In this day-and-night attack, although the 108th Division received strong support from the aviation unit, its own firepower was far stronger than that of the defenders.

However, after all, they were attacking, and the defenders had an absolute geographical advantage.

In addition, the 35th Army is Fu Yisheng's descendant troops, with artillery of various calibers, light and heavy machine guns, etc., and its firepower is not much better than Wei Junru's Central Army.

In addition, Shanxi is the hometown of the 35th Army, and in order to protect their homeland, the officers and men of the 35th Army all sacrificed their lives and forgot to die, and they did their best.

Therefore, this day and night of non-stop fighting, although the defenders were scrapped 6 brigades, including the 211 brigade and the 218 brigade.

But against the 108th Division of the Japanese Army, it also caused a lot of casualties.

In particular, the casualties of the infantry were extremely heavy!

Coupled with the attack of the Tiger Regiment, almost all of the four field infantry wings of the Japanese army were disabled.

None of the wings will have more than a third of their remaining strength, including a large number of wounded soldiers.

Therefore, although the 108th Division still has nearly half of its strength at the moment.

But excluding artillery, cavalry, engineers, baggage troops, etc., even with the addition of Sekihara Matsujiro's guards, its field infantry will definitely not exceed 4,000.

The casualties are not serious, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they hurt their muscles and bones.

Of course, the casualties of the defenders were even heavier, and there were already no less than 20,000 before and after.

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Back at the position, Dong Qiwu, Sun Lanfeng, Wang Leizhen and others saluted Yang Chen, and then shook hands with Yang Chen warmly, and said with gratitude from the bottom of their hearts: "Thank you Commander Yang for your timely reinforcements, otherwise the consequences are really unimaginable!"

"Brigade Commander Dong, Brigade Commander Sun, and Regiment Commander Wang don't need to say thank you, we are all Chinese soldiers, and we should cooperate sincerely, join hands to resist the enemy, and unite with the outside world to resist foreign humiliation!

Speaking of which, thanks to your bloody persistence in Niushou Mountain, we were able to come in time!" Yang Chen said.

"Hey! It's just a pity that I couldn't take advantage of the situation just now to completely defeat the Japanese 108th Division, and it is estimated that the old devil of Sekihara Matsujiro is now thinking about how to attack again. Wang Leizhen sighed and said a little unwillingly.

Yang Chen replied: "After all, the strength of our army is limited, and the Japanese 108th Division quickly completed the offensive and defensive conversion in the rout, which shows that the tactical command ability and actual combat experience of Sekihara Matsujiro are quite good!"

The other 108th Division, although not one of the 17 standing divisions of the Japanese Army, but their strength composition is all from the reserve units of the 1st Division in Tokyo, which belongs to the veterans of the Kwantung Army.

Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the 108th Division is actually not much weaker than those standing divisions of theirs!

So, it makes sense that we didn't crush them in one fell swoop.

If the Japanese 108th Division was really defeated or even completely annihilated so easily, it would be an extremely unreasonable thing. ”

"Hmmm! Commander Yang's analysis is extremely that this old guy Sekihara Matsujiro is ruthless and spicy with soldiers! And very cunning! We've got to be careful!" Sun Lanfeng said.

"Actually, you don't have to be too pessimistic, when the follow-up reinforcements of my Tiger Ben Regiment arrive, it will be the death of Sekihara Matsujiro, an old devil!" Yang Chen's eyes narrowed and said coldly.

"Well, Commander Yang is like a god with soldiers, and he is famous, and he has long been like thunder!

With you and your troops here, I believe that the 108th Division will be completely annihilated! Everyone nodded happily, with a confident face.

"That's right, Captain Yang.

According to intelligence, the Japanese army attacking from the Eastern Front was the famous 4th Division of the Japanese Army, one of the 17 Standing Division A Divisions, and its combat effectiveness was far from being comparable to that of the 108th Division!

Now that you personally led the army of the Tiger Ben Regiment to make a long-distance attack and rushed to Niushou Mountain to support our army, what should you do about your position on the eastern front? ”

Sun Lanfeng seemed to think of something, and said with a worried face.

"Yes, Head Yang, you seem to have reported yourself to your home just now.

In the Japanese army, there must be no shortage of devils who can understand Chinese, especially this devil army has been entrenched in the three northeastern provinces of our country for many years.

Captain Yang, you are a smart person, and you are confused for a while! ”

Dong Qiwu was also worried.

"Old Dong, I think you misunderstood Captain Yang. The reason why Head Yang reported himself to his family was actually for our sake, but he was not confused.

Think about it before, when we heard the three words Tiger Bentuan, what kind of song mood did we have?

All the soldiers of the defending army were almost all enthusiastic at once, and their morale quickly climbed to an unprecedented peak!

And the little devils, after learning about the prestige of the Tiger Ben Troupe, were scared to the core. Sun Lanfeng defended Yang Chen.

"Old Sun, I don't know what you said, but it is precisely because of this that my heart is even more uneasy!

Captain Yang, this is for us, putting the Tiger Ben Group in danger!

If you think about it, when the old devil Sekihara Matsujiro learned that the Tiger Ben Regiment was traveling under the stars and night and rushed to support Niushou Mountain, he would definitely report it to the headquarters.

At that time, the 4th Division of the Japanese Army will inevitably launch a brazen attack on the defenders of the Eastern Front of the Tiger Bun Regiment! ”

When Sun Lanfeng heard this, his face also darkened.

Yang Chen laughed at this time, and said indifferently: "I think you have made a mistake, even if I don't report my family, the little devil will definitely know that I led the army to Niushou Mountain." ”

"Why?"

Everyone was puzzled.

"Don't underestimate the all-pervasive intelligence spy of the devil."

After a pause, Yang Chen continued: "As for the 4th Division of the Japanese Army, hehe......"

Yang Chen smiled and didn't continue.

"Quick, hurry up and fix the fortifications!"

On the other side, a colonel of the 218th Brigade was directing his officers and men to repair the fortifications.

Yang Chen hurriedly stopped when he heard this: "No need! The brothers have been fighting for so long, let them have a good rest. ”

"If you don't rush to repair the fortifications, how can you resist the next round of Japanese attacks?"

Everyone was puzzled when they heard this.

"This time, it will be up to us to take the initiative!"

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The 108th Division of the Japanese Army, under the command of the division commander Sekihara Matsujiro, quickly stabilized its position and did not lead to the collapse of the whole army.

At this meeting, the old devil of Sekihara Matsujiro was holding an emergency military meeting at his forward headquarters to discuss countermeasures.

"Have you figured out which Chinese troops are coming? What is the number of the troops?" Sekihara Matsujiro's icy gaze looked around, and then asked in a deep voice.

The heavy devil officer shuddered at the sharp knife-like gaze of Matsujiro Kamisekihara.

One of the devils who was charging in front of him replied when he heard this: "Your Excellency the division commander, this cavalry has reported to its home, it seems to be Yang Chen's tiger regiment!"

"That's right, it's Yang Chen's Tiger Bun Regiment!" The other devil officer also lowered his head a little ashamedly and agreed.

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