If there are enough sniper positions and suitable terrain, with Xiao Taohong's marksmanship, one person and one gun can be enough to block at least one squadron of Japs. Unfortunately, there are not enough sniper positions here, and the terrain is also poor. It's very bad, so no matter how good Xiao Taohong's marksmanship is, she is powerless in front of the enemy's firepower.
After firing five shots and knocking down five Japanese soldiers, the remaining Japanese soldiers immediately dispersed.
Taking advantage of the short gap between Xiao Taohong's reloading bullets, the Japanese's support firepower was quickly set up. The intensive machine gun fire poured over like raindrops in an instant, smashing the half-dead willow tree where Xiao Taohong was hiding into pieces. With his back against the willow tree, he didn't dare to move, because if he made the slightest move, he would be hit by a Japanese machine gun.
Taking this opportunity, a dozen Japanese soldiers circled around from both sides with bayonets in hand.
Without the protection of the flanks, Xiao Taohong would immediately fall into a desperate situation.
Fortunately, Xu Rui is on Xiao Taohong's right wing, so Xiao Taohong only needs to be responsible for dealing with the seven or eight Japs coming from the left. As for the little Japs on the right, just leave it to Xu Rui.
Although Xu Rui was seriously injured, as the saying goes, the majesty of a tiger's death is still there. Even if he is seriously injured, the king of soldiers is still the king of soldiers after all. The foundation laid by long and hard training is still there, and he is far stronger than ordinary people. His body was still there, and when the little Japs who came around from the right were less than fifty meters away, Xu Rui immediately raised his arms, and then clenched the head rope holding the pistol trigger with his teeth. The next moment, he was tied to The Browning pistol on Xu Rui's forearm immediately made a muffled sound.
Six or seven of the Japanese who were charging forward with bayonets immediately fell down. The last two remaining, seeing that something was not going well, quickly threw their buttocks and fell to the ground. Almost at the same time, a dozen or so people came round from the left. Most of the Japanese were knocked down by Xiao Taohong, and the remaining few quickly fell down and shot randomly with their guns.
After such a delay, Zhao Baishi had already arrived with a platoon.
"Come two people, take Commander Xu with you." Zhao Baishi gave the order, and two Sichuan Army soldiers immediately came forward and helped Xu Rui up. Zhao Baishi turned around and shouted, "First group cover, retreat!"
The next moment, a dozen of the more than forty Sichuan troops immediately separated, rolled over and lay down and started shooting.
At this time, Xiao Taohong also withdrew. Zhao Baishi saw that her leg was bleeding and asked with concern: "Little girl, your leg is bleeding, can you still walk?"
Xiao Taohong said: "I can do it."
At this time Xu Rui suddenly shouted: "Xiao Taohong."
Xiao Taohong hurried him to Xu Rui and said, "Uncle, I'm here."
Xu Rui gasped: "You go back to Jigongling to report to your family first, then say that the task is completed, and let Xiaoliang broadcast the radio speech I recorded before in time. It must be fast, it must be fast!"
Xiao Taohong said worriedly: "But uncle, your injury..."
"I'm fine." Xu Rui said, "So many brothers from the Sichuan Army are here."
Zhao Baishi also said loudly: "Don't worry, girl, we will protect Captain Xu."
Xiao Taohong gritted her silver teeth, turned around, and ran towards Jigong Ridge.
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Xue Yue has moved his headquarters from Yueyang to Tonggu County, which is only a hundred miles away from Shanggao. However, Shanggao is currently at the forefront of the fierce competition between the Chinese and Japanese armies. This move can be described as extremely risky. The staff officer of the First Corps The elder Wu Yizhi tried to persuade him again and again, but Xue Yue ignored him at all.
In the newly cleared war room, Xue Yue was looking at the map without saying anything for a long time.
On the map, red and blue arrows clearly marked the offensive and defensive postures of the two armies.
Okamura Neiji is really powerful. After winning the second battle of De'an, he immediately mobilized the troops of two divisions to attack Zhuzhou along the Shanggao, Yichun, and Pingxiang lines. After taking Zhuzhou, he used his speed to cover his ears. The Japanese army captured Changsha. Because the Japanese army moved so fast, the National Army did not even have time to react.
At this time, the situation of the National Army was very critical.
Because with the fall of Changsha, the front lines of Yueyang and Changde were directly exposed to the Japanese army. At this time, if the Japanese army continued to move north to capture Yueyang, Wuhan would be wide open and there would be no danger to defend. Moreover, the situation was not only that, Wuhan Once it is finally captured, the First Corps guarding the south of the Yangtze River will be surrounded by the Japanese army!
And if the First Corps is wiped out by the Japanese army, the entire situation of the war of resistance will take a turn for the worse.
Because at this time, the National Army, the First Corps is already the only main force capable of fighting!
The only good thing is that at this time, Chairman Jiang finally thought of Xue Yue, a strong man.
After Xue Yue came out of the mountain again, he quickly stabilized the front line. The Japanese army attacked Yueyang for two months but was still unable to cross Yueyang. Yueyang was not lost, and the communication between the First Corps and the Wuhan rear area was never interrupted. Because of this, the First Corps was able to persist. Until now, Okamura Neji's Eleventh Army has always been like a thorn in the back.
Moreover, the sudden outbreak of malaria gave the National Army a rare two-month rest.
It's really a fluke to say that although the medical conditions of the Japanese army are better, due to the acclimatization and the continuous high temperature in Jiangxi and Hunan, a large-scale malaria outbreak occurred in the Japanese army. Since the National Army fought in the local area, they were more adaptable to the high temperature. Coupled with the prevention of traditional Chinese medicine, the scale of malaria outbreaks in the military was not large.
In this way, the National Army had a rare opportunity to rest and recuperate.
After nearly two months of rest, the National Army has regained a certain degree of combat effectiveness.
It was precisely because of this confidence that Xue Yue dared to have the idea of a local counterattack.
The target chosen by Xue Yue was the Japanese communication line from Nanchang, through Gao'an, Shanggao, Yichun, Pingxiang and Zhuzhou. As long as this communication line was cut off, the Japanese troops entrenched in the two divisions in Changsha, Yueyang and Changde would be defeated. If it becomes a lone army, it will in turn be surrounded by the National Army. If it is handled well, it is very likely that the Wanjialing victory will be repeated.
Rapid footsteps sounded from behind, and without looking back, Xue Yue knew that Chief of Staff Wu Yizhi had arrived.
Wu Yizhi strode into the war room, stood at attention and saluted and said: "General, we have just received a report from the forward command headquarters. Li Hanhun's 64th Army, Ou Zhen's 4th Army, Ye Zhao's 66th Army and Li Juedi The 70th Army has all entered the designated position. Please ask for instructions to attack the Japanese army immediately?"
"There's no rush." Xue Yue waved his hand and said, "It's not time yet."
Wu Yizhi frowned slightly and said: "Chief Commander, it is difficult to keep such a large-scale troop mobilization secret for a long time. Once the Japanese army on the opposite side notices the change of our army, the attack will lose its suddenness."
"This is not a surprise attack." Xue Yue slammed his fist on the table and said in a deep voice, "It's good to be able to deceive the Japanese. Even if you can't, it's not a big deal."
Wu Yizhi said: "Chief Commander, why don't you catch the enemy off guard before the Japanese are aware of it? According to the intelligence fed back from various parties, the Japanese troops in Shanggao, Gao'an, Zhangshu and Xinyu were not aware of it. If they attack at this time, there will still be danger. We are very sure to capture Shanggao and Gao'an and cut off the Hunan-Jiangxi Highway."
Xue Yue frowned and said, "I told you, it's not time to attack yet."
Wu Yizhi said: "Chief, I would like to take the liberty to ask, are you waiting for Xu Rui's so-called major change?"
Xue Yuejin turned around and saw Wu Yizhi frowning, but Wu Yizhi insisted: "Chief, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. I really don't think Xu Rui can make a big splash. If the chief is really waiting for Xu Rui, in the end I’m afraid I will inevitably be disappointed, how can Shunroku Hata or Neji Okamura be so easy to kill?”
However, as soon as Wu Yizhi finished speaking, Xue Yue's adjutant rushed in and reported: "Maintenance, we have received a signal from Dameishan Radio Station. There is an urgent interruption of Xu Rui's speech!"
Xue Yue's expression perked up and he said urgently: "Hurry up and turn on the radio!"
"Yes!" the adjutant agreed and immediately stepped forward to turn on the radio.
Wu Yizhi showed disdain. He never thought that Xu Rui could really make any big noise.
After a while, the radio was turned on, and Xu Rui's deep and hoarse voice immediately came from it.
"Hata Shunroku, old devil, first I have to sincerely apologize to you because I lied to you."
"Do you still remember what I said last time? I told you that I asked you to wash your neck and wait. Within ten days, I will definitely take the dog's head from your neck. But in fact, you are not the one I really want to kill. .”
"Hata Shunroku, although you are the commander-in-chief of the Central China Condemnation Army, you are actually nothing more than a withered bone in a grave."
"Oh, by the way, old devil, you don't have much education. You probably don't understand what Dry Bones in a Tomb means."
"Let me explain to you, the dead bones in the grave means that you are just an old loser."
"Now that the answer to the mystery has been revealed, I will tell you the truth. What I really wanted to kill was Neji Okamura. This little devil is much more powerful than you, an old loser, so I made a special trip to Jiujiang. It took a lot of hands and feet to kill him. As for you, old devil, it is actually better to be alive. Otherwise, if you die one day and a more powerful old devil comes over, that would be the worst thing for us Chinese. "
"So, Shunroku Hata, just put your heart back in your stomach."
"I promise, you will live a long life. This is no joke!"
After listening to Guang Lao, Xue Yue couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly: "This Xu Rui is not only powerful in fighting, but even more powerful when he opens his mouth. I really don't know how Hata Shunroku will react after hearing these words? Anyway, if I were Hata Shunroku, I would definitely How many people in the world can bear to be so angry and disrespectful?"
Wu Yizhi said: "It's just a show of rhetoric, which is of no benefit to me and no harm to the Japanese."
"Chief of Staff, what you said is wrong. Xu Rui killed Okamura Neji, but he helped us a lot!" After Xue Yue finished speaking, he turned to the adjutant and said, "Adjutant Zhang, give me the order immediately, Li Hanhun The 64th Army, Ou Zhen's 4th Army, Ye Zhao's 66th Army, and Li Jue's 70th Army immediately launched attacks on Shanggao, Gao'an, Zhangshu, and Xinyu." (To be continued.)