During the Anti-Japanese War, the landlord's stupid son defied fate

The next morning, the sun had just risen, and its soft light shone on the sturdy walls of Madang Fortress.

After a night of anxious waiting and attempts, the commander-in-chief of the Madang Fortress finally succeeded in contacting the 16th Army.

However, unexpectedly, the 16th Army seemed to have just woken up from a dream and realized the seriousness of the situation.

At the same time, the commander of the 167th Division became a key figure in the whole incident.

The division commander first received an order from the deputy general, asking him to lead his troops to rush to the support of Madang Fortress via the highway; then, the order from the commander of the 16th Army also followed, ordering him to take a small road to provide support.

For a moment, he held two completely different orders in his hands and was caught in a dilemma.

Commander Xue frowned, thinking hard about which side's instructions he should follow.

He was filled with contempt for the vice president who came from a veteran ragtag army.

In the end, this emotion prompted him to resolutely decide to ignore the deputy general's order and instead choose to take a small road to provide support as requested by the commander of the 16th Army.

However, it was this seemingly decisive decision that brought disastrous consequences to the war situation.

Due to the slow pace of travel and the rugged roads along the small paths, the reinforcements that were originally expected to arrive in time were greatly delayed.

On the other side, the Marine Corps Battalion defending the Madang Fortress had been resisting stubbornly for two days and two nights.

The soldiers suffered heavy casualties, with more than half of them fallen, and their blood dyed the ground beneath their feet red.

To make matters worse, the ammunition they carried had been used up.

Seeing the enemy's fierce attacks wave after wave, and the long-awaited reinforcements still no news, the captain was anxious and restless like an ant on a hot pan.

"Damn it! The 167th Division is a bunch of bastards. They are forcing us to death!"

The captain roared angrily, his heart filled with helplessness and resentment.

Faced with such a dangerous situation, in order to preserve the manpower and avoid the annihilation of the entire army, he gritted his teeth and issued an order to evacuate the position.

In this way, the Changshan position fell into the hands of the Japanese.

However, the 16th Army did not give up. They attempted to organize a counterattack to regain the lost positions.

However, the enemy was too powerful and the 16th Army's counterattack soon ended in failure.

In the following days, the war situation took a sharp turn for the worse. In less than three days, the strategic city of Madang fell to the enemy.

This bad news spread quickly throughout the command headquarters like a bolt from the blue.

For a moment, the originally noisy and busy command headquarters became silent, and everyone was shocked by the sudden bad news and was speechless.

After a moment's silence, suddenly, an angry roar echoed throughout the room.

A general suddenly stood up and slammed the table in front of him, causing the documents on the table to scatter all over the floor.

“It’s all useless garbage!

A bunch of bastards who deserve to be cut into pieces!"

His eyes were red and veins popped out on his forehead.

"Oh my goodness! That was a defense line that took countless manpower and resources to build. We had hoped it would last at least a month, but now it's only been seven days.

Just seven days, and it was lost so easily!"

Immediately afterwards, someone else echoed.

“Those who neglect their duties must be severely punished!

Especially the commander of the 16th Army and the commander of the 167th Division.

They actually dared to disobey orders and delayed the rescue opportunity. This behavior is simply unforgivable!

It would not be too much to just shoot them directly!"

Everyone was talking about it and was very angry.

Finally, after intense discussion and decision-making, the meeting ended with severe punishment of the two responsible persons.

In the first phase, the Japanese came with great force and launched a fierce attack on us with their sophisticated equipment and well-trained soldiers.

After a fierce battle, the Japanese attack actually achieved a certain degree of success.

In sharp contrast, the morale of the Yan State was obviously much lower.

The originally high fighting spirit seemed to be extinguished, and the situation suddenly became very passive.

At this critical moment, the commander of the Ninth War Zone suddenly received an urgent call from the Supreme Command late one night.

He hurried there, but was greeted with ruthless and harsh criticism from the big guys.

The bosses accused him of poor discipline, which led to such a serious mistake and caused immeasurable losses to the entire country.

This reprimand made the commander lose face in front of many senior officials. He was naturally very angry, but he did not dare to get angry in person.

With a heart full of frustration and resentment, the commander returned to his headquarters.

As soon as he entered the door, he issued a death order without hesitation.

Request the 16th Army and the 49th Army to immediately make every effort to counterattack the Ma'an Fortress!

The military order was like a mountain pouring down. After receiving the order, the soldiers of both armies acted quickly and rushed to the battlefield like a tide.

However, what they faced was not an ordinary enemy defense line, but the impregnable Ma'an Fortress - a national first-class national defense fortification!

The Japanese obviously knew the importance of this place. They deployed a large number of troops here and fought desperately.

For a moment, the sounds of gunfire and shouts of killing resounded through the sky, and the two sides were engaged in a bloody and brutal tug-of-war.

Although our soldiers were brave and fearless, the enemy, with its solid fortifications and powerful fire support, inflicted heavy casualties on the attacking troops.

Seeing that the battle situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable, the commander of the Ninth War Zone, after learning the actual situation at the front, although reluctantly, had no choice but to issue the order to retreat.

As a result, the two armies had to reluctantly give up the attack and gradually retreat to the Pengze area to defend.

The failure of this counterattack caused an uproar, and many generals and soldiers were extremely dissatisfied with it, believing that so many soldiers were sacrificed in vain without making any substantial progress.

Because of this, an extremely tense and depressing atmosphere permeated the entire theater command.

On the other hand, the Japanese saw that the defenders were in such a miserable state that they would naturally not let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight.

They pursued the enemy with all their might, pressing forward step by step, hoping to break through the defenders' defenses in one fell swoop...

After a fierce battle, the Hata Detachment successfully repelled the frenzied counterattack of the Yan army.

Immediately afterwards, the Hata Detachment joined forces with the 106th Division that came to reinforce, and like a surging torrent, they rushed straight towards Pengze.

For them, capturing Pengze meant being a big step closer to Jiujiang, so everyone was full of fighting spirit and determination.

These are the Japanese devils. This is the normal state for them.

However, despite their best efforts, the two armies guarding Pengze were still unable to withstand the enemy's fierce offensive.

Previously, due to many arduous counterattacks, the two armies not only had their manpower greatly reduced, but their morale was also much lower than before.

Now, facing the Japanese invaders whose forces are almost as numerous as theirs but well-equipped and well-trained, they are really unable to hold on to the city.

In just three days of fierce fighting, the defenders made full use of the limited terrain advantage and used the last of their heavy firepower.

Although they failed to defend Pengze in the end, they still caused considerable casualties to the Japanese.