Anti-Japanese War: I have a million soldiers and you call me a division commander?

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing what their partner said, the first and deputy captains both laughed.

Likewise, there was no fear or worry on their faces; they were both filled with a desire to fight.

The battle of Ninghe County ended and the combat mission was accomplished. The regimental commander, a veteran of the 1st Independent Division, never thought of sitting and waiting for the enemy to come to him. The entire 1st Independent Division was very familiar with the concept of subjective initiative.

He doesn't need to worry about the enemies in the north. As long as Ninghe County is not lost, the only enemy is the one in Jinshi.

Therefore, he prepared to take the initiative to attack, with one regiment equipped with a main force battalion and an artillery battalion. As long as there was no Japanese infantry brigade, he was confident that he could win.

Without hesitation, the regimental commander shouted, "Get me the Ninth Battalion!"

After hearing the words of the regimental commander, the signalman ran over with a walkie-talkie on his back, and the call was quickly connected.

"Captain, the call is connected!"

Upon hearing this, the regiment commander put on his headphones and answered, saying in a deep voice, "I'm Gao Mingtian. What's the situation? Are there many enemies?"

On the other side, the ninth battalion commander heard this and immediately responded: "Reporting to the regimental commander Gao, our battalion has engaged in a firefight with the Japanese puppet reinforcements, who number about 1,300."

"Not much, we can handle it!"

Hearing the Ninth Battalion Commander's confident words, the First Regiment Commander laughed: "Thirteen hundred? Not many indeed!"

"Okay, you fight over there first. There can't be only that many Japanese and puppet troops. I'll bring people over right away!"

After the call ended, the regimental commander didn't waste any time. After leaving the troops directly under the regiment headquarters to clean up the battlefield and defend the county town, he led the main force of the regiment and the 1st Artillery Battalion to support the 9th Battalion.

Twenty minutes later, the three main infantry battalions of the 1st regiment arrived first and immediately entered the battlefield.

With the cooperation of four main battalions, these more than 1,300 Japanese troops.

No, this improvised mob of 1,300 Japanese devils was defeated with just a single charge.

"Captain!"

After the battle, several battalion commanders gathered around.

"Send troops to conduct reconnaissance in the direction of Jinshi!"

A regimental commander looked at the troops cleaning up the battlefield, gave them a warning, and then said, "Don't listen to the gunfire. Throw some grenades to create the illusion that the battle is still going on. Let's not scare the Japanese away!"

Ninghe County was successfully captured. The regimental commander had four main battalions and one reinforced artillery battalion, totaling more than 5,000 people.

That’s a lot!

Even if a Japanese infantry regiment comes, the regimental commander is confident that he can defeat it.

As the regimental commander gave the order, the sound of gunfire that had just stopped rang out again. At the same time, six squads were sent out to conduct reconnaissance in the direction of Jinshi.

"Clean the battlefield!"

Without receiving the latest intelligence on the movements of the Japanese and puppet troops, the regimental commander naturally would not act rashly and began to arrange for his troops to clean up the battlefield.

At the same time, Wang Tiezhu, who was about to set off for Tangshan, received a telegram from the group.

"Hahaha!"

Seeing Ninghe County being taken down, Wang Tiezhu smiled even more happily.

"Alright, Ninghe County has been taken, and the Japanese main force's route to the north has been cut off by us."

"As long as we can capture the Japanese and puppet troops in Tangshan, and kill some more of them, our mission will be accomplished."

After saying that, Wang Tiezhu waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go to Tangshan too!"

Time passed little by little, and before I knew it, it was 4:30 in the morning.

Outside Tangshan County!

The 2nd and 3rd Regiments (minus the 9th Battalion) of the 1st Brigade, two garrison regiments, the guard regiment, and the 1st Brigade Artillery Regiment (minus the 2nd Battalion), totaling 23,000 people, gathered in Tangshan County.

Everyone gathered in the temporary command center, just chatting there, without asking when the fighting would start.

Suddenly, a combat staff officer came running over with a telegram in his hand and said, "Chief of Staff, the Cavalry Brigade sent a telegram, they are already in place!"

"it is good!!!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Tiezhu, who was chatting with the 1st Brigade Commander Liu Yiyun and the Guard Regiment Commander Zhang Dapao, couldn't help but smile and stood up suddenly.

"Now that the cavalry brigade is in place, it's time for us to take action!"

"I command!"

As soon as Wang Tiezhu said this, the brigade commanders and regiment commanders in the temporary command center all stood up and looked at Wang Tiezhu expectantly.

"Guard Regiment, two garrison regiments, your three regiments will be responsible for feinting attacks on the East Gate, North Gate, and West Gate respectively."

"The 2nd and 3rd Regiments of the 1st Brigade, along with two artillery battalions, are responsible for attacking the South Gate."

"Our troops are nearly three times the enemy's, and our firepower is several times greater than the enemy's, even though it's a siege and we don't have the support of the 1st Air Brigade."

"But since we have an overall advantage, we must put enough pressure on the Japanese and puppet troops in Tangshan County. We should not rush to break through, but must keep enough pressure."

"Force the surrounding Japanese and puppet troops to come to the rescue, let the cavalry brigade use their mobility advantage, strive to launch another wave of encirclement and attack reinforcements, and eliminate more Japanese and puppet troops."

Hearing Wang Tiezhu's words, everyone responded in unison: "Yes, Chief of Staff!"

"Ok!"

"Go, get ready!"

At this point, Wang Tiezhu checked his watch and said, "It's 4:35 AM now. I'll give you 10 minutes to prepare. The attack will begin in 10 minutes."

Following Wang Tiezhu's order, everyone left quickly and rushed back to their respective places.

Ten minutes passed quickly, and when the time was up, three red flares soared into the sky.

The signal flare is the order to attack!

The two artillery battalions that had been prepared long ago, as well as the artillery from each battalion, immediately began pouring artillery shells towards Tangshan County.

The hidden attacking forces also began to attack the county town quietly.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!!"

"..."

As mountain cannons and grenades landed on the city walls, balls of flames rose up and violent explosions rang out.

The sudden artillery bombardment woke the slightly sleepy Japanese and puppet troops from their sleep. With their heartbeats quickening, they subconsciously rushed towards the city wall.

"Enemy attack!! Enemy attack!!!"

At the same time, the Japanese and puppet troops' uncontrollable cries of fear could be heard on the city walls and in the county town.

The garrison commander of Tangshan County, who had also not slept all night, finally let go of his worries the moment the shells fell.

"idiot!!!"

"It's finally here. I don't know how many have come, but it's finally here. I don't have to worry anymore!"

Thinking of this, he said to a Japanese second lieutenant without hesitation: "Send a telegram to the chief of staff and tell him that the main force of Chu Feng's army has begun to attack our Tangshan County."