Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 743 "337" Highland Attack and Defense Battle

On the battlefield of Shanhaiguan, the Liuguhe blocking defense line of the Army Division Feng Jiwu's regiment, and the battle on the 337 Highlands of Heishan continued until more than four o'clock in the morning. The fierce gunfire stopped, and the only restless hot spot on the entire front that night.

It also fell silent. Tang Qiuli and Feng Jiwu did not return to the headquarters. They were waiting for the staff officers who went to understand the situation to come back and report the situation.--%.net

"Report, Liu Jinshan, commander of the first regiment of the third brigade of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, was ordered to arrive." The strong man's voice had a metallic resonance. Tang Qiuli turned around and instantly felt the smell of gunpowder smoke on the young regiment commander.

The smell of blood, the scent of someone who had just returned from a fight on the battlefield, made Tang Qiuli feel more intimate and intoxicated for a moment.

A group of soldiers who had withdrawn passed quietly behind Liu Jinshan. Liu Jinshan briefly reported the battle. Tang Qiuli and Feng Jiwu both looked moved. It was such a thrilling night. A group of stretchers passed by. Tang Qiuli screamed.

The captain of the battlefield ambulance team stopped and asked who it was Guo Quanyou. He looked carefully at the young platoon leader who was still unconscious. After a while, he silently waved his hand and asked the stretcher team to continue transporting the wounded to the rear.

He called over a staff officer and ordered: "For the record, Liu Hanzhang, Vice Chairman of the Military and Political Committee of the Dingbian Special Economic Zone, paid a thousand yuan from the financial department of the special economic zone to pay 1,000 yuan to the 1st Brigade of the 1st Brigade of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps of the ** Division.

The bonus given to Guo Quanyou must be handed over to his family, and Guo Quanyou's deeds should be widely publicized in major media in Dingbian to boost the morale of all soldiers and civilians."

This is the meaning of the question. Guo Quanyou must be rewarded. His decisive action, from a small perspective, saved the Montenegro 337 Highlands. From a large perspective, it eliminated hidden dangers for the entire Liugu River defense line, and even for the entire North China decisive battle.

The merits of such soldiers are so great that they must be rewarded so that all the soldiers of the army know that their achievements will not be buried.

Tang Qiuli turned to Feng Jiwu and said: "Jiwu, Guo Quanyou's talent and combat experience, as well as his handling and adaptability in this encounter, can take on a higher-level position. After recovering from his injuries, he will be sent to Dingding first."

The officer training corps of the Border Military Academy will go to study for a period of time. After returning, the corps can arrange duties appropriately. In addition, the division headquarters has decided to award Guo Quanyou the Second Class Medal of Valor. It will be publicly commended and promoted to all participating troops in the war. What do you think?"

Such a platoon leader who was personally praised and commended by the division commander came from his own corps. Feng Jiwu was too late to be happy. As far as he knew, this was the first soldier in the army to be awarded the Second Class Warrior Medal. He hurriedly ordered Chief of Staff Zhang Hansheng to go

Regarding the details, Tang Qiuli continued: "Jiwu, the Japanese army is so interested in the 337 Highlands, I am afraid that it is not just because part of the highlands is occupied by them, but its special location has attracted the attention of the Japanese commander, so he

That was chosen as the final breaking point.”

Feng Jiwu was suddenly shocked. He deployed a blocking defense line on the west bank of the Liugu River. Due to the unfavorable terrain and being extremely vulnerable to Japanese attacks, he focused on more than a dozen key points, including the 337 highlands in Montenegro.

After five days of fierce fighting, no other key points were lost. Only the Black Mountain defense line was broken through by the Japanese army and part of the position was occupied.

He blamed all this on the commander's incompetent command, which gave the Japanese army an opportunity, and also sent a law enforcement team. After Tang Qiuli reminded him, Feng Jiwu realized that he had ignored the importance and importance of the 337 Highlands.

Special geographical location, located at the center of the entire Liuguhe defense line, with similar terrain

It is the only prominent part of the entire defense line. The section of the Liugu River facing the river is shallow and flat. The water is no deeper than the waist and can be crossed by wading. It is no wonder that the casualties of the guarding troops are higher than those of the troops in other sections. They suffered

The attack was much more violent. This Japanese commander was not simple.

He couldn't help but shook his head regretfully. Tang Qiuli smiled and said: "Jiwu can only defend a defense line of more than 150 miles with only more than 200,000 troops, facing more than 380,000 elite Kwantung Army, land, sea and air forces."

After five days of joint attack, the defense line remains standing. Jiwu, you don't have to blame yourself, you have done a good enough job." Seeing that Feng Jiwu still couldn't let go, he patted him on the shoulder as if to comfort him.

"Jiwu, adjust your deployment, withdraw the defensive forces on the 337 Highlands to a safe area overnight, strengthen the side firepower on both sides of the highlands, wait for the Japanese artillery fire, then pull the troops up, attack from three sides, and the Japanese attacking troops can withstand

Yes, I conclude that tonight's sneak attack by the Japanese army is no accident. Tomorrow, the 337 Highlands will definitely be a heavy Japanese army.

We can't just wait to hit the target of the attack. In addition, we must mobilize a heavy artillery regiment, hide behind the high ground, and set up a position. The Japanese will use tanks tomorrow, and we will prepare a big gift for them in the shortest possible time.

, kill the Japanese tanks and move them immediately, the Japanese heavy artillery is not a vegetarian," Feng Jiwu smiled and hurriedly went to arrange it.

On the east bank of the Liugu River, at the forward headquarters of the Kwantung Army's Southward Regiment, Lieutenant General Yano Otozaburo waited in the strong sea breeze for almost a whole night until the gunfire gradually subsided and the night returned to tranquility.

When someone from Ono's regiment arrived, the radio station also lost contact. There was no news from the two groups of soldiers, as well as the soldiers who had previously occupied part of the position.

The staff came to ask for instructions whether to follow the original plan and use Montenegro's 337 Highlands as a key breakthrough area. Yano Otozaburo had a gloomy face and without looking back, replied: "Proceed according to the original plan." The staff looked at the commander

Yano had a look on his face, did not dare to speak, and left in a hurry. Even if Yano wanted to change the plan, it was too late. The attack force, a division and a tank regiment, were already ready to attack.

What's more, judging from the five-day attack, the commander of the Chinese army on the opposite side did not realize that the 337 Highlands was the only flaw and weakness of the entire defense line. He used the strength of a division and a tank regiment to assault a frontal

A highland with a width of only six kilometers shows how seriously Yano Otonzaburo attaches importance to this attack.

The sky is brightening, the sun has not yet risen, and a vague mist has enveloped the land in western Liaoning that has experienced several days of artillery fire. The mist is lingering, and everything is hidden in the ever-changing mist. It is silent and strange, and there is a thunderous sound.

There was a loud sound, and the earth trembled slightly. On the east bank of the Liugu River, the mist reflected the flickering firelight. In the air, bursts of screams pierced the sky, and groups of artillery shells, from far to near, fell on the land on the other side in the blink of an eye.

The fire was flashing, and smoke columns were rising into the sky. The soil was mixed with gravel and was flying everywhere. A peaceful morning was violently broken by the fierce bombardment of the Japanese army. The Japanese army started a new attack, starting from Jianchang in the north and reaching Sui in the south.

Fierce battles broke out everywhere along the front line, which was more than 150 miles long. A fire chain composed of whistling steel fragments, balls of fire, and bursts of soil stretched along the curved Liugu River to Liaodong Bay.

If you observe carefully, there are more than a dozen points where the Japanese artillery bombardment is more violent. Among them, in the direction of Heishan 337 Highland, from the direction of the headquarters where Tang Qiuli and Feng Jiwu are located, it looks like a volcanic eruption.

Continuously forming a cloud of smoke, more and more

The fog was aggravated. In the fog, there were flashes of fire. In the direction of the Suizhong wasteland, the intensity of the shelling was no less severe than that of the 337 Highlands. It was a Japanese warship anchored on the sea of ​​Liaodong Bay, shelling Niangziguan garrison.

The blocking position of the Corps.

The artillery fire extended, and more than 80,000 Japanese troops launched ferocious attacks on the Japanese division's blocking positions from all directions at the same time. Yano Otonzaburo was determined to break through the blocking defense line of the Chinese army today and attack the Japanese troops on the 337 Highlands, taking the lead.

A regiment of assault troops successfully waded across the Liugu River without encountering any obstruction. Under the cover of more than a hundred tanks, they swarmed towards the high ground.

Halfway up the mountain, there was still no heavy rain of bullets like before, and the nervous Japanese soldiers were convinced that the Chinese soldiers on the highlands who had caused them so much suffering should have been attacked by the emperor who was more violent in the past.

The army's artillery was all blown up, and they shouted wildly and accelerated their charge.

The Japanese tanks also increased their accelerator, emitting black smoke and roaring towards them. As soon as the tanks accelerated, they distanced themselves from the infantry behind them. During World War II, the Japanese army was on the Chinese battlefield because the Chinese ** troops

With no armor and no effective anti-tank weapons, the threat to the Japanese armored forces was almost zero. Based on this, the Japanese Army paid little attention to infantry-tank cooperation and did not conduct specialized tactical training.

Suddenly, a dense rain of bullets came from both sides, like two fire chains, fiercely lashing at the charging Japanese infantry formation, separating the Japanese infantry from the Japanese tanks. The fallen Japanese soldiers fell one by one, and their bodies rolled down the hillside.

Next, they were hit by sudden firepower. The Japanese charge formation was in chaos, and the firepower had blocked their way back. They had to rush forward desperately. Fortunately, there were no bullets coming from the opposite side, and there were armored monsters to rely on.

The moon-like desolate surface on the high ground can already be seen. The position they occupied last time is just below their feet. The ferocious firepower on both sides also greatly reduced the threat. The morale of the Japanese soldiers was greatly boosted.

, the cold light flashed, everything was not as beautiful as they imagined. The silent position suddenly came to life, the light and heavy machine guns roared together, and the dense rain of bullets hit the Japanese army like a violent wind.

However, the effect was not great. The bullets hit the tank, making "ding-dong" noises and bursting out sparks. This invulnerable monster didn't care at all. It rolled up the soil and rushed forward with tongues of fire, even the Japanese soldiers hiding behind the tanks.

Soldiers suffered very few casualties.

Lieutenant General Otonzaburo Yano saw all this through the telescope and was so excited that he was trembling slightly. The effect of the attack was unexpected. The tank's attack power was indeed amazing, especially when used to break through fixed defensive areas. He was unstoppable.

Immediately issue an order to follow up the attacking troops and immediately launch the attack.

Nearly 10,000 Japanese soldiers jumped into the Liugu River like dumplings. On the river, there were masses of people like yellow and turbid waves, and the momentum was very alarming.

(To be continued)