"Yes!"

Ma Tong comprehended, agreed with a bang, and immediately turned around and left with Niu Dazhuang, Bai Laosan and others.

It didn't take long for them to bring dozens of artillerymen with more than 10 60mm mortars and 50mm grenadiers brought by the guard company and the cavalry company.

Yang Jing personally took over a mortar, and ordered the rest of the artillerymen: "Aim at the five courtyards in front of Lao Tzu and carry out saturation bombardment!"

Don't skimp on shells, I'm going to raze these yards to the ground! ”

As he spoke, Yang Jing had already set up the mortar and began to adjust the angle of fire.

Then he stretched out his hand and said to Ma Tong, who was waiting beside him: "Cannonballs!" ”

"Yes!" Ma Tong suddenly agreed, and immediately took out an orange-yellow grenade from the shell box next to him, and handed it to Yang Jing with both hands.

Yang Jing took the shell, quickly loaded it into the barrel, and then immediately lowered his head sideways and covered his ears.

Just hearing a muffled sound of "tom", the high-explosive grenade took off in an instant at an astonishing speed.

It left a striking arc in the air, and then landed on the roof of one of the courtyards guarded by the devils.

"Boom!"

I saw a dazzling red light instantly rise into the air, followed by a loud noise.

In the thick smoke, the roof was torn apart by the explosion, and countless bricks and rubble, accompanied by the shock wave generated by the explosion, splashed all over the sky, and fell everywhere.

"System prompt: Congratulations to the host, kill 1 enemy soldier, explode 1 Southern Type 14 pistol, 50 bullets; Merit +2, XP +2. ”

"System prompt: Congratulations to the host, kill 1 enemy soldier Cao, explode 5 crooked light machine guns, 1000 rounds of 6.5mm caliber bullets; Merit +40, XP +40. ”

"System Prompt: Congratulations to the host, kill ......"

5 system prompts sounded in his ears one after another, indicating that 5 little devils had been killed by Yang Jing on the spot.

However, Yang Jing couldn't see a little wave on his face, and then took a cannonball from Ma Tong's hand and stuffed it into the barrel.

Other artillerymen also operated other mortars and grenadiers and opened fire.

Everyone fired out one shell after another as fast as they could.

"Boom!"

"Boom, boom, boom! ——”

A series of violent explosions began to rise one after another in the five courtyards where the devils were entrenched.

It brought up countless broken bricks and tiles and billowing smoke.

Soon, the entire five courtyards were shrouded in billowing smoke, and dazzling fires were everywhere.

When the smoke cleared, the courtyards of the five civil engineering structures had been razed to the ground.

The surrounding village roads are littered with brickry, earth and earth blocks of various sizes, as well as various pieces of wooden planks.

Looking at the ground, there is no longer a complete courtyard wall.

The last dozens of devil soldiers under the command of Meichuan Xiong Showa who were hiding inside were all blurred by the bombing, and they were killed and wounded.

Then the collapsed house walls were all buried underneath, and there was no chance of survival!

……

At the end of the battle, Yang Jing and the others simply cleaned up the battlefield and withdrew in the direction they were coming from.

Almost as soon as Yang Jing and the others took the troops, the cavalry wing directly under the 101st Division of the Devil arrived at Liujiaao.

Fortunately, Yang Jing brought more than 1,200 war horses this time, even if there was one per capita, there were more than 400 horses.

Therefore, everyone quickly withdrew from the battlefield at the speed of cavalry.

The 101st Wing of the Japanese Cavalry, which was in the air, did not dare to pursue rashly because they were afraid of being ambushed by the Tiger Regiment.

I had to go into the village to collect the corpses of the dead devils and report the situation by sending a telegram.

Unexpectedly, when Yang Jing and the others were leaving, they also deployed hundreds of trickery mines in the village.

The devil cavalry who rushed into the village in an attempt to clean up the battlefield were caught off guard and were immediately killed and injured.

The rest of the devil cavalry all withdrew from the village one after another, not daring to act rashly.

Yang Jing, who had already run out more than two kilometers away, turned his head to look at Liujiaao, where the explosion sounded, and a cruel smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Keep going!"

Instead, the order was given to the troops to march quickly.

……

When Lieutenant General Masaki Ito, commander of the 101st Division of the Japanese Army, learned of this, he immediately ordered the 101st Cavalry Wing not to act rashly.

Set up camp on the spot and be on standby, and watch out for the counterattack of the Tiger Regiment.

At the same time, he immediately forwarded the news to Okamura Ningji, who was far away in Hefei.

……

The picture pulls to Hefei, the headquarters of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army.

After receiving the report message from Masaki Ito, Okamura Ninji's face suddenly became extremely ugly, as if he had just eaten a few catties of stool.

Major General Fujiwara, the chief of staff next to him, paused: "Your Excellency, Commander, according to the information from the Special High Division, it is possible to gather troops in a short period of time and surround the special attack team of the total annihilation of the Imperial Army at Liujiaao.

Only the Independent Regiment of the New Fourth Army stationed in Huoqiu County, and the Huben Regiment stationed in Jinzhai County.

However, with the combat effectiveness of the special attack team of the Imperial Army.

But only the Tiger Ben Regiment has the ability to completely annihilate them in such a short period of time! ”

Okamura Ninji was silent, apparently agreeing with Chief of Staff Takeshi Fujiwara's analysis.

He clenched his fists again, gritted his teeth and said, "Baga! Tiger Ben Tuan, this damn Tiger Ben Tuan again! ”

For the first time, Okamura Ninji began to face up to the Tiger Ben Group.

This special attack team has more than 800 people, and all of them are the elites he carefully selected from the more than 100,000 imperial troops.

The equipment is also very good!

Even without the blessing of heavy weapons, it is enough to defeat any Chinese army with less than 10,000 men. Army.

However, such an elite army was completely annihilated by the Tiger Ben Regiment in less than a day.

One can imagine how terrifying the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Ben Regiment is!

Fujiwara Takeshi also said with some trepidation: "The cunning and strength of the Tiger Ben Regiment of the Shina Army far surpasses that of other Shina armies, and the humble position is really unseen!"

This time, I have appreciated their awesomeness! ”

After a pause, Fujiwara Takeshi continued: "This army's grasp of the fighter plane is really too good!

In the face of such a formidable opponent, we must be cautious this time and strive to annihilate it in one fell swoop with absolute strength.

It must not be given any more chance! ”

"Hmmm! Fujiwara-kun, you did a good job of dripping analysis! Okamura Ninji frowned and nodded, and said: "Immediately ordered the 101st and 106th Divisions of the Imperial Army, as well as the 6th and 13th Divisions, to fight steadily and steadily, and not to rush for quick success.

Any operation should be carried out in a group with at least one brigade or more force.

The overall tactics are based on stability, go hand in hand, and surround Jinzhai County! Don't give the Tiger Ben any chance."

Saying that, Okamura Ninji's face couldn't help but show a cruel sneer, and continued: "According to the information from Miss Yoshiko Kawashima, the total strength of the current Tiger Regiment is not more than 10,000 people, and more than half of them are recruits who have been trained for less than a month and have no actual combat experience.

With ten times the strength of my troops, I advanced head-on, with two flanks in a roundabout, an iron wall encircled, and then cooperated with the air fire support of the air force!

This time, I see what he Yang Jing will use to resist! ”

Fujiwara Takeshi smiled: "Yo Xi! In this way, we will be able to accomplish the battle! Annihilate this abominable tiger regiment in one fell swoop! ”

As he spoke, the faces of the two old devils couldn't help but show an undisguised smile.

…………

The picture pulls back to Jinzhai County.

10 p.m.

Yang Jing led the guard company, cavalry company, reconnaissance company, and special operations brigade directly under the regiment to withdraw to the temporary station on the west side of the first-line gorge without any danger.

Ma Haifeng and Fan Tietou have already led their troops and built almost all the field fortifications everywhere.

Knowing that Yang Jing led his troops to return triumphantly, everyone came out to greet them one after another, and saluted Yang Jing and said, "Tuanzao, how is the situation?" ”

"Annihilated more than 800 elite devil attack troops!" Yang Jing saluted back and asked, "By the way, how are the people evacuated?" ”

Chief of Staff Ma Haifeng said: "The people of Jinzhai County have basically been evacuated, and the position has basically been completed!"

Next, with a simple reinforcement, you're ready to go! ”

"Good! An army of devils could arrive at any moment! Order all battalions to strengthen the fortifications as soon as possible, and at the same time, deploy as many minefields as possible on the east side of the first line of gorges and all the necessary routes into Jinzhai County, so as to weaken the strength of the Japanese army and slow down their advance! ”

After Yang Jing finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Tian Cheng and the monkey on the side, and ordered: "Company Commander Tian, Company Commander Shi, after this battle, although we have completely annihilated the elite reconnaissance troops of the Japanese army!"

But the losses of the reconnaissance company and the special operations brigade are also very large, and they urgently need to rest!

So, the task of reconnoitring the enemy's movements is entrusted to your cavalry company and sharpshooter company!

In particular, the sharpshooter company, when necessary, can use sniper warfare to attack the incoming enemy!

Make sure that every step forward will pay the price of blood! ”

Tian Cheng and the monkey immediately stepped forward and promised: "Yes!" Please rest assured that the mission will be completed! ”

……

That night, Yang Jing convened an emergency meeting on the current situation.

After discussion, Yang Jing decided to deploy the four main infantry battalions in echelons in the first-line gorge, 20 kilometers east of Jinzhai County, and in a large area of mountains and forests on the west side of the first-line gorge.

Relying on the first line of gorges from north to south, more than 30 kilometers in length and breadth as a natural barrier, it resisted the attack of the Japanese army in turn.

On the mountain peak on the west side of the first-line gorge, Yang Jing also deployed dozens of heavy artillery positions, all of which were 150mm caliber American howitzers.

Compared to the 150mm heavy artillery of the Japanese army, the power is simply the difference between a father and a son.

In addition to this, a large number of anti-aircraft fortifications were deployed.

Among them, Bi Yuntao's 1st battalion was placed in the first-line gorge as the first line of defense against the devil's attack.

The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Battalions were deployed in the mountains in the rear as the second line of defense.

The supplementary battalion is used as a reserve, and the guard company, reconnaissance company and other units remain in the rear.

The baggage battalion is responsible for transporting various strategic materials and assisting field hospitals in rescuing the wounded.

After the deployment was completed, early the next morning, Bi Yuntao, Fan Tietou, and Chen Lin and others each led their troops into the defense area designated by Dao Yang Jing for them.

At that time, all divisions and regiments of the Japanese army had just set out from Hefei, and they were marching in large units, which was different from small combat units.

It cannot be compared with the extremely mobile cavalry units.

The so-called three armies have not moved grain and grass first, and it will take a lot of time just to transport all kinds of strategic materials and grain supplies.

What's more, in western Anhui in 1938, not to mention highways, even ordinary adobe roads were only built between counties.

Rest of the place, it's some non-carable trails.

This is undoubtedly a great test for the advance of the 100,000-strong Japanese army.

Therefore, the speed of the devil's march is actually not fast.

On average, you can walk 80 miles a day, which is already the limit.

Invisibly, this also gave the tiger group some respite.

…………

12 noon.

Yang Jing was inspecting the situation at the forward position, and the chief of staff suddenly hurriedly found him: "Tuanzao, the Field family called and said that they had taken engineers, skilled workers, and a large number of raw materials to land in Huangshi on the Yangtze River waterway, and had now arrived in Yingshan County and were heading towards Jinzhai County.

However, considering that the Hubei and Anhui borders are rampant with bandits and are not very safe, I hope we can send someone to meet them. ”

Yang Jing's brows furrowed slightly, at this time, he was preparing for the battle with all his might.

The next thing to face is 100,000 Japanese troops, and the little force in his hands is far from enough, how can there be extra troops to meet them.

But these engineers, workers, and raw materials from the United States are related to the next development plan of the Tiger Bentuan.

And you can't help but answer.

After Yang Jing pondered for a moment, he turned his head to Ma Tong on the side and ordered: "Ma Tong, you go and call the commanders of each battalion and the commanders of all the directly subordinate companies to the command, even if I have to hold an emergency military meeting." ”

"Yes!"

Ma Tong suddenly agreed, and immediately turned to leave.

And Yang Jing also took Chief of Staff Ma Haifeng and returned to the temporary headquarters of the regiment located in the mountains and forests.

……

After 10 minutes.

Except for Tian Cheng and Monkey, who led their troops out to reconnoitre, the commanders of the other battalions of the Tiger Regiment, as well as the commanders of the companies directly under them, all rushed over.

Bi Yuntao couldn't wait to ask: "Tuanzuo, according to the situation, the main force of the devils is basically still in Lu'an, and it will take a while to arrive in our Jinzhai County."

I don't know what you called us over? ”

"This meeting has nothing to do with the Japanese army......"

Immediately, Yang Jing briefly recounted the telegram sent by the Field family.

Wang Dali took the lead and said: "I think it's better to send cavalry over to pick it up, after all, the cavalry troops have strong mobility and fast speed!" ”

Ma Haifeng also nodded and said: "That's right, the deputy regiment commander is right, the best response force is cavalry, but the number of troops cannot be too small."

That's more than 3,000 skilled workers and engineers, and you have to send 1,000 people to ensure their safety! ”

After the two of them finished speaking, the commander of the 1st battalion, Bi Yuntao, frowned and analyzed: "I think that in addition to the 1,000 cavalry, we have to send at least two more main infantry battalions to ensure that nothing goes wrong!" ”

"What? Two more battalions of the main infantry? Wang Dali was taken aback, turned his head to look at Bi Yuntao and said, "Camp Chief Bi, you're not joking, are you?"

There are only four main infantry battalions in our Tiger Regiment, and most of them are new recruits.

If two main infantry battalions are really sent, how will the next battle be fought? ”

Everyone felt that it was a bit exaggerated to send two main infantry battalions to meet them, but no one opened their mouths to give their opinions, but turned their heads to look at Yang Jing, the regiment commander who was sitting at the top.

Yang Jing said: "At the junction of Hubei and Anhui, there is no Japanese army stationed at present, only some mountain bandits, but there is nothing to be afraid of.

It is enough to send a random force to meet it.

But the crux of the matter is that after we take them over, we have to ensure their housing and transportation and other living problems.

Moreover, it is difficult to guarantee that these foreign devils will not make some moths after arriving at our base area.

Even if the little devil gets the news, he will inevitably send troops to attack!

Therefore, in order to ensure the absolute safety of our base area, as well as the foolproof way to meet and return!

We should not send too few troops, but considering that the next battle will inevitably be very fierce. ”

After a pause, Yang Jing continued: "So, I plan to have the chief of staff lead the supplementary battalion, reconnaissance company, and special operations team to pick up!" ”

As he spoke, Yang Jing turned his head again, fixed his gaze on Ma Haifeng's face, and instructed: "Chief of Staff, these foreign devil workers and engineers are related to the future of our Tiger Regiment, and there is absolutely no room for error!"

And the next battle will inevitably be unprecedentedly tragic!

So, after meeting with the Field family, you don't have to bring it to Jinzhai County.

Instead, go straight to the east and go to Yuexi!

In the mountainous area of Yuexi, we found a suitable position, and based on the supplementary battalion, reconnaissance company, and special operations brigade, we opened up a base area belonging to our Tiger Battalion.

It would be better to build a factory as well.

When the battle here is over, I will go to Yuexi to join you!"

You must remember to keep a low profile as much as possible, and never expose your whereabouts to the little devils! Don't make a mistake! ”

Ma Haifeng suddenly felt the pressure on his shoulders, and said with a solemn face: "Tuanzao, since this is the case, then you should do it yourself."

Let me stay and command the troops and fight the Japanese 11th Army! ”

Yang Jing said: "If you stay, can you defeat the Japanese 11th Army?" ”

"This ......"

Ma Haifeng was dumbfounded for a while.

Yang Jing waved his hand and said, "Okay, it's decided!" Without further ado, act now! ”

"Yes!"

Ma Haifeng, Long Yun and others stood up one after another and agreed with a bang.

…………