The clouds in the sky have dissipated, the sun has revealed its true face, it is in the middle of the sky, the sun is shining on the earth, although it is hotter, but the dull feeling is gone, the breeze is coming, as if the earth also breathed a long sigh of relief.

Major General Sakai held the binoculars and looked at the movement on the Hengshan Ridge with a relaxed face, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and the trace of uneasiness in his heart disappeared without a trace along with the dark clouds in the sky.

In the telescope, the Hengshan Mountains go north and south, choke the Huaiqian Highway, the east slope is steep and barren, just like a natural city wall in front of you, the city wall is high in the south and low in the north, to the south, the mountain is getting steeper and steeper, the southernmost side is a big river to cut off the mountain, to the north, the mountain is slightly gentle, only the northeast slope can climb in front, and the Huaiqian Highway is winding through from the north slope, the north side of the highway is a stretch of mountain.

"The people of China have chosen a good place to be a husband and a husband," Major General Sakai muttered to himself, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned proudly, "It's a pity that they didn't have artillery fire to suppress it!" ”

As he spoke, he saw that Yamada Shaoza had already led the team to the northeast slope and rushed to the defenders' position, and the smile on his face became even bigger.

80 meters, 50 meters, 30 meters......

Yamada Shaoza clenched his saber and rushed to the defenders' positions in the escort of two or three little devils, rushing straight to the edge of the trench with a smug smile on his face.

The situation in the trenches made his smile stiffen!

"Retreat! Rewind ......"

Yamada Shaozuo was like being stung by a scorpion, his heart was cold, and he retreated suddenly, but where was it too late?

"Da Da Da ......"

Gunfire rang out, and bullets pounced from the trenches like flying locusts.

"Puff puff ......"

The machine gun bullet drilled into the body at close range, passing through the body, Yamada Shaoza was overturned to the ground, inexhaustible, down the hillside, tumbling down, but before he could even scream, he died with a whimper!

"Da Da Da ......"

The gunfire was like a rain of gunfire.

"Ahhh......h

The screams came and went, and the little devils on the trenches fell down like cutting rice, and rolled down the hillside one after another, and the little devils who were still on the hillside were cold, turned around and ran, and climbed to the foot of the mountain.

"Woo Woo ......"

There was a sound of breaking through the air, and grenades flew out of the trenches and rained down on the hillside.

Peng Bangbang...... Boom Boom Boom ...... Rumble ......"

The hillside trembled, the flames appeared, the smoke of gunpowder was billowing, shrapnel was shot in all directions, and the screams were heard one after another, and the hillside was in shambles.

"Kill ......"

On the defenders' positions, shouts of killing shook the sky.

"Bang ......"

The rapid sound of gunfire is like the drums of Hades!

"Puff puff ......"

Blood splashed, the little devil who ran slowly kept falling to the ground, and the little devil who ran fast continued to run wildly, fleeing to the position, wishing to give birth to a few more legs!

At the headquarters of the Sakamoto detachment, a cadre of generals, Zuo, held a telescope and looked dumbfounded...... How so? So so?

There is obviously no movement on the defenders' positions! How strong the fortifications must have been to survive under such dense artillery fire!

Major General Sakai was still holding the binoculars tightly, staring at the defenders' positions, the green tendons on the back of his hands were bulging, and his face was hideous, "Takahashi-kun, shelling!" Shelling! ”

The terrain of the defenders' positions was dangerous, and the assault was bound to cause huge casualties, so artillery bombardment was the best option.

Takahashi Dazuo woke up like a dream, and hurriedly promised, "Hey! ”

Takahashi Osa hurried away, Major General Sakai moved his binoculars and looked at the remnants of the soldiers who had fled, and a squadron went up, and only thirty or fifty people returned.

"Ando-kun!" Major General Sakai's face sank, "Ask what they saw!" ”

"Hey!" Staff Officer Ando Nakasa hung his head and hurried away.

A group of remnants were surrounded, and Ando Nakasa looked at them with blazing eyes, "What did you see in the defenders' positions?" ”

The remnants of the soldiers hung their heads silently, they didn't even go up the hillside, what could they see? Those robes who rushed to the defenders' positions may have seen it clearly, but unfortunately, they could not come back.

"Bang ......"

On the artillery position, 12 mountain guns and 24 field guns were neatly arranged, roaring in unison.

"Woo Woo ......"

Black-pressed cannonballs streaked across the void and rained down on Hengshan Ridge.

Peng Bangbang...... Boom Boom Boom ...... Rumble ......"

The defenders' positions were shrouded in smoke of gunpowder, and the entire Hengshan Range trembled.

In the smoke of gunpowder, the trenches crisscrossed the defenders' positions, which were the results of the overnight digging of the brothers of the engineer company.

Several ditches traverse the top of the hill and lead to the back mountain.

At the foot of the back mountain, a fortress cut off the Huaiqian Highway, and four heavy machine guns were waiting for it, and the road in front of the fortress had already been destroyed.

In the col behind the fortress, the brothers, carrying the wounded, hurried into a cave. The cave is wide and deep, the walls of the cave are hung with horse lanterns, the lights are dim, and the ground is full of wounded, screaming and moaning that makes people sad.

On the innermost cave wall, six lanterns were lit at the same time, and Ning Rou was treating the wounds of the wounded, but most of them were too badly injured......

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The dull sound of explosions was endless, Ning Rou's hands trembled, and the wounded under his hands wailed loudly, "Ah......"

Ning Rou was taken aback, and forced herself to settle down...... He'll be fine! It's going to be fine! The movements of the hands are also much more dexterous.

In the trench on the top of the mountain, Li Siwei hid on the lookout post, but the telescope was tightly clenched in his hand, staring at the devil's position, his teeth clenched, and his face sinking like water.

The lookout post is an improved version of the one on Bright Ridge.

The lookout post was set up at the edge of the position, and a deep cat's ear hole was taken out, reinforced, and a small hole was made in the innermost hole wall, through which the position of the little devil could be seen.

Miao Zhenhua followed behind Li Siwei, blocked the entrance to the cave, held the spear, and waited for the battle.

Smoke billowed, shrapnel flew sideways, and scorched earth was scattered in the criss-crossed trenches, and the brothers hid in cat's ear holes, holding their breath.

On the rock wall facing the trench, more than a dozen machine gun muzzles were lined up, and the barrel of the black hole hole only showed a section three or five inches long...... Yamada Shaosa and the others were sieveed by the bullets that erupted from the barrels.

The roar of the cannon continued, and the entire hill was cut off a layer, and the flag was already in tatters.

Suddenly, a figure burst out of the cat's ear hole next to it, rushed to the pit wall, and was about to roll over the trench.

"Gan Fei!" Miao Zhenhua exclaimed, "Come back quickly." ”

Li Siwei was startled, hurriedly turned around, and followed the prestige, but he was also shocked, "Gan Fei, come back to Lao Tzu!" ”

Gan Fei paused, looked back, but saw Li Siwei's voice was fierce, "If the position is not lost, the military flag cannot fall!" Come back! ”

Gan Fei was stunned, hurriedly retreated, and hid in the cat's ear hole.

"Bang ......"

A cannonball was falling on the flag, the scorched earth was flying, and the flag was slowly falling.

Everyone was shocked, the military flag fell!

"Military flag," Gan Fei turned around, and was about to rush out again, but he heard Li Siwei shout, "Get back to Lao Tzu." ”

Gan Fei was stunned for a moment, "Regiment commander, the military flag ......"

"Come back soon!" Li Siwei yelled, "The military flag is in our hearts, if people don't die, the flag won't fall!" ”

At the headquarters of the Sakai detachment, Major General Sakai slowly lowered the binoculars and looked up at the sky, "Enough!" ”

At this time, the sun has lost its heat, hanging weakly in the sky, crumbling.

The sound of the cannon stopped abruptly, and the stormtroopers of the little devils killed Hengshanling in three ways, the gun in hand, the bullet was loaded, mixed with grenadiers, and hundreds of people in three squadrons, murderous!

A group of officials raised their binoculars one after another and stared closely at the defenders' positions, which were still deadly silent.

The three-way stormtroopers of the little devils rushed through the flat roads and fields, smoothly rushed up the hillside, and rushed to the defenders' positions, only this time they held their guns and lowered their bodies, without a trace of carelessness.

Major General Sakai held the binoculars and stared at the defenders' positions, his whole face tense and without a hint of a smile.

As on the previous occasion, the stormtroopers managed to reach the edge of the trench without any problems, and Rear Admiral Sakai's heart was already in his throat, and he was clutching the binoculars tightly, his fingers turning white from too much force...... Don't, don't, don't!

"Da Da Da ......"

The machine guns rang out again, and Major General Sakai fell into an ice cave...... It's coming, it's coming, it's coming again!

Sure enough, in the telescope, the three stormtroopers were attacked almost simultaneously, the front was killed and wounded, and the rear team turned around and ran!

"Kill ......"

The shouts of killing on the defenders' positions shook the sky, and the trenches were crowded.

"Yaga!" Major General Sakai angrily lowered the binoculars and turned around, "Order, continue the shelling!" Cover the charge. ”

"Bang ......"

The sound of artillery positions shook the sky.

"Woo Woo ......"

The black-pressed cannonball pierced the void and smashed into the defenders' positions.

Peng Bangbang...... Boom Boom Boom ...... Rumble ......"

The defenders' positions were instantly drowned in artillery fire.

"Kill ......"

The three-way stormtroopers turned around and killed back.

Behind them, a three-way stormtrooper rushed out of the formation and killed Hengshan Ridge.

There was no further movement in the positions of the defenders.

The little devil who turned back and killed smoothly rushed up the hillside and rushed towards the defenders' position, and the sound of artillery stopped abruptly! No matter how cruel the little devil is, he can't blow up his own stormtroopers, right?

As soon as the cannon stopped, the Hengshan Ridge was quiet in an instant, only the little devil was still screaming, "Kill ......"

"Da Da Da ......"

Unsurprisingly, the machine gun rang out suddenly, and the little devil who had just rushed to the edge of the trench was swept away in an instant.

The remnants fought their way into the trenches, but they were nothing more than moths to the fire.

The dense network of fire knocked them to the ground in an instant.

When the three subsequent stormtroopers saw their companions rushing into the defenders' position, they immediately lifted their spirits and accelerated their charge, but when they had just rushed halfway up the hill, the gunfire on the hill stopped abruptly!

All the little devils were shocked, stunned in place, and were in a dilemma.

At the headquarters of the Sakamoto detachment, Nakasa Ando put down his binoculars and looked solemn, "Your Excellency, Major General, it is pointless to fight like this, it will only increase casualties." ”

Major General Sakai's hand stiffened, slowly lowered the binoculars, and nodded in a deep voice, "Suspend the attack!" ”

The sunset finally fell into the sea of clouds in the western sky, and twilight quietly fell.

On the defenders' positions, the smoke cleared, revealing a mess.

Li Siwei came out of the lookout post and shouted, "Hurry up and strengthen the fortifications and clear the battlefield." ”

The brothers came out of the cat's ear hole one after another, many of them were already pale, this was the first time they had experienced such a positional battle, and the fierce shelling was chilling.

They looked around, but their faces turned even paler...... In the trenches, stumps and severed arms were scattered in the scorched earth, and blood stained the scorched earth a dark red. The trenches were also dilapidated, and the top of the hill seemed to have been cut off by a layer, a little shorter.

"What are you doing in a daze?" Liao Heiniu's loud voice sounded, "Let's all move for Lao Tzu, if you don't put the fortifications in order, the cannonballs are coming, and none of them will survive." ”

Everyone hurriedly moved to clear the trenches, count the ammunition, strengthen the fortifications, and get busy.

When night fell, the little devil did not move, but the defenders did not dare to slack off, cleaned up the battlefield, strengthened the fortifications, and still hid in the cat's ear hole, waiting for the battle.

"It's time to eat, it's time to eat," Wei Yidao's voice sounded in the position, and he took the brothers of the cooking platoon to the position, and hurried over.

There should be a lot of oil in the vegetable soup, which has a strong aroma, and the hot steamed buns should also be freshly steamed, exuding an attractive wheat aroma.

The veterans swarmed out, but the recruits didn't move.

Li Siwei also got out of the lookout post, walked straight over, grabbed two steamed buns and gnawed them.

"Commander," Zheng Sanyang walked over and touched Li Siwei gently, "Many brothers didn't move......

Li Siwei was stunned for a moment, his face full of surprise, "Which one didn't move?" Aren't his turtle sons hungry? ”

Zheng Sanyang shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Maybe today's battle ...... It's ......"

Li Siwei glared, "Isn't it like this in wars?" Lao Tzu went to see ......"

He strode to the nearest cat's ear hole and kicked at the person who was shrinking inside, "Hong Sanbao, you come out for Lao Tzu!" Turtle's, you are not active in eating, do you have a problem with your braincase? ”

Hong Sanbao was startled, and hurriedly got out, bowing his head and saying nothing.

"What the hell is going on?" Li Siwei stared at him with a pair of big eyes, "You're not hungry?" ”

Hong Sanbao trembled, his head hung lower, "Hungry ......"

Li Siwei was stunned for a moment, and scolded with a smile: "If you are hungry, give Lao Tzu something to eat!" Do you want Lao Tzu to send it to you? ”

Hong Sanbao's neck stiffened, and he looked up at Li Siwei, "Leader, I can't eat it!" ”

"Oh?" Li Siwei was stunned, "Why can't you eat it?" ”

"I ...... I ......" Hong Sanbao gritted his teeth, "Commander, if we continue to fight like this, few of us will survive, right?" ”

Li Siwei's face froze, but he heard Hong Sanbao say with a crying voice: "The little devil's artillery fire is too fierce, what about so many brothers, they ...... They didn't even see the face of the little devil, so they ...... was blown away ......"

It is true that there are many cat's ear holes in the trenches, but there are more than 2,000 brothers in the regiment, except for the miscellaneous personnel who stayed in the back mountain, and the Ninth Company stayed in the fortress at the foot of the mountain, and there were 13,400 people on it...... After several rounds of bombardment, the casualties were not unbearable.

Li Siwei sighed secretly and patted Hong Sanbao's shoulder, "Don't be so pessimistic!" Didn't the old men kill so many devils? As long as you are smart, the devil's cannonballs won't hit you! ”

"That's right," Zheng Sanyang hurriedly echoed, "The fortifications on this mountain are not bad, as long as you are clever one by one, there will be no problem." ”

When Hong Sanbao heard this, his face became a little better.

Liao Heiniu suddenly walked over, glared at Hong Sanbao, and scolded, "Turtles, afraid of dead ghosts!" You are so afraid of death, what kind of soldier are you still a soldier? It's almost the same to go back and hug your mother-in-law! ”

Hong Sanbao was stunned and lowered his head with a flushed face.

Li Siwei and Zheng Sanyang did not stop it.

Liao Heiniu continued to scold: "The 66th Regiment never wants to breed, if you are afraid, leave now!" ”

Hong Sanbao was shocked and raised his head, "Battalion commander, I'm not afraid of death, but I was killed by the explosion like this, and I died a miserable death!" ”

"Aggrieved?" Liao Heiniu smiled, "Lao Tzu's head died like this before!" On the Yuhua platform, he was shooting the little devil with a gun, and a cannonball fell beside him...... You're much better now, at least, Li Cannon didn't let you shoot at the little devils under artillery fire, right? ”

Hong Sanbao was stunned, and the recruits who gathered around him also lowered their heads!

Liao Heiniu glared at everyone with wide eyes, "Turtles, you are addicted to raids and ambushes one by one!" Lao Tzu asked you, why are you here to do this? ”

The recruits were silent, their faces ashamed, but they heard that some of the veterans had already sang:

The blood is boiling in Poyang

Sparks flew in the Yangtze River

……

Singing rang out in the trenches, and more and more veterans sang along, singing generously.

The recruits slowly raised their heads and sang along:

There was a burst of roars across the country

Defend Greater Wuhan

Wuhan was the center of the national war of resistance

Wuhan is the largest metropolis today

We will resolutely defend her

Like the Spanish people defend Madrid

Crush the enemy's attack

Consolidate the anti-Japanese front

With our infinite power

Defend Greater Wuhan

……

The singing was loud, and after the song was sung, everyone had raised their heads and chests, with an excited face!

Li Siwei looked around at everyone and said in a loud voice, "We are here to defend Wuhan!" Lao Tzu also knows that raids and ambushes are enjoyable, but we are soldiers, and soldiers should have their own positions! If the position is lost, the dignity and honor of being a soldier will also be lost! ”

As he spoke, Li Siwei stopped.

"Captain!" Lu Quanyou suddenly walked over, the gauze on his left arm had been untied, the wound was oozing blood, and he was holding a wide white paper in his right hand and handed it to Li Siwei.

Li Siwei was stunned, took the blank paper, looked down, and saw a few blood-red characters written on the white paper: Coexist and die with the Hengshanling position!

It was written down from the blood on the wound, with a blood-red fingerprint underneath.

"Good!" Li Siwei raised his head and looked at Lu Quanyou with blazing eyes, "Lao Tzu didn't misread you!" ”

Of the three battalion commanders, Lu Quanyou has always been the most inconspicuous one, and Li Siwei has never given him the heavy responsibility. However, everyone could see that Li Siwei valued him very much, otherwise, he would not have insisted that he be the commander of the first battalion.

Lu Quanyou met Li Siwei's gaze, raised his head and chest, and his face was a little more happy.

As soon as Li Siwei turned around, he spread the white paper on the edge of the trench, flipped his wrist, pulled out the short dagger on his waist, punctured the thumb of his left hand, pressed it on the white paper, and pressed a blood-red fingerprint...... Then, he threw the dagger aside and stepped aside.

Everyone was shocked and stepped forward one after another, learning from each other...... Every time you press your fingerprints, you will have a look of pride on your face.

Li Siwei watched silently from the side, not to show determination, because the determination was already in his heart! Do this for the sake of morale!

Because, Li Siwei is also a soldier, and he knows deeply that soldiers are also afraid of death! That's why so many ritualistic things are done in the regiment, and it's all for morale!

High morale can make people forget about life!

When the national disaster is at the head, someone always needs to sacrifice, and the soldiers should not let it go!