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

Body 4 Chapter [-] Strategic retreat

Yang Ling and the others got a short rest, but the entire Lanfeng battlefield was in full swing.

The main force of the 14th Division of the Japanese Army has been fully retreated in Sanyi Village and Luowang Village. With the fall of Maogu Village, the living space of the Japanese Army has been further compressed, and it is about to be wiped out.

"Be sure to wipe out the enemies of the besieged Sanyi Village within one day!"

In view of the fact that Japanese reinforcements from all walks of life were rushing towards the Lanfeng area, the Supreme Military Committee of Wuhan asked the commander, General Xue Yue, to intensify the attack and wipe out the Japanese invaders in a short time.

General Xue Yue, who was in charge of commanding the encirclement and annihilation operations, also understood that if the remnants of the Japanese 14th Division could not be wiped out in a short period of time, they would be surrounded by the arrival of Japanese reinforcements.

"Order all the armies to attack with all their strength at all costs. Be sure to end the battle before dark and evacuate the battlefield!"

General Xue Yue also transferred the pressure to the commanders of the subordinate armies and issued a death order.

The 64th Army, 71st Army, and 74th Army and other Central Army besieging troops did not hesitate at all, and immediately launched a fierce attack from all sides.

The 14th Division of the Japanese Army also knew that they could only fight to the death, or they would be destroyed. Whether it was for honor or survival, they had to go all out.

Officers at all levels of the Japanese army also went crazy. Facing the onslaught of the Chinese army, they defended their positions until the last person, often a position, and the two sides repeatedly fought for several times.

Corpses were piled up in the trenches, the ground was stained red with blood, and broken guns were everywhere. The two sides repeatedly fought bloody battles on the pile of corpses, and no one would admit defeat.

Ji Hongru, the head of the 302nd regiment, led the assault in person, and took seven positions of the Japanese army in a row by blasting and advancing, and attacked 300 meters outside Sanyi Village.

Here they encountered tenacious resistance from the Japanese army, all kinds of weapons shot at them desperately, and the Japanese tanks with machine guns rampaged, pouring ammunition on them crazily.

The Japanese cavalry took the opportunity to counterattack. The exhausted Chinese soldiers fought fiercely with the Japanese cavalry, and were finally forced to withdraw due to exhaustion.

"Attack again! Don't stop! Don't care about casualties!"

The division commander Wang Yaowu came to the front line in person, standing within the coverage of the Japanese artillery fire, and personally supervised the battle with a gun.

News has been sent from the surrounding blocking forces that the nearest Japanese 16th Division and the two brigades of the 2nd Army have rushed over. If they can't fight, there will be no chance in the future.

Seeing the division commander Wang Yaowu personally supervise the battle at the front line, the regiment commander Ji Hongru, who had just withdrawn, gritted his teeth and regrouped the troops with heavy casualties to form a courageous team to cooperate with the 305th regiment to launch a strong attack again.

Under the successive attacks of the Chinese soldiers, they successfully tore through the gap in the Japanese defense line and once broke into the Sanyi Village, but they were swept out by the opponent's tanks, and the two sides fell into a bitter battle.

The intensity of firepower in the entire Sanyizhai battlefield was beyond imagination. On this small battlefield, the two sides fought hard and blood flowed like rivers.

Yang Ling and his 301st Regiment stayed behind to rest because they were exhausted from continuous fighting, but they could sit still when they heard the non-stop firefight at the front.

The head of the regiment, Zhang Handuo, asked to go up several times, but he was suppressed by the brigade commander Zhou Zhidao, because the troops that are currently on the battlefield are fighting fiercely, and he has only this reserve team left in his hands, and he is going to save it for the last time. .

Seeing a large number of wounded being carried off, and groups of brothers rushing to the battlefield, Yang Ling and the others were extremely anxious, but there was nothing they could do.

Kenji Doi, the commander of the 14th Division of the Japanese Army, did not expect that the Chinese army was so determined to destroy him, and now he could not sit still.

The casualties of the various brigades and regiments under his command have risen sharply, and many troops have been killed in battle. He has never encountered such a dangerous situation.

Although he kept asking for help from the friendly army, the friendly army was firmly blocked by the Chinese blocking forces on the periphery, and he no longer had the confidence to persist until the friendly army came over.

"Pass our military order, the 50th Regiment and the 18th Regiment, led by tanks and armored vehicles, took the initiative to attack in the direction of Yang Guji and cover the main force to break through!" In the end, the head of the Tufeiyuan Division decided to save himself and break through the encirclement in a bloody battle.

The 14th Division can be regarded as a mechanized division. The entire division not only has more than 500 tanks and armored vehicles, but also has a large number of cavalry units. After receiving orders from Dohien, these mechanized units quickly turned from defense to offense, trying to break through .

"Sir, sir! The devils are coming, they are full of chariots and tanks, brothers can't stop them!"

The mechanized troops of the Japanese army had strong firepower, and the wheel chains rolled up the dust and rampaged, causing the Chinese army, which lacked anti-tank weapons, to be smashed into pieces.

Gui Yongqing's 27th Army was in charge of defending this direction. He abandoned Lanfeng City earlier, causing the Japanese army to almost break through and run away. He was severely reprimanded by the chairman.

This time, seeing the Japanese army choose his direction to break through again, he ordered while scolding his mother: "Hurry up and move to the Hongmiao area to avoid the sharp edge of the Japanese army—"

Under the order of Gui Yongqing, the 27th Army withdrew again without authorization. The troops were in chaos, and countless materials and weapons were discarded along the way.

When the news reached General Xue Yue's headquarters, even the good-tempered General Xue Yue couldn't help being furious. If Gui Yongqing was in front of him, he would definitely shoot him immediately!

"Mr. Xue, Dangshan has been breached by the 16th Division of the Japanese Army. Commander Huang Jie sent a telegram saying that the 8th Army cannot stop it and has moved north."

The so-called house leak coincided with continuous night rain. Just as General Xue Yue was thinking about how to quickly block the gap opened by the 27th Army, the words of the communication staff officer made his heart sink to the bottom of the valley, and Huang Jie's blocking troops also ran away without authorization. How else to fight?

The situation on the battlefield took a turn for the worse, and the wolf-like 16th Division of the Japanese Army was breaking through the defense line of the Chinese blocking forces and pounced towards Sanyizhai.

The Yudong Corps, which was unable to attack the Japanese 14th Division nine times, was threatened. If they continued to fight, they would be in danger of being surrounded.

"Send electricity to the Wuhan Military Commission. The situation on the battlefield is extremely unfavorable to me. Please end the battle and let the troops quickly leave the battlefield." General Xue Yue, who was unwilling to do so, ordered in a low voice.

"Officer Xue, this is letting the tiger go back to the mountain. If we persist for another day, we will be able to wipe out the 14th Division!" the chief of staff said unwillingly.

"Even if the 14th Division is wiped out, then the [-] soldiers of our Eastern Yu Corps will be finished...Let's withdraw."

Yang Ling and the others rested on the spot and acted as a reserve team. They were ready to go up and kill the devils, but they waited for the order to retreat.

"Why retreat, we haven't lost the battle." When the retreat order came, the brothers with high fighting enthusiasm were full of doubts.

"That bastard Gui Yongqing ran away again, what a fart, waiting to be made dumplings by the devil!? Pack up my things, get out quickly!" Brigade Commander Zhou Zhidao rarely yelled recklessly.

The brothers who retreated from the front line were covered in blood. They looked back at the smoky battlefield unwillingly, and retreated from the battlefield step by step.

It has to be said that General Xue Yue's decision was wise and decisive. Only a few hours after the retreat order was issued, the three elite divisions of the Japanese army had already pressed up across the board.

Body 4 Chapter [-] Family and Country Feelings

The reinforcements of the Japanese army broke through the outer line of defense and suddenly appeared on the battlefield. Facing these vigorous and well-equipped enemy new forces, the Chinese brigades and brigades who besieged the remnants of the 14th Division of the Japanese army obeyed the military order and began to withdraw from the encirclement and transfer in order to avoid being destroyed.

The 74th Army was ordered to withdraw to Qinyang, Henan Province as quickly as possible to build fortifications to stop the pursuers. The order was issued to all brigades and regiments. The brothers who had just withdrawn from the battlefield and had not had time to catch their breath hurried on the road and began to retreat. escape.

The lifeless land was shrouded in the scorching sun, and the blood-stained brothers trudged with difficulty dragging their exhausted bodies. The military uniforms on their bodies were blackened and torn from the battlefield. A burst of stench.

Compared with their discomfited military appearance, the pessimism and disappointment of the failure to encircle and wipe out the Tufeiyuan Division is spreading like the plague.

When heading to the Lanfeng battlefield, the troop leaders at all levels emphasized that they had an absolute advantage this time, and they would definitely be able to encircle and wipe out the Tufeiyuan Division, which was alone and deep in the Lanfeng area, to avenge the people of the country and the people who died.

After a winter of training, the brothers also had high fighting enthusiasm, and maintained a high fighting spirit throughout the entire battle. They went all out and beat the Doiyuan Division to the ground, so that they had to hide in the small resistance in the region.

But what the brothers didn't expect at all was that their entire 74th Army paid the price of more than 4000 casualties. When they were about to wipe out the Dohien Division in one fell swoop, the friendly troops evacuated their positions without authorization several times, which eventually led to their failure.

The brothers walked with heavy steps, kicking up dust all over the sky, they retreated silently, a feeling of unwillingness and anger suppressed in their hearts.

Commanders at all levels also had anger in their chests, but what about anger? Gui Yongqing of the 27th Army and Huang Jie of the 8th Army who evacuated twice without authorization were all popular people in front of the chairman, and they were of high authority. Direct line generals, who dares to hold them accountable?

"The bastard who evacuated without authorization, the bastard!"

Captain Wang Huzi turned around and looked back at the smoky battlefield, his face was full of unwillingness and anger. While cursing, he angrily kicked a wheelbarrow that passed by him to the ground, venting his inner resentment.

"You guys have lost the battle, what are you doing kicking my car? If you have the ability to go back and fight the Japanese, what kind of prestige is a group of deserters who are defeated." A middle-aged man with a gray turban on his head went to pick up the fallen Package, while yelling aggrievedly.