The heavens start from Changjin Lake

When they approached the southeast of Luodian, they heard the roar of Japanese heavy artillery, which sounded continuously, like a drum, rumbling non-stop.

Accompanied by a crackling sound like firecrackers, it was the sound of a fierce battle between the infantry of both sides.

The battle was fierce and many people were killed or injured.

Especially after passing through the national defense zone and arriving at the forward position, looking around, Japanese artillery blasted houses to pieces in large and small urban areas. In this large area of ​​ruins, there were corpses, some of which were incomplete. , was blown to pieces by artillery shells.

Guns were scattered everywhere.

Xia Yuan and the others arrived at the front line. The Nationalist Army did not know yet. They secretly evacuated from the 51st Division's position and then secretly entered the Nationalist Army's position.

In this regard, Wang Yaowu only communicated with Ou Zhen, the commander of the [-]th Division.

"The Japanese army has planted spies within the national army. As Xia Yuan is the well-deserved god of war of the national army, when he enters the front line, he must enter secretly to avoid being discovered by Japanese spies."

During this period, the Japanese army penetrated the Kuomintang army very hard. The mobilization of the Kuomintang troops was mostly under the control of the Japanese army. Except for the deployment of the Kuomintang army positions, which required the dispatch of scouts, the mobilization of other troops was basic understanding.

Especially the investigation of Xia Yuan. After Xia Yuan appeared in the newspapers and became the God of War, the top brass of the Japanese army had already noticed this national army general who was active on the Songhu battlefield.

They cannot be regarded as generals. No generals go to the front lines to fight, and most of them are at division headquarters.

The Japanese army decided to use some hidden chess pieces to replace Xia Yuan. If they could kill Xia Yuan without exposing themselves, it would be a gain. If they were exposed, there would be no loss. Use a dark chess piece to replace a national soldier. God of War is very profitable.

Why not replace the top generals of the national army? The reason is also very simple. Most of the people who have access to the senior generals of the national army have very different identities. The price paid by the dark chess who wants this position is unimaginable. It is only used to kill The top brass of the national army don’t make any money.

Secondly, intelligence is much more important than killing a general of the national army. If you kill a general of the national army, the national army can just transfer another person to take over.

But winning a war cannot be won just one more time.

The value of intelligence is far higher than that of a high-ranking general of the national army.

Why did the Japanese army choose to use a secret chess piece to assassinate Xia Yuan? Not only was the opponent already published in newspapers as a victory, but the most critical point was that in the battle with his participation, the casualties of the Japanese army reached an unprecedented new height. , killing Xia Yuan can save more Japanese soldiers, which is very profitable in itself.

A secret move is nothing compared to the casualties of the large army.

The confidentiality of this matter is very high. The distance between the 51st Division and the [-]th Division's position is very short. It can be reached in half a day, and the Japanese army cannot react.

On September 22, more than a month had passed since the Battle of Songhu broke out, and the Japanese offensive had not weakened much compared to before.

The [-]th Regiment of the [-]th Brigade was attacked fiercely by the Japanese early this morning. The attack lasted for a whole day. The Japanese army's progress was very slow. At [-] o'clock in the afternoon, a hole was opened in the [-]th Regiment's position. In contact with the national army, a large-scale hand-to-hand combat broke out between the two sides in the contact area.

As time went by, the hole was torn open wider and wider by the Japanese army. A few hours later, the national army position fell.

Subsequently, the national troops of the [-]th Regiment retreated to the west bank of Dijing and built fortifications on the west bank of Dijing.

Xia Yuan, who was still unclear about all this, led his new company to cross Dijing and arrived at the east bank. He suddenly found that the Japanese army had occupied the houses on the east bank and built fortifications based on the houses on the east bank.

At sunset and dusk, the defenders on the west bank of Diding were reinforcing their defensive positions. Suddenly they heard fierce fighting coming from the other side of Diding. Some Chinese soldiers put down their work and looked towards the east bank, vaguely spotting a Chinese army team. A counterattack was underway against the Japanese positions.

When the commander of the 59th Regiment heard the gunshots, he quickly observed with a telescope and asked: "Which unit attacked the Japanese position? Is it the [-]th Division? They are still unwilling to give up."

After they arrived, they cooperated with the remnants of the 59th Division. After a whole day of fighting, there were only more than 59 people left in the 200th Division and they were no longer able to carry out the next battle. He heard that the remnants of the 59th Division had retreated to the rear. .

Which unit was it that attacked the Japanese position? Wasn't it the 59th Division?

Unable to figure it out, the leader of the [-]th Regiment decided to wait and see for a while. He continued to watch with his binoculars and said to the adjutant beside him who was also observing the battle on the other side: "This Chinese army will not be the opponent of the Japanese army. The Japanese troops holding on to the other side are strong." There was about a Japanese squadron, and judging from their strength, it seemed that they only had one company.”

Not long after he finished speaking, the changes on the battlefield were beyond everyone's expectations.

The Japanese army that originally resisted retreated at a rapid speed, but the banks of the Dijing River miraculously held on. The counterattacking troops seemed to have only one company of troops, but they drove the Japanese army back. The national troops watching the battle on the other side of the river were all I was very surprised when I arrived.

Rumble.

Not long after Xia Yuan occupied the position, the position was bombarded by fierce Japanese artillery fire. The bodies that had not been gathered up and the cleaned battlefield were instantly covered by Japanese artillery fire.

Black smoke filled the air, covering the entire battlefield. In the center of the bombing, the direction could no longer be distinguished. The earthquake was strong. The splashed soil fell like raindrops. The broken wall was shattered by Japanese artillery fire. The bodies were buried under such fierce bombing. ,Disappear.

"hidden!"

Xia Yuan's shouts were basically swallowed up by Japanese artillery fire, and soldiers from the new company who were blown away could be seen everywhere.

His mind was buzzing, and a rumbling sound reached his ears, as if he had fallen into water, making a snoring sound.

The heavy artillery coverage of the Japanese army was unexpected. The entire bunker fortifications and houses along the Dijing River were turned over by the Japanese army.

The Japanese heavy artillery bombarded for a full 15 minutes. The people in hiding felt like fried beans in a pot, being tossed back and forth. The bodies of the soldiers who were close to the point where the heavy artillery fell were directly shaken by the huge shock wave, shattered, and covered with blood. It hit the soldiers around him, and the severed limbs seemed to be thrown out.

When the artillery fire disappeared, the voices of veterans and cattle rang out from the position.

"Each squad is checking for casualties."

"Company Commander, the Japanese are about to counterattack."

The first battle when they arrived at the front line was particularly fierce and they repelled all the Japanese troops. However, they never expected to encounter a particularly fierce artillery attack by the Japanese troops.

Xia Yuan's ears were blurry and he couldn't hear clearly. He looked at the battlefield shrouded in black smoke and at the faces of the veterans. The dark mud seemed to be smeared on their faces, "Something's wrong, something's wrong."

"Company commander, company commander."

The veteran stared with big eyes, and his dark face showed no expression, but there was worry in his eyes: "Old Niu, has the company commander been blown up?"

"I, I don't know." Ushiumae was also very anxious. They had just arrived at the front line and had to push back the Japanese so as not to attract heavy Japanese artillery fire. "Company commander, the Japanese are coming!"

The two idiots rolled and crawled over from the direction where the Japanese had retreated.

"The Japanese are coming." Xia Yuan regained consciousness slightly, and he immediately ordered: "Veteran, Lao Niu, take your people and quickly enter the remaining bunkers and prepare to stop the Japanese army. Erlangzi, where are the other defenders? "

"Over there, over the river." Er Lengzi pointed in a direction.

The Dijing River, like the Chu River and Han Dynasties, clearly divides the two worlds. One side is filled with smoke and ruins, bunkers and fortifications have been destroyed, and there are broken limbs and damaged guns everywhere.On the other side is the newly constructed defensive position, and the national army has retreated to the other side of the Dijing River.

Xia Yuan opened his eagle eyes and saw the national army defenders on the other side of the Dijing River.

"The one on the other side is the 67th Division or the [-]th Division."

Xia Yuan asked, but when he got no response, he waved his hand: "It's not important anymore, it's not important anymore."

"Company commander."

Er Lunzi looked a little worried.

"Japanese reinforcements have arrived at the Songhu battlefield." Xia Yuan frowned. The round of shelling just now woke him up.

What the national army lacks most is not people, nor firepower and weapons, but intelligence on the mobilization of Japanese troops.

He knew that the Japanese army had sent reinforcements, but the specific time when the reinforcements arrived was not clear until Wang Yaowu, commander of the 51st Division, told him that the national army position in the southeast was lost and he would be dispatched to the southeast.

Xia Yuan has realized something in his heart, but he is just not sure.

At this moment, when we arrived at the front line, we were subjected to such fierce artillery bombardment by the Japanese army. In addition, the Japanese army's eager offensive, combined with the diversionary action of the Japanese cavalry No. 51 regiment opposite the 11st Division, the Japanese army launched a general attack on the national army in the southeast. This was definitely not the case. The Japanese [-]th Division wanted to expand its victory before reinforcements arrived.

That would cost a lot of people for the so-called victory.

It now seems that the reason why the Japanese No. 11 Division launched the general offensive is that their reinforcements have arrived at the Songhu battlefield, so the [-]th Division launched a massive counterattack.

He looked back at the national army on the other side of the Dijing River. After half a day's journey, Xia Yuan could basically determine the number of this unit.

boom!
After the artillery fire briefly subsided, the new company was like a sharp knife inserted into the Japanese position.

If the Japanese army wanted to launch an attack on the Dijing River, they had to first pull out the sharp knives stuck in the position. Before the new company settled on the position, the Japanese offensive troops came over, and the skirmishers lined up in the ruins and alleys. Passing through the space, you can see Japanese troops wearing khaki military uniforms floating past. They moved quickly among the ruins and approached the position of the newly formed company.

The Japanese army did not give up. They wanted not only the positions here, but the whole of China.

The battle is imminent.

The heavy machine guns and light machine guns sent by Qiu Weida earlier were also put to use. Xia Yuan placed them at the intersection of two streets and was responsible for keeping an eye on the street entrance. Once the Japanese army came over, they could form a crossfire. Time was too tight and there was no time. There were too many arrangements, so Xia Yuan ordered each platoon to occupy houses separately and rely on the houses to block the Japanese army.

"Company Commander, aren't the people on the other side of the river going to help us?" Er Lunzi said angrily.

Across a river, the opponent could have brought reinforcements, but they did not. Instead, they occupied the other side of the river. Many troops were setting up defenses, but none of them said they wanted to come to help defend the position.

It's all a lie if Er Lunzi isn't angry. After all, the new company helped them hold on to their position, but the other party didn't care about anything, ignored them, and didn't give them any support.This is completely unreasonable. If we don't provide military support, we should at least provide some artillery support.

Not to mention artillery support, there wasn't even a gun.

"We can't rely on them, we have to rely on ourselves." Xia Yuan took a look at the situation on the battlefield. It was not easy for the Japanese army to break in. Their weapons and equipment were before leaving. Wang Yaowu, commander of the 51st Division, handed over the captured Japanese equipment. , were given to them, and equipped with six light machine guns and two Type [-] water-cooled heavy machine guns, which were once called the "Death Scythe" by the Japanese devils, a machine for harvesting lives.

Including the capture of several Japanese mortars and grenade launchers.

The weapons and equipment of the newly formed company far exceeded those of some local army units.Some local armies don't even have a few mortars per regiment.

It is not easy for the Japanese army to take down the position. Xia Yuan will not let the Japanese army take down the position easily. He must hold on here for at least one day. When it gets dark, the [-]th Army counterattacks the Japanese position and takes two positions.

At this moment, the position held by the new company was littered with corpses everywhere, corpses of Japanese soldiers and Chinese soldiers. Half of the body was buried in the rubble, and the other half of the body, or the charred head, was exposed.

His body was killed by shells and sliced ​​open by bayonets.

Obviously, this place had experienced a bloody hand-to-hand battle before. After being shelled, the battlefield looked particularly bloody. The soldiers of the new company used the ruins and bunkers on the spot to set up defenses.

The Japanese army was approaching menacingly, and their khaki figures alternately shuttled among the ruins.

boom!
The gun rang out, someone fired, it was the soldiers of the new company who fired, and the figures that alternated between them quickly dodged.

"Shoot whatever you want, don't shoot. If you shoot, you will be exposed."

The veteran slapped the soldier on the head.

"What's going on?" Xia Yuan came over from the ruins and saw the shooter clearly. He felt vaguely familiar and his eyes focused: "Raise your head and let me take a look!"

"Old man Wang, monkey!"

"Wait, why are you here?"

Xia Yuan was completely stunned. These two people actually snuck in under his nose and joined the new company.

The veteran frowned and stared at the two of them. He realized that these two people were not the same two people that the company commander had dealt with outside Jiading City. They actually appeared here.

"Company commander." The veteran turned his head.

"Now is not the time to talk about this, veteran, you really are your platoon." Xia Yuan raised his hand to stop the veteran from continuing. The Japanese attack was imminent, and it was useless to say more. He stared at the two of them: "I I don’t know what happened and why you came here, but when you get to the new company, you must obey the orders, Mr. Wang, put away all your thoughts, the battlefield is not a child’s play.”