Hearing the phone ringing, Tang Qiuli, who was lying on the grass with his eyes closed, raised his eyebrows, and secretly thought to himself: "The British and Indian troops have been in a hurry for more than an hour, probably because the fifth brigade is in a hurry."

Sure enough, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe walked over quickly and said: "Division commander, Xu Xian, commander of the Fifth Brigade, has called, the vanguard of the Anglo-Indian Army has entered the ambush circle of the Fifth Brigade, and the dozens of tanks and about one regiment of the Anglo-Indian Army have already left the Meisi Kailing Ridge, in addition, the other brigade commanders ask for instructions on whether to launch an attack immediately!" ”

Tang Qiuli got up, patted the grass clippings on his body, and said to Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, order, the direct corps will attack on all fronts!" ”

As soon as Zhao Yuhe turned around, and walked away, Tang Qiuli felt that there were a few more people around him, and he couldn't help but say, he set himself up and went to the shelter department, Tang Qiuli was about to open his mouth to ask, and when he saw that the mountain tiger was one of them, he hurriedly closed his mouth, he knew that at this time, it was useless to reason with the mountain tiger.

The special guards protected Tang Qiuli, and as soon as they entered the shelter department, Zhao Yuhe said to the dozen or so combat staff officers guarding the telephone: "Convey the order of the division commander and start attacking on the whole line!" ”

"Boom, boom!" The earth-shattering sound of artillery rang out a few minutes or two later, shaking the dirt on the roof of the sheltering department, and "rustling" down, even at a distance of a few kilometers from the front line, you could feel the ground trembling under your feet, and all the artillery of the regiment directly under the regiment began shelling the British and Indian troops at 5:30 p.m. on 28 April.

Listening to the sound of artillery outside, Tang Qiuli smiled and discussed with Shanhu: "Huzi, you see, the field of vision inside the shelter department is not wide, and you can't observe the whole picture of the battlefield, as a commander, you don't know the form of the battlefield, how to command the troops, let's talk about it." How can the British and Indian troops have the ability to fight back at this time, so it is absolutely safe for me to go outside! ”

The mountain tiger's big eyes turned around a few times, as if he was distinguishing Tang Qiuli's words. How much water is there, Zhao Yuhe and the staff officers in the cover department, laughed so loudly, it was so interesting, among the nearly one million troops of the independent division, the division commander who said nothing was in front of Captain Huang. We have to negotiate it.

Shanhu said, "Division commander, you wait a minute," and then, turning around and running out of the shelter, a few minutes later, he came back and said to several special guards: "You guys, go out with me." It was necessary to protect the safety of the division commander, and as soon as the British and Indian troops showed signs of shelling, they immediately withdrew to the shelter department. Don't ask for the permission of the division commander! ”

In the deafening sound of artillery, Tang Qiuli walked out of the shelter, without binoculars, under the sunshine gradually falling westward, the battlefield situation was in full view, from the west end of the Meisi Kailing to the east end, stretching for dozens of kilometers on the front, there was a boiling scene everywhere, all the artillery of the corps directly under the independent division, 10,000 artillery fired at once. The smoke of gunpowder obscured the bright sun.

Looking at the past from Tang Qiuli's point of view, the ambush area dozens of kilometers long was like a boiling molten iron, and the screams of various shells when they fell were so exciting that people's hairs exploded one after another. At first, you can see where the shells landed, and then the shells fell in rows, and the explosion points were one after another, and it was impossible to tell the number.

I can't remember how long it took to go to the battlefield like this, and I saw the spectacular scene of ten thousand cannons firing at once, and this qiē was carefully arranged by himself, Tang Qiuli's inner blood gradually burned with the smell of gunsmoke, and his mouth kept shouting: "Okay, the accuracy of the artillery bombardment is beyond imagination, Zheng Yong, this guy, the art of commanding artillery, is becoming more and more perfect!"

Major General Zheng Yong, the artillery commander of the Independent Division, who was praised by the division commander Tang Qiuli, was in his command post and yelled into the phone: "Brigade Commander Shen of the Second Brigade? How did you do it? The planned shelling area is already very clear, how can your shells still hit the demarcated area of the 3rd Brigade? ”…,

Major General Shen Jingshan, commander of the Second Artillery Brigade, said with a smile on the phone: "Commander, didn't I see that the Second Brigade was too busy there, so let the Third Regiment provide a little support, and that guy Lao Yang sued me?" It's just that he just crossed the line and fired more than a hundred shells, as for that? It's stingy! ”

Zheng Yong smiled and said: "I warn you, just take charge of your own shelling area, Yang Hu didn't say anything, I observed it!" ”

Shen Jingshan put down the phone and said to the combat staff officer: "Order the Third Heavy Artillery Regiment to change back to the original shelling coordinates, just take a bite to eat, it's too much, people are not satisfied!" ”

Thirty minutes after the shelling, Zheng Yong picked up another phone, "Rocket artillery command post?" I am Zheng Yong, and I order you, fifteen minutes later, to cover the predetermined shelling area in all directions. ”

Then, picking up the phone to the division headquarters, "Is the division commander here?" I'm Zheng Yong! Please listen to the phone call. ”

A staff officer hurriedly ran to Tang Qiuli's side, "Report to the division commander, Commander Zheng of the artillery is calling for you!" Tang Qiuli returned to the shelter department and picked up the phone, "Zheng Yong, what's the situation?" ”

Zheng Yong said: "Report to the division commander, the first round of shelling has come to an end, judging from the effect of the shelling, the expected goal has basically been achieved, the marching column of the British and Indian troops has been dispersed, I want to change the plan, let the rocket artillery go on fifteen minutes in advance, in order to give the British and Indian troops the maximum damage, and ask the division commander for approval!"

Tang Qiuli smiled and said: "Zheng Yong, learn to be modest, I see that your artillery is doing a good job, you are the commander of the artillery, about tactical adjustment, you can make your own ideas, you don't need to ask me," put down the phone, Zheng Yong secretly had fun, he belonged to the first cut and then the play.

At the beginning of the shelling, Major General Xu Xianzeng, the commander of the Fifth Brigade, who was responsible for blocking the exit at the east end of Meisi Kailing, did not pay attention to observing the effect of the artillery bombardment, that was Zheng Yong's business, even his own brigade heavy artillery regiment was assigned to the establishment of the artillery command, and in his hands, there were only the artillery battalions of each regiment left, which were all small and medium-caliber artillery, and Zheng Yong couldn't look down on them!

Xu Xianzeng's attention was all on the dozens of British and Indian tanks and a regiment of infantry that had already left the eastern end of Meisi Kailing, and in that position, in fact, the ambush circle of the Fifth Brigade had already come out, and Xu Xianzeng looked anxious.

But the division commander did not give the order to attack, he could only watch the tanks, trucks and teams of infantry of the British and Indian troops, rushing forward without squinting, the strength of the British and Indian troops is not much, but it came out of their own mouths, I know, because they want to act in unison, they don't understand the situation, and they still think that the Fifth Brigade is a wreck? Even these ordinary guys can't stop it!

As soon as the cannon sounded, the British and Indian tanks and infantry who came out of the ambush circle stopped in horror, and Xu Xianzeng picked up the phone, "The fourth regiment?" Attack immediately, kill the Anglo-Indian troops and tanks of the regiment that came out, and I will strengthen the artillery battalion of the third regiment to you, bazookas and recoilless artillery detachments, bring a few more to deal with the tanks of the British! ”

Then, Xu Xian had to call the division headquarters, "Division commander?" I am Xu Xianzeng, there was a little accident, there was a regiment or so of British and Indian troops, and more than forty tanks, beyond my ambush circle, I have ordered the fourth regiment to attack in advance, and strengthen two artillery battalions, ready to eat this group of British and Indian troops in the shortest possible time! ”

Tang Qiuli smiled and said, "Xu Xianzeng, you are cutting first and then playing, the troops have already been dispatched, and you just came to ask for instructions, can I still order to be transferred back?" Yes, it is good to grasp the situation on the battlefield flexibly and flexibly, not to wait for the orders of the superiors, and to deal with it decisively! Do you need me to order the aviation to cooperate? ”…,

Xu Xianzeng's face was red, but it was not a problem, his eyes were on the British and Indian troops and tanks that appeared out, and he was in a hurry, and he ordered a regiment of troops to attack without consulting the division commander in advance, which was an unauthorized change in the deployment of the campaign, but fortunately, the division commander did not blame himself, and moreover, he also needed aviation to support.

Xu Xianzeng hurriedly replied: "Division commander, don't worry, just this little British and Indian army troops and dozens of tanks, is not enough for me to eat, don't bother the aviation, within an hour, solve the battle, do not affect the ambush position, ensure the completion of the task assigned by the division commander, block the mouth, and not let go of a single British and Indian soldier!" ”

Tang Qiuli put down the phone, and Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe reported: "Division commander, the commanders of all brigades have called, our artillery bombardment has completely disrupted the deployment of the British and Indian troops, so far, under a few blows of my heavy artillery fire, the British and Indian troops have not been able to organize an effective counterattack, and there has been no battle in the forward infantry positions of the brigades. ”

Zhao Yuhe's report illustrates a basic situation: the shelling has been going on for more than 40 minutes, and the British and Indian troops are completely in a situation where they are being beaten and unable to fight back, not to mention organizing an effective counterattack. Where is the target of the counterattack?

With less than the strength of the British and Indian troops, the ambush position was preset, and Tang Qiuli's goal was to destroy at least half of Alexander's living forces in the ambush battle at Meth Kailing, which was a great consideration for the method and intensity of the attack, especially the higher requirements for artillery.

Therefore, Zheng Yong, the artillery commander of the independent division, came up with a plan to concentrate all the artillery of the whole corps, divide different shelling areas according to the different caliber and firing range of the artillery, and each artillery group is only responsible for its own area, and the shelling range is centered on the road, extending five kilometers on both sides, and within the width of ten kilometers, there is no shelling dead end, so that the soldiers and tanks of the British and Indian armies have nowhere to hide!

Along the ambush area of Meisi Kailing, artillery observation posts were widely arranged, and the artillery situation was reported to the commanders of each artillery group at any time, and the British and Indian soldiers wanted to hide in the woods on both wings, so they used shells to shoot back, Zheng Yong had his own little Jiujiuer, and after his artillery was finished, the infantry went up to do the work of cleaning up the battlefield!

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