The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 88 The Tenth Division’s Combat Preparations
History is so interesting sometimes. Because the flying thunder cannon created by He Wei was mistaken for a chemical weapon by the Japanese army, the Japanese army deployed a No. 16 regiment that should not have appeared in front of Yanzhuang to Yanzhuang, and because The Japanese army's actions were discovered by the Chinese army on the ground and the Chinese Air Force fighter planes that happened to pass by. Therefore, the Chinese army also made corresponding tactical adjustments.

What's even more coincidental is that the attack time planned by the Japanese army and the time planned by the No. 14 Army to complete combat preparations are exactly the same, both at [-] o'clock tomorrow morning.

This means that both sides are making offensive and defensive preparations at the same time, and in a sense the instigator, He Wei, only learned that the Japanese army was about to attack in a large scale after all decisions on both sides were completed.

Yanzhuang, temporary command post of the 57nd Battalion of the [-]th Regiment.

He Wei stared at a battle order dumbfounded and couldn't speak for a long time. He was suddenly called into Zhuangzi, and he was the only one named by name. He Wei didn't even call Fu Chen. He Wei muttered along the way, Unexpectedly, when he entered the command post, Chen Zhen handed him this bombshell battle order.

Beside him, Chen Zhen, the deputy commander of the second battalion, also had an uncertain expression. His dark face with scars, which was not white at first, now looked even darker. It took only a short time to repair it, and it took less than a day to fight. The order came down.

This doesn't matter. The most terrible thing is that according to the battle order, the enemy in front of them has reinforced the strength of at least one regiment. If we also count the reinforced brigade that was originally in front of Yanzhuang, the enemy's strength in front of us is only infantry units. What is the concept of reaching four infantry brigades?
In fact, in the middle and late stages of the Anti-Japanese War in history, a Japanese army brigade could face off against an infantry division of the National Army. It is not new that a strengthened infantry regiment can torment the defense line of a National Army infantry corps. thing.

What's even worse is that, according to aerial reconnaissance, the Japanese army also carries large-caliber heavy artillery. These enhanced artillery, plus the original artillery and tanks in the hands of the Japanese army that attacked Yanzhuang, are facing He Wei and the others. , the strength is very objective, and can even be said to be a bit scary.

"Old Chen, don't be afraid. Aren't the brothers here to help you? Now you are the commander-in-chief of the Yanzhuang garrison. All my brothers in the third battalion are at your disposal."

The speaker was a middle-aged major officer, and there were four captains beside him. He Wei also knew these people. The major was Zhang Yongbin, the battalion commander of the third battalion of the 57th Regiment. He was born in the sixth engineering department of Huangpu and studied in the Army after graduation. An advanced class affiliated with Whampoa Military Academy.

The four captains around him are the four company commanders under him, namely Captain Pan Qi, commander of the seventh infantry company, Captain Ai Bochao, commander of the eighth infantry company, Captain Liu Zuotang, commander of the ninth infantry company, and the commander of the battalion's heavy machine gun company. Captain Zhang Yaodong.

The Tenth Division's combat readiness work is very efficient. The first thing is to increase the strength of the Yanzhuang defenders. Since the Japanese army has complete artillery superiority and air superiority, the additional strength should not be too much. After comprehensive consideration, The Tenth Division sent the Third Battalion of the 57th Regiment, which belonged to the same regiment as the Second Battalion, to come to the rescue. This battalion has a relatively complete number of troops and organizational structure. It is the strongest among the twelve infantry battalions of the Tenth Division.

Sending a battalion may not seem like much, but in fact it is already the few mobile forces that the [-]th Division can currently produce. Yanzhuang must be defended, but troops must also be maintained on the front lines in other places, because you cannot guarantee that the Japanese army will It will not attack other places, and given the size of Yanzhuang itself, it is not suitable to invest too many troops.

"Help, help the fuck, how many people are there on the other side, there are more than one regiment of his grandma's. A regiment, according to the organizational structure, is one of our regiments, and this doesn't count their fucking cannons and tanks. Letting me be the commander is not putting me on the fire. Not to mention your third battalion, even if we fill in all the 57th regiment, there won't be enough food. Then it's a fucking regiment." Chen Zhen and Zhang Yongbin both said They are old men from the [-]th Division. They know each other well and they have no scruples in joking. Although the enemy is at hand and a war is imminent, these people have been marching and fighting for many years, and they have long had the consciousness to look down on life and death while talking and laughing.

"What you said is wrong. Don't you still have this general under your command?"

Zhang Yongbin pointed at He Wei. The fact that He Wei was promoted and awarded the rank of lieutenant by the commander himself had spread throughout the Seventh Regiment. This was all thanks to the telegram that Li Mo'an notified the entire army of He Wei's deeds in order to boost the morale of the entire army. .

He Wei is not only known to everyone now, but he is also a topic of conversation for many officers when they take a break between battles.

Chen Zhen looked at He Wei and said, "Yes, yes, why did you forget this kid? He Wei, you have many ways to fight. Please tell me how to fight?"

He Wei did not reply immediately, but thought about the battle order for a long time. In fact, this order had set the tone for the next battle. It was a complete defensive battle and a positional battle. This kind of battle was pure attrition. , the consumption of ammunition, the consumption of firepower, and even human lives!
Tactically speaking, it means concentrating a large amount of manpower and material resources and relying on solid fortifications to defend. This kind of battle does not have the flexibility and ingenious ideas of mobile warfare. What is left is endless flesh and blood and massive human lives. Who can survive on both the attacking and defending sides? Whoever fights until the end will be the winner.

After thinking about it and having a rough plan in mind, He Weicai said: "Sir, this battle is going to be a war of attrition. We must first strengthen the fortifications. Our current fortifications are definitely not strong enough. We must first expand our positions and strengthen them. If the fortifications are strengthened according to my preliminary plan, even if it is a regiment, I will be able to support him for a week."

Chen Zhen suddenly received the order and was appointed as the commander of Yanzhuang garrison at the same time. Judging from the current situation, this was not a good job. Chen Zhen was born in the army and fought very bravely, but he had not been subject to the system of a military academy. Education, the ink in the belly is really limited. When encountering this kind of offensive and defensive operations at the regimental and battalion level, it is impossible to formulate a decent combat plan.

Now that he heard that He Wei had an idea, he seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw: "Brother, you still have an idea. Tell me how you plan to defend it?"

"Sir, I can't explain this sentence at all. I have to draw up a plan and submit it to you so that I can make preparations. However, if I follow my method of fighting, I will need a large amount of weapons, ammunition and various supplies. , and engineering troops are also needed to assist in the operation.”

Before Chen Zhen could reply, Zhang Yongbin, commander of the third battalion on the side, said: "You can rest assured. The commander attaches great importance to this battle and has allocated a large amount of weapons and ammunition. When our battalion arrived at Yanzhuang, we pulled 20 There are many large vehicles, which are enough for use, and you can rest assured for the engineering troops, as the order states that the troops directly under the division will fully assist Yanzhuang's defense!"

(End of this chapter)