Section 77 A touch is imminent

The movement of the Minfu camp was very fast, and the town here in Wuqiao had been renovated in a short time. Of course, they couldn't build reinforced concrete fortifications out of cement and sand, and all the town outside the town was piled up with mud bags. Because of the increase in the number of personnel in the battalion, because the young and strong laborers in the battalion have been greatly improved in nutrition and supplies over the past year or so, they are extremely efficient, and under the command of the veterans, the fortifications have been completed in a very short time.

After Shi returned to Wuqiao, he also praised their performance, with such a strong reserve force, it was much easier to fight than before. The fortifications have been basically completed, and the remaining part can be repaired by the veterans of the regimental headquarters and battalions, so that the physical exertion of the veterans is not large, and the usability of the position has also been greatly improved. Seeing that there was no need to worry about it anymore, Shi arranged for the Minfu battalion to rush to the front line of Leishan Ridge and Jiaoling Mountain to repair the fortifications, and since it was decided to use it as the main battlefield to block the attack, it was necessary to concentrate the strength of the whole regiment to prepare for the battle.

Subsequently, several battalion commanders received orders from the stones, the main position of the first line of Leishan Ridge and Jiaoling Mountain was garrisoned by the first battalion, the fairy village about ten miles away from Wuqiao in the northwest direction was defended by the second battalion, and the area of Jianmushroom Ridge, which was likely to be the smallest for the Japanese army to break through in the southwest direction, was garrisoned by the newly formed three battalions, and the three infantry battalions were all about ten miles away from Wuqiao, firmly guarding the entire west of Wuqiao in a fan-shape. The regimental headquarters battalion stayed in Wuqiao Town, in which the reconnaissance company had been sent out, and the artillery company was temporarily assigned to the command of a battalion.

Stone arranged this way, although the troops were scattered, but the area taken into account was huge, without knowing the battle situation on the front line and the movement of the Japanese army, this arrangement allowed him to respond in the shortest time, as long as the devils broke through from the place where they were stationed, he had great confidence to keep the devils.

Shishi's move of leading his troops to Wuqiao overnight proved his decision correct when the news came later. An hour and a half later, just as the Minfu Battalion and the First Battalion were rushing to repair the fortifications on the front line of Leishanling, the soldiers of the reconnaissance company who went to inquire about the news also contacted the scouts of the 72nd Army. Listening to their reports, Shi Shi and the other officers couldn't help but look at each other, the situation on the front line was even worse than they expected.

With the idea of Li Junzuo of the 70th Army, after luring the 33rd Division away from the direction of attack, it was divided and encircled in the mountainous area around Shangfu, with the strength of the three armies of the 70th, 72nd, and 78th armies, and under careful preparation, there was absolutely no problem in the strength of a division of the devil, just to encircle and annihilate the 33rd Division, and then they waved their troops eastward to attack Gao'an, so that the 34th Division would also be encircled within a radius of about 100 miles between Gao'an and Shanggao, and under the condition that they were besieged in all directions. Even if the 34th Division could break through the encirclement, the magnitude of the losses would be difficult to estimate. After this battle, only one mixed 20 brigade remains, what role can it play? A large area south of Xiushui, including Nanchang and other places, will be returned to the control of the national army.

However, the battle plan is very magnificent, but the actual execution is a big problem. After the 70th Army changed the previous situation of continuous retreat on the Shangfu front, the Japanese army also retreated at the first time, and the 72nd Army and the 78th Army, which rushed to encircle and encircle, although they had the desire and idea of encircling and annihilating the Japanese army, were still a little inferior in actual combat capability. The 72nd Army and the 78th Army are both Sichuan Army, since the Anti-Japanese War, the Sichuan Army has sent more than 2 million troops, the casualties are not counted, and their thin bodies have held up half of the sky of the Anti-Japanese War. However, after all, the Sichuan army is not the central army, not the chairman's descendant troops, whether it is supply or treatment, there is no way to compare with the central army, the Sichuan army out of Sichuan, the soldiers rely on a pair of straw shoes to trek thousands of miles, when other troops are equipped with American, Soviet, German equipment, the Sichuan army troops are also full of a large number of birds and other equipment, grain and grass supplies are also with a meal without a meal, this completely different treatment, how can not make the soldiers feel cold?

In particular, in this kind of short-handed battle with the Japanese army, the gap in personnel and equipment and weapons and firepower was completely exposed, and the Japanese army felt the danger, and they used mountain artillery to open the way, and used mortars to clear the road, and the officers and men of the Sichuan army who blocked the enemy with their blood could only sacrifice their lives for the country under the ravages of artillery fire, and could only be passively beaten and watched the Japanese troops break through.

The brethren of the Independent Regiment, who had been complaining about why the friendly troops were so vulnerable, could not help but be stunned when they listened to these things that these scouts told with tears in their eyes! Looking at their tattered clothes and rudimentary weapons and equipment, they couldn't help but look at each other, and they didn't know what to say for a while.

Speaking of which, although they have been complaining that the equipment and weapons are far worse than the devils, on the whole, the supply of all aspects can still be guaranteed. Especially in the past year and a half in Yifeng, their lives have changed dramatically, even ordinary soldiers have eggs every day and meat at every meal, this kind of thing is unimaginable. Even the 51st Division, which is already the worst unit in the 74th Army, has never run out of food, and the weapons are given priority to supply.

Shi thought about it, let these brothers stay here for the time being, since the devils have broken through, then they will rush to the direction of Shangfu at this time, and the danger will be great. Staying here for the time being can help them have a deeper understanding of the battle situation here, and on the other hand, it is also a guarantee for their safety. After a few people discussed it for a while, they also agreed, and Shi looked at their messy appearance, and couldn't help but think of his situation in Luodian, that bloody battle, although three or four years have passed, but every detail is engraved in his mind, making him think of it as if it was just yesterday. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and arranged for the secretary to take them to change a few clothes, and eat something to fill their stomachs.

Not to mention the gratitude of these scouts, Shi has already commanded all the departments to prepare for battle immediately with a serious expression, if these brothers are not wrong in the news, I am afraid that it will not be long before the devil arrives.

Sure enough, soon after, the soldiers of the reconnaissance company rushed back in batches to report the situation, and although the troops of the national army outflanked from the direction of Nanling and Taguling, although they successfully converged to complete the encirclement, this encirclement was really a little weak, and the Japanese army turned around and attacked several waves, easily tearing open the defense line of the national army, and now they are rushing to the first line of the four peaks along the direction of Jianli Mountain.

Listening to the scout's report, Stone immediately asked, "How far is the vanguard of the devils from us?" ”

"The forward troops of the devils have arrived at Hualin Village, 15 miles to the north from Huibu, and about 25 miles to the east from Wuqiao." The scouts were obviously very familiar with the terrain in this area, and immediately blurted out an accurate answer.

Shi pondered for a moment, and immediately said: "The devils in Shangfu have just been attacked in the north and south directions, from the point of view of inertial thinking, they will definitely not dare to go north, Wuqiao here has been conquered by the devils, psychologically they have an advantage, the devils will definitely choose to break through from the east, as long as they kill Wuqiao, they will be able to get in touch with the Japanese army in Gao'an, and they will escape from the encirclement, if they go north, although they can flee from Huibu to Fengxin, but they also completely abandon the flank of the 34th Division, This situation is certainly not what the Japanese army wants to see. ”

As he spoke, Shi Shi continued to ask, "Do you know how many people are in the vanguard of the Japanese army?" ”

"I don't know, we don't dare to get closer, but there is at least one brigade." The Scout replied honestly.

Shi nodded, he was very satisfied with the news they had found, as for them not daring to get too close, this was also understandable, after all, there were a lot of devil's scout troops, with the current situation, I am afraid that these scouts would at least have to explore the surrounding area of twenty or thirty miles, the battles between scouts are very frequent, the closer they are to the troops, the more fierce this kind of fight will be, and it is already the limit to be able to find out the movements and general situation of the devils in this bloody fight.

After thinking carefully about this information in his heart, Shi immediately decided to immediately move the headquarters to the Guanwang Temple, which was less than two miles away from the Lei Shan Ridge, in order to facilitate the command of the battle on the front line, and he himself rushed to the position of the first battalion with a few guards to check the construction of the position.

War horses galloping, about a pillar of incense kung fu stone rushed to the Lei Mountain Ridge, look around, only to see that the middle of the road has been made of soil and stone to build up several layers of defense line, the figure in it flashed, there are many people are busy nervously, and on the mountain, the defense line established on the basis of trees is very hidden, such a place is undoubtedly the ideal place to block the enemy, in this relatively chaotic situation, the enemy's strength advantage has been greatly reduced, as long as there are more traps and *, It is enough to slow down the enemy's march, and the machine gun position at the commanding height of the hill can make the enemy even more uncomfortable.

After seeing the situation here, Shi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but when he saw the busy figures of those people, he couldn't help frowning, the general shape and outline of the position had come out, but due to the geographical environment and inconvenience, it would take more time to completely complete the position, especially the position here was carried out according to the regimental level of troops, which was even more laborious and laborious, and it was not at all possible to complete it in a short time.