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Chapter 51: The blocking battle at Yiyan Mountain begins

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    Chapter 51: The Yiyan Mountain Blockade Battle Begins (New book, please watch)

    Huzhou. 28th Army Headquarters!

    The telegram from the 62nd Division was quickly sent to the 28th Army Headquarters. When the telegram was sent, Tao Guang was discussing the war situation with several division and brigade commanders at the military headquarters!

    Tao Guang was also in a very anxious mood these days. In early September, he was ordered to lead the 62nd Division, 192nd Division, 16th Division, and 63rd Division of the 28th Army from western Hunan to the third theater of the Anti-Japanese War.  Zhejiang East China Sea front line defense.

    When the 28th Army arrived at the Songhu battlefield, it was when the fighting was the most intense. Although their 28th Army's combat effectiveness was not very strong, it was still used as the main force by the third theater. After several rounds of bloody battles, it suffered heavy losses and had no choice but to withdraw the entire army.  Go to the front line in Jiaxing to rest and recuperate.

    However, their luck was really bad. Even drinking cold water was stuck in their teeth. Not long after they retreated to Jiaxing, they received news that the Japanese Tenth Army Yanagawa Heisuke had landed at Jinshanwei. The commander of the Third Theater District immediately ordered the 28th Army to land in Jiaxing and Jiaxing.  Defense lines were set up in Nanxun and Huzhou to block the Japanese army.

    As a result, the 28th Army did not expect that the Japs would come so quickly. The Japs came over before the defense line was set up, and the army suffered heavy losses again.

    "But the vast majority of the soldiers of the 28th Army came from western Hunan. The soldiers raised by the bandit mothers were all first-class men. Even if the remnants of the 28th Army faced heavy losses against the Japs' 18th Division, they still resisted tenaciously.

    After the Tenth Army landed at Jinshanwei, it fought bloody battles with Tao Guang's troops in Jiaxing, Nanxun and other places. The Japanese army suffered heavy casualties in the battles of Tianma Mountain and Fenghuang Mountain. Especially in the Battle of Fenghuang Mountain, the 36th Army of the 62nd Division  All 800 soldiers, including Zhang Kongyi, commander of the seventh regiment, and Xie Kangquan, commander of the first battalion, died heroically, composing a patriotic tragedy.

    But the strength of the little devil is still too strong, especially after the theater commander transferred the 63rd Division to the 73rd Army, the situation of the 28th Army became even more difficult.

    The Battle of Huzhou has been going on for the third day. Not only was Wuxing City subjected to a crazy attack by the Japanese army, but Huzhou City was also crumbling under the attack of the main force of the Japanese 18th Division.

    However, the theater headquarters still wants them to hold on for three days, because a large number of troops that have been withdrawn from the Songhu battlefield are still stranded on the Suzhou front line. Once the Japanese 18th Division captures Huzhou, they will bypass Taihu Lake and appear in Suzhou.  Behind the Chinese army, in this way, the more than 200,000 Chinese troops who have not yet evacuated the Songhu battlefield will be made dumplings by the little devils.

    Such a consequence is definitely not something that the Third Theater Command can bear, and it is not even something that China can bear at the moment. Therefore, from Nanjing to the commander of the Third Theater Command, the 28th Army is required to delay the war at all costs.  Stay with the Japanese troops to buy time for the Suzhou troops.

    However, the three divisions belonging to the 28th Army all suffered heavy losses, and the 16th Division was left with only an empty frame. The entire division originally had more than 8,000 people, but now there are less than 1,000 people who can fight. Excluding Wu Xingcheng's  The 62nd Division, the front line in Huzhou is now entirely supported by the 192nd Division.

    But the Japanese attack was too fierce. Even before the Japs launched their attack on Wuxing City on November 11, they had already launched an attack on the defenders of Lihuzhou City.

    The Japanese army first used infantry to rush to the position and fire fiercely to test the firepower. After all the defensive firepower of the defenders was exposed, they used aircraft to bomb in turns at low altitude, and then used artillery to bombard fiercely.

    The bombing took turns 4 or 5 times every day for 3 days and 3 nights.  At most, there were 50 enemy aircraft flying over the position in a day, bombing them indiscriminately.  Before the soldiers from both sides met, the regiment on the front line of the 192nd Division suffered more than half of its casualties. Of the nine company commanders in the regiment, two were killed and four were injured.

    Until now, the 28th Army has become the end of the crossbow. If it cannot be reinforced in a short time, it is not impossible for the entire army to cover.

    For this reason, Tao Guang asked his immediate boss Gu Zhutong, deputy commander of the Third War Zone, for help several times. Because the losses of his troops were too great, the reinforcements have not yet arrived.

    "Report, urgent call from Wuxing 62nd Division!"

    After hearing the operator's voice, Tao Guang immediately threw the pencil on the map and said loudly: "Tell Tao Liu, I don't have any reinforcements, but I have six generals. Ask him if he wants them?"

    "MilitaryMilitaryMaster Tao is not here to ask for helpbut" The radio operator didn't know what to say.

    "He's not asking for help. Well, tell me quickly what he's here for?"

    Tao Guang was greatly relieved when he heard that he was not asking for help.

    "It's like this. Commander Tao called and said that this morning, unknown troops attacked the Japanese artillery position outside Wuxing City, causing heavy losses to the Japanese artillery. They were unable to provide strong support to their infantry in a short period of time. In addition, the Japanese troops outside Wuxing City suddenly withdrew just now.  Go threeOne, headed south urgently, the reason is unknown.  Based on the above situation, the 62nd Division is confident of completing the mission and reassuring the military commander. However, Commander Tao asked whether the troops who attacked the Japanese artillery positions were troops sent by the military headquarters. I hope the military commander can confirm"

    "What? The kid's artillery position was attacked?" Tao Guang asked with a surprised look on his face.

    ¡°That¡¯s what the telegram said!¡±

    Tao Guang immediately turned to Deputy Army Commander Guo Chiping and Chief of Staff Peng Songling and said, "Did you send someone to do it?"

    Guo Chiping shook his head and said: "Don't you know the situation of our army? All available troops have been mobilized. How can there be any extra troops to sneak attack on the stubborn artillery position!"

    ¡°It should not have been done by our people!¡± Chief of Staff Peng Songling also said with certainty.

    "Hey, that's strange. Since it wasn't our people who did it, then who did it?" Tao Guang asked in surprise.

    "It might have been done by other troops in the Third War Zone, or it might have been done by people over there!" Peng Songling said.

    "Over there?" Tao Guang asked doubtfully.

    "They are the people from Yan'an! As far as I know, there is a guerrilla group from Yan'an near Huzhou. Although the number is not large, their combat effectiveness is not bad. Before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the commission sent people to encircle and suppress them many times.  But they were not able to wipe them out. It is said that their home base is in Taihu Lake. Could it be that they did it?" Peng Songling said.

    "No matter who did it, this is a good thing for us! Call the 62nd Division immediately and let them defend the city in peace and don't worry about other things!" Tao Guangda said loudly.

    "yes"

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    While the people of the 28th Army Headquarters and the 62nd Division were guessing who was helping them, Li Guoyao and others were already at war with the Third Brigade of the 55th Regiment of the Little Devils.

    Temporary headquarters.

    "Report to the detachment leader, the Japs have begun to attack!"

    "Order Zhang Tengjiao to fight back immediately, but only one-fifth of the firepower points and soldiers are allowed to be exposed. After repelling the enemy, everyone immediately enters the anti-gun cave, leaving only a few observation posts. The machine gun squadron is prohibited from firing!" Li Guoyao said loudly.

    "yes"

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    Then there was a loud sound of gunfire from the front line position. It was obvious that the Japanese army officially launched an attack on the position of the first squadron!

    However, Li Guoyao was not worried at all, because he knew that the Japs' attack was more to test their firepower and troop deployment. After they found out these, the artillery would clear out their firepower one by one like cleaning up garbage.  Knock it off.

    Because of this, both sides of the first round of attack were very cautious and not too intense!

    Sure enough, the sound of gunfire only lasted for about ten minutes and then stopped!

    "Report to the detachment leader, the first wave of attacks by the Japs has been repulsed!"

    "Continue to monitor and ask the first squadron to pay attention to the bombardment of the Japs!" Li Guoyao said.

    "yes!"

    As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a dull sound suddenly coming from the forward position. It was the artillery of the little devils starting to show off their power.

    Li Guoyao could tell from the sound that it was the sound of mortars and Type 92 infantry artillery. There were no mountain artillery, no field artillery, and of course no field heavy artillery.  Thinking about it, these large-caliber artillery have been destroyed by them just now, and the only artillery that the little devils can use is a small number of small-caliber artillery!

    "Report to the detachment leader that the Japs launched an artillery bombardment on the position of a squadron. It was found that the Japs had an artillery squadron equipped with four mortars and two Type 92 infantry guns. Captain Yang requested a counterattack!"

    "Agree to fight back and require the artillery squadron to kill the Japanese artillery in the first round of attack to reduce the pressure on the infantry!"

    "yes"

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