Age of Rebirth

Although Major General Jiang Xianliang, Commander of the Sixth Brigade of the Marine Corps stationed in Anton, and Song Geping, Mayor of Anton City, had a quarrel at the Anton Military-Political Joint Meeting. go.

Jiang Xianliang, who returned to the brigade headquarters, lost most of his temper after losing his temper. There was no reinforced concrete, but in the face of Fengtian's fortifications against the Japanese army, he had to continue to build them. "The little devil still has the strength to counterattack Anton? Please bless their goddamn god, if we don't fight Fengtian, we will have a lucky star. Building fortifications in Anton is unnecessary!" This is Jiang Xianliang's true thoughts.

However, this was an order from the division commander and the headquarters. Jiang Xianliang did not dare to slack off in the slightest. Otherwise, he would not have quarreled with Song Geping to use his guns. As for the request to send the Sixth Brigade to the northern battlefield of the Korean Peninsula, there was no sign of it. The matter is nothing more than angry words. If you really send a telegram to Commander Han, you will be punished severely, "Chief of Staff, send a telegram to the Commander, forget it, we don't count on the Anton City Hall!" He said to Chief of Staff Huo Shoushan.

Huo Shoushan smiled and replied: "Brigade Commander, I didn't intend to send this telegram to the commander at all, and sent it to the door to find training. Let's not do it! I thought about it, Brigadier Commander, and I will come forward to find Song City. Long communication, since the Anton City Government can’t meet our basic needs, we should do what we can and provide part of it first? Let’s use these reinforced concrete first to build some anti-gun holes in the second position, and find a way to solve the rest later. !

"Okay!" Jiang Xianliang slapped the table and praised, "That's a good idea, Chief of Staff. It's you who dealt with that surnamed Song. We committed a crime, and we stared at each other when we met. Get up, I don’t even bother to see him, so you go to the city hall right away, I’ll take the guard company, and you pick a few staff officers from the staff office who are proficient in defensive warfare. Come with me to a group of positions!”

"Whether the little devil dares to call is one thing. Whether we are prepared is another matter. Make arrangements. I will leave now. In addition, let the communications department arrange two radio stations. Come with me, If there is any situation, use the radio to contact me!"

Jiang Xianliang said in a hurry, ten minutes later, more than a dozen trucks full of soldiers, and an armored command vehicle.Several military jeeps drove out of Andong City quickly, heading towards Phoenix Mountain in the northeast of Andong, which was the defense zone of the [-]st Regiment of the Sixth Brigade.It is the destination of Jiang Xianliang's trip.

More than three hours later, more than a dozen large trucks loaded with construction materials such as steel and cement, escorted by a platoon of troops from the Anton Security Command, also drove out of Andong City and headed towards Phoenix Mountain. Anton Mayor Song Geping, in the shortest possible time, tried his best to raise the materials needed by the Sixth Brigade to build the fortifications.

Song Geping's move was not because he was worried about Jiang Xianliang's threat, but out of a sense of responsibility, especially the words of Colonel He Qifeng, the commander of the Anton Garrison, which touched him a lot. He had a bad impression of Jiang Xianliang, but it did not mean that He himself could watch the soldiers of the sixth brigade resist the Japanese attack in the unreinforced fortifications, although he did not believe that the Japanese army was still capable of attacking in the Liaodong Peninsula.

Song Geping used the mayor's authority to forcibly purchase these dozens of vehicles of reinforced concrete and other building materials from some merchants in Andong City. Of course, the current Anton City Government has no operating funds. What was left to the merchant was an IOU with the great seal of the city government and the mayor's autograph, which somewhat made the merchant who was unwilling to sell supplies feel a little bit relieved.

It is not easy for the merchants in Anton. During the Japanese rule, military coupons, military tickets and other things became the means for the Japanese to plunder the merchants in Anton. Now, the Japanese have been beaten away, and the military certificates in their hands The coupons and military tickets have become pieces of waste paper. From the bottom of my heart, I am not willing to accept the IOU issued by the mayor of the newly established city government, but due to the power of power, and the new city government What he did, although it was only a few days, was absolutely different from what the Japanese did.

In this way, Song Geping used the Anton Municipal Government and his own reputation to send all the steel and concrete that could be collected on the market to the frontline troops of the Sixth Brigade. As for the larger amount, he had to wait for support from other regions According to what Song Geping said to his partner, the police commander He Qifeng, "The building materials I raised based on the reputation of the Anton City Government and myself are definitely not for the sake of that Jiang Xianliang, but for the sake of the sixth For the brigade soldiers!"

For these, Jiang Xianliang, the brigade commander of the sixth brigade, who was rushing to the base of the Phoenix Mountain First Regiment, didn't know anything about it. Change!

Fenghuang Mountain is more than 200 kilometers away from Andong in the north. The Pushi River flows around the front of the mountain. It is said to be a mountain, but it is actually just a long dirt ridge. The highest peak is called Fenghuang Mountain, and its altitude is only more than [-] meters. However, here It is the only way to reach Andong, and it is also the only natural terrain that can be used in the north of Andong. Since it is the Japanese army that refuses to follow the direction of Fengtian in the north, Major General Jiang Xianliang, the commander of the sixth brigade, will send the first regiment with the most powerful combat effectiveness, Just put it here, and further north, it is the defense zone of the second and third regiments.

It was the end of spring, and there was no shortage of rain in the Liaodong Peninsula. On the earth ridges around Fenghuang Mountain, the vegetation was dense, and there were clumps of shrubs everywhere, or tall and dense forests. Even the wormwood was waist deep. , Standing on the top of Phoenix Mountain, the terrain in the direction of Fengtian can be seen at a glance. It is impossible for the large corps to move covertly. Therefore, the main position of the first regiment relies on the main peak of Phoenix Mountain, extending to the left and right wings. Four battalions Arranged in turn.

It took Jiang Xianliang less than an hour to rush to the regiment's position. When he got off the car, he took a group of main officers to the main position without even drinking his saliva. Jiang Xianliang frowned and said to Colonel Meng Jianzhu, the leader of the first regiment, "Commander Meng, the trenches dug by your regiment are very standard, but such trenches can resist A few shells from the little devil? Have you considered it?"

In Jiang Xianliang's tone, there was strong dissatisfaction. They are all people who rolled over on the battlefield. As far as the trenches are concerned, to put it bluntly, it is not useful, and the little devil can't use a few shells Even if the soldiers are not hit by the shells, they will be buried by the soil. I am afraid that a Japanese army's field artillery regiment, with one volley and a regiment of trenches, will be razed to the ground.

Colonel Meng Jianzhu, the head of the first regiment, said aggrievedly: "Brigadier, we are all people who fought on the battlefield. I don't know how this trench is, but you see, there is not even a decent stone in this ghost place." I can’t find any, so I can only use local materials for repairs, and I have no choice but to cut down more trees. If there is enough steel and concrete, this place will be an impregnable wall!”

Jiang Xianliang sighed speechlessly, "These are the things that are missing, but I can't do anything about it. For the sake of steel and concrete, I almost shot with that Song Geping!" He thought to himself.

Seeing that Meng Jianzhu was still complaining, he said impatiently: "Okay, don't complain, it's not just your group, our Sixth Brigade has no such thing from top to bottom. Dig some traffic trenches, once the first trench is destroyed by the little devil's artillery fire, immediately transfer to the backup fortifications, in addition, dig more shelters and bomb defense holes, isn't it an inexhaustible tree!"

Jiang Xianliang was in a better mood when he reached the regiment headquarters. The digging of the regiment was absolutely qualified. He dug a big pit on the spot and covered it with several layers of trees, one layer of trees and one layer of soil. According to Jiang Xianliang's vision Look, it is enough to withstand the continuous bombardment of Japanese heavy artillery.

After coming out of the first regiment, Jiang Xianliang looked at the positions of the second and third regiments successively. Wherever he went, he was satisfied with everything he saw. It was getting late, and the burning clouds glowed red, reflecting half of the sky, and the evening wind blew, and the vegetation on the field undulated like waves, and there was a peaceful late spring time everywhere.

However, for some unknown reason, Jiang Xianliang suddenly felt a throbbing in his heart. It was an indescribable feeling. He always felt that the tranquility in front of him felt unreal and illusory. Rejecting the retention of the head of the artillery regiment, under the afterglow of the setting sun, he returned to the regiment, and stayed at the headquarters of the regiment that night.

Before going to bed, Jiang Xianliang called Meng Jianzhu, the head of the regiment, and ordered him to put the guard post two kilometers ahead of the main position for guard. It's two kilometers away.

The last ray of the sunset faded away, and the dark night covered the land of the Liaodong Peninsula. The entire Fenghuang Mountain was in a state of silence. At two o'clock in the morning, on the open ground in front of Fenghuang Mountain, Among the waist-deep wormwood, beside the bushes, dozens of black shadows flashed, in groups of three, they moved towards the main position of Phoenix Mountain.

These black shadows have obviously undergone rigorous training. Along the way, the guard post sent out by the first regiment has maintained enough vigilance. However, these black shadows are obviously more professional. The young life of the sentinel was taken away. The same scene was staged everywhere at the front of the Fenghuang Mountain regiment. Neither Jiang Xianliang, the commander of the sixth brigade, nor Meng Jianzhu, the commander of the first regiment, would have thought that the sentinel who came out on guard would be killed. quietly removed.

An hour later, a black figure with a radio on his back turned on the radio and sent out a signal. After a few minutes, more black figures appeared in the field with dense grass and trees, and they carried some mortars similar to those of ordinary mortars. Shape, there is a big difference between the mortar.

(to be continued) (to be continued...)