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Like Yang Tianfeng, the bereavement for the dead is six acres of land, which is enough for the martyr's family to have food and clothing, and it can last for a long time. As for the disabled, it is also the same treatment, and Yang Tianfeng is still preparing to build the Invalids Farm, so that those who fight for the country will not have to worry about freezing and starving.

"I see!" Ma Biao sighed with emotion, and then shook his head again, "I can't do it, I can't do it with the first division." ”

"The hatred of the devil and the feelings for the country and the nation are also factors in the heroic killing of the enemy." Yang Tianfeng knew that they couldn't do it, because they only had military power, no political power, unlike him, there was the full support of the Commissioner's Office, and it was almost a system of integration of military and government.

"Of course, it would be better if the government could issue a decree." Yang Tianfeng sighed a little helplessly, he also knew that this was probably impossible.

Liu Chen's expression was very gloomy, from Shandong to Henan, how many officers and soldiers sacrificed their lives to martyrdom, what did they get? Will their families be able to feed and clothe now? How much of a bereavement pension can help? He didn't even bother to sigh, picked up the teacup and drank it in a big gulp, in his mouth, the tea was so bitter.

"Actually, it's not impossible." Yang Tianfeng put the teacup on his hand and said slowly: "The national government may soon implement the integration of the military and the government, if Commander Wei can concurrently serve as the governor of Henan Province, make suggestions to him, and consider all the troops in the theater, this policy is not impossible to implement." ”

Oh, Liu Chen's eyes lit up, he glanced at Ma Biao, and nodded in unison.

Suddenly, the sound of artillery rang out in the distance, and the battle to encircle and annihilate the devils on the other side began. To the surprise of the devil and many people, the battlefield was only seven or eight miles away from Huaiyang. It's already so close to Huaiyang, the devils who come to help may relax their vigilance, right? I'm afraid that the devils in Huaiyang City will quickly fall from joy to despair.

The biggest difference between plain operations and mountain operations lies in the lack of geographical obstacles to rely on, and the Japanese army's superiority in mobility and firepower can be brought into full play, while our army's concealment has become more difficult.

Topographically speaking, although there are no mountains in the plains for hiding, there are mountains-like forests, villages, ditches, reeds, seedlings, green gauze tents, and undulating land, which are conducive to our army's concealment and ambush the enemy.

After surveying the terrain, Yang Tianfeng and his staff officers skillfully used a small tributary of the Heihe River, which flows north of Huaiyang, as a natural barrier to divide the Japanese army.

To the south of the river is the original ribbon of the river, which is open but a large depression. To the west is a large sand hill, about three miles long and several meters high, covered with thorns and red willow bushes; To the east and south of the depression are Xiaomazhuang and Liuzhuang, which form a natural defensive position, sandwiching the large sloping depression in between.

And the three columns dared to set up an ambush at the door of Huaiyang's house, which also surprised the Japanese army who were in a hurry to reinforce it.

The battle first began at Liuzhuang, and at a long distance, the troops in Zhuangnei opened heavy fire on the Japanese vanguard crossing the river, making a gesture of blocking.

The vanguard of the Japanese army was a squadron, and immediately after being attacked, it launched its forces and attacked Liuzhuang. However, both onslaughts were repulsed, and under heavy bombardment from 60 mortars and grenade launchers, a squad of men and horses was lost.

The Japanese brigade then rushed to the north bank of the river and immediately divided its troops to cross the river from a stone bridge and a wooden bridge to support. After most of the enemy came to the south bank of the river, the heavy force hidden behind Liu Zhuang suddenly opened fire, and more than a dozen shells blew up the two bridges, using natural obstacles to complete the division of the enemy in an instant.

Then the fire was fully fired, and the 120 heavy and 82 mortars concentrated on bombarding the Japanese artillery units crossing the river, and destroyed their mountain artillery and infantry artillery before they could deploy and enter the position.

Seven or eight hundred devils were cut off, and the hedgehogs gathered in Henan, although they realized that something was wrong, they still organized troops to fight back desperately. Under the cover of the remaining mortars and grenadiers, they repeatedly rushed to kill Liu Zhuang due south.

The devil didn't know that there was a brigade and a half of Guo's detachment in Liuzhuang, with more than 1,500 people defending, and a large number of artillery fire.

Wave charges, roundabouts, and devils use frequent methods, like turbulent waves slapping on a strong reef, but they knock themselves to pieces again and again. Even a roundabout squadron was bombarded by pre-ambush flying thunder cannons on the west side of Liuzhuang, and in the subsequent counterattack of the defenders, the whole army was annihilated.

At this time, the Japanese army realized that the enemy on the opposite side not only had fortifications to rely on, but also had strong troops and firepower. The commander of the devil quickly adjusted his tactics, turned the offensive to the south to the defensive, mobilized troops to the west, and prepared to occupy the favorable position of Shagang to wait for backup.

When the devil had just set foot on the big beach in front of the sand hill, he was immediately attacked violently. Mortars and grenade launchers smashed down from the posts, and the sand and dust kicked up were so obsessed that people couldn't even open their eyes. The dense bullets rained down, and the devil suffered heavy losses and retreated in embarrassment.

If the west is not good, it will go east, and the devil will organize the troops to run eastward, and as soon as he saw Xiaomazhuang, the bombardment of the Jin mountain artillery group made the devil suffer another blow, leaving nearly a hundred corpses and retreating.

With enemies on three sides and the river blocking the back, the devil really understood and concluded that he had fallen into the opponent's ambush encirclement. The opponent did not rush to attack, but only bombarded the devils with artillery fire in the depression where the hedgehogs gathered in a radius of three or four miles. Each shot, accompanied by mud and dust, always caused several casualties. And the 120 Heavy Force has already shifted the target, relying on the range advantage, to carry out a round of bombardment of the devils on the north bank of the river.

The front was frustrated, the left hit the right, the devil's casualties were very large, and the strength was already less than five hundred. The troops participating in the battle on the west, south, and east sides of our army opened fire together, fiercely blocking and flanking the enemy, and the devils were like ants in a hot pot, blindly bumping into the pocket array, but they could not break through the "pocket array" and were gradually forced to retreat to the river bank.

The devils who jumped over the wall in a hurry organized a frantic offensive and swooped down on the sand hill to the west regardless of casualties. In fact, behind the madness lies the most vicious tricks.

After approaching Shagang, the devils fired poison gas bombs with a few mortars, and the poisonous smoke drifted westward with the wind, and soon flooded a position in Shagang.

"Squad cut, squad cutter!" In the midst of a frenzied howl, the devil straightened up with his bayonet and galloped towards the sand hill, which seemed to be an inevitable breakthrough.

Da Da Da ...... On the sand gang formation, where the poisonous mist had just drifted, dozens of machine guns, hundreds of rifles, and shotguns suddenly erupted, sounding like popping beans, and dense bullets rained down on the devils who were charging straight up.

Blood rained down in the air, and in the bleak moonlight, ugly corpses in gas masks fell. On the slope in front of the Shagang position, the dirty blood could no longer be absorbed by the saturated sand, and flowed down in a small stream.

This was the heaviest blow of all, and the inevitable attack was crushed, not only with heavy casualties, but also with the confidence of the devils. Chased by vengeful bullets, grenades, and shells, the devil retreated, leaving corpses all over the place along the way.

Eight hundred, seven hundred, five hundred, four hundred, two hundred, in less than three hours, the number of devils had been reduced at an alarming rate. And the devils who have lost their artillery superiority will have their combat power reduced by at least a third, or even half.

Fierce gunfire suddenly sounded on the north bank of the river, and the 14th Cavalry Brigade and a large group of Chiang's detachment, which had carried out a retreating decisive battle, followed and arrived. First, a round of cavalry raids, then the brigade pressed up and slammed the rear of the devils, while the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division, which was ambushed on the left and right flanks, also attacked.

More than 300 devils were surrounded on three sides, and like the enemy on the south bank, the river was an impassable or difficult opponent to defeat, firmly "defending" one side. And three hundred against five or six thousand, and there is no preset position, this ratio of numbers and strength can only be described as a huge disparity.

Red signal flares flew into the air, and our troops on the south bank of the river launched a general attack. The artillery fire was fierce, bombarding the concentrated hedgehog enemy, raising bursts of dirt and gravel.

With the sound of drums, a regiment of cavalry rushed out from behind the pony, countless brandished sabers flashing with a cold light, sweeping towards the remaining enemy.

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The absolute superiority of the troops far exceeds the artillery fire of the devils, sufficient ammunition, strong fighting spirit, and careful survey and deployment...... The comprehensive strength completely overwhelmed the devil.

After Liu Chen and Ma Biao got the news that the victory was decided, although they were not surprised, they were still relieved. They have a higher level of understanding of the strength and playing style of Yang Tianfeng and the three verticals.

What they didn't know was that Yang Tianfeng had been preparing for nearly two months, and the hoarding of ammunition and materials gave him a strong confidence in victory. Not to mention that in the past few days, 80 percent of the weapons and ammunition produced by the arsenal have been transported to the western route, and several large trucks have been transported every day without interruption.

Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, it is the three verticals who are brave and good at fighting, and Yang Tianfeng is well-planned, but to investigate the deeper reason, it comes down to the production and manufacturing capacity of the arsenal. It is with this material support that nearly 3,000 devils can be annihilated in such a short period of time.

Of course, the stubbornness of the devils in carrying out orders, and their blind confidence in heavy artillery, tanks, armored vehicles, aircraft, and soldiers' combat power are also one of the important reasons for their failure.

The sky was already dark, the battle in the north was nearing the end, and the blasting of the tunnel under Huaiyang City had been completed. But Yang Tianfeng was not in a hurry to attack the city, and continued to prepare.

Advancing to the east and west, and feints from the south, is an established siege strategy. Although it is possible to start attacking the city now, the troops under the city are not too reassuring to Yang Tianfeng, and of course they are sure to win with the advantage of troops, but the large casualties are not what Yang Tianfeng wants to see.

What's more, most of the heavy firepower has been transferred to the north, and it will take time to bring it back, and the troops that have been fighting continuously also need to rest, and there are also devils' planes, which will also cause a lot of trouble during the day.

Therefore, Yang Tianfeng believes that this is the time to be "slow". If the preparation is not perfect, then resolutely do not fight, which is also one of the principles of tackling tough problems. (To be continued.) )