Chapter 225: The Battle of Nankou (III)

The gunshots of the air defense alarm also alarmed the entire Nankou Town. Due to the fact that many air defense performances had been conducted before, the Second and Third Battalions of the Rong 1st Regiment arranged in Nankou Town and surrounding areas woke up from their sleep and were evacuating to the air defense bunker in an orderly manner under the command of grassroots officers.

"Second, the Japanese are coming to an air strike. Get out of the air raid shelter." Teng Donglin rushed into Chen Xiuwen's room with an anxious look on his face and shouted to Chen Xiuwen who had just gotten up from the camp bed.

Chen Xiuwen's command center is the Rongyi Brigade Department, which was originally located at the foot of the Niangniang Temple at a small hill behind Nankou Town. There is an air raid shelter dedicated to air raiding behind the temple. At this moment, the buzzing sound of the Japanese planes is clearly heard.

Chen Xiuwen put on a cotton military coat under the servitude of Shen Yi, listened to the sounds outside, and said, "How many planes did the Japanese come? It seems that there are not many sounds."

"According to the report ahead, there are four enemy planes, and they are about to arrive. The division seat should be quickly entered into the cave." Teng Donglin said hurriedly.

"Four planes? The Japanese underestimated our Rongyi Division too much." Chen Xiuwen smiled slightly, looked at Teng Donglin with an anxious look on his face and said, "Brother Changqing, I think you are getting more and more courageous now. But for four Japanese planes, if you want to blow up, you should first blow up the Longhu Platform position. Besides, the two anti-aircraft cannons behind the temple are decorations."

Hearing Chen Xiuwen's teasing, Teng Donglin's face turned red slightly. Although he had not been with Chen Xiuwen for a long time, he knew the temper of this young master. However, the current master is a spiritual symbol of the entire Honorary First Division. It not only affects the survival of the entire Rongyi Division, but also affects the future of his own who had already made up his mind to follow the Master Division, so there must be no mistakes. He also wanted to continue persuading, but heard Chen Xiuwen say: "Tell Cheng De'an immediately that the Japanese have hidden it during the bombing, don't expose the firepower easily." As he said that, before Teng Donglin spoke, he walked out of the house and said: "Go, go out and take a look."

"Boom, boom, boom." When Chen Xiuwen walked outside the temple, the Japanese plane had already begun to bomb the Dragon and Tiger Platform. A hundred-pound bomb exploded on the top of the Dragon and Tiger Platform, which was not high and not big, and huge fireballs rose up. In an instant, the entire Dragon and Tiger Platform was shrouded in a sea of ​​fireworks.

Chen Xiuwen clearly saw in the telescope that all of them were the latest Type 97 heavy bombers of the Japanese. "The Japanese are so crazy. They bullied us without air force in North China, and they didn't even carry the fighter jets to escort them. The anti-aircraft gun platoon behind them, and if the Japanese bombers flew over, they would shoot them down."

"Yes." The staff officer who followed behind quickly responded and hurried back to the house to give orders.

After one round of bombing, the four bombers that were diving over the Longhu Platform continued to circling over the Longhu Platform, but two flew directly to Nankou Town. The Longhu Platform and Nankou Town were less than two kilometers apart, and one dive arrived instantly. At the same time, the two bombs dropped exploded in front of the town, destroying the century-old Zhenkou Archway. The planes passed over the town. Not only did the bombs dropped to blow up more than a dozen houses in the town into a sea of ​​fire, but they were also mixed with the screams of soldiers who had not yet had time to withdraw into the air defense bunker.

One of the bombers flying low altitude obviously discovered the lonely yard under the hillside behind the town. When the other was lifted up, the plane flew straight towards the Niangniang Temple. As the distance approached, the Japanese pilot suddenly found that there were many soldiers in the yard, and there were erected antennas on the roof of the house. Needless to ask, it must be the command center of the Chinese army. The Japanese pilot was immediately ecstatic, lowered the nose of the aircraft with a ferocious face, preparing to bomb accurately, and attempted to destroy the command center of the Chinese army in one fell swoop.

"Go to die." Just as he was screaming and preparing to drop a bomb, a fire suddenly flashed on the hill behind the temple.

"No, there is an ambush." ​​Before he could react, the plane was already shocked heavily, and two explosions came to his ears. The sound of this anti-aircraft gun was undoubtedly a death knell for the pilot flying at a low altitude. The first two shells exploded at the nose, and the other burst a hole in the wings, and the plane suddenly lost its balance. The Japanese pilot did not even bother to drop bombs at this time, and tried hard to control the crooked aircraft, pull the nose, and wanted to escape from this death zone. But it was too late. The two shells followed accurately hit the belly of the bulky Ninety-seven bomber. A violent explosion sounded, and the plane exploded in the air.

Seeing this, another Japanese plane that had just been lifted did not dare to dive and drop bombs anymore. It made a bend in the air and joined the other two bombers that were still bombing at the Dragon and Tiger Platform. After dropping the bombs at a high altitude, it flew towards Xiyuan Airport in Beiping.

"Baga." Junichi Yanagai, the commander of the 61st Regiment of the Mixed Eleventh Brigade who had led his troops out of Nankou Town, clearly saw in his telescope a Type 97 heavy bomber of the Army Aviation Force that was cooperating with combat was shot down.

A plane was shot down in the first battle, which cast a shadow on the heart of Junichi Yanagi, who was full of confidence. Since the order was issued, Junichi Yanagi was so familiar with the terrain from Nankou to Juyongguan on the map of 1/50,000. He knew that if he wanted to take Nankou Town, he had to take the Longhu Platform, the commanding heights outside Nankou. The Chinese army defending Nankou Town must also take Nankou Town as the focus of defense. In anger, Junichi Yanagi pulled out his command knife and howled: "Order the heavy artillery brigade to open fire and blow up the flat Dragonhu Platform for me."

The six 91 105mm field cannons equipped by the heavy artillery brigade of the 11th Brigade launched a shelling attack on the Dragon and Tiger Platform at the same time. Nearly sixteen kilograms of grenades continued to hit the Dragon and Tiger Platform's position, and their power was no less than the bombing just now. The entire Dragon and Tiger Platform was trapped in a sea of ​​fire. The entire position was dusty, and the blown stones splashed everywhere. The dozen observation posts left on the position that had just survived the bombing were now all with their hands and heads, with their mouths wide open, and lying in the corner of the trench trembling.

The Rong Yi Regiment and Battalion, which was defending the Dragon and Tiger Platform, had already retreated into the Tibetan Bing Cave. In the dark cave, all the officers and soldiers held their guns, held their breath, and looked at the top of the cave. With each grenade explosion, the entire Tibetan Bing Cave would shake, and the dust on the top of the cave fell down, as if it was about to collapse at any time.

"Group, this hole will not collapse, right?" In the command center, a small hole for storing grain was temporarily converted into a command center. The first battalion commander Mo Jianlin patted the dust falling on his head, and looked at the top of the cave with lingering fear, saying, Cheng Dean, who was looking at the map with the light of the oil lamp, was looking at the map.

"Don't you go!" Cheng Dean raised his head and glared at Mo Jianlin fiercely, cursing: "The bombing of the Japanese plane just now did not collapse, and a few shells exploded? You guys are so worried!"

Mo Jianlin smiled and grabbed a pack of camel brand cigarettes that Cheng De'an placed on the table, took out one and put it to Cheng De'an's mouth, and said with a flattering look: "Group, I just said it casually. If the Japanese think they have too many shells, they will let them blow it up. Even if we stay in this hole from morning to night, we can't even hurt a single hair."

Mo Jianlin was a graduate of the 10th CMC who was assigned to the 10th CMC when he formed the Third Shanghai Security Regiment. He was also the junior brother of Chen Xiuwen and Cheng Dean. He had been working under Cheng Dean. This kid was very smart and able to fight, and was highly appreciated by Cheng Dean. In the 10th CMC, the rest of the graduates were platoon leaders. When the company commander, he was now a major battalion commander.

Cheng Dean lit the cigarette on the oil lamp Mo Jianlin took, took a deep breath, spit out the smoke ring, and said, "Don't say that the little Japanese outside are indeed different from the little Japanese we encountered in Songhu and Nanjing. Listen, now they are all heavy artillery above 100 mm on our heads. When it is about to start fighting, you must be more at ease and don't underestimate the enemy too much. The throne commands us to nail it to the Dragon and Tiger Platform like a nail, and we cannot let the little Japanese move forward in front of us."

"That's right, that's right. With your team here, you can take charge of the command. The Japanese don't want to go further." Mo Jianlin lit a cigarette with a smile on his face and said. While Cheng Dean was not paying attention, he put most of the camel cigarettes into his pocket.

Although Mo Jianlin usually smiles in front of Cheng Dean, he is not a good person and is never vague in war. Otherwise, since he had experienced so many cruel battles from the Third Security Regiment to the present, he would not have lived to this day. Cheng Dean admired the three battalion commanders of his subordinates the most. Seeing Mo Jianlin flattering while trying to go with his cigarette, he couldn't help but laugh and scold: "You kid, you won't buy it yourself, and you always come to me here to get it."

Mo Jianlin followed Cheng Dean for more than a year, and had always been thick-skinned in front of Cheng Dean. He smiled and said, "Who is the one who calls you, you are so easy to smoke. I have sucked my mouth. Now even the Hard Gate and the Beauty Card are tasteless when you draw it in your mouth."

"Okay, don't be damn good at getting cheap, but you're good at it." Cheng Dean said, taking out a pack of unopened ones from his pocket and throwing them to Mo Jianlin. He restrained the smile on his face and said, "The Japanese's shelling will be on fire for a while. You kid should prepare. Let the brothers of the engineer company guard the entrance of the cave. Don't let the Japanese's shells blow up our entrance."

No matter how joking is, when it comes to serious business, Mo Jianlin quickly responded seriously: "Yes."

The shelling lasted for fifteen minutes. Six nine-type 105mm field cannons poured hundreds of shells on the Dragon and Tiger Platform, completely plowing the entire mountain.

"Your Excellency the corps captain, bombing and shelling, with such firepower, the Chinese troops who defended have no chance of survival. I think it is possible to take down the commanding heights outside Nankou Town with just one charge." The captain of the first brigade of the 61st Regiment, Okatani Shinzuo, said to the captain Junichi Yanagi with a proud look on his face.

Looking at the unrecognizable mountain that had been bombed, Junichi Yanagi nodded with satisfaction: "Yoxi! Okatani, the task of taking down the Dragon Tiger Platform will be handed over to your team. I hope that just as you said, you can take down the Dragon Tiger Platform with a charge."

Okatani's new work was waiting for the words of the team captain, which was the first achievement! He quickly stood at the scene and bowed: "Hayi, you only need to give me an hour to go, and you will be able to stand on the Dragon and Tiger Platform and look down at the entire South exit."

"Yoxi! Okatani, then I'll wait for your good news." Junichi Yanagi waved his hand and ordered: "Order the artillery fire to extend and cut off the connection between the town and the Dragon and Tiger Platform."

"Hay." The staff officer on the side immediately received the order, waved the small flag in his hand to issue orders to the artillery position behind him. At the same time, Okatani Shinsaku, who looked excited, ran back to his team with the jealous eyes of the other two captains, pulled out his command knife, howled and ordered: "The First Squadron attacked."

In his opinion, the small Dragon and Tiger Platform had experienced two powerful bombings and shellings. Even if the fortifications of the Chinese Army on the mountain were built, they have been wiped out now. Just one squadron could rush to the top of the mountain smoothly. He just said in front of Junichi Yanagi that he had added insurance for an hour, and a charge could solve the problem within half an hour.

The Japanese artillery fire extended, and the shells directly hit the junction between Longhutai and Nankou Town. From time to time, the shells fell into the town. Chen Xiuwen, who was standing on the hill behind the Niangniang Temple, used a telescope to observe the situation of the war, showed a smile on his face, and turned to Teng Donglin beside him and said, "The Japanese artillery fire extended, and we have to look at Cheng Daren."

"Why didn't the Japanese think there was a hidden weapon cave on the Dragon and Tiger Platform? I'd definitely touch the gray spot later." Teng Donglin also smiled. Then, he said with some concern: "However, the 11th Brigade not only has heavy artillery, but also a chariot brigade. Cheng Dean is under great pressure."

Chen Xiuwen nodded silently, looked at the Dragon and Tiger Platform filled with smoke in front of him, and said slowly with a firm expression: "The battle has just begun. However, I believe that the Dragon and Tiger Platform will definitely become a nightmare for the Japanese."

The observation posts of the two squads on the Longhu Platform are now less than half of the squads left. More than a dozen soldiers who voluntarily stayed as observation posts had already integrated with the entire earth. When the first squadron of the First Brigade, the first squadron of the First Brigade, approached from a distance to the Longhu Platform, the surviving observation posts quickly blew the whistle hanging around their necks. The engineers who had already been waiting at the entrance of the cave quickly cleared the floating soil that had blocked half of the cave and opened the passage for the officers and soldiers who were attacking.

"The first company entered the frontier position, the second company was responsible for the second line position, heavy machine guns occupied the firepower points on both sides, and the third company reserve team stayed behind and attacked." With Mo Jianlin's order, officers and soldiers who had already been holding on to their strength entered their respective positions from the cave one after another.

"Quickly clear the trenches, the first company commander, let the brothers calm down when the Japanese come up later, and then fight." The trenches that had been built had piled up half of the trenches in the bombardment of the Japanese plane and the shelling just now. Mo Jianlin ordered the cleaning of the trenches while ordering the company commander.
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