Seeing the surprised chief of staff finally reacting, Liu Hua told Chief of Staff Guan Xiangying his plan to annihilate two enemy brigades and then capture Taoyuan. Chief of Staff Guan Xiangying listened.
He nodded repeatedly.
"Chief of Staff, do you know any place from Taoyuan to Yujiaping that is suitable for an ambush? I just sent out the investigators and haven't received a reply yet?" Thinking that the Chief of Staff has been here all the time, he should be very familiar with the terrain.
"Commander, there is a place called Taozi Creek 20 miles away from Taoyuan. On one side of the road is a creek about 20 meters wide, and on the other side is a hillside. That stretch is 5 miles long. It should be possible to defeat two enemy troops.
Put it in a brigade suit." The chief of staff thought for a while and said firmly.
"Well, correspondent, call the three regiment commanders and several direct battalion commanders. Let's take a look at the terrain together. The troops will continue to hide." Liu Hua ordered with certainty. You must know that this time, more than 10,000 enemies were wiped out.
, I have to be careful.
After introducing Chief of Staff Guan Xiangying who had just arrived to their three regiment leaders, several of them were very happy. You know, Guan Xiangying is still very famous in the Red Army. After some pleasantries, several people
Under the protection of the guards, a group of dozens of people rode fast horses and arrived at Taozi Creek in more than half an hour.
Seeing the terrain in front of them, the battalion commanders of the several regiments following behind them immediately shouted, "Commander, we can't use such a good place. With just my regiment, I will definitely wipe out a brigade of the 15th Division!"
"Why is it your first regiment? Can't our second regiment completely wipe out a brigade of enemy troops? Division commander, just leave this task to our second regiment!" Gao Yuan, commander of the second regiment, listened to the words of the first regiment commander Sun Xingbang.
He said unconvinced.
Immediately, several regiment and battalion commanders began to argue. Liu Hua ignored them and continued walking forward on the hillside with the guards.
But Chief of Staff Guan Xiangying didn't think so when he heard their quarrel. A regiment wiped out a brigade of the Central Army. In the past, he did not dare to say such big words with a regiment, but now a regiment commander can easily do so.
Saying such words, it seems that the strength of the independent division should not be underestimated! After this battle is over, you must take a good look.
Seeing that the division commander ignored them, the regiment leaders didn't say anything anymore and had to follow Liu Hua in a dull tone. Liu Hua looked at the terrain carefully and asked the guards next to him from time to time for a few grenades to throw down the hillside.
, several regiment leaders saw that the division commander was so serious, and they began to take it seriously, and immediately checked the terrain separately. Chen Guangrong and Zhu Ping kept pointing with their fingers. Seeing that the chief officers were able to check the terrain seriously, Liu Hua
Smiled.
An hour passed. When everyone rode their horses back to the troops, it was already noon. Liu Hua immediately ordered the troops to have lunch. After resting for two hours, he rushed to the position to build fortifications. After giving the order, he took the chief of staff to his
The temporary headquarters began to analyze the enemy's situation, and the two men carried out a clear division of labor. Liu Hua led the infantry of three regiments to build fortifications and was responsible for inspecting the fortifications and concealment of the troops. Chief of Staff Guan Xiangying led all the heavy firepower
The reason for the unified construction of fortifications and positions is to allow the chief of staff to have a clearer understanding of the independent division's firepower equipment and combat methods.
Two hours later, the troops began to set off towards Taozi Creek. At this time, the heavy firepower of each regiment and battalion gathered at the artillery battalion and heavy machine gun battalion respectively. The chief of staff also came here and saw the mortars in front of him.
Guan Xiangying's eyes widened at the heavy machine gun. Because Liu Hua informed Chen Guangrong in advance, he began to introduce the firepower equipment of his independent division to the chief of staff along the way.
"Battle Commander Chen, the entire independent division has a total of six artillery batteries?" the chief of staff asked still in disbelief. You must know that the entire 26th Army has only one artillery battery, and there is an extremely shortage of artillery shells.
"Haha, there are not six chiefs of staff, there are eight in total, and two of them were transferred to the political commissar by the division commander."
"Oh my god, there are so many, do you have enough artillery shells?" the chief of staff asked again.
"Chief of Staff, the artillery shells we bring with the team average 20 rounds per gun. I don't know the artillery shells stored in the logistics department. Each gun should have one or two hundred rounds. We won't know until the political commissar comes back."
Shocked, absolutely shocked, when did our Red Army have so much ammunition!
"Battle Commander Chen, where did you seize so much from?"
"Haha, Chief of Staff, we have to thank the soldiers of the sniper company for this. In every ambush battle, they were the first to kill all the artillerymen. Therefore, almost all the artillery shells brought by this person were captured by us every time, as well as those in Anren.
At that time, we once seized all the logistic baggage and ammunition of a central military division."
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Along the way, Guan Xiangying was completely shocked by the words of Chen Guangrong and Zhu Ping. It seemed that he had come to the independent division at the right time. The chief of staff thought of this sentence for the second time.
In this way, they learned about the situation of the independent division all the way. Soon, the troops felt Taozi Creek. After resting for half an hour and sending out all the guard posts and scouts, all the troops began to build fortifications in full swing. The infantry hurriedly dug trenches.
To do some cover, the artillery and heavy machine gun battalions were busy selecting positions and measuring shooting data. When they saw that the artillery battalion commander had turned all the positions into squares, and an artillery company was responsible for several squares, he immediately issued a
doubt.
"Chief of Staff, this is the method taught to us by the division commander. This way we can leave no blind spots for shooting. During the battle, we can quickly carry out artillery fire based on the data of each square, preventing the enemy from concentrated resistance." See the Chief of Staff.
With a puzzled expression, Chen Guangrong smiled and answered.
Hearing this, Guan Xiangying admired himself even more as a division commander. He was worthy of being a hero of the Red Army.
After several hours of hard work, all the positions were completed. After sending out sentries, and after dinner, all the soldiers lay in the trenches and began to rest, preparing to replenish their strength for tomorrow's battle. The battalion commanders of each regiment sat in the temporary
The last meeting before the war was held in the established headquarters.
"Combat missions are now distributed. Everyone knows the ambush sequence, but they must fire in order according to the enemy's situation tomorrow. If the enemy's vanguard has only one brigade, then only one regiment, the guard battalion, the third regiment and two battalions can fire, and all heavy firepower can be fired.
When firing, the vanguard brigade must be wiped out in the shortest possible time. After the wipeout, regardless of whether the second regiment exchanges fire with the second brigade, the first regiment must immediately rush to the fortifications built in advance and join the second regiment in the total annihilation of the enemy's second brigade.
During the battle, the two battalions of the third regiment rushed as quickly as possible five miles away from Taozi Creek to block the enemy's possible follow-up troops. The guard battalion stayed behind to clean the battlefield and guard the prisoners. The sniper company participated in both battles.
We must not allow the enemy to set up artillery and heavy machine guns."
"Chief of Staff, you command the ambush of the enemy's avant-garde brigade. After the ambush is completed, you will lead the guard battalion to clean the battlefield. I will command the ambush of the enemy's second brigade. Also, now send a report to the political commissar and ask them to quietly surround Taoyuan tonight. The enemy
After all three brigades of the army leave the county town, they follow my orders to conduct artillery bombardment and pretend to attack the county town. If the enemy rear guard brigade retreats, they will be blocked firmly."
"Yes, Commander." Seeing all the cadres walking out, Liu Hua breathed a sigh of relief and could finally take a rest. He closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Liu Hua lay quietly on the position. It was almost ten o'clock now. The reconnaissance battalion reported that the enemy was indeed doing the same thing again. Each brigade was 10 miles apart from each other. Soon, he saw the enemy's vanguard brigade walking into him.
Although the enemy conducted reconnaissance in the ambush circle, as they approached the ambush circle, all of the scouts had unknowingly been replaced by comrades from the independent division's reconnaissance battalion, constantly reporting everything to their "own brigade commander"
Safe. Less than 15 minutes after the enemy's vanguard brigade passed the Second Regiment's position, they immediately heard a burst of violent gunfire.
The chief of staff of the general command of the ambush avant-garde brigade saw the enemy troops swaggering into the ambush circle arranged by the division commander. He couldn't help but shook his head and wondered why no reconnaissance troops were sent. However, this was a misunderstanding by the chief of staff, not the enemy brigade commander's stupidity.
, but the independent division's reconnaissance battalion was so powerful that they quietly eliminated the enemy's two reconnaissance companies. At this time, the avant-garde brigade had all entered the ambush circle.
With the sound of his own gunshot, nearly a hundred rifles of the sniper company were recalled at the same time. Suddenly, almost all the commanders of the company level and above in the vanguard brigade fell to the ground. Before the enemy could react, the heavy attack
Machine guns and mortars were firing desperately. After the riflemen fired a round of bullets, they threw a grenade. Those enemy soldiers who had just lied on the ground to avoid the first round of shooting for their own cleverness were faced with swarms of enemies.
The grenades jumped up one after another and hid in hidden places, hoping to avoid the explosion of the grenades. However, the moment they stood up, the bullets had already penetrated their bodies, and they fell into a pool of blood with a trace of unwillingness.
Looking at the firepower in front of him, looking at the enemy troops that kept falling, and then looking at his own soldiers, the chief of staff was stunned. No wonder the independent division could win so many battles, especially when the first round of gunfire sounded.
When almost all the officers of the avant-garde brigade fell, Guan Xiangying couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. He knew that an unorganized army was just a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered. Just as the chief of staff continued to daydream, Commander Sun Xingbang next to him pulled a
Give him a look.
"Chief of Staff, you can charge."
The chief of staff reacted quickly and ordered the charge horn to be blown. Looking at the soldiers swarming down, the prisoners kneeling on the ground with their hands raised in surrender, and the corpses all over the ground, the chief of staff looked at his watch.
In less than 15 minutes, more than 5,000 enemy soldiers from one brigade and three regiments were gone. It was like a dream.
The soldiers of the First Regiment and the Third Regiment looked at the weapons and ammunition on the ground and did not take a second glance. Instead, under the leadership of their commanders, they quickly organized their formation and rushed to their next ambush position, leaving behind
The guard camp gathered the prisoners and tallied the results. Soon, Bruce Lee handed the statistical results to the chief of staff.
Looking at the numbers above, the chief of staff's hands began to tremble. He was shocked, so shocked.