Cross the Songhu battlefield and rise to become the most powerful warlord

31 Fighting back the Japanese counterattack, the Japanese regiment commander was furious

"Sir, this is bad.

The small hill No. 012 in front had just been attacked by the Chinese army at night.

Takeshita's squadron was defeated and lost Hill 012.

Even Lieutenant Takeshita died in battle."

Soon, at the headquarters of the 132nd Regiment of the Japanese Army on the opposite side, the commander of the Japanese Army, Sodeki Shintao, also received the bad news.

"Nani?

Wasn't a battalion of the 88th Division of the Chinese Army on the opposite side already crippled by us?

How could they have the courage to launch a counterattack at night?

Moreover, Lieutenant Takeshita's squadron, as I remember, had two hundred people.

Why did we lose Hill 012 so quickly?

Why didn't you send the message out immediately?"

When the Japanese regiment commander Sodeki Shintao heard the news, he was also very angry.

He questioned the Japanese staff officer.

The Hill 012 mentioned by the Japanese is the Position No. marked by Ye Qingshan and his men.

The Japanese staff officer also looked embarrassed. How did he know all this?

He just came to convey the battle report from the front line.

He was actually wondering in his heart that Lieutenant Takeshita's team of 012 people was guarding Ground .

If the Chinese army on the opposite side wants to attack by force, it will need at least hundreds of people.

With 012 defenders relying on the terrain of Hill , they should not be able to take it down in a short period of time even if an enemy regiment attacks.

Now it’s too late for them to even send reinforcements.

Faced with the angry questioning of the Japanese regiment commander, the Japanese staff officer could only remain silent.

What else could he say.

"Notify Major Sakai and have him go to the front line to withdraw the soldiers from Hill 012.

Reconvene all.

Let them form a death squad and fight back for me.

Before dawn, recapture Hill 012 for me.

If they can’t get it back, they’ll all commit mass disembowelment.”

The Japanese regiment commander, Sodeki Mamoru, had a gloomy face and a cold expression as he gave the order.

"Hi!"

The Japanese staff officer bent down and responded, then turned around and left quickly.

The pressure from this old devil, Sodeki Shinto, is too heavy. It's too uncomfortable to stay here for a long time.

On Ye Qingshan's side, he was leading his men to urgently build new fortifications to guard against the Japanese counterattack.

At this time, Ye Qingshan was holding the new tunnel blueprint he had drawn earlier.

He introduced to Zhou Pingkou, Master Lu and others: "Next, all the tunnels and fortifications in this position should be dug according to the drawings I drew on this map.

The two infantry guns of the firepower platoon were placed on the reverse slope.

This will prevent us from being hit by the Japanese artillery.

The firepower configuration of the position is heavy in the front and light in the back, and the personnel configuration is light in the front and heavy in the back. "

At this time, it was only three o'clock in the morning.

There are still three hours until dawn.

Whoosh whoosh!

Rumble!

Ten minutes later, a rapid whistling sound suddenly came from the sky.

The Japanese artillery shells fell on position No. 3.

"Anti-cannon, anti-cannon.

The Japs' retaliatory bombardment is coming."

While yelling, Ye Qingshan rushed to a trench and squatted down to avoid the artillery shells.

Ye Qingshan even pulled Han Xiaofei over and held him in his arms.

This kid has now become Ye Qingshan's little follower.

When not fighting, he follows Ye Qingshan all day long.

Lu Dahai, Zheng Quezi and others knew that it was the Japanese artillery fire when they heard the whistling sound.

He had already rolled into the cat ear hole in the trench and hid.

Boom boom boom!

The Japanese retaliatory shelling lasted for more than ten minutes before it stopped.

What followed was the Japanese's flares.

Suddenly the entire No. 3 position was illuminated as bright as day.

Then, the soldiers at the front line shouted: "The Japs are coming."

As expected, the Japanese took advantage of daybreak and launched another attack on position No. 3.

Vow to retake position number three.

Da da da!

A moment later, fierce gunfire was heard at the front line of position No. 3.

Ye Qingshan knew that it was the machine guns at the front line that were blocking the rushing Japanese soldiers.

In this situation, Ye Qingshan had no other good solution.

The only thing we can do is to participate in the defense with the soldiers.

The Japanese who tried to come back were defeated again.

Ye Qingshan crouched down, found a higher place along the trench, and picked up his 98K.

boom!

Every time Ye Qingshan fired a gun, he would kill an advancing Japanese soldier.

Thanks to the flares fired by the Japanese, Ye Qingshan could see very far and clearly at night.

This will make it easier for him to display his sniping talent.

"Kill him!"

The Japanese soldiers who rushed up roared and launched a suicide attack facing the dense bullets on the position.

These devils were the ones who were driven away from the No. 3 position by Ye Qingshan and his men before.

Now, the Japanese regiment commander gave them a death order.

They must recapture position No. 3 before dawn.

Otherwise, all of them will have to disembowel themselves to apologize.

These devils had no choice but to launch this crazy suicidal attack.

“Damn, these little devils are crazy.

Hit me hard. "

However, the Japanese's suicide attack did not work.

In the face of dense firepower, they all eventually turned into corpses on the ground.

Of the more than seventy Japanese soldiers who launched a suicide attack, only a few escaped in the end.

"never mind."

Seeing the Japanese being beaten back, Ye Qingshan also knew.

In the short term, the Japanese should be unable to launch a new attack.

It should be safe before dawn.

Whoosh!

Soon, the Japanese retaliatory artillery bombardment came again.

Ye Qingshan didn't care. The Japanese shelling at this time was actually a manifestation of their incompetence and rage.

"Dahai, leave a squad on guard at the front line.

All of you follow Daniu and his team to dig new tunnels in the back."

Ye Qingshan assigned new tasks to Lu Dahai and others.

Position No. 3 is the key point of the Xiaoyaoshan left-wing position group defended by Ye Qingshan’s Third Battalion.

This place must not be lost, so Ye Qingshan has to rebuild the tunnel here.

At that time, even if the Japanese dispatched their heavy artillery to bombard them, Ye Qingshan would make sure that the Japanese could not do anything to them.

More than an hour later, daybreak came.

Sure enough, during this period of time, the Japanese on the opposite side were very honest and did not launch a new round of attacks.

"battalion commander,"

Zhou Pingkou found Ye Qingshan.

"What? Is something wrong?"

When Ye Qingshan saw Zhou Pingkou hesitating, he knew he had something to say.

"I just saw you leading people down to collect the weapons and ammunition next to the Japanese corpses.

Don’t go there anymore, it’s too dangerous.”

Before Zhou Pingkou could speak, Ye Qingshan also reminded him.

Zhou Pingkou was somewhat touched, and waved his hand and said, "It's okay, Battalion Commander.

I have experience.”

"Now, we have successfully recaptured position number three. You fought brilliantly in the battle last night, Battalion Commander.

But until now, I still don’t understand how you guys were able to capture the enemy’s position so quickly.”

It turned out that Zhou Pingkou couldn't figure this out, and couldn't help it, so he ran over to ask Ye Qingshan.

"I'll tell you this when we find time to hold a summary meeting."

"it is good."

Zhou Pingkou paused and continued, "Battalion Commander, in the battle last night, we wiped out nearly two hundred Japanese soldiers.

Should we report this good news to the regiment headquarters? "

"Well, draft a telegram and send it to the regiment commander and his men."

The Japanese radio station that Ye Qingshan had seized before was still in the hands of Ye Qingshan and his men.

Han Xianyuan didn't feel comfortable enough to take the radio from Ye Qingshan and the others.

This also allowed Ye Qingshan's battalion headquarters to be equipped with a radio, allowing him to directly communicate with his superiors and even the division headquarters.

"How many casualties did we suffer last night?"

Ye Qingshan was free at this time and finally paid attention to the casualties of his subordinates last night.

“More than twenty were killed and more than a dozen were injured.

All the wounded, both lightly and seriously, were sent to the tunnel of the No. 4 position.

However, the medical facilities here are limited, and the seriously injured must be quickly sent to the rear hospitals for treatment.

I will make this clear in the telegram I send to the regiment headquarters."

Zhou Pingkou said.

The rear troops of the National Army have a rescue team that specializes in transporting the wounded. They are responsible for sending the wounded to the rear hospitals.

"Ah."

Ye Qingshan nodded.

"Have Ye Qingshan and his men recaptured position number three?"

Soon, Han Xianyuan at the regiment headquarters also received the news.

It surprised him.

“Yes, Captain.

I also didn't expect that Captain Ye would come directly on the first night after arriving at the Third Battalion.

They dared to launch a counterattack against the Japanese in position No. 3.

The key is that he really succeeded.

Now, position No. 3 has returned to the hands of the Third Battalion.

This way, our left flank is safe again."

Deputy Director Xie, who was standing nearby, also spoke with a smile on his face.

“Captain Ye is quite capable.

He wants to kill two birds with one stone.

Through the victory of this battle, we not only recaptured the key position of No. 3 position.

This victory can also restore the low morale of the Third Battalion.

He has some ideas.

I’m starting to like this guy a little bit now.”

Han Xianyuan said with a smile.

"That's probably what he thought.

Everyone knows the truth, but it is amazing to be able to do it. "

Xie Jinyuan's favorability towards Ye Qingshan also increased significantly.

“But, also tell him to be careful.

The Japs have suffered a great loss and will definitely seek revenge.

They may face a more violent attack from the Japanese in the future."

A few happy and a few sad!

Just when Han Xianyuan, the commander of the 524th Regiment, was happy to know that Ye Qingshan and his men had recaptured the No. position from the Japanese overnight.

Their most direct opponent, the commander of the Japanese 132nd Regiment, Sodeki Shinto, was extremely angry at this time.

"Baga, the division is about to launch an all-out attack.

At this time, we lost Hill 012.

When we launch the general attack, it will be a hard nail.

It will seriously delay our offensive speed.

How will you let me explain to the division commander when the time comes? "

The Japanese regiment commander, Sodeki Masato, paced back and forth in the command center, looking very impatient.

In the past few days, their regiment gave up the attack on the Xiaoyaoshan position.

It's not that they are kind, but that they need to rest.

Then, participate in the next wave of large-scale attack by the Japanese division level.

At that time, Sodeki Shinto planned to quickly break through the defense zone of the Third Battalion in front, so that he could show his face in front of the Japanese division commander.

But now, Ye Qingshan suddenly arrived and launched a surprise attack overnight to retake position No. 3.

This seriously disrupted his plans, how could he not be angry.