The situation that Nagai's brigade was being blocked quickly came to Hata's Shigeichi, and Hata's brows tightened.

How could the enemy be there? How many opponents are there? How is the progress of the front-line troops?

In addition to these, he must analyze whether this is a matter of preparation for his opponent or an unintentional coincidence.

This operation was extremely hidden, and only a very small number of high-ranking officers knew about the plan, and even the officers of the group leader and below in their own units did not know the specific landing place and time, and in order to maintain the top secrecy of the operation, even the radio remained silent, saying that it was an intelligence leak, and he Harata Shigeichi absolutely did not believe it, and the people of China had the ability to do this, and it was impossible to think about it.

Whatever the situation, the Nagai Brigade had to be supported, and the troops that General Shigeichi Harata had landed ashore were organized into a reinforced brigade led by Takeman Fuchusa, and advanced in the direction of Nagai's troops, except for a few men who guarded the landing ground.

The reinforcement of the Wuman brigade made the squadron finally gain a little advantage and was taken by the Japanese army, and the regiment commander Zhao Ren had to retreat to the Yaojialing line to hold on, which was the only way for the Japanese army to march to Anqing, the right side was a lake and a swamp, and the left side of the supplementary regiment had occupied this place, and dug simple fortifications in rough steps.

The Japanese continued to attack stubbornly and repeatedly, and their attack groups even ignored the fire from the flanks, occupied a place and defended it to the death, and then used it as a base point to move forward.

On the right side of the squadron was a swampy area composed of ponds, rivers and lakes, and Qin Lieping, Zhao Ren and others both judged that the Japanese army could not attack from here, and Zhao Ren only put a platoon on guard. But the actions of the Japanese army were again unexpected, they took 4-5 people as a group, each group carried a heavy machine gun or light machine gun, waded into the attack, and in one fell swoop inserted into the middle of the squadron, cutting off the front-line troops from the follow-up troops.

Qin Lieping saw that the defense line was shaken, and personally led the brave team to counterattack, and Zhao Ren also drew out a company of pincer attacks, and in a bloody battle, he finally killed more than 50 bold Japanese soldiers.

Zhao Ren personally went to the front line to command, he led the reserves, ready to send reinforcements at any time.

Although the squadron was passive, but with simple fortifications and favorable terrain, the Japanese army had to pay a great price for every further push, and had to go through the process of repeated struggle, some positions were just taken by the Japanese army for less than 5 minutes, the squadron recaptured, and then the Japanese army organized an attack again.

A Japanese soldier looked at a dirt slope not far away, tried to settle there, rolled in and looked, it was not a dirt slope, it was a human slope, and the corpses of dozens of Chinese and Japanese soldiers were stacked together, becoming a small hill.

The Japanese army advanced foot by foot, and then the squadron counterattacked back to one meter, and then the Japanese army began to attack again...

The sound of firecrackers, the bombardment of grenades and mortars, and the sparks of bayonets formed a tragic symphony in the stormy night.

Brigade Commander Nagai Shitsu anxiously looked at the time, from 1:05 a.m. to 4 o'clock now, almost three hours of fighting, before advancing less than 800 meters, and the plan to capture Anqing Airport in the early morning has been completely ruined.

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On the road from Anqing to Mawo, a long artillery column was struggling to move forward.

This is Liu Ziyuan's artillery battalion, Xu Ming put these artillery pieces near the airport for fear of leaking the plan, but the negative consequence is that the muddy ground greatly affects the delivery of artillery.

A mountain cannon slid down a slope, and several artillerymen were pulling with all their might.

"Battalion commander, remove a door panel!" One soldier suggested.

Battalion commander Liu Ziyuan wiped his face with his sleeve, sorted out his face mixed with sweat, rain and mud a little, and said, "Okay, tell the villagers that we will pay for it if it breaks." ”

The family on the side of the road heard that they were going to use the door panel to pad the road, so they removed all the side doors of the gate behind the gate, and personally took a crowbar to help.

The sound of gunfire could be heard, and the enthusiasm of the mountain artillery battalion increased, and everyone pushed the artillery hard and pushed forward firmly.

The 641st Regiment is blocking, the supplementary regiment is in reserve, the mountain artillery battalion is on the road, where are Xu Ming's division headquarters and the remaining 2 regiments?

The rest of the troops were in Laofeng, which was located 5 kilometers northeast of Mawo, according to the original plan, after the Japanese army went ashore, the 641st Regiment first defeated the Japanese vanguard, and then launched a frontal attack along both sides of the road and the artillery battalion in coordination, and their own troops appeared on the right side of the Japanese army, encircling and annihilating the main force of the Botian detachment in one fell swoop.

Unexpectedly, there was a problem in the first step, the 641st regiment did not defeat the Japanese army, it was almost defeated by the Japanese army, and it was a loss to replenish the regimental preparations, and finally survived. Xu Ming found that war is really not good, even if a perfect battle plan is formulated, there will always be too many problems in the actual implementation process.

The only consolation was that the troops' communications were good, and after previous preparations and exercises, the various units now basically knew each other's situation, which enabled Xu Ming to consider various countermeasures while understanding the overall battle situation.

If you still attack the Japanese army as originally planned, will you be able to complete the advance battle plan? Or directly support Zhao Ren or send all the way to outflank the Japanese flank, will this delay the fighters? Xu Ming's ideas are spinning rapidly, each with its own benefits, but also great limitations or risks.

The biggest problem is that if this battle cannot be completely annihilated or severely damaged by the Hatian detachment, and wait for the Inaba Division to attack from the north, the Battle of Anqing will face an extremely serious situation.

Xu Ming imagined himself as a Japanese commander who had carefully planned before the war, and who was resolute and adventurous during the war.

"Order the troops, rush to Yujia Tan to set up an ambush." There is a small road next to Yujia Tan, which can be directly inserted into the side of the 641 regiment from the old nest. Xu Ming finally made up his mind, betting that the Japanese army's frontal attack would be unfavorable and that he would carry out a roundabout sneak attack again.

Xu Ming was thinking, and Shigeichi Harata was also thinking, he finally knew the basic situation on the front line, and Nagai Shizu and Takeman Fuyuki finally broke through the blockade of the opponent's sniper unit and sent the front-line battle situation.

The number of the squadron is between 2,000 and 5,000, and the error is so large because the darkness and heavy rain make it impossible to judge the opponent's strength at all, but it is obvious that this is by no means the main force of the squadron.

The opponent's fortifications were not strong, they were built improvly, and there was no artillery support, and the reason why he was able to resist the fierce offensive of his own troops was attributed to the unfamiliar terrain, the harsh wind and rain environment, and the stubbornness of the opponent.

The safest thing is to stop the large-scale attack, set up a cordon along the two landing points, and wait for the relevant countermeasures to be taken after dawn, but Hakata Shigeichi immediately vetoed this plan, and in doing so, he risked a surprise attack in the middle of the night when the wind and rain were blowing, it was better to listen to the two wing commanders under him, and wait for the weather to improve the attack in White Heaven, at least with the cover of the aviation force and the fleet.

This was his first battle of Shigeichi Hata, and the plan of the surprise attack was also something he fought hard for, and if he was frightened by the army of a regiment, it would be a shame for his life!

He made up his mind to capture and destroy this regiment of the opponent first, and then storm Anqing, no matter what, the flag of the Botian detachment should be the first to be planted in the sky above the capital of Anhui Province!

"Takahashi Ryodasa, please immediately lead a force, advance along the line of Venus, Sun Wei, and Yujiatan, and encircle the Chinese army!"

"Hay!" Wing Commander Takahashi bowed his waist and accepted the military order.

In order to prepare for the Battle of Wuhan, all units were at full strength, with a brigade of 14,000 men and an infantry wing of about 4,000. If Takahashi's First Wing can dispatch so many horses, Xu Ming and Zhao Ren will face a serious threat.

Fortunately, all this could not happen, the wind and waves were high, and the landing of the Japanese army was extremely difficult, and some soldiers even fell off the boat, pounced a few times, and reported to the king of the river. It has been 3 hours since the first wave landed, and less than 4,000 people have landed, less than the number of a wing, and all the artillery has not landed.

Takahashi left a few hundred men to guard the landing site, and he led more than 500 people, only one-eighth of the full number, and under the leadership of a traitor who was familiar with the local road conditions, he hurried to the northeast.

Shigeichi Habata still held his command knife and indifferently watched the sparse Takahashi detachment disappear into the wind and rain and night, feeling a trace of indescribable worry.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, Xu Ming stood on the high ground and looked indifferently at the road in front of him, although it was dark, although he couldn't see anything, Xu Ming was still motionless, let the wind and rain blow.

He wanted to let the natural coldness cool down his impatient mind, after all, he was only 28 years old, and he was making another gamble-style choice, he felt like An Lushan, waiting for Ge Shuhan in Tongguan.

If the enemy does not come, or if the pressure on the 641st regiment continues from the front, if Zhao Ren can't withstand it...... Xu Ming couldn't help but think of these situations, and then worked hard to eliminate these thoughts, the most taboo thing in war is to gain and lose, and if you don't succeed, you will become benevolent!

The wind was still blowing, the rain was still falling, and suddenly, a black shadow ran over, it was "too white".

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The roads were very muddy, not to mention the paths, not only that, many of the paths had a lot of moss, and the rainy days were particularly slippery, and the Takahashi detachment walked extremely hard. Moreover, the Japanese army's military boots were extremely unsuccessful, made of pigskin, and the rain soaked was very heavy, and the Japanese army felt like pulling radishes in the mud, one pit at a time.

Ryo Takahashi walked in the middle of the group, still maintaining the demeanor of a commander, and asked, "Mr. Niu, where is this?" How far is the destination? ”

Immediately a flattering smile appeared, this person's name is Niu Zhengyi, a local gangster in Anqing, who has long been instigated by Japanese spies, although he is tired to death, but in front of the Japanese master, he still looks so happy and festive.

"General Taijun, this is Yujia Tan, let's be there in 10 miles!" A "we", said extremely fervently.

As soon as Niu Zhengyi finished speaking, he suddenly found a light in front of him, the light was getting bigger and bigger, brighter and brighter, higher and higher, showing a dazzling light in the sky, blinding his dog eyes!

Xu Ming, this An Lushan, finally waited for his song Shuhan!