The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 255: Taking advantage of the situation 2
"Hey, hey, what's going on? What, the position of the 51st Division was also attacked? Okay, I understand. If there is any situation, continue to report."

"This is the Military Police Headquarters. Please tell me, okay, I understand."

"Reporting to the commander, the position of the 36th Division was attacked by the Japanese army."

"Hey, what are you talking about? Are you from the Guangdong army? I can't understand Cantonese. Can you ask someone who can speak Mandarin to report? Let me ask you, was your position also attacked by the Japanese army? Okay, okay, I get it.”

"Staff Gao, Staff Officer Gao, just now the Chief of Staff of the Second Brigade of the Teaching Corps, Liao Yaoxiang, called to report that a small group of Japanese troops appeared in front of their position, engaging their sentries, and that some Japanese troops were attacking Southwest movement.

"What are you talking about? A few Japanese soldiers came into the position of the 174th Brigade of your 58th Division, and the brigade headquarters was hit by artillery?"

"Director Chen, Commander Ding Zhipan of the 41st Division of the Second Army called for help. He said that the Japanese were attacking hard and the position was in an emergency. He hoped to send support."

"The 41st Division lost its position?"

"No, the 41st Division's position is still under control, but the 48th Division's position has begun to collapse."

In the next half hour, the military police headquarters was in chaos. Each unit sent reports of being attacked by Japanese troops one after another. The staff officers in the headquarters were overwhelmed with calls from various units. The headquarters Outside, the sound of artillery and gunfire kept ringing, and inside the headquarters, the phones were ringing and various reports were ringing.

He Wei frowned and sat on the chair, thinking about the Japanese's intentions. According to the current situation, the Japanese are likely to launch a full-scale attack on the Xiaguan defense circle, but it is not that easy to do this. Although the national troops in the Xiaguan defense circle are all newly defeated divisions of the Jinling Garrison, they are still more than a dozen divisions concentrated together. If a full-scale attack is to be launched, the strength of the Japanese army will increase from the troops captured by the teaching corps yesterday. Judging from the information given by the prisoners of the Kunisaki detachment, the determination was not enough.

There were a total of five prisoners of the Japanese Kunisaki detachment handed over to the spy camp yesterday. Under the various methods of Liu Lu (Kanjiro Nishi), the captain of the special team directly under the special battalion, the special team of the special battalion had new blood. However, , the process of dealing with these prisoners was much more laborious than when He Wei dealt with Kanjiro Nishi and others.

Among the five prisoners, only two chose to defect under coercion and inducement. Among the other three, two Japanese prisoners refused to obey, and one simply found an opportunity to commit suicide by hitting the wall. He was quite stubborn and surrendered. The two who refused were naturally retained by the spy camp, while the two who refused to obey were beaten into pig heads and returned to the military police by He Wei.

However, He Wei still obtained valuable information from the two prisoners who surrendered. It turned out that the one who attacked the teaching corps position yesterday was the Kunisaki Nobori detachment of the 5th Division of the Japanese Army known as the Steel Army, and the core of this detachment was There was only one field infantry regiment.

It is absolutely impossible for a field infantry regiment to launch an attack on many national troops near Xiaguan at the same time. Even if there is such a big commotion, it is impossible to achieve anything if the troops are so dispersed. Decent results.

Boom boom-
He Wei frowned and walked around the military police headquarters several times. The rumbling sound of gunfire outside sounded more and more strange to him. No matter what kind of medicine the Japanese sold in the gourd, He Wei could be sure that there must be a ghost. He Wei, who felt something was wrong the more he thought about it, ran to General Xiao and expressed his doubts and worries to him.

Although General Xiao graduated from the Baoding Military Academy, he had not worked in the field army for many years and was relatively unfamiliar with field command. He Wei had always been relied on by him as his arm. When He Wei said that the Japanese might be deceitful, General Xiao was shocked. Shocked.

"He Wei, do you mean that the Japanese are feigning an attack?"

General Xiao asked with a solemn expression.

He Wei shook his head uncertainly and said: "I'm not sure. It's just that the Japanese behaved very strangely. The troops they drove to Xiaguan yesterday had only one infantry regiment that could serve as an offensive infantry unit. Besides, there was only one infantry regiment. The Taught Corps annihilated a large group at once, and it is simply impossible to have enough troops to attack many units of our army at the same time."

"The possibility of a feint attack does exist. If the Japanese dare to attack with such a big fanfare, it is very likely that they have increased their troops. Of course, there are other possibilities, but we have no way of knowing."

General Xiao said: "If you dare to come to me, you must have an idea in mind. Tell me what you want to do?"

"Sir, it's the same old method. I plan to go to the forward position to capture tongues to see if I can capture a few prisoners from the Japanese and get some information from their mouths. And just now I heard a report from the Second Army, saying Their position is in an emergency, so why don't I go there and support them by the way? After all, the Second Army Corps is the unit with the weakest combat effectiveness in the entire Jinling Garrison, and I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on and lose their position."

"Okay, then you go do it immediately."

After He Wei reported to General Xiao, he immediately left the headquarters and returned to his special agent battalion. The troops of the special agent battalion, together with the attached tank company of the Army Armored Corps, the tank defensive artillery platoon, and the 3rd troops temporarily commanded by He Shaozhou. The 103rd Division is stationed in a hidden fortification behind the Military Police Headquarters. It has not participated in the battle for the past two days, and the officers and soldiers are resting in the fortification.

Even though the artillery was rumbling and fierce fighting was going on in other positions, the battle-hardened officers and soldiers of the secret service camp were just like He Wei these days, quite leisurely, sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, while the veterans would either fall to the ground. Inside the fortifications, people were sleeping with their helmets on their pillows, either cleaning and maintaining their weapons, smoking or rolling dice for gambling. The soldiers from other troops who had just been forcibly added to the spy camp by He Wei not long ago had already integrated in, and The veterans of the secret service camp were talking and laughing, and they were all calm and composed.

When they saw He Wei coming in a hurry, several officers from the special agent battalion who were observing the battle situation in the fortifications immediately came out to greet him. The deputy battalion commander and commander of the first infantry company who led him saw He Wei's gloomy face and hurriedly stepped forward and asked. : "What happened earlier?"

"I can't explain it in a sentence or two. Anyway, the enemy seems to be causing trouble again. Now the positions of the forward divisions are being attacked almost at the same time. The Japanese's intentions are unclear."

"Battal Commander, do we need to rush forward?"

Fang Jing, commander of the Second Infantry Company of the Special Agent Battalion, said.

"It is necessary to go up. The positions of other troops are fine, but the Second Army seems to be a little unable to bear it. Quickly blow the trumpet to have the first infantry company and the second infantry company assemble, and then go to the armored corps commander Zhao to borrow a car. Hurry up and get in the car and go to the Second Army for reinforcements."

"By the way, let the people from the Rangers follow, put on Japanese military uniforms and weapons, and tell Liu Lu to prepare to catch tongues."

He Wei gave an order loudly, and then he took big steps and jumped onto the Mercedes-Benz military off-road vehicle with his messenger Tao Heiwa. "yes!"

All the officers replied in unison.

Woo hoo - the buglers of the two infantry companies of the special agent battalion raised their polished bugles one after another, pressed their lips to their lips and puffed up their cheeks, and blew a series of sharp emergency assembly horns.

The extremely loud and ear-piercing bugle broke the leisure and comfort in the secret service camp's position. Suddenly, bursts of lightning and lightning began in the position and various fortifications.

"Gather, gather!"

"Emergency gathering!"

In an instant, the fortifications were filled with the roars of squad and platoon leaders, the rolling and knocking sounds of lunch boxes and equipment falling to the ground, the shouts of officers and soldiers calling each other and the scolding of slow-moving people, and the relaxed atmosphere inside the fortifications. The leisurely situation suddenly turned into a tense and critical situation. The officers and soldiers of the secret service battalion, who had been a little carefree just now and seemed to have no sense of combat readiness, all picked up their weapons. In an instant, they all became very capable, and they all turned into angry-eyed kings. Shouting and rushing out of the fortification as fast as possible.

In less than three minutes, the first infantry company, the second infantry company, the special agent platoon and the Rangers of the special agent battalion were all assembled, and the truck borrowed from the armored corps tank company also arrived soon after, full of doubts. He Wei led hundreds of officers and soldiers from the special agent battalion to quickly rush to the defense area of ​​the Second Army located at the far side of the defense circle.

Behind the Xiaguan defensive circle is the Second Army's defense area.

Amidst the rumbling sound of artillery, the position of the Second Army of the Jinling Garrison was in chaos. From time to time, artillery shells fell from the position. Occasionally, one or two shells flew over the position of the Second Army and landed on the river near Xiaguan Port. On the ground, a column of water exploded into the sky. However, in the semi-permanent and permanent fortification bunkers that were strong enough, the officers and soldiers of the Second Army were crowded and panicked. The entire position was filled with a feeling of collapse at any time. Atmosphere.

In other words, the collapse has begun.

There are two infantry divisions under the Second Army, the 41st Division and the 48th Division. This unit was born from the remnants of Zhang Zongchang's Zhilu Allied Forces. It was a semi-centralized miscellaneous army. Before the Battle of Jinling began, , almost all the veterans in his unit were transferred to the troops on the Songhu front line. Of course, more than a thousand veterans were added to He Wei's spy camp. Not long before the Jinling Defense War, this unit was We drove from Shashi, Hubei to Jinling, almost all the way, replenishing weapons and recruits along the way.

Therefore, most of the soldiers in these two infantry divisions are new recruits, which is why He Wei called them the units with the worst combat effectiveness among the Jinling Garrison.

The Japanese army's tentative attacks in all directions undoubtedly revealed its low combat effectiveness. The Japanese army's attacks on the various units in the Xiaguan defense circle began almost at the same time, and they cast their nets in all directions. However, in terms of And the strength and strength of the attack are actually not very big.

This is especially true for the Second Army, which is located in the innermost position of the Xiaguan defense circle. At the beginning, the staff of the garrison headquarters placed the Second Army in the innermost position of the defense circle. It was precisely because of their weak combat effectiveness that they specially placed the second army in the innermost position of the defense circle. They were taken care of in the defensive position, and it was impossible for the Japanese army to invest heavy troops to deeply attack the innermost Second Army position.

In fact, the Japanese troops and firepower used to conduct probing attacks against the Second Army were very average.

But just such a tentative attack with mediocre troops and firepower actually knocked down part of the positions of the 48th Division of the Second Army! It also caused the collapse of some troops of the 48th Division! One broken army can sweep away ten soldiers, and ten broken soldiers can sweep away a hundred. In the end, this small-scale rout evolved into a complete collapse of one and a half brigades of the 48th Division.

In the position of the 41st Division, Ding Zhipan, the commander of the 41st Division, stood on the fortifications, looking angrily at the chaotic scene in front of him. The anger made his chest rise and fall violently, and he looked at the defeated soldiers in front with splitting eyes. .

A wave of people rushed over in a chaotic manner, which were the retreating officers and soldiers.

However, these people are not the troops of Ding Zhipan's 41st Division, but the officers and soldiers of the 48th Division.

Facing more and more defeated troops of the 48th Division, Ding Zhipan was furious. Although there were constant gunfire and gunfire all around, a quick observation would reveal that the Japanese army's firepower and shelling could not be called intensive at all. , otherwise Ding Zhipan, a division commander, would definitely not stand upright outside the fortifications.

"No one is allowed to retreat, anyone who retreats will die!"

Ding Zhipan took out his revolver, went up and killed an officer of the 48th Division who was leading the escape. The guards around her also pulled out their speed machines, fired frequently into the sky, and shouted in unison: " No one is allowed to retreat, or those who retreat will die!"

Then, the officers and soldiers of the 41st Division in the position also raised their weapons and pointed them at the defeated soldiers of the 48th Division, shouting loudly: "No one is allowed to retreat, anyone who retreats will die!"

This burst of gunfire and loud shouts of silence had a huge impact on the officers and soldiers of the 48th Division who had lost their own positions and fled towards the 41st Division's positions. However, these defeated The soldiers did not turn around to retake their position, but just stood around and looked like no soldiers.

Some soldiers held their guns high and knelt down with tears in their eyes to the blocking officers and soldiers of the 41st Division. They cried and begged, hoping that the blocking officers and soldiers of the 41st Division would let them live.

Most of these defeated soldiers were recruits who had been in the army for less than two months. Although the Japanese army's artillery fire and attacks were not fierce, for these recruits who were not even skilled in using their own weapons, the Japanese army was not powerful. The mental pressure caused by the firepower was far beyond their current endurance.

Facing the officers and soldiers of the 48th Division who lost their positions and collapsed, Ding Zhipan was not angry. He knew that most of these soldiers were not only unfamiliar with firearms, but also lacked basic military qualities. Many of them even did not know how to throw grenades. They know how to pull the strings, but this does not mean that they cannot hold the position. Ding Zhipan's 41st Division is still a recruit, but it still firmly holds the position and does not cause such a large-scale rout.

The main responsibility does not lie with these ordinary soldiers.

(End of this chapter)