Sword of Light: I Can Summon the Fourth Disaster

Mechanized Infantry Regiment Position

Qin Shaoqiang was watching the shells falling from the battlefield from behind, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper. Mountain artillery, infantry artillery, howitzers, and judging from the noise, they were large-caliber howitzers and large-caliber mortars. The location of the mechanized infantry regiment's position was not very good, and the anti-gun caves might not be able to withstand the bombardment of large-caliber mortars.

Zhao Rui on the side said with some luck: "Fortunately, you asked the Second Battalion to seize this position when we first met the enemy. Otherwise, we would be in the middle of the road and the Japanese would attack us from two high places, and we would become sitting ducks."

Qin Shaoqiang was observing the Japanese artillery positions with a telescope and found that their positions were very loose. The heavy artillery of the mechanized infantry regiment was deployed too far back and could not reach the Japanese artillery positions at all.

Qin Shaoqiang put down the telescope, looked at the sky, and said to Zhao Rui beside him: "We have to arrange for the kitchen team to cook. The soldiers have been fighting for a long time and must be tired and hungry. When it gets dark, you send the reconnaissance company out and ask which unit the enemy is from. The general security division is not equipped with such large-caliber mortars."

Zhao Rui nodded. This was his job. But seeing the intense bombardment from the Japanese, he worriedly said to Qin Shaoqiang, "Captain, the Japanese have so many large-caliber artillery shelling our positions. I think the first battalion will suffer heavy losses."

Qin Shaoqiang said expressionlessly: "The devils came here with the intention of eating us from the beginning. It's not that we don't care about our soldiers now, but if we are restrained, we will be swarmed by the devils and eaten bite by bite."

The chief of staff, who had been coordinating intelligence, also spoke up: "The commander of the Japanese troops this time is of high status, you two can see. Over at Niangzi Pass, the Japanese want to eat up a regiment of the first division in one go, and in Pingding, a regiment of the Japanese plus a division of puppet troops with nearly 10,000 people besieged a battalion of the second division. Now the entire outer area of ​​Taihang Mountain has become a mess."

Qin Shaoqiang and Zhao Rui took the information handed over by Geng Sa. After studying it carefully for a while, they walked to the map hanging in the command center and started working. After the three of them finished, they stared at the enemy and our situation map with a serious look on their faces.

Xiyang County, First Division Headquarters

Zhan Loulan looked at the enemy and friendly situation map hanging high up, and gathered all the combat staff in the city to discuss where the troops should start their counterattack first.

The leader of the White Banner, France, looked at it for a long time and said, "The commander originally meant that the 2nd and 3rd Brigades of the 1st Division would attack Yangquan, and the 1st Brigade would lead the 4th and 5th Brigades to attack the three divisions in the direction of Niangzi Pass and Jingxing. Let the Heyi Brigade and Heyi Brigade attack in the direction of Shouyang, eliminate the Japanese and puppet troops stationed there, and then attack the Jinzhong Plain. Now the various divisions are in chaos when fighting the Japanese."

Zhan Loulan asked, "Did Ye Lisan's officer group take Yangquan?"

I love Rotten Tomatoes and replied: "The General Staff received news from the Officers Corps that they had engaged in battle in Yangquan with the enemy's 7th Independent Mixed Brigade, which was originally stationed in Niangzi Pass. It is expected that they will not be able to enter Yangquan until the evening."

Hearing this, Zhan Loulan frowned. There were several old six players who had sneaked into the Yangquan section of the Zhengtai Line. The Japanese troop transport trains rarely reached Yangquan, so how could an independent 7th Mixed Brigade suddenly appear?

Before walking towards the enemy and our own situation map, Xishan Xinglu suggested: "Division Commander, look, the tank battalion of the 13th Regiment has already established a foothold between Yangquan and Shouyang, the 14th Regiment of the 13th Brigade has successfully joined forces with the th Regiment, and the th Brigade is clearing and pacifying. Why not let the entire nd Division gather its troops to attack Shouyang."

Zhan Loulan was a little hesitant after hearing what Xishan Traveler said. He knew what Xishan Traveler meant, that the Second Division and the two combined brigades should gather together and fight a few big battles in the Jinzhong Plain to attract the attention of the devils.

However, the combat effectiveness of the Second Division is limited, and there is no guarantee that the two sides can maintain combat effectiveness when they come together. After thinking for a while, he decided: "The entire Second Division now has less than 80,000 people, a large part of whom are new recruits. Originally, the column headquarters intended that the First Division would open a gap, and the Second Division would take the opportunity to develop in northern Hebei. In this situation, it is better to let the Second Division split one part to fight the reinforcements and the other part to fight Yangquan, and transfer the officer group to the north of Yangquan to fight the reinforcements from Yu County."

Xishan Xinglu nodded after listening. His original intention was for the Second Division to capture Shouyang and then continue to fight westward, but Zhan Loulan considered the combat effectiveness of the Second Division and let the Second Division fight safely. In this way, the combined first and second brigades in the prominent position might face the large forces of the Japanese First Army.

Zhan Loulan saw that none of the staff officers were speaking. He stood in front of the enemy situation map, pointed to the direction of the First Division and said, "The First Division is now moving towards Niangzi Pass. The Fourth and Sixth Regiments of the Second Brigade have already been in conflict with the Japanese. Two regiments of the First Brigade are attacking Niangzi Pass, and the Third Brigade is going to rescue the Second Regiment. It seems that this is a premeditated encirclement and suppression of our Youth Column by the Japanese. I hope that everyone will work together to kill this group of Japanese and smash their encirclement and suppression plan."

"Yes!" The staff officers in the room responded in unison.

Zhan Loulan stood up and made arrangements, saying, "Old Li, go to the Combined Brigade to find Staff Officer Chen and tell him that I will take two tank battalions from the Second Division to support his armored regiment."

The leader of the White Banner, France, stood up and responded, "Understood."

Zhan Loulan turned to look at the Traveler and said, "Take a communications platoon to the Air Force Headquarters. I will ask the Air Force Headquarters to assist us in sending out a reconnaissance aircraft."

Without waiting for Xishan Traveler to respond, Zhan Loulan indicated that he didn't need to stand up and then picked up the phone and said, "Director Liu? This is Zhan Loulan. Prepare a batch of supplies. I will airdrop additional supplies to the Second Regiment tonight."

After receiving a positive reply, Zhan Loulan put down the phone and continued to add to Xishan Travel: "Wait and intercept the transport plane flying back from northern Shaanxi, and ask them to arrange personnel to airdrop to the Second Regiment tonight."

Xishan Traveler immediately stood up and replied, "Understood, I will complete the task."

Seeing the staff officers rushing out to arrange tasks, Zhan Loulan looked at the sky with some doubt in his eyes. This time the battle was too passive, and the damage to the troops would probably not be small.

In Yangquan City, several players drove a truck to the city gate under the cover of night. Liu Mo Fengyun looked at 6 with some concern and said, "Liu Zi, can it really work? Won't it blow up the houses?"

6 said nonchalantly: "We have bought all the houses near the city wall. We wanted to dig a tunnel to get in, but we didn't know that the puppet soldiers guarding the gate were easily sent away with a little money."

Hearing 6 say this, Liu Mo Fengyun pulled out the detonator and pulled it hard. A huge explosion sounded throughout Xiyang City.