I really came here to fight against Japan

Chapter 681: Blowing up trenches with explosives is indeed a unique skill

Why did the National Army become so powerful? Of course, it was with the help of Song Wenwan.

This explosive can be used to blow up trenches, which is indeed a unique skill. It was developed by Song Wenwan with the help of the 20th Army.

This is not an easy task. First of all, the explosives cannot be buried too shallowly.

If it is buried too shallowly, once it is bombarded by the Japanese, it will easily explode and injure our own people.

It also cannot be buried too deep, otherwise the shock wave of the explosion will be absorbed by the soil and its power will not be increased.

It is best to bury it on the side of the trench. In this way, the explosive package will be hidden and its power will be greater.

In addition, the Japanese who were targeted by this trick were basically wiped out.

Therefore, the Japanese were never able to figure out the reason why Song Wenwan exploded.

Those nationalist troops who just escaped from the trenches were not the infantry responsible for defense.

They were engineers from the 20th Army Engineer Battalion, and they were hiding in the trenches.

Specially responsible for installing detonating fuse when the Japanese attack.

To the greatest extent possible, these explosives can be detonated successfully.

The preset artillery ambush position was also provided by the artillery of the militia division and the artillery trainees of the national army.

Originally, they had predicted the location of the Japanese artillery positions from the beginning.

It’s a pity that the Japanese artillery units were deployed on the reverse slope of a hill, so they might not be able to fire accurately.

So when the Japanese launched the first round of artillery fire, they did not fire back.

Instead, they waited until the Japanese pushed the cannon to the riverside and then fired according to the pre-set parameters.

The National Army artillery was very familiar with this area and had long remembered the coordinates of the river bank clearly.

Therefore, the effect of the shelling just now was extremely good, and it actually wiped out an artillery battalion of the Japanese 40th Division in one fell swoop.

Looking at the Kuomintang riflemen who had rushed to the shore, the Japanese squadron soldiers in the middle of the river were also dumbfounded.

They had already had many rubber boats overturned by the shock waves from the explosions on both sides of the river.

Because of the cold weather, nearly half of the Japanese soldiers who were bombed and drowned had died.

The remaining Japanese soldiers could only stay in the river and were shot down by the National Army as living targets.

There were many Japanese soldiers on that wobbly rubber boat.

Before he could even raise his gun and aim, he was shot to pieces by the Kuomintang soldiers.

The entire battle process ended so easily in less than half an hour.

Except for the engineers and guards who hid in the trenches at the beginning, more than 20 people were killed by the Japanese bombing.

The rest of the National Army soldiers were completely unharmed and wiped out an artillery battalion and an infantry battalion of the Japanese.

Nearly 2,000 Japanese soldiers died on the banks of Yougang River.

After so many years of fighting between the National Army and the Japanese, this was the first time they achieved such a great victory.

This was all done by the 20th Army itself, Song Wenwan only sent an advisor.

The consultant only made some suggestions and did not directly send troops to attack.

Therefore, the glory of the victory in the Yougang River Defense Battle belongs to the Ninth War Zone and the 20th Army.

When the news reached the command posts at all levels in the Ninth War Zone, cheers of joy immediately broke out.

The 20th Army of the National Army completely wiped out two Japanese battalions. Song Wenwan was extremely proud when she found out about it.

Let's see if you, a little Japanese, can acknowledge this account when you compile your performance report after the war.

What the Temporary Capital Secretariat learned in the morning was that the 40th Division of the Japanese 11th Army took the lead in launching an attack at Yougang River.

The Temporary Capital Secretariat learned about it in the morning. Our 20th Army fought bravely.

The invading Japanese underground battalion and artillery battalion have now been completely wiped out.

The Japanese army lost more than 2,000 soldiers, and our army lost 15 soldiers.

There are as many as 23 wounded soldiers in our army, all of whom suffered minor injuries and are no longer in danger of death.

Faced with the telegram sent back from the Xiangbei front line in less than half an hour.

The Temporary Capital Secretariat said, "Did you report the wrong number of casualties on both sides in the telegram?"

It was that my 20th Army suffered more than 2,000 casualties, while the Japanese Army suffered more than 40 casualties?

No wonder the attendant's office suspected the Ninth War Zone and reported the wrong losses on both sides.

This was because the National Army’s combat performance was poor. Even if they won a battle, they suffered heavy casualties.

The only bright spot in the casualty ratio was Song Wenwan’s Gannan coalition.

At the headquarters of the commander-in-chief of the Ninth War Zone, the authenticity of the telegram was confirmed once again.

All of a sudden, the operations hall in the attendant room became lively.

The Minister of Military Affairs pulled Xiao Fengchu aside and asked, "General Fengchu, what do you think is the situation in the Ninth War Zone?"

Xiao Fengchu turned sideways and took a peek at the Minister of Defense, whose face was flushed with excitement.

He turned around and whispered in the ear of the Minister of Military Affairs, "I heard that Song Wenwan went to the Ninth War Zone."

The Minister of Military Affairs was also shocked. He didn't expect Song Wenwan to be so capable that he could win the battle wherever he went.

You say the same thing about the boss, why do you always provoke him?

Wouldn't it be nice to worship him as a mascot?

Perhaps now the main force of the National Army has already fought back to Shanhaiguan.

Just now, all the major newspapers in the Kuomintang-controlled areas have issued a special edition announcing that the 11th Army of the Japanese Army has begun to attack northern Hunan.

When the people in the Kuomintang-controlled areas learned the news at nine o'clock in the morning, they were all in a panic.

Unexpectedly, before ten o'clock in the morning, the newspaper's special edition came again.

"Extra, Extra, the Ninth War Zone Headquarters sent a telegram announcing the "Great Victory in Northern Hunan".

The Nationalist Army wiped out a Japanese infantry battalion and an artillery battalion totaling more than 2,000 people, while our army suffered only more than 40 casualties.

After hearing the news, the common people did not dare to celebrate, suspecting that this was false news reported by the national army across the board.

The two sides have been fighting for four and a half years, and many ordinary people have learned to analyze the war situation.

The battle has just started for an hour and you have already killed two thousand enemies. Are you kidding me?

There are also many public intellectuals who are writing furiously at their desks, expressing their pessimistic views on the war situation on paper and preparing to send them to newspapers for publication.

Until the bigwigs of the capital's attendant room made a speech on the radio.

Only then did the common people cheer and rush out of their homes.

Also rushing out of the door were those panic-stricken "public intellectuals".

Because their articles had already been sent to the newspaper, whether they could get them back depended on their luck.

Otherwise, once these words were published in the newspaper, their reputation as sharp writers would be completely ruined.

The Japanese 11th Army Headquarters in Hankou was the last to learn of the defeat.

The Japanese combat troops that were dispatched in the morning crossed the Yougang River in batches.

The 1st Infantry Battalion, after crossing the Yougang River and occupying the Kuomintang positions.

He sent a telegram to the commander of his battalion, saying that he had occupied the Kuomintang position.

The Japanese regiment commander was waiting for news in the back and he heard the artillery battalion's shelling.

Then we received a telegram from the infantry battalion captain saying that we had crossed the river and occupied the position.

After waiting for less than ten minutes, the Japanese brigade commander heard another loud explosion in front of him.

Because the view was blocked by a small hill, the Japanese regiment commander thought that the Nationalist army was counterattacking.

The commander of the regiment guessed that it was his own artillery battalion that was suppressing the Kuomintang's attacking forces with artillery fire.

Although the artillery fire stopped soon, no news came back from the front.