War of Resistance

Chapter 1246 Meeting the Enemy
Looking at the gradually darkening sky, Zhang Tianhai's tired eyes showed a trace of hesitation - the Japanese army is approaching at such a fast speed at this moment, what are they doing for?It's not their style to cross the river until it's almost dark...

Suddenly, Zhang Tianhai seemed to realize something, he strode to the front of the map and looked at it carefully.

After looking at the front of the map for a long time, Zhang Tianhai suddenly said to the people around him: "Hurry up, inform the troops staying in Sanjiang Town to withdraw from Sanjiang Town immediately; all front-line troops have entered a state of first-level combat readiness and are ready to attack the Japanese army at any time!"

Yes, now that the Japanese army is marching southward with such great fanfare, and rushing to cross the Xinqiang River before sunset, Zhang Tianhai has sufficient reasons to suspect that they are targeting their theater guards.

"Yes! Commander!!" Xu Xun who was beside Zhang Tianhai responded.

"What's the matter? Old Zhang?" Guo Qiliang was a little puzzled. After all, it was the first time he had seen Zhang Tianhai so anxious in this battle for so long.

"Damn it, these little devils are pinched by the old lady, and they want to pinch our theater guards as soft persimmons!" Zhang Tianhai cursed viciously, "They dare not attack the No.15 Army head-on. Just cross the Xinqiang River and occupy the bridgehead first, so that you can spare a hand to hit us directly tomorrow! See if I don’t clean up these bastards!”

After saying that, Zhang Tianhai slammed his hat on the table in great excitement, just like Zhang Damiao in "Bright Sword"...

"You mean, tomorrow at the latest, the little devils will launch a general attack on us?" Guo Qiliang's pupils shrank slightly.

"That's for sure, these little devils will not be so idle that they will lose part of their troops and occupy the bridgehead on the south bank of the Xinqiang River! Just watch, Sanjiang Town will be bombed tomorrow in retaliation by the Japanese army! Damn it, it's a good thing I It has been arranged in advance, otherwise they will really be caught off guard!" Zhang Tianhai's tone was a little hasty, obviously already highly nervous.

"I see. Is our pocket array still in use?" Guo Qiliang asked.

"Yes, why not." Zhang Tianhai replied categorically without turning his head, "Even if we can't take one of their alliances, we have to make them look good! Damn it, just dare to break into my defense zone!"

"Yes." Guo Qiliang replied, "By the way, do we want to say hello to the chief officer of the No.15 Army Group?"

"Stop fighting, we haven't fought the little devils yet, everything we have now is just speculation. But let them know that the vanguard of the little devils has crossed the Xinqiang River, and the front is approaching us Guards in the theater!" Zhang Tianhai put his hands on the table in front of the map, looking extremely aggressive.

"Okay, I'll tell the people at the telecommunications office." Guo Qiliang nodded.

"By the way, by the way, let Zhou Fangjie and Gu Shi'an tell them to patrol the frontline troops with you and me tonight! Chief of Staff Li Yinglun will stay at the headquarters tonight. If something urgent happens on the frontline, let him make up his own mind, if it is not particularly urgent Let’s talk about the situation when I come back.” Zhang Tianhai has never been the kind of person who waits to do things in a muddy way, and has always been vigorous and resolute, and he must do what he says.

"Understood, I'm going to execute it." Guo Qiliang nodded.

After Guo Qiliang left, Zhang Tianhai looked at the military map he had set up, feeling a little uneasy in his heart—because the position he set up was a bit similar to Xue Yue's "Sky Furnace Tactic" in Wanjialing, except that Zhang Tianhai Tianhai made some changes and made some reductions, that is, a few defensive positions with relatively strong defenses were arranged in the middle of the position on the front line, but this was not where Zhang Tianhai's main force was located. urn".

That's right, you are welcome to enter the urn. This is Zhang Tianhai's previous preparation for the possibility of the Japanese army crossing the Xinqiang River and entering Sanjiang Town, because Sanjiang Town is not only the headquarters of the former enemy command of their theater security forces, but also the strategy on the south bank of the Xinqiang River. If Sanjiang Town is lost, it will be like inserting a knife into the flank of the No.15 Army. If the No.15 Army does not want to risk being attacked by the Japanese army on three sides, it will definitely retreat!

It's just that what Zhang Tianhai never expected was that things had already developed in the worst direction, even far exceeding the speed he imagined, so he must be prepared to meet the enemy!
Tomorrow at the latest, the Japanese army will launch a fierce attack in the direction of Sanjiang Town on the south bank of the Xinqiang River. If Zhang Tianhai is not ready, the next problem will be very serious!
As for the spy company stationed on the north bank of the Xinqiang River, Zhang Tianhai didn't think about using it at all, because in this kind of duel between large corps, only two hundred or so people would be useless, and he even I don't want this sharp knife that has been painstakingly crafted to smash Xinqianghe!

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In the middle of the night, Zhang Tianhai led Zhou Fangjie, Gu Shi'an, and Guo Qiliang, the actual chiefs of the main troops, to patrol the positions. After all, in reality, these people knew the situation of their own troops best, especially Zhou Fangjie and Gu Shi'an.

The torches were lit on the position, illuminating everything around them. These torches would not go out until Zhang Tianhai and others finished patrolling the position.

Why did Zhang Tianhai order the troops to do this?In fact, it is very simple. If the torches are not lit, it means that only the torches of Zhang Tianhai and his group will be lit. Once Japanese snipers or infiltration teams appear, then the leaders of this group of security forces in the theater will All exposed to the enemy's guns and muzzles.

Ever since, Zhang Tianhai led a group of people to walk in this position hidden in the mountains. The terrain here is indeed conducive to the defense of the national army, and this is the most convenient route for the Japanese army to attack Sanjiang Town.

"Hello, sir!" A company commander hurriedly got up and saluted Zhang Tianhai and his party when he saw them coming.

"In special times, there is no need to salute." Zhang Tianhai ordered directly.

"Yes, commander in chief." The company commander responded.

"In general, your position is doing well. There are still some fortifications that need to be done well. The enemy is about to launch an attack soon. Your battalion is the number one guard force in our theater. You can't be here. This kind of moment made me a moth." Zhang Tianhai said very seriously, the troops in charge of guarding here are the positions of the first regiment and battalion of the guards brought out by him, and it is precisely because this battalion is the most capable of fighting It was placed here by Zhang Tianhai.

Yes, the goal of the first battalion is to consume the strength and vigor of the Japanese advancing troops at all costs!

Zhang Tianhai's position is exactly the position he prepared earlier, it is the first ring of his pocket formation - if the first ring can't stand up, then does the whole pocket formation still have meaning?That will be hollowed out by the Japanese army in one fell swoop, and then the entire theater guard force will be cut in half by the Japanese army.

"Yes! Commander!" the company commander responded again.

"Let's go, the next position!" Zhang Tianhai said to the people behind him. His schedule was full, covering almost the entire defensive position of the security forces in the theater.

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