Chapter 494: The Flames of War at Night

On August 1st, everything went smoothly. Except for some minor problems exposed in the army, the actual training was much better than Meng Xiang imagined. The clones have become the lubricant of the army, eliminating many undesirable influences and playing an exemplary role as the backbone. As long as there are people who take the lead, they can do things that they can't even believe.

The Japanese army and the vanguard army were no longer of the same level at this time, and the natural psychological advantages accumulated by the vanguard army's successive victories made the Japanese can only be used as a whetstone. Although there are no overwhelming warplanes in the devil's ranks, no heavy chariots that make the earthquake tremble, and no thousands of heavy artillery that scorched the air, the flames of war and the smoke of gunpowder are already ripening hundreds of thousands or even millions of recruits.

In order to achieve the purpose of running-in and practice various new tactics, Meng Xiang is experimenting in different places. And at the same time to ensure the completion of the purpose, let those recruits and even the reservists participate in it and feel the atmosphere of the battlefield. Corresponding to this is the full operation of the entire logistics system.

"You can rest assured that there is more war waiting for us in the future." Meng Xiang patted Wang Geng's arm and comforted.

Wang Geng was tired again. He fainted at his post and was taken to the hospital. After experiencing the plot change and map leaks, Wang Geng, who once gave up on himself, had half of his body destroyed. And the often overloaded logistics system in the vanguard army dragged down the health of his other half.

"I don't want to leave with regrets!" Wang Geng leaned on his barely sat up body and sighed. Since joining the vanguard army, he has gained the trust of Meng Xiang, and he has exploded into his already dusty passion, and he has devoted himself to logistics work. has supported the huge logistical operation of the vanguard army again and again, and with the victory of the vanguard army again and again, people's perception of him has been reversed. Just when he wanted to do better, he was struck down by illness in a row.

"There will be no regrets, we haven't hit the devil's hometown yet! When the time comes, you will need to take command of the entire Tokyo evacuation! Meng Xiang smiled and patted him lightly on the shoulder again.

"Next, I'm going to trouble you." After walking out of the corridor of the ward, facing the sunny weather, Meng Xiang turned sideways and smiled at Yu Dawei, who was visiting the patient next to him.

"I'll do my best!" Yu Dawei did not guarantee anything, the more he came into contact with the vanguard army, the more he felt the huge system of the vanguard army. All kinds of advanced weapons and equipment, most likely not available in some European and American countries, but appeared in the vanguard army. And the quantity is not a two-piece purchase, it is equipment that can prepare a million or even more soldiers.

Although he didn't know the origin of these weapons and equipment, he saw the ambition of the vanguard army that Meng Xiang wanted to build, such equipment, such an army, was far from being able to resist the Japanese. Even those countries in Europe and the United States have few comparisons.

What does this mean? When millions or even tens of millions of young people in China take up these weapons, the whole world will tremble, the pattern of the world will be completely broken, and China will surely rise strongly. At this time, he no longer had the hesitation when he chose at that time, and he no longer had the guilt he felt when he was eager to keep Lao Jiang. He knew that after that, what he did was no longer just for his own cause and for his family, but more for the rejuvenation of the country and the Chinese nation.

Under the spur of family and traditional education, he has always been steady, and at this time he suddenly had the impulse to be ambitious when he was young.

"It won't be long before we set foot on the Japanese archipelago!" Some time ago, Meng Xiang understated this sentence, which kept his heart tumbling. For the entire huge logistics system he was taking over, the iceberg that kept emerging from the sea, he had some hesitation in his heart for a while, lest a beautiful dream be shattered. So he has always been confident, and he just said his best.

Meng Xiang glanced at him with a smile and didn't say anything. Don't worry about him, Yu Dawei, who is known as a genius, will do well. In addition, there is also a large group of clone troopers working silently on the logistics line, and the constantly operating base gives them the best support.

The best solution to the logistical problems of the occupied territories is to push the sub-bases up.

In the darkness of night, the new base car began to move forward again, guarded by a silent army of clones.

The battle on the 1st did not stop as the night fell, and the nets at various points began to tighten under the cover of night.

"It's up to you tomorrow!" Sun Lianzhong said in a deep voice.

The army of the Second Army was still rushing forward day and night. Night marching is an essential subject in the boot barracks.

The headlights of the long motorcade converged into a bright long line, winding its way through the night. At this time, the entire sky remained in the hands of the vanguard army. There is no strict lighting control. It's just that the dust raised by hundreds of thousands of troops still obscures the color of the lights in the night, and the haze of the night is missed.

If it is said that at the beginning, the offensive of the 56th, 57th, and New First Armies was like a sharp knife, which quickly penetrated the chest cavity of the devil, while the participation of the Second Army, which was purely traditional infantry, was like a grinding stone mill, and the remaining devils could no longer breathe under the pressure of a little bit. In the evening, the 42nd Army and the 68th Army, which took over Lu'an and Huoshan, continued to advance in turn, pressing towards Hefei. The 33rd Army rushed to Shouxian and Huainan one step ahead.

The New First Army, the 41st Division, and the 111th Division were gathering in the Anqing area, and in one night's effort, they captured Gaohebu, Zongyang, Huaining, and other places, and surrounded Anqing on three sides, leaving only a road on the Yangtze River for the 27th Division guarding Anqing.

"How do you keep it?" The commander of the 27th Division, Lieutenant General Masaaki Honma, was still pondering. The news from the headquarters has confirmed that Anqing City is facing an attack by at least one corps of the vanguard army at this time. Judging from the news synthesized during the day, there may be a new army, the new army that was invincible all the way in Shanxi. And there are also a large number of armored forces.

Against the elite army of such a vanguard army, no matter how he calculated in his heart, there was little hope of winning.

"Let's secure the passage south of the Yangtze River first!" Chief of Staff Oda Kimihide Nakasa proposed.

Perhaps, at this moment when the vanguard army has cut off all the surroundings, evacuating to the other side of the Yangtze River at night is undoubtedly the best way to protect oneself. But he also knew that the superiors would definitely not agree, because Anqing could not be lost. Once lost, the Japanese troops fighting in the west were cut off from the rear route, and it was over.

The 35th Division has long been finished, and there is only one dissatisfied 27th Division left, how can it be defended?

"Let's see again tomorrow!" In the end, Honma Masakan could only face two dark circles under his eyes and said tiredly, and at this time he could only take one step at a time.

The devils in Chuzhou can't wait for tomorrow. Because part of the troops were transferred to recapture Pukou, the few devils left in the county town did not block He Huang's attack. While the devils were struggling, the rebel puppet army in the city dealt them a fatal blow. Under the leadership of the guerrillas, Li Yingwaihe quickly captured Chuzhou.

"Ditch those damaged vehicles, leave the maintenance crews behind, and the others move on!" The first regiment of the amphibious armored division, which had just rested for an hour and a half, began its journey again. After more than a hundred kilometers of trekking and fighting, some vehicles have already developed problems. Even if the base manufacturing can guarantee the quality, damage in battle is inevitable. There were still more than two dozen vehicles that began to lie on their stomachs.

But this did not affect the advance of the army, the -40 could trek over long distances, and after replenishing the fuel and supplies it carried, the roar of the engine of the amphibious tank once again pierced the night sky. The searchlights in front of the row shone all the way to the Jinpu Railway in front.

"Follow the railway, continue the previous one, and occupy the entire Jinpu line!" The order given to them from above was simple, it was the railway. They captured Chuzhou until the light was clear. There were guerrillas along the way to guard the normal operation of the railway, and by this time the train intercepted by Mingguang had already started, and more than 2,000 soldiers of the 56th Army carrying the rapid passage of the pontoon bridge had already headed south. And He Huang: They need to continue to move forward.

The sound of gunfire could be heard in the distance on the Pukou defensive line. The people in Nanjing also did not sleep well all night, and the gunfire on the other side of the Yangtze River kept ringing non-stop. Let everyone be worried in their hearts, and guess. However, when I heard the devil's boots running by in a hurry, I knew that the form was not developing on the side of the devil's favor.

"Bang dang!" A black phone was swept to the ground, the third thing Shunroku Hata had fallen. Not to mention the situation in other places, only Pukou on the other side of Nanjing, the devils who counterattacked from all sides encountered heavy resistance. I thought that after dark, the vanguard army that had lost its air cover would be quickly annihilated. But under the light of the searchlights in the sky, the Havoc and the offensive of the Hellcat did not abate in the slightest. Although the number has decreased a lot, it has also broken up several heavy fire positions of the devils.

And the artillery positions arranged by the vanguard army on the old hill already had 7 ZIX-3 76-mm cannons at this time. Divided into two positions, the artillery shells seemed to be inexhaustible, and the support for the lower side never stopped. Radio communications made the work of artillery observers much easier, not only from the ground, but also from the aircraft in the air to provide accurate targets.

And after the devils attacked from all sides, the commander had not been coordinated, and he could only rely on his own foolish courage to charge to the death.

"Send 8 companies and 3 platoons up to strengthen position No. 3!" Lu Chuanxiao calmly ordered. He was not flustered about the situation in front of him. This situation is much worse than that of guarding Shanhaiguan back then.

Not to mention that there are still planes in the sky to support it, such a head-butting and fly-like attack by the Japanese is not as great as imagined for the vanguard army with sophisticated firepower.

"Our firepower is better than ever!" Lu Chuanxiao looked at the G44 assault rifle on the chest of the guard at the door, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

There can only be a few tests in the army, and in such an important place as Pukou, Meng Xiang didn't dare to mess around with a lot of tests. The recoil of the FG42 was too great, and the experimental effect was not good, Meng Xiang did not dare to take the risk of taking it, and at the beginning he equipped them with G44 assault rifles that were used in several tests and exercises with better results.

The G44 assault rifle has a bit more attack power than Sumi, especially above 200 meters. Originally, this gap between the vanguard machine gun and Suomi was filled by the G44 assault rifle. And because of the tactical performance, the G44 assault rifle gradually replaced the position of part of the paratrooper unit Suomy. However, due to the versatility of Suomi and pistol ammunition, it was suggested that it should be retained.

Meng Xiang also did not believe that one weapon could dominate the world, and when there was no actual combat finalization, Suomi still maintained a part of the share in the paratrooper unit. Soldiers also liked this reliable weapon, and there was some rejection of the G44 assault rifle, which was not particularly familiar.

It was with the G44 assault rifle that the firepower faced by the devil's reinforcements during the day suffocated them, and the words shouted by the devil commander "The vanguard army has thousands of machine guns on defense" made Shunroku Hata almost think he was daydreaming.

This comes at the cost of an exceptionally high consumption of ammunition, and boxes of ammunition dropped by the plane supplement the jump of muzzle flames on the battlefield, but at the same time crowd out the number of reinforcements.

"Position 5 requests for reinforcements!" The herald ran in quickly.

After all, there was a lot less air support at night, and under the direct urging of Shunroku Hata and even the base camp, the devil's desperate attack made the defensive pressure of the vanguard army more and more intense.

"Let's go up with 8 and 1 row!" Lu Chuanxiao still said indifferently. He still had a battalion of reserves in his hands at this time, but he was not in a hurry to send them all.

"There is no danger!" After Lu Chuanxiao analyzed the defensive positions again, he had a general impression.

"Boom!" With a loud bang on the river, the flames that reflected the entire section of the river were ignited from a ferry boat sailed by devils.

"The mines there are enough to slow down the devil's attack until tomorrow!" The corner of Lu Chuanxiao's right mouth curled, and the planes in the sky during the day were not only bombing, but also laying mines. A large number of mines have been thrown into the river irregularly, and it is difficult to pass without careful cleaning. Not to mention crossing the river at night.

Searchlights from the riverside swept across the river, and the roar of airplanes spread far away on the river. Although the naval guns of the small gunboats near the Nanjing section and the various heavy guns arranged in Nanjing continued to bombard Pukou at night, as long as the airstrip was not destroyed, the vanguard army could hold Pukou firmly and wait for reinforcements.

At night, although the artillery fire on the other side could not be suppressed, the devils were eager to rush to the river for the time being.

And the devils in Jiangbei still seem to be tirelessly rushing up, and the gunfire of the G44 assault rifle broke out again.

The offensive of the devils who have suffered a lot is no longer like the queue in the film and television to block the eye, and their flexible tactical movements to disperse the impact are more difficult to guard against in the dark. If it weren't for the layers of bullets that always stood in front of their charging path, I was afraid that it would really be able to get their hands. But now as they moved forward, the blood-soaked mud and the growing blood in the air made their passions more and more resisted.

At this time, Meng Xiang was also paying attention to the situation in Pukou, and the battle reports kept flying, only Pukou was the most worrying. That's why there was an order for part of the 56th Army and a regiment of the Amphibious Armored Division to rush along the Jinpu Railway to support it. And the army of the 56th Army is still attacking Bengbu.

Even if the 56th Army has broken through one or two openings on the Huai River, the entire Bengbu has been built into a hedgehog by devils. It wasn't a matter of urgency to break the stone.

Even if Zhang Lingfu has always insisted on commanding on the front line, he can only strip away the layers of devil fortresses and fortifications layer by layer.

The vanguard army was not without larger heavy artillery, but also with huge bombs. However, there are still many people in Bengbu who have not been evacuated, and they have become the place where the vanguard army conquers the city.

"Keep lunging in and smash all those turtle shells for me!" Zhang Lingfu pointed to the layers of devil fortresses spraying machine gun flames in front of him and shouted. had already taken into account the difficulties of conquering Bengbu, and the three days given were also very generous, but in the face of the battle reports that all other fronts were attacking the city and plundering the land, Zhang Lingfu was also a little anxious.

"Don't worry, just practice street fighting!" When Zhang Lingfu was so anxious that his lips were foaming, Meng Xiang sent instructions in time.

Although the opening of the Jinpu line is urgently needed, at this time when the Huaihe Bridge was destroyed by devils, the connection between Bengbu and the other bank was not just a matter of time. Fengyang County has been occupied by the 56th Army, and the soldiers of the 56th Army who cross the river can take the train south directly from here. From Chuzhou and other places, two more trains were found that could still run, and the railway maintenance workers also urgently repaired a train that was damaged by devils.

With a passable passage, it is not very urgent to capture Bengbu. As long as the railway bridge is opened to traffic, Bengbu is firmly in the hands of the vanguard army.

In the same hurry in the plan, there are also the marines.

But the Marines were outstanding. They did not directly attack the heavily guarded Yancheng, but only cut off their external contacts, while part of the army directly attacked to the south, Lianke Dafeng, Dongtai, and after connecting with the paratroopers who parachuted into Xinghua, the marines who continued to move south, together with the troops who landed from Yangkou, captured Hai'an.