The command room of the military headquarters of the 51st Army.

The news that the 720th Regiment defeated the devils by the Huai River, and a brigade soon reached Commander Yu.

Hearing the news, Commander Yu's face was full of joy.

The chief of staff shouted: "The 720th regiment fought really well, it was enough to annihilate a brigade of little devils!"

Nodding, Commander Yu shouted: "Bengbu is the focus of the defense of the entire Huaihe River defense line, and the 720th Regiment can fight so well in the first wave of the devil's attack, which is really beyond my expectations!"

The chief of staff shouted: "The combat effectiveness of the 720 Regiment is not the strongest in the entire 51st Army, but under the leadership of Regiment Commander Zhang, it has been defeated."

Commander Yu said with a smile: "It seems that the 720th Regiment retreated to Bengbu before, and its purpose was to retreat as advance!"

The chief of staff shouted: "Xiao Bengbu is backed by the Huai River, which is for the Jedi, while Bengbu is different, it is guarded by the river, and it is not so easy for the devil to fight over!"

Commander Yu shouted: "The chief of staff is right, the Huai River is a natural line of defense, and the commander of the 720th Regiment thinks more thoughtfully than me according to the beachhead defense!"

After a pause, Commander Yu asked again: "How are the positions on the left and right flanks of the Huaihe defense line?"

His brows furrowed slightly, and the chief of staff shouted: "Just when the Bengbu position was attacked by the devils' heavy troops, the positions on both flanks were also attacked by the devils, but they failed to deal a fatal blow to the devils like the 720 regiment!"

Commander Yu shouted in a deep voice: "What about the casualties on the two flank positions?"

With a heavy sigh, the chief of staff shouted: "Those two regiments are still very bloody, two-thirds of the whole regiment were killed, and the two regiment commanders were wounded, but they still insisted on commanding the battle, fortunately, the devils failed to break through our positions from both flanks!"

After taking a closer look at the map, Commander Yu shouted: "Chief of Staff, the devils in the positions on both flanks can't move, so where will the chief of staff and little devils attack next?!"

Groaning slightly, the chief of staff shouted: "Military seat, I think it should still be Bengbu!"

His eyes were stunned, and Commander Yu asked in a sullen voice, "Why is this?"

Pointing his finger at Bengbu on the drawing, the chief of staff shouted: "Although the devil's attack on both flanks was frustrated and he lost a large group of men and horses in Bengbu, once the devil's heavy artillery arrives on the battlefield, he will definitely focus his attack on Bengbu!"

After a pause, the chief of staff continued: "Xiao Bengbu is a ferry, which is very conducive to the little devils crossing here, and the opposite bank happens to be Bengbu, which will definitely become the key target of the little devils!"

The eyebrows were slightly raised, and Commander Yu shouted: "It seems that the next battle of the 720th Regiment will be more sinister, whether the Bengbu position can be held is related to the safety of the overall Huaihe defense line!" If Bengbu is lost, the entire Huaihe River defense line will be in jeopardy! ”

The chief of staff shouted: "Throne! Next, we must strengthen the defense in the direction of Bengbu, and I propose to transfer a reinforced battalion to reinforce it! ”

With a wave of his hand, Commander Yu shouted: "No, a reinforced battalion is still too little, let alone an infantry regiment!"

The chief of staff shouted: "But our military headquarters does not have enough troops now!" You still have to be on the lookout for devils in other directions at any time! ”

Slightly hesitating, Commander Yu shouted: "Since this is the case, then do what the chief of staff said!"

The chief of staff replied: "Yes, military seat, do you want to transfer two mountain artillery guns over? The heavy firepower of the 720 regiment is too small!"

Nodding, Commander Yu shouted, "Okay!" Just do as you say! ”

……

The departure position of the 24th Wing.

With a blue face, the wing captain was holding a telescope to observe the north bank of the Huai River.

Through the view of the periscope, the north bank of the Huai River was littered with the corpses of the First Brigade.

The co-captain was so angry that he scolded repeatedly: "Baga! Yaga! None of the first brigade came back alive? ”

With a heavy sigh, the chief of staff of the devil shook his head and shouted: "No, all the members of the first brigade are broken!"

The wing commander shouted: "Chief of Staff, why are the defenders on the other side so powerful?" Which unit of the Chinese army is this? ”

The chief of staff shouted: "Report to Your Excellency, Wing Commander, according to the intelligence department, it is the 720th Regiment of the 51st Army on the other side!"

Slightly stunned, the wing captain shouted: "51st Army? Yu Xuezhong's troops? ”

The chief of staff shouted, "Exactly!"

After a little hesitation, the wing commander shouted: "The combat effectiveness of the Northeast Army has always been not very good, why has the Northeast Army on the other side changed a commander who can fight?"

The chief of staff shouted: "As far as I know, this 720 regiment is not the main regiment, and the weapons are not very good, as for why they are so capable of fighting?" I think there are a couple of reasons! ”

The Wing Captain shouted, "What is the reason?"

The chief of staff shouted: "I don't know if the wing commander has found out!" When the rubber boats of the 1st Brigade reached the center of the river, they were met head-on, which showed that the commander was proficient in the art of war and attacked halfway through. ”

After a pause, the chief of staff continued to explain: "On the other hand, when the warriors of the 1st Brigade rushed onto the river beach, they were immediately bombarded by heavy artillery fire, and their strike accuracy was very high, what does this mean?"

The co-captain asked, "What does it mean?"

The chief of staff shouted in response: "It shows that the commander of this branch army still knows how to calibrate the firing coordinates in advance, and the level of artillery bombardment should not be underestimated!"

The co-captain shouted, "What else?"

The chief of staff shouted: "The defenders of China on the other side are different from the ordinary Chinese army, they dare to fight in close combat, so they can also match the bushido spirit of our imperial army in terms of momentum!"

The Wing Captain shouted, "Soga! It seems that I still underestimate the Chinese army on the other side! ”

At this time, a communications soldier ran over.

The captain of the Korean Wing saluted, and the signal soldier shouted: "Report to Your Excellency, the shells of the Heavy Artillery Brigade have arrived in Xiaobengbu!"

With a hint of joy on his face, the Wing Captain shouted, "Yo Xi! The cannonballs are finally here! Order the artillery brigade to prepare! An hour later, an artillery bombardment of the Bengbu defenders! ”

The signal soldier agreed, and then turned around to deliver the order.

The chief of staff shouted: "Your Excellency, Wing Commander, after the shelling, I propose to adjust the offensive tactics of the infantry!"

The wing commander shouted, "What do you think the chief of staff should do?"

The chief of staff groaned and shouted: "I think that the combination of a frontal attack and a flank outflank can increase the probability of success of the attack!"

The wing commander shouted, "But this is the terrain of the river beach, not the mountain plain!"

The chief of staff shouted: "One reason, this time only one squadron will be sent to the front to carry out a feint, and two squadrons will be used as the focus of the attack on the flanks!"

The co-captain shouted in a low voice, "Yo Xi! Chief of Staff, this idea of yours is very good, just do what you say! ”

After a pause, the wing captain raised his voice and shouted, "Second captain! I order your troops to attack Bengbu in two ways! Give you two hours to prepare! I hope you don't disappoint my expectations of you! ”

The captain of the Korean Federation shook his head heavily, and the second captain's voice carried a bit of madness unique to Japanese soldiers: "Hai! Serve the Emperor! ”