Shao Fei took the remnants south and went to the rear hospital to treat the wounded soldiers. At this time, the reinforcements of the Maruyama detachment were rushing towards Minshan with all their might, and there was a great tendency to cut off the back road of the defenders of Jinguan Bridge, and the situation was extremely critical.

On the one hand, Xue Yue ordered Ou Zhen's Fourth Army, Li Hansoul's 64th Army, and Li Yutang's Eighth Army to step up their retreat; On the one hand, he called the military headquarters of the 74th Army when he called Yu Jishi.

After the phone was connected, Xue Yue scolded Yu Ji again: "Commander Yu, your troops have repeatedly failed to reinforce the force, what is the reason?" I now order the Seventy-fourth Army to all go to Minshan, and not one of them will be left behind. If you don't listen to me, if the 74th Army retreats further and doesn't take Minshan for me, the troops in front can't be withdrawn, and I will engage in military law! ”

Yu Jishi didn't understand why Xue Yue always couldn't get along with himself, so he gave an order and attacked him personally. Could it be that because he is a relative of the chairman of the committee, Xue Yue wants to play a personality that is not afraid of authority? Yu Jishi was completely forced to a dead end by Xue Yue.

The Maruyama detachment was so rampant that his 74th Army, despite repeated increases in troops, continued to make slow progress. Wang Yaowu captured one position, Maruyama Masao recaptured another position, you come and go, it's not lively.

But now, the situation in the Minshan position is getting worse day by day, the reinforcements of the Maruyama detachment are still increasing, and the withdrawal of several corps of Jinguanqiao to the second-line position is also full of difficulties, and dangers are full of dangers.

If Minshan cannot be recaptured within the specified time, if a large number of enemy reinforcements arrive, the entire defense line carefully arranged by the First Corps for several months will collapse on the whole line, and the consequences will be unimaginable!

Yu Jishi thought of this, and broke out in a cold sweat, he couldn't be such a sinner.

The situation was extremely urgent, and Yu Jishi had a little more understanding of Xue Yue's rough attitude. Compare your heart to your heart, empathize, if you change your position in Xue Yue, your attitude will not be much better, and you may be even more angry.

Yu Jishi seemed to be about to let go, and after putting down the phone, he immediately issued an order: "Order Wang Yaowu's 51st Division to hold on to its original position, and when Feng Shengfa's 58th Division arrives, work together to encircle and annihilate the Marushan Detachment!" ”

Yu Jishi hated the Maruyama detachment to the core. It's not just that I've driven myself to a dead end this time, but I also have an old account to settle in the past.

In January 1932, when Yu Ji, then the commander of the 88th Division, led his troops to participate in the "January 28" Songhu Anti-Japanese War, the opponent he encountered in Miaohang Town was the 9th Division.

That time, under the heavy blow of the 88th Division, the 9th Division suffered heavy losses, and Yu Jishi's 88th Division also suffered heavy casualties.

In that battle, Yu Jishi, who took the lead, was seriously injured in the abdomen and perforated his intestines, and if it were not for the clever German doctor in the German Concession Hospital, Yu Jishi would have died long ago.

Who knew that the road was narrow, and after six years, they encountered the Ninth Division on the battlefield of the Nanxun Line. And it was this Ninth Division that made the ace of the national army repeatedly frustrated and lost face in front of Xue Yue.

New hatred and old hatred poured into Yu Jishi's heart together, Yu Jishi was ruthless, and he secretly made up his mind in his heart: If you don't eat the Maruyama detachment, Lao Tzu will not be a man!

After making up his mind, Yu Jishi decided to personally lead the whole army to Minshan. Before leaving, Yu Jishi ordered the whole army: "Order all units to go all out, regardless of casualties, to ensure that the Maruyama detachment is completely annihilated and sworn to recapture the Minshan position!" ”

At this time, the situation was even more critical on the Minshan position, under the cover of aircraft and artillery, the infantry and cavalry of the Maruyama detachment attacked on all fronts, and the Chinese defenders' Beibeishan position was lost for a time.

Wang Yaowu's 51st Division, faced with an superior enemy, had to attack and defend at the same time, and suffered extremely heavy casualties.

Yu Jishi, full of anger, personally led Feng Shengfa's 58th Division to Minshan for reinforcements.

As soon as he arrived at the Minshan position, Yu Jishi immediately ordered his troops to quickly launch an offensive formation.

"Damn, this time Lao Tzu has to eat the Maruyama detachment!"

At the headquarters, Yu Jishi's anger did not subside. This time, he really wanted to play with the Maruyama detachment.

"Commander, give the order!"

Officers at all levels of the command have asked for their lives and are united in hatred of the enemy!

"Good!" Yu Jishi immediately ordered: "With Wang Yaowu's 51st Division on the left and Feng Shengfa's 58th Division on the right, flank the Japanese army from the front." Try to engage the Japanese army in close combat, forming a dog-tooth staggered trend, forcing the Japanese planes not to dare to drop bombs. ”

As soon as the reinforcements came, the commander personally sat in the town, and the morale of the whole army was greatly boosted, and they rushed straight to Minshan with all their might. The sound of killing and artillery resounded throughout the Minshan position.

The words "at any cost" appeared many times in the Battle of Minshan, and all the officers and soldiers sacrificed their lives and forgot to die, and fought bloody battles with flesh and blood and devils!

Under the fierce attack of the 74th Army, the air superiority of the Japanese army was suddenly lost. In various positions, the two sides engaged in hand-to-hand combat to the death.

This is a battle in the true sense of the word, and the degree of difficulty and tragedy can be imagined.

In the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression after the outbreak of the All-Out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, most of the battles that took place on the Chinese battlefield were mostly in a positional defensive posture, and the Japanese army was mostly on the offensive.

This time, however, the situation on the battlefield was diametrically opposite, with the Chinese army on the offensive and the Japanese on the defensive.

Yu Jishi's 74th Army is the descendant of the Kuomintang army in the end, and it is the "trump card of trump cards" of the Kuomintang army. The ace is a tiger, and even the ace of the Japanese army must be frightened.

The 74th Army launched a fierce offensive at all costs. One company is gone, and the other company is made up; One battalion was gone, and the other immediately rushed up. Going forward and following one another, not giving the Japanese army a chance to breathe.

Under the continuous onslaught of the 74th Army, the Maruyama detachment gradually became weak, and the Japanese Minshan position had loosened.

"The devil can't do it, rush!"

A tsunami-like killing cry sounded on the periphery of the Minshan position, and Wang Yaowu threw his troops into one fell swoop and occupied all the positions on the periphery of Minshan.

The main position of Minshan is a hard bone, and Yu Jishi doesn't know it. But he knew that fighting a war would take one blow, then decline, and then exhaustion.

At the headquarters, Yu Jishi ordered loudly: "Order the whole army to attack on all fronts and annihilate the Maruyama detachment!"

Yu Jishi's 74th Army was unrelenting and once again launched wave after wave of fierce attacks on the Maruyama detachment.

The 74th Army fought fiercely for two days and nights, and finally completely regained all the positions in Minshan. The remnants of the Maruyama detachment could only flee in the direction of Ruichang in embarrassment.

The Battle of Minshan ended with the victory of the 74th Army!

In this battle, Yu Jishi's 74th Army won a complete victory, killing and wounding more than 2,000 Japanese soldiers. However, the 74th Army also paid a heavy price in casualties, including more than 2,160 casualties in Wang Yaowu's 51st Division and more than 870 casualties in Feng Shengfa's 58th Division.

The Minshan position was regained, which effectively guaranteed the safe withdrawal of Ou Zhen's Fourth Army, Li Hansoul's 64th Army, and Li Yutang's Eighth Army to the second line defensive position of Wushimen in the Jinguanqiao position, stabilized the position of Nanxun on the whole line, delayed the actions of the Japanese army, and won plenty of time for Xue Yue to deploy the upcoming "Wanjialing Victory".

(PS: See "1938: Battle of Wuhan")

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