Chapter 35 Chapter 35 The Shirtless General

At dawn on July 2, there was no star in the dark sky.The weather was unusually muggy. From time to time, the trees that were knocked down by the artillery fire showed sparks; the heavy gunpowder smoke has gradually dissipated, but the lingering smoke from the raw trees and wet wood ignited by the fire is still wafting, exuding a faint fragrance.This is the final diffusion of the essence of life. If it is said that there is a spirit after death, then the fragrance of the burned trees and grasses is their spirit.However, at this moment, they have nothing to depend on, and they can only wander around sadly like those lonely ghosts.

After repelling the Japanese attack in the middle of the night, the Zhangjiashan position gained temporary tranquility.The exhausted officers and soldiers fell asleep leaning on their guns or trenches, sitting or standing.From time to time, one or two unknown insects and chickens could be heard in the distance behind, making it even more like a battlefield in the world of life and death, eerie and eerie. Before dawn is the time when people are most sleepy and tired and want to sleep the most.The sentinels at the forward position also began to seem to be in a daze.I'm so sleepy, I really want to have a good sleep, it would be better if I can sleep for three days and two nights.When he suddenly thought of his responsibilities, and thought that the entire company's officers and soldiers' wealth and lives depended on him, he couldn't help but wake up.What about our rooster, why doesn't our rooster crow?He stretched out his hand to pull the hemp rope tied to the small tree beside him, but there was still no movement... No, the devil has poisoned again.

It turned out that the clever soldiers of the 10th Army thought of many ways to prevent the virus.This is one of hanging chicken coops on the pine trees in the valley in front of the position.Think about it, whether it is a sneak attack by devils or poisoning, it can be used.If the devils sneak attack in the middle of the night, there must be a commotion, and the rooster will crow and report to us; if the devils put poison, the chicken must be poisoned first in the low place before the battle, and it will be pulled up here. Pull up the rope, if the chicken doesn't crow, it must have been poisoned first.Hurry up to prevent the virus on the ground here!

"Brothers, get up, the devil is poisoning again! Brothers, get up, the devil is going to attack!" The sentinel yelled in shock. "What? The devil is coming up?" Captain Ying Zhicheng, the commander of the 3rd company, asked. "Yes, company commander, our rooster has stopped crowing! It must have been poisoned to death by the devil's poisonous gas!" The sentinel replied hastily. "Brothers, get up quickly, take anti-virus measures, and prepare to fight!" Company Commander Ying covered the anti-virus towel and ordered loudly, while hurriedly reporting the enemy's situation to Commander Xiao.

The soldiers of the 10th Army who had been sleeping soundly just now seemed to have changed their minds. They stood up one after another, full of energy, quickly put on gas protective gear, loaded their guns, and prepared to fight. At about 8 o'clock on July 2, the Japanese army launched a more violent attack, and the first wave of charge had more than 200 troops.Under the cover of dozens of cannons of the Japanese army and the bombardment of the air force, the new force of the Japanese attack quickly broke into the two highlands of the National Army 211 and 227.7 with ease. Battalion Commander Xiao of the 1st Battalion of the 30th Regiment of the National Army led his troops to face the enemy bravely and charged repeatedly.

"Commander Xiao, Commander Xiao! Brother, I'm coming!" At this moment, a group of people rushed up the mountain as the heroic and confident bass sounded. It turned out that Major Xiang Shiying of the regiment came along with the sound, ordered by the regiment leader Chen, to bring support. "Great! Shiying, you came at a really good time! Now is the time for us to dedicate our blood and blood to the country!" Although Battalion Commander Xiao Wei was covered in camouflage by the flames of war, But the heroic temperament did not diminish the demeanor when he was in the military academy.

"The head of the regiment said that I want to accompany you to fight to the death. Since I have come, I am not planning to go back. Brother Xiao, here is the address of my hometown and the names of relatives. If I am honored, you can inform my family for me and say no. To embarrass the fathers and folks in my hometown, I will take the first step for the country and the people!" "Shiying, don't say that. I believe we will succeed!" Xiao Wei was obviously moved, and said emotionally: "Even if you want to be honored, let me be honored first. Brother, this is the address of my hometown and the names of relatives. Shi also ask you to convey the information on your behalf, just say that our Xiao family has no cowards!" After finishing speaking, the two hugged tightly for a while, and their eyes were full of strange brilliance.

Whether they were originally guarding on the mountain or just came up to support, all the brothers in the national army were deeply moved when they saw this.As a result, morale increased greatly, and everyone's enthusiasm for killing the enemy was unprecedentedly high.Everyone worked together, shouting and courageously covering up and killing the Japanese army. At Wuxian Temple in the southwestern suburb of Hengyang, the command post of the 10th Preparatory Division is located. General Ge Xiancai, the commander of the division, is on this high ground less than 700 meters away from the front line. And mobilize troops to strengthen defense.

His deep eyes revealed deep worry: the 30th regiment has suffered huge losses after these few days of desperate fighting, and there are not many reserve teams in the hands of regimental commander Chen.So Ge Xiancai ordered decisively: "Commander Huang Company Commander of the Engineering Corps, and Platoon Commander Wang of the Search Company." The two arrived in response. "I order you to immediately advance to the Zhangjiashan position to support the 30th regiment, and follow the command of regimental commander Chen!" "Yes! Immediately support Zhangjiashan!" The two turned around and led the team to move forward.

"Now I order the division command post to be in charge of the deputy division commander, Major General Zhang Yuequn. The division's front line headquarters will follow me to advance to the command post of the 30th regiment in Xiaojiashan." After speaking, General Ge led the guards, staff officers and other staff to the front line of the 30th regiment . At this time, a large number of Japanese troops had already attacked the Zhangjiashan position. Seeing this, Ge Xiancai personally commanded the division's engineering company and search company to launch a counter-charge; on the other hand, he requested the army's mountain artillery battalion and ordered the headquarters' mortar company to concentrate their firepower to intercept and isolate the enemy's follow-up troops.

At that time, the weather was extremely hot, and General Ge Xiancai was sweating profusely from running, so he took off his jacket and directed the charge.More than a dozen division buglers were gathered to sound the charge horn at the same time, and the division staff also charged into battle with guns and knives. "The master is coming up, the master is coming up!" "General Ge, bare-chested and armed with a knife, charged forward in person! Brothers, charge! Kill!" For a while, the news that the division commander, General Ge Xiancai, went into battle shirtless and swung a knife to kill the enemy spread throughout the army, which greatly boosted the morale and morale of the army.The Japanese army had been used to the silent tactics of the 10th Army for the past few days. Suddenly there was the roar of the soldiers of the 10th Army charging bravely and the sound of the loud bugle. In an instant, the charge trumpet blew, and the morale of the officers and soldiers of the national army was greatly boosted.After nearly an hour of fierce fighting, all the Japanese troops who broke into the position were finally wiped out.However, the national army also paid a considerable price.The officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion who were originally defending the position suffered all casualties. Battalion Commander Xiao Wei and Deputy Battalion Commander Zhao Yusong were both seriously injured; the commander of the 2nd Company Liu Duozheng and the commander of the 3rd Company Ying Zhicheng were all killed in battle, and the entire battalion was full of company and platoon officers. long one.Wang Zhenya, the company commander of the search company of the division headed for reinforcements, commanded the troops to fight the enemy. He fought repeatedly, and finally grabbed a Japanese soldier and fell to the ground.Huang Renhua, the commander of the engineering company, was wounded and died of bayonets in the fight with the enemy soldiers. When General Ge Xiancai led the division staff to rush upwards, he witnessed the tragic situation and couldn't help crying. He rushed to Zhangjiashan with tears and wiped out all the remaining Japanese troops.At that time, after the sound of gunshots and grenade explosions, there was a roar of killing, and the fighting was unprecedentedly tragic.The Japanese army's morale faltered, and the onslaught temporarily stopped. In this bloody battle for several days, the Japanese army had a lot of corpses, and the total number at the foot of Wuguiling was no less than a thousand.Behind Wuguiling, the frontline headquarters and artillery command post of the 10th Army of the Xianggui Road Bureau.General Cai Rulin, the war supervisor of the 10th Army stationed in the theater, just put down his binoculars, picked up the microphone, and called the Reserve 10th Division, jokingly said: "Mr. Ge, you are too rude to fight so hard and kill so many enemies!" "He wants our lives, can I spare him?" Ge Xiancai's hearty laughter came from over there: "Haha, war supervisor, this little devil is too arrogant. He took Hengyang City in three days. Delusion! No way!" Let's see who is opposite him?" "That is, who dares to show off his power and take a stab at my General Ge!" Cai Rulin praised. "This Ge Xiancai is becoming more and more outrageous. How can a dignified major general of the national army leave his post and go into battle without a shirt?!" Fang Xianjue complained in his mouth, but he still admired Ge Xiancai very much in his heart. "The law of war says: 'Surprise surprise, attack unprepared'. The attacker is originally active, and the defender is passive. Now it seems that it is just the opposite: the enemy's attack direction has long been expected by the army; and our military fortifications are strong and firepower Prosperous and guarded by our elite troops, the enemy's actions are all under the control of our army, which is no different from the enemy being under the command of the army. Such a stupid enemy is ridiculous!" Cai Rulin burst into emotion. "Oh, so to speak, it's my fault! I've become the god of command!" Fang Xianjue said with a smile in his heart after hearing this.Major General Sun Mingyu, the chief of staff of the army next to him, couldn't help but said excitedly: "The enemy has been attacking for three days, and his spirit has been greatly frustrated. Hengshi is even more fortified. Moreover, we have killed a battalion commander who did not stand firm, and his morale has been greatly boosted. Insurance Hengyang is no longer important. This is because when the military seat chose the location of the command post, it paid attention to meeting the enemy and controlling the enemy, and it has just reaped such great results!" "It is too early to draw conclusions now. It is even more difficult The battle is probably still to come!" Fang Xianjue immediately withdrew his shy smile, and ordered firmly: "Chief of Staff, starting tomorrow, the Army Command and Artillery Command Post will retreat to the basement of the Central Bank in the city." "Yes!" Sun Mingyu replied road.