Chapter 49 blockbuster

On March 23, just after dawn, the Japanese Third Flying Regiment arrived early.At first there were 20 or 30 Japanese planes, and later they reached 70 or 80 at most. Like locusts, they flew continuously over the upper sky, covering the sky and covering the sun.After repeatedly circling and reconnaissing the upper heights, these planes painted with the "red plaster" logo began to dive and drop bombs on the city and its periphery in turn. As tons and tons of steel poured down from the plane, Shanggao City was quickly reduced to ruins, and all the reinforced concrete fortifications and solid trenches in the city were bombed and flattened.While letting the flying regiment assist in the battle, the 34th Division of the Japanese Army also concentrated artillery to violently bombard the defenders' positions.The commanders of the troops who had not received any combat missions looked and observed from the high mountains in the south of the city. They could only feel the ground shaking and the mountains were deafening.In the memory of Zou Jiyan, battalion commander of the 70th Army, it was the first time since he entered the war that the Japanese army used so many planes and such powerful artillery fire.

Shanggao City is surrounded by mountains on three sides, east, west and north, except that it is traversed by the Jinjiang River in the south.The attack of the 34th Division of the Japanese Army focused on Xiapi Bridge in the northeast of the city that day, which was the core position guarded by the 57th Division.In order to create panic, Japanese planes even blew up the military bridge connecting the two sides of the Jinjiang River. When the Japanese planes and artillery bombarded, the position of the 57th Division remained silent and unresponsive, as if the defenders had been wiped out or completely withdrawn.Only when the Japanese army launched the last step in the "old trilogy" and implemented an infantry charge and reached the effective range of the defenders, did the position burst out like a sudden awakening.This is the most classic style of play in the "mobile warfare in positional warfare" genre.

In just the blink of an eye, all kinds of concealed and ingenious firepower points set up in trenches and caves were sprayed together, and the bullets of light and heavy machine guns were sprinkled on the enemy group like water.The divisional artillery battalion equipped in the rear also roared, and the long-range and large-caliber artillery roared thunderously, firing carpet-style swiftly and violently. The Japanese infantry rushed up in batches, and then were swept down in batches.The Japanese soldiers in the charge were fierce and persevering, but in front of the iron-walled defense of the 57th Division, they had nothing to gain except bloodshed.

Zou Jiyan, who was watching the battle on the top of the hill, was stunned by the strict battlefield discipline, strict firepower network layout, and tacitly coordinated infantry coordination tactics.He understands that troops that can withstand such a powerful offensive today are rare in the country, and the 57th Division is indeed an elite division that is good at defense. The fifty-seventh division is a good defense teacher, and the teacher is of course a good defense general.Yu Chengwan, the commander of the 57th Division, is not tall, but he is shrewd and capable. He is the first batch of top-notch figures who were promoted to major generals among the first-year students in Huangpu.In terms of Whampoa qualifications, he is older than Yu Jishi, not to mention Wang Yaowu, Zhang Lingfu and other juniors. In private, Wang Yaowu and others are also called old seniors.The reason why Yu Chengwan was promoted slowly was mainly because he had been studying for a long time after graduating from Whampoa. The higher the education, the less military exploits.

In the Kuomintang military system, there is a saying of "yellow robe plus land cap", that is, those who were born in Huangpu and later obtained a diploma from the Army University have an advantage in promotion.After returning to the first-line army, Yu Chengwan's rise was very strong, and he was relied on by Wang Yaowu. Moreover, this late blooming general did indeed achieve a blockbuster success without making a sound.Among the "3rd and 5th Army", the reputation of the 57th Division's good defense began to be heard from Yu Chengwan's era.When deploying defenses, Yu Chengwan skillfully took advantage of the characteristics of the terrain and the advantages of the 58th Division's assistance in defense and support. He boldly used only one regiment to defend the front every time. Whenever this regiment was exhausted or faced the danger of being defeated At that time, he immediately put another regiment on top, and the four regiments of the whole division took turns to take over, so as to maximize the efficiency of the use of troops in hand.

Obviously, Shanggao City was close at hand, but it was out of reach and unable to get closer. The 34th Division of the Japanese Army fell into an extremely embarrassing situation, and its offensive became more violent and frantic. Under the desperate attack of the Japanese army, some positions were broken through, and the Xiapiqiao position was in danger.The division headquarters of Yu Chengwan and Zhang Lingfu were both located on the mountainside on the side of Jingshan Mountain, just one step away from the Xiapi Bridge pass.Seeing that Jingshan may not be safe, the atmosphere in the military headquarters is also extremely tense.

The telephones in the command post rang non-stop, and the commanders couldn't rest quietly.Wang Yaowu had been up all night, his entire lower jaw was red and swollen, and his index and middle fingers were even worn out and bled because he kept clicking on the map. Facing the local people who came to express condolences, although Wang Yaowu's voice had long been hoarse, he still told everyone firmly: "The enemy will not hesitate to take Jingshan and break through the gap, so we will defend Jingshan at any cost. Never let the enemy advance a step!" I am not afraid of the enemy, but the enemy is afraid of me. Wang Yaowu clearly told Yu Chengwan: "You must stick to the upper heights. If you lose Beicheng, you will be shot."

Strict rewards and punishments are the main characteristics of Wang Yaowu leading troops to fight in wars. In this regard, he has always kept his word, and there is no room for sloppiness. Yu Chengwan had no choice, he personally led the sergeant brigade to the front line.