The top of Wogou Ridge.

Chen Fei looked ahead and saw columns of smoke rising above Hengyang.

"The devil has already entered the city, I don't know how many days the Tenth Army can hold out, Zheng Lao Fart, Zheng Lao Fart, go out to reconnoiter immediately." Chen Fei shouted to the reconnaissance battalion not far away.

"Yes." Old fart Zheng replied loudly. At the same time set off with the troops.

"Commander, when are we leaving?" Old steamed bun said.

"Wait, there isn't much to do, there will be more devils in front, let's feel the situation first, the warrior is too tired, rest for a few hours first." Chen Fei said.

"Okay, I'll arrange it." The old steamed bun walked away as he spoke.

As soon as the old steamed bun walked away, Lao Zhangtou came over.

"Commander, can I report on the material situation?" Lao Zhangtou saw Chen Fei's brows furrowed, so he said carefully.

"Oh, you say." Chen Fei said.

"Commander, this U.S. military weapon is good, but without fighting, the ammunition consumption is too great, can you contact Chennault and ask him to airdrop some." Old Zhang Tou said.

"Well, in that case, you tell Liu Xiaomei, let her contact, Chennault's aviation unit is also in difficulty these days, by the way, there should be a lot of combat captures in the past few days, and they will all be divided." Chen Fei said.

"Look at these battle defense artillery, mountain artillery, mortars, we have captured a lot, but there is too little ammunition, and the other 38 big covers, crooked handles, and pheasant necks have long been divided among the divisions." Lao Zhangtou pointed to the artillery position of the devil not far away.

Chen Fei nodded and said, "It's impossible to replenish ammunition at the moment, you control the point, the food is fine, right?" ”

"Oh, there is no problem with food, miscellaneous grains, canned food are still there, and besides, after sacrificing so many brothers, the daily consumption should be much less, no problem." Old Zhang Tou said.

Chen Fei looked into the distance and didn't answer, and when Lao Zhangtou saw that Chen Fei was silent, he said, "Then the military commander, I'll go back first." ”

Chen Fei nodded.

Half an hour later, Zheng Lao Fart quickly ran over and shouted again: "Commander, commander······"

"What are you doing, what are you panicking, say something slowly." Chen Fei saw Zheng Lao's panicked appearance and immediately said.

"Commander, there are a large number of devils in front, and it is estimated that there are more than a hundred of these tanks, just waiting for us to attack." Zheng Lao said.

"! It's endless! There are so many devils," Chen Fei scolded angrily.

"yes." Old fart Zheng replied.

"Okay, got it, the more detailed the reconnaissance, the better," Chen Fei said with a frown

"Yes," Zheng replied, and he immediately went back to make arrangements.

Chen Fei looked at Zheng Laoft who ran down the mountain, and thought to himself, now that all the troops are losing their troops, how to advance, how to reinforce, how to complete the task, I am really annoyed, I have paid such a big price, do you really want to stop here?

"Commander, commander." Liu Xiaomei looked at Chen Fei, who was distracted, and shouted softly.

"Oh, what's the matter with Xiaomei?" Chen Fei said.

"The Military Commission still wants us to speed up the pace of reinforcements, and eight telegrams have come in a row." Liu Xiaomei said.

Chen Fei knew that Liu Xiaomei couldn't stand it, so he said: "Call back, the troops are less than ten kilometers away from Hengyang, but a large number of devil armored troops have appeared in front, but our army can't break through on its own, so I ask for reinforcements, and at the same time I hope to send reconnaissance planes to reconnoitre." Chen Fei said.

"Yes." Liu Xiaomei replied.

Chen Fei really doesn't know how this battle was fought now, the brothers are desperately attacking, as if there is a bottomless pit ahead, there is no return, and if it goes on like this, the 33rd Army will all have to explain here, I thought that I could reach Hengyang tonight, it seems to be just a joke.

At this time, Chen Fei saw Zhao Liu, who came over with his head down.

Chen Fei looked up at the gray-headed Zhao Liu and said, "It's hard work, sit!" ”

Zhao Liu nodded and sat on the ground.

Chen Fei handed over the cigarette, and the two smoked silently.

"How many more fighters?" Chen Fei asked.

"Seven hundred and eighty-one." Zhao Liu replied.

Chen Fei was stunned, before the war, the Independent Brigade had nearly 5,000 soldiers, but now there are so many losses, the Independent Brigade is disabled, Chen Fei patted Zhao Liu on the shoulder, not knowing what to say. Zhao Liu looked into the distance, tears slowly flowed, as a commander, when the troops were victorious, there was no joy at all, so you can imagine how big the loss was.

"Fix it up, and I'll send it to you as soon as the replenishment of troops arrives." Chen Fei said.

Zhao Liu nodded.

It was getting dark.

"Report!" Zhu Guowen ran over and said.

"Well, what's the matter?" Chen Fei said.

"Army commander, I came to reinforce me, saying that I received an order from the Military Commission, and the security regiment and militia of eight townships within a radius of ten miles have rushed over to stand by on the periphery." Zhu Guowen said happily

"Oh, how many people? Brought weapons? Chen Fei said.

"There were about 3,000 people, most of them were armed, and some of them had broadswords, spears, and even three Czech-made." Zhu Guowen said.

"Well, that's good, it's all divided into various troops, let the old steamed buns arrange it." Chen Fei said.

"Okay, I'll call the chief of staff right away." After Zhu Guowen finished speaking, he turned his head and left.

Chen Fei didn't expect that there would be a sufficient supply of soldiers, which surprised him very much, although most of these supplementary soldiers had not been in battle.

Chen Fei raised his head and said to Sanmao behind him: "Sanmao, you go to the front and take a look, Zheng Lao Fart just said that there is a devil mechanized army in front." ”

"Yes." Sanmao replied and rushed up with seven or eight warriors.

An hour and a half later, Sanmao came over with Zheng Lao Fart and said: "Army commander, it looks like it's really hard to get through the front, I estimate that there is a division and regimental devil, there are more than 150 tanks, and the artillery positions are densely packed with countless cannons, we don't dare to approach." ”

Zheng Lao said: "Yes, army commander, there are rice fields and hills in front, although it is not a very good defensive position, but it can't stand many people."

"Commander, we want to pass through the rice fields in front, and it is estimated that there will be heavy casualties." Sanmao Road.

Chen Fei nodded, thought for a while, and said, "Okay, go down and rest, Wang Liang, inform all troops to repair tonight, so that all troops can be more vigilant." ”

"Yes, yes, yes." The three of them replied.

Originally, Chen Fei had already thought of a rhetoric to deal with the Military Commission, but Chen Fei didn't expect that the night would be very peaceful, and even the soldiers in the communications office dozed off one after another.

Early the next morning, the old steamed bun came over: "Commander, there are many more people." ”

"Really? Great, hurry up and replenish the regiments. Chen Fei said.

"But they are all strong men from the neighborhood, they have no weapons, they are in tatters, and I am afraid that as soon as the battle starts, I will be scared to pee my pants." The old steamed bun smiled bitterly.

Chen Fei was stunned for a moment, and said helplessly: "How many people are there?" ”

"It's being counted, there are thousands of people, and we don't have so many rifles." Old steamed bun said.

"The government is also trying its best to find a source of soldiers for us, it's good if someone comes, we can't pick and choose, as soon as the cannon sounds, we will all fucking become veterans, tell Fang Min's gendarmerie to pay attention at any time, if there are deserters, don't report it, shoot them on the spot." Chen Fei said.

"Yes, then I know, I'll assign it right away." Old steamed bun said.

At this time, the roar of planes was heard in the sky, and Chen Fei held up the telescope and looked at it and said, "The reconnaissance plane of the 14th Air Force." ”

"Commander, now the Chongqing Military Commission will know how powerful the devils in front of us are." Sanmao Road.

Chen Fei nodded, only to see the reconnaissance plane flying at a low altitude, quickly brushing over the devil's position, and after two back and forth, the reconnaissance plane turned a corner and flew towards Hengyang.

For the next whole morning, Chen Fei's 33rd Army confronted the devils in front, neither side moved, not even shelling, both sides looked like the enemy was not moving, and I was not moving.

At 12 noon, the Military Commission finally called, waiting for the order to repair on the spot.

Chen Fei's heart was put down.

"We can also contain a large number of devils." The old steamed bun looked at Chen Feidao.

"Also, if we put these devils in Hengyang, the Tenth Army will be defeated immediately." Chen Fei smiled bitterly.

At this time, Lao Zhangtou came in and said: "Commander, there are not enough weapons, it's troublesome, there were more than 7,000 people last night, where can I go to find weapons?" The three or eight big covers in the inventory have been sent, which is too much. Lao Zhangtou said anxiously.

Chen Fei smiled and said, "Don't worry, by the way, have you contacted Chennault?" ”

"Ah, I've been contacted, he said a few days, but now I don't, I can only wait." Old Zhang Tou said.

"There's no way but to wait, the Military Commission can't give us weapons," Chen Fei said

"The regiment commanders came to me, rummaged through the cabinets, and almost robbed them, I really couldn't get a weapon, these little rabbits, I didn't grab the weapon, and robbed all the canned beef I hid, these boys······ Commander, you're going to have to scold them. Lao Zhang Tou complained.

"All the troops are fighting hard, forget it, Lao Zhangtou, it's not easy for you, I know, but the battle in the first two days ······ Okay, let's not talk about it, your quartermaster department will take care of it. Chen Fei said.

When Lao Zhangtou heard this, he could only nod and say, "Commander, I know, hey······ It's not easy, I'll go back first. ”

Chen Fei and Lao Mantou watched him leave, and when their eyes met, they could only smile bitterly.

"Report!" Zhu San came in and said.

"Oh, what's wrong?" Chen Fei said.

"Commander, I found that three devil spies were mixed in the militia group, and now they are in the 218th regiment, and they have been monitored." Zhu Sandao.

"Huh? How was it discovered? Chen Fei said.

"These three people are the first batch to come with the militia group, and everyone doesn't know them, they say that they are ten miles away from Nanshan Village, but the second group of people came from Nanshan Village, and I let them recognize them, but they don't know each other." Zhu Sandao.

"Well, that's good. Don't stare at it, just arrest it and interrogate it, we don't have the time to play with others, this is the battlefield, figure out the purpose, kill it, and since the spy was discovered, the personnel who were added last night must be re-screened to ensure that there is no unknown person. Chen Fei said.

"Yes." Zhu San replied.

"Damn, the little devil is really poisonous, a little relaxation can make them take advantage of the loopholes." Old steamed bun said.

"This kind of spy has only one purpose for sneaking in, and assassinating when we are lax will not affect the current war situation." Chen Fei said.

"No, I have to go to the troops and tell me, damn, it makes me very unhappy, let's go, let's go." The old steamed bun walked away quickly as he spoke, Chen Fei shook his head and smiled.

At this time, the four staff officers of the staff office came in carrying a large sand table: "Report to the army commander, this is the terrain of ten miles near Wogou Ridge. ”

"Oh, yes, your staff office did a great job, not bad." Chen Fei praised.

The terrain on the sand table is very detailed, and the small military flags of both sides are planted on their own positions, which is clear at a glance.