A few days after receiving the equipment, the 2nd Supplementary Regiment began to explore and reconnoiter the surrounding area of Tonggu while familiarizing itself with and training the use of new equipment, and Zhang Wei ordered the regiment's engineer company to carry out engineering surveying and reconnaissance operations around Tonggu according to the map left by the British army, clarify the surrounding terrain, and formulate a defense plan based on this.
Around Tonggu, you can see the soldiers of the second regiment everywhere, and before the real battle comes, Zhang Wei must do his best to prepare for war and build Tonggu into a strong fortress.
Because of the withdrawal of the British authorities and British troops, in Tonggu City, in fact, there is no actual controller, the local government management agency has in fact entered a vacuum, no one has jurisdiction, and there is chaos in the city from time to time, in view of this, since Zhang Wei took over the ancient city, the supplementary second regiment has to act as a temporary control agency, in order to prevent riots in the city, Zhang Wei transferred Li Shaoyan's regimental communication company into the city to maintain order, posted notices, for the people who want to leave Tonggu, Zhang Wei also used trucks to help transport, Assist people to move away.
All government agencies and factory facilities in the same ancient city were taken over by the Second Supplementary Regiment, and when the city was cleaned up, the Second Supplementary Regiment also found good things in the warehouse of the factory, in which there were materials that were originally prepared to repair the bridge, and there were a large number of steel bars, steel plates, and all kinds of workmanship materials just now.
Workmanship materials, steel bars, steel plates, that are all good materials for building fortifications, with these things, there is no problem in semi-permanent fortifications and permanent fortifications.
The whole city of Tonggu is under the control of Zhang Wei, this important town, the population is getting smaller and smaller, the martial law is getting bigger and bigger, and the population in the city is also plummeting.
Tonggu south, Biaoguan River, gurgling river flows slowly, Biaoguan River, also known as Pew River, is a tributary of Salween River, in the south of Tonggu, is a natural barrier of Tonggu, there is a large bridge on the river, runs through both banks, crosses the river is the south bank, starting from the south bank, and then go forward, it is the combat zone of the British army and the Japanese army.
I can't say for sure where it is else, but the Biaoguan River is a necessary place for the Japanese army to invade Tonggu.
"Whew" On the north bank, a British Bren tracked personnel carrier drove fast, the small body was very flexible, the tracked personnel carrier drove along the river bank, in addition to a Burmese driver, there were Zhang Wei, Zheng Yiqun, He Jinhai, the commander of the engineer company and two heralds, the tracked personnel carrier that originally belonged to the British, has now become the property of the second regiment, and the body of the vehicle is painted with the blue sky and white Japanese army emblem.
A Bren light machine gun with a hundred-round drum was mounted on the machine-gun rack of the personnel carrier, and the tracks accelerated through it, rolling up puffs of dust.
All around, very lively, there are several Brun tracked personnel carriers on the north bank in the accompaniment, the soldiers of the regimental engineering company are carrying the engineering equipment and workmanship materials on the bank, on the Biaoguan River, the soldiers of the engineering company row a rubber raft, row to the bridge pillar of the Biaoguan River Bridge, cooperate with the sappers on the bridge deck, measure the data of the Biaoguan River Bridge with the sapper equipment, mark the blasting point with the highest efficiency on the bridge pillar, once the Japanese army hit, the bridge is impossible to leave here without moving, its fate is only destruction.
On the opposite bank, that is, on the south bank after crossing the bridge, the infantry of the first battalion of the second supplementary regiment had already crossed the river, and a guard post and a guard position were arranged on the north bank.
"Commander, the brothers have already begun to measure the bridge, and when the suitable blasting position is calculated and the explosives are planted, I am sure that the bridge will be blown up in one go."
He Jinhai, the commander of the engineer company, said to Zhang Wei.
Zhang Wei leisurely looked at the Biaoguan River, if he remembered correctly, in the previous life, the first shot of the Tonggu encirclement battle, and even the first shot after the Chinese Expeditionary Force entered Burma, was fired from here, the troops of the 200th Division set up an ambush here, attacked the Japanese army halfway, blew up the bridge, annihilated dozens of Japanese soldiers, fought a beautiful battle of annihilation, and killed the vanguard of the Japanese army.
Here, it is destined to become a battlefield, but although the battle in the previous life was fought beautifully, Zhang Wei was no longer satisfied with the results of dozens of people, he wanted to do a big job here.
Zhang Wei: "Well, you must measure it well and determine the fastest explosion point, but don't guard against explosives, this bridge, whether it will be blown up or not, I'm not sure yet, let your people prepare first." ” He Jinhai hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Although he did not know that Zhang Wei did not plant explosives earlier, he still followed the advice of the regiment commander, because he knew that Zhang Wei must have his reasons.
"Yes."
"Parking" Zhang Wei patted the Burmese driver, the Buren light tracked personnel carrier stopped, Zhang Wei held on to the edge of the car, stood up, and looked around the Biaoguan River.
The battle of Tonggu, in Zhang Wei's memory, in the previous life, was almost surrounded on all sides, and the 200 divisions were finally blocked in the city to fight, and were besieged by the Japanese army on all sides.
Historically, the Japanese army first attacked the Biaoguan River, started the assault from the south of Tonggu, and then attacked the Keronggang Airport and Nanyang Station in the north of Tonggu, cutting off the hub, which were the two most important nodes in the battle of Tonggu.
"Jin Hai, do you know why I didn't let you plant explosives in advance?"
asked Zhang Wei.
He Jinhai shook his head: "Regiment commander, to be honest, I don't know, if the Japanese heavy soldiers want to cross the river, the first choice must be to cross the bridge, its vanguard troops cannot carry too much river-crossing equipment, and the Biaoguan River cannot be waded in vain, if you want to cross the river, you can only take the bridge." ” Zhang Wei smiled slightly: "Blowing up the bridge is too cheap devil, there are many ways to destroy the bridge, blasting with explosives, now it seems to be the most time-consuming and energy-consuming one, I want to be here in Biaoguan River, give the devil a pot of broth, Jin Hai, and then give you a task, let your people, measure the accurate location and coordinates of the Biaoguan River Bridge, it must be accurate." ” "Yes" Read the URL: