More than five years later, Li Tiejun was finally promoted to the main brigade commander during this reorganization of the field army. This was a big promotion for him.
The 81st Division previously had more than 20 regiments, large and small. In order to facilitate command, it organized brigade-level units such as the New 1st Brigade and the Guerrilla Column. Li Tiejun was promoted to the Commander of the 2nd New Brigade because of his military exploits and seniority. However, unlike the 81st Brigade, There is still a big difference from a brigade commander who has an established brigade like the Independent Brigade.
Well now, this time he directly became the main brigade commander of the field column. As long as he successfully fought the Battle of Shimen, he would officially stand out from several miscellaneous brigade commanders and be on the same level as Cheng Xiazi.
It is difficult to get ahead as the commander of the Eighth Route Army. There are too many regiments, hundreds of large and small. Many people privately rumored that the reason why he became the main brigade commander was because he had a good personal relationship with Chief of Staff Chu. This made Li Tiejun very angry, because he wanted to use the battle of Zhengding to prove that he had risen to the top through strength.
At the brigade deployment meeting, he said to several regimental commanders:
"Comrades, Zhengding is the gateway to Shimen. There is a regiment of defenders and hundreds of large and small bunkers. If you are brave, it will not be enough to fill in the entire second brigade;
When our Eighth Route Army encountered such a group of iron bastards before, we always took a detour and didn't even dare to think about fighting them!
Things are different now, we have a thicker waist, we have planes, tanks, heavy artillery, whatever we want;
Now that it has changed its appearance, we cannot wear new shoes and follow the same old path. We must adapt to the new situation and new playing methods.
For example, new tactics such as air-ground coordination, infantry-artillery coordination, and infantry-tank coordination.
In the Zhengding offensive, we will be supported by aircraft and a large number of heavy artillery. Infantry and artillery coordination is very important. I ask each regiment to rush to wherever the artillery shells hit, and to be resolute in executing tactics;
Your regiments are a unit, and you cannot act as individual heroes. You must strictly implement offensive tactics, and you must coordinate well between squads, companies, and platoons.
The supporting firepower must keep up. The commandos in front cannot wait for a long time, and the rocket launchers behind have not caught up. The time lost will be paid in blood..."
After Li Tiejun's brief mobilization, he made detailed arrangements for the upcoming critical battle, becoming more and more like a regular army brigade commander.
At eight o'clock the next morning, the 2nd Brigade Assault Regiment, which was responsible for the main offensive mission, had arrived at the starting position;
More than 3,000 soldiers grasped their steel guns tightly and were ready to go. They were motionless, waiting for the order to attack.
Under the morning sun, groups of fighter planes emerged from the golden clouds and flew toward Shimen City with murderous intent. When they passed over the assault regiment, they collectively flapped their wings as a tribute to the comrades of the assault regiment.
Soon they flew over Zhengding and carried out saturation bombing on the Japanese bunker group. A series of bombs exploded in the bunker group. Each strong bunker was blown away under the watch of the assault group. The comrades of the assault group watched. The blood was boiling, and some even had tears in their eyes.
Those who have not been bombed by Japanese planes cannot truly understand their feelings at this time;
Since the beginning of the war, the skies over China have been occupied by Japanese fighter planes. They bombed whenever they wanted and left whenever they wanted. Countless good men and women suffered nearly half of their casualties before even seeing the enemy infantry. The blood of countless people stained the battlefield red.
Now, it's finally the enemy's turn to be bombed. How many death squads did it take to blow up each of the bunkers that were blown up?
Everyone is full of emotions and cheers for the Chinese Air Force. With the help of the Air Force, it will become easier and easier to fight tough battles.
"On Bagaya Road, the Chinese only bomb with planes, not the samurai's job!"
Major Shibata Shinji was hiding in a turtle shell and shivering. He had never experienced such a violent bombing. In the past, their fighter planes bombed the Eighth Route Army;
After that, they took their rifles and rushed to pick up the ready-made additional knives. It was very easy.
Now it's reversed, they have become the targets of massacre, and they are a little uncomfortable with it.
He observed the surroundings through the lookout. At least 30% of the bunkers in the defense area responsible for their brigade had been blown up;
After finally waiting until the planes left, he heard the sound of the artillery blasting through the sky again. His nose suddenly felt sore and he felt so aggrieved that he wanted to shed tears - the Eighth Route Army was so bullying!
Dozens of light and heavy artillery pieces from the column's artillery regiment smashed groups of vengeful shells at the Japanese, who once again endured hellish torture.
Er Mengzi, commander of the first battalion of the assault regiment, had mixed feelings. Once, in order to prevent the Japanese attack in Nie County, his company withstood the indiscriminate bombardment of Japanese aircraft and artillery. He was the only one left in the company. If it hadn't been for Chu The chief of staff brought the independent battalion over to support him. He must not have been able to see the grand occasion now. He muttered in a low voice:
"Comrades of the first company, have you seen this? This is our Eighth Route Army's artillery group!
Now those who were bombed have become the Japanese, and we have counterattacked against the Japanese. Now we are attacking Zhengding and Shimen, and in the future we will attack the Great Wall and the outside of the Pass..."
The fierce bombardment lasted for two hours. The previously densely packed bunker groups were no longer visible, leaving only the bombed and devastated Japanese positions. It was refreshing to see them.
Er Mengzi roared when he heard the artillery fire began to extend, and took the lead in rushing out of the starting position with his gun in hand;
Almost at the same time, to his left, right and behind, thousands of soldiers from a battalion jumped out of their positions immediately after him, almost stepping on the artillery points and rushing towards the Japanese position.
They formed a rigorous offensive formation, with close cooperation among squads, platoons, and companies. From a distance, they looked like precision machines;
Although they couldn't hear their shouts as they charged, the pressure on the Japanese was even greater than the shouts of killing all over the mountains and plains.
As the first commander among the brothers of the Eighth Route Army to come into contact with the independent army system, Li Tiejun has copied almost all of Chu Xiong's tactics into his own troops in recent years, and his fighting style is exactly the same;
The local tycoons in Chuxiong have been beaten frequently before. The Wei Yixiao Cannon, Hua Mulan Cannon and Wei Shenpao have been involved in many attacks. They even have a special operations force. In recent years, they have gained a lot of fame with these tactics and equipment. Otherwise, it would not be his turn to be the brigade commander.
Ermengzi is Li Tiejun's best friend and has a deep friendship with Chu Xiong, so his battalion looks no different from Chu Xiong's troops. The combat effectiveness of the 81st Division is definitely the first-class main battalion. Their battalion's firepower company has 12 One Hua Mulan cannon and four Wei Shen cannons, this configuration is not weaker than the infantry battalion of the Independent Army.
Before Shibata's brigade could react, Er Mengzi had already attacked their forward position, which really shocked Major Shibata.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
Major Shibata gave an order, and the Japanese bunkers hidden in the second position began to fire wildly at the first battalion;
Ermengzi shouted and fell down, rolled on the spot, and hid in a huge crater. A string of hot bullets almost grazed his scalp and flew out.
Others also fell down one after another, and a dozen people still didn't react in time enough and fell into a pool of blood.
Ermengzi took out his binoculars in the crater and took a look. Two to three hundred meters away, more than a dozen firepower points were firing wildly;
The location was very tricky, just in the blind spot of the bombardment. As an experienced man, he knew at a glance that the Japanese took advantage of the topography to build the bunker on the hillside and under the bridge, forming a huge "eight" layout on the left and right. ;
The side firepower and cross layout blocked the first battalion's assault channel.
Ermengzi gave the order to the fire company with gestures. To deal with such a bunker, the only way to deal with it was with direct firepower like the Mulan cannon. The curved cannons hitting it had no effect.
