However, the People's Army did not continue to attack the outlying positions of Phoenix City the next day, which also made the defenders of Phoenix City breathe a sigh of relief, and they were finally able to survive another day.

In fact, the People's Army did not want to capture Phoenix in the first place, so of course it will not attack again today. And at this time, the KPA had already started a fierce battle with the reinforced Japanese army.

It turned out that just yesterday afternoon, Liu Tie received a report from the scouts that the Japanese reinforcements had arrived at Caohekou Town and were stationed, and in terms of scale, the number was not less than 50,000.

Caohekou is about 55 kilometers from Phoenix, and if you rush the march, you can reach Phoenix in 1 day. Of course, it is impossible for the KPA to allow the Japanese army to support Phoenix City smoothly, so it is necessary to intercept the Japanese army in the middle, and of course it is best to destroy this Japanese army. Therefore, Liu Tie ordered the 1st Division to set off lightly at about 10 o'clock in the evening, carrying only 60 mortars and 82 mortars, leaving 100 mortars and divisional field artillery, first rushed to Tumenling, set up an ambush position, Tumenling is about 30 kilometers away from Caohekou, about 35 kilometers away from Baoshan Town, the People's Army station, it is estimated that the Japanese army only needs to arrive at about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and he led the 6th Division to set off at 6 o'clock in the morning, and it is expected that he can rush to the battlefield at about 12 o'clock at noon, and he can completely fight the Japanese army with the 1st Division。

At 5:40 a.m. on May 30, when the 1st Division marched to Linjiagou, which was about 3 kilometers away from Tumenling, it happened to encounter the 9th Division of the Japanese Army, which had also set off overnight last night. As they were the vanguard of both sides, they were less than 200 meters apart and immediately exchanged fire.

In fact, for both sides, it was an encounter, and it was beyond the expectations of both sides, the People's Army thought that the Japanese army would set off after dawn, but did not expect that the Japanese army would march overnight to Phoenix, and the Japanese army thought that at this time the People's Army should attack Phoenix with all its might, but did not expect that the People's Army would run here to block reinforcements.

However, since they met, no one on either side would retreat, and in fact, at this time, neither side could afford to retreat, and it was impossible for the People's Army to let the Japanese reinforcements reach Phoenix, and it was impossible for the Japanese army not to rush to reinforce Phoenix. Therefore, despite the fact that the armies of both sides had been marching overnight and their physical strength was greatly reduced, they still decided to go to all-out war and defeat their opponents.

Li Lixin, the commander of the 1st Division, immediately ordered the 1st Regiment to immediately launch a advance against the enemy, while the 2nd and 3rd Regiments immediately arranged a positional defense line on the spot.

Although the overall combat experience of the People's Army is not particularly rich, the crossing fighters who serve as middle-level commanders have all fought from the battle with the Eight-Nation Coalition Army to the present, and they can be regarded as accumulating a lot of combat experience; although they have not experienced any major battles in the past five years or so, in the old time and space, the crossing soldiers have received a lot of military theoretical education, combined with the actual combat training of this era, so in terms of the quality of the commanders, they are by no means inferior to the Japanese army.

Moreover, in the old time and space, the People's Liberation Army attached great importance to mobile warfare, and encounter warfare is a very common combat mode in sports warfare, so how to fight an encounter war, the People's Army has a complete set of systematic and tactical theories, and in peacetime training, it has also specially participated in similar training exercises.

According to the tactics of the People's Army, when the KPA suddenly encounters the enemy, and does not know the enemy's strength, weaponry, combat strength, and so on, it should first send a small number of troops to launch an attack on the enemy; on the one hand, it is to test the enemy's virtual and real level, and then, according to the results of the trial, determine the next operational arrangement, and on the other hand, it is also to win an opportunity for its own large forces to adjust and arrange.

If the enemy's strength is small or the combat effectiveness is average, it can attack with all its strength and completely defeat the enemy; if the enemy has a large number of troops or strong combat effectiveness, it can consider defending or retreating; if the location where the two sides encounter is not important and the enemy's strength is strong, you can consider retreating a little to avoid its edge or gain more time for arrangement; if the two sides are encountering in a place where they must fight, or when they cannot retreat and must resist, they should make full use of the time when the enemy is pinned down and arrange their positions and defense lines on the spot to block the enemy early.

Of course, when arranging positions, there are also particulars, first of all, to choose the high ground and occupy the high point, so of course, there is the use of artillery firepower, but when occupying the high ground, it is necessary to arrange the countermeasures near the high ground, in case the troops on the high ground are surrounded by the enemy; second, try to choose the narrow terrain, Position in the woods or near the river, which is conducive to defense, to hide the troops, in case of being surrounded by enemy forces, and when arranging the position, it is also necessary to pay attention to protecting its own flanks, so that it is arranged by the river, and must be placed on the other side of the river with a counterforce.

If, on the other hand, it is found that the enemy's strength is not strong during a tentative attack, it is necessary to immediately stop and set up positions, or leave only a small number of men to set up positions, and devote most of the forces to the attack, and strive to defeat the enemy as soon as possible.

The current situation is that no matter whether the enemy is strong or weak, the People's Army cannot retreat, so Li Lixin resolutely ordered the 1st Regiment to contain the enemy, and the 2nd and 3rd Regiments immediately set up positions.

After the combat order was issued, Ban Jianwei, commander of the 1st Regiment, immediately divided the three combat battalions of his regiment into three routes and launched an attack on the Japanese army. Because the distance between the two sides was very close at this time, most of the Japanese troops were within the range of mortars, so the KPA burst of fierce artillery bombardment immediately stunned the Japanese army.

In fact, at this time, the Japanese army was also black-eyed, that is, they did not know the strength of the other side, nor did they know the strength of the other side, although they had the courage to fight, but after a burst of artillery bombardment by the other side, Lieutenant General Hisashi Oshima couldn't help but be a little shocked, because the Japanese army did not bring artillery at all in order to travel lightly, and the other side not only had artillery, but the number seemed to be quite a lot, this battle was a little troublesome, the army without artillery and the army with artillery were fighting, although it could not be said that it was completely lost, but the chance of winning was really not big.

And at this moment, the KPA attack had already rushed up, and the Japanese army was also in a hurry to respond to the battle, and because of the fierce shelling of the KPA just now, in fact, the casualties caused to the Japanese army were not large, but it caused a lot of pressure on the Japanese army's heart, although the division commander Lieutenant General Oshima Hisunao had experienced a hundred battles, and the soldiers of the Japanese army had also been on the battlefield for a long time, but it was precisely the veterans who knew the horror of artillery, not to mention that now the Japanese army no longer dared to despise the combat effectiveness of the KPA, so Oshima Hisunao also had to adopt prudent tactics, ordered the army to temporarily retreat, reorganize the ranks, and find out the strength of the KPA before making plansWhat if the strength of the People's Army is far superior to its own? Then it is better to wait for the large force of the 4th Army Corps to come up.

After all, the Japanese army is well-trained, although it is in retreat, but it is still in order, covering each other, retreating without chaos, so it does not give the People's Army too many opportunities, of course, the People's Army's attack is originally a bluff, the purpose is only to contain the Japanese army, naturally it will not rush to pursue, just use the time to arrange their own positions. It is enough to hold the main road of communication and prevent the Japanese army from passing to reinforce Phoenix.

At this time, the 2nd Regiment and the 3rd Regiment had already determined their position, the two regiments were basically facing the Japanese army, arranged on the left and right, about 3.5 kilometers apart, the 2nd Regiment occupied three heights, and the 3rd Regiment only occupied two highlands, but on the left side was a small river.

After observing the situation on the battlefield, Li Lixin ordered the 1st Regiment to retreat 4-5 kilometers and then arrange its positions, and the 3 regiments would be arranged in an inverted triangle formation. The main reason for this arrangement is that the People's Army is not familiar with the geographical situation in this area, so it can only adopt the most prudent tactics, the triangle is the most stable structure, which can protect each other's flanks and backs to prevent the enemy from making roundabouts, and can also rely on each other's positions, echoing each other from afar, and when defending frontally, it can also ensure the depth of the defensive line; and the disadvantage is that the width of the frontal defense is insufficient. If the strength of a division is fully deployed, it can defend an area of 10 to 15 kilometers, and even 20 kilometers, but now the width of the KPA frontal defense line is not even 10 kilometers. However, as long as it can block the route of the Japanese army, it is enough, if the Japanese army wants to go to Phoenix, it must break through the defense of the People's Army, and it is impossible to get around it if they want to take a detour.

The Japanese retreated about 2 kilometers away, quickly regrouped their ranks, and arranged their positions. This is because the Japanese army has occupied the terrain in this area for more than a year, and is not only very familiar with the terrain, but also has drawn a detailed map, and only needs to monitor a few key roads, so there is no need to worry about the KPA adopting roundabout attack tactics. At the same time, division commander Hisashi Oshima sent a large number of scouts to reconnoiter the situation of the People's Army.

One hour later, the Japanese army also generally figured out the situation and arrangements of the KPA. It was determined that the number of the KPA was between 8,000 and 1,000, which should be a division-sized unit, roughly the same as the Japanese army, and the defensive line was arranged in a triangular shape, but it was not found that this army was equipped with a large number of artillery, mainly because no traces of a large number of donkeys and horses were found.

After listening to the scout's report, Oshima Hisanoao also had a little bottom in his heart, and it seemed that he still had a little advantage in terms of troops. But what is the artillery going on, Oshima Hisashi is a little confused, because judging from the first exchange of fire between the two sides, the other side should have carried a certain number of artillery, and it will never be less than a single digit, according to Oshima Hisuno's estimation, at least about 30 guns, even if the other side was concentrated all the artillery at that time, but it is also a relatively considerable number, after all, the Japanese army does not even have a single artillery.

But if the enemy really has 30 guns, then the number of donkeys and horses needed is not a small number, it should be 200-300, so many donkeys and horses, it is impossible not to leave some traces, such as hoof prints, feces, urine, etc., and it is impossible for the scouts not to find them.