When Wang Heng saw a few young soldiers who had been withdrawn from the No. 34 Heights, he suddenly had a very bad thought in his heart.

The next few soldiers' cries also confirmed his conjecture very well, this regiment commander who had tried his best to get from the New 34th Division had already made up his mind to die in battle.

"The 422nd Regiment will set off immediately to support Heights 34." Wang Heng couldn't just watch Wu Linsheng and the 417 Regiment all sacrificed, he didn't even listen to the cries of these soldiers who were deliberately left by Wu Linsheng to be tinder, and issued a combat order.

However, the 422nd Regiment under the personal command of Wang Heng was still some distance away from the No. 34 Heights, and a loud explosion suddenly came from the Highlands, and he looked up, and the sound came from the No. 34 Heights, because a huge black mushroom cloud rose from there.

The loud noise in his ears and the black mushroom cloud in his sight made Wang Heng originally have a glimmer of hope to save Wu Linsheng, and he became fragmented.

"Stop advancing, retreat!"

When this order was given, Wang Heng's heart ached like a knife, the No. 34 Heights were gone, the 417th Regiment was gone, and the most regrettable thing was that even Wu Linsheng was gone. Since joining the 12th Army, the 139th Division has never suffered such large losses. Now that their positions have been captured by the enemy, if they forcibly let the 422nd Regiment counterattack, I am afraid that it may not be effective, and maybe the 422nd Regiment will have to be put on board. This is also the reason why Wang Hengqiang endured his grief and gave the order to retreat.

Although Wu Linsheng didn't fully understand the conversation of the devils outside, he still heard the term "Dazuo" clearly.

He immediately became frantic, and his mind suddenly appeared on the top of the opposite slope, and the appearance of the Japanese commander who missed his blow with one shot.

The 417th Regiment was completely wiped out on this high ground, leaving only himself alone, and Wu Linsheng had no intention of lingering at all. In fact, as long as he didn't move under the ruins and didn't make a sound, the air in the gap was enough to hold him up until he crawled out at night, but because of the darkness, he couldn't see the bottom of his injuries. The brothers are gone, the 417 regiment is gone, what face and excuse does he Wu Linsheng have to live in the world? He had already touched a sharp gravel before, wanting to kill himself, and now after hearing the devil's conversation, what he was thinking about was how to die with this devil Dazuo.

If there is still any damage to the devils, there is only one way: detonate the original ammunition in the bunker!

According to Wu Linsheng's memory, when he was knocked down, the place where he fell should not be far from the place where the grenades were placed, where there were boxes of grenades, and there were cluster grenades that had been bundled into three bundles, if these grenades could be detonated, I am afraid that the devils near the ruins of the bunker would not be able to see the sun tomorrow, not to mention the devil Dazuo who could hear the sound, so close to the distance, even if their Apayasu came, there was no way to save him.

Struggling to push away the heavy objects pressed on his body, but he couldn't do it with all his strength, Wu Linsheng had to give up this idea, and groped around with his hands and feet, but fortunately, he soon felt a bunch of grenades on the top of his head, but if he wanted to detonate the ammunition under the rubble, these three grenades alone were definitely not enough, unless he could stuff this bundle of grenades into the middle of the grenades, but in this small confined space, it was pitch black, and he didn't know where the grenades were stacked.

"Dazuo, can we report to the division commander?"

"Of course, our 120th Wing should be the first imperial army to break through the defenders of Hengyang, and the commander of the Iwanaga Division will definitely be happy, I don't know if he will be ashamed of the two slaps that hit me today."

The Japanese conversation outside sounded again, and although Wu Linsheng couldn't understand the meaning of the words, he could feel that the devil who was talking to Dazuo was about to leave. In other words, time was running out for him, and he had to find the spot where the ammunition was stacked right away.

With this thought in his heart, Wu Linsheng didn't know where to give birth to a violent force, although he didn't push away the heavy objects on his body, he just squeezed his body forward for a distance of half a meter. It was about half a meter in length that made him feel a lot of grenades in his tentacles, and even touched the wooden box containing the grenades, which is the ammunition stacking point.

Brothers, slow down, and wait for me, I'll come after you at once. found a place, so that Wu Linsheng's whole person relaxed, he did not have half of the fear of death, but had the joy of destroying the devil Dazuo. He muttered to himself as he uncovered the back of the grenade and pulled the cable out. Wu Linsheng knew very well that it was only a short four or five seconds from the first grenade to the explosion, and in these four or five seconds, he had to pull and burn as many grenades as possible, and only in this way could it be possible to detonate the ammunition at the entire stacking point. So he had to get all the cables in order beforehand, so he could buy himself two more pieces.

He Erjilong stood in front of the Chinese defenders' bunker that had become a pile of ruins, with a smug smile on his face, although his 120 Wing suffered a lot of damage in this battle, but he was able to capture the main position of the defenders with strong fortifications, and it should be the first of the two imperial army divisions attacking the city, this glory made He Erjilong lose his sense of danger, even if the pile of ruins suddenly came out of the green smoke, he didn't care at all, but Kameda, who was talking to him, found something, and said: "Dazuo, what is this sound?" ”

"What a sound...... and before Erjilong's words were finished, suddenly there was a loud bang, and the pile of ruins in front of them exploded violently, and rubble and shrapnel flew everywhere.

He Erqilong only saw a huge flame emerge from the ruins, and then an invisible force threw him high and fell down heavily, the process in between was extremely short, but in this extremely short time, he could feel countless sharp and hard objects burrowing into his body.

He Erjilong was lying on his back on the ground, and the place where he fell was seven or eight miles away from the pile of ruins just now, which showed how powerful the explosion was just now. His body twitched, blood bubbles gushed at the corners of his mouth from time to time, and his eyes widened like brass bells. He was very unwilling, he had already occupied the position of the Chinese defenders, and he and Kameda would definitely be rewarded, but now it was useless, and this explosion wiped out all the exploits of the 120th Wing.

The smoke of gunpowder over the No. 34 Heights had not yet dissipated, and under the harsh sunlight, a tattered plaster flag was fluttering in the wind, and Erjilong's mouth only had breath out but no incoming gas, and his eyes were staring at the tattered flag, although he was very unwilling, but there was still a trace of victor's pride on his face. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and the broken plaster flag was blown down along with the flagpole, which made the still dying and struggling Heerqilong feel like a fatal blow, he desperately tried to raise his hand, but in the end he still didn't raise it, and swallowed his last breath before the medic with the red cross armband came to his side.

The battle report received by Sun Yumin was: On July 12, 1942, Wu Linsheng, the colonel of the 417th Regiment of the 139th Division of the 12th Army, led his troops to fight with the enemy on the No. 33 and No. 34 heights in the south of the city, and all of them were martyred.

Yokoyama received a battle report: On July 12, Showa 19, the 116th Division of the 120th Wing Dazuo Wing Captain and Er Jilong died in the X Heights south of Hengyang City.

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Since it is Sun Yumin's troops guarding this position, then nine times out of ten, they will repeat their old tricks and set up an empty position for bombing, which is definitely a good opportunity to break the enemy. Although he will run the risk of being blown up by his own side, compared to filling this Shura field with the lives of soldiers, it is obvious that the former meets the requirements of Tsutsumi Sankio.

Zhang Xiaohu was still calling to ask Fang Xianjue, what was going on with the Japanese army that suddenly flew over Hengyang, and the combat staff officer here suddenly reported to him something that he could hardly believe: the Japanese infantry was dispatched, and the number was huge!

He hurriedly threw down the microphone in his hand, ran to the lookout, picked up the binoculars and looked over.

Sure enough, as the operational staff officer said, the dense devils, braving their own artillery fire, were quickly stopping the attack on the position on the line of the Stop-Soldier Mountain, and were about to rush through the open ground that had been deliberately built in front of the position.

For Zhang Xiaohu, the devil infantry is not terrible, the terrible thing is that the devil bombers in the sky are still circling and throwing bombs, and there are attack planes diving down and strafing from time to time, and the devil's shelling has been continuing, and it is impossible to stay on the position to hold the defending troops, unless they hold on to death regardless of casualties.

"Master, what should I do?" The combat staff officer on duty asked anxiously.

"Command...... Troops on the ground! Zhang Xiaohu was extremely reluctant to give such an order, but if he didn't do it now, what could he do? Not to mention that the heavy firepower of the 417th and 418th regiments is still on the heavy machine gun position, after giving up the position on the line from the Stopping Soldier Mountain to the Jiangxi Guild Hall, he will have no danger to defend. Compared with this, another problem is even more fatal to Zhang Xiaohu, that is, the entire defenders of Hengyang have not yet let the Japanese army advance half a step, if the Stop Mountain is lost, wouldn't it be a slap in the face for him and the 20th Division? Isn't that a slap in the face of the boss and the Twelveth Army?

The head can be broken, the blood can be shed, and the face of the 20th Division and the 12th Army cannot be ignored. This is also Zhang Xiaohu's mentality at the moment, even if the 117th Regiment and the 118th Regiment are all sacrificed on the main position of the line of the Stopper Mountain, they can't let the devil advance half a step.

"Division, but ......" The thinking of the combat staff officer will not be so comprehensive, he only sees the enemy's planes and artillery, and almost turns the main position on this line of the Stoppage Mountain into hell, and it is impossible for human flesh and blood to survive on it, and now let the troops go to the position, then it will only send everyone to death, and it will not solve the actual problem in addition to this.

"No, but! Give the order to fight! Zhang Xiaohu didn't know what he was going to say, but for the sake of the position, for Hengyang City, for the 20th Division and the 12th Army, even if there was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front, he had to rush forward without hesitation. Zhang Xiaohu can't show a trace of pity for the soldiers and distressed soldiers now, because he is afraid that he will not be able to control himself, and if he reaches the order to retreat, then he will be the sinner of the 20th Division and the 12th Army, so the tone of his words is very cold, so that the combat staff officers on duty who are talking to him feel his determination to defend the main position of the 20th Division on this line of the Stopping Soldier Mountain.

Compared with Wu Linsheng's choice in the face of life and death, Zhang Xiaohu is not so cruel here, the biggest difference is that he still has a lot of troops in his hands, even if the 60th Brigade responsible for the entire Hengyang defenders is not counted, Zhang Xiaohu can still use three regiments, and the 58th Brigade 115 and 116 regiments withdrawn from the Stop Mountain have not lost their combat effectiveness, and they can also be pulled into the battlefield at any time. Therefore, Zhang Xiaohu dared to order the 117th and 118th regiments to go up to the position in such a brutal bombardment.

This seems to be a simple choice, although Zhang Xiaohu made a decision quickly, who can know his heartache at this moment. He knew very well that any of his orders was a trade-off between life and death for the soldiers on the front line, and he was very reluctant to make such a decision for the soldiers under his command, but for the sake of the whole city, for the whole battle, and even more, for the whole country and nation, sometimes he had to shoulder this responsibility.

"Planes, our planes!"

On the guard position outside the command post, the elated voices of the guards and soldiers were suddenly heard.

Hearing the cheers of the soldiers, Zhang Xiaohu's tense heart finally relaxed, but he didn't have time to run outside to watch his fighters like a staff officer in the command post, and he had to keep an eye on the battle ahead.

Tsutsumi Sanshu Nan dispatched three brigades at one time, this is all the infantry of the entire 57th Brigade, with the help of airplanes in the sky and artillery on the ground, if you can't take the position of the Chinese defenders, then I'm afraid that in a short time, you will not be able to launch an attack of such a scale. Moreover, if he has just taken office, if he can't settle the battle in one battle, then his life in the 68th Division will probably not be smooth. It was precisely because of this consideration that Tsutsumi Sanshu Nan risked being isolated and sent all the infantry of the 57th Division to attack the defenders' positions on all fronts under his own artillery fire.

In the telescope, Zhang Xiaohu could clearly see that there were already devil soldiers rushing to the position, and the soldiers who were returning to the position were strangled together, fortunately, the number of these devils was not very large, but if the enemy could not be eliminated quickly, and more and more devils rushed up, then I am afraid that even if the 117th and 118th regiments could recapture the position, they would have to pay a heavy price.

The defenders on the position must now do two things, otherwise they will surely be caught up in an extremely bloody and brutal hand-to-hand combat. The first is to use the heavy machine gun position to forcibly suppress a death zone, in order to isolate the contact between the devils who have rushed up and are about to rush up and the follow-up reinforcements, and the devils cannot be allowed to continue to pour upward, as long as they have no follow-up support, the possibility of holding the position will be very great; Second, it is necessary to organize a large-scale team to eliminate the devils who rushed up and those who are about to rush up, otherwise with the single bayonets that the soldiers are fighting separately now, the casualties will be very large, and you must know that the quality of the devils' individual soldiers is far better than that of the soldiers of the Chinese army, even if the 20th Division is the unit of Sun Yumin of the 12th Army, this gap also exists.