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Chapter 64: Mountain Gate (1)

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    The commander of the Hisita Division hit a wall again at the eastern foot of Xuefeng Mountain. This time, the 133rd Regiment did not even reach Yuexi, and was temporarily reorganized into the Sixth Division by the 74th Army coming from the Jiangkou line.  and a section of the 57th Division and the 13th Division blocked the attack. After two days of hard fighting, they had to retreat to the entrance of the cave. However, at this time, the bad news came that the mountain gate was besieged. The commander of Hishida Division had to accept this cruel news.  The reality is that if you want to go north to rescue the 109th Regiment at this time, you will obviously put the entire 116th Division into a trap. If you don't return to the division, the entire army will inevitably be annihilated.

    However, when Hisita returned his troops and retreated eastward, he thought of Matsushita Seijiro again. Everything was true according to what the arrogant Matsushita Regiment Captain said. To rescue the 109th Regiment was to throw himself into a trap.  Hundreds more lives were lost.  If he just returned to the cave entrance in despair, as a division commander, what face would he have to face the subordinate he had slapped?  After thinking for a long time, Hisita made a wise decision and ordered Matsushita Yasujiro to hold on to Dongkou City to cover the right wing of the 116th Division, and he led the 133rd Regiment to Shanmen Town at starry night.  Relieve your worries.

    At this time, the battle for the mountain gate has become the focus of the war.  If the Japanese army holds the mountain gate, then the 116th Division will have a door through which they can advance and retreat freely; similarly, if the mountain gate is captured by the national army, then it will be a door bolt that can kill all the Japanese.  The 116th Division were all blocked in the Xuefeng Mountains, unable to escape eastward.

    The one attacking Shanmen Town is another ace main force in the national army, the 11th Division of the 18th Army. No one will doubt that the 11th Division can definitely capture Shanmen.  On May 9, the 32nd Regiment of the 11th Division, which was marching in a hurry, first arrived at the Shanmen battlefield. On May 10, the Japanese logistics troops stationed between the Shanmen and the entrance of the cave began to flee eastward, toward Baoqing.  Defeat.  On May 11, the 11th Division fully arrived at the battlefield near Shanmen. At this time, the 120th Regiment was being attacked by the 169th and 170th regiments of the 57th Division of the Chinese Army in Dongkou City.  , Matsushita Seijiro had no time to look north, and urgently called the commander of the Hisita Division to return to the division for rescue.  Lieutenant General Hishida finally gave up on rescuing the 109th Regiment. He rushed back east to save his life and rushed towards the mountain gate.  After Lingtian retreated, the Sixth Division and another regiment of the Fifty-seventh Division in the direction of Jiangkou also rushed to Dongkou City, preparing to seize the east gate of Xuefeng Mountain on the Yu-Shao Highway in one fell swoop.

    It was at this time, on May 11th, that Commander Wang Hui issued a confusing order, ordering the 74th Army to rest around the entrance of the cave, as if they were in no rush to capture this easily accessible town.

    At this time, on the northern battlefield of the middle road, the 19th Division of the 100th Army and the 51st Division, which was temporarily transferred to the 100th Army, also stepped up their siege against the enemy's 109th Regiment, hoping to  In one fell swoop, the Japanese army group surrounded by Guidong was wiped out.  According to Commander Wang Hui, Hisita would not give up this regiment. The purpose of his delay in attacking the entrance of the cave was to ask Hisita to send troops to rescue, so that he could divide and surround the Japanese who came to the rescue in the Xuefeng Mountains, and the entire 116th Division.  Eat bit by bit.

    Although Commander Wang Hui had a good idea, the development of the battle situation far exceeded the expectations of the commanders on both sides.

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    Zhang Xian also didn¡¯t understand why Commander Wang Hui suddenly ordered the 74th Army to reorganize on the spot. Although the 74th Army has been running around for days since the war began, it has been fighting for almost a month, and the number of troops has been greatly reduced, but the same is true for the enemy.  I'm afraid their attrition is even worse than that of the national army.  Seeing the Dongkou City right in front of me, Matsushita Yasujiro has not escaped yet, but cannot seize the city for revenge, which really makes me anxious.  Zhang Xian is like this, and so is Su Zhengtao, the leader of the 170th Regiment.

    ¡°Perhaps seeing the impatience of Zhang Xian and Su Zhengtao, the division commander Zhang Linfu understood the mood of the two men and called them both to the division headquarters.  At this time, the headquarters of the 57th Division had moved from Jiangkou.

    "Are you a little anxious?" Zhang Linfu asked the two group leaders in front of him.

    Both Zhang Xian and Su Zhengtao nodded.

    "Actually, I'm also very anxious!" Zhang Linfu told the two of them, and at the same time: "It's just that Commander Wang has his own ideas, and we must obey military orders!"

    "We all know this!" Zhang Xiandang said first: "But at this time, I feel that we cannot let go of the enemy in front of us. The 18th Army has arrived at the mountain gate in the north. They are fighting fiercely over there, but we are sitting here firmly.  Diaoyutai, when will we be able to defeat the enemy?"

    "Yes!" Su Zhengtao also responded: "I'm afraid that the enemy will have already escaped before we can attack the city, and then it will be too late to pursue us!"

    Zhang Linfu nodded and said: "Actually, what you just said, I will go to the military."?I said it, but the military commander told me that Commander Wang may have new plans.  "

    "What's the plan?" Zhang Xian and Su Zhengtao asked in unison.

    Zhang Linfu thought for a while and said: "Commander Shi said that according to the intelligence obtained, there are still a large number of enemy troops remaining in the Xuefeng Mountains. Commander Wang is worried that all troops will carry out counterattacks, and the rear will become empty, fearing that the enemy will take advantage of it."  It would be too late to enter by then, so Commander Wang was very cautious, thinking of clearing out the remaining enemy soldiers in the mountainous area before launching a counterattack."

    Zhang Xian shook his head and sighed: "Such procrastination will ultimately delay the opportunity for fighting. The Japanese have been fighting for so long. How can there be any soldiers to hide? There are still enemies in the mountains, and those are some."  A broken army that has been defeated and crippled and cannot find its way out is nothing to be afraid of."

    Su Zhengtao also nodded like this.

    Zhang Linfu said: "Maybe it's what you said, but Commander Wang has another consideration. He wants to use the enemy Regiment 109 to the north as bait to induce Hisita to rescue them with all his strength, and then divide them and annihilate them.  At the same time, we calmly ordered the 18th Army to move south, while the Third Front Army moved north to encircle the enemy with all our strength."

    Zhang Xian was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and then said: "Surrounding the point for reinforcements is a good idea, but with the current situation on the battlefield, I'm afraid the Japanese have no intention of rescuing the besieged unit!  The sudden appearance of the Eighteenth Army has disrupted their step-by-step plan. At this time, the mountain gate is their lifeline. Do you think they will sacrifice themselves to save the regiment that is in desperate situation? In this way, they themselves will also  They are in despair. The only thing they have to do is to defend the mountain gate with all their strength."

    Su Zhengtao still nodded, agreeing with Zhang Xian's view.

    Zhang Linfu was startled, but then he said the last reason: "Haha, I think your analysis just now is good, but there is another final reason. I think it may be that Chief Wang cares for our Seventy-Fourth Army.  , for fear that one of us might have our shortcomings, and he doesn¡¯t want us to suffer too much damage!"

    Zhang Xian and Su Zhengtao were stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood something. Su Zhengtao had not spoken yet, but Zhang Xian suddenly stood up, staring at Zhang Linfu with a pair of bright eyes, looking at this lame general who was born to be mighty.  He also got angry and hurriedly held his shoulders and sat him down on the chair. As if he had seen through his heart, he said leisurely: "Zhang Xian, don't come to see me like this. What I just said  This is just a guess on my part, I think Chief Wang ordered us to make repairs, so we must obey the orders from the top and complete the repair tasks as soon as possible!"

    Zhang Xian didn't answer any more. He suddenly felt that Commander Zhang's last explanation was really reasonable. Although any commander would have his own selfish motives, the 74th Army is the direct descendant of Commander Wang, so selfishness is a matter of course.  But I'm afraid that this kind of selfishness will really delay the opportunity to fight and ruin this great situation.

    Zhang Linfu seemed to have read through Zhang Xian's thoughts and comforted him: "Actually, I felt the day before yesterday that the Japanese had begun to retreat eastward, so I sent a telegram to Chief Wang at that time, suggesting that all ministries encircle him quickly, but that telegram  The telegram did not attract everyone¡¯s attention. Instead, they thought I was too optimistic and advised me to proceed with caution.¡±

    Zhang Xian nodded, looked at his teacher, and said helplessly: "There is nothing wrong with being cautious. Alas, I'm afraid we are all too cautious."

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    Zhang Xian returned to the regiment for replenishment. This time, the replenishment came from a local miscellaneous unit brought from Hongjiang. Even if it was organized into each battalion and company, it would take a day to complete each platoon and squad.  time, but Zhang Xian only took half a day to complete the work. Although he was a local army, he was also a soldier who had received formal training and had fought with bandits. He was just not very familiar with American ordnance.  It takes some time to teach.  Before learning the fine arts, most people still used domestically produced weapons, but these mid-level rifles were already very advanced for them.

    After a whole day of training, while other regiments were still integrating, the 169th regiment had already started its first training.  At this time, Zhang Xian received an order from Commander Zhang Linfu. Based on the rescue of the 11th Division from the north at the mountain gate, Commander Wang ordered the 57th Division on standby at the entrance of the cave to send a regiment to help. At this time, there were only 16  The Ninth Regiment was the first to complete the repairs, so this task fell on them.

    As soon as the order was given, Zhang Xian immediately pulled up his regiment. Although he was not attacking the entrance of the cave, he was entering another important battlefield. It was a pity that he could not confront Yasujiro Matsushita again and fulfill his original wish for revenge.

    The 11th Division is also the old unit where Zhang Xian grew up, and its kindness is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary troops.  Being able to go to Shanmen to fight side by side with the 11th Division this time is also very exciting.

    When they heard that they were going to support the 11th Division, Gao Wei and Xiong Sanwa were happy. These two people were also brought over by Zhang Xian from the 11th Division, so they naturally had the same thoughts as Zhang Xian.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)Being able to go to Shanmen to fight side by side with the 11th Division for the first time is also very exciting.

    When they heard that they were going to support the 11th Division, Gao Wei and Xiong Sanwa were happy. These two people were also brought over by Zhang Xian from the 11th Division, so they naturally had the same thoughts as Zhang Xian.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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