Chapter 93 Chapter 93 The End of the Hero 1

The Japanese army's fierce bombardment destroyed all the bunkers and trenches in the Yueping Mountain position, the village houses on both sides of the highland, the barbed wire fence at the west end of the Wuxian Temple, and the wooden fence in front of the position.However, while the wooden fence was being destroyed, new changes were quietly taking place in the defenders' positions.This change made Japanese officers and soldiers puzzled for a long time, and it was only after spending a huge price in blood and lives that they gradually understood what was going on. It turned out that the Japanese army discovered that whenever the heavy artillery bombardment blew up the surface positions of the 10th Army, the Japanese army who launched the charge thought that all the defenders were killed, even if they were not killed.They should also be stunned, so they scrambled and swarmed up, trying to win the first prize.However, they would always be severely injured by the dense bullets in the pond in front of the position close to the water surface, and few escaped.The Japanese artillery observers repeatedly scouted and surveyed, but failed to find out where the infantry launch points of the national army were.These bullets fired close to the water caused repeated setbacks to the Japanese infantry's attack, and the Japanese artillery had no choice but to bombard the collapsed national army bunkers, bunkers and other fortifications again.However, the shooting points of the national army could not be cleared. Once the attack started, it was like a storm was blowing on the water, and the Japanese soldiers charging on several small roads were shot and fell to the ground.

Were the bullets fired from the water?The Japanese army is still in the fog, puzzled. Poverty leads to change, and wisdom grows out of haste, and hard work must be done skillfully.Bravery without strategy is not a hero.Since they were too poor to compete with the Japanese army, the officers and soldiers of the 10th Army gave full play to their ingenuity, worked hard and made a lot of fuss about building defensive positions. On August 5th, Lieutenant General Yan Yong Wang, who was furious, discovered through the telescope that there was a depression on the east side of the pond at the foot of Yueping Mountain, so he ordered artillery to blast away the embankment separating the depression and the pond.The Japanese Heavy Artillery Regiment fired 30 shells in rapid succession, blasting a large gap in the embankment, causing the water in the pond to drop rapidly, exposing the wide bottom of the pond.At this time, the Japanese army observed a strange situation: it turned out that the Chinese army, in view of the many battles, the bunkers and other ground fortifications on the high ground were easily suppressed and destroyed by Japanese artillery fire.Therefore, even if we learned our lesson, we lowered the forefront of Yueping Mountain’s frontal position to the same level as the edge of the pond, shortened the range of the gun holes, covered them with paving stones, and cleverly concealed them with wooden fences. Passed the Japanese artillery firepower.

"China Army, cunning, cunning, big cunning! You, stupid pigs, idiots, big fools!" Yan Yongwang scolded his generals for a while. The generals of the Japanese army had no choice but to be submissive, nodding and bowing, with a charming smile on their faces. This is the "surface fortification" that caused heavy casualties to the Japanese army.These fortifications were built at the forefront of the battlefield.When the Japanese army charged, it seemed that they were still far away from the national army's position, but they had already rushed to the front of the "water surface fortification".The soldiers of the national army shot quickly from concealment, and the bullets were pouring like rain. The attacking Japanese army was defenseless and had nowhere to hide. No fewer than 500 Japanese soldiers were killed just in front of the "water fortification" in front of the Yueping Mountain position.

It's just that the guards of this "surface fortification" are ruined and put to death.Just imagine, in such a place the size of your butt, with water up to your waist, you have to sneak in in the dark in advance, and stay motionless in it during the day, otherwise, you will inevitably not expose your target. The battle ended on August 5th, and the battle was no longer the same as the previous paragraph.The position fortifications of the 10th Army was devastated by Japanese artillery and air fire, and at this time the 10th Army was no longer able to repair the fortifications.Therefore, when one part is destroyed, one part is lost.

The reserve force has always been the best mobile force used by X Corps in defensive warfare.All the soldiers who dared to fight firmly believed that the reserve team would arrive in time when they needed staff most!Even at a critical moment, their army commander will send reinforcements in time.Commander Fang Xianjue's hands moved every nerve and every blood vessel of the 10th Army extremely flexibly, day and night, every minute and every second.However, on August 5th, all commanders and fighters felt that the last moment had come, and the only way to survive and die was with the position.

Living and dying with the battlefield represents a kind of spirit and also represents a kind of strategic thinking.How many such battles have been fought on the frontal battlefield since the War of Resistance!We cannot look at such a spirit purely from a military point of view, nor can we monotonously evaluate this kind of thinking with conservative concepts.People are in the position, Chi Chengfeng and Wang Mingzhang in the Battle of Taierzhuang, Zhang Zizhong in the Battle of Yizao, Shi Enhua Battalion of the 52nd Army in the Second Battle of Changsha, 500 strong men stood on Bijia Mountain in Hubei for three days and three nights, all sacrificed heroically. It is a corpse, no martyr is complete.If there is no such order to live and die with the position and such a heroic role model, the strong enemy will press the border, and the defense line on the frontal battlefield does not know where to retreat and shrink!

The next step for the 10th Army is to face such a situation, that is, to live and die with the position.Machine gun ammunition, grenades, commanders, and soldiers on all positions are being consumed in batches.The number of commanders and fighters is constantly decreasing, and the positions are constantly shrinking.The Japanese army continued to besiege and advance all around.The planes of the Chinese and American air forces dare not fly low, let alone airdrop.Troops cannot be deployed and cannot be replenished, and they dare not move anywhere. They can only watch helplessly, and they are naturally consumed every moment.••••••

Where is hope?Where is the rescuer?all directions?How many telegrams are empty talk, a regiment, as long as a regiment rushes in, there is hope, there is a way!This is a heart-wrenching request, this is the expectation of weeping blood!Why, isn't there even a regiment?One regiment, one regiment can give the Tenth Army new vitality and enable the Tenth Army to block the Japanese tiger and wolf division. Fang Xianjue didn't know what to say in the crisis.He called his principal "Jiang Zuo, Chairman of the Generalissimo". He sent electricity to Commander Xue Yue who had a prejudice against him, to Wang Yaowu, a classmate of the third period of his military academy and the commander-in-chief of the 24th Army, and to the old commander of the 10th Army. , Li Yutang, his old chief, generated electricity. He couldn't care about anything else. He didn't count on the grand plans and wishes in those replies, and only made one request: "Hengyang is at stake. Personal matters are small, and national affairs are big. Rescuing soldiers is like putting out fires. No matter what , please send a regiment of troops to rush into the city, we have our own way!"

The upright and honest Fang Xianjue seldom asks for help, he is begging and begging the generals.After the first general offensive, didn't we Xianjue order the 8th Regiment of the 3rd Division to attack the Japanese army's transportation line to rush into Hengyang City by ordering guerrilla warfare in the Hengshan area?Hasn’t this successful example of winning more with less and attacking the strong with the weak has been reported to your Military Commission for the record?Not long ago, the Special Service Battalion of our 10th Army only used a reinforced company, only 150 people, and successfully entered and exited the Japanese positions.That's it, that's it?Now my 10th Army doesn't mention anything else, just mention "send a regiment of troops to rush into the city", this is not very demanding!Why can't you get what you want?

There is no need to count on 100,000 soldiers to encircle; the "Victory Grand Master" is not mentioned.What a sad and thought-provoking request to ask for the minimum requirement of sending only one regiment of troops!My 8th Regiment and the Special Service Battalion of the Military Department were able to rush into the city without any assistance, but why couldn't even a single regiment be sent in with more than 10 armies and hundreds of thousands of troops outside the city? ! Is this God's will? !At this time, Fang Xianjue was miserable and remained silent. The 10th Army has become an empty shell, and many companies have already existed in name only, with three or five people left, seven or eight guns, and soldiers acting as company commanders.The squad leader was all dead, and there was also a group leader acting as the squad leader, because there was only one squad leader and a lonely group leader left in the entire team.

Fang Xianjue wanted a regiment, and as long as one regiment came, he could divide the weight into two parts, deploy properly, build the center of gravity of the entire defense system with the reduced position, and be able to withstand the Japanese attack.At this moment, just like this, the fate of an important strategic city, and the fate of a once glorious legion, are ruthlessly crushing on Fang Xianjue, who is sitting in a sad city.