After Tangshan Leopard sat down, Wang Haitao continued: "As for the Japanese warships, I will personally lead people to deal with them." In addition, we have an absolute advantage in terms of strength this time, so I am ready to attack Qinzhou City in two ways. Although the road conditions are relatively good, which is convenient for the movement of heavy weapons, the guard force is relatively sufficient, and there are more passes to be attacked, so I suggest that the 210th Division be sent with the 152nd heavy grenade and artillery regiment and armored troops to act together.

On the other hand, as a surprise soldier, I was preparing to launch an attack from the west of Qinzhou, which was mountainous and rugged, which was not conducive to the movement of large corps and heavy weapons, but the Japanese defense on this side was relatively weak, and the blocking force encountered by the troops would not be too strong, after all, the Japanese troops in Qinzhou City were limited. Along the way, I was going to send the 211th Division to attack, but the 211th Division's self-propelled grenade and artillery regiments could not move with it, so I handed it over to the 272nd Brigade to take command. The 272nd Brigade, as the general reserve of the campaign, was ready to take over all the places. ”

Wang Haitao's suggestion was unanimously approved by no one to oppose it. The specific battle plan is drawn up by the staff officers. Seeing that no one objected, Wang Haitao set the time for the attack two days later, and in these two days, Wang Haitao needed to solve the two problems of the airfield and the fleet. The airfield was handed over to the Tangshan Leopard King Haitao was not too worried, with the strength of the guard brigade, even if the combat effectiveness decreased after the replenishment of new troops, it should not be difficult to deal with thousands of Japanese troops and destroy an airfield.

Time was tight, and Tangshan Leopard returned to the guard brigade and immediately called several of his regiment commanders over. As soon as a few people arrived, Tangshan Leopard said with some excitement: "Listen, a few of you, I just grabbed the task of attacking and destroying the Japanese airfield at the meeting, and the military seat gave us two days, but I made a promise from the military seat that this time, even if it is a big price, I will ensure that the task will be completed!"

Wei Song, the commander of the Second Guard Regiment, was raised after the sacrifice of the former regiment commander Li Li, and he stood up and said to Tangshan Leopard: "Great, this time we can slaughter little Japan again and avenge the regiment commander and the sacrificed brothers! ”

Wei Song's words reached everyone's hearts, after the battle of Zhennan Pass, the vitality of the guard brigade was greatly damaged, and everyone held their breath for half a year. Seeing that everyone's morale was very high, Tangshan Leopard stopped talking nonsense and said, "Let's all go back and prepare, and we will set off after lunch." "An hour later, all the troops assisting the Guards Brigade arrived, and not only the heavy artillery battalion and the armored battalion arrived, but the reconnaissance brigade also sent a battalion to lead the way and reconnoiter along the way for the Guard Brigade.

When the guard brigade returned to Longzhou City from Zhennanguan, Tangshan Leopard immediately replenished its strength, and most of the soldiers who were added were selected from independent divisions, and a small number were veterans selected from other units. The weapons and equipment were also supplemented by Tangshan leopards pestering Tang Renli. Tang Renli also knew that Wang Haitao attached great importance to the guard brigade, and he did his best to replenish the equipment.

As soon as the personnel and equipment were in place, Tangshan Leopard began to train the troops with their lives, and after all, veterans accounted for the majority of the troops, and the veterans who survived the battle at Zhennanguan became grassroots officers. Don't look at all squad, platoon, and company level officers, but these officers are the skeleton of a unit, and with their inheritance, help, and guidance, the recruits have grown up rapidly.

After lunch, the Guards Brigade began to operate, with a company of the Reconnaissance Brigade as the vanguard opening the way in front, followed by the 2nd Guards Regiment and the 3rd Guards Regiment, then the Heavy Artillery Battalion and the Armored Battalion, which acted together with the Heavy Firepower Regiment of the Guards Brigade, and the Brigade Headquarters and the 1st Guards Regiment at the end. Among the current guard brigades, only the 1st Guard Regiment did not participate in the Battle of Zhennanguan, so it is also the regiment with the strongest combat effectiveness.

Soon after the departure of the Guard Brigade, Wang Haitao also set off with his troops, and this time Wang Haitao put the 50 heavy guns and shells of the 130 Heavy Cannon Regiment into the storage ring. Wang Haitao was accompanied by a battalion of the reconnaissance brigade, the 546th Regiment of the 272nd Brigade, and the artillery of the heavy artillery regiment. Their target was Matouling, directly west of Qinzhou City.

This Matouling was provided to Wang Haitao by the reconnaissance brigade, and its altitude was 700 meters, 8 kilometers from Qinzhou City, and 15 kilometers from the garrison of the Japanese fleet in Qinzhou Bay. The important thing is that there is no place to block the line of sight in the two directions of this Matouling towards Qinzhou City and Qinzhou Bay, and the reconnaissance brigade has also set up a long-term observation post here, constantly observing the situation of the Japanese troops in Qinzhou City and Qinzhou Bay with artillery binoculars.

The straight-line distance from Nameng Town to Matouling is 35 kilometers, but there are no roads at all on this road, and they all pass through the mountains. Wang Haitao and his entourage also have 3,500 people, and it is really not easy for so many people to cross the lofty mountains and reach Matouling. In particular, the more than 200 artillery members of the heavy artillery regiment usually ride in trucks when marching, and it is difficult for them to march like this.

Fortunately, the physical fitness of the artillerymen is not bad, and the usual physical training has not been pulled down, and it is a little hard to walk, but they are gritting their teeth and persevering. The road was explored by the reconnaissance brigade, and the soldiers of the reconnaissance brigade were naturally familiar with it, and it was still a lot easier to have them lead the way. After dark, Wang Haitao asked the reconnaissance battalion to choose a place to camp, and they were not in a hurry to rush to Matouling, because the attack on the Japanese fleet must be placed after the attack on the airfield, otherwise the Japanese planes would come to bomb and the heavy artillery regiment would definitely suffer losses.

After a long day of marching, the Tangshan Leopard's guard brigade also approached the Japanese airfield at eight o'clock in the evening. The Japanese airfield was built at the foot of Fengmen Mountain, less than ten kilometers away from the city of Qinzhou. If the airport is fought, the Japanese army in Qinzhou City will only need an hour to arrive, and in order to ensure the smooth capture of the airport, it is very important to block the reinforcements in Qinzhou City.

The Japanese army built a road from Qinzhou City to the airport, which is also the road used to transport supplies and materials from Qinzhou City to the airport in peacetime, to block the reinforcements of Qinzhou City, and it is necessary to cut off this road.

Tangshan Leopard said to Sun Linhai, the commander of the Third Regiment: "Lin Hai, our brigade's attack on the airport will start on time at 12 o'clock at night, and the task given to your regiment is to cut off the road from Qinzhou to the airport before 12 o'clock at night, and make preparations to block the reinforcements from Qinzhou." How is it? Can it be done?" Sun Linhai is also a brother who has followed Tangshan Leopard from birth to death for many years, and he knows Tangshan Leopard's character very well and knows what Tangshan Leopard means when he says this.

Sun Linhai replied with a smile: "Brigade seat, you have given our regiment a soft persimmon to eat, if such a task cannot be completed, then are you still a member of the guard brigade?" Tangshan Leopard knew that although the third regiment had many recruits and a little poor combat effectiveness, it was still not a big problem to block reinforcements, so he just said: "Okay, when the task is completed, I will give you credit." Stay safe, bro!"

Tangshan Leopard's last sentence made Sun Linhai's eyes hot, and a warm current surged up in his heart. Sun Linhai saluted the Tangshan Leopard and said, "Brigade seat, we are leaving, you should also take care!" After watching the officers and men of the Third Regiment disappear into the night, Tangshan Leopard commanded the troops to establish an artillery position first. The 18 152-caliber heavy howitzers and shells of the heavy artillery battalion and the 12 85-caliber light howitzers and shells of the heavy artillery battalion of the heavy artillery regiment of the heavy artillery regiment shared a position, and the position was set up eight kilometers away from the airfield.

In order to ensure the safety of the artillery position, Tangshan Leopard left a battalion and a reconnaissance company of the Second Regiment to serve as escorts, and then continued to touch the direction of the airport with the remaining troops. The troops stopped three kilometers away from the airport, and it was already half past nine o'clock in the night, and after Tangshan Leopard ordered all the people to rest, and sent a reconnaissance company to act as a guard, he took two guards to touch forward for a while, and raised binoculars to observe the airport.

The airport is located in an open area at the foot of the mountain, and the trees have been cut down within two kilometers of the surrounding area. And there are more than ten tall watchtowers around the airport, and there are searchlights on each watchtower. There is also barbed wire around the airport, and only due west has a gate with sandbag fortifications and four heavy machine guns at the door.

The airfield was even brighterly lit, with patrols patrolling in all directions, and behind the barbed wire was a fortification made of sandbags, and under the light you could see light and heavy machine gun fire, as well as some rapid-fire guns in the fortifications. On the tarmac in the distance, there are dozens of planes neatly parked.

Tangshan Leopard asked the guards around him to record the coordinates and locations of several targets one by one, and then took them back to the camp. Although the order to rest had been given, the soldiers were making preparations for the battle, and the heavy mortar battalion of the heavy fire regiment had already chosen its position, and set up eighteen 120 heavy mortars and twenty-four 100 heavy mortars. With the range of heavy mortars, it was already possible to cover the airfield with artillery fire from here.

Some fighters were checking weapons and ammunition, some were eating dry food. Tangshan Leopard called Tang Fu and Wei Song, the two regiment commanders, over and told them what they had observed at the airport. This time the operation was to attack the airfield, not to infiltrate it, so the infantry had to follow the attack as soon as the artillery fire began. The task of the first attack was handed over to a regiment with stronger combat effectiveness.

Wei Song didn't have anything to say about this, a regiment of combat power was there, and the first attack must use all his strength to give the enemy a fatal blow, and everyone understands this truth. Tang Fu took over the task and returned to the regiment, immediately found several battalion commanders, and began to arrange the offensive task. Similarly, Tang Fu gave the task of attacking first to the first battalion, and the task of covering naturally fell to the heavy firepower battalion.