Chapter 28 Zhang Fei

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the commando marched lightly, through the uninhabited and rugged canyons, and carried out a surprise attack on the northern highlands of Changling.There were five squadrons of Japanese troops stationed in the north of Changling, but at night they couldn't see how many people there were on the other side. They only knew that many Chinese soldiers suddenly rushed up from behind, causing chaos. The frontal main attacking force took advantage of the situation and launched a fierce attack. Through two flanking attacks, more than 600 Japanese troops on the high ground were quickly wiped out.

After Changling succeeded, Zhang Lingfu decided to go all out and attack Zhang Gushan one after another.Zhang Gushan was steep in the south and slow in the north. If you use a large army to attack, there is not so much space to spread out, and it is difficult for a small army to win. Zhang Lingfu chose between the two and chose to let the 305th regiment attack.In view of the fact that the attack on Changling had already scared the enemy, Zhang Lingfu changed his strategy this time. He instructed the 305th Regiment to feint from the front to attract the attention of the Japanese army. The 305 regiment's flag-waving and shouting in the front were really effective.The Japanese army was engrossed in the frontal defense, completely unaware that the opposing commando was climbing up the steep mountain behind.By the time you find out, it's too late.

The Japanese army was attacked from the front and back, and after a hand-to-hand fight, more than 800 Japanese soldiers fell in a pool of blood, and the remaining remnants quickly rolled down from the top of the mountain and fled in embarrassment. Under heavy siege, Zhang Gushan became the best hope for the 106th Division of the Japanese Army to break through, and it was directly related to its survival. If this place was controlled by the Chinese army, the Japanese army would become a kangaroo, unable to advance or retreat.Hearing that Zhang Gushan had won but lost again, the 106th Division mobilized superior forces to counterattack that night.The Chinese 305th Regiment defended tenaciously, and all the reserves were thrown in. During the fierce battle, the battalion commander Wang Qianzhi was killed, and most of the officers below the company commander were also casualties, but the position was still held.

At dawn on October 8, the Japanese army used the old tactic of air strikes again. More than 20 bombers hovered over Zhanggu Mountain, dropping bombs like rain, and blew up the position that the 305th Regiment had regained with flesh and blood into scorched earth again. The air raid did not end until ten o'clock in the morning, and the Japanese army immediately charged Zhang Gushan. Zhang Lingfu immediately rushed to the front line to supervise the battle after hearing the news.When part of the Japanese army rushed to the top of the mountain called Serge Ridge by the locals, he and Tang Shenghai, the head of the 305th regiment, led the remaining officers and soldiers to fight hand-to-hand, and drove the Japanese army down the mountain through hand-to-hand combat.

Everyone has their own spiritual hometown, but many times, people will get lost on the road far away from their hometown, and even wander around with pain and repentance. Come back, go back to the place where you really grew up! Zhang Lingfu is a warrior at heart, an oriental warrior with blood flowing all over his body. He once had a dislocation of growth and a dark life trajectory. However, the past has passed, and only the future that shines with the glory of warriors is worth looking forward to. Fighting bayonets with the enemy on the front line as the brigade commander, Zhang Lingfu at this moment is like a god of war possessed, and thus he is called "Meng Zhang Fei".

Taking advantage of the gap between the battles, Zhang Lingfu hurriedly organized the troops. He organized all the miscellaneous personnel into the combat team, and gave condolences and resettlement to the wounded. The Japanese army was not willing to give up Zhang Gushan.In the afternoon of the battle, brigade commander Li Jiaming, regimental commander Tang Shenghai, and battalion commander Hu Xiong were all seriously injured.At dusk, Yu Qingxiang, the acting head of the 305th Regiment, was killed in battle. Most of the officers and soldiers of the 305th Regiment were injured and injured, and they were exhausted.

On October 9, Japanese planes bombed the defensive positions of the Chinese army while airborne.As the defense range of the Japanese army narrowed, the accuracy rate of Japanese airdrops also increased accordingly.However, what is different from the past is that in addition to supplies, dozens of personnel were airdropped this time.At first everyone thought it was Japanese paratroopers who were reinforcing the front line, but after interrogating the prisoners, they learned that they were all officers at the squadron and squad level. The 106th Division of the Japanese Army’s ad hoc divisions, since the battalion commander and above are active officers, so every time a battle is fought, the major commanders have to go to the front line to directly command, and once the battalion leader is injured or injured, other officers who are not active duty After acting as a command, the combat effectiveness of its brigade will generally drop to less than half.It is for this reason that the headquarters of the Eleventh Army of the Japanese Army will drop active officers by air to reduce the chance of lack of staff in the brigade.

After being supplemented, the combat effectiveness of the 106th Division has improved, which also means that it is more difficult for the Chinese to attack Zhang Gushan, and it is impossible to repeat the "handy" tactic of raiding from the back of the mountain. . Zhang Lingfu reselected 400 elite soldiers from the 51st Division to form a death squad, preparing to face Zhang Gushan head-on.