The sky finally darkened, and the day's fighting stopped silently, after all, as soon as it was dark, the fire on the mountain suddenly became fierce, and heavy machine guns, all kinds of mountain artillery, and mortars could be fired freely.

At this time, Tang Bing ran into the command headquarters: "Where is the division commander?" ”

"The division commander has gone to the front." Liu Xiaomei replied.

Tang Bing nodded, and it happened that Lao Zhangtou lost no time in delivering hot food.

When Tang Bing saw it, he was about to have some miscellaneous grains and a big bowl of braised pork, and devoured them.

Chen Fei is now in the infirmary at the corner of the mountaintop, although the fighting has stopped, more wounded soldiers have been sent over, and Dr. Sun and several doctors and nurses are working in an orderly manner.

Chen Fei greeted the bandaged soldiers one by one, and made a few painless jokes to reassure the brothers.

"Damn, why hasn't Lao Zhangtou delivered hot food yet, the brothers are hungry, this old fellow." Chen Fei scolded with a smile.

It made the warriors laugh.

At this time, he saw Guo Qin, and shouted: "Guo Qin, Guo Qin~"

Guo Qin was bandaging a young soldier, and when he turned around, he immediately smiled and said, "The division commander is here, is there something wrong?" ”

"Well, how? Is medicine enough? Chen Fei said.

"Enough, it's ready before you go." Guo Qin replied.

Chen Fei nodded, Guo Qin got up after bandaging the soldiers, came to Chen Fei, and said with a serious face: "Division commander, the battle is fierce, right?" “

"Well, how's it going here, are you still busy? What happened to the fighters? Chen Fei replied.

"There are more than 300 people who died before they were cured, and more than 500 seriously wounded. Guo Qin said.

"It's all the same, the next battle will be tense, you still have more work, don't be irritable, give more warmth to the soldiers." Chen Fei said with a smile.

"We all understand, don't worry, division commander, you are a real soldier, I admire you from the bottom of my heart, there are soldiers like you, we will definitely be able to defeat the little devil." Guo Qin said.

"I love to hear this, okay, go get busy, be careful, tell Doctor Sun, the nurses must make reasonable arrangements for rest and meals, you can't fall, the wounded soldiers still rely on you." Chen Fei said.

"Yes!" Guo Qin replied.

"Okay, that's it." Chen Fei patted Guo Qin's shoulder with a smile and left, Guo Qin looked at Chen Fei's back, with a lot of thoughts, when was the time when the two were-for-tat, but fortunately, Guo Qin thought to herself, Chen Fei was a heroic resistant, she not only smiled bitterly, she should have deeply blamed herself for her previous reckless behavior.

When Chen Fei returned to the headquarters, he saw Tang Bing eating.

"Tang Bing, how is the situation?" Chen Fei said.

"It's not good, the casualties are very large, and I shouldn't be able to hold out tomorrow." Tang Bing said calmly.

Chen Fei nodded, and Lao Zhangtou came over and said, "Commander, you can also eat something." ”

"I just went to see the wounded, why haven't I sent food yet?" Chen Fei asked.

"I just did it when it was getting dark, so I guess it's going to be delivered right now." Lao Zhangtou replied.

Chen Fei nodded, his mood was very heavy now. Not only did the battle fight so fiercely, but there was also a feeling that the independent division could not control its own destiny, as if the independent division was a pawn in the 5th theater or the Military Commission, where it was needed, where it was filled, and he could only fight desperately to change the situation of the battle, and he felt very helpless.

"How's the ammunition?" Chen Fei asked.

"According to this situation, we can fight for two days." Lao Zhangtou replied.

"Well, take advantage of the truce now to replenish all the ammunition to the troops." Chen Fei said.

"I know, don't worry, the old steamed buns are being arranged, and I will order the cooking classes to hurry up and cook while it is dark." Old Zhang Tou said.

Chen Fei walked to the table, ate a bowl of rice quickly, and then turned his head to sleep, but he was so able to sleep, Liu Meng's bold figure kept appearing in his mind, and tears secretly flowed down again when he thought about it.

I don't know how long it took

"Division commander, division commander······" Liu Xiaomei pushed Chen Fei on the bed.

Chen Fei opened his eyes and said, "What's the matter?" What time is it? ”

"It's past eight o'clock, division commander, Commander Li of the 5th theater called, the troops are almost arranged, and the counteroffensive will start at 12 o'clock tonight." Liu Xiaomei said.

"Oh, well, I know, you inform the troops that the counterattack time in the 5th theater will start at 12 o'clock, let all the troops prepare, we can't let the devil leave so smoothly." Chen Fei said.

"Yes!" Liu Xiaomei said, she turned around and was about to go to inform.

"Wait, have the casualties of the various units been reported?" Chen Fei said.

"No, the deputy division commander and the chief of staff are not there, no one counts." Liu Xiaomei said.

"Then inform the chief of staff and let him count it." Chen Fei said.

"Yes!" Liu Xiaomei replied.

Chen Fei got up and lit a cigarette, thinking, damn, I have paid so much, I should have something in return.

He walked to the table, looked at the map, and thought as he watched what the devils who surrounded him would do after the counterattack in the 5th theater, if he retreated, which way to go, and whether the independent division could tear a piece of its flesh down.

However, what Chen Fei didn't expect was that due to Aoki Sakurada's report, the devils also became alert, and the devils under the mountain saw that they couldn't take Mantou Mountain before dark, so they began to arrange a retreat route.

Since the question was raised by Aoki Sakurada, it was up to the Aoki Brigade to block the independent divisions that might be following.

At nine o'clock, the devils suddenly shelled Mantou Mountain again, after all, the movement of the large army is definitely not small, and the shelling can just cover up all the movements.

Chen Fei was looking at the map, and when the cannon sounded, he thought that the devil was going to attack at night, but after listening to it for more than ten minutes, it didn't feel right, this cannon was not a heavy artillery, it was some 75 mm guns. Chen Fei thought to himself, this cannon is useless, but any military action is purposeful, what is the purpose of this? Chen Fei was puzzled.

He picked up the binoculars and walked out of the headquarters, looked down the hill, and then at the shell strike point, still not understanding.

"The Japanese artillery fire is a bit strange." Tom followed.

When Chen Fei heard this, he thought to himself, and even the observer saw the problem, what did this devil want to do?

Suddenly, Chen Fei wondered if the devil would find out that our army was about to withdraw, and suddenly Chen Fei was in a cold sweat.

"Wang Liang, quickly, send someone to inform the regiments to attack the devils under the mountain immediately, if you don't find the devils, enter Shahe Town from three aspects, go quickly!" Chen Fei said anxiously.

Wang Liang was stunned, Chen Fei's order, he would not question it, and immediately arranged it.

The five regiment commanders, including Zhu Guowen, Tang Bing and He Wenbin, were stunned when they heard the news, but they all reacted immediately, the devil wanted to escape under the cover of shelling.

The attacks in all four directions were silent, and since the devils retreated under the cover of artillery bombardment, the independent division began to charge down the hill under the cover of artillery bombardment.

After a while, Zhao Liu and the old dog group were the first to meet the enemy, the devil was at the foot of the mountain, it turned out that Liu Meng's position was on the guard, and suddenly gunshots rang out.

Chen Fei's heart trembled when he heard the fierce gunshots, and his judgment was wrong,

Chen Fei crossed his hands to support his head, thinking to himself, it is impossible to withdraw now, and if the battle starts to retreat again, the limited physical strength of the fighters will be exhausted.

Wait, I can only wait, it's a big deal that the troops are exhausted, I Chen Fei apologized with death, Chen Fei's thoughts were rolling, thinking about possible problems, Tom handed over a cigarette and said, "General, come one." ”

Chen Fei raised his head and took the cigarette and smiled: "Okay, let's have one, soothe your mood, this battle is so hard that you even want to laugh." ”

"No, no, no, general, I think you're right." Tom said as he helped Chen Fei light a cigarette.

Chen Fei took a deep puff of his cigarette and thought, I hope so.

Fifteen minutes passed, and the gunfire continued, when a 2nd Brigade correspondent ran quickly.

"Division~ Division Commander, the devils are retreating, the third, fifth, and sixth regiments are all on fire with the devil's blocking troops, and Brigade Commander Tang asked if you still want to enter Shahe Town in ~ in~ ?" The correspondent gasped.

"! Damn, finally withdraw! Chen Fei slapped the table and said happily.

"Xiaomei sent a report to the Military Commission of the 5th Theater that the devils besieging our division are retreating, and it is estimated that the strategic intentions of our army have been discovered." Chen Fei immediately said to Liu Xiaomei again.

"Wang Liang, send someone to Zhao Liu's side to see if they have any news." Chen Fei said.

"Yes!" Wang Liang replied and immediately sent someone.

Aoki was very depressed, as soon as the troops began to retreat, they were targeted by the Chongqing army, and Aoki Sakurada as a questioner was left behind as a blocking force, and now this situation can only be desperately resisted, and I don't know how the Chongqing army has so much physical strength, and now it can fight back, he hopes that this counterattack will be short-lived.

"Nan Shengjun, I didn't expect the battlefield situation to be unfavorable to us so soon." Aoki Sakurada lit a cigarette and said to Chief of Staff Nansheng.

"Your Excellency, the layout of the Chongqing Army is really not simple, and Chen Fei's independent division is really terrifying." Nansheng Jun said.

Aoki Sakurada nodded and said: "We have lost the opportunity, this battle can only return to the original point, and the strategic intention of the Commander of the Circle has not been achieved!" ”

Nan Shengjun listened to Aoki Sakurada's speech.

Aoki Sakurada was silent for a moment and then said: "Nan Shengjun, order the troops to hold Shahe Town until dawn, and the whole army can be transferred at seven o'clock." ”

"Hey, please rest assured, sir! The Chongqing Army will definitely be blocked at Shahe Town, ensuring the retreat of the main division. Nan Shengjun bowed his head and said.

"Well, let's hope so, let's go and arm." Aoki Sakurada replied.

"Hey!" Chief of Staff Nansheng shouted back and went out immediately.

Zhao Liu and Lao Gou's two regiments took advantage of the situation, and hundreds of grenades were thrown into the devil's trench at once.

"Boom boom~" After a series of explosions, Zhao Liuda shouted: "Kill!" Kill! Kill! ”

The two regiments and the guard company of Liu Meng's regiment rushed into the trenches one after another, and the devils in the trenches were killed and wounded, and they reoccupied the positions they had withdrawn in the afternoon.

"Hurry up and find Captain Liu, quick, quick!" Zhao Liuda shouted.

And the old dog regiment rushed out of the trench and prepared to break into the town.

"Dada~"

"Bang Hook ~ Bang Hook ~ Bang Hook ~" The devil's resistance immediately came up, and the old dog regiment was knocked down seven or eight fighters at once, and the old dog saw that it was not good, and immediately retreated to the trench.

Zhao Liu saw that the group retreated one after another, and immediately looked up at the front, only to see tongues of fire in the ruins in front of him. Such a defense two regiments could not break through under any circumstances.

"Prepare for the shelling, quick, give me a blast!" Zhao Liuda shouted.

But the two regiments rushed in a hurry, and the artillery hadn't caught up, so Zhao Liu was so angry that he scolded his mother.

The old dog jumped back into the trench and saw Zhao Liu and scolded: ", damn it, the devil's defense line is very dense, and you can't get through it at all, this is a blocking war!" ”

Zhao Liu glanced at him and said, "Do you think the division commander will tell us to rush down and send us to death?" Of course the devil is going to escape! ”

The old dog scratched his scalp and said, "Yes." ”

After a while, the artillery came down and began shelling.

The battle gradually became clear, and the 5th Theater received a telegram from Chen Fei, and Chief Li didn't want to arrange a general attack immediately, even if a few troops were not in place, they were opened.

And Chen Fei smoked a cigarette, thought for a while and said to the correspondent of the Second Brigade: "Go back immediately and tell Tang Bing that the plan remains unchanged." ”

"Yes!" The correspondent replied, and immediately ran down the hill as fast as he could.

Chen Fei thought that it was better to surround the gang of devils in Shahe Town first, and then say, with the current strength of the independent division, it was impossible to pursue the devil's army.

The order was given, the goal was clear, and the troops began to attack the town of Shahe.

After Chen Fei gave the order, he immediately raised his submachine gun and said to the two observers: "Two, the Japanese army is beginning to retreat, we could have stayed here and waited for the devil to leave, but our independent division does not have this habit, and we can still swagger away if we are beaten, so ah, at least let the devil pay a price." ”

"General, General, can your soldiers fight again? After continuous high-intensity marching and high-intensity combat, I think the soldiers' bodies should be at their limit. Charlie hurriedly said.

"Yes, it's at its limit, so what, the country has reached its limit, and there are some things that have to be done." Chen Fei smiled.

Tom and Charlie looked at each other, completely convinced by Chen Fei, a young general, from suspicion to now.

Chen Fei rushed to the position of Zhao Liu's regiment, only to see that the mortar was constantly filling and firing, Zhao Liuyi saw the division commander coming, and immediately said: "Division commander, the devil on the opposite side is very fierce, I discussed with the old dog to shell first." ”

"Well, did Liu Meng find it?" Chen Fei said.

"Not yet, I'm sending someone to find it." Zhao Liu replied.

"Well, if you live to see people die, you have to see corpses, and your brother can't be a corpse in the wild." Chen Fei said softly.

"Understood, rest assured, I understand." Zhao Liu also replied softly.

At the Aoki Headquarters, Chief of Staff Nansheng hurriedly ran in and said, "Your Excellency, the Chongqing army is surrounded, and they may besiege our army on all sides." ”

Aoki Sakurada looked up at Nansheng and said: "Siege is siege, our task is to let the Chongqing army surround it, but Chen Fei's independent division really lives up to its name, and the speed of the action makes me not expect, the order to order the troops to defend on the spot until dawn remains unchanged, and I am eager to fight Chen Fei." Aoki said as he wiped the command knife in his hand.

"Hey!" Chief of Staff Nansheng shouted back, as if the brigade commander had given him courage at once, after all, the honor of the imperial soldier was supreme.

Chen Fei looked at his watch, it was half past ten, "Wang Liang, notify the old gun battalion to come down." ”

"Yes!" Wang Liang replied that now that the troops are scattered, communication is a big problem, and the various units are now attacking separately, and there is no coordination at all, and the casualties are still very large.

Chen Fei thought for a while and said to Zhao Liu: "You send a few messengers to inform the troops, besiege but not attack, whoever can trap the devil will make meritorious service." ”

"Yes!" Zhao Liu replied and immediately sent someone to inform him.

"Come on, old dog, do you see these abandoned tanks in front of you? Later, when the shelling begins, you must rush over, and then call the fighters to open the way with grenade explosives, and compress the devil little by little. Chen Fei said.

"Yes!" The old dog replied.

A quarter of an hour later, the gunfire in all directions stopped, and the artillery battalion that Chen Fei had been waiting for at 11 o'clock also came down the mountain and was preparing to begin.

After a while, the artillery battalion completed the preparation for the shelling, and Chen Fei gave an order, and the rain-like shells flew towards the devil.