners
After being thrown high, after the smoke cleared, half of the thick sandbags and the top logs of the fortifications were gone.
The fierce battle in the Iron Bridge area started from then on. The Japanese captain in the barracks west of the bridge rang the phone quickly. Amidst the fierce gunfire and explosions, he urgently reported the attack on his headquarters and accurately judged how armed the incoming enemy troops were.
Thousands of people, and possessing no less than twelve mortars and twenty light and heavy machine guns, loudly requested Beipiao City and the Σ army, thirteen kilometers to the north, for rapid reinforcements.
The 14th Regiment of the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade, which had just returned to the Beipiao City headquarters less than a day ago, received an emergency and gathered together urgently. The brigade leader Nakamura Hiroki, who had been extremely unlucky recently and almost became a laughing stock, was furious. The 10th Brigade under his command
The third regiment and two artillery squadrons stayed at the eastern foot of Dahei Mountain to encircle and suppress the anti-Japanese armed forces. The cavalry brigade was still chasing the remnants of the rebels who fled into Dahei Mountain. Another anti-Japanese armed force of more than a thousand people appeared out of nowhere without guidance. How dare they
At this time, he attacked the large iron bridge he was responsible for guarding. The bombing of the railway had already caused Nakamura to be severely reprimanded by the Kwantung Army Headquarters. If there was another mistake in the iron bridge, how could he explain it to the top, other than caesarean section?
There is nothing to apologize for.
Therefore, Nakamura, who was shocked and angry, left only an infantry brigade and a regiment of puppet troops stationed in Beipiao, and personally led the main force south to rush for reinforcements.
The puppet troops of another regiment did not fare as well as the brothers who stayed behind. More than 1,200 people were driven out of bed like animals and hurriedly dressed amidst the roar of the Japanese army. In less than ten minutes, more than 20 vehicles
Kamanman carried the Japanese troops and rushed south. A small group of Japanese cavalry kept waving their whips and roaring to drive the puppet troops to march quickly. The puppet soldiers who followed behind were all whipped without exception.
, was so frightened that more than a thousand puppet troops rushed to the battlefield. A few puppet camp company commanders who were not qualified to ride on horses secretly scolded little Japanese mothers while running, but most of the officers and soldiers were muttering in their hearts: I don’t know how long the distance of thirteen kilometers is.
How long did it take for us unlucky guys to arrive in the dark night of severe winter! The news that the main force of the Japanese army and a regiment of puppet troops left Beipiao City and rushed to the rescue of the Jinling Temple Iron Bridge was quickly transmitted by radio waves.
At the Kunshan Anti-Japanese Allied Forces Camp, five kilometers northeast of the city, Zhan Qingxi, the captain of Yang Jiuxiao's fourth brigade, received the information and was jumping with anxiety. His brigade originally only had 900 brothers, and it was the least sensitive among the four brigade.
They have been dispatched to coordinate with Zhao Shangzhi's team to contain and attack the Japanese 7th Independent Mixed Brigade. Yesterday at noon, they just escaped from the encirclement composed of the 13th Japanese Regiment and two regiments of puppet troops, and together with more than 3,000 people from Zhao Shangzhi's troops
The horse quietly detoured, and Di. rested in the dangerous northeastern part of the county, preparing to look for an opportunity to drive north before dawn, cross the road and pass through Guanshan Mountain, looking for an opportunity to flank and suppress the Japanese troops of the temporary 1st division of the friendly army Feng Zhanhai, and do everything possible to help Feng Zhanhai's army get out of trouble.
With his mind and strength, he then bypassed the northern foot of Montenegro and moved west. He rested for a few days to complete the replenishment and then discussed how to fight next. But now the brothers in the headquarters were fighting happily in other battlefields, so it was fine that he could not participate, but he and
Zhao Shangzhi's troops were hiding on the edge of Beipiao City in panic, watching helplessly as a once-in-a-lifetime fighter plane appeared in Beipiao City, but they were unable to do anything.
The impatient Zhan Qingxi knew that there was nothing he could do if he asked Yang Jiuxiao for instructions. All the ministries were staying away from Beipiao, and they were all fighting at this time. Even if they were willing to go with Zhan Qingxi's fourth brigade to "steal chickens" in the depleted Beipiao city,
I don’t have the ability. By the time the ministries arrive, I’m afraid the day lilies will be cold.
Coincidentally, An Yi's Huangpu disciples, Zhao Shangzhi and Acting Army Commander Sun Chaoyang, political commissar of the 36th Army of the Red Army and commander of the Independent Division, came back from night patrol and ran out of cigarettes. Unable to sleep, they ran to the wealthy Zhan Qingxi to smoke two packs of cigarettes.
, saw Qingxi wandering around the stove, restless like a foal in heat, and immediately asked what was going on?
When Zhan Qingxi saw Zhao Shangzhi and Sun Chaoyang, he was startled for a moment, and then overjoyed. Fei Lian took out the emergency telegram he had just received, spread it out in front of the two of them, and informed the headquarters of the attack on the big iron bridge in a flurry of words, mobilizing the North
The main force of the Japanese army in Piaocheng felt sorry for themselves, seeing that they had fat on their lips, but they did not have enough troops to take advantage of the situation.
Sun Chaoyang was already very suspicious of Yang Jiuxiao and Tong Zhiqiang's stealth of the main force. He guessed that they must have been able to make money elsewhere to do it quietly. Now that he heard Zhan Qingxi reveal such precious information, how could he sit still?
Live? I asked several times if the information was accurate?
Zhan Qingxi patted his chest in assurance. Seeing that Zhao Shangzhi was still hesitating, he couldn't help but said viciously:
"If you two can't believe me, I'll lead the nine hundred brothers to rush in front, right? I'll die in front of you!"
Zhao Shangzhi quickly explained: "Brother Qingxi, please don't misunderstand! We are worried about affecting the mission of helping General Feng Zhanhai and others to rescue the siege, not that we cannot trust Brother Qingxi."
"We can't delay it. We can only go back and forth for ten miles. It only takes three hours at most. If we beat the damn little Japan hard and get a lot of money, we will withdraw. There will be no delay! Look at you, now you want a gun or not?
If you want money but have no money, you are like a beggar. Now that the opportunity is in front of you, let me tell you what to do!" Zhan Qingxi is rough but he can also be aggressive.
Sun Chaoyang gritted his teeth and stared into Zhao Shangzhi's eyes: "You are the political commissar of our army, you have the final say, but I remind you that Brother Qingxi and the others will definitely separate from us in a few days, and by then we will not be able to eat.
The problem is, it’s such a rare opportunity! I’m afraid there won’t be a shop like this after passing this village.”
Zhao Shangzhi's heart was pounding and his face was changing. The embarrassing situation for several months had tortured this steady and shrewd man to physical and mental exhaustion. Thinking about the harsh reality and future development, he could only make up his mind: "Do it!"
Before they finished speaking, Zhan Qingxi and Sun Chaoyang had already turned around and ran out, and two very famous loud voices sounded like wolves howling.
At this time, none of the brothers, including Zhan Qingxi, knew that they took advantage of the opportunity to attack Beipiao City again, triggering a chain reaction. Immediately after the Linghe Iron Bridge was bombed, a Japanese regiment of the Chaoyang Eighth Division
Ambushes and other incidents occurred one after another. The upper echelons of the Kwantung Army were extremely angry and regarded it as a great shame and humiliation. This finally triggered a massive melee between 40,000 Japanese troops, 70,000 puppet troops and 100,000 anti-Japanese coalition forces in western Liaoning.