Section 101 The offensive begins

It has to be said that the brothers of the reconnaissance company are really the hardest troops in the entire army. When they arrived in the early hours of the morning, most of the brothers fell asleep, seizing all the time to replenish their strength. However, the brethren of the reconnaissance company could not rest, and not only did they rush forward to reconnoiter and guard the surroundings along the way. After arriving here, they also cast out like a fishing net in the first place, and it was really difficult for the strength of a reinforced company to grasp the situation everywhere within a radius of twenty or thirty miles. Especially at night, it is even more difficult to add.

However, Zhang Donkey did not disappoint them, and after being busy for so long, he also successfully reconnoitred the situation that was urgently needed at the moment. Hearing Shishi's question, Zhang Donkey groaned for a while, as if he had sorted out the clues in his mind, and then said slowly: "Tuanzao, it seems that we chose the location of the camp yesterday too hastily. The main force of the devil is in the wild market ten miles away, half an hour away. We almost slept under the noses of the devils, and it made people sweat just thinking about it. ”

Shi smiled and said, "Not necessarily, I'm afraid it's because the devil hasn't slept well all night." We broke into the outskirts of the devil's position overnight, and if it were you, would you think that we came here in the middle of the night to sleep? No one would do that, would they? The longer you wait, the more intense the offensive may be. The devil's heart is more and more bottomless, and I guess the devil hasn't even dared to close his eyes since we arrived. ”

Zhang Donkey couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and then laughed and said: "What Tuanzuo said is indeed this truth. After a pause, he said solemnly: "Last night, I took a few brothers to touch the sentry, and only the third one was discovered. The vigilance of the devils is very high, and judging from the reaction of the devils at that time, the devils stationed in the area of the wild market may have more than one brigade. As for the number of scouts of the devils on the periphery, there should be about a squadron, and the open and secret posts are very dense. If there is no miscalculation, the strength of the devil in this area may reach a wing. ”

Hearing that the devil had the strength of a wing, the people on the side couldn't help but fall silent, as if since they withdrew from De'an, the devil they faced was at least the level of the wing. The devil has three brigades in one wing, and there are enough troops of four or five thousand people. Whether it is in terms of strength or strength, it is far superior to them. Just like Zhang Donkey said at the beginning, this battle is indeed not easy to fight.

After pondering for a moment, the stone continued to ask, "What is the terrain along the way?" ”

"The wild market is relatively flat around it, with a wide line of sight, a small lake on the east side, and flat on the other three sides, which is very conducive to the march of large troops. However, because of this, if you want to sneak attack, it is unlikely. If you want to take this place, you can only do it by storming. To the north of the wild market, there is a mountainous area that can be used as a front enemy headquarters and artillery position, which can be attacked and defended. About five miles southwest of the wild market, there is a mountainous wasteland, sparsely populated, and there is not even a village. The devils are stationed here, obviously they also take a fancy to the terrain here, relying on their strong strength to force our army to fight a decisive battle with them. Zhang Donkey said in a deep voice.

Stone nodded, silent, apparently digesting the information. He straightened up and began to pace back and forth with his hands on his back, where did his expression look like that of a man in his early twenties? I'm afraid that only people over the age of fifty can have such a look like him. However, it was not surprising that everyone on the side had become accustomed to this, and they just whispered to each other in twos and threes, thinking about how to face the enemy in front of them.

It didn't take long for things to start to get bigger. First, the radio of the communications company received a telegram from the 57th Division, asking them to immediately launch an attack in order to meet the defense of the first line of Shimosaka Bridge. After dawn, the devil's overwhelming bombardment had already begun, and the little fortifications that had been repaired overnight yesterday were wiped out under the bombardment of the devil's shells. The number of planes of the devil today is staggering, and the shells dropped are as dense as raindrops. The commander of the 57th Division said in a telegram that if there were no reinforcements, the 57th Division would hold out for another hour at most, and after an hour, I am afraid that even if they wanted to fight, there would be no one left.

At about midnight, Shi hurriedly drank a little rice porridge, nibbled two steamed buns, and then continued to the south with the soldiers of the independent regiment, quickly approaching the front line of the market.

The unit stationed on the front line of the wild market was the 216th Wing under the 34th Division of the Japanese Army, and the wing leader was Ishikawa Akidasa. Receiving the news that the enemy forces in the north were rapidly moving south, Ishikawa ordered the 1st and 2nd Brigades on the front line to intensify their attacks in an effort to break through the enemy's defense line in the shortest possible time, and at the same time ordered the 3rd Brigade on the front line of the Nobazari to prepare for battle. Under such circumstances, he was still able to make such arrangements and arrangements so calmly, naturally because he had absolute confidence in the troops under his command.

In fact, in the early hours of this morning, he received news from the scouts that he knew that there were enemy reinforcements from the north! In this regard, Ishikawa Akira still attaches great importance to it, because after fighting for so many days, it is the first time that there are enemy reinforcements, which makes him dare not be careless, especially the battle in front of him has reached the most critical moment, and he doesn't want to have any accidents when he is about to win.

Through the observation of the past two days, Ishikawa Akira obviously felt that the enemy troops on the front line of Shimosaka Bridge were gradually unable to support it. When he was fighting a few days ago, he was really worried all the time, the enemy army in front of him was too fierce, and when he faced their frontal onslaught, he launched a counterattack from time to time, and broke into their position with an extremely strong offensive. This kind of fighting style was unheard of for him, even if he knew that the enemy might launch a counterattack at any time, but the enemy's counterattack timing was too good for them to resist at all. However, this situation had ceased to exist three days earlier, and as the number of battles increased, and as the duration of the battles increased, it was clear that the enemy could no longer afford such attrition, and could only devote all his forces to armament.

In the past two days, the attacking troops have entered the enemy's positions more and more often, and have held out in the enemy's positions for longer and longer, and yesterday's last attack before dark almost destroyed the enemy's defensive line. This gives him a lot of confidence in today's attack. Of course, he still attaches great importance to the enemy reinforcements that suddenly appear in the north, which is why he left the third brigade here, otherwise, the third brigade will kill the front line, and the enemy will not have any hope at all.

"Your Excellency, the enemy army has reached the mountain range three miles away, and will soon rush over." An officer came running out of breath, reporting the latest situation with a nervous look on his face.

Seeing his expression, Ishikawa couldn't help frowning slightly, but thinking that he had been uneasy countless times in the past few days, he also swallowed the rebuke that came to his mouth. Growth always requires experience, maybe after these battles, they will be able to mature, right?

"Don't be in a hurry, according to yesterday's report from the scouts, the enemy is no more than a brigade at most. You have also seen the combat effectiveness of the enemy troops, this infantry division blocking in front of us should already be the strongest combat force among the enemy troops, and it is still being beaten by us step by step and retreating, how much of a threat can an infantry brigade pose to us? Akira Ishikawa said in a deep voice.

"Hi" The steady voice of the wing commander obviously reassured the soldier a lot, and he immediately answered loudly.

Seeing his expression, Ishikawa couldn't help but nod with satisfaction. At the same time, the words and analysis just now obviously made him feel a lot of confidence in himself. Sometimes, the hint in the heart can play a great role in a person's thoughts, hinting in the heart that they can succeed, and the self-confidence of the whole person can also be greatly improved.

At this moment, a violent explosion sounded, and the earth trembled in the explosion, making it difficult to stand firmly. Perhaps because it was not very far from the explosion site, the house where Ishikawa was located shook very much, not only did the tiles suddenly fall a lot, but even the beams above his head also made a "creaking" sound, and a large amount of dust immediately fell "Lailai".

The young officer's face on the side instantly turned pale, and at the same time, his reaction was extremely fast, and he suddenly rushed out of the house with the wing captain in his arms, and if he stayed here, he would probably be buried alive.

Ishikawa Akira's face also changed greatly at this time, but he was thinking more about whether he would be buried alive, but about where the shells would come from? Could it be that the enemy army from the north still has artillery? If this is the case, then they will have a big problem next, what kind of brigade will have an artillery establishment among the enemy army?

Just when the wild market was in chaos here, there was also chaos on the position of the independent regiment outside Erhuali. Of course, the chaos here was not because they were shelled, but because of the angry scolding of the company commander Ou Zhanpeng. I saw that this artillery company commander, who was usually always pleasant-looking, rolled up his sleeves at this moment, foaming at the mouth, and his mouth was full of swearing, his expression also made several battalion commanders on the side stunned, and they didn't know what to say for a while!