On New Year's Eve, among the cadets of the 10th and 13th brigades stationed at the front lines of Leping and Dexing, the busiest people are not the officers and soldiers stationed on the front line, but the cooks in the cooking classes of each company and each grassroots headquarters. The Xuebing Army has always attached great importance to logistics work. On New Year's Eve, if every soldier under his command cannot eat dumplings, no matter what Ye Zhaohui thinks, at least the political directors and instructors of each unit will feel sorry for themselves.
Early in the morning, various cooking classes were busy, and after the officers and soldiers of the logistics force finished their work, they also joined the dumpling-making army. So, starting in the afternoon, behind several positions where the Xuebing Army was stationed , pork, beef and shepherd's purse, the aroma of leeks began to spread, becoming the main force of another smell comparable to the smell of smoke and sulfur.
Since the remnants of Neji Okamura's 11th Army were completely wiped out, the 5th Army's offensive has become much more exhausted. The Japanese army's offensive methods are not many, and they still use the same three methods: bombing, artillery, and tanks to cover the infantry attack. ,
This offensive mode was once the object of Ouyang Yun's ridicule, and it was also looked down upon by Ye Zhao. But now, because there is no air force support and the tank troops cannot be left exposed to the sight of Japanese bombers and allowed to bomb unscrupulously, Ye Zhao has changed I became worried,
Casualties are inevitable. Many times, in order to regain the positions lost in the intensive bombing by Japanese aircraft, the cadet army can only organize counterattacks. Counterattacks are necessary, and they can basically successfully regain the lost positions, but they are based on cadet troops. At the cost of their heavy casualties, the Xuebing Army had sharp artillery, superb camouflage skills, and frequent shifts of positions. This became a serious problem for the Japanese army. Shunroku Hata, Tikiro Furushuo, and the division commanders of the 5th Army were not stupid either. , since the artillery cannot win, then there will be no artillery battle. With their encouragement, the Japanese gave full play to their characteristics of being short and capable and not afraid of being dirty or tired, and began to dig heavily in the southern and northern suburbs of Leping County and Dexing County. Then, they hid the artillery inside the anti-gun holes, and then piled sandbags around and on top of the anti-gun holes. As a result, simple fortress forts were born. Although the commanders were very disdainful of what the Japanese did, they were helpless with this turtle tactic. The Japanese had the 2nd Aviation Regiment to provide air cover, so they did not dare to hit the artillery for special clearing. As soon as the army's counterattack got off the ground, the Japanese army launched indiscriminate shelling. The 10th and 13th brigades suffered the greatest casualties due to this Japanese tactic.
After a week of fierce fighting, the 201st regiment under the 10th Xuexue Brigade has been defeated. The regiment commander and deputy commander both died in service to the country under the Japanese tactics. The situation of the 13th Xuexue Brigade is slightly better, but this is because of the Japanese army. Because the focus of the attack was in the direction of Dexing County, the Japanese casualties were naturally not much less. However, they had four divisions and two independent brigades, but they could fully bear this kind of consumption. This is why Ye Zhao is getting more and more The reason for anxiety is that when communicating with Ouyang Yun by telegram today, Ye Zhao raised his concerns, and Ouyang Yun gave him a reassurance: It is the 19th century, and Shunroku Hata still wants to rely on the large number of people. Fighting, Lao Ye, don't worry, there will be days when he will cry later.
Ouyang Yun was unscrupulous in the use of advanced weapons at the beginning. Wei Qing firearms, Jiguang tanks, and Great Wall off-road vehicles made their grand debut at the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japan, thus helping the Xuebing Army lay the foundation for what it is now. However, then, With the appearance of Koizumi Minichiro, he began to hesitate. Currently, Japan is far ahead of China in terms of modern industrial scale and scientific research level. These technologies are in the hands of the Central Army, and it is difficult for Chiang Kai-shek's people to even imitate them. , but once it falls into the hands of the Japanese, it will really help the evil.
With his support and the leadership of Hou Debang, Xuebing R&D Institute now belongs to the world's first-class scientific research group. Among them, missiles, helicopters, and airborne radars are all exclusively owned by Xuebing Army. If Xuebing Army If he had enough troops or sufficient strategic depth, Ouyang Yun wouldn't mind using these weapons to give the Japs a head-on attack. If it wasn't for the Japs pushing too hard and endangering the survival of the Xuebing Army, he would really be unwilling to do so. Bringing the "Thunderbolt" series of rocket launchers to the battlefield?
Ouyang Yun's plan to send a force eastward from the Nanchang area was very simple. It was to use this unexpected force to inflict heavy losses on the 5th Army at the most unlikely moment, and then attract Hata Shunroku, Furushuo Qianro and Matsui Iwane to launch a large-scale offensive. , so that "Human Torch" has enough room to play,
For big killer weapons like "Thunderbolt", the fear is not that there are too many enemies, but that the enemy density is not enough.
At about half past five, the Japanese reconnaissance plane returned in the dark. Even on New Year's Eve, the Japanese did not lower their alert. It can be seen that Shunroku Hata has been reluctant to launch a major offensive. On the one hand, he felt that the current tactics It's quite practical, but on the other hand, I'm still worried that I might fall into the trap of the Xuebing Army.
At about five o'clock, when it got dark, the camera system installed on the Japanese reconnaissance plane actually stopped working. However, I don't know what the Japanese pilot flying this No. 731 reconnaissance plane was thinking before flying back to Chengde Frontline Airport. When passing by Wuyi Mountain, he still took several photos.
As soon as the enemy reconnaissance plane entered the detection range of the Wuyishan radar station, the radar station would be watched by a dedicated person. Then, the enemy plane flew away from Wuyishan, and the Wuyishan base of the Second Army received the report.
At that time, Zhang Gongming and Deng Changyou were eating dumplings with Xiang Huadong. After the staff officer on duty came to report the situation to them, Zhang and Deng immediately swallowed the dumplings in their mouths. Zhang Gongming said to Xiang Huadong: "Xiang Lv. "Chang, I'm sorry, I can only keep these dumplings for now."
According to the order Xiang Huadong received, he only came to Wuyi Mountain to assist in the battle. After arriving at Wuyi Mountain, he would be directly under the dispatch and command of the Second Army. After hearing this, he immediately put down the bowl and chopsticks, then stood up, put on his general hat, tidied up, and said: "Already Now that you’re full, Chief of Staff Zhang, please give me your instructions if you have any tasks.”
Zhang Gongming: "Old Deng, I'll leave the rest to you."
Deng Changyou nodded and said to Xiang Huadong: "Brigadier Xiang, we need to secretly arrive at Qigong Town before three o'clock tomorrow morning. The task is quite urgent."
He paid a military salute to Huadong Chao and the two men and said loudly: "The First Special Artillery Brigade can definitely complete the mission."
"Then, please go gather the team immediately. We will set off in twenty minutes. Is there any problem?"
"No problem."
The Second Xue Army will be led by Deng Changyou and the Sixteenth Xue Brigade to escort the First Special Artillery Brigade to the front line. Zhang Gongming will continue to stay at the Wuyishan base. He returned the military salute to East China and said: "To the brigade commander, take care." Then he and Deng Ming continued to stay at the Wuyishan base. Changyou shook hands and said: "Old Deng, see you in the next year."
The two old comrades shook hands vigorously. Deng Changyou glanced at his dumplings that night and said, "Keep them for me."