Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 1181

“Shimen is restored!”

The stingy old man, who had already fallen into great happiness because of the magical reversal of the Battle of Jindong and his army began to attack Shimen, drank half a kilogram of white wine in one go and fell asleep, was suddenly shaken awake.

Before I could scold my mother, I received such a four-word notice.

"Wait a minute, how long have I been sleeping? I'm going to send a call to the Ministry of Military Affairs now, haha, let that person take a good look at my performance in the second theater, and why is he not allowing me to retreat to the Yellow River defense line? I need it in the second war zone!" The stingy old man suddenly came to his senses and got out of bed with excitement on his face.

As soon as I opened the door, it was pitch black outside!

“I slept all day and all night?” The stingy old man's brows furrowed tightly. The smile on his face did not fade, but his eyes became a little more gloomy.

At a time of such a war, if you, the supreme commander of the second theater, are allowed to sleep, it is possible that everyone around you will have problems.

“Brother, it's 1 a.m. on the 17th, and you just slept for less than 2 hours!” the middle-aged woman said with a wry smile.

“Two hours?” The stingy old man suddenly stopped in his steps and turned around in disbelief. "Did you just say that Shimen was restored?"

"Yes, it was Commander Zhao of the 17th Division, commander-in-chief of the Shimen Front, who called three minutes ago. I didn't dare to delay and came to inform you immediately." The middle-aged woman handed over the secret message in her hand.

"How did they do it? It was only five hours before the general offensive! Are the Japanese troops in Shimen muddy?" The stingy old man took the message and read it carefully, still full of disbelief.

An army of 30,000 attacked Shimen. With 30,000 fighting against 3,000, victory was inevitable, but taking the whole city in just five hours was still far beyond the stingy old man's expectation. He originally thought it would take two days to win. It's good to go down.

"I remember that there was an infantry regiment belonging to the 101st Division on the front line of Shimen. I immediately sent a secret message to the headquarters of the 101st Division and asked them to report the actual battle situation in Shimen." The stingy old man said as he walked out of the house.

"After receiving the coded message, I have asked the Communications Department to contact the 101st Division." The middle-aged woman was obviously very familiar with her brother's character and had already made arrangements.

“Report!” A major came running all the way from outside the hospital. "101st Division Electric!"

"According to the order of the headquarters, our troops are responsible for blocking possible invading enemies on the periphery. We cannot detect the internal situation in the city, but we can hear that after several hours of fierce fighting, the sound of gunfire in the city has gradually become sparse since an hour ago, indicating that we are entering the process of clearing out the remaining enemies. stage!"

The stingy old man read out the contents of the message mechanically, almost in a dull manner, and stayed where he was.

Happiness comes too suddenly.

"Call me the Military and Political Department immediately. I want to give credit to the Second Theater Command, no, the 101st Division, the 12th Division, the 921st Division, the 17th Division, and the 22nd Group Army!" He kept touching his forehead. The stingy old man pacing back and forth in the small courtyard was as happy as a child at that moment.

“No, no, let's wait and wait until the battle situation in Shimen is completely stabilized before we tell them, lest the news leaks out and the Japanese rush to dispatch a large army to add to their difficulties.”

The middle-aged woman also smiled like a flower. Ever since she lost Yuancheng, the omnipotent big brother in her eyes had not smiled so happily for a long time.

"Fifth sister, what do you think I should reward Tang Dao with? This kid is not only good at fighting, he is also my lucky star. Since he came to Taihang Mountain, my second theater has been able to turn around in the past six months. The Japanese dare to attack me. If you have walnuts, I can take a few bites of his big watermelon." The stingy old man asked with a smile.

"Brother, you can tell me this, but don't make it in front of that clever little Tang Dao. Otherwise, you will be defrauded of how much money you will get?" the middle-aged woman said with a smile.

"That's right, Tang Dao is a good fighter, but there are many ways to get money. I have to keep a close eye on the wealth I have saved for decades." When it comes to money, the stingy old man can It's back to normal.

"However, it doesn't matter if you have merit or not. There are many people who are looking at this boy's ability to fight tough battles. Such a big treasure cannot be deceived by others. Let me think about it carefully and give him What kind of official job do you need to be promoted to?" The stingy old man's eyes were shrewd behind his glasses.

“The war zone commander, the old man, cannot be promoted to his military rank, but the old man is still the chairman of Jin Province.”

Indeed, just as the stingy old man thought, he was not the only one staring at Tang Dao who could fight a tough battle.

“This kid will definitely become a powerful general in our army in the future!” The deputy commander-in-chief of the Eightyth Group, who walked to the war room in military uniform late at night, smiled at his deputy chief of staff.

“Then I can congratulate the two chiefs for winning another general.” The elegant deputy chief of staff also had a smile on his face.

After half a year of inspection, Tang Dao has enough patriotism and patriotism, and he also recognizes the ideals of the officers and soldiers of the 80th Army. He has cooperated closely with the 921st Division and the 683rd Brigade. Except for the military uniforms and organization, they are from the Sichuan Army. The Tenth Army Group almost regarded him as one of their own.

“Haha! What the Chief of Staff said is different!” The middle-aged soldier with a bold personality laughed. "That's not just the two of us, it's the entire 80th Group Army that gained a general!"

“Haha! I said something inappropriate, I will reflect on it!” The elegant general also laughed.

Obviously, for the two of them, having the general Tang Dao made them more happy than recovering Shimen, even if there were mountains of supplies piled up there.

These people in the Second War Zone have somewhat taken advantage of being on a first-come-first-served basis, but they all underestimated someone's ability.

The Second War Zone suppressed the good news coming from Shimen, but in less than two hours, before dawn, in a remote mountain city, a person had already climbed out of bed, finished washing and sat at his desk.

He was a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a square face and a broad mouth. He was considered handsome no matter what the era, but he had a slightly sinister look on his face.

In front of him were urgent messages from all over the country, divided into different levels and placed on the desk. An urgent message from the intelligence station of Hebei Province in North China caught his attention.

“Our army has successfully counterattacked Shimen and is clearing out the remaining enemies throughout the city. The bandits and their accompanying security forces have been defeated. A small number of them escaped from the city and fought fiercely with our blocking army on the outskirts!”

The message was brief, but its content was earth-shattering.

The middle-aged man with a sinister and determined expression on his face could not help but look shocked at this moment. For the first time, he did not give instructions in the telegram. Instead, he took the telegram and directly ordered: "Order the Hebei Provincial Station to quickly check the authenticity of the message. If it is true." , quickly find out all the numbers of our Guangshimen unit and report them as quickly as possible.”

Three hours later, a telegram from the Military Command Hebei Provincial Station was reported to this middle-aged man's desk again.

"After verification, the army that liberated Shimen was headed by the Jindong Counterattack Division of our second theater. It has many division numbers. The army that entered the city was headed by the 80th Group Army, and the 22nd Group Army of the Sichuan Army was headed by the 17th Group. The division's headquarters is the main force, and the enemy's casualties are unknown."

Taking a breath of cold air, the middle-aged major general picked up the encrypted telegram sent from the internal line of the Jindong Front Headquarters yesterday evening, "Our Jindong counterattack army will launch a general attack on Shimen at about 9 p.m.!"

With two verifications, the authenticity of the first telegram is as high as 90%.

Just, how long has it been? If it was so easy to fight the Japanese, how could it be so hard for China as a whole? There was still a trace of doubt in the middle-aged man's eyes.

This is the sequelae of long-term intelligence work. He will never trust anyone easily. Even if there are multiple pieces of intelligence that can corroborate each other, he will only trust his own judgment.

"Order the Jindong Frontline Liaison Station to report the deployment trends of the various armies in Jindong. If there is accurate information, report it as soon as possible; order the personnel of the Shimen Liaison Station to immediately find out the numbers of our units participating in the war and the casualties of the Japanese troops. In addition, this information is top secret. , leaker, die." The middle-aged man who dictated an order hurriedly left the inconspicuous courtyard with the telegram, took a few guards, and left in an ordinary Ford car.

Hand camp in the mountain city! "What a Jindong counterattack, what a 17th Division, what a Zhao Shoushan!" The man who was still wearing a nightgown held the message and said "hello" three times in one breath. His eyes were full of energy and he looked at the middle-aged man. , "Yunong, what do you think?"

"Students believe that the Jindong counterattack was only possible if you personally approved the air force's participation in the war. Otherwise, not only would the Jindong army not be able to achieve such a great victory, but the entire army might be wiped out. Your control of the overall situation is the key to victory in this battle. The main factor. Whether it is the Second Theater, the 17th Division or other units, they are all under your command.

In addition, Yunong believes that the authenticity of this sealed message is still open to question. "The middle-aged man thought for a moment and replied cautiously.

"Yunong, you must not deny the achievements of the frontline soldiers. How could the victory of Jindong's battle be achieved by my own strategy? You must be careful about what you say in the future!" The man with a smile on his face criticized.

Then, there was a hint of melancholy in his eyes, "Of course, I can't blame you for this. You know that the air battle that broke out in eastern Shanxi the day before yesterday was not a great victory, but did you know that I personally ordered the deployment of the air force to defeat the Japanese army aircraft group? The proposer was caught off guard who is it?"

"Who has such courage? In my opinion, the provincial chairman should not have it!" The middle-aged man's eyes showed surprise.

"Yes, although the person who called me was his Commander-in-Chief Yan, based on my understanding of him, he would never be so courageous. And to grasp the battle situation and fighter opportunities so accurately, his person must be hiding among the counterattack forces in eastern Shanxi. middle.

The leaders of the five divisions of the Jindong Army are all powerful and famous generals. For example, Liu Bojian of the 921 Division is also a famous general in the world, but due to his personality, he will not take such a risky strategy. It's okay that the Air Force has won a great victory. If it loses, it will involve the entire 80th Army. The commanders of the other divisions also have many considerations. From what I think, there is only one person, like a newborn calf, who is not afraid of the road ahead and the future. You can do this desperate move! "

After a moment's pause, he continued: "His Four Troops Regiment was able to defeat the 21st Division on the Niangziguan front line, so why couldn't they kill a mere 3,000 Japanese invaders in Shimen within a few hours?"

“It's him?” The middle-aged man lowered his eyebrows.

There was a look of shock on his face, but not in his eyes.

Obviously, he knows more about someone in the Si Xing Tuan than someone else.

Just, so what if you understand? Someone has known it for a long time, but he is not afraid to show his edge. In this chaotic world, only by becoming stronger can we protect ourselves, rather than obeying.

"He is better than I thought!" The man cast his gaze out the window, "But he is so unruly and unruly that it is extremely difficult for me to use him!"

The middle-aged man was silent and did not comment on the man's sigh.

As the person in charge of the largest spy agency in Asia, he still hasn't figured out how that little colonel came out of nowhere with a ragtag group of soldiers from all walks of life, which made even the Japanese invaders change their minds after hearing about it. An unscientific growth trajectory.

What is even more troublesome is that his tendencies are unclear. As a Sichuan native, it is natural for him to be close to the Sichuan Army, but he is also very close to marginalized factions such as the Northwest Army, the Northeast Army and the 80th Army. Faced with the threats thrown by the Ministry of Military Affairs The olive branch, but he neither refuses nor accepts it, like a slippery loach that doesn't hold back!

Now, the only thing he is sure of is that the young colonel is Chinese and very Chinese.

"Haha! You don't have to worry too much about Yunong. He has his little secrets and little ideas, but in the face of the general trend, he is nothing! No matter how strong and messy Sun Wukong is, he can't escape from Tathagata Buddha's Five Finger Mountain! "The man's face showed confidence.

"You go back and wait. It shouldn't take too long. The victory over in the second theater should be reported. Commander Yan is probably setting off firecrackers to celebrate now. He is taking advantage of Yan. Over there at the Ministry of Military Affairs The medals have to be carried in baskets again.”

At 6 a.m. on the 17th!

8 kilometers outside Shimen City on the Hutuo River!

More than 400 officers and soldiers of the 2nd Battalion of the 34th Brigade and 36th Regiment of the 12th Division were running wildly!

Four hours ago, the Shimen frontline headquarters ordered them to pursue the last group of Japanese invaders who escaped from Shimen Station and annihilate them. The 3,000 Japanese invaders within Shimen will no longer be able to escape the trap.

In other words, although they did not succeed in breaking the city, the important task of encircling and annihilating the last Japanese army was entrusted to them, which is also an incomparable honor.

At the same time, the Shimen frontline headquarters also ordered a mountain artillery platoon with two mountain artillery pieces and an infantry artillery platoon with two Type 92 infantry cannons to accompany them. In addition to the three mortars owned by the infantry battalion, a total of seven artillery pieces were used to pursue this force. The Japanese aggressors, whose strength would never exceed 200, were absolutely at their fingertips.

This group of Japanese troops was considered tenacious and used the cover of darkness to escape from Shimen. In order to confuse the pursuers, they first fled along the railway line, but before dawn they took a detour and fled toward the Hutuo River. This was also the case for the Second Battalion Hua, who was pursuing with artillery. It took three hours to find their traces.

However, the Japanese army's defeat was miscalculated!

The Hutuo River began to rise two days ago. At this time, the water level has risen from the depth of a person's neck to at least as deep as one person. Not to mention that many people are not familiar with water properties. Even if the water properties are good, they want to carry heavy rifles and Even if the ammunition swam past, there would be no chance that one out of ten would be saved!

However, to the surprise of the pursuing Second Battalion, the Japanese invaders faced with a desperate situation did not continue to flee. Instead, they quickly dug a simple field trench with a single engineer shovel, intending to fight to the death.

“Kill them all!” The arriving battalion commander, a major from Shandong, gave a decisive order after holding a telescope and looking at the Japanese troops still digging in the morning light. "This credit belongs to my 12th Division, and no one can take it away from me!"

The 7 artillery pieces fired for a full 20 minutes. The 2 mountain guns stopped the bombardment first, followed by the 2 infantry guns, and the 3 82 mortars continued to bombard the simple field trenches of the defeated Japanese army.

Under the cover of artillery fire, the three infantry companies of the infantry battalion actually reached an area less than 150 meters in front of the Japanese trenches!

The Japanese counterattack was pitifully weak. Only a few light machine guns tried to shoot at the prostrate Chinese soldiers, but they were quickly annihilated by artillery fire. The grenades were also fired, but there were less than five or six. For the Chinese soldiers who have stretched the battle line to nearly 1,200 meters, it is almost non-existent.

The major battalion commander gritted his teeth, thrust the rifle he was holding tightly into the hands of the orderly who had been following him, and snatched a Hanyang-made weapon with a bayonet from his hand, shouting sternly: "Brothers , Listen to me, fix your bayonet, follow me, charge with the whole battalion, drop bombs from the first row 40 meters away, throw the grenades on me, and the bugler will blow the charge horn for me. "

“Tick tock!” the charge horn sounded loudly.

"Kill!" the infantry battalion commander wearing a major's collar roared and took the lead in charging toward the Japanese position with a bow and a gun. Behind him were more than 400 people from three infantry companies, charging toward the Japanese position nearly 1,200 meters wide. Their last Japanese position launched a desperate charge.

No longer worried or hesitant, under the leadership of their commander, they ran wildly towards the unpredictable Japanese army position, and at the same time, they tried their best to shoot the loaded bullets in the gun chamber.

The Japanese troops in the trenches were also crazy. Although the heavy machine gun bullets fired from the Chinese positions made the trenches smoke, there were still many people who desperately shot at the infantry battalion of the 12th Division that was running towards them. Shooting, the sound of gunfire echoed across the battlefield.

In just seven or eight seconds, at least forty soldiers fell to the ground while running along the entire charge line. Some were writhing in pain, while others were silent and no longer heard.

However, no one stopped charging.

If you are not a soldier, you will not understand!

This is the final battle of the entire Jindong battle, and it is also the battle of revenge for the 12th Division!

The 12th Division suffered huge losses in the battle with the 5th Division. Unknown how many soldiers were on the high ground and disappeared into thin air in the Japanese heavy artillery without firing a single shot!

“We can defend, but we can also attack. For victory, we can sacrifice ourselves in obscurity in the mountains. For victory, we can also fall on the road to charge.

For the sake of the country, for victory, and for the brothers, I ask you to use the fastest speed and the most powerful offensive to kill all visible Japanese invaders! "This is the mobilization made by Cun Xingqi, commander of the 34th Brigade, who personally led the 36th Regiment to Shimen before the departure of the second battalion.

The Battle of Shimen is not just about recovering Shimen, but also annihilating all the Japanese invaders, leaving no one behind!

This is the wish of all Chinese troops participating in the Battle of Jindong!

Because, dozens of kilometers away in the Taihang Mountains, as many as 20,000 Chinese soldiers fell down and died in the mountains because of this battle!

Behind the victory that the big shots smiled with joy was the blood of those numbers!

What I want to do for these fallen brothers is to place the best sacrifices in front of their tombstones!

Only the orders of the Japanese invaders!

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