The blood of the Anti-Japanese War stained the mountains and rivers

The brothers were not dissatisfied anymore, and each of them laughed and familiarized themselves with the newly received weapons and equipment. Some of them were getting ready for a good night's sleep, recharging their energy, and getting ready for the next battle.

And the people in the Quartermaster Department of the 18th Army were also ordered by Army Commander Peng Shan to treat Lieyan Special Operations Brigade well.

So soon, the people from the military supply department sent Yang Ling and the others dozens of new military uniforms, which made the brothers very happy.

The officers and soldiers of the Lieyan Special Forces Brigade have been wearing refugee clothes to fight. The battlefield has long been blood-stained and tattered, giving off a sour smell.

But here is no better than they are in the Sulu war zone. If the clothes are broken, they can immediately get new ones from the quilt factory.

This is a frontal battlefield, and they are not affiliated to a certain unit now, so there is no place to find new clothes to change into.

Now the military supply department of the 18th Army is also considerate. Seeing that Yang Ling and the others were dressed in tatters, they really couldn't stand it, so they sent over a whole set of brand new military uniforms.

Even if the officers and soldiers of the Lieyan Special Operations Brigade wore military uniforms in the Sulu theater, they were re-dyed and sewn from the captured Japanese and puppet military uniforms, which can be said to be second-hand.

Now these newly issued military uniforms are real new clothes. After the brothers got the clothes, they were all happy, just like Chinese New Year.

The brothers quickly threw away the tattered clothes, and all of them put on new military uniforms, shaved and washed their faces, and the whole team gave people a new look.

Moreover, they are all veterans who have experienced many battles. Wearing this new military uniform is not comparable to those immature recruits. Those sharp eyes and vaguely revealing murderous aura make people dare not underestimate them.

"This is also a change of shotguns for us. When we are on the battlefield, we will definitely make the little devil look good."

Wearing a neat new military uniform, tidying up his helmet, looking at his mighty self in the mirror, Grizzly, the leader of Lie Yan No. [-] Squadron, was full of complacency.

"A man depends on his clothes and a horse depends on his saddle. The clothes are good. If you wear a military medal on your chest, then the big girl and the little daughter-in-law will not be able to jump on you."

Seeing Grizzly, the leader of No. [-] Squadron admiring himself, Zhang Tie leaned against the door and joked aside.

"Don't tell me you kid, this time I really want to kill a few more little devils, and ask the chairman to get a military medal for fun."

"Blow it, just blow it, I still want the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal."

"It's not dark yet, so you're starting to dream?" Hearing what Zhang Tie said, Grizzly was also happy, pointing to the sky outside, and joked with a smile.

When Yang Ling and his brothers from the Lieyan Special Operations Brigade were incorporated into the reserve team and were resting in the city and waiting for orders, it was already dark outside the city.

The vanguard of the Devil's 13th Division was as arrogant and arrogant as usual, and even before the main force arrived, it took the lead in launching a fierce attack on the periphery of Yichang, trying to rush into Yichang in front of other attacking divisions.

Now stationed on the outskirts of Yichang is the troops of Commander Luo Wenguang of the 18th Division of the 18th Army. Facing the arrogant devils, the troops of the three regiments have put up a posture, not giving up an inch of land, and fighting for every inch of land.

Although the arrogant vanguard of the devils learned from the intelligence that the troops of the Chinese 18th Army arrived in Yichang, they didn't take it seriously.

In the eyes of these devils, even though the 18th Army is the elite in China's battle order, they still look down on Yang, and they still fight well.

When the vanguard of the devils was hit by the 18th division under the command of Luo Wenguang, they realized that the elite was not called for nothing.

The 18th Army has the best soldiers and the best weapons. Although it has only been two days after arriving in Yichang in a hurry and hastily established a defense line, it is not so easy for the devils to easily invade Yichang.

As the teacher Luo Wenguang said, if you want to enter Yichang, you have to see if the little devil has a good set of teeth.

The vanguard of the devils suffered a head-on blow. Facing the fierce firepower of the defenders, they had to retreat after dropping hundreds of corpses. The setback made them extremely unwilling.

When a chariot squadron of the Devils got the news and rushed over, the Devils' vanguard organized its forces again and launched a fierce attack on the positions of the 54th and 53rd Regiments of the Yichang Outer Defenders.

Moreover, the devil's planes also rushed to help in groups. The devil's planes strafed and bombed at low altitude in turn, and the incendiary bombs thrown burned the defenders' positions bare and covered with scorched earth.

In the face of the indiscriminate bombing of the Japanese planes and the onslaught of the ground troops, the defenders guarding the periphery of Yichang stood still. Relying on grenades and hand-to-hand combat, they forcibly repelled the Japanese who broke into the position several times. The two sides continued to fight fiercely. When it got dark, the devils didn't take advantage of the slightest.

Text 340 Chapter Nine Outer Battles

The Chinese officers and soldiers of the 18th Army fought bloody battles with the devils on the periphery. The devils fought for a day and suffered heavy losses and left countless corpses, but it was difficult to shake the position of the Chinese defenders.

As night fell, the little devils who had been fighting for a day also died down, and the leading troops of the devils who suffered heavy losses had to withdraw to make up for the next day's attack.

Luo Wenguang, the commander of the 18th Division, personally rushed to inspect the positions of the regiments that had turned into scorched earth to boost the morale of the officers and soldiers.

Although their 18th Division held positions everywhere, there were Japanese planes bombing indiscriminately in the sky, Japanese heavy artillery bombardment on the ground, and tank attacks, causing more than half of the casualties of each unit.

On the Tumenya position, stepping on the scorched earth mixed with stumps and broken bodies, Luo Wenguang, the commander of the 18th Division, felt extremely heavy. If the fight continued like this, his division would probably be wiped out within two days.

"Master seat!"

Pi Xuanyou, the head of the 54th Regiment, heard that the division commander Luo Wenguang was on the front line in person, and hurriedly brought several battalion commanders over to greet him.

The division commander Luo Wenguang looked at these subordinates who were covered in blood and tattered military uniforms, and he couldn't help frowning. It didn't take long for them to be beaten like this.

"As officers, the safety of the entire regiment is tied to you, and you don't stay in the command post to direct the battle. How did you become like this?"

What the division commander Luo Wenguang practiced was to perform his own duties. In his opinion, when a commander was fighting, he had to stay in his own command position and not fight like ordinary soldiers.

"The teacher doesn't know, the devil's attack is too fierce, a wave of devils actually hit my command post, I led the regiment's guard platoon to wipe them out." Pi Xuanyou, the head of the regiment, explained hastily.

The division commander Luo Wenguang nodded, and his face calmed down: "Well, I won't pursue you this time, but you have to remember that you are officers now, and you have to keep your eyes on the overall situation. Those who are in charge of commanding the battle, don't rush to fight rashly. bayonet."

"Yes!" Seeing that the division commander Luo Wenguang did not pursue the matter, the head of the regiment Pi Xuanyou and several battalion commanders breathed a sigh of relief.

Their 18th Division belongs to the 18th Army, and the military discipline is extremely strict, because they give priority to replenishing equipment and soldiers every time, and other troops are jealous of them.

Although the main force looked majestic, they did not dare to relax all the time, because the friendly army would be jealous, and the enemy would focus on them.

"How about the casualties of the troops?" The division commander Luo Wenguang quickly changed the subject.

Pi Xuanyou, the head of the regiment, replied with a slightly heavy voice: "More than half of the battalions were lost, and the casualties were huge."

"The little devil didn't get a bargain from us, and we killed and wounded almost a thousand." The first battalion commander added.

Hearing that the casualties of the army were so large, the division commander Luo Wenguang also became extremely dignified. It seems that this battle is not as simple as imagined. This is the vanguard of a division of devils. A bloody battle.

"How's the morale of the troops? Can the ammunition keep up?"

"Return to the seat of the master. Although the brothers suffered heavy casualties, their morale was high, and the ammunition replenishment could keep up. Even though the devils sent tanks, the brothers lacked weapons to deal with the tanks, so they could only use cluster grenades to blow them up."

Luo Wenguang thought for a while and said, "Well, let someone go to the fuel depot to get some fuel and make a batch of Molotov cocktails. That's a good thing to deal with tanks."

After hearing this, Pi Xuanyou, the head of the regiment, immediately turned around and gave instructions to a staff officer, who then went to prepare.

"The reinforcements of our group army are fighting bloody battles with the little devils on the outskirts, and they are about to attack, we must hold on, don't let people underestimate us!" the division commander Luo Wenguang urged.

"Master, don't worry, people are on the ground! The little devil wants to take Yichang easily, even if I agree, I will not agree with my gun!" Pi Xuanyou, the head of the group, said viciously.

"Okay, I'm relieved with your words." Luo Wenyuan nodded after hearing the assurance from the group leader Pi Xuanyou.

"You take the time to rest and repair the trenches. I will go to the position of the 53rd Regiment to have a look."

Seeing that the 54th Regiment was fine, Luo Wenyuan greeted him again, and led his entourage to the 53rd Regiment's position under the cover of night.

When Luo Wenguang, the division commander of the 18th Division of China in the outskirts of Yichang, inspected and encouraged the positions at the front all night, the devils were not idle.