Zheng Weiguo flatly refused: "No! The enemy now has the advantage of geography and firepower, and the casualties of direct charge are too great. We'd rather waste some ammunition than let the brothers die in vain. "Now that the situation is very good, he doesn't want to play a Guan Jiayuan.

Deputy Commander Wang Qifeng thought for a moment and said, "If the infantry and artillery can provide some cover, I can transfer the cavalry to give it a try." ”

The cavalry could reach more than ten meters per second when charging at high speed, and it was indeed very promising to rush into the ferry position before the Japanese could react. But what about after rushing in?

The Japanese army built the position like a labyrinth, and the war horses jumped into it, let alone run, but they were afraid that there was no place to put their feet. When the time comes, the devil will stab him, and there will be no place to hide. The cost of feeding one cavalry was enough to feed eight infantrymen, and with Zheng Huzi's "stingy" character, he was even more reluctant to let them die.

Seeing that both sets of plans were vetoed by Zheng Weiguo, Duan Shuanghu said: "Junzao, I have an idea, that is, it is relatively slow!" ”

Everyone wondered: "What do you think?" ”

Duan Shuanghu smiled and said, "Dig trenches, dig all the way to the devil's nose!" ”

Everyone waved their hands and said: "Cut, seven or eight hundred meters, it's still a river beach, don't even think about digging it the day after tomorrow!" ”

On the Huaihai battlefield, the close forcing operations carried out by Nakano and Huaye were indeed very powerful. According to the surviving soldiers of the National Army, they were able to approach the positions of the National Army before the night. But the Yellow River beach was full of mud and gravel, and the Japanese army was not comparable to the national army, and it was a fool's dream to dig trenches under their noses smoothly.

Deputy Division Commander Zhang Dongkai suddenly thought of a way and said: "It's really too late to use manpower. How about explosives? ”

"Dynamite?" Everyone was stunned. Everyone has heard of blasting operations, but there are not many practical applications. In particular, the national army was in short supply of explosives, and it was rarely used to repair fortifications, but the Japanese army often used it. Later, the People's Liberation Army and the Volunteer Army were so familiar with twisting, and they still learned from devils.

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "I'll see it!" Immediately send Chen Ming, the commander of the engineer regiment, to me. "The Engineer Regiment, that is, the former 33rd Division directly under the Engineer Battalion. After the 33rd Division was upgraded to an army, all main regiments were upgraded to brigades, and the battalions directly under them were accordingly upgraded to regiments directly under the army.

Chen Ming rushed over in a hurry and saluted the chiefs. Then he said expectantly, "Throne." Ladies and gentlemen, is there a new mission for our regiment? ”

Chief of Staff Zhou nodded, took a small wooden stick and gestured on the map, and said, "How long will it take for you to build a zigzag or serpentine trench here?" ”

Chen Mingfa was stunned. Say: "Staff officer." Is it earth work or blasting work? ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "We don't care about this. The sooner and safer, the better! ”

Chen Ming laughed and said: "If there are enough explosives, the devils don't misbehave, and there are enough people." I can dig it this afternoon, and I don't have to wait until it gets dark. ”

Zheng Weiguo said angrily: "Aren't you talking nonsense? I can give you as much explosives and manpower as I can, and the infantry and artillery will also suppress the Japanese troops at the ferry position. Hurry up, can you fix it before dawn tomorrow? ”

Chen Mingfa was overjoyed and said: "This is no problem, I promise to complete the task!" ”

After receiving the task, the engineer regiment quickly assembled and headed for Xueguozhuang Village, northwest of the Guantai Ferry. It is closer to the ferry than Nancao Village, so it was chosen as the main direction of attack. Of course, there is also a team in Nancao Village that is building trenches as an assist direction. As for the Guannan position, it was the most powerful killer weapon, and only a small number of soldiers were secretly building communication trenches.

Rumble! With a loud bang, the front of Xue Guozhuang Village's position suddenly became foggy and dusty. The Japanese soldier in charge of the guard was surprised and said to his companion: "Hey, what's going on?" Was it hit by our heavy artillery? ”

Another Japanese soldier shook his head and said, "I don't see it!" There is no trajectory of shells in the air at all, it seems to have exploded on the spot! ”

"Hah! Could it be that the people of China accidentally blew themselves up? After saying that, the two Japanese soldiers laughed together.

Just as he was laughing vigorously, a shell suddenly flew over, and the position was filled with smoke. The two soldiers were startled and hurriedly hid under the fortifications. At this time, the artillery of the 33rd Brigade was suppressing the Japanese positions at the ferry.

Boom, another loud bang came! The soldiers of the engineer regiment built trenches with pickaxes while blasting, and soon advanced more than ten meters. At this time, the Japanese guard finally realized that something was wrong and hurriedly ran to report to Okamoto.

"Nani? The people in China are carrying out blasting operations? Okamoto simply couldn't believe his ears.

The soldier replied tremblingly, "Yes, Your Excellency! ”

Ogasawara wondered, "Carrying out blasting operations on your own position?" What exactly do the people of China want to do? ”

The soldier hurriedly said: "It seems that they are repairing trenches, and they are constantly moving closer to our army's position!" ”

Okamoto suddenly realized and said, "Soga, it turns out that it is an imminent operation!" This is not like an ordinary Chinese army! ”

Ogasawara looked worried and said, "Your Excellency, our troops are too small, and it will be too dangerous to let the enemy force approach the position. I suggest immediately requesting tactical guidance from my superiors. ”

Okamoto smiled bitterly: "Now that the various armies of China are surrounding from all sides, Your Excellency the brigade commander has retreated south to Sanyiji, and I am afraid that I will not be able to take care of us in a short time." ”

Ogasawara's face changed drastically, and he said, "Then aren't we already alone?" ”

Okamoto let out a long sigh and said, "Hanging behind the enemy? Yes! But this is true not only of our brigade, but of the entire 14th Division. ”

Ogasawara said angrily: "It's really a garbage commander, this is trying to bury our division alive." Your Excellency Shao Zuo, since the troops are not enough, why should the brigade commander throw me on the north bank to fend for myself? ”

Okamoto glanced at him and said, "Ogasawara-kun, you lost your word!" As long as we stay here, the army on the north bank of China will not think of crossing the river in a short time. Compared with the safety of the entire division, what is the sacrifice of one of our brigades? ”

Ogasawara hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Hello! Thank you for your teaching! ”

Okamoto waved his hand and said, "Ogasawara-kun." Do you have any good plans for the approach of the Chinese army? ”

Ogasawara looked ashamed, bowed his head, and said, "Please forgive my subordinates for their incompetence." ”

Okamoto sighed and said, "It's not that you're incompetent, it's that we have too few cards to play." He paused, then continued: "Tell me that the enemy doesn't have to pay attention to it from a distance of five hundred meters." ”

Entering 500 meters, it is the effective range of the grenadier. If the fighters remained in the trenches, they would be bombarded with grenades, and if they jumped out of the trenches, they would be subjected to machine-gun fire. Don't look at this simple trick, the Japanese army often dealt with the Chinese army in this way. And tried and tested.

700 meters, 600 meters...... Soon it will be five hundred meters. Due to the turtle tactics adopted by the Japanese army. Both Xueguozhuang and Nancao villages are making rapid progress. Even the Guantai Village and Guannan positions, which were operating in concealment, had dug communication trenches, so that in the future, the troops could directly enter the Guannan positions from the broken walls and ruins of Guantai Village. It's only 400 meters from there to the ferry.

Rumble! Another stretch of the river beach was blown open, and it was only 480 meters away from the Japanese position. The soldiers of the Engineer Regiment cheered with joy.

At this moment, there was a sudden whirring sound in the sky. The warriors didn't know what was going on. They all looked up at the sky. Head Chen's face changed. Hurriedly shouted: "Lie down." There are grenades! ”

Boom Boom Boom ...... The fighters fled in all directions, but it was too late, and several grenades smashed into the trenches accurately. Nearby fighters avoided it. One by one, they were blown up to a bloody blur.

Commander Chen looked at the blood-stained fortifications and was heartbroken, and stood up regardless of the danger and shouted: "Quick, stretcher!" Hygienist! ”

The guard hurriedly stopped in front of him and said anxiously: "Tuanzao, it's dangerous here, get down quickly!" ”

Head Chen said: "Don't worry about me, it's important to save people!" ”

The two were pushing and shoving, when suddenly a gunshot rang out. The guard fell down with a muffled grunt, and a stream of blood quickly gushed out of his mouth.

Commander Chen was startled, hurriedly placed the guards flat in the trench, and shouted loudly: "Xiao Zhang, how are you?" ”

Xiao Zhang said weakly: "The devil has a sniper, you must be careful!" As he spoke, his pupils suddenly began to dilate, and his arms hung down weakly.

The doctor, who had rushed over, looked at it and said regretfully, "He has already died!" ”

Head Chen was so anxious that the green tendons on his head burst out, and shouted: "You are talking nonsense! You rescue again! If you can't save it, be careful that Lao Tzu kills you! ”

The doctor calmly said, "I'm going to save the other soldiers, so mourn!" ”

Head Chen squatted on the ground and whimpered in a low voice......

The engineering regiment was progressing very smoothly, but after being beaten by the devil, its morale plummeted. Brigade Commander Zhao Yunxiang, who was in charge of commanding at the front, hurriedly reported the situation to the military headquarters.

Zheng Weiguo looked at the battle briefing, sighed, and said: "The professional skills of the soldiers of the engineer regiment are not bad, but the tactical literacy is too poor, and they don't even know how to distinguish the sound of grenades. As soon as they were attacked, everyone from the regiment commander to the soldiers was in disarray. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said bitterly: "This is all to blame for the failure to grasp the training work of the despicable position, please punish you!" ”

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said, "The responsibility is not yours!" Our army has been established for a short time, and the soldiers have not been able to study it systematically, and it is normal for them to not know a lot of things. When this battle is over, I will definitely let the brigades practice well! Zheng Weiguo has said this many times, but unfortunately none of them can be realized, there are always endless battles.

Duan Shuanghu said: "Military seat, counselor, let's talk about it later!" What do you two say about the current situation? ”

Chief of Staff Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Doesn't the 34th Brigade have a combat engineer company?" I think I can send them to try! ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Is it the company that cooperated with the wheelbarrow to fight Guan Jiayuan? ”

Chief of Staff Zhou nodded and said, "Yes, it's their company." Guan Jiayuan behaved very bravely and tenaciously, and after the victory in the southeast of Jin, he also won a collective second-class merit! ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Okay, it's the mule or the horse, so I have to pull it out and go to yo, so I'll send them to it!" In addition, twenty wheelbarrows were assigned to them, and the sets of lobster shells that were brought back from Tianjin were also allocated to them for use. ”

Duan Shuanghu said: "That kind of armor is too heavy, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to adapt to it for a while." ”

Chief of Staff Zhou smiled: "I've already adapted to it." When I got it back, I asked me to send a few troops to do experiments, and I was the one who was dispatching them. ”

Everyone laughed: "This is really a coincidence! ”

The 34 Brigade sappers quickly rushed to the battlefield after connecting to the command. Company Commander Huo Ting learned the lesson of the previous trenches attacked by the Japanese army, and decided to divide the troops into three routes, and at the same time build three trenches on the left, center and right, so as to facilitate mutual cover and transfer.

While building the fortifications, a platoon of fighters suddenly pushed twenty wheelbarrows to the front of the position. The Japanese troops at the ferry were taken aback and hurriedly set up machine gun fire. The bullets popped and rattled on the sandbags in front of the car, and the pockets, though sparsely beaten, were impenetrable for a while.

Another group of Japanese soldiers bombarded with grenadiers, and the grenades smashed the wet cotton cloth on the wheelbarrow, but only the outermost cloth was blown up.

The Japanese bombed for a long time, but it had no effect, and one or two were dumbfounded. At this moment, the mortar company and infantry artillery company, which had been prepared for a long time, suddenly bombarded the ferry position, and the Japanese troops exposed to the fortifications suffered heavy casualties for a while, and those who were lucky enough not to die were so frightened that they hid inside the fortifications.

Brigadier Zhao Yunxiang saw clearly in the binoculars, and excitedly beat the fortifications and shouted: "Well hit, just fight like this!" ”

At the headquarters of the Japanese army, Okamoto sighed and said: "The great cunning of the Shina people, the distance of five hundred meters cannot be held!" Pass the order to go down and put the enemy within 200 meters before you do it! ”

The herald hurriedly said: "Hay! ”

The Japanese army had a strong execution, and all the fortifications were retracted at the first order. A few trenches are getting closer and closer, and they don't care. Brigade Commander Zhao said curiously: "What tricks are the little devils playing?" (To be continued......)