Supplies
After marching all the way, Liuhai's troops needed to replenish fuel, food and ammunition, and the current supplies were not enough to launch a large-scale offensive battle, but the lofty mountains and cliffs from the Nu River to Tengchong became a difficult difficulty for logistics supplies to cross. Liu Hai sent someone to contact the U.S. Engineer Corps in charge of logistics, but the U.S. Engineer Corps was still building bridges over the Nu River, and it was still 108,000 miles away from him. However, China's transport troops have tried their best to transport a large number of military supplies to Kang County on the other side of the Nu River, and the road between Kang County and Tengchong has no way to ensure sufficient logistical supplies at all, but the Tengchong offensive is already close at hand, and the artillery is the primary condition for attacking the fortified position.
"Now there are less than 2,000 shells left in the two artillery regiments, and it would be good if this shell could hit Tengchong!" Liu Hai said, "Send a telegram to Chief Wei Lihuang and ask him to talk about how to send a batch of shells over first, otherwise let alone Tengchong, Fengshan will not be able to beat it!" "Division, with all due respect, I'm afraid there is no way for Chief Wei, such a road can only be crossed by people carrying horses, but all our logistics troops are not manpowered!" Chief of Staff Guo said. "What then? Just wait here? Can we wait, can the fighters wait? Bangs said. Master, come here, there are local officials who want to see you," said Sima Hong next to him. "Local officials? What are they here for? Bangs said a little strangely. Chief of Staff Guo, go take a look, I'm not in the mood to play politely with them! Bangs said. Master, you better go by yourself, they may solve our logistical difficulties! Sima Hong said. Well? Is it? Liu Hai looked at Sima Hong suspiciously.
After coming out, Liu Hai saw a middle-aged man in a tunic and an old man in a horse coat, Liu Hai looked at Sima Hong in confusion, these two people can solve the logistics problem of the army? "Just check it out and you'll see if it's going to work!" Sima Hong seemed to be very confident. "Who are you?" Bangs stepped forward and asked. "You're Senior Commander Liu, aren't you?" The tunic asked. "I am, you are?" Bangs replied. "The contemptible person is Hong Wenxin, the magistrate of Kang County," said the man in a tunic suit, "This is the old lady Wang of Kang County!" "Is there anything you're looking for me?" Bangs asked. "That's right, we heard that the army is here, and it is difficult to transport logistics and grain, so we want to see if we can help?" Hong Wenxin said. "How can you help?" Bangs said strangely. "This chief, the two of us really can't help much, but we have nine towns and eighteen townships around Kang County, with a total of more than 40,000 laborers, who can transport grain and ammunition for the army at any time. The old lady Wang said. "Huh?" Only then did Bang Hai understand. "Division, even if so many people carry horses, even if they can't be supplied and transported sufficiently, they can at least meet the needs of the battle! That's great! Chief of Staff Guo said. But this is a war, the Japanese army can't let us supply, it will definitely use artillery fire to blockade and strike, in short, to supply us with ammunition, food and grass, we will inevitably pass through the rain of bullets, casualties are inevitable, and they are all ordinary people! Liu Hai said, it is wrong to let the common people go to the battlefield in Liu Hai's opinion!
"Hahaha!" Old lady Wang looked up to the sky and laughed, "Sir, although we villagers are ignorant, we know the word loyalty!" As a member of China, we should contribute to the resistance against Japan, not to mention the rain of bullets and bullets, or the sea of swords and fires, and we will not take half a step back. At that time, my ancestor was a partial general who followed General Feng Zicai to fight in the town of Nanguan, and the French were not strong guns and guns, and my ancestors ordered a thousand soldiers to fight bravely to kill the enemy until all the soldiers were killed and no one retreated, how heroic it was! I believe that although my people have gone through a hundred years, but the blood of expelling the Tartars has not been cold, as long as the general gives an order, 40,000 laborers in my Kang County are at the disposal of the general, if one person retreats, the old man is willing to offer the whole family to ask for sin! "The old lady is serious! As a soldier, it is my duty to keep the people safe, and now I am ashamed to let the people live and die for us! Bangs said. The general and all the soldiers killed the enemy for the country, and we just contributed some strength, not enough to worry about! I'll go back and gather the villagers now and deliver food and ammunition for the army!" "After Mrs. Wang finished speaking, she turned around and left!" Division Commander Liu, I'm also going back, and I ask you to send an officer to coordinate and command! Hong Wenxin said. Chief of Staff Guo, you will go with County Magistrate Hong to participate in logistics transportation now, and you must cooperate closely to ensure logistics transportation! "Got it!" Chief of Staff Guo said.
"Call the commanders of each division, as well as Huang Kesheng, Liu Xiaoshan, Ghost Cannon, and Wu Fatzi to come to the combat meeting!" Bangs said. "Understood!" Sima Hong ran to deliver the order. Half an hour later, in a ruined house, the commanders of all the troops for this attack had arrived! "Now I announce the next combat order, on our way to Tengchong, there are two strongholds in Qiaotou County and Jiangtho County, only by killing these two strongholds, we can go south along the Longchuan River and directly attack Tengchong and Fengshan! Now the four divisions of the North Road will attack Qiaotou County, the three divisions of the South Road will attack Jiang Tho County, the two artillery regiments will belong to two combat groups, and Commander Huang Kesheng and Regiment Commander Liu Xiaoshan will be responsible for the security of the headquarters. After bangs finished speaking, he waved his hand and broke up! Liu Shizuo, does it take four divisions to attack a county town? A division commander asked. What I want is to kill chickens with a knife and solve these two obstacles happily, so that we can drive straight into Tengchong City for a long time! Bangs said. I see! The division commanders said.
Liu Hai gave an order, four divisions and three divisions launched attacks on two county towns, the total number of Japanese troops stationed in these two counties was only a few hundred, and they could not withstand the attack of four divisions at all, under the attack of artillery, after a day of fighting, the two county towns had been taken, and the defending enemy was all annihilated! After eliminating the Japanese army in these two counties, Liu Hai immediately sent scouts to reconnoiter in the direction of Fengshan, and the results of the investigation found that the defense in Fengshan was very strong, and there were five fortress groups in Fengshan, but the forward position of the Japanese army had not been completely constructed, which meant that if the attack could be launched within two days, it would save a lot of effort! But soon Liu Hai discovered a problem, when attacking the two county towns, Wu Fatzi and the ghost artillery shells hit a lot, and now the artillery shells of the whole army are less than 500 rounds, which is not enough to attack Fengshan! After weighing it, Liu Hai decided to attack, as long as he can take the lead, if he is smooth or lucky, he can occupy Fengshan in one go, as long as he occupies Fengshan, Tengchong City is in the bag!
Liu Hai decided to lead four divisions of troops to attack Fengshan, concentrating all the shells to shoot at Fengshan, and striving to use the last shells to defeat Fengshan! Liu Hai rushed to Fengshan with four divisions of troops along the destroyed road, and the rapid advance of the Chinese army obviously surprised the Japanese army, who did not expect the Chinese army to come so quickly! After observing the Japanese position, Liu Hai immediately launched an attack, and the troops of the two divisions, under the cover of artillery, launched an attack on the outer defense line of Fengshan. The ghost artillery and Wu Fatzi hit very accurately, and the troops of the two divisions rushed very fiercely, but the attack was not smooth, because the reconnaissance troops did not detect that there were many underground fortifications on the outer defense line of the Japanese army, and these underground fortifications were very hidden, the firing range was low, and there were many heels on the rocks, so it was very difficult to attack. After several attacks, two artillery regiments ran out of shells, and the offensive had to be stopped! "Division, what to do now, without shells, there is no way to continue the attack, the Japanese army's Type 92 is more scary, and there are a lot of small cannons, there is no sufficient firepower to suppress, so you can only rush up to feed the bullets!" A division commander said. "The whole army went on the defensive, waiting for logistical replenishment! During this period of time, we will strictly guard against the counterattack of the Japanese army, and resume the offensive as soon as our logistical supplies arrive! Liu Hai reluctantly ordered. No! Division, we can continue to attack! Sima Hong ran in and said. Go on the offensive? No shells for a frontal attack? Bangs said. Our logistical supplies have arrived! Sima Hong said. Where is it? Liu Hai said excitedly when he heard it. Come out and see! Sima Hong walked out with his bangs and looked at the road behind.
On the mountain roads and on the slopes, countless ordinary people pushed carts, carrying people on their shoulders and horses on their backs, some with a cannonball on it, some carrying grain bags, and some carrying meals in baskets. As these people moved forward, more and more people rushed up, and even where there was no road on the mountain, there were people who were struggling to move, and more and more people were pouring in like ants moving mountains. At this time, the Japanese army also found these people who were transporting supplies for the national army, and the artillery began to shoot, and one after another the shells hit the mountains behind, and on the road, from time to time, people were killed and blown down! But the person in front fell, and the person behind picked up his things and continued to rush forward, the Japanese shells did not play any role, just like the old lady Wang said, no one flinched! Liu Hai looked at these people, and his heart was excited, there are so many ordinary people as the backing, transporting grain and ammunition, not to mention Fengshan, even Tengchong is just around the corner!
"Tell the troops that our supplies have arrived, and the whole army will attack!" Bangs yelled!