The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Qiao's house is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but Qiao's house is not a very important strategic location, but if you give up the attack, the Japanese army can rely on Qiao's house to attack the flank of the main force, choose to attack, but can't get in. Huge casualties were also incurred.

The company commander of the strengthened company was surnamed Chen, named Chen Hengchun, a square-faced man in his 30s. The temporary command post of the company was in a dilapidated wooden house two kilometers away from Qiao's house. There were many wounded in the yard. They were all lifted from the battlefield, those with missing arms and legs, those who were shot and lost the battle, the weather was very stuffy, and in addition to the heavy gunpowder smoke, there was a rancid smell in the air.

The sound of gunfire and artillery on the front line kept ringing, and during the day, the Japanese counterattack began, and the two sides fought fiercely on the street about one kilometer long.

A house can be fought over and over dozens of times. On the broken streets, in small alleys, and in the ruins, there are corpses of Chinese and Japanese soldiers everywhere. The weather is dull, and the rotting corpses exude a strong stench, mixed with gunpowder smoke. Very pungent.

The figures of the soldiers of the national army swayed among the ruins, and black muzzles protruded from the cracks in the houses. As soon as the gunshots rang out, the figures fell down one by one. The battle has lasted for three days since August 28th. The battle was very fierce. The Japanese army did not give up on the advance of Luodian. They wanted to completely occupy Luodian and rely on Luodian to cut off the northward advance of the Shanghai National Army. route, cutting off the Beijing-Shanghai supply route.

The battle at Qiao’s house was not over yet. The Japanese army organized a counterattack, and the reinforced company changed from active to passive. During the blocking battle that lasted all morning, the forward position of the reinforced company was lost, and the soldiers suffered heavy casualties. Four of the nine Czechs were knocked out. , with only five remaining, placed on the second line of defense.

"Qiao's house is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but our place is not easy to defend and difficult to attack. Company Commander, the forward position has been lost, and we need support."

Feng Feng Huohuo, the deputy commander of the reinforced company, rushed in from outside, without his butt touching the stool, and started talking in a hurry.

"Old Wan, hold your breath. The order to go up the peak has been issued. Let us stick to our positions and don't choose to attack blindly. There are already reinforcements on the way." Chen Hengchun threw the marching water bottle to the other party, "Drink some water first, moisten your throat .”

"What's the situation, why don't I know?" Deputy company commander Wan's ass was next to the stool, and he turned on the kettle and took a few sips.

"It's from the [-]st Regiment. Three companies failed to take down Qiao's house last night. This morning, they contacted Shangfeng and said they would send another team over. It seems that they haven't given up on attacking Qiao's house. , I guess, this will be the last time for them."

"Ha, what did I say? It turned out to be the support of the [-]st Regiment." Deputy Company Commander Wan put down the kettle, nodded and said, "Don't tell me, the Qiao's house that the little Japanese devils insist on is easy to defend and difficult to attack. We I fought twice and failed to defeat them, no, I stabbed a hornet's nest, and the little Japanese devils counterattacked, and when their reinforcements arrived, they had to stop the little Japanese devils."

After a pause, he said, "This is a good thing."

"That's right, let them guard the Lin's house. That location is not good, and it is also the focus of the Japanese devils' attack. Move our troops to the side." Chen Hengchun had already made up his mind.

"Lin's house, our platoon guarded the Lin's house, but we didn't hold it. It took several counterattacks before we took down the Lin's house. I don't think they can hold it when they come." Deputy Company Commander Wan said.

"Whether we can keep it or not is not something we consider, it is something they should consider." Chen Hengchun looked disapproving.

The messenger ran in from the outside, "Company Commander, the members of the [-]st Regiment have arrived."

"Look, what are you talking about? Let's go and have a look." Chen Hengchun got up and brought Deputy Company Commander Wan outside. A luxuriously equipped team stood outside the door. "I have received the order to go up to the peak a long time ago. The brothers of the [-]st Regiment will support us. Thank you very much. Let's go inside and sit down."

He looked at the well-dressed Qiu Zhengfu, but he naturally ignored the shabby-dressed Xia Yuan and the disheveled Company Commander Xu.

"This is our officer, Xia Yuan, and this is Company Commander Xu."

Who would have thought that Qiu Zhengfu would point his finger at Xia Yuan, this would be a little embarrassing, but he would never have thought that this man in shabby clothes, covered in dust and cracked mud, would be their chief, Chen Hengchun laughed: "Someone is far away, some is far away, My lord, Chen Hengchun, this is the deputy company commander, Wan Ronggui."

"Company Commander Chen, Deputy Company Commander Wan, we won't go in and sit down. The battle is important, so let's talk about the situation." Xia Yuan refused: "It's not good if the fighter is delayed."

"Okay, Deputy Company Commander Wan, come and tell Commander Xia the situation on the front line." Chen Hengchun said.

"The situation on the front line is not good. When the sky was gray and it was not yet fully lit, we launched two attacks on the Qiao's house that the Japanese army was defending. The battle lasted until dawn, but failed to take down. A counter-offensive was organized, and under the cover of artillery, the houses we occupied were attacked, and the houses in the war zone were lost, and we retreated to the forward position to stop the Japanese army."

Deputy Company Commander Wan was very clear about the battle situation on the front line, "The Japanese army was divided into three groups, and each route had about one Japanese squadron. They rushed over under the cover of artillery fire. We blocked it for more than two hours, but the forward position was still lost. Now, the Japanese army is currently attacking the Linjiazhai area, we have robbed the Linjiazhai three times, and it is still in the hands of the Japanese army."

"Lin's house? Tell me about the Lin's house."

Xia Yuan's eyes moved slightly, and he didn't pay attention to the authenticity of what the other party said. When he arrived on the battlefield, everything became clear.

The sound of guns from the Japanese army kept coming and going. It is estimated that there are still a few kilometers away from here. The Japanese army’s counterattack has indeed come. The situation of this brother company in front of us is not good. Walking along the muddy road in the village, you can see retreating from the front line everywhere. The wounded who came down were also in the yard, which showed that the company in front of them had suffered huge casualties on the front line.

Xia Yuan is not a pedantic person, he has been holding on to the past of these people, and the most important thing right now is to resist Japan.

The Japanese army’s counterattack had been expected for a long time. The daytime is the home ground of the Japanese army. They will seize the daytime to counterattack the positions of the national army and completely clear the national army near Luodian. Once the Japanese army completely occupies Luodian, they will follow the Go to Luodian and attack the line from Dachang to Shaozaobang, completely cutting off the route for the retreat of the Shanghai National Army to the west.

After clearing out the national army troops in Shanghai, they will attack Jinling, forcing Baldhead to launch the Jinling Defense War. After capturing Jinling, they will launch the tragic Jinling Massacre.

Although the high-level national army is incompetent, the ordinary soldiers at the bottom are absolutely one-on-one. They were the best soldiers during World War II.

"The Lin's house is the center of our defense line. The Japanese army tried to open the breakthrough of our defense line from the Lin's house. They did it and captured the Lin's house. The front position was completely controlled by the Japanese army." Deputy company commander Wan squatted on the ground, using stones as a It is a frontier building, and the biggest stone is Lin's house.

"Have you been attacked by the Japanese army in other directions?" Xia Yuan stared at Deputy Company Commander Wan. Most of the positions above the battalion level were related to their superiors, or they were brother-in-law with other officers, and the company commander was due to his low official position. , Most of them are done by people who know a little bit and know how to do things, and few of them have certain combat capabilities.

There are even fewer such as Deputy Company Commander Wan.

"Other directions were also attacked by the Japanese army, but their attack method was rather strange. After clearing out the houses in the war zone, their focus of attack was the Lin family house. After capturing the Lin family house, they did not move forward, but Attack left and right to consolidate the forward position."

Deputy company commander Wan told Xia Yuan about the situation on the front line.

"It's similar to the breakthrough method of the central government, but it's completely different. There is a sense of step by step and step by step." Xia Yuan pondered, stood up and said, "Okay, I already know the situation on the front line, platoon leader Qiu, company commander Xu, let's start now Bar."

"Sir, you don't need our help?" Deputy Company Commander Wan asked.

"Help? You have already helped a lot. It is enough to tell me this information. Now do me one last favor." Xia Yuan said.

"What's the matter? Just tell me, sir, we will do our best to complete it." Deputy Company Commander Wan said.

Since they don't know Xia Yuan's official position, but seeing that the so-called platoon leader Qiu and company commander Xu both listen to Xia Yuan, it is obvious that Xia Yuan's official position is not low, and he is probably the battalion commander. The probability is the guard of the officer Xia in front of him.

"After we capture Lin's house, you must order the soldiers on the defense line to attack the Japanese army. We must completely wipe out the Japanese devils and drive them back to Qiao's house." Xia Yuan's voice was sonorous, with an irresistible meaning.

Deputy Company Commander Wan glanced vaguely at Chen Hengchun behind him, and when he saw the other person nodded, he responded: "Yes!"

Watching Xia Yuan and his party leave, the smile on Chen Hengchun's face disappeared, replaced by indifference: "Order all the platoons to prepare for battle at any time, and when they capture the Lin's house, let the platoon leaders take their If the Japanese army cannot be defeated by others, we will stand still."

Deputy Company Commander Wan responded: "Hey, Company Commander, if they can't fight, will we not attack all the time?"

Chen Hengchun took it for granted: "Of course, that's what they said."

The reason why he thinks this way is that he doesn't want to be responsible at all. If he can let others take the blame, he will definitely not take the blame himself.

Deputy company commander Wan nodded and left with two soldiers.

the other side.

"Xia Yuan, why did you agree to attack the Lin's house? Our mission is to attack the Qiao's house, and the Lin's house is not within the scope of our mission."

Far away from the opponent's company headquarters, Platoon Leader Qiu couldn't help but said.

He had not been with Captain Qiu for a day or two. He had already learned how to read words and demeanor by following Commander Qiu. This Deputy Company Commander Wan and that Chen Hengchun, Company Commander Chen, were obviously trying to trick them.

Company Commander Xu also praised the words of Platoon Leader Dongqiu, "I have observed the location of Lin's house before. The gate faces north, surrounded by houses, and we are on the south side, not in the direction of the main gate. If we want to enter, we must first go through the enemy." The firepower blockade, and then you have to touch the direction of the main gate before you can attack the Japanese troops in the house."

Platoon Leader Qiu was already dissatisfied with Company Commander Chen and Deputy Company Commander Wan, but after hearing what Company Commander Xu said this time, his dissatisfaction reached the extreme.

Platoon Leader Zhao and the scholars also felt that they had been tricked when they heard it. Platoon Leader Zhao scolded and said, "This is obviously a huge problem for us. They can't beat it, so leave the problem to us. Let's fight."

Platoon Leader Qiu glanced at Platoon Leader Zhao and knew that those who followed Xia Yuan came from the new barracks. He had seen Xia Yuan's strength, so he didn't look down on these people, nodded and said: "This Brother is right, this is obviously a trap for us, Xia Yuan, we still have time to go back, the attack of Lin's house is left to them, and after they take down Lin's house, we will attack Qiao's house."

Company Commander Xu also agreed with this plan.

Xia Yuan looked at everyone, everyone else looked like this, he pondered for a moment, and then said: "It doesn't matter, whether it is Qiao's house or Lin's house, I will take you to call there, and then I will briefly say Combat mission.”

As soon as Platoon Leader Qiu heard Xia Yuan's words, he knew that he was going to act recklessly, and he couldn't help but secretly worried.

"The Japanese army will definitely not have too many troops in Lin's house. You and I both know that Lin's house is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Japanese army naturally knows that they will focus on defensive positions. Therefore, this is very important for us. That said, it’s actually a good thing.”

Xia Yuan calmed everyone's emotions and said, "So don't worry too much, we are on the upper hand."

Advantage?Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, the Japanese army had the right time and place, and their firepower was higher than them. According to Xia Yuan, they became the superior side.

Platoon Leader Qiu calmed down, thought for a while, and felt that what Xia Yuan said was reasonable, but also somewhat unreasonable, "Xia Yuan, I think we should be more conservative."

"No need. In fact, the result is the same from whichever direction you attack. In addition, Captain Qiu said that the guard platoon must obey my orders. I think you are very clear about the consequences of disobeying orders." Xia Yuan turned to Company Commander Xu. : "You know the location of Lin's house, take us there now."

Company Commander Xu looked at Xia Yuan and nodded helplessly.

Even if platoon leader Qiu couldn't resist Xia Yuan, they couldn't resist Xia Yuan's order even more, so they could only nod.

Lin's house is located in the southwest of Luodian, a small town on the edge of Luodian. There are many houses scattered in a well-organized manner. The three-storey small building of Lin's house is particularly eye-catching in the town. From a distance, the ancient buildings of Lin's house can be seen rising from the ground. .

The gunshots bathed the ancient building, adding to the horror. Four rows of people attacked Lin's house, no.

In the dilapidated, collapsed hut, the leader of the fourth platoon sighed helplessly as he looked at the few remaining soldiers in the fourth platoon.

They can no longer organize the fight for Lin's house.