North of Hecheng.
Yangjiatun 101st Division forward command post.
Li Guosheng, commander of the first independent brigade of the 101st Division, Qi Ning, commander of the second independent brigade, and Lei Suisheng, commander of the artillery brigade, sat around the table.
All three are battle-hardened commanders.
At this moment, their expressions were solemn and their eyes were sharp.
On the long table in front of the three people, there is a sand table.
The current deployment of various units of the 101st Division is clearly visible.
For the three commanders.
This battle will be the most difficult battle they have ever faced!
The number of Japanese soldiers and their advanced equipment are unprecedented in the history of the Northeast Army's operations!
at the same time.
The Japanese special forces are mobile and flexible.
Focus on attacking important military targets of the Northeast Army, including ammunition depots, grain depots, convoys, and even rear headquarters.
their appearance.
It completely disrupted the Northeast Army's conventional combat plan.
The three of them sat quietly in the command post.
There was constant gunfire outside.
The three people in the room were sitting on pins and needles, like thorns piercing their backs and a lump in their throats.
They are waiting for someone.
Fifteen minutes ago.
The divisional communications company of the 101st Division conveyed the order for the division headquarters meeting to the 1st Independent Brigade, 2nd Brigade, and Artillery Brigade.
They sat in military vehicles, braved Japanese artillery fire, and arrived at Yangjiatun Front Point in as fast as ten minutes!
Here, they did not see Ye Anran.
But there is a breath that is always hanging in my throat.
This was their first time and they were afraid to see the commander of the 101st Division! !
As a commander who fought alongside Ye Anran.
The three of them knew very well that this battle was a terrible one! !
So much so that the Japanese's first shot hit the artillery position first.
First shot.
Just killed the 101 ammunition depot! !
Ye Anran and Ma Jinhai rushed to the division command post.
The guards stationed at the command post saluted him with dark faces.
He looked at the guard.
Young, immature faces were covered with black mud and gunpowder.
I can only vaguely see his stubborn eyes!
Ye Anran stepped forward and wiped the mud from the guard's face with his thumb.
He asked: "From the artillery brigade?"
The guard stood at attention and saluted, showing a row of white teeth: "Report to the division commander, artillery brigade guard platoon leader Zhao Xiaoqiang!"
Seeing the young face in front of him, Ye Anran suddenly felt a lot heavier.
He thought of Lei Suisheng's nephew, the 16-year-old artillery brigade observer, Xiao Leizi.
Ye Anran paused for a few seconds.
Ma Jinhai beside him opened the gauze curtain made of the quilt on his front finger.
A ray of light.
Point to the command post before entering.
Li Guosheng, Qi Ning, and Lei Suisheng stood up with a roar.
The three of them looked towards the door in unison!
Ye Anran entered the forward command post.
The moment he stood still, three generals who had experienced hundreds of battles saluted him.
Ye Anran was still angry.
He didn't have time to show these veterans so many courtesies.
With a sullen face, he stood in front of the long table made of wooden boards.
"Three generals!"
"How should I praise you??"
…
The questioning voice full of hostility echoed throughout the entire front finger.
Li Guosheng, Qi Ning and Lei Sui were stunned.
They faced Ye Anran.
It actually feels like the stinging sensation of peppers poking your eyes! !
Ma Jinhai stood aside.
To be honest, this was the first time he saw Ye Anran get angry.
As the second brother, he was used to fooling around with Ye Anran.
But today, at this moment, Ma Jinhai didn't dare to mess around.
He didn't even dare to say a word! !
Ye Anran's sharp gaze swept across the faces of the three people.
"The planes of the Far East Air Force will leave Crane City at twelve o'clock."
"At a quarter past twelve, the artillery position was covered by intensive fire!!"
"A quarter past twelve! The forward ammunition depot of the 1st Independent Brigade exploded!!"
"A quarter past twelve! The gasoline depot of the Second Independent Brigade exploded!!"
Can Ye Anran not be angry? !
He's going to be mad! !
During this period, his thoughts were entirely focused on the industrial development of Hecheng.
Regarding the deployment of the front line, we only listened to reports from the commanders of each brigade.
Occasionally I have time to go to the forward position to inspect the defenses.
He was always on tenterhooks.
Because he knew very well that during the Xinjing Festival, the Japanese did not take back Crane City, and the Puppet Manchukuo was not established...
It’s the pain in the heart of the Japanese Kwantung Army! !
Coupled with the defeat of the Domen Division and the Utsunomiya Division.
It can be said that the Northeast Army caused the Kwantung Army to lose face.
They will definitely try their best to capture Crane City...
Faced with such a situation, the Northeast Army's defense force showed major flaws!
Can you not be so fucking angry? ? ?
Li Guosheng: "Teacher, please punish me!"
Qi Ning: "Sir, I have despised my duty and neglected my duties. Please punish me!"
Lei Suisheng: "..."
The words came to his lips and he swallowed them.
He knew there was no way to explain to Ye Anran.
Even if Ye Anran shoots him.
Lei Suisheng will not complain!
…
Anger is anger.
The battle still has to be fought!
Ye Anran couldn't handle the matter of punishing military chiefs before the war.
He pointed to the sand table in front of him.
"If you want to be punished, you have to wait until the Japanese are beaten!!"
"I only want to ask you one thing!"
"Can you beat this devil?"
…
"able!"
Instantly.
Li Guosheng, Qi Ning, and Lei Suisheng responded collectively!
Ye Anran nodded heavily.
"Go back and tell the brothers in the 101st Division!"
“Kindness is reserved for loved ones.”
"Not for beasts!"
"I will replace all the shells, gasoline, and firearms you lost!"
"If something like this happens again, you will commit suicide!"
…
"Please rest assured, Commander!"
"Promise to fulfill our mission!"
Lei Suisheng, Li Guosheng, and Qining patted their chests and promised.
They quickly left the 101st Division's forward headquarters.
Ye Anran left the command headquarters. He was on the high ground of Yangjiatun, overlooking the entire battlefield!
The sound of gunfire was heard frequently, and the telephone and radio of the communications company of the 101st Division were beeping.
The 17th Armored Regiment of the 3rd Division fought fiercely with the Second Independent Brigade in the direction of Fuyu.
The soldiers of the Second Independent Brigade relied on the high ground and kept using infantry artillery and grenade launchers to fire at the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles.
There was no fire reinforcement from the artillery brigade.
It is difficult for grenades and infantry guns to cause effective damage to Japanese tanks.
A large number of Japanese soldiers, relying on tanks and armored vehicles, launched coordinated infantry and tank operations against the defenders of Fuyu Highlands.
Ye Anran held up the telescope.
He watched his brothers fall in a pool of blood.
Only soldiers can understand that kind of pain that scratches the heart and lungs!
"Hang up the phone to Lei Suisheng!"
"Ask him when the artillery brigade will fire??"
"yes!"
…
soon.
The signal corps call came to Ye Anran.
"Report, the artillery brigade will respond, and the bombardment will begin within three hours at the earliest!"
…
Lei Suisheng's artillery brigade was originally established east of Gannan and west of Yangjiatun.
Due to the exposure of the location of the artillery positions.
The 3rd Division Artillery Regiment conducted intensive bombing on the location of the artillery brigade.
As a result, the artillery brigade destroyed more than ten 105mm artillery pieces.
After the position is exposed.
The artillery brigade immediately moved covertly towards Taha and Busi.
Three hours!
This is the limit of the artillery brigade.
Ye Anran looked at the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles charging, and thought for a moment, "Fetch Lermontov!"
