Inuichiro Akita knelt on the black earth turned over by gunfire, surrounded by the pungent smell of gunpowder and blood.
He endured the severe pain in his leg and looked up at Ye Anran.
This was his first real fight with Ye Anran.
He originally thought that with 30,000 Taosuo security troops serving as cannon fodder in front, the 12th Infantry Regiment under his command would be able to seize the Angang River position with overwhelming force.
In fact, he didn't even get a chance to get close to the first line of defense.
Ye Anran looked at the earth-colored Akita Inuichiro and ended his life with one shot.
"Clean the battlefield!"
"yes!"
Li Guosheng, who was following Ye Anran, responded loudly.
He immediately ordered his troops to quickly clean up the battlefield.
Ye Anran checked the Renault tank that Akita Inuichiro drove over.
Under the bombardment of 105mm field artillery, none of them could move, and all were scrapped.
The locations where these tanks were scrapped were all in the middle of the road.
Just enough to stop the Japanese's subsequent supply troops.
Ye Anran walked back to the forward headquarters of the 101st Independent Brigade of the 101st Division. He asked about the ammunition consumption of the artillery brigade through the phone.
Lei Suisheng held the phone, grinning from ear to ear.
He has been serving as the artillery instructor at Baoding Military Academy so far. Today is the most exciting and exciting day for him.
Commanding 43 105mm artillery salvoes, he had never fought such a wealthy battle in his eight lives! !
"Report to the division commander!"
"The artillery brigade consumed 1,200 rounds of ammunition and there were no casualties. Please give instructions."
Although Lei Suisheng was a veteran, he was already a brigade commander when Ye Anran wore crotchless pants.
But he admired Ye Anran very much.
Lei Suisheng agreed with Ma Jinshan's appointment of Ye Pingran during the war.
He had the honor to participate in Ye Anran's command of large-scale corps operations, and he highly recognized Ye Anran's troop deployment and coordinated operations.
Ye Anran looked at the map and said, "Brigadier Lei, your artillery brigade will move to Tangdi immediately, and all must be evacuated from Jingxing Highland within an hour."
"ah?"
Lei Suisheng was confused, "Sir, is that not necessary?"
"If I tell you to withdraw, you will withdraw. Why talk so much?!"
"yes!"
Lei Suisheng did not dare to ask any more questions. He hung up the phone and immediately ordered the officers and soldiers of the artillery brigade to dismantle the artillery bed immediately.
Ye Anran also ordered the artillery battalion of the Shadow Regiment stationed at Duonai Station to move to the high ground of the former official land.
Ma Jinhai, who was standing next to him, was a little puzzled, "Brother, the artillery brigade can affect the whole body with one shot. Is it necessary?"
Ye Anran nodded slightly, "Second brother, our artillery brigade is making too much noise."
"As soon as the Japanese plane arrives, Jingxing and Duonai stations will be a dead place."
"Understood."
Ma Jinhai suddenly understood. After Ye Anran explained it to him, he suddenly became more enlightened.
I learned that the 101st Division completely annihilated the Taosuo Security Army and the 12th Japanese Infantry Regiment.
Ma Jinshan was angry and annoyed.
To be fair, he now regrets being in the third line of defense.
It would be difficult for the Japs to break through Ye Anran's forward position for a while.
He listened to the constant news of victory coming from the front, and it turned out that even if others were eating meat, he couldn't even drink the soup.
3pm.
More than 60,000 people from the Duomen Division and the Utsunomiya Division launched an attack in the direction of Wumiaozi along Jieji, Bayanchagan, Wuxing and other places.
The 18th Regiment of the Duomen Division occupied the Wuxing position at 3:30 in the afternoon, and its division's forward command post was immediately established in Wuxing.
At 3:40, the Utsunomiya Division's former Assault Cavalry Regiment established the division headquarters in Bayan Chagan.
The division guard regiment of the Duomen Division set up camp in Wuxing.
It was not until 5 o'clock in the afternoon that the Duomen Division's guard wing confirmed the safety of Wuxing Highlands before Duomen and Ergou entered Wuxing in an armored vehicle.
Accompanied by more than a dozen major generals, Duomen Ergou visited the Wuxing forward command post.
His senior counselor said as he walked: "Division Commander, this should be the first line of defense at the forefront of the Northeast Army."
"I have to say that their trenches were built very professionally!"
Accompanied by Gao Shen, Duomen Ergou visited the trench covered with steel plates.
When he entered the trench, his eyes widened.
The one-and-a-half-meter deep and one-and-a-half-meter-wide trench was blocked by wooden piles on both sides. There were countless trenches as you walked inside.
Those trenches are criss-crossed, and it feels very magical because every trench is connected.
Duomen Ergou walked out of the trench. Under his feet were the craters left by the plane bombing last night.
He looked back at the trench covered with steel plates. Not to mention, Ye Anran was really a clever little guy.
Duomen Ergou walked back to the forward headquarters.
More than a dozen Japanese army officers attended the headquarters.
They are the chief commanders of various units of the Duomen Division. Currently, all the headquarters of the Kwantung Army's Duomen Division are concentrated in Wuxing, Tailai, Bayanchagan and other places.
Its baggage troops and artillery troops are now all in place.
When Duomen Ergou entered the headquarters, all the Japanese officers stood up.
He waved his hand towards the Japs and motioned for everyone to sit down.
"Everyone, the Utsunomiya Division has just sent back the battle report. Their current casualties are very huge!"
"This morning, the 12th Infantry Regiment responsible for the front-line attack and more than 30,000 Taosuo security forces were all killed!"
"Ma Jinshan defeated more than 30,000 locust troops in just one morning."
"I have to remind you that the army we are about to face is a very brave army."
"I hope you will pay attention and don't underestimate the enemy!"
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"Hai!"
After Duomen Ergou finished speaking, he began to deploy combat missions.
At the same time, he mobilized the armored regiments of multiple divisions and the Army Aviation Corps to carry out cluster bombing on the forward positions of Hecheng!
During the meeting between the two dogs.
The captain of the Utsunomiya Division, Furu Suzuki, chewed half of his molar into pieces.
He and Duomen Ergou arrived at Tao'an from Xinjing at noon.
As a result, when I got off the bus, I first heard that all the 14th Regiment of his baggage was killed.
Then I heard that there were no survivors from the 20th Field Artillery Regiment.
Fu Liang Suzuki felt that this might be the worst news he had ever heard in Daxia territory.
But just now, by coincidence, his senior counselor told him that the 12th Infantry Regiment, which rushed to the Sanjianfang position, and more than 30,000 Taosuo security forces were all killed!
Suzuki's eyes were bloodshot.
His blood pressure soared to 180, and his eyes almost dropped to the ground from the excitement.
He left Taonan for only one day.
He was a division and almost had Ye Anran turn him into a brigade! ! !
Suzuki Fuming was furious.
He looked at the commanders of the various regiments and brigades in the war room and became furious.
"I don't believe the Northeastern Army, which has more than 10,000 people, can't be attacked for a long time!!"
"Order the artillery units of the entire army to bombard the forward positions of the Northeastern Army!!"
"Hai!"
Ye Anran was very calm.
The reason why he gave up Wuxing Highlands was not because he was promiscuous!
It was because he, as a forward assault group, couldn't hold that place at all.
That was the first high ground where the Japanese passed through Tailai County. If Ye Anran didn't take the initiative, he would give it up.
The Japanese will use artillery to cover Wuxing Highlands.
There was no need for him, a man who led a commando team to fight guerrillas, to lose his life fighting over the Wuxing Heights with the Japanese!
Just now, Ye Anran counted the number of casualties.
Bah bah.
The Japanese bombed all night, but there was no attrition in the battle order and no soldiers were injured.
The soldiers relied on trenches and communication trenches extending in all directions to successfully escape the Japanese bombing.
This successful experience is very valuable to the participating troops.
At first, some officers even expressed great dissatisfaction when digging communication trenches and trenches.
It was not until this time they faced the Japanese bombing and saved their lives that the soldiers and commanders realized the importance of trenches.
This is why after the Japanese bombardment, the soldiers on the second and third lines of defense quickly dispersed and dug fortifications.
With the support of Jingang Group, each of the more than 70,000 people in the Northeast Army currently has an engineer shovel of their own.
They carried the engineer's shovel behind them and took it out directly to dig fortifications when in use.
It is very convenient to tie it directly to your back when not in use.
The most serious casualties were in Hecheng.
After the air raid, many residents ran out of their homes and panicked in the dark night.
Shells fell on houses and streets, causing heavy casualties to the residents of Hecheng.
Next is the rear support reserve team.
When the air raid siren sounded, the reserve team quickly evacuated residents on the street.
Many people died in the explosion during the transfer of personnel.
Fortunately, the reserve team moved 60% of the local residents to the rear before dawn.
Of the remaining 40% of residents, 20% are in Dongxing Hospital.
Twenty percent of the residents stayed in Crane City forever.
When Ye Anran learned this data, he was so angry that he was shaking all over.
He immediately called Gao Qiqiang of Jinggang Group.
The Jinggang Group was required to provide another 500 tons of steel plates for laying Hecheng traffic trenches.
Ye Anran also ordered the logistics reserve team to go to Jingang Steel Group to pick up the steel plates! !
Gao Qiqiang said nothing.
He immediately sent someone to arrange to load the steel plates into trucks, and then quickly transported them to every corner of Hecheng.
People from the reserve team built defenses using steel plates near the hospital to ensure that the sick and wounded were protected from secondary injuries.
The Japanese bombers did not launch artillery attacks on Hecheng's light and heavy industries.
Most of them are worried about damaging the imported equipment.
They want to control the industrial equipment in Hecheng, including the Guangchuan Automobile Factory and the Jingang Steel Group, which are all part of the industrial system they urgently need in Puppet Manchuria.
6:30 p.m.
The roar of airplanes came again from the sky.
The troops quickly entered the trenches, and the sick and wounded in Hecheng City were also moved to the trenches covered with steel plates for treatment.
Ye Anran stood at the forward headquarters of the First Independent Brigade.
He looked at the battle map and felt very bad.
He can implement various methods against the Japanese army, but there is no way to deal with their army aviation.
The Japanese army aviation, starting from Bingcheng in the east and Haizhou Airport in the west, continued to carry out take-off bombing plans in the direction of Hecheng.
At 6:10, artillery roared from the Hecheng forward position.
Bombers continued to bomb the Jingxing Highlands of the original 101 Artillery Brigade!
Almost at the same time, the Japanese field artillery troops also began to bomb the forward positions indiscriminately.
