Although Zhang Xiaohu did not come to the position in person, the two points he just thought of were well interpreted by the commander on the position.

First of all, the heavy machine gun positions adjacent to the two positions, as Zhang Xiaohu hoped, resisted the ferocious artillery fire, and suppressed a quarantine area in the middle of the devil's assault team, cutting the Japanese attack line in two. Then from the binoculars, it is clearly visible that organized and large-scale counterattacks spread over various positions.

Worthy of being a soldier of the 20th Division, Zhang Xiaohu showed a relieved smile on his face, the brothers on the battlefield did what they should do, and now it was their turn.

"Order the guard regiment and rush to support!"

The 20th Division Guard Regiment is not only the work of the military headquarters like the 12th Army Guard Regiment, it is nominally a guard regiment, but the reconnaissance, spies, machine gun companies, these divisional units are included, it can be regarded as the most mixed but the most elite regiment of the 20th Division, and its nature is a bit like the mixed brigade of later generations.

"The guard regiment up? And what about the guards at the division headquarters? The operational staff hesitated.

"Do you think that if the Truce Hill position is lost, leaving the guard regiment will come in handy? Execute the command! Zhang Xiaohu's expression was very serious, he could actually send two regiments to support, but he couldn't abandon the Zhangjiashan position, although there was no head-on exchange of fire with the devils, but it would be the last line of defense of the 20th Division except for the battle in the streets of the city, it was the troops that pressed the 20th Division's position, he would not use them easily, as for the 60th Brigade, Zhang Xiaohu has always been without this unit, this is caused by his character, one army guards most of Hengyang City, and his own troops are more than others but only defend two main positions, If you still use the reserves, wouldn't that be a slap in the face?

"Yes, Master, execute the order immediately!"

Like Zhang Xiaohu, the telescope in the hand of the third tree man has not been put down. The warriors of the Imperial Army rushed to the Chinese defenders' positions in one fell swoop, which well confirmed his judgment that it was indeed the troops of the Twelfth Army, and it was indeed the same tactics of avoiding artillery fire, and it was indeed an empty position.

A smug smile rose into the corner of Tsutsumitsuki's mouth, allowing his soldiers to attack against his own artillery fire, although this tactic was extremely risky, but now it seems that it is extremely successful.

But soon, he couldn't laugh anymore, because he found that the Chinese troops had also begun to rush into position, and the most deadly thing was that the heavy machine gun positions of the Chinese army, which had been suspended, began to fire, and as if they knew that they would use this tactic, they concentrated fire to create a death zone, and forcibly stopped the attacking force they had sent in two.

Tsutsumi Sanshu can be regarded as an excellent commander, how could he not know that once the troops in front and behind cannot be connected, the troops that are difficult to attack at the front will be eaten by the Chinese army.

"Order the Fifth Mountain Artillery Wing to adjust the direction of the bombardment and raze these machine gun positions of the Chinese army to the ground!"

Of course, Tsutsumi Sanshu Nan is not willing to let his careful deployment fail like this, he now has no capital to be able to throw three infantry brigades into it at once, not to mention that since the start of the Hunan War, the 68th Division has suffered defeats that have already become a laughing stock of colleagues in the army, if the entire 57th Brigade is lost this time, then I am afraid that even if he is personally appointed by Shunroku Hata, Commander Isamu Yokoyama will punish him.

The battle between the enemy and us in the Truce Mountain was the most brutal bloody battle in which both sides invested the most troops since the start of the Hengyang Defense War.

Excluding the previous bombing by aircraft, Tsutsumi Mitsuki used the entire strength of the 5th Wing of Mountain Artillery and the 3 brigades of the 57th Infantry Wing: the 62nd, 63rd, and 64th Brigades. On Zhang Xiaohu's side, in addition to the 117th and 118th regiments that were originally on the position, he first threw the guard regiment in, and then resent the 115th and 116th regiments that had withdrawn.

Nearly 20,000 people on both sides fought to the death on a front that stretched for several miles, and the movement was so great that the defenders of Hengyang were stunned. Whether it was Ge Xiancai and Zhou Qingxiang, the division commanders who were in the front-line command, or Fang Xianjue in the underground command center, they were all deeply shocked.

They all know that the 20th Division is the foundation of Sun Yumin's life, and as his descendant troops, the 20th Division is not only well-armed and equipped, but also has more people than the number of his own 10th Army. Even they fought so hard and fiercely, and if they were to fight with their own troops, what the result would be, it would be clear without thinking about it.

Fang Xianjue was secretly glad that he had the 20th Division to help in the battle, but he was also worried about whether the battle over there would have a good result, suddenly, the phone in the headquarters rang, and after answering the phone, the chief of staff reported to him a news that he did not want to hear: The 33rd and 34th heights in the south of the city were lost, and Wu Linsheng, the commander of the 417th Regiment of the 139th Division of the defending army, led all his troops to die.

This position was originally guarded by the third division under his command, and after the 139th division entered the city, it was handed over to Wang Heng, as the last unit to enter the city, but it became the first unit to die after the defense of the city began.

Fang Xian didn't know what kind of situation the position was lost, but he was sure that the 417th Regiment had definitely exhausted every last drop of blood, and the Japanese troops who attacked the position would also pay a heavy price. The reason why Fang Xianjue is so sure is because he has heard of Wu Linsheng and knows that he is a general that Sun Yumin values and trusts very much, but now, his tenth army is not injured, but one of his confidants and favorite generals was martyred first, although he does not have much responsibility, but he is still full of guilt in his heart.

"Report to Chief Xue and ask for credit to Commander Wu!" Fang Xianjue sighed and said to the chief of staff: "Inform General Sun of the news of Commander Wu's martyrdom, express my apologies, you can personally go to Qingshan Street and Yilai Street, and express your condolences to Division Commander Wang on behalf of our Tenth Army!" ”

"Yes, Throne." The chief of staff responded and left, but before he left the gate of the headquarters, he stopped his steps again and asked: "Military seat, do you want to inform General Sun from the 20th Division, or let's send a reserve to support them?" ”

Fang Xianjue pondered for a moment and said: "I estimate that the problem on the side of the 20th Division is not big, and the support may not be needed for the time being, so let's do it, you report the battle situation to General Sun, but they have been silent on the radio during this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to contact him." ”

The reason why Fang Xianjue did not send reinforcements to the front line of the Stoppage Mountain was because of two considerations: first, with the strength configuration of the 20th Division, even if a 60th Brigade was carved out and an artillery regiment was lost, it still had the strength of seven regiments, and his Tenth Army also had ten regiments in name, but in fact the strength was not as many as the 20th Division, and the fighting on the front line of the Stop-Soldier Mountain was so fierce, which just proved this, and the Japanese army wanted to break through the 20th Division from the front, it was estimated that the entire 68th Division would have to be thrown into it, and it might not be able to do so. Secondly, as a commander, he understands very well that if he sends troops to help at this time, this is a distrust of Zhang Xiaohu, thinking that he will not be able to resist and hold his position, which is a great humiliation for a commander, if Zhang Xiaohu is his subordinate, it is better to say something, but he is Sun Yumin's subordinate, the most elite unit of the Twelfth Army, if he sends reinforcements, it is really a slap in the face, and he is also looking for fun.

Fang Xianjue believed that if Zhang Xiaohu really couldn't stand it, he would transfer the 60th Brigade by himself, because when the 60th Brigade was classified as a reserve, it had already been made clear in advance that he also had the power to transfer the 60th Brigade.

After the guard regiment went up, although the devils on the position were eliminated, it also brought a great negative effect. That is, the artillery fire of the devils can be bombarded unscrupulously, and the small mortars of the machine gun company of the guard regiment do not dare to show their faces at all, and then they have to move immediately after firing, and even the soldiers next to them have to follow and dodge, otherwise they will definitely be covered by the Japanese artillery fire.

Even if the first batch of soldiers who rushed to the position of the Chinese army were cleared, even if the attacking troops were suppressed under the cliff, he still did not waver in his determination to take this position.

The corpses of their own soldiers and the corpses of Chinese soldiers have almost filled in this not too high cliff, and the devils who attacked before still need to build a ladder, but now they can already rush to the position by stepping directly on the layers of corpses, which shows how many lives have been swallowed up in this meat grinder-like battle.

As long as the mountain artillery suppressed the fire of the heavy machine gun positions of the Chinese army, the Japanese troops lying on the way of the attack would charge again, and when the heavy fire of the Chinese army began to counterattack under artillery fire, they lay down again, until they approached the Chinese army and rained grenades, declaring the Japanese army a failure in a charge. Throughout the day, such repeated attacks did not stop, and not only the devils who attacked frantically suffered heavy losses, but even the defending 117th and 118th regiments and the later reinforced guard regiments also suffered heavy losses.

In the national army, there are no more than ten units that dare to face the elite divisions of the Japanese army, and there are even fewer troops who dare to fight head-on with devils like the 20th division. The huge casualties made Tsutsumi Sanshunan's face blue and terrifying, he was the first time to fight with Sun Yumin's troops, he had heard that the troops under this person were the nightmare of the imperial army, and he still smiled, even if he heard Kenji Dohihara talk about the situation of the first battle of Lanfeng that year, he thought that it was Tu Feiyuan's reluctance to admit the defeat of the year, and made an excuse, and now, he finally saw the tenacity of Sun Yumin's subordinates, and finally understood the horror of this army.

Tsutsumi Mitsukio was a samurai, he admired the strong, and although his subordinates suffered so many casualties, he never thought of using "special ammunition".

This practice caused Iwanaga Wang's extreme dissatisfaction, and because his 120th Wing won a complete victory in the X Heights, he was extremely inflated on the one hand to Yokoyama Yong in Changsha to make a small report to the third tree of the embankment, and on the other hand, with a humiliating purpose, he sent the 133rd Wing under his command to help the battle.

Compared with Iwanaga Wang's treachery, Tsutsumi Sankio didn't think about others humiliating him at all, but was very excited about the arrival of reinforcements, and he immediately gave the order to Inamoto, the commander of the 133rd Wing, to participate in the attack.

On the side of the national army, Zhang Xiaohu has been fighting with the devil for so many years, and he has never seen them use such a fighting tactic, from morning to night, the attack has not stopped, and even the time to eat has not been free.

The casualty rate of the machine gun position is the highest, because the devil's cannon is always aimed at that side, and basically as long as there is a soldier who can control the Maxim, no matter what your marksmanship is, they are replaced and carried down. I don't know where the devil got so many shells, and I don't know where the devil got so much courage to let the infantry attack with their own artillery fire. As a result of many factors, the casualties of the defenders on the front-line positions on the Truce Mountain were extremely tragic.

Zhang Xiaohu didn't have to guess to know that if there were two more waves of attacks, I am afraid that even the regiment commander would have to operate the machine gun himself, but until now, he has not received a single call for support, or a request for retreat and change of guard.

This is the soldiers of the 20th Division, this is the soul of the 12th Army, and this is also where Zhang Xiaohu is proud, he knows very well that since the boss took over the 12th Army, Yan'an has sent batches of grassroots officers and backbones, and it is these ordinary Communist C Party members who have brought the 12th Army, which was originally able to fight a good war, to a new level, they will not escape, will not give up, and the battle in front of them is a good interpretation of the excellence of their group of people.

Although the brothers on the battlefield would not open their mouths to ask for help, as a commander, Zhang Xiaohu would not wait until the most critical moment of the situation to send reinforcements. Wang Heng's mistake, of course, he will not make it again.

Although the 115th Regiment and the 116th Regiment were also remnants, after a few days of rest, the combat effectiveness recovered quickly, and when Zhang Xiaohu sent them to reinforce the position, the main position on the line from the Stopping Army Mountain to the Jiangxi Hall was actually in danger, and there would be a danger of letting the devils break through at any time.

Both sides joined the new forces, making the battlefield in the east of the city, which had gradually diminished, fierce again.

Needless to say, the sound of artillery and gunfire covered the scorching sun from the smoke over the battlefield, and the entire continuous mile of the position was filled with a heavy smell of blood, corpses, and the smell of burning of unknown objects, and the smell of saltpeter and sulfur after the explosion of shells in the air, making it almost impossible to breathe well.

The soldiers lay on the hot position, mechanically pulling the bolt, pulling the trigger, or throwing grenades, no one made a sound, no one spoke, except for the occasional wounded soldier wailing twice, which could distract everyone's attention and attract the attention of more than three or five people, most of the soldiers did not even turn their heads, all their thoughts were on the ghost soldiers who were squirming forward.

Like many company commanders of the 12th Army, Guo Shan, the commander of the 8th Company of the 116th Regiment, who had returned to his position, was also sent over organizationally, and his company had suffered heavy losses during the previous heavy artillery bombardment, and the company of more than 100 people, now only more than 40 people, had rested in the city for two or three days, and was re-sent today.

In the face of the non-stop attack of the devils, most of the soldiers are exhausted, where do they still have the energy to speak, where they still have the heart to take care of other factors, just like this hot ground that seems to have been baked, if it is in normal times, who can bear it, but now no one will say a word, compared to death and survival, external factors have become unimportant!