readx;? The training of the Sichuan army lasted for seven days, although the training of the guard regiment was somewhat different from the training of the Sichuan army in peacetime, and more emphasis was placed on mutual cooperation and cooperation, and the intensity of their original training was much greater, but these soldiers of the Sichuan army must have been trained for several months, and they were not a group of farmers who did not know anything. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In addition, there are white silver dollars as military salaries, as well as a personal belongings for each person, plus meat meals every day, these are the motivation for the training of the Sichuan officers and soldiers. After seven days of training, these Sichuan troops became more soldiers. Wang Haitao considered that this was an extraordinary period and that the Japanese army could take action at any time, so he decided to send them weapons as soon as possible.

On the morning of that day, the officers and men of the two brigades once again assembled on the large playground of the barracks, and the officers and men of Sichuan, dressed in brand-new uniforms, lined up neatly on the playground, and really looked much stronger than when they first assembled. When they stood in line, 20 trucks drove in the playground at once, and Wei Changhai of the logistics department also came to the playground with a group of people, along with Wang Haitao, Li Yuanhong, Wu Jianzhou, and two brigade commanders, Mu Suzhong and Huanggang.

Weapons were distributed in shifts, with one light machine gun, two shell guns, and ten Type 38 rifles in each squad. Each platoon was added with one heavy machine gun and two grenadiers. The fire company was equipped with four heavy machine guns, six light machine guns, eight grenadiers, and six mortars. The heavy fire battalion has four 100 heavy mortars, 4 120 heavy mortars, eight mortars of other calibers, and four Type 57 heavy machine guns. In addition, it turned out that the heavy weapons of the whole brigade were handed over to the heavy fire battalion, and the guard regiment selected ten fighters with the best marksmanship in the whole brigade, and each of them was issued with a Mauser sniper rifle with a scope, five of these ten fighters were in the heavy fire battalion and five were in the brigade guard battalion.

The equipment of the brigade guard battalion is not much different from that of the former battalion of the independent brigade, and it is all new German-made weapons. These weapons, not to mention the soldiers, have not even been seen by the two brigade commanders. Wang Haitao's generosity frightened both Mu Suzhong and Huang Gang, and they thought that Wang Haitao would at most supplement them with a batch of Japanese-style weapons to replace the weapons that could not be used in the army.

What the two didn't expect was that Wang Haitao suddenly took out the weapons and ammunition equipped with the two brigades, and all the weapons in his original unit were replaced except for a few Makmi heavy machine guns and Czech light machine guns that remained in the heavy firepower battalion. Now the armament of his own troops is not the same as before, and with dozens of mortars in one brigade, it is not lost to little Japan.

Although most of these Japanese-style weapons are not brand new, they are also eighty percent new, and if they have just been maintained, they are not much worse than brand new. Officers above the battalion level were each issued with a German-made pistol, which was beautiful and powerful. The officers and men of the Sichuan army were so desperate for the weapons that had just been issued to them that they could not let go of them, and they never imagined that they would be replaced so quickly.

These soldiers were required to conduct live-fire training with 20 rounds of ammunition every day, which made several officers of the Sichuan army feel heartbroken. You must know that each soldier fires 20 rounds of live ammunition a day, and the thousands of soldiers in the brigade consume more than 100,000 rounds of ammunition a day, which is enough to fight a fierce battle.

Wang Haitao's attitude towards this is, don't be afraid of consuming bullets, what I want is that every soldier on the battlefield can use the gun in his hand to destroy the enemy, as long as he can destroy the enemy, no matter how much bullets are consumed, good marksmanship must be fed by bullets. Through this kind of training, the progress of these Sichuan officers and men is very obvious.

The training of the guard battalion and the heavy firepower battalion directly under the two brigades was carried out separately, and the two battalions were trained separately by the first battalion and three companies of the divisional guard regiment, and they were not only trained in the operation of various firearms, mortars, and other weapons, but also coordinated with various weapons, and suppressed the enemy's firepower on the battlefield.

Only a month after the calm days, the Japanese army began to make new moves. According to the report of the reconnaissance group, the Japanese army has gathered more than 20,000 people in Xuancheng County, and the 101st and 21st Divisions also have an independent field heavy artillery brigade, an independent machine gun brigade, a siege heavy artillery brigade, and a tank brigade are all ready to go in Xuancheng County, and the commander-in-chief is Lieutenant General Masaki Ito, the division commander of the 101st Division, whose targets are Jing County and Nanling County.

Although the two brigades of the Sichuan Army are still inferior to those of the 277th Brigade, they must also be combat-effective troops. Wang Haitao readjusted his deployment and put the entire brigade of the 278th Brigade and the 3rd battalion of the 568th Regiment of the 277th Brigade Tang Weichu, as well as the mountain artillery battalion, in Nanling County. The third battalion that stayed in the Tang Dynasty was in Nanling County because the third battalion had been stationed in Nanling County and knew the situation in Nanling County best.

In the direction of Jing County, after Ito Masashi withdrew from Yangliu Town to Xuancheng County last time, Wang Haitao sent a company of the 2nd Battalion of the 568th Regiment to reoccupy Yangliu Town and build fortifications again. In the last battle, Yangliu Town was blown into ruins, and now the soldiers of the 2nd Battalion and 2nd Company have used the broken walls and ruins of Yangliu Town to build another defensive system.

Considering that Qinxi Town was too close to the county seat of Jing County, Wang Haitao sent the second battalion and three companies to add another defensive line here in Gaoqiao Township, between Yangliu Town and Qinxi Town. This time, Wang Haitao placed three companies of the 2nd Battalion of the 568th Regiment on the three lines of defense starting from Yangliu Town, and a battalion of the 572nd Regiment of the 279th Brigade was placed on each line of defense.

The battlefield is the best and most effective training ground, no matter how good the soldiers are trained in peacetime, they are not qualified soldiers if they do not really go to the battlefield to fight, so this time Wang Haitao released the 278th Brigade and the 279th Brigade, Wang Haitao believes that after this battle with the Japanese army, these two brigades of the Sichuan Army will grow up rapidly, and truly become a strong soldier under his own command.

The county seat of Jingxian County is guarded by the first battalion of the 568th Regiment, the armored regiment, and the guard regiment, and the first battalion of the 568th Regiment is the general reserve to meet the needs of emergencies. The 573rd Regiment of the 279th Brigade served as the garrison of Yangong Town, Dingjiaqiao Town, Changqiao Township and other places outside Jingxian County.

Of the three companies of the antiaircraft artillery battalion, one company was placed in Nanling County, one company was placed in Yangliu Town, and one company was placed in the county seat of Jing County. The 130 heavy cannon battalion of the heavy artillery regiment was placed in the county seat of Jing County, and another German-made 150 heavy howitzer battalion was placed in Changqiao Township. When Wang Haitao showed up the anti-aircraft guns and heavy artillery, the two brigade commanders of Yisuzhong and Huanggang, as well as the battalion and regiment commanders of these two brigades, were all stunned.

Wang Haitao is deploying troops here, and the Japanese army is not idle. As soon as the six generals of Yan Jun took office, the spy agency sent information about the Jingxian Zhina army. The intelligence clearly reads: The army now occupying the county seat of Jingxian County is the first part of the 90th Army of China, which has escaped from the city of Nanjing, and this department has a German-made heavy artillery regiment, chariot troops, and other heavy weapons, numbering about 4 to 5,000 people, and its supreme commander is Wang Haitao, the commander of the 90th Army of China, and Wang Haitao, a general of the China Army who once held the post of commander of the defense of Nanjing in China.

Although the six generals of Yanjun have not fought with this general, he has heard of Wang Haitao many times when he was the director of education in Japan, and knows that the imperial army has suffered a big loss at the hands of this person many times, and there have been three divisions and regiments in the hands of this person, and the three lieutenant generals and division commanders died at the hands of this person, and the generals who died in the hands of this person are too many to count, this person is really the biggest opponent of the empire, if you can eliminate this person, it is even more important than winning a battle.

Now that this person has appeared in the hinterland of his own occupied area, it is a good opportunity to eliminate this person. Therefore, General Yan Junliu specially invited Lieutenant General Masaki Ito, commander of the 101st Division, and Washizu Matsuhei of the 21st Division to the headquarters of the Central China Dispatch Army. At the headquarters, General Yan Jun showed the two of them the information sent by the spy agency about the defenders of Jing County, and the two were both surprised and delighted after reading it.

The surprise is that he will face Wang Haitao, a terrible opponent, and the joy is that now this Wang Haitao only has four or five thousand troops in his hands, which is a great opportunity to eliminate him. Although the losses of the 101st Division were not small, the 21st Division, with 20,000 men, could be used to destroy this person and the Chinese army under his command with several times the strength of this man.

After the two of them read the information, the six generals of Yan Jun said to the two: "Ito-kun and Washizu-kun, in this battle against Jing County, I will add a machine gun brigade, a siege heavy artillery brigade, and a chariot brigade to the two of them, and I hope that the two will cooperate closely, and this time we must wipe out all this Wang Haitao and his troops in Jing County." I will also send a flight unit to support the two of them. ”

After the two of them stood upright, Washizu Matsudaira replied: "Hey, Your Excellency Commander, please rest assured that our Imperial Japanese Army will attack the small Jing County with superior forces, and it will definitely annihilate Wang Haitao and the Chinese army led by him. I just hope that His Excellency the Commander will strengthen the siege of Jing County to prevent this person from escaping. The sixth general of Yanjun nodded and said, "Yanxi, I will order the 17th Division to cooperate with the attack of the two." Then please two of you. ”

Ito Masaki and Otzu Matsudaira returned to the county seat of Xuancheng and waited for a while, and after the reinforcements sent by the six generals of Yanjun had arrived, Ito Masaki and Washizu Matsudaira held a combat meeting in Xuancheng. All officers of the two divisions and regiments above the rank of captain attended the meeting.

At the meeting, after some discussion, Ito Masaki and Washizu Matsudaira made an all-out attack on the county seat of Jing County, and after capturing the county seat of Jing County, they decided on the next action plan according to Wang Haitao's movements, and at the same time of attacking Jing County, they sent a wing and a chariot squad to launch a feint attack on Nanling County, the purpose of which was to contain the defenders of China stationed in Nanling County and prevent the defenders of China in Nanling County from reinforcing Jing County.