The military situation is ever-changing, although it is late, Gao Quan did not stay in Tanghe County for the night. After having dinner at the headquarters of the Second Army, Commander Gao and his guards rushed back to Tongbai overnight.

The war is about to begin, the army is about to go out, how many things need to be resolved?

As soon as he returned to Tongbai, Gao Quan first issued an order to Shi Lei, the commander of the reconnaissance regiment, asking the reconnaissance regiment to shift the focus of its investigation to the direction of Xinyang. At the same time, the conscription work in Tongbai Mountain was fully entrusted to Xie Zhongming, deputy commander of the army, and Zheng Guotai, deputy commander of the 500th Division, was responsible for logistical support.

After arranging the aftermath of these troops, Gao Quan immediately began to devote himself to army training and equipment distribution. Military uniforms were replaced with new ones, and guns and ammunition were distributed to all grassroots units. Recruits who have completed basic military maneuver training are added to various units, and those who have not even completed basic military maneuver training are to be added to the Second Supplementary Brigade. There is no time left to train, the training of recruits for these soldiers will be completed on the battlefield.

It is cruel to say, but at that time, most of the soldiers of the various Chinese troops, especially the non-central ones, went to the battlefield in this way. It is said that when the troops of the Nationalist Army fought against the Japanese invaders, they always suffered several times the casualties against the Japanese army, and how could the casualties not be large just because these soldiers who had not even touched a gun before going to the battlefield and could not even distinguish between turning left and right, and fighting against the modern divisions of the Japanese army?

Fortunately, Gao Quan did not organize all these people into his three main brigades, and as for supplementing the second brigade, it was originally for military training. Replenishment, that is, blood transfusions into other troops. The soldiers in this unit are those who go to the battlefield to listen to the sound of guns and cannons, and they are trained on the battlefield. When they are used to hearing the sound of guns and feeling guns, that is when they can really stand up to the battlefield.

The Second Supplementary Brigade, which has been replenished with new recruits, has now become the brigade with the largest number of troops among the five brigades of the 500 Army, and the total number of officers and men in the brigade has reached more than 8,000.

Although Zhao Ziming had some thoughts about the usefulness of supplementing the Second Brigade, he had no time to think about other things now. So many recruits who have not yet completed their training, and some of them have not even experienced a day of training. These people all want him to manage, and they all want him to train. He has to take care of the food, clothing, housing, transportation, training and education of these people, so many people have already kept Brigade Commander Zhao very busy.

After the Japanese 3rd Division left Xinyang, it went north along the railway to Minggang, and then got off the train from Minggang, turned northwest and went straight to Miyang. Prior to this, the Second Army had already laid a defensive line in Miyang, preparing to intercept the Japanese Third Division here.

The 30th Army was deployed in Magutian, east of Piyang, the 500th Army was deployed in the area of Xiaojianshan and Shimen Mountain at the northern foot of Tongbai Mountain, and the 68th Army was deployed in the area of Tongshan and Maanshi in the north of the 30th Army.

From Minggang to Miyang, the south is Tongbai Mountain, Majian Mountain, the north is Tongshan, Xiama Mountain, only the middle of the Magutian is low-lying, can be used by vehicles, it is a veritable dangerous place, the place where soldiers must fight. Chi Fengcheng led his 30th Army and three divisions, arranged in echelon defensive formations, ready to give Lieutenant General Yamawaki Masataka and his 3rd Division here, and block the 3rd Division here!

The battlefield has been laid out, and the big war will begin at any moment. Gao Quan stood halfway up the mountainside, looking at the clear blue sky, and there were two eagles in the sky leisurely spreading their wings and gliding. Why can't this day be cloudy for a few days? For the first time, Gao Quan complained about the clear sky. If it is cloudy, preferably rainy, the devil's plane will not be able to take off, and our fighters will not have to worry about the threat from the sky when they are fighting.

A sound like thunder in the distance gradually sounded, was it thunder? No! It's the sound of an aero engine! The devil's plane, as usual, is going to carry out pre-war reconnaissance and bombing!

The 500 Army has been stationed on Tongbai Mountain for several months, and it can be regarded as quite familiar with the mountainous terrain. There are bad aspects of mountainous areas, that is, the transportation is not convenient, the land is not fertile, and the flow of materials is difficult. Unlike the peasants on the plains, the people relied on the fertile land for spring planting and autumn harvest to support their families. Due to the difficulty of circulation, daily necessities are not as abundant as those in the plains. In addition, there is a general shortage of water in mountainous areas, unlike the plains, where there are large rivers and rivers, and there can be an inexhaustible supply of river water. Even if you dig a well in the mountains, it is much more difficult than in the plains.

In times of war, however, the mountains are much more advantageous than the plains, especially on the defending side. Mountains, boulders, caves, canyons, these are the best places to hide from enemies.

When it was decided to defend at the northern foot of Tongbai Mountain, the officers and men of the 500 Army thoroughly reconnoitred this land. Of course, due to the good reputation of the 500 Army in the mountains, the local people provided a lot of help to the army.

When the Japanese planes flew over Tongbai Mountain, all the officers and men of the 500th Army were already well hidden. The devil pilot was in the sky, and apart from seeing a large area of yellow and green mountains, he couldn't even see a single figure. In the spirit of thieves, the devil plane found a valley that they thought could hide people, and after taking turns to excrete the bombs carried on the plane, these air robbers flapped their wings and flew away satisfied.

After the plane flew away, it was time for the devil infantry to go into battle. However, the third division is one of the famous mechanized divisions among the devils, and this time the devils did not send infantry to rush up!

The roar of the machine came from far to near, and the dust was a few feet high in the distance, and the devils came in the clouds!

A lump of black-green turtle shells is getting bigger and bigger, and the sound of "booming" vibrates people's eardrums for several miles, making people's hearts depressed and uncomfortable. The devils are going to charge in chariots!

Suddenly seeing this scene, Gao Quan was also shocked! When did the devil learn to make such a big blood? Usually, there were a few chariots, followed by a large number of devil infantry to charge. Chariot swarm charge, a tactic invented by Nazi Germany, did the devils finally remember to learn from their allies?

Soon, Gao Quan found out that he actually overestimated the devil's learning ability. The devil chariots that seem to be menacing are actually only about twenty, and they are a chariot brigade at best. Moreover, only two of them were light tanks, and the rest were all thin iron vehicles.

Behind the chariot group, a large number of infantry was still followed. The devils on foot, under the scorching sun, endured the dust raised by the chariot in front, and ran forward vigorously, trying to keep up with the speed of the chariot.

Gao Quan smiled, this is the devil he is familiar with! Okay, now that the devil has shown his formation, it's time for us to take over!

"Little four, this battle gives you a chance to make your first contribution. Wait for the devil's chariot to come up, and blast me with your cannon! Let me see how hard the turtle shells of these devils really are! Gao Quan looked at the smoke and dust from far and near, and gave an order to the artillery commander on the other side of the microphone.