Chapter 80 Chapter 80 Final decision 1

Since June 23, 1944, the armies of China and Japan have launched a desperate battle in the suburbs of Hengyang.In view of the determination of the Chinese army to fight to the death, although the Japanese army attacked fiercely, they did not gain any benefits. After finally defending until the end of July, the 10th Army of the National Army was exhausted, and Fang Xianjue felt very tired himself.But for the survival of the army and for the victory in the Battle of Hengyang, even though it was already time, he still looked at the map by a candle and thought hard about ways to get out of the predicament.On the combat map of the headquarters, it is clear that the Japanese army has trapped Hengyang to death on three sides, and only the wide Xiangjiang River in the east is flowing northward silently.

The current situation is very obvious, his troops have only two paths.One way is to surrender, and the other way is to fight to the death to break through, and there will always be survivors.But defending Hengyang is the death order given by the principal and Xue Yue. If there is no withdrawal order, how can we give up.Fang Xianjue organized the non-combatants and prepared to go into battle after dawn.Unexpectedly, the Japanese army will attack the city in a few days, and the national army has no reinforcements.Fang Xianjue was very puzzled, he didn't know what the Japanese army was going to do, and he didn't know what the surrounding allies were doing for food, so they didn't come to rescue the siege for so long!

It turned out that the Japanese army was short of food and ammunition, so they stayed for 10 days without attacking the city.When the Japanese army received enough food and ammunition, it was August 3rd.This morning, with the cooperation of the aircraft, the Japanese army poured intensive artillery fire on Hengyang City.Fang Xianjue ordered the whole army to divide into sections and divide into sections for defense.In this way, it lasted for another 6 days.Although the Japanese army was still outside the city, many buildings in Hengyang City were in ruins.Seeing how tenacious the Chinese defenders were, Yokoyama sent a power call to Shunroku and asked for more air power.

Tian Junliu received Heng Shanyong's report and scolded angrily: "Such dense artillery fire, plus three flying brigades, can't help the Chinese army with less than 20,000 people." Shimen went to the front line and telegraphed Heng Shanyong: "If Hengyang City cannot be captured before August 20, it will be dealt with by military law." Hearing the words, Yokoyama Yong was shocked, and immediately called the heads of the three divisions and the tank division to the headquarters, and issued dozens of orders to shoot and self-imposed suicide.The division heads of the Japanese army were also terrified and prepared to go.

Let's talk about Fang Xianjue in Hengyang City, summoning four division commanders Zhou Qingxiang, Rong Youlue, Ge Xiancai, and Rao Shaowei to discuss the issue of defending the city.He said to the three division commanders: "It has been more than a month since the Japanese army launched a general attack on our army on June 28. Now, our army has suffered serious losses, and the soldiers are in a state of high exhaustion. Up to now, no large army has gathered, and the Japanese attack continues unabated, what strategy do you generals have to keep Hengyang City from falling into the hands of the enemy?"

Rong Youlue, the commander of the 190th Division, said: "It is not easy to hold Hengyang. Our division has suffered more than half of its casualties, and there is no sign of reinforcements. I am willing to break through immediately. Otherwise, I will die in the city in vain, and the Japanese will be killed." Fang Xianjue said: "Officer Xue called, but our army is still defending. The 79th Army, the 62nd Army and the 100th Army are now only 50 kilometers away from Hengyang. I don't know what happened. It has been more than 10 days. They crawled over too. I don't know what Fang Jing, Huang Tao and Li Tianxia are doing?!"

Zhou Qingxiang, the commander of the 3rd Division, said: "If this continues, it is better to lay down your weapons and take a peaceful path. You can also preserve your strength!" Ge Xiancai, the commander of the 10th Preparatory Division, was taken aback and said, "Mr. Zhou, don't say that quickly. I would rather die than surrender to the Japanese invaders." Zhou Qingxiang said: "Fake surrender! Who told you to really surrender to the Japanese invaders. You see, it is too late to break through. The city is in ruins again. Can the Japanese invaders be stopped?"

Ge Xiancai said: "Since the reinforcements of the three armies approached Hengyang ten days ago, they may break through the Japanese defense line in the near future, so stick to it!" Zhou Qingxiang was furious: "It is a fool's dream to join our army in the near future. As early as half a month ago, the military seat said this. When we join our army, it doesn't matter whether we are in the world or in hell." I know!" Fang Xianjue said: "The party and the state nurtured us with good intentions, and just died for the country. How can we recognize the thief as our father? Rather than surrendering to the Japanese invaders, it is better to fight with the whole army. If we can persist for a while, we will see if the reinforcements will arrive in time!"

Seeing what the army commander said, everyone knew that the best time to break out of the encirclement had passed, and there was no other way but to fight. On this day, Fang Xianjue discussed with Chief of Staff Sun Mingyu at the headquarters to send a unit to attack outside the city. Suddenly, there was a loud bang, followed by the explosions of various shells, which shook the world and rang out one after another.I saw the Chief of Operations rushing over and asked the Army Commander to hide in a safe place. Fang Xianjue couldn't help laughing wryly, and said: "What time is it? Is there a safe place in Hengyang City? Absurd! Order all divisions to hold their positions, and the last time has come to die for the country!"

This is true: how can a general gallop on the battlefield, how can he allow himself to bow before him; how can soldiers surrender to the enemy when they angrily kill Japanese thieves. But Fang Xianjue told the Chief of Operations that the city has been destroyed, and all jade and stone have been burned. How can there be a safe place.Then, he rushed to the city tower and commanded the troops to counterattack. This is the third large-scale attack by the Japanese army.Due to prior arrangements, the Japanese army launched an attack on August 3, and the national army defended until the seventh day. The Japanese army still hadn't stepped into the city.There is still one day before the deadline given by the Japanese chieftain Junliu to Hengshan Yong. If Hengyang is still unable to attack Hengyang the next day, the imperial army's tiger general Hengshan Yong will be sanctioned by the military law, and all the officers and soldiers of the attacking divisions will commit suicide by caesarean section.

Yong Shanyong, who had commanded the battle under the city of Hengyang for 40 days, had launched three general offensives and used more than 600 aircraft bombing sorties. The imperial army killed more than 20,000 people and injured tens of thousands more.If he can't enter Hengyang City again, he, Heng Shanyong, will have twelve heads, so he might have to move.Therefore, Heng Shanyong put all his eggs in one basket and poured all the artillery fire into Hengyang City. The defenders of Hengyang City were indeed tenacious, but after more than a month of fierce fighting, the position had already been destroyed, and the remaining broken walls could not withstand such powerful artillery fire.Sure enough, after more than four hours of continuous bombardment with fierce and intensive artillery fire, Xiao Ximen was bombarded with a big hole.Yokoyama was overjoyed and ordered the troops to seize the gap. Fang Xian knew that the city was broken, and ordered the guard battalion to rush to the gap desperately and start a hand-to-hand fight with the enemy.Rong Youlue sent another reinforcement company to assist.The two sides fought desperately for control of the gap.In the end, due to being outnumbered, all the soldiers fighting at the gap were killed.The Japanese army occupied the gap, and follow-up troops rushed into the city continuously. Fang Xianjue was shocked, and hastily withdrew his troops to fight in the street.At night, the sound of guns and guns in the city is still ringing, which means that the attackers and defenders are fighting for the lanes.Even so, the national army still occupied some favorable terrain in the lanes and fought tenaciously. At this time, in Fang Xianjue's headquarters, the division commanders were discussing how to survive.I only heard Fang Xianjue say: "Generals, the current situation is extremely dangerous. Some Japanese troops have invaded the inner city. The lanes occupied by our army are less than one-third of the whole city, and they are still shrinking rapidly. Now our army is facing The danger of annihilation of the entire army, you have followed me for many years, how can we get out of the current predicament?" Zhou Qingxiang said: "There is no hope of breaking through the siege. The Japanese army is guarding the opposite side of our division's garrison. Now our division has less than 1,500 people, and there are not many bullets." Because of the first discussion, Rong You said angrily: "No matter what, I don't agree with surrender. Let's see what the military seat does?" Zhou Qingxiang said: "Although the army was defeated, there are still more than 2,000 troops in our army. They surrendered to the Japanese invaders temporarily to preserve their vitality. At the same time, they also thought about the more than 8,000 wounded. Otherwise, more than 10,000 people would all die in the flames of war. In the middle, what will I use to fight the Japanese devils in the future. I am really unwilling to die here! As the saying goes: "If you keep the green hills, you will not be afraid of no firewood". When it is convenient, we will leave the enemy and we will not be able to fight again. Could it be a traitor!" Fang Xianjue said: "That will be reviled by the people of the country, and it will be infamous forever!" Zhou Qingxiang said: "As long as you are not ashamed of your ancestors and your nation, whoever wants to scold you is up to him. After we temporarily surrender, once the wounded recover, it is easy to turn away from the Japanese. At that time, if you don't rebel, I will do it alone. Get away from the pirates." Fang Xianjue asked Ge Xiancai: "Yipu, what do you think?" Ge Xiancai said: "I partially agree with Master Zhou's words. But the final decision is to follow the instructions of the military seat!" Fang Xianjue's eyes were bloodshot, he turned around and said to Rong Youlue: "Brother Rong, you have been with me for so many years, and you know what Fang is like. First of all, Fang is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and we will never recognize a thief as our father. But now that ammunition and food are running out, many wounded cannot be resettled, and their lives are in danger. If reinforcements do not arrive, there is no hope of breaking through. It is better to preserve our strength so that we can fight again, which is also an act of patriotism. According to Han's theory, once the wounded are resettled, I will definitely lead all my brothers to escape from the Japanese invaders, and then regroup the army to fight against the Japanese. I hope Brother Rong understands the painstaking effort." By this time, everyone really felt that there was no way out.Fang Xianjue's heart feels like a knife is being twisted, he has never been in such a dangerous situation since joining the army.Where to go, is really a dilemma!