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Chapter 547: Battle in the Mountains of Northern Jiangxi (11)

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    After Xue Yue's order arrived at the front line, the troops moved quickly and rushed towards the Matsuura Division in the encirclement.

    On the front line, Wu Qiwei, the commander-in-chief of the front line, looked a little excited. During this period, their Ninth Group Army had been rushing to the front line. Even he, the commander-in-chief of the group army, was always on the front line directing operations.

    Everyone has only one goal in mind, which is to kill the little devils in the encirclement and show the prestige of the Chinese army.

    Although the Ninth Army suffered heavy losses during this period, Wu Qiwei commanded calmly and dispatched properly, and his morale always suppressed the officers and soldiers of the opponent's Songpu Division.

    On the morning of September 29, after giving the combat order to the First Corps Headquarters to the front-line position, Wu Qiwei couldn't stay at Yabilong Headquarters. He took several staff officers with him to the 66th Army in Ruoxi.  Military Department.

    Wu Qiwei can also be regarded as an old man in the army. In terms of seniority, he, Xue Yue, Zhang Fakui, Ye Ting, etc. are all in the same group of the Fourth Army.  When it comes to combat, he is also one of the most capable generals in the army.

    ¡°It¡¯s just that compared to Xue Yue, Zhang Fakui and others, Wu Qiwei is more open-minded and easy-going. Not only do his subordinates respect him, but most of his colleagues and superiors also have a good relationship with him.

    When Wu Qiwei came to the 66th Army, he took root at the 66th Army headquarters, regardless of the danger here.  The commander of the 66th Army, Ye Zhao, was also a general in Guangdong. He knew Wu Qiwei's temper well and knew that he liked to command troops nearby and listen to fierce gunfire, so he did not stop him.

    In addition, most of the troops on the front line are Cantonese troops, so it is practical for a few fellow soldiers to get together to command the battle.

    However, the battle did not go smoothly after the general offensive started. The little Japanese took advantage of the danger and defended, and the troops were in a state of upward attack. In addition, the mountainous terrain was narrow and large troops could not deploy.

    In addition, the foreign military troops lacked artillery and were unable to destroy the temporary fortifications built by the Japanese army, so the troops attacked for most of the day but made little progress.

    In order to smash the turtle shell of the Japanese army, the 66th Army relied on grenades and bayonets to move forward inch by inch.  The two sides went back and forth, and their positions changed hands several times a day, which was very fierce.

    The Matsuura Division was also a little anxious after being beaten by the 66th Army, and kept asking for help from the 11th Army Headquarters. When life and death were at stake, Okamura Neiji did not dare to neglect and hurriedly mobilized a large number of aircraft to come for support.

    With the reinforcement of the Japanese aviation force, the 66th Army suffered an unprecedented blow. Facing the rain of Japanese artillery shells and crazy fighter plane bombings, the 66th Army had no way to do anything.

    The frontline air defense facilities were extremely poor, and the only way to call the police was by blowing a whistle. Many times, as soon as the whistle sounded, Japanese planes flew overhead, and people were sometimes blocked in the room.

    In front of the Japanese fighter planes, there is no such thing as the commander-in-chief or commander of the group army. The bomb does not care who you are, so the troops on the front line suffered heavy casualties. Wu Qiwei and others who commanded the operations in the rear were also repeatedly threatened and almost became martyrs.

    Commander Ye was worried that Wu Qiwei had both advantages and disadvantages, especially if something happened to his own military headquarters. He could not bear this responsibility, so he urged Wu Qiwei to return to the Ninth Army Headquarters.

    In the end, Wu Qiwei didn't care at all. Every time he tried to persuade him, he laughed it off.

    With the efforts of the national army, the encirclement circle is constantly shrinking, constantly compressing the living space of the little devils.

    On September 30, after suffering extremely heavy casualties, the 66th Army finally captured Shitou Ridge, where the Songpu Division was heavily stationed, pushing the main force of Songpu closer to the core.

    Although the attack on the southern front suffered a lot of casualties, it was generally very smooth. However, the situation on the northern front was different. At this time, the troops on the northern front were in trouble.

    In the headquarters of the 51st Division of the 74th Army north of De'an, the combat meeting was being held intensely. Division Commander Wang Yaowu's brows were tense and his eyes were full of anxiety.

    The 74th Army is the absolute main force left by Xue Yue to encircle and annihilate the Songpu Division. Changling and Zhanggu Mountain are the two major obstacles for Xue Yue to rush to the core of Wanjialing. The terrain is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack.

    After the general offensive was launched, Yu Jishi issued a death order and lost thousands of officers and soldiers before conquering Changling. However, Zhanggu Mountain was like an insurmountable mountain, blocking the way of the 74th Army.

    Zhanggu Mountain can also be regarded as a strange mountain. A few days ago, it blocked the way for the Matsuura Division to break out to the north, causing the Matsuura Division to fail in front of this mountain and lose thousands of elites.

    But now this mountain has become the last barrier to protect the Matsuura Division. The 74th Army stormed up and down for a day and a half, but still failed to capture this mountain.

    Since he couldn't think of a way to attack Zhang Gushan at the moment, Yu Jishi acted like a rogue and directly threw a sentence to Commander Wang Yaowu of the 51st Division who was responsible for the main attack: "I don't care about Zhang Gushan. I only want the result. In any case, I will attack him on the mountain in two days."  ??Sir reports victory.  "

    Wang Yaowu was dumbfounded. You are the commander of the army. How could you do this?

    "But if someone is crushed to death at the official level, he has no choice but to beat him.

    However, the 51st Division made several strong attacks, but before they even got close to the main Japanese position on the top of the mountain, the troops were knocked down the mountain by the enemy's fierce artillery fire and dense rain of bullets.

    In desperation, Wang Yaowu had to gather all the mid-level and senior officers of the division to find a way. He couldn't do it so recklessly, otherwise the 51st Division might be beaten into an empty shell like the 58th Division.

    With a "bang", Wang Yaowu's fist hit the Eight Immortals table in front of him hard, and at the same time he spit out the cigarette in his mouth without stamping it out!

    "Damn it, just find some difficult errands for me. Aren't you asking your brothers to die?" Wang Yaowu said angrily.

    In two days, they lost more than 3,000 people in Zhanggu Mountain, and they were all veterans of hundreds of battles. Every death made people feel distressed, but now so many died at once, it made his heart bleed.

    Looking at the troops outside the tent who were beaten down the mountain with their helmets abandoned, Wang Yaowu felt heavy. If the fight continued like this, there might not be a few people left in the 51st Division.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????? Zhang Gushan still has to take over the scolding, and it won¡¯t work without fighting, otherwise they won¡¯t even be able to pass the test of military leader Yu Jishi.

    Thinking of this, Wang Yaowu said in a deep voice: "Let's talk about it, how should we fight this battle?"

    The 151st Brigade Commander Zhou Zhidao immediately said: "Master, you have seen the previous battles. It's not that the brothers didn't fight hard, but the terrain of this ancient mountain is too steep. The little devils also built a lot of forts on the mountain.  The fortifications were built and heavy troops were deployed. Every time the brothers charged, they only reached halfway up the mountain before being knocked down!"

    Li Tianxia, ??commander of the 153rd Brigade, said: "It's one thing that the terrain is steep, but more importantly we don't have heavy artillery. Ordinary small steel cannons don't have much effect on the Japs' fortifications. In addition, we don't have an air force."  Without support, this battle will be really difficult to fight!"

    Zhou Zhidao said again: "We can fight. After all, the Japs have limited troops. As long as we lose two-thirds of our troops, we will definitely be able to capture Zhang Gushan. But after the war, our 51st Division may be finished!"

    Wang Yaowu shook his head and said: "You can't take human lives. The Songpu Division is the best example. They still can't take Zhanggushan at the cost of the casualties of two regiments. Even if we put the whole division in, I'm afraid it won't be possible."  We may not be able to capture the little devil¡¯s position, we have to think of another way!¡±

    But everyone was silent. Fighting a defense line with such a steep terrain is definitely not just a matter of words. The current result is that the terrain is too dangerous and without heavy artillery, it will be difficult to win Zhang Gushan until these two problems are solved.

    However, at this moment, a thin and capable young officer sitting in the back row stood up and said: "Master, I have something to say from my humble position!"

    Wang Yaowu looked up at the young man who was speaking, and his eyes suddenly lit up!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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