Zhao Junmai and Bai Sheng, as well as hundreds of engineers and tens of thousands of young men, started building fortifications day and night. Tang Dao, as the director of the operations department, naturally could not remain idle.
On the day he arrived in Hengyang City, he entered the headquarters and assigned the positions of divisions, brigades and regiments to work. The work of the four-line regiment headquarters was temporarily led by Ye Chenghuan.
Tantai Yunshu and Tang Shanhe were going to take an American transport plane back to the mountain city that afternoon. They originally agreed that Tang Dao and his wife would go to see him off, but as soon as Tang Dao arrived at the Hengyang headquarters, he was so busy that he couldn't even touch the ground.
As the former director of Taihang Hospital, Biantantai Mingyue was responsible for coordinating the first batch of 600 medical staff who were transported to Hengyang by special plane.
The location of the Hengyang Field Hospital has been determined. It is in the basement of the Central Bank that was originally intended to be the headquarters. The location is large and strong enough to avoid heavy artillery bombardment, which is conducive to the safety of medical staff and the wounded. Fang Xianjue took the initiative to offer this place to
Field hospital.
Fang Xianjue knew very well that the total strength of the city, including the less than 2,000-strong security regiment, was 22,000. Every death would mean one less person. And if the wounded were cured through treatment, they would have the possibility of returning to the battlefield in the future. He
Whether the 10th Army can still have half of its previous combat strength after this battle depends entirely on the medical team that Tang Dao transferred from North China.
For a general, the combat effectiveness of the army is almost as important as his life, so naturally he will not be stingy with a mere place.
In addition, the field hospital also needs to dig four traffic trenches for vehicles and personnel to enter and exit, as well as more underground bombproof holes.
After all, the basement alone, which is only 2,000 square meters, cannot accommodate too many wounded people.
This all requires people to coordinate and contact, and Tantai Mingyue, who is no stranger to both parties, is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.
Facts have proved that this suggestion played a key role in the victory of the future Battle of Hengyang. There were more than 10,000 wounded soldiers in the city, and the number of seriously wounded soldiers alone was as high as more than 4,500. Not to mention that a 2,000 square meter basement could not accommodate so many wounded soldiers.
There is no room for two football fields.
But almost all of the wounded soldiers survived until the end of the war. This is all thanks to the "reserves" who continued to dig underground even during the war. They accomplished an incredible thing during the hopelessly long defensive battle.
The feat was to build 10 large underground shelters around the field hospital, with an average of nearly 1,500 square meters each.
For this reason, nearly 1,000 of the 15,000 people involved in the excavation were killed by Japanese artillery. It can be said that people died every day on the construction site, many people died, and the soil was soaked with flesh and blood.
Tang Dao and his wife were extremely busy, and in the end they could only inform Tantai Mirror, who had just arrived at the airport and were gathering at the airport, to see their old father off on their behalf.
The infantry company that Tantai Mingjing belongs to was established by the Jinnan Guard Brigade six months ago from elite veterans drawn from 7,000 people.
The equipment used is all the latest. Those who can be transferred to this company must have at least two years of military service and a military rank of at least a corporal. Infantry squad leaders are basically first-class sergeants. In other units, they are second lieutenants.
Military rank.
Tantai Mingjing has made outstanding achievements in the garrison brigade for more than a year. He has long been promoted to the rank of sergeant major, and he is only a deputy platoon leader and infantry squad leader.
Originally, Lei Xiong considered that Tang Dao and his wife were already on the front line in Hengyang, and did not want to send Tantai Mingjing, the last lone seedling of the Tantai family, to Hengyang. However, Tantai Mingjing went directly to the brigade headquarters and sent him a bloody letter.
Lei Xiong was also at his wits end.
In the end, Tang Dao consulted Tantai Mingyue for his opinion and then agreed to let him come to Hengyang.
"Abba hopes that we two siblings will live the lives we want. The life I want to live is to be with you, no matter you are on the battlefield or anywhere. Adi is now 20 years old. He is no longer a child.
, have the right to choose their own life." Although Tantai Mingyue showed sadness in her eyes, she also respected Tantai Mingjing's own life choice.
The prerequisite for all Chinese people to live the life they like is to win this war. No one can escape by running away.
Tantai Yunshu didn't see his daughter and son-in-law. Although he understood very well, he was still a little disappointed. Tantai Yunshu sighed slightly. Looking at his son who was wearing a military uniform with the rank of second sergeant major and no longer childish at all, he felt cruel in his heart.
It hurts hard.
If he hadn't thought about his young grandson, his old wife staying at home alone, and his two children here, how could he, a father, be willing to leave here?
Even if it is the coming bloody storm, it doesn't matter. If he dies, the whole family will die together neatly. In short, he won't be so lonely.
"Abba, don't worry. After this battle, I will go back with my sister and brother-in-law to visit you and my mother." How could Tantai Mingjing not know what his father was thinking, but he patted him confidently.
The assault rifle slung on the back.
This confidence is really not Tantai Mingjing's attempt to comfort his father, it really comes from the firearms he carries.
This gun is really awesome.
This assault rifle was developed by Taihang Arsenal three months ago and began to be installed on a small scale. Its performance far exceeds that of the Czech semi-automatic rifle equipped by the previous four-row regiment.
This gun is not only reliable in performance, easy to operate, and easy to maintain, but it is more powerful than ordinary rifles. It can penetrate 6 mm thick steel plates, 150 mm thick brick walls, and 300 mm thick soil layers at a distance of 100 meters.
Or 400mm thick wooden board.
In terms of range, burst shooting can be carried out against a single target within 300 meters, and single-shot shooting within 400 meters has the best effect. If continuous fire is used, the infantry class's concentrated firepower can shoot at aircraft and paratroopers within 500 meters, and can kill and injure targets within 800 meters.
For group targets, the warhead still has lethality when it flies to a distance of 1.5 kilometers.
Although the gun has a strong vibration, which makes it difficult for the user to control and has poor shooting accuracy, this can be overcome with hard practice. Moreover, the gun has a 30-round magazine and a high rate of fire of 100 rounds per minute during continuous fire, which can fully make up for this.
Not enough at all.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! From a certain perspective, an infantry squad with 8 such assault rifles can continuously output three times the firepower of the previous infantry squad equipped with semi-automatic rifles, but it is a bit too expensive.
bullet.
However, this time when I came to the Si Xing Regiment, Teacher Xiao He was very generous. He replenished an average of 800 rounds of ammunition for the infantry company to which Tantai Mingjing belonged. If the regiment's supply camp did not send vehicles to pull it, they would not be able to transport it. Such exaggeration
of bullets.
Tang Dao was also forced to have no choice. This firearm, which would be called the Type 56 submachine gun in the future, Tang Dao originally wanted to keep it for use when the Icefield War came after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. In 1943, he led his delegation to the first
9 War Zone, his instinct told him that he and the Four Elements Regiment would not be able to escape from the Battle of Hengyang.
If he wants to survive this city battle with mountains of corpses and seas of blood and hold on to the final victory, he has no choice but to take out the trump cards he prepared in advance if he doesn't want to use them.
The Type 56 imitation of the AK47 is just an appetizer before a big meal. Due to time constraints, the Taihang Arsenal worked overtime and could only produce about 800 finished products, which were distributed to each battalion and company, which could only guarantee that each infantry squad would be issued 4
branch.
What really surprised the Japanese was the little guy who was secretly delivered by two US military transport planes three months ago and was still wrapped tightly in a military tarpaulin until the Fourth Army Regiment Artillery Battalion was stationed.
Despite his small size, he can let the Japanese know what technology and hard work are.
After Tang Dao provided the principles and design drawings and imported enough raw materials from the United States, Teacher Xiao He and Dr. Qian who returned from the United States spent more than two years developing and finalizing it.
That person, who will enjoy a high honor in the future history of Chinese science, came back to China to work for three years after Rockefeller donated two laboratories to MIT. By the end of this year, according to the agreement, he will return to the United States to continue his work.
Engage in his aerospace science research.
However, like the first time, there is a second time. Tang Dao has already thought about it. Don’t get too involved and let him return home just before the Icefield War. One person can be worth five divisions. Money can solve the problem.
It's not a problem.
Looking at his son's confident face, Tantai Yunshu's face showed bitterness. This silly boy, no matter how powerful the firearm is, can't guarantee his invulnerability!
"Your mother and I are waiting for you at home. You must come back to us in good condition and in one piece." Tantai Yunshu reached out and patted his son on the shoulder.
To be honest, I don’t know if it’s because of his age, but Tantai Yunshu suddenly wanted to hug the grown-up brat in front of him. He almost forgot when was the last time he hugged him. Was he five or six years old?
When you are old?
"Abba! I promise you, I will come back." Tantai Mingjing suddenly took a step forward, hugged his father tightly, and promised his father in a low voice.
Then he squatted down, gently hugged Tang Shanhe who was a little overwhelmed, and rubbed his soft green beard on Tang Shanhe's tender face: "Shanhe, remember to study hard! My uncle is going to test you on Tang poetry when he comes back.
Song lyrics."
"The ambition is to eat Hulu meat when hungry, and to laugh and drink the blood of Xiongnu when thirsty. Start over, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and face the sky!" Tang Shanhe, who was still a little ignorant, suddenly recited loudly. "Abba said that this is the first priority in his mind.
Song lyrics!”
Tantai Mingjing was suddenly surprised, then a bright smile broke out on his face, he kissed Tang Shanhe's little face hard, and laughed loudly: "Yes, that's right, these are very good words. I will teach you when my uncle comes back."
'I can draw an eagle bow like the full moon, look northwest and shoot at the wolf'!"
Then he stood up, took a step back, raised his hands, gave a standard military salute to the old man and the young man, and turned around to leave.
Not far from the airport runway, there were his comrades who were lining up. The airport was still more than 20 miles away from the city of HY, and the old comrades from the Fourth Army Regiment were also waiting for them.
"Shanhe, let's go. I haven't seen grandma for more than a year. Grandma misses you." Tantai Yunshu watched his son's firm back walking away almost greedily until he merged into the long queue and disappeared.
Tang Shanhe's little hand turned and walked towards the plane whose engine had started to roar.
"The Chinese are really the most peculiar nation I have ever seen!" A major pilot in the cockpit watched everything happening on the runway with his own eyes, and then sighed to his companions.
"Some of them are so cowardly that it is almost unbelievable that in order to survive, they will even dedicate their wives to their enemies, but some of them are brave enough to send their sons and daughters to the front line of the war, just like
For example, this old man. Cowardice and bravery are so distinct, but they are so vividly displayed in a nation!
Seeing the young Chinese sergeant's firm and confident steps, I suddenly thought that they should be able to hold on to the city, even if the Japanese attack fiercely."
"Haha! Major Johnson, I don't know how strange the Chinese people are, but I know that two years after you came to China, you began to study philosophy. This shows that in this mysterious ancient country, any strange things are possible
If it happens, it’s not surprising that they can defend this city." Another pilot sitting in the cockpit smiled.
When they arrived in this ancient country two years ago, they all thought they had been abandoned by the country. Otherwise, how could they come to this poor and backward place?
The economy here is backward, as if we are still living in the feudal era. The soldiers in this country wear cloth shoes and carry bolt-fire rifles used in World War I. All their aircraft are purchased. No one in the entire aviation squadron believes this.
A country that can defeat an opponent that even the United States has to deal with seriously.
But two years later, the Japanese have not made much progress at all, and the war remains in a stalemate. However, China, especially the Chinese military, has undergone earth-shaking changes.
The Chinese have hundreds of the latest fighter jets. Their pilots have become more and more sophisticated in flying skills through almost cruel training, and they are brave and good at fighting. Many times, these transport aircraft pilots even prefer the Chinese fighter jets.
Protect them.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Because, unless they fight to the last moment, they will never abandon their friendly forces and retreat easily. This is better than those American fighter colleagues who clamored to evacuate as soon as the battle situation was unfavorable.
Much more reliable.
The growth rate of the Chinese Air Force, which American pilots are familiar with, amazes them. They don't know much about the Chinese Army, but they all know the legendary figure Tang Dao.
In fact, the tricks Tang Dao, an army colonel, used to fly a fighter plane were so cool that he directly conquered all American pilots, so much so that they regarded them as goddess-like figures, the eldest daughter of the Rockefeller family, Rockefeller Laura and Colonel Tang.
When scandals happen, they take it for granted.
Beautiful women must be worthy of heroes!
Otherwise, how could the arrogant American pilots easily let a seemingly ordinary old man and little kid board their plane?
Oh! No, let those refugees in rags get on the plane! Even if the Rockefeller Company promised that for every flight, all the fuel costs incurred would be borne by the Rockefeller Far East Branch, and each pilot would be given a subsidy of US$400.
knife.
After unloading the supplies, they took away as many refugees from HY City in China as possible. I heard that it was the result of Colonel Tang personally contacting the Chief of Staff of the Chinese Theater, General Stilwell. That magical Chinese Army Colonel had a reputation comparable to theirs.
I imagined it was even bigger.
"Remember to prepare a more comfortable position for the respectable old man!" The major pilot who began to control the aircraft into the waiting area did not forget to explain to his companions.
At this time, Tang Dao was troubled by the lack of artillery fire in the city.
In the Battle of Hengyang, we will face invading enemies from three or even four sides. The artillery battalion of the Sixth Army alone cannot take care of so many positions. But the terrible thing is that the artillery battalion of the 10th Army is not in Hengyang at this time.
The 10th Army Artillery Battalion was still in Liuzhou receiving new equipment shipped from the United States---12 75mm mountain guns.
The artillery currently owned by Hengyang is the 9th Theater Command. The headquarters of the 9th Theater sent an urgent message the day before yesterday, ordering the 74th Army Field Artillery Battalion and the 46th Army Mountain Artillery Battalion near Hengyang to temporarily be under the command of the 10th Army.
It sounds like the numbers of these two artillery units are not small, but the two artillery units temporarily recruited by Commander Xue are only called battalions, and actually only have one company.
One company has 4 field guns, and the other company has 4 mountain guns, a total of 8 guns, which is 4 guns less than the number of guns in a Japanese artillery brigade.
There are 5 first-tier divisions of the Japanese army moving towards Hengyang. Even the second-tier divisions, which are a bit scumbag, also have 24 mountain and field guns. This is a gap of more than ten.
The infantry artillery, mortars and mountain artillery attached to the wing headquarters are still a fool.
Artillery is the king of land warfare. The most important factor for the Japanese to drive the Chinese army everywhere is artillery!
If it weren't for the fact that the Four Lines Regiment had 12 heavy fortresses, 12 mountain cannons, and 12 40mm anti-aircraft cannons that could be leveled and used as direct-aiming artillery, Tang Dao himself would have thought that Hengyang was doomed.
I really don’t know how the soldiers and civilians of Hengyang in time and space were able to defend it for 47 days. Tang Dao, who only roughly knew the opening process and ending but did not know the specific details, really sighed sincerely at that time.
The top priority now is to urge the 10th Army Artillery Battalion, which has received the new equipment in Liuzhou, to return immediately and load the artillery onto the train. It should be possible to arrive before the Japanese army arrives.
Tang Dao ran to Fang Xianjue to ask him, the commander of the army, to issue an order. As a result, at night, when the artillery battalion called back, the Hengyang headquarters instantly exploded.
The generals, including Sun Minyu, chief of staff of the 10th Army, and Ge Youcai, commander of the 10th Preliminary Division, cursed one after another. The crowd was so excited that they wanted to take their guns and go to Guilin to kill people.
Really don’t bully people too much!
It was fine in the past, but now during the decisive battle in Hengyang, they actually resorted to this trick, scolding Gebi, they are all educated people!
