Yang Ling originally wanted to train in battle, so that the recruits of each battalion and company could be tempered through rotational battles, so as to quickly improve the combat effectiveness of the troops.

But he overestimated the strength of the recruits, and although they looked decent in training, they showed their true form when they really faced the test.

In the end, they are just recruits who have joined the army in a hurry, no matter how hard they train and how well they perform, but they still have a long way to go before they can adapt to the real battlefield.

Not only Qin Shou and their positions almost fell, but the five positions held by Liu Yidao and their battalion were broken through by devils everywhere.

Had it not been for the quick response of the troops placed behind them and their timely support, the position would have fallen.

However, even so, in the face of well-trained devils, the losses of the recruits are still not small, many of them are killed and injured by stray bullets in a panic, and the proportion of real losses in the battle is very small.

"Tuanzao, we must change the battle plan, we can't let the battalions go up to fight in turns, otherwise the position will be broken through by the devils, and the consequences will be unimaginable."

After Chief of Staff Zhang Qingyun got the news that the forward position was almost captured by devils, he was also terrified, and hurriedly found the regiment commander Yang Ling, hoping to change this combat method of rotational combat training, after all, it was too risky.

However, Yang Ling was not frightened by the breakthrough of the devils because of the forward position, and through the feedback from the forward position, he strengthened his idea of training in turns.

"Chief of Staff Zhang, the recruits are about to collapse in the face of devils, which shows that they need to be tempered, judging from Battalion Commander Liu's feedback, most of the dead and wounded recruits are caused when they do not obey orders and run around, not losses caused by frontal combat, I think we can strengthen battlefield discipline to make up for this shortcoming."

Zhang Qingyun, chief of staff, saw that Yang Ling still stubbornly insisted on holding his position in the way of rotational combat training, and he was suddenly a little anxious.

"Tuanza, you also saw just now, with the lack of strength of the recruits, we were lucky to hold the position this time, but what about next time? Can you guarantee such luck next time? ”

Yang Ling saw the anxious chief of staff and replied unhurriedly: "In response to this problem, we can let the special service company and the machine gun company directly under the regiment be deployed in the second and third defenses, and once the front line cannot be supported, they can provide timely support."

"Tuanza, I think this is still too risky, I don't approve of this way of round fighting, we should press the whole regiment to increase the thickness of the defense line and make the position more stable."

Yang Ling shook his head and said: "The position is narrow, and the whole regiment can't be stretched out but is exposed to the devil's artillery fire, so let's let each battalion go up to fight in turns, although it takes some risks, but it can quickly improve its combat effectiveness."

"I'm responsible for what went wrong." Yang Ling added.

Seeing Yang Ling's stubbornness, although Chief of Staff Zhang Qingyun did not agree with Yang Ling's combat method, Yang Ling was the commander, and he, the chief of staff, only had the right to make suggestions, but not the right to command, so he could only give up stupidly.

Yang Ling: In view of the new situation in the forward position, the recruits may not be able to withstand the direct and fierce attack of the devils.

Therefore, the special service company and machine gun company directly under the regiment were ordered to be deployed in the second defense, so that they could directly support the forward position at a critical moment and avoid the risk of the entire position being broken through.

"Let the companies of the second battalion also move to the second defense, and let them observe the battle."

In addition to preventing risks, Yang Ling also ordered the next unit that was about to go to the round of battles to adapt to the battlefield in advance by on-site observation.

The gunshots on the battlefield rang out again, and the devils quickly figured out the number of Yang Ling's troops, and when they learned that it was the troops of the 74th Army, the devils were frightened at the same time, but they felt even more excited.

The devils are well-trained and have won consecutive battles on the battlefields of China, although they have also encountered strong and fearless Chinese troops.

But it is a pity that although the Chinese troops with stronger forces fought stubbornly, they have been wiped out in the face of their aircraft and heavy artillery.

The 74th Army has been active in the frontal battlefield since the day it was formed, whether it is Shanghai, Nanjing or the Xuzhou battlefield in the north, the 74th Army has made the devil's divisions suffer countless times, and has been noticed by all divisions and regiments.

Not long ago, the proud and arrogant Maruyama Brigade was almost wiped out by the 74th Army, and it can be said that now the 74th Army has become the attention of all units of the Japanese army, eager to engage it, after all, it is enough to make them happy for a while to be able to eliminate such a strong opponent.

The 106th Division fought only briefly in Ruichang and Yangling, but the 74th Army had to retreat on its own initiative because of a big battle with the Maruyama Brigade and the depletion of supplies and ammunition, which made the 106th Division feel quite regretful.

They pursued all the way, but in the end they allowed the 74th Army to calmly evacuate, and then fought the 66th Army head-on.

Unexpectedly, there was nowhere to find it when they stepped on the iron shoes, and it took no effort to get it, they had been looking for the 74th Army, the main force of the Chinese army that wanted to eliminate it, and it appeared on the battlefield again, how could it not make them excited.

"Destroy the 74th Army!"

Junrokuro Matsuura, the commander of the Devil Division, received a report from the front troops and learned that it was the famous 74th Army in front of him, and fighting with such a strong opponent made the blood in their bones boil with excitement.

If they can defeat the main force of this Chinese army, it will undoubtedly highlight their own strength, so Matsuura Junrokuro wants the troops to go all out.

On the vast battlefield shrouded in gunsmoke, every attacking devil unit got the number of the opposing Chinese army, and every devil's face was filled with excitement red.

The devil's attack began again, and groups of bombers swept over the mountains and smashed bombs into the positions of the Chinese defenders.

The rumbling explosion sent flames into the sky as the ground trembled violently, and the scorching smoke billowed as the earth tore apart.

Under the baptism of artillery fire, countless barbed wire fences and rotten wood were thrown high in the air, and in the deafening sound of artillery, the Chinese officers and men in the forward positions were swept away by waves of air again and again.

However, after the baptism of artillery fire, most of the officers and men were no longer as frightened as before, and they covered their ears and curled up in the anti-artillery holes, watching the sky outside being bombed.

"The devil is coming! Get ready for battle! The mournful sound of the observation post sounded again in the billowing smoke.

The attacking devil infantry stepped on the bomb point, but this time the recruits no longer ran in panic, but set up their guns and twisted the bottom of the grenade as silently as the veterans......

The veterans taught the recruits how to fight with sacrifice, and although the recruits were still afraid in their hearts, they didn't need to be reminded by the veterans, they already knew how to do it.

The troops that are truly combat-ready are not those that are equipped with sophisticated weapons, but the troops that are fed with the blood of devils on the battlefield, they are the real iron-blooded divisions, and they are the troops that make devils fearful.

"Hold your breath! Shoot again at my command! ”

Qin Shou, the deputy battalion commander, watched with relief as the recruits and brothers crouched on their firing positions in an orderly manner, and many of their tactical movements had begun to be applied to veterans.

The real battlefield is the best training ground, blood and death will make each recruit grow by leaps and bounds, and the difference between a new recruit and a veteran may only be a fierce battle.