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Chapter 639: The Sorrow of Zhongtiao Mountain (2) The 1st Company of the Night Attack Died Heroicall

Zhongtiao Mountain Diary: It is now seven o'clock in the morning of May 10th.

Early last night, the 207th Division of our National Revolutionary Army dispatched a company of death-defying soldiers for a night attack.

The National Army wanted to take advantage of this night attack and prepared to send people to blow up the Japanese heavy artillery position.

Most of these soldiers, who were under the age of 20, were equipped with sophisticated weapons and equipment.

They also carried twenty packs of explosives, ready to die together with the Japanese and sacrifice their lives for their country!

Later, because they were in Heyanggou, they encountered the Japanese devils who also wanted to destroy the headquarters of the 207th Division through a night attack.

At the beginning, in order not to alert the other side's main force, both sides adopted hand-to-hand combat tactics...

A Japanese officer knew that he could not match the bravery of our Chinese warriors.

He actually chose to resort to despicable means and fired a surprise attack on the company commander of the 1st Company of the 207th Division.

The commander of my company died a heroic death on the spot. When the soldiers saw this, they were all filled with indignation.

They lit the explosive packs on their bodies and threw them at the Japanese with all their might.

In the end, the culprit, the Japanese officer, was blown into pieces.

From that moment on, both sides began throwing grenades at each other, and casualties continued to occur.

Later, the soldiers of the first company of our army tried to stop the Japanese invaders from snatching the body of the company commander.

They fearlessly held explosives in their hands and rushed towards the Japanese soldiers who were rushing towards them.

The situation between the enemy and us is unclear due to the long distance.

The enemy's artillery also carried out blocking bombardment without conducting any close reconnaissance.

The battle at Heyanggou was very short, and it was over in less than 20 minutes.

At one o'clock in the morning, the Japanese Zhongtiao Campaign Mountain Command sent a traitor with a white flag to deliver the message.

The Japanese wanted to force both sides to temporarily cease fighting for an hour in front of Heyanggou so that they could rescue their wounded.

According to the rescue workers who went to Heyanggou and their accounts after they came back, the scene inside Heyanggou was extremely bleak.

The situation of our soldiers was the same as that of the Japanese. Except for one person who was seriously injured and carried back, the rest of the soldiers died heroically.

After the soldier finished talking about the encounter in Heyanggou last night, he also followed the other martyrs in his company and passed away.

How sad for the ancient Chinese people!

How great are the Chinese warriors!

It is now 7:30 in the morning and the Japs have started shelling again.

Goodbye, my dear readers. I have signed up for the medical team and will now go to take care of the wounded...

Liu Yanzi, the correspondent of the Military Newspaper of the Temporary Capital!

This is already the third day of the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, and today the Japanese attacks are particularly fierce.

Looking at Deng Beihou who came to "visit" in the evening, Commander Xie already had a bitter smile on his face.

"Commander Deng, do you think these Japanese soldiers are crazy? Why are they targeting me alone?"

Deng Beihou: "Xie, brother, how is the casualties of your 207th Division now?"

Commander Xie: “From yesterday morning till now, my First Brigade has basically been wiped out.

All officers of the First Brigade, from their brigade commander down, except for a few seriously wounded soldiers, died heroically.

The commander of the troops guarding the Guishepo position is my chief of staff.

He led the 1st Brigade's Wounded Battalion, which also included the division's search battalion, engineering battalion and guard battalion.

Oh, and all the non-combat personnel in the division were also sent there by me."

Deng Beihou: "I said I came to your division headquarters. Except for a guard squad, you are the only one left in your division headquarters."

Commander Xie said with a very humorous smile: "It's not as serious as you say. I still have two telegraph operators in my division headquarters."

Deng Beihou: "Brother Xie, please don't be so stubborn. I know you are in trouble.

So I brought a regiment of reinforcements just for you."

Commander Xie: "That's not right, Commander Deng, you must not send me reinforcements.

Don’t you see that I’m in this state? I haven’t transferred the troops of the First Brigade back from the front to strengthen the defense of Guishepo.

The Japanese deployed an entire division in front of us and kept an eye on us.

In fact, the Japanese were just waiting for our front to weaken.

The Japanese will then have the opportunity to completely pry open the 300,000 national army troops in Zhongtiao Mountain."

Deng Beihou pretended to be unhappy and said, "Look at what you said, is your brother Deng really that unbearable?

I saw clearly the Japs' arrangements, so how could I fall for their trick?

In fact, my idea is the same as yours. I have not moved any troops on the front line at all.

Among these 5,000 people, there are non-combat personnel from our three divisions, as well as a guard company, a search company, and a light artillery battalion.

By the way, there is also an infantry battalion from the Artillery Marine Division.

I borrowed them from General Suo the night before last, and I brought them to you as well."

Teacher Xie laughed and said, "Hahaha, Brother Deng, you really understand me!

If all my men at Guishe Slope are killed tomorrow, our four divisions will have no choice but to retreat to the second line of defense at the same time."

Deng Beihou: “If that time really comes, I’m afraid the 80th Army on the southern front will be attacked from all sides and will be on the verge of collapse.

We have just received the latest intelligence from Commander Suo Wuxing. The Japanese are targeting you for a purpose.

If you look at the map, you can see that the Japanese have deployed a division specifically targeting you, the Sichuan Army on the northern front.

We are using a division to attack the junction between you and the southern front."

After hearing this, Division Commander Xie smiled bitterly and said, "This little devil really thinks highly of me. He used an entire division to attack my 207th Division."

Deng Beihou: "This is what you know, there are things you don't know.

The Japanese used the remaining two divisions to attack the 200,000-strong Central Army on the northern front of Zhongtiao Mountain."

Division Commander Xie: "Are the Japanese so arrogant? Do they dare to use two divisions to fight against 200,000 national troops?"

Deng Beihou: "I heard from Commander Suo that the main forces of the Nationalist Army deployed on the second line have made unusual movements.

Mainly the troops of the Fifth Army, took advantage of Wulong City in Jiaozuo to entangle the 53rd Division of the Japanese Army.

They planned to retreat to Henan together and join the First War Zone in Henan to preserve the strength of the Central Army.

Xie Jinfang said angrily: "These are a bunch of shameless villains. The ethos of the party and the country, and the spirit of Huangpu, have been corrupted by these scums.

Once the news of their retreat spreads, the National Army's front line of defense will collapse completely.

If this happens, the 98th Army and the 80th Army close to us will be in trouble.

They would be swallowed up by the Japanese because they were isolated and helpless.

unless……"

Deng Beihou said: "Unless you can hold Guishe Slope and not let the Japanese pass.

This would allow the 80th Army to retreat from behind the 207th Division's defense line.

In this way, they could retreat back to the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's defense circle and rest and recover their strength.

Thank you, brother. My five thousand men are just the vanguard.

Commander Song has already begun to mobilize troops from the guerrilla division. At least a large brigade of troops will arrive at Guishepo tomorrow morning."

Upon hearing this, Commander Xie was immediately overjoyed. This brigade of the guerrilla division was not an ordinary brigade of the National Army, with only five or six thousand people.

That is a fully-strength brigade with over 10,000 men, and one that is no weaker than the German-equipped division. It is definitely the elite among the elite.

Commander Xie said, "That's great. I didn't expect Commander Song to come to the Second War Zone in person. Now Zhongtiao Mountain can be saved."