7.118 The longest night

Kang Jinyuan, the commander of the 1st Battalion of the 536th Regiment, who was squatting in the trench, looked up at the sky, and then estimated in his heart how long it would take for the sky to completely darken. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoKang Jinyuan and his officers and soldiers want to cross the canal safely and smoothly into Taierzhuang on the north bank, and the dark night will be an indispensable and important prop for them.

According to Huang Haoran's order, Shen Yuanlong, commander of the 99th Army, personally selected Kang Jinyuan and his battalion from the three infantry regiments of the 302nd Brigade of the 99th Division, and then drew an infantry battalion and 1 battalion from the 188th Division and the 189th Division to form a reinforcement of Taierzhuang's troops. The commander of the 1st battalion, Kang Jinyuan, was appointed by Shen Yuanlong as the commander-in-chief of this reinforcement force.

When Kang Jinyuan heard the regiment commander Chen Shanhe tell him on the phone that it was the army commander Shen Yuanlong who "hand-picked" him to cross the river with three infantry battalions to reinforce Chifeng City and hold Taierzhuang, Kang Jinyuan seemed to see the expressions of envy and jealousy on the faces of the other three battalion commanders of the 536th Regiment.

The fact that the military seat can think of the 1st battalion at such a critical moment means that the military seat appreciates him Kang Jinyuan very much! Compared with the praise received on the training ground or at the post-war summary meeting, such an "honor" is even more genuine!

At this moment, more than 1,000 officers and men of the reinforcements were gathering in the trenches by the pontoon bridge on the south bank of the canal to rest. In another hour, darkness will completely cover the entire canal, and that is the best time for Kang Jinyuan to lead reinforcements across the river!

"Herald! Tell the troops to hurry up and rest! When we cross the canal and enter Taierzhuang, we won't have time to rest! ”

Kang Jinyuan, who turned his gaze back to the trenches, gave the latest order to his heralds, and it was not an easy task to convey Kang Jinyuan's orders to the ears of the other two battalion commanders in a short time.

Kang Jinyuan kept staring at the herald's back until the herald, wearing a steel helmet and carrying a short gun, disappeared into the corner of the trench in the distance. Kang Jinyuan, who had lost his observation object, stretched out his right hand and scratched his nose, then fell back, leaning against the trench wall with Tom's submachine gun in his arms and closing his eyes.

The soldiers who stayed next to Kang Jinyuan fiddled with the Soviet-style rifles in their hands, which their commanders jokingly called "touching the heart and taking the liver", which was simple and reliable to use, and the sound of the guns was crisp, and it was deeply loved by the officers and men of the 99th Division.

The 7.62 mm caliber long-shell bullets were pulled off the bullet board one by one by the officers and men of the 1st Battalion, and then rubbed back and forth on the soles of their shoes. The processed bullet was called "explosive" by the officers and men of the 25th Army. Preparing some "explosives" before the war has become a must-have for the officers and men of the 25th Group.

The "rustle" sound of the bullet rubbing against the sole of his shoe made Kang Jinyuan feel a little irritated, and he hated the sound like grinding his teeth. If he hadn't known that this kind of "explosive" was powerful and could have a good deterrent effect on the Japanese army, Kang Jinyuan really wanted to prohibit the soldiers from processing this kind of bullet while he was resting.

"Can't you boys stay away from me? It is a great sin to affect the rest of the chief! ”

A few minutes later, Kang Jinyuan, who was dizzy and distraught by the sound of the soldiers making "explosives", had to open his mouth to discuss with his soldiers, hoping to get his ears clean again.

Kang Jinyuan didn't open his eyes when he spoke, but just raised his hands and hugged his fists in front of him, and his actions amused the officers and soldiers who stayed next to him. The soldiers didn't dare to laugh out loud, and they all covered their mouths with their hands. At the instigation of the soldiers, a second lieutenant stood up and said in a mocking tone:

"Did you hear that? Did you hear that? You boys have his old man! Affect the Chief's rest! This is a great sin! Ay... Camp, is there such a clause in the military regulations promulgated by our commander? ”

The second lieutenant held his head high as he spoke, and pointed at the few small soldiers around him with a straight face, and his exaggerated movements made the officers and soldiers around him laugh and lean back. Kang Jinyuan didn't need to open his eyes to know that someone had come out to play a living treasure, it was rare for the troops to have such a good atmosphere before the bloody battle, and Kang Jinyuan didn't want to break this joy, so he pretended not to find out about the pranks of the officers and soldiers, and replied deliberately and seriously:

"Why not? If the commander is not rested, he will not be able to command the war! Affecting the rest of the commander is hindering military affairs! If you little rabbit cubs toss me and faint, I'll send you under the devil's machine gun when you get to Taierzhuang! Don't cry dad and call mom when the time comes! ”

"That's right! Right! Right! We can't make the camp angry! Now there are three battalions under the battalion! Without our camp, the camp is still a camp! Didn't you hear what the staff officers in the regiment said? After this battle, our camp will have to become a group seat! Right! Tuanza? ”

This time, Kang Jinyuan recognized the voice. In fact, Kang Jinyuan should have thought that the person who was joking with him was Sha An in the 3rd Company and 1st Platoon. The platoon commander Sha used to be a personal guard for Xie Wendong, the brigade commander of the 47th Independent Brigade, and later Xie Wendong was promoted to the commander of the 188th Division, and he wanted to bring Sha An to the headquarters of the 188th Division. Unexpectedly, this kid refused to follow Xie Wendong to the 188th Division, and wanted to join the 99th Division.

Later, Xie Wendong specially found Shen Yuanlong, the commander of the 99th Army, for Sha'an's affairs, and only then did he get a second lieutenant platoon commander errand for Sha'an in the 302nd Brigade.

The 99th Division has the pride and inheritance of the 99th Division, as Huang Haoran's basic troops, the officers of the 99th Division, except for Huang Hao's senior talents collected from outside, are almost all Huang Haoran's old backgrounds when he started in Wucheng, these people have stayed together since they were teenagers, eating together, sleeping together, training together, being a big soldier together, attending officer training classes together, and listening to lectures by German advisers together. They have the same smell on their bodies!

The reason why the sand platoon commander was willing to stand up and joke with the battalion commander Kang Jinyuan at the instigation of the soldiers was actually a manifestation of his desire to integrate into the 99th Division.

Kang Jinyuan opened his eyes and smiled at the sand platoon commander, and then said: "You can't just say this, which officer of our 99th Division doesn't have two brushes in his hand?" Quite a regimental leader? That's going to have to be outstanding......"

The sand platoon leader moved to Kang Jinyuan's side and asked with a smile: "Isn't this place in Taierzhuang special enough?" The 31st Division held out in it for less than a week, and basically suffered all casualties! If you can surpass Chifeng City in the camp, are you afraid that you won't be able to be the group seat? ”

Kang Jinyuan shook his head, and then said in a deep voice: "It's nothing to be the head of the regiment, I just hope to be able to survive with the brothers......"

Kang Jinyuan's words made the trench instantly quiet, and the sand platoon commander tried to open his mouth twice, but he didn't say half a word. In the end, the sand platoon commander gave up his intention to speak, turned and leaned against the trench wall and began to fiddle with the pistol. After another time, the rustle of the bullet against the sole of the shoe was heard again......

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In Taierzhuang, on the north bank of the canal, the 10th Wing Commander Kuwata Sadazo and the 63rd Wing Captain Fukuei Zhenhei Dazuo finally met, and after several days of fighting, the 10th Division finally saw the hope of occupying Taierzhuang, the Chinese defenders in Taierzhuang have been compressed into a small area, Furong Zhenhei Dazuo believes that tomorrow daytime, is the last time to solve these Chinese remnants.

"Kuwata-kun! We're about to win! The commander of the Isoya Division will be happy for us! The occupation of Taierzhuang will make a major change in the situation of the war! Xuzhou, soon planted with the flag of the empire! ”

The feel-good Fukuei Shinpei Daisa began to sing a high note, but his actions were not echoed by Kuwata Sadazo Nakasa.

Kuwata Sadazo Nakazo had a completely different judgment on the situation of the Battle of Taierzhuang than Fukuei Zhenhei, and the wing commander of the 10th Infantry Wing said worriedly to Fukuei Zhenhei Daisa:

"Fu Rongjun! I'm afraid we are far from forcing Sun Lianzhong's 2nd Army to a dead end! It's too early to hail victory! Based on the performance of the Chinese army in the past few days, I think Sun Lianzhong's troops will definitely carry out another night attack on us tonight! To be honest, I'm getting a little bored! Since we invaded Taierzhuang, we have been going around in circles in this mode every day, and the area we have worked so hard to capture during the day will always be stolen by the army little by little at night! Listen to what the soldiers are saying, right? My captain told me that the soldiers are now very afraid of seeing the dawn, because the arrival of the dawn often means that they will return to square one! Taierzhuang is like a place that can never be occupied! ”

Kuwata Zhensan's rebuttal made Fukuei Zhenpei Dazuo's face turn iron-blue, and the angry Fukuei Zhenpei Dazuo yelled viciously at Kuwata Zhensanzhongsa:

"Kuwata-kun! You should order the execution of those cowardly soldiers! Such cowards are like a plague! They will discourage the brave soldiers! I think even you are affected now! ”

In Fukuei Shinpei's view, a soldier who loses his courage loses his value, and he believes that Kuwata Sadazo Nakasa is conniving at the cowardice of his subordinates and damaging the face of the imperial army.

"Nope! That's not true! Fu Rongjun! You should also see the courage of these Chinese soldiers these days! They held the skirmish trenches and all of them resisted stubbornly until the end. The corpses overlapped each other in the narrow skirmishers' trenches, all in the same posture as they had been in battle! Although they are enemies of the Imperial Army, this brave spirit also makes me have to sigh! During the battle, I asked the interpreter to shout in Mandarin in the hope that the wounded soldiers would lay down their arms and surrender, but there was no response! Fu Rongjun! The spirit of fighting to the sea of corpses and blood is not unique to our imperial army! Such an opponent will not be easily defeated! ”

After several days of fighting, the 31st Division of Chifeng City and the 25th Army put several troops into Taierzhuang impressed Kuwata Sadazo Nakasa, and Kuwata Sadazo Nakasa now clearly realizes that the happy days of the Japanese army on the battlefield in North China are gone forever.

"Are you timid? Are you scared? Kuwata-kun! I'm so disappointed in you! You have lost even the courage to strike the final blow against the people of China! It seems that I should report to His Excellency the Division Commander! The Warlord's bayonets will make your cowards brave! ”

Fukuei Shinpei Osa couldn't listen to what Kuwata Sadazo Nakasa said at all, and praised the courage of the Shina army? Is Sadazo Kuwata crazy? Fukuei Shinpei Dasa felt that Kuwata Sadazo Nakasa was no longer qualified for the position of co-captain.

"Fu Rongjun! It's too easy for you to think! Look back, the main force of the division has been besieged by the Chinese army, and the opponent's forces are very strong! Look at it now, Taierzhuang is like a trap! The people of China are here to besiege us! Even if we take Taierzhuang, what can we change? ”

Kuwata Sadazo Nakasa seems to have forgotten that Fukuei Mahei Daisa's military rank is one level higher than him, and he actually refuted Fukuei Mahei Dasa's words again.

This time, Fukuei Zhenhei Dazuo was really angry, and he felt that he couldn't let Kuwata Sadazo Nakasa talk anymore!

"Someone! Catch Kuwata Sadazo Nakasa! He had a battlefield disease! Need a good rest! ”

Several Japanese soldiers of the 63rd Wing rushed in and tried to capture Kuwata Sadazo Nakasa according to the orders of Fukuei Shinpei Daisa, but they were unable to succeed when stopped by the Japanese troops of the 10th Wing.

The two co-captains, Fukuei Shinpei Daisa and Kuwata Sadazo Nakasa, slowly retreated under the protection of their respective soldiers, and unless there was a fire, neither of them could keep the other.

"Kuwata-kun! I'll prove you wrong! Although the people of China now have a temporary advantage, this advantage will not last long! His Excellency the Division Commander said that the Chinese army knew that the monotonous defensive line was not sufficiently deep and follow-up, and that a single breakthrough would often lead to the collapse of the entire line! Taierzhuang is the weak point in the defense line of the Zhina people! Having occupied this place, we can replenish our supplies through the canal! The Sakamoto detachment has already come over! Even Huang Haoran can't have the ability to swallow the Sakamoto detachment and us! 30,000 Imperial Army! That's enough to resist 300,000 people! Victory must belong to the Imperial Army! ”

Fukuei Shinpei Osa yelled hysterically behind his soldiers, but Kuwata Sadazo Nakasa didn't make any response, he just kept frowning and didn't say a word!

Fukuei Shinpei's madness made Kuwata Sadazo Nakasa think a lot of things, and most of the officers in the Japanese Army today are as fanatical as Fukuei Shinpei Daisa, and have almost completely lost their minds. In such an environment, some originally considerable remarks will also be considered unacceptable, and will even be labeled as cowardice and collaborator! Such a Japanese army is already very dangerous!

Kuwata Sadazo Nakasa must now find a way to protect himself, he knows that within the army, military merit is everything! As long as the 10th Wing can perform well in Taierzhuang, Fukuei Zhenhei Dazuo will say more bad things about Sangtian Sadazo Nakasa, and the generals of the North China Front will turn a blind eye!

After a few days of fighting with the Chinese army in Taierzhuang, Kuwata Sadazo Zhongzao believes that the connection between the Chinese army and the outside world has not been severed, and every night, the Chinese army in Zhuangnai will receive a certain number of reinforcements! This is also an important reason why the Chinese defenders still have the strength to launch night attacks.

At present, the west, north, and east sides of Taierzhuang have been completely besieged by the 10th Division, and the only way for the Chinese army in Zhuang to get reinforcements is to rely on the canal to the south.

It was obviously impossible for a large number of troops to cross the river by means of armed swimming. Although the reconnaissance planes of the Army Airlines have reconnoitred this canal many times and have not found any bridges, Kuwata Sadazo Nakasa always feels that the problem is not so simple!

The pilot must have overlooked something, or, the Chinese have a secret passage!

Kuwata Sadazo Nakasa ordered the Japanese troops of the 10th Wing to keep a close eye on the situation on the canal and report to him as soon as they found anything......

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"It's almost time! Prepare to cross the river!"

After the sky was completely dark, Kang Jinyuan opened his eyes again, and the first thing he said was to give the order to prepare to cross the river.

Once again, the herald disappeared into the depths of the trench and ran to inform the other two battalions. The officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion in the trench whispered Kang Jinyuan's order, and then the soldiers began to check each other's weapons and equipment on their backs, and all the shaking things were tied to death by them with leggings.

More than 1,000 people crossed the river through the pontoon bridge, and if everyone made a little noise, it would converge into a string of sounds, and some of the Japanese troops in Taierzhuang had already rushed to the vicinity of the south gate, and once the reinforcements exposed the target on the way across the river, they would immediately attract guns.

Ten minutes later, the herald ran back out of breath and reported to Kang Jinyuan that the two battalions of the 188th and 189th Divisions had received orders and immediately began to move. According to the pre-set order of river crossing, the battalion of the 188th Division was in the first place, followed by the 1st battalion, and one battalion of the 189th Division was behind.

"Operator, immediately contact Shonai by telegram, so that the defenders of Shonai are ready to meet us! Sand Platoon Leader! You take your pie to the edge of the canal and raise the pontoon that has sunk underwater! ”

"Yes!"

The voices of the operator and the sand platoon commander sounded almost simultaneously, and then the two men began to go their separate ways.

Shen Yuanlong equipped each of the three infantry battalions reinforcing Taierzhuang with a radio, but before crossing the river, according to Kang Jinyuan's radio silence order, none of the three radios were turned on. Even if you want to contact the defenders of Shonai now, only this part of the 1st Battalion is used.

German instructors had explained radio to the officers of the 99th Division, and Kang Jinyuan knew that the Japanese army could judge the movements of the Chinese army by listening to radio signals. He didn't want to make the Japanese suspicious because three radio stations appeared along the canal at the same time, so the silence of the newspaper radio and the reduction of communications were a good way to deal with it.

The pontoon bridge over the canal was the masterpiece of the 25th Army Engineer Regiment, and in order to avoid detection by the Japanese, the pontoon bridge was "released" below the surface of the water. Several brown ropes soaked in tung oil serve as the main structure of the pontoon, which is usually sunk to the bottom of the river, and then raised by a winch when it is needed, and then laid with wooden planks to form a pontoon bridge. Every night, the 25th Army repeated the movement of building bridges and demolishing bridges along the river, and the secret was never discovered by the Japanese army.

The sand platoon commander led his soldiers to the back of a large rock on the river beach, and the winch of the rope was hidden in the grass behind the stone.

As the winch turned, the thick black brown rope gradually emerged from the water, and at the same time, on the north bank of the canal, several pairs of eyes were watching what was happening on the river.

"Saodai Temple! Report to His Excellency the Wing Commander immediately, we have discovered the secret of the Shina people! (To be continued.) )