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spnRuili in May, located on the edge of the western tropical region, should have already ushered in the continuous rainy season, but for several days in a row, the sun was shining brightly and the sky was clear and cloudy, making people who long for the rainy season feel worried.

"It would be nice if it rained."

Looking at the clear sky outside, Zhuge Sheng was enjoying the fine tea and said to Tie Sanqian, who was drinking a dime a pound of tea at the side: "Lao San, look at the tea you drank. You're really willing to give up cents a pound. With such a high military salary, what do you do with your savings?"

Unlike Zhuge Sheng who had a family, Tie Sangan still has no children. He is always accompanied by green lights every night and spends all his time reading and studying. As an officer who came out of the militia, he was considered the most uneducated person at that time. Even the letters to the Feng family had to be written by Zhuge Sheng. Now not only can he read and write normally, but he can also understand some professional terms used in military writings.

"It's just a few military pay. You won't take it with you if you live or die. Just leave enough to support your mother and father at home."[

The old rules inherited from the militia, starting from Zhang Shusheng, no matter the position is high or low, no special provisions are allowed. Food, clothing, housing and transportation are all converted into the salary of the corresponding position, and you are responsible for it.

Tiesangan is an alternative. After all, he is a senior executive of the Southwest Army. His monthly salary of more than 100 yuan is already a very high figure in the eyes of ordinary people. However, apart from his own food and drink expenses, he has no other expenses. The whole thing was divided into two parts, one part was given to the old parents living in Dongchuan, and the other part was used as a subsidy for the canteen of the second division.

In his words, he has no worries about food and drink, and is able to provide for himself when he is old. What can he do if he saves so much money? Of course, with him taking the lead, other officers also followed suit, and every month a private salary subsidy went to the army canteen.

"You are now the eldest brother, and it's time to start a family." Zhuge Sheng finished drinking the tea in the purple clay pot and felt sincere admiration for this old brother who was also a bandit to have such a view. It can be said that he has watched all the way. With Tie Sangan, he went from an illiterate and simple-minded bandit to where he is today. "Let's go, have a rest, and go take a look at the position."

"Yu Cheng!! How did you dig your position? It's so tattered that it can be broken down by two feet. Can it block the enemy's artillery? It's all re-reinforced."

Standing on his company's defense line, Dai Anlan frowned. He was still dissatisfied with the reinforced trenches. The battle at Yazi Pass left a deep impression on him. The British artillery and the Yunnan army's useless artillery. But it's different. The shot was very accurate and powerful, otherwise it wouldn't have killed so many brothers.

In his opinion, the terrain of Mengmao Town is really the best blocking position. The front line of the open position is surrounded by intricate terrain on both sides. As long as the British do not retreat back to Burma and choose another direction to attack Kunming, then, This is the important place they have to take.

The replenished second company will, under his leadership, join this larger-scale battle against the British.

In order to respond, the Second Division of the Garrison Division used all its energy to build positions.

At the front is a dense barbed wire fence and mine array, and behind it is the zigzag first line of defense. In the intricate trench, a person can only show his head when standing in it. Only when necessary can he rush through the steps on the trench wall. Come up and ensure the safety of the soldiers to the greatest extent.

The trenches present a complex distribution. From a structural point of view, they are not just a simple trench dug. Except for the most forward position, which has a relatively simple structure in order to constantly guard against the enemy, the other trenches are all extremely complete.

The curved trenches are mainly compacted, and then sacks of sand are used to make sandbags as individual shooting bunkers. There are often individual bunkers on the trench walls that can accommodate just one person. Because there is not enough cement, digging is difficult.

At that time, the soldiers chose to drill a hole at a tricky angle, supplemented by thickened hard rock, which was enough to protect against artillery.

There will be a class anti-blast hole every large section, and the reinforcement effect is better.

In the curved trench system, there are also special observation posts, company and platoon-level command bunkers, machine gun bunkers, and mortar bunkers. Special traffic ditches can allow supporting troops and retreating troops to quickly attack, support, and retreat.

Although the entire defense system is very complex, for the Southwest Army, which has always regarded excavation of fortifications as a special training subject, these are the same contents of daily training.

The tasks are clearly defined in squads and platoons, each section is independently constructed, and finally combined into a huge war fortification. For the well-trained Southwest Army, this is a process that has been repeated many times.

Zhang Shusheng had a clear understanding of World War II. Trench excavation and position construction were definitely an important part of World War II. Before the emergence of weapons of mass destruction and precision attack weapons, human sea tactics were still the theme of World War II.

The scientific trench system and complete war fortifications are the nemesis of human sea tactics.

However, the most regrettable thing is that due to the serious shortage of cement and insufficient time, the entire division position, except for the machine fortress and command bunker, is made of earth, stone and wood fortifications.[

"The structural level of the position is still not as good as that of the main forces. It's a bit worse." After looking around, Zhuge Sheng said with emotion as he stood in front of a machine gun fortress made of large pieces of hard rock and cement. "The vanguard of the British troops.

, we can arrive at noon, and the early confrontation between the two armies can buy us a few more days to complete these fortifications."

Tie Sangan nodded. The British were not heavenly soldiers and generals. They also needed to march and the baggage troops to catch up with the main force. The second division's defense line had begun to take shape, so the British had to find a way to break through it.

This tough offensive and defensive battle is inevitable.

"Lao San, when the battle starts, you have to protect yourself!" Zhuge Sheng has already foreseen that the battle starting tomorrow will be a fierce battle, and Ti San's old habit of running to the third

Even if he joins the battle on the front line, he will never stop him.

"Well, brother, just command the troops well. At the critical moment...it's better not to be soft."

Zhuge Sheng couldn't understand the meaning of Tie Sangan's words. He was warning himself that various situations may arise in the war. In case of unforeseen circumstances, supervising the battle team would be the most direct method.

After all, this is not the main division of the past, but a garrison division composed of the reserve division, the Yunnan Army, and the Gui Army. No one dares to pat their chests and guarantee that no one will escape without authorization. Although, there is no such thing as the battle at Yazi Mountain ahead.

When this happened, they fought desperately, which surprised Zhuge Sheng and the other two.

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Noon arrived in a flash, and the soldiers who had just finished their marching meal were in their places again. The commanders of each battalion and regiment had received orders from their superiors. The enemy's vanguard troops would arrive in half an hour, and ordered the ministries responsible for the first line of defense to do what they wanted.

Well prepared for a head-on attack.

A Maxim heavy machine gun that had been wiped and wiped was once again operated by the soldier, trying to change the shooting angle. The deputy shooter next to him was checking the supply tape and preparing the supply tape, because he did not have time.

A brand new H24 machine gun has been installed, and cooling water specifically for the Maxim machine gun has been placed next to it.

Each mortar was adjusted by the gunners to shoot at Zhu Yuan. Just waiting for an order, the cannon would fly to the forward position of the already marked position.

Each soldier clenched the steel gun in his hand, checked the gun and grenade, adjusted the scale, and... aimed straight at the front of the position.

The artillery regiment at the rear is considered a major feature of the Second Division. As a garrison division, because it was necessary to form artillery to support firepower, Zhang Shusheng approved artillery for each division with a stroke of his pen.

Unlike machine guns, heavy machine guns have not been replaced because the existing Maxim heavy machine guns are fully adapted to combat needs, and the artillery, which was originally blank, was naturally reorganized.

With the financial resources of the joint government of the three provinces, although the expenditure is huge, it is still possible to form artillery regiments for a few divisions. After all, this is not the intensity of consumption during the war. The artillery regiment of one division only has more than 30 artillery pieces. In total,

Several garrison divisions only need two to three hundred artillery pieces. Not to mention the large-caliber heavy artillery in stock, even the newly built infantry artillery factory can produce it in half a year. Today's southwest is no longer the poor militia group it was a few years ago.

However, before the battle, Zhuge Sheng issued a special order to the artillery regiment to fire with all their strength when necessary, and also let the British have a taste of how it felt to be blasted by the division's 105mm field artillery.

Half an hour later, the British's leading force, the Indian Division, finally arrived at the front of the Mengmao Town defense line. Contrary to what the Second Division expected, they did not even launch a rash attack, but just assumed an attack posture. Obtained

If Zhugesheng, who had received the news, had not known that the British main force, the Fourth Division, was two kilometers behind, he would have almost been unable to bear the urge to attack with his entire division and give this Indian division a feast.

"Oh God, Carmen, is this what you call the cowardly, escaping squadron?"

The commander-in-chief of the Sino-British War and the commander of the British Fourth Division, Major General Knox, put down his telescope angrily and wanted to kick the coward's ass on the spot. In order to cover up his failure, he reported his battlefield intelligence as follows: A regiment's center

The Japanese army ambushed him shamefully at Yazi Mountain Pass. After killing a large number of those cowardly Indian idiots, they fled in a hurry with a large number of casualties.

The actual situation was that I was at Yazi Mountain Pass and didn't even see a single corpse. Although the battle was indeed fierce, I believed his words for the time being.

But when Major General Knox saw the well-structured positions in the distance, he suddenly understood that the opponent was not running away timidly, but was waiting for them here.

From the telescope, we can see the bunkers one after another, as well as the perfect fortifications built based on the terrain. Is all this really made by the Chinese? [

Well, although this country has produced many great military strategists in the past, in reality, it is now a poor, backward, ignorant, dirty, melee-fighting coward who cannot even produce a pistol, and has no military strategist left alive.

How could they actually construct such a perfect scientific position?

Knox, who had experienced World War I, could not understand why even the Chinese could construct defensive positions like this, which had only appeared on the European battlefield.

Are they despicable, dirty and dirty Germans? Are there Germans in the Chinese team opposite?

Yes! It must be like this. The Germans have become restless again in recent years. It must be that they colluded with that damn Zhang Shusheng. It was they who sold him weapons, they sold him machines and technology, and they brought themselves to this damn place.

place.

Of course, Major General Noske was very happy to be here, because it meant that he would usher in a vigorous victory. He had even foreseen that he would become the hero of the entire United Kingdom. It was he, Noske

The general led an expedition and defeated the dirty Chinese tycoon Zhang Shusheng, carried out a just trial, and brought back justice for the British and damned Indians who died.

During the First World War, I was born at the wrong time and was just a poor deputy commander with a lot of ambitions but no place to exert myself. Maybe this time, when I return to England with great achievements, everything will become someone else's.

Reasons for envy and jealousy: promotion, title, royal summons from His Majesty George V...

"Dear General Knox, the Chinese army is very cunning, especially their commander, who is very talented. In addition to violent artillery, he shattered all my offensive arrangements." Although Major Carmen has

He was trying to excuse himself, but he also told the truth. In fact, he really thought that the opposite side was a regiment of troops, because no matter how he attacked, there would always be a steady stream of troops blocking him on the hilltop.

Maybe they used a regiment to block one of their own battalions, and used their own battalion as a training target. This was Major Carmen's understanding. Of course, when he explained it, it became that although the Chinese are cunning, the soldiers are very

Worse, it would take a regiment to withstand the fierce attack of a battalion.

"Carmen, I will give you a regiment of brave Indian soldiers, and you will organize the first attack." Although he looked down on the Chinese on the opposite side, he did not believe that the Germans could turn waste into strong soldiers by force.

But what are the Chinese who have fought the Germans on the battlefield?

However, probing "sexual" attacks are still needed. In Knox's view, as long as the probing "sexual" attacks are effective, he will launch a general offensive within the next two days, defeat Ruili in one fell swoop, and then go straight to Kunming.

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"Damn China, it's too big. One province, from Ruili to Kunming, is hundreds of kilometers away. It's really unimaginable. We must seize the time to resolve the battle."

If China were only as big as Germany, he would even be sure to defeat the entire China within a few days.

Knox temporarily deprived the guy who had long disliked him of his position as regimental commander, and gave it to Major Carmen, who had "successfully fought with a regiment", to take temporary command.

The mountain artillery troops that arrived early made little preparation and began roaring violently at four o'clock in the afternoon. The dense mountain artillery fired at the Chinese positions on the opposite side as if they were free of charge.

"Bombardment, concealment!!"

The concise and clear command was shouted out by the platoon commanders of each company, and for a moment it seemed that even the sound of distant artillery was covered up. Bending and crouching, the soldiers quickly hid in the artillery hole, leaving only the battlefield. Observers and command bunkers were watching the movement in front of the position.

The shelling lasted for a full ten minutes, causing serious damage to the first line of defense of the Southwest Army. The intensive artillery even forcibly blew up many barbed wire fences. The first line of defense that was hit by concentrated fire and shelling, Everywhere was pockmarked by artillery blasts.

"The enemy is attacking, hurry, hurry!!"

Amid the roar of the company platoon leader, the soldiers got out of the bunkers one after another and took up their positions. Apart from minor losses, the results of the shelling were only devastation and the smell of gunpowder smoke that filled the entire battlefield.

When the Indians, who had been warned sternly, howled and charged, little did they know that on the smoke-filled position opposite, the soldiers of the Southwest Army had been waiting for a long time.

When the first anti-infantry broad-blade mine in the serial mine array was stepped on by the Indians, Tiesangan, who was on the front line, immediately picked up the battlefield phone next to him and almost shouted an order.
Chapter completed!