At 1:30 a.m. on November 8th, Gu Jiaqi was woken up by the ringing of his phone in his dream. Gu Jiaqi got up and picked up the phone. The voice of Liu Jianxu, commander of the Tenth Army of the Chinese Revolutionary Army, came from the other end of the phone."Commander Gu? I'm Liu Jianxu."
When Commander Gu heard that it was Commander Liu on the phone, he guessed that it must be an urgent matter. He was jolted awake and answered clearly,"I am Gu Jiaqi. Commander Liu, what are your orders?”
Liu Jianxu's voice was serious and heavy." The situation at the front line of Jiashan is tense now. I order you to lead the 128th Division to Jiashan before November 10th and hold on for four days. There must be no mistakes, or else you will be punished by military law!”
"Yes!" Gu Jiaqi replied loudly. I promise to complete the mission!"
Gu Jiaqi woke up Dai Jitao, the deputy division commander, and ordered him to gather all the officers and soldiers of the division. They rushed to Jiashan from Ningpo overnight. Although they were bombed by Japanese planes on the way, the 128th Division still moved quickly in the direction of Jiashan.
At dawn on the 9th of November, the 41st Regiment of the 109th Division was on standby at the front line of Fengjing Town. The 18th Division led by Ushijima Sadao had also arrived not far away from the position, but they did not immediately launch an attack. They seemed to be discussing the attack strategy.
Ushijima Sadao called Tezuka over and scolded,""Baka, what kind of battle did you fight yesterday? I ordered you to take Fengjing in an hour, but you fought for an entire day and still didn't take it.”
Tezuka Shunzo's face turned red with embarrassment. He did not dare to look up and only lowered his head. Suddenly, he pulled out his military knife and wanted to commit suicide. Chief of Staff Koto Megumi quickly stopped him."Is there any use in committing hara-kiri? The Chinese army is still safe and sound there, and they will mock you for being a coward. Why don't you make up for your sins today and completely destroy the Chinese army in front of you?”Tezuka Sanli responded with a " Ha Yi " and put away his military saber, ready to fight to the death with the Chinese army.
Tezuka Province ordered the artillery to fire at the front line of the Chinese army, causing some casualties. Then, Tezuka Shouzou ordered the infantry to attack in three ways, flanking the left and right sides, and carrying out a fierce frontal charge in the middle. This move was still somewhat effective. After yesterday's battle, the 41st regiment had lost more than half of its members. Now, they had to divide their troops into three ways to block. They were a little lacking in strength. The 41st regiment gradually felt that they could not withstand it, but they still held their positions and stubbornly blocked the Japanese attack.
After two hours of fierce fighting, most of the soldiers of the 41st Regiment were killed. Only Commander Zhang, Ouyang Feilong, and a dozen others were left on the battlefield to block the enemy.
The Japanese army surged toward the front like a tide, and it seemed that they were about to drown the entire front line. Suddenly, there was a fierce gunshot behind Commander Zhang and the others. A large number of the Japanese soldiers in front fell.
Commander Zhang realized that reinforcements might arrive and looked back in surprise. He found that the 109th Division Zhao Yi was leading the 654th Regiment to rush over. They marched forward bravely and killed the Japanese attack.
In the frontline command post, Commander Zhao Yi questioned Zhang Wei,""Why are there only a dozen people left in your 41st Regiment?”
Zhang Wei was a little choked up." Commander Zhao, we blocked the enemy's fierce attack for a day with our strength. The Japanese's attack was too fierce. Our brothers have done their best.”
Ouyang Feilong rushed to say," I can prove that the 41st Regiment did their best, especially the Deputy Regiment Commander Fang. Facing a strong enemy, he showed no fear. He jumped out of the trench and fired at the enemy with a machine gun. In the end, he was unfortunately shot and killed. It was too tragic! Most of the soldiers of the 41st Regiment had died in the battle with the enemy. They were good!”
Li Mengtang, the leader of Regiment 654, came to the rescue.""Division Commander Zhao is asking you with concern. He doesn't mean to blame you. As long as the position is in our hands, it's worth it no matter how great the sacrifice is.”
Deputy Commander Wang Dazhi also agreed." That's right. We knew how cruel the Japanese were. That's why we rushed here without stopping. Fortunately, we arrived in time. Otherwise, the 41st Regiment would have been completely wiped out.”
"If you guys had rushed over, the 41st Regiment wouldn't have suffered so many casualties!" Ouyang Feilong said angrily.”
Regiment Commander Li retorted," Do you think we don't want to hurry? The road is muddy and difficult to walk on. There are also Japanese planes bombing the sky. We have to carry heavy weapons and ammunition on our backs. Do you think it's easy for us?”
Division Commander Zhao shouted," Stop arguing. Let's discuss the defense strategy for the afternoon."”
Regiment Commander Zhang Wei stopped choking and said firmly,""I'm determined to follow the commander's arrangement. Although there are only a dozen people left in my regiment, we still have some fighting power. Brother Fei Long is especially good at fighting and shooting, which makes the Japanese afraid.”
" Commander, you're asking for a strategy," Regiment Commander Li reminded." It's not a question of whether you can fight or not!"”
Regiment Commander Zhang quickly understood."Oh, I see. I think the Japanese army's attack will become more and more fierce. We must be fully prepared.”
"Be more specific!" Commander Zhao was getting impatient.”
" Let's ask Brother Fei Long to tell us," Commander Zhang said modestly." I heard that he has participated in similar battles many times."”
Ouyang Feilong took the responsibility and said impolitely,"You're asking the right person. I'm from the future. I know everything.”
Everyone exclaimed in surprise," Future World."
Division Commander Zhao was getting impatient again." Don't play tricks. Tell me quickly!"”
Ouyang Feilong continued proudly,"Good! First of all, they had to find a way to deal with the Japanese planes and artillery. The only way was to hide. The trenches had to be dug deep, and some small holes had to be dug in the trenches to hide people. This way, when the enemy bombed, our officers and soldiers had a place to hide and reduce casualties. Second, how to deal with the enemy's charge. This required the heavy machine gun and light machine gun's sweeping function. The killing power was great, of course, the more the better. The bullets had to be sufficient. If the number was limited, the machine gun would be placed at the high points in the left, middle, and right directions. Third, how to deal with the problem of insufficient bullets. In order to save bullets and weaken the power of the enemy's cannonballs, we can use our close combat advantage and use our bayonet to eliminate the enemy's effective strength.”With that, everyone could not help but applaud. Someone whispered,"Wonderful!"
Commander Zhao also looked at Fei Long with admiration.""Your analysis is indeed logical and realistic. Let's do as Fei Long says. Regiment Commander Li, while the enemy is resting, you lead the brothers of Regiment 654 to dig deeper into the trench and dig out a small hole to hide people.”
Regiment Commander Li stood at attention and replied," Yes." Then, he turned around and ran toward the trenches.
Regiment Commander Zhao ordered," Regiment Commander Zhang, lead all your men to position the machine guns. Brother Fei Long, you are in charge of scouting the enemy. Regiment Commander Wang, you are in charge of checking the situation of the entire regiment's bayonet. Mobilize the entire regiment to be mentally prepared to fight the enemy with the bayonet. Let's split up."
At two or three o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese planes and artillery bombarded our forward positions, but the 654th Regiment had done a good job of concealment, so the casualties were not large.
Tezuka Province ordered the Japanese infantry to rush to our front position in three ways. As our position was equipped with machine gunners, it was just in the direction of the enemy's three ways, so the Japanese casualties were relatively large.
However, Tezuka Shouzo was not willing to admit defeat. He pulled out the commanding sword he carried with him in embarrassment and shouted,"Charge forward!" He personally led the Japanese infantry to launch a large-scale charge, but due to the desperate resistance of the 654 regiment, the Japanese army had to retreat.
Regiment Commander Li personally led all the officers and soldiers of Regiment 654 to pursue the victory.
Tezuka Province used his military knife to kill a few retreating soldiers. The rest of the soldiers turned around and rushed towards our position. Commander Li rushed at the front. He did not expect the fleeing Japanese soldiers to turn around and kill them. Unfortunately, he was shot in the waist by the enemy's bullets and fell to the ground. However, he still commanded the battle and ordered the soldiers to continue charging forward.
Ouyang Feilong's eyes were sharp. He raised his sniper rifle and shot Tezuka Shunzo's right hand. The commanding knife fell to the ground with a clang. Tezuka Shou San's right palm was pierced by a bullet, and blood flowed out. He screamed in pain and fled in panic.
Deputy Regiment Commander Wang led his brothers to chase for a while. When he saw that the Japanese army had escaped without a trace, he ordered them to stop chasing and return to the position. He also ordered people to carry Commander Li back on a stretcher for treatment.
Regiment Commander Li fainted several times on the way back. Everyone rushed him to Fengjing Town Hospital for emergency treatment.
In Fengjing Town Hospital, the doctors were anxiously trying to save Commander Li. As Commander Li had been shot in the waist by the enemy, he needed immediate surgery. During the operation, the doctor found that one of Commander Li's kidneys had been damaged, and several parts of his large intestine had also been damaged.
After a few hours of surgery, Regiment Commander Li finally passed the critical period. Everyone came to the ward to visit him.
Division Commander Zhao walked into the ward and asked with concern,"How do you feel now?"
Regiment Commander Li struggled to sit up and talk to the division commander, but it was very difficult. Division Commander Zhao said,""Don't move. Just lie down and talk."
Regiment Commander Li said in a weak voice," I'm fine. Thank you for your concern, Commander. I just had a major operation. I won't be able to recover in a short time. I'll let someone else take over my position as the regiment commander for the time being!"”
"Have a good rest first," Commander Zhao said.”
Regiment Commander Li said excitedly," We have to hurry up. The battlefield is changing rapidly. We can't delay the selection of the regiment commander. I think Vice Regiment Commander Wang Dazhi is not bad. Let him take over for now."”
" We'll consider it," Division Commander Zhao said." Don't get too excited. It's not good to tear your wound."”
Wang Dazhi said modestly," I can't compare to you. If you really want me to replace you, then I'll do it for a period of time. But then again, when you recover from your illness, the regiment commander will still be yours.”
The other comrades wanted to greet Li Mengtang, but the doctor walked in and said sternly,""The patient has just finished his surgery, so it's not good for him to talk too much. He should rest for a few days.”Everyone reluctantly walked out of the ward.
The brothers returned to the frontline. In the command post, Division Commander Zhao solemnly announced,""Wang Dazhi, from today onwards, you will be the acting commander of the 654th Regiment. You will be responsible for the task of blocking the Japanese army at the front line of Fengjing Town.”
"Yes!" Wang Dazhi replied. I promise to complete the mission!"
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