The casualties in the battle on the second day with Nishiyama Masao were less than on the first day, but there were three company commanders and five platoon commanders who died, which was equivalent to the sacrifice of a battalion of company and platoon officers, which attracted Lin Junxiong's great attention, and he took Pan Zhiyang to check the bodies of several people who died.

Lin Junxiong carefully inspected the fatal wounds of several people, and had a conclusion in his heart, he asked a military doctor to call a military doctor to take out the residual warhead from the wounds of several people, and it turned out to be exactly the same bullet. Lin Junxiong turned his head to Pan Zhiyang with a stern expression and said: "The Japanese army has snipers, and there are quite a few of them, although they deliberately make the wound in different positions, but this bullet is the bullet of the Japanese army's Type 97 sniper rifle. ”

Lin Junxiong thought for a while and said to Pan Zhiyang: "Old Pan, order the officers of the army to wear ordinary soldiers' clothes when fighting, and all soldiers should try not to expose their trenches when fighting, the accurate range of this sniper rifle should be 600m, and now the equipment of our troops cannot be killed, so we can only take some precautions." ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

"Lao Pan, judging from the situation of the Japanese attack today, their artillery shells are seriously insufficient, and they will definitely ask for supplies, do we have a way to go around behind them and intercept or destroy their supplies?"

"Hey, this is too difficult, if you want to cross the bridge over Zhuyuan Village, and then go around to them along the Zhuyuan River, it will take at least three days, and it is estimated that it will not have time to intercept or destroy it."

"Is there a way to swim up the river nearby?"

"Due to a heavy rain in the Zhuyuan River a few days ago, the water level of the river has risen a little, and the river is turbulent, so it is difficult to swim through."

"Then let's not think about the supply of the Japanese army first, I hope our reinforcements can arrive the day after tomorrow, the casualties of the troops are too great, the troops have suffered more than 300 casualties in two days, Lao Pan, let Wei Xin do a good job in the ideological work of the troops to defend Zhuyuan Ridge to the death."

Pan Zhi looked up at Lin Junxiong's resolute expression and nodded.

On October 27, Japanese planes bombed Zhuyuan Ridge twice, the morning bombing caused several caves to collapse, and the afternoon bombing prevented many soldiers hiding in the trenches from the bombardment. When he repelled another attack by the Japanese army, Lin Junxiong inspected the battlefield and saw that many wounded soldiers were being bandaged, and some lightly injured soldiers were bleeding from the bandages, he greeted the wounded soldiers one by one, and encouraged them to persevere, and the reinforcements sent by the division headquarters would soon arrive, and they would be withdrawn immediately to recuperate when the time came. The wounded soldiers were adamant that the people were in the position and that they could hold on.

Looking at the statistics of casualties of the troops, Lin Junxiong was a little worried, and the Japanese army in Zhuyuanling after three days of fighting, the troops suffered nearly 400 casualties, and the number of people who can be used for combat is only more than 600 people, if the reinforcements cannot arrive in time tomorrow, and the Japanese artillery shells are in place, nearly half of the cave fortifications in Zhuyuanling have been destroyed, and the casualties of the next combat troops will continue to increase.

The only thing that pleased Lin was that due to the precautions taken by the troops, no company and platoon officers were killed in the battle on the 27th, and the shadow team reported that many Japanese officers were killed in the battle.

The darkness permeated every corner, suppressing Lin Junxiong deeply, and he sat quietly on the side of the mountain, letting the cold blow of late autumn hit him, keeping himself calm and facing the harsher battle that followed.

Nishiyama Masao was still sitting expressionlessly, and more than a dozen officers did not dare to speak out, and after a long time, Nishiyama Masao said slowly: "In today's battle, there are nearly 300 emperor's warriors, and there are more than a dozen officers who are loyal to the emperor." These are not the things that make me the most sad, but what makes me most sad is that the Imperial Japanese Army, which has the advantage in numbers and weapons and equipment, has not been able to take this small Zhuyuan Ridge for three days, and His Excellency Masaki Ito has severely reprimanded me, and I hope that you will all cheer up and use the fearlessness and bravery of my Imperial Japanese warriors to destroy the enemy as soon as possible. Tomorrow, the supply of artillery shells will be in place, and with the support of the air force, you will make every effort to prepare and strive to take Zhuyuanling in one fell swoop. ”

On the morning of October 28, the Japanese launched two fierce offensives, both of which were repulsed by the tenacious 89th Regiment relying on the terrain advantage. When Nishiyama Masao learned that the supplies would arrive in the afternoon, he immediately arranged for a squadron to meet them, and ordered the troops to rest and recuperate for a while, and when the supplies arrived, they took Zhuyuanling in one fell swoop.

Near noon, Lin Junxiong found that the Japanese army had stopped attacking, and when the soldiers were relieved, Lin Junxiong was worried, he knew that the Japanese army should be waiting for supplies, and stopping the attack at this time meant that the supplies would be delivered soon, and the troops had no way to intercept them, so he ordered the troops to seize the time to rest, and at the same time pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese army. Back at the regiment headquarters, Lin Junxiong asked Lao Pan to contact the division headquarters to ask the reinforcements to explain that they could arrive when they arrived, and when Pan Zhiyang walked in with a message and frowned, an ominous premonition surged into Lin Junxiong's heart.

The telegram said that the 90th Regiment of the neighboring Meng Lei was sent for reinforcements, and that it should arrive at Zhuyuanling this morning at a normal speed, and that the division headquarters instructed to wait until the 90th Regiment arrived, and let the 89th Regiment withdraw to Zhuyuan Village immediately after completing the handover of the garrison.

"Commander, do you think this Meng Lei will deliberately delay and take revenge on you for insulting him last time?"

"Probably not, in our 15th Division, the 90th Regiment is boasted that its combat effectiveness is second only to our 89th Regiment, although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I don't think it will be unworthy of the name, besides, Meng Lei graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy, and he shouldn't be confused in such a big right and wrong as the hatred of the country and the family, right?"

"I've heard a lot of rumors in private, this Meng Lei is not as open-minded as you think, I heard that he is a small-bellied and corny, vengeful master."

"Our ammunition can last more than two days, and if we delay the time, it shouldn't be so outrageous, I hope this guy won't be so distracted."

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the team sent by Masao Nishiyama to meet the supply finally joined up with the Japanese supply brigade and approached Zhuyuan Ridge together. When the troops marched to a steep slope, countless boulders suddenly rolled down the mountain, the Japanese troops hurriedly dodged, several large stones accurately hit the Japanese supply vehicles, the boxes containing the shells were smashed, the shells suddenly exploded after encountering a violent impact, and for a time the highway became purgatory, many Japanese soldiers were blown up and turned over on their backs, and some even jumped into the turbulent river to escape.

The explosion lasted for about 10 minutes before it stopped, and more than 300 of the more than 1,000 Japanese troops were killed and wounded, and nearly two-thirds of the artillery shells supplied were lost.

When Masao Nishiyama heard the explosion, his expression became nervous, and his intuition told him that the team transporting supplies had been ambushed, but it was almost impossible to fly over and attack in the direction of Zhuyuan Ridge, could it be that there were Chinese reinforcements behind him?

Lin Junxiong heard the explosion and saw the sky-high smoke and dust with a telescope, and wondered for a while, who attacked the Japanese army's supply troops?

When the supply team arrived at the station, after listening to the report of the captain of the supply team, Masao Nishiyama sat down on a stool in a dejected manner, and it took a long time to come to his senses, and he ordered a brigade to repair the road and sweep away all possible dangers, and at the same time asked the division to resupply again.

On October 29, due to the arrival of the remnants of the Japanese army's supplies, Nishiyama Masao ordered the troops to launch a more fierce offensive, under the repeated bombardment of Japanese aircraft and artillery, Lin Junxiong's cave defense was almost destroyed, and some of the fortifications built by Zhuyuanling were also blown up, and the casualties of the troops began to increase, but fortunately, in the afternoon, Meng Lei called and said that he could rush to Zhuyuanling on the afternoon of the 29th.

But at night, Lin Junxiong couldn't see the shadow of the 90th Regiment for a long time, so angry that he scolded Meng Lei, and when he called again to inquire, Meng Lei called back and said that he had encountered a small group of Japanese troops and would definitely be able to arrive on the 30th.

On October 30, the Japanese army attacked the Zhuyuanling Heights regardless of casualties, and the 89th Regiment of less than 500 people stubbornly resisted the repeated attacks of more than 2,000 well-equipped Japanese troops, and also faced the bombing of Japanese aircraft, and suffered heavy casualties for a while.

Lin Junxiong sat expressionlessly, in the past two days, the fortifications of Zhuyuanling were almost destroyed by the artillery fire of the Japanese army, and there were less than 300 people left on Zhuyuanling, plus more than 100 people from Fang Yun's second battalion, the entire 89th Regiment lost two-thirds of its strength in the defense of Zhuyuanling, and what made him even more angry was that the reinforced 90th Regiment once again made an excuse that it would only reach Zhuyuanling on the 31st.

"Regiment commander, the plan of the four regiments of our Left Wing Army to attack the Japanese army on the northern route has failed, and they have all retreated. Moreover, our ammunition will last up to a morning. If reinforcements can't arrive before noon tomorrow, Zhuyuan Ridge will not be able to hold it. ”

"I know, but Meng Lei, a brute, keeps making excuses to delay, and I can't guarantee that he will be able to arrive tomorrow?"

"Hey, it's time to go, and I'm still thinking about those insignificant personal feuds, if the party-state's army is all more such villains, China will be finished."

"I hope they can arrive in time, now I can only hope for that."

In a large courtyard in Zhuyuan Village, Meng Lei was lazily lying on a rattan chair, and a battalion commander next to him said with some concern: "Regiment commander, we have been in Zhuyuan Village for two days, do you want to order the troops to set off early tomorrow morning to rush to Zhuyuan Ridge?" I heard that the 89th Regiment suffered heavy casualties, and it should be running out of ammunition and food. ”

"Hmph, it's good that the 89th regiment is dead, isn't this Lin Junxiong capable? I just want to watch him die in Zhuyuanling. ”

"But the head of the regiment, if Zhuyuanling is lost, we won't be able to explain it."

"Confess, confess what? When the time comes, we will say that we have encountered an ambush by the Japanese army, which has slowed down the pace of our reinforcements, and the position was lost in the hands of the 89th Regiment, so what does it matter to our 90th Regiment? Besides, the combat effectiveness of the 89th Regiment is indeed very strong, and after these days of attrition of the Japanese Nishiyama Masao Wing, it is estimated that more than 1,000 people can be put into battle, and it is a tired division. ”

The adjutant nodded helplessly.

"Also, take a good look at the people in those villages, don't let them leak the news that we have arrived at Zhuyuanling, and arrange for people to pay attention to the movement in the direction of Zhuyuanling at all times, once the 89th Regiment is completely annihilated and Zhuyuanling is lost, we will immediately set off to recapture the position. Lin Junxiong, if you want to blame it, you shouldn't have humiliated me so much, you can die on Zhuyuan Ridge with peace of mind. ”

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