The terrain of Zhujiazhuang is better than Zhou Cheng imagined.

The two sides of the highway are undulating hills. If used properly, each hill can build a line of defense.

Zhou Cheng took a look and made a decision in his heart. He pointed to the hill at the front to analyze: "We started building a blocking position from that high ground, and we can build at least six lines of defense along the way."

"In addition to ground positions, it is best to use the terrain to build several machine gun castles just like we defend Jinzhong County. When the Japanese and puppet troops approach the position, they suddenly fire. This will not only catch the Japanese off guard, but also kill a large number of their troops!"

"Faced with our blockade, the Japanese army will definitely establish artillery positions in front of the hills and organize troops to attack one defense line and one defense line."

"We blocked one after another, fought and retreated. When the Japanese and puppet troops reached the fifth and sixth lines of defense, the distance between the artillery positions of the attacking troops would be at least three kilometers."

"The raid troops lurked behind the Japanese artillery positions since before the war. After the distance between their infantry and artillery was widened, they attacked decisively and took down the Japanese artillery positions."

"If the three main battalions are not opponents, the cavalry battalion can also participate in the war."

"When the Japanese attacked us, they would never have thought that we would dare to attack their artillery positions. And in their eyes, our National Salvation Army lost 4,000 elite troops in the Battle of Jinzhong, and there was no force to raid their artillery positions. Even if the Japanese army left troops to protect the artillery positions, they would not have too many troops, and they would not establish defense lines around the artillery positions."

"As long as our assault is fast and fierce enough, we will definitely be able to take down the artillery positions before the Japanese infantry can react."

"If we regard the Japanese as a tiger, the artillery is their fangs. Without the fangs, the combat effectiveness of this tiger will be weakened by at least 30%.

"In addition to the losses caused by the Japanese army to attack our defense line, after our artillery positions were taken down by us, their combat effectiveness was at most 50% left before the war, and the next battle would be much easier!"

"Chief of Staff, please inform the Shouyang Garrison immediately and delay the Japanese and puppet troops for two days at all costs."

"Put down the garrison, militia troops within a radius of 50 kilometers, and young and strong people all want to concentrate here and build a defensive position with a depth of more than three kilometers within two days."

"I also have to send the wooden boards, door panels, house beams, and even coffin boards from nearby villages to me here to repair the position. If there is any retraction after the battle, the national rescue army will compensate at the price!"

"Deputy Chief of Staff Li followed me, let's go to each high ground and try to determine the specific locations for building blocking positions and castles before the troops and the people arrive. They can take action as soon as they arrive and save time!"

More than 10,000 Japanese and puppet troops were building roads while advancing. When marching, they had to endure the ubiquitous sneak attacks and landmines attacks from the National Rescue Army.

The further I walked, Colonel Ishida became more irritable, especially after nightfall, he looked like an angry lion. He scolded all his subordinates around him with disagreement, making everyone angry and not afraid to breathe. He was careful in everything he did, for fear of angering him again.

"Report to the Chief, we only advanced twenty kilometers today, which is half the distance less than planned!" The adjutant reported carefully.

Because of the road construction, Colonel Ishida was stopping in a village to rest.

After the adjutant finished reporting, he was ready to welcome the fury of the captain and lowered his head and said nothing.

Fortunately, Ishida Nakasa was not as he had imagined, and cursed at him.

Although his face turned red by anger and his fists were pinched tightly and he gritted his teeth, he endured it at the last moment and took a deep breath to command: "Slow down!"

"In the face of absolute strength, no matter how hard the National Salvation Army struggles, it will be futile!"

"As long as we can successfully advance and pacify, the final victory will definitely belong to us. Order the troops to stop advancing and camp here tonight."

"The National Salvation Army is good at night attacks and sneak attacks. Tonight is the first night we set up camp in the National Salvation Army defense zone. They will definitely not miss this opportunity to attack us!"

"So tonight each unit must arrange three times the number of guard posts and patrol soldiers."

"Get out a mortar squadron and a mountain artillery brigade to stand by. If the national rescue army attacks us at long distances after dark, the artillery troops must immediately counterattack and defeat the opponent."

"As for the infantry of the National Savior Army who sneaked into the night, they should directly use light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers to repel them. No one can take the initiative without my orders."

Colonel Ishida made the order dark less than an hour after he was given the order. Just as he was being enjoyed with dinner, the adjutant ran to him again.

Compared to seeing him just now, the adjutant's face is much better now, which should have brought good news.

While eating, he asked: "What's so anxious, he can't even eat food!"

Because he brought good news, the adjutant was not as nervous as before. Looking at Colonel Ishida, he replied calmly: "Sir, we have found the main force of the National Salvation Army!"

"The aviation force just sent an enemy situation report: It said that we were the only way to pacify the county town and found a large number of national rescue troops in Zhujiazhuang."

"They are building blocking positions based on favorable terrain and shouldering our attack head-on."

Hearing this, Colonel Ishida stopped eating, stood up from the chair and walked quickly to the map.

The adjutant understood the gods and immediately marked the location of Zhujiazhuang on the map to continue the introduction.

"Zhujiazhuang is about five kilometers away from Pingding County, which is the only way for us to attack and pacify. The National Salvation Army must have wanted to use the hilly terrain there to block us layer by layer and protect Pingding County!"

"The notice also said that not only did a large number of national rescue troops be operated in Zhujiazhuang area, but several times the people are helping to build fortifications, and the progress is very fast!"

"The aviation force asked us whether we should dispatch planes to bomb Zhujiazhuang after dawn and organize the National Salvation Army to build a defense line there!"

"Can't blow it up!" Colonel Ishida answered anxiously.

"This is a big fish. It finally emerged and gave us the opportunity to wipe out them all. If a bomber was sent to Zhujiazhuang and a storm, the national rescue army who planned to defend Zhujiazhuang would definitely run away. It would be difficult to catch them again."

"Although we did not fight face to face with the National Salvation Army during the day, their sneak attacks have never been interrupted, and we are unable to defend ourselves."

"Although the losses of the troops have not been counted, I estimate that there will be no less than 300 people. As for the losses of the National Salvation Army, they have hardly ever been exposed during the daytime sneak attack, and the casualties must be minimal!"

"If the national-salvation army that was active in Zhujiazhuang was scattered and hid in the forest to fight guerrillas with us, attacked us everywhere, and attacked us sneakily, based on the casualties in front of us, we would have to pay at least three times the price to wipe them out."

"It's different from the National Salvation Army fighting position. They defend Zhujiazhuang to the death. We attacked head-on. By the way, we could also send several troops to encircle the country to block the retreat of the National Salvation Army into the forest. No matter how bad the luck is, it will seriously damage the National Salvation Army in Zhujiazhuang. The casualties of the troops will be greatly reduced due to heavy artillery participation in the battle."

"So between the two options of positional warfare and guerrilla warfare with the National Salvation Army, I definitely choose positional warfare without hesitation."

The adjutant highly recognized the team leader's analysis, but did not answer the conversation immediately.

Because another question appeared in his mind, he immediately asked: "Sir, if we do not capture Zhujiazhuang in advance and allow the National Salvation Army to dig trenches and build blocking positions there, it will definitely be very difficult for us to attack Zhujiazhuang!"

"What's there to be afraid of!" Colonel Ishida replied with nonchalant expression.

"The aviation army reported that the National Salvation Army only began digging trenches in Zhujiazhuang today and building blocking positions."

"At our current marching speed, we will definitely be able to reach Zhujiazhuang at noon the day after tomorrow."

"No matter how capable the National Salvation Army is, it is impossible for it to build permanent fortifications in two days and two nights."

"So no matter how hard they try, they can only build some civil fortifications in Zhujiazhuang."

"We have heavy artillery, tanks, and aircraft support in our hands. No matter how powerful civil fortifications are, they will become vulnerable in front of us, so I am not worried about the fortifications built by the National Salvation Army in Zhujiazhuang at all."

"I even look forward to them building the fortifications stronger. Only in this way can they have the confidence to defend Zhujiazhuang and create an opportunity for us to wipe out them all in the Zhujiazhuang battlefield."

"Notify the air force and keep an eye on the National Salvation Army in Zhujiazhuang in the next time. Without my order, you must not attack the ground."

"We continue to fight steadily and head straight to Zhujiazhuang, and strive to solve all the remnants of the National Savior Army in one battle!"

The front command of the National Salvation Army has moved from Pingding County to the sixth line of defense on the Zhujiazhuang battlefield.

Under the cover of night, Zhou Cheng was wearing an ordinary military uniform and patrolling the position next to Chen Zhengyu. To outsiders, he was just a guard who protected the chief of staff and had no connection with the regiment commander who had been missing for a long time.

This is a trick Zhou Cheng thought of when he left the Pingding Command.

In order to further confuse the Japanese, being a guard for Chen Zhengyu not only continued to hide himself, but also followed Chen Zhengyu to the battlefield to learn about the latest battle situation.

"Chief of Staff, there are two castles on the first blocking position that have not been hidden. We must continue to strengthen this aspect. We must ensure that these castles are not exposed before the Japanese and puppet troops launch a general attack. The castles and blocking positions must be connected by traffic trenches to ensure that our troops can safely evacuate the castles and return to the position after the castles complete their mission!" Zhou Cheng rushed forward two steps and caught up with Chen Zhengyu and explained in a low voice.

Chen Zhengyu nodded, and after a while, he repeated Zhou Cheng’s explanation to his subordinates.

A few minutes later, Zhou Cheng caught up with Chen Zhengyu again: "Chief of Staff, the anti-aircraft hole on the blocking position is not strong enough!"

"You have not guarded Jinzhong County, and you don't know the power of heavy artillery."

"It would be nice to have the anti-aircraft hole dug out on the position that can withstand the attack of mountain artillery. It is very difficult to withstand the attack of heavy artillery. Secondary reinforcement is required!"

"I remember that various villages sent a lot of coffins, and the coffin boards were no less solid than sleepers. The troops were notified that each anti-aircraft hole must be reinforced with coffin boards. This is a fortification used by everyone to save their lives. There must be no mistakes!"

After more than four hours of inspection and inspection, all the problems exposed by the six blocking positions were found by Zhou Cheng, and the troops were corrected through Chen Zhengyu's mouth.

When they returned to the command center, the sky had turned white, but there was no tired expression on their faces, especially Chen Zhengyu.

Before inspecting the positions, he looked worried, thinking that the troops were too risky to fight positions with the Japanese and puppet troops here.

Halfway through the inspection, the worried expression on his face was wiped out.

Now that the inspection is over, an expression of uncontrollable excitement has appeared on her face.

Not only do I no longer feel that fighting positions with the Japanese and puppet troops is too risky, but I am looking forward to the next battle.

I originally thought that the next blocking battle would be a very ordinary positional battle. After inspecting the positions, I found that there was a mystery in the blocking battle organized by the regiment commander.

In addition to surface positions and anti-aircraft holes, he also built a large number of castles on the battlefield.

These castles are very simple and are directly expanded from individual bunkers. Each castle is equipped with at most a machine gun team, with the top covered with wooden boards and soil, which integrates with the surrounding environment. It is definitely no problem to withstand an ordinary mountain cannon shell.

Because these castles are very simple, one can be dug in ten hours for an infantry squad. The battlefield is large and can be built everywhere. The regiment commander has built at least thirty castles in each blocking position.

Calculated by destroying ten Japanese soldiers in one siege, each blocking position, the Light Burrow can kill 300 Japanese and puppet troops.

The troops defending the surface positions can definitely kill many Japanese soldiers. In addition to the enemies killed by artillery soldiers, a blocking position can kill at least 500 Japanese and puppet troops.

When more than 10,000 Japanese and puppet troops arrived here, they should have more than 10,000 left. They reduced their baggage, artillery and other technical troops, and there were five or six thousand Japanese and puppet troops that could be used to attack.

If one blocking position can kill five or six hundred Japanese and puppet troops, six blocking positions can kill two or three thousand Japanese and puppet troops.

When the main force of the regiment attacks the Japanese artillery positions, killing thousands of technical troops. More than 10,000 Japanese and puppet troops will definitely lose more than half of them in Zhujiazhuang, so the subsequent counter-sweeping will be much easier to fight.

Colonel Ishida felt refreshed and very happy after getting up.

Because the National Salvation Army surprisingly did not attack itself last night, everyone slept well.

Colonel Ishida felt that this was Amaterasu who was favoring him, and today's action would definitely achieve great success.

After breakfast, he led more than 10,000 troops to fight to Pingding, intending to continue this good fortune.

Less than an hour after leaving, the team stopped, and Ishida Nakatsuki received bad news again that the tool was damaged.

"Dadadada...Boomboo..." The sound of gunfire and shell explosions followed in the middle of the team.

Colonel Ishida looked up and saw three groups of black smoke rising in front of the team.

The explosion sound of "Baga..." before the words "Boom..." was heard to his ears again, and these explosions were very close to him. The moment the black smoke rose from the ground, it was clear that seven or eight subordinates were blown over, and two subordinates were blown into the sky!

"Boom..." The violent explosion had just stopped, and three more explosions sounded behind him...

"What's going on? What does the aviation army do for food? The National Salvation Army even took the mortars and didn't know that we were by our side! A bunch of stupid pigs!"

This is not the air force, but his opponent, the National Salvation Army, is too smart.
Chapter completed!