Commander, what now? It is said that the division headquarters has become a mess, and many people want to retreat to the north bank of the Fushui River. ”

"Retreat? Retreat now, and our efforts for so many days at Fuchikou will be in vain. As soon as the fortress of Fuchikou was lost, the Japanese army could directly set up its artillery on Zhu Po Mountain to bombard the fortress of Tianjiazhen on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and Tianjiazhen would not be able to hold it at that time.

And even if you withdraw to the fortress of Banbishan, you can't hold it. Banbishan is more difficult to defend than Fuchikou, and it will not be easy to rebuild morale once the time comes. ”

For the retreat, Leng Jie was resolutely disapproves.

"There's no way around it now! When this news comes, the morale of the army will fluctuate. Wang Yanqing said worriedly.

"How many people know about this?" Leng Jie asked in a deep voice.

"Just those receivers and you and I know." Wang Yanqing knew the seriousness of this news, so naturally he would not let more people know.

"Go and call Chief of Staff Liu, this matter needs to be reconsidered." Leng Jie commanded.

Defend it, if they withdraw here, the entire Fuchikou fortress will really be finished.

After a while, Liu Xin came to the two of them, and after Wang Yanqing told him about the situation, Liu Xin was also a little shocked, and then he couldn't help but scold.

First in Nanjing, they were abandoned by the chief, and now in Fuchikou, they were abandoned again, which is enough to bear, and the resentment in their hearts broke out.

"Either way, retreat is impossible." Leng Jie expressed his position first, "It's just that before, I thought I could hold on for more than a month, but now it seems that we may not be able to hold on for that long." If the 52nd Brigade retreats, we will lack reinforcements. ”

"But if the division headquarters is really withdrawn, what should we do? Aren't these brothers surrounded here by the Japanese army? It's better to take advantage of the opportunity now that the Japanese army hasn't reacted yet, and there is still a glimmer of life when they are killed. Liu Xin suggested.

"No, you can't withdraw now." Leng Jie directly rejected the suggestion to break through, "Send a report to the division headquarters and the military headquarters, saying that our 108th Regiment will continue to hold the position of Zhu Po Mountain, but hope to send us additional reinforcements." ”

Don't look at the 108th Regiment killed more than 1,600 Japanese soldiers in this Zhupo Mountain Pit, but it also suffered a lot of losses, more than 700 people were killed in battle, and hundreds of wounded, especially those soldiers who were seriously injured but could not be treated.

Leng Jie's prestige in the 108th Regiment can be described as a masterpiece, so Wang Yanqing and Liu Xin accepted the order to continue to hold on, and then sent a report to the division headquarters and the military headquarters.

At this time, it is naturally useless to give it to the division, because people's hearts are fluctuating, and many people have begun to run.

However, when the telegram of the 108th Regiment was sent to the military headquarters of the 54th Army, the telegram ordered by Huo Yuzhang to keep the 108th Regiment to hold on had not yet been sent.

Seeing that Leng Jie took care of the overall situation at this time and adhered to Zhu Po Mountain, he was still very happy, at least the Fuchikou Fortress would not be lost for the time being.

Soon, Huo Yuzhang sent a report to the 108th Regiment, asking it to continue to hold the position of Zhu Po Mountain, and he had already sent people to rectify the 18th Division.

When receiving the telegram from the military headquarters, Leng Jie was also a little surprised, but he still chose to believe it and continued to stick to the position of Zhu Po Mountain.

I don't know what the Japanese army noticed, or for other reasons, the Japanese army increased its attack on the Zhupo Mountain position, and at the same time shelled other positions in the fortress of Fuchikou.

On the afternoon of the 27th, the military headquarters sent another telegram, including the appointment of Leng Zhuo as the acting brigade commander of the 54th Brigade, and the 107th Regiment was handed over to Leng Jie to command, with Chen Wei acting as the commander of the 107th Regiment.

As for Qiu Xingxiang, he took over as the commander of the 52nd Brigade, responsible for defending the main position and stabilizing the morale of the army.

At the same time, he also mentioned the position of acting division commander with Luo Guangwen, and asked the 52nd Brigade and the 54th Brigade to find a way to hold on, and the reinforcements also began to set off.

For his acting brigade commander, Leng Jie was still a little surprised.

It seems to be a bit fast.

But now that the 107th regiment has been transferred to himself, it is a good thing.

Originally, most of the soldiers in this regiment were brought out of Nanjing by Leng Jie, and it was also very convenient to command.

"Brigade commander, I came to report with the 107th Regiment, the 107th Regiment should have arrived with 2,653 people, but it actually arrived at 1,115 people, of which 1,353 were killed in battle, and another 185 people were seriously injured and could not come to report."

Seeing Leng Jie, Chen Wei's expression was a little excited, obviously there were too many people killed in battle.

The 107th Regiment, like the 108th Regiment, is basically a veteran, but the casualties still reach the sixth layer, which is already a large proportion.

"It's all good!" Leng Jie patted the other party on the shoulder, and he didn't know what to say.

With the addition of the 107th Regiment, the position of Zhu Poshan was temporarily stabilized, although the 107th Regiment lacked experience in tunnel operations, but after all, it was a veteran, and there were soldiers from the 108th Regiment with it, so it was not a big problem.

Taking advantage of the evening, Leng Jie rearranged the defense and sent a battalion from the 107th Regiment to the third height. Because after the loss of Jilong Mountain, the No. 3 Heights also became the front line, and the loss of personnel was not small.

Moreover, taking advantage of the topography of Jilong Mountain, the Japanese army set up an artillery position on Jilong Mountain, which was used by infantry to provide artillery support for the attack on Zhupo Mountain and other positions.

"Brigade Commander, if we are so passively defensive, we people will definitely not last long. The effect of the night attack was also not obvious, the Japanese army was on guard, and our losses increased, so we had to think of a way. Wang Yanqing suggested.

"Think of a way?" Leng Jie hesitated.

"Sir, we can find a way to take out the Japanese command." Wang Guangming on the side suggested.

With Leng Jie's training, Wang Guangming is addicted to decapitation.

"The command of the Japanese army? But we don't know the command of the Japanese army. Liu Xin wondered.

"It's not much of a problem, the spy company has a way." Leng Jie is confident in the spy company he has trained.

"But the Japanese command must be heavily guarded, and retreat is also a problem." Liu Xin raised his own questions.

"Relying on the special service company alone, the strength is a little weak, so try to replace the reconnaissance company, and then go out to find the headquarters or artillery position at the wing or brigade level of the Japanese army.

As for the retreat ... Leng Jie also hesitated.

"Brigade commander, if you retreat, you can consider the underground tunnels of Jilong Mountain." Chen Wei suddenly interjected.

"Underground tunnels? Is there an underground tunnel in Jonlong Hill? Leng Jie was surprised.

"Yes. Before, Brigade Commander Qiu ordered to dig some tunnels, but it was useless later, and when we evacuated Jilong Mountain, the tunnel entrances were blocked by us, but there were still hidden tunnel entrances.

If it is inconvenient for a small unit to return the same way after a sneak attack on the Japanese army, they can hide in the tunnels of Jilong Mountain, and they should be able to avoid the search of the Japanese army. Chen Wei explained.

"If you use the tunnel, you might be able to do wonders by now." Leng Jie said.

Now the direction of the Japanese army's attack is to start a battle from the side of Jilong Mountain, if there are some soldiers left in the tunnels of Jilong Mountain, maybe the Japanese army between Jilong Mountain and Zhu Po Mountain can be surrounded now, and a beautiful encirclement and annihilation battle can be fought.