War of Resistance

Chapter 456
Under the unanimous decision of the senior officials of the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Theater, an urgent telegram reached the regiment headquarters of the First Regiment directly under the Third Theater.

After receiving this telegram, the staff officer on duty ran to Zhang Tianhai's room and knocked on the door without thinking about it.

"Duk tuk, tuk tuk, tuk tuk..."

The knock on the door was very urgent, which directly woke up Zhang Tianhai. He got up and asked, "Who is it?"

"Reporting to the regiment, I am Wang Liang, the staff officer on duty. The Commander-in-Chief of the war zone ordered urgently that the Jigu Division trapped in Taierzhuang is about to break through!" Because the matter was urgent, Wang Liang said directly at the door.

As soon as Zhang Tianhai heard the news, he got up from the bed without even putting on his coat, and opened the door to read the telegram.

I saw the words on it: The third theater is directly under the headquarters of the first regiment. Now the battle in Taierzhuang is urgent. The enemy Jigu division launched a fierce attack on the headquarters of the second army defending the northeastern part of Taierzhuang half an hour ago, and it seems to have broken through. It seems that the enemy's next battle plan is very likely to be located in the area of ​​Zhangshan and Tianzhushan. I now order your troops to enter and guard Zhangshan to protect the safety of the flanks of Yi County!Commander-in-chief of the fifth war zone, urgent call at 56:[-] on April [-]th!

"Quick! Immediately blow the rallying call, and the whole regiment gathers! Also, immediately order the battalion commanders and the heads of the directly subordinate agencies to assemble the regiment headquarters and issue an emergency combat readiness order!" Zhang Tianhai immediately ordered the staff on duty.

"Yes! Regiment seat!" The staff officer on duty stood at attention and saluted, and then immediately ran back to the regiment headquarters.

Not long after, a rush of rallying horns sounded.

After Zhang Tianhai gave the order, he immediately put on his clothes, arranged his appearance, and then asked the orderly to pack him.

Not long after, more than a dozen military chiefs and directors of the first regiment directly under the third war zone had gathered at the regiment headquarters (except the first battalion). They looked like they had just woken up. , When encountering an emergency order, it is also a matter of no solution.

Looking at the people sitting on the conference table in front of him, Zhang Tianhai said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the reason why we gathered everyone here in the middle of the night is because just 10 minutes ago, the Ministry of the Executive gave us a very urgent operation plan." Order. The enemy defending Taierzhuang is about to break out of the siege. Isoya Rensuke is about to run away. The Chief Department judged that the next target of the enemy army is very likely to be Zhangshan and Yi County. The Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth War Zone ordered We will all be stationed in Zhangshan to ensure the safety of our flanks when our army attacks Yi County."

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Tianhai said to Guo Qiliang and Zhou Fangjie who were sitting on both sides: "Chief of Staff Guo, Deputy Commander Zhou, you should immediately formulate a battle plan for defending Zhangshan, and it must be made within 15 minutes. Hours later, you must be ready to go."

"Yes, group seat!" Zhou Fangjie and Guo Qiliang stood up at the same time and saluted, and then went to the direction of the war room.

After Zhou Fangjie and Guo Qiliang left, Zhang Tianhai said to the officers sitting upright in front of him: "Everyone, time is tight and tasks are heavy. After the troops enter the mountain, they must build positions on the spot, especially Artillery position. Chief of Staff Guo and I have inspected the Zhangshan position a few days ago. The terrain is indeed critical, and if the artillery position is set up on the top of the mountain, it can form artillery fire suppression on villages such as Lianfang Mountain, and prevent our troops from winning. The place of Lower Jiuding Mountain has great strategic significance.”

Zhang Tianhai paused, and then continued: "At that time, the three platoons belonging to the engineering company, two of which will be assigned to the second battalion and the fourth battalion respectively, to help build the position, and there is another platoon that will run to the mountain immediately , to prepare for the construction of artillery positions. In this battle, the supply battalion has the heaviest task. First of all, it is necessary to ensure that the supplies of each battalion and company can keep up, especially the artillery battalion, which has a lot of shells."

"In order to solve the difficulty of transporting the artillery battalion's artillery up the mountain, the regiment headquarters decided to transfer the three squads of the special agent company directly under the regiment headquarters and the guard platoon headquarters to assist in the transportation. In addition, after the artillery positions are set up on the mountain, the small artillery companies must also be set up in the mountains. Carry out air defense operations on the mountain!" Zhang Tianhai said in a deep voice.

The Swedish-made Soloton cannon equipped with the small artillery company is dual-purpose, so it can be used as ground support firepower and as an anti-aircraft artillery battery.

"Yes! Regiment seat!" Zhu Shaohong, director of the logistics department, Zhao Chengge, commander of the artillery battalion, He Jiarui, commander of the engineering company, Liu Houming, commander of the secret service company, Su Yuntong, commander of the small artillery company, and Xu Sangou, commander of the guard platoon, stood up at the same time and saluted. Very serious.

"Go back and make some preparations first. Commander Zhao of the Artillery Battalion will be in charge of this part of your operations." After speaking, Zhang Tianhai set his sights on the Director of the Logistics Department and the Chief of the Supply Battalion. Zhu Shaohong said: "Director Zhu, the task of the supply battalion is the heaviest this time, and the ammunition in the hands of the other battalions can last for half a day to a day. There is no need to focus on supplies for the time being. The current focus is on the artillery battalion and the small battalion. Supplies for the battery."

"Yes, Tuan Zuo!" Zhao Chengge and Zhu Shaohong responded at the same time.

"The rest of the battalions, return to the ministries immediately, notify the troops to prepare for battle, and gather here in half an hour!" Zhang Tianhai said in a deep voice, and the majesty of the leader of the regiment became more and more obvious.

"Yes! Group seat!" Everyone stood up and saluted.

The scene is very serious and has a tight sense of oppression.

After the meeting adjourned, Zhang Tianhai strode directly to the war room. After all, he was the head of the regiment, and it would be the best if he could participate in the formulation of the battle plan.

"How, how is the plan going?" Zhang Tianhai walked directly to Zhou Fangjie's side and asked.

Zhou Fangjie thought for a while and said: "The group seat, according to our current plan, is to take the current position of the first battalion as the center, with the second battalion and the fourth battalion as the two wings, forming an arc when viewed from above. The position of the artillery battalion and the small artillery company are used as the center of the circle on the top of the mountain, which can suppress villages such as Lianfang Mountain. Because Wang Ziqing's third battalion has the most veterans and is currently the strongest, we plan to The third battalion, the cavalry battalion, and the secret service company serve as mobile forces. The gendarmerie company serves as the supervisory team, which is reinforced on top of the positions of the first, second, and fourth battalions."

"The cavalry battalion is the fastest mobile force in the regiment, how do you plan to use it?" Zhang Tianhai asked.

"The cavalry battalion is attached to a mobile communication squad, stationed at the Xigao Huangmiao, and is ready to respond to the defense of the main position, threatening the pace of the enemy's offensive. The mortar company, I think, should be strengthened to the first battalion defending the main position of Zhangshan. The battalion has the most recruits and the most difficult defensive tasks, so it is very necessary to strengthen their firepower." Zhou Fangjie said.

"Very good, your plans are very good. Let's implement it according to this! Wang Liang, you write a formal distribution order according to the plan formulated by the two officers." Zhang Tianhai said directly to Wang Liang who was on the side .

"Yes, group seat." Wang Liang responded, and then hurriedly carried out Zhang Tianhai's order.

"Tuan Zuo, can you see if there is any need to add something?" Zhou Fangjie looked at Zhang Tianhai and asked.

"No need, I have ordered the three platoons of the engineering company to strengthen the second battalion and the fourth battalion respectively. There is also an engineering platoon, which will stay at the artillery position on the top of the mountain to open up positions. The three squads of the company and the guard platoon carried out coordinated transportation to strengthen the artillery battalion. After half an hour, the whole regiment immediately went into the mountain to build a position." Zhang Tianhai said.

"Okay! Let's just do it this way. I hope we can block the Isoya Division's breakout operation this time. This time, Little Japan is running for his life. I don't know what kind of strength and posture they are fighting with." Attack." A trace of solemnity flashed across Zhou Fangjie's face.

"No matter what, we must be fully prepared. The enemy is fleeing for their lives this time, and it is very likely that they are preparing for the next offensive operation, so they will definitely do their best, and we must go all out. Otherwise , By the time the Japanese army penetrated our position, it was already too late." Zhang Tianhai said seriously.

This is the beacon smoke before the enemy is ready to arrive!
Another battle is imminent!
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PS: This chapter is to make up for last night's second update. Things have been busy these days, so the update is a bit slow, so please bear with me!
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