You idiot. If air support alone could have been used to defeat the bandits on the ground, Major General Kobayashi Asaburo, in violation of the strict order issued by the Kwantung Army that the Manchukuo Army would never be allowed to participate in the operation, and that all Manchukuo troops transferred to the theater could only be used for logistical transportation and blockade tasks. The replacement of the 37th Wing with the puppet Manchu Army is certainly related to the clumsy appearance of the 37th Wing. But it was also not without the intention of using the puppet Manchu army to consume the opponent's seemingly endless ammunition.

In the opinion of Kobayashi Asaburo, who did not know that there was a Kwantung Army epidemic prevention and water supply department, no matter how special the Kwantung Army's reason for issuing this order was, there was absolutely no master to work, and the dog was watching the excitement from the side. Since the dog is owned by the owner, then you have to work for the owner.

The 37th Wing was ordered to take over the attack from the teaching team of the Puppet Manchurian Seventh Military Region and the three infantry regiments of Zhang Kuiying's headquarters of the 2nd Independent Brigade, which had just arrived. After receiving the order of Major General Kobayashi Asaburo, he was extremely dissatisfied with the order of the commander of the Kwantung Army, who was the emperor of the puppet Manchu Army.

Just now the opponent's firepower is intensive, and they have already seen it with their own eyes. Since the Kwantung Army, which was strong in combat, was defeated, it suffered heavy casualties. Isn't it not much different from looking for death to go up on your own?

But as a dog raised by the Kwantung Army specifically to let it go out and bite people, these puppet Manchu soldiers can only discuss it in their hearts, not only do they not dare to have the slightest dissatisfaction on the surface, but they also have to express a look of gratitude to Major General Kobayashi for his weight.

A puppet Manchu army, which was not human inside and outside, did not dare to express any dissatisfaction, so it could only bite the bullet and launch an attack with all its might under the command of Zhang Kuiying, the commander of the Second Independent Brigade, and under the supervision of Major General Akasawa, the Japanese chief of staff of the Seventh Military Region.

Although Kobayashi Asaburo pushed the puppet Manchu army up as a substitute for the dead ghost very inauthenticly, he was absolutely generous in his shot. Not only mobilized all the artillery to provide cover for the puppet Manchu army, but also specially called for air support for it, and turned the defenders' blocking positions deep with bombs......

Seeing that the Japanese air force had blown up the blocking position that had just burst out with intensive firepower, the ground was shaking and the earth was flying, and these puppet Manchu soldiers, who had been a little sluggish before, seemed to have regained a trace of courage. Before the dust kicked up by the Japanese bombs had fallen, the first wave of stragglers had already entered the area where the attack was launched.

Seeing that it had formed into the standard offensive formation of the Japanese army, all the forces were concentrated, and the whole regiment rushed to the front-line blocking position of the puppet Manchurian soldiers. In a hidden fortification near the ridge line on the top of the mountain, Guo Bingxun, who was holding a telescope to observe the enemy's situation, couldn't help but show a contemptuous smile on the corner of his mouth.

Guo Bingxun turned his head to an operational staff officer behind him who was holding a field phone to communicate with various fortifications: "Staff Officer Wen, did the frontline troops suffer heavy casualties under the Japanese air raid?" ”

When the staff officer heard Guo Bingxun's questioning, he hurriedly put down the phone in his hand, walked to Guo Bingxun's side and reported: "Before the Japanese air raid, the front troops of the chief of staff had withdrawn to the second-line position in advance according to the order, and a small number of troops who remained in the position had also withdrawn into the air-raid shelter that had been repaired in advance. So the casualties are not very large. ”

"During the entire air raid of the Japanese army, the overall casualties were not as high as those in the battle against the Japanese army. At present, among the companies that have withdrawn from the front-line positions, the combat effectiveness has basically remained at about 70 percent. The losses of weapons and ammunition were also not significant. And I just made a special inquiry, and the few hidden firing points that were not exposed in the first stage have not been damaged in any way. There were no casualties, and the situation was still full,"

After the staff officer finished his report, he looked at the puppet Manchu army outside that was already approaching the front-line position, and said with some tentativeness: "Chief of staff, the puppet Manchu army has come up, and it is about to approach the first-line position." Do you think it's time to call for artillery fire? ”

"Chief of Staff, although these puppet Manchu troops are all trained by the Japanese army, they are still far from the Japanese army in terms of individual soldiers and combat effectiveness. If we split their attack sequence with heavy artillery and fight back with some of our forces at the right time, I think we can be completely sure that we will be able to defeat one of them. ”

Hearing the idea of this staff officer opening his mouth to eat the first part of the puppet Manchurian army, looking at this disciple who was the most proud of himself in the staff training team, Guo Bingxun smiled and nodded: "What you said is right, we can't always be so passive and defensive, and it is necessary to make a proper attack." However, the number of heavy shells in our hands is not very large, and the precious ones are very precious. The commander gave us the task of holding out for five days, and today is the first day. If you consume too much, it will affect the next stage of the battle. ”

"Besides, those precious heavy shells are not worth using on these dogs, and those heavy shells should be left to the devils to enjoy. The forward troops were to withdraw all the small forces left behind in the first line to the second line after planting explosives in the trenches according to the predetermined plan. Let's give up the first-line blocking position to these puppet Manchu troops. ”

"In this case, you inform the few unexposed firing points that are now in the rear of the enemy's vanguard not to shoot yet. Let them wait for the explosion of the main position on the front line to sound and the puppet Manchu army begins to retreat, and cut off the retreat of the vanguard of the puppet Manchu army with dense firepower. They were armed with water-cooled Type 89 heavy machine guns with a much faster rate of fire, enough for these dogs to drink a pot. ”

"Li Jin, deputy commander of the 3rd Battalion, was ordered to take unified command of the 1st Company of the Battalion and the 3rd Independent Company of the Reserve, and to use the communication trenches that the enemy had not yet discovered to move to several hidden points on the flanks of the front-line positions. After the puppet Manchu army began to retreat, he attacked from the flank, and under the cover of the fire of the dozen or so hidden bunkers, he cut off the enemy's waist.

"Order Du Kaishan, who is commanding on the position, to command one company of three battalions, with five independent companies, to give me a good bayonet and be ready to attack at any time. Once you receive the order, concentrate all your forces and firepower and press me down from the front. However, if you sue him, you must give me the freedom to retract and release. If you hit it, you have to be able to take it back for me. ”

"Let him remember to me that after the counterattack reaches the foot of the mountain, no matter how much the puppet Manchu army is annihilated, it must be withdrawn. Behind the puppet Manchu army, there was also a wing of Japanese infantry and cavalry. We will continue to defend and create a fighter for the commander's next operation. If the casualties in this counterattack are too large, it will affect the next operation. I can't spare him. ”

"Order all mortar groups, in accordance with the pre-set ruler, to concentrate all firepower to give me a severe blow to the follow-up troops of the puppet Manchu army, and ensure that the attacking troops will annihilate the puppet Manchu army on the front line."

"You send a report to Ma Qichang, and ask him to concentrate all the heavy artillery groups according to the preset ruler in addition to leaving the field artillery group to continue to support Deputy Chief of Staff Wang's blockade, and after receiving the order, give me a fire coverage of the main assembly area of the 34th Wing on the north bank of the Fasi River. so that it is unable to support the puppet Manchu army. ”

Unlike Yang Zhen, who was always passionate when commanding operations, Guo Bingxun always chose to be silent more after giving orders. After a series of orders were issued, Guo Bingxun didn't even mention a word of encouragement, but returned to the observation port, raised the telescope and looked out.

As early as the previous stage of the Miaolingzi Mountain operation, the staff officer Wen who was selected by Guo Bingxun's side seemed to be accustomed to his style. After conveying the combat orders to the various departments, he didn't say much, just sat quietly in front of the field phone, waiting for Guo Bingxun's next order.

After Guo Bingxun issued the follow-up combat order, he originally wanted to go directly to the second-line position to personally direct the next counterattack against the puppet Manchu army. But after hesitating, he decided to stay in this observation post that could overlook the entire battlefield and command the overall situation.

A few days ago, on the battlefield downstream here, Yang Zhen once told him that he should give the intermediate commanders as much exercise as possible. In addition to the things they learn in the classroom, they need to go to the battlefield to experience it.

As a senior commander, after drawing up a complete battle plan, he is more concerned with coordinating the entire battle situation so that the development of the entire battle situation can develop in the direction he has predetermined. Instead of pointing fingers everywhere and interfering with the command of the commanders below. Of course, if the ability of the middle-level commander is not enough, or if he is afraid of war and avoids war, it is another matter.

However, although Guo Bingxun had decided to hand over the counterattack to Du Kaishan, when the puppet Manchu army that launched the attack was close to the first line of defense that had been abandoned, he still turned around and picked up the field phone, and directly wanted to call Du Kaishan, whose command post was set up under his nose.

For his old acquaintance, who he had known in the Sichuan Army, Guo Bingxun was not polite. As soon as the phone was connected, he said straight to the point: "I have decided to give you full command of this counterattack." I will not interfere with any of your commands, except for coordinating artillery support for you. ”

"But there's one premise I'll tell you first. You're going to have to fight back this time. If the counterattack is unfavorable, it will not be able to eat most of the puppet Manchu army that launched the attack. Or if the casualties are too large and affect the next operation, your kid will automatically resign from me and go to the cooking class to carry me to the artillery regiment to carry the cauldron. ”

After Du Kaishan on the other end of the phone heard Guo Bingxun's words, he was stunned at first, and then ecstatic for a while. As the commander of the three regiments, Wang Guangyu was the earliest to independently command the operation. Except for the previous blocking battle at the junction of Acheng and the Five Constants. In the previous stage of the operation, he independently commanded part of the troops of a regiment to harass the 24th Wing of the 12th Division of the Japanese Army in the center.

And Liu Changshun was also fully authorized by the commander to fight on the north bank of the river when Liu Changshun was fighting on the Fasi River in the previous stage. Although the scale is not large, it can be regarded as an independent fight. Among the three regiment commanders, only he has never tried what it means to be an independent commander.

Although when the troops of the 8th Division of the Japanese Army were encircled and annihilated at Miaolingzi Mountain, he also commanded the follow-up operations alone. But Du Kaishan always stubbornly believes that it is not a battle, it is a cleaning battlefield.

When the commander handed over the control of the battlefield to himself, there was less than one squadron left for a brigade of little devils to stand up. In the eyes of Du Kaishan, who was born as a student officer and has always been competitive, he has strong artillery support, and he can't imagine it when he looks at his hands in the Sichuan army. If you can't destroy a squadron of devils, it can be regarded as a battle at all, but it's a little reluctant to even clean up the battlefield.

Du Kaishan did not dare to have any objections to Wang Guangyu, who had served as division commander and division political commissar in the Anti-Japanese Federation, and finally became deputy army commander. In the opinion of this upright Sichuan man, it is already Qu Cai for a deputy army commander to be willing to be a regiment commander. What's more, when he was the division commander of the Anti-Japanese Federation, he independently commanded many battles.

Although the size of the division is a little smaller, the strength is not as large as the battalion under his current command. But the position of the person is also made by real guns. In such a sinister environment in the northeast, I am afraid that no one has any reason to climb any nepotism to become the commander of this division.

Last winter, it was more than 40 degrees below zero, and the experience of snow without waist made it extremely uncomfortable for those of them who were born in Sichuan who were born in four seasons and could spend the winter in single clothes and straw sandals in winter. Even Du Kaishan, who is extremely adaptable, can't help but secretly scold: "Damn the Northeast, damn the Northeast weather." ”

When I was warmly dressed and fed, I still had palpitations when I thought of last year's cold. Many times people can only wear single clothes, and in many cases, they can survive most of the winter when they can't even eat. And after so many years, this willpower alone made Du Kaishan's admired five-body body throw to the ground. Therefore, Du Kaishan still admires Wang Guangyu, a competitor who is both his superior and his own level.

But for Liu Changshun, who mentioned the company commander and battalion commander with him, and now mentions the regiment commander together, Du Kaishan is a little unconvinced. It's not that Yang Zhen, the commander, is eccentric and looks at Liu Changshun, who was born in the 18th Group Army with him. The battle of the Fasi River was just a special case. At that time, he was still encircling and suppressing the remnants of the enemy on the front line of Miaolingzi Mountain, but he couldn't catch up even if he wanted to. Regarding the fairness of the commander's handling of things, Du Kaishan is still convinced.

To be honest, Du Kaishan admired Yang Zhen from the bottom of his heart. This commander, although he is young and younger than himself, can bring together troops from all over the world so that everyone has not weakened their combat effectiveness because of internal affairs. In addition to relying on his own strength to avoid everyone being used by little devils for vivisection, the most important thing is a common character. This is also what Du Kaishan admires the most.

You must know that even within the Sichuan army, they are also very much inclined to each other. In the early years, there was a big fight, and there were many civil wars. As for the commander, who was so young, he was able to unite people from the Sichuan Army and other units in the prisoner of war, plus the troops of the 18th Group Army, and the people of the local Anti-Japanese Alliance, without internal strife, and this alone was not something that others could do.

What he thinks in his heart is purely a pure competitive heart. He competed with Liu Changshun in training and compared his combat results in battle. Strive for replenishment of troops and equipment. It's almost everywhere. It's just that Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun have always had an encouraging attitude towards his benign competition, and they haven't stopped it.

Realizing that he finally had the opportunity to be on his own, after putting down the phone, Du Kaishan suppressed the excitement in his heart and immediately adjusted the distribution of troops according to Guo Bingxun's deployment. Among the several companies in his hand, the most combat-effective one was transferred to the front, ready to launch a counterattack.

Even in order to master the detonation of the explosives in the first-line fortifications that had been abandoned, and to inflict maximum damage on the puppet Manchu troops who rushed up, Du Kaishan personally rushed to the preset second-line blocking position, and personally went to the front-line command not to mention, but also controlled the detonator in his own hands.

According to the request of Major General Kobayashi Asaburo, Zhang Kuiying, commander of the Second Independent Brigade of the Puppet Manchu Army, who threw two of the three regiments in his hands into the attack, saw that his troops had only used one charge to take the front-line position that had caused huge casualties to the Kwantung Army, and his heart was also happy.

The puppet Manchurian army commander next to him saw a smile on the corner of Zhang Kuiying's mouth, although he felt that something was wrong, but he didn't dare to say it because he didn't dare to sweep the interest of his boss. He is very clear about his temper as a brigade commander, and if he says something he shouldn't say at this time, I'm afraid that the next big mouth will be directly fanned. He didn't want to be so ugly in front of a group of colleagues.

On the contrary, this guy also patted his ass and said: "Brigade, this time we have a big face." He didn't take down the fortifications that the Japanese charged more than a dozen times, and we took them all in one charge. Brigade seat, this hand group charge is real and clever. After returning to Jiamusi, the ascension of the brigade seat is just around the corner. Perhaps, as soon as the Kwantung Army Command is happy, you will be able to achieve the position of Chief of the Military Administration Department in the future. ”

As soon as his sycophant came out, although several puppet Manchurian officers around him were extremely contemptuous of this guy in their hearts, they were also not to be outdone, and they almost didn't praise this brigade seat as a military god and reincarnated. If it weren't for the presence of Japanese advisors, I wouldn't dare to say too much. These guys are afraid that they can say anything disgusting.

For his subordinates' big sycophants, Zhang Kuiying, who was a little proud in his heart at this time, although his face was a little disapproving, he waved his hand again and again hypocritically, and said straightly: "This time I can progress so smoothly, not because of the war, but because of the effective air support of the imperial army." The rebels were frightened by the air strikes of the imperial army, so they fled in a hurry, allowing themselves to take the rebels' positions smoothly. "Actually, it's still very useful in my heart.

It's just that before he can pass his triumph, a dense explosion on the rebel blocking position that has just been occupied by the puppet Manchu army makes him dumbfounded. Looking at his subordinates who were blown up into the sky in pieces, Zhang Kuiying was completely dumbfounded.

Before he could recover from the shock, the next scene made him almost collapse. A dense rain of bullets from several firepower points that suddenly appeared from the rear of the attacking puppet Manchu army knocked down his follow-up troops in pieces. A large number of mortar shells blasted a separation between his two main regiments and the follow-up troops.

Accompanied by the sound of machine guns and mortar explosions, the sound of charging horns sounded all over the mountain. A large number of rebels who had just disappeared appeared out of nowhere, and under the cover of dense fire, launched a fierce counterattack.

The two regiments of puppet Manchurian troops who rushed up the mountain before and survived the explosion at this moment did not hold on for more than ten minutes in the face of Du Kaishan's full-line counterattack, and quickly collapsed. Except for those who were killed, most of them surrendered honestly after a little resistance.

After seeing an entire battalion of brothers being sent to the west without firing a shot in front of them, these puppet Manchu troops were frightened by the bombing, and there was still the courage to resist. Especially after discovering that the retreat was cut off, he lost his will to resist even more. In the face of Du Kaishan, who launched a counterattack, except for a small number of diehards who were still fighting back, most of them raised their hands cleanly.

Zhang Kuiying, who was watching the battle on the opposite hill, watched his two regiments being defeated in just half an hour, not to mention, and the receiving troops were also bombarded by the rain of mortar shells and suffered heavy casualties, and profoundly realized what it means to be called ice and fire.

And beside him, he had just been very angry by the sycophants of those puppet Manchu officers, and he had already made up his mind to wait for him to go back, so that these people could not recognize the shape and know what it meant to give their allies some respect. Let them understand who they are messing around, some lessons, the Japanese chief of staff of the puppet Manchurian Seventh Military Region, who has real power, Major General Ozawa, secretly sneered in his heart: "Do you really think that the peaches of the imperial army are so easy to pick?" "Wipe it out, what else do you want the infantry to do? If this opponent is so easy to solve, it is unclear why Lieutenant General Sasaki will die. Do you really think that you people are stronger than the Kwantung Army? Stupid Manchurians. ”