After coming to the command post, Qiao Youhua said to Liu Jianhua: "You are right, our tank unit is to be deployed in the area of the critical point outside the enemy's fire strike range, so that it can not only evade the enemy's naval artillery fire, but also envelop the enemy's position within our firepower range, and provide fire support for our army at any time." ”

Qiao Youhua paused and said, "In addition, I also plan to send a small force, under the assistance of our Long Yingwei, to see if we can infiltrate the city of Tianjin, to launch an attack on the Japanese port and warships, and weaken the threat of the enemy's navy and air force to us as much as possible." ”

Liu Jianhua nodded when he heard this, and did not say much, this kind of latent operation deep behind enemy lines is the work of infantry, and it has nothing to do with him, the commander of the tank armored brigade, and his main battlefield will be a head-to-head battle in the field.

It didn't take long for a cook to bring the noodles that had been hot all night into the command post, and seeing that Qiao Youhua was also there, the cook was obviously a little excited, and saluted a little incoherently: "Chiefs, the noodles are ready, I don't know which of you eats?" ”

Liu Jianhua said: "To the commander." ”

Qiao Youhua smiled and waved his hand, "Just put it on the table." ”

"Yes!" The cook stepped forward excitedly, respectfully put the noodle bowl and a pair of wooden chopsticks on the table, and then turned around and left in a hurry.

Qiao Youhua picked up the noodle bowl and chopsticks and ate it in a big gulp, in the arduous years of marching and fighting, it was already a very good treatment to have a bowl of hot noodle soup to eat.

Therefore, Qiao Youhua ate very deliciously, and ate a bowl of somen noodles and even soup after dividing it by two, wiped his mouth, and said: "Haha, it's so fucking comfortable, a bowl of noodles at this time is really not changed for a golden mountain!" ”

Liu Jianhua, Zhou Qing and others burst into laughter when they heard this, Qiao Youhua took out a cigarette and dispersed, lit one himself, and smoked: "Go, follow me to the front line, I want to see the specific layout of the enemy's defense line!" ”

Liu Erren immediately stopped laughing, and solemnly stood up and said in unison: "Yes!" ”

Soon, Qiao Youhua, surrounded by Liu Jianhua, Zhou Qing and others, left the command post and followed the communication trench dug by the armored soldiers all the way to the forefront of the position.

Standing in a hidden bunker, Qiao Youhua held a telescope and looked out, and the first thing that came into view was the wreckage of several tanks and combat vehicles left behind from the last attack and the remains of the fallen soldiers.

After a pause, Qiao Youhua turned to the Japanese position farther away, and by adjusting the multiple of the telescope, he narrowed his gaze a lot, and at this time, the Japanese position seemed to be close at hand, and he could see it clearly.

There was not much movement on the devil's position, only occasionally I could see some devils wearing steel helmets crowded, and after observing for a while, Qiao Youhua put down the binoculars, turned his head and said: "Okay, the soldiers of the first division should also rest almost, notify Liu Yidao and let him lead people to start the geotechnical excavation operation immediately!" ”

Liu Jianhua said while standing up: "It's okay for our air defense regiment and the second regiment to be idle, let them also join the excavation army, so as to speed up the speed of our army's civil work." ”

"Well, that's fine, but I would like to warn all the officers and soldiers involved in the earthwork work that while digging forward, they must dig more anti-aircraft and anti-artillery holes, remember to dig deeper, and reinforce them with wooden planks and other materials. In the event of an enemy firefight, stop the excavation immediately and take refuge in the nearest bunker.

The firepower of the devil's naval artillery group is very strong, and the slightest carelessness may kill you, so you must not take it lightly, paralyzing carelessness will only lose your life in vain. ”

"Yes." Liu Jianhua responded abruptly, turned around and left.

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On the Japanese position, a Japanese soldier who was inspecting and supervising the battle at the forward position inadvertently discovered an abnormality in front of the position through a telescope.

By this time, several hours had passed since the Dragon's Tooth Column began its earthwork operation. Because the positions of the two sides are too far apart, the devils have not discovered the anomaly until now.

This devil Dazuo hurriedly adjusted the magnification of the telescope, and then he saw the abnormal situation clearly, and hurriedly waved his hand to call one of his officers and said, "Inoue-kun, you can also take a look, it seems that there is a situation." ”

This devil named Inoue hurriedly raised the telescope on his chest, looked forward, and said in surprise: "Your Excellency Dazuo, the front is dusty, it can't be that the Zhina army is engaged in some conspiracy, right?" ”

"Conspiracy?" The devil Dazuo thought for a while, and suddenly realized: "Baga Yalu, the damn China Army must be carrying out earthwork, they plan to use the method of earth excavation to approach our defense line, the damn China Army is really cunning!" ”

Adjutant Inoue was taken aback and said, "Sir, then we must find a way to stop them, otherwise, the defense line of the imperial army will be in danger." ”

Devil Dazuo put down the binoculars and said, "With our firepower, we can't compete with the enemy forces in front of the position, not to mention, the enemy reinforcements are coming in a steady stream."

Therefore, it was still necessary to ask the front army headquarters in Tianjin for help, asking them to send fighters and summon naval artillery fire support. ”

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Tianjin, the command of the Japanese army.

Iizawa Morimasa reported to Okamura Ninji about the commander of the North China Front, Tada Jun: "Commander Tada has taken a warship from Qinhuangdao and returned to the mainland to report on his work, I hope that it won't be long before the new appointment letter of the base camp will come down, and then Okamura-kun, you will be the real commander-in-chief of the Imperial North China Front." ”

Okamura did not show much surprise at the news that he was about to replace Tada Jun as the commander-in-chief of one of the most important fronts of the Japanese Empire in China.

Because, now the North China Front Army is no longer the same as before, hundreds of thousands of troops have suffered heavy losses, the territory of several provinces in North China, and the occupied areas of nearly 100 million people have also been completely lost, leaving only the Shandong Peninsula and Tianjin and other small places.

Moreover, the current battle situation on Tianjin's side is also dangerous, and it is possible to repeat the mistakes of Beiping at any time.

Just as Mamoru Iizawa was about to say a few words to comfort Okamura Ninji, a sound of footsteps sounded from outside the conference room they were in.

The two of them looked up and turned to look at the door in unison, only to see a young and confidential officer hurriedly running in with a telegram in his hand, saluting Okamura Ninji and Iizawa Mamoru and saying: "The two generals have just received an urgent telegram from the 20th Wing, and the Shina Army is constantly approaching their defense line by means of earth-working excavation in front of their position.

The front-line troops requested the front command to immediately dispatch fighters, mobilize warships, and provide support from air and naval artillery fire to contain the enemy's earthwork plan! ”

"Nani? Dirt work? Iizawa Mamoru and Okamura Ninji were both shocked when they heard this, and the former even looked at Okamura Ninji and said: "Your Excellency General, it seems that the cunning of the Shina Army is beyond our expectations. ”

"Immediately contact the forward troops, provide accurate azimuth coordinates, order the naval fleet, carrier-based aircraft group, and land-based aviation to all be dispatched, and fire with all their might, and we must not let the tricks of the people succeed!" Okamura Ninji immediately realized the seriousness of the problem, and immediately ordered with a black face.