"It is worthy of being a devil's field army, and its combat effectiveness is tough, and they can block such a strong attack for so long. The troops were ordered to stop the offensive. ”

After three and a half hours of attacking, only half of the positions outside the city of Xianchun were captured. Chen Jinghui looked at the time, was looking at the situation of the soldiers, and immediately ordered to stop the attack and let the troops withdraw and rest.

"Order the cooking squad to distribute the prepared meals to the soldiers." Chen Jinghui commanded.

"Commander, why do you stop the attack, you are about to take the position outside the devil city." The commander of the first division ran over anxiously and asked.

"Commander, why did you stop the attack, you are about to take the devil's position." Immediately afterwards, the commander of the independent division also ran in to inquire.

"You know that you are fighting, and you don't look at the physical strength of the soldiers, and if you continue to fight, it will definitely cause unnecessary sacrifices. Besides, the devil is now blocking so strongly, and it is not suitable to continue the attack. Chen Jinghui explained.

Zhang Erzhu and Bian Guo heard Chen Jinghui's words, and then ran out of the tent of the headquarters to look at the soldiers outside, it was indeed the same as Chen Jinghui said, the physical exertion was a little great.

"See! Come sit down and have a bite to eat, and we'll continue in the afternoon. ”

Chen Jinghui handed them the chopsticks, and then sat down to eat directly. The two of them glanced at each other, and they were not polite, sat down to pick up the steamed buns and stuffed them into their mouths.

"I said can you be a little bit sven, Commander Du!" Chen Jinghui saw their eating appearance and said angrily.

"The division commander is also a human being, and when he is hungry, he has to eat." The two of them whimpered while eating.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was three o'clock in the afternoon, and the hottest time of the day had passed. Chen Jinghui walked out of the command headquarters, looked at the devil opposite, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and smiled treacherously.

"Order the troops to go on the offensive."

Boom Boom Boom ...... Squeaky ......

At the sound of an order, the afternoon battle began. As at noon, artillery and tank crews went on the offensive together. The infantry who assisted the tank battle also followed closely and began to slowly approach the position of the devil.

"Baga, the enemy is attacking, hurry up and prepare for battle."

The adjutants and lieutenants above the devil's position heard the sound of artillery and began to urge the soldiers around them to get up. But no matter how they shouted, the soldiers remained motionless in the shadow of the trenches. Look at the lips of the soldiers, one by one they began to turn white and peel, a sign of dehydration. In addition, the flying fox is shelling, and the shade is also a place to hide, so the devil soldiers are even more reluctant to move.

"Baga, immediately bring water from the establishment, quickly."

The grassroots officers of the devil also discovered this problem and immediately ordered the cooks to go to the city to carry water.

"What's wrong with the devils, commander, why don't you resist and don't dodge!" The first division commander asked suspiciously.

"That's it, is the devil stupid?" Bian Guo also asked.

"Hey, hey, hey...... You don't look at the sun today, but you have to have a 40 degree at least. The devil's position is bare, there is no shade at all, you are there to bask for hours to see if you can still move. Chen Jinghui said with a smile.

"That's right! Our troops were all in the woods, in shady places. The devil doesn't even have a tree on his side, so it's definitely going to be difficult. Well? Commander, didn't you ...... a long time ago" The first division commander said and suddenly thought of a question, and began to turn his head to look at Chen Jinghui.

"Hehehe......"

Chen Jinghui didn't answer him, but smiled proudly.

"That's absolutely the case, military commander, you are ruthless enough, you see the devil is roasted, hahaha......" Bian Guo also thought of it and began to laugh.

"Don't even speak, just keep watching." Chen Jinghui said, and then continued to observe the situation on the front line.

Boom Boom Boom ......

The artillerymen fired the last shot and began to stop. The tank unit continued to advance with the infantry, and it seemed that it was about to reach the devil's position.

"Baga, get up, the enemy is coming, hurry."

Bang, bang, bang

Seeing that the enemy was getting closer and closer, the commanders of the devil's rank and file were anxious, and while urging the soldier to enter the combat position, they themselves began to lie on the trench and start shooting.

Squeak, squeak, boom

Da-da-da, da-da-da

Seeing that those officers were fighting, and the enemy's gunfire was already very close, the devil soldiers sensed the danger, and immediately climbed up the trench with difficulty, and began to block the troops attacking by the flying fox.

Bang bang

Scattered gunfire began to appear on the position, and then slowly became dense.

"Yo Xi, the warriors of the empire are still very heroic."

The brigade commander who was watching the battle on the city wall saw that the soldiers under the city had begun to fight back, and the stones in his heart were finally put down a lot. But the soldiers are still in a state of water shortage, and the delivery of water to them must continue.

"Order the artillery to open fire immediately and kill the team of devils delivering water." Chen Jinghui ordered.

Boom Boom Boom ......

A slippery shell exploded at the gate of the city, directly killing all the devils who delivered water, and then immediately stopped firing.

"Baga, Baga, send someone to continue to send it."

Seeing that the enemy knocked out the convoy that was delivering water, the commander of the Devil Brigade stomped his feet angrily, but he had no choice but to continue to send people to send water up.

Boom Boom Boom ......

The second team, the third pair of water deliverers, was again killed by the artillery of the Flying Fox, and all the water on the car was poured on the ground and returned to the earth.

"Baga, Baga, fall off the city wall with a rope and let someone from below fetch it." The commander of the Devil Brigade ordered.

"Order the tank troops, aim at the city wall and bombard." Chen Jinghui ordered.

Boom, boom.

In a round of shelling, all the waterholes that fell in the air were shattered, and the water in the waterholes was raced on the city walls, and then evaporated into a puff of steam.

"Hahaha...... Commander, you're ruthless enough, this is the rhythm of the devil who is going to die of thirst! The first division commander said with a smile.

"What Erzhuzi said is, I have never seen such a war." Bian Guo said.

"Now that you don't see it, don't talk nonsense, continue to organize troops to attack, and before dark, you must talk about taking the position outside the devil's city." Chen Jinghui glanced at the two of them, and then gave an order. The two men glanced at each other, then shrunk their necks and ran out.

"Yaga, Yaga"

Seeing that the enemy was about to attack the position, but the water that the soldiers urgently needed could not be delivered, the commander of the devil brigade looked anxious and began to walk back and forth on the city wall.

Kill......

But at this moment, the Flying Fox's troops rushed to the devil's position. The devil was like a wilted turnip, unable to stand on his feet one by one, and was soon easily shot by the soldiers who rushed to the position. In the end, there was a head-grabbing among the Flying Fox's troops.

"Order the troops to defend in place."

Chen Jinghui looked at the time, it was already more than six o'clock in the afternoon, and the devils outside the city had all been eliminated.

"Baga, Baga, go and ask when our reinforcements will arrive."

The position outside the city was lost, and the commander of the devil brigade was completely panicked. Because he didn't let go of two-thirds of his troops outside, and now all of them have been wiped out. If the remaining troops want to hold the county seat of Xianchun, it looks dangerous.

"Baga, it's only been a day that he lost the position outside the city, how did it fight, and he lost all the face of the Japanese Yellow Army."

When the lieutenant general saw the telegram asking for help, his hands began to tremble. If Xinchun loses it, his back road will be half broken.

"Order the troops who go to reinforce to speed up, and they must reach the county seat of Xianchun before dark." The lieutenant general ordered.

"Hai, but Your Excellency, the troops that went to reinforce were blocked by the enemy, and it was difficult to advance for a while." The staff officer said.

"Yaga, I don't care about this, I must arrive at Xianchun before dark, otherwise I will all apologize to the emperor." The lieutenant general shouted loudly.

"Hay."

The staff officer also knew that the battle situation was urgent, and immediately turned around and went out to convey the order.

"It is reported that Yingshan has been attacked by the enemy, and they urgently call for help."

Before the staff officer could go out, a communications soldier rushed in and almost hit him.

"Nani? Yingshan was attacked. Baga, the enemy is going to cut off all our back roads, immediately order Luo Tian's troops to go to reinforce Yingshan, quickly. ”

Lieutenant General Devil is really anxious this time, if Yingshan is lost again, then there will be no way out for the hundreds of thousands of troops on their Wuhan side of Anhui.

"Where has Liu Changjiang's third division arrived?" At the same time, Chen Jinghui was also asking about the situation of the Third Division.

"It is reported that the third division has launched an attack on Yingshan half an hour ago, and there is no news yet." A staff officer said.

"Well, okay, let me know if there's any new battle situation."

After Chen Jinghui finished speaking, he then came to the map again and began to study the next battle plan.

"Come here, now we can be sure that the county seat of Xianchun is already ours. Tell me what the devils will do if they lose ground. Chen Jinghui called Zhang Erzhu, Bian Guo, and several staff officers to his side and asked.

"Commander, I think our position is dangerous. You see, here are the hundreds of thousands of troops of the devils attacking Wuhan, if they suddenly give up attacking Wuhan and attack us directly. With our current strength, it is really difficult to block more than three times the strength of the devil and our troops. Zhang Erzhu, the commander of the first division, said.

"I think the devils may not give up the Wuhan battlefield, they may advance north, join up with the troops attacking from the north, and it is very likely that they will take the whole of Henan." Bian Guo said.

"What about you? What do you think? Chen Jinghui looked at a few staff officers and asked.

"Commander, I think the analysis of the first division commander is reasonable. There is a high probability that the devils will attack us in turn, because if they go north, it will be tantamount to giving up Anhui. This is a very disadvantageous thing for their later battles, after all, it will be very close to Nanjing. A staff officer said.

This book was first published in Reading Rim