The third part of the bloody war of resistance, Chapter 9, the rushing flow, Section 8, the Yellow River Roaring (Three)

After successfully conquering the ferry, the Chinese team did not immediately attack in depth, but built a circular fortification near the ferry estuary. The engineer corps quickly collected ships and began to build a floating bridge. Once the ferry bridge was built, Qiu Qingquan couldn't wait to command the tanks to cross the river, and then launched an attack on the Japanese positions with the vanguard of the 40th Army.

Qiu Qingquan knew very well that the Japanese army lacked weapons to deal with the T34 tanks. Whether it was counterattacking in Yucheng or attacking northwestern Shandong, the Japanese army could only use human bombs. The line of defense on the opposite side was not in any way. If more than 20 tanks came up, they would crush the Japanese soldiers guarding the trenches into meat pie.

So he did not inform the Air Force, did not cover artillery fire, the motor rolled up huge roar, the tracks raised the loess all over the sky, and twenty-seven tanks rushed towards the Japanese positions in standard triangle formations.

As the distance got closer, Qiu Qingquan's eyes were smiling as he observed on the position, but the Japanese army opposite did not shoot, and there was not even a single shell. Only tanks were left on the entire land.

But Qiu Qingquan was then shocked, and the tank in front suddenly disappeared. The tank behind stopped immediately and stopped in front of the Japanese position. Then, the Japanese army opened fire, and amid the sound of artillery, several tanks burst out with flames.

"What's going on?" Qiu Qingquan shouted in shock and angrily rushing to the forefront brigade leader Su Changping.

Su Changping rushed to the conversation in a hurry and shouted: "Run over and rush over"

The noisy current sound was mixed with the hurried voice of the company commander of the assault company: "Retreat and retreat immediately"

Qiu Qingquan pushed Su Changping away, grabbed the microphone and shouted: "I am Qiu Qingquan and you are not allowed to retreat and rush over."

"Report to the commander, there are anti-tank trench in front of the commander, and four tanks have been trapped in."

Qiu Qingquan threw away the microphone in anger, turned around and grabbed the telescope and looked at the opposite side. Several Japanese soldiers crawled out of the trench, holding a fire-burning wine bottle in their hands, smashing the wine bottle down hard. Red flames immediately emerged from the ground, and violent explosions sounded, and four black smoke rose from the ground.

"** Order the troops to retreat." Qiu Qingquan put down his telescope and turned to the command vehicle: "Did the Japanese anti-tank gun see clearly? Where? Order the artillery and overturn it for me."

Chinese tanks were retreating and fighting, Japanese artillery shells were chasing them, and several more tanks caught fire and exploded. Seeing this, Qiu Qingquan immediately ordered the heavy artillery regiment of the army to open fire, immediately to cover the tank's retreat.

After saying that, Qiu Qingquan no longer cared about the war ahead and handed over the microphone to Su Changping. He turned to the side to study the map. Heavy artillery fired on the other side of the canal, and the fire from the muzzle could be seen several miles away. The shells exploded in the distance, and the smoke quickly enveloped the Japanese positions.

The Engineer Regiment built two more floating bridges, and more and more troops came through the floating bridge. Chi Fengcheng moved his command headquarters across the canal. The 27th Division began to expand to the left and right wings, and the 31st Division also began to cross the river.

There are more and more troops on the east bank of the canal, and we must launch an attack on the Japanese army as soon as possible. Otherwise, so many troops will be concentrated here, and once they are attacked by Japanese artillery fire, the losses will be huge.

What made Qiu Qingquan strange was that from crossing the river to now, the Japanese artillery has not opened fire, and there are too many strange things in it.

The roar of the engine came from the sky, and more than twenty silver eagles appeared in the sky. The plane formation wandered around the sky, and then divided into two teams, one flew eastward, and the other team continued to stay in the sky. The artillery fire suddenly stopped, and the silver eagles roared to the ground.

A series of bombs were spit out of the eagle's belly, kissing the earth with a long roar. The Japanese position was once again covered by thick smoke. More than a dozen planes bombed in turn, tons of bombs exploded on the position, the ground trembled in the explosion, and the calm canal water rippled in the explosion.

The shock wave spread to the 40th Army troops who were preparing to attack. The soldiers gathered at the departure point were staring blankly at the smoke opposite. Can there be still a living life under such a bombing?

The smoke continued to rise, forming a thick black cloud. The plane dived and passed through the black cloud. Another explosion of flames sounded in the black clouds. After the flames flashed, the black clouds became larger and thicker, covering the entire space.

The plane bombing lasted for twenty minutes. When the plane left swayed, the cannons of the Zhongzhang team began to roar again, and the shells flew over the sky and exploded on the position where the smoke had not yet dissipated. The earth began to tremble again before it calmed down.

While the shelling was launched, Qiu Qingquan re-arranged Su Changping's tank regiment. He placed a battalion on the front of the attack and sent two companies from both wings. However, this attack was not the head of the tank, but the infantry charged first, and the tanks provided cover. The company commander of the assault company reported that the Japanese army built an anti-tank trench on the front of their position, which was about 5 meters wide and 4 meters deep. This anti-tank trench was well hidden and could not be seen until it was close.

Hearing this situation, Qiu Qingquan felt a little nervous. The Japanese actually built anti-tank trenches here, which shows that the Japanese were prepared for their attack, but how did the Japanese know that they would attack from here?

The shelling lasted another hour, and infantry hidden 500 meters away began to attack. During this attack, Chifeng City invested a whole regiment, a company in the first echelon, a battalion in the second echelon, and a twelve tanks in the third echelon, and a reinforced battalion in the third echelon, and a thirty-two tanks in the cover.

The first echelon quickly rushed to the front of the trench, and the hasty cloud ladder was placed horizontally on the trench. As soon as the soldiers climbed the cloud ladder, a long series of dazzling white lights burst out from the Japanese position. The soldiers on the cloud ladder fell down, and then the Japanese artillery fire, which had not spoken, began to speak.

The 60 mortars, 82 mortars, and 92 infantry artillery aimed at the infantry cluster in front of the position, the 88mm anti-aircraft artillery aimed at the tanks, the 75 Mountain artillery was in depth, and the 105 howitzer was in landing ground; the division of labor and cooperation of various artillery quickly turned the front of the Japanese position into a sea of ​​fire.

"Where are the Japanese artillery?" Qiu Qingquan's scalp was a little numb. He could not understand how the Japanese army escaped the air bombing and artillery fire just now.

"The smoke is too strong, and the artillery observers cannot see clearly." Chi Fengcheng also arrived at this moment. The two of them hid under the canal embankment and loudly suggested: "Let the troops retreat first to prepare for the second attack."

"Don't continue the attack." Qiu Qingquan did not want to retreat. He concluded that the Japanese army was prepared for their attack. Since that was the case, he would launch all the Japanese army's preparations and then destroy them with air force and artillery.

Chi Fengcheng stared at Qiu Qingquan in anger, gritted his teeth and shouted, "I have a brother from the group who doesn't take it down in front, it's all done."

"I have a tank in front of the reinforcement company." Qiu Qingquan said coldly: "The Japanese firepower point is hidden there. Tell me if you can tell me, I will let them retreat now."

Chi Fengcheng was about to answer, and a harsh roar came, and two figures quickly threw them to the ground. An explosion sounded nearby, and the soil fell down one after another. Qiu Qingquan pushed the guards away and shouted before he could ask if he was injured, "Scatter and everyone disperse."

"Call the air force aircraft" Chi Fengcheng also pushed away the guards, grabbed the transformed wireless microphone and started calling.

In fact, he didn't need to call. The Chinese Air Force, which was hovering in the sky, had already discovered that the ground was incorrect, and lowered its fuselage and swooped down, launching a new round of ravages on the Japanese positions.

"What are you going to do on the other side of Qiu Qingquan Chifeng City? For me to come back and stay in your own position." Song Xilian's angry scream came from the microphone. Qiu Qingquan is the commander of the group army, and his commander of the group army is still ten miles away. Chi Fengcheng is the commander of the 40th Army. The army headquarters is on the west bank of the canal. The commander of the landing field should be the commander of the 27th Division.

"Commander Song, Commander Song, can't go back now." Qiu Qingquan grabbed the microphone and shouted: "The Japanese shelling is very beneficial to us,"

"Stop talking nonsense, I'll be on the West Bank and come back for me." Song Xilian was furious and forgot that his army commander should be further away.

"The commander cannot cross the river at this time, which will affect morale." Chi Fengcheng also shouted.

There was no sound in the microphone for the time being, and Song Xilian seemed to realize that letting these two people return to the west bank would have a very bad impact on the landing troops under bombing. Chi Fengcheng seized the opportunity and shouted: "Commander, stop the follow-up troops crossing the river immediately. There are too many people here."

There was already a regiment of tanks in the landing yard, with the 27th Division and the 31st Division. This is more than enough for this not-so-large landing yard. At this time, many soldiers had already hid under the canal embankment, and the army's system was a bit chaotic.

"You must strengthen the offense and open the gap as soon as possible and attack in depth." Song Xilian's voice was obviously dissatisfied.

"I'm asking the commander to rest assured," Qiu Qingquan shouted: "I want the rocket launcher to support the commander and prepare the rocket launcher. As long as you find the Japanese artillery, the rest will be easy."

"Okay, I have ordered the Air Force to strengthen the bombing of the Japanese. You should strengthen the offensive execution." Song Xilian also saw that seven or eight tanks were on the attacking fired. After the Air Force bombed for so long, the Japanese artillery fire did not weaken at all.

Hearing that Song Xilian seemed to be shutting down the phone, Qiu Qingquan became anxious and put the microphone to his mouth and shouted: "Commander, wait."

"What's up"

"The Japanese seemed to be prepared for us to cross the river from here. The Japanese dug anti-tank trenches in front of their positions, and the artillery firepower was also hidden very well. Commander, I suggest looking for another crossing point in another place."

"Well, let me think about it." After saying that, there was no sound in the microphone.

The attack continued, and more than a dozen planes flew to assist in the war. From the Japanese positions to the deep places, anywhere that could be hidden was carefully searched and repeatedly attacked by the air force. The Japanese army noticed the purpose of the Chinese team and the shelling stopped quickly.

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