Meiling Town is located at the junction of Fengtian and Rehe. Although it is called a town, it is actually as big as a county town. The terrain here is difficult, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is one of the two must-pass roads from Rehe to Fengtian. It has military significance.
Very important.
The Third Marine Brigade of the First Infantry Division of the Yanhuang Army is stationed here, guarding this gateway to Fengtian.
Today's Yanhuang Army has nine infantry divisions, two cavalry divisions, one armored brigade and one aviation brigade. In addition, it has initially established a navy based at Port Arthur, but with fewer ships, only four warships.
When the navy was first established, the Japanese army dispatched an aviation formation to bomb the four warships in Port Arthur in an attempt to nip the Yanhuang Army's navy in the bud.
However, the Yanhuang Army had deployed a large number of shore artillery and surface-to-air missiles as well as an astonishing number of automatic anti-aircraft guns on the mountains on both sides of Lushun Port in advance. Under the fierce fire of these weapons, the Japanese bomber formation was defeated and returned to attack.
None of the planes flew back, they were all left at Port Arthur.
Since that time, the Japanese army has not dispatched any more troops. It seems that it is a little wary of the air defense force in Port Arthur.
The First Infantry Division is the earliest unit created by the Yanhuang Army, and it is also the only unit that has been fully exposed to the outside world so far, showing extremely strong combat effectiveness.
Today's First Infantry Division has a total strength of 18,000 troops, with three brigades under its jurisdiction. They are all equipped with AK47 automatic rifles. Each company has more than a dozen squad general-purpose machine guns, which is definitely much stronger than the Chinese army at that time.
Moreover, the First Division is also equipped with an artillery regiment, equipped with six howitzers, sixteen field guns, and twenty-four 105-caliber mountain guns. They are all improved versions of traditional models, which can be said to be a major killer.
The third brigade was stationed in Meiling Town. The terrain here is a stretch of mountains, with a pass in the middle. Meilong Town is stuck on this pass. It can be said that one man can block the pass and ten thousand people can't open it.
Opposite Meiling Town, stationed about ten miles away, were two regiments of the 41st Division of the Japanese Army, in addition to a cavalry regiment and a puppet army of about 5,000 people.
This puppet army was formed from the bandit troops that were running rampant along the Great Wall. The leader was Li Shouxin, a fierce bandit who killed many people and was a heinous criminal. He encouraged these bandits to join the puppet army.
He himself proclaimed himself the commander of the security forces.
This time the Japanese army concentrated eight divisions in preparation for a large-scale attack on Fengtian. The 41st Division and the 42nd Division were assigned to Rehe Province, with the Yanhuang Army in Meiling Town and Bandangpu respectively.
The two brigades were facing each other.
According to the investigation, the Japanese army mobilized frequently during this period, and transport convoys continued to enter the station. It seemed that a large amount of ammunition and supplies were delivered, which meant that the storm was about to come.
The headquarters of the Third Brigade is located on West Street in Meiling Town. It is a large house that occupies a large area. It originally belonged to the largest landowner in Meiling Town. The Third Brigade has been requisitioned by them since then and has become the brigade headquarters.
department.
Brigadier Xu Minghan stood in the war room with his hands behind his back, looking at the sand table on the table, which marked the control areas of the Chinese army and the Japanese army in great detail.
This information is compiled from the information collected by the reconnaissance force of the third brigade, and is updated at any time, which is much more timely than that of the Japanese.
Today's reconnaissance troops are all equipped with instant communication equipment, and the collected intelligence can be transmitted to the brigade headquarters through a dedicated network, thus achieving timely and accurate information.
Even if these devices fall into the hands of the enemy, the monitoring equipment will automatically activate the self-destruction device, leaving the enemy with nothing but an empty shell.
The existence of Mo Yanran allowed the Yanhuang Legion to master science and technology that far exceeded this era. Some technologies even surpassed the era a hundred years later and have entered the level of the space technology era.
To most soldiers of the Yanhuang Legion, Mo Yanran is very mysterious. She rarely shows up, but the things she designed can be found in every unit of the Yanhuang Legion. Almost every soldier has weapons and equipment designed by her.
Xu Minghan was studying the information carefully in the room. The door of the room was slammed open, and then political commissar Zhu Daguang broke in, holding a document in his hand.
Rushing into the room, Zhu Daguang shook the documents in his hand at Xu Minghan and shouted, "Old Xu, the documents from the headquarters are here."
"Really, show me quickly!" Upon hearing this, Xu Minghan immediately put down his drawing pencil, rushed to Zhu Daguang, and took the document from his hand.
The document is printed. The letterhead on the top is red and marked with the words "Yanhuang Army Military Command." Below is the content. The signature at the bottom is "Yanhuang Army Command" and is stamped with a bright red seal.
After reading the document at a glance, Xu Minghan let out a sigh of relief and raised his head, "Okay, I have been waiting for this day for a long time."
"Yes, the little devil is going to be in trouble now!" Zhu Daguang also looked excited. They all like to fight. Hearing about fighting is as beautiful as drinking two kilograms of honey.
What's more, their weapons and equipment and the combat effectiveness of their troops are completely different now, so they are naturally more willing to bully the little devils.
Xu Minghan held the document in his hand, walked to the sand table, stared down, and said, "According to the headquarters' plan, we will lead the enemy here, then close the door and beat the dogs, and wipe out the Japanese in one fell swoop."
division."
"This battle is not that easy!" Zhu Daguang also looked at the strength of the enemy and ours on the sand table, and then said, "Look, the Japanese 41st Division has two brigades, plus a regiment, with a total strength of
There are more than 10,000 people, and there are more than 5,000 puppet troops led by Li Shouxin. We only have one brigade of 5,000 people, so we probably need to plan carefully."
Xu Minghan laughed loudly and slapped the document on the table, then looked at Zhu Daguang, "I say Lao Zhu, at the beginning we only had 500 defeated soldiers, but we dared to confront the Japanese with a fully equipped field regiment. Now we have a well-equipped army.
I'm so scared of him!"
"That's what I say, but aren't we trying to minimize losses?" Zhu Daguang was helpless to Xu Minghan, this guy is a war madman.
Xu Minghan nodded and said, "Of course I know. This time we will invite you to the urn, bring in the little devil, and then kill him all at once."
"Well, that's what I think too. What do you think we do this?" Zhu Daguang nodded in agreement, and then said, "Let's do this first and let the group..."
The two men lowered their heads, discussed the battle plan in a low voice, and formulated a plan to bring in the enemy.