After the victory of the security regiment, Li Hong received a commendation order issued by the theater command.

Now the commendation order is just a piece of paper for him.

Li Hong has received too many awards, and he has put a stack of various appreciation and commendation documents.

A casual glance at the commendation order and he threw it into a drawer.

At this time, Li Hong was sitting in the headquarters eating noodles while listening to the reports of his subordinates.

"According to the observation of the scouts, all units of the 113th Division of the Japanese Army have been assembled on the south bank of the Huai River."

"Got it."

Li Hong quickly finished eating noodles, picked up a pair of binoculars, and walked out of the headquarters.

He strode to the high ground not far from the headquarters, raised his binoculars, and looked at the south bank of the Huai River in the distance to observe the past.

In the line of sight of the telescope, the devil troops were busy building various field bunker fortifications on the position. Some of the devil's troops were moving around, all the departments were distributing ammunition, and some were carrying various means of crossing the river.

Through these situations of the enemy on the other side, it is not difficult to analyze that the little devil is preparing for the battle of crossing the river.

After observing the situation of the 113th Division, Li Hong put down his binoculars.

"Little devil, don't be afraid of death, just come and cross the river."

He smiled coldly, a murderous look on his face.

Even in the face of a division of devils, Li Hong is not afraid at all.

It is not that he has the confidence to defeat a single division of the enemy, but the crux of the matter is that if the enemy wants to attack the north bank, he must cross the river before he can land and fight.

Because there is a river between the two banks, this river is the best defensive line, and there are not many boats for the little devils to cross the river, so it is impossible for a large army to besiege it, so it can only be attacked in echelons.

The weapons and equipment of the security regiment are better than those of the little devils, and there are natural dangers to defend on the Huaihe River, so the advantages on the battlefield are obviously inclined to the side of the security regiment.

Li Hong called the signal corps and ordered: "Order the artillery to enter the position and stand by, and inform the battalions to pay attention to concealment!" ”

The signal corpsman received the order and quickly left.

The big battle was imminent, and instead, Li Hong went to the forward position alone to inspect.

Guarding the forward positions were four battalions of the reserve, four fully formed battalions with more than 800 people, as well as an independent artillery company.

Although the four battalions are not as numerous as other infantry battalions, the four battalions are equally well-armed and equipped, and it is not a problem to resist the little devils.

Li Hong's main reason for leaving the Fourth Battalion in the forward position was to let the troops fight more tough battles, accumulate more combat experience, and achieve the role of actual combat training.

The soldiers of the fourth battalion gathered in groups of three or five, they squatted under the trenches and ate breakfast, and some soldiers smoked cigarettes and chatted idly.

"Our group seat is really capable, and we actually deceived the battalion commander's own sister."

A soldier smoking a cigarette chimed in: "That's not it, the battalion commander's sister is a flower in the army hospital, and only a hero like Tuanzao can match it." ”

When the soldiers saw Li Hong inspecting over, they immediately stopped their voices one by one and stood up to salute.

"The group seat is good, the group seat is good!"

Li Hong heard what the soldiers were talking about just now, he came over and said with a smile: "Ho, you bear soldiers, dare to talk about Lao Tzu, and they all want to be beaten with military sticks?" ”

A second lieutenant said with a smile: "Tuanza, brothers don't dare to speak ill of you, everyone is envious of you picking a flower." ”

"Do you come with envy?"

Li Hongkou began to brag like a river, and said proudly: "Lao Tzu is so handsome and chic, you don't have to pay money to visit the kiln, it's not Lao Tzu who brags to you, and the woman who wants to marry me can build a women's group." ”

The soldiers looked at Li Hong with adoring eyes, this group is really the pillar of the braggart world, and bragging is really desirable.

"Hey, this woman has to like me Li Hong, I'm also helpless?" Li Hong shook his head and continued helplessly: "You bear soldiers will not understand this helplessness. ”

The second lieutenant boldly asked Li Hong: "Tuanzuo, you see that I am as chic and handsome as you, it will not be a problem to marry two daughters-in-law in the future, right?" ”

Li Hong glanced at the ensign with gauze on his face, and said jokingly: "Look at your bear-like appearance, it seems that it is difficult to marry a daughter-in-law in this life, but if you work hard, it is still possible to marry two sows in the future." ”

A soldier with a young face said to the second lieutenant: "Platoon commander, I also want to marry a daughter-in-law, hehe." ”

This diminutive soldier looked to be thirteen or fourteen years old.

There are many underage child soldiers in the security regiment, these child soldiers are homeless orphans, Li Hongjue is pitiful, so he allows them to join the army and have something to eat.

Li Hong looked at the skinny baby soldier and smiled playfully. "How old are you kid, I'm afraid the bird feathers haven't grown neatly, even if you marry a daughter-in-law, you won't have anything to do!"

"Hahaha!!"

The soldier next to him laughed.

Li Hong joked with the soldiers and said a few words to boost morale, and then he continued to patrol other positions.

While inspecting the position, suddenly, the sound of the engines of an airplane was heard.

"Buzz—"

Li Hong heard the shrill sound of the plane, and immediately looked up in the direction of the enemy plane.

In the sky, five Mitsubishi Type 97 light bombers sailed in formation, flying violently towards the defense line of the security regiment.

The Type 97 light bomber was developed and first flew in 1937 and was the first monoplane light bomber of the Japanese army, which was more flexible and had a larger bomb load than other light bombers.

At present, the Devil's Air Force does not have a large number of such aircraft, and it is only because of the needs of the battlefield that these bombers are put into operation in the North China battlefield in advance.

"Enemy aircraft are coming, pay attention to concealment, pay attention to concealment!!" Li Hong raised his voice and reminded loudly.

The soldiers of the Security Corps took up their weapons and took refuge in foxholes and trenches.

The bombers roared in, and in a blink of an eye, these planes flew over the Huai River.

The pilot of the devil lowered the flight altitude, opened the bomb magazine in the belly of the plane, and prepared to drop bombs.

I saw that the bombs were like hens laying eggs, one after another falling from the belly of the plane.

"Hurricane, hurricane, hurricane......"

The bombs swayed down with a screeching sound and landed heavily on the defense line of the security regiment, and several more bombs deflected and exploded in the river.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The bombs exploded continuously, and the flames of the explosion rose into the air.

In an instant, a crater exploded on the defensive position, gunsmoke filled the air, dirt splashed everywhere, and the shock wave set off a large area of sand and gravel.

The artillery of the security regiment heard the sound of the planes, and the anti-aircraft artillery squad was already preparing for aimed shelling with anti-aircraft guns.

"Tom, tom, tom!"

A volley of anti-aircraft artillery shells flew into the air from the ground and hit the planes hovering in the air hard.

The anti-aircraft artillery squad soldiers had an extremely high hit rate, and more than a dozen shells flew out and successfully hit two imp bombers.

"Boom, boom!"

One plane was blown to pieces, and the other bomber was badly damaged, and the bomber tumbled out of the sky and fell into the Huai River to burn and explode.

(End of chapter)