"Boom Boom"

Heavy artillery fire almost covered the position, and the flames were about to scorch the ground.

"Division commander, the enemy's firepower is too fierce! The devil is crazy, the shells are raining like raindrops, and most of our three battalions have already sacrificed! ”

"What do you want!?"

"We've repelled three rounds of enemy attacks, so let's get my brother back and catch my breath first."

"No, you have to hold on to me, I'll give you Zeng soldiers immediately!"

Huang Qiaosong hung up the phone.

Two regiments of the 27th Division, under the leadership of division commander Huang Qiaosong, blocked the Sakamoto detachment. Due to the haste of the battle, the defensive positions were not very strong, and most of the soldiers died under enemy fire.

"We've only been fighting for an hour, sacrificing this big ......and holding out for a day," the adjutant on the side shook his head helplessly.

"It must be held out until one day, and the Xuzhou reinforcements will arrive at night."

Huang Qiaosong sat on the chair of the headquarters and rubbed his face vigorously, there was nothing he could do. He can only use this method of refueling to stop the Japanese army now. Due to the urgency of time, the 27th Division only built two lines of defense, the left and right. The front is missing, and the back is immediately replaced.

Sakamoto's detachment received a death order to reinforce Taierzhuang at any cost, so their attack was almost crazy.

The artillery fire on the position was extremely fierce, and most of the three battalions suffered casualties. Many of the wounded were left unattended and could not be evacuated. Those who can fight continue to fight with injuries, and those who can't only wail and wait for death.

"Da Da Da" "Da Da Da"

"Kill! Lao Tzu fought with you! ”

The commander of the third battalion carried a machine gun and shot wildly at the devil in front of him, he completely understood the words of the division commander, and made up for the third battalion and the second battalion, and the second battalion and the first battalion to make up for it, only until it was exhausted. It seems that these brothers, who were born and died with themselves, are buried here today.

The commander of a company ran over with a dusty face and asked loudly, "Battalion commander, can't you withdraw yet?" Brother is dying! After digging the fortifications all night, I was already exhausted, and I was going to die if I continued to fight! ”

The commander of the third battalion yelled: "Withdraw a fart!" When you and I are all killed, there is time to sleep. Fuck me! ”

"Yes!" The commander of the first company had no choice but to run back and continue the fight.

"Neighing" A horse cry sounded outside the tent of the command camp of the 27th Division. Feng Anbang, commander of the 42nd Army, personally came to the front line to supervise the battle. After dismounting, strode into the headquarters. Huang Qiaosong quickly stepped forward to greet him, and then explained the battle situation in detail.

After listening to this, Feng Anbang slapped the table vigorously and said angrily: "Nonsense! Is there such a war? It is true that soldiers are not afraid of death, bloody, and backbone, but troops need to be more resilient! Although we are fighting to the death in the face of an enemy several times our size, we have not yet reached the point of exhaustion, and we must give hope to the soldiers! ”

"Yes!"

Feng Anbang immediately ordered: "Pass me on and order the second battalion to make up for it, and withdraw the third battalion for me."

said, Feng Anbang prepared to leave to supervise the battle.

Huang Qiaosong immediately dissuaded: "Junzuo, are you going to the position again?" This time is not the same as before, I hope the military seat will think twice. ”

"Then I'm going to go. I can't carry a big knife to kill devils, but at least it can boost morale. Let the soldiers know that their commander is by their side. But don't worry, I'm the Supreme Commander, and I'm not stupid enough to get shelled. ”

After speaking, Feng Anbang left the command camp and went to the rear of the position. (In November of the same year, Feng Anbang led his team to participate in the Battle of Dabie Mountain and fought a bloody battle with the Japanese for 50 days.) During the transfer, he was bombed by enemy aircraft and died of serious injuries. commented on it as "a pioneer in battle, a pioneer in battle")

Coming to the rear of the position, Feng Anbang happened to encounter the remnants of the three battalions that had been withdrawn. The warriors supported each other and walked slowly towards this side with the tiredness of their bodies.

"Throne?" The commander of the third battalion couldn't believe his eyes. This is the place of death, why is his own commander here?

"Stand upright!" The commander of the third battalion shouted loudly, and at this time, Feng Anbang rode a big horse to them.

"You are the third battalion?"

"Report to the military seat, yes! Thank you, Trek, for letting us take it down. My third battalion is not afraid of death, I just hope that we can rest for an hour, make up for our energy and fight the devil again! ”

"Two hours! Fight for life, not death! Go ahead. ”

"Drive!" After finishing speaking, Feng Anbang rode towards the front position.

The soldiers who fought bloodily in front of them learned that the army commander Feng Anbang was behind them to supervise the soldiers, and they all fought with their lives. After a morning of desperate fighting, the two regiments held their positions at the cost of half the casualties.

The east of Taierzhuang is almost all plains, and the position does not have any geographical advantages. The officers and men of the 27th Division completely blocked the frantic attack of the Japanese army with their flesh and blood.

At 10 o'clock, Sun Lianzhong again asked Li Zongren for support. If there were no reinforcements to support the 27th Division in Xiangcheng, 3,000 soldiers would have been killed and wounded by less than night.

Li Zongren immediately called Chen Haotian in Xuzhou City. At this time, Chen Haotian was gathering troops from all sides and organizing them.

"Hey, is it Chen Haotian? How many troops do you have now? ”

"Report, it's less than two thousand in the morning, and it's only the strength of a regiment."

"What? Why are there only so many people? The troops that entered Xuzhou from all sides were not 10,000 but 8,000. ”

"Sir, you know that they are all troops from different regions, and the good and the bad are mixed, and it is not easy to put them together. And most of them finally came down from the battlefield, and they didn't want to die. So ......"

"Okay, I'd like to hear an explanation. Now that the war is tight, is there a problem with me ordering you to leave immediately after lunch? I only hope that you and the 27th Division will hold out until noon on the 3rd. ”

"Yes, I obey orders."

Ka, Li Zongren hung up the phone in disappointment. I originally thought that I could form a miscellaneous division, but I didn't expect a division to change into a group. It seems that Chen Haotian can't be counted on as a veritable motley force, and it is difficult to form combat effectiveness when temporarily formed.

Li Zongren made up his mind that it was a big deal to tear his face with Tang Enbo, so he ordered: "Telegraph to Tang Enbo's 20th Group Army to launch a general attack on the Sakamoto detachment tomorrow morning." If there is any slackness, Han Fuyu will be his end. ”

Xu Zuyi, the chief of staff on the side, said with a smile: "I really want to tear my face, he is Lao Jiang's descendant."

Li Zongren was a little angry, and said: "Lao Jiang can't even see through this, so we don't have to resist the war, and we can collectively be slaves of the country!"

Xu Zuyi nodded and said, "But I'm optimistic about Chen Haotian's ragtag army." Through the contact in the past few days, he is a rare general. There is also Shao Fei, a think tank, who will not be able to fight the combat effectiveness of a division. ”

"You." Li Zongren shook his head and said, "Since you met Shao Fei, you have been a god, not to say that people are from the future, and it is a big mistake to be desolate to the world."

Xu Zuyi smiled: "Then let's wait and see."

(PS: No. 3 Xuzhou does have a unit to reinforce Tang Enbo, which is an army plus two artillery regiments.) The question is, does a group army need an army to support a brigade? The war in Taierzhuang is tight, why did Li Zongren give up the near and far away to reinforce Taierzhuang. The two regiments of the 27th Division of the Northwest Army did encounter the Sakamoto detachment, and Feng Anbang rode to supervise the battle, and after the fierce battle, they were almost killed and wounded. In order to be reasonable, the Xuzhou troops could only be asked to support the 27th Division, and the strength was greatly reduced, because there was really no reasonable explanation to reinforce Tang Enbo. As for Tang Enbo, it is said that he is a controversial figure, which can only be described according to Li Zongren's memoirs. It is difficult to distinguish between true and false history, perhaps in another form. ）

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