It is not Yang Ling's style to sit still and wait for death. Now the Japanese are busy adjusting their deployment and replenishing ammunition, but Yang Ling and the others will not just stay in the trenches and wait for the Japanese to attack.
Regiment leader Zhang Handuo suggested attacking first to retrieve a small highland 500 meters away from Longji in order to seize the initiative on the battlefield.
Although they are fighting a modern war, it is still extremely important to occupy the strategic commanding heights. Now that this high ground is occupied by the Japanese, they can set up their artillery and bombard Yang Ling and others from a high position, leaving Yang Ling and others passive.
If this high ground is seized, the battlefield situation will be reversed. Whether it is offensive or defensive, the initiative will return to Yang Ling and the others, so Yang Ling agreed without hesitation.
A combat meeting of the battalion and company commanders was quickly held in the simple temporary regiment headquarters, and combat missions were deployed to seize this small highland.
The brothers have been training all winter. They played in a muddle all night last night and were not satisfied at all. When they heard that they were going to fight in the highlands, they were very excited and rushed to fight.
They usually eat meat and drink wine and call each other brothers, but when they compete for tasks, they refuse to give in to each other, and the battalion and company commanders are very angry.
Whether fighting Shanghai or Nanjing, the brothers were forced to the battlefield by strict military orders. Whether they wanted to or not, they had to be nailed to the position like nails. Once they retreated, they would have to take the gun of the supervising team.
But now the situation has changed. After the training, the brothers are well fed and clothed, and are inspired by the national righteousness. The little thoughts at the beginning have long been forgotten, and their awareness has also improved. Now there is no need to supervise the team to urge them.
They are eager to go to the battlefield to fight the Japanese.
Yang Ling knew that these changes in the brothers had a lot to do with the changes in the domestic situation. When they first attacked Shanghai and Nanjing, the government still had some intention of peace talks. Although the brothers went to the battlefield, they did not want to lose their lives and ended up falling.
Had a peace talk.
But now the government has given up on the illusion of peace talks and is making all-out efforts to resist. All kinds of propaganda are overwhelming. As soldiers, the brothers are naturally inspired to be excited. In addition, they have a blood feud with the Japanese, so they are naturally full of energy when fighting.
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"Our brothers in the second battalion have been shouting for a long time, regiment, leave this mission to us!"
Second Battalion Commander Chen Ming's team was still acting as a reserve team at the moment. Naturally, he didn't want his brother troops to fight happily at the front while they watched helplessly from behind, eager to fight.
The first battalion commander Lu Xing also spoke: "You only need to give us half an hour, Tuan Zuo, and our battalion will definitely capture the top of the mountain!"
Seeing that the brothers were eager to fight and had high morale, the regiment leader Zhang Handuo was happy, but he could not make a decision for a while. After all, he had just arrived and was not very clear about the combat effectiveness of each battalion in the regiment.
"Brother Yang, what do you think?" In the end, the group leader Zhang Handuo had to ask Yang Ling, the deputy group leader, for his opinion.
When Yang Ling saw Zhang Handuo, the leader of the regiment, who was in trouble, he smiled and said, "Since it's hard to make a decision, let's decide by drawing lots."
Yang Ling's method not only solved the problem but also avoided offending others, and was unanimously agreed upon by everyone.
Soon, the results of the lot came out, and the face of First Battalion Commander Lu Xing burst into laughter: "I accept it, I accept it."
The battle deployment was quickly issued. The second battalion took over the flank cover of the first battalion. The first battalion focused on attacking the hilltop high ground. The third battalion where Yang Ling was assigned was tasked with clearing out the enemy from a depth of 500 meters from the position to the high ground.
Although Yang Ling was the deputy commander, he still served as the commander of the third battalion, so he still returned to the battalion to direct the task of clearing the offensive road.
There was still no movement from the Japanese side, but everyone who had received the order was already squatting in the trench and preparing intensively. The rifles were filled with bullets, and the assault platoon was also checking its weapons and ammunition for the last time.
The third battalion is responsible for clearing the enemy within 500 meters from the position to the high ground on the mountain, and opening the way for the first battalion's attack.
In the past, the troops had been defensive and retreating in battles, but this time it was an unprecedented offensive operation. Every brother was particularly excited and felt very proud.
"The first company makes a frontal assault, the second company is responsible for flank cover, and the third company follows the first company as a reserve to prevent the Japanese from counterattacking."
Yang Ling also summoned the six chief and deputy company commanders in the battalion and issued combat missions. Seeing the excited company commanders, he emphasized: "This time our assault must be fast and ruthless, and we must take advantage of it before the Japanese can react."
Get deep into them!"
"Do you have confidence?" Yang Ling asked.
The six captains and deputy company commanders responded in unison: "Yes!"
"Okay, I am invincible! I will win!" Yang Ling stretched out his hand, and the company commanders also took their hands over and roared to express their determination.
The brothers quickly completed preparations, and the mortars and combat artillery equipped by the regiment opened fire first.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The artillery shells dragging white smoke tore through the air and hit the Japanese position hundreds of meters away at extremely high speed.
"Boom, boom, boom,..."
A deafening explosion sounded, causing the scorched earth on the trench walls to rustle down, and thick smoke mixed with firelight enveloped the Japanese positions.
"Damn it, this is enough for you to drink. Let me let you be arrogant again."
Lao Yanqiang hunched over and watched the Japanese army's position being shrouded in smoke, and grinned. In the past, they could only be beaten and could not fight back, but now they can also take the initiative to attack, not to mention how painful it feels.
Although the regiment was equipped with combat artillery and mortars, the number of artillery shells was small and they had to be used sparingly. The shelling stopped after a few minutes.
"Up! Up! Hurry!" Yang Ling's voice rang out just as the gunfire stopped and the smoke dissipated.
Yang Ling's voice was so penetrating that the brothers in the entire trench surged into action, jumped out of the trench with guns in hand and rushed towards the Japs' position.
The brothers no longer charged swarm in the past. This time there was no roar of mountains and tsunamis. They rushed forward quickly according to the attack formation during training. Each figure was frighteningly fast.
The Japanese army became accustomed to attacking like a bull on the Chinese battlefield, and they became extremely arrogant.
They also received news that a new Chinese army had arrived opposite them. They were replenishing ammunition, adjusting firepower, and preparing to launch a new round of attack.
But unexpectedly, Yang Ling and the others launched the attack first. Those rapid-fire artillery fire stunned the Japanese army. When they reacted, the assault troops of Yang Ling and his third battalion had already rushed to a distance of dozens of meters from the Japanese trenches.
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"China people! China people!"
A sergeant who shook off the dirt from his helmet just stood up from the trench and was about to observe the enemy's situation when he suddenly saw the black crowd of Chinese soldiers coming towards him, and a shrill voice rang out in the smoke.
The sergeant reacted quickly, pulling the bolt of his gun and preparing to shoot, but a scorching bullet flew over at a very fast speed, knocking off the helmet on his head with a clang.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Intense gunshots rang out, and before the Japanese sergeant who had taken off his helmet could react, several more bullets came quickly and embedded themselves in his chest, causing blood and flesh to spatter. His body was hit by the impact of the bullets.
He was knocked back involuntarily, slipped and fell into the trench.