The Kumamoto Division is worthy of being the most capable of fighting among the 17 permanent divisions of the Japanese army.

In particular, the 45th Infantry Wing was formed in Kagoshima, and the folk customs of Kagoshima were even more fierce than Kumamoto's, and most of the Japanese who attacked the coast of China in the late Ming Dynasty were ronin or bankrupt fishermen from Kagoshima, so the combat effectiveness of the 45th Infantry Wing was second to none in the entire Kumamoto Division.

Although the Japanese army had just experienced a long and rapid march and was as tired as dogs, and although the flooding river seriously affected the actions of the Japanese army, forcing the Japanese officers and men to step on knee-deep stagnant water to attack the positions of the Nationalist army, the Anhui Central Advance Brigade of the Nationalist Army was still quickly defeated under the onslaught of the Japanese army.

The defensive strategy designed by Xu Rui for the 1st Regiment of the Central Anhui Advance Brigade is not bad, but no matter how good and perfect the strategy is, it also needs people to implement it.

Before noon, the Hedong position, which was guarded by the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Regiment of the Anhui Central Advance Brigade, that is, the dozen or so small hill bags, was all lost, but it should be explained that the 3rd Battalion also fought the tenacity of the Chinese, and the more than 600 officers and men of the battalion, from the battalion commander to the newly recruited recruits, all died in battle, and not a single one retreated!

However, the 1st Regiment of the Central Anhui Advance Brigade really can't beat the little devils, and there is a huge gap between the reinforcement soldiers transferred from the rear and the Kumamoto Division's ghost soldiers in terms of training level and physical fitness, especially the ability to fight stabs, and six recruits can't fight a devil.

Although there are also backbone veterans from the 88th Division in the Anhui Advance Brigade, the stabbing skills of these backbone veterans are only stronger than the devils, and one veteran can defeat three devils, but such backbone veterans are too few after all, and they are soon overwhelmed by the swarming little devils.

Before noon, all the positions east of the Feihe River were declared lost, and the blood flowing from the officers and men of the 3rd Battalion almost stained the entire flooded water surface red.

Fortunately, the 1st Regiment held the stone bridge across the river.

Speaking of which, I have to thank the little devils.

When the Feicheng Garrison Brigade was stationed in Feicheng before, it had a stronghold in Feidong, and the stone bridge across the Feihe River was also within the scope of the stronghold, so the devils built a bunker fortification at each end of the stone bridge.

It was with these two bunker fortifications that Ding Li's 1st Regiment barely blocked the devils.

Because the devil's heavy equipment was still stuck in the mud behind and could not come up in a short time, he could only rely on the infantry to launch a strong attack on the bridgehead pillbox, but they were all repulsed by the national army.

Ding Li's 1st Regiment scrapped more than a dozen crooked handles, and finally barely blocked the onslaught of the Suzuki Wing, when the Suzuki Wing stopped attacking, the defending officers and soldiers guarding the bunker found that in the area of fifty to five hundred meters in front of the bunker, there were layers of devil corpses, not to mention four or five hundred, it seems that the little devils are really anxious.

Indeed, the two old devils, Shiro Inaba and Mitsuru Ushijima, are indeed in a hurry, and they can't do it if they are not in a hurry.

Towards evening, Shiro Inaba gave a death order to Kameda, the commander of the artillery wing, that he must pull the eight 37mm guns of the anti-aircraft artillery squadron to the front before dark, otherwise he would prepare to thank the emperor.

Kameda immediately became anxious when he heard this, took off his military uniform, went shirtless, and took hundreds of strong artillery to directly lift the eight battle defense guns of the battle defense artillery squadron, half a ton of battle defense guns, and let the devil artillery carry it to the front line alive.

As he walked forward, one of them overturned, crushing one devil and four others seriously.

But before dark, the eight 37mm caliber guns of the anti-aircraft artillery squadron still appeared in front of the positions of the national army on time.

Then the next situation, there will be no suspense.

The devils only had one round of shelling, and the pillbox on the east side of the bridge was blown up into the sky, and more than a dozen national officers and soldiers guarding the pillbox were all martyred, and then the devils had a second round of shelling, and the pillbox on the west side of the bridge was also blown away.

Because the situation reversed too suddenly, the advance brigade in Anhui did not have time to blow up the stone bridge, and as a result, the little devil controlled the stone bridge with a charge, and took advantage of the victory to pursue, and chased to the east gate of Feicheng in one go!

The 1st Regiment of Ding Li was almost wiped out, and only more than 100 people fled into Feicheng.

Such a result, not only did Xu Rui not expect it, but Luo Feng was so angry that he almost jumped to his feet.

Luo Feng pointed at Ding Li's nose and scolded, "Ding Li, what the hell are you eating?" The strength of a regiment, more than 2,000 guns, only held the position for less than a day and was lost, and the bridge was not even blown up, what the hell are you eating, what are you doing eating? ”

Ding Li stood in front of Luo Feng dejectedly, without a word.

What else is there to justify? He really had nothing to say about such a result.

Luo Feng grabbed Ding Li's clothes, shook it vigorously, and continued to scold: "Ding Li, the position is lost, you still have the face to run back alive, why don't you die, why don't you die?" ”

Ding Li knelt down in front of Luo Feng with a puff of poof, and said miserably: "Luzao, you kill me." ”

"Shot you?" Luo Feng lowered his head and spat wildly at Ding Li's face, "I shot you, Lao Tzu is still a waste of bullets, Lao Tzu is still a waste of bullets!" ”

Ding Li stood up with a dark face, turned around and walked out.

Luo Feng's heart jumped, and he said angrily: "Why are you going?" ”

Ding Li gritted his teeth and said, "I'll take the remaining brothers of the 1st regiment to take Feidong back!" ”

Hearing this, Xu Rui shook his head, Ding Li is acting rashly, this is a taboo for soldiers.

Leading troops to fight, the most taboo is to be willful, as the so-called soldiers are treacherous, fighting has always been the most dangerous thing, no matter what time and situation, you must remain calm.

When you lose your cool, it means that the day of destruction is not far away.

Seeing Ding Li turn around and go out again, Xu Rui hurriedly glanced at Lei Xiang, and Lei Xiang immediately stepped forward and blocked Ding Li's way.

Ding Li raised his head and looked at the thunder that was higher than him, but his face was fearless: "Get out of the way!" ”

Lei Xiang stared at Ding Li condescendingly, but instead of getting out of the way, he raised his arms and put on a posture of deliberately looking for trouble, but Lei Xiang only recognized Xu Rui alone.

Others, even Luo Feng, the brigade commander, is a fart in his eyes.

Ding Li was furious, and directly smashed into Lei Xiang's chest with a punch.

Ding Li thought angrily, if this person is unlucky, he can even smash his heel with a fart, you are a little guard, and you dare to play tricks with Lao Tzu!

But Ding Li's hand is fast, but Lei Xiang's shot is faster.

Lei Xiang grabbed Ding Li's fist as soon as he reached out, and then suddenly squeezed Ding Li's wrist over, and under the pain, Ding Li involuntarily bent his knees and bowed his waist, and he was about to kneel.

Xu Rui stopped at the right time and said, "Leizi, don't be rude to Captain Ding." ”

Lei Xiang snorted and let go of his hand, Ding Li hurriedly took a step back, but he didn't dare to do it again.

Because Ding Li knew that his skills were far inferior to the black man in front of him, and he could only bring humiliation on himself if he did it again, but Ding Li's heart was even more aggrieved, lady, I really can't live this day.

Ding Li turned back to Xu Rui and said, "Captain Xu, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Captain Ding, don't worry." Xu Rui said, "If the Feidong position is lost, it's not a big deal, but you take the brothers to fight back at this time, and there is no other result except to send them to death, so it's better to keep these surviving brothers, and if you want to take revenge, you are afraid that there is no chance?" ”

Xu Rui really cares about the more than 100 remnants of Ding Li's men.

Needless to say, these more than 100 remnants were able to escape back to Feicheng alive from the battlefield, which shows that they are all capable, most of them are the remnants of the 88th Division who survived a hundred battles, these are all elites, and it would be a pity to lose them.

At this time, Luo Feng had also calmed down and said: "Ah Li, I was also angry just now, don't go to your heart, if you lose the position, you can lose it, it's good that you can come back alive, and the counterattack will be talked about later, you and the brothers must be tired, go down and take a hot bath first, and then sleep well." ”

Hearing Luo Feng's words, Ding Li squatted down with his head in his hands and cried loudly.

A big man, but like a child crying tears exchange, nothing else, Ding Li is really sad to the extreme, he feels both aggrieved and guilty, aggrieved because he has tried his best, but in exchange for such a result, guilt is sorry for those brothers who died in battle.

Luo Feng waved his hand, and two veterans stepped forward and carried Ding Li away.

When Ding Li walked away, Luo Feng turned to Xu Rui and said, "Captain Xu, let you laugh." ”

Xu Rui shook his head and said: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, not to mention that we have not lost this battle, and besides, the Anhui Central Advance Brigade is still a unit that has only been in the army for less than a week, to be honest, it is remarkable enough that the 1st Regiment can hold out for a day in front of the Kumamoto Division that is attacking from the nest." ”

"Captain Xu, don't put gold on my face." Luo Feng shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said, "Now that Feidong has been lost, the main force of the Kumamoto Division has come to the city, and then I have to ask you Dameishan Independent Regiment, speaking of this, I really feel sorry in my heart." ”

Xu Rui said: "Brigade Commander Luo, there is no need to talk about this between you and me. ”

"No, there are some things I have to say." Luo Feng waved his hand and said solemnly, "Commander Xu, I know that you are different from those high-ranking officials in the Theater Commander's Department, those high-ranking officials only regard us as bargaining chips, as a stepping stone for them to become officials, and they can sacrifice us at any time, but Commander Xu, you are a real soldier and a real soldier who loves soldiers, so when this battle is over, I will definitely let the officers and soldiers of the whole brigade join your independent regiment!" ”