Outside the Pass in March, the wind is freezing.
The 997 soldiers were in high spirits, with high morale and high morale.
Ye Anran's words were like a warm current, which resonated with all the soldiers in the regiment!
At this moment, they were full of enthusiasm and their eyes were burning, staring at Ye Anran, who was 1.78 meters tall in front of them.
All the resistance and suspicion towards him turned into water at this moment.
A soldier standing at the head of the team raised his right hand firmly and shouted loudly:
"Obey orders and follow instructions!!"
When his voice fell, the whole group's blood boiled with excitement. They raised their right hands and shouted in unison:
"Obey orders and follow instructions!!"
Sun Maotian, Li Yukui, and Zhang Erpao stood at the front of the team.
The original Tiger Regiment had no commander, and their battalion commander was the highest official!
However, they have never seen their brothers as crazy as they are now! !
They also envied the regular army of the Independent Brigade and the cultivation of other brother troops by Chief of Staff Xie Ke.
I also think that one day, the Tiger Regiment will be able to walk in front of the brother troops with glory! !
However, the brothers are too gangster.
Apart from being good at fighting Japanese invaders, he never cared about military rules and disciplines or military training.
Because of this, several regiment leaders sent by Commander Ma were angry.
Now seeing the brothers standing like pine trees with eyes like torches, Sun Maotian burst into tears with a cry!
Zhang Erpao's eyes were red. With a new regiment leader and a new number, it was time for the brothers of the former Tiger Regiment to change their way of life!
There was a sound of horse hooves outside the training ground. A messenger entered the training ground and quickly jumped off his horse and ran towards Ye Anran.
He ran to Ye Anran, saluted hastily and loudly said: "Report to Commander Ye, the Japanese are stationing troops near Jiangqiao. Commander, please go to Jiangqiao to see him immediately!"
"I know, I'll go right away."
Ye Anran sent away the messengers and called Sun Maotian, Zhang Erpao, and Li Yukui to the regiment headquarters.
He lives at the regiment headquarters and saw a map of Tailai County when he got up early.
To the east of Jiangqiao is Tailai County, and to the west is the Japanese defense area. The entire Hecheng only has Tailai County, which is not a Japanese occupied area.
According to the current situation, even if Lin Yixiu and Yanagye Kazuo are alive, the Japanese will still find excuses to attack Tailai County.
This battle will have to be fought sooner or later!
However, because of the disappearance of Lin Yixiu and Yanagye Kazuo, the Japanese made preparations in advance.
Ye Anran observed the terrain map.
Zhang Erpao, Sun Maotian, and Li Yukui stood in a semi-arc beside him.
This was the first military operation of the Tiger Regiment after its name was changed. As battalion commanders, they all wanted to show their strength in front of Ye Anran.
Ye Anran pointed to a horizontal line at the parallel point of Jiangqiao on the topographic map, "Is there this road nearby?"
Sun Maotian stood forward and looked at the map carefully. "Captain, this is a trail. It is surrounded by shrubs. In summer, there are vines everywhere. It is impossible to walk on it."
"Where does this road lead?"
"Black Tiger Village, a bandit den, with beards all over the mountain!"
Sun Maotian pointed to the place where the path disappeared, "This turned out to be Black Tiger Mountain. Later, the local Liu Ermazi took a bunch of beards and went into the mountain to set up camp."
"A month ago, Liu Ermazi defected to the Taosuo Border Security Commander. Instead of being a bandit, he became a traitor."
Ye Anran smiled slightly. Looking at the direction where the path disappeared, he felt more and more that this matter was interesting.
The commander of Taosuo border security is the traitor leader Zhang Peng.
This guy was originally a bandit, but later defected to Feng Delin and became a royalist brigade commander under him.
Shortly thereafter, he defected to Marshal Zhang of the Feng clan. Because he was never reused under Marshal Zhang, he finally defected to the Japanese.
He also promised to help the Japanese lead the way and capture the Black Province in one fell swoop, and his final goal was Ma Jinshan's current position, Chairman of the Black Province.
Ye Anran thought for a moment.
"Are the hundreds of Japs captured in Tailai County still alive?"
Li Yukui nodded and said: "They are all still alive!"
"Is there anyone in Black Tiger Mountain now?"
"have."
"Zhang Peng uses Black Tiger Mountain as a lookout post to observe Tailai County. Our people have been keeping an eye on those gang of traitors!"
Ye Anran pointed to the location of Black Tiger Mountain on the map, "First Battalion Commander, I want you to overcome all difficulties and open up this path to Black Tiger Mountain."
"You can go to people's homes and borrow sickles and shovels. No matter what method you use, you must open up the path!"
"yes!"
Sun Maotian responded without hesitation.
"Second Battalion, your battalion brings grenades and follows the First Battalion into the mountains quickly. After arriving at Black Tiger Mountain, quickly cooperate with the First Battalion to kill all the bandits in the village."
"yes!"
"Third Battalion, your battalion takes the Japs captured from Tailai County into the mountains. When they arrive at Black Tiger Mountain, kill them all!"
"After doing this, go to Jiangqiao and follow the commander's arrangements."
"yes!"
"go a head."
After Ye Anran assigned the task, he found a horse and galloped towards Jiangqiao.
None of the three Sun Maotian hesitated. They each performed their duties and quickly assigned combat tasks.
Soon, they borrowed sickles, shovels and other farm tools from the common people.
The troops did not waste any time and quickly moved towards the path.
Sun Maotian led his troops at the front, using scythes to cut off the vines and shrubs blocking the road.
Sun Maotian is a native of Hecheng and is familiar with the local environment. Under his leadership, the team's progress is not slow.
The second battalion followed the first battalion. They served as fire support troops. Two people carried mortars, and each person carried at least two shells!
Li Yukui escorted the Japanese and followed the artillery camp.
"Battal Commander, what is our regimental commander doing?"
Xu Changshun, the commander of the sixth company, said doubtfully.
Li Yukui said as he walked: "I don't know, but the leader must have his reasons for doing this."
"Order the troops behind to speed up!"
"yes……"
the other side.
Ye Anran rushed to Jiangqiao quickly.
Ma Jinshan arranged all the 1st Independent Brigade, 2nd Brigade, and 29th Independent Brigade to build fortifications opposite the Jiangqiao.
With Xie Ke, a senior commander from Baoding Military Academy, the trench fortifications, observation posts, and command post in the rear were all in good condition.
Xie Ke and Ma Jinshan were very enthusiastic when they saw Ye Anran.
No one blamed him for changing the Tigers' designation.
Ye Anran made a brief report on the change of number.
Ma Jinshan waved his hand and said: "Third brother, you don't need to report to me about your regiment's affairs. As long as it is a military operation to fight the Japanese, we will support you!"
"Thank you, brother."
"Look, look, you're being polite to us again!"
Ma Jinshan frowned, "We brothers are sworn brothers. You are always polite to my eldest brother, which makes me very embarrassed!"
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Ye Anran chuckled, "Then the eldest brother said this, brother, I won't be polite from now on."
On the side, Xie Ke pointed at the three blocking points on the Jiangqiao bridge, "Brother Ye, help me take a look. Are there any flaws?"
"Chief of Staff Xie, you want to test me!"
"Under your command..."
When Ye Anran was about to flatter each other, Xie Ke said quickly: "Between us brothers, please don't flatter each other."
"If there's a fight, it's my brother who will lose!"
