As soon as he came out of the 386th Brigade station, Liu Lang personally went to Deputy Commander Huang, who had been appointed as the frontline headquarters of the Niangziguan Defense Area, to request a fight and requested to garrison the old pass on the flank of Niangziguan.
For this pass, an infantry battalion of Zeng Wanzhong's Third Army was originally stationed. From the defense area to the Third Army, they did not pay special attention to this place.
The reason is that although Jiuguan is very important, the terrain here is rugged. If the Japanese invaders have the time to attack here to threaten the flanks of Niangziguan, it is easier to attack the front of Niangziguan with all their strength. In their view, an infantry battalion is enough to defend it.
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Of course they would not know that in the past time and space, due to the fall of Jiuguan, the flanks of Niangziguan were completely within the range of the Japanese mountain artillery, resulting in a sharp increase in the casualties of the defenders on the main battlefield of Niangziguan.
The Third Army realized this problem and continued to increase its troops in an attempt to retake Jiuguan. However, a Japanese infantry brigade stationed at Jiuguan still defended Jiuguan despite heavy casualties. In the end, the careless Chinese army paid for this with doubled casualties.
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Now that Liu Lang has emerged as a reserve force and is going to fight on the front line, it is naturally a dream for the Third Army. With the addition of an independent regiment of 3,000 people in Jiuguan, it is naturally as stable as Mount Tai. Of course, the most important thing is
It was Liu Lang's Independent Regiment that did not compete with him for the main position, and as long as his Third Army defended the main position at Niangziguan, the Third Army would become famous all over the world, while the Independent Regiment would only be mentioned slightly in the battle report at most.
Everyone from Deputy Commander Huang to Lieutenant General Zeng was very satisfied with Liu Lang's performance of fighting but not claiming credit.
What else is there to say? The theater headquarters issued a military order, ordering the Guangyuan Independent Regiment of the 22nd Group Army to garrison at Jiuguan, seven kilometers away from Niangziguan. They were not allowed to take a step back unless ordered by the theater commander.
The last article is naturally a common clause in the national army. In fact, when it comes to that, it is never the theater headquarters that has the final say whether to retreat or not. What's more, this is almost a joke to Langtanzao. Not only does he not
He knows how to retreat, but he still wants to let the little devils have a taste of the big sap here, even if he only dispatched one battalion this time. The predecessor of the 772nd Regiment of the 386th Brigade was the 31st Army of the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army. It has experienced three grasslands.
There are countless battlefields, absolutely ruthless characters. But this time they not only came with people, bullets and grenades were also provided by the extremely rich Liu Tuanzuo, and the artillery fire was supported by the artillery of the independent regiment. Their combat effectiveness was much higher than when supplies were scarce.
Several levels higher.
Returning to the temporary headquarters of the Independent Regiment, Liu Lang convened a meeting of all battalion-level officers, and only shared the general strategic vision of himself, a lieutenant general, and a major general.
The officers below were furious, especially the three infantry battalion commanders who were ordered to wait for an ambush in Qigen Village. They were even more excited. If Liu Tuanzuo was not so powerful, these few would have jumped up on the spot.
Already.
Everyone knows that even though the target of an ambush may be as many as 7,000 people per Japanese infantry brigade, it is much more difficult to hold on to the Jiuguan front line than to conduct an ambush. In that case, you have to face countless artillery shells from the Japanese aggressors.
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But for the officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment who had been working hard for four years, what were they waiting for when they came to the anti-Japanese front line? In addition to protecting their country and killing more Japanese, there was another motivation to support their fight, honor.
Each unit has its own honor room, which displays the meritorious deeds of its unit in battle. Only meritorious deeds can unite the spirit and spirit of all officers and soldiers.
Most of the men in the army are rough and arrogant people. When we sit together and brag, it’s nothing more than what my army has done. Don’t underestimate this braggart. This is glory. This is the foundation of an army. Only with this
With this foundation, this army is like iron peas that cannot be smashed or cooked. Even if only one person survives, as long as the energy and spirit are still there, this army will not die and exist forever.
The combat force that can be sent by the commander to resist the Japanese invaders is undoubtedly the strongest in the commander's mind, or in other words, it is the strongest force in his mind.
Now, it actually belongs to the death camp again. In the Battle of the Great Wall in the past, the death company, the predecessor of the death battalion, was very powerful. An infantry company hung alone outside the entire defense system, killing enemies several times their own.
The entire company was almost blown to pieces by the cannon fire, and the final casualty rate was over 75%.
However, our Bayonet Battalion, Rock Battalion, and First Infantry Battalion were worse than his Death Battalion? Of course the three battalion-level commanders would be angry.
The white-faced scholar Qiang Qian, the commander of the Panshi Battalion, blushed with excitement on the spot. Liu Dazhu, a taciturn man from the Bayonet Battalion, also had veins jumping on his forehead. The commander of the First Infantry Battalion is still concurrently served by Liu Lang himself.
Attending the meeting was Deputy Battalion Commander Ye Zihua. Although he was a scholar, the little major with a tanned face was the most excited of the three infantry majors who had not received combat missions.
"Regiment leader, I have some opinions on this military order for the 750 officers and soldiers of the First Infantry Battalion." Zihua finally waited until Liu Lang finished and asked everyone to express their opinions. He suddenly stood up straight and said with some excitement.
"Oh? Tell me, do you have any opinions?" Liu Lang raised his eyebrows and looked at the young red officer.
Liu Lang allowed him to be the deputy battalion commander of the 1st Infantry Battalion and take charge of the overall work in his absence. For more than a year, he not only did a good job in various training tasks, but also handled interpersonal relationships well and was not subjected to any criticism.
It turns out that he was excluded from the officers of the first battalion system. It can be said that in addition to his strong military ability, he is also very mellow and comfortable in interpersonal communication. He is usually gentle and has the style of a Confucian general.
But I didn't expect that today this person suddenly and unexpectedly became very emotional.
"Commander, please take a look at this first." Zihua did not directly answer Liu Lang's words, but instead took out a neatly folded military flag from his arms.
He took a few steps forward, stood at attention with a snap, and solemnly handed the military flag in his hand to Liu Lang.
Liu Lang's eyes narrowed slightly and he gently unfolded the military flag.
The military flag Ye Zihua took was not the infantry battalion flag issued by Liu Lang personally like the Bayonet Battalion, Death Battalion, and Panshi Battalion. It was an independent regiment standard military flag, except that the number of the First Infantry Battalion was added after the independent regiment number.
In other words, the several named infantry battalion flags were issued by the independent regiment itself, but the flag in Ye Zihua's hand was the national standard version.
The standard version of the military flag is very particular.
After the Nanjing National Government regained national leadership after the Central Plains War in 1930, it began to formally standardize the use standards of the Army flag, and officially issued it to all units in 1932. According to the regulations, the Army flag must follow the "horizontal and straight eight and
The proportion of seven is to use red feather gauze or red silk cloth as the ground, with a quarter of the green field embedded in it, and the national emblem in the center as the center." The army unit flag uses "red feather gauze or red silk cloth as the ground, with a horizontal width of 144 cm.
, 96 cm in straight length, embedded with a quarter of green ground, with the national emblem in the middle, 12 cm long yellow silk tassels on the edges, and a piece of white silk on the side next to the flagpole, 9 cm wide, 68 cm long, spaced up and down.
The border of the flag is 14 cm, with black gauze in the middle to make the words "National Revolutionary Army 22nd Army Independent Regiment, Crowned with Vermillion". The military department will clearly describe the unit number on the white border. For example, the 1st Infantry Battalion.
The number of the first battalion will be written on it.
The independent regiment is actually just qualified to issue military flags, and the infantry battalion is naturally not qualified. However, Liu Tuanzuo has never been a follower of rules. In order to stimulate the sense of honor of the infantry battalions under his command, he simply gave each infantry battalion a flag.
The military flag was issued.
What Ye Zihua held was the military flag of his first infantry battalion.
However, this time there are many blood-red fingerprints on the military flag, densely covered in the cyan color that represents brightness, purity, nation and freedom.
"This is the 750 brothers of our First Infantry Battalion. Last night, each of the 750 brothers bit off his middle finger and pressed it with the blood of his heart. All of our First Infantry Battalion wanted to borrow this military flag to tell the Japanese aggressors that where the people are, the flag is there."
Destruction will lead to death. Our infantry battalion is determined to fight the Japanese invaders with all our strength." Zihua's voice was passionate and firm. Then he looked at Liu Lang with bright eyes and said: "Here, I only
I want to express to the commander the sentiments of all the officers and men of the 1st Infantry Battalion: If you use me in the first battle, you will win if you use me."
As soon as this was said, the entire combat conference room fell into silence.
"Use me in the first battle, and you will win if you use me." This slogan is so appropriate! Especially used at such a moment of asking for a battle.
However, they did not know that a certain member of the group who had been silent for a long time was the most shocked person at this moment.
"Use me in the first battle, and you will win with me." What a familiar slogan! Liu Lang seemed to see his own team in front of the captain again. More than a dozen people tried their best, and the most powerful voices burst out from their chests.
It sounded like a tsunami on the training ground.
And they also used their young lives to fulfill their promises.
"Okay!" Liu Lang slowly clapped his hands. "With courage and heroism, how can our independent regiment fail to win if we have such officers and soldiers?"
Thunderous applause erupted in the war conference room.
"In the independent regiment, you are not the only one who wants to fight. Look at the white and black faces of the battalion commander and battalion commander Liu. They are probably still queuing up!" Liu Lang suddenly pointed at two important points with his finger.
The commander of the infantry battalion opened his mouth and said: "But, based on the bloody fingerprints of your first infantry battalion, and your slogan of "Use me in the first battle, use me to win", then the combat mission of Jiuguan Battle will be
Handed over to the 1st Infantry Battalion."
After finishing speaking, Liu Lang glanced at the faces of the other three infantry battalion commanders, including Zhou Shiyu, "Don't think it's just that Jiuguan is difficult. What we have to deal with in this battle is the Japanese 20th Division and even the
The 108th and 109th divisions are about to come. The real tough battle is still to come. This is my final decision. No one is allowed to fight anymore, otherwise military law will be imposed. The first infantry battalion immediately organized its equipment and rushed to the Jiuguan position. The engineer company has already set off.
You have to build the fortifications before the Japanese invaders arrive. If you can't dig bombproof holes, then use explosives to blow them up. I will cut down all the trees and shrubs on the mountainside. The thick ones will be used as bunkers, and the thin ones will be pulled away.
All that is left for the little devil is stones."
"Yes." Everyone in the conference room stood up and shouted yes.
The Independent Regiment finally officially entered the rhythm of war.