In the dark of night, the moment a bullet is fired out of the chamber, a life-threatening flame blooms. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 At this moment, on the blocking position outside the city, the dazzling light intertwined by the torrent of two bullets and flames made everyone on the position doubly careful.

The flares that take off from time to time will always cause a new round of bullets. The sound of gunfire, screams, roars, curses, etc., made the night seem particularly unpeaceful, and also attracted attention from all over the world.

The 116th Division, which was resting after dinner, was still watching the gunfire outside the city when the Japanese launched an artillery bombardment of the blocking positions outside the city, even though many soldiers felt exhausted.

The commander of the regiment, who had also just fallen asleep, even though he didn't receive any notice, still found the headquarters where Li Xiangdong was. He said with a little curiosity: "Brigade Commander Li, is it our troops who are fighting with the little devils outside the city?" ”

'Why are you here!' Yes, the sound of gunfire came from the blocking positions outside the city. However, now that the situation is still under control, you should continue to rest. If you have a mission, I will send someone to inform you at any time. ’

Listening to Li Xiangdong's words, the head of the regiment said with a wry smile: "With such a big movement outside the city, how can we rest in peace." When we came here earlier, we had all assembled our regiments, and we were waiting for you to assign the mission! ”

As the main force of the Eighth Route Army, there are undoubtedly many veterans with actual combat experience in the first regiment. They all know very well that at this time, even if they are sleepy, they must persevere. Maybe they have a combat mission at any time, then they must be ready at all times.

Also, in this case, I guess you won't be able to sleep. However, I deployed a reconnaissance battalion and a garrison outside the city. Now the two sides are fighting fiercely, and the reconnaissance battalion has not sent a telegram asking for help.

In fact, the blocking position was set up outside the city in the first place to buy you time to enter the city. Now that you have arrived, they can withdraw from the battle at any time and retreat to the city to continue the fight against the little devils.

It's just that the reconnaissance battalion felt that it could try to fight the vanguard of the little devils, so I agreed that they would continue to stay in the blocking position. After all, it took a lot of effort to build that blocking position, so you can't just give up!

Moreover, in addition to our troops, there are many young men in the city who stayed behind to serve as logistics for us. Instead of letting the little devil shell Zhengzhou City, it is better to use the blocking position outside the city to consume some of the little devil's shells! ’

Compared with the difficulty of the Eighth Route Army to deliver supplies to the front, it is even more difficult for the Japanese army attacking Zhengzhou to supply supplies. At least Li Xiangdong knew that the 117th Division commanded by Xu Xiangqian was now intensifying its attacks and destruction of the Japanese army's supply lines.

It can be said that the ammunition in the hands of the little devils at the moment also belongs to the situation of one shot less than one shot. Compared with shelling the blocking position, Li Xiangdong naturally did not want to let the little devils dump the shells into Zhengzhou City.

After listening to Li Xiangdong's explanation, the head of the first regiment also continued: "Then our regiment continues to be on standby? ”

'Not on standby! It's to keep resting! You've traveled so far, so it's better to rest and store your strength. If nothing else, if the little devil's attack doesn't go well tonight, I'm afraid that tomorrow I will start to retreat in the direction of Kaifeng.

At that time, the front finger should give the order to pursue. And our reconnaissance brigade is estimated to have another task next. Therefore, I am afraid that the affairs of Zhengzhou will need to be transferred to your group to be responsible. So, your job tonight is to rest! ’

'Are you leaving?' ’

Knowing that the reconnaissance brigade had another mission, the commander of the first regiment also seemed very surprised. As the main commander of the Eighth Route Army, he knew very well that the reconnaissance brigade was the trump card of the independent column, and the existence of this unit was indispensable in every major war.

But now that the battle of Henan has just begun, they have another task, which makes the commander of the first regiment also curious, what task will the headquarters give to the reconnaissance brigade at this time? Could it be that it was the task of pursuing the Japanese army?

Faced with the question of the head of the regiment, Li Xiangdong shook his head with a smile and said: "This task cannot be announced to the public for the time being. In short, the reconnaissance group I brought with me will stay here for a day at most, until the arrival of the main force of your division.

Once your division enters the territory of Zhengzhou, we will take the opportunity to retreat and hand over the defense of Zhengzhou to your division. As for our next task, we can't get through it for the time being. Please forgive me for this! ”

'It's okay! Confidentiality discipline, I know! ’

As the commander of the main force, he naturally knew that the reason why Li Xiangdong refused to disclose it must be because the next tasks of the reconnaissance brigade must be kept secret. In this case, the head of the regiment naturally did not explore too much.

In the final analysis, he is the main commander of the 116th Division, but Li Xiangdong in front of him is the reconnaissance brigade commander of the independent column. In terms of rank and troops, he is still very different from him. He was already very content to be so polite to him.

Compared with today, most of the division commanders and political commissars of the 116th Division have the rank of major general, and Li Xiangdong, who is the commander of the reconnaissance brigade in front of him, also has the rank of major general recognized by the national government. This also means that Li Xiangdong can also be called the chief in front of him.

After meeting with Li Xiangdong, Regiment Commander Zhu also quickly returned to the military camp that had been vacated for them to rest. Seeing the return of the regiment commander, several main battalion commanders also asked what combat missions they had next.

As a result, Regiment Commander Zhu also said happily: "There should be no combat mission tonight, so your battalions should continue to rest!" Rest well tonight, and from tomorrow we are afraid that we will have a new combat mission. ”

After telling these main battalion commanders about the situation outside the city and the news obtained from the meeting with Li Xiangdong, these battalion commanders felt a little surprised, but they didn't say much. After all, their battalions were really tired.

After regrouping and returning to the camp to rest, the gunfire outside the city continued. The officers and men of the 3rd Garrison Regiment, who cooperated with the reconnaissance battalion in the operation, gradually adapted to this brutal battle after experiencing some confusion and fear.

As those veterans said, it is useless to be afraid at this time, the only thing that can be done is to use the weapons in your hands to kill and injure those attacking little devils as much as possible. If you don't kill the little devils, the little devils may kill them!

Seeing that the infantry brigade that launched the attack first had basically all died on the road of the attack, Sakai still said very coldly while his heart was dripping blood: "Order the artillery troops, prepare for the artillery bombardment!" ”

'General, now our troops are still attacking from the ground! ’

'If you have been careful to observe, you should know that there are not many men left in our infantry brigade on the ground now. Wait for the retreating whistle to blow, and the artillery immediately starts shelling.

I know that this will cause casualties to our attacking forces. But without such an artillery bombardment, we would not be able to kill or injure the Eighth Route Army on the position. They built strong anti-artillery tunnels on their positions, and an early retreat would only give them time to take refuge. ’

In the face of Sakai's cold answer, the combat staff officers of the infantry brigade were equally difficult to say anything. They all knew very well that this was a risky but effective way of shelling. Just like that, you may be able to blow up your own attacking infantry!

Seeing the front of the position, there were not many little devils who could stand, and some machine gunners on the blocking position also began to shift their positions under the orders of the company platoon commander. In doing so, it is also to avoid the sudden shelling of the little devils.

Just as the gunfire gradually subsided, the veteran of the reconnaissance battalion who was staying in the blocking position soon heard a rapid whistle from below. They often fought against the Japanese army, and they knew that this was the whistle of the little devil's retreat.

A little relieved and said: "The little devil has withdrawn, we have to prepare to enter the pit, the little devil is afraid that it will be shelled!" ”

Before the veteran's words fell, a string of fires and roars appeared in the night sky ahead. This situation made the veteran of the reconnaissance battalion can't help but say: "Grandma, the little devil is so yin!" Fire so quickly, don't you be afraid to blow up their own people! ”

While speaking, the veterans quickly put away their guns and bent over the inside of the trench, and at the same time urged the soldiers of the garrison regiment around them to quickly hide in the trench. If you continue to lie on the trench, you are likely to be injured or shocked by shells.

After a series of explosions sounded, many fighters who could not dodge in time quickly fell victim to this wave of shells. At this time, the veteran also said in a timely manner: "Quick, quickly retreat into the anti-artillery hole." It's too late, hide and seek! ”

In these trenches, the veterans of the reconnaissance battalion who dug the fortifications also dug some cat's ear holes for people to dodge. Although this kind of cat's ear hole is not as safe as the anti-artillery pothole, it is also an emergency shelter to save your life.

Seeing that some soldiers on the position who could not dodge in time were killed and injured, Zhu Xinwen, who cooperated with the reconnaissance battalion commander to command the battle, couldn't help but scold: "The commander of the little devil, he is really ruthless!" I don't care if my own people live or die! ”

On the contrary, the commander of the reconnaissance battalion said very calmly: "The commander of the little devil dares to be so ruthless, he must also know that at the front of our blocking position, the attacking troops he sent are afraid that there is not much left left."

If they hadn't carried out a surprise attack, their shelling would certainly not have had much effect. Now, with such an order to retreat, and an immediate artillery bombardment, it can also inflict certain casualties on the troops on our positions.

Let the reserve troops be ready to respond, and at the same time let our health team be ready to provide emergency rescue and escort the wounded back to the city. Originally, Lao Tzu wanted to fight for a while and then withdraw, but now they are playing ruthlessly, so it depends on who can beat whom! ”

For the commander of the reconnaissance battalion, he knew very well that such a sudden shelling by the little devil would not cause many casualties to the veterans of the reconnaissance battalion. Those veterans were experienced in combat and knew how to prepare for such a sudden shelling.

In contrast, the real possibility of heavy casualties is undoubtedly the soldiers of the third garrison regiment who cooperated with them to block the attack. Most of these soldiers have little experience in actual combat, and the sudden shelling will only make them even more afraid.

There is a reason why 'new recruits are afraid of artillery, veterans are afraid of machine guns'. For this reason, the little devil engaged in this sudden shelling, and the most likely casualties were undoubtedly those recruits of the garrison regiment! (To be continued.) )