The advancing 106th Wing of the 147th Division built field barracks and defensive positions in front of the 16th Regiment, seeing that the sky was gradually darkening, and the Japanese did not want to fight in this terrain that was not favorable to the attacking side; Trenches, machine-gun fortifications, and other continuous battalions have been stretching in the direction of the Sand River......

"Your Excellency, the two reconnaissance teams are back;" The captain of the first brigade is reporting to Yoshio Sonoda;

"Oh! How's it going? Yoshio Sonoda asked,

"Your Excellency Dazuo, only four of the two squads came back alive, and the rest of the warriors all died on the position of the Chinese people!" The captain of the report bowed his head and said,

"Well, they died fighting for the sake of the Great Japanese Empire; He is His Majesty the Emperor's most loyal warrior. Have you figured out the firing points and positions of the Chinese people? Yoshio Sonoda asked,

"No, only a dozen sharpshooters on top of a mound opposite, no machine gun fire; Our warriors were shot by the sharpshooters of the Chinese at a distance of 300 meters. "The captain's head is lowered,

"Yaga!" Yoshio Sonoda was furious, dozens of people! He didn't even know what the position of the people of China was like and died?

"Smack! Syllable! Yoshio Sonoda's slap was thrown heavily on the face of the first captain, and the beaten captain immediately stood up and kept saying,

"Hay! Hail! ”

The strange way of being beaten by the Japanese appeared, and they felt very happy to be beaten, and they were half angry to death......

Taking advantage of the dusk to slowly touch the 16th Regiment brothers of the Japanese camp is not fast, all the way to avoid the cavalry patrol posts of the Japanese devils, but also to walk around the terrain that is easy to expose their whereabouts, nervously approaching the Japanese army camp 800 meters away, these people can no longer move forward, the telescope only saw the Japanese battalion is constantly expanding in the direction of the Shahe, even the Japanese devils come to the number of people is not clear, how to explain this time? The company commander who led the team motioned for the brothers to hide in the bushes and wait for dark......

"Company commander, look; The devils are starting to light a bonfire! A brother stabbed the commander of a company leading the team and said,

"I'll see!" The commander of the company raised his telescope, but could see nothing but the sparkling light of the stars;

"Damn, there's no moon either;" The company commander cursed quietly and put down the binoculars,

"Company commander, what time is it! How long will the moon come out? Then one of the brothers beside him said,

"Damn, I don't believe it; Wait, I have to see the details of these devils! "The company commander lay directly on the ground, anyway, it was summer, and there was nothing difficult except for mosquito bites;

Time passed slowly, and a few brothers in the wild bushes endured mosquito bites and were still crouching......

At this time, in the Ninth War Zone, General Xue Yue had already received the news that the Japanese 106th Division was moving south and attacking and advancing towards De'an, and the elite national troops at the southern foot of Lushan Mountain and the line of Nanchangpu and Jinguanqiao also began to move;

"Order: Li Yutang's Eighth Army will hold Fenghuangzui, the Nanchangpu position will be handed over to the 159th Division, and the Ninth Division will be moved forward behind the 155th Division as a reserve. Tell Li Yutang to guard the Phoenix Tsui for me, and I can't let a Japanese soldier go over! Xue Yue gave a loud order at the headquarters,

In accordance with the orders of the theater of operations, the divisions at the front took advantage of the absence of Japanese bombardment at night to carry out the work of changing guards and handing over positions overnight;

"Commander, according to your orders, the first battalion, the third battalion and the artillery battalion are to be reorganized; The troops are expected to arrive at Fenghuang Tsui in half an hour. Zeng Da reported,

"Well, inform Huang Wujun that he will not use Phoenix Chew anymore, and let him build an artillery position in Tiger Mountain in the rear, which must be completed before dawn!" He Jianye stared at the map and said,

"Yes, Captain!" Zeng Da immediately sent guards to advance in the direction of Zhuanlin Mountain, to block Huang Wujun on the way, and give the order of the regiment commander;

"Ding, ding, ding......" At 1 a.m. on August 1, the phone of the regimental headquarters of the 16th Regiment rang.

"Yes! I'll let the head of the regiment know right away! The communication soldier finished talking into the phone and put down the phone,

"Regiment commander, the division headquarters order: The commanders of each regiment immediately go to the division headquarters in Xiajinjia Village for a meeting!" The signal soldier shouted in front of He Jianye's shop at the regiment headquarters,

"Ah......h He Jianye yawned, got up immediately, rubbed his face with his hands, he was originally lying down with his clothes closed, he only needed to put on an armed belt and bring a pistol to set off......

Li Yutang, commander of the Eighth Army at the headquarters of the Third Division, had already arrived, and was waiting on the table for the arrival of the commanders of the regiments of the Third Division and the 15th Division......

"Alright, everybody's here; The war is urgent, and there is not much gossip, but Li Yutang, the commander of our Eighth Army, personally arrived at the front line today to assign tasks to everyone! Listen carefully! Zhao Xitian stood up first and said,

"It's all old soldiers, don't talk much, I received an order from Chief Xue of the war zone two hours ago, the task of our Eighth Army is to defend Phoenix Tsui; The Third Division has been building a defensive position at Fenghuangzui for the past few days, and there is nothing else to say, the main defensive task now is pressing on the head of the Third Division. Questions? "Li Yutang Wendong,

"No problem, army commander, as long as there is one person in our third division, it is impossible to lose Phoenix Tsui!" Zhao Xitian stood up and said loudly,

"Good! It's imposing! However, you have to understand that Fenghuangzui is the position of our entire Eighth Army, not your Third Division, and the 15th Division is on Jianshan, which is less than a kilometer behind you. Li Yutang emphasized,

"Yes!" The commanders of the 3rd and 15th Divisions immediately stood up and shouted,

"Next, assign combat missions! Ask the Chief of Staff to announce! Li Yutang said,

"Sixteen regiments! Garrison the existing position, and do not take a step back! Chief of Staff Wu Lang stood up and read the folder,

'Yes! He Jianye stood up and saluted,

"Eighteen regiments! Build fortifications in Huangjia Village and support at any time! Wu Lang continued,

"Yes!" Zhu Binqiu stood up and saluted,

"Fifteen regiments! Defend the Gate Bridge! Wu Lang continued,

"Yes" Pan Zhen did not dare to slack off, and it should be immediately!

"Thirteenth Regiment, on the left side of the Jinguan Bridge, on the northwest highlands of He Zhou, guard against the devils from the rear!"

"Yes!"

"Fifteenth Division, Jianshan is on standby at any time, reinforce the Third Division!" After Wu Lang finished speaking, he closed the folder,

"All right, everybody, sit down; The current war is obvious, the Japanese army is advancing on two fronts, and there is only one goal: Wuhan! Our task is to block the 106th Division and prevent the Japanese army from attacking Wuhan from the southwest of De'an! This battle, before the order of the war zone was issued. The position cannot be lost, and those who lose the position will be engaged in military law! Li Yutang said solemnly,

"Kill yourself!" All the officers stood up and shouted!