Mysterious battle plan

On the way from Huai'an City to Nanjing, the Ninth and Twelfth Corps, totaling 60,000 troops, was under the personal command of Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, and Hao Hao dàngdàng killed Nanjing City. Of course, it is impossible not to attract the attention of the little devils in such a huge procession. Since the two units were assembled, two Japanese reconnaissance planes have been constantly circling over everyone's heads. Every move of the troops is constantly reported to the Central China Front Command ....

"Chief of Staff, the little devil's plane is so annoying. Do you want me to organize air defense forces and knock them down...."I watched as I kept circling overhead, sometimes flying low, sometimes whirling. The huge roar produced by the flight of the plane, Wang Ping, the commander of the Ninth Corps, who had always filled his ears, spoke.

"That's right, Chief of Staff, the little devil's reconnaissance plane is flying at a lower and lower altitude. I'm worried that the fake 'artillery division' we use to deter the enemy will be spotted by the little devil reconnaissance planes when the time comes..."Looking at the more than 100 large-caliber artillery pieces made of wood around him, Yang Zhicheng, commander of the 10th Corps, also suggested with a worried face.

"No..."Regarding the suggestion of the two, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan didn't think about it, and replied very affirmatively.

"Before leaving, the commander-in-chief repeatedly explained that he wanted the little devil to know our strength and also know our combat objectives this time. So, for the eyes of the little devil, let's not move for the time being...."Just when the faces of the two people were puzzled, Zuo Quan's words turned around, followed closely behind, and spoke.

"But we can't let the two planes go on like this. Otherwise, the authenticity of our 'artillery division' will sooner or later be violently exposed to the Japanese army. Lao Yang, immediately assemble the air defense forces, as long as the Japanese planes dare to fly low again, immediately return fire, let the little devils know that we are not muddy...."

"Yes, Chief of Staff..."

Two days later, Deng Hua's headquarters of the Seventh Corps, located in the direction of Taizhou, was the first to rush to the scheduled battlefield. As a result, an evenly matched siege battle began.

In the temporary headquarters of the Seventh Corps outside Taizhou, Commander Deng Hua, Political Commissar Chen Kang, Chief of Staff Sun Shiquan, including the commanders of all armies and divisions, all military commanders at and above the division level gathered around a huge combat sand table, listened to Commander Deng Hua, and made arrangements for specific combat tasks.

"Comrades, in the first battle of Huai'an, our Seventh Corps can be called a great loss of vitality. Although more than two-thirds of the current troops are made up of new recruits, I believe in the ability of all of you to lead the troops. Therefore, I hope that all of you here will be able to raise the morale of the troops again through this campaign. At the same time, to raise the sense of identity of tens of thousands of recruits among the troops to my Seventh Corps...."

"Do you have confidence...."After a quick glance at the dozen or so senior commanders in front of him. Commander Deng Hua shouted loudly.

"Yes..."

"Well... I believe in your ability....Next, I will introduce to you the combat mission of the Seventh Corps given to me by the commander-in-chief before leaving...."

"According to the order of the headquarters, the mission of my Seventh Corps to attack Taizhou this time is not to take the entire city of Taizhou. I believe that everyone also knows in their hearts that with the existing forces in our hands, it is almost impossible to take down a field division of the Japanese army and the heavily defended city of Taizhou...."

Seeing that everyone nodded thoughtfully, the suspicion on their faces became thicker and thicker. Deng Hua directly explained: "Comrades, don't be suspicious, next, I will tell you the specific tasks of our Seventh Corps this time. Speaking of which, it is very simple, that is, to concentrate all the strength of our Seventh Corps and launch an attack on Taizhou City as much as possible while ensuring the casualties of the troops. Create an illusion for the defenders in the city, that is, my 7th Corps, preparing to have a large-scale decisive battle with them in Taizhou City..."

"Commander, since the headquarters has not issued an order to capture Taizhou City. So, to what extent do we attack in order to complete the task of the headquarters. After all, the strength of the enemy and us is here, and if one is not good, the 30,000 men of our Seventh Corps will be completely trapped in it, and they will not be able to pull it out..." As for this combat mission, only the commanders of the corps knew about it, and even Chen Kang, who was not very clear as a political commissar, couldn't help but ask after listening to the order.

"Political commissar, on this issue, it depends on our commanders at all levels here, and at the same time, on the coordination ability of our corps headquarters. However, here, I can tell you clearly how far we have to fight in order to complete the task is known only to a few heads of the headquarters, and even I do not know. When the time comes, the head of the headquarters will give us the order to retreat directly through the radio ... So, this question is not of concern to all of us...."

Seeing everyone's faces, they were still shrouded in the mí daz. Deng Hua, who knew that the secrecy of this battle was important, did not explain too much. Pointing to the combat sand table in front of him, he directly opened his mouth and ordered.

"Comrades, in order to achieve the predetermined combat results, complete the combat mission assigned to us by the headquarters. At the same time, and to achieve the task of our current training, I decided to implement the siege tactics of encircling the city of Taizhou and missing one. ”

"Order: Commander Liu Huishan...."

Liu Huishan, the commander of the Nineteenth Army, including the three division commanders under him, replied almost at the same time.

"All the combat personnel of the 19th Army, under your unified command, will launch an attack from the east of Tai'an City. Your troops are required to clear all the positions of the Japanese puppet army on the periphery east of Tai'an City within two days, and advance the offensive front of the troops to the foot of the city wall. Deng Hua pointed to the combat sand table in front of him and ordered with a serious face.

"Please rest assured, commander, that the Nineteenth Army guarantees the completion of the mission..."

"Commander Zhang Xiqin...."

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"The headquarters is directly under the guard troops, the cavalry units, as the battle reserve, which I personally control. At the same time, the rocket artillery battalions directly under the headquarters are all dismantled and each assigned a company to you to strengthen the density of artillery fire in your siege... As soon as they received the combat order, all units immediately left for their own combat areas. It was tentatively decided to launch an offensive at eight o'clock this evening. Of course, the specific time of the attack is subject to our radio call. Is it all clear?" Deng Hua finally ordered.

"Clear..."

On the 182nd Regiment of the 71st Army, after the Huai'an Campaign, because of his great exploits, Yan Yufa, who had been directly promoted to the commander of the first company of the 182nd Regiment, was leading the three platoon commanders of the first company, with the help of the cover of the bushes, slowly moving to the outer position north of Tai'an City and the Japanese army deployed outside the city.

It turned out that the first company, as the only full-fledged main force company of the 182nd Regiment, had no surprise that the main attack task fell on Yan Yufa when distributing combat tasks before the war. At this time, Yan Yufa, as the company commander, is doing the last reconnaissance for the total that may appear in an hour.

"Company commander, a hundred meters ahead, is the forward position of the little devil..."Gently brushed aside the thatch in front of him. The situation of the forward positions of the Japanese army was clearly displayed in front of everyone. Li Yuqing, the platoon commander who followed closely beside Yan Yufa's company commander, reminded in a low voice

"Well....I really didn't expect that the little devil could afford to listen to us. In a small forward position, almost a squadron of troops was deployed, as well as three tǐng heavy machine guns....Platoon Commander Li immediately drew all the firepower points on the little devil's position. When the time comes, let our grenadiers name them one by one..."After a short period of shock, Yan Yufa, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, did not feel any worries because of the strong strength of the Japanese army. Facing the side, Li Yuqing, who was also promoted to a platoon leader because of his military exploits, and with the tempering of the war, Li Yuqing, who was becoming more and more mature, commanded in a low voice.

"Company commander, don't worry. When the time comes, I will be the first to knock out the three tǐng heavy machine guns of the little devil...."As he spoke, Li Yuqing took out a pen and paper and began to make serious comparisons......

Ten minutes later, the group returned to the position with the results of the reconnaissance. At the same time, the whole face, all the squad and platoon leaders, were also summoned together by Yan Yufa to hold the last meeting before the war...

"Brothers, speaking of which, several of you have followed me and survived the battle in Huai'an City. I have reason to believe that you are already the best grassroots commanders and fighters of our East China Field Army. However, a victory does not mean anything, if we want to keep the title of the 182nd Regiment above our heads as the 'first-class main company', we must test us and train us through one battle after another..."

"I have just received an order from the regimental headquarters that in this attack, our first company will be the first to attack the forward positions of the Japanese army as the main company of the whole regiment and even the whole division. When the time comes, it is not only the regimental commander and the battalion commander who look at us. Maybe the division commander, the army commander behind us looked at us. Therefore, I ask everyone to hate me for showing the ruthlessness of the original battle in Huai'an, so that the little devils know that there is only one way to die in front of our company. How about it, do you have confidence...."With a quick glance, more than a dozen subordinates survived the Battle of Huai'an. Yan Yufa was not polite, and shouted directly.

Time, the faces of dozens of squad and platoon leaders, with the thought of the roar, were immediately flushed.

"Okay, now I'll arrange specific combat missions....grenadier squad, you are still an old mission, while suppressing the enemy's grenadiers, try to know as much as possible the fire points of the little devil's light and heavy machine guns. All the platoons of sharpshooters were gathered for me, and I was specially given the light and heavy machine gunners who shot the little devils. Help the grenadier squad and suppress the machine gun fire of the little devils together. ”

Seeing that everyone nodded in agreement, Yan Yufa continued to order: "After reorganization, plus the special care of the regiment commander. Now we are all connected, and there are a total of ten tǐng crooked handles. I ordered, a platoon of three tǐng crooked handles, in the course of the attack, to be used as submachine guns, to follow a platoon, and together to attack the enemy. The remaining seven tǐng crooked handles, gather them for me, form our own machine-gun positions, and suppress the enemy's riflemen with dense firepower..."

"When the time comes, the first platoon, as a striker, will attack first. Two platoons of two, three, flank cover. The whole company below itself fought for a single attack and took the forward positions of the Japanese army. ”

"Yes, Company Commander...、"