The 26th Division was subordinate to the 43rd Army of Guo Rudong of the Sichuan Army, and after the meeting of the Sichuan Kang Army, the 43rd Army left only this division, four regiments of the whole division, and more than 10,000 people.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the 26th Division left the garrison in early September, marched on foot on the Hunan and Guizhou Highway, and followed the 20th Army into the Shanghai battlefield.

On October 17, the 26th Division was ordered to take over the 36th Division to defend the Dachang position, first with two regiments and two battalions in the forward position of Dachang, with one battalion and local security forces to hold Dachang Town, and one regiment to be retained as a reserve, concealed in the rear and on standby...... Toddman said that the reserve was this regiment.

The main field was surrounded by open land, the terrain was flat, and there was no danger to defend at all, and the Japanese artillery fire was more fierce than expected, so the division headquarters had to send reserves to the front line in advance......

The reserve team came quickly, and Tao Deman came over with a squad of reserves after a while, and said to Li Siwei: "People, there are only so many...... There are no more reserves...... The order from above is: do not lose an inch of land, and those who retreat, die! Do you understand? ”

Li Siwei hurriedly saluted, "Subordinates understand!" ”

Tao Deman's eyes widened, and he scolded with a smile: "You understand a hammer, the above means that we and the devil can't afford to consume it, so we can only rely on the fortifications and be turtles!" ”

"Understood," Li Siwei replied loudly, "Only by preserving strength can we keep our position." ”

"Yes," Toddman nodded, and turned to leave.

So then, the entire forward position of the big field turned to the defense...... The officers and men of the 26th Division just hid tightly in the fortifications and held on, and only when the devils reached their own firepower net did they emerge for the first time...... In this way, a battle turned into a war of attrition, and the devil's charge was repulsed again and again, and the corpses on the position had long been piled up.

One, two, three...... The devil's reinforcements continued to be thrown into the battlefield, the 26th Division gradually couldn't stand it, the reserves were exhausted, the men and handymen were driven to the forward position, and soon they were also exhausted, so the regiment headquarters and division headquarters also moved to the forward position, and the regiment commander and division commander took the guards to fight the devils hand-to-hand on the front line......

By this time, the positions of the 26th Division had long been unrecognizable, the bunkers had collapsed under repeated shelling, the trenches had been flattened by artillery fire, the trenches had been filled in with corpses and scorched earth, and the dead and wounded officers and men had withdrawn...... the wounded continue to fight until they die; The dead were dragged to the edge of the trenches and a new line of defense was built, and the surviving officers and soldiers hid behind the corpses of the Paozawa brothers and continued to fight.

On the position of the third battalion, the defenders were less than thirty, the scar-faced Tao Deman had become the acting battalion commander, and Li Siwei was also appointed as the acting company commander of the ninth company, but no more than ten people survived in one company...... Li Siwei's eyes were red, he hadn't had a good night's sleep for three days and three nights; Liao Heiniu was still staring at the devil's movements with blazing eyes, and comforted Li Siwei in his mouth: "Li Cannon, hold on, today is the seventh day, the 36th Division should come up, and our task will be almost completed......"

Li Siwei perked up when he heard this, and his chaotic head cleared up a little, "Black Bull, really? ”

"It must be true, you turtle fight and forget the time?" Liao Heiniu smiled.

Li Siwei smiled bitterly, "My head is messy, where do I remember the time!" Lao Tzu forgot to eat for a long time...... It's just that I'm hungry! ”

"Hold on," Liao Heiniu still said, "When you retreat to the rear, you can eat whatever you want......

"Lao Tzu just wants to eat now, the fire in his stomach is burning......" Li Siwei shook his head, "Yao Fatzi, that turtle wants to starve us to death?" ”

Liao Heiniu sighed, "Fat Yao must have been pulled to that position, God knows if there is no ...... who is still alive."

Li Siwei was silent, and at this time, the yellow cat handed over something tremblingly, and his voice trembled, "Lian...... Company commander, let's eat some......"

Li Siwei glanced at him, took the thing and looked at it, and was so shocked that he almost threw it out, "What is it?" "That's a hard steamed bun, bright red!

The yellow cat hurriedly grabbed Li Siwei's wrist, "Company commander, I can't shake it off, this is looking for it in the pocket of my dead brother...... Let's just have a bite to eat. ”

Li Siwei hesitated, and returned the steamed bun to the yellow cat, "Cat, you eat first......"

"Yes," the yellow cat broke off a small piece and handed the rest to Li Siwei, Li Siwei gently broke a small piece and handed it to Liao Heiniu, Liao Heiniu smiled, took a small bite, and chewed hard, "Sweet, dogs have never thought steamed buns would be so sweet............

In this way, most of the steamed buns stained red by blood were passed down like this, and the remaining ten or so people of Jiulian ate a little......

When the battle came to this, not only the officers and soldiers on the defensive were about to collapse, but even the little devils were also at the end of their crossbows......

There was a burst of artillery fire "booming", and the stumps and broken arms flew all over the sky, and the little devil roared and climbed over the mountain of corpses and was so tired that he was panting like a cow...... The defenders hid behind the corpses and shot out, and the devil screamed and retreated......

By this time, an offensive and defensive battle had already turned into a war of attrition, and both sides were just fighting to the death, but fortunately, night soon fell.

"It's finally over," Li Siwei looked at the devil and screamed back, his heart was relieved, and he said in ecstasy, Lao Tzu survived, Lao Tzu survived......

Liao Hei Niu lay down on the ground, looked at the night sky and shouted, "It's finally over, turtle son's little devil, your Hei Niu grandfather is still alive......"

When the surviving officers and soldiers of the Ninth Company heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and a young soldier couldn't help but stand up and screamed, "I'm still alive, haha, I'm still alive......"

Li Siwei smiled knowingly and looked over, but after just one glance, he felt a chill rise from the bottom of his heart, rushing straight to his head and limbs, and his whole body was cold!

I saw that the little soldier screamed, black blood gushed out of his nose and mouth, and as soon as his legs went limp, he fell to his knees and vomited heavily...... All that came out was black blood.

Liao Heiniu hurriedly rushed over and hugged him, but the warrior had already swallowed his breath......

The yellow cat sighed leisurely, "The turtle son's, he was shocked by the little devil's artillery fire and suffered internal injuries......"

Li Siwei was afraid for a while, he felt something was wrong at the beginning, and every time he dodged the artillery fire, he didn't dare to stick his body close to the ground, otherwise, he should have vomited blood and died like that little soldier at this time.

Li Siwei was sighing, and he heard Scarface's voice ringing out, "Nine companies, nine companies, those who can run are all walking with Lao Tzu......"

"Battalion commander, what's wrong?" Li Siwei was stunned for a moment, "Didn't you say that the 36th Division was coming to take over the position?" ”

"Lao Tzu doesn't know, the division commander ordered that everyone who can run go to the second battalion position to assemble......" Scarface said, scolding anxiously, "Are you going to go or not?" ”

Li Siwei struggled to stand up, and smiled bitterly at Scar, "Go, go, the division commander ordered, Lao Tzu will climb over too!" ”

"Let's go," Scar waved his hand, and climbed out of the trench first, stumbling towards the position of the second battalion with a few lightly wounded men.

Li Siwei looked around at everyone and hesitated: "Yellow cat, take your brothers to hold the position, Liao Heiniu, you come with me...... The others ...... "Everyone else is hurting badly."

Li Siwei took Liao Heiniu to the second battalion position, and there were more than 200 people gathered on the second battalion position, all of them like hungry ghosts, their clothes were ragged, and their pants could no longer distinguish whether they were trousers or shorts...... They were barefoot, with broken shoes, their hair unkempt, their beards dirty, and their faces dirty and black, but their shining eyes were fixed on the middle-aged officers in front of the team.

The officer stood at the front of the team, wearing a major general's uniform that was a little tattered, and there were a few holes in his military cap, but he was still standing there as calm as a mountain, and that was the commander of the 26th Division, Liu.

Division Commander Liu's gaze swept over everyone's faces one by one, and his voice was slow, "Brothers of the 26th Division, I am your division commander, your brother, I want to tell you that you fought this battle very well, and played the backbone of our 26th Division and the prestige of the Sichuan Army...... There are less than 700 of the more than 10,000 brothers in the 26th Division, but none of you have retreated, and you are all doing well. ”

When everyone heard this, their chests rose higher, their eyes became brighter, and they looked at Master Liu with blazing eyes.

Division Commander Liu paused for a moment, and then continued: "At the beginning, we received an order to hold on to Dachang for seven days and nights, but now that we are seated, everyone should have withdrawn to rest...... However, the friendly troops who came to receive the position told me that we had lost a section of the front-line position in Dachang, that is, the section in front of the 2nd Battalion of the 154th Regiment...... So, I called all of you, and all the people in the division who could still charge......"

Li Siwei understood, and secretly complained to himself, it was difficult to defend, and he still charged? But...... He also understood that this was the only choice for the 26th Division, and if it did not recapture the position, this position would not be handed over, and the 26th Division would have to die on this position.

Master Liu's eyes froze, and he asked in a deep voice, "Brothers, what do you say?" ”

"," someone shouted, "the little devil!" ”

"Kill the little devil and avenge the brothers!" Everyone spoke in unison.

"Okay," Master Liu praised, "we can lose, we can be injured, we can die, but we must not be afraid!" ”

"Don't be afraid! Unafraid! The roar echoed through the trenches.

Li Siwei only felt a surge of enthusiasm, this is fighting a national war, to fight the backbone of the Sichuan people, to play the hard spirit of the Chinese people! You can die, you can be wounded, you can be defeated, but you must not be afraid!

"Okay," Senior Commander Liu shouted in a deep voice, "Brigade Commander Zhu! ”

"Report to the division, the heavy machine guns of the whole division have been prepared!" A burly middle-aged officer reported loudly.

"Commander Fan," Senior Commander Liu nodded and looked at a chubby middle-aged officer, "Rush back with me." ”

The fat regiment leader put his knees together, and roared with a big belly, "Master, my subordinates are willing to follow to the death!" ”

"Machine gun cover," Master Liu shouted, brandishing a broadsword and rushing out of the trench and towards the opposite position...... The rest of the officers and soldiers shouted and followed closely and rushed out!

The only six heavy machine guns left on the 26th Division's position roared together, and Li Siwei was caught in the charging team, desperately moving forward, at this time, he had no complaint or fear...... Because he knew that the division commander, brigade commander, and regiment commander were all rushing to the front, and he knew that this was fighting for a glimmer of life for the surviving brothers!

Li Siwei didn't even fire a single shot, and the charging team had already rushed into the trenches of the little devils and wiped out the remaining devils inside...... Although the 26th Division suffered heavy casualties, how could the devil not be like this!

The 26th Division's stormtroopers, whose morale was high, recaptured the lost position in just one round, and by the time the devil's reinforcements arrived, the well-equipped 36th Division had already taken over the position, and the surviving officers and men of the 26th Division had withdrawn from the Dachang position one after another...... When I came, there were more than 10,000 people in a reorganized division, and when I went back, there were less than 700 people, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was nine deaths and one life!

Li Siwei was supported by Liao Heiniu and walked out of the position silently, but his heart was heavy, and he looked back frequently: under the night, the devil's flares rose into the sky from time to time, illuminating the position as if it were day, and the gunpowder smoke was still endless......

"Li Cannon, why don't you speak?" Liao Heiniu couldn't help but raise his head and asked Li Siwei.

Li Siwei looked at him strangely, "Black Bull, shouldn't you be a cow?" Liao Heiniu was not injured at all, although his face was a little tired, but his red eyes were still blazing!

Liao Heiniu smiled, "What is this, Lao Tzu is fifteen years old, Brother Robe, he relied on a pair of fists to level the Qinghe Field, and at the age of eighteen, he followed the fat brother in a military uniform, and fought more than 30 battles before and after, when was Lao Tzu injured?" ”

Li Siwei was stunned when he heard this, "That...... You...... Why is it just a small creep? ”

"Creeps?" Liao Heiniu glanced at Li Siwei, "If Lao Tzu hadn't made some mistakes, he would have been the battalion commander a long time ago......"

"What's wrong?" Li Siwei was a little curious.

Liao Heiniu shook his head lightly and sighed, "It's not that you haven't controlled your belt...... Slept with a brother's little wife! ”

Li Siwei smiled a little embarrassedly, and quickly changed the topic, "Hei Niu, have you practiced kung fu?" ”

"Well," Liao Heiniu nodded, "Commonly known as Bazi Boxing, our soil handle style ...... there"

Li Siwei was overjoyed, "Can you teach me?" I worship you as a teacher! ”

Liao Heiniu looked him up and down and said, "It's not difficult for Lao Tzu to teach you, it's up to you what you can learn...... However, it's time for you to learn some kung fu, and you have to be a little skilled to survive on the battlefield. ”

"Thank you, thank you, Master," Li Siwei was ecstatic.

"Forget it," Liao Heiniu hurriedly waved his hand, "Don't call Lao Tzu Master, if you have money, please ask Lao Tzu to go to Shanghai to visit the kiln......"

Li Siwei was stunned for a moment, and somewhat understood Liao Heiniu's problem.