Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 402: The bloody battle of Yongding River on July 7th

What was the problem? Nishimura Masahashi couldn't figure it out. He only knew that the carefully prepared Peiping Offensive, which used 200,000 elite troops, had evolved into various offensive forces, divided and surrounded by the North China Army Division, and was in a state of bitter fighting.

, the situation is reversed, who is Daozu? Who is fish and meat?

He wanted to eat up the 29th Army in one go, but now, his own troops are about to be eaten. The troops that can be contacted are too busy to take care of themselves. There are also three divisions of troops that have lost contact, and I am afraid they will never be contacted.

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The troops of the 29th Army under attack immediately launched a counterattack after the troops of the ** Division launched a sudden attack. Fierce fighting broke out across the entire perimeter in the west, southwest and south directions of Peiping. In the night, there was a "rumbling" around the city of Peiping.

The sound of artillery resounded throughout the fields, and the battlefields everywhere were like a furnace of boiling molten iron and a stream of rolling magma, disturbing the tranquility of the summer night in the suburbs of Beijing.

The Japanese troops who were divided and surrounded were all elite troops. Although they were in extreme danger, they fought to the death. They fought on their own and stood firm on the spot. They fought extremely fiercely and caused great damage to the attacking corps of the Japanese division.

difficulties and casualties.

Hao Lifeng, commander of the 3rd Battalion and 9th Company of the 1st Regiment of the 4th Infantry Brigade of the **Division, was a unit that joined the Taihang Mountains after the **Division entered North China. Because he had attended high school, he was considered an educated person in the **Division.

people.

After several large and small battles, he quickly grew into an excellent grassroots commander. After his company followed the main force of the regiment to eliminate the Japanese Qingshui Brigade, they immediately rushed to the Yongding River and Marco Polo Bridge area in the southwest of Peiping to establish a blocking position.

After the troops arrived at the designated position, the Ninth Company was deployed on the east bank of the Yongding River. In front of the company was the Marco Polo Bridge leading to Wanping City. Now, Hao Lifeng did not know that the Marco Polo Bridge and Wanping City behind him were the goals that the Japanese army must capture.

The company will be plunged into an unprecedented tough battle.

While the soldiers were digging field fortifications, they listened attentively to the sound of artillery coming from all around. The dark red explosion flames reflected red and low lead clouds from time to time. Then the rumbling explosions came and the earth trembled.

The soldiers stopped their hands and excitedly pointed in the direction of the bombardment. There was a lot of envy and regret in their words. Just now, under Wanping City, they had no chance to take action. More than a thousand Japanese were killed by the artillery.

Hao Lifeng inspected the construction progress of the fortifications. His company was located in a prominent position of the regiment, guarding the head of the Marco Polo Bridge. It was very important. Although it was quiet now, Hao Lifeng even vaguely heard the chirping of summer insects amidst the rumbling cannons all around.

Voice.

The fortifications were being built very quickly, but Hao Lifeng discovered a problem. The soil in this area was soft and the field fortifications built on the spot could not withstand the bombardment of artillery fire. He ordered the soldiers to cut down the trees on the spot and build several stable shelters.

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Marco Polo Bridge is located on the Yongding River about fifteen kilometers southwest of Beiping City. It is not only the gateway to the south but also the chokepoint of Beijing. It has been an important transportation hub and cargo distribution center since ancient times. It is now the only thoroughfare from Peiping to the outside world.

Historical records indicate that since the Jin Dynasty, people from the hinterland of the Central Plains entering Beijing had to stop at the Marco Polo Bridge, which was the only way for the capital to enter and exit the hinterland of the Central Plains. Once the Japanese troops in North China occupied the Marco Polo Bridge, Beijing would be a dead city, surrounded by the 29th Army.

The troops will be enclosed in Beiping City.

Wanping City was built in 1900 as a military fortress to defend the city of Beijing. It occupies a very important position geographically. As long as the Japanese army could occupy this place, the traffic between Ping and Han would be blocked, which would make Peking lose its footing.

With just one isolated city, North China can be found at your fingertips.

The Ono Regiment of the Third Division of the Japanese North China Garrison Army was the division's number one main regiment, with more than 5,000 men. It was equipped with a field artillery brigade, equipped with twelve 150-caliber cannons, and was equipped with Ono Dazuo Regiment.

The captain said that our unit can fight against the Chinese army without losing a single cent.

When Feng Jiwu's Western Attack Corps encircled the Third Division, Ono's regiment was not in the encirclement. His mission was to serve as the second echelon to connect and support the Qingshui Brigade, and jointly captured the Marco Polo Bridge and Wanping City, and took over China's First Division.

The 29th Army was cut off from the outside world, sealing the last gap in the encirclement.

On the way to the Marco Polo Bridge, large-scale battles suddenly broke out in three directions in Peiping. Colonel Ono stopped suspiciously. He didn't know how many troops the North China Garrison Command had mobilized to participate in tonight's battle. He only knew that the first

All three divisions participated in the attack on the Chinese army.

However, looking at the scale and geographical distribution of the current battle, it is impossible for a third division to make such a big noise? With the keen judgment of Ono's military personnel, he felt that something was a little fishy, ​​and ordered the troops to temporarily stop advancing, stand by in place, and contact him immediately

Division Headquarters, inquire about the situation.

The communication soldier shouted hoarsely, but there was no reply from the division headquarters. The Ono regiment stayed in the field for a full hour. This also provided a way for the 1st Regiment of the Dusi Brigade and the 2nd Artillery Brigade Mortar Regiment to build fortifications in the field.

Gained valuable time.

Ono also contacted the Qingshui Brigade that was attacking Wanping City, but there was no news. Ono was in an extremely difficult situation. There were fighting everywhere, and the situation ahead was unclear. The division headquarters lost contact and could not get new instructions. Did the troops follow the original plan?

Attack Wanping City?

Just when Ono was in trouble, the Third Division of the Japanese North China Garrison Army had been wiped out and ceased to exist.

The first attack wave of Feng Jiwu's attack corps immediately shrouded the Third Division in the shadow of death. Two artillery brigades and nearly a thousand artillery fired at once. The Third Division's position and attack starting point were destroyed.

For flat ground.

Tens of thousands of soldiers from the Western Attack Corps of the ** Division surged through the desolate land, the 3rd Division's position with lingering smoke and overturned soil, like a tide, to attack the next attack target.

The remaining Japanese soldiers on the position disappeared without a trace in an instant like a few dead leaves in the roaring waves amid the huge flow of people.

However, Tang Qiuli and Feng Jiwu did not expect that the Ono Regiment of the Third Division had a special mission and was no longer in the encirclement before the attack. Therefore, on various battlefields outside Peiping, **

The division has a huge advantage in both military strength and firepower.

In the direction of Marco Polo Bridge, this relatively isolated small battlefield was at a disadvantage. This was just an accident in the entire combat plan. The missions of the 1st Regiment of the Dusi Brigade and the 2nd Artillery Brigade Mortar Regiment were originally of a vigilant nature. Because of this

Unexpectedly, they will experience severe tests and pay a heavy price for it. After the war, Tang Qiuli, the commander of the ** division, and Li Honggang, the chief of staff, both made in-depth reflections.

Ono hesitated for a long time. The soldier's bellicosity, bloodthirsty desire, and ambition to conquer made him determined to fight everywhere. After the war, if his superiors asked, what was Ono's unit doing on the night of July 7th?

Is our number one main force unit listening to the sweet sound of artillery, or enjoying the night view of rural China in the wild? Is it a collective outing? How can we face our colleagues? The Ono unit cannot look up to other units.

Get started.

Hao Lifeng stared at the dark night sky vigilantly, seeing nothing. As far as his eyes could see, he could only see vague clusters of woods and patches of crops. Suddenly, he heard an unusual sound. It was the sound of many people walking on the street.

The sound of footsteps on the grass was light and chaotic.

He waved his hand, and when the soldiers of the Ninth Company saw the company commander's nervous look, they immediately picked up their weapons and stared straight ahead.

Under the dim starry sky, steel helmets flashed with a dark cold light, appearing in front of them like ghosts, "It's the Japanese! Get ready to fight!" Hao Lifeng whispered the battle order. He didn't know yet that his company, the Second Army,

One hundred and forty-six soldiers, at the first moment, will face the attack of more than 5,000 Japanese troops.

The vanguard of the Japanese army, about a squadron in strength, was fifty meters away from the position. The dark field in front suddenly became violently activated. In the night, various guns sprayed out angry flames and dark red ballistics.

In the dark night, a scorching web of death is woven.

In the face of a sudden attack, the Japanese soldiers howled and fell to the ground. Especially at this distance, it provided the best shooting target, the most intensive firepower, and the most intensive firepower for the *** division soldiers equipped with Somi submachine guns.

The gunshot rang out and people were knocked down. One magazine had just been emptied, and there were no Japanese soldiers standing in front of them.

The fierce sound of gunfire startled Ono, who was marching, and the Chinese army was ready? However, judging from the intensity of the firepower, the strength of one reinforced battalion was at most. He ordered the vanguard brigade to immediately deploy two squadrons to launch an attack.

, be sure to annihilate all the Chinese troops on the opposite side, step onto the Luding Bridge, and cross the Yongding River.

Two squadrons of Japanese soldiers hit the iron plate, and hundreds of corpses were thrown back. Ono was horrified. The Chinese army on the opposite side had such a powerful fighting force. It was completely different from what he had remembered. The fight lasted less than thirty minutes.

, he lost nearly 400 soldiers, and he couldn't bear it if this continued.

The Japanese 150-caliber artillery showed its ferocious appearance, and shells roared down on the blocking position of the Ninth Company. The Japanese mortars also began a fierce bombardment.

The ninth company position was shrouded in a bloody wind. The soldiers were covered by the mud stirred up by the explosion of artillery shells. Their ears were shaken by the huge explosion and they lost their hearing. The soldiers lying tightly on the ground felt like their hearts were

It felt like being hit with a sledgehammer, and I was so depressed that I vomited blood.

During the first round of shelling by the Japanese army, more than 80 soldiers who were hiding in simple field fortifications were killed and more than 100 were injured. Fortunately, the shelter established under Hao Lifeng's order withstood the first round of shelling and covered most of them.

warrior.

As soon as the gunfire rang out, the commander of the 1st Regiment of the Fourth Independent Brigade immediately understood that the position of the 9th Company was the primary attack target of the Japanese army. He immediately ordered the 12th and 13th companies of the reserve team to quickly reinforce the 9th Company.

, the mortar regiment also sent a battalion to accompany the reinforcements.

However, it was too late. The reinforcement road was blown into a wall of fire by the intensive Japanese artillery fire, and the troops could not pass at all. The 12th Company sent a platoon of soldiers to try to force the advance. When a shell flew, more than 60 soldiers,

All fell into a pool of blood.

Jiulian has gone through the test of blood and fire.

(To be continued)