On July 2, amid the sound of gunfire everywhere, Mei Chunhua led the 31st Brigade to the vicinity of Loess Ridge, the 61st Regiment and the 62nd Regiment repaired in situ, and Mei Chunhua took the two regiment commanders to the division headquarters.

In the early morning sun, the rain miraculously stopped, and in the thick fog, the smoke of gunpowder shuttled through the mountains like black fog, the trees that had been extinguished by the rain crackled, and the air was constantly filled with gunfire.

"Let the brethren take time to rest and fill their bellies."

The military uniform on Feng Yi's body could no longer see the original color clearly, and it was raining all the way, and the military uniform had long been covered with mud.

"Squad leader, which unit is fighting? It's good enough, it's been fighting since last night. ”

One of the recruits looked at his veteran squad leader and asked like a curious baby when they heard gunfire on the march last night.

"Thirty-third Brigade, they are closer than us, they arrived here first."

The veteran squad leader only knew that the troops of the 11th Division were in front, and he didn't know that the opponent was the devil's army.

The 11th Division came here in a hurry, the logistics troops carried the supplies not so quickly, they launched an attack after a short rest, so there was no temporary camp, the winding mountains spread a range of dozens of kilometers, the thatched houses here are rare existences, the 31st Brigade did not find a place to live, they casually found a place without stagnant water, or sit or lie down, after adjusting their breathing, stuffed unpalatable multigrain cakes into their mouths.

"Gurgling ......"

Feng Yi swallowed the unpalatable multigrain cake in two bites, picked up the kettle and poured it all at once, and finally mixed it up.

"Whoever has cigarettes in his pockets, take them out; Let each brother take a sip. ”

Feng opened his backpack and opened an oiled paper bag, which contained the cigarettes he had saved and distributed them to the brothers next to him.

"One bite per person, don't just take care of yourself."

After Feng Yi finished dividing, he looked at the cigarettes in the hands of the brothers and was a little confused, because no one lit the fire.

"Hehehe......"

The big man Min smiled darkly, and pulled out a box of matches from his armpit, and he knew that no one had a fire, and that thing must have been soaked on the road.

"Laugh at it, don't click it yet."

Feng Yi scolded angrily.

"Zla!"

Min Fei took out a few matches, leaned over to Feng Ng, slashed them into a handful, and lit them for Feng Ng.

"Whew!"

After taking a sharp puff, Feng Ye handed the cigarette to the brother next to him.

"It's comfortable!"

In the blink of an eye, the sky above the rest place of the directly subordinate battalion was filled with a strong nicotine atmosphere.

"Battalion Commander Feng, the brigade commander asked you to come over."

A staff officer strode over and shouted.

"It's coming!"

Feng Yi got up with a grunt, got out of the state of lying on the ground and lazily, and left after saying goodbye to the staff officer.

"Brigadier Commander!"

Feng Yi looked at Mei Chunhua, who was also in a muddy state, and stood up after saluting.

"Wait for Captain Long and Captain Yin to come together."

Mei Chunhua nodded, this time the task was different from before, he felt that it was not so easy to complete.

"Brigadier Commander!"

"Brigadier Commander!"

Feng Yi waited for less than two minutes, and Long Zuocai and Yin Zuogan arrived.

"Commander Chen ordered our 11th and 60th Divisions to counterattack Pengze together, and last night, the 33rd Brigade had uprooted several strongholds on the periphery of Pengze, and was now continuing to advance towards Pengze; The task of our brigade is to advance from here, cut off the passage for the devils to return from Hukou for reinforcements, and buy time for the 33rd Brigade and the 80th Brigade of the 60th Division. ”

Mei Chunhua squatted on the ground, spread out the combat map on his knees, and the entire combat route was full of hills, and several highlands were particularly obvious among the hills.

"The 77th Division guarding Hukou counterattacked Hukou yesterday, the vanguard of the 460th Regiment collided head-on with the first part of the Botian Detachment near Tangshan, after the fierce battle, the 460th Regiment retreated to Yangjiashan, the Botian Detachment fiercely pursued, the attached Japanese field troops released poison gas, hundreds of officers and men of the 460th Regiment were poisoned, and more than 200 remnants were forced to retreat; Now you are continuing to advance towards Hukou, and it is expected that you have passed through the area of Caohuling, the 61st Regiment, your task is to attack and advance towards Caohuling, occupy Caohuling, and cut the devil into two sections. ”

Mei Chunhua pointed to the map and stared at Long Zuo before saying.

"Brigade commander, attack Cao Huling, we may be surrounded by devils."

Long Zuocai frowned, once Cao Huling was attacked, the troops attacking Hukou would most likely turn around, cooperate with Peng Ze's Japanese army, and eat the sixty-first regiment, after all, the devil also knew what the consequences of being cut off from the line of communication were.

"The army guarding Hukou has three divisions, the 16th Division and the 77th Division will cooperate with us to attack the Botian detachment from the flank, and the 26th Division left behind in Hukou will not be so easy for the devils to occupy Hukou, not to mention, Chief Chen's backup troops will keep joining the battlefield."

Mei Chunhua said his plan and asked Long Zuocai not to worry.

"The 62nd Regiment, together with the battalion directly under the brigade headquarters, set up a garrison fortification in Tianhong, ready to receive the 61st Regiment at any time, waiting for the general order."

Mei Chunhua looked at several officers and finally finished the battle order.

"Brigade commander, is our opponent only the Potian detachment?"

Feng Yi asked in a deep voice, he was no stranger to the Potian detachment, which was formed by Taiwanese soldiers and committed many crimes on the battlefield in China.

"Not necessarily, the 106th Division of the Japanese army has arrived in Pengze, they can land at Hukou at any time, and now that Madang Fortress has been lost, only they know where the devils landed."

Mei Chunhua shook his head, Madang Fortress was lost, and there were too many variables in the entire Wuhan battle, Jiujiang, Nanchang, and Wuhan all the way down, and the devils could choose the attack point at will.

After fierce fighting until noon, the units of the 33rd Brigade finally stopped their offensive and consolidated the occupied Japanese stronghold on the periphery of Pengze.

"Buzz ......"

In the sky, the devil's plane appeared in the Hukou and Pengze area, pouring machine gun fire from time to time, announcing their existence to the entire battlefield, in the direction of Pengze, the devil passed through the navy's ships, the 106th Division kept landing, and the war materials kept entering Pengze.

"Division commander, the call from the forward position, the outer defense line of Pengze, the devils are constantly increasing their troops, the devils' artillery fire is too fierce, I hope to take a breath."

In Loess Ridge, Chief of Staff Peng Zhancun reported the situation to the division commander.

"What does the Sixty Division say?"

Peng Shan asked.

"The 180th Brigade of the 60th Division plans to attack from the southeast of Pengze, but it will not be in place until the early hours of the morning."

Peng Zhancun replied.

"Early in the morning? When they arrive, can they attack immediately? Contact them to determine the time of the attack. ”

Peng Shan knew that relying on his division, he would definitely not be able to take Peng Ze, and he had to cooperate with other troops.

"Yes!"

Peng Zhancun turned around and prepared to leave and go to contact the 180th Brigade.

"Tell Mei Chunhua to wait until it gets dark before attacking Cao Huling; Ask the logistics troops, when will our ammunition and supplies arrive, and if we continue to fight like this, the ammunition will not last long, let them hurry up. ”

Peng Shan sighed, the 11th Division came from Huizhou in a hurry, and the damn weather continued to rain, and the logistics materials couldn't keep up at all.

"Gao Yurong, bring the reconnaissance company and follow me!"

Feng Ye shouted and went out with the reconnaissance company, now it was time for the reconnaissance company to work.

"Fast, fast, fast......"

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

In the chaotic footsteps, the scout quickly assembled and marched in the direction of Tianhong.

Tianhong Town is in the northwest direction of the Loess Ridge, about ten kilometers away, this road is full of mountains and shrubs, they must be careful of the devil's ambush, fortunately, there is no natural high ground on this road for the devil to set up an ambush circle.