Chapter 673: Defense!
I don't know if it was because of Peng Shan's kindness or Mei Chunhua's sympathy for the hard work of the brothers, on the evening of September 11, the 31st Brigade and the 33rd Brigade assembled in Tuanpo did not set off overnight, and they were finally able to mix an authentic meal of hot rice and soup on the battlefield.
"Everyone, please see, this place is only more than ten kilometers away from the position of the new 35th Division, according to our speed, we can reach it in two hours, and now there are ten hours before dawn, counting the time to receive the defensive position, it will take about five hours......
In Tuanpo, all the brothers had already slept, but Mei Chunhua summoned all the officers above the battalion level to hold an operational meeting overnight to arrange the deployment of tomorrow's defensive positions.
"The 61st Regiment has been guarding Biwang Mountain for several days, and they will rest first; Commander Luo, your 62nd Regiment set off at 3 o'clock in the morning, and before dawn, it took over the left flank position of the new 35th Division; Feng Yi, the direct battalion will set off at five o'clock in the morning, arrive at the position before dawn, if the devils attack, you will assist in the defense......"
Like Mei Chunhua, Yin Zuogan also asked the 65th Regiment to set off ahead of schedule, and the 62nd and 65th regiments were responsible for taking over all the positions of the new 35th Division.
"At half past four in the morning, let the brethren get up and get ready, and leave at five o'clock ......"
Back in the direct battalion, Feng Yi explained to the three company commanders, and then lay on the haystack, his eyes closed and fell asleep.
"Carry only carry-on ammunition, multigrain bread and water, distribute ...... at the front"
At three o'clock in the morning, the 62nd Regiment, under the leadership of the regiment commander Luo Xianda, set off in the moonlight, without torches, as quiet as possible, one by one the soldiers walked out of the position, lined up in a long queue, turned into a shadow in the moonlight, and gradually disappeared in the eyes of the sentry.
The brothers of the battalion did not sleep long, and at half past four, at the shouts of the officers, the brothers opened their hazy eyes, sorted out their weapons and ammunition, and stepped into the moonlight.
"Battalion commander, you can't bring so many mortar shells, and you only have six spare rounds for each cannon."
In the queue, Min Fei reported the situation to Feng Yi, they had to travel lightly, not only the shells could not be brought, but even the bullets and grenades were left in the regimental slope.
"When the brigade headquarters and the brothers of the 61st Regiment arrive, those things will naturally arrive."
Feng Ye didn't care, when he arrived here, there was a man to help, as for why the 31st Brigade was divided into three batches to take over the defense, Feng Ye is still in the dark.
"Huhuhu......"
"Let the brethren speed up, and then you won't be able to see anything."
Feng Yi looked at the sky, it was not far from dawn, and the brothers had to hurry as fast as possible in the moonlight, so that when it was completely dark, they could reduce their speed and reduce the possible falls on the march.
The battalion had not been able to walk long in the moonlight, and halfway through the journey, the sky was completely darkened.
"Battalion Commander Feng, this is a simple map near the position, left by the new 35th Division; There are two main positions of the 31st Brigade, separated by Ruiwu Road; The position here is relatively complete, and my brother is clamping and perfecting the position here......"
By the time Feng Ye arrived, Luo Xianda had already taken over the defensive position, and the position was in full swing, all the soldiers were digging the earth, expanding the depth of the trenches, clearing the communication trenches, and digging more anti-artillery holes......
"Commander Luo, there are only more than 300 people in the battalion directly under it, and more than seventy percent of them are supplementary soldiers, this is the first time they have been on the battlefield, I mean our direct battalion guards the position here, and you regiment guard this side, so that you can leave enough reserves to facilitate support......"
Feng Yi pointed to the map, his subordinates are all recruits, just to take advantage of this wave of defensive warfare to train the troops, if he becomes a reserve, there may be offensive tasks, this kind of team with too high a proportion of supplementary troops, if it starts to attack, the casualties of the brothers will be very large.
"But the fortifications here are still far behind......"
Luo Xianda pointed to the side chosen by Feng Ng, these two positions, no one can say that the other side will receive the enemy first, but now that it is dawn, Feng Que wants to finish the position, I am afraid it will be too late.
"It's okay, just let these reinforcements practice what they've learned."
"Gao Yurong, take the brothers to take over the position over there, first make the trenches and communication trenches, and then make the anti-artillery holes, so that the brothers can move faster."
Feng Ye shouted, telling the brothers in his direct battalion to take action immediately.
The Japanese army, the 27th Division, after three days of fighting, they have successfully captured several positions of the squadron, and the battle line has advanced to the area of Ruiwu Road, as long as they keep to the south, they will soon be able to attack Qixi.
"The left and right flanks directly attacked the positions of the 60th Division of the 18th Army and the newly formed 23rd Division; Here, it is the junction of their two divisions, which is stuck on the Ruiwu Road, and the defending force is the new 35th Division, which is not a descendant of the Central Army, and its combat effectiveness is not so strong, and the Maruyama Brigade of the 9th Division will send a wing to attack, and after making a breakthrough from here, surround these two divisions of the 18th Army from behind, and then concentrate all the troops of the 27th Division to eliminate the Chinese ace troops in this area......"
At the headquarters of the 27th Division, Chief of Staff Yoshihiro Harada and Osaku are making arrangements, and they are ready to use the elite trump card of the squadron as a salute, and at the same time earn meritorious service for themselves, it will also make future operations easier.
What the devil didn't know was that it was based on such considerations that Huang Wei would let Peng Shan's 11th Division withdraw from the front line and change guards with the newly formed 35th Division at night, in case the devil broke through from here, and could ensure his own safety, Huang Wei would always only trust his descendants, and the combat effectiveness of the 11th Division was also worthy of such trust.
"Attack."
On the starting position, the assembled 7th Wing began to advance slowly, in front of him, the 27th Division had already begun to attack, Wing Commander Fujioka Takeo Daisa did not call for the support of the aviation, in his impression, against the newly formed 35th Division, it was enough to have field artillery and infantry artillery, at most two attacks, his own troops could occupy the position, before the Chinese did not react, they could outflank in place.
The 6th Brigade received a lot of merit in the roundabout operations some time ago, they wanted their name to shine again in the dispatch army, they chose the ace army of the Chinese to attack, as for the westward advance, they did not take it to heart, in the eyes of the division commander, the westward advance can be implemented at any time, a day or two of fighting, will not delay their attack at all.