The summer south of the Yangtze River was humid and muggy, and the war between China and Japan on the Nanxun Line also fell into a stalemate. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The troops of the First Corps under the command of General Xue Yue fought to the death, and although the Japanese 106th Division suffered more than 8,000 casualties, it still lingered on the Nanxun line and could not move forward.

The 101st Division, which was responsible for flank reinforcements, crossed Poyang Lake with great momentum and wanted to capture De'an and cut off the retreat of the Chinese army on the Nanxun Line.

But the thunder was heavy and the rain was small, and the landing in the town of Pass was repelled by the 74th Brigade of the 153rd Army, although the landing in the town of Xingzi gained a firm foothold.

But a few weeks passed, and the 101st Division advanced less than three kilometers along the Dexing Highway due to the stubborn resistance of the Chinese army along the East and West Ridges.

The 106th Division and the 101st Division faced stubborn resistance from the troops of the First Corps under the command of General Xue Yue.

The commander of the 11th Army, Okamura Ninji, was increasingly dissatisfied with the weakness of the attack of the two divisions, but he had no choice but to continuously transfer aviation units and heavy artillery units to reinforce them.

When the Japanese attack fell into a quagmire on the Nanxun Line, the Japanese Ninth Division, which was attacking on the Northern Front, saw that the friendly troops of the 106th and other two divisions were beaten all over the ground by General Xue Yue's First Corps, and felt incredible.

The original mission of the 6th Brigade under the command of the 9th Division of the Japanese Army was to attack in the southwest direction and cut off the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway, but the troubled 6th Brigade saw that the 106th Division and the 101st Division were beaten to the ground, and they killed them as soon as they had too many troubles.

The 9th Division of the Japanese Army is a veteran division that has fought two battles of Songhu, and its combat effectiveness is strong, and the 6th Brigade under its command is also very strong in combat effectiveness.

Guarding Ruichang City is the Sichuan Army reorganized by the local security force, and the combat quality and weapons and equipment of the Sichuan Army can only be regarded as second- or third-rate in the country, not to mention the Sichuan Army reorganized by the security team.

Faced with an onslaught from the powerful Japanese 6th Brigade, Ruichang was declared to have fallen.

The fall of Ruichang directly threatened the flank security of the Chinese defenders on the Nanxun Line, and General Xue Yue, the commander of the First Corps, did not dare to slack off.

The Corps Headquarters immediately called the 74th Army and asked the 74th Army to send a regiment to the Minshan area west of Ruichang to guard and defend to cover the flank safety of the troops on the Nanxun Line.

The 74th Army assigned the task of defensive alert to the 51st Division, which was still resting and waiting in the De'an area, and the final task fell to Zhou Zhidao's 151st Brigade.

The call for an emergency assembly sounded in the evening, and the brothers who had been digging the trenches for a day rushed to assemble with their guns in a disorderly manner.

"Quick, quick, let's go!" Before the troops were assembled, Lin Xiufeng, the commander of the 302nd Regiment, set off with the team.

Watching the ranks of the 302nd Regiment march in disarray, the brethren of the rest of the troops stationed around stood on tiptoe and watched.

"I heard that there was a fight ahead, so we should go on it too." Some of the brothers were carrying earthen bowls and watching the friendly troops pull out, their faces a little excited.

"But we didn't receive an order, why did the 302nd regiment start?" There were also brothers with doubts on their faces.

Someone shouted at the 302nd Regiment brothers who ran by: Brother, where are you going? ”

"I don't know." As soon as the words were finished, the figure of the brother who answered had already blended forward into the crowd rolling forward.

The urgency of the troop mobilization did not have time to mobilize, and ordinary soldiers did not know where to go at all, only that they were going to fight devils.

"Tuanzuo, I have inquired clearly, Ruichang has fallen, and the 302nd Regiment is responsible for going to Minshan for fortification, and we have nothing to do."

Jiao Chaoming, who had been promoted to the 301st regiment, squeezed through the onlookers and ran to the head of the regiment, Zhang Handuo, to report the situation.

"Let the brethren disperse." Hearing Jiao Chaoming's answer, the head of the regiment, Zhang Handuo, waved his hand and asked the brothers to go back.

A few days ago, the 101st Division of the Japanese Army landed from Passpass Town, and the 153rd Brigade rushed to help block it, and there was nothing to do with their 151st Brigade.

"You said that Ruichang fell, and the 302nd Regiment went to Minshan for fortification?" Yang Ling grabbed the group that was about to leave, and Jiao Chaoming further confirmed.

Jiao Chaoming replied: "I listened to what Staff Officer Zhou of the brigade headquarters said, it should be true. ”

"It's broken, how can one regiment be enough." As if he remembered something, Yang Ling slapped his thigh and hurriedly called back Zhang Handuo, the head of the regiment who was going back.

Seeing the solemn face of Yang Ling, the deputy head of the regiment, Zhang Handuo stopped and asked, "Brother Yang, is there any problem?" ”

Yang Ling naturally couldn't say that the 302nd Regiment would encounter a strong enemy in his memory, he took a deep breath and stabilized his mind and asked, "Tuanzao, what do you say the little devil suddenly hit Ruichang?" ”

"The fall of Ruichang will pose a threat to the flank of my Nanxun line."

"According to my understanding of the little devils, since the little devils want to threaten the flank of my Nanxun line, it is far from enough to capture Ruichang, and they will definitely go all out to capture Minshan in the next step!" Yang Ling said categorically.

Yang Ling continued: "The little devil will definitely march towards Minshan with all his might, and the 302nd Regiment of Commander Lin will definitely not be able to stop it, they will be very dangerous, once Minshan falls, then my Nanxun Line troops will also be in danger."

After hearing Yang Ling's analysis, the head of the regiment, Zhang Handuo's complexion also changed, if this is really the case, then the 302nd regiment may be more auspicious than lucky.

"Let's go, report the situation to the brigade." The regiment commander Zhang Handuo also realized the seriousness of the problem and took Yang Ling straight to the brigade headquarters.

However, when they arrived at the brigade headquarters, the guards said that the brigade commander Zhou Zhidao had gone to the division headquarters for a meeting, and they had to hurry to the division headquarters again.

At the division headquarters, they finally met the brigade commander Zhou Zhidao, and Yang Ling hurriedly told the brigade commander Zhou Zhidao about his analysis.

"Deputy Regiment Commander Yang, are you a little alarmist, according to intelligence, it was only a brigade under the command of the 9th Division of the Japanese Army that captured Ruichang, it was not so much a premeditated action as a convenient action, after all, the direction of their attack has always been to the southwest."

In the face of Yang Ling's statement, the chief of staff of the brigade headquarters expressed his rebuttal opinions without pain.

"What if the Japanese change the direction of the attack? When Minshan falls, who will be responsible? At that time, more than 3,000 brothers in the 302nd Regiment will face a division of little devils. Yang Ling was also a little anxious, and reasoned loudly with the chief of staff.

In Yang Ling's memory, the battle of Minshan took place, although he doesn't remember it very clearly, but he also knows that the devil will definitely fight Minshan, but he can't come up with evidence now.

"Deputy Commander Yang, even if the little devil intends to attack Minshan, how can more than 3,000 people of the 302nd Regiment be able to defend it for a day or two, and we will have time to reinforce it then."

Seeing that the chief of staff stood and spoke without backache, Yang Ling really wanted to go up and give him a punch, but now he had no evidence, everything was out of his own memory, and he was also helpless.

"You guys go back first, I already know about it." Just as Yang Ling wanted to continue, the brigade commander Zhou Zhidao gave an order to evict the passengers.

Yang Ling wanted to say something, but the regiment commander Zhang Handuo secretly pulled his sleeve, said goodbye to the brigade commander, and pulled Yang Ling away.

"Today's young people, they are so impetuous, they think they can do everything when they get a compliment from the division, and they really eat dry rice when our group of staff officers eat?" Watching Yang Ling and them leave, the chief of staff shook his head helplessly.

Brigade Commander Zhou Zhidao also smiled and said: "It's always good for young people to have some momentum, it's better than some people who have a vegetarian meal, don't worry too much." ”

"But you also have to discipline and discipline, the army has military rules, you can't let them come nonsense, otherwise it won't be chaotic." The chief of staff said with emotion.

"Alright, let's not talk about it." Brigade Commander Zhou Zhidao opened his mouth to end the topic.