Shogun Hirata said to Okamura Neiji solemnly: "Your Excellency, Commander, the tunnel is already close to Domon Fortress, so excavation must be stopped at night, otherwise it will be easily eavesdropped by the Chinese."
"Yes." Okamura Neji nodded and said in a deep voice, "The tunnel excavation has entered the most critical period. The 18th Division and the Imperial Army must increase the intensity of their attacks to divert the attention of the China Army. The Aviation Corps and
The field heavy artillery brigade must also conduct bombings at all costs to create maximum noise and cover the excavation operations of the underground engineers!"
"Hai." Judge Hirata lowered his head suddenly, then turned around and left with his saber in hand.
"Wait a minute." Okamura Neiji suddenly waved his hand again and asked, "Has the formation of the airborne wing been completed?"
"Hai." Masaru Hirata turned around and lowered his head, and responded respectfully, "Your Excellency, Commander, the airborne wing has been formed and ready to go into battle at any time. The soldiers of the airborne wing are all elite veterans drawn from various divisions, and the equipment is
They are all German submachine guns, and their light firepower far exceeds that of an ordinary infantry regiment."
Okamura Neiji nodded and said, "Is the transport plane in place?"
"Hai." Masapan Hirata lowered his head again and said, "The Aviation Corps has deployed all the transport aircraft it can mobilize to ensure that one brigade can be airdropped at a time! The distance from Shimen Airport to the hinterland of Cangyan Mountain is only fifty kilometers, and the entire airdrop can take up to two hours.
The regiment can then airborne into Cangyan Mountain in three batches and launch a surprise attack on the command center of the China Army."
"Yo Xi!" Okamura Neiji said happily, "Order, the airborne regiment immediately raids Cangyan Mountain!"
"Hai!" Masaru Hirata lowered his head suddenly and immediately took the order and left.
Dakuo Village Airport.
The shrill assembly call has resounded throughout the airport.
There are rows of transport planes parked on the tarmac. The doors of the transport planes have all been opened. The red and green warning lights near the doors are flashing continuously. Amidst the rapid footsteps, groups of fully armed Japanese soldiers have already arrived.
It surged out from the barracks near the airport, and soon merged into the open door of the transport plane like a torrent.
Five minutes later, the first batch of about a thousand airborne troops had all boarded the transport plane.
After a few more minutes, the huge transport planes drove out of the tarmac one after another and slid onto the runway. After a short taxiing, they suddenly flapped their wings and jumped into the air... By the time all twenty-odd transport planes were gone,
After completing the liftoff, they formed a formation in the air and immediately roared toward the Cangyan Mountains in the southwest.
Cangyan Mountain is located in the southwest of Jingxing, with high mountains and dense forests, and steep terrain. Cangyan Mountain in the narrow sense is a mountain peak, while in the broad sense Cangyan Mountain is a large mountainous area centered on Cangyan Mountain.
For the 39th Group Army, the Cangyan Mountain Area is definitely the lifeblood!
The Taihang Arsenal, Taihang Iron and Steel Plant, Taihang Power Plant, and Taihang Gunpowder Bureau are all hidden in the dense forest in the deep valley between Cangyan Mountain and Straw Hat Ding. The 39th Group Army headquarters and field general hospital are located in Longyan Temple at the foot of Cangyan Mountain.
Sigou Village, where the Kuhe Logistics General Warehouse is located, is only a few miles away from Longyan Temple.
The Cangyan Mountain Area is so important that the 39th Group Army naturally deployed heavy troops to guard it.
In addition to the security regiment directly under the headquarters and the security troops of various units, Lu Xiufeng's 181st Division has also set up three lines of defense on the periphery. Its defense is so tight that it cannot be penetrated by wind or rain! It is no exaggeration to say that
, even if the Tumen Fortress is lost, the 181st Division can still defend the Cangyan Mountain area for at least two months with its existing fortifications!
But this time, the Japanese attack did not come from the ground, but from the air.
The 181st Division's defense focus is on the periphery of the mountainous area, but the defense in the core area is relatively weak!
There is a valley between Cangyan Mountain and Cao Maoding.
There are two cliffs at the entrance of Juegu Valley that plunge directly into the clouds. There is only room for four trucks to drive side by side at the bottom. Looking up, you can only see a sliver of sky, so it is commonly known as "a sliver of sky."
A line of sky is the only way to enter the valley of despair.
The four major factories in the Taihang base area are all built within Juegu.
At the entrance of Yixiantian, the garrison troops set up three checkpoints. Reinforced concrete trench fortifications were built on the left and right sides of each checkpoint. The person responsible for guarding Yixiantian was the Yixiantian Guard Company, which belonged to the Taihang Garrison
The reserve force of the brigade is not even considered a front-line force.
Therefore, the equipment of the First Line Security Company is very poor.
There are more than 120 people in the first-line security company, and they only have six crooked machine guns. The rifles use 38-inch caps that have been eliminated by regular troops. Of course, bullets are open to supply. In addition, there are a small number of grenades, such as rocket launchers.
There is no infantry support firepower such as mortars and heavy machine guns.
In the view of Lu Xiufeng, the commander of the 181st Division, the perimeter of Cangyan Mountain has been firmly guarded by elite troops. Because Yixiantian is hidden deep in the hinterland, it is impossible to face any threats. If Yue Weihan hadn't repeatedly reminded and urged, Lu Xiufeng would have been at most
A class is left in the sky, and a sentry is set up symbolically to block the idlers.
As a Chinese citizen in this era, Lu Xiufeng still lacks basic understanding of airborne troops.
Amidst the chaotic footsteps, Company Commander Niu Dawang Niu came with his company deputy to check the sentry.
The two leading soldiers who were standing guard quickly raised their guns and saluted. The platoon leader in the guard box came out after hearing the sound. He stood at attention and saluted, and then said with a smile: "Company Commander, why don't you have more intimacy with your sister-in-law this early in the morning?"
coming?"
"How dare you ignore your responsibilities?" Captain Niu said, tugging at the coarse military uniform on his body.
"Hey, the 181st Division is guarding outside. Who can break into the sky?" the platoon leader said jokingly, pointing to the sky above his head and joking, "Is it possible that the little devil can still fall from the sky?"
Before he finished speaking, there was a huge roar of aircraft engines in the sky, and soon a large group of black aircraft emerged from the thin clouds. However, Captain Niu and others did not pay much attention to it. Cangyan Mountain was high in the mountains and densely forested.
, the mountains are so steep that it is basically impossible for Japanese aircraft to carry out effective bombing.
Anyway, since the Cangyan Mountain Industrial Zone was built, the Japanese planes have conducted more than a dozen bombings without success.
The group of Japanese planes quickly crossed the sky, but Captain Niu could faintly see that there seemed to be some fuzzy black dots falling from behind the buttocks of the Japanese planes. Captain Niu was shocked.
When I was about to take a closer look, the platoon leader shouted: "You little devil! Damn it, the little devil really fell from the sky!"
As soon as he finished speaking, big white flowers bloomed in the sky one after another. Under each big white flower, there were people hanging dangling on them. Although they were still very high from the ground, it was difficult to see clearly what those people were wearing.
What, what is that in your hand? But all fools know that the person who fell from the plane could only be a Japanese person!
Captain Niu's expression suddenly became solemn. Although he could not understand how the little Jaap could jump out of the plane, his war instinct told him that the little Jaap was definitely not committing suicide. This was probably a type of kidnapping.
A brand new offensive method, this guy, the main peripheral troops have all become decorations!
"Quick, check the equipment and prepare to fight!" Captain Niu ordered loudly.
More than a dozen big white flowers fluttered into the sky. The figure who was held under the big white flowers with a rope could now be seen clearly. He was wearing a steel helmet and a yellow cloth military uniform. He was clearly a little Japanese! Niu Lian
After giving an order, the soldiers in the guard company raised their guns and fired repeatedly at the Japanese soldiers in the sky.
However, the marksmanship of the officers and men of the guard company is indeed beyond praise. Dozens of people fired their guns, but none of them hit the target.
As soon as the gunfire rang out, the Japanese soldiers in the air also discovered the Japanese officers and soldiers on the ground. They immediately lowered their submachine guns and pointed them at the ground and fired violently. The little Japanese's marksmanship became much better. There were several Japanese soldiers at that time.
*The soldiers were swept to the ground, and the military cap on Captain Niu's head was also blown off by a ricochet.
Captain Niu suddenly broke into a cold sweat and shouted sternly: "Quick, get into the air-raid shelter!"
More than a dozen officers and soldiers rushed into the air-raid shelters on both sides of the road like a storm. Not far away, the officers and soldiers in the barracks were also alarmed by the fierce gunfire. They all wore their military caps crookedly, exposed their military uniforms, and held their hands upside down.
Rifles rushed out of the barracks in a chaotic manner, and immediately swarmed into the air-raid shelters on both sides of the sky.
At this time, the height of the Japanese soldiers was already very low, and they could even hear each other's voices.
The first batch of Japanese airborne troops consisted of about a thousand people. Due to lack of information, they randomly selected three valleys for airborne landing. More than 300 of them happened to land in the valley east of Yixiantian, because this valley has a relatively relatively wide view.
It is open and convenient for airborne troops to assemble. It is crucial for an airborne troop to assemble after landing.
Mopanshan, 181st Division Headquarters.
Division Commander Lu Xiufeng and Chief of Staff Huang Baocheng were discussing the battle situation at Tumen Fortress in the war room.
Huang Baocheng sighed as he spoke, and said in a very depressed tone: "Oh, that old devil Okamura Neji is crazy. It seems that he is going to let that kid Li Qinglong steal the show again this time. He is watching this one-eyed dragon in Tumen Fortress.
It’s a big piece of meat, but our five main masters can’t even drink the soup, it’s really not a good feeling.”
Lu Xiufeng smiled bitterly and said, "What can be done about this? The one-eyed dragon is lucky."
As soon as he finished speaking, the adjutant suddenly rushed in and said sadly: "Master, something happened!"
Lu Xiufeng's face suddenly changed slightly, and Huang Baocheng quickly asked: "Don't be anxious, tell me slowly, what happened?"
The adjutant took a deep breath, tried his best to calm down, and then said in a deep voice: "The little devils used airplanes to airdrop a well-equipped elite force into the Cangyan Mountain area. About three hundred of them fell just outside the sky.
About 600 more people landed near Longyan Temple!"
"Ah!?" Huang Baocheng lost his voice, "One line of sky, Longyan Temple!?"
Lu Xiufeng was also shocked. There were four major factories hidden within the sky, and Longyan Temple was the headquarters of the 39th Army. If something happened to these two places, it would be absolutely unbearable for the Taihang Base Area and the 39th Army.
When the time comes, even if Lu Xiufeng is killed, it will be useless!
"Master's seat..." Huang Baocheng suddenly turned around and looked at Lu Xiufeng.
"Stop saying anything!" Lu Xiufeng waved his hand and said to the adjutant, "Order, the guard camp must assemble immediately!"
The aide-de-camp took the order, and Lu Xiufeng said to Huang Baocheng: "Chief of Staff, I will take the guard battalion to reinforce Yixiantian. You will lead a regiment to reinforce Longyan Temple. In addition, notify all the troops closest to Yixiantian to quickly reinforce
Line of Heaven, we must persist at all costs until the main force of the division arrives, go quickly!"
"Yes." Huang Baocheng agreed loudly and immediately took the order.
A line of sky.
The Japanese soldiers who parachuted to the front line quickly completed their assembly.
Except for two Japanese soldiers who fell to their death from a height of more than a thousand meters due to an accident with their parachutes, the other more than 300 people all landed safely. Major Hasegawa, who was in charge of the command, quickly organized the troops into two combat squadrons.
A search team was sent out to search the surrounding area, and the location of Yixiantian was quickly discovered.
Seeing that there were reinforced concrete trench fortifications hidden deep in the mountains, Major Hasegawa quickly made a judgment and believed that there might be tactical targets of important military value hidden inside. After contacting the brigade headquarters through the radio, Major Hasegawa
Leading the 1st Combat Squadron, he launched an attack on Yixiantian.
The Japanese attack encountered tenacious resistance from the front-line security company.
The equipment of the First Line Security Company was extremely poor, and its firepower was not at the same level as that of the Japanese army. The only two crooked-handled light machine guns in the first line of fortifications jammed after just a few magazines. The Japanese commandos
Simply concentrating a few submachine guns can achieve fire suppression, and the officers and soldiers of the guard company are trapped in the trenches and cannot raise their heads at all.
When they advanced about fifty meters, the Japanese commandos threw out grenades one after another.
In the continuous explosions, dozens of officers and soldiers were blown out of the trenches. However, the remaining officers and soldiers also threw out grenades, killing several Japanese soldiers. The Japanese commando's offensive was suddenly interrupted.
Taking advantage of this short gap, Company Commander Niu Dawang had come up with the company's main force and four other machine guns to support them.
The Japanese offensive was immediately halted, and the war situation temporarily reached a stalemate.
However, this stalemate was quickly broken by the Japanese army. The Japanese army used portable light mortars to fire more than a dozen white phosphorus bombs at the Japanese trench positions. Immediately, the Japanese trench positions were plunged into a sea of flames.
More than a dozen officers and soldiers failed to dodge and were directly burned to charcoal. Captain Niu's left eye was also blinded by the flames, and the vision of his right eye was also severely reduced.
"Brothers, don't be afraid. The troops will be here soon. Hold on, you must hold on!"
"Don't be afraid of the bright red ones. Follow me and use your bayonet to drive back the arrogant little Japs. We'll stay where we are!"
"Brothers, behind us is Yixiantian, and behind Yixiantian is Taihang Arsenal. Taihang Arsenal is the son-in-law of Commander-in-Chief Yue and our 39th Group Army! Even if we pile up these hundreds of kilograms of meat here, we will never do anything.
We can’t let the little devil cross the line of sight, fight hard, fight with the stupid little devil..."
Company Commander Niu Dawang shouted loudly to his officers and soldiers to boost morale while directing the battle. At the critical moment, he also organized three hand-to-hand counterattacks and drove the Japanese troops back. In the end, Captain Niu's remaining right eye also suffered from severe vision loss.
He couldn't see anything at all, but he still relied on instinct and ears to keep fighting.
A thin line of sight.
The security battalion directly under the 181st Division has arrived at the foot of the mountain in more than a dozen trucks.
There was a sliver of sky ahead, and the anxious Lu Xiufeng had even heard the fierce gunshots.
Lu Xiufeng jumped out of the truck, clicked the trigger of the Czech machine gun, then turned around and roared: "Quick, everyone get out of the truck, get into battle formation, and prepare to fight!"
After saying that, Lu Xiufeng rushed forward first.
The figure flashed, and two Japanese soldiers suddenly appeared from behind a rock in front.
Before the two Japanese soldiers could open fire, Lu Xiufeng and dozens of *** veterans had already opened fire at the same time. The dense machine gun bullets and rifle bullets smashed the two Japanese soldiers into a sieve in a matter of seconds. Before the follow-up officers and soldiers arrived,
After unfolding, Lu Xiufeng led dozens of officers and soldiers to launch a fierce charge towards the Japanese troops at the mountain pass ahead.
Under the fierce attack of dozens of light and heavy machine guns, dozens of rocket launchers and six mortars from the 181st Division Guard Battalion, the Japanese army, which was exhausted and almost exhausted of ammunition, quickly collapsed, using only a dozen
Within minutes, Lu Xiufeng led the commandos into the last trench beyond the horizon.
The trenches were filled with corpses, including Japanese and Japanese!
A Japanese company commander with the rank of captain and a broadsword was already cornered by two Japanese soldiers.
The two Japanese soldiers were quickly beaten into pieces by the intensive firepower. The *** company commander was obviously blind. He didn't know that the reinforcements had arrived, and he still waved his sword crazily in a duel posture.
, while shouting angrily: "Little devil, if grandpa is here, you can't even think of passing through here!"
Seeing this scene, Lu Xiufeng finally let out a sigh of relief.
After calming down, Lu Xiufeng said to the Japanese company commander again: "Captain!"
"Huh?" the *** company commander exclaimed in surprise and said in confusion, "Sir, is..."
Lu Xiufeng said solemnly: "I am the commander of the 181st Division of the 39th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army, Lu Xiufeng."
"Report to the Army Division!" Captain ***'s expression suddenly became excited, and he immediately stood at attention and saluted, "The National Revolutionary Army's 39th Group Army Reserve Frontline Guard Company was ordered to garrison the position. It has been fighting fiercely with the Japanese invaders for half an hour, and the position has not been lost.
, and I didn’t let a Japanese invader cross the defense line, so please give me instructions!”
"Very good!" Lu Xiufeng said solemnly, "Your company's mission has been completed. Now our 181st Division Guard Battalion will change the defense!"
"Yes!" The *** company commander snapped to attention, then turned back and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Security company, assemble..."
The mountain breeze was gusting and the valley was silent. The *** company commander turned his ears, but he did not think of the dense footsteps that he was expecting.
The eyes of Lu Xiufeng and the officers and soldiers of the 181st Division behind him suddenly turned red. This blind captain and company commander didn't even know that all of his guard company, except him, had died in battle and martyred their country!
After not hearing the sound of gathering footsteps for a while, the *** company commander seemed to realize something.
"Start the roll call now!" The *** company commander suddenly took two steps forward and shouted sternly, "Ding Xiangbao!"
The voice of the *** company commander echoed back and forth in the valley for a long time, but no one stood up and responded loudly.
"Zeng Shugen, Li Yinquan, Zhao Mancang, Zhu Fugui, Chang Liansheng..." One after another names came out of the mouth of the *** company commander, and until all the names were called, there was still no answer.
, It was only then that the *** company commander finally understood that all members of his front-line security company had been killed!