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The turbulent whirlpool was now lying in front of Zhang Xian. Two days ago, the 118th Division had waded across the river near Langzhuang, but was blocked by the main force of the Communist Army on the north bank. In the end, it fell short. Once again He retreated to Henan in defeat. According to the memories of Commander Wang Yuanling and the men of the 33rd Regiment who attacked across the river, there is a large beach on the north bank of the Guohe River here, which is an excellent place to land. In other places, either the river banks were narrow and steep, which was not conducive to landing; or there were a large number of communist fortifications standing nearby, making it impossible to cross by force.
Opposite Langzhuang are Huangzhuang and Chenzhuang, which are also called Huangjiazhuang and Chenjiazhuang by local people. Many times, people omit the word "zhuang", so they call them Huangjiazhuang and Chenjiazhuang.
From the prisoners captured by the 33rd Regiment, we learned that Huangjiazhuang and Chenjiazhuang opposite Langzhuang were originally defended by a small number of troops and belonged to the defense area of ??the 4th Regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Zhongye Column, because at that time everyone believed that the water flow in this area was It was too fast to wade on foot, so no decent fortifications were built in this area. This allowed the 118th Division to break through to the north bank of the Whirlpool River.
However, Zhang Xian knew at this time that the 118th Division did not seize the opportunity the first time, and now it would definitely not work for his 11th Division to easily break through the river bank like the 118th Division did. The leader of the fourth regiment is Huang Xinyuan, who is his old enemy. He will definitely strengthen the defenses in the Huangjiazhuang and Chenjiazhuang areas after the last battle. The fortifications that were not there before will definitely be there at this time two days later. .
Commander Yang Tao also arrived at Langzhuang. At this time, Zhang Xian set up his 11th Division headquarters on the bank of the river to be broken through, just to capture the position on the north bank.
In the morning light, Zhang Xian and Yang Tao stood on the embankment of the Wohe River in front of Langzhuang, looking at the other bank with telescopes. At this time, three watchtowers had been erected on the other side of the river, built on the river embankment on the north bank. , these three watchtowers did not exist two days ago.
"Axian, it's hard to force a way out of this place now!" Commander Yang said worriedly.
Zhang Xian nodded and said: "Yes, this place is difficult, but apart from here, there is no other place to go!"
Yang Tao nodded. This vortex river flows all the way from Henan Province. Of course, there are many places to cross the river in the upper reaches, but further west you will reach Xiyangji, where the Tenth Army is responsible, away from Mongolia. But the city is too far away. After much deliberation, only this location located more than ten miles west of Mengcheng can be used as a breakthrough point.
"Axian, how are you going to fight?" Yang Tao couldn't help but ask.
Zhang Xian answered honestly: "We discussed it all night last night, but there is really no good solution. I have sent Chen Daxing in plainclothes to lead people to reconnaissance in Hebei, hoping to find a weakness of the enemy, but until At this time, Chen Daxing has not come back, and the battle time is about to come!"
"Oh?" Yang Tao nodded, already understanding, but still asked: "You are ready to attack by force, right?"
"Yes!" Zhang Xian nodded and said to his commander: "We have learned that there is the fourth regiment of the enemy's second brigade on the north bank of the river. Further to the west, there are also enemy regiments in Gaojiazhuang, Wangwei and other places. There is also a unit of the enemy's second column in the defense area of ??the second brigade. Relatively speaking, the Huangjiazhuang side is easier to fight. I plan to use two regiments, the 31st regiment, to attack from the south bank of the river and cross the Wohe River first. Occupy the river beach position on the north bank!"
"Where's the other group?" Yang Tao asked.
Zhang Xian smiled and told him: "I did not withdraw the other 32nd Regiment to the south bank last night. At this time, they are near Houzhuang, west of Qiyuan Town."
Yang Tao was stunned for a moment, then understood immediately and asked: "Are you planning to use the 32nd Regiment to attack from the southeast?"
Zhang Xian nodded and said: "Yes, I am going to use the 32nd Regiment to attack westward along the embankment on the north bank of the Wuhe River, but I still need the cooperation of the 118th Division!"
Yang Tao thought about it carefully, nodded, and agreed: "This is no problem!"
Zhang Xiandao: "After the attack started, the 118th Division came from Qiyuan Town in the east. However, the enemy also had a regiment in Dinggou east of Huangjiazhuang. If the 118th Division wanted to break through the enemy's dense defenses there, , I'm afraid it won't be taken down without a day's effort. So I only need the 118th Division to attract the enemies to the east, and the 32nd Regiment can take the opportunity to pass through the inside of the river embankment. The enemy defense here is weaker. . In this way, the 32nd Regiment can go directly to the position on the north bank of the Guohe River outside Huangjiazhuang and meet up with the 31st Regiment!"
After listening to his narration, Yang Tao thought about it carefully and finally nodded: "Okay, I wish your 11th Division a successful start!"
&: "Brigadier, what are you talking about? Although Huangjiazhuang is small, it is very important. Of course I will not throw it away!"
Brigadier Wu nodded and said: "This Huangjiazhuang is located behind our riverside defense line. If it is occupied by the enemy, then our entire riverside defense line can only become a decoration!"
"I still know this!" Huang Xinyuan said.
"How many people have you sent to guard this village?" Brigadier Wu asked.
Huang Xinyuan was a little embarrassed, but still said: "Send a platoon!"
"One platoon?" Brigadier Wu was stunned and couldn't help but said: "This is too few!"
Political Commissar Zheng explained from the side: "We only have so many people in our regiment, and the defense line along the river is still our focus. The officers and clerks in the regiment headquarters have also been sent to the battalions and companies below to serve as combatants. We also do our best. We must use our best ability to draw out such a platoon to guard Huangjiazhuang!"
What Political Commissar Zheng said was indeed the practical difficulties of the Fourth Regiment. Brigadier Wu frowned and thought hard. Now that he has limited troops, he can't blame Huang Xinyuan for only sending so few people to guard Huangjiazhuang. "I think this is good. The tank captured by our brigade will be used by you first and placed in Huangjiazhuang. This tank can't match the firepower of a company!"
"That's great!" Huang Xinyuan and Political Commissar Zheng laughed out loud.
Brigadier Wu waved away and then walked down the river embankment. His horse was tied in front of a tree by the river embankment, where the guards were waiting for his return.
Before mounting his horse, Brigadier Wu called Huang Xinyuan aside alone and told him: "Old Huang, let me tell you the truth. You also know that no one has been appointed as the deputy commander of our brigade. What does the commander mean?" I want you to do it, but I have to wait until after this battle is over!"
Huang Xinyuan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly there was an inexplicable sadness in his heart, but he couldn't express it in front of the brigade commander! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com