Chapter 494: The Fire of War under Night

On August 1st, all aspects went smoothly. In addition to some minor problems exposed in the army, the actual training was much better than Meng Xiang imagined. The cloned soldiers became lubricants in the army, eliminating many adverse effects, and acting as backbone members to serve as exemplary roles. As long as someone in the Chinese people take the lead, they can do things that are incredible to themselves.

The Japanese army and the Pioneer Army were no longer on the same level at this time. Coupled with the natural psychological advantages accumulated by the Pioneer Army's successive battles, the Japanese could only use them as whetstones. Although there were no overwhelming fighter jets in the Japanese team, no heavy tanks that trembled the earth, and thousands of heavy artillery burning the air, the war and smoke were already ripening hundreds of thousands or even millions of new recruits.

In order to achieve the goal of running-in and practicing various new tactics, Meng Xiang conducted experiments in different places. And while ensuring the goal, he allowed the new recruits and even the reserves to participate and feel the atmosphere of the battlefield. Correspondingly, the full load operation of the entire logistics system.

"Don't worry, you can recuperate. There are more wars waiting for us later." Meng Xiang patted Wang Geng's arm and comforted him.

Wang Geng was exhausted again. He fainted at his post and was sent to the hospital. After experiencing the love change and map leaks, Wang Geng, who once gave up, destroyed half of his body. The often overloaded logistics system in the Pioneer Army dragged down his other half of his health.

"I don't want to leave regrets!" Wang Geng leaned against his body, which forced himself to sit up, and sighed. Since joining the Pioneer Army and gaining Meng Xiang's trust, he burst out his already dusty passion and leaned on the logistics work wholeheartedly. He supported the huge logistics operation of the Pioneer Army again and again, and with the victory of the Pioneer Army, he reversed people's views on him. Just when he wanted to do better, he was knocked down by the disease.

"There will be no regrets. We have not yet fought to the Japanese hometown! At that time, if you want to empty the entire Tokyo, you still need to command it!" Meng Xiang smiled and patted his shoulder lightly again.

"The next step is to trouble you." After walking out of the corridor of the ward and facing a clear weather, Meng Xiang smiled at Yu Dawei who was visiting the hospital next to him.

"I will do my best!" Yu Dawei did not guarantee anything. The more he came into contact with the Pioneer Army, the more he felt that the vanguard army system was huge. Various advanced weapons and equipment were probably not available in some European and American countries, but they appeared in the Pioneer Army. And the quantity was not one or two items purchased from outside, which was the equipment that could prepare millions or even more soldiers.

Although he did not know the origin of these weapons and equipment, he saw the ambition of the vanguard army that Meng Xiang wanted to build. Such equipment and such an army were far from being able to withstand by the Japanese. Even those countries in Europe and the United States could rarely compare with it.

What does this mean? When millions or even tens of millions of young people rely on China to pick up these weapons, the whole world will tremble, the world's pattern will be completely broken, and China will surely rise strongly. At this time, he no longer had the hesitation of the choice at that time, nor did he feel guilty about Chiang Kai-shek's earnest attempt to keep them. He knew that from then on, what he did was no longer for his own career, for his family, but more for the rejuvenation of the country and the Chinese nation.

Under the encouragement of family and traditional education, he, who had been steady and steady, suddenly had the urge to be ambitious when he was young.

"It won't take long to go on the Japanese archipelago!" Meng Xiang's words that were understatement a while ago have always made him feel confused. He was worried about the entire huge logistics system he was taking over, the iceberg that kept emerging from the sea, for a moment, fearing that a beautiful dream would be shattered. So he, who has always been confident, just said to do his best.

Meng Xiang looked at him with a smile and said nothing. Without worrying about it, Yu Dawei, who is known as a genius, will do a good job. Moreover, there is a large number of logistics service teams of cloning soldiers working silently on the logistics line, and the constantly operating base gave them the best support.

To solve the logistics problems of the occupied land, the best solution is to push the sub-base up.

Under the darkness of night, the new base car began to move forward under the protection of silent clone escorts from the army.

The battle of No. 1 did not stop because of the night falling. Instead, the nets on each point began to tighten under the cover of the night.

"I'll see you tomorrow!" Sun Lianzhong said in a deep voice.

The army of the Second Army is still rushing forward day and night. Night march is a basic subject in the recruit camp.

The headlights of the long convoy formed a bright long dragon, winding forward in the night. At this time, the entire sky was still in the hands of the vanguard army. There was no strict light control. However, the dust raised by more than 100,000 troops still blocked the color of the light in the night, and ignored the haze of the night.

If it were to say that at the beginning, the attacks of the 56, 57, the New First Army and others were like sharp knives, quickly hitting the Japanese's chest, while the participation of the Second Army, which was equipped with traditional infantry, was like a rock mill, and the remaining Japanese were no longer breathing. In the evening, they took over the 42nd and 68th Army of Lu'an and Huoshan, and the troops continued to advance in turn, pressing towards Hefei. The 33rd Army rushed to Shouxian and Huainan one step ahead.

The New First Army, the 41st Division and the 111th Division gathered in the Anqing area, captured Gaohebu, Tongyang, Huaining and other places in one night, surrounding Anqing from three sides, leaving only the Yangtze River road for the 27th Division guarding Anqing.

"How to defend?" Lieutenant General Honma Masaki, the commander of the 27th Division, was still thinking hard. The news from the headquarters has confirmed that Anqing City is facing attacks from at least one of the vanguard troops at this time. According to the combined news during the day, there may be a New First Army, the New First Army that was invincible in Shanxi. There were also a large number of armored troops.

When he faced such an elite army of vanguard troops, no matter how he planned it, he would not have much hope to win.

"First ensure the passage south of the Yangtze River!" Chief of Staff Ota Koshinakazusa suggested.

Perhaps, at this moment when the vanguard army had cut off the surroundings, evacuating to the other side of the Yangtze River while the night was undoubtedly the best way to protect themselves. But he also knew that the superiors would definitely not agree, because Anqing could not lose. Once it was lost, the Japanese troops fighting in the west would be cut off from their retreat, and it would be over.

The 35th Division has already been completed, and there is only one dissatisfied division left to defend it?

"Let's take a look tomorrow!" In the end, Masako Honma could only hold her eyes tiredly, and at this time she could only take one step at a time.

The Japanese in Chuzhou could not wait for tomorrow. Because some of the troops were transferred to regain Pukou, the few remaining Japanese in the county did not block He Huang and the others' attacks. When the Japanese were struggling, the puppet troops who revolted in the city gave them a fatal blow. Under the leadership of the guerrillas, they quickly captured Chuzhou with their internal and external cooperation.

"Give up those damaged vehicles, leave the maintenance personnel, and others continue to move forward!" The Amphibious Armored Division, who had just rested for an hour and a half, started its journey again. After more than 100 kilometers of trek and combat, some vehicles had problems. Even if the base manufacturing can ensure quality, the damage in the battle is inevitable. More than 20 vehicles are still beginning to fall.

But this did not affect the army's advance. T-40a could trek for long distances and replenish the oil and supplies it carried, the engine roar of the water and land tanks once again cut through the night sky. The searchlights lined up in front shone on the Jinpu Railway in front.

"Along the railway, continue to take the entire Jinpu Line!" The order given to them was very simple, which was the railway. They captured Chuzhou until Mingguang was unobstructed. Along the way, guerrillas came to protect the normal operation of the railway. At this time, the train intercepted by Mingguang had started, and more than 2,000 soldiers of the 56th Army carrying fast passing through the pontoon bridge had already arrived south. He Huang and the others needed to continue to open the road.

The sound of guns and cannons from the Pukou defense line can be heard. The people in Nanjing did not sleep well all night, and the sound of guns and cannons on the other side of the Yangtze River kept ringing. Everyone was worried and guessing. However, when they heard the Japanese military boots running rapidly on the street, they knew that the form was not developing towards the favorable side of the Japanese.

"Bang!" A black phone was brushed to the ground. This was the third thing that Hata Shunruo fell. Not to mention the situation in other places, the Japanese who were counterattacking from all sides were hit by heavy obstacles. I thought that after dark, the vanguard army that had lost the air cover would be wiped out quickly. However, under the illumination of the searchlight in the air, the catastrophe and the Hellcat's offensive did not decrease at all. Although the number decreased a lot, several Japanese heavy firepower positions were also dispersed.

The artillery positions arranged by the vanguard army on Laoshan had already had 7 zis-3 76mm cannons. They were divided into two positions. The shells seemed to be inexhaustible, and the support to the lower part had not stopped. Radio communication made the work of artillery observers much easier, not only observations on the ground, but also provided accurate targets on the airplanes.

After the Japanese attacked from all sides, the commanders had not yet coordinated and could only charge desperately with their own ignorance.

"Send 3rd platoons of the 8th Company to strengthen the No. 3 position!" Lu Chuanxiao ordered calmly. He was not panicked about the situation in front of him. This situation was much worse than the guards of Shanhaiguan back then.

Not to mention that there are still planes supporting them in the sky, the simple Japanese attacks like a fly-knocking attack are not as stressful as they imagined for the vanguard army with excellent firepower.

"Our firepower is better than before!" Lu Chuanxiao looked at the stg44 assault rifle on the chest of the guard at the door, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The military tests are only a few. In such an important place as Pukou, Meng Xiang dared not talk about a lot of experiments in a mess. The recoil of the fg42 was too great and the experiment was not good. Meng Xiang didn't dare to take risks. At the beginning, they all equipped them with several tests and exercises with better results.

The stg44 assault rifle has a stronger attack power than Somi, especially above 200 meters. The vacancy between the vanguard machine gun and Somi was filled by the stg44 assault rifle. Moreover, due to the tactical performance, the stg44 assault rifle gradually replaced the status of some Somi in the paratroopers. However, because of the universality of the ammunition of Somi and the pistol, some people still suggest that it be retained.

Meng Xiang also didn't believe that a weapon could conquer the world. When there was no actual combat finalization, Somi still maintained a part of the paratroopers. The soldiers also liked this kind of reliable weapon and were somewhat repulsive to the stg44 assault rifle that was not particularly familiar.

It was precisely with the stg44 assault rifle that the firepower faced by the Japanese reinforcements during the day suffocated them. The words shouted by the Japanese commander, "The Pioneer Army has thousands of machine guns on defense" made Hata Shunruo almost think that he was dreaming during the day.

The price of this is that ammunition is consumed extra. The ammunition dropped by the aircraft is replenishing boxes of the muzzle flames on the battlefield, but it also squeezes out the number of reinforcements.

"Stand No. 5 requests support!" The messenger ran in quickly.

After all, there was much less air support at night. Under the direct urging of Shinji Hata and even the base camp, the desperate attack of the Japanese made the defensive pressure of the vanguard army increasingly greater and greater defensive pressure.

"Let the first platoon of the 8th Company go up!" Lu Chuanxiao said calmly. He was still holding a battalion reserve team in his hand, but he was not in a hurry to send them all.

"Without any danger!" After Lu Chuanxiao analyzed the defensive positions in various places again, he had a general impression.

"Boom!" With a loud bang on the river surface, the flames that turned red on the entire river surface ignited from a ferry that was coming from the Japanese.

"The mines there are enough to slow down the Japanese attack until tomorrow!" Lu Chuanxiao's right mouth raised. During the day, the planes in the sky were not only bombing, but also laying mines. A large number of mines were irregularly thrown into the river. It was difficult to pass without careful cleaning, let alone crossing the river at night.

The large beams of light from the searchlights from the riverside swept around the river, and the roar of planes spread far from the river. Although the naval guns of small gunboats near Nanjing and various heavy artillery arranged in Nanjing kept bombarding Pukou in the night, as long as the simple airport was not destroyed, the vanguard army could defend Pukou firmly and wait for reinforcements.

At night, although the artillery fire on the other side could not be suppressed, the Japanese could not rush to the river for the time being in a hurry.

And the Japanese in Jiangbei still rushed up tirelessly, and the gunshots of the stg44 assault rifle burst again like bean curling.

The offensives of the Japanese who suffered too much were no longer like the queues in movies and TV shows to block the eye. Their flexible tactical actions of scattering impacts were even more difficult to guard against in the dark. If it weren't for the layers of bullet rains that always blocked their charge, they would have really let their hands. But on the way they were moving forward, the mud soaked in blood and the increasingly thick blood in the air made their passion more and more resistance.

At this time, Meng Xiang was also paying attention to the situation in Pukou, and the battle reports kept flying, and only Pukou was the most heartbreaking place. Therefore, some of the 56th Army and the Amphibious Armored Division were quickly supporting this order along the Jinpu Railway. The 56th Army's army was still attacking Bengbu.

Even though the 56th Army had already broken through one or two holes on the Huaihe River, the entire Bengbu had been built by the Japanese into a hedgehog. In a hurry, this stone would not be broken in a short while.

Even though Zhang Lingfu insisted on commanding on the front line, he could only strip away the layers of Japanese fortresses and fortifications.

The Pioneer Army did not have larger heavy artillery, but also huge bombs. However, there were still many people who had not evacuated in Bengbu, which became the place where the Pioneer Army attacked the city.

"Continue to rush inward and break all the turtle shells!" Zhang Lingfu pointed to the Japanese fortress in front of him, which was spraying machine gun flames and shouted. He had already considered the difficulties of conquering Bengbu, and the three days given were also abundant, but in the face of the battle reports that other lines were sieging cities and land, Zhang Lingfu was also a little anxious.

"Don't worry, just treat it as practicing street fighting to overcome difficulties!" When Zhang Lingfu was so anxious that his lips were blisters, Meng Xiang sent instructions in time.

Although the Jinpu Line is urgently needed to open the traffic, when the Huaihe Bridge was destroyed by the Japanese, the connection between Bengbu and the other side was not enough for a while. Fengyang County has been occupied by the 56th Army, and the 56th Army soldiers who crossed the river can take the train from here to go south. Two more trains that can still be run were found from Chuzhou and other places, and railway maintenance workers also urgently repaired a train that was destroyed by the Japanese.

With access to the passage, it is not very urgent to capture Bengbu. As long as the railway bridge is opened to traffic, Bengbu is firmly held in the hands of the vanguard army.

There is also the Marine Corps who are not in a hurry in the plan.

But the performance of the Marines was very outstanding. They did not directly attack Yancheng, which was guarded by heavy troops, but only cut off their external contacts. Some of the troops directly attacked the south, conquered Dafeng and Dongtai, and joined forces with the paratroopers who had parachutes in Xinghua. The Marines who continued to go south and captured Hai'an with the troops landing from Yangkou.
Chapter completed!