The troops of the new 2nd Brigade began to assemble in Zhangzhuang Town, Pingding County, and Zhao Lerong, chief of staff of the brigade, announced a detailed battle plan.

Immediately after the officers had a combat meeting at the command post, they returned to the ministries to prepare.

According to Sun Weiguo's plan, the two regiments of the New Second Brigade were to carry out different combat missions.

The 6th Cavalry Regiment is equipped with the 2nd Artillery Battalion, the Reconnaissance Battalion, the Engineer Company, and the Special Combat Team to carry out assault missions, and their task is to constantly attack, break through the Japanese positions, and disrupt the deployment of the Japanese army.

The troops of the 1st Advance Regiment were to fight with the cooperation of the 1st Artillery Battalion, and the initial task of the 1st Advance Regiment was to make a feint and cooperate with the 6th Cavalry Regiment to fight, and then to clear the Japanese troops on the position.

The officers began to return to their units to prepare, Sun Weiguo asked the deputy brigade commander Fu Tao, political commissar Shen Wei, and chief of staff Zhao Lerong to stay at the front-line command post, and he took Yin Jinshan and others back to the temporary station of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment.

The officers and men of the armored battalion were inspecting the tanks, and the three tanker trucks were also filled with fuel, and the last attack on the Japanese baggage troops was the first battle of the armored battalion and the first battle of the 6th Cavalry Regiment, but that time the troops were victorious.

However, the ambush of the Japanese baggage troops was different from this operation, the last time it was concealed and waiting for the arrival of the Japanese baggage soldiers to fight, and this time it was to take the initiative to attack the Japanese position.

The atmosphere of the great war was very thick, the threat of death seemed to be with them all the time, and the faces of the officers and soldiers were calm, and they did not show the slightest timidity.

The three company commanders were summoned together by the deputy battalion commander Xiao Zhiwei, and they were discussing the supply of the armored battalion.

As Sun Weiguo returned to the garrison with Yin Jinshan and others, officers above the company level of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment began to be summoned to the regimental headquarters.

The small house was crowded with officers, and the eyes of all the officers looked at Sun Weiguo.

Sun Weiguo motioned for everyone to sit down, and he also sat on the bench, and Liu Ke, chief of staff of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment, began to pick up the baton and introduce the combat mission of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment.

The Japanese troops are offensive troops, and they have certain characteristics in defense, but there are still loopholes in their defense.

The troops of the Fifth Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade formed a long snake formation in Xiyang County with Zhanshang Town, Lijiazhuang Town, and Zhitou Town, where they deployed more than 3,000 Japanese troops, while in Xiyang County, the county seat and other areas, the Japanese army deployed artillery units and second-line troops, and the Japanese army set up two defensive positions, without much defense in depth.

As long as these two lines of defense were broken, the Japanese troops would be in chaos, but the armored forces of the 6th Cavalry Regiment were fully capable of breaking through the Japanese positions.

On the first line of the long snake formation, the Japanese troops adopted a defensive strategy of multiple points on the first line.

The so-called multi-point line is to set up a key defense area on a long defensive position, which tends to concentrate weapons such as artillery and light and heavy machine guns, and at the same time, the light and heavy machine guns between each point will form a cross-fire network, and the artillery can cover both sides and the range in front.

A first-line multi-point defense strategy is naturally possible to deal with troops without heavy weapons, but in the face of the new 2nd Brigade with armored units, such a strategy is obviously ineffective.

At this time, whether it was the Chinese army or the Japanese army, the operational concept was still stuck in the First World War period, but with the emergence of tanks and aircraft, the operational concept had completely changed.

The Japanese army can also make tanks, but their tanks belong to support firepower, that is, when encountering a backward country like China, if the Chinese troops have weapons from European and American countries, the Japanese army will definitely be defeated.

The Fifth Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade used the 16th, 17th, and 18th Infantry Brigades of the Independent Infantry to garrison Zhanshang Town, Lijiazhuang Town, and Zhitou Town, and the three infantry brigades set up a long snake formation, and the three towns naturally became the key defense areas in this straight line, and the headquarters of the three infantry brigades were all set up in the town.

In view of the Japanese army's first-line and multi-line defense strategy, Sun Weiguo adopted a flank attack, and the combat mission of the 6th Cavalry Regiment was to assault the Japanese army in Zhitou Town on the east side of Xiyang County.

The form on the battlefield is improvised, and no commander can accurately predict the enemy's actions every time, which is why Sun Weiguo wants to follow the actions of the 6th Cavalry Regiment, and he has to make the most favorable attack plan for the 6th Cavalry Regiment according to the changes in the Japanese army.

If Sun Weiguo now plans to advance towards the county seat of Xiyang County after the troops of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment break through the position of Zhitou Town, once the Japanese army gathers the main force in the county seat of Xiyang County, the Sixth Cavalry Regiment will definitely be attacked, and if the weapons and equipment of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment are lost, Sun Weiguo will have no place to replenish them.

Liu Ke began to issue combat orders to the various units of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment, and after the combat orders were transmitted, the regiment commander Yin Jinshan made a speech.

After Yin Jinshan's speech was over, the officers' eyes looked at Sun Weiguo, and they were waiting for Sun Weiguo to speak.

A pre-war speech can boost morale, and Sun Weiguo has outstanding ability in this regard, and officers and men like to listen to Sun Weiguo's pre-war speech.

"This is the first time we have taken the initiative to attack the county town garrisoned by a brigade of the Japanese army, and it is also the first battle after the new second brigade officially expanded the two-regiment unit. But this time, we want to give a piece of advice to the little devils, this is the land of China, they don't want to stay here leisurely, they will pay the price for staying here. ”

"The 6th Cavalry Regiment eats the best food in the whole brigade, and the equipment is the best weapon in the whole brigade and even the entire theater of operations, you are the troops I personally trained, I hope you will not let me down. The head of the headquarters gave me a task, that is, after the war, they asked for the weapons and equipment of a Japanese brigade, and now I give you a task for the Sixth Cavalry Regiment, and after the war, I want the weapons and equipment of two Japanese brigades, but if you can't meet this requirement, you are not qualified to equip such good weapons, and you are not qualified to eat the best food. ”

Sun Weiguo looked at the officers, and he said in a serious tone.

"Yes, Brigadier." The officers stood up one after another, they saluted Sun Weiguo, and replied with a stern expression.

"In addition, I have made a military order at the military region headquarters, if this operation fails, my braincase will not be saved, and whether my Sun Weiguo's braincase can be saved depends on yours." Sun Weiguo said with a smile again.

In their opinion, Sun Weiguo personally commanded the battle, and the Sixth Cavalry Regiment had tanks, armored vehicles, and other weapons and equipment, so there was absolutely no problem in winning the battle.