Chapter 962: On the eve of the battle!
Throughout the day, the brothers of the 85th Regiment kept going into all kinds of forests, and they used the cover of forests and shrubs to obtain information.
"Sudden ......"
"Da Da Da ......"
"Bang, bang, bang......"
Sporadic gunshots continued to sound in the forest, whether it was a Burmese or a devil, Feng Yi's strict order was to get it when he saw it, and if he couldn't get it, he would withdraw, and then gather more brothers to find a way to kill them.
"The hidden position of the devils, the number of people is unknown, it is in the woods."
As for the brothers of Roda and the commandos, they could only hide, regardless of whether they saw the Burmese or the devils, they could only hide.
"Captain, I found the devil's position in front, it's very dense, you go and take a look......"
One of the team members came back on his stomach and pointed to the east.
"How far?"
Rhoda frowned and asked, at this time, it was time for them to return.
"A kilometer to the east, you can see it."
"Check it out!"
After asking Roda clearly, he decisively decided to take a look.
Bending over and moving quickly through the bushes, Rhoda came to that position, not moving any further, not even having the idea of climbing, for the bushes in front of him to hide his figure were gone.
"Hoo ......"
Roda let out a sigh of relief, this position exceeded his expectations; If they did attack at night, I am afraid that the brothers would suffer heavy losses.
"It's dark in two hours, and it's time for us to go back."
Roda shook her head and sighed, reluctantly putting away her binoculars.
"Withdraw!"
Rhoda snorted softly and looked at the map in his hand, this reconnaissance had gained a lot.
"Take a break, the Chinese offensive will soon begin again."
On the high ground, the devil officer beckoned the devil and the Burmese who had been busy all day and asked them to rest.
Last night, the tattered communication trenches and trenches that had been bombarded by the mountain artillery of the Chinese army were repaired even more than before after a long day's work.
Infantry bunkers, machine-gun bunkers, and hiding holes crisscross the area, dotted with craters, making the entire position look fragmented, but compared to last night's trenches, the defense capability is now greatly enhanced.
The 56th Division, which was in charge of interspersing, was now very tired, and they hurried here to block the road for the Chinese to retreat eastward; Two nights ago, because they had been here for too short a time, they didn't have much time and energy to build defensive positions, but now they were different, they had blocked the attacking Chinese troops here last night, and from here to the east, on the road of more than 60 kilometers near Rolling Lane, the 56th Division had already built three tight defensive lines, taking advantage of the nearby terrain.
In the woods outside the heights, after an afternoon of fighting, the devils seemed to have given up on the idea of expelling the Chinese soldiers from the danger zone; With the cooperation of the planes, they lost two squadrons of independent volunteers and more than 300 brave soldiers in that large forest in one afternoon.
Similarly, the 85 regiment was not comfortable, more than a hundred people were killed, more than fifty were wounded, and a lot of ammunition was consumed.
"Let the brethren all rest on the spot, and the devil should not come again."
The devil's infantry hadn't come out for two hours, and after arranging the sentries, Feng Ye finally gave the order to rest.
And Du Yuming did not break his promise, at dusk, his battle defense artillery and mortars were all in place, and even Gao Yushu sent a telegram that ten 75mm mountain guns were ready to shell the high ground in front of him at any time.
"Send a report to Gao Yushu, throughout the night, I will provide uninterrupted artillery support to get him ready."
Inside the woods, there were mountains of ammunition, which were the ammunition reserves they had been attacking all night.
"Commander, Gao Yushu is on the line."
But soon, the communication soldier ran to Feng Yi's side with a walkie-talkie on his back.
"The regiment commander, ten guns, it is simply not possible to carry out non-stop shelling of three heights."
Gao Yushu said on the phone, this is really difficult for him.
"For each high ground, for saturation shelling, it is necessary to have more than six ......"
"There is no shelling when saturated, starting at a quarter past six, the shelling of three heights, focusing on the second height, stops after half an hour; On the No. 1 and No. 3 heights, two guns were reserved for each highland to carry out uninterrupted artillery bombardment. ”
Feng Yi recounted his plan, he was not going to attack the three heights together, he wanted to take them down one by one.
"That's fine, Captain."
Gao Yushu patted his chest and accepted it.
All the company commanders were resting, Feng Yi was carrying out the final pre-war mobilization, and the three battalion commanders plus Yu Jian, Guangtang, and Meng Lezeng surrounded Feng Ng.
"Min Fei, the first wave of attacks at night, go straight to the second height, and your battalion will be in charge."
"Yu Jian, the shelling of the mountain artillery stopped, and the mortars immediately shelled the No. 2 heights, do not save shells."
"Guangtang, eight battle defense guns, you follow behind the brothers of the first battalion, aim at the machine gun fire of the devils, and shoot directly at close range, so that the machine gun fire of the devils cannot be continuous."
"Roda, send three snipers and mix them in the brothers of the first battalion......"
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Feng Yi gestured on the ground, the No. 2 high ground attacked by the first battalion was in the middle of the two high grounds, using mountain artillery as a cover, pulling out this point that could be attacked left and right, and then letting the second battalion and the third battalion attack the two high ground separately, and quickly take the position in front of him, this is his plan.
"There is still half an hour, let the brethren get up, eat and drink enough, and tonight, we will attack here!"
Feng Yi pointed to the map in front of him, which was the map that Luo Da had brought back, and his goal was the complete position of the devil.
"Regiment Commander, Chief Du is calling."
Wang Ying walked over with a frown and handed Feng Yi a telegram.
"Whew!"
After reading the telegram, Feng Ye let out a sigh of relief; He originally wanted the tank regiment to attack the devil's position gone, because the tank regiment was already of other use.
To the west of the Qingshui River, the pursuing force of the devils had arrived and was engaged in an exchange of fire with the rearguard troops, and more than half of the tanks were concentrated and used as fixed fire points on the Qingshui River defense line; As for the other half of the tanks, they have already been transferred to the new 22nd Division, and the positions in front of them need the cover of tanks.
"Let's get ready!"
Feng Ye did not inform everyone of the contents of the telegram, whether the position could be attacked, and in what way, when it was attacked, he needed to see it on the spot to know.
The dry fried rice was stuffed into the mouths of the brethren, and they chewed and drank cold water; Feng Ye also had no preferential treatment, and also ate fried rice and drank water; During the day, smoke and fire are absolutely not allowed, which will attract cannonballs from devils; Even the shells of mountain artillery are not allowed.
"Crackling!"
In the clearing in front of the high ground, a fire had been lit, and the scorching flames rose, and wisps of green smoke drifted into the sky with the wind.