Section 243 The arrangement of the stones

The Japanese army's third attack on Changsha also made the 74th Army very nervous, as the commander of the 74th Army, Wang Yaowu obviously also had a headache, because the situation of the unit under his command at the moment was really bad. Moreover, since the beginning of the Battle of Shanggao, they have fought two major battles in succession, and the losses of each department have not yet had time to make up for it, so if they rejoin the battlefield under such circumstances, the losses will be so great and the consequences will be so serious that they are really amazing. Although he was transferred to Liuzhou for rest and recuperation this time, Shangfeng once said that they would rest and recuperate with peace of mind, and they would not be redeployed until the combat effectiveness of the whole army was restored, but that was when the devils were repelled, and now that the smoke has risen again, who knows that Shangfeng will not change his mind temporarily?

After an urgent meeting, the military headquarters immediately made some adjustments to the garrison situation of the various departments. The 51st Division, which has the most well-preserved strength, will be transferred to the front line of Luzhai to garrison, and once Shangfeng issues an order, this time the 51st Division will be the vanguard of the whole army and will go north to participate in the war in the shortest possible time. For the 51st Division commanded by Li Tianxia, starting from the Battle of Shanggao, several battles fought in succession made Wang Yaowu very dissatisfied, the original 51st Division's combat effectiveness can be called the first in the whole army, and since Li Tianxia served as the division commander, the burden has been handed over to the shoulders of the 57th Division, although the 57th Division commanded by Yu Chengwan dared to fight and performed very well, but Wang Yaowu's heart was definitely not very happy.

However, at this time, he was quite satisfied with Li Tianxia. Although the 51st Division did not make any achievements, at least the strength of the troops was still very well preserved, after two battles, the 57th Division was disabled, the 58th Division was basically destroyed, and only the 51st Division basically had no losses.

The 57th Division was solely responsible for the defense of Liuzhou City, and the 57th Division suffered a lot of losses in Chunhua Mountain, but the main thing was that the entire army of the field supplementary regiment was wiped out heavily, and the situation of the other three regiments was not bad.

The 58th Division is currently the most headache for him, although after Zhang Lingfu was promoted to division commander, his ability to control the 58th Division has been greatly improved, and he no longer has to worry about the situation of not being able to command like Liao Lingqi, but as soon as Liao Lingqi died, three of the four regiment commanders resigned, and a large number of officers left, not to mention the six or seven thousand people lost in that battle. Therefore, in a short period of time, there is no need to count on the 58th Division here, no matter how strong Zhang Lingfu's ability is, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, so he needs to be given enough time to recruit soldiers and train an elite army to come out. In this way, in order to let the 58th Division reorganize and train with peace of mind, Wang Yaowu asked the 58th Division to move south of Liujiang to train with peace of mind.

As for the independent regiment here, Wang Yaowu is also a little worried, although the stone troops can fight, but first to reinforce the 58th Division, then to relieve the siege of the military headquarters, and finally after the lone army, every battle is extremely difficult, every time it is faced with the most elite troops of the devils, a series of battles are fought, not to mention the huge loss of troops, the psychological fatigue of the soldiers is also a very troublesome thing, and at this time it is also urgent to rest and adjust. Fortunately, in the matter of the independent regiment, this kid has always had the ability to solve it by himself, he just needs to give power to this kid and let him let go of his hands and toss.

At the beginning, a poor jingle Yifeng made him rich in firewood and rice, and this time a stable Liucheng County should be enough for the independent regiment to recover, the only thing to pay attention to is that the set he used in Yifeng can no longer be used. If this kid comes up with something to investigate corrupt officials, and waits for the big guy of the Gui family to speak, it won't end well. Fortunately, when he questioned Chief of Staff Chen later, Chen Yu told him that he had already informed Shi of the situation here, and asked them not to interfere in local government affairs, so that there should be no more problems.

If the situation of this battle is not really a last resort, the independent regiment will no longer be allowed to participate in the war, Wang Yaowu has already made up his mind in his heart.

Here in Liucheng County, Shi also began to understand the terrain around Liucheng and began to readjust the layout of the defense line. After all, if you want to build a solid fortification here, familiarity with the terrain is the first step, and reasonable use of it on the basis of familiarity with the terrain will maximize the advantages of the location to make up for the lack of troops and strength. Of course, the current situation just makes them more urgent.

On December 26, the fourth day after the independent regiment arrived in Liucheng County, the stones began to readjust the layout when they had generally understood the terrain here in Liucheng.

Liucheng County can roughly be east and west two pieces, is distinguished by a Rongjiang River, more peculiar is that the topography of the east and west halves is very different, the county seat of Liucheng County is located on the east bank of the Rongjiang River, with this as the center to extend to the east, is a continuous hilly and mountainous area. To the west of the Rongjiang River, there are mainly karst stone mountains and hills.

Because of this, in the eyes of ordinary people, Liucheng County is actually the east half of the Rongjiang River, after all, the cultivation of fields and fishing ponds are basically centered on the county. Although the county itself is surrounded by mountains and mountains, the industrious people work hard at the foot of the mountains and in the wilderness, using the melt river water, and also reclaiming a large area of fertile land. After learning about this situation, Shishi's heart blossomed, and he was still worried that the civil affairs here would not let him interfere, how should he solve the problem of eating and eating meat for the brothers, but now it seems that as long as he wants to do it, there is nothing he can't do.

However, Shi Shi is also doing things in a reasonable and orderly manner, and first set out the defense problems of the entire county, only if they can stand here, they can do a big job like in Yifeng, and strive to expand their strength, otherwise, if they are killed by devils, everything will become empty words.

The three battalions commanded by Li Shijian were stationed in the area of Taiping Town, about 40 miles northeast of Liucheng County. This is the gateway to the northeast of Liucheng County, from here to the north will be Rong'an County, and further north is Huaihua City. Seven hundred miles east of Huaihua is Changsha, speaking of which, if Changsha is lost, the possibility of devils attacking here cannot be ruled out.

Shapu Town, 30 miles south of Taiping Town, was defended by a battalion commanded by Liu Wenfeng. Compared with Taiping Town, the stone obviously attaches more importance here. To the south of Shapu is the city of Liuzhou, which is an important official road connecting the two places, and from Shapu to the east, after crossing several mountain ranges, is the boundary of Yongfu County in Guilin. To the north of Guilin, after Yongzhou and Hengyang is Changsha City, although the two places are thousands of miles apart, much farther than the distance to the north, but this avenue is flat and open, and it has always been the main passage between Hunan and Guizhou.

Shi asked Liu Wenfeng and Li Shijian to garrison these two places with one battalion and three battalions, which was equivalent to putting a lock on the north and south sides of Liucheng, as long as these two places were guarded, Liucheng County would be impregnable.

In addition, the second battalion commanded by Gao Da Hammer was stationed in Liucheng County, so that the three main infantry battalions of the independent regiment were all left in the east of the Rongjiang River to build fortifications, and they became a zigzag formation between each other, which could be used as reinforcements for each other, and this strength was already the vast majority of the regular combat strength of the independent regiment.

As for the regimental headquarters of the independent regiment, the stone was chosen in the town of Zhailongji, thirty miles west of the Rongjiang River. Originally, after the Rongjiang River, it was already considered a barren land, especially a place that was still thirty miles away, so it was even more deserted. In this place, except for a few small villages within a radius of ten miles, the rest are mountains.

In the face of such a move by the stone, County Magistrate Zhu naturally discouraged them one after another, according to their ideas, even if the regimental headquarters of the independent regiment did not move into the county government, it had to be located in the county seat. But I don't want to set up the regiment headquarters in such a ghost place as soon as the stone arrives, which is confusing.

However, on the surface, they are also happy in their hearts. To be honest, they are also under great pressure, and now they also know that the situation of the Anti-Japanese War is getting worse and worse. The more troubled the times, the more important the people in charge of the military power will naturally be, although they are still in charge of the civil affairs here, but if this Shi regiment leader insists on interfering in the affairs of the county, can they still allow it? provoked these Qiu Ba, and was shot by them, even if the above will find trouble, but the life is gone, what's the use of talking about this? Taking a step back, if the regiment headquarters is located in the county seat, they have to come out for this food and drink, right? A day or two is not a big deal, but what about a long time? If it drags on for a year or two, who can afford it?

Now the stone is doing this, and it really puts them at ease. The strength of the three infantry battalions was arranged around the county seat, and after seeing the amazing momentum of these strong soldiers, especially after seeing the soldiers commanded by the tall sledgehammer with an astonishing and strict attitude to lay several lines of defense outside the city, their hanging hearts were finally relaxed.

And Shishi's regimental headquarters was located in the west of the Rongjiang River, and he said that he would concentrate on training the troops, and there was no major event that would not cross the Jiangdong, which undoubtedly ruled out the possibility of him meddling in government affairs, and it was really the most ideal situation for County Magistrate Zhu and them. Originally, County Magistrate Zhu had discussed with his subordinates, and the worst plan was to give up half of his power and only cling to the two major pieces of grain and taxes, but now there is nothing to lose, but there is an extra strong army guarding the surroundings, where can I find this kind of good thing?