Time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle, Liu Yizhang has been coming to the military headquarters for more than a month unconsciously, the fourth battle between the enemy and us is in a state of stalemate, and the 77th Army is about to launch the Battle of Toxinli is a key battle in the fourth campaign.

Toxinli, this is a primitive village surrounded by mountains, located in a long and narrow valley, the valley runs east-west, the north and south are continuous mountain beams for several kilometers, is the throat of the connection between the eastern front and the western front, the strategic location is extremely important, the 77th Army received the order of the 'Zhisi', to seize the Toxinli, open up the east-west transportation line, and control the initiative in the war. In addition to the head of the military headquarters of the 77 th Army, there were also regiment commanders and political commissars of the five regiments who participated in the battle of Toxinli, and more than 20 people were fiercely arguing about how to fight this battle; in order to ensure safety, Yizhang asked the guard company to guard the military headquarters and the air-raid shelter respectively, and once they heard the roar of the enemy planes, they immediately protected the participants to evacuate to the air-raid shelter, and prepared several piles of firewood at the foot of the west mountain, leaving two guards company soldiers to carry out special orders.

Wu Xiangsen said with a solemn face, "Comrades, it has been more than a month since the fourth campaign was fought so far, and according to the deployment of the 'Zhi Division', the 77th Army carried out strategic defense in various defense areas and high grounds, and in the six months since the 77th Army entered Korea, the vast number of commanders and fighters have overcome fatigue, wounds, illnesses, lack of food and clothing, and other difficulties in continuous combat, and have won victory after victory. In addition to an infantry regiment, there is also an artillery battalion, a tank company, and a cavalry company, with a total strength of about 2,000 people. ”

Wang Shiguang said slowly, "Commander Wu just said that the enemy's strength of more than 2,000 troops is a conservative estimate, on the surface, it is easier to fight than Eagle Ridge, after all, it is deep in the valley, as long as we occupy the mountain beams in the north and south, we can achieve encirclement and annihilation, but in fact, it is not, everyone look at the map." Wang Shiguang walked to the military map, and then said, "This is Toxinli, the east is the enemy war zone Hengcheng, the west is the enemy-occupied area of Seoul, the south is the enemy-occupied area of Lipo, only the north is the area occupied by my 77th Army, the Eagle Ridge fortifications are much stronger than the Toxinli, but it is an isolated and helpless highland, we have plenty of time to fight, and the enemy's heart is also easy to collapse, and Toxinli, everyone has also seen that there are backups in the east, west, and south directions, and the tank company where Toxinli is stationed, don't underestimate this company, It is said that this tank company participated in almost all the large-scale battles of World War I and World War II, and has made great achievements in the European and Asian theaters, known as the 'Tyrannosaurus Rex', this time the Yankees took out the trump card of the housekeeper, it is said that an infantry battalion in France took the initiative to ask to be stationed in Toxinli, but they were all turned away, and the Yankees were determined to fight to the death with our 77th Army in Toxinli! ”

At this moment, the roar of the plane came unexpectedly, Chief of Staff Wang Shiguang blew out the lantern nearby, Yizhang organized everyone to move to the air-raid shelter in an orderly manner, after a burst of bombardment, everyone walked out of the air-raid shelter, found that the military headquarters and other major buildings were not damaged, and asked Yizhang curiously, "Where is the enemy's **?" Yizhang unhurriedly pointed to the large woods and clearing at the foot of the West Mountain in the distance, "Yizhang, what did you feed the enemy plane?" Then listen to you. Liu Yan stabbed Yizhang.

Yizhang turned to the head of the military headquarters and explained loudly, "Since it is night, the enemy planes cannot see the ground situation clearly, so they can only fly at high altitudes, and our anti-aircraft guns are also inaccurate, so we can't fight indiscriminately and waste shells, so I asked the two soldiers of the guard company to squat in the woods and open space at the foot of the western mountain, and as soon as they heard the roar of the enemy planes, they immediately lit the firewood prepared in advance, and the enemy naturally bombed the place where there was an open flame." Political Commissar Zhang Qingyun approvingly, "With Liu Yizhang, safety can be guaranteed!" ”

Then this little episode, the meeting continued, Wu Xiangsen beckoned Yizhang who was standing guard outside the door to attend the meeting inside, Yizhang walked into the house and sat next to Xu Weiguo, Wang Shiguang stood in front of the map and continued to deploy the battle, "Since it is a decisive battle, the Corps attaches great importance to the Battle of Toxinli, Deputy Commander Dong Zheng and Commander Wu have made several phone calls to coordinate the battle, our 77th Army is only responsible for encircling and annihilating, if the US troops in Toxinli break through and escape, the 44th Army of the Corps is responsible for interception and reinforcements in the east, west, and south. This is also different from the battle of Eagle Ridge, Eagle Ridge is an isolated battle, while Toxinli is a multi-arms crossover battle, and it is also a battle personally commanded by the head of the corps, the commander-in-chief is Dong Zheng, deputy commander of the corps, the front-line command is served by Commander Wu, and the deputy commander is Xu Weiguo, the head of the independent regiment, the front-line command is located in Fengtouli, which is on the north mountain beam of Toxinli, and is now occupied by the US army, and the independent regiment is ordered to take Fengtouli before 12 o'clock in the morning of February 25, the day after tomorrow. The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 303rd Regiment were assigned to the command of the Independent Regiment and were also stationed in Beiliangshang, the 305th Regiment attacked and occupied Shuangjingli east of Toxinli at 2 p.m. on February 25, the 307th Regiment attacked and occupied Lancun Village in the west at 2 p.m. on February 25, the 535th Regiment attacked and occupied Nanliangshan with Fengweili as the high ground at 2 p.m. on February 25, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Artillery Regiment and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Cavalry Companies, They were assigned to the Independent Regiment, the 305th Regiment and the 307th Regiment for coordinated operations, Commander Wu and I sat in Fengtouli, the five regiments were coordinated and commanded by Xu Weiguo, the deputy commander of the front, and Liu Yizhang led the guard company to the front-line headquarters. ”

Wu Xiangsen reiterated, "Deputy Commander Dong Zheng particularly emphasized that the Battle of Toxinli is the most critical battle of the fourth campaign of our Corps, Mr. Peng attaches great importance to it, and has made important instructions for the Battle of Toxinli several times, and our 77th Army will launch an attack on the four heights of Fengtouli, Shuangjingli, Lancun and Fengweili on the periphery of Toxinli on February 25. More than 6,000 men from five regiments of the 44th Corps of the Corps will defend in the east, south, and west directions of Tosin-ri and intercept the reinforcements in Tosin-ri. In this way, more than 13,000 people in two corps and 10 regiments of our corps have faced more than 2,000 people against the enemy, 6,000 people have been discarded by the 44th Army, and more than 7,000 people in five regiments of our 77th Army have surrounded and annihilated more than 2,000 US troops. ”

It was late at night, the stars were sparse and the moon was faint, the war clouds were dense, Miao Qing held Yizhang's hand tightly, and it was difficult to leave.

"Commander Miao, everyone is okay, how is the cavalry brigade?" Yizhang had been away from the Artillery Cavalry Brigade for more than a month, but it felt like he had been away for several years.

"Yizhang, everyone misses you very much, Deng Jiaju is back to serving as the commander of the third cavalry company......" Miao Qing still wanted to continue to talk to Yizhang about the cavalry brigade, when he heard Liu Yan shouting at the door of the small courtyard of the military headquarters, "Yizhang, come to the military headquarters quickly, the commander has something to do with you." Miao Qing and Yizhang hurriedly shook hands and said goodbye.

Yizhang returned to the military headquarters, Wu Xiangsen, Wang Shiguang and Xu Weiguo, the three of them stood in front of the map and talked, seeing Yizhang coming back, Wu Xiangsen said to him, "Yizhang, you will go to the independent regiment with Commander Xu tonight, follow the independent regiment to capture Fengtouli, and prepare to build a front-line headquarters, and Chief of Staff Wang and I will go directly to Fengtouli to meet you on the 25th!" ”