With the unanimous decision of the senior officials of the fifth theater commander's headquarters, an urgent telegram arrived at the regiment headquarters of the first regiment directly under the third theater.
After receiving the telegram, the staff officer on duty ran directly to Zhang Tianhai's room and knocked on the door without thinking.
"Tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk..."
The knock on the door was so urgent that it woke Zhang Tianhai up. He stood up and asked, "Who is it?"
"Reporting to the regiment, I am Wang Liang, the staff officer on duty. The theater commander has issued an urgent order. The Jigu Division trapped in Taierzhuang is about to break out!" Because the matter was urgent, Wang Liang said it directly at the door.
As soon as he heard the news, Zhang Tianhai got up from the bed without even wearing a coat, then opened the door and read the telegram.
I saw it read: The Third War Zone is directly under the headquarters of the First Regiment. The battle in Taierzhuang is now urgent. The enemy Jigu Division launched a fierce attack on the headquarters of the 52nd Army in the northeast garrison position outside Taierzhuang half an hour ago. It seems like there is a breakout. The enemy's next battle plan is very likely to be located in the Zhangshan and Tianzhu Mountains. I now order your troops to move the whole regiment into Zhangshan to ensure the safety of the Yixian flank! Fifth Theater Commander's Headquarters, urgent call at 0:56 on April 7th!
"Quick! Immediately blow the assembly call and the whole regiment assembles! Also, immediately order the battalion commanders and the heads of directly affiliated agencies to gather at the regiment headquarters and issue emergency combat readiness orders!" Zhang Tianhai immediately ordered the staff on duty.
"Yes! Regiment seat!" The staff officer on duty stood at attention and saluted, and then immediately ran back to the regiment headquarters.
Not long after, a rush of rallying horns sounded.
After Zhang Tianhai gave the order, he immediately got dressed, tidied up his appearance, and then asked the orderlies to pack his luggage.
Not long after, more than a dozen military chiefs and agency chiefs of the first regiment directly under the Third War Zone had gathered at the regiment headquarters (except for the first battalion). Judging from their appearance, they also looked like they had just woken up. It was so late in the middle of the night. , when encountering an emergency order, there is nothing that can be done.
Looking at the people sitting on the conference table in front of him, Zhang Tianhai said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the reason why we gathered here in the middle of the night is because just ten minutes ago, the superior officer issued a very urgent operation to us. Order. The enemy trapped in Taierzhuang is about to break out. Isoya Rensuke is about to run away. The commander's department determines that the next target of the enemy's troops is most likely Zhangshan and Yi County. The commander of the fifth theater, the commander's department, orders We are all stationed in Zhangshan to ensure the safety of our army's flanks when we attack Yixian."
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Tianhai said to Guo Qiliang and Zhou Fangjie who were sitting on both sides: "Chief of Staff Guo, Deputy Commander Zhou, you should immediately formulate a combat plan to defend Zhangshan. It must be produced within fifteen minutes. The troops are in the middle of the battle. After an hour, you must be ready to go at any time.”
"Yes, regimental seat!" Zhou Fangjie and Guo Qiliang stood up at the same time and saluted, and then headed towards the war room.
After Zhou Fangjie and Guo Qiliang left, Zhang Tianhai said to the officers who were sitting upright in front of him: "Everyone, time is tight now and the task is heavy. After each unit enters the mountain, it must build positions on the spot, especially Artillery position. Chief of Staff Guo and I have inspected the Zhangshan position a few days ago. The terrain is indeed critical, and if the artillery position is set up on the top of the mountain, it can suppress the artillery fire on villages such as Lian Fangshan and prevent our army from seizing control. The place of Xiajiuding Mountain is of great strategic significance."
Zhang Tianhai paused, and then continued: "At that time, two of the three platoons of the engineering company will be assigned to the second and fourth battalions respectively. In addition to assisting in building positions, there will be another platoon that will immediately run to the mountain. , to prepare for the construction of artillery positions. In this battle, the supply battalion has the heaviest task. First of all, it must ensure that the supplies of each battalion and company can keep up, especially the artillery battalion, which has a lot of artillery shells."
"In order to solve the problem of difficulty in transporting artillery battalion artillery up the mountain, the regiment headquarters decided to allocate three squads from the special agent company directly under the regiment headquarters and the guard platoon headquarters to assist in the transportation. In addition, after the artillery position is set up on the mountain, the small artillery company must also be set up on the mountain. Conduct air defense operations on the mountain!" Zhang Tianhai said in a deep voice.
The Swedish-made Solotun machine gun equipped by the small artillery battery is dual-purpose, so it can be used as a ground support firepower and as an anti-aircraft artillery battery.
"Yes! Regiment seat!" Logistics Director Zhu Shaohong, Artillery Battalion Commander Zhao Chengge, Engineer Company Commander He Jiarui, Special Agent Company Commander Liu Houming, Small Artillery Company Commander Su Yuntong, and Guard Platoon Commander Xu Sangou stood up at the same time and saluted. The scene was Very serious.
"You go back first and make preparations. This part of your combat operations will be commanded by Battalion Commander Zhao of the Artillery Battalion." After saying that, Zhang Tianhai turned his attention to the Director of the Logistics Department and the Battalion Commander of the Supply Battalion. Zhu Shaohong said: "Director Zhu, this time the supply battalion has the heaviest task. The ammunition in the hands of the other battalions can still last half a day to a day. There is no need to focus on supply for the time being. The current focus is on the artillery battalion and small Supplies for the artillery battery.”
"Yes, group!" Zhao Chengge and Zhu Shaohong responded at the same time.
"The rest of the battalions will return to their respective units immediately and notify the troops to prepare for battle. They will gather here in half an hour!" Zhang Tianhai said in a deep voice, and the majesty of the regiment commander became more and more obvious.
"Yes! Group seat!" Everyone stood up and saluted.
The scene is very serious and has a tight sense of oppression.
After the meeting ended, Zhang Tianhai strode directly through the war room. After all, he was the regiment leader, so it would be best if he could participate in the formulation of the battle plan.
"How's it going? How's the plan going?" Zhang Tianhai walked directly to Zhou Fangjie's side and asked.
Zhou Fangjie thought for a while and said: "The regiment seat, according to our current plan, is to take the current position of the 1st Battalion as the center, with the 2nd and 4th Battalions as the two wings, and form an arc when viewed from above. The positions, and then taking the artillery battalion and small artillery battery positions as the center of the circle on the top of the mountain, can suppress the villages such as Lian Fangshan. Because Wang Ziqing's third battalion has the most veterans and currently has the strongest combat effectiveness, we plan to The third battalion, cavalry battalion and special agent company serve as mobile forces. The military police company serves as a supervisory team, strengthening the positions of the first, second and fourth battalions."
"The cavalry battalion is the fastest mobile unit in the regiment. How do you plan to use it?" Zhang Tianhai asked.
"The cavalry battalion is equipped with a mobile communications squad, stationed at the West Gaohuang Temple, to support the defense of the main position at any time and threaten the enemy's offensive pace. As for the mortar company, I believe that it should be strengthened to defend the first battalion of the main position in Zhangshan. The The battalion has the most recruits and the most difficult defensive tasks, so it is very necessary to strengthen their firepower." Zhou Fangjie said.
"Very good, your plans are all very good. Just implement them according to this! Wang Liang, you can write a formal distribution order according to the plan drawn up by the two officers." Zhang Tianhai said directly to Wang Liang who was standing aside. .
"Yes, regimental seat." Wang Liang responded, and then hurriedly carried out Zhang Tianhai's order.
"Tour members, would you like to see if it is necessary to add some more information?" Zhou Fangjie looked at Zhang Tianhai and asked.
"No need, I have ordered the three platoons of the engineer company to strengthen the second and fourth battalions respectively. There is also an engineer platoon to stay at the artillery position on the top of the mountain to open up positions. At the same time, I have also ordered the special agents The three squads of the company and the guard platoon carried out coordinated transportation to strengthen the artillery battalion. After half an hour, the whole regiment immediately entered the mountain and built a position," Zhang Tianhai said.
"Okay! Let's just follow this. I hope we can stop the Isoya Division's breakout operation in this battle. This time, the Japanese are running for their lives. I don't know what kind of intensity and attitude they will fight with. Attack." A trace of solemnity flashed across Zhou Fangjie's face.
"No matter what, we must be fully prepared. The enemy is fleeing for his life this time, and it is very likely to prepare for the next offensive operation, so they will definitely try their best, and we must go all out. Otherwise, we must go all out. , by the time the Japanese army penetrated our position, it was already too late." Zhang Tianhai said seriously.
This is the beacon smoke before the enemy is ready to arrive!
Another war is about to break out!
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PS: This chapter is to make up for the second update last night. There are a lot of things going on these days, so the update is a little slow, so please bear with me!
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