The brethren have been rushing to chase and defeat the retreating Japanese army these days, and they have hardly slept in it, and now they have entered the lower Huangcheng, and there is no combat mission for the time being, and they have also relaxed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

After each of them had drunk a few large bowls of vegetable paste to fill their stomachs, they fell asleep in the trenches, and the snoring soon resounded loudly.

The troops of the 71st Army brought in artillery of various calibers to bombard Neihuangcheng indiscriminately, and the deafening sound of artillery shook the ears and buzzed, but the brothers slept soundly.

Yang Ling crossed the bodies of the brothers who were sleeping in the trenches and walked towards the forefront, wanting to personally observe the deployment of the Japanese army.

His heart was relieved to see the snoring of the brothers one by one, who had been recruits a few days ago, and now they had finally become like veterans.

In this cruel battlefield, the recruits often fight for days and nights, and the recruits can't sleep at all, resulting in exhaustion, lack of concentration when fighting, often being killed by bullets, and being weak and powerless.

The veterans are different, no matter how long they fight, they can always maintain concentration and energy, because they can seize all the time to rest and replenish their strength, and they can sleep under the sound of gunfire.

And from the beginning of the Dangshan Resistance Battle, these newly added brothers to the army also began to become veterans, becoming calm and fierce, which is a good thing for this army.

Those who have gone through the test of blood and fire, and those who survive on this battlefield in the end, will become powerful veterans, and they will be a nightmare for the Japanese army.

Yang Lingjin lowered to the forward trench, and carefully set up a telescope to observe the Japanese defense line in Huangcheng, and in his field of vision, the brick and earth city wall had been bombarded with holes, which should have been done by the friendly 71st Army.

In front of the walls was a large area of bombed-out civilian houses, covered with wooden stakes and barbed wire, and behind them were forts that were supposed to be machine-gun fire points, and the shirtless Japanese soldiers were pouting in the trenches, trying to build a stronger defensive line.

The Japanese army's field fortifications were no weaker than those of Yang Ling after the whole training, and the deep trenches, staggered firepower nets, and deep positions with dense firepower points were enough to give any attacker a headache.

Seeing the tight position arranged by the Japanese army, Yang Ling's face was solemn, and he changed several observation points, and found that they were all about the same, the Japanese army's defense line was laid out without leakage, and it was even more difficult to penetrate it alone.

He originally wanted to lead an elite squad to infiltrate the inner Yellow City alone to open the gap in the attack, but after seeing the tight defense line of the Japanese army, he had to give up this unrealistic idea.

"Report!" A communications soldier hurriedly ran through the trench and found Yang Ling, who was observing the direction of the Japanese army and looking for loopholes.

"Speak." Yang Ling put down the binoculars, looked back at the young communication soldier and said.

"Deputy Regiment Commander Yang, the brigade seat wants all regimental commanders to attend the pre-war meeting."

"I see."

Yang Ling soon arrived at the temporary command post of the 151st Brigade, which was located in a hidden wood, and the tent was surrounded by heavily armed guards.

When Yang Ling opened the curtain and walked in, the long wooden benches in the tent were already full of commanders of various regiments, who were smoking and talking and laughing in a low voice, and the dim tent was full of smoke and miasma.

"Brother Yang, this way." Zhang Handuo, the head of the regiment, sat first on the left, saw Yang Ling coming in, and waved his hand to him.

Yang Ling sat down on the bench next to Zhang Handuo, and then carefully looked at the officers in the tent, most of them were school-level commanding officers, both familiar Zhang Lingfu and Ji Hongru and others, as well as some fresh faces that had never been seen before.

"The brigade has arrived!" Yang Ling didn't wait long before the shouts of the guards came from outside the tent.

The officers who exchanged their heads and ears all stopped their voices in unison, extinguished the cigarette butts in their hands, and stood up solemnly to greet the brigade commander Zhou Zhidao.

Brigade Commander Zhou Zhidao was wearing a dirty general's uniform, and a German-style steel helmet was also buckled on his head, and his beard was like two people who were glamorous before, and the battlefield made everyone change, but he still walked calmly and powerfully.

The officers saluted, and Zhou Zhidao also raised his hand to return the salute, and then asked everyone to sit down.

Brigade commander Zhou Zhidao did not talk nonsense, and was still accustomed to the vigorous and resolute style of soldiers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, all the regiments fought well a few days ago, we and the 71st Army fought the 28th Brigade of the Japanese Army, all the way to defeat, although not annihilated, but also gave heavy losses, I remember your achievements here, and when this battle is over, let's talk about meritorious deeds! And now it's up to you to make persistent efforts, let's eat this piece of fat in one go! ”

Brigade Commander Zhou Zhidao walked to the hanging map, pointed to the map with his baton and said: "Now the 14th Division of the Japanese Army has become a turtle in an urn, General Gui's 27th Army has blocked the city of Lanfeng in the west, General Huang Jie's 8th Army, General Li's 64th Army and the Longhai Line are blocked, and our north is blocked by the Second Army, so our 74th Army and 71st Army are going to break through Neihuang in one go, further compress the living space of the Japanese army, and lay the foundation for the final victory!"

As soon as the words of the brigade commander Zhou Zhidao fell, an excited buzz sounded in the tent, and now the 14th Division of the Japanese Army has been surrounded by them like an iron bucket, this victory is just around the corner, how can it not be exciting.

Now there are 12 integrated divisions surrounding the Japanese army, they are all the elite of the Central Army, after several months of training in the winter, and supplemented with sophisticated equipment, while the Japanese army has only more than 20,000 people, so this is a victory without suspense.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I want to remind you that there is not much time left for us, the 16th Division and the 10th Division in the north of the Japanese army have gone south to rescue in the starry night, and the 9th, 13th, and 101st divisions of the Japanese army are swept from the south, if we can't fight quickly, we will fall into the counter-encirclement of the Japanese army, and then we will fall into a bitter battle, and the previous efforts will be in vain, so this attack, as long as it succeeds, it is not allowed to fail!"

"Do you have faith?!" Brigade Commander Zhou Zhidao raised his voice.

"Victory!" The officers replied in a loud voice, shaking people's eardrums.

Brigade Commander Zhou Zhidao nodded with satisfaction when he saw the officers with high morale, waved his hand to the staff officer, and said, "Next, I would like to ask the chief of staff to read out the combat order."

The chief of staff opened the folder, cleared his throat with a cough, and read it out: "This time, our 151st Brigade will attack Neihuangcheng side by side with the 71st Army, and the main combat scope of our brigade is the south and east of Neihuang, of which the ......"

The chief of staff quickly read out the specific combat missions of each regiment, and the brigade commander Zhou Zhidao spoke: "Do you have any objections? If there is no objection, it will be implemented accordingly. ”

"Report, I have something to say." Yang Ling stood up.

"Speak—"