Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 88: The battle was brutal, three generals were killed in one day! (Subscribe)
The fierce fighting is in full swing at the Niangzi Pass battlefield.

The fighting on the Xinkou front was also in full swing.

On both sides of the Yunzhong River position, the enemy and our side fought repeatedly.

The Japanese army had just launched a massive attack, and the Chinese army also launched a counterattack at the same time.

The Independent 3rd and 5th Brigades and the newly formed 4th Brigade ran head-on into the main force of the Japanese army.

Among them, Liang Hongxun, the commander of the 2nd Regiment of the newly formed 2nd Brigade, was shot in the waist and legs and was seriously injured.

The second battalion commander Qin Liandeng and the third battalion commander Zhang Xueying were killed in action.

After the four company commanders of the regiment, Zhang Zhenhua, Li Dengshan, Li Ming and Wang Mingliang, were killed in action.

The acting company commander who replaced him, Chen Sanyuan, and Xu Hongzhang were also killed in battle.

Li Zhengyuan, the acting commander of the 12th Regiment, and more than half of the battalion and company commanders of the regiment were killed or wounded.

The Independent 5th Brigade launched three consecutive assaults on the unnamed hill occupied by the Japanese army.

None of them were able to successfully overcome it.

When organizing the fourth attack.

Brigade Commander Zheng Tingzhen went to the front line in person. A Japanese bullet entered his right eye and flew out from the back of his head.

Brigade Commander Zheng unfortunately died in battle and sacrificed on the front line.

General Zheng Tingzhen.

Commander of the 14th Army Group, the 5th Independent Brigade.

He was born in Henan Province and came from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. However, he did not follow in his father's footsteps and chose to join the army instead.

He joined Feng Yuxiang's team and began his military career.

He was ordered to go to Shanxi to fight the war.

When the troops passed through Henan, he called his family to meet him at the station.

On the station platform, Zheng Tingzhen, dressed in military uniform, knelt down and kowtowed to his elderly mother to say goodbye.

He said that his son was going there to kill the enemy on orders, and he would not return alive until the Japanese were defeated.

Brigade Commander Zheng died in battle, and the officers and soldiers had no time to grieve.

The counterattack still has to continue.

General Hao Mengling ordered Li Jicheng, commander of the 614th Regiment, to serve as acting brigade commander.

then.

The Japanese army suddenly increased its forces in the Nanhuaihua position.

The terrain is narrow, and such a battlefield is not suitable for the deployment of troops.

So Brigade Commander Li Jicheng commanded the 2nd Battalion of the 614th Regiment and the 3rd Battalion of the 615th Regiment to avoid the frontal attack of the Japanese army.

The intention was to attack from both sides.

However, the Japanese army, which had been prepared, immediately ordered the artillery units to open fire at full force.

The artillery fire instantly covered the left and right wings of the battlefield.

After fighting for two hours.

Almost all the members of the second and third battalions were killed, and only a few were left.

Li Jicheng was also killed while supervising the battle at the front line.

On the same day, the commander of the Independent 5th Brigade was replaced again.

The commander of the 615th Regiment, Gao Zengji, is appointed as the acting commander.

The attacks of the Independent Fifth Brigade suffered repeated setbacks, and the commander, General Hao Mengling, became extremely anxious and decided to go to the front line to supervise the battle in person.

The subordinates stopped him.

General Hao Mengling refused, thinking that the soldiers fighting on the front line needed to see him.

“In today’s battle, whoever can hold on for the last five minutes will win!
You must hold your ground, and you cannot retreat even if only one soldier is left."

Done.

General Hao Mengling and the commander of the 54th Division, Liu Jiaqi, walked towards the path leading to the Independent 5th Brigade.

Just entered a dangerous intersection controlled by the enemy.

It was discovered by the Japanese troops who occupied the commanding heights along the beacon tower.

Four machine guns fired wildly, and General Hao was hit by more than ten bullets and fell to the ground dead.

Division Commander Liu Jiaqi disregarded life and death.

The body of the emergency general has not yet left this place, as he also died for his country.

General Hao Mengling, then commander of the 9th Army of the 14th Group Army, was the first army commander to be killed after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War.

He was only 39 years old when he died for his country.

The news reached the front-line headquarters and the headquarters of the commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone.

There was an uproar.

The Ninth Army’s Lieutenant General Hao Mengling, the 54th Division’s Major General Liu Jiaqi, and the Fifth Brigade’s Major General Zheng Tingzhen.

They died one after another in a short period of time.

Old Yan staggered, as if all his strength had been drained away.

The staff officer beside him hurriedly supported him and prevented him from falling.

It was as if he had aged a dozen years in an instant.

"Nanhuaihua has been lost!"

"The Xinkou line is completely exposed there, so what kind of protection is there in Taiyuan?"

"Director~!"

"Commander Yan!"

"Immediately announce to the entire army that whoever recaptures the Nanhuaihua position will be rewarded with 500,000 dollars!"

Thick smoke rose from the positions in Xinkou and shouts shook the sky.

Dozens of Japanese planes took turns bombing and strafing, and the explosions were deafening.

As the two sides fought fiercely, a large number of wounded soldiers were defeated.

He groaned and yelled, cursing as he walked: "Where the hell is this damn doctor? There's not even a shadow of him to be seen!"

Wei Lihuang didn't have any time to grieve.

Based on the latest information.

The Japanese support troops will arrive on the seventeenth day.

He quickly ordered the Chief of Staff of the 14th Army, Guo Jiqiao, to take over as commander of the 9th Army.

The commander of the 161st Brigade, Kong Fanying, replaced the commander of the 54th Division.

Chen Changjie, commander of the 61st Army, was appointed to command the Central Corps to continue fighting.

And the Niangzi Pass is a line.

Chu Yunfei's troops also suffered the biggest losses since the war began.

Noon that day.

More than 20 Japanese bomber planes bombed the Faluling line back and forth for several hours.

At least hundreds of bombs were dropped.

Not only that, the Japanese army's 105mm howitzers deployed in the rear continued to bombard the positions on the mountain.

At least several hundred shells were fired.

The field fortifications built overnight by the Second and Fourth Battalions were reduced to ashes.

Under the command of the second battalion commander Wu Ziqiang and the fourth battalion commander Zhuo Tianyu, all the soldiers fought hard and tried their best to hold on.

The friendly 30th Division's positions were attacked and exited by the Japanese several times, but were also defeated each time.

Bao Liufang, a regimental commander under the 30th Division, was shot twice and died heroically. Three battalion commanders were wounded one after another.

All officers below the company commander were killed in the battle.

Chu Yunfei even had to send out a battalion of three infantry companies to support the front line.

Maintain the front line so as not to be defeated by the Japanese invaders in a short time.

After the Japanese bombers left.

Chu Yunfei picked up the phone immediately.

"Liang Guoping, did you see the map I asked Sun Ming to send you just now?"

[I see, Captain, please give me instructions! ]

"Immediately launch the bombardment and blast him hard."

"Yes"

After giving the order, Chu Yunfei turned to look at Fang Ligong and said, "Immediately organize a stretcher team and a medical team to rush to the front line to rescue the wounded."

"Also, order the heavy mortar battalion to open fire at full force without hiding their firepower!"

"Yes!"

Fang Ligong turned and left.

Chu Yunfei sat on the chair and looked sideways at Sun Ming: "Pour me a glass of water."

"Yes!"

Huh~!

Breathe a long sigh of relief.

Consciousness quickly entered the battle map again.

At this time, the troops led by Qian Bojun were less than three kilometers away from Jingxing City.

It's still early, and if everything goes well, we can return tonight.

Because there are no one of our own in the city.

Therefore, Chu Yunfei was unable to switch perspective, nor could he see the specific situation inside Jingxing City.

but.

The bird's-eye view is enough to see the Japanese army's military badges.

And the symbol next to Jingxing Station on the map.

At this time, above Jingxing Station.

Not only does it have the words "locomotive" representing the station, but it also has a bullet-like logo.

Chu Yunfei guessed that this place was most likely an ammunition depot or a logistics hub.

Take this place down and destroy the enemy's ammunition stores.

It will definitely reduce the pressure on frontal defense.

Thinking of this, Chu Yunfei subconsciously rubbed his fingers.

Qian Bojun, ah, Qian Bojun.

You must not let me down!

I'm handing over the most elite troops in my hands to you!

at this time.

The front line of Faluling.

The conditions of both Wu Ziqiang and Zhuo Tianyu's camps are not very good.

The Japanese artillery fire and bombing were too fierce.

The shelling and bombing alone caused nearly one-third of the soldiers' casualties.

The anti-artillery cave was quickly destroyed by the bombardment of the 105mm howitzer.

The specially reinforced trenches were as fragile as toys in the face of aerial bombs.

Even the reinforced concrete fortifications built before.

Now it has been blown to pieces, cement is scattered everywhere, and the steel bars are exposed.

Just as the soldiers were quickly rescuing the wounded and preparing to retreat.

The Japanese soldiers of the 78th Infantry Regiment suddenly launched a charge.

The soldiers raised their heads and glanced over.

Below the hillside, there were densely packed Japanese troops.

The military strength is at least two squadrons.

"The Japs are coming!"

"Where's the company commander?"

"Fuck it, I can't do anything about it, let's kill the Japanese!"

"Da da da~!"

For a while, there was fierce exchange of fire between the two sides.

Twenty-four 12mm light mortars and twelve 82mm mortars unleashed their full firepower.

In just half an hour, nearly a thousand shells were fired.

However, the attacking Japanese also knew that this was the best opportunity.

Both sides fought to the death and the battle became increasingly fierce.

Both the attacking and defending sides suffered heavy casualties.

"Fuck your ancestors, little devils~~!"

The soldiers screamed and pulled the trigger hard.

A series of bullets accurately pierced the bodies of several Japanese devils.

The next second, an explosion sounded.

"Boom~!"

"Boom!"

Two grenade launchers fired grenades.

The machine gunner who had just been showing his might was killed in an instant.

Seeing that the Czech-made machine gun was not damaged, the comrades not far away had no time to grieve.

He stepped forward quickly, and at the same time shouted: "Ammunition man, ammunition man!"

"Fuck, are you deaf?"

As an old soldier pulled the bolt to load the bullet, he cursed: "The ammunition man is dead, stop yelling!"

"Hold!"

The soldier lowered his head and found the ammunition carrier.

Half of the body was found, buried in the trench by a pile of earth.

Holding back anger and sadness.

The soldier quickly removed the magazine from the ammunition carrier's half-body.

After being disassembled, it was installed on a Czech-style machine gun made in Jin.

"Fuck your grandma's little devil~!!"

"Da da da da~!"

at this time.

Above the Japanese 75mm mountain artillery position.

The little devils quickly adjusted their angles, intending to shoot straight ahead.

"Quick, quick! Aim at the heavy machine gun position on the Chinese hilltop!"

"Private First Class Benshan, speed up."

"Aim at the enemy's firing point!"

An infantry regiment of a permanent division.

It has an artillery battalion, one field artillery squadron and one mountain artillery squadron.

They were respectively equipped with the Type 75 infantry gun and the mm mountain gun.

These two types of artillery.

Both can be used for direct shooting and have strong firepower.

"Get ready~"

The Japanese just stuffed the shell into the gun barrel, and the next second.

There was the piercing whistling sound of shells tearing through the sky.

"Nani?"

"There's artillery fire~!"

A group of Japanese soldiers looked up at the sky in confusion.

At this time, they had begun to doubt the human voice.

What the fuck is going on.

If they expose their position after firing.

The enemy has heard of certain methods, such as acoustic detection.

Their position and direction were detected.

Observe the muzzle flash and start the timer.

The time it takes for the shell to hit the ground and explode after firing.

Together with the initial velocity of the projectile leaving the barrel.

Then calculate their approximate location based on the direction.

Then, call in a large number of artillery for a quick counterattack.

This series of processes will take at least fifteen minutes.

This is also the normal process of artillery counterattack.

And the hit rate is generally not high.

A large amount of artillery fire is needed to cover the current area.

under these circumstances.

Even if they failed to evacuate in time.

It only shows that China's artillery is excellent, and they can only admit that they have bad luck.

But now.

He and the soldiers under his command had not yet fired a single shot.

The Chinese army's artillery units have already begun to greet them.

A large number of shells have already been thrown over.

This battle.

Can we still fight?

"Dodge quickly, quickly!!"

"Don't worry about the artillery, dodge quickly~!"

Under the command of the commander.

The well-trained Japs gave up evacuating their artillery and ammunition.

He quickly lay down in the trench.

He muttered to himself and prayed that the shell would not hit him directly.

The shells fell like raindrops.

one after another.

"Fuck you little Japs! Blow you sons of bitches to death!"

The entire battlefield, the entire valley, and even the direction of the enemy's positions.

There were flashes of fire everywhere and explosions were heard one after another.

The soldiers on the front line were feeling extremely happy at this moment.

He stood there blankly, admiring the Japanese soldiers who were blown into the sky, with broken arms and legs, and howling in agony.

References for this chapter:
Records of the Sacrifices of Chinese Anti-Japanese Generals were edited by Liu Chen and published by Tuanjie Publishing House.

The Anti-Japanese War-Wang Shuzeng-People's Literature Publishing House

Sino-Japanese War-Chinese Historical Society (1956 Edition)
Military History of the Republic of China - Jiang Kefu - Chongqing Publishing House

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