The task of building the fortifications was still very heavy, and the Japanese army was constantly approaching, and the time was very tight. Tang Longzai took out the few mines he had collected, and handed them all over to Zhang Lingfu, the head of the 547th Regiment. These 50 anti-infantry mines, 40 anti-infantry jumping mines, and 35 anti-infantry directional mines made Zhang Lingfu excited for a long time.

In the continuous blocking battle in Nanjing City and the back, Zhang Lingfu had used these kinds of mines, and the power and concealment made Zhang Lingfu amazed, but unfortunately there were too few, and the ones assigned to their regiments had already been used up. Now that he has so many advanced mines in his hands, how could Zhang Lingfu not use them?

The positions of the 547th Regiment were built on both sides of the road, relying on the two high grounds, based on the slopes under the high ground, and stuck the road from the left and right sides of the road. In front of the position was an arc-shaped one-meter-deep trench, and in front of the trench was a women's wall made of large stones dug out of the mountain, and dense shooting holes were opened in the wall.

The advantage of having a female wall is that the soldiers can stand in the trench and shoot, and the casualties of the female wall will be greatly reduced, and even if the enemy attacks them, it will take a lot of effort to climb over the female wall more than one meter high. However, the heavy machine gun was fixed in a light and dark bunker. The bunker is also made of rock, and the roof is covered with rough wood, which is half a meter thick with reinforced concrete. This kind of bunker is not large, but it is strong, and it is generally not destroyed by heavy artillery fire.

On both positions were placed the strength of a main battalion and half a battalion of heavy firepower. Not to mention the number of light and heavy machine guns in the infantry battalion, but also the heavy mortars and 69-type heavy machine guns in the heavy fire battalion, as well as the two 12.7-caliber Gaoping dual-purpose twin heavy machine guns, these equipment are absolutely second to none in the Chinese army except for their own 90th Division.

The 90th Army was called the First Army of China by Little Japan, mainly because of the extremely terrifying combat effectiveness of the 90th Division, which made Little Japan evaluate itself like this. The 90th Army of the First Army is really well-deserved, and other troops are a great victory when they destroy hundreds or thousands of enemies, but their own 90th Army is destroying Little Japan one division after another. I am also proud and proud to be the commander of one of the main regiments of the First Army.

Although the combat effectiveness of his own troops is fierce, he is meticulous in building the position, Zhang Lingfu keeps patrolling the position, and as long as he is a little dissatisfied, he immediately calls the responsible chief officer and asks him to correct it after scolding him. Wang Haitao's concept of using all firepower to strike and destroy the enemy, and the strongest and most complete fortifications in the month to better protect oneself was put forward by Zhang Lingfu and took it as a criterion.

Therefore, the solidity and completeness of the positions built by Zhang Lingfu are the first priority, the density of striking firepower is the key, and heavy weapons must be protected in a key way. What kind of soldiers will be brought, Zhang Lingfu is like this, and so are several battalion commanders under him. Time passed day by day in intense preparations, and three days later the intelligence of the reconnaissance unit was delivered to the desk of the front command in Hot Springs.

The forward troops of the Japanese army have reached Taoling Town, which is only eight kilometers away from Shangongjian Mountain, and will arrive in front of Shangongjian's position tomorrow morning. Peng Zhang, deputy commander of the 92nd Division, who was in command at the headquarters, immediately telegraphed Tang Longzai and Zhu Gangwei, two brigade commanders. Although the 276th Brigade is a little smaller in number, as long as it guards one of the 366th Heights, plus the whole brigade is veterans, and the weapons and equipment are not bad, so from the brigade commander to the soldiers, they are not afraid of Little Japan.

After receiving the notice from the headquarters, the two brigade commanders also immediately conveyed this notice to their subordinates. Several battalions on the front-line positions were nervous, and they were all using this last period of time to strengthen the fortifications, check the guns, and prepare for battle. The fighters were not afraid of the upcoming battle, but anticipation.

The 27th Division of the Japanese Army has come this way, not only on difficult mountain roads, but also to deal with the sneak attacks of small squadrons from time to time. This journey is also exhausting. The vanguard at the forefront was the 1st Infantry Wing of the garrison, and the wing commander Yago Sun Er Dazuo was also tormented by this mountain road. His wing also had the task of opening the way for the whole division, and although it had the help of the engineer brigade, it was also more laborious.

When they walked to Taoling Town, after walking on the mountain road for a day, the first wing that encountered a second sneak attack was exhausted, and the wing commander Yahou Sun Er saw that it was getting late, so he ordered to rest in the town. Taoling Town is not big, there are only dozens of families, and Little Japan has fled into the mountains a long time ago, and now the town is empty.

The Japanese rested in the town for the night, and the next morning, after breakfast, continued their advance. After the brigade walked for two hours, the reconnaissance team that had gone out came back and reported to the wing commander Yago Sun Nidaisa, that the defensive position of the Shina people had been found in front. Yahou Sun Er took the map and looked at it, and the map marked that there was Shangong Jianshan and the hot spring town in front, and as long as you passed the hot spring town, you would arrive at the foot of Yuexi City.

Yago Sun Er understood that this was the Chinese army that knew about his arrival and was ready to stop him here. Yago Sun II immediately prepared the wing for battle, and then went forward to observe the fortifications of the Shina army under the protection of the guards. When he came to the front, he was secretly surprised by what he saw in front of him before he even used his binoculars.

The terrain here is too dangerous, and there is a road between the two mountains, and these two mountains are like a gate, and if the Chinese army has arranged positions on the two mountains, then in order to pass through this road, it must first occupy these two mountains. Yago Sun Er used his binoculars again to carefully inspect the defensive positions of the Shina army.

This surprised him even more, not only did the Chinese army have fortifications on the two peaks, but also defensive positions at the foot of the mountains, which cut off the road. These three positions rely on each other and can support each other, and it is impossible to attack one alone. It's not easy to defend the army here! This is the first feeling of Yago Sun Er after observing the position.

Yago Sun II knew very well that he could not break through the defense of the Shina people with the strength of his own wing, so Yago Sun Ni Daisa reported the situation to the division commander, Lieutenant General Honma Masan, on the radio. It was only after arriving at Lake Manfo that Lieutenant General Honma received a telegram from his commander, General Okamura Ninji, and learned that he was about to face the 90th Army, known as the First Army of China.

This news made Lieutenant General Honma Masaharu a little nervous and a little excited, saying that it was false not to be nervous, the name of a person and the shadow of a tree! In the past two years, this first army of China, which ran from the 90th Division to the 90th Army, has become very famous among the Japanese army, and even the 6th Division and the 13th Division have been shattered in his hands.

However, from the intelligence of Commander Okamura Ninji, Honma Masaharu learned that the main force of the 90th Army in China should be in Huaining County, which is in front of Anqing City, and this Yuexi County is not very important, and there should be no main force of the 90th Army, so if he can capture the county seat of Xiayuexi, then the glory of defeating the First Army of China will fall on his head. Besides, the troops have come here, and if they go back, then they will lose face at all. As an emperor, this kind of shame is unacceptable no matter what.

Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma thought about it for a long time, but still decided to advance towards Yuexi and strive to capture the county seat of Yuexi. Now the large army led by Honma Masani was more than ten kilometers away from the first wing of Yago Sunji, and it was almost half a day's journey, and after receiving the telegram from Yago Sunji, Lieutenant General Honma Masaharu suddenly had a not very good feeling.

Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma sent a telegram back to Yago Sunji, asking the First Wing to defend on the spot, not to take the initiative to attack, and to attack after the main force of the headquarters arrived. Naturally, Yahou Sun Nidaisa complied, and while letting the wing deploy on the spot, he sent the engineer brigade back to Taoling Town, preparing to meet the commander of the Honma Masaharu Division and the brigade led by him.

Every move of the Japanese army Tang Longzai could see clearly with a telescope on the 386 Heights. There were 4 or 5,000 Japanese troops on the opposite side, and some of the equipment was sappers and baggage troops, so the Japanese troops here should be an infantry wing. Judging from the information provided by the reconnaissance unit, the Japanese army came to the 27th Division this time, so this wing must be the vanguard. The Japanese army should have seen the fortifications here, thinking that they would not be able to capture this place with one wing, so they defended on the spot and waited for the main force to come up, and it seems that the commander of this Japanese army still has some brains.

Since the Japanese army is not attacking, then he will not take the initiative to attack now, Tang Longzai called Zhang Lingfu and asked Zhang Lingfu to prepare for battle, but he was not allowed to attack. Then he asked the artillery battalion to calculate the coordinates and directions of the Japanese army in order to facilitate the attack. After giving these orders, Tang Longzai turned around and returned to the command post, ignoring the Japanese army.

In the front-line headquarters of Hot Spring Town, Peng Zhang invited Zhang Lingfu, the commander of the 547th Regiment, to come over, and Peng Zhang said to Zhang Lingfu: "Commander Zhang, the vanguard of the Japanese army has arrived, and it seems that the Japanese attack will start soon, how is your regiment prepared?" Zhang Lingfu replied after standing upright: "Report to Deputy Division Commander Peng, the first and second battalions of my 547th Regiment have all been prepared, and the little Japanese do not want to pass in front of my position." ”

Peng Chang said happily: "Very good! Commander Zhang, your position is the key to all positions, and you must not let Little Japan break through." I'll let the high ground on the left and right assist you, and you can call for heavy artillery support at any time. Zhang Lingfu replied: "I have thanked Deputy Division Commander Peng for my humble position." Please rest assured that Deputy Division Commander Peng will not allow a small Japanese to pass in front of his humble position. ”

Zhang Lingfu, who returned to the position, inspected the two positions again, and called Tang Yishi, the battalion commander of the guard battalion, to inquire about the situation of the mines again, and only after learning that everything was ready, Zhang Lingfu breathed a sigh of relief, stood on a high ground, and used a telescope to observe the movements of the Japanese army. Zhang Lingfu became a regiment commander from the 90th Division, and his subordinates were some miscellaneous troops, that is, Zhang Lingfu, a regiment commander who could lead troops and lead troops, so that he could bring a miscellaneous regiment into the main force of the division in a short period of time.

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