Yang Zizhen glanced at the sky that had begun to darken, and tapped the stone platform where debris was placed on the side of the observation hole in front of him with four fingers in his front-line command headquarters according to the rhythm. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info His fingers were lowered and raised in order, and the regular clicking sound showed that he was also very nervous, nervously waiting for the Japanese troops to launch the expected attack.

This son of the Ming Empire has his own history of struggle, and he was pushed out by the Yang family to participate in the construction of the new army, originally because he was a little deviant in the eyes of the traditional elders. Who knew that the construction and development of the new army had been so smooth in the past two years, and he had become a hot faction with real power in his family.

As a real prince's faction, he can be regarded as a close confidant of His Majesty Emperor Zhu Mu in the new army, and he took over the 2nd Army of the empire and was selected as the pioneer of this national war, which is naturally full of expectations in the emperor's heart. Yang Zizhen really needs a real victory to justify his fortunate identity.

As the second chief of staff of the 1st Group Army of the New Army, he was not short by Wang Jue's side, Wang Jue was lacking in skills at that time, and many of the suggestions put forward were understood and implemented by him and Wang Yan, so he played a very important role in the construction and development of the entire New Army, and also accumulated rich experience for himself in commanding operations.

It can be said that these young generals of the New Army faction may not be the most capable senior commanders in the military circles of the Ming Empire, but they are a group of talents who know the principle of operation of the New Army best, they understand technology and are willing to accept technology, they attach importance to tactics and training, and crush their opponents with the advantages of perfect preparation and overall coordination.

Even though their command strategy is now dull and dull, without smart variables and brilliant strokes, their step-by-step order, based on their understanding of the army under their command, makes the entire new army like a sophisticated machine, showing unparalleled efficiency on the whole.

He had ordered all his troops to go on the defensive at this time, and before the skies were completely dark, he confirmed the position of each of his troops, and reinforced them with ammunition by means of rapid detachments.

In fact, the 2nd Army of the Ming Empire had controlled a large area of the Yalu River defense line from Weiyuan to Lunanli at this moment, and the longitudinal width had reached the south of Gubaoli, and the northernmost troops were only less than 1,000 meters away from Manpu.

In the direction of the Yalu River near the mouth of the sea, the 1st Group Army under the command of Zhang Jianjun was waiting for Yang Zizhen's 2nd Army to move south, cut off the rear route of the Japanese 5th Division along the railway between Jiangjie and Xichuan, and annihilate the 5th and 9th Divisions deployed by the Japanese army on the key defensive section of the Yalu River in front.

At the same time, once the roundabout outflanking was completed, the troops of the Ming Empire still threatened the Japanese 15th Division and the 18th Division further behind. In this way, there were almost 100,000 Japanese troops in the encirclement, which could be regarded as the most important force on the Yalu River defense line of the Japanese army.

The 5th and 9th Divisions, together with the 15th Division behind them, and the 18th Division, which was deployed to defend the coastal areas, formed the core of the 2nd Army, the main force of the Japanese army. Once these troops are annihilated, then the Japanese army on the Korean Peninsula will almost have no decent combat power, and the Ming army will win the battle of the entire Korean Peninsula.

Of course, the Japanese army did not want to see their 2nd Army besieged and eliminated, after the 17th Division under the 3rd Army was defeated in a structured manner, the Japanese 3rd Army under the command of Miyamoto Yuhito, immediately made corresponding adjustments, it mobilized the elite 2nd Division and the 8th Division, as well as the 20th Division deployed in Manpu, to launch a night counterattack against the Ming Empire's river-crossing troops.

"Your Excellency, General! I have personally confirmed the strengthening of the defensive positions of the various troops. Liu Zhijian, who came back from the radio communication room next door, grabbed his own water cup in the headquarters, drank all the tea in it, and said to Yang Zizhen, who was distracted...... It depends on where the Japanese army sets the direction of the main attack. ”

"Tomorrow morning...... It's time for my troops to perform. Yang Zizhen looked at the almost completely darkened sky outside the window, and said to himself: "As long as there is no accident tonight, my 2nd Armored Army can drive straight into the river and take the Jiangjie south to Xichuan...... The 2nd Army of the Japanese is about to fall into my pocket. ”

He didn't say the next half of the sentence, because he knew that it was not something that could be said with his mouth: his 2nd Army wanted to be the first strongest army of the Ming Empire, and it was the first strongest army in the world! But this must be proved by the battle, must be accumulated by the bones of the enemy, and must be spoken in the mouths of others to be more convincing!

While the Japanese Army was preparing for the attack an hour later, the front-line troops of the Ming Army were also preparing their own fortifications, and the Ming soldiers in Weiyuan had been strengthened to a whole mechanized infantry regiment, with a defensive strength of more than 1,700 men.

This is no ordinary 1,700 light infantrymen, who have more self-propelled guns to provide fire support, and are also equipped with Iron Bull armored vehicles and Modified Tank 1. In a defensive state, these Ming troops, who have all kinds of heavy firepower and heavy equipment configurations, must not be underestimated in combat effectiveness.

Mo Dongshan curled up in the foxhole he had dug, surrounded by two of his soldiers, one of them holding a bolt rifle to guard the boundless darkness in the distance, and the other and Mo Dongshan leaned against the wall of the foxhole and closed their eyes to rest.

After a full day of fierce fighting, the Ming soldiers were already a little sleepy, and they needed time to rest so that they could concentrate more on destroying the enemy who rushed up when they needed to. Therefore, most of the people in the foxhole are in groups of three or five, so that more people can be mentally prepared for the next battle when someone is standing guard.

Not far behind them, in a collapsed house, the Iron Ox armored car equipped by this infantry platoon was finely camouflaged. The vehicle's engine compartment was hidden behind a low, collapsed wall, revealing only the shielded Weiyuan 2 machine gun, covered with canvas to blend in with the ruins.

Although the night concealed the dangerous distance, it also hid the figure of the Ming army - the soldiers on both sides were looking for each other in the shadows, ready to inflict maximum damage on the other side the moment they discovered their opponent. (To be continued.) )