Take Taobao to fight against Japan

Although it is the dry season in winter, the width of the Hanshui River is still as high as 200 meters. If you want to cross the river quickly, you must build a pontoon bridge.

However, this is not a difficult task for the Huben Army Engineering Corps. They started working here as early as after dark, and in just a few hours, a pontoon bridge large enough for medium tanks to cross the river was erected here.

At this time, the officers and soldiers of the 3rd Division of the Huben Army were crossing the bridge on foot in a single row, and on the other side were tanks, armored vehicles, and transport vehicles walking in file, creating a tense and busy scene.

At the same time, in order to keep the operation confidential, not only the troops have implemented strict light control, but the villages on both sides of the Han River have been firmly controlled by the special forces of the Huben Army who descended from heaven.

Therefore, everything can only be done in darkness and silence. If you are not nearby, it is difficult to find that there are 2 mechanized troops crossing the river.

Chapter 1392 Start the general attack on Yichang

At two o'clock in the morning on January 1, the war room of the commander's headquarters of the 25th theater was already brightly lit.

Although the weather has been extremely cold recently, and there have been several snowfalls, Chen Cixiu and a group of high-ranking staff members have not closed their eyes all night. Negotiate and deduce.

Since the morning of the day before yesterday, the three armies of the sixth war zone have arrived at the scheduled combat position first, and launched an attack on the outer positions of Yichang.

However, the Japanese army relied on solid fortifications to resist. After two days, although the attacking troops were fighting bloody battles, the progress was slow and did not achieve very good results.

The main forces of the 54th Division of the Japanese Army and the 18th Independent Mixed Brigade in northern Hunan have begun to retreat this morning to assist Yichang.

Once more than 3 Japanese reinforcements arrive in Yichang one after another, plus the more than 1 Japanese troops stationed in Yichang, the offensive troops in the sixth theater will face nearly 5 Japanese flanking attacks.

Yichang, known as Yiling in ancient times, is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, guarding the throat of the Three Gorges waterway, more than 270 kilometers away from Wuhan in the east, and more than 480 kilometers away from Chongqing in the west.

No matter for China or the Japanese army, Yichang's geographical location is irreplaceable.

In particular, along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, no city is so close to the anti-Japanese center of China.

If the Japanese army can occupy Yichang for a long time, it will not only occupy the coveted strategic point militarily, but more importantly, the political effect will be extremely obvious.

Therefore, when the national government deployed its formation and concentrated its superior forces to win Yichang, the Japanese army naturally had to do its best to defend it to the death, and it was absolutely impossible for the Chinese army to recover Yichang easily.

"What should I do? Is it really going to fail?"

Standing in front of the sand table and looking at the war games of both sides inserted on it, Chen Cixiu frowned, and was making the final weighing of pros and cons in his heart.

Although he didn't close his eyes all night, he didn't feel sleepy in the slightest now, because the final battle of the Yichang battle was imminent, and it was time to make a decision.

The enemy is rapidly reinforcing, but so far, nearly half of the Chinese troops participating in the battle of Yichang have not reached the designated location.

According to the original combat plan, the Sixth War Zone is to concentrate all the troops to launch a comprehensive attack on Yichang with an absolute superiority.

But the current situation is becoming more and more tense, and Chen Cixiu is no longer allowed to follow the predetermined strategy.

"Report to Chief Chen, and send an urgent call!"

At this moment, the chairman of the general committee who had been closely watching the Yichang battle also personally sent a telegram.

"What? Show it to me!"

Chen Cixiu's eyelids twitched, and he really didn't expect that the supreme commander was not asleep in the middle of the night, and would send him a telegram at this time.

"Yes!"

The communications staff hurriedly walked up to Chen Cixiu, and handed over the message with both hands very respectfully.

Chen Cixiu picked up the telegram and looked down: "The Japanese army in northern Hunan has begun to retreat, so you will sacrifice everything to conquer Yichang within three days!"

"Let me go out for a walk alone, don't follow me!"

After putting down the telegram, Chen Cixiu took a deep breath, walked to the entrance of the headquarters, and a gust of cold wind rushed towards his face, making people shiver uncontrollably.

But at this time, Chen Cixiu needed such biting cold to stimulate himself and calm himself down.

Although Chen Cixiu had no reason not to resolutely implement the urgent telegram sent by the chairman in the middle of the night, there is a saying that "will not accept the order of the emperor abroad".

As the commander-in-chief of the Yichang battle, Chen Cixiu had to take full responsibility, and he had to win this battle. There were too many practical issues to consider and scruples, so it was easy to fall into the trap of the authorities.

After a while, after quickly circling various thoughts in his mind, Chen Cixiu finally made up his mind, turned around resolutely, walked back to the war room, and said loudly to the communications staff officer:

"Immediately call back the commissioner. Our department will launch a general attack on Yichang in 2 hours, and resolutely conquer Yichang at all costs within the time specified by the commissioner!"

"Yes!"

The communication staff officer immediately took the order and left.

"You all come here!"

At this time, Chen Cixiu walked up to the sand table with a murderous expression, picked up a baton and gestured on the sand table: "The 9th, the 33rd, and the 76th divisions of the new series attacked Hujia Dapo, Da Niangzigang, Ciyun, etc. Temple and other strongholds.

The 94th Army and the 8th Army were responsible for intercepting and reinforcing Japanese troops,...

The 2nd Army's Yangtze River Defense Army is the main offensive force, and Yichang must be conquered within three days! "

After assigning the combat missions of each unit, Chen Cixiu glanced down at his wristwatch and said, "Pass my order, the time for launching the general offensive is set at [-] o'clock in the morning today, and all ministries must complete the scheduled combat objectives at all costs."

Speaking of this, Chen Cixiu said with a more murderous tone: "But those who are afraid of not going ahead, those who retreat before the battle, and those who are ineffective in fighting will all be severely punished and will not be tolerated!"

At this moment, Chen Cixiu was not grinding his guns in front of the battle, rushing the ducks to the shelves in a hurry, but the troops that had already arrived on the battlefield had already entered a state of war, and the final general attack order was short of it.

"Yes!"

"understand!"

A group of senior generals and staff officers took orders in awe, and they had already suffocated and made all kinds of preparations for this counterattack moment!

"All the artillery positions are available, fire immediately and hit me hard!"

"Brothers, it's time to wash away the shame that the devil has placed on us!"

"For the sake of the Chinese nation, charge!"

"Get rid of the Japanese pirates and return my country! Kill!"

More than an hour later, the more than 10 troops who had been waiting for a long time were in full bloom, and launched a general attack on the outer defense lines of Yidang Town and Yisha Town around Yichang, narrowing the encirclement.

For a moment, the sound of gunfire, artillery, explosions, and shouts of killing suddenly broke the silence of the night and dispelled the darkness before dawn.

After receiving the combat order to counterattack Yichang, the 2nd Army, which was in charge of the main attack, held an emergency meeting at the same time, in addition to preparing for the operation of the emergency department, rushing to the designated area within a time limit, and concentrated on standby.

At the meeting, Wu Qiwei, the commander-in-chief of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, deployed the 9th Division as the main offensive force, and went down the river to closely cooperate with the 32nd Army in the north of the Yangtze River to advance towards Yichang.

And the 76th Division marched from the Yeshanguan area of ​​Changyang to Nantuo via Sandouping, and crossed the river at night to capture the highlands around Zhaigong Cave and Maogou Cave on the outskirts of Yichang, making preparations for support and reinforcements.

With the new 33rd Division as the reserve team, following the 9th Division, they gathered at Sistergui Xiangxi, and the army command post advanced to Lianghekou via Sanliba, and advanced to Maoping one by one.

Due to the frequent air raids by Japanese planes, most of them marched at night. At that time, most of the soldiers were barefooted with straw sandals, their clothes were thin, and the cold wind was blowing.

Although everything in front of them is bleak, the morale of the Chinese officers and soldiers is high, and there are very few people who are left behind, and they all have the courage and determination to win.

Chapter 1393

The main force of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army was concentrated in the northern part of Hunan Province and the front line of Yueyang. Yichang was only guarded by the 13th Division. fortifications.

Outside the bunkers, there are obstacles such as outer moats, barbed wire, and deer villages. The firepower of each bunker is crossed, and the blockade is extremely tight.

During the day, the enemy planes took off from Yichang to scout around, and at night, they used searchlights and flares to look around the bunker. These objective conditions greatly increased the difficulty of attacking the enemy.

Faced with the stubbornly resisting Japanese army and unfavorable combat conditions, all units in the Sixth Theater were fighting hard without any fear.

The Huaxia troops on both sides of the Yangtze River launched operations at the same time, stepped up to clear the obstacles to advance, conquered the outer defense lines of the Japanese army one by one, and gradually reduced the encirclement of Yichang.

To the east of Yichang, small groups of troops crawled forward under the cover of night against the cold wind, clearing the ground barriers, barbed wire and other fortifications on the outer defense line.

The artillerymen gradually adjusted the shooting deviation under the test firing of one shot after another. The soldiers carried ammunition boxes and various equipment and walked like the wind on the position, and the signal soldiers ran around pulling the wires.

The other side of the Yangtze River to the west of Yichang is also busy.

The transport vehicles loaded with various supplies honked their horns, and the hurried sounds echoed in the air for a long time.

Rows of urgently conscripted wooden boats by the river were already full of soldiers ready to go.

The field hospital not far from the shore has set up an ambulance station for the wounded, and military doctors and nurses wearing Red Cross sleeves are patrolling and inspecting medicines and medical equipment nervously.

The sound of car horns, human voices, the sound of the river lapping on the shore, and the sound of guns and guns on the other side of the river, intertwined into a magnificent scene of the imminent war.

Just when the Battle of Yichang started, not only all members of the 3rd Division of the Huben Army crossed the Han River.

Among them, the 7th Brigade of the Huben Army has arrived in the area of ​​Liujiawan to set up an ambush, and the 8th and 9th Brigades are moving towards Wu'an County. They will eat the devils in one breath after they are independently mixed into the 19th Brigade and get into the pocket formation. .

At 5:10 in the morning, in a forest in Liujiawan.

Yan Shenglei, the commander of the 7th Brigade, was leaning against a big tree, chewing dry food to replenish his strength when he had nothing to do.

After several hours of long-distance climbing, the 7th Brigade completed the ambush three hours ago. Yan Shenglei was exhausted after coming down all night, especially tonight when the temperature was even colder and there was heavy snowfall.

After a few hours, the infantrymen of the Huben Army ambushing on both sides of the road turned into "snow sculptures" at this moment, covered with thick snow all over their bodies.

I have to say that such a heavy snow day is really a great trouble for the officers and soldiers of the 7th Brigade who set up an ambush.

The severe cold temperature will not only accelerate the physical exertion of the officers and soldiers, but the thick snow on the ground will also affect the performance of mobility and combat effectiveness to a certain extent.

But having said that, these difficulties are not a big problem for Huben Army.

Not only did each soldier bring enough high-energy dry food for three days, but the military uniform on his body was also warm and moisture-proof, so that there would be no starvation or cold at all.

The only thing they have to do now is to wait patiently, waiting for the devils to send their heads thousands of miles away!

Because an hour and a half ago, Yan Shenglei had already received the news that the vanguard of the Japanese army had already appeared on the road from Jingmen to Xiangyang.

"Traveler, take a sip to get rid of the cold, this ghostly weather is really tossing!"

Zheng Linmao, head of the 20th Regiment, took out a small bottle of Erguotou from his pocket with a smile after eating half a box of luncheon meat.

Although Zheng Linmao spoke beautifully, the wine bottle was held tightly, and it seemed that he was reluctant to share this product.

It's just that Zheng Linmao is addicted to alcohol at this time, and under the nose of his immediate boss, how can Zheng Linmao have the nerve to enjoy it alone?

This is not to say that Zheng Linmao is really stingy. With the welfare benefits of the Huben Army, how can the dignified colonel lack food and drink.

It's just that it's marching and fighting now, and the supplies for the army are mainly food, medicine, and ammunition. How can it be like in Shandong, where there is a steady stream of various logistics supplies, and there is no shortage of all kinds of food and drink supplies.

What's more, the Huben Army is not the Soviet Red Army. Before charging into the battle, they need to take a sip of vodka to boost their courage. On the contrary, the Huben Army has unwritten rules that they must not drink excessively during the war. If they drink too much and make mistakes, they will be punished by military law.

As an alcohol addict, Zheng Linmao can live without a woman for a long time, but he really can’t go without alcohol for a long time, so he took two 250ml bottles of Erguotou with him before he set off, and called it Use it to warm up.

After more than ten days, even if I am very careful and reluctant, I only take a sip to satisfy my cravings occasionally when I am addicted to alcohol, but now there are only a small half of the 2 bottles of Erguotou half a catty.

If it's normal, it's enough for this guy to be bored!

"Look at your stingy look, you'd better drink it slowly by yourself! I still have it here!"

Yan Shenglei couldn't see Zheng Linmao's careful thinking, and knew that he liked it, so he immediately shook his head and said: "Okay, a gentleman doesn't take away people's love, don't be polite to me, I don't like this!"

"Hey, the parents who gave birth to me are also the ones who know me!"

Zheng Linmao immediately laughed happily, quickly unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip, then put it away carefully like a baby.

"Small sample! Just a little wine, how many days can you last?"

Seeing this, Yan Shenglei couldn't help rolling his eyes, and jokingly said with a smile: "Let's fight hard, and I'll be the host to treat guests on the day of victory.

At that time, whether it is red wine, white wine, or beer, it will not be regarded as Erguotou or Moutai.Or imported foreign wine, guarantee that you can drink as much as you want! "

"Hey, thank you Luzao! Then, I won't be polite to you!"

Zheng Linmao said with a chuckle, although it is said that with his own military salary, there must be no shortage of wine money, but it is another matter for his immediate superior to treat guests.

Beep beep beep!

At this moment, the walkie-talkie pinned to Yan Shenglei's waist rang.

Yan Shenglei's eyelids twitched slightly, he quickly picked up the walkie-talkie and connected the phone, saying, "I'm Yan Shenglei!"

A voice came from the other end of the phone: "Traveler, I'm Zhai Caiyong! The vanguard of the enemy army has entered our regiment's pre-ambush position, please give instructions!"

The corner of Yan Shenglei's mouth curled up slightly and said: "Your regiment continues to keep silent, let the devil's vanguard troops go there, and wait for the devil's troops to get into the pockets completely, then you will tie my pockets tightly!"

The head of the 19th regiment quickly responded: "Understood! Please rest assured, we will never let a devil escape back!"

"very good!"

Yan Shenglei nodded, then hung up the walkie-talkie, turned to Zheng Linmao and said, "Send the order down immediately and get ready to fight! We must fight well in this battle!"

"Yes!"

Zheng Linmao responded with great excitement, and quickly stuffed the unfinished canned luncheon meat into the marching bag, then picked up the walkie-talkie and began to convey the combat order.

Chapter 1394 The slap in the face came too fast

On the road leading to Xiangyang, a motorized Japanese army was rapidly approaching Xiangyang along the road in the wind and snow.