The 422nd Regiment held its position hard, and after repelling several waves of attacks by the devils in a row, it won a rare respite.

Shi Zhonghua had already gone to the front-line position, and he stayed in the field command post with the commander of the 422nd Regiment, personally commanding this arduous defense.

The position is really not easy to defend, not only to block the attack of the devils, but also to cover the counterattack of the 417th Regiment, which invisibly increases their pressure.

Taking advantage of this respite, Shi Zhonghua lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled a full mouthful of smoke, taking the opportunity of spitting out the cigarette He let out a long sigh.

The pressure of the 422nd Regiment is great, and the pressure on him is not great! Since the merger into the Twelfth Army, Wang Heng's performance in every battle has been so good, so prominent, although he is not inferior, but everyone knows that he, who is mainly responsible for defense, how can he be as brilliant as Wang Heng, who is the main attacker. In the past, he never thought that this heroic regiment commander would have any stimulation for him, but now he finally felt it, especially after Wang Heng served as the deputy division commander and regiment commander, this stimulation was still obvious.

Shi Zhonghua originally thought that he would no longer have the mentality of comparing himself with others, but since coming to this brand-new Twelfth Army, the previous competitive spirit has returned.

He will not be jealous of Wang Heng, on the contrary, he will try his best to help and support, because he knows that the competition between men depends on strength, and it is by no means a stumbling behind the scenes to win this competition.

The afternoon sun is not as hot as in the middle of summer, but it is still very dazzling. The smoke of gunpowder scattered in the sky, the red flags blowing in the broken blue sky and the white sun, the fierce gunfire everywhere, and the strong smell of blood and mush in the air are all declaring to the outside world that this is a ruthless Shura field and a desperate purgatory.

Unlike Shi Zhonghua, at this moment, there is only one thought in his mind, to avenge the deputy Xu Changgeng of the regiment.

The 417th Regiment has always been the main force of the 139th Division, and even more so after coming to the 12th Army, although the current 139th Division has become a division of four regiments, but it does not affect the status of the 417th Regiment in the slightest. This has never appeared in the history of the 417th Regiment, and what is even more inappropriate is that the deputy Xu Changgeng of the martyred regiment was a close confidant sent by the army commander Sun Yumin.

In Wang Heng's heart, anyone in the 417th Regiment can die, but Xu Changgeng can't, but the martyr is Xu Changgeng, which is like fate playing a joke on Wang Heng, telling him how to be calm. Thinking of how to explain to the military seat, he had a headache, maybe only by helping Xu Changgeng avenge the big revenge would he have the face to meet Sun Yumin. So this assault, he decided to go in person, the 417th Regiment had already killed more than 1,000 people before, and the remaining troops of less than 2,000 people, Wang Heng only left less than one battalion, if he couldn't come back this time, then these people who stayed behind could be regarded as leaving a fire for the 417th Regiment.

Wang Heng was also holding an M1 carbine, and the rank on the collar badge was changed to the rank of corporal, the 417th Regiment was not like the Seventh Regiment wearing American-style military uniforms, their standard military uniforms were still imitation German-style military seats of the Central Army, and the same as the soldiers, Wang Heng's usual big-brimmed hat was replaced with a cloth hat, and even the leggings were tightened, if it weren't for acquaintances, no one would know that the middle-aged man in front of him who was not amazing would be the deputy division commander and regiment commander.

Wang Heng's eyes flashed with revenge, the M1 carbine in his hand was held tightly, his palms were full of sweat, he was like more than a thousand soldiers of the 417th Regiment, waiting for the devils to charge the position of the 422nd Regiment, as long as the devil's artillery stopped, they would send infantry to charge unchanged, the only difference was that the permanent division would have a few more iron bumps than the special division when charging: the 94 light tank. This tank, nicknamed by Chinese soldiers as the Bean Chariot, is definitely a nightmare for the Chinese army, but it does not include Sun Yumin's 12th Army.

Here, Shi Zhonghua was suffering another wave of bombardment, and his cigarette had just finished being smoked, and the devil's shelling came again, and the command post that was half-dug into the mountain was shaken off a layer of loess from time to time, leaving him and the people in the command post in disgrace.

"Devils of dog days, cannonballs don't need money." The commander of the 422nd Regiment was scolding, he really wanted to ask the deputy division commander in front of him, his regiment had been on the position for a long time, why didn't he let the 423rd Regiment replace the defense, or let the newly formed regiment replace it, but at this time, he didn't dare to say anything, after all, the battle damage was still within the acceptable range, and the 417th Regiment and the regimental deputy had already been killed, and the battle loss had already exceeded one-third, but now they still had to launch a counterattack. The 417th Regiment did not retreat, so did he dare to say half a word to the deputy division commander that he wanted to withdraw? Surely he wouldn't dare, he wouldn't be so stupid as to find himself bored.

After shelling for more than ten minutes, the devil artillery stopped again, and with the appearance of five iron bumps, countless devils followed the tanks in a straggler line and poured towards the position.

The soldiers of the 422nd Regiment on the position saw that there were devil tanks, and their hearts were cold, the reason is very simple, there are no anti-tank weapons in the troops, although the armor of the bean chariot is very thin, but they are tanks, except for the human flesh explosive package, there is no other good way to deal with it, and now there are still four tank ruins left in front of the position, but it took a full half a platoon of soldiers, and it took more than a dozen explosives to leave them, and now there are five more, which means that there must be dozens of brothers, in order to blow up these tanks, And to give with their lives.

"Prepare for defense!" Seeing the devil's tank, Shi Zhonghua was also a little nervous, he didn't know how to exchange the soldiers' lives for these tanks, how much he wanted Dong Wenbin's American tanks at this moment, I heard that the five medium tanks newly shipped back, each of which could complete the abuse of seven or eight devils, if the military seat could send one or two at this time, how could it be filled with the lives of the soldiers.

Thinking about it, Shi Zhonghua knew that it was impossible for the military seat to send out the tank in broad daylight, unless the devil had seriously threatened the safety of the entire army, and now although he was facing the two main divisions of the Japanese army, it was far from the moment when the military seat used his trump card.

Through his telescope, Shi Zhonghua could clearly see that under a slope on the right slope of the position, more than 1,000 soldiers of the 417th Regiment led by Wang Heng were lying there, waiting to attack the enemy's hinterland again, although he couldn't see Wang Heng himself, but from the expressions of these soldiers who looked at death as home, he could see that Wang Heng must be in it, otherwise the soldiers would not be so calm.

Having such a partner and a good brother is it a blessing or a misfortune in the end? Shi Zhonghua couldn't say clearly, after this battle, if Wang Heng could return safe and sound, then this invisible competition between the two would be even if he lost. Thinking of this, Shi Zhonghua suddenly smiled, the bright smile on his face just indicated that in this bloody battle, the 139th Division would be reborn.

"Hit!"

As the commander of the 422nd Regiment pulled the pistol, the whole position suddenly burst into gunfire, although the devil had five tank vehicles to cover, but how could these five tank vehicles block so many bullets. Although the 37mm vehicle-mounted artillery on the tank and the grenadier grenades carried by the devil infantry kept falling on the defenders' positions, the soldiers of the 422nd Regiment did not dodge, and there was no room for retreat at this time.

More than a dozen soldiers with explosives bags in their arms turned out of their positions and, under the cover of light and heavy machine guns, crawled in the direction of the tank. The firepower of the whole regiment is covering them, and if these five bean chariots are not blown up, even if one more regiment is on the position, this position will not be able to hold.

The devil infantry had apparently discovered these "human bombs", and even the machine gunners on the tanks had discovered these deadly presences.

As a result, all the firepower was attracted by these more than ten people, and the bullets on both sides shuttled impermeably in the sky above their ambush place, and even a considerable number of bullets collided in the air, and the scene of sparks was very beautiful.

This made these more than ten people suffer, they were suppressed so much that they couldn't lift their heads, and the grenades thrown by the devil's tank on-board artillery and grenadiers also began to fall towards the place where they were lying down, the place was too small, there were too many shells, and in just a few minutes, all these more than ten people were reimbursed in this square inch of land.

There was a sigh in the command post, except for Shi Zhonghua, and so did several staff officers who were paying close attention to the battle.

"Deputy division commander, according to this pattern, even if we send another batch of dead soldiers forward, the result will still be the same, and it will only add unnecessary casualties." A staff officer said.

"I know, but if you don't do this, no matter how the tank restrains it, if it can't restrain the tank, the position may not be able to be held." Shi Zhonghua responded casually, if he was not in a lot of anxiety before, then he was really anxious at this moment.

Like Shi Zhonghua, the commander of the 422nd Regiment on the position was also on fire, how could he not see the danger of the situation, perhaps because he lost four tank vehicles in the previous attack, this time the devil infantry strengthened the protection of tank vehicles, as long as they found that there was a threat to the tank vehicles, they would not hesitate to attack with ammunition.

"One more batch!" His lips were already foaming, which was a symptom of a rush to the heart, which just showed the critical nature of the situation.

As soon as the words of the commander of the 422nd Regiment were spoken, the second group of dead soldiers jumped out of the trenches, they were all determined to die, and there was only one goal, that is, these five bean chariots.

As before, from the moment these dead soldiers jumped out of the trenches, they attracted a lot of devil firepower, but of course they were suppressed to death, but when they were suppressed, the third group of dead soldiers quietly turned out of the trenches.

This is why when they see enemy tanks, the soldiers suddenly have a look of despair and desolation, because everyone understands that they may become "human bombers" who go to bomb tanks.

The surprise of the third group of dead soldiers was still found, and two soldiers had even lit the fuse and rushed towards the tank car only a few meters in front, but they still failed to succeed, and the two devil soldiers jumped and threw them down, holding the two soldiers with explosives bags and dying together.

The three groups of dead soldiers failed to stop the advance of the tanks, seeing that they and the infantry following behind were about to rush up, at the critical moment, Wang Heng led the hidden 417th Regiment to kill from the flank.

The nearly two battalions of the 417th Regiment with automatic weapons, how can the devil soldiers stop it, and the tank vehicles can't care about the battle behind them in front, these elites led by Wang Heng are like lions and tigers rushing into the wolves, blocking and cutting off the Japanese troops who are charging towards the position of the national army, and then they don't care about the Japanese troops and Japanese tanks rushing forward, but directly kill the devil's position, this jaw-dropping scene not only shocked the devil commander, but even Shi Zhonghua in the command post was taken aback, He didn't understand Wang Heng's intentions at first, but when he found that the tanks that were almost about to attack the position began to retreat, he immediately understood that Wang Heng was not only thinking about repelling the attack of the devils, but also about eating this wave of attacking devils, he wanted to completely defeat this large number of devils who had been attacking for a day.

After arriving at the Twelfth Army, Wang Heng would never feel that he was fighting alone, just like the battle in front of him, if it was before, he would never dare to let it go behind him and charge forward directly. Now he dared to do this because he knew that the enemy behind him would naturally have his own brother troops to take care of.

As he thought, when he led the 417th Regiment to attack downward, Shi Zhonghua gave an order, and the entire position was eliminated by heavy machine gunners and killed out of the trenches. The devil infantry, who were originally showing off their might, finally felt the disadvantage of their short legs, and scrambled for fear of being caught up by the soldiers of the 422nd Regiment who rushed down from the position. At that time, the situation on the battlefield had changed dramatically because of the 417th Regiment that had fallen from the sky, and the Japanese army, which had had the advantage, really retreated like a lost dog at this moment. At this time, a regiment of the 139th Division of the 81st Division of Zhanshutang came to support it, and it was also killed, and the melodious charge of the Chinese army sounded everywhere on the battlefield, and the Chinese soldiers who were like tigers descending from the mountains completely defeated the combined forces composed of the 18th Wing of the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army and the 6th Wing of the 5th Brigade. Although this battle did not hit the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army hard, it gave Toshima Botaro a hard slap and woke him up, and the national army troops in front of him were not soft persimmons to be pinched by him.

When Sun Yumin received the attack of the 417th Regiment to completely defeat the attack of the 3rd Division of the Devil, he shouted three times in a row, originally he had been thinking about who to let take over the 139th Division, and now he was even more annoyed, Wang Heng is indeed talented in fighting, this battle is so brilliant, it should be rewarded, but Shi Zhonghua also did a very good job, although his performance was not as dazzling as Wang Heng, but he personally took the strength of a regiment, nailed there like a rock, even if it was a main division like the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army, he attacked for most of the day, It is unthinkable that he did not have the slightest upper hand, which is unthinkable in previous war examples.