After reading the telegram, Zhao Zhimin raised his head and said: "That's it. What the military commander means is that these little devils have been fighting continuously and their logistics supplies have been consumed a lot.
We just need to contain them in this area. If we surround them for a few days, they will start chewing on the rocks. "
"clear."
Zhao Gang said at this time.
"The artillery support"
He cares more about this thing. With the support of artillery, it will definitely be easier to fight. Without artillery support, the battle will not be impossible, but it will definitely not be so smooth.
Zhao Zhimin chuckled and said: "The location here is too deep, and our howitzers can't support it. However, a bomber squadron and a fighter squadron are dedicated to providing us with fire support."
In addition, there is also a squadron of transport aircraft that can deliver supplies to us at any time. "
"That's good, Xiao Zhao, thank you for your hard work."
As Zhao Gang said, he reached out his hand and patted Zhao Zhimin on the shoulder.
"Then I'll go down first."
Zhao Zhimin said.
"go Go."
After saying that, Zhao Gang looked at Zhao Zhimin¡¯s back with a smile on his face, no matter how he looked at it, he liked it.
Duan Peng, who was next to him, ran over at this time and said: "Our forward observation post said that the vanguard of the Japs is only more than ten kilometers away from us. It is expected that they will arrive before dark today."
"Hmph, you're good to go. The soldiers have been holding back for several days. These little devils are here to satisfy the soldiers' hunger."
Zhao Gang said, picked up the telescope and looked into the distance.
Then, he said to Duan Peng: "Do you see the high ground over there? Drop two more heavy machine guns and ten boxes of grenades up there. The little Japs might rob that high ground."
"good!"
When Zhao Gang and his troops first arrived here, they received a batch of airdrop supplies from Xia Yang.
In addition to some necessary medicines and communication equipment, there are also a large number of light and heavy machine guns, ammunition, grenades, and even mortars.
These additional weapons provided considerable support to the Eighth Route Army.
Seeing Duan Peng leaving, Zhao Gang looked at the rugged mountain road below and the endless mountains, and his heart surged, like the waves surging.
This is not the first time he has led troops to fight, but it is his first time to lead more than 10,000 people to stop two fleeing Japanese divisions. This is his first time in such a large-scale battle.
For Zhao Gang, this can be regarded as a test.
Although the Japanese troops currently retreating lost a lot of troops in the previous battle, they still have about 30,000 troops.
With 10,000 people blocking more than 30,000 people, and 30,000 people running desperately, the task force's defensive pressure is considerable.
The time came to three o'clock in the afternoon, and the Japanese armored division had already set off. Their leading force, a reorganized brigade, moved into the vicinity of Tashan.
However, the Japanese brigade did not dare to launch any attack.
Because the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side was several times their number.
As for the previously besieged Japanese regiment, it had long been turned into a pile of corpses on the ground, and it was still burning in the wasteland not far away.
Along Tashan Mountain, more than 50,000 members of the Eighth Route Army have built five defensive positions.
Some of these defensive positions are constructed along the rivers, while others are constructed on high ground.
The various positions are connected by communication trenches for transporting soldiers.
In addition, in the rear, there is also the temporary hospital they just built, as well as the headquarters, etc.
After the Japanese advance brigade arrived here, they began to dispatch reconnaissance troops to obtain relevant information about the Eighth Route Army along Tashan.
They marked various firepower points on the Eighth Route Army's line to facilitate bombing of these firepower points after subsequent troops arrived.
On the high ground, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei used high-powered binoculars to look at the situation of the Japanese army on the opposite side.
"The main force of the little devils is coming soon, and there will be a bloody battle next."
Li Yunlong said this with a smile on his lips.
For him, he now has 50,000 troops on hand to fight the Japanese army. At the same time, he also has the support of the air force and artillery. Even the air troops of the Fourth Army can transport supplies to them by air. He has never seen such a wealthy battle. Never fought.
The number of Japanese troops coming from the opposite side is not to mention more than 100,000, butWith more than 300,000 men, he was confident that he could hold off this Japanese army in the southwest of Tashan.
"According to the information provided by Commander Xia, the most elite of the Japs this time are the two armored divisions. This will be the biggest problem we encounter.
In order to help us, he airdropped 50 anti-tank artillery pieces and 200 anti-tank rocket launchers to us an hour ago. We have trained gunners, and with these weapons, we can give a little devil a drink. "
Kong Jie said with a smile and took a puff from the pipe.
Ding Wei also said: "No matter how you look at it, this battle is easy for us to fight, isn't it just the damn armored divisions? The Great Steel Wall built by our Eighth Route Army, not to mention two armored divisions, is ten The armored division can also withstand it.¡±
He is full of confidence that this decisive battle against the Japanese army will leave their name in history.
Li Yunlong put away the telescope, and then said: "By the way, Old Ding, how is the defense line on the Qili River side arranged? Do you have any confidence? If the little Japs from Jinzhou break through the defense line along the Qili River, If the little devil comes from behind our butts, we will be passive."
Ding Wei patted him on the shoulder and said: "Lao Li, don't worry, the chief is much more reliable than you.
They had already set up defenses along the river bank before we entered Tashan.
In addition, they destroyed all the wooden bridges and planted mines, bombs, and detonators in the water.
As long as the little devils enter it, they can be allowed to take a water plane. "
Li Yunlong grinned and looked at Ding Wei and said, "Old Ding is still more educated. We all say let the little devils make earth planes, but it's better for him to let the little devils make water planes."
Kong Jie also teased: "Yeah, otherwise he was sent to Yan'an to study, not us two uneducated big bumpkin."
Seeing that the two of them were making fun of themselves overtly and covertly, Ding Wei glared and said with a smile: "You two bitches are still qualified to say this. This is the military academy in Yan'an. You two can't even recognize the words. Even if you are In the past, can you understand the words written on the blackboard clearly?"
Just as he was talking, Monk Wei ran over and said: "Report, Commander Xia sent a telegram saying that their pursuit force has set off. We must block this Japanese army. They will use the fastest speed to clear the Japanese defense line." Breakthrough." (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com