Rebirth of the National Marshal

"Don't worry, Commander. Tomorrow all the main positions will be in the hands of our Sixth Security Regiment. I promise that I will not let any Soviet come over from our position. If anyone comes over, I will twist off my head and give it to you." The commander of the Sixth Security Regiment is nicknamed Kong Erlangzi. This guy is known for his bravery in battle. He was born in the Northwest Army. In the security regiment, he relied on his own military exploits to be promoted step by step to the commander of the security regiment. He can be said to be a tiger general. This is why Mao Yuanshan put him in the center. His army and his style are basically the same. This is Mao Yuanshan's old team.

"I say, Kong Erlangzi, what you said clearly shows that you look down on our Seventh Security Regiment. Can't others pass through our position if they can pass through your position? If that's the case, I'll also issue a military order. If any enemy passes through our town, I'll twist my head off. How about that? That should be fine, right?" The combat effectiveness of the Sixth and Seventh Security Regiments is similar. The two regiment commanders were both from the Northwest Army. Even though they are fighting so fiercely now, the two brothers can trust each other when they are really in danger. The reason why their two regiments were put in the front this time is because they are both familiar with each other's tactics, and they can understand what the other is thinking without any discussion.

"You two keep bragging as much as you can, just pretend that our 8th Security Regiment doesn't exist. Tomorrow you two just stand in the front and try your best to hold off the enemy, and I will get a pot of good wine and two pig's trotters to watch your performance on the hillside behind. I'm not competing with you for the ace, I'll just watch from behind. But I have one thing to say, if you two can't hold on, don't call me to support you." The same goes for basic combat missions.

The 6th and 7th Security Regiments were the main force on the battlefield to block the enemy, and the 8th Baoan Regiment served as the reserve to support these two regiments at any time. The commander of the 8th Security Regiment was a scholar from Huangpu, but he was able to hang out with this bunch of rough guys, otherwise the three regiments would not have been able to form a "品" shape for such a long time.

"Alright, alright. I'm telling you that your ages add up to over 100 years old. Aren't you tired of bickering like this every day? Just give me some face today. I flew all the way from Chahar here to watch you fight the Soviets, not to watch you three grinding your teeth here. I don't care what you three think or what actions you take tomorrow. I have only one request, that you hold on until reinforcements arrive." When the three of them were at the Chahar headquarters, they would argue with each other for days.

Mao Yuanshan was well aware of this. He didn't have the time to listen to the three of them chattering. The most important thing now was to stop the Soviet attack. If these 25 troops really rushed out, it would be too difficult to drive them back.

"Mayor, I wonder how much air support we will get tomorrow? We don't have many heavy artillery. There are only 12 150mm German-made cannons, and the rest are all 105mm howitzers. I heard that the Russians have quite a few 150mm heavy artillery. If they really fire shells at us, our brothers will inevitably suffer casualties. Our artillery can't fight back against them." Although they were not serious at ordinary times, they could still talk about serious things.

What they are most worried about now is the insufficient artillery power here. If the heavy artillery regiments led by Mao Yuanshan came over, they would not have to worry. Unfortunately, the largest artillery in their regiment is only the 105mm howitzer, and there are not many of them.

"Captain Zhao, I think you have the most say in matters concerning the Air Force. Let me ask you to tell the brothers what kind of air support you can provide for them tomorrow." Mao Yuanshan glanced at Captain Zhao Shan who was following behind him. Now the front line is mainly assisted by the Second Air Force Division. Although it is named the Second Air Force Division, it is actually the same people as the original Second Air Force Regiment.

"Report to the division commander, all the regiment commanders, please rest assured that our Air Force will do its best to provide you with air support tomorrow. We have already overhauled all the aircraft, and there will be about 250 bombers and 130 fighter jets tomorrow that can provide you with uninterrupted air support. This is our radio signal frequency band, and you can call for air force support at any time tomorrow. There are always 25 planes on standby in the combat sky." Zhao Shan was a different person on the battlefield. He didn't say much, and his face was tense, but everyone knew that what he said was more reliable. No matter what he said, as long as he said there was, then there would definitely be. After hearing his words, several regiment commanders felt relieved. Even if there was no heavy artillery, if there was air force support, no matter how powerful your artillery shells were, they would be of no use.

"Have several regiments on your side replaced their equipment with new machine guns?" Mao Yuanshan thought of an important issue. The troops on the Rehe front had already replaced their equipment with new general-purpose machine guns. All the original Maxim heavy machine guns had been replaced. Not only were they inconvenient to carry, but their rate of fire was also slow. Although they could suppress Japanese machine guns, they had no advantage when facing Soviet machine guns. Only the German-made MG34 machine gun could do that.

"Don't worry, commander. Most of our troops have already been equipped. Only a small part can be completed tonight. Tomorrow we will use this new machine gun on the battlefield to give the Russians a taste of foreign food." Kong Erlangzi is usually very honest, but when he is really on the battlefield, this guy is a man who doesn't care about his life.

"In that case, there is nothing more to say. We need to reinforce our positions a little bit tomorrow. I estimate that the enemy will start the attack at dawn tomorrow. The troops will enter the positions one after another and be prepared to defend against artillery fire." The war with the Soviets is completely different from the war with Japan. A second-rate power like Japan is not even in Mao Yuanshan's eyes. But these Soviets are different. They have strong industrial strength. The report from the Air Transport Army in the afternoon has already made Mao Yuanshan realize how terrible the Soviets are. In just one month, they have prepared so many anti-aircraft weapons. This was during the Second World War. It is estimated that only the Soviets and Americans can do this. It is impossible for other countries because they do not have such strong industrial strength.