Chapter 105: Goryeo United With the appearance of sunset, the independent regiment's battle against Shiquan County officially began. "Notify the First Battalion to blow up all the railways, roads, and bridges north of Shiquan County!" In the Linyuan County Command Center, Ding Wei, who was notified by Li Yunlong, saw that the time for the attack had come. He immediately issued an order for a raid to the First Battalion of the New First Regiment, which had already moved to the north of Shiquan County. "what? Commander, do we have to blow up all the roads and bridges too? If it blows up, how can we use it in the future?" Zhong Zhicheng, who was standing by, listened to the order given by Ding Wei and said to Ding Wei in surprise. Ding Wei glanced at Zhong Zhicheng and said, "Isn't it just blowing up some bridges and roads? Without the road, it would be difficult for the Japanese reinforcements to reach Shiquan County. I said to Political Commissar Zhong, don't worry about these bottles and jars. We can rebuild them in the future if they are broken. As long as you successfully take over Shiquan County, you can build as many roads as you want.
You can build a bridge as long as you want." "Tell the First Battalion to use explosives if possible, and use artillery shells if explosives are insufficient. In short, at all costs, destroy all the roads and bridges in the north of Shiquan County as quickly as possible! " "Especially the bridges. Without them, the Japanese will either retreat or swim across the Zhuozhang River!" "Yes!" Zhong Zhicheng pursed his lips and knew that what Ding Wei said was correct. If the terrain advantage was not used to stop the Japanese, the New 1st Regiment responsible for blocking the Japanese reinforcements from the north would suffer higher casualties. Seeing that Zhong Zhicheng didn't say anything else, Ding Wei began to think about how to face the Japanese devils coming from Dagu County. Although the 358th Regiment was willing to help the New 1st Regiment resist the Japanese, the prerequisite was that the Eighth Route Army handed over the defensive position to the 358th Regiment and could not leave any troops there. Otherwise, the 358th Regiment would not be able to send troops to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army in combat. However, Ding Wei was really unwilling to entrust such an important matter to the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. If the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army played dirty and withdrew directly, the Japanese would then advance straight in, and not only would they fail to capture Shiquan County, they might also be able to retake Linyuan County. "Alas, I hope Lao Li can move faster. As long as he can resolve the battle quickly, Shangdang will be able to free up troops to support us." Ding Wei looked at the sand table of Linyuan County and the map placed beside it, thinking constantly in his heart. After Li Yunlong conveyed the brigade's intention to him, Ding Wei understood that the brigade wanted to attack the Shangdang area and was preparing to take over the entire Shangdang area to develop a base. …… On the other side, Tongshi Town, south of Shiquan County. After a day of hard work, with the help of the common people, trenches were dug in most parts of Tongshi Town. A large number of bunkers and firepower points were also built in the town.
If the trenches in front cannot stop the Japanese, then we will retreat into the town and nearby villages to fight them. Under Qin Yangming's arrangement, Li Erhu took the mountain artillery company and the Type 92 infantry artillery collected from various companies and dispersed them in some spacious houses in the town. Made up of four gun groups. Li Erhu's five-man top artillery group was also dispersed, each serving as a group leader. Wang Erniu took the remaining six 82mm mortars and stayed in the stronghold close to the front line, ready to provide artillery support at any time. Qin Yangming brought out six rocket launchers, all of which were placed behind the town. Led by Li Erhu himself, he was ready to give the Japanese a severe blow while they were unaware of the news. In the front trenches, Qin Yangming was constantly patrolling to see if there was anything missed. "Heavy machine gunner, check the ammunition belt and make sure it's OK. If there's a problem with the ammunition belt during combat, it's a big deal!" Qin Yangming looked at a soldier who was cleaning a Guoliunov heavy machine gun and gave him some advice. "Also, make the slope at the back wider to facilitate the transfer of the heavy machine guns. Don't pile so much debris in the trenches, and fill in all the potholes!" "Someone, come and dig this place into a right-angled shape, like a stool, not like a bowl! Everyone, pay attention, dig the corners of the trenches straight like a stool, not curved like a bowl!" "The same goes for cat ear holes. Dig as far downward as possible, not straight forward. Remember to use wooden boards for support!" "Put the ammunition inside the cat-ear hole, don't leave it outside, otherwise the Japanese will bomb it all." While inspecting the trenches, Qin Yangming constantly issued orders for improvements to various deficiencies. After receiving Qin Yangming's orders, the platoon leaders and company commanders immediately led their soldiers to modify the trenches according to Qin Yangming's requirements. At Qin Yangming's request, several more sandbags were added to the trench. Three sandbags were stacked in a "品" shape, with a shooting hole in the middle. In some areas of the trenches, there are roads supported by large amounts of wood and planks, extending directly to the stronghold. These roads are reserved for tanks within the stronghold. If the pressure on the front line is too great, or if there is a good opportunity, Qin Yangming will order the tank company to take the lead and launch a counterattack. "Oh, if the Japs weren't so anxious, it would be nice to rest here for a night." Zhangye, who was following Qin Yangming, thought of the telegram sent from the brigade headquarters, saying that the Japanese Korean Regiment with two regiments of puppet troops was moving towards Shiquan. In three hours at most, we will reach the blocking position under the responsibility of the Vanguard Battalion. Get the pioneer battalion ready. Qin Yangming listened to Zhangye's words and nodded as well. If the Japanese set up camp on the spot to rest, then Qin Yangming would first use rocket launchers to bomb them twice, and then charge with tanks. He was confident that he could defeat the Japanese reinforcements coming from Shangdang area in one night. "Battalion Commander, Battalion Commander, the brigade has received intelligence that the Japanese reinforcements from Shangdang have received detailed information on their equipment and numbers!" While Qin Yangming continued to observe the position, Goudan ran out from the stronghold, found Qin Yangming and spoke. "Let's go back to the base." Looking at Goudan holding the intelligence in his hand, Qin Yangming took Zhangye and quickly walked towards the stronghold.
After returning to the base, Qin Yangming took the intelligence directly and looked at it with Zhangye. "The Japs really think highly of us. We have almost 10,000 people!" Qin Yangming looked at the intelligence about the personnel and equipment of the Goryeo League, and began to worry about this battle. "A full-strength regiment, two regiments, and a mountain artillery squadron. The Japanese really think highly of us." (End of this chapter)