Chapter 754: Fighting

May 12, 1938, Xianning, Hubei.

This is the southern gate of Wuhan, connecting Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi, and the Golden Triangle of Wuhan, Changsha and Nanchang is the central city in the urban cluster in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.

And now, it's even more roaring with artillery fire. The Luhan Division of the 60th Army received an order from Mukden and did not dare to slack off on the day and night march towards Wuhan.

However, the Japanese army's mobile transport capacity was really stronger than theirs, and they had already occupied the city, which was only more than 80 kilometers away from Wuhan, before they arrived here.

Time waits for no one, and in desperation, Lu Han gritted his teeth and launched an attack on Xianning.

"Chirp...... Rumble! Rumble!! Boom ......" Long Yun's Dian army was one of the first warlord troops to receive modern training, and its overall combat effectiveness has never been bad.

After the deployment and intensive training of the national defense forces, the combat effectiveness of this unit has been markedly enhanced. Although it cannot be compared with the main force of the Wehrmacht for the time being, it is enough to fight the Japanese army.

Under the cover of heavy machine-gun fire, the soldiers of the 60th Army rushed to Xianning along the skirmish line through various bunkers.......

During the training of the Wehrmacht, they focused on explaining the tactics of the Japanese army. Yes, they knew very well how strong the Japanese army's accurate shooting was.

No one was stupid enough to rush forward directly, but constantly changed the virtual and the real and approached the Japanese position through bunkers and skirmishers.

Garrisoned here was the 38th Division under the Japanese 21st Army. Included below are the 228th, 229th, and 230th Infantry Regiments, the 38th Mountain Artillery Wing, and more. The commander of his division was Lieutenant General Yoji Fujii.

Fujii Yoji is also a rare high-ranking person in the army, belonging to the 19th and 28th of the Lu University. He served as the commander of the 37th Wing and the commander of the 19th Brigade, and was just promoted to lieutenant general at the end of last year.

Subsequently, he was transferred to the newly formed 38th Division as the division commander, and his promotion was not unpleasant.

"Yo Xi, these Dian troops made me look up!" Fujii Yoji smiled and said to the adjutant beside him: "These soldiers are worthy of our emperor's ** fight!" Hahaha......"

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, isn't it true that the weaker the opponent, the better?!" The adjutant asked with some puzzlement, "Wouldn't this reduce our losses even more?!" ”

"Red deer! Yazaki, you idiot! You have to remember that our army has never been afraid of a strong enemy. Yoji Fujii turned to his lieutenant Yazaki and reprimanded.

"The soldiers of the Empire have never feared their enemies. We have defeated the seemingly powerful Manchus, and we have defeated what the Europeans considered to be powerful, and these formidable opponents have fallen before the Empire. What is the reason?! That is, we have never been afraid to fight against powerful enemies, and only when the enemies are strong will we be stronger! Do you understand?! ”

"Hay! Thank you for the teachings of the division commander, and the subordinates will remember it! Yazaki bowed and replied loudly. Yoji Fujii laughed and patted him on the shoulder.

"Let the warriors of the Empire work hard, these are not the most powerful armies of the country. A more powerful China Defense Army is still waiting for us in Manchuria! Yoji Fujii laughed and said loudly, "Go to them, go to conquer them, go and let their children and grandchildren cry in front of us!" Go ahead! Warriors of the Empire! ”

"Hail!!"

It's no wonder that Fujii was full of confidence, and he basically didn't encounter any decent resistance along the way. Needless to say, the combat effectiveness of the local militia group was not much more, and even some blocking was only a slight hindrance to Fujii's footsteps.

A burst of artillery fire, a charge will basically collapse the opposing troops. But this force, Fujii felt at least decent. It should be the main force of the Central Army.

Before fighting with the Wehrmacht, the main force of the Central Army will sharpen its knives for itself! Fujii thought proudly.

If he knew that the Dian army on the opposite side was trained by the Wehrmacht, I am afraid he would be shocked to lose his big teeth. This is not to blame for the fact that the Japanese army did not receive the news, in fact, the 60th Army did not contact the Wuhan side at all.

They just received the order from Mukden, and they killed them directly. Lu Han, who originally had the slightest idea about the government Jiang Zhongzheng and the orthodoxy of the Central Army, was completely dead after learning the result of the Battle of Songhu and Tang Shengzhi's abandonment of Nanjing.

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and kingdoms can be said to be lost, and you still expect him not to sell you at a critical moment?! Then it's better to expect the rooster to lay eggs.

The embarrassment of the national capital is set off by the rise of the three eastern provinces. It was Long Yun who directly handed over the command of the troops to the headquarters of the National Defense Forces and the General Staff, and he stayed in Yunnan with peace of mind to prepare for rear affairs. In fact, the main thing is to win the war for his son, and now the situation is already obvious.

Within the system of the National Defense Forces and the governments of the three eastern provinces, those who want to stand out in politics rely on their political achievements, and the army relies on military merits. Long Yun, who wants his son to inherit his father's business, naturally wants to build it for his son

The strongest troops were good at winning merits on the battlefield of resistance against Japan.

Since the command has been vested in the Wehrmacht, then Luhan is naturally dominated by the orders of the Wehrmacht. directly ignored the government and Jiang Zhongzheng. Even the telegram was too lazy to go for one.

"Tutu Tu Tu ...... Boom, boom, boom......, boom" amid the roar of heavy machine guns and artillery fire, the officers and men of the 60th Army slaughtered in front of the Japanese position. Under the cover of machine guns, they rushed towards the positions of the Japanese troops.

"Assault!!" There was a scream from the Japanese position, but when I saw those Japanese soldiers with bayonets, they pounced. The two sides immediately slaughtered each other.

"Da ......" Since the Dian army has learned from the national defense army, it has also learned the means of natural charge. A bunch of people with submachine guns took the lead in facing the Japanese army, and it was a burst of surprise.

The Japanese soldiers who had stupidly lost their bullets suddenly turned on their backs, and the shell guns that followed behind the submachine gun team also began to wield. After practicing for a long time, these selected soldiers can shoot directly from the left and right bows.

The shell gun held at the angle formed a fan-shaped shooting surface against the Japanese army, and the Japanese army was caught off guard. And the big knife team behind roared and rushed up at this time, and the two sides really started a white-knives battle on the position.

"Red deer! The dolphin is too cunning! Fujii threw down the telescope and slapped it on the crossbar of the headquarters, and said hatefully, "They actually used this weapon, damn it!" Why didn't the Ministry of Intelligence report back?! ”

No one answered him, and at this time, the squadron under the 230th Wing, which commanded the operation at the front, roared frantically to support. And the 60th Army on the position did not retreat at all, and roared to meet it.

The two sides fought frantically on this position, and a short man coldly "poof~" used the Miao short knife in his hand to open the bayonet, and then the knife fell in his hand and cut open the abdominal cavity of the Japanese army.

"Wow, ah......" In a burst of screams, the Japanese soldier fell to the ground with his own intestines and internal organs. The man smiled and moved on.

In the team, there are many men like him who wield a Miao short knife in one hand. They are dark-skinned, not tall but strong! Flexible and agile, he can rush to the side of the Japanese army to carry out robbery and killing.

What they used was a short knife with horns unique to the Miao people. Matching their body shape, it is most suitable for hand-to-hand combat. These men were all recruited by Long Yun, and the minority policy of the National Defense Force was implemented most thoroughly.

He taught the written language, opened a school, and hired locals to join the government after education. In the end, they were transferred to other regions to take up positions, of course, giving them real power.

In Yunnan, with the assistance of Long Yun, the construction of highways has also benefited the local area. It was under these circumstances that these men chose to join the Wehrmacht.

Some of them even went to the National Defense University of the three eastern provinces for training. They received the most rigorous education and training in the Wehrmacht, and some of their colleagues were now training recruits in the unit at Long Rope Zeng.

"Red deer! Tell them that if they lose their position, they will apologize for their sins! "Fujii was a little crazy now, he didn't expect this force to be so difficult.

However, after a while, it has already reached the middle of the position. The scorched troops made it impossible for the Japanese firepower to exert itself. It can only be a hard-nosed tactic.

The position cannot be lost, and if there is a gap, it is likely to lead to the collapse of the other positions on the side. It was Fujii who gritted his teeth and ordered that the 223rd Wing must be defended.

At the same time, Lu Han, the commander of the 60th Army, was also holding a telescope to observe the battle situation. He didn't know the plans of the Japanese army, but whether he wanted to fight or not became a problem for him to think about now.

The tactic of adding fuel is the most helpless approach, and the loss of troops and morale will be extremely serious. Luján didn't want to do that, but retreating now would probably lead to a Japanese pursuit.

Maybe the losses will be even greater, will it be an attack or a retreat?! After Lu Han was silent for a while, he said in a deep voice to the adjutant beside him: "Inform the artillery, the artillery fire will block the Japanese support troops." If you can't take another regiment, you will immediately retreat. Don't hesitate! ”

"Yes!!" The adjutant replied loudly, and then went down to give the order.

The co-commander of the 223rd Wing, Kari Sugita with red eyes, was panting heavily, and the two squadrons under his command were trapped in their positions. And the scorching battle situation made it impossible for him to use artillery as artillery support.

This kind of refueling tactic was also the most annoying to him, but now he had to do it.

"Chirp...... Rumble! Rumble!! Boom ......" Kari Sugida was stunned for a moment when she heard the sound of artillery, and then saw that the artillery fire exploded one by one as if it had eyes, more than 100 meters behind the Japanese position.

"Damn it! These damn china dolphins!! "Kari Sugida is not a fool, how could he not know the plans of the commander of the opposing force. But it seems to be too late now, and the troops can be seen pouring in like a tide from above! (To be continued)