Hearing a familiar voice in his ears, Wang Guangyu hurriedly turned around. found that I didn't know when, Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun had already walked into their own headquarters, which was only a hundred meters away from the forefront. Seeing the two people coming in, Wang Guangyu hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Commander, chief of staff, why did you come here?" It's too dangerous here. ”

Regarding Wang Guangyu's words of surprise and worry after seeing the arrival of the two of them, Yang Zhen waved his hand and said: "You can set up the headquarters here, why can't I and the chief of staff come?" Okay, don't say anything else, hurry up and report the situation quickly. ”

As soon as Yang Zhen came in, he didn't ask anything else, but he was eager to understand the situation, which made Wang Guangyu's eyes light up, and he said with some excitement: "Commander, you have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace." When you come to me today, are you ready to launch a counterattack on all fronts? ”

Wang Guangyu's recklessness, Yang Zhen smiled disapprovingly: "Yes, Liu Changshun's second brigade has been replenished, and now the field artillery regiment and rocket artillery regiment directly under the headquarters have secretly moved to the front line of Pangjiadian on the left flank of the Japanese army, and have begun to prepare for a counterattack." The cavalry battalion of the headquarters, with the cooperation of the first reconnaissance battalion, had secretly moved to the front line of Wang Duzitun to cut off the supply line of the 24th Division at any time. ”

"However, as for when to start fighting back, it depends on the situation on your side. Even if the main force of the 22nd Wing of the 25th Division is not there, the 89th Wing has withdrawn to Jiamusi for rest and recuperation because of excessive losses. But at the moment there are still two integrated wings, plus one of the 32nd wings. Therefore, we must wait for the consumption of its troops to be almost exhausted, so that we can counterattack on all fronts and strive to completely solve it all in one go. ”

"Otherwise, once the war is deadlocked, the main force of our army will be entangled by the Japanese army, and the Japanese troops in Fujin and Tongjiang can pounce on the back of our army at any time. When the time comes, our army will inevitably be in a dangerous situation if it joins forces with the 25th Division. Therefore, this battle must be won or lost in one fell swoop. The Japanese army can afford to drag it, but our army can't afford it. ”

From Yang Zhen's heavy tone, Wang Guangyu, who felt a heavy responsibility, did not dare to delay, and hurriedly opened the map and said: "Since our army withdrew to the front line of Jiangjunshi on September 4, the Japanese army first launched an attack on our army with a field detachment composed of a brigade of the 32nd Wing and a brigade of the 22nd Wing. ”

"The first two days of fighting were lacklustre because of the lack of effective heavy fire cover. Since the arrival of its two reinforced field artillery groups three days earlier, the intensity of its attacks has skyrocketed. After three days of fierce fighting, except for a few outpost positions, although our army held most of the main positions and commanding heights, it suffered heavy casualties. ”

Speaking of casualties, Wang Guangyu couldn't help but say in a low tone: "My main regiment has been disabled, especially the company-platoon-level cadres on the front line have suffered the heaviest casualties. Three days, just three days, the commander, almost all the company and platoon commanders of the first regiment, have changed a whole stubble. Some companies are now unable to form even a squad of the remaining personnel. ”

And the high ground on the right flank of the main peak, which was the main target of the Japanese army, was all killed by a company that was holding there. None survived, including the lightly or seriously wounded. In order to recapture this central point of the entire defensive line, eighty percent of the strength of my entire main battalion was lost there. My chief of staff also died while directing the battle on the front line. ”

"Now on the front-line positions, the 2nd Regiment was formed on the basis of the original 1st Regiment and 2nd Battalion, and the 2nd Regiment served as the defense. The second regiment accounted for the majority of the supplementary troops who had not participated in the battle, and its combat effectiveness was somewhat worse than that of the first regiment. The Japanese army was replaced by the 40th Wing, which had not participated in the battle before and was still extremely complete. ”

"If it weren't for the strength of the backbone drawn from the 1st Regiment, my command was behind them, and I am afraid that under the repeated onslaught of this 40th Regiment, the position of the 2nd Regiment would have collapsed in one day. In order to stabilize the front-line position, I sent my guard company and most of the staff officers in the headquarters to the second regiment to supervise the battle. ”

Regarding Wang Guangyu's report, Yang Zhen listened carefully, and nodded lightly to Guo Bingxun on the side: "Genbo has not been used before it is used now, and it was originally used to protect his flank, and the 40th Wing as a reserve to replace the Shimonodi detachment, which shows that the Japanese casualties are probably not small." Otherwise, they would not have risked the emptiness of the flanks and brought up the Forty Wing as the main attacker. ”

After saying that, Yang Zhen turned his head and said to Wang Guangyu: "Now it seems that Genbo has put all his main forces into your front, and this old devil is going to fight hard." From this point of view, you have exceeded the task assigned to you by the headquarters. But there is one thing you have noticed, where is the main force of the 22nd Wing that crossed the river from the east of Jiamusi now? ”

Regarding Yang Zhen's sudden inquiry about the situation of the two infantry brigades of the 22nd Wing that were introduced into the large swampy area in the northeast of Tangyuan by a small group of troops sent by him, Wang Guangyu smiled and said: "Commander, the swamp that the 22nd Wing fell into crisscrossed almost the entire northeast of Tangyuan and the southeast of Luobei. ”

"Originally, I had been fighting in the formation of the 11th Division, and I had just been transferred from Guannai, and I didn't know much about the terrain there, and the 22nd Wing wanted to get out of the swamp that was hundreds of miles long, and I was afraid that if I didn't die, I would have to shed my skin. After our previous fortified Kiyono, Komatsuzaki Ritsuo now can't even find a guide. ”

"Now they're still wading through the muddy pond in that swamp. One of my companies, in cooperation with the local forces of a sub-district, is closely monitoring it. The newly formed Luobei County Brigade of the First Division are all natives of Luobei and know a lot about it. There's passability, there's a dead end, they know it perfectly. With their cooperation, the 22nd Wing cannot escape our surveillance. ”

Yang Zhen was extremely satisfied with Wang Guangyu's meticulous deployment. After exchanging appreciative glances with Guo Bingxun, Guo Bingxun spoke: "Brigade Commander Wang, do you think how much combat effectiveness the 25th division of the Japanese army still has?" It will take a few more days to reach the needs of our counterattack. ”

Guo Bingxun's question made Wang Guangyu slightly stunned before he said: "Although after three days of fierce fighting, my main force was crippled. But the casualties of the Japanese army were definitely not light. Judging from the confessions of captured Japanese prisoners of war, the Jiaping detachment in the field had lost its offensive capability due to excessive casualties. ”

After being replaced by Lieutenant General Nemoto, his three infantry brigades could only be temporarily reduced to one infantry brigade to protect the Japanese supply lines. However, the 40th Wing, reinforced by the 24th Division, was still extremely complete, its combat effectiveness was extremely fierce, and its style of work was extremely tenacious. ”

"I'm afraid this 40th Wing will become the biggest obstacle to our army's all-out counterattack. If we don't completely cripple this 40th Wing, our entire counterattack will be hit hard. Commander, chief of staff, this 40th Wing is from the elite of the Japanese army. Not only are the 4th Division and the 104th Division we encountered before far from being comparable. Even the 32nd Wing, which was drawn from the same veteran division of the Japanese army, could not be compared. ”

"In terms of individual soldiers, as well as the overall ability to coordinate with infantry and artillery, and the tactical command and coordination ability of grassroots units, not only far surpass our newly established units. Even compared with the old backbone troops, there is a lot of difference. Even if my regiment is pulled out to fight individually, I am afraid that it will not be their opponent when the forces and firepower are equal. ”

"Regardless of the other units of the 25th Division, this 40th Wing alone requires us to transfer two main regiments to deal with it. The main regiment I am talking about is not the main regiment now. Rather, it was the original two main regiments. If these newly formed regiments are replaced, I am afraid there will be even more. Although these newly formed units have completed full training, they still have little combat experience. A lot of experience on the battlefield is not something that can be learned by training. ”

"And not only the combat effectiveness of the 40th Wing of the Japanese Army has remained extremely intact, but Genbo also transferred the engineer wing of its 25th Division yesterday to replace the 40th Wing to protect his flank. Although the Japanese engineer wing was slightly inferior in combat effectiveness to its infantry units, it was not inferior to our newly formed units. ”

Yang Zhen sat there quietly listening to Wang Guangyu's analysis of the Forty Wing, and waited for Wang Guangyu to finish his report before he spoke: "What do you think we should do next in this battle?" How long will it take you to weaken this Forty Wing to the point where we can secure our chances? ”

"I can tell you unequivocally that our counterattack must be launched on all fronts within three days. The Japanese are not fools, they will not be unaware of the heavy forces we have gathered on their flanks for a long time. The Japanese army's tactical reconnaissance capability is still extremely strong, especially since it has been operating in Yubara and Tsurudate for many years, and its intelligence gathering capability is much higher than ours. ”

"And the Japanese side will not be indifferent to the loss of contact with the Seventy Wing. Although Deputy Commander Zhao Shangzhi on the front line of Fengshan and Tonghe commanded the troops of the 3rd Division, plus Du Kaishan's 3rd Brigade had been completely deployed around the 14th Wing, showing the movement of the main force over there, I don't know how long I could hide it. ”

"Once the Japanese army perceives our movements, it will take advantage of the communication lines it controls to quickly mobilize troops and reinforcements. According to the reconnaissance battalion, the Japanese army had erected two pontoon bridges over the Songhua River. One of them was a train ferry transferred from Harbin. Now the Japanese army trains can drive directly from Jiamusi to Jiangjunshi Station. ”

"Therefore, we must cleanly annihilate this 25th Division in Heli territory before the Japanese army fully perceives our specific movements. As long as we can eat this 25th Division, we can say that we will win this battle. We can not only sweep Fujin and Tongjiang, but may even take advantage of the weakness to go straight to Jiamusi. ”

When Yang Zhen finished his strategic concept, Wang Guangyu couldn't help but gasp. However, after seeing the calmness on Yang Zhen's face after saying this, Wang Guangyu's surging heart quickly calmed down. After staring at the map for a long time, Wang Guangyu said: "Commander, you are giving me two days, and I promise that I can weaken the combat effectiveness of this forty wing to half." ”

Speaking of this, Wang Guangyu raised his head and looked at Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun in front of him and said, "But commander, I need veterans." Especially experienced veterans who have participated in the battles of Qunce Mountain and Guanmenzuizi Mountain. In addition, the military region is allocating 2,000 Soviet-made grenades imported from Jiangbei. ”

"This kind of grenade with a killing range of about 30 meters and is extremely powerful, which is very suitable for defensive operations at the moment. In addition to grenades, I am being allocated ten Type 96 light machine guns or light machine guns of our own modification. If there is no Type 96 light machine gun, the French-made light machine gun used by the supplementary regiment can also be used. ”

"Our brigade is equipped with too few machine guns of its own modifications, and most of them still use crooked machine guns. However, the feed cartridge used in this crooked handle machine gun is too easy to break. The devil's ground-to-air firepower is very fierce, and our soldiers are inexperienced. As soon as the barrel is damaged, the entire machine gun is scrapped. Not to mention the damage, even if some dirt is in the bucket, the whole machine gun is basically an ornament. ”

"After only a few days of fierce fighting, our brigade has lost a third of its light machine guns. Except for those lost by direct Japanese artillery fire, almost all of them were such losses. Heavy machine guns were under direct fire from the Japanese and could only be stored in a few fixed fortifications of reinforced concrete. The forward troops still rely mainly on light machine guns for combat. Once the light machine guns are lost, the firepower of the forward positions will be greatly reduced. ”

Regarding Wang Guangyu's request, Yang Zhen said without thinking: "Yes, I will ask the chief of staff to transfer a battalion to you from the old troops of the Second Brigade as a whole." In addition, I will draw twenty more veterans from the headquarters guard company to you. As for the Soviet-made grenades you want, the arsenal has not yet begun mass production, and there are not many of them in the hands of the headquarters now. ”

"Two thousand is not that much, and there are more than a thousand that can be allocated to you. I'll give you twenty machine guns, all of which are new Type 96 light machine guns in stock. Do you have any other requirements besides these, while I and the chief of staff are here, I will solve them for you as much as possible. But after you're given that, you'll have to hold on for another forty-eight hours. ”

Wang Guangyu nodded firmly and said, "Please rest assured, commander, as long as the backbone of the Second Brigade is in place." I guarantee that within forty-eight hours, the line of General Shishan will be as stable as Mount Tai. will also give this forty wing a good bloodletting to the maximum. ”

Wang Guangyu replied affirmatively, making Yang Zhen nod slightly and then said, "The chief of staff and I have been here for the past two days. But we won't disturb your command, I've had a new headquarters rebuilt for the headquarters behind yours. We just watched there. ”

"If you don't fight well in these two days and lose the front-line position, the chief of staff and I will be directly exposed to the fire of the Japanese army."

Hearing that Yang Zhen was actually going to set up the new headquarters behind his side, Wang Guangyu hurriedly said: "Commander, this is not good. There were Japanese planes on board, and artillery below. In case something happens to the headquarters, how can I explain it to the commander-in-chief? You still move your headquarters to the relative safety of Guanmenzuizi Mountain. I guarantee that within two days, the general's stone line will be as stable as Mount Tai. ”

Looking at Wang Guangyu's eager eyes, Yang Zhen shook his head firmly and said, "No, I won't go with the chief of staff." Our headquarters is located right behind you. ”