The blood of the Anti-Japanese War stained the mountains and rivers

"Deputy Battalion Commander, why are you crying?" A young brother noticed that the old smoker was not in the right state, and asked with his head tilted.

The old smoker hastily stretched out his sleeve to wipe his eyes, then tapped the young brother on the head with his dry pipe and cursed, "I just blew sand into my eyes. You are doing your job well, why are you talking so much nonsense?"

"I'm going to smoke a pipe." He stood up as he said, and walked towards the distance, looking at these sacrificed brothers, he felt very uncomfortable.

There were too many corpses on the battlefield, and the brothers were busy until the moon was in the middle of the sky before burying all the brothers who died in battle. As for those little devils who were hated, they were not treated so well. They bombed a few big holes , threw it in randomly, and buried it hastily. After all, the weather is hot, and I am worried that there will be a plague.

The captain and company commander Wang Huzi got a broken door board from nowhere, and used black charcoal as a pen to make a simple tombstone for the buried brothers. Although it was simple, it was their heart.

"You guys go and get me the big rock over there. Let's make a mark. When the devils are driven out of China, we have to come back to pick up the brothers and go home. Don't lose the place when the time comes." Zhang Handuo remained silent all the time, and finally gave such an order.

Knowing what he was thinking, Yang Ling waved to Wang Huzi and the others. They worked together to get a big stone and placed it next to the cemetery. Looking at the lonely cemetery and the lonely stone, Yang Ling felt an unprecedented sense of loss welling up in his heart.

In the war of blood and fire, how many martyrs who defended their homes and the country were buried in this way and have never been heard from. They paid the price of their lives for the nation, but have these magnificent mountains and rivers guarded by countless bones ever remembered them? Well, I hope they can return to their hometown.

After cleaning the battlefield, the brothers set up camp outside the city, and the bonfires lit up in the flat wilderness, like stars all over the sky, competing with the bright moon.

Officers at all levels were busy counting casualties, while the brothers in the cooking class set up a cauldron and started cooking. The brothers captured a lot and sat around the campfire. sadness.

Division commander Wang Yaowu held a meeting of officers above the battalion level of the entire division. Compared with the pre-war meeting, the place was obviously much empty. Many officers were killed in the daytime battles, and everyone present was also scarred.

The division commander Wang Yaowu didn't expect that they could capture the Inner Yellow City so quickly, so he couldn't hide the excitement on his face, and he happily reported the enemy's situation on the battlefield.

Yang Ling learned from Wang Yaowu's briefing that when they conquered Neihuang City to clean up the battlefield, the 87th Division also conquered Yifeng City, only a few hours later than them.

"Everyone, this time our 51st Division fought bravely and carried forward the spirit of daring to attack and not afraid of sacrifice. We completed the combat mission earlier than the 87th Division, which greatly increased the prestige of our 74th Army. I, Wang Yaowu, thank you all here , I hope you will continue to work hard!"

The 87th Division is a well-known ace German weapon division. Although it was disabled after Shanghai and Nanjing, after a series of repairs, although its combat effectiveness has dropped a lot, although it is actually dead, its reputation is still there. This time they competed The 87th Division played well, which already made them very happy.

The division commander Wang Yaowu was also very happy, and then analyzed the reasons for the rapid capture of Inner Yellow City this time, and finally praised the 301 regiment on the spot, not only for their bravery in fighting, but also for the name of the deputy commander Yang Ling After all, he contributed a lot to the smooth operation of this battle.

The surrounding officers are all brave generals of the 74th Army, and most of them come from various military academies. In the past, they didn't care about Yang Ling, who was promoted to the deputy head of the regiment, but this time they were convinced and generous. The applause was given to him, which made Yang Ling feel a little embarrassed.

Wang Yaowu waved Yang Ling and the head of the regiment, Zhang Handuo, to sit down, and then praised the battalions who fought bravely, and criticized those officers who were disadvantaged in the battle, and he was merciless. This made Yang Ling see that he has clear rewards and punishments side.

After the battle summary was over, the meeting soon got to the point, which was to make new battle deployments based on the current enemy situation.

"Now the Japanese army in front of me has retreated to Renheji, and the main force of the rest of the Japanese army has been compressed in Maoguzhai and the Shuangtaji area. The Japanese army has become a turtle in a urn, and they can't run away!" Wang Yaowu, the division commander, spoke sonorously, and the brothers listened. Lift gas.

"In the next step, our division's combat objective is to fight at a certain point, attack in the direction of Renheji, pull out all the strongholds of the Japanese army along the way, and cooperate with the friendly forces to annihilate the main force in Maoguzhai and the Shuangtaji area!"

Body 3: Chapter Ninety Conspiracy

The night fell, filled with the victorious atmosphere, all the troops seized the time to rest and replenish their strength. They exhausted their energy during the bloody fight during the day. After a hasty dinner, the brothers fell asleep regardless of their image, and soon there were shocks in the field. The snoring of the day.

It was already midnight after the head of the regiment Zhang Handuo and Yang Ling attended the meeting of the division headquarters. The two separately checked the security situation of the bright and dark sentries and mobile sentries, and after confirming that there was no problem, they fell asleep wrapped in a military blanket.

The 74th Army cooperated with the 71st Army to conquer Neihuang City. The brothers fell asleep in the joy of victory, but General Kenji Doihara, the commander of the 14th Division of the Japanese Army, who was surrounded like an iron barrel, could not sleep. , with red and swollen eyes, he frowned on the map on the table of the Eight Immortals.

The tens of thousands of elite troops of the 14th Division led by him made a big detour after crossing the Yellow River, attacking Heze and capturing Yifeng. wipe out.

But who knew that Chen Yaojin would come out halfway, and a regiment led by Xue Yue, a little-known Chinese commander, surrounded the Lanfeng area and could not advance or retreat. He realized that standing still and waiting for reinforcements might risk the entire army being wiped out.

According to Kenji Doihara's original plan, he didn't pay attention to the more than [-] Chinese troops that surrounded his division, even if the opponent was the Central Army, but he seriously murmured about the combat effectiveness of these Chinese troops. In just a few days, their outer defense line was completely lost, which put him in a dilemma.

The divisions and regiments that came from the periphery to reinforce Lanfeng encountered the tenacious resistance of the Chinese blocking forces, and it was difficult for them to support the arrival of the reinforcements in their current state, so he no longer dared to stick to it and kept his eyes on the map , Thinking about the strategy of breaking out.

Kenji Doihara was able to rise from a school-level officer engaged in espionage to a high position as the head of the main division in just four years. In addition to his solid military skills, his cunning, cunning and keen insight also made him a leader. Many opponents stumbled.

He was born as a spy and has a strong sense of crisis. He often considers things in the worst direction. Now, although their 14th Division can persist for a while, he has to plan a retreat in advance.

Looking at the densely packed red and blue lines drawn on the map, his brows were wrinkled. Although bad news came one after another, he still kept himself calm and calm, analyzing and judging calmly.

The troops surrounding the 14th Division are all elite troops of the Central Army. Not only are the soldiers high-quality, but most of the officers are also professional personnel from the Whampoa Military Academy. They are not lacking in courage, but also rich in strategy. It's a lot higher, and now he regrets his frivolity and rashness in the past.

The head of the division, Kenji Doihara, kept patrolling the map with his sinister eyes. He frowned from time to time as he looked at the numbers of the Chinese troops marked on the map. The strength in every direction was not weak.

If they fail to break through the siege in one fell swoop, then the rest of the troops will rush up like wild wolves when they smell the breath, and tear their 14th Division to pieces during the movement. As a China hand, Kenji Doihara can guess to this tragic outcome.

Now the best route to break through is to break through to the east. As long as they break through the defense line of the 74th Army of the Chinese Army, they will be able to get close to the reinforcements. Seeing the clue, can you tear a hole?

The head of the division, Kenji Doihara, shook his head. He really didn't have the confidence to break through the gap from the front of the 74th Army. Apart from this worry, what he was most worried about was that he could think of breaking out from the east and approaching the friendly army. There are so many senior staff officers in the Chinese army, they might have been on the defensive for a long time.

Under the dim light, the head of the division, Kenji Doihara, walked back and forth in the narrow room with his hands behind his back, and finally began to look closely at the map. Finally, he set his sights on Lanfeng City in the west.

If their 14th Division breaks through from the east, it can quickly approach the friendly forces and avoid the danger of being destroyed, but there must be a prerequisite, that is, it can break through the siege of the Chinese army. Once it fails, it will be surrounded in the open plains There is only one dead end, he dare not take the risk.

However, if they unexpectedly break through from the west, even though they are farther away from the friendly army, they may be able to disrupt the subordinates of the Chinese army and seize Lanfeng.

After this idea came out of his mind, Kenji Doihara couldn't sit still any longer, and hurriedly called the staff to deduce the feasibility of this plan, and sent a reconnaissance force to investigate and advance in the direction of Lanfeng City.

At dawn, the reconnaissance troops came back and reported that the 27th Army of the Chinese Army in the direction of Lanfeng City had only advanced more than 20 miles in a few days, and more than 300 of their advance cavalry were destroyed by the opponent's armored vehicles.

After hearing the news, the frown of Kenji Doihara, the head of the division, finally relaxed. He only advanced more than 20 miles in a few days. I am afraid that snails are faster than them. This exposed a problem, that is, the opposing commander Either cautious or timid.

Now more than 27 Chinese troops have surrounded them in the Lanfeng area, and the rest of the Central Army troops are fighting hard. Only the [-]th Army has fought with their forward cavalry, and they dare not move forward. Judging from his many years of espionage experience, Kenji Doihara judged that the opponent's commander was more likely to be timid.

"Who is their commander?"

Chief of Staff Tadashi Sano replied: "Gui Yongqing, the rank of Lieutenant General, the former head of the teaching corps of the Chinese Army. After the Nanjing Battle, the teaching corps was abolished and reorganized into the 27th army, so he continued..."

Hearing the answer from the chief of staff, Kenji Doihara, the head of the division, knew Gui Yongqing a little bit. He said with a smile: "The teaching corps was beaten and withdrawn in Nanjing. This time we will beat the 27th Army again. Existing in name only, I don’t know how General Gui feels about it?”

Chief of Staff Tadashi Sano also laughed: "If it's me, I'll kill myself."

Division head Kenji Doihara smiled, pointed at Lan Fengcheng and said, "I am going to attack Lan Feng westward by surprise, what do you think?"

"I agree. I suggest that the 59th, 15th, 18th and 50th Infantry Regiments should be deployed to attack together, while the Sakai Detachment and the 2nd and 20th Regiments continue to hold back the Chinese in the west. .”

"Then let's do this, let's catch the Chinese by surprise, haha."

Chapter 391 Food shortage crisis

Just after dawn, the quiet wilderness became noisy. Yang Ling opened his sleepy eyes and saw that the reconnaissance companies of various troops were moving towards the direction of Renheji.

Most of the brothers were still asleep, and the whole field was densely packed with people sleeping. The cooking soldiers who got up early had already started to set up pots to cook, and the smoke was rising.

Although it's already summer, there is still a slight chill in the morning. Yang Ling is wrapped in a military blanket and sits next to the cooking fire. Old Smoker, the deputy battalion commander of the third battalion, is sitting there with his back hunched over. Let's smash it. Smoking a pipe, seeing Yang Ling approaching, he hurriedly moved away.

"Has our reconnaissance team started yet?" Yang Ling felt the heat from the campfire, put on his leggings again, and asked Old Smoker about the situation of the reconnaissance team.

The old smoker took a puff of his cigarette and said with a smile, "Mate Yang, don't worry, they left an hour ago."

"So early?" Yang Ling was also taken aback. The reconnaissance troops of the other brigades and regiments had just set off, and their reconnaissance platoons had already set off. This must have been too enthusiastic.

The old smoker smiled and said: "The leader is Wang Zikun, he can't wait to stab the kid in the lair."

Hearing that it was Wang Zikun, the student platoon leader, Yang Ling was filled with emotion. This student who had just enlisted in a hurry during the Battle of Nanjing had grown into a qualified soldier and was able to perform tasks independently in only half a year.