At the beginning, no one expected the decisive battle to be held in Ya 'an, even Chu Zian. He thought that the decisive battle would only be held after they reached Chengdu.
Far away in Yanyuan County, he had already arrived at the frontline airport on a C47 transport plane. He would be a bystander in this decisive battle and would not interfere with the command. With his current military command ability, it was fine if it was a battalion or a regiment, but he did not have the ability to fight a battle of tens of thousands of people.
He had been studying military-related knowledge for the past few months. A person must not lose the heart to learn. Even though he was usually so busy, he still absorbed this knowledge.
Now, Xichang City had also established a Xichang Army Sergeant College, which was mainly used to train grassroots officers for the Red Police Corps. The Red Police Corps did not lack middle and high-level officers. The officers who were promoted from the Red Police soldiers could be very outstanding and competent for their positions.
What they lacked the most were the grassroots and low-level officers. They were the soul of the entire army, which was why Chu Zian had established this academy. Now, there were more than 400 people studying there. They would undergo a year of training before being sent to the army.
In addition to the Army Academy, Chu Zian also planned to set up various military schools. The training of military officers could not be stopped. At the same time, he also promoted literacy in the army. Usually, from 8:00 to 9:30 at night, it was learning time. Every platoon leader would organize soldiers to learn.
In the Red Police Corps, if one wanted to hold a position above platoon leader, one had to be able to read all the words first. The effect of military literacy was very good, especially in the Red Police Division 1. After nearly half a year of literacy, all the soldiers in the division had learned all the new words used in daily life.
In the command center of the First Division of the Red Alert, Chu Zian, who had just arrived, asked Deng Ziye,""Division Commander Deng, how is the situation at the front line?”
Deng Ziye saluted and said," Commander, the Independent Tank Regiment and the First Regiment have already arrived at the outskirts of Ya 'an city. They are confronting Liu Xiang's troops across the river. The enemy's Qingyi River defense line is very tight. It can be seen that Liu Xiang has brought out all his assets. If they want to attack forcefully, I'm afraid they will have to pay a lot of casualties!”
This section of the Qingyi River was more than 300 meters wide. The water flow was relatively gentle, but they had already destroyed all the boats, so they had no boats to use now.
"What are your plans now?" Chu Zian asked.”
Deng Ziye replied," Right now, we can only attack by force. Let the artillery, the independent tank regiment, and the army provide cover for our combat engineer regiment to set up the pontoon bridge. As long as we send the independent tank regiment across the river, they will definitely lose!”
"Then do as you wish. I have no orders for you. I believe that the soldiers will not disappoint me!”
"Yes, sir!" Deng Ziye saluted.
There were about 30,000 troops of the Sichuan Army gathered in the defense line along the Qingyi River. They scattered their forces in all the places that could cross the river.
Although their weapons and equipment were not that good, they could still deal a lot of damage to the river-crossing troops. Otherwise, Liu Xiang would not have gathered so many troops here.
In addition to the independent tank regiment, the first regiment, and the artillery regiment under the division, Deng Ziye also controlled the second and third regiments. In addition to the regiment of the Third Red Alert Division, the military strength was considered very strong.
The first to launch an attack was still the army aviation fighter group. The main position of the Sichuan army was still in the north bank of Ya 'an city. Deng Ziye decided to avoid this place and land in the lower reaches of the Qingyi River. With the speed of the combat engineer regiment, it would only take about 30-45 minutes to set up two pontoons that were more than 300 meters long.
The Combat Engineer Regiment had a pontoon battalion under its jurisdiction. They had professional mechanical bridge equipment, which were the most advanced pontoon bridge equipment from Germany. During the early stages of World War II, when Germany launched the Blitzkrieg and attacked the Netherlands and other places, these pontoon bridge equipment played a very important role.
The mechanical pontoon bridge was installed on the bottom of trucks, tanks, and other vehicles. When it was needed, it would be unfolded. The soldiers only needed to connect these tools to allow heavy troops to pass through.
It was very easy for a ten ton tank to pass through, but if the pontoon bridge was set up, heavy equipment would not be able to pass through. However, it would also be set up at the same time, and the installation of the pontoon bridge equipment would definitely take longer.
However, the Sichuan army would not just stand by and watch the first division set up the pontoon bridge, so they could only rely on heavy firepower and ground fighter jets to provide cover fire. Fortunately, the Sichuan army did not have many artillery, or else it would be more troublesome.
The engineer regiment had spent a lot of effort to get these heavy bridge equipment to Ya 'an.
In future wars, the pontoon bridge unit could still play a huge role, especially in the south where there were many rivers. Chu Zian was currently preparing to establish an independent pontoon bridge brigade. Their mission was to build all kinds of pontoon bridges as quickly as possible.
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