The commander of the second brigade continued to send soldiers to attack, but he never made progress.

It began at 10 a.m. and lasted until 4 p.m., when the battle was temporarily suspended. It's a pity that the defensive position set up by Adams is as stable as Mount Tai, and it is simply eight winds not moving. The second brigade commander was very busy, no matter how he gave orders, no matter how he encouraged the soldiers under his command, it was difficult to break through.

The war was temporarily stopped, and the commander of the second brigade returned to the command post of the division headquarters in despair.

He lowered his head, didn't dare to meet Qi Zhenhai's gaze, and said ashamedly: "Division commander, I can't tear apart the defense of the British, please send the first brigade commander or the third brigade commander to fight." Although the second brigade commander also wanted to continue the battle very much, he wanted to tear apart the opponent's defense. But time was urgent, and he couldn't afford to spend a little time, so he could only ask Qi Zhenhai to replace him.

The first brigade commander's eyes flashed, and he seized the opportunity and immediately said: "Division commander, although my first brigade suffered a lot of losses in the battle of Minle Town, the soldiers have experience and want to take revenge, please allow the soldiers of the first brigade to participate in the battle and ensure that a hole is torn open." ”

"Okay, the 1st Brigade will be the main attacker."

Qi Zhenhai nodded in response and asked the soldiers of the first brigade to go to the main attack.

The commander of the first brigade left with high morale, full of confidence.

Liu Jintang had a bad premonition in his heart and asked, "Second Brigade Commander, how did the British army defend it?" ”

The second brigade commander thought about it and described the situation carefully.

Liu Jintang gasped after hearing this, and couldn't help but sigh: "The defense of the British army is indeed powerful, interlocking, and it is not easy to break through. The first, second, and third lines of defense are connected layer by layer, like a whole. If you want to take the first line of defense alone, you will definitely be attacked by the second line of defense, and our soldiers will attack the second line of defense, and there is a third line of defense, and they will be attacked by the third line of defense, so it is difficult to deal with. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Jintang continued: "The most important thing is that the tanks of the British army are beyond the range of artillery shells, even if we have armor-piercing shells to restrain the tanks, but they are not within the range of fire, it is difficult to solve the British tanks. And our soldiers met tanks in the third line of defense, which was simply sent to death. This time, it's really hard to break through. ”

Chen Yucheng nodded and did not speak.

Qi Zhenhai said: "Wait a while and see if the first brigade commander has a solution." ”

The three of them listened to the gunfire on the front line and knew that fighting was going on again. From about four o'clock in the afternoon, the battle continued until seven o'clock in the evening, by which time it was already dark and the gunfire gradually stopped.

The first brigade commander returned to the command post of the division headquarters with his head down, also listless, and said helplessly: "Division commander, the soldiers under my command cannot break through the defense line of the British army, and most of the soldiers of the regiment who died will not be able to rush forward after all." ”

Qi Zhenhai sighed lightly and put down this time for the time being.

After a day's fighting, it was time to eat, and Qi Zhenhai instructed the cooks in charge of logistics to prepare dinner. After dinner, the first brigade commander, the second brigade commander, and the third brigade commander went to rectify the soldiers, while Liu Jintang, Chen Yucheng, and Qi Zhenhai stayed in the command post to think about how to fight the next battle. All three were somewhat silent, with deep worry in their eyes.

Judging from the current situation, it is very unoptimistic.

Liu Jintang said: "Master Qi, I failed to break through today, and I will choose the position of the breakthrough again tomorrow." ”

"A breakout is necessary, but I decided to ask the president for help." Qi Zhenhai had a deep helplessness in his eyes, and sighed lightly, he understood that this request for help proved his failure.

Regardless of the final outcome, there is always a call for help.

Liu Jintang frowned slightly, and said, "Senior Qi, you can't give up until the last moment!" ”

"It's not that I don't give up, I don't dare to gamble anymore."

After Qi Zhenhai made up his mind to ask for help, he let go of it and said slowly: "Even if we ask the president for help, if we succeed in breaking through and take the Hong Kong Governor's Palace in the shortest possible time, having reinforcements will not affect our victory." But if the breakthrough is not successful, the importance of reinforcements is self-evident. ”

He looked at Chen Yucheng and said, "After Brigade Commander Chen made a suggestion for help, I went to ask the personnel in charge of logistics, our army's reserve food can only support another five days, and ammunition is only enough to support six days. If the ammo is depleted too much, it is likely that the ammo will run out early. Now that the back road has been cut off, and there is no continuous supply of food and weapons to support us, how can we fight with the foreigners? So, it's better to send the news back, so that you are responsible for the soldiers of the army. ”

Liu Jintang was silent and agreed with Qi Zhenhai's statement.

Liu Jintang's insistence on not asking for help was based on the fact that he could break through and go south. Now surrounded by the British army, and unable to break through, Liu Jintang can only agree to ask for help.

Immediately, Qi Zhenhai sent soldiers to deliver the news and report the news to Li Zhen.

Early the next morning, Qi Zhenhai sent all the artillery battalions of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Brigades to bombard the British army's defensive line with all their might. Under the heavy fire attack, it put great pressure on the defense of the British army, and even broke the opponent's first line of defense.

However, it was only the first line of defense, and it did not move forward.

At the command post of the British army, Adams constantly sent his soldiers up, and he excitedly ordered: "No matter what the price is, we must block the advance of the Chinese army, and we must not give the other side any opportunity to take advantage of." ”

In this battle, the two sides were extremely fierce.

When the two sides were fighting, the army surrounding Jardine's Mountain began to compress the scope and continuously shrink Qi Zhenhai's space for activities. After a day of fighting, the British suffered very heavy casualties, but the final result was to block Qi Zhenhai's attack. Similarly, the same was true of the soldiers under Qi Zhenhai's command, who suffered huge losses and consumed too much ammunition.

……

Guangzhou, the official residence of the provincial governor.

Huang Qiang looked flustered and hurried to Li Zhen's room. He held the telegram he had just received in his hand and said, "President, the war in Hong Kong has suddenly changed. Commander Qi's army was blocked on the line of Jardine's Hill on Hong Kong Island, and the armies of various countries also surrounded the army led by Commander Qi, and Commander Qi asked the president to send troops to support. ”

"How is that possible?"

Li Zhenluo stood up with an incredible look on his face.

A few days ago, the good news kept coming back. It's only been a long time, and it's been directly surrounded. Li Zhen was a little unconvinced and asked, "Are you sure the news is correct?" ”

Huang Qiang nodded and said, "This is indeed a telegram sent by Senior Commander Qi, which is absolutely correct." ”

Li Zhen paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. At this time, Huang Qiang did not say anything to disturb Li Zhen's train of thought, and waited quietly for Li Zhen to speak. Li Zhen thought about it for a while, and ordered in a deep voice: "Send a telegram to Yang Banhou in Guangxi, ordering him to dispatch a division of troops to the border by train as quickly as possible." At the same time, I will also rush over in the shortest possible time to get him as soon as possible. ”

"Yes!"

Huang Qiang nodded, looking very serious.

Li Zhen instructed again: "After the news is conveyed, let the soldiers of the Sharp Knife Battalion gather and set off immediately." ”

"Understood!"

Huang Qiang was also excited when he thought that the Sharp Knife Battalion was going to fight.

ps: The third update, continuing;