Chapter 21 Chapter 17 Talking about Ye Jiagang

The enemy's violent bombardment this time was not accidental. He thought that when our army defeated his wave formation, there must be a considerable number of people coming to counterattack.Since there are quite a few people, they will come to take back the stronghold of Caijiagang, so he concentrated the big and small cannons around the Limu Bridge, and aimed at Caijiagang fiercely.This group of people, the only sharp weapon against the enemy is a light machine gun. As long as the enemy is one thousand meters away, there are few ways to deal with it, or even no way to deal with it.The enemy's cannons were all several miles away, so when Feng Hongjun arrived at Caijiagang, he could not take any more active actions except to lie in ambush in the skirmisher's trench to avoid the shells.But he expected that after the artillery fire had lasted for a certain period of time, the infantry would stop coming up. At that time, if we used the grenade just now to approach them and destroy them at close range, we could still win.Therefore, he calmly lurked in the trenches, just ignoring them.About 20 minutes later, seven or eight artillery shells had fallen in the vicinity. First, the squad leader came to report that three brothers had been injured and two brothers had been killed. Then the deputy squad leader came to report that the squad leader was also shot and killed.

At this time, Feng Hongjun had already had two phone calls with Cheng Jianren, and on the third phone call, Cheng Jianren said: "Zhugentan is also very important, you can bring the brothers back." Feng Hongjun said: "I still want to wait for the enemy to charge up, and hit him with a grenade again." Cheng Jianren said: "Battle Commander Feng, you have to understand that you lost your strength when you didn't go first, so come back, you are very loyal and brave, and you have accomplished your mission." Feng Hongjun felt that half the strength of the squad would never be able to hold this stronghold because of the order given by the staff officer who supervised the battle, so he had to agree, taking advantage of the lack of enemy artillery fire, and quickly left Caijiagang with the remaining soldiers.He felt that going back like this was really unconvincing, so he cut off the phone line and walked with the phone in his hand, he couldn't help but secretly shed a few tears.

When he arrived at the battalion command post, Cheng Jianren met him, held his hand, and shook it tightly a few times, because he said: "You really fought well, I admire you very much! The hard battle is still to come, and some When working hard, don’t be negative. I answered the teacher’s call and asked me to go back to the division headquarters, so I am eager to ask you to come back. You come, I will leave immediately.” Battalion Commander Feng made a serious face, stood upright, and gave him a military salute, because he said, "Staff Officer, please report to the division commander. Feng Hongjun will take up available weapons to attack the enemy if he has a breath. If there is no order, we will Not one step back."

Cheng Jianren praised "Good" several times, and left the command post of the third battalion with the orderlies.At this time, the enemy's artillery fire turned to bombard the fortifications around Zhugentan. Taking advantage of the artillery fire, he walked along the road to the north gate of Changde.After passing through several shelters, the brothers rested there quietly, without any panic.Under the water bamboo grove, there were also people talking quietly there. Looking closer, a few firemen and miscellaneous soldiers were digging a stove on the short embankment and setting up a large pot to cook.Along the way, I met a few soldiers who escorted the civilians and picked up bullets to go to the front line. Although the surrounding fire and gunfire were intensifying every moment, everything was very stable.This makes calm-headed people look at it and feel calm.

When I arrived in the city, the streets were quietly sleeping under the sparse starlight, and the sound of guns and guns in the distance was so fierce, but there was no sound around me.There are only four feet on the stone slabs, breaking the silence. What is also a little strange is the high white powder wall on the side of the street.Illuminated by the wildfires in the suburbs, in the dark city, there is a bleak red light.Another miracle was that the policeman in black uniform was silent, standing upright in the middle of the street, guarding his post. He walked past the post, admiring without thinking to himself: "It's really good, not only the soldiers stand firmly, but the police are so comfortable."

Wang Biao replied behind him: "Really, people from Changde are a little different from people from other places. I have passed many cities where wars were fought, and the city was full of gunfire. The police still stand guard in the city. This is the first time I have seen it. People from Changde are really Yes, if I am not from Shandong, I would like to be from Changde, Hunan." Although Cheng Jianren thought his words were ridiculous, he also saw how much he admired the local people, and was deeply moved in his heart. When they arrived at the Central Bank of Xingjiekou, the division did not feel any nervousness on the outside.But after entering the door, I saw the people from the Deputy Counselor's Office and the Telecommunications Team, but they were busy going back and forth without saying a word. Although it was late at night, there was no night scene.He went straight to the air-raid shelter at the back of the hall.Still outside, I heard the infantry commander Zhou Yizhong speaking on the phone with a Henan dialect.He went in and saw the kerosene shaded lamp on the small table that was burning day and night, the lamp head was twisted too far.Teacher Yu Chengwan sat on the small bed, took out the flat white steel box on his body, and was picking up his local cigarettes from Guangdong.The cigarettes are made of semi-rigid paper, rolled into a cone about two inches long, and inside are thick shredded Cantonese tobacco.He smoked the cigarette with his fingers to make it tighter, but he was talking to the deputy division commander Chen Xiyun who was sitting on the stool next to him.

There was a little smile on his face, and he said: "No matter what tense and difficult situation, it will be interesting when recalled afterwards. The four-day and four-night phone call in the battle at Shanggao was the most painful. After work, even the cheeks and lips were swollen. The acquaintances who met again did not know me. It is a pity that I did not take a photo at that time as a souvenir. If there is a photo, it would be interesting to look at it afterwards When he said this, he saw Cheng Jianren coming in, so he put down his cigarette and listened to his report.Cheng Jianren reported the situation of Helu and Zhugentan.

Yu Chengwan said: "Brother has such a loyal and brave performance. It is an honor for the whole teacher. I am very satisfied! Commander Sun has a call, and the reinforcements will arrive within two or three days. We must maintain this stable situation. You first Go back to your room to rest, so that you can cheer up and accept new tasks." Cheng Jianren agreed to come out and went back to the room.Seeing that the people living with him were all dressed and lying on their bunks, Staff Officer Li lit a candle on the window sill in front of the bed, sat on the bed, put the diary on his lap and bent over to write it with a fountain pen. write diary.

Cheng Jianren smiled and said, "Old Li, you're here, why don't you take a rest?" He put down his pen, raised his head and said with a smile: "You are back too, is He Wei's situation tense?" Cheng Jianren was wearing a gray cotton coat and a loose cloth belt.One side replied: "Nervous though nervous, but our troops, from top to bottom, have never let up in this hard-working spirit. Only the enemy's wave-shaped troops attack, in this dark night of the moon, Quite a fee." This aroused the interest of Staff Li. He put away the fountain pen, put it in his pocket, closed his diary, looked at him and replied, "This is not only Hefu, but Deshan City too! Today I was in Shigong Temple, and I saw a wonderful performance with my own eyes."

Cheng Jianren said, "What kind of wonderful situation? Tell me about it." Staff Officer Li put the diary in his army pocket and stood up, because he said: "When the enemy attacked at dawn today, the number had increased to four or five thousand. According to our observation of the places where we fired at the enemy, the enemy's cannons, big and small, were always there. From the fifteenth gate to the seventeenth gate, we bombarded our fortifications on the long embankment of Xinmin Bridge in Shigong Temple. We saw that the attack was very fierce, so we moved to the west bank of the small river in Ezigang, and stood by the embankment. In this way, naturally In the terrain we guard, there is a small river blocking the enemy's advance, but there is also a big problem, that is, the embankment on the west bank is the same height as the embankment on the east bank. We hide in the fortifications and see a river across the river. The embankment is not a plain where the enemy came. Although we have an observation sentry on the other side of the river, it is difficult for us to shoot with machine guns when he reports the enemy's situation. But we have a certain countermeasure. If the enemy wants to cross the embankment Crossing the river was no easy task. As soon as he got on the embankment, our rifles could hit him. Sure enough, after half an hour of bombardment, the enemy used a wave-shaped dense team to face the Huangmu Pass of Xinmin Bridge in Shigong Temple. Violent impact."

Cheng Jianren interjected and asked, "Huangmu Pass? We're on the side of the river in Deshan, what about this big stronghold..." He didn't finish his sentence, and looked at him with his eyes open. Staff Officer Li sighed and said: "This is the most frustrating thing about our battle this time. The regiment came from the friendly army and came under our command. They have their own tactics. They won't believe anything they say. Yesterday afternoon, this The head of the regiment took the whole regiment of soldiers and crossed the south bank of the river. We believed in the defense of Deshan, so we did not send people to defend Deshan. As soon as they left, the enemy immediately poured into Deshan. Shanshi, we have no choice but to guard Huangmu Pass across the river." Cheng Jianren said: "Isn't that bastard regiment commander the one whom the division commander warned him two days ago? The troops trained by others, if they are taken over, they are always not good enough. Well, the matter is over, there is no need to We talked. Tell me, how is the situation over there now?" Staff Officer Li said: "I have to clarify some things: the third battalion has fought fiercely for three or four days and nights, and the seventh and ninth companies have suffered considerable losses, so they have been transferred back to the urban area. From Shigongmiao to Huangmuguan, It is the defensive task of the 1st Battalion. The peak of the enemy's wave attack development is at Xinmin Bridge. The enemy 9 is constantly bombing and strafing overhead. We can't control the plain of Shigong Temple on the Hexi embankment, so we can't stop it The enemy was under the embankment and climbed up the embankment. When they climbed up, they saw the situation, and the disparity between the number of people was too great, so they had to retreat to the position set up on the rock protrusion. The enemy is extremely vicious, and they think we are real The enemy collapsed, and the enemy who crossed the river, about 3,000 people, divided into several routes from north to south, all rushed towards the rock protrusion. At this time, I was in the command post of the 1st Battalion, with Battalion Commander Yang Weijun. In the first place, Battalion Commander Yang put two companies in Wulishan and Yangjiachong in a figure-eight shape, and stretched out two pincers to the enemy coming from the guidepost. On the one hand, we are supporting the defense line in the northern suburbs. Beware of the enemy rushing along the Yuanjiang River from Huangmu Pass in Deshan City, it was quite difficult. At two o'clock in the afternoon, the enemy had four cannons, and they had moved to the northern head of Huangmu Pass, Tanjiagang. For half an hour, every two or three minutes, a shell exploded in front of and behind the command post. I looked out from the command post and saw that the ground was full of smoke, and a fog had piled up. Mountains. Except for the flames that sparked in the mist one after another, you can no longer see further places. Wuli Mountain is coming, and Yejiagang in the south is guarded by a line of people, blocking the enemy's advance route to the rock. The fleet kept circling there. That place was guarded by Hu Dexiu, the commander of the first company. He was an old man from my hometown. He was thin and short. But when it came to war, he really had a hand. Battalion Commander Yang was on the phone with him, but he was afraid that the language might be unclear, so he asked me to answer the phone and repeat the order to him. I honestly spoke Cantonese to him, When I was on the phone, I could hear the sound of shells exploding. He heard my accent and laughed on the phone. He said: "Consultant, the Cantonese in the 57th Division will not lose face. I I am here to repay the motherland, I am the Prime Minister’s fellow countryman, long live the Chinese nation!’ Lao Cheng, after hearing what he said, I really felt that my blood vessels were about to burst with excitement. I held the right hand of the receiver, and couldn’t help feeling a little I was trembling, and I said: "Okay! How is the enemy's situation?" He said: "The enemy has fired fifty or sixty artillery pieces here, and dropped another seventy bombs. In the trench, it doesn’t matter. The machine gun was snatched out of the destroyed cover. It is not damaged at all and can still be used. I am determined to stick to it here.’ Saying this, I shouted again, Long live the Chinese nation! I put down the phone and told Yang The battalion commander said that Dong Qingxia, the deputy battalion commander, is a well-known stone man. He sat on the ground without saying a word, and just put on his leggings with a calm, fat face. Yang Battalion Commander asked me: "Where is Ye Jiagang?" It is more fierce than the artillery fire here. There is only one group of people left in this row, and if they continue to stay there, it will not be effective.I propose to call them back, what do the staff think?' I said: 'We still have to wait a while to see, wait a while, the enemy will attack at dusk, and the rocks there are much more stable in our hands. Battalion Commander Yang said, "But there are too few others, so I'm afraid it's hard to last for an hour." Right at this point, Company Commander Hu called, and he said: "It is now clear that the main force of the enemy at Xinmin Bridge has attacked Yejiagang. The enemy is a wave-shaped dense team. Please pay attention to the battalion commander!" Just hold on and I'll come. ' Said, put down the phone, got up and left.Deputy Battalion Commander Dong Qingxia also stood up abruptly and said, "Battalion Commander, this place is more important, I'll go." 'I agree with his statement, and advocate that before the enemy's dusk, we should concentrate our forces on the rock convex for defense.Battalion Commander Yang agreed with my method, so he asked Deputy Battalion Commander Dong to lead a group of people to rush up in the gap between the shell explosion.At that time, there was a cloud of smoke on the ground, and the enemy planes were still buzzing in the sky. "