Chapter 355: Before the War
Chen Fei stood in the newly dug trench and looked into the distance, at this time the dog lying on the ridge, has removed the camouflage, from this telescope can be seen, there are dozens of light and heavy machine gun positions, the ridge is overgrown with trees, at a glance a green piece, it can be imagined that there are a large number of artillery in the woods pointing at the direction of the 33rd Army's attack.
"What should I do?" The old steamed bun came over and looked at Chen Feidao.
"There is no good way, I have already asked Zheng Lao Fart to go to the surrounding villages to find people who are familiar with the terrain of Wogou Ridge, hoping to find a shortcut." Chen Fei said.
"The telegrams from the Military Commission were one after another, and I asked Liu Xiaomei to withhold them first." Old steamed bun said.
"Well, I see, by the way, did you get the result of contacting Chennault?" Chen Fei said.
The old steamed bun shook his head and said: "Chennault is calling, there is no material, no ammunition, no plane, in three days, he will call us and see the situation." The old steamed bun said.
Chen Fei smiled bitterly and said, "Now it's really at a loss, so I can only fight hard." ”
"Hengyang has been holding on for almost two weeks, in case it ······" The old steamed bun is worried about the authenticity.
"If we haven't been attacked by devils for a day, we have to reinforce, even if we lose ground in the morning, we have to wait for the order of the Military Commission to withdraw." Chen Fei said.
"Isn't that too dangerous, and you won't be able to escape when the time comes." The old steamed bun directly and simply said that he was running away, which was also what he thought in his heart.
"There's no way, it's not just that a large number of troops around us are desperately attacking the devils, don't say this kind of thing in the future." Chen Fei said.
The old steamed bun nodded.
"Report to the Commander, an old Orion has been found." Old Zheng came over and said.
"Oh, is it? Call here. Chen Fei said.
Old Fart Zheng immediately came up with a hunter.
"Old man, are you familiar with this Wogou Ridge?" Chen Fei was kind and authentic.
"Oh, cooked······ Familiar ······, the chief wants to attack this Wogou Ridge, right? Orion said.
"Yes, you see that the devils on the mountain have been deployed, and we have suffered a lot of casualties in an attack, old man, can you find a shortcut for us, and secretly go up the mountain to beat the little devil by surprise." Chen Fei said.
The old hunter looked at Wogou Ridge and thought for a while: "Yes, yes, but there are many detours, sir, you see, let's go around the Jinji Ridge next to it, and we can reach the back mountainside of Wogou Ridge, but there must be a devil's defense there." Old Orion said as he pointed to the mountains not far away.
"Can you tell me about the terrain of the back mountainside?" Chen Fei said.
"It's a small mountain road, bypassing from Jinji Ridge, one goes to Liujiaba, the other goes to Wogou Ridge, after entering Wogou Ridge, there are not a few steps from the top of the mountain, as for the details, I don't understand, I want your chief to see it a long time ago." Old Orion Road.
Chen Fei nodded, he thought that he should be able to send a force over and start fighting at the same time, maybe he could capture Wogou Ridge.
"How long will that take, old man?" Old steamed bun said.
"I guess I'll leave now and I'll be there at 11 o'clock at night." Old Orion Road.
"Old man, let me ask again, where is the water source on this ridge?" Chen Fei said again.
"Oh, there is no water source in this Wogou Ridge, but sir, you see that it is a fairy cave, and there is spring water flowing out." The old hunter pointed with his hand again.
Chen Fei looked in the direction he pointed, it was estimated that it was also next to Wogou Ridge, Chen Fei took out a cigarette and slowly lit it, everyone looked at him, Chen Fei thought for a while and said: "Wang Liang, inform the commanders of all units to come over for a meeting immediately, and the old steamed bun asked all the staff officers of your staff office to come over and listen, and draw up a battle plan immediately after it is over." ”
"Yes, yes." Wang Liang and the old steamed bun replied at the same time.
"Sanmao, take care of the old man, I need him to lead the way later." Chen Fei said.
"Yes, old man, let's go, take you to eat something, and when we take Wogou Ling, our chief will be rewarded." Sanmao Road.
"Hehe, it should be, it should be, your chief is so young, hehe." Old Orion laughed.
Ten minutes later, everyone arrived, and Chen Fei looked at the chiefs and said, "Everyone has worked hard. ”
Everyone immediately said in unison: "Commander, hard work." ”
Chen Fei nodded and continued: "We are not far from Hengyang, the Wogou Ridge in front of us has now become the only obstacle to the road, the Military Commission has continuously issued instructions, requiring us to break through the Wogou Ridge, I thought about it, the attack is necessary, we must carry out the orders of the superiors, the next battle will be more intense, everyone must be psychologically prepared." ”
"Yes." The crowd replied loudly.
"Okay, Zheng Lao Fart found a local fellow as a guide, and went around the back mountainside of Wogou Ridge from the Jinji Ridge next to it, as soon as this army started, our three divisions in front also attacked at the same time, hoping that the center would blossom." Chen Fei said.
"Commander, I'll go, damn it, if I can't attack Wogou Ridge, I'll turn around and see you." Zhao Liu hurriedly said.
As soon as everyone was about to speak, Zhao Liu immediately said: "Whoever grabs it with me and gives it a try, damn, don't get along with Lao Tzu." ”
Everyone knows that the Independent Brigade has suffered a lot of losses, and Zhao Liu is determined to take these devils in front of him, so they all shut up.
"Okay, Zhao Liu will look at you." Chen Fei said.
"Don't worry, Commander." Zhao Liu said confidently.
"Bison, you take the special battalion, the teaching team then set off, find the fairy cave in front, after the battle opens, blow up the water source there for me, in case it becomes a stalemate, the devil will not be able to support it for long without a water source." Chen Fei said.
"Yes." Bison replied.
"The chief of staff hurriedly drew up the combat deployment of each division, and the battle started at night to avoid chaos as much as possible." Chen Fei looked at his watch as he spoke, and said, "Zhao Liu is expected to arrive at 11 o'clock on the mountainside, and there are still nearly eight hours before now. ”
"Yes." The crowd shouted in unison.
"Adjournment!" Chen Fei said.
Everyone got up one after another to say goodbye to Chen Fei.
The devil defending Wogou Ridge is the 11th Army, a brigade of the 13th Division, nearly 10,000 people, sent the regiment commander Arai Hachijiro, although the division commander and the corps commander before departure have repeatedly told the importance of Wogou Ridge, but Arai Hachijiro thinks that there is no unit of the Chongqing Army in China that can break through his position, when Arai Hachijiro stood on the top of the mountain and looked at the retreating Chongqing Army like a tide, he laughed for a while: "No matter how powerful the Chongqing Army is, it is also my defeated, as long as there are a few more troops like me, Chongqing has long been in the hands of the Great Japanese Empire. Several staff officers immediately applauded.
"Brigade commander, in front of it is a strong brigade of the Chongqing Army, the 33rd Army, the commander is called Chen Fei, this person has been fighting with our empire since the Battle of Shanghai, and he is a fierce general." A staff officer said.
"Yo Xi, what you want is to fight with this kind of army, this can reflect the strength of our imperial warriors, order down, strictly defend to the death, I should see how capable this Chen Fei is." Arai Hachijiro said.
"Hey!" The staff officers replied in unison.
Although Arai Hachijiro is arrogant, he is also a battle-hardened veteran, and a few words can encourage a fighter to be full of confidence.
When night fell, the old hunter walked on the mountain trail with an independent trip, originally the old hunter thought that these soldiers might not be able to keep up with this mountain trail, but he didn't expect the long army to follow him step by step.
"Old man, it's getting dark, do you want to light a torch? There are no scouts around here that are unlikely to have devils? Chief of Staff Chen Hexi followed behind the old Orion and asked.
"I don't know if there are any devils around here, but a big torch can be seen for miles, just in case······ You see the moon is so big today, just be careful and go slower. Old Orion said.
Chen Hexi nodded, took out a flashlight from his waist bag and said: "Use this, let's follow you, our troops came out of Savage Mountain, this little mountain road is nothing, old man, you can't be a little injured, otherwise our brigade will not be able to complete the task, and we will not be able to go back to see the commander." ”
The old hunter looked at the flashlight and smiled: "That's okay, this thing, I've seen it in the old rich man Wang, good things, good things." After speaking, he took the flashlight and shone it into the distance.
On another mountain road, the bison was looking for the fairy cave, I thought it was very easy to find, but I didn't expect the bison to look for a long time nearby and didn't find the fairy cave that the old hunter said.
"Battalion commander, what should I do, how to find this black ink, I don't have to find a way to send someone to ask the local fellows." The commander of the first company of the special service battalion said.
"Damn, it's troublesome, the old hunter said here, but now I just can't find it, and it's too late to find my fellow countryman." Bison scolded
"Battalion commander, if you don't disperse the brothers, I guess the Immortal Cave is near here." The second company commander said.
The bison thought for a while and said: "Okay, the troops are all hidden, send four brothers, go to the south, south, north, and west to find it, and if you find it, you will report it immediately, if you can't find it, you can't go too far from here, and if you don't see it, you can come back, maybe there are devil scouts around here." ”
"Yes." The second company commander replied.
In a few moments, four warriors rushed out, while the bison began to wait anxiously with two battalions.
Chen Fei temporary command post.
"Commander, there's a call from the commission office to inquire about the situation." Liu Xiaomei came in and said.
"Call back, the troops were blocked by the enemy at Wogou Ling, thirty-two kilometers west of Hengyang, the battle was fierce, and the casualties were heavy, but the students will definitely be able to break through the devil's position, reinforce Hengyang, and never disappoint the principal's cultivation grace." Chen Fei said.
"Yes." Liu Xiaomei replied, and immediately went back.
The old steamed bun looked at Chen Fei and said, "Let's eat something, let's just do our best." ”
Chen Fei looked back at the food on the table, he walked over and picked up the chopsticks and ate it, devoured it for a while, ate a big bowl of rice, didn't eat a few bites of the dish, the old steamed bun saw Chen Fei finish eating and immediately handed over the cigarette, Chen Fei lit it, took a hard puff and said: "A cigarette after the meal, the race is like a fairy." I've heard adults say that a lot, but now it feels like that's true. ”
"Hehe, that's it." The old steamed bun replied with a smile.
"Are the troops ready?" Chen Fei said.
"The ammunition was distributed, and Lao Zhangtou brought all the beef and mutton to the cooking class, and he said that the soldiers would have the strength to fight." Old steamed bun said.
"Hmm." Chen Fei looked at his watch as he spoke, eight o'clock.
"The troops are well fed and drunk, rest, and all enter the attack positions at ten o'clock." Chen Fei said again.
"Okay, I'll go and inform our staff office right away, you've read the attack plan, do you have any comments? If not, I'll send it. The old steamed bun said.
Chen Fei thought for a while and said: "No, night attack is not our strong point, but it is not a weak point either, tell the commanders of all units that the troops must not be chaotic, and if the troops are chaotic, there will be no rules, and it is easy to rout." Chen Fei said.
"Yes." The old steamed bun replied with his chest straight. As soon as the old steamed bun left, Chen Fei also walked out of the command center, the big war was coming, and he didn't want to stay in the command room all the time. Along the way, Chen Fei saw the soldiers gathered together in twos and threes, either eating or chatting, although the battles in the past few days made the soldiers extremely tired, but from the expressions of the soldiers, it can still be seen that they are full of confidence in the upcoming battle.
Chen Fei came to the artillery camp, "Commander." When Colin saw Chen Fei coming, he immediately ran over and said.
"Well, I'll see how your artillery camp is prepared." Chen Fei said.
"Commander, I take all the mortars of the artillery battalion and follow the large force to cover the advance of the troops, everything is ready." Colin Road.
"Well, okay, come and sit down." Chen Fei said as he took out the flue and gave one to Colin.
"Commander, don't smoke." Colin laughed.
"Oh." Chen Fei replied.
The two sat on the ground, Chen Fei lit a cigarette and took a few puffs and said: "Battalion Commander Ke, you have to be flexible and changeable in this night operation, and the mortar must provide strong support to the assault troops. ”
"Yes, Commander, I understand." Colin Road.
"Okay, the stronger your support, the more hope the troops have to break through the devil's position as soon as possible, everything is in your own hands, and once the battle starts, there will be no one to command you." Chen Fei said.
"Thank you for the trust of the commander, I will definitely live up to the heavy responsibility of the commander." Colin Road.
"Okay, then I won't talk about it, by the way, are there enough people to transport the shells?" Chen Fei said.
"That's enough, the baggage team of the old commander Zhang Tou sent us a company, and there should be no problem with the delivery of ammunition." Colin Road.
Chen Fei nodded and said, "Okay, then that's it, you go and get busy." ”
"Yes." Colin replied.
Chen Fei looked at the starry sky, the stars in the sky are particularly bright tonight, and tomorrow must be a good weather.