As we all know, the Lu Provincial Military Region has three tiger generals: Liang Daya, Zhang Luozi, and Mao Monkey.

These three tiger generals are all old revolutionaries, who joined the Red Army in their early years, experienced a 25,000-mile Long March, and then reorganized the Eighth Route Army to fight devils.

The 16th Heavy Composite Battalion of the new regiment that led the troops to carry out rotational battles this time was Liang Daya's troops.

Due to the reorganization of the new regiment, there is an urgent shortage of cadres at the deputy regiment level.

This is a very high requirement for the deputy regimental-level cadres of the new regiment.

They must be cadres at the regimental level who have strong tactical command ability, have rich experience in leading troops, have a tough work style, and can lead a division and troops.

Therefore, the General Headquarters considered transferring effective generals from various divisions and military regions to the new regiment, and Liang Daya, who was the tiger general of the Lu Provincial Military Region, appeared on the list.

At the beginning, Deputy Regiment Commander Liang refused to be the deputy head of the new regiment.

Because Deputy Regiment Commander Liang had just been transferred from the commander of the Independent Brigade of the New Fourth Army to the Lu Provincial Military Region to serve as the commander of the 13th Regiment.

From a brigade commander to a regiment commander, it is already a demotion, and then to a deputy regiment commander, isn't it a two-level downgrade?

I don't know, I think he Liang Daya made some mistakes.

And. In line with the principle of preferring to be the head of a chicken rather than a phoenix's tail, he should be a regular post if he wants to be a deputy head of the new regiment, and it is better to be a regiment commander in the Lu Provincial Military Region.

However, when the division commander of the Lu Provincial Military Region told him what was going on with the deputy commander of the new regiment, he agreed.

When he took a helicopter to Beiping with Zhang Dabiao, Deputy Head Liang was shocked a little.

After the reorganization of the troops, Deputy Regiment Commander Liang felt what was called surprise and what was called true fragrance.

Although he held the position of deputy commander of the new regiment, he was able to command a heavy composite battalion, which was equivalent to the unit of a division, about the same as a division commander.

This is the light descending and the dark ascending.

Of course, the equipment of the newly organized battalion is what really makes Deputy Commander Liang feel what is called surprise and true fragrance.

The new 16th Heavy Composite Battalion has two infantry battalions, each with more than 2,500 people.

In addition, there is 1 tank battalion, 1 heavy artillery battalion, 1 air defense battalion, 1 transport support battalion, 1 reconnaissance battalion, 1 combat support battalion.

As a result of the large number of wheeled armored vehicles earned from the business of the North China Campaign, each heavy composite battalion was added with a new armored battalion on the basis of eight battalions.

Each tank battalion is equipped with 12 new tanks and 36 tanks, each heavy artillery battalion is equipped with 24 122mm howitzers, and the air defense battalion is equipped with various 20mm guns and 37mm anti-aircraft guns, which can be used for fire by devil infantry in addition to air defense.

In addition, all the mules and horses of the transportation support battalion have been replaced with Jiefang trucks.

Also, the infantry battalions were heavily armed with wheeled and half-track armored vehicles.

The infantry battalion is armed with a variety of semi-automatic, fully automatic and large-caliber heavy machine guns, anti-tank guns, 75-mm mountain guns and 60-mm and 82-mm mortars.

a unified new gray military uniform, a unified steel helmet, a unified new semi-automatic weapon, a unified new machine gun; Ammunition is sufficient, food is sufficient, and logistics supplies are sufficient; It is completely different from the previous state of the dirt eight roads.

In terms of firepower and mobility, it was not only satisfying, but also made Deputy Commander Liang feel surrounded by a strong sense of happiness.

When has he ever been so wide?

With the heavy composite battalion under his command now, there is no problem in fighting 10 independent brigades of the New Fourth Army.

However, the expansion of the force has brought with it a number of new problems.

Many of the soldiers in the newly formed composite battalion, including the newly formed 16th Heavy Battalion, are new recruits.

New infantry, new drivers, and new tank crews and new artillerymen just from tank schools and artillery schools.

There are too many recruits, the technical arms are not skilled, and they lack actual combat experience, so they are not able to give full play to the power of these heavy equipment.

But at this time, Deputy Head Liang was full of confidence.

In the past, whether it was the Red Army or the Eighth Route Army, many battles were fought by the weak to defeat the strong.

Now there is

With such powerful equipment and firepower, what kind of enemy can't defeat?

"That's right."

Facing Xing Zhiguo's gaze, Deputy Head Liang brushed his body with a sharp gaze:

"But now I'm the new Tiger Commander!"

"Cowhide is not blown, and the train is not pushed." Xing Zhiguo smiled slightly, "Everyone said that our new regiment already has the Eight Great King Kongs, and there are just five Five Tiger Generals in the position."

Deputy Commander Liang said in a confident tone: "Then these five tiger generals, I, Liang Daya, will book one first!"

Xing Zhiguo said: "In addition to your deputy head Liang, our new regiment also has more than 20 deputy regiment commanders and political commissars, all of whom were transferred from various brother units like you, and they are all masters who don't want to die in battle. All of them have been through a lot of battles, but they are not good at it."

With heavy equipment and unmatched firepower, Deputy Regiment Commander Liang is full of confidence: "In this battle, my newly formed and reloaded 16th Battalion can't be majestic, and I am not Liang Daya!" Watch our new 16th Battalion take the Lion Rock position!"

"Good!" Xing Zhiguo nodded and said, "Then I'll wait for your good news at the regiment headquarters."

After giving a military salute, Deputy Regiment Commander Liang turned around and walked out.

……

It didn't take long for Deputy Regiment Commander Liang to return to the headquarters of the newly formed 16th Heavy Battalion.

Seeing this, the political commissar and the chief of staff greeted him.

Each of the heavy composite battalions of the new regiment had experienced commissars and chiefs of staff, as well as a number of young operational staff officers.

"How's the troop preparing?"

Deputy Commander Liang raised his binoculars, glanced at the devil position in the distance, and asked.

"Report, the troops are ready to attack at any time."

After speaking, the chief of staff looked at the watch in his hand again and said:

"In about ten minutes, our air support will arrive to carry out a wave of air support for the devil's positions in Cockscomb Mountain and Lion Rock."

"Then, the artillery unit of our heavy battalion, and the 7th battalion of heavy artillery of our brother troops, will simultaneously shell the enemy's position."

"After half an hour of shelling, our tanks and infantry units pressed up one after another to capture the enemy's positions."

The words air support, heavy artillery, and tanks entered Deputy Commander Liang's ears, and he couldn't help but have hot eyes.

When he was still a brigade commander in the Independent Brigade of the New Fourth Army, when he was fighting against the devils, he received air support from the 2nd Flying Regiment of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

In that battle, it was with air support that the brigade he led withstood the attack of an infantry wing of the devil head-on, and inflicted a lot of casualties on the devil.

If his independent brigade had the equipment of the new regiment and did not need air support, he would have been able to defeat that devil wing, and even have a chance to annihilate it all.

Deputy Head Liang nodded and waited patiently.

Ten minutes later, there was a buzzing sound in the sky.

Deputy Regiment Commander Liang, political commissar, chief of staff, and operational staff officers hurriedly raised their binoculars to look at the sky.

About 15 fighters and 25 bombers appeared in the sky.

As soon as these fighters and bombers appeared, they flew straight towards the Devil's Cockscomb Mountain and Lion Rock positions.

Soon, the fighters and bombers of the Eighth Route Army entered the dive route.

Suddenly, on the devil positions of Rooster Crown Mountain and Lion Rock, red bullet chains rose up and wound towards the dive fighters and bombers.

This is an interception fire network composed of light and heavy machine guns and a small number of 20-mm anti-aircraft guns of the devils and puppet armies.

But it's a pity that the anti-aircraft firepower of the devils and the puppet army is too weak to stop the bombing.

However, the devils and the puppet army were shooting into the sky, and the pilots of the Eighth Route did not dare to pull the plane too low, so as not to be hit by the devil's anti-aircraft fire.

As the fighters and bombers swept by, the dense aerial bombs and incendiary bombs fell synchronously on the positions of the devils and the puppet army.

"Boom, boom..."

The explosion of a landslide and a crack sounded suddenly, turning the cockscomb

The positions of the devil puppet army in the mountains and the Lion Rock were blown into a sea of fire.

After the explosion of aerial bombs and napalm, the anti-aircraft firepower of the devils and the puppet army suddenly became sparse.

Then, the fighters and bombers came back and licked back and forth several times at the positions of the devil puppet army, and then they left satisfied.

In the headquarters of the 16th Battalion of the Eighth Route Army, Deputy Regiment Commander Liang, political commissar, and staff officers who were watching this scene showed a happy expression on their faces.

Except for a small number of those who were promoted from the new regiment, most of them were transferred from brother units to the new regiment.

In actual combat, such a spectacular scene was also seen for many officers for the first time.

With this kind of firepower, I'm afraid there aren't many living people on the devil's position, right?

But that's not all, after the plane leaves.

More than 200 artillery pieces of the new 16th Battalion and the 7th Howitzer Battalion began to fire at the positions of the Devil's puppet army.

Boom boom...

On the position of the Japanese puppet army, a violent explosion suddenly sounded, densely packed, one after another, like an artillery group.

At the same time.

In the command of the Japanese army.

A group of devil officers also raised their binoculars one after another to look at the positions of Lion Rock and Cockscomb Mountain, where the devil puppet army was being shelled.

"There were 60mm mortars, 82mm mortars, 75mm mountain guns and new 122mm howitzers, but there were no 105mm howitzers."

The commander of the 1st Field Artillery Wing, Kumagawa Zhinasa, showed his professionalism and said in a deep voice:

"It seems that the new regiment of the Eighth Route has eliminated the old 105mm howitzers and replaced them with new 122mm howitzers."

"The new 122mm howitzer is the most important support artillery for the Soviet army's divisional support."

"Compared with the old German 105mm howitzer, the new eight-way howitzer is more powerful, has a longer range and is more accurate..."

Although the 122-mm howitzers of the Eighth Route Army have been equipped for more than half a year.

But it has only been on the battlefield for a few months, so the devils are used to calling this artillery of the Eighth Route Army a new howitzer.

This howitzer became the main heavy artillery firepower of the new regiment, and it also became a lingering nightmare for the devils.

The chief of staff of the First Army, Yamamoto Kazuki, who was in front of the front line and commanded, gradually became solemn.

The equipment of the Eighth Route Army is getting better and better, but the equipment of the Locust Army is standing still.

If he Yamamoto Kazuki was a locust, he would definitely arrest and shoot all those old and rigid officials in charge of producing ordnance!

"How are the troops ready?"

Kazuki Yamamoto asked in a deep voice.

Today, Yamamoto Kazuki set up a pocket formation, ready to give the Eighth Route Army a big wave.

The commander of the 57th Infantry Wing, Yoshio Miyauchi, replied: "Report to the Chief of Staff, all units are ready, just waiting for the Eighth Route Army to get in."

At present, the 1st Division has three infantry wings, namely the 1st Wing, the 49th Wing and the 57th Wing.

"Yo Si!"

Kazuki Yamamoto nodded, his expression cold and fierce.

The Eighth Route took turns attacking Lion Rock and Cockscomb Mountain, thinking that the locusts army would not fight back?

I have to say that Kazuki Yamamoto still has a few brushes.

The other devil officers were all thinking about how to defend, and he was the only one planning how to ambush.

Kazuki Yamamoto personally formulated an ambush plan with his staff, obtained the consent of Mitsuo Nakazawa and the commanders of the divisions, mobilized elite wings from each division to participate in the operation, and personally commanded the front.

……

After half an hour of shelling, the devil's position had been plowed several times, and not a single complete fortification could be seen.

And at this time, the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army gradually weakened until it completely disappeared.

The Eighth Route Army dispatched 12 tanks, 24 armored vehicles, and two companies of infantry to attack the devils on the heights of Jiguan Mountain.

On the other side of the Lion Rock, Deputy Head Liang also sent

A company of troops, guided by several tanks and armored vehicles, launched a feint.

The devils and the puppet army constantly drilled out of the anti-artillery holes and tunnels and entered the devastated positions.

On the position, there were fragments of the corpses of devils and puppet soldiers everywhere.

The tanks, armored vehicles, and infantry of the Eighth Route Army had not yet approached, and the guns had not yet been fired in full force, only sporadic gunfire and artillery sounded.

The smoke of gunpowder filled the air, and the entire battlefield was filled with a solemn atmosphere of the coming of the big war.

Jiguan Mountain and Lion Mountain are in the southeast of Chengde, about 15 kilometers away from Chengde City.

Two highlands stretch across the southeast of Chengde, blocking the road to Chengde, which is one of the necessary routes to Chengde.

The attack of the Eighth Route Army was slow, and it was only about 250 meters away from the position of the devil puppet army, and the devil puppet army was already ready for battle.

But just when it was about 250 meters away from the position of the devil's puppet army.

The tanks and armored vehicles of the Eighth Route Army suddenly stopped, and all the soldiers who attacked the Eighth Route Army also lay on the ground in unison, covering their ears one after another.

"What's the situation?"

Just when the devils and the puppet soldiers were stunned, a dense scream of cannonballs suddenly sounded in the sky.

In an instant, the devils and puppet soldiers on the two positions were instantly shrouded in a sea of gunsmoke and fire.

……

"Our artillery emplacements are firing."

In the command post of the Eighth Route Army.

Looking at the endless shells, falling on the two heights of the devils and the positions of the devils around them, the chief of staff said.

"That is, you kid, dare to play like this, in case a large number of cannonballs fall on the heads of your own soldiers, the consequences are unimaginable."

The commissar looked into the distance, put down the binoculars on his chest, and sweated for the soldiers on the front.

The tanks and armored vehicles of the Eighth Route Army, as well as the infantry, were already 250 meters away from the forward positions of the devils.

This distance is dangerous, especially under this concentrated shelling of more than 200 guns

, it is easier to accidentally injure their comrades.

"Believe in the quality of our artillery."

The chief of staff and the political commissar raised their hearts to their throats, and Deputy Regiment Commander Liang looked calm as usual, but his eyes were as murderous as ever:

"Fighting a war is to take you by surprise, a few days ago, when the brothers' troops were fighting, I had already figured out the number of devils, so today I will give the devil a big one!"

After all, he is a battle-hardened tiger general, when the brother troops attacked the devil's heights a few days ago.

Deputy Regiment Commander Liang was not idle, except for when the infantry and tank armored troops attacked the devils, he ordered the artillery to open fire.

He also prepared another big gift for the devil.

Without a brilliant mind and extraordinary tactical command ability, it would not have been possible to survive until now.

The devils built a lot of anti-artillery holes and tunnels on the position.

Many shells of the Eighth Route Army were wasted.

For Deputy Regiment Commander Liang, who commanded such a wealthy army to fight against devils for the first time, his heart was really distressed.

Like Li Yunlong, he has fought with *** for ten years, and he has fought with devils for several years, and he is afraid of poverty.

But what is different from Li Yunlong is that Li Yunlong has long been accustomed to this kind of affluent battle, while Deputy Head Liang is still a little uncomfortable.

Therefore, in the battle a few days ago, Deputy Regiment Commander Liang keenly grasped the weakness of the devil puppet army.

That is, after the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army is covered, the devils and puppet troops will immediately enter the position from the tunnels and anti-artillery holes.

At this time, it was the best time for the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army to open fire.

According to the advance speed of the Eighth Route Army, the tanks and infantry of the Eighth Route Army should be about 150 meters away from the forward position of the devils at this time.

At a distance of 150 meters, the artillery of the Eighth Route Army covered the devil's position, and they would definitely injure their comrades by mistake, and there were quite a few.

However, Deputy Regiment Commander Liang deliberately ordered the infantry and tanks to deliberately slow down the advance.

At this distance, although it is possible for shells to accidentally injure their own people, it is very cost-effective.

Moreover, after the careful observation of Deputy Regiment Commander Liang a few days ago, although many of the artillery units were new recruits, the artillery was still relatively accurate, and most of the shells could fall on the enemy's position.

After five minutes of shelling.

The position of the devil's puppet army was plowed again.

This time, there was no cover of tunnels and anti-artillery holes, and the devil puppet army on the position suffered heavy casualties.

In the mud, sand and gravel, in addition to shrapnel, there are also various parts on the body of the devil puppet army, which is miserable.

Of course, with this level of shelling, there will still be devils and puppet troops who will survive, and the puppet army has lost the courage to resist, but the devils will still resist.

However, there are not many devils left, and there is no decent resistance at all.

Before the reinforcements of the devils arrived, the soldiers of the newly formed 16th Heavy Battalion completely annihilated the devils on the position and captured the positions of Cockscomb Mountain and Lion Rock.

……

"Report to the Chief of Staff, the positions of Cockscomb Mountain and Lion Rock have been lost, and all the locusts in the defensive positions have been shattered."

Inside the Japanese command post, a Japanese staff officer reported to Kazuki Yamamoto.

"Got it."

Kazuki Yamamoto nodded, put down the binoculars, and was expressionless the whole time.

When the Eighth Route Army shelled for the second time, Yamamoto basically guessed this result.

However, the speed at which the positions of Cockscomb Mountain and Lion Rock were lost was faster than he imagined.

"Reinforcements are about to arrive, do you want to cover the Lion Rock and Cockscomb Mountain positions and recapture these two positions?"

Kumagawa asked.

These two heights can be said to be the gateway to Chengde, and once they are lost, the Japanese First Army will be very passive.

"Order the reinforcements to retreat immediately and let the Eighth Route Army in."

Yamamoto Kazuki's eyes were as sharp as a falcon, and he gave orders with murderous energy.

"Hey."

A group of devil officers bowed their heads suddenly.

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