Chapter 42 Bloody Battle at Gubeikou

The west wind was strong, and the sunset left the last touch of sunshine to the earth, and by the way, it smeared everything red.

Gubeikou, this ancient city of more than 2,000 years, finally ushered in a rare respite after a day of blood and fire.

The ancient north mouth between the dragon and the crouching tiger has been an important place for soldiers since ancient times. It "the two mountain walls stand close to the blue sky, and it flies white in one water". It is known as "the throat tends to be traced back to indifference, and the key of Tianliu Town."

Since ancient times, this place has been a customs, ten thousand people can't open, and there is a difference between "in and outside the mouth" within a few steps. From the Western Zhou Dynasty, it was extended to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to build a pier at the Gubeikou. In order to prevent the invasion of the Xiongnu in the north, Liu Cheshi, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, ordered the defenders to start building cities and troops at Gubeikou, making Gubeikou a necessary place for repeated battles between the Han and Xiongnu.

In 913 A.D., in the third year of Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, in order to take Youzhou, he sent Liu Guangrui to capture Gubeikou, defeated the garrison Liu Shouguang's department, and once again opened the prelude to Gubeikou as a military fortress. In the next few hundred years, countless wars took the capture of Gubeikou as the first step, making it a bridgehead to capture the Central Plains.

In the Battle of the Great Wall, it has become one of the focus of the Chinese and Japanese armies. In order to defend the Xiongguan fortress, Xu Tingyao's 25th Division of the 17th Army has now been stationed here and has fought with the Japanese army several times. Although it has lost more and won less, it also blocked the advance of the Japanese army and intercepted them in ancient times. Outside the North Exit.

The division department of the 25th Division is located in a quadrangle courtyard in Dongguan, Gubeikou. Outside the door is a row of big locust trees and a three-eye well, which is one of the famous scenery of Gubeikou.

Two soldiers in 17th Army uniforms stood standing solemnly outside the division department with guns, while people kept coming in and out inside and outside the door, and most of the clothes were from the 17th Army.

There was a quarrel in the yard. Because the speaker's voice was loud, it could be heard even outside the door, but the two soldiers on duty seemed to be used to it. They turned a blind eye to all this and stood on guard and ignored it.

They all know that the head of the King of the 149th Regiment is hot-tempered. Even in front of Master Guan, he dares to pat the table and stare, so every time the two people argue about the problem, it seems to be quarreling. Several times, Master Guan was so angry that he took out a gun and blew his beard and said he wanted to shoot him.

However, everyone knows that Commander Wang is the beloved general of Master Guan, so he can tolerate his habits without punishing him.

"Master, you can't let the 149 regiment go this time. To tell you the truth, my little kids have packed their luggage, and you can leave as soon as you give the order." The leader of Wang Runbo bulged his cheeks and shouted at Guan Shisheng, like a bell, shaking so that everything in the room trembled slightly.

This Sichuan man is an old student of Huangpu Phase III. He is righteous and heroic. At this time, he put his hands on his waist and his big eyes are round, staring at Master Guan like a fighting chicken. There is a man-eating posture.

Division Chief Guan Linzheng stood behind the table and stared at the leader Wang. He shouted, "Wang Runbo, I tell you, I have decided on this advance mission. Let the 145th Regiment take charge, and your 149 Regiment will stay in the Gubeikou Pass."

"No, this advance mission must be left to me. If I don't let me go, I won't leave today." Seeing that the teacher did not let go, Wang Runbo simply turned around and walked to the door of the house, sat on the threshold, and put his hands on his knees.

Master Guan ignored him and continued to do his own affairs, allowing Wang Runbo to sit still, and the two of them confronted silently.

Head Wang leaned against the door and seemed to feel a little bored for a long time. He closed his eyes and began to refresh his mind. He fell asleep while raising him, and unexpectedly snored gently.

"This Wang Huzi, there's nothing you can do." Master Guan looked up at the sleeping general, took his coat from the chair, and went to the door to cover Wang Runbo.

Although the two people quarreled so much, in fact, Master Guan was very proud of his beloved general. He knew that he was a hot-blooded man and had no scheming, but sometimes he had a hot temper.

When he came back, he continued to be busy with his business. Time passed minute by minute. Seeing that the time was approaching noon, Guan Linzheng put down his pen and stretched out his arm.

Seeing that Wang Runbo was still snoring against the door, Guan Linzheng walked over, gently kicked him with his toes, and scolded angrily, "You son of a bitch, did you eat too much pepper? I'm really afraid of you. Well, let the 145th regiment stay. You take the 149th regiment to be my advance."

Hearing the teacher's words, Director Wang Runbo jumped up from the ground, "Really, teacher, this is great."

Master Guan punched him on the shoulder with a smile, "But it's agreed that you can't humiliate me, otherwise I won't forgive you when you come down."

Wang Runbo looked solemn and raised his hand to salute the army. "Report to the division commander, even if I throw more than 100 catties on the ground, the 145th regiment will not humiliate you."

"Bullshit, you have to keep more than a hundred catties for me, and you have to be locked up after the fight." When Master Guan heard this, he immediately said angrily and raised his leg to kick him. "I think you are itching and you have to clean up."

Wang Runbo laughed and went out. He wanted to go back to convey the order and prepare to leave later.

Guan Linzheng grabbed the phone and wanted to contact the League Department of the 145th Regiment. "Daianlan, I'm Guan Linzheng."

Ms. Dai was also preparing. Hearing that it was the division commander who hurriedly straightened up and said loudly, "Master, are you going to leave?"

"You take the 145th regiment to stay in the main gate to do the second defense. The 149th regiment goes out of the dry ditch highland in the north, and set up the first line of defense there." On the phone, Master Guan's voice came.

Hearing the news, Chief Dai was stunned and immediately understood what was going on. He said angrily, "Master, Wang Huzi must have gone to your place to make trouble. I'll ask him to argue."

"No, although it is important to get out of the dry ditch in the north, the main pass of Gubeikou is not allowed to be lost. If the dry ditch is lost, the devils will attack the Gubeikou in the south in the next step. At that time, there will be time for you to show your skills." Master Guan rubbed his eyebrows, and his two generals made him happy and feel a headache.

Although Director Dai is still a little upset, since the division commander has made a decision, and he can't do what Wang Runbo does to make trouble in the division, the matter can only be settled.

In this way, the 145th Regiment stayed at the main gate of Gubeikou to build fortifications, while the 149th Regiment set out from Dongguan and went to the dry mouth highlands in the northwest, intending to seize the first line of defense there.

Division Chief Guan went there in person. He only took dozens of soldiers from the division guard company with him. He joined Wang Runbo's regimental headquarters and marched all the way to the highlands of Gangou.

The dry ditch highland, located on the north bank of the tributary of the Chaohe River, is a hill about 200 meters high. It is located on the side of the road and tightly guards the only ferry to the Gubeikou. If you want to cross the river and attack the Gubeikou, you must take this highland.

Shortly after the troops set out, the investigators sent the latest information. From the intelligence, Division Chief Guan learned that a Japanese reconnaissance force had appeared about many miles from the highlands not long ago. He understood that the Japanese must have found the military value here and sent troops to rob it.

"Time is tight, and it must be speeded up." While thinking about it, Guan Linzheng called Wang Runbo and ordered, "The devils have also sent people. It seems that they are thinking about the high ground. You send a company to move forward lightly and seize the high ground as soon as possible. You must stick to the arrival of the large army."

Wang Runbo answered and shouted at the company next to him, "Sun Daxing, throw all your bottles and cans for me. You must drive down the dry ditch high ground in front of the devils and hold on until we arrive."

"I understand!" Sun Daxing howled, commanded the company to throw everything except guns, ammunition and dry food, and then spread his feet and rushed to the dry ditch.

For a moment, an earth dragon appeared on the land of northern Hebei. The smoke and dust soared to the north. The 17th Army soldiers in earth blue military uniforms drove away and ran to the highlands of the ditch.

Seeing that the first company set out, Commander Wang still felt that he was not at ease. He said to Division Commander Guan that he and the guard platoon also broke away from the army and rushed to the first company, intending to command on the front line.

Gangou Heights is not too far from the main pass of Gubeikou. They set out at noon and arrived at the south bank of the tributary of the Chaohe River a little more than an hour later.

Standing here, you can clearly see the hill on the north bank. Although it is not high, it is indeed the best defensive position choice under the generally low terrain around it.

"Quick, hurry up, give me something neat." Sun Daxing, the commander of the company, is a man from Shandong Province. He has a hot temperament. He roared and commanded his troops to rush to the stone bridge at the ferry. Seeing that the dry ditch highland was close at hand, he didn't care about running exhausted all the way.

The soldiers gritted their teeth and their sweat flowed down. The shirts inside had been soaked with sweat for a long time, but no one fell behind, and they all moved forward as fast as possible.

After crossing the stone bridge, the dry ditch highland appears in front of people. The mound is more than 100 meters high, and the west and south sides are relatively gentle, while the northeast sides are steeper, which is just conducive to their defensive positions.

When the team arrived at the foot of the high ground, it was still quiet on the high ground. Sun Daxing was overjoyed. He raised his right hand and waved in the air, shouting that the soldiers would climb up the high ground along the southern slope.

There are only a few low trees on the hillside, but there are many shrubs that are more than half a person high, which are dense everywhere, which reduces their climbing speed a lot.

Seeing that the front soldier had climbed to half his waist, suddenly a soldier exclaimed, "Look, devil."

With his cry, a piece of devil soldiers stood up on the top of the dry ditch high ground. They held rifles in their hands, obviously ready to stand up. A few light machine guns and two heavy machine guns also withdrew the shrub camouflage in front of the position, and the black hole muzzle was ferociously aimed at the climb up. Climbing soldiers of the 149th Regiment.

Da Da Da Da Da!

The sound of woodpecker-like machine guns sounded on the highlands, and the clouds that penetrated the sky spread between heaven and earth. The bullets shot out quickly seemed to be swept into the group of soldiers who were climbing upwards.

The crowd suddenly fell down, like corn stalks cut down by a sickle in autumn. Blood shot in the air, dyed red trees and shrubs and green grass, and penetrated into the black soil under their feet.

The soldiers were stunned by the sudden ambush. For a moment, they didn't know whether to rush up or retreat. They stood there in a dumbfounded way and were easily shot by the devils.

Sun Daxing's eyes were about to crack. He waved the barge gun in his hand and roared wildly, "Go up and take down the position."

After recovering from the initial shock, the soldiers shouted and rushed up and began to counterattack, trying to take back the position.

There is only one idea in people's minds now, that is, the highland must not fall into the hands of the devils, otherwise the tributary of the Chaohe River and the road leading to the Gubeikou are in the hands of the devils, and then the devils can directly attack.

............

PS: Today is still three chapters. The first chapter is here. I hope you like it. In addition, please ask for tickets, collection and click. The new book list is almost in the top three. I hope you can help me with this one.

PS: Zongheng launched an activity to send red envelopes to the author during the Spring Festival, which can explode monthly tickets and vertical and horizontal coins! You can also write blessings on the greeting card. Who will give me a red envelope?