Tianzhen County, a temporary command post of the first division.

"Big brother! Long time no see! ”

"If I'm not mistaken, the last time we saw each other was three years ago, I really miss you! After this war is over, I invite you to have a meal at Dingxianglou in Taiyuan! ”

"I heard from Director Huang that you didn't have anesthetic when you had appendicitis surgery in the north. It's a macho man! When the time comes, you'll have to tell me about your experience and interesting stories about studying in the North. ”

Liu and Yang are not only fellow villagers from the province, but also famous Hongyi back then, so the relationship is naturally good.

Since the former is four years older than the latter, they are referred to as brothers in private.

Hearing the word anesthetic, 103 suddenly showed an angry expression.

Interesting? I almost died of pain!

The past is unbearable, who didn't suffer some uneducated losses when they were young.

"Go, go, be serious. You are the commander of a division, and it is not good for the soldiers to see that you are gossiping. ”

"I heard that you killed a devil lieutenant general two years ago, which really gave us Fujian people a long face! Lieutenant General, there are few people in the entire Eighth Route Army who have such a record. ”

"The next enemy is still the independent mixed second brigade of the Mongolian army, and our brothers will strive to kill the devil! Wrap up this group of enemies directly! Knock out their establishments! ”

"Haha! Good! ”

After a short small talk, the two walked hand in hand to the combat conference room.

Tianzhen, located at the junction with Jin, Cha, Hebei and Sui, is known as the reputation of the four provinces with the rooster crowing.

This is the gateway to the northeast corner of Shanxi, and if the devils want to attack from the Chahar region, they must take the county seat as a bridgehead for the army, otherwise there is a risk of being cut off from the supply line at any time.

"Big brother, this time the main position is on a mountain four kilometers away, and I have arranged two main regiments, an artillery company and an air defense company at the commanding heights."

"Judging from the past combat experience of the military region, the comrades will definitely be able to withstand the attack of most of the enemy's brigades and regiments."

"If the pressure on the frontal battlefield is too great, we can also call the air force at Datong Airport to support. If nothing else, holding on for three days is definitely a piece of cake. ”

Hearing this, 103 walked in front of the enemy's situation.

Due to the topography, the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade had only two routes to choose from.

Either attack from the southeast of Tianzhen, passing through the winding mountains and heading straight to the destination. Either by a north-east detour, it passes between the two villages.

If the former is chosen, the condescending mountain position will inevitably make them peel off a layer of skin.

"Well, your setup is reasonable."

"But we still have to be careful, after all, the enemy is also good at mountain warfare. And there is a high probability that the devils will attack at night, and the number of sentry posts will also increase. ”

"What about Luojia Village and Lijia Village, how many troops have you arranged there?"

Hearing his eldest brother's question, Commander Yang took the pencil handed over by the staff officer on the side, and then explained while marking on the situation map of the enemy and us:

"Luojia Village and Lijia Village are the sub-positions of the battle, and the villagers have all been moved to a safe rear by me."

"Due to the width of the battlefield, a maximum of three regiments of troops were deployed there. According to intelligence, the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade did not carry large-caliber heavy artillery, and 6,000 troops were absolutely sufficient. ”

It seemed that he had thought of something important, and without waiting for 103 to speak, Commander Yang continued:

"Regarding the railway, I also have a corresponding arrangement. On the whole route, I arranged a battalion of troops, all of whom used to be professional railway guerrillas. ”

"If the enemy has reserves and tries to rush to the battlefield by train, comrades can definitely buy more than two days for the frontal line of defense."

As soon as these words came out, 103 nodded in satisfaction.

The opponent's arrangement is perfect, the entire defense line must have depth and depth, and the formation must have a formation, and even several sets of emergency plans have been made.

If the casualties were not taken into account, he was confident that he would inflict heavy losses on the outskirts of Tianzhen and form the 2nd Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade.

"Good! Good! Good! ”

"The remaining two regiments should be in charge of the defense of the city and the periphery of the county. You're so old-fashioned, it's a sad thing to be your enemy. ”

"Let's go, let's go and see how the fortifications are being built."

"Okay!"

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Half an hour later, the two of them took the guard company and rode from the headquarters of the county seat to Panshan, four kilometers away.

The situation on the mountain has changed dramatically compared to four years ago.

When the Jin Sui army built fortifications, the soldiers did not even have special earthwork tools. All kinds of bunkers are not only unprofessional, they can even be said to be full of loopholes.

Due to the backwardness of tactical thinking, they basically dug a front-line position. As long as one shell hits, the entire trench will be finished.

The most outrageous thing is that the funds used to buy important materials are misappropriated by certain high-level officials who are deeply corrupted by certain interests.

The amount of steel and concrete that should have been allocated to the defenders was less than 10% of the planned amount, which perfectly illustrates what it means to be a "corrupt government" and an "inefficient bureaucracy".

Looking at the wreckage left by the Jin Suijun a few years ago, 103 said with some emotion:

"To be honest, Li died a little inexplicably back then."

"With the few people under his command, how could he stop Hideki Tojo's troops. Yan Laoxi had a good calculation, and he actually came to slash Ma Jian with tears. ”

"Let's fight hard this time, and it can be regarded as a tribute to those dead soldiers."

Hearing this, Commander Yang nodded approvingly.

The money has been used for business, and the wages of the migrant workers and the allowances of the soldiers cannot be paid, so how can the so-called defense fortifications be completed on time.

What's more, in 1937, which corps-level unit could withstand the attack of an independent mixed brigade and two puppet divisions of the Japanese army.

According to Yan Laoxi's standards, wouldn't it be that all the high-ranking generals on the frontal battlefield of the whole country would have to be shot.

"Then fight hard and set an example for the people in the provinces!"

During the conversation, the two had already arrived at the main position of Panshan.

Thanks to the time that the 1st Air Division gave the troops, the comrades and fellow villagers had ample time to prepare.

Today, the vantage point is dug as if an earthquake had occurred, and as far as the eye can see, there are crack-like trenches, as if each one leads to the center of the earth.

The defense line was well fortified, with T-shaped and horseshoe-shaped light and heavy machine gun bunkers, anti-tank positions and anti-aircraft artillery positions.

Passing by a breastwork, 103 suddenly stopped, and as if he had seen something interesting, he spoke:

"Fellow, you should be a nearby villager."

"Why did you still bring out your dowry, what a pity it was broken."

Although it was already November, the lesbian's face was covered with sweat. Hearing someone speak to her, she replied without looking back:

"If you put it in the soil, you can block the bullets."

"Your Eighth Route Army has given up all your lives, what is a box?"

"Come on! The fathers and villagers in the village are waiting for the good news of your victory, and the big ones still want to go home. ”

During the Republic of China, many elderly people were reluctant to leave their hometowns even if they died. When the Jin Sui army was defeated that year, there were still many ordinary people in Lijia Village and Luojia Village who did not choose to leave.

Today, however, the villagers are willing to take the initiative to cooperate with the work of the troops, which shows that the two sides have established a deep trust.

"Okay, don't worry!"

"It won't be long before you can return to the village, and when the time comes, I will personally arrange for the soldiers to repair your house!"

It is worth mentioning that in the ranks of the construction of the fortifications there were five special fighters.

Except for the two uncles and nephews surnamed Hu, the rest of the comrades were surnamed Ma, Ge, and Song, and they all came from the seventh company and sixth squad of the first division and the first regiment.

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On the evening of November 8, 1941, the 2nd Brigade was formed independently.

"Kuroki-kun, do you know which unit of the Eighth Route Army is on the opposite position? Have you figured out the number of the enemy head-on? ”

"It's been thirteen hours! Your search squadron didn't even capture a single prisoner! What is the difference between such behavior and those moth-like intelligence services! ”

"I can't stress it again! Be sure to pay attention to this campaign! This is a plan made by His Excellency Ninji Okamura himself! ”

Hearing the accusation of the commander of his own brigade, the cold sweat on Kuroki Kazuhiko's forehead couldn't stop flowing down.

As a small lieutenant, he hardly has access to senior commanders at the rank of major general on weekdays, and now it is his limit to be able to stay calm.

What's more, the requirements of the superiors are too harsh, how can it be possible to capture prisoners before the battle has begun.

"Your Excellency, there are too many sentry posts in the Eighth Route Army, and there are dozens of sentry posts I have seen alone. If you want to catch a tongue and torture information, you have to wait at least until night or war. ”

"See if you can give me some more time, and I'll give you a satisfactory answer tomorrow morning."

"Yaga!"

The tradition of the army cannot be lost, and Goro Mano slapped the squadron leader in front of him in the face.

Ever since Sakata Nobutsu was killed by a single bomb, there has been no middle and high-level commander in the entire North China Front who dares to set up his command post too far forward.

In addition, the Eighth Route Army is too cautious, and the old devil is no different from a blind man now. ”

"I'll give you another six hours, and if you don't have the information I want in the early hours of the morning, then you and your squadron will be at the forefront when the attack begins!"

"Get out!"

It turns out that the Japanese army at this stage has completely lost in terms of intelligence.

Even at great cost, the search squadron, which was independently mixed into the 2nd Brigade, did not get any useful information, and the capture was even more wishful thinking.

Under the constant urging of Shigetaro Gansu, Goro Mano had no choice but to attack.

After weighing it again and again, the old devil still chose to attack the secondary position first. After all, the mountain at night looks like a hidden beast, and who knows how many enemies are hidden on the mountain.

"It's dark and it's on board."

As each squadron leader drew his command knife and whispered the slogan before the charge. A small number of devils were mixed with the puppet army, and the cat launched a special version of the Banzai charge forward.

That's right, it was an onboard offense from the start.

Unlike in the past, all the soldiers were trying to be as quiet as possible while charging, trying not to startle the enemy before approaching the position ahead.

"Huh~"

After only five minutes of safe breakthrough, countless flares suddenly rose in front of him. The white light seemed to be the sun returning to the sky.

The devils were not slow to react, and almost all of them tried to find cover to hide the moment they were exposed.

The puppet Mongol troops were much worse, and the first reaction of these scum was to flee in all directions, and only a quarter of them continued to follow their masters.

It's a pity that the terrain of Lijia Village and Luojia Village is relatively flat, which is inherently unfavorable to the attacker.

The few natural bunkers were blasted by the soldiers of the 1st Division before the battle, and the enemy could not find even a single large stone now.

"Da Da Da!"

The familiar and unfamiliar sound of heavy machine guns resounded throughout the audience, and the infantry in the front row were cut down like leeks by Hatch Chase brand scythes.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of various mortars, 60 and 81 mm mortar shells, fell on the way of the devils as if they did not want money.

In an instant, the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade seemed to have come to a fireworks show.

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"Sixth! Get me another springboard! ”

"Aren't these enemies crazy! Do they want to rush in front of us and start a melee battle with their numbers? Where did all the artillery go? What about the artillery that said that the infantry charged? ”

Faced with a series of questions, the ammunition hand completed the reloading without changing its face.

At this time, everyone vaguely guessed a possibility, the enemy should first send a small number of infantry to rush to our position, and find out the point of fire by means of human reconnaissance.

That is, the shelling is coming.

"Boom, boom!"

Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

The combination of 10 rapid-fire guns, 12 field guns, and 20 mountain guns instantly covered most of the position with gunpowder smoke and flames.

And the devils' artillery fire is very fierce, which is quite a bit of a benevolent if it is not successful. Some of the bunkers in the position were already showing signs of collapse, and the sleepers supporting the fortifications were burning.

After the shelling was over, the infantry of the 2nd Brigade showed the momentum of a breakthrough in one fell swoop.

Under the leadership of the low-level officers, all the devils showed their ferocity.

They forced the puppet army to act together and attack in waves. Divided into several shock waves as a unit, the formation looks dense and layered.

Really, a sea of people assault.

Whenever the infantry in front fell, those behind continued to charge on the corpses of their comrades.

With the cover of grenadiers and infantry artillery, echelon after echelon, without giving the Eighth Route Army a chance to breathe.

Look at the enemy who is unaware of the terrain and rushes upwards no matter how much he shoots.

The Heavy could only pull the trigger desperately, trying to make the killing faster than the devils could charge.

Listening to the deafening sound of gunfire, even the fighters who were in the rear as reserves felt the pressure. After all, theoretically speaking, this was the first time that the Eighth Route Army had engaged in large-scale field positional warfare.

Annoying, so slow

(End of chapter)