On April 20, Gan Lichu, commander of the Sixth Army, ordered his troops to destroy the road from Leigu to the first line of Hebang, and led his direct troops and blocking troops to retreat north to Hebang, and Tangji's gateway to Leigu fell.

The vanguard of the 56th Division of the Japanese Army was divided into two routes, one route to the west of Hebang to Dongggyi, and one route to the east of Hebang to Lerem.

"Wang Ning, Pagoda Mountain is very important, as long as Pagoda Mountain is not lost, even if the devil enters Tangji, he will not dare to continue north, so if you want to keep Tangji, you must guard Pagoda Mountain."

"I looked, there are four high ground around Pagoda Mountain, and these high ground is also very important, and one battalion is definitely not enough; But now that the 85th Regiment has not arrived, Tangji's defense of two battalions is also the limit, you have to be more careful; When the 85th regiment arrives, another battalion will be sent to you. ”

Feng Yi frowned, Tang Ji was too big, he was deployed with a regiment, there were loopholes everywhere, the devil could concentrate his forces to choose the breakthrough point when he launched an attack, but he could only keep the reserves, and now the only reserve was the guard company.

"I walked around Tangji yesterday afternoon, and the road from Leigu was across in front of Tangji, and in this position, I had to turn a corner, and then go up a steep slope to see Tangji; We are not afraid of the devil's infantry, our fortifications have begun to take shape, and after two more days of reinforcement, it will be almost there. ”

"Li Chang, along this line, bury explosives for me, remember, starting from the steep slope and burying it all the way here, the density must be large, this is used to deal with the devil's tank, and we must ensure that the devil's tank is scrapped."

Feng Yi frowned, he was most worried about the devil's tank, Tangji Town was fine, but on the side of Pagoda Mountain, the British's anti-aircraft artillery was too heavy, it was not easy to maneuver up, and it was too easy to be destroyed, so Wang Ning could only rely on anti-tank grenades to fight, if the devil's tanks attacked Pagoda Mountain in large numbers, then Wang Ning's pressure would be too great.

"Commander, can you use those shells you brought back? That's a good thing! The devil's thin-skinned tank can't stop it at all! ”

The engineer company commander grinned, he had known about the shells for a long time, but he had never seen a working artillery.

"Those shells are still in Lashio, why are you mentioning them? It was a British shell, and we didn't have a working artillery. ”

Feng Yi had an expression that you wanted something beautiful.

"Commander, brought it, now the shells are in the warehouse; Anyway, there is no artillery, it is better to give it to me, I will bury it here, just a few, and I can let the devil tanks passing by here go to the sky; Hehehe......"

Li Changhan smiled and explained what good things he was thinking.

"Brought? Who moved here? ”

Feng Yi was a little surprised, he didn't give an order!

"Commander, you forgot, you said to bring all the heavy equipment! And the brethren did not know that the shells had no artillery. ”

Min Fei muttered, he also has his share in this matter.

"That thing doesn't have artillery, it can explode? Do you have a solution? ”

Feng Yi frowned and asked the engineer company commander.

"Hehe, yes, plug it in, modify it, and use the detonator to make it explode on the spot."

The engineer company commander nodded, this was originally a fun thing in the engineer training, but I didn't expect it to really become a reality now.

"The shells are buried in the ground I don't know how long they will be buried, you have to make sure that your detonator is working, you have to make sure that it can explode, if you can guarantee it, you can use that batch of shells; Otherwise, use explosives! Don't blow it up then, but you have to fill it with the lives of the brothers. ”

Feng Yi stared at the engineer company commander and explained cautiously.

"No problem, I'm sure to get the job done."

After Li Chang saluted, he left happily, he was going to do something big.

"Woo woo woo ......"

The roar of dense cars sounded outside Tangji, and the sentry soon saw a large number of cars approaching the dust raised; In the morning, the two car companies had already left, and it was supposed that the brothers of the 87th Regiment had arrived.

"Woo woo woo ......"

The sentry picked up the phone and went directly to the regimental headquarters.

"Regiment commander, the 87th regiment has arrived and is now entering the city."

The communications staff officer put down the phone and reported to Feng Ye with a smile on his face.

"Cheng, go pick up our heroes!"

Feng Yi smiled bitterly, it is estimated that Chen Haiquan's temperament is not small, and at the moment of the war, it is important to do a good job of unity.

"Telegram from the Chief's Department!"

A communications soldier ran into the war room with a telegram and reported loudly.

"His daughter's horse, the fortress is lost, and the devil may attack Tangji at any time."

Feng Yi cursed.

"Everyone, immediately return to their posts."

"Order the guard company to speed up and move all the ammunition into the basement, if it can't be put down, whoever has a basement will be requisitioned."

Feng Ye shouted, put on his hat, picked up his rifle, and walked out of the war room.

"Squeak!"

"Get off, get out of the car and line up!"

North of Tangji, the convoy stopped at the entrance of the town, and they had received orders to return immediately; The brothers of the 87th Regiment jumped out of the carriage and lined up on the spot.

"Captain Chen, welcome!"

"The brethren have prepared hot food for you, and the fortifications are almost finished."

Feng Yi smiled at the corner of his mouth and greeted Chen Haiquan.

"The convoy came too late, and Commander Feng was worried; Brethren, go into the city! ”

Chen Haiquan shouted, saluted Feng Yi, and led his troops into the city.

"Lao Chen, just now there is news from the Chief's Department, the fort has been lost, and the devils are rushing here, I'm afraid your brothers won't be able to rest; After eating, you should immediately enter the position. ”

At the regiment headquarters, Feng Yi pointed to the terrain sand table in the war room and said to Chen Haiquan.

"Isn't the devil here yet? Besides, with you guarding a regiment, the devils won't be able to get in for a while! ”

Chen Haiquan shrugged indifferently, now that it was the front line, he could finally take revenge, let Feng Yi know that he Chen Haiquan was still very important.

"Come and see, Tangji is very big, we not only need to defend Tangji Town, but also guard Pagoda Mountain, I have put a battalion on the pagoda, but there are four highlands around there, one battalion is far from enough, you send another battalion up."

Feng Yi said with a frown.

"The position south of Tangji is to be defended by a battalion sent by your regiment; This side is close to Pagoda Mountain, I let the three battalions be here, ready to support Pagoda Mountain at any time, and I can't let the little devils attack Pagoda Mountain so comfortably; Here, you will send a battalion to defend it; I have a battalion in my hand as a general reserve, ready to support at any time. ”

Feng Yi pointed to the sand table and began to arrange the defense, he could see Chen Haiquan's emotions, but now he can't take care of these, the devil will come at any time, at this time, he doesn't do a good job of defense, but to entangle those small emotions, isn't that putting the cart before the horse?

"What about the north of Tangji? What if the devils attack from here? ”

Chen Haiquan sang the opposite tune.

"If the devils want to attack from here, the brothers on Pagoda Hill or here will definitely find them; Of course, there is also a possibility, that is, to make a detour from Rerem, but Rerem is now personally deployed by Commander Gan of the Sixth Army, and our rear road is safe; Besides, here, my battalion will also have a company to arm, and it will not be so easy for devils to break in. ”

Feng Yi explained.

"So, in the whole Tangji, you have a battalion reserve in your hands, and I only have the guard company and the engineer company in my hands?"

Chen Haiquan raised his head and looked at Feng Ye with sarcastic eyes, the meaning was too obvious, that is, Feng Ye used his 87th Regiment as a sword envoy, letting them stand in front and shrink himself in the back.