"Bagaya Road! The Chinese are digging trenches!"
Lieutenant General Anda finally realized that they did not strike while the iron was hot to attack the core position of the Japanese, which made old Japanese soldier Anda's preparations in vain.
He was preparing to use the steel defense line of the core position to teach the Chinese people an unforgettable lesson. Counting the time, the air warriors were coming soon;
At this critical moment, the Chinese unexpectedly switched from offense to defense, leaving some troops to monitor them while others frantically dug trenches.
These places were originally the enemy's positions. There were trenches and fortifications on them. Only the floating soil blown up by the shells was buried. Such trenches were very easy to dig. A space for hiding people was quickly created, and then expanded to both sides. .
"Kill me!"
"Boom boom boom..."
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
The Japanese machine guns and mortars began to intercept fire, but unfortunately it was not very effective. The fortifications were still digging deep and wide...
They dug fortifications very professionally. They first found an abandoned trench and quickly dug a hole where people could hide in a few minutes;
Then continue to dig a trench as deep as half a man's height. This can be used to defend against Japanese machine gun fire. The threat of machine gun fire is the greatest. After all, mortar shells are very valuable to the Japanese today.
It is definitely not cost-effective to use one artillery shell to build a foxhole. If you are surrounded, you have to save ammunition and supplies.
The machine gun poses little threat to the soldiers of the 78th Army hiding in the half-man-deep trench, and the casualties are within the tolerable range. Once the trench is dug, the end of the devil will come. This is the last madness of the devil.
At around eight o'clock in the morning, the enemy's plane once again visited the sky above the 37th Division. It saw that the positions below had been mixed together. It was impossible to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy in the air, and they did not know where to throw the bombs;
The Japs of the 37th Division have all retreated to the core position. Around them, the Chinese have dug trenches to the edge of their position, leaving only a part of their troops to besiege them. The main force has long since retreated to the mountains on both sides to disperse and lurk.
The Japanese planes couldn't come in vain. They didn't dare to bomb too close to the Japanese positions for fear of blowing up their own people, so they could only randomly bomb the surrounding areas, including the mountains on both sides, the positions of the fourth regiment, etc., and they were all destroyed. There are a lot of flowers and plants, and the results are great.
The Japanese planes are not omnipotent. As long as they get involved with the Japanese, they will be unable to attack them. At worst, they will be bombed together.
Lieutenant General Anda was completely dumbfounded. Even the air warriors could not help them. They could only rely on themselves for future battles. The Chinese obviously understood this, and they were in no rush to attack;
"A dog will jump over a wall when he is anxious, let alone thousands of extremely vicious Japanese.
Surround them for a while first, the food is better, but I'll see how long they can last without drinking water! "
In the headquarters of the 78th Army, Chu Xiong explained the reason why he was besieging and not attacking. Forcibly attacking the core position defended by thousands of Japanese soldiers would cause too many casualties.
"Old Zhong, call Yan Haoyu and ask them to be patient, peeling them off layer by layer like peeling bamboo shoots;
I don’t care how the attack is carried out, but the casualties cannot be too great. You can take turns to fight, just treat them as Japanese soldiers for training.
Don't worry about the heavy casualties of the peripheral blocking troops over time. The Japs are on the offensive side, and their casualties will only be greater. The Japs cannot afford to fight such a war of attrition. The New 93rd Army should also be training troops! "
As soon as Chu Xiong finished speaking, Zhong Guoliang and others fell to the ground in admiration. They dared to say that this was the only one who trained soldiers with tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers.
"By the way, Lao Zhong, has the main force of the Independent Brigade arrived near Panwang Mountain? It's time for me to rush there and report. This place will be left to you from now on;
Remember, Zhongtiao Mountain is the territory of the 78th Army and the New 93rd Army. There is no way for other troops to come in and take the lead. Old Zhao, you have to be more domineering!
Haven’t you seen that all the breeders call you brothers? As long as you don't surrender to the Eighth Route Army, you will be let go if you are arrogant and domineering;
If you are forced to rush, you will spread some rumors about moving closer to the Eighth Route Army, and he will scold Niang Xipi for giving in..."
After Chu Xiong explained the precautions, he rushed to rendezvous with the Independent Brigade. From now on, he would go to the front again and use the power of him and the Independent Brigade to frighten the Japanese's Northern Route Army;
He believed that with his fierce reputation, as long as they appeared with great fanfare outside Panwang Mountain, the Japanese North Route Army would not dare to attack the New 93rd Army again, which would greatly reduce the casualties of the New 93rd Army.
The battle of Zhongtiao Mountain has entered its final stage. A good official can win half a game of chess and win half an eye. This is the best result. This will test Chu Xiong's chess ability!
At the main battlefield of Seal Gate, Yan Haoyu smiled after receiving the message from the military headquarters. He had followed Chu Xiong for many years, and the long-term tacit understanding between them made him understand the brigade commander's thoughts after reading the message. He turned to the communications staff explain:
"Go and notify some group leaders to come over!"
Half an hour later, the 802nd, 804th, 1st Artillery Regiment, and 2nd Artillery Regiment all returned to the headquarters one after another, and several people gathered together to deal with the Japanese.
"Comrades, the brigade commander's meaning is very clear. The 37th Division must be eaten slowly. Some words are difficult to express in the message. The scope of what I said today is limited to a few of our regiment commanders;
The brigade commander once said that the military serves politics. The battle ahead is divided into three parts military and seven parts politics!
You should be aware of the situation of each regiment. More than half of them are broken troops that have just been collected and have not yet had time to rectify and digest. If this battle ends too quickly, there will be more troubles later;
It is better to reorganize while fighting. In terms of military affairs, each battalion takes turns to fight and train with Japanese soldiers to enhance the self-confidence and sense of belonging of the defeated soldiers. If we fight too many such smooth battles, the defeated soldiers will become elites.
At other times, political education on the front line will be carried out, and a grievance campaign will also be launched, and the political work of the branch must follow suit;
In the first half of the night, they did political education, and in the second half of the night, they were dragged out to fight the Japanese. They used Wei Yixiao cannons to clear the way. The Japanese who had cleared an area were pushed forward, just like peeling off the skin of bamboo shoots, peeling off the Japanese naked layer by layer.
When the battle is over and the transformation of the defeated troops is completed, this is the time to train troops with Japanese soldiers!
As long as the battle at Zhongtiao Mountain is not over, the troops who broke out from Zhongtiao Mountain will not dare to come here. By the time the battle is over, our 78th Army will have already become one;
When the time comes, we and the New 93 Army will each share half of it. If anyone else wants to come in and pick peaches, there will be no way! "
After hearing this, Tan Tao and others looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
Next, Tan Tao and others put forward their own suggestions on the plan proposed by Yan Haoyu. They gave full play to the advantages of collective leadership and worked together to improve the plan. They discussed it for more than an hour and finally reached a consensus.
This final plan was also forwarded to Chu Dapeng, the captain of the second detachment. Chu Dapeng also conveyed it to the 805th Regiment and the 806th Regiment, which were responsible for blocking the attack. Each regiment reorganized as required and completed the education of the troops during the war. , integration.
"Boom boom boom..."
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
The 78th Army once again launched an attack on the core position of the 37th Division. There was one battalion on each side of the north and south wings. The skirmishers were spread far apart. The intensity was not high, but the ammunition consumption of the Japanese was quite large. Wave after wave. Let the devils work hard.
"Bagayalu, what kind of job is Zhao Sihu doing?"
