Chen Lian naturally did not dare to disobey the brigade commander's order, and besides, he was also a man with a strong sense of honor.

Starting from 12 o'clock, the 769th Regiment launched a fierce attack on Donghui under his command.

After receiving the brigade commander's order, the 769th Regiment's offensive became more intense.

Unfortunately, due to the lack of heavy firepower weapons to attack the enemy, the 769th Regiment's offensive, although very fierce, did not make any substantial progress, and instead caused a lot of casualties.

Seeing that the time came to 4:30, less than three hours before dawn, Chen Lian became more and more impatient.

He was about to organize a new round of attack, but the chief of staff on the side frowned and dissuaded: "Captain, no!"

"You have also seen the situation. Our army lacks heavy firepower and cannot pose any threat to the Japanese hiding in bunkers and gun towers. Continuing to launch attacks will only increase casualties. The previous attacks are the best.

prove."

Chen Lian's face darkened and he said: "Chief of Staff, of course I know what you said, but we have to carry out the orders of the brigade chief."

"Besides, his new regiment can take down Niangzi Pass, why can't our 769th Regiment take down Donghui Stronghold, which has a weaker defense?"

The chief of staff knew that regimental commander Chen Lian's mood had been affected by the brigade headquarters' orders and the delay in making progress in the offensive, and he had lost his cool.

Being impatient is a taboo for military strategists, especially those who are commanders.

The chief of staff said: "The brigade headquarters' order is important, but don't forget that the brigade headquarters does not necessarily require us to capture the Donghui stronghold, but wants us to capture it."

"But this is obviously something difficult to do. If we do it forcefully, it will only increase the casualties of our regiment, and the gain will not be worth the loss."

After a pause, the chief of staff changed the topic and continued: "On the other hand, the Japanese in the Donghui stronghold have become a lone army, and their supplies of food and ammunition are limited.

It doesn’t matter how much is left in their stronghold, but as long as they can’t get replenishment, they will eventually be used up one day.”

"So, I think we should continue to focus on luring the enemy to attack and consume all their ammunition."

"According to tonight's consumption rate, the Japanese in the Donghui stronghold will consume all the ammunition in five nights at the latest.

Even if they are not used up, there will be very little left, and then they will not dare to open fire as recklessly as they did tonight to suppress the attacking personnel of our regiment."

"Also, these few days are enough for us to dig tunnels to get close to the Japanese bunkers and gun towers."

"The advantage lies with me. We don't need to launch a strong attack at all."

The chief of staff explained all the stakes and the battle plan in detail with emotion and reason.

Of course Chen Lian knew what the other party was saying was reasonable, and he also knew that this was the best way to attack.

Therefore, after he lowered his head and pondered for about 30 seconds, he finally accepted the other party's suggestion: "Chief of Staff, you are right. It is less than 3 hours before dawn. If we can suppress all our regiments in time, it will be better."

It may not be possible to capture the Donghui stronghold.

In this case, as you said, we will mainly use the sheep attack to attract the enemy's firepower, and order the militia teams to prepare to dig tunnels."

As soon as Chen Liang finished speaking, the battalion commander next to him said urgently: "Commander, let me lead the brothers to charge again. If this attack still fails to be effective, it will not be too late to change the current battle plan."

As the main battalion, the 1st Battalion had participated in several previous attacks and was also the battalion with the largest casualties. Therefore, the 1st Battalion Commander was naturally unwilling to give up.

But Chen Lian's face darkened and he shouted: "Nonsense! Execute the order immediately!"

"yes!"

The first battalion commander did not dare to disobey the order, so he had no choice but to promise.

At this moment, a rapid sound of horse hooves suddenly came along the Zhengtai Highway. It was the cavalry correspondent of the new regiment.

Under Li Yunlong's order, the cavalry correspondent set off a long time before the armored train, in order to notify Chen Lian in advance and give him some time to prepare.

Since his identity was revealed in advance, the sentries on duty from the 769th Regiment did not stop him.

Still far away, the cavalry correspondent shouted at the top of his voice: "Captain Chen, Commander Chen, our commander invites you to a meeting!"

Chen Lian turned back to look at the visitor and said with a puzzled look on his face: "Your regiment leader invited me to a meeting? Which regiment are you from?"

The cavalry correspondent saluted Chen Lian and said: "Reporting to Commander Chen, I am the cavalry correspondent of the new regiment. By order of our regiment commander, I invite you to attend a meeting."

"Li Yunlong's people?" Chen Lian, who was also familiar with Li Yunlong, asked, "Where is their leader now?"

Cavalry correspondent: "On the way."

On the way here, he asked himself to go to a meeting. Li Da's chamber pot was too big, right?

Chen Lian suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and asked again: "When will he get here?"

Cavalry correspondent: "It should be soon."

Chen Lian: "It should be soon? What does this mean? Isn't your leader following the same path as you?"

"Yes."

The cavalry correspondent nodded and added: "Our regiment leader took the railway. Since I set off first, I was a little faster than them."

Take the railway?

Chen Lian just said it casually, but he didn't expect that he would actually fall in love with it.

Chen Lian added: "Where does your regiment leader come from? Is it Niangziguan?"

Cavalry correspondent: "Strictly speaking, we did come from Niangziguan."

Chen Lian: "There are two large strongholds, Pingping and Jucheng, between Niangziguan and Donghui. Didn't your regiment directly rush to the Donghui stronghold without assisting the 772nd and 771st regiments in taking the Pingping and Jucheng strongholds?

"

The cavalry correspondent shook his head: "No, our regiment has assisted the 772nd and 771st regiments in taking down the Pingping stronghold and the Jucheng stronghold. This time we are here to assist Commander Chen in your eastward return to the stronghold.

Our leader invites you to a meeting to discuss this matter."

Shock!

Chen Lian, the chief of staff and the first battalion commander who had not yet had time to leave were all stunned by the cavalry correspondent's words.

Originally, they had just received news from the brigade headquarters that the Second Independent Regiment and the New First Regiment had captured Yangquan County and Niangziguan respectively, and they were already extremely shocked. Unexpectedly, before 10 minutes had passed, they actually had to attack again.

News that Xinxin's group had captured Pingping and Jucheng strongholds.

Several people took a breath of cold air. The fighting power of the 386 brigade regiments was too strong, right?

Especially Wang Chengzhu’s Second Independent Regiment and Li Yunlong’s New Regiment.

However, considering the fire support of armored trains, it seems that it is normal to take down these Japanese strongholds.

Although these bunkers and turrets look like steel fortresses in front of 81mm caliber mortars, if they are faced with heavy howitzers of 105mm caliber and above, they are actually not much different from those in Zhihu.

At this moment, a bright beam of light suddenly shone from the corner of a mountain col to the east, illuminating a hillside at the other end like daylight.

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ps! Let me explain the updates in the past few days. The third child went back to his parents' home for the National Day, but he had an affair and was quarantined at home without a computer.

Then it was 37 degrees on the day I arrived. In the past two days, the temperature suddenly dropped below 10 degrees. I was wearing short sleeves and no thick clothes when I arrived. As a result, it was so cold that I even caught a cold. It scared me to death.

Fortunately everything is normal.

I originally wanted to see if I could go home, but I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to go back soon, so forget it and just code on my phone.
Chapter completed!