Chapter 255: Serve as the main attack
Erlang against Wulingwei, the flesh and blood frost wind flew north, the city was broken and the corridor was still fighting in the streets, and asked him when the would-be prisoners would return?
On December 4, the entire army of the 58th Army assembled on the south bank of Yuanshui, and the headquarters of the theater commander was also actively planning a counterattack on Changde. After some deliberation, the pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info determined the main force of the counterattack on Changde.
The 58th Army served as the main force for the counteroffensive against Changde, and the 4th Army and the 20th Army assisted in the peripheral battlefield.
After the order was issued, Lu Daoyuan once again held an all-army conference, and Lu Daoyuan looked at the many soldiers in the field and said loudly: "Brothers, what did you see on the way here? ”
"Displaced fathers and villagers!" The soldiers in the field shouted.
"Defending the country is our soldier's duty, and now the displacement of the people is our responsibility as soldiers, and it is also our shame, after the defeat of Chongyang, our 58th Army is brave after the shame, three battles of Changsha, the corpses of those Japanese criminals speak for themselves, we have washed away our shame, but the shame of the country is still there, the shame of our soldiers is still there, this battle is our 58th Army as the main attack, tell me, do you have confidence?"
"Yes!" The soldiers in the field shouted one after another, the 58th Army as a ragtag army in the previous defeat can be said to have suffered all kinds of ridicule and humiliation, in the subsequent battles, it has always been to the Central and Central Army, if it were not for the three Changsha battles, maybe they will continue like this, but this time there is no need for Lu Daoyuan to tear his face to fight, Xue Yue handed over this counteroffensive battle that the international community paid close attention to to the 58th Army, which shows that the combat effectiveness and tenacious style of the Yunnan Army are affirmed, and it is also the glory of the Dian people since the war.
"Tomorrow morning, we will launch an offensive, we must remember the duty and shame of our soldiers, and do not disappoint the expectations of millions of villagers and elders in our hometown, I want you to call out to the mountains like a tsunami, sweeping the Oriental devils on the opposite side, do you have confidence?" Lu Daoyuan clenched his fists and shouted.
"Stepping on the shame of the snow country of Mishima, and recovering the hearts of the people by killing the Japanese slaves!" The soldiers in the field also shouted in tacit understanding.
"In this battle, we must fight the national prestige of the Republic of China, play the dignity of the three athletes, and strive for supreme glory for the country, for the nation, and for the villagers and elders of Yunnan. Lu Daoyuan shouted again.
"We came from the great place of the Yunnan uprising, walked through the mountains and mountains to the battlefield of resistance to the enemy, and the brothers fought for the liberation of the nation with their flesh and blood..."
After the oath-taking meeting passed, Lu Daoyuan immediately gathered the officers of all departments to discuss tomorrow's combat matters, at this time in the military headquarters, the division commander and regiment commander have already arrived, Lu Daoyuan then said: "Let's talk about it, how should tomorrow's battle be fought?" ”
"I think it should be like this, tomorrow morning when the sky is bright, our new 11th Division will take the lead in forcibly crossing the Yuanshui, with the 31st Regiment and the 32nd Regiment as the vanguard to take the lead in the attack, covering all units to cross the river, and after all the units have crossed the river, we will launch a full-scale offensive!" Xiao Benyuan said.
"The Japanese army on the opposite side has already built an offensive, and we launched an attack during the day, once the Japanese planes come to help, the casualties will inevitably increase, in this case, our casualties will inevitably increase, and our ability to transport so many soldiers over for the time being, once the Japanese fire blockade is cut off, the soldiers crossing the river may be besieged by several times the Japanese army, this is too risky!" Liang Dekui said.
"However, the command's order to attack is at six o'clock tomorrow morning, and we must not delay, so we can only brave the Japanese bombardment to attack!"
"Otherwise, so that our 31st Regiment will take the lead in crossing the river to launch an offensive, and the Commander's Department will make us have to launch an attack at six o'clock tomorrow morning, can't we delay it?" Lu Hai got up and said.
"If you take the whole body, the Japanese army will definitely find out that the strength of your entire regiment will pass, and in this case, it is very likely to cause the friendly troops to be at a loss!" Xiao Benyuan frowned.
"I don't plan to let a regiment pass this evening, I'm only going to sneak over a battalion, mark the main firepower of the Japanese army, and ambush around, it's winter, it's still dark at six o'clock, we still have an hour, we seize this hour's time to coordinate a large-scale attack on the important military sites of the Japanese army, so that we can cover our infantry across the river, and when the Japanese army sends planes at dawn, we have already snatched the Japanese fortifications, so that we can effectively reduce the casualties of the soldiers!" Lu Hai explained.
"This method is feasible, but it is extremely dangerous, once you are discovered by the Japanese army, it will be difficult for us to support you, so it can be said that once you pass, you will be isolated!" Lu Daoyuan said.
"We've been doing these things for a few years now, so please rest assured, sir!" Lu Hai said.
"I agree to this plan, but I have one request"! Lu Daoyuan said.
"Commander, please!"
"I know that I am good at this kind of tactics, but you are the regiment commander and must stay in command, otherwise once you encounter any changes, it will cause unnecessary losses!" Lu Daoyuan demanded.
"I have already arranged this, in order to be safe, I have decided to let Zhao Jianying personally lead the team across the river, and cooperate with us to attack tomorrow morning!" Lu Hai said.
"Okay, tomorrow morning, the 31st Regiment and the 32nd Regiment will be the main attack, all units should pay attention to cooperation, and the forward positions of the Japanese army must be taken in an hour!" Lu Daoyuan said.
Everyone got up and saluted, after Lu Hai returned to the regiment headquarters, he held a regimental headquarters meeting again to arrange combat matters, Zhao Jianying took a battalion and Mu Yuanliang's capture team to cooperate with the smuggling of Yuanshui that night, Hai Zhizhi and Li Fan took the lead in leading the team to force the crossing tomorrow morning, and Sun Dongjian followed the regiment headquarters to cross the river at the end!
After the arrangement, Zhao Jianying set off with a battalion of 600 soldiers, and the rest of the soldiers were also hurrying to cut trees to build rafts, and they were also rushing to repair bullet shelters. Because of the scarcity of iron plates, most of them are heavy wooden planks, but this can barely strengthen the soldiers' defenses, and a shooting hole is deliberately left in the middle of the bullet protection plate to ensure that each raft has a machine gun to enhance firepower.
At the same time, the artillery positions of the 58th Army have also been built, and heavy artillery, field artillery, mountain artillery, and mortars have also been deployed one after another.
After the deployment was completed, it was already three o'clock in the morning, and the various units began to rest one after another.
Similarly, Zhao Jianying and the others also detoured back to a weak point eight kilometers upstream of Yuanshui and began to smuggle across Yuanshui, and the Japanese army's successive battles were also very tired, and the place selected by Zhao Jianying was far away from the main position of the Japanese army, so Zhao Jianying's smuggling was not discovered by the Japanese army.
Zhao Jianying's smuggling equipment was more than a dozen kayaks, which was a very rare river-crossing equipment at that time, and it was also a small amount of river-crossing equipment allocated by the commander's department, and there were more than 20 of Lu Hai's 31st regiment in total, which was almost all given to Zhao Jianying, just to let Zhao Jianying's troops cross the river as quickly as possible, so that the chance of the Japanese army being found could be effectively avoided.
Half an hour later, the soldiers of the first battalion and Mu Yuanliang's capture team successfully crossed the river one after another, and once it was deployed, each part was divided into four squads and touched the Japanese defense line according to the map.
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The sky gradually brightened, and on December 5, at four o'clock in the morning, the soldiers of all units had assembled one after another, because it was winter, and the temperature was still very low, and many soldiers were still shivering, but such weather also had an advantage, that is, they could not see their fingers, and it was most advantageous to attack under such circumstances.
In the reeds and woods around Yuanshui, hundreds of rafts have been prepared, and the soldiers of various units have arrived at the combat positions one after another, and the next time is time for dinner.
Because they had given steamed buns to the people along the way, these soldiers were eating fried noodles at this time, and a handful of fried noodles mixed with a mouthful of cold water were eaten by the river at minus seven or eight degrees.
Time was passing minute by minute, the Fourth Army was quietly assembled, and a big battle was about to break out.
Similarly, in Lu Daoyuan's military headquarters, telegrams are heard one after another, and intense work is also going on, although Lu Daoyuan is trying his best to suppress it, but he is also a little anxious, and it is only twenty minutes away from the attack time, but Zhao Jianying, who crossed the river, still has not the slightest news coming, so that the artillery will not be able to take the lead in inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese army, and it will directly lead to an increase in the casualties of the troops!
Xiao Benyuan was also full of anxiety, picked up the phone and said: "Lu Hai, did they have an accident, why hasn't the slightest news come back, and the time for the attack is getting closer and closer!" ”
Lu Hai frowned and thought for a while: "There are no gunshots on the other side, which means that they are not exposed, we are waiting and seeing!" ”
"Wait? The battle to recover Changde, the whole world is paying attention, if something happens, your head and I will have to move! Xiao Benyuan said urgently.
"Is there anything else you can do? They are my soldiers, I believe their ability is waiting, if there is really no news of my head, you can come and get it at any time! After Lu Hai finished speaking, he put down the phone.
In the division, Xiao Benyuan's face also turned the color of pig liver, and Lu Hai actually dropped his phone directly, which was too faceless, but the current situation is not good, so I can only wait and see.
At 4:50, on the other side of the river, on a hillside, Zhao Jianying's troops had all been assembled, and Zhao Jianying said: "The situation of the Japanese army has been figured out, right?" ”
"I figured it out, one wing, two brigades, a lot of troops!" Mu Yuanliang said.
"Send a telegram to the army commander, send orders to the soldiers of all departments, set up mortars and heavy machine guns, and once our army reaches the center of the river, we will attack the Japanese positions from here and cover them to cross the river!" Zhao Jianying said.
"Yes!"
Five minutes later, Lu Daoyuan took the telegram sent back by Zhao Jianying and said: "Pass the order, the artillery will adjust the coordinates, and fire on time at five o'clock!" ”
"The soldiers of all units are ready, and the attack will be carried out on time!" (To be continued.) )