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

"Master, we ran the Tufeiyuan Division on the Lanfeng battlefield, this time we will definitely let the little devil come and go!" The new 306th regiment leader replied with arrogance.

"The little devil wants to eat us in one bite, so let's see if the little devil has a good set of teeth!"

The 74th Army came all the way through bloody battles, and they had never been afraid. It was a pity that they ran away from Dofayuan last time, but now the brigade commander and regimental commanders are holding back their energy.

Seeing the high fighting spirit of the officers, General Wang Yaowu also nodded in satisfaction. He continued: "Although the devils have mobilized nearly 30 troops and a large number of aviation units to join the battle, we are not weak!"

His baton swiped across the map: "We have 14 group armies, eight regiments and 47 armies covering a vast area from the foot of the Dabie Mountains to Poyang Lake and then to the Yangtze River. Nearly a million troops have been hidden in place behind us. There are still millions of civilians supporting us, this time the arrogant little devils must be beaten to death! Let them see how powerful our National Revolutionary Army is!"

General Wang Yaowu's voice was sonorous and forceful, and the officers in the room were full of blood.

Although they learned from various channels that in order to defend Wuhan and prevent the Japanese army from attacking, the Military Commission deployed a large number of troops to hide in the mountains, but they did not know that the number of elites was so amazing.

The original solemn atmosphere in the room was relaxed. Hearing that the Japanese army was coming menacingly, the officers were all ready to fight a bloody battle. Now that they heard that there were so many friendly troops, their tense faces relaxed.

General Wang Yaowu then asked the officers to give a brief explanation of the general strategy of the battle of the Combat Staff General Committee, so that they could have a bottom line in their minds.

The 74th Army where Yang Ling and the others belonged was placed under the command of General Xue Yue's [-]st Corps, which was responsible for operations in the area south of the Yangtze River. Also under the command of the [-]st Corps were nine other armies, which could be described as strong.

In addition to the First Corps, 14 armies under the command of General Zhang Fakui's Second Corps were also attached to the south of the Yangtze River.

The enemy Yang Ling and the others faced was the 11th Army of the Japanese Army under the command of Neiji Okamura of the Central China Front, as well as the Naval Aviation Unit and the Army Aviation Unit.

At the meeting, Yang Ling and the others clearly understood the main situation of the enemy and the enemy, so that they would no longer be blindsided, but face the new battle with confidence.

"In accordance with Officer Xue's order, the 74th Division under our 58th Army went to the Huanglaomen area overnight to strengthen the defense line of Jinguan Bridge, and our 51st Division will immediately mobilize and build trenches with De'an as the center. , guard against the Nanxun line, and monitor Poyang Lake."

After General Wang Yaowu finished speaking, he asked the chief of staff of the division to read out the specific tasks of each regiment, and the regiment leaders also listened carefully.

After the meeting, Yang Ling and the head of the regiment, Zhang Handuo, returned to the army in a hurry along with the ammunition truck.

For this battle, the Military Commission also took out all the veterans, and distributed boxes of bullets and shells to the troops to ensure sufficient ammunition supplies for the troops to fight.

Although Yang Ling and the others were the main force of the Central Army, they had insufficient ammunition in previous battles. In the absence of bullets, most of the time they had to rely on hand-to-hand combat to win partial victories.

But this time, every brother was allocated at least two hundred rounds of ammunition, and the regiment was equipped with mortars and light and heavy machine guns in boxes, which made the brothers happy, and they had never been so rich.

Body 4 Thirty Chapters Scorched Earth War of Resistance

In late July, after a short rest, the troops entered the battle state again.

The main forces under Xue Yue's First Corps are the Central Army, the Guangdong Army with strong combat effectiveness, and the Sichuan Army with strong fighting will.

The troops of the 74th Army built solid fortification bunkers along the Nanxun Line and the De'an area, and the front line was blocked by the 70th Army, the 60th Army, and the 4th Army of the Cantonese Army in the Jinguan Bridge area.

Since the fall of Jiujiang, the Japanese 106th Division and 101st Division, with the support of the aviation unit, launched a fierce attack on the Jinguanqiao garrison position along the Nanxun line in China.

The defense zone of General Xue Yue, the commander of the First Corps, is an isosceles triangle, and Jinguan Bridge is the support point of this triangle defense zone.

Once the main position of Jinguan Bridge is broken by the Japanese army, the further you retreat, the larger the frontal defensive position will be, and the defense will be more difficult.

Therefore, General Xue Yue strictly ordered the troops on the front line to guard against death, and must keep the Japanese army out of Jinguan Bridge.

The south bank of the Yangtze River in northern Jiangxi is densely covered with lakes and mountains, and the mountains are shrouded in rain and clouds all the year round. The bad weather plagued the advance of the Japanese army.

The Chinese army built countless strong positions along the hills and mountains. The Japanese army seized the positions under the indiscriminate bombing of planes during the day, and the Chinese army launched a counterattack to regain them at night.

In the frontline area where the war was burning, the Chinese army and the Japanese army repeatedly launched a tug-of-war. Many positions were repeatedly fought, and blood flowed like a river.

The tenacious resistance of General Xue Yue's First Corps on the Nanxun Line was beyond the expectations of the Japanese army, making it almost impossible for the 106th Division of the Japanese Army to move forward.

When the front line of Jinguan Bridge was in full swing, the 74th Army stationed in De'an and monitoring Poyang Lake also mobilized urgently, building trenches and preparing supplies, and the atmosphere of war was strong.

During the mobilization before the war, the regiment leader talked about the general situation and strategy to the brothers, while Yang Ling was responsible for encouraging the brothers.

"The little devils are well-equipped. There are bombers in the sky and chariots and tanks on the ground. This is their advantage. However, they lack resources, lack food and ammunition, and cannot fight for a long time. We have countless people supporting us and are familiar with the terrain. This is our advantage. I hope that the brothers will make full use of our strengths and avoid weaknesses, give full play to our strengths, and deal a heavy blow to the invaders!"

"Kill the devil! Take revenge on the country!"

The brothers raised their arms and shouted, their fighting spirit was very high.

"Check the weapons and equipment, and set off in 10 minutes!" Looking at the brothers who were enthusiastic about fighting, Zhang Handuo, the head of the regiment, waved his hand and gave the order.

Because the sichuan army and the cantonese army were fighting bloody battles with the devils at the forefront, Yang Ling and the others did not immediately go to the battlefield, but instead threw themselves into the intense attack mission.

The head of the regiment, Zhang Handuo, led the first battalion, the second battalion and the troops directly under the regiment to assist the friendly army to start destroying the Nanxun railway line, while Yang Ling led the third battalion to take charge of the roads and villages in the defense area.

"Blacksmith, take someone over there to cut off the road and dig more holes."

There are many mountains and hills in northern Jiangxi, and the river network is closed. According to the order of the Military Commission: the roads, railways and bridges in the theater should be destroyed in advance.

Yang Ling and the others had no choice but to dig up the road, because only in this way could they stop the march of the Japanese mechanized troops and make their heavy artillery useless.

The Japanese army without heavy artillery and other weapons is like a tiger without its claws. If he roars fiercely, his combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.

"Shunzi, if you go along the highway, all the bridges will be blown up, and none of them will be left behind."

After watching the blacksmith take people to dig the road, Yang Ling asked Shunzi to take people to blow up the bridge.

"Tuan Lieutenant, if the bridge is blown up, how will we get on?" Shunzi asked in bewilderment.

Yang Ling pointed to the lush forests around him and said, "From today onwards, we will climb mountains instead of taking roads or crossing bridges."

Before Yang Ling's words fell, the brothers complained immediately, but they finally felt a lot more at ease when they thought that the little devil would follow them into the mountain.

During nearly a month of training in De'an, Yang Ling focused on training his brothers' mountain marching ability, in order to be able to better attack and get rid of the enemy in this mountainous area.

"Lieutenant, what are we going to do?"

Seeing that both Shunzi and the blacksmith were busy with their assignments, Wang Huzi looked around and approached Yang Ling to ask about his assignments.

"Follow me." After Yang Ling finished speaking, he got off the main road and walked along the weedy path towards the village not far away.

Looking at the quiet and peaceful village in the distance, Wang Huzi quickly reacted, sighed, and beckoned his brothers to follow.

This is a small village with only more than 20 households. The village is surrounded by terraced fields full of crops. The appearance of Yang Ling and his group of fully armed brothers immediately broke the harmony here.

"Wow, woof—" the dogs in the village barked first.

"The soldiers are captured! Run!"

Before Yang Ling and the others got close, the village was boiling, and someone shouted loudly from afar.

The villagers who were still doing farm work in the fields also dropped their hoes and ran back, while Yang Ling and the others followed closely behind and entered the village.

A rout is worse than bandits, and refugees are thieves. In this chaotic era of war, arresting strong men is always a nightmare that hangs over the people.

When Yang Ling and his team entered the village, the whole village was in a mess, and young and middle-aged people ran up and down abruptly, trying to avoid recruiting soldiers.