In late May, Hunan Province has become hot as soon as it is said.

It was early in the morning, and the sun was scorching hot and breeze-free valley was as hot as a big steamer.

Leng Feng, the chief of staff of the Four Army Regiment, rode a dark ocean horse, followed by a cavalry squad, carrying a whip, and ran on the mountain trail. He was invited by Ge Youcai, the commander of the 10th Division, to Huangchaling to inspect the newly completed fortifications.

Among the three division commanders under the 10th Army, Ge Youcai was the only one who was promoted from the 10th Division. Fang Xianjue was still in the 10th Division as the division commander. Ge Youcai was the commander of the 30th Regiment. When Fang Xianjue was promoted to the commander, Ge Youcai became the deputy commander of the 10th Division. By the end of 1943, Fang Xianjue's close friend Sun Mingjin, the commander of the 10th Division, died in battle, and Ge Youcai was promoted to the commander of the 10th Division.

This time, because General Xue had used his methods to dismiss his post, the 10th Division was particularly fierce in resistance. The division commander Ge Youcai took the lead in signing, and all officers above the 10th Division were willing to boycott the new commander's appointment.

Whether in the 10th Army or the 9th War Zone, Ge Youcai, the commander of the 10th Division, was the number one confidant general under the command of Fang Xianjue.

Otherwise, the positions in the south of the city that the Japanese army identified as the main attack by Fang Xianjue would not have been handed over to the Preparatory 10th Division. That was absolute trust. Even elite troops like the Four Army Regiment had not won this task.

But Ge Youcai was able to become the commander of the 10th Division by not just loyalty to his commander or bravery during wartime. This bearded general looked like a fierce Zhang Fei, but had extraordinary delicate thoughts.

When he returned, Fang Xianjue told him that the Sixing Group had a simulated defense drilling field at the foot of Hengshan Mountain. There were many fortifications that were built to amazed him. In addition, drawings would be provided for reference by various departments in the future and fortifications should be built according to local conditions.

If it were ordinary people, when there were many things before the war, they would at most pay more attention to fortification drawings and instruct their subordinates not to ignore the help of friendly troops. However, this master did not. As soon as he came out of the command center, he immediately took more than a dozen officers under his command to conduct an on-site inspection in a truck.

Fortunately, an engineer left by the Four Army Regiment was planning to blast and destroy this huge drilling ground to avoid being seen by the Japanese army. The explosives had been buried and the blasting had not started yet, so he left this person with two hours of opportunity to conduct on-site inspection.

Ge Youcai was amazed at the wide trenches like murderous machines, and even thought that this was tailor-made for the hilly and mountainous areas in southern Hengyang. After coming back at night that day, he ran to find Director Tang, who was busy and busy, and asked him to find an opportunity to inspect and guide his work on the 10th Division position.

Tang Dao could not refuse a master who was so condescending, but he was so busy that he didn't have time to go by these two days. He could only recommend Leng Feng to help him walk, and on the phone he specifically asked Leng Feng: "Everything must be realistic. Good is good, bad is bad. If there is any problem, you must point it out. Friends can be embarrassed, but you cannot be sad because of the heavy casualties!"

Although Tang Dao knew Leng Feng's personality very well, after all, Ge Youcai was a lieutenant general and would eventually be a little concerned about the face of the lieutenant general in the army.

Huangchaling is one of Hengyang's famous ancient battlefields. It was originally named "Huangchaling". Huangchaling led 100,000 troops to go down the Xiangjiang River on a raft, and once again set up camps to fight. I don't know when it was renamed the "Huangchaling" by the people.

The clouds of war had already enveloped the land, and the villages along the way were already empty, but the hillsides along the way were full of soldiers with bare heads, barefoots, dark faces and muddy wriggling.

The fact that bare head was the first military order issued by the newly appointed combat director Tang Dao, requiring the military and civilians in Hengyang to cut their hair to the fullest and all men to shave their heads.

This is not to better identify the enemy, but to consider after injury. If the head is damaged, it requires surgery or bandage, and the nurse will spend time shaving the injured. Saving people on the battlefield is like putting out a fire. If there is so much time to waste, it is better to prepare before the war.

The military and civilians of Hengyang, including Fang Xianjue, the supreme commander, all men were wearing a big bald head. The female soldiers of the Four Lines Regiment, including Dan Tai Mingyue, had long had short hair with their ears exposed. If it was not short enough, they would just take the dagger to cut it short. It was very fast.

Leng Feng’s first impression of the 10th Division came from these working officers and soldiers, and the impression was excellent.

Wherever we went, from the battalion commander down, including the battalion officers and soldiers, everyone was shirtless, wearing military trousers, and working sweating profusely in the heat wave. From a distance, they could only see a group of yellow clay men waving hoes and shovels in the yellow clay soil. They could not tell who was the commander and who was the soldier.

From the fall of Tanzhou and Hengyang announced its wartime state to the present three days, the officers and soldiers of the 10th Division and more than 20,000 civilians built more than 8 miles of deep trenches in the south of the city. The Huangchaling, which Leng Feng had to focus on, was dug more than 2 miles of deep trenches in Huangchaling, which was defended by the 30th Regiment of the 10th Division, which Leng Feng had to focus on, dug more than 2 miles of deep trenches.

The commander of the 30th Regiment was the battalion commander of the Third Battalion when Ge Youcai was the regiment commander. He was a calm middle-aged man. Since he was calm, he would inevitably lack flexibility.

Perhaps it was not because he was better than his other two colleagues, but when the 30th Regiment survived less than 300 people in the Third Tanzhou Defense Battle, he was the only battalion commander who was seriously injured and still died.

The colonel leader attached great importance to Leng Feng's arrival. He personally rode a horse to accompany Leng Feng, who was one level lower than himself, to investigate the positions where thousands of people were exploring.

Leng Feng rode his horse along the deep trench and looked while walking. At first, he felt that it was still good. The officers and soldiers of the 30th Regiment were working very hard, and there were also professional engineers following the map to guide them to dig. If you follow this progress, you can reach the position standards of the Four Lines Regiment in five or six days.

At this time, the Japanese vanguard was more than 200 miles away from Hengyang, and there were troops who kept blocking the attack along the way. The time left for Hengyang was about seven or eight days, which was enough in terms of time.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! But the more you go, Leng Feng's brows frowned slightly. He felt something was wrong. It was not that he was lazy and slipping, but that the position of the 30th Regiment seemed to be too big.

According to common sense, a 2,000-man-level infantry regiment like the 30th Regiment has a defensive surface of about 1,300 meters. Only in this way can defense be guaranteed in the depth direction. No one will be so stupid that he can stuff 2,000 people to the front line. There must be defenses on the left and right wings, defenses must be deployed in depth, and reserves must be left.

However, the width of the front defense surface of the 30th Regiment is only as high as kilometers that have been completed. According to the current construction progress, it will be more than 2,500 meters or even wider.

If a regiment is like this, what about the entire 10th Division?

After a brief conversation with the colonel leader who had a somewhat stiff face, Leng Feng immediately notified Tang Dao.

When Tang Dao heard this, he immediately left behind what he had to do, took Yuanxiao and three guard soldiers into the jeep and rushed to the headquarters of the 10th Division at lightning.

When Ge Youcai heard that he had such a big flaw in the 10th Division's position, he was not so hot that he could not have been burned. He immediately got on the Tang Dao's jeep and rushed to Huangchaling.

Leng Feng and the colonel commander of the 30th Regiment stood at the highest point of the mountain, staring at each other with wide eyes and staring at each other for less than 40 minutes. Ge Youcai and Tang Dao arrived, which showed that they were in a hurry to go.

It was difficult for these two people to speak. Leng Feng didn't talk much, and the one from the 30th regiment said little. Now he felt that there was something wrong with the position arrangement and he had no intention of speaking. The two big men could only squat on the highest point of the mountain and smoke one by one.

I saw two jeeps and several war horses running over from a distance, and the two of them quickly ran down from the top of the not-high mountain to greet them.

The group walked towards the top of the mountain, Leng Feng handed the telescope in his hand to Ge Youcai, pointed to the south of the Xianggui Railway and said, "The two miles ahead here is the main position of my preparatory 10th Division. I see that a single army is in trouble with such a large-scale position, and it is difficult to support the strength of the preparatory 10th Division!"

Ge Youcai looked at Leng Feng in surprise, but he felt a sense of admiration for Tang Dao recommending him to see the 10th Division position.

A regiment-level chief of staff, in front of a lieutenant general, actually made an evaluation that the army and division-level positions were not enough to support, which is not something that ordinary people can do.

The key is that he had already reacted to Zhao Zili, the chief of staff of Hengyang War Zone, first. However, Zhao Zili believed that Hengyang had national defense fortifications before, and it would be too wasteful if it was not necessary, and it would be only seven or eight days for them to be left. It would be too risky to re-extract the position. It would be better to use the original fortifications to add some field fortifications provided by Tang Dao as a supplement.

Zhao Zili has a good command level, but his position is different from Ge Youcai. As Fang Xianxiong's deputy, he must only consider the issue at the height of the entire Hengyang defensive war. Naturally, he hopes to provide more effective materials to places where he needs them more. Naturally, he can save a little if he can.

Ge Youcai looked at Zhang Fei as a fierce Zhang Fei. When he was the regiment commander, he led the soldiers to charge with a machine gun, but Zhang Fei was also thick and thin. He knew that he could not convince Zhao Zili by himself, so he would be unhappy to go directly to the commander of the army, so he put his ideas on Tang Dao, the commander of the combat department. As long as Tang Dao spoke, Zhao Zili, the chief of staff, had to reconsider the issue of position deployment.

He originally thought that he would wait for Tang Dao to see it himself and find out the problem. Who knew that one of Tang Dao's subordinates already had such a sharp vision and even had the courage to speak out in front of him, the lieutenant general, and commander.

Could this be the legendary "strong generals have no weak soldiers under them"?

"Chief Ge, look, there is an open rice field south of the Hunan-Guizhou Railway, and a mile further ahead is a hillside. This is Huangchaling, Oujia Town, and Torikeng, which are the original main positions.

My HY city is not big, it is only 3 miles wide from east to west and 4 miles long from north to south. Except for the Xiangjiang River in the east, it does not require too many troops. The other three defensive surfaces are 11 miles in total. Considering the reserve team, at least 8 regiments are needed. Now our Hengyang army has only 8 regiments in total. The security regiment has no field experience yet. It is impossible to send all troops out of the city to fight against the Japanese invaders first and then take back the defense inside the city.

Although the idea is good, the battlefield situation changes rapidly, and no commander can guarantee the withdrawal of the city intact. Moreover, the fortifications and defense areas in the city also require the defenders to spend a certain amount of time familiarizing themselves. Otherwise, when the two armies fight, they will be blind people with dark eyes. Don’t we give up the advantage of this advantage of the advantage of the advantage?

In addition, the main position is far beyond the urban area, extending nearly 2 miles south of the Hunan-Guangxi Railway, which is equivalent to twice the city defense area, and the required troops must be increased accordingly. The defense surface is too wide and too large.

The relationship between the troops and positions is like people wearing clothes. The most important thing is to fit. It is not suitable to be too big or too small. Napoleon said this reason back then." Leng Feng's words made the 10th Division present look at him with admiration.

Chief of Staff Leng is not only courageous but also vision and level. In this way, he can understand the current problems of the Preparatory 10th Division.

"What do you think we should do, Chief of Staff Leng?" Ge Youcai grinned, glanced at Tang Dao, and asked with a smile.

"I personally recommend that the position in the south of the city be properly contracted, not to be too much, but to be strong and reliable. Just like two people fighting, you must first clench your fists and hit them out to be powerful." Leng Feng also glanced at Tang Dao, who signaled that he would not have to be reserved, and said confidently.

After arriving at the 10th Division, Tang Dao saw that the thick man had been waiting for you to come, and he knew that he was probably "used" by this lieutenant general who looked very rough. This chief of staff Zhao Zili, who was responsible for the planning of the entire Hengyang War Zone, wanted to make himself speak.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, Tang Dao is not disgusted with such "utilization". If you find that the problem is hidden, it will have no effect on the upcoming war and may even be exploited by the Japanese army, that would be extremely bad.

Before coming, Tang Dao also took the previous urban defense planning map of Hengyang and found several problems hidden in Hengyang's previous urban defense planning map.

In the past, Hengyang was built according to military fortresses and invested a lot of manpower and material resources. In 1943 alone, more than 20,000 civilians and husbands were invested, and it took a month to excavate and repair the fortifications inside and outside the city.

But the biggest problem is that all the defensive positions are designed based on three infantry troops. A bunch of high barriers and deep ditches were made in the mountains in the south of the city, which looked very intimidating, but now all the defenders are only one infantry army's strength, which really supports such a huge position.

If the front of the position is too wide and the troops are too scattered, it is easy to cause the position to be loose. Once the gap is made, the entire frontal position will easily be dragged down.

After all, not all infantry regiments have the powerful continuous firepower as powerful as the Four-Road Regiment. Even if a battalion defends the 1,500-meter front position, it can ensure that there is no fire gap on the position.

But that is a fire deployment that requires a large number of submachine guns or semi-automatic rifles.

Secondly, the original positions were fought alone, lacking contact with each other, unable to form a strong cross-fire power, and could not play a role in supporting each other.

Some bunkers pay too much attention to the broad range of attention and shooting, and ignore concealment. Many perforations face the enemy directly, while the Japanese army is equipped with this large number of direct aiming cannons, blindly attacking the hostile areas, which will only cause casualties in vain.

Moreover, if you stand on the top of the mountain and look at some of the already-made positions, you will find that the main position is flat, with sparse trees, and many fortifications are barely exposed outside, with only a little sparse shrubs that can be hidden. If the troops are mobilized in front of the enemy or replenished ammunition, the wounded soldiers retreat, or even the cooks are three meals back and forth, they will be exposed to the Japanese artillery fire, which is indeed not a very ideal position.

"I agree to shrink the position. When I go back later, I will report this situation to Chief Fang and Chief Zhao!" Tang Dao made the final decision.

"I suggest that we give up all the positions before the Hunan-Guangxi Railway, completely shrink to the north of the Hunan-Guangxi Railway, and rebuild the main position along the Hunan-Guangxi Railway. This area has Wuguiling, Fengshushan, Zhangjiashan, Tianmashan and other mountains, suitable for the main position." Ge Youcai suddenly spoke again.

The Xianggui Railway passes from east to west along the south of Hengyang City. The West Railway Station is located in the middle. To the south of the railway are open rice fields, and to the north are rolling mountains. This area is densely packed with mountains. At the same time, the mountain slopes are steep and dense trees are dense, with many ponds in the mountains, with good concealment and not easily threatened by enemy artillery fire. It is indeed a good place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Leng Feng showed surprise on his cold face, which was also the suggestion he wanted to make. Unexpectedly, this lieutenant general of the army was almost exactly the same as he thought.

"Teacher Ge is really troublesome. I think that Commander Ge has run away at least ten times in this area!" Tang Dao looked at this man who had a rough face but was full of 800-eyed eyes with a smile on his face.

"Hehe! Director Tang knows me. Without field investigation, how could he say this casually? That's not nonsense!" Ge Youcai couldn't help but blushed when Tang Dao looked like this, but he quickly became calm.

Who made you Captain Tang have the ability and have a broad friendship? You have to talk about this. Lao Ge, who has met Tang Dao several times, is a bit of a friendship now, is playing with the mentality of "If you are forced, you will take the blame."

"Okay! You can redeploy the position according to your suggestions from Commander Ge, but it's true! I personally have a little immature opinion. I wonder if Commander Ge is willing to listen." Tang Dao said with a brow raised.

"Director Tang, tell me." Ge Youcai was slightly stunned.

"I think! Your army has been working for three days in Huangchaling, and there are also the original national defense fortifications. If it is abandoned, it would be a pity. It would be better to use this place as a nail at the forefront of the main position of the 10th Division. The Japanese army wants to attack the main position of the 10th Division. This nail can make them hurt regardless of whether they pull it out or not." Tang Dao said with a smile.

"This..." Ge Youcai and the generals and schoolmen of the 10th Preparatory Division were stunned.

Leng Feng just now made it clear about the disadvantages of the Huangchaling position. Why did Tang Dao, who had agreed to completely shrink the main position, compete with this place again?

If a regiment defends the army, it will need at least 4 infantry battalions or more troops. The key is that this position is 900 meters before the main position. It is really as Tang Dao said, that is a nail. How could the Japanese army not pull out this nail that could pierce the flesh at any time before launching an attack on the main position?

Then the two or three thousand people who stay here must be dead! Who would like to defend this position that is purely for consumption?

"Huangchaling, let me leave it to the first battalion of the Four Army Regiment to defend! The 900 brothers of the First Battalion of the Four Army Regiment will fight under your command at that time. Please give me more care." Tang Dao's next sentence made the generals stay on the spot.
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