Chapter 21 save people must save

When you punch me and kick me in the arena, people won't wait for you to find helpers before restarting the game. He will just kick you off the stage when you can't hold on. After dawn on September 2, the Japanese army concentrated four mountain artillery to bombard the position of the 51st Division, and the position was immediately shrouded in billowing smoke.Under the cover of the mountain artillery, more than a thousand infantrymen of the Japanese army charged forward and backward three times, especially between 9:00 am and 10:00 am.During this period, the Japanese army once broke into a position called the mountain behind the mountain, but before they could gain a foothold, the 51st Division launched a counterattack from all directions and regained the position.

At this time, behind the attacking Japanese army, the strength of the army was still increasing, and it was estimated that it had reached half a division. The defense line of the 51st Division was in danger of being overwhelmed at any time.Of course, the Japanese army came not only for the 51st Division, they wanted to use this to threaten the flanks of the Nanxun Line and outflank the Jinguan Bridge defense line.As a precaution, the headquarters of the First Corps ordered the defenders of Jinguanqiao to move to the "Huanglaomen line" (referring to the line of defense from Minshan to Huanglaomen), and at the same time strictly ordered the 74th Army to take the responsibility of covering.Xue Yue said to Yu Jishi on the phone: "If you want to retreat further and make the front troops withdraw, I will follow the military law!"

The fire must be extinguished, and the rescue of people must be thoroughly rescued. The problem Yu Jishi is facing now is not just cover, but the need to drive out all the Japanese troops in Minshan, so that the retreating Jinguanqiao defenders can have the greatest degree of security. feel.After the 58th Division reached the front, the 74th Army readjusted its deployment and began to launch a full-scale counterattack. From the afternoon of September 2, the 51st Division was in the west and the 58th Division was in the east, and they launched an attack on the enemy in front of them at the same time.This is an important moment to test the overall combat effectiveness of the Seventy-Fourth Army.

The surrounding mountains echoed with the sound of guns and artillery from both sides, and the battle continued without a break.During the attack, the Seventy-Fourth Army fought hand-to-hand with the enemy again and again, and when they bit it, they would not let go. As a result, the formations of the two sides were intertwined, and the Japanese planes looking down from the air could not intervene if they wanted to step forward to help. After two days and nights of fierce fighting, on September 3, the Seventy-Fourth Army finally occupied Minshan, ensuring the integrity of the "Huanglaomen Line".Except for the part that was wiped out, the enemies of Minshan all retreated to Ruichang.

In the Battle of Minshan, the Seventy-Fourth Army seized five light machine guns, five small steel cannons, twenty-three sabers, more than one hundred rifles, and dozens of "Wu Yun Chang Chang" flags.In addition, two Japanese soldiers were captured. On the anti-Japanese battlefield, the number of weapons handed over to the Japanese army is generally not large. This is because even if the Japanese army retreats, they will not easily discard complete guns and corpses on the battlefield.The Chinese army has a ban on not killing prisoners, and stipulates that anyone who turns in a prisoner can be rewarded with 200 yuan, but it is very difficult to catch them alive on the battlefield.There were nine Japanese soldiers who were besieged in a cave on Lushan Mountain. They were searched after dawn and found that they had committed suicide collectively after destroying their guns. One of them was seriously injured and survived.Soldiers who had just experienced bloody battles were often filled with hatred in their hearts. Seeing that the Japanese soldier was so stubborn, he simply added a bayonet, which ended in his life.

If you don't lie about the results of the battle, as far as an army is concerned, such a number of spoils and prisoners are already considerable.Although the 74th Army invested in troops one by one, it did not spare money from the beginning to the end. At the end of the battle, the 51st Division had a total of more than 160 officers and more than 2,000 soldiers, and the 58th Division had a total of casualties. More than 70 people, more than 800 soldiers. After the Jinguanqiao defenders retreated to the "Huanglaomen Line", the 106th Division of the Japanese Army, which was originally confronting it, also approached the "Huanglaomen Line" position and continued to attack.Therefore, the headquarters of the First Corps believed that the "Huanglaomen Line" was not strong enough, so it decided to move the overall defense line to the "Wushimen Line" north of De'an.

The Chinese army took a step back, and the Japanese 106th Division took a step forward. They occupied Mahuiling in front of the "Wushimen Line".Mahuiling is a small basin surrounded by mountains on three sides. The defenders have deployed heavy machine gun positions along the edge of the basin.In other words, relying on favorable terrain, the First Corps formed several tight firepower nets in Mahuiling with infantry firepower. The ground barrier is the force, and the danger is the weapon.The 106th Division of the Japanese Army seemed to be steadfast, but in fact it put itself into a passive position.For fear of being attacked by firepower, the Japanese army always hid in the fortifications during the day and did not come out. Even from Mahuiling to Huanglaomen, they only dared to come and go in tanks and armored vehicles.