On the Chuoer River Front, within the 9th Column Command, Wang Bingnan had just received a telegram from the General Command, and a hint of solemnity gradually appeared on his face.

In fact, Chen Guang was not sure whether it was the Japanese army who had learned about his combat plan. Instead, he was cautious to tell Wang Bingnan that he hoped that the 9th Column could leave all the Japanese cavalry invaded on the north bank of the Chuoer River and within Jingxing. The reason was very simple. Chen Guang needed a big victory to fight the Japanese army who were afraid of the southern line to reduce their worries for the subsequent combat of the army.

In addition, Chen Guang was still a little selfish and wanted to alleviate the disadvantages of insufficient shells by seizing Japanese artillery shells.[]

During long-distance marching, many materials cannot be carried in large quantities, and the cannon shells require a large number of pack horses. For the Western Corps, which were originally insufficient pack horses, they could only repeatedly reduce the carrying of shells. However, to break through the Japanese blockade line, whether there is artillery firepower suppression, the result may be completely different.

“How is the situation with the 3rd and 4th regiments?”

Wang Bingnan knew that this regiment was the key to the entire battle. The Japanese army ran north not far, and there were two brigades of the column waiting for them, but if the retreat as a pocket was not broken, then the Japanese would be free to enter and exit, as if they had entered a no-man.

"The 4th Regiment has already had a fire with the Japanese army, and the attack has been smooth. The troops have controlled the river beaches and the Japanese army on the north bank are also being cleared. The entire battle will be cleared up in at most half an hour. Conservatively, it is estimated that in one hour, the retreat of the Japanese cavalry can be blocked."

Chief of Staff Zhong Shan immediately marked several pre-prepared positions on the map one by one, and used a prominent red pen to display the defensive positions of the 4th Regiment.

The terrain near the Xianren Cave is complex, and some places have caves formed by underground rivers that can hide soldiers.

When the Japanese occupied it, they could not search the entire defense area, but set up firepower points on the high ground. It was unexpected that the soldiers of the 4th regiment would hide in the cave and launch a sudden attack. The Japanese army guarding the high ground did not react at that time. In addition, there were not many defensive forces, and the battle would end almost in one breath. If it weren't for not hiding too much troops in the cave at one time, even the entire Japanese crossing bridge would have been occupied.

However, the Japanese army at this ferry was powerless to resist. Faced with the main force of the 4th regiment to arrive on the battlefield in time, the Japanese army had already begun to retreat a few minutes ago.

"The 3rd Regiment is facing a brigade of Japanese troops. It will take some time to take it down in one go. Also, once the 3rd Regiment launches an attack, without the suppression of artillery, it will suffer a lot in the field. Even if a heavy machine gun battalion is strengthened, it is still impossible to take the position in the first two attacks." Chen Huaiping was quite worried and pushed the black-framed glasses on the bridge of his nose. The glasses on the bottom of the glass bottle are not light at all on the bridge of his nose.

Zhong Shan hurriedly reminded: "The main reason is that there are not many shells."

Although there were some artillery soldiers in the column, they almost rushed all the way after leaving the desert during the long journey of nearly a month. The consumption of artillery shells was astonishingly large.

Although some additions were made, overall, it still didn't make ends meet.

In a mortar battalion directly under the column, the total shells of the entire battalion were only more than 100, and the number of shells per gun was less than ten. The base number of a Japanese gun was 120. It can be seen that although the 9th Column can still show strong attack ability, it also shows that it is weak in succession.

"Driven 6 guns and 50 shells are granted."

Wang Bingnan did not dare to be careless and immediately asked the column's documents to draft a copy of the letter, and he was the first to sign his name.

Afterwards, political commissar Chen Huaiping also signed his name.

"Old Chen, don't be bitter. After this war is over, the troops will be ready to cross the river. Whether it is going north to cross the river or having other plans, as long as they meet with General Zeng's main force. When they came, the head of the Military Commission also said that the anti-Japanese troops in the northeast all use Soviet military aid, and military factories can directly produce shells. At that time, we will have to worry about not enough artillery."

"You are relieved and not in a hurry at all..." Chen Huaiping signed his name with some pain.

It’s like an ordinary person fantasizing that after the autumn harvest, he will have three full meals a day and two bowls of rice in one meal.

Wang Bingnan's fantasy of entertaining himself was just about hope. How could Chen Huaiping not know the scarcity of shells?

Not to mention that Zeng Yiyang had so many troops to support, even the shell production line supported by the Soviet Union was not enough to meet the needs of all field troops. The military factory in the northwest had hundreds of machines, but could only produce less than 300 shells a day, and most of the machines were fully producing bullets.

In a war, the consumption of a cannon will be almost the same as this number in a day.

The situation in Northeast China is similar to that in North China. The troops must first ensure the supply of bullets, and secondly, they can only consider the production of artillery shells.

With the support of artillery, the 3rd Regiment finally took it off smoothly.

The capture was not quite generous, not as good as the ammunition paid, and the Japanese were very strange. In the past, when fighting in North China, the soldiers of the 3rd regiment could always obtain a large amount of supplies after winning the battle. However, in the Northeast, after the failure of the military breakthrough, the Japanese began to destroy their weapons like crazy, and even used grenades on their waists to blow them up.

This abnormal phenomenon also made the soldiers understand that they were no longer in North China.

In order to fight Zeng Yiyang, the Kwantung Army almost did everything. After Wang Bingnan learned that the 3rd Regiment had successfully captured the River Flood Bridge, he once again looked for areas that the Japanese army might have broken through on the map. He subordinated a small number of troops. At 3 pm, the sky was covered by smoke, which seemed a little gloomy.

But it has to do with the final fate of the two thousand Japanese cavalry.

The Japanese air force's attack did not dispel Wang Bingnan's determination. After the air strike, the general attack began.

With the support of the firepower point, the two infantry brigades fought head-on with the Japanese army in the wilderness. Each step of advancement suffered a lot of casualties. But the soldiers of the 9th Column had only one determination in their hearts, which was to eliminate the Japanese army not far away.

The Japanese cavalry unit also suffered huge losses.

Although many war horses could still stand up, they could no longer carry the cavalry to charge and neigh on the battlefield. This scene aroused the fierceness of the Japanese army and launched several threatening attacks. Even the cavalry that lost the war horses also acted as infantry. On the battlefield, the Japanese army once occupied the initiative to attack, but in the end, after losing the support of artillery, the Japanese cavalry was slowly exhausted.

At the end of the battle, there was almost no intact war horse on the battlefield, which was evident.

When Chen Guang heard this news, he was unwilling to accuse Wang Bingnan because he also understood that the threat the Kwantung Army brought to the 9th Column was not only on the battlefield, but also on the battlefield planes that could appear at all times.

The Japanese army's advantages in reconnaissance and operation made Wang Bingnan dare not slacken at all, and even issued a tactic to consume the Japanese army's war horses shortly after the battle began.

Let the Japanese cavalry turn into infantry first. Obviously, Wang Bingnan's tactics are still very useful. Shortly after the Japanese cavalry fought, several threatening charges were all because the war horses were consumed too much.

The result of encirclement and annihilation surprised Chen Guang.

In addition to seizing more than 300 slightly injured war horses, the Western Road Legion obtained hundreds of thousands of kilograms of horse meat.

The night gradually wrapped around the earth and the battlefield gradually became quiet. But whether it was the Japanese army or Chen Guang, this night was not a quiet night.

The radio waves cut through the tranquility of the night and gathered over Longjiang into a back and forth battle.

"Chief, headquarters telegram."

Wang Bingzhang took a break and closed his eyes and nourished his tired body and mind a little while, and was awakened by the telegrams coming and going to the headquarters again. His eyes swept over the telegrams quickly, and the faint chill in the air made him chill. But at this time, his heart was hot, and the two armies were finally coming together. Can there be more exciting than this news?

Wang Bingzhang suddenly stood up, his feet flew, and rushed into the hall that was temporarily used as a war room. Chen Guang was holding a horse lantern in his hand. The dim light passed by the map, as if he was looking for something?

"Commander, Mr. Zeng has sent a telegram." Wang Bingzhang's voice was a little tremolo, probably because he was extremely excited.

Chen Guang was stunned for a moment, obviously he was still silent among the mountains, rivers on the map. After a few seconds, Chen Guang seemed to remember that someone seemed to talk to him around him. He raised his head and saw Wang Bingzhang's happy expression: "Have you sent a telegram from the headquarters?"

After saying that, he put down the lantern and rubbed his hands quickly. He waited until there was a hot feeling in his palms, and quickly placed them on his face and rubbed them.

This kind of local method is naturally not as refreshing as cooling oil when used to drive away fatigue, but fortunately it can be used anytime and anywhere.

"Yes, the 2nd Division has arrived at the predetermined position. I believe that the Japanese troops in Tailai, Taikang and Lindian, where the Japanese forces gathered in large numbers, will be shocked once they learn the news. I think our army's target of attack is Tailai, thus cutting off the connection between the entire North Manchuria and the South Manchuria. The Japanese's troops naturally dare not act rashly. The only key is when the 2nd Division suddenly launched an attack and caught a Japanese army off guard."

In the West Route Corps, everyone knows that the 23rd Division of the Japanese was just a "fake style". Several small-scale confrontations were the absolute advantage of the 9th Column's battle situation.

Even ten days ago, the 23rd Division of the Japanese Army voluntarily withdrew from the Gannan region in the face of the offensive of the 9th Column.

"2nd Division...2nd Division?"

Chen Guang knew that this division had only been established for a few months and was expanded based on the original 1st Column and 3rd Brigade. His muttering seemed a bit confusing.

Wang Bingzhang was puzzled when he heard this, and his heart was a little confused.

After all, if the Western Army Corps heads north against the 23rd Division of the Japanese Army, the entire Japanese army's Tailin defense line will fall on the 2nd Division Commander. Can the 2nd Division withstand nearly 30,000 Japanese field troops?

Another problem is that the defense line established by the Japanese army on the eastern line of Qiqihar by railways is possible to accept the new force coming from Fengtian at any time.
Chapter completed!