Chapter 10 One General's success

Xiang Wenbin led his troops to fight fiercely with the Japanese army at Shengzhai and Qiaotingzhai until October 15, and the Japanese army repeatedly attacked and were defeated by Xiang Wenbin.

On the afternoon of October 15, Yang Sen received a call from Xue Yue. Xue Yue informed the phone of the 32nd Division that the 32nd Division was defeated and ordered the 20th Army to fully connect with the 32nd Division to defend all positions. Yang Sen then adjusted the deployment of troops. Chen's army moved to the Yunzaobang line and was defended by the 133rd Division, Qiaotingzhai, and Eunwu Temple to connect with the Yunzaobang line were defended by the 134th Division. The military guard battalion and the ** regiment were used as reserves.

Yang Sen, holding the combat casualties report counted by the staff, said to the Chief of Staff Xian Guangjun with a bitter face: "Ge, there are thousands of casualties in a day. According to this progress, our eight regiments can only fight for about 8 days and then they will be all killed." Xia Jiong interrupted: "The Japanese devils' artillery fire is too fierce, and the Japanese's offensive ability is too terrible. To guard the Bridge Pavilion, the Japanese almost never stop attacking within a day. The brothers don't even have time to eat or drink water."

Yang Sen continued: "We need to think of ways to minimize casualties among the brothers. This casualties are so terrible. It's simply a meat grinder."

Yue Hanping gave Yang Sen at this time: "Hui Shuai, I think the anti-aircraft holes on the front line should be digged deep. When the Japanese artillery fire is fired, try to leave only observation posts on the position. When the Japanese artillery fire extends, the defenders will quickly enter the position. The defenders try to harass the Japanese army as much as possible at night, so that he will be shocked overnight and cannot sleep peacefully. If possible, they can also send a small number of capable brothers to blow up the Japanese artillery to weaken the threat of the Japanese artillery." Yang Sen nodded: "Good. Good to follow Zhou's idea. Tell the front line departments!"

At dusk on the 15th, news that the 803rd Regiment lost the position of the Eunuch Temple came, and Yang Gancai was furious and wanted to implement battlefield discipline on the 803rd Regiment Li Linzhao. It was still the chief of staff of the brigade stopped him, "Brig Commander, you cannot blame the 803rd Regiment. The main force of the 803rd Regiment took over the Qiaotingzhai position defended by the 804th Regiment, and there was only one company of troops in the Eunuch Temple. When changing defenses, the Japanese army took advantage of the chaos of our army's defenses and captured the position in one fell swoop. The main force of the 804th Regiment was withdrawn and rested (at this time, the 804th Regiment had only one battalion of troops left), which happened to be behind the position of the Eunuch Temple. Otherwise, a battalion was drawn from the 803rd Regiment to Xiang Wenbin and let Xiang Wenbin recover the Eunuch Temple. Don't report to the division headquarters and military headquarters first, and report to the army commander when the position is regained." Yang Gancai

Thinking about it, I had to do so. I ordered the 804th Regiment: "Xiang Wenbin, the 803rd Regiment has taken over your position. Now your regiment is connected to the position of the Episode Temple. This place has just been occupied by the Japanese army. I will draw a battalion from the 803rd Regiment to you. You can attack tonight and quickly recover the Episode Temple." Xiang Wenbin knew the importance of the Episode Temple position. If it is lost here, the Japanese army will join forces on the front line of Yunzaobang to cut off the contacts of various Chinese troops from the central government and encircle and annihilate the Chinese team in one fell swoop. Yang Sen quickly learned from the information reported on the battlefield that the Episode Temple was lost. He was shocked and hurriedly ordered Yang Gancai to quickly recover the position. Yang Gancai replied that Xiang Wenbin had been sent, and Yang Sen was a little relieved. However, he gave a harsh warning to Yang Gancai that he did not report the information.

Twilight was approaching, and the atmosphere was solemn. At this moment, it suddenly started to rain heavily in the sky, and heavy rain covered the entire battlefield. Xiang Wenbin led the battalion commander to reconnaissance the terrain in the rain. The first battalion commander Peng Huanwen said: "Captain, the rain is good. We can approach the Japanese army through the rain curtain to achieve sudden attacks." Battalion Commander Li Guobang, who is affiliated to the 803rd Regiment, said: "Captain, the road is not easy to walk on this rain, which has increased the difficulty of the brothers' attacks." Xiang Wenbin analyzed the enemy and us dynamics and said: "This rain is not good for the Japanese army. Now we have no way out and can only complete the task. The brave ones will win when we meet on a narrow road. In terms of military deployment, I want to adopt deep equipment, one battalion in front and the other battalion behind, alternate attacks, so that everyone has the opportunity to rush and have a rest! We only have two battalions, and the burden on our shoulders is very heavy, so we can only fight to the death!"

After nightfall, Xiang Wenbin ordered Peng Huanwen's camp to attack, and Battalion Commander Li Guobang followed closely and prepared for battle at any time. Xiang Wenbin led the army and shouted: "Brothers, follow me and rush forward!" He led the troops and braved the fierce artillery fire of the Japanese army....

The Japanese army in front of him was the 3rd Battalion of the 55th Regiment of the 23rd Brigade of the 9th Division. The Japanese army saw the Chinese team starting to charge, relying on its firepower advantages, light and heavy machine guns roared together, and the hot barrage blocked the Chinese team's attack. Type 41 mountain cannons and Type 92 infantry cannons kept firing shells, landing in the attacking Sichuan army. Each shell fell to the ground, and there were always a few brothers who were blown down. But the Sichuan army always maintained a formation of high-speed impact, and Xiang Wenbin loudly encouraged the soldiers: "Brothers, we can only rush forward in this kind of attack, which is faster than bullets. The more you rush forward, the less chance the bullets will hit you." The Japanese guns and shells poured over like storms, and the brothers of the Sichuan army went all the way.

The front rushes forward, the front falls, and the back rushes forward. At this time, the Japanese planes also came to help the battle. The arrogant Japanese pilots controlled the plane, roaring sharply, and the Sichuan army aimed at the ground with the cannons, spitting out flames one by one. One by one, the charging brothers were hit by bullets... Some Sichuan brothers said hatefully: "Damn it, you have planted me and fight for bayonets!" Xiang Wenbin felt sad. The gap between China and Japan's weapons and equipment was too big. We have no air advantages or naval advantages, and we rely entirely on the brothers' passion. He shouted to the regiment commander: "Brothers, don't be afraid, hurry up and get entangled with the little ghosts. The Japanese planes and cannons are useless. Hurry up and rushed with me!"

In the rain of bullets, Xiang Wenbin's two battalions rushed to the Japanese position in one breath. A Sichuan brother stabbed the snow-bright bayonet into the chest of the Japanese army behind the sandbag, and one of them crossed the sandbag. The Japanese army behind the sandbag was in a stir and they all pushed the bayonet to block it. The Sichuan brothers passed the sandbag one by one and fought with the Japanese army. The planes in the sky shook their wings helplessly and flew back. Around the surroundings were explosive artillery shells, and the flames reflected the sky red. The officers and soldiers of the Xiang regiment were relying on the common hatred of all the officers and soldiers and sacrificed their lives to fight. The Japanese Ninth Division was also an elite division and also resisted tenaciously. The battlefield was full of soldiers fighting, and the sound of gun stabs and the dull "puff" sound of bayonet stabbing into the **.

A position, a sandbag, and a bunker were fought against the Japanese army. Seizing a bunker and a sandbag, he pulled away the dead body, lie on it and shoot, boldly split the Japanese positions. The company commander Gao of the first battalion had very good martial arts skills. He led his brothers to seize four bunkers in a row. When he rushed past the fifth bunker, there was no brother following him. A Japanese soldier stabbed him with a bayonet. He thrust his gun and stabbed him into the chest with a knife. Several Japanese soldiers rushed up. Before he could draw his sword, he kicked the Japanese corpse on the bayonet and fought with the Japanese Japanese soldiers who came over. He stabbed three Japanese soldiers in a row. A Japanese soldier behind him suddenly attacked. The bayonet was deeply inserted into the back of the company commander Gao. The blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. He turned around.

, with a knife, stabbed into the chest of the Japanese who was attacking. Two Japanese in front took the opportunity to insert the bayonet into the chest of Company Commander Gao. Company Commander Gao smiled at the two Japanese, and his ferocious face scared a Japanese to what to do. Company Commander Gao grabbed him and bit his neck with his mouth. "Ah" screamed repeatedly. Then the Japanese army kept inserting the bayonet deeply into Company Commander Gao's back. Company Commander Gao bit the Japanese neck tightly until a strong blood rushed into his throat. Company Commander Gao slowly closed his eyes... Xiang Wenbin's group fought fiercely and finally wiped out the fierce flames of the Japanese army. The powerful 9th ​​Division was also shocked by the fierceness of the Sichuan Army under the Sichuan Army's fighting style of life for life. At this time, the tenacious Japanese army was like a strong crossbow, giving up four lines of defense in a row before gaining a foothold.

Xiang Wenbin immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops and did not go deep into the enemy positions to chase the Japanese army. The two battalions were deployed in the four defense lines in a series. The bloody battle of the Eunuch Temple severely damaged the Japanese army. Especially the bayonet fighting, this kind of tactic that Japanese soldiers were proud of was not afraid to fight against each other under the hand-to-hand combat of the Sichuan Army. Major General Ono Kamefu of the 23rd Brigade decided to change the tactics and rely on the advantage of firepower to give the Sichuan Army the maximum damage. He ordered the concentration of all the artillery fire of the brigade and bombard the Wenbin's position with cannons.

Xiang Wenbin recovered the position and immediately repaired the fortifications, especially strengthening the anti-aircraft hole. As soon as the Japanese cannons fired, the soldiers immediately let the soldiers hide in the anti-aircraft hole behind the position, leaving only one or two people as observation posts to hide on the position. The Japanese artillery shells roared, and the Xiangchuan army's positions were densely filled with noises. The bodies of the dead soldiers on the position were cut into pieces by shrapnel, and the positions rose up with the explosion.

There were broken limbs, meat and blood everywhere. The Japanese artillery fire was too fierce. Some anti-aircraft holes were blown up, and all the soldiers inside were buried alive. Some brothers were deafened by the loud blast of Japanese artillery shells, and blood was oozing out of their mouths and noses. Some soldiers were covered by Japanese artillery fire before they could withdraw. Once the gun landed, there were dozens of soldiers hit! Xiang Wenbin's heart was bleeding. In modern warfare, the gap in weapons can only be made up with blood!

The trenches were filled up, the sandbags were blown up, and the dust on the position covered the sky. The artillery that lasted for more than 40 minutes finally stopped. As soon as the cannon stopped, the Japanese infantry began to attack. Xiang Wenbin ordered the soldiers to quickly enter the position from the anti-artery hole. On the scorched earth-like position, the soldiers lie tenaciously on the position, watching the Japanese army getting closer and closer. Entering 20 meters, the Sichuan army brothers opened fire together. The Japanese army's firepower was very strong, and they suppressed the Sichuan army's firepower. The Japanese army was about to rush forward.

The position was over. At the critical moment, a seriously injured brother of Sichuan Army grabbed a grenade, pulled the string and rolled towards the attacking Japanese army. With a loud "boom", the attacking Japanese army was blown down, and several seriously injured Sichuan Army soldiers grabbed the grenades that pulled the string and rolled out of the trenches. One after another, the rumbling sounds reminded that the attacking Japanese army was completely disrupted by the meat-bomb-type attack of the Sichuan army. Under the fierce counterattack of the Sichuan army, they quickly retreated...

Major General Ono of the 23rd Brigade claimed that the Japanese army was the bravest soldier in the world, but the top people in front of him did not think too much, and no one hesitated, so he used grenades to die with the Japanese army. This style of fighting shocked the general. What kind of army is this? What kind of army is he? In addition to shocking, the Major General extended the time for artillery bombardment. The Major General ordered the use of carpet artillery attacks in an attempt to regain the position. However, what made the Major General incredible was that every time the Japanese army was

The attacking troops were always repelled by the Chinese people who had emerged from somewhere. The position in front of them could no longer be called a position, it was completely scorched earth. The Japanese artillery fire had been plowed from front to back. People could not stand on the position at all, and could not be used as a position at all. However, this brave army still defended on this scorched earth without giving in, which prevented the Japanese army from moving forward. The two regiments of the 23rd Brigade attacked in turn and were both repelled by the brave Sichuan army.

This bloody battle was earth-shaking, from dusk on the 15th to 3 a.m. on the 17th, fighting for more than 20 hours. The brothers of the 804th Regiment did not eat a bite of food or drink a sip of water for more than 20 hours. I don’t know how many times the Japanese charges and how many times the hand-to-hand combat! The living soldiers’ eyes were red, and there was only one belief: kill a few more Japanese!

At dawn on the 17th, the position was already covered with blood, with bullet holes full of minced meat everywhere. When you step on it, you will be covered with blood. The sky was filled with choking smell of gunpowder and a strong smell of blood... After repeated fierce battles, the Xiang regiment finally defeated the counterattack of the enemy 23rd Brigade and recovered the position of the Penumu Temple. A large number of light machine guns, rifles, and ammunition were seized.

The battle situation of the Everlasting Temple was tense, and it moved all over. Starting from Xiang Wenbin's counterattack, Yang Gancai, Yang Hanzhong, Yang Sen went to the Songhu Front Command and then to the commanders at all levels of the Songhu War Zone, all waited by the telephone, waiting for the regiment's battle report. Xiang Wenbin fell in the trenches and reported to Yang Gancai in anger: "Brig Commander, our regiment recovered the Everlasting Temple." Yang Gancai quickly reported to Yang Sen, and soon, the battle report was reported to Chiang Kai-shek of the Military Commission step by step. Chiang Kai-shek was very happy and immediately posted an edict on the phone to commend him: "Xiang Wenbin was promoted to Major General Commander, with a bonus of 6,000 yuan." Xiang Wenbin was promoted from Lieutenant Colonel to Major General Commander within three hours of a day, creating the record of the fastest promotion since the war in Shanghai.

Although Xiang Wenbin recovered his position, the bloody battle was more than 20 hours, and the price was terrible and shocking. The battalion commander of the regiment was only Peng Huanwen (including one battalion of the 803rd Regiment under the command). The company commander was all killed, and there were only three platoon commanders. They were appointed on the battlefield, and only about 140 soldiers were left. Looking at the blood-soaked position, the position was already covered with corpses and blood, and Xiang Wenbin burst into tears, "One general has achieved success and thousands of bones are dying! Brothers, I didn't take you well!"
Chapter completed!