Chapter 90 Chapter 90 Fighting Again 3

Ding ding ding, a series of phone rings sounded especially harsh in the relatively quiet environment before the war. "Hei Lai, why didn't yours launch an attack?" Yan Yongwang asked viciously. "Report to the general, after the deaths of Lieutenants Fujita and Keno Kai, only Lieutenant Nishigakuchi was left as the commander of the battalion in the whole regiment with combat experience! The only remaining officers in the army were Lieutenant Hirono, Second Lieutenant Miura and Second Lieutenant Xietian." Kurai replied dejectedly. "In any case, you have to launch an attack. Otherwise, military law will be followed!" Yan Yong Wang was indisputable.

"Hey! Commander, if the attack is not successful, I will personally hold the flag of my regiment and direct the attack, and I will never let down the commander's expectations and painstaking efforts!" Hei Lai had no choice but to bite the bullet and express his death. Such heavy casualties of the Japanese army, especially the casualties of officers, are often the masterpieces of the mortar crews of the 10th Army of the National Army.The masterpieces of the gunners benefited from the precise monitoring level of the scouts at the observation post.The 10th Army had fewer and fewer shells, so it had to pay attention to accuracy and effectiveness, so that the shells had eyes, and in the final battle, they played more outstanding results.The artillery observers of the 10th Army of the National Army said proudly that they were the ones who put bayonets on the shells!

The Japanese soldiers were even more afraid of the roar of the lone mortar shell of the 10th Army, and regarded it as the sound of death.The shells often have extremely precise targets, and the shells that tear the air don't know who they are flying towards!Once it touches the edge, it will either die or be injured, without exception. On August 6, when the 61st Infantry Brigade of the brigade attacked the Yueping Mountain position, it suffered repeated setbacks.Major General Shima Genkichi, head of the 57th Brigade of the Japanese Army, came to the front line to encourage and teach the soldiers one by one on the line of fire to rebel against the grenades thrown by the national army.

Seeing this scene, the artillery observer of the 8th Regiment of the 3rd Division of the 10th Army of the National Army hurriedly reported: "I found an enemy commander waving a command knife near the civilian hospital that has been occupied by the enemy. Please aim and shoot quickly. ••••••” After receiving the report, Lieutenant Liu Hesheng, the commander of the mortar company of the 8th Regiment, under the command of Commander Zeng Jing, personally aimed and fired all 8 shells, and one of them miraculously hit Genkichi Shima The major general's head was shot dead on the spot. When the results of the battle came, Commander Zeng Jing congratulated Company Commander Liu Hesheng with a childish high-five.

When Heng Shanyong received the report, he was heartbroken. Not only did he feel that he had lost his confidant, but he also knew that a dignified brigade head of the imperial brigade came to the front line not to command the battle, but to teach how to throw grenades.What is the problem?On the one hand, it shows the extent to which experienced sergeants in the imperial army are lacking; on the other hand, it also shows what a huge threat the grenades of the 10th Army in China pose to the imperial army! The more the defense of Hengyang went to the end, the more brilliant the 10th Army's combat skills and tactical wisdom became.As long as the handymen and other rear service personnel have been in battle for two days, they will be brave and fearless steel warriors.But Fang Xianjue saw soberly that there were even handymen, and it was impossible to regenerate them.At this time, if there is one more regiment, one battalion, one company, even one platoon is extremely valuable, it may make a big difference in the battle.

The defensive battles of the 10th Army of the National Army were at the level of a professional master, and the Japanese army often stayed in a daze on the positions they had already occupied.They were very puzzled: the fortifications of the 10th Army were all ordinary fortifications, not reinforced concrete, and there were very few permanent fortifications. It can form a dangerous situation and a trap with great lethality, which makes the Japanese soldiers suffer so much that they don't know what to do and don't understand the mystery.There are also the brave mortar gunners of the 10th Army, who were able to repeatedly hit the vital points of the Japanese army, but the use of a small number of shells made the Japanese army's center feel terrified.

At this time, the support of the Japanese army was also at its last juncture. During the storming two days before the third attack, the Japanese army made little progress but suffered heavy casualties.Extensive diarrhea was widespread among the Japanese army, and it was like the plague. Even Lieutenant General Yokoyama Isamu, the commander of the 11th Army who came to command the battle, could not stop copying on the first day of the battle, and his body was so weak that the duckweed in the wind trembled.But in order to stabilize the morale of the army, they had to fight hard and hold on to the top.In the restless atmosphere in the army headquarters due to the unsatisfactory progress of the battle, he tried his best to look through the military books to show his calm and unchanging determination.

The Japanese army often admired and feared the opponents who made them suffer so much.In Hengyang, the Japanese army, from senior generals to ordinary soldiers, put away their usual fierce and contemptuous attitude towards the Chinese army. They had to take seriously and deal with this opponent who made them feel headache and pain; Hengyang is regarded as a tactical target that can be passed in one rush; what they are interested in is Hengyang's huge airport and the criss-crossing roads and railways.At present, they are already using this airport, and they can take off and land at any time. The air strikes on the Hengyang defenders are extremely convenient.One plane can bomb Hengyang City more than 20 times a day.This is also a major reason why the Japanese army was far superior to the US Air Force in ground support during the entire Hengyang operation.This point is not mentioned in Japanese military history. The Japanese are like this. They hide good things and just talk about things that are not good for them.

Fang Xianjue ordered the 10th Army of the National Army to gradually shrink its positions in a planned and flexible manner.Most of the northern half of Wuguiling in the 8th Regiment of the 3rd Division fell. Jiang Zhuguo, the commander of the 3rd Battalion, was seriously injured and insisted on not retreating; Rush into the enemy's formation and restore the position.However, Su Zhuo died heroically in the counterattack. The 28th Regiment of the 10th Reserve Division was the most capable regiment, and the troops were exhausted.Fang Xianjue filled in other units. The 28th Regiment was the best unit in the Battle of Changsha. As long as this sign was there, the Japanese army would have to retreat by three points.The 28th Regiment is currently guarding the positions of Jielong Mountain and Yueping Mountain. It has suffered the most heavy artillery shells from the Japanese army, and its fortifications have been completely destroyed.In order to avoid excessive sacrifices caused by shelling, the regiment commander Zeng Jing commanded the three battalion commanders to simply vacate part of their positions with the troops. Singing "March of the Broadsword", he went into battle, launched a counterattack, and drove the Japanese army out of the position.

The big knife cut off the devils' heads, Patriotic compatriots across the country, The day of war has come, The day of the War of Resistance has come. There are volunteers from the Northeast ahead, There are people from all over the country behind, Our military and civilians march forward bravely in unity, saw the enemy, destroy it, destroy it! The big knife cut off the devils' heads! Go! kill! The neat and clear singing made the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army terrified, and their morale was first three points short. When the fierce battle was in full swing, the headquarters of the 3rd Zhengzhi Division withdrew past Yueping Mountain.In an emergency, Master Zhou Qingxiang personally led the division's engineering company to assist in the counterattack. Seeing this, the officers and soldiers of the 28th Regiment greatly increased their courage, and quickly restored the fortifications destroyed by the Japanese army, densely covered the secret passages and perforated, and stood ready.

The defenders, composed of the 28th Regiment, the 10th Military Engineering Battalion, and the remaining officers and soldiers of the Artillery Battalion, guarded the positions of Wuxian Temple and Suyanjing.After two consecutive days of attack by the Japanese army, most of the ground fortifications and trenches outside the position were destroyed, but the wooden fences on the edge of the trenches were basically intact, which played a huge role in blocking the enemy.The Japanese army charged in front of the wooden fence of the outer moat, and was bombed by the defenders' grenades, causing huge casualties, corpses filled the moat, and blood flowing in the wild. The Tianma Mountain and Xichan Temple positions guarded by the 9th Regiment of the 3rd Division are densely fortified and ingeniously constructed, and they are one of the most intensely fought positions.The Japanese army pushed more than 30 cannons to a place only 200 meters away from the position to approach and shoot.Under the fierce artillery bombardment, the attacking Japanese army entered and exited several times. All the officers and soldiers of the 6th Company of the 9th Regiment were killed, and only more than 30 people from the 3rd Division Search Company were still guarding the position. The 7th Regiment of the 3rd Division defended the line from Yanglinmiao to Yilai Street. Most of them were mud swamps and ponds formed by releasing water.It was inconvenient for the Japanese army to attack.However, in the third general offensive, more than 200 Japanese troops broke into Yilaiqian Street.Under the leadership of the regiment commander Ju Zhenhuan, the defenders engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy. Fighting hand to hand, house by house and fortress fought desperately, and finally annihilated the intruding Japanese army.But the battalion commanders Hou Shude and Wang Jinding were both seriously injured, and there were only more than 100 people left in the 7th regiment.However, at this time, the military headquarters and the divisional headquarters really had no officials to send, no soldiers to help. Two days passed before the third general offensive. Although the Japanese army made little progress, the general offensive was frustrated everywhere.However, the Japanese army exchanged more than 10 days of supplementary consumption for the huge reduction of the remaining combat power of the 10th Army. The manpower and material resources, positions, defensive skills, fortification value of the 10th Army, and even various unique skills similar to those of martial arts masters are all in the hands of the Japanese army. Bit by bit in the attacks of "Principal, the students have exhausted their talents; the committee members, the humble positions have exhausted themselves! What about the reinforcements you promised? Where are the reinforcements now?!" Fang Xianjue was at his wit's end.He looked up at the blue sky, couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and remained silent. The 10th Army is really powerless!