Chapter 7: Rivers and Mountains (18)

God also dislikes the Japanese, and in the second half of the night, it rained in the area of Qianshan.

The rain woke Mo Enemy awake, he lived in a ruined temple on the Slender Cow Ridge, although it was dilapidated, but it did not leak rain, and the raindrops hit the broken tiles, making a dripping sound. I don't know what the situation of the soldiers is, so I got up in my clothes and walked out of the door, only to find that many soldiers were hurriedly setting up tents. The 1056th Regiment captured a lot of Japanese tents in Mingguang, which were not only enough for themselves, but basically equipped with the squad, and also gave a lot to other departments, and the rain was not too distressing for them. In the late June season, the weather has warmed up, some soldiers walked for a long time, a little tired, after eating, many people think that tomorrow morning to march early, tents to support and collect too troublesome, it is better to burn a bonfire in the open air, around the fire to sleep on the ground. It was not until the rain fell and there was a crisp pop in the bonfire, and finally the bonfire was extinguished, that the sleeping warriors were awakened and looked at the time, and there were still a few hours before dawn, so they had to prop up their tents, huddle in their tents and continue to sleep.

Mo Di looked at a little, a little, a piece of falling rain, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, it seems that with the help of this rain, Yang Sen should have no problem holding on to the day of June 18th.

If their troops can avoid the eyes of the Japanese army and enter the position on the west bank of the dive after the twilight falls tonight, quietly establish a layer of positions after the position of the Yang Sen Division, and the next day let the exhausted Yang Sen Department play a trick of the soldiers, pretending that they cannot resist the enemy, under the blow of the Japanese army, after burying enough * on the position, throw away the position, withdraw in a hurry, and then hand over the Japanese army who crossed the river to themselves. The other party was only two or three thousand people in one or two wings, and he was sure enough to wipe out all the Japanese troops who crossed the river and fought in Shipai. Thinking of this, Mo Di stretched out his hand, took a little water from the rain line flowing from the side of the house, washed his face, his head was much clearer, returned to the room, lit the lantern, took out a piece of paper, and began to refine the battle plan, further straighten it out, and gradually, a clear plan appeared on the paper that was becoming more and more chaotic.

This rain may really become the biggest variable in the battle of the hidden mountains.

At dawn, the rain began to fall heavier, and there was a murmur of water on the road, and there were signs of water rising in the small stream. Yang Sen looked at the heavy rain in the sky, and said to his nephew Yang Hanyu, the commander of the 133rd Division: "Jichao, after this rain, after this battle, prepare the three animals, I want to thank God." ”

Yang Hanyu is Yang Sen's nephew, graduated from the nineteenth session of Yunnan Wutang, is an excellent general, participated in almost all the battles after the Songhu War, is not afraid of death on the battlefield, advances and retreats, and is known as the Yangmen Tiger General. He knew what Yang Sen meant, and replied with a smile: "As long as the rain doesn't stop today, the Japanese won't be able to come to this dive." I discussed with Han Zhong to organize all the sharpshooters of the 133rd Division and the 134th Division, repair some of the individual fortifications that were still in use by the river, and ambush them inside. ”

Yang Sen nodded, patted Yang Hanyu on the shoulder, and said, "Regarding the war, you should ask Deputy Xia more, the name of Xia Madao is not obtained for nothing." You tell Han Zhong to be humble and learn, don't look at no one, Xia Jiong killed Huaying Mountain for a hundred miles and won the name of the first ruthless general in Sichuan, and to deal with the Japanese, you need the ruthlessness of Xia Madao. ”

Yang Hanyu nodded, the Twentieth Army is a typical Yang family army, there were three divisions before, the division commanders were Yang Hanyu, Xia Jiong and Yang Hanzhong, after the Battle of Songhu, the strength was seriously reduced, the number of the 135th Division was revoked, and it was merged into the 133rd and 134th Divisions, the previous 134th Division Commander Xia Jiong was promoted to deputy commander, and the two nephews of Yang Hanyu and Yang Hanzhong occupied the important positions of the two division commanders. Yang Hanzhong was slightly younger, relatively reckless, and his 134th Division was relatively weak.

The rain made Yang Sen's heart glow with a little joy, and the Sano Tiger on the other side of the river felt completely different.

Looking at the rain feet, Sano Tiger shook his head unconsciously, the surging river is more than twice as big as yesterday, turbid and turbulent, it seems that it is difficult to attack if the rain does not stop and the water does not recede. Seeing the Chinese troops on the opposite side reinforcing their positions in the rain, Sano Tiger had a thought, the sky of this place really belongs to the Chinese.

The Japanese army was not idle, on the east bank of the diving, the rubber boats of the Japanese army were concentrated, and a large number of rafts were made, and the reinforced Okamoto Wing had come to the diving side from the rain, plus the 92nd Infantry Artillery Squadron of the Okamoto Wing, the infantry guns of the two wings reached 12, with the 70 mortars, the firepower was enough, just wait for when the weather clears and the river water level drops.

At more than ten o'clock, a round of red sun in the east tore open the dark clouds in the sky, scattering the sun on the earth, and the rain stopped. Yang Hanyu knew that the rain stopped meant that the Japanese attack was about to begin, so he asked each position to report on the reinforcement of the fortifications, and explicitly ordered that those tofu scum fortifications that were not strong enough would rather not arrange people than let people die in vain.

Diving on both sides, a strange atmosphere. A dive that is not wide, you can see me on both sides of the hostile side, I can see you, each doing their own preparations, you don't bother me, I don't bother you.

The rain stopped as fast as it came, but the water receded much more slowly, until after noon, when the water gradually subsided, and the curtain of battle drew closer and closer.

Early in the morning, the enemy let the soldiers march in the rain, and the rescue of the soldiers is like fighting a fire, and it is urgent to do so. Since the 1056 Regiment entered Songhu, they have never suffered from this kind of fatigue, but they have no complaints, they know that raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a while, today is the time to use them. In the standard Japanese backpack of the 1056th regiment, there is a cape-like canvas poncho, which is used to lay the ground when sleeping and to block the rain when it rains. In particular, the large leather shoes under his feet were filled with water and were three times heavier than usual.

After the rain stops, the sun shines brightly, and the sun shines on the wet body, evaporating the water vapor, and at the same time bringing out the water in the body. When you take off your shoes and pour out the water inside, you will be able to put them back on, and when your sweaty feet combine with your wet shoes, they emit a strong smell. Some fighters simply took off their shoes and walked more briskly barefoot. At noon, they arrived at Huangpu, and Xu Yuanquan's logistics troops received an order to wait here for a long time, boil ginger soup, make rice balls, and let the soldiers of the 1056th Regiment march while eating, and rush to Shipai as soon as possible to reduce the pressure on Yang Sen's 27th Group Army.

The pressure on the 27th Army was already great, and as the river gradually receded, the Japanese offensive began. Twelve Type 92 infantry guns and ten mortars began to bombard the west of the river, and a large number of rubber boats and rafts rushed into the river with the sound of artillery.

Hearing the sound of artillery, Yang Sen's heart that had been hanging for most of the day was put down, and he said to Xia Jiong, the deputy commander beside him: "Doushu (Xia Jiong), do you estimate whether we can withstand this attack." ”

Xia Jiong didn't answer this question, but said with a smile: "Commander, I found out this time that Jichao (Yang Hanyu's character) is becoming more and more proficient in fighting. Sniping across the river is the most effective means. Ji Chao also has a plan, quite vicious, this morning there is time, he asked the sappers to repair the embankment, dig the embankment steep, leaving only a few passages, even if the Japanese rushed across the river, they can only rush ashore from these channels, these passages, he specially set up a cemetery for the Japanese, our 20th Army artillery muzzle, all aimed at this place. ”

didn't finish speaking, only heard the sound of the Kruber Mountain cannon behind him, Yang Sen's heart sank, the Japanese really didn't give it in vain, they fought the river bluntly!

"I'll take a look." After Xia Jiong finished speaking, he walked out quickly.

The first attack of the Japanese army was an all-out attack, with many rubber boats, rafts, and people. In the midst of an artillery bombardment at no cost, the troops crossing the river set out. Under the cover of artillery fire, the Chinese troops sniping on the west bank encountered great trouble, shrapnel flew everywhere, and the explosion was deafening, but fortunately, it had just finished raining, and there was no dust, only mud and debris. The soldiers in ambush in the fortifications shrank their bodies in the safest position, and the shrapnel did not grow eyes, and it was not a pleasure to fly into any part of the body.

When the Japanese artillery fire extended and the ambushed soldiers poked their heads out, the rafts and rubber boats were already close to the shore.

The bullets fired from the west bank did not completely block the pace of the Japanese army, but the Japanese army who crossed the river let the high and steep river bank block it, and the talented devils began to want to take a human ladder to climb up, who knew that a head would emerge, and a head would be blown off, sometimes it was a bullet, and several times it was several bullets that entered at the same time, and the heads of the Japanese soldiers who fell off the riverbed were beaten to pieces, like watermelons smashed open by a hammer. The Japanese army did not dare to continue using this method, but found the passage reserved for them by Yang Hanyu and prepared to rush up collectively in one go. They did not expect that having just concentrated in this place, they immediately received shells from the Chinese army. Although the power of the Kruber Mountain artillery was limited, it was still quite good to kill the target, after a burst of shelling, the Japanese army was beaten out of the passage, and the living devils ran downstream along the river, they did not want to bypass the defense line of the Chinese army, but to give way to the Japanese artillery fire, with them, the shells did not dare to fire.

The kayaks and rafts on the west bank turned back to the east bank, and this time, the snipers who were ambushed on the west bank had a good time, shooting one at a time, and the Japanese troops fell on the rubber boats and bamboo rafts or fell into the water. The rubber boats in the river were not spared, and with one shot and one eye, the rubber boats immediately deflated and sank, leaving only the ancient rafts floating on the surface of the river.

After more than an hour of preparation, the Japanese began a second attack, this time, except for a longer period of artillery firing, nothing else, and finally they were blocked on the bank of the river. Sano Tiger, who was watching the battle on the east bank of the river, was depressed and hurriedly sent a telegram to Mitsuru Ushijima, asking for the support of the heavy artillery wing.

Until the evening, the Japanese army did not break through the diving defense line guarded by the 20th Army, and the casualties were as high as more than 1,000, completely losing the ability to attack again.

Seeing the sunset in the west on the diving side again, Yang Sen's face flashed a trace of pride, and his 20th Army finally withstood an attack that the Japanese army was determined to win. What satisfied him the most was that he saw reinforcements, and the vanguard of the 48th Army had reached Shipai.