Chapter 016 Arms of Unknown Origin

Qingqiu is the commanding height on the north bank of the Linjin River. Once Qingqiu is lost, the Linjin River cannot be defended.

At the critical moment, Park Yonglie led the fourth regiment from Daoyuanli and launched a resolute counterattack against the Japanese army at the ferry.

The officers and soldiers of the 4th Regiment are all Koreans, with the old class of Dongxue as the backbone. They participated in the Hufeiling War and hated the Japanese to the bone. In the Battle of Anzhou, the Fourth Regiment was ordered to garrison in Yizhou and did not directly participate in the war. Watching other troops fight against the Japanese, it was already full of anger. Now, this unit has received all the equipment left by the battalion directly under the division, and its morale is high. Under the leadership of Park Yonglie, they all strive to take the lead.

The fourth regiment braved the Japanese artillery fire on the south bank of the Linjin River and launched a fierce counterattack at the ferry. However, the counterattack was not smooth, and the Japanese 5th Division was not good. They guarded around the river valley and did not retreat. The two sides were hanged together. The Japanese army repelled the fourth regiment five times in a row. On two occasions, the vanguard of the 4th regiment, Han Lingjun's 401 battalion, rushed into the ferry, and as a result, they were still driven out by the Japanese army. The 4th Regiment suffered heavy losses, with more than 300 casualties in the 401 battalion alone.

The counterattack of the 4th Regiment forced the Japanese army to slow down the attack on Qingqiu, and the pressure of the Qingqiu defenders suddenly decreased. At the same time, it also protected the artillery position behind Qingqiu, and the artillery team was able to free up its hands to shell the Linjin River waterway and cut off the Japanese reinforcements.

In the repeated charge and strangulation, the Japanese army guarding the ferry also suffered heavy casualties. Two thousand people had crossed the river, more than half of the casualties, and the reinforcements were blocked by Zhangjun's artillery fire on the south bank of the Linjin River. At the same time, the Japanese attack on Ma Zhili and Jiuhuali was also stubbornly blocked by Wu Peifu and Zhang Xun's troops and ended in failure.

At dusk, news came from Pyongyang that Zhou Charter won a great victory in Liaodong, captured the Golden Mountain Fort and the Erlongshan Fort, killed the commander of the Japanese First Division, destroyed 3,000 defenders of Lushun, and completely controlled Lushun Port.

At this time, there is no need to keep Zhou Charter's where he is confidential. Luo Mingfang immediately conveyed Zhou Charter's victory in Liaodong to the whole army. After hearing the news, the soldiers were first stunned, followed by joy.

Zhou Charter captured Lushun, which means that Zhang Jun inserted a knife fiercely behind the Japanese army!

Zhang Jun's morale is strong.

Luo Mingfang immediately ordered a comprehensive counterattack against Wenshan Ferry.

The second regiment rushed down Qingqiu, and the regimental commander Nahawu personally led the team to charge. At the same time, Lai Chuanwu led the elite 201 battalion from the northeast and Park Yonglie led the fourth regiment to attack the ferry from the southwest.

Under the three-sided attack of the Zhang army, the Japanese finally realized that continuing to stick to the ferry was tantamount to waiting for death.

The 5th Division issued an order to retreat, and more than 500 remaining Japanese troops withdrew to the south coast by wooden boat.

After a day of bloody battle, Zhang Jun finally recovered the Wenshan Ferry. Zhang Jun and the Japanese army returned to their pre-war positions after paying a heavy price at the same time.

Night falls, and on the bank of the river east of Qingqiu, there are burning flames everywhere. On the river surface, burning ships drift with the waves.

Nahawu, deputy division commander and commander of the second regiment, walked on the river bank exhaustedly. He was surrounded by corpses, including Japanese soldiers and Zhang Jun.

Wenshan Ferry was lost and recovered. Naha Wu did not dare to be careless and immediately ordered the troops to build fortifications around the ferry overnight to consolidate their positions to cope with the second attack of the Japanese army.

Judging from the performance of the Japanese army today, they are determined to win the Wenshan Ferry, and the determination of the Japanese army to go north will not give up because of a defeat. Tomorrow, the Japanese army will definitely launch a more fierce attack.

Therefore, Nahawu personally inspected the position for fear of a glimmer of leakage.

On the front of the ferry is the defense area of Battalion 202. Battalion has always been meticulous and the fortifications have been built in an orderly manner. Nahawu is very satisfied.

The southwest is the defense area of the fourth regiment. With Park Yonglie there, Naha Wu is also relieved that this North Korean is a top student of Tianjin Wubei School, and his ability is no worse than Feng Guozhang.

The only thing that is uneasy is the 201 Battalion of Lai Chuanwu in the northeast.

201 Battalion is the elite of the second regiment, and its combat effectiveness is unspeakable. However, Naha Wu always feels that since Lai Chuanwu became the battalion commander of this battalion, the 201 battalion has a domineering spirit in his bones.

Lai Chuanwu is a general, which Hawu admits from the bottom of his heart. However, Ha Wu always feels that there is something wrong with Lai Chuanwu, and he can't say what's wrong.

201 battalion is deployed on the platform above the northeast river valley of the ferry, where there is a gentle slope hill, the terrain is higher than the surrounding beaches, about 500 meters away from the Qingqiu, which is the commanding height second only to the Qingqiu. Originally, it was the headquarters of the Japanese river crossing force, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Camp 201 has paid a high price to overcome this.

Nahawu climbed to the ground in the dark, and a broken shout sounded in front of him: "The password!"

"Little cabbage!"

"Yang Naiwu!"

The function of the password is to identify the other party, so the stranger the password, the better. Tonight, Zhang Jun adopted cabbage and Yang Naiwu, two names that the Japanese can never imagine.

A sentry flashed out of the bushes and saw that it was Nahawu. He hurriedly put down his rifle and raised his hand to salute: "Uncle!"

Nahawu saw the rifle in the soldier's hand and frowned: "What kind of gun is this?"

"Report to Uncle Huang, this is a Type 88 rifle."

"Show me."

The soldier handed the gun to Nahawu. By the firelight in the distance, Nahawu's eyes was a brand-new rifle, and the gun body emitted a faint blue light.

"Where did it come from?" Then Hawu asked. Zhang Jun's weapons and equipment are diverse, but most of them are old guns, and only more than 1,000 Mauser guns are new, which were given by the Russians. The gun in the sentry's hand is a brand-new domestic Type 88 rifle, which is a product of Hanyang Arsenal.

Nahawu knew that Zhou Charter once sent Shannian to Wuhan to find Sheng Xuanhuai to get some weapons and equipment. However, until now, there has been no reply.

"Report to Uncle, it was sent in the camp this morning." The sentry said.

"It was only sent in the morning?" Naha Wu frowned. He suddenly remembered that at dusk, when the 201 battalion launched a counterattack against the Japanese army, the firepower of the whole battalion was obviously stronger than that of the Japanese army. It seemed that the 201 battalion had been uniformly changed!

But where did their new gun come from? Nahawu is the deputy division commander, and he has never heard that the army has arrived with a batch of new equipment.

"Where did your camp's new gun come from?" Then Hawu asked.

"The battalion commander said that it was sent by the division." The sentry said, "Uncle, this new guy is really bad. It's all serialized. It's especially useful. I killed two Japanese soldiers with this today."

Naha threw five guns at the sentry: "Okay, you have guts!"

"Thank you for your praise."

"Who else got the new gun besides you?" Then Hawu asked.

"There are all the battalion, and there are two Gatling cannons! 100 bullets were fired by each person.

Naha was shocked. Battalion 201 is a reinforced battalion, with four companies in the whole battalion, plus the battalion headquarters, with a total of nearly 1,000 people. That is to say, without the division's knowledge, Lai Chuanwu got 1,000 rifles, two Gatlin machine guns, and at least 100,000 bullets, which is a large number of arms!

201 Battalion is the elite battalion of Zhangjun. This battalion is armed with a batch of unknown weapons, and its combat effectiveness is equivalent to a regiment! There is a big problem in it.

"Became me to see your battalion commander!"

"Yes!"

The sentry took Naha five along the forest path and walked out of more than 200 meters to a bunker.

The bunker is built of pine wood, which is disguised as a very hidden branch. This Lai Chuanwu is an artist marching array!

Naha took five steps into the bunker, but smelled a smell of wine.

Lai Chuanwu, the deputy battalion commander and a strange officer were sitting in front of a wooden box with a jar of old wine and a few butterfly dishes.

The strange officer's skin is white, his body is fat, and he has a eight-character beard.

The three people were drinking. Suddenly, they saw Na Hawu come in. The deputy battalion commander and the strange officer stood up in a hurry, but Lai Chuanwu held the sea bowl and kept drinking.

"Lai Chuanwu, you are promising!" Then Hawu shouted.

Lai Chuanwu held the sea bowl and laughed: "That uncle is here. It's just right. Come and add a pair of bowls and chopsticks. Today, we and Uncle are drunk."

"Bulls!" That five big anger: "Good, you Lai Chuanwu! The Japanese are on the other side and may attack at any time. The brothers are lying in the ice and snow. As a battalion commander, you drink in battle. I don't think you want to be the battalion commander!"

Lai Chuanwu came to Nahawu's side, patted Nahawu on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "The emperor's uncle is angry. There is also a reason why I always drink."

Naha Wu slapped Lai Chuanwu's hand: "Your mother's violation of military discipline is still reasonable!"

Lai Chuanwu was not in a hurry: "To be honest, my brothers and I drank to celebrate the end of the victory of the Linjin River Campaign."

"Bulls!" Nahawu shouted, "The Japanese are just temporarily retreating. Tomorrow, or even tonight, they may attack at any time!"

Lai Chuanwu smiled and said, "If the uncle doesn't believe it, I will analyze it for you to see if what I said is unreasonable. If what I said is unreasonable, I will never frown at the uncle's punishment."

"Ty!"

Lai Chuanwu put down the sea bowl and said, "Speaking of which, our division commander Zhou led a lonely army to attack Lushun, which is a dangerous chess, but it is even more a wonderful chess! Lushun is the bridgehead for the Japanese to attack our Qing Dynasty. In the rear, the Japanese's attack in North Korea, Shandong and Liaodong must be supported by Lushun. If there is no Lushun, the Japanese can't fight! Our division commander is really damnate. He can not only see the crux of it, but also dares to lead himself to forge ahead alone. Damn, this is also our division commander. If anyone else has changed me, I don't have the courage!"

"Our big brother Wen Tao's martial arts strategy, everyone knows this, and you don't need to compliment!"