bookrebus Chapter 763: It's time to turn the tide
Chapter 763: It's time to turn the tide
Chapter 763 The time has come to turn the tide of the battle
763 The time has come to turn the tide of the battle
As May comes, the southern part of the country has begun to warm up.
However, the war in northern Guangdong is at a fever pitch.
Four days passed from the time Ye Qingshan arrived on the 29th to May 2nd.
The Japanese devils in Shaoguan City have not been completely driven out.
"Commander, Commander.
My regiment is about to be wiped out."
In Ye Qingshan's command post, Xia Yang, the commander of the New 1st Division, rushed over and shouted in grief.
Although Ye Qingshan's command post and the headquarters of the New 1st Division were not far apart, they were not together.
The main thing is that even if Ye Qingshan went to northern Guangdong to fight.
But he mainly serves as a spiritual symbol to the various units of the New 1st Division on the front line.
Ye Qingshan did not actually command the operations of the various regiments of the New 1st Division.
The division commander Xia Yang is still in charge.
Even though Ye Qingshan arrived in northern Guangdong, he still needed to control the overall situation of the battlefield and could not be limited to northern Guangdong.
Therefore, Ye Qingshan’s main role is to communicate with all parties and coordinate the entire situation.
At this moment, Ye Qingshan looked at the grieving Xia Yang, said nothing, and walked out of his semi-underground bunker command post.
You can directly overlook the Shaoguan City not far away.
"Captain Hao, are you asking for help?"
Ye Qingshan asked.
These days, Ye Qingshan needs to deal with other matters, including the war in Shaoguan City.
It is also impossible to keep an eye on the battle in Shaoguan City.
“No, Captain Hao and his men did not ask for help.
But during these four days, hundreds of seriously wounded soldiers were sent out every day by a group of soldiers braving the artillery fire.
There were so many seriously injured people, you can imagine how heavy the casualties were in the city.
I’m afraid that Captain Hao and his men won’t be able to hold on any longer.”
Xia Yang expressed his concerns.
Ye Qingshan lit a cigarette for himself, gave one to Commander Xia, and asked the young martial artist next to him to light one for himself.
Commander Xia hesitated for a moment and took the cigarette handed to him by Ye Qingshan.
He remembered that Ye Qingshan didn't smoke.
Ye Qingshan took a puff of his cigarette, blew out a smoke ring, and then said, "I believe in Captain Hao, and I also believe in the soldiers of the regiment.
They’ll hold up.”
Ye Qingshan turned his head, looked at Commander Xia and asked, "Besides, do you have any reinforcements? Will you send them into the city?"
Commander Xia was silent.
Because he really has no soldiers left.
Just yesterday, in order to stop a sneak attack by a squadron of Japanese invaders, Xia Yang sent out the guard company of his division.
Now, the safety around his division headquarters depends entirely on the protection of the guard battalion brought by Ye Qingshan.
But he still wanted to support the regiment in the city, so he came to find Ye Qingshan.
Not only to complain, but also to ask for reinforcements.
Because Xia Yang knew that Ye Qingshan’s guard battalion had more than 500 people.
This is the only thing he can think of at the moment, to withdraw some forces and send them into Shaoguan City to support the regiment.
But he didn't dare say it directly.
"So, you didn't come here just to complain to me.
You are targeting my guards, right? "
Ye Qingshan looked at Xia Yang with a smile, having seen through his intentions.
Xia Yang gritted his teeth and said, “Yes, Commander.
I request that your guard be mobilized and that company of guards which you have assigned to protect my divisional headquarters be transferred to you.
Send into the city to support a regiment.
Now, the group and the remaining Japanese soldiers in the city are all at the end of their strength.
The reinforcements from the 22nd Mixed Brigade of the Japanese enemy were all blocked by us or blocked by artillery fire in the past few days, and were unable to enter the city.
Now, as long as we can have a living force, we can break into the city.
It will be able to turn the tide of the war in one fell swoop and completely recapture Shaoguan City.
Therefore, I beg the commander to agree to my request. "
There was nothing Xia Yang could do when he came to find Ye Qingshan.
Don’t think that the commander of the guard company sent by Ye Qingshan is just a small captain.
But Xia Yang couldn't command them either.
Without Ye Qingshan's order, the guard company would only protect Xia Yang and not obey any other orders from him.
“If you transfer the Third Guard Company away, your division headquarters will have no protection.
no. "
Ye Qingshan shook his head.
He did not forget that the day before yesterday, a small group of Japanese soldiers tried to sneak over here and attack their headquarters.
After learning from Ye Qingshan's many special operations lessons, the Japanese are now also setting up special forces.
The Japanese commanders also liked to use small elite troops to go behind enemy lines and carry out decapitation operations.
"But, a group of..."
Commander Xia wanted to say something, but Ye Qingshan raised his hand to stop him.
“I know, I agree with what you just said.
At this moment, the battle in Shaoguan City has indeed reached its most critical moment.
But the guard company sent to protect you cannot move.
However, it is imperative to support the regiment.”
"How about this, we merge our headquarters and leave one company in charge of security.
Send the other two companies into the city to support the regiment."
"Commander, I object."
Ye Qingshan had just finished speaking before Commander Xia had time to be happy.
The young martial artist next to him couldn't help it and spoke out his objection.
"What do you object to?"
“I object to transferring two guard companies.
This is too dangerous, what if another Japanese sneak attack team comes over?
One company cannot protect the safety of you and Commander Xia.
I am your chief guard and I must be responsible for your safety."
Xiao Wusheng objected righteously.
In his opinion, nothing is more important than protecting Ye Qingshan's safety.
Even if they were defeated in the battle in northern Guangdong, as long as Ye Qingshan was not dead, they would have a chance to turn things around.
But if Ye Qingshan died, what would be the point of winning the battle?
“What Adjutant Han said is not wrong.
Commander, please transfer the guard company of my division headquarters to the city to support the regiment.
The two guards around you cannot move."
Xia Yang also agreed with Xiao Wusheng's words and spoke immediately.
"hehe!"
Ye Qingshan laughed and pointed at the two of them: "You guys, you think too highly of me, Ye Qingshan.
At the same time, you underestimate me too much.
Don't worry, I'm better at sneaking behind enemy lines and beheading people than the Japanese devils."
“Just do as I say.
I left one company behind because I was afraid that you would object.
If it were in the past, I would have led the guard battalion myself."
Ye Qingshan also shook his head.
There was no way, although he really wanted to lead the team to kill the enemy himself like he did in the Battle of Shanghai.
But unfortunately, he also knew that this behavior was not advisable at this moment.
He is carrying too many people's expectations on his shoulders now, and nothing can happen to him.
But not daring to take any risks is not Ye Qingshan's style.
“Notify Zheng Shu and have him take the second and third guard companies.
After dark, we entered the city under the cover of darkness.
End the fighting in the city as quickly as possible.
There is no time to lose.”
Ye Qingshan said firmly.
Calculating the time, they were delayed in northern Guangdong for such a long time.
The small group of Japanese troops from the 11th Army coming down from southwestern Hunan may be arriving soon.
This news was told to him by Xue Yue in a telegram.
Although Xue Yue commanded the main force of the National Army on the Xiangxi battlefield, he held back the main force of the Japanese 11th Army.
But they still couldn't stop the old Japanese soldier Anan Weiji from secretly evacuating a small group of Japanese troops from the Xiangxi battlefield.
Xue Yue had no way to stop the Japanese from doing this.
We can only notify Ye Qingshan in advance so that Ye Qingshan can make preparations early.
Fortunately, the journey from western Hunan to northern Guangdong is still about four to five hundred kilometers.
It will take several days for the Japanese invaders heading south to arrive.
Ye Qingshan must completely recapture Shaoguan and re-consolidate the defense line before these scattered Japanese troops arrive in Shaoguan.
In fact, even if Xia Yang didn’t come today.
Tonight, Ye Qingshan is also preparing to let his guard battalion charge into the city.
Any later and it might be too late.
"Victory or defeat depends on tonight and tomorrow."
When the young Wusheng saw Ye Qingshan, he had made up his mind and no longer tried to stop him.
Fortunately, Ye Qingshan still left a guard company by his side. This is the bottom line for the young martial artist.
"Then Commander, I will go tell Captain Zheng the news.
Let them prepare in advance.”
The little Wusheng said.
"Well, let's go."
After Xiao Wusheng left, Xia Yang hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and asked Ye Qingshan: "Commander.
Do you think we can really win this battle?
No one is optimistic about us.
There is not even one person willing to help us. Is it worth it for us to work so hard? "
“You don’t need to ask others whether it’s worth it or not.
It depends on what you think.
As a soldier, you must be firm in your will as long as you believe it is the right thing to do.
Just go ahead and do it. We can’t take care of anything else.”
“Besides, who said no one helped us?
You must be aware that whether it is Commander Long of the Yunnan Army, or Commanders Li and Bai of the Guangxi Army.
Or it could be Commander Chen who has been mediating for us at the headquarters.
They are all helping us.”
"Commander, good news!"
Just at this moment, Xiao Wusheng ran back excitedly with a telegram.
Handed it to Ye Qingshan.
After reading it, Ye Qingshan handed the telegram to Commander Xia in front of him and said with a smile: "Look, the friendly forces that support us are coming soon."
It turned out that the telegram was sent by the 131st Division of the Gui Army.
This Gui army unit received an order from Little Zhuge a few days ago and took a detour to northern Guangdong to support the New 1st Division.
After several days of marching, they finally arrived in northern Guangdong.
The commander of the 131st Division immediately contacted Ye Qingshan.
"A division of the Gui army has arrived and is now in the Lechang area.
Very good. "
Commander Xia was also very excited after reading the telegram.
At such a critical moment in the battle in northern Guangdong, the arrival of such a reinforcement force was of great help to them.
"Look, how should we call back the 131st Division of the Gui Army?
How to make good use of this special force and maximize their effectiveness.
You make the decision.”
Ye Qingshan looked at Xia Yang and said.
After all, compared to himself, Xia Yang's understanding of the battlefield in northern Guangdong at the moment is deeper than his.
"Commander, tell this Gui army not to come to Shaoguan.
Go attack Danxia Mountain and Renhua City."
Xia Yang became more and more excited as he spoke, and he quickly placed a few stones on the ground, pointing and saying, "This is Shaoguan.
To the north is Renhua City.
According to the report from a reconnaissance team I sent out two days ago.
All the logistical supplies for the Japanese Ninth Mixed Brigade are stored here.
The logistical supply of the Japanese 22nd Mixed Brigade was in Jiangkou Town in the east.
As long as the 131st Division of the Gui Army can launch a surprise attack and destroy the enemy's logistical supply supplies in Renhua City.
Then, the Japanese 9th Mixed Brigade, which is fighting with our five regiments on the western front at this moment, will surely be defeated.
That way, we can win the battle in northern Guangdong."
“Moreover, the defensive positions along the Danxia Mountain line were originally left by the 70th Army.
The fortifications they built were complete.
As long as we take it back, we will be able to survive even if the Japanese troops come down from southwestern Hunan.
We must first attack the fortifications on the Danxia Mountain front before we can reach our Shaoguan.
In this way, as long as we can defend the line from Danxia Mountain to Renhua City, we can hold on for a longer period of time.
This will allow us to rebuild our defense line in Shaoguan.
so……"
Ye Qingshan already knew what Xia Yang was going to say next, and he didn't need to listen anymore.
This is almost consistent with what Ye Qingshan was thinking.
"Okay, stop talking."
Ye Qingshan interrupted Commander Xia and turned to Xiao Wusheng and said, "Immediately contact the 131st Division of the Gui Army and pass on Commander Xia's order.
Tell them to go to Danxia Mountain and Renhua City immediately."
"Commander, I am also returning to the division headquarters.
I'm going to contact the Chief of Staff and have them prepare themselves.
If the Gui Army's 131st Division's sneak attack is successful, I will have the Chief of Staff launch a counterattack."
Just as Commander Xia was about to leave, he was stopped by Ye Qingshan.
"Why are you leaving? The guard company at your division headquarters is about to be transferred away.
Now, my headquarters is your division headquarters.
Send a telegram directly using my headquarters' radio.
Then, transfer all the people from your division headquarters here."
"Yes!"
After hearing this, Commander Xia nodded happily.
That night, two companies of Ye Qingshan's guard battalion took advantage of the cover of darkness and quietly marched towards Shaoguan City.
At this moment, the group in Shaoguan City has been reduced from more than 2,000 people five days ago to less than 1,200.
Except for most of the others who were killed, the remaining seriously injured were sent out of the city.
There were no lightly wounded soldiers in the city because the lightly wounded were still fighting.
"Commander, Commander!"
In a ruined house in the city, the commander of a regiment was sitting on a pile of rocks, asking his adjutant to help bandage the gunshot wound on his left arm.
Then a major officer of the National Army was heard running over and shouting excitedly.
"Damn it, keep your voice down, kid.
I'm afraid the devil doesn't know I'm here."
Captain Hao gritted his teeth and cursed at the major who came running over.
They were only separated from the nearest Japanese invaders by a street.
"You look so happy, is there any good news?
Could it be that reinforcements are coming?"
The major officer who came running over lowered his voice and said excitedly: "Commander, you are still wise.
Reinforcements really are coming.
The commander has sent his guard battalion, and they are now in the city."
"what!"
Captain Hao stood up excitedly.
"The commander has sent all his guards here."
"Commander, it's not bandaged yet, don't move."
The adjutant next to him said.
Captain Hao pushed aside his adjutant and shouted excitedly, "What the hell are you still bandaging?
Everyone, take up your weapons.
Prepare to attack."
“Tonight, the commander has sent his own guard battalion to support us.
Tonight, we have our chance for revenge.
Together with the brothers in the guard battalion, kill the remaining Japanese devils in the city.
kill! "
Captain Hao picked up a submachine gun, put on a helmet, and led his men to meet up with the guard battalion.
From Captain Hao to the ordinary soldiers, everyone in the regiment was already blood-thirsty.
During these five days of bloody battle, too many of their brothers died at the hands of the enemy.
They just want revenge now!