After hearing these words, a subtle strangeness flashed across Ye Peigao's face, and then he quickly returned to normal. He said with a smile: "Welcome, welcome, Commander Zhang is welcome to personally lead the reinforcements."
But this strangeness did not escape Zhang Tianhai's eyes.
Zhang Tianhai smiled on the surface, but he was scolding in his heart: Ye Xipi's old ghost, you really fucking swallowed up my artillery camp, grandma, luckily he was on guard, otherwise he would have died no matter what. I no longer know.
"This time our regiment was ordered to go to the front line because of the war of resistance. I hope that Chief Ye and Chief Peng can unite with our troops to fight the difficulties together," Zhang Tianhai said with a smile. He did not forget to respect him until the end. A military salute.
Zhang Tianhai's military salute, not to mention anything else, I just hope that the 11th Division will not dig so many holes for them in the future.
"This is inevitable. Commander Zhang is overly worried. Now the Japanese forward troops have approached our army's forward position. Commander Zhang's artillery force is exactly what our 11th Division urgently needs. Welcome" said, Ye Peigao solemnly returned the military salute.
In this way, the cooperation between the 1st Guard Regiment of the 9th Theater Zone and the 11th Division has been temporarily reached.
According to the arrangement of Peng Shan, commander of the 11th Division, the troops of the 11th Division were in the front, while the troops of the artillery battalion of the 1st Police Regiment were arranged in the rear, responsible for artillery fire support.
As for why Deputy Commander Ye Peigao Ye suddenly appeared on the front line, Zhang Tianhai didn't ask. After all, it had nothing to do with him.
Or perhaps Commander Peng Shanpeng felt that there were not enough frontline command personnel, so he urgently transferred them back.
Soon, under the command of artillery battalion commander Zhao Chengge, the artillery battalion troops began to build their own artillery positions. Even Liu Houming's special agent company and Wang Yongcheng's cavalry battalion also sent some officers and soldiers to participate.
There is no other reason. The most important goal now is to build artillery camps and allow the artillery troops to quickly form combat effectiveness.
So, just like that, nearly one and a half battalions of troops were guarding the artillery position of the **11th Division, most of which were mobile troops, which was rare on the battlefield.
The scorching sun is still high in the sky, and the surrounding trees seem to be unable to withstand the erosion of this heat wave, and they seem to have been bent over by the sun.
The artillery position was filled with heat, and drops of hot sweat flowed down Zhang Tianhai's cheeks. His military uniform had long been taken off, leaving only a base layer shirt on him, and the shirt was soaked.
It was a hot July day, and the entire position was like a huge construction site, with clanging sounds.
If we talk about pity, I am afraid that only Zhang Tianhai felt that he did not pull up the engineer company, which was a huge loss. Otherwise, this could be another vivid fortification lesson for the cavalry battalion.
"Liu Houming, you have to lead the brothers to do a better job. This little devil's attack is no joke." Zhang Tianhai wiped his sweat and ordered Liu Houming, who was leading the officers and soldiers to work hard.
"It's the group seat." Liu Houming raised his head and responded.
Zhang Tianhai looked around with a solemn expression.
Lieutenant Commander Zuoda was a captain of the 106th Division of the Japanese Army. His mission this time was to lead his men to advance with great success and then capture Jiujiang.
The huge victory of the Japanese army on the front line has made these grassroots Japanese officers go to their heads. They confidently believe that as long as their army comes, even if there is occasional resistance, it is nothing to be afraid of.
Zuoda was not handsome, and was even a little chubby. His dark skin proved that he must have often gone out to lead troops for training.
At this time, Zuoda was riding an Oriental pony standing by the roadside, looking at his troops as if they were reviewing troops, which strictly speaking could not keep pace with the standing divisions.
At this time, the 106th Division was in high spirits. As the main force of the 11th Army of the Central China Expeditionary Force, the 106th Division was present all the way from the attack on Hefei. It can be said that it was a decisive step. Great contribution.
This is not a result that an ordinary reserve division can achieve. The combat power behind such results is almost comparable to the combat power of a standing division.
This is what makes him happy and proud.
"Command the troops, speed up the pace. We must be at the forefront of the division and fight a victory to show our friends and neighbors the majesty of our brigade." Zhongda Zhongzuo was high-spirited and looked like an ambitious young man.
"Hai," the surrounding officers responded.
Perhaps, they did not expect that the troops in front of them would be a truly elite force, and an elite force with strengthened artillery units.
People who often use cannons to bombard others will not experience the feeling of being bombarded by cannons, because they usually have the advantage of firepower.
Those who have the advantage of firepower cannot understand the pain of being hit head and face by artillery fire.
Obviously, Hiroshi Zouda is this kind of person, because the 106th Division has always been supported by the superior firepower of the 11th Army of the Central China Expeditionary Force, and has never been afraid of being covered by enemy firepower.
Oh, in front of the artillery regiment of the 106th Division, the Japanese artillery is nothing. How can those ten artillery pieces compete with their forty-eight artillery pieces?
Having this kind of artillery firepower is one of the reasons why Hiroshi Tsuda is full of confidence in the way forward.
Unlike other troops that suffered heavy casualties in Hukou Town, Pengze Town, and Madang Town, his brigade suffered relatively few casualties. If not, how could the brigade commander order their troops to "shoot the lead"?
The purpose of this opening shot is to have a wonderful performance and to be in a state of victory.
Under the repeated orders of Lieutenant Zuoda, the brigade moved forward very quickly, which can almost be described as "super fast".
Soon, they met the leading troops of the 11th Division.
Due to the fire suppression of Japanese naval guns, the Japanese did not arrange the position content at the frontline position on the river bank, but arranged the firepower position behind the river bank.
Out of caution, Hiroshi Zuoda did not invest all his troops at the first opportunity, but chose to invest two squadrons.
However, the Japanese did not show all their muscles to the Japanese army at the first time, but slowed down first.
**Forward position.
Xie Chengkun is the battalion commander of the 61st Regiment of the 11th Division. Like most of the grassroots officers of the direct line troops, he also graduated from Huangpu and was in the seventh phase of Huangpu.
After a full year of military operations against Japan, the Huangpu officers among the direct troops of the Kuomintang suffered heavy losses, with heavy casualties.
It is precisely because of this that students like Xie Chengkun, who have relatively few years of experience in the military, are able to be quickly promoted in ace units like the 11th Division.
Don't forget, the battalion commanders of the 11th Division were all from Huangpu No. 5 and No. 6.
"Report to the battalion commander, the Japanese troops ahead have launched a charge. Should we launch the most violent counterattack against them immediately?" a battalion staff officer ran to Xie Chengkun and reported.
"Let's wait and see how the regiment gives instructions. Now that our army has been strengthened by artillery, we are not at the mercy of others." Xie Chengkun said in a deep voice.
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