At the foot of Tianmo Mountain, there was a "boom".

A 75mm shell fired by the Japanese accidentally hit the edge of the trench not far to the left. Wu Peifu pushed away the guards, stood up, shook the dust off his body, put down the binoculars in his hand, sighed deeply, and turned around and went into the temporary command post next to him.

War, like life, is fraught with uncertainties of all kinds. Yesterday, the 10th Division successfully stabilized the defensive line at Rabbit Mountain, but today the 47th Division had an accident when attacking Tianmo Mountain.

The Japanese troops stationed at Mt. Tianmo were under the command of Lieutenant General Shigeta Fujii of the 12th Division, officers and soldiers of the 24th Infantry Wing and the 12th Artillery Brigade, including the commander Yokochi Nagagan Osa, a total of more than 4,000 people. Even if their artillery has 12 75mm mountain guns, even if their infantry belongs to one of the so-called A divisions, Wu Peifu has absolutely reason to believe that in front of the 47th Division with fierce firepower and strong combat power, they are still the existence of mantis.

Of course, that was before, and for the 47th Division, which was now running lightly and interspersed here overnight, the Japanese artillery on the mountain had become a big threat.

For example, now, most of the time has passed, and the 140th Regiment has launched a feint attack and three fierce attacks in a row, but because it cannot effectively suppress the Japanese artillery fire, at every critical moment, its own attacking troops will be bombarded by the Japanese artillery suddenly, and finally have to withdraw regrettably.

"Division Commander, this battle can't be fought like this anymore! We had to recalibrate our deployments. Wu Peifu had just walked into the command headquarters, and Yang Jie, the chief of staff with his eyes locked on the map, spoke.

Yang Jie is a native of Yunnan, studied at the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, studied at the Military Academy of the People's Army, first served as the regiment commander of the 9th Division, and then was transferred to the 47th Division as the chief of staff. It is precisely because of this that after the reunification of the country, he became the commander of the first division, and Wu Peifu, who received the grace of Xiao Mubai's acquaintance, also got along with Yang Jie very happily in the 47th division.

The two have been working together for more than half a year, and as soon as Yang Jie spoke, Wu Peifu already knew what he meant. For some self-evident reason, whether it is for him Wu Peifu or Yang Jie, what the 47th Division needs now is a hearty victory, not a victory that is filled in with human lives and causes heavy casualties to the troops. A lot of people are watching it, and there must be no mistakes.

Wu Peifu nodded, sat opposite Yang Jie, tapped his fingers on the table and said, "Geng Guang (Yang Jie), you are younger than me, your brain is flexible, you have a total of total, how should this battle be fought?" ”

"The attack on the back is already unfavorable, and we have to withstand artillery fire and attack head-on, and the casualties of the troops are too great." Yang Jie didn't raise his head, but just pointed to the left side of the map with his hand and said: "In my opinion, now the only way to break through is to break through from the flank." Also, ask for the help of the Air Force! ”

Wu Peifu also pointed to the map with a serious face: "Tianmo Mountain is lush and forested, the terrain is steep, and there are only small paths on both sides that can lead to the top of the mountain, and the flanks can break through?" Will this work? And, Air Force assistance? ”

"Only by surprise can we attack its unpreparedness!" Yang Jie's face remained unchanged, and he calmly analyzed: "If the two wings can make a breakthrough first, the Japanese army will inevitably not be able to take care of both the end and the end, and our army can take advantage of the situation to launch a general attack on the whole front." On the contrary, even if the two flanks are blocked by the Japanese army, they can effectively disperse the forces of the Japanese army in front of them, and once the air force units have bombed the Japanese artillery positions and defensive positions, they can wait for the opportunity to launch an attack! After repeating this a few times, I would like to see how many rounds the Japanese army can hold out in the face of our army's air-ground coordination tactics! ”

For the use of the Air Force, not to mention Wu Peifu, it is still a new concept for most of the current generals in China, not to mention professional tactical terms. Therefore, Wu Peifu immediately opened his mouth and humbly asked the young chief of staff for advice: "Oh? Air-ground synergy? Geng Guang, can you tell me more about it? ”

Yang Jie knew that Wu Peifu had a hand in the war, but it was limited to certain factors, and his vision was somewhat limited, so he explained: "That's the case, division commander. Air-ground coordination refers to a series of combat activities in which the ground forces exchange intelligence, closely cooperate, and support each other in the process of guiding their own aircraft to fly to air or ground targets. What we need now is ground bombing by Air Force bombers, which is a kind of mutual support. ”

"This kind of tactical concept can only be accessed in our Chinese people's army in the major military academies of the world's major powers." Speaking of this, Yang Jie was proud and emotional. In the current world, military changes are changing with each passing day, especially in the People's Army.

Wu Peifu nodded secretly, and after a little consideration in his heart, he agreed to Yang Jie's plan, so he ordered: "Order, the 139th Regiment will continue to monitor the enemy in Seoul, the 140th Regiment will attack the frontal position of Tianmo Mountain, the 141st Regiment will be responsible for making a detour from both sides, and the other troops will be incorporated into the reserve. ”

"Yes! Teachers! ”

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The order was given, and the various units quickly began to move, and after only a few hours, they were basically in place. Among them, the 6th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 141st Regiment, which was responsible for attacking the position on the left side of Tianmo Mountain, was the most.

Rao Guohua, the commander of the Sixth Company, whose name is Bichen, is a native of Ziyang, Sichuan, who graduated from the Kunming Army Academy half a year ago, and only officially became the company commander a month ago because of his excellent achievements after joining the army. At this moment, he and his instructor Sun Zunming were squatting in a snow-capped mountain forest, looking at a position held by the Japanese army on the high ground a few hundred meters away.

The terrain was unfavorable to the attacking troops, and in front of them was a winding path leading to the top of the hill and a Japanese fortification built on the ridge of the hillside platform. In this way, the defenders can not only have an unobstructed view of the dynamics of the attacking side, but also can easily block the mountain road with crossfire from the machine guns on the high ground on both sides.

Seeing this situation, Sun Zunming first said: "Little Japan does not have many troops, and it looks like there are more than one squadron, but this fortification is well repaired. ”

"From the edge of the slope of the hill to the fortifications of the Japanese army, there is an impact distance of more than 80 meters." Rao Guohua's face was very bad, he put down the binoculars in his hand and said: "And the machine gun fire points of Little Japan are very tricky, and it is not a way to rush hard!" ”

Sun Zunming naturally saw it clearly in the telescope, and immediately frowned and said, "Company commander, how to fight, you say!" ”

Rao Guohua nodded, but he didn't speak, and waited until both of them returned to the lurking place of the sixth company, and then he summoned the squad commanders, and first said to the machine gun platoon commander: "After the general attack begins, you will take the heavy machine guns in the company and the mortar platoon reinforced by the battalion to our company, and preemptively suppress the firepower of the Japanese army on the mountain." ”

After speaking, he said to the platoon commander beside him: "I will assign all the more than 20 submachine guns of the whole company to your platoon for use, and then all the light machine gunners will be incorporated into the first commando team, the machine gun will be hung on the chest, and when the submachine gun is used, after the cannon over there is fired, it will immediately rush forward, and the submachine gun and machine gun will fire at the same time, and the fire will never be interrupted." If someone is shot, the person behind will immediately make up for it, and the impact distance of 80 meters will definitely rush up within two minutes. ”

Witnessing Rao Guohua's assignment of combat tasks, Sun Zunming couldn't help nodding secretly in his heart. He remembered a classic quote from Napoleon about war: the principle of conducting war is the same as the principle of conducting siege, that fire must be concentrated at one point and that a gap must be opened. Once the enemy's stability is broken, the task is to defeat it once and for all. Sun Zunming thought that Rao Guohua's tactics this time were similar to this famous saying. In time, after the continuous practice of war, this man must become an excellent tactician, right?

Of course, Rao Guohua, who was still arranging tasks at this time, didn't think about it so much, after looking around all the squad and platoon leaders, he gave a death order: "The rest of the personnel, all from me down, not one is left, all of them are assigned to the second commando." Communist Party members, fighting backbones, and those with brothers at home rushed forward first, and the recruits and Dumiao stayed behind. ”

"After rushing in, shoot as soon as you can, use a bayonet if you can, quickly resolve the battle and open a passage for the follow-up troops."

"Yes, company commander!" He was responded to by a sonorous voice.

Rao Guohua motioned to Sun Zunming and asked him to say something more, but Sun Zunming just shook his head lightly. Opening his mouth, Rao Guohua looked at the enthusiastic officers and soldiers in front of him, but he didn't know what to say for a while, so he had to wave his hand and let them go down and get ready.

After the crowd dispersed and engaged in the pre-war work, Rao Guohua began to pull out the officer's gun in his holster. While checking the magazine, he said to Sun Zunming, who was still beside the instructor: "After the battle starts, I will take the first commando team first, you are in charge of the palace, and you will make up for it when we run out." ”

Sun Zunming was also pressing bullets in his pistol magazine, and when he heard Rao Guohua's words, he was immediately unhappy, and he shouted: "I'll bring it!" You are the company commander, and your task is to direct the battle of the whole company, not the first commando. ”

"This battle is unpredictable. The officers and men of our company have no other way but to succeed in becoming benevolent, and there are many ways to become benevolent. There is no difference between the First Commando and the Second Commando, I am the military commander, and I am more suitable to command the First Commando at this time. Rao Guohua paused in his hand, then shook his head with a wry smile. The task has been clearly arranged, and the rest can only rely on the brave fight of the brothers, as for commanding the whole company? It is no longer necessary.

Hearing this, Sun Zunming was speechless. Yes! The hardships of this battle will be beyond imagination, and the vast majority of officers and soldiers, including his instructor and his company commander, will probably fall on this foreign land. As for the rest, when the task is clearly apportioned, does it matter if the commander does not command?

At that moment, both of them stopped talking and silently began to prepare for their respective pre-war matters.