"Division commander, I just got a report from the forward observation post that the devil blew up the Yellow River Railway Bridge!" Wu Ming, Zhao Youde and others had just arrived at Qihe County with the main force of the whole division, and they were reported.

"Blown up?" Wu Ming frowned slightly, glanced at Zhao Youde, and said, "It seems that the only way to cross the river is to attack." ”

"Now, since the devil blew up the bridge, I'm afraid he has already prepared." Zhao Youde was a little worried: "We still have to be careful, we can't rush to launch the boat, otherwise the devil will bombard it and blow up our ship, but it will be troublesome." ”

"Now my biggest fear is not this, but the devils have blown up the railway bridge, even if we are equipped with tanks, we will not be able to fight in a short time." Wu Ming looked up at the distance.

"We have to notify the logistics department as soon as possible, so that they can find a way to help us repair the broken bridge, now that our tanks have been produced, it should be no problem to repair a railway bridge! No matter how bad it is, we have to build a pontoon bridge. Zhao Youde said.

"How can it be so easy, the bridge is easy to repair, but how can the Japanese puppet army on the other side sit back and watch us easily repair the bridge, so if you want to build a bridge, even if it is a pontoon bridge, you must defeat the Japanese army on the other side, at least suppress the Japanese army in firepower." Wu Ming said.

"Then you'll have to rely on the artillery unit." Zhao Youde said.

"Well, that's right, such a river-crossing assault battle, without artillery is simply not possible, artillery is the most important protagonist, just with the artillery unit of our division, the scale is probably not enough to suppress the enemy, it seems that we have to immediately ask the headquarters for support, please ask the commander to transfer the heavy artillery brigade to us." Wu Ming nodded.

"Then I'll go and send a telegram to the commander myself!" Zhao Youde said that he was going to the communications company, and the headquarters of the Third Division was located in Qihe County, and the accompanying communications company was also building their radio antennas and other facilities.

Wu Ming bowed slightly, and after Zhao Youde left, he gave an order to the battalion commander who came to report to him: "Order the forward observation post to continue to pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese army, and report to the division headquarters as soon as there is any abnormal situation." ”

"Yes!" The commander of the third battalion of the first regiment hurriedly stepped forward to respond, and after finishing the salute, he turned around and ran to lead the order to leave.

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At this time, Qiao Youhua also led the 2nd Division, the 4th Division, the tank, air defense, and heavy artillery brigades directly under the column, plus the guard regiment, and the 80,000 regular troops of the Eighth Route Army who were resting in Hengshui, Shimen and other places, and drove along the highway directly to Dezhou and other places.

At this time, the military jeep that Qiao Youhua was riding had already crossed the border of Hengshui and entered the territory of Dezhou, and the tank armored brigade that served as the vanguard had already passed through Dezhou and went straight to the front line of the Qihe River.

After receiving a telegram from Wu Ming and Zhao Youde asking for help, Qiao Youhua said to Zuo Quan: "Chief of Staff, what do you think we should do?" ”

Zuo Quan also read the telegram of the third division asking for help, and couldn't help nodding and said: "Commander, Division Commander Wu, they are right, the key to this battle of crossing the river lies in the wrestling of the artillery units of the two sides, so I think that we should immediately send the heavy artillery brigade to speed up the speed and go south to the front line to strengthen the artillery strength of our front-line troops."

As long as the enemy can be suppressed with artillery, even the engineer battalion of the 3rd Division's own baggage regiment can complete the task of building pontoon bridges, so as to ensure the smooth passage of the tank units of the 3rd Division and devote themselves to the attack. ”

Qiao Youhua nodded and said, "Then immediately order Ma Yunlong and Cheng Youming, and let them lead the heavy artillery brigade to the Qihe front line as quickly as possible and cooperate with the third division to fight." ”

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In Qihe County, the former enemy headquarters of the Third Division has been built.

Except for the three regiments taken by Chief of Staff Li Wen and the tank regiment left behind in Texas, the main forces of all divisions have been gathered.

Wu Ming, Zhao Youde and others were gathered in front of the battle map, urgently discussing the specific actions next.

Because the Japanese army blew up the only bridge across the river, the attack became much more complicated, and all aspects had to be carefully considered, otherwise the slightest carelessness could lead to heavy losses or even total annihilation of the attacking troops crossing the river.

As a traverser, Wu Ming has a deep understanding of this, because in the Liberation War not long after, the Battle of Kinmen is a living example, and Wu Ming has to make every step of deployment carefully.

"Division commander, I suggest that for the time being, we should not send troops to test the attack, but concentrate the artillery fire of the whole division to cover the Japanese coastal defense line with firepower, and then dispatch sappers to quickly erect pontoon bridges, and then send attack troops and bridge-building troops to advance at the same time, responsible for protecting our sappers and suppressing the enemy's blocking firepower. Otherwise, a tentative attack will be launched rashly

Success or failure, we will suffer a lot of losses, especially the loss of ships, and if the losses are too much, we will not be able to find so many ships to replenish in a hurry. Wei Yu, the head of the baggage regiment, put forward his own opinion.

"The Japanese devils will not sit idly by and watch us erect the pontoon bridge, I suggest that we use all the ships and invest as many troops as possible to take the Japanese riverside position in one go, as long as our attacking troops gain a foothold on the south bank, everything will be easy to do." The head of the first regiment, Zhao Erniu, said.

"The method of the commander of the regiment is lacking, first of all, we have all figured out the reality of the Japanese army, how can we put all the ships in one go? In case of failure, what will we take to cross the river next? Wu Mingshan, the head of the second regiment, immediately objected.

"As a soldier, you should have a firm belief in fighting to the death, how can you be afraid? Haven't you heard the story of Xiang Yu breaking the cauldron and fighting against the water? Zhao Erniu immediately argued: "If you are afraid, I am willing to lead a group to take the lead!" ”

"Fighting is not child's play, when the courage of the horseman is also scored, it depends on the situation, otherwise, it is irresponsible to the soldiers!" Wu Mingshan did not give in at all, he was born in a military academy and received systematic training, and he was more rational than Zhao Erniu, who was born as a veteran.

Wu Ming raised his hand to interrupt the argument of his officers and said: "Okay, don't argue, I think Commander Wei's suggestion is still quite pertinent and feasible, only by erecting the pontoon bridge, can our superiority in strength and tank force be brought into play."

If we have enough ships, we can still maintain waves of continuous offensives, but our ships are limited and we cannot withstand such a toss.

Therefore, I decided to take the suggestion of Commander Wei, but the heavy artillery reinforcements promised to us by the commander will not be able to arrive for a while, and before that, we must first try the reaction of the devils on the other side! ”

After saying this, Wu Ming instructed Wang Daniu, the commander of the artillery regiment directly under the division headquarters: "Da Niu, order your artillery regiment to give me a cannonball to the bridgehead position of the Japanese army on the opposite bank, don't let the little devil be so leisurely!" ”

"Yes!" Wang Daniu hurriedly stood up and saluted, and suddenly agreed.

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