It was the arrival of these civilians that made Zhang Tianhai full of confidence in this river-crossing operation - he had to catch the little devils off guard and let them see what a real elite was.
In this silent night, on a simple pontoon made of bamboo and wood, the officers and soldiers of the Ninth War Zone Guard Force crossed the river one after another at a very fast speed. The first to pass were the infantry companies of each battalion, and the last to pass were the "big guys" "Compared with the fast-moving infantry units, the transportation of the machine gun battery is more difficult. The reason is that the heavy machine guns, these iron guys, except for the bamboo rafts to transport some of them, the rest The next step is to rely on a simple pontoon.
It took a full four hours for the officers and soldiers of the theater guard force to finally complete the leading unit's crossing of the river.
Zhang Tianhai looked at the cavalry battalion and the flying thunder artillery unit behind him, hesitated for a while, and then said: "The cavalry battalion crossed the river!"
When the cavalry battalion began to cross the pontoon bridge, Zhang Tianhai said to Li Chunfei next to him: "Chunfei, it's up to you here. I'll go over first. Our troops have passed nearly five thousand people, and now the cavalry battalion has also passed. , I want to go over and check the situation."
"Commander, why don't you ask the security company to follow you there! Otherwise, no one will help you when you pass." Li Chunfei reminded.
Zhang Tianhai shook his head and said: "No need, the security company will go with the other troops at the regiment! It's enough for me to have Xiao Xu. Besides, none of the security troops in the theater knows what I, Zhang Tianhai, look like."
Li Chunfei hesitated to speak, but he finally nodded and said, "Okay, since you have made the decision, Commander-in-Chief, I humbly obey the order."
"Okay!" Zhang Tianhai nodded, and then crossed the river with Xu Xun. In order not to affect the cavalry battalion's crossing of the river, he followed the bamboo raft.
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The camera turned to the north bank of Xinqiang River.
At this time, although the corners of the north bank of the Xinqiang River were filled with national troops, they all remained silent. The enemy headquarters of the guard troops issued a silence order before setting off. Except for the commander, the soldiers were not allowed to speak unless they encountered In an emergency, you are not allowed to speak. Even if you speak, you can only speak softly.
All officers and soldiers knew that this was a surprise battle and they had to cross the river without the enemy noticing, otherwise the entire unit would be exposed and everyone in this unit would be in danger! Because their opponent is the very ferocious Sixth Division of the Japanese "Beast Division"!
At this time, Lu Shaojie, the commander of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Guard Regiment, was holding a military map in his hand. The flashlight was covered with a cloth, which is why the light was very weak.
"Damn it, I have to stay here all night." Lu Shaojie murmured in a voice that only he could hear.
I saw that this military map was a defense map near Jiankou Town. This was found out by the special agent company during reconnaissance in the Jiankou Town area.
The attack targets of each unit are clearly marked on the map. The specific targets are even marked as villages. There are strict restrictions on how long it can be conquered within a limited time!
If it were normal times, Lu Shaojie would definitely not have this confidence. After all, the little devil's equipment is quite good. If they were to break through it in a short time, wouldn't it be a joke? But things are different now. There are thirty-two powerful flying thunder cannons to assist in the battle. If they cannot attack a village within three hours, it must be their own fault.
Regarding the power of the thunder cannon, Zhang Tianhai once organized the main officers of the theater guard force to go and watch it, and there were also certain explanations on the specific parameters.
Lu Shaojie believed that as long as his more than thirty thunder cannons were aimed at the village and the enemy's bunkers, they would be able to blow them up quickly.
Besides, at the military meeting before departure, Zhang Tianhai issued a specific combat plan, which basically locked the seven villages outside Juankou Town, and each unit also had clear combat goals.
After the plan was finalized, Zhang Tianhai even decided not to participate in the battle with his artillery battalion - because the combat targets had been subdivided into villages, and as long as half of the troops could complete the combat tasks according to the set goals, the combat troops would be able to attack at ten o'clock in the morning. They encircled the town at one point and launched a general attack on the town.
The cavalry battalion is the main force preparing for the general offensive. In addition to having strong mobility and firepower, it also carries three flying thunder cannon detachments, which is ninety-six flying thunder cannons. If you count three more flying thunder cannons, If more than one infantry unit participated in the siege, the number of flying thunder cannons involved in the siege of Jiankou Town would reach an astonishing two hundred!
Of course, two hundred doors is an approximate number, but the difference between a few more doors or a few fewer doors is not big.
If I had to use an analogy, it was probably when three and a half young men were fighting with a group of strong men. They secretly targeted a lone strong man and attacked them. Not to mention three against one, and they all brought swords. , this means not stopping until you kill someone!
It's a pity that the captain of the 45th Regiment of the Japanese Army, Xiong Wuzhenglang, who was sleeping soundly in Junkou Town at this time, didn't know this, otherwise he would have had to curse: "Damn China Army, so cunning!"
Zhang Tianhai and all the officers of the theater guard force were fully prepared for this attack, especially in terms of material preparation and tactical preparation - in order to enable the troops to achieve the effect of separate attacks and to prevent the various units from insufficient cooperation. When the possibility of danger arose, Zhang Tianhai even made arrangements for him, Guo Qiliang, and Li Chunfei to each command some troops during the battle on the north bank.
Time always flies by so fast. In just one night, the main force of the security forces of the Ninth War Zone quietly passed through the Xinqiang River, and even the flying thunder artillery troops also passed quietly.
So the question is, why can the flying thunder artillery troops cross the New Wall River so quickly? This had to be prepared with Zhang Tianhai and other major officers.
At that time, surrounding the issue of how the flying thunder artillery force could quickly keep up with the attacking troops, and how the flying thunder artillery logistics force could quickly keep up, the top brass of the theater guard force held a meeting with the purpose of studying solutions.
Later, the plan was discussed and everyone unanimously agreed that a large number of trolleys should be used to solve this problem!
The solution given by the top brass of the security force was to not only urgently purchase a batch of wooden trolleys from Changsha and other places, but also recruit civilian craftsmen to manufacture large quantities of trolleys and purchase them at reasonable prices.
It must be said that the measures taken by the theater security forces were quite effective. In just one month, the security forces obtained nearly 2,000 trolleys.
Of course, the quality of some of the carts must be quite poor, but they can still cope with this combat operation.
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After a night of fighting, the main force of the Ninth Theater District Guard Force and the Flying Thunder Artillery Force have passed. At this time, according to the established plan, the simple pontoon bridge will be temporarily dismantled!
This was not because Zhang Tianhai wanted to engage in some absurd tactic such as a last-ditch battle, but because he had to hide it from the eyes of the Japanese aircraft. This plan was fully prepared in order to avoid any flaws!
When he first made this plan, Zhang Tianhai convened the other eight main officers and held a meeting for a whole night before he came up with it!
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PS: The second update is here!
Thanks to Qidian book friend James Leggeshen for the 100-point reward!
