Battalion commander, the devil has retreated! ”

The position on the periphery of the incense burner peak, the Japanese army has launched an attack here for nearly twenty hours. From yesterday daytime to this morning, that is, now, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 119th Regiment do not know how many attacks the Japanese army launched in these twenty hours.

But one thing is certain, every time the Japanese attacked, they were repulsed.

Just like this attack just now, it was an attack launched by the Japanese army after dawn, about two squadrons of troops, and the battle lasted for nearly an hour, but it was still repulsed by a battalion.

At present, the Japanese army has launched an attack not only on the position of the first battalion, but also on the main position of the incense burner peak.

The attacking Japanese army also changed from a brigade to a wing.

Even, the Japanese launched a night attack, but they were all repulsed by the 119th Regiment.

The casualties were certainly significant, not only of the 119th regiment, but also of the Japanese army.

Seeing the Japanese retreat again, Li Jichang's face was also a lot more relaxed, and they held it again.

However, the price is very large, the first battalion has already suffered more than half of the casualties, and if it continues to fight, I don't know how long it will last.

At this time, Li Jichang's face was also very embarrassed, the whole person was black, and he didn't know that he thought he was coming out of the coal kiln.

"Just retreat, tell the brothers to take the opportunity to rest for a while, the Japanese army will definitely attack again!" Li Jichang admonished.

"Battalion commander, our ammunition may not last long?"

Hearing the news, Li Jichang was stunned, "How much is left?" ”

The problem of ammunition is indeed a problem that the 119th Regiment is currently facing, because they are rushing and roundabout, and in order to move forward lightly, they can't bring much ammunition.

It's also hard to get supplies.

"Report to the battalion commander!" The deputy battalion commander replied, "There are less than three bases left!" ”

They brought these ammunition from Hunan, and although as a subordinate unit of the Central Army, the ammunition was more abundant than that of the miscellaneous troops, but there was still a shortage of ammunition in the fight.

Three cardinal numbers, which can be understood as three battles.

But after these three battles, will their reinforcements arrive?

No one can be sure, including Li Jichang, and even Leng Jie dare not guarantee it.

So Li Jichang didn't think about it, so he issued an order, "Pass the order down, save ammunition!" ”

As for saving ammunition, in fact, many people know what is going on, and when the Japanese army retreated, some soldiers began to touch their positions to pick up weapons and ammunition on the corpses of Japanese soldiers.

Although the caliber of the Japanese army's weapons did not match theirs, and the ammunition taken from the corpses of the Japanese soldiers would not be too much, it was better than nothing.

However, this is also dangerous, the Japanese army's marksmanship is very good, and after seeing the Chinese troops coming out of the trenches to pick up the corpses, it is clear that the Chinese army is short of ammunition.

Some Japanese soldiers would take this opportunity to find a suitable target and start hunting.

Although the main forces of the Japanese army were withdrawn, there were still some soldiers entrenched at a distance of four or five hundred meters.

At this distance, the Japanese army can shoot with good marksmanship, but the Chinese army is much worse, and only a few people can do it.

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At this time, just as Li Jichang's troops were preparing for the next battle, Major General Hara Mamoru, commander of the 23rd Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army, arrived on the battlefield.

As soon as the captain of the Nagano Wing arrived at the brigade headquarters, the former brigade commander lost his temper at the captain of the Nagano Wing, "Nagano-kun, didn't you say that you can take down the incense burner peak before dark?" What's going on now? ”

"Hey!"

In this case, the captain of Nagano Wing can only nod and be scolded.

"Give me a reason not to punish you!"

The commander of the former garrison brigade grabbed the collar of the captain of the Nagano Wing fiercely, "You know the importance of the incense burner peak, if you can't defeat this Shina army, our 18th Division will be split into two by the Shina army, and it will cause even greater losses at that time."

At that time, not only you, but I will also become a sinner of the 18th Division. ”

"Your Excellency, General!" Captain Nagano replied, "The fighting will of the Shina army stationed here is very tenacious, and my wing has launched many attacks, but it has not been able to capture the positions of the Shina army.

I suspect that the China troops in front of us are not ordinary China troops. ”

"Oh!" Hearing this, the commander of the former brigade couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, "An unusual branch of the army? Do you know the number of the branch in front of you? ”

"Hey!" Captain Nagano nodded and said, "The number of the Shina unit in front of me is the 40th Division, which should be the Central Army of China, but it is different from our previous Shina troops.

The number of this Chinese army is not large, it should be less than a thousand, but the equipment and combat effectiveness are not comparable to the ordinary Chinese army! ”

"Yaga, you're quibbling!" Hearing this, the commander of the former garrison brigade did not let go of Nagano Osa because of this, but said sharply, "No matter what, the number of the Shina troops in front of you is not large, but your wing has been stopped for twenty hours.

If this spreads, our 18th Division will become a disgrace to the Imperial Army! ”

"Hey!"

"Give you another two hours, be sure to take down the incense burner peak!" The commander of the former garrison brigade unceremoniously gave an ultimatum, "But I will let the artillery provide support!" ”

"Yes!" The captain of Nagano had no choice but to agree.

Wing Captain Nagano, who had left the brigade headquarters, secretly complained in his heart that his troops were indeed more numerous than the Chinese army, and their quality was better than that of the Chinese army, but after 20 hours of fighting, the troops suffered considerable losses and their morale was also affected.

Moreover, the Chinese army on the opposite side was stubborn in its fighting will, and the outer heights in front of them alone blocked the attack of one of their brigades for twenty hours.

Before this, he couldn't have imagined it.

How difficult it is to take the position of the incense burner peak in two hours!

At such a time, unless the troops are gathered to take the outer heights, it is still possible.

The captain of the Nagano Wing also knew the reason why the commander of the original garrison brigade was in such a hurry to urge him to take the incense burner peak.

On the one hand, the engineering wing and the baggage wing were in a very bad situation, and the other Chinese army was attacking very fiercely.

In addition, the Chinese army is accelerating reinforcements, and if it is rushed by reinforcements from the Chinese army, the 18th Division, which is divided into two, will not be able to unite with the troops, and its combat effectiveness will be seriously damaged.

At that time, it was a question whether the 18th Division and the Guards Mixed Brigade could safely withdraw to Guangzhou.

Thinking of this, the captain of the Nagano Wing sighed helplessly. Looking at the high ground of the incense burner peak in the distance, he put on his military hat, then tidied up, and went to prepare for the next wave of attacks with a sad face.

The sun had risen, but the flag of the Chinese army was still planted on the top of the incense burner peak.

That touch of red and blue, in the eyes of the Japanese army under the mountain, is particularly dazzling!

However, as the Japanese artillery took position, the rumbling artillery sounded again, and the Chinese army failed to wait for reinforcements before the Japanese attack!