Hearing General Zhang's words, the atmosphere in the headquarters instantly became solemn. Jiang Guang Nai silently walked to the map, looked at the map and hesitated. The battle has been fought so far, and everyone in the command knows it. The loss of Qiyakou means that the defenders of Shanghai may be completely surrounded by the Japanese army at any time. After thinking about it again and again, Jiang Guangnai raised his wrist and glanced at the time on his watch, then turned to look at General Zhang and Cai Tingkai, General Zhang and Cai Tingkai glanced at each other, and heard Jiang Guangnai say: "Things are not at the worst yet. At least tonight, the teaching team can hold the mouth of Qiya. In other words, we have one night to crush the Japanese army in front of us. As long as the Japanese army outflanked us by defeating the frontal Japanese army, it will be difficult to speak alone, and it will be easy for us to deal with them. When the time comes, whether it is war or peace, the initiative will be in our hands. ”

Cai Tingkai smiled bitterly and said, "How easy it is to defeat the Japanese army in front of you tonight!" If we can't defeat the Japanese army, we can only retreat without reinforcements. ”

General Zhang said lightly: "How do you know if you can succeed if you don't try." Jing Ran (Jiang Guangnai's cousin) Brother, when it comes to this, we only have to gamble! Just give the order! ”

Jiang Guang Nai hesitated for a long time, and finally gave the order for a last ditch effort. As the order was given, all the artillery that had been hidden was pushed out, and the dense shells smashed into the Japanese army like a raging storm.

"Report to the commander, that the army has suddenly launched a full-scale attack on our positions."

"Nani?!" The Japanese commander Yoshinori Shirakawa, who was sitting at his desk listening to music from the gramophone, heard the report of his attendant and immediately froze. According to Shirakawa Yoshinori's idea, the 9th Division and the Kurume Brigade were dragging the main force of the Chinese army head-on, and the 11th Division landed from Qiyakou to threaten the rear of the Chinese army. Then they attacked from front to back, and completely annihilated the Chinese army stationed in Shanghai. But the Chinese army suddenly attacked. Shirakawa Yoshiro was a little overwhelmed. After walking back and forth in the office twice, Shirakawa Yoshinori stopped in front of the map and looked at the map for a while, and walked out of the office quickly.

"Your Excellency, Commander!" Shirakawa Yoshinori walked into the war room, and Tashiro Wanichiro, who was busy, respectfully saluted Shirakawa Yoshinori.

Shirakawa Yoshinori asked, "Tashiro-kun, what do you think about the sudden attack of the Zhina army?!" ”

Tashiro Wanichiro said with a smile: "Your Excellency Commander, don't worry. According to the words of the Zhi Na people, the Zhi Na army stationed in Shanghai is a grasshopper after the autumn, and it will not be able to step on it for a few days. It is not difficult to see from the attack of the Zhina army tonight that they are making a final struggle. As long as the 11th Division lands at Qiyakou before dawn tomorrow and cuts off the retreat of the Zhina Army, the final victory will be ours. ”

"I want the West!" Shirakawa Yoshinori nodded slightly and said, "Order the 11th Division, at all costs." By five o'clock tomorrow morning, the landing will be completed. Before ten o'clock in the morning, cut off the retreat of the army. "Hey!" The vice minister of intelligence answered, and immediately handed the recorded order to Shirakawa Yoshinori. Shirakawa Yoshinori read the contents of the recorded telegram, determined that there was no problem, and signed it. ……

"Hong Yu! The devil is here! Hong Yu, who was sitting on the ground resting with his back against the trench, heard Tan Yuan's shout, hurriedly picked up the rifle leaning against the side of the trench, stood up, and looked at the little devil who was slowly approaching, Hong Yu calmly pulled the bolt, lifted the ruler, and adjusted the distance on the ruler while aiming at the enemy.

About two minutes after the "bang", Hong Yu pulled the trigger. As the gunshots rang out, a devil ensign walking in the middle of the line fell down.

Tan Yuan, who was lying not far from Li Hongyu, shouted excitedly and said, "Good fight!" Lao Tzu is convinced of you! ”

"Bang! Bang! Without waiting for Tan Yuan's words to finish, Tang Xingye and Tang Xingshang pulled the trigger one after the other. With two gunshots, a devil machine gunner, a devil flag bearer fell.

With the three leaders, except for Tan Yuan and the other seven enlisted students who did not shoot, the other veterans also followed suit and pulled the trigger one after another. At a short distance of twenty meters, the devil lost nearly half of the squad's strength. Annoyed and angry, the devil called for the support of the ship's guns, and dozens of shells fell on Hong Yu's position. The air wave set off by the explosion of the cannonball made Hong Yu and his eyes unable to open.

I don't know how long it took, but the sound of the devil's cannon gradually subsided. Hong Yu pushed away the corpse that was pressed on him, shook the dirt on his head, and looked up, only to see that the devil was less than thirty meters away from the position. Seeing this scene, Hong Yu didn't have time to greet the others, so he grabbed the grenade placed on the side, pulled out the string and threw it out. Then he picked up the Czech light machine gun that had fallen on the trench and opened fire on the little devil.

As Hong Yu's gunfire rang out, the other soldiers on the position who were not killed by the shells also raised their guns and fired at the devil. Although there were few people on the battlefield, the combat effectiveness that erupted was not small. Just a few people, the little devil was pressed thirty meters in front of the position, not advancing an inch.

In the face of the tenacity of the Chinese army, the Japanese army had no choice but to retreat. Looking at the orderly retreat of the Japanese army Hongyu, the strength on his body seemed to be drained, and he sat on the ground weakly. Tang Xingshang and Tang Xingye came to Hong Yu's side in a leisurely manner, and Tang Xingye took out a piece of chocolate from his pocket and handed it to Hong Yu.

Hong Yu took the chocolate and looked at it, and couldn't help laughing. Hearing Hong Yu's laughter, the Tang brothers glanced at each other, and they all laughed along. After sharing the chocolate, Tang Xingye lay down beside Hong Yu and said, "Brother Yu, maybe the three of us will explain here today." Do you have any regrets?! ”

Hong Yu replied: "The only regret is that I didn't give birth to a boy and a girl with Hui'er. Then hit the little devils. Then he asked, "What about you two brothers?!" ”

Tang Xingshang muttered, "It's not the same as you." ”

"Look at your little bit of interest." Tang Xingye glanced at his younger brother. Hong Yu smiled and defended Tang Xingshang: "Your requirements for Xingshang are too high, right?!" It's good that he can do that. Sometimes I envy you two brothers very much, and you can complain to each other when you are unhappy. There are also people to help when fighting. ”

"Hey, hey, hey!" Before Hong Yu's words were finished, Tang Xingshang interrupted: "Brother Yu, it's okay to have a bit of public morality!" It seems that every time there is a fight, no matter whose willingness it is, it is the two of us who are unlucky in the end. ”

"Battalion commander?!" Tang Xingshang was just halfway through his words, when Hong Yu saw Leng Guofeng, he immediately got up from the ground. Leng Guofeng looked at the situation on the battlefield and asked, "How many of you still have it?!" ”

Hong Yu smiled bitterly, turned his head to look, and said, "Battalion commander, all the living ones are here." If there are no reinforcements, it is estimated that we will have to explain here in the next round of attacks. ”

Leng Guofeng said with a solemn expression: "I have long guessed that you are not enough people here, and I have already brought it to you." The captain of the general also only gave me one company of reinforcements, and I transferred a platoon to you. In addition, I have brought you thirty flower machines, five boxes of bullets, and ten boxes of grenades, and your task is to hold them out until dawn. ”

Hong Yu raised his wrist and glanced at the time on his watch, and said secretly in his heart: "There are still ten hours until dawn." With these troops, it seems that ten hours will not be easy! After hesitating for a moment, Hong Yu looked at Leng Guofeng, as if he had made up his mind, and said, "Battalion commander, don't worry!" Guaranteed to hold on until dawn. ”

Leng Guofeng nodded, and then said: "Your sister has gone to Suzhou with the wounded, you can rest assured!" ”

"I see!" Hong Yu looked at Leng Guofeng, who was leaving, and suddenly asked, "Battalion commander, is it really impossible for you and my sister?!" ”

Leng Guofeng was stunned, stopped, turned to look at Hong Yu and said, "If I die in battle, please take me to say sorry to Aqing." I can't repay him in this life, and I have already paid it back in my next life. After speaking, Leng Guofeng left quickly.

Hong Yu looked at Leng Guofeng's departing back and shouted: "Since you want her to forgive you, you will live to tell her in person!" I'm not going to help you with that! ”

"Brother Yu!" Looking at Hong Yu, who was in tears, Tang Xingye patted Hong Yu's shoulder. Hong Yu held back his tears and said, "Xingye, divide all the flower organs." Anything that can be done, let them bring enough grenades and bullets to leave the position with me. ”

Tang Xingye asked, "Where are we going?!" Are you going to give up your position?! ”

Hong Yu said lightly: "If you stay in the trenches, you can only suffer from the devil's shells in vain." Have you forgotten what Instructor Zheng told us at the beginning?! The chances of a shell falling into the same crater are slim. Since it's small, why don't we give it a go?! Use the crater and the corpse of the devil as a bunker to block the little devil step by step. Don't forget that our task is to hold out until dawn. It was ten hours before dawn. ”

......About ten minutes later, when Hong Yu and his people had just left the trench and dispersed into the crater, the guns of the devil warships on the Yangtze River rang out. "Then there was the sound ......of cannonballs flying and air in the sky, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of shells fell on the trench, making an earth-shattering explosion.

Looking at the positions behind them, which were shrouded in smoke and dust raised by the explosion of shells, the faces of the fighters showed convincing expressions. It didn't take long for the sound of the shells exploding to fade down. The fighters hidden in the crater knew that the devil was about to come up. Just when the fighters were ready for battle, another shelling of devils ushered in.

"Komura-kun, what are you looking at?!"

Komura Shaozo put down the binoculars and replied with a smile: "I'm looking at the position of the Zhina army. Takahashi-kun, to be honest, I admire the branch and the army that fought against us. Compared with them, those so-called Northeast Army do not look like soldiers at all. ”

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