The devil's bombing of the Confucian Temple continued, but the two captains of the 113th Wing and the 145th Wing in Lijiashan had disagreements on the direction of the key attack;

"Your Excellency General, the area around the Confucian Temple is not suitable for the development of the chariot troops, and I suggest that the chariot troops be allocated to my wing, and I will directly attack the Jinguan Bridge from the path here, there is only one road in the vicinity of the Jinguan Bridge, only that person can only set up a position on the side of the mountain next to it, relying on the armor of the chariot troops, as long as the Jinguan Bridge is captured, my division can meet here." Wing Commander of the 145th Wing, Yozo Ichikawa, advised,

"Your Excellency General, the troops from the Confucian Temple can go north at any time to reinforce Jinguanqiao, if we don't strengthen the attack here, I'm afraid that the troops of our Imperial Japanese Army will fall into a situation of being attacked at Jinguanqiao!" Once it is surrounded, it is a big disadvantage in the mountains! The 113th Wing of Kendai Iino said worriedly,

"Yo Si! I understand! Ha ha! "We have two wings here, why can't we divide them?

"Iino-kun, your wing continues to attack the Confucian Temple after the division's field artillery units have finished bombarding to attract the attention of the Chinese people. The 145th Wing is equipped with all the remaining vehicles, and the artillery of the brigade headquarters will provide you with artillery support! Your troops must capture the Jinguan Bridge in one fell swoop, and I will make it impossible for the people of China to take care of each other! The major general of the mountain land slapped the map on the table and shouted,

"Hello! Your Excellency, General! "The two wing captains stood up at the same time, holding their heads high and accepting the order!

Ninth Theater Command, Xue Yue ordered,

"Telegraphed to Li Yutang to pay attention to the surprise attack of the Japanese army in the direction of Jinguanqiao; The Jinguan Bridge must be defended! ”

At the headquarters of the Third Division, Zhao Xitian took the telegram forwarded by Li Yutang, looked at the combat map, and fell into deep thought, what are the devils going to do? Today, the 15th Regiment did not have news that there was an attack by devil infantry at Jinguan Bridge!

"Order the Eighteenth Regiment! Immediately reinforce the 15th Regiment to strengthen the thickness of the defensive line of the Jinqiao Village position; Zhao Xitian immediately issued an order,

"Signal soldier, pick me up He Jianye of the 16th Regiment!" Zhao Xitian thought for a while and said,

At the regimental headquarters of the 16th Regiment of Fenghuang Village, He Jianye finally slept well, eating lunch, hot rice, plus a fried wild vegetables, and a hot soup; It felt like a normal lunch at last......

"Ding, Ding, Ding......"

"Regiment commander, division headquarters phone!" After the communication soldier picked up the phone, he turned his head and said to He Jianye, who was eating,

Putting down the rice bowl in his hand, taking a sip of soup and smoothing out the things in his mouth, He Jianye picked up the microphone,

"I'm He Jianye;"

"He Jianye, what is the current situation of your sixteenth regiment? How's the gun and ammunition being rehabilitated? Zhao Xitian's voice came from the phone,

"The guns and ammunition have been replenished, and there are currently less than 2,000 people who can participate in the battle, excluding artillery;" He Jianye thought for a while and replied,

"Well, you've just come down from the front, and you've had a good rest for the past two days; Pay attention to the mood adjustment of the troops and be ready to support the front line at any time! Zhao Xitian said in a deep voice,

"Yes, Commander!" Although the 16th Regiment suffered heavy casualties, on the battlefield of resistance against Japan, as long as there is one person, it must obey the order unconditionally, and be ready to go to the front line at all times;

"Don't worry, I know that your regiment has suffered heavy casualties at Phoenix Tsui, and I won't let you go again until the critical moment! But you have to be ready, you know!" Zhao Xitian explained,

"Didn't say it, Commander! As long as it is a devil, I will be the battalion commander for the remaining battalion of the 16th Regiment, and if I am alone, then I will be a soldier. He Jianye shouted loudly,

"Good, imposing! Get some rest! The injury is fine! On a hot day, be careful not to get inflamed! Zhao Xitian said with concern,

"Divisional commander, it's just a small opening, it's almost scabbed! No problem! He Jianye said,

"That's it! Keep the communication going! Always waiting for orders! Zhao Xitian hung up the phone,

He Jianye shook his head and returned to the table to continue dealing with his lunch......

He Jianye experienced the leisure of rest and recuperation in Fenghuang Village, where Lin Weitao's brigade at the Confucian Temple was wrestling in blood and water, and there was a serious shortage of troops, with a shortage of rifle and machine gun ammunition, and less than three mortar shells left each; After the shelling of the devils stopped, the Hengshan brigade had already sent infantry to attack the Confucian Temple, but this group of attacking infantry was very strange, and stopped at 300 meters, some of the devils were on guard, and the other part of the devils were digging trenches on the ground with individual shovels;

The remnants of the soldiers who were waiting for the devil to attack on the position of the Confucian Temple felt incredible, what kind of nerve did the devil have, don't fight? Changed to digging trenches for defense? But the 159th Division's defensive strength is still insufficient, what can be used to counterattack?

"Brigade commander, what are the devils doing?" A company commander with bandages wrapped around his hands asked Lin Weitao suspiciously,

"Hehe, I don't know; What do you like! Labor and management have time to grind with them, it is just right not to attack, and we also need time to wait for reinforcements! I just don't know when the Ninth Division will arrive? Lin Weitao looked at the path south of the Confucian Temple, and the reinforcements of the Ninth Division would pass by on that road, but he didn't see a shadow until now......

The position of the Confucian Temple that had just been shelled was in tatters, the corpses that had been blown into minced flesh emitted bursts of bloody gas, and from time to time there were painful wails of wounded soldiers. If the reinforcements don't die, we have to resist the devils. ”

"There are 67 more guard companies;" The company commander of the guard company reported,

"There are 126 more in a group;" This is the remnants of the officers and soldiers of the forward regiment reporting,

"Transport ......"

"Baggage and ......"

.......

"Captain, it's all here; We have less than 1,000 left; Many of the brothers were wounded in battle, and the point was that we ran out of ammunition, less than two grenades per person, twenty rifle bullets, and only five in the chamber of the rifle; The light machine guns had less than three magazines each. The guard company commander frowned and said,

"Let the brethren balance their ammunition with one another, and make sure that every man has a little; Only fight with the devil! At this time, Lin Weitao didn't think that he would be able to get out of the position alive......

The devils under the mountain are still digging trenches, and a trench has already been formed, and the devil's Type 92 heavy machine gun has been erected behind the sandbags of the trenches, and the flickering devil steel helmet glows in the dazzling sunlight, and Lin Weitao is depressed for a while......

"Damn, it's just bullying me that there are not many mortar shells, or else dig a trench in front of my eyes, and labor and management won't kill these sons of bitches." Lin Weitao beat the mud and sand on this position with his fist,

"Brigade commander, do you want to give the devil a shot?" The artillery company commander asked,

"Don't waste it, these shells should be left at the critical moment! Let the brothers lie down in the trenches, the devil's marksmanship is good! Don't die! Lin Weitao roared,

"Don't worry, brigade commander, even if you die, you have to pull a cushion first!" The brothers next to him said one after another, and indifferent expressions appeared on the faces of these veterans of a hundred battles, Lin Weitao knew that these veterans had already had the will to die.