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The situation on the battlefield is always ever-changing. It is like two people fighting in a chess game. As long as one step is wrong or slow, even if it is a good situation, the whole game may be lost.
For the battle of Yichang, it was inevitable to win. However, the lack of coordination in the command of the various units, the slow action, and the lag in intelligence delayed the good opportunity. Ten divisions attacked Yichang, starting from September 30. By October 10, only part of the northern and eastern parts of Yichang had been occupied. The tenacity of the Japanese 13th Division exceeded the imagination of the national army. Even after losing half of the city, Commander Uchiyama still did not give up. He sent the wounded and non-combat service personnel into the battle and wrote a suicide note. Once Yichang is captured by the national army, he will be ready to have his belly disemboweled at any time.
At this time, the Japanese Eleventh Army had ended the Changsha Battle and quickly returned to defend Wuhan. The enemy's 26th Brigade Zaoyuan Detachment and the enemy's 103rd Brigade, which were reinforcing Yichang, had already followed the Han-Yi Highway and marched westward. Entering Jingmen in the northeast of Dangyang, the vanguard troops exchanged fire with the 55th Division of the National Army.
On the 11th, there was heavy wind and rain, and the combat headquarters had to face the reality. It had no choice but to send a telegram to all departments to stop the attack, withdraw from the theater, control key points, and rest and recuperate.
When the 11th Division received this telegram, it was already noon on the 11th, but at this time it was already in a difficult position and was surrounded by enemies on all sides.
A regiment of the 11th Division was attacking Yichang and withdrew from the battlefield as the Second Army; while the other two regiments were cooperating with the 55th Division and the 76th Division in a decisive battle with the enemy's 39th Division, and the enemy's reinforcements The rapid appearance immediately made the three divisions nervous. The 55th Division became the target of the enemy's attack and was soon defeated. The left wing of the 11th Division immediately appeared open, and the pressure doubled. In desperation, Commander Fang Qing The division's reserve regiment had to be pushed up, and the division's guard battalion was also transferred to block the hole, leaving only Zhang Xian's company to guard the division headquarters. It was at this moment that the telegram from the headquarters arrived, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Commander Fang arranged for Deputy Commander Hu to go to the front of the battle in person and lead the front-line troops to quickly withdraw westward and leave the battlefield. At the same time, he also sent people to contact the 76th Division on the right to advance and retreat together. Unexpectedly, the people sent came back soon and told Fang Qing, the 76th Division has retreated, leaving the 11th Division alone on the battlefield. Fang Qing was so angry that he cursed and wanted to shoot the commander of the 76th Division. But now, he could only fight alone. If he made a wrong move, the whole army might be annihilated.
An enemy brigade has appeared on the right wing of the 11th Division, forming an encirclement of the 11th Division.
Fang Qing had been pacing and thinking, while Zhang Xian stood at the door, obeying the division commander's orders at any time. He had ordered the soldiers below to coordinate with the logistics and reporting personnel to prepare for evacuation.
"Commander, give the order to withdraw quickly, otherwise it will be too late!" Chief of Staff Roda urged anxiously from the side.
Fang Qing suddenly raised his head and ordered: "Captain Zhang, ask the radio operator to keep sending reports and telegraph Deputy Commander Hu to quickly lead the team to withdraw westward. You lead the guard company to the south to be on guard. The division headquarters will not move for the time being!"
"Commander!" The chief of staff was stunned.
Fang Qing explained: "I did this to attract the encircling enemies from the south, so as to buy time for the westward retreating troops in front. As soon as they leave the battlefield, we will evacuate immediately."
"Isn't this too risky? If something unexpected happens, we will be made dumplings by the Japanese." Chief of Staff Luo said worriedly.
Fang Qing smiled and said, "That's good. You take some of the non-combatants in the division and withdraw first. I'll stay here."
"Division commander, you and the chief of staff should withdraw!" Zhang Xian suddenly said: "Leave the radio operator here, the enemy will think that our division headquarters is still here. I will stay with the first company to listen to your news. As long as everyone Everyone has retreated safely, please notify us to retreat."
"I'm afraid you won't be able to evacuate by then!" Teacher Fang said.
Zhang Xian also smiled and said: "It's appropriate to trade one of our companies for the entire 11th Division!"
Fang Qing stared at Zhang Xian's handsome face and fell silent, feeling a little hard to choose for a moment.
"Master, give the order, otherwise it will be too late!" Zhang Xian still smiled cutely.
Fang Qing finally nodded.
When the division commander left, he left several boxes of good things for Zhang Xian, which were landmines made in Germany.
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An hour had passed and the rain had stopped. Zhang Xian estimated that the division commander and chief of staff were far away, but the radio operator still hadn't received the division commander's telegram. It seemed that they might have encountered trouble, anyway. , cannot retreat without orders.
Now, Zhang Xian has become the highest officer in the division, and hisThe people were just buried in the soil, and when the artillery fire passed, they got out one after another. Despite this, among the number of people reported by each platoon, there were still more than a dozen casualties.
After the artillery fire, the enemy infantry rushed up. While Zhang Xian organized fierce firepower, he gathered the scattered teams and blocked the main road into the village. At the same time, he was also prepared for close-quarter street fighting. He looked like a skilled soldier. officer.
The light and heavy machine guns kept buzzing, and the soldiers who fired the guns were switching back and forth. The guns were red with heat, and the enemies fell one by one. Although the soldiers all fought bravely to kill the enemy, due to the huge disparity in strength, the frontline was breached by the Japanese. Zhang Xian had to lead everyone to retreat towards the ancestral hall in the center of the village. A large number of Japanese soldiers swarmed up, but as soon as they arrived at the entrance of the village, they heard a series of deafening rumbling explosions. For a while, all they saw was blood and flesh flying everywhere, and people crying. It turned out that the landmines planted by Zhang Xian in advance had taken effect. The power of the mines was so great that it blew up the waves of Japanese soldiers who invaded the village, causing them to retreat and not dare to risk breaking in again.
The Japanese set up artillery again. The wave of artillery fire just now hit the village, but now they want to hit the entrance of the village, hoping to destroy all the mines. At this moment, it started to rain again in the sky not long after the eyes were opened. The rain became heavier and heavier, and soon became pouring. At the same time, the coming of night forced the Japanese to temporarily stop their attack.
Seeing that the Japs had set up camps around the village and threatened to stop until the village was destroyed, Zhang Xian felt extremely heavy in his heart. At this moment, the radio operator told him that the division commander had called.
Obviously, the sound of gunfire and mines just now had alerted all the nearby troops. Of course, the division commander knew which other troops in this direction could engage the enemy, so the first sentence of the message was to ask if the 1st company was still there. The 11th Division had already Retreat safely. The company has completed its mission and can retreat.
Zhang Xian gave a wry smile. Now they are surrounded on all sides, retreat! Easier said than done.
"Company commander, how do we call the division commander back?" the operator asked him.
He thought for a moment and said: "Tell the division commander that the first company has been heavily surrounded by enemy troops. Even if they cannot break through, all the soldiers must serve the country and serve the country! The signature is for all the soldiers of the first company!"
The operator was stunned, replied loudly: "Yes!", and initiated the report.
Seeing the operator send this last message, Zhang Xian ordered him to put away the radio and prepare to break out at any time. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com