A handful of devils will not retreat until death, they let out a near-death howl, pull grenades on their bodies, and pounce on them, trying to die with their opponents. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info but only a few achieved their goal, and the rest were knocked down by a dense rain of bullets and turned into a pile of rotten meat in the explosion.

Tanaka, with a telescope in his hand, stood motionless.

A breakthrough that was most likely to succeed failed, not only with heavy casualties, but also with a serious blow to the locust army's will and confidence to fight. Rout, escape, how long has it not happened? The enemy in front of him was not only well-armed, but also tenacious and fierce that he had never seen before.

The setting sun casts its last rays, dyeing the earth bright red.

The day's fierce fighting finally stopped, and a few hundred meters in front of the embankment was littered with dead bodies, stumps, broken arms, and broken guns. Night soon falls, and the only thing that seems to be active is the swarms of flies.

They were no longer in the mood to haunt the living, and were hurrying to gather on the corpses. Tomorrow, when the sun climbs the horizon, the black-pressed flies will return to continue their feast.

Yang Shibin, commander of the 27th Regiment of the 14th Cavalry Brigade, walked silently on the battlefield behind the pass. Here, corpses are strewn, bloody and cruel, and the devil's death squad has caused a lot of casualties.

A hygienist was bending over a young soldier who had just died on a stretcher. The deceased was wrapped in a blood-soaked bandage on one side of his neck. His delicate, handsome, boyish face was very pale.

"What a pity, he must not have turned eighteen years old." Yang Shibin was secretly sad.

The hygienist tenderly closed the eyes of the fallen warrior with the thumb and forefinger of her right hand, tears rolling down her smoky, sadly distorted face, accompanied by a quiet sob.

Morphine-injected wounded were simply bandaged and they were lying on their backs waiting for the stretcher team to carry them away or for doctors to come and examine them. And those who were lightly wounded showed that even if they were injured again, they would no longer feel any pain. They were very quiet, seemingly unconcerned about what they were seeing and hearing around them.

The worst of the crisis has passed, right? Yang Shibin didn't dare to be very sure. Today's fierce battle is shocking, and even if he has experienced the defense of Zhoukou, the intensity of the brutal battle is underestimated.

The three columns, the Guo detachment of the three columns, is undoubtedly the Optimus Prime of today's bloody battle. Yang Shibin did not deny that the officers and men of his regiment were also very brave, but the gap in combat effectiveness was indeed obvious, and it was not only a matter of equipment.

The death squad that can fight the devil and repel the enemy's most crazy attack, the first brigade of the Guo detachment is admirable in command and action. Although they were somewhat underestimated, the adaptation of the strain was swift and effective.

Yang Shibin has already seen the rough statistics of battle damage, and the corpses of the devils in front of the position have also been roughly counted by the staff officers, and they can basically maintain a casualty ratio of 1:15 under the indiscriminate bombardment of the devils, which is definitely an amazing record. What's more, the bulk of the casualties still came from his own 27th Regiment.

Courage is one thing, tactical organization, coordination and coordination are more important. Yang Shibin witnessed with his own eyes how the officers and men of the Third Column fought with the devil death squad, but it was not like the 27th Regiment, which fought to the death with the devil with blood and bravery.

This should be due to strong self-confidence, after being broken through by the devil's madness, he can still not panic and be able to organize a counterattack calmly.

Yang Shibin understood a lot, felt the gap, and felt the casualties paid by his officers and soldiers.

The sound of shovels and pickaxes sounded on the embankment, and several pumping machines sounded again, and the officers and men of the Third Column not only turned the front of the position into a mire, but also seized all the time to dig and strengthen the trenches. The Chinese soldiers, who came from peasant backgrounds, were no strangers to digging work, but the officers and men of the 27th Regiment were never so crazy and industrious.

"Tuanza." A staff officer ran over and reported to Yang Shibin: "Guo detachment, please go to the headquarters quickly to discuss the military situation." ”

"I'll go right away." Yang Shibin nodded, collected his mixed thoughts, and went straight to the headquarters under the protection of the guards.

When Yang Shibin arrived at the headquarters in the city, the detachment leader Guo Songlin and several officers had already discussed in advance, but out of politeness, they still asked Yang Shibin's opinion.

"Whether we abandon the levees, shrink the city, or continue to hold up such a large defensive area, we are ordered to hold out for another night, that is, until tomorrow morning. At the same time, it is necessary to pay close attention to the enemy's movements, and the counteroffensive will be in full swing tonight. Guo Songlin looked at Yang Shibin and asked politely, "Head Yang, what do you think?" ”

Yang Shibin thought for a moment and said: "Although it is a very definite strategy to shrink the city, but we have lost the initiative by giving such a favorable fortification as the embankment to the Japanese devils." Judging from today's battle, the casualties of the devils are very large, and it may not be easy to launch an offensive of such intensity again. ”

Guo Songlin nodded and said with a smile: "Head Yang and I have the same opinion. I have just discussed it with the staff officers and decided to increase the intensity of the water release and turn the east and west sides into a mire. In this way, our army will be able to concentrate its forces and hold on to the north and south directions. If the devils divide their forces to attack, they may be able to provide the 14th Brigade on the periphery with an opportunity to flank the enemy. ”

Yang Shibin nodded in agreement and said, "This method is good." Today's feint attack by the devils still restrained a lot of our troops, and if the defense surface is narrowed, the devils will be hit even harder. ”

"Then it's decided." Guo Songlin made a decision and issued a series of orders.

Subsequently, Guo Songlin and Yang Shibin reorganized their forces and still maintained more than 1,000 mobile troops, while the north and south sides were respectively responsible for the 3rd Column and the 27th Regiment, and only a small number of troops remained on the other two sides.

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The moon hung in the gray sky, and thick clouds floated and flowed. The sparse light, the dim stars, make everything veiled, faint.

Just after dusk, a large number of troops lurking and waiting in Liudian began to dispatch and rushed straight to Xiayi. Ma Bingzhong led the cavalry brigade to detour to Liji Town, north of Xiayi, and cut off the road between Xiayi and Zhanji; Chiang's detachment approached the county seat of Xiayi from the east in a rapid marching posture, while the special combat team and a brigade of Guo's detachment attacked the station in disguise.

The three sharp swords were unsheathed, with a cold chill, not slashing at the imperial army of the strongholds that were stubbornly held like stones, but interspersed with detours in great depth and directly stabbing at the enemy's vital point.

War is a complex chain of interlocks, some of which are insignificant, and some of which affect the whole body. The battle in Yucheng not only blocked the devil's westward advance to Shangqiu, but also restrained almost all the devil's infantry regiment. This is like a nerve that pulls on the arrangement and adjustment of various actions. (To be continued.) )