When the shelling gradually stopped, Su Li said: "It seems that the devil is coming up." He said to his messengers: "Order to prepare fire oil." ”

"Yes!"

"Tell the brothers to prepare for battle." ”

"Yes!"

On the No. 4 defensive position, the battalion commanders and company commanders all stood straight in the trenches and shouted at their throats: "Check the ammunition!" ”

"Those with oil drums in their hands will rush up and pour the oil into the trenches when they get stuck in the anti-tank trenches, and the ones behind them will use grenades."

"Today is the southeast wind, the smoke and smell of the sulfur slurry will go towards the devil's position, you should aim as much as possible to save bullets."

"If the devil crosses the anti-tank trench with a ladder, you will blow it up with a grenade."

The soldiers were lying on the dirt wall of the trench and watched the devils rush over, this time the devils had a few military vehicles to open the way, and thousands of devils were used in a one-time charge, and a young soldier watched the devils rush over and hold the oil barrel with a trembling hand.

"Don't be afraid." Xiao Dongtian comforted on the side: "What's your name?" ”

"Report sir! My name is Yang Feihe, a native of Nanjing. The young man laughed.

Xiao Dongtian smiled: "Good name." Don't be afraid of me being in a group with you. ”

There is no way to carry the oil barrel alone, so the oil barrel is carried in groups of two, followed by a reserve, once a soldier dies, the other is made up, and then the grenadier throws the grenade.

The Japanese army came all the way under the opening of the military vehicles, how could they have thought that there seemed to be a flat river in front of them, but in fact there was a huge trench waiting for them, and the military vehicles rushed to the anti-tank trench unscrupulously, and suddenly fell into the trench with the car and people.

"Up! Machine gun cover! Blocking the sky and magnifying with a Czech ZB6 in his hand, he stood on the trench and shot at the devils, and thousands of vengeful flames erupted from the No. 4 defense line.

The soldiers rushed to the anti-tank trench with the oil drums, and saw the bullets of the devil flying around them, many soldiers were shot and died, and then another soldier was killed on another soldier, and no soldier carried the oil drum, so he dragged and pushed towards the edge of the anti-tank trench, and some of the bullets hit the oil drums and exploded together with the barrels, and many soldiers were sacrificed on the way to carry the oil drums.

Xiao Dongtian and the young warrior Yang Feihe moved the oil barrel to the edge of the trench, and Xiao Dongtian shouted, "Brothers, pour fire oil!" The group took out their guns and stabbed them at the oil barrel several times, throwing the oil barrel into the anti-tank trench, and then countless grenades were thrown from the grenadiers and smashed into the deep trench, and a sea of fire appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

The devil was trapped in front of the fire, and he was even more annoyed and angry, and increased the firepower of the No. 4 position, and the bullets were even more intensive, Xiao Dongtian waved his hand and shouted: "Return to the position!" Withdraw ......" Before he could finish speaking, he felt a few bullets whistling in the wind, Xiao Dongtian's face was suddenly as white as ashes, and the whole person knelt on the ground at once, looking at the soldiers who fell to the ground in front of him, blood slowly oozed from the corners of his mouth, Yang Feihe lay in front of him, his eyes were wide open, Xiao Dongtian fell to the ground, and a layer of gunpowder smoke covered his whole body in the wind.

Although the Japanese Takagi Division broke through the three lines of defense of the National Youth Regiment in Zhangdian, it also paid a heavy price and could no longer launch a continuous attack on the No. 4 defense line, and the Yoshino Division took over the Takagi Division, but in front of the devil was a deep and wide anti-tank trench, and the troops could not cross the deep trench even after dozens of attacks, so Kitaoka Yoshino ordered the troops to attack Zhangdian's left flank in a roundabout way, and the target was directly pointed at the 5th Battalion Yuan Feng's defense of the Ministry of Officials.

At this time, Monan's 117th Division, Chen Shuoru's Division, had been struggling to support Monan for a day and night, and the 47th Brigade of Monan was pinned down by the devils in the mountains at the southern foot of Zhongtiao Mountain, unable to get out, at four o'clock in the afternoon of the 7th, Monan was lost, and the 177th Division was * retreated to the edge of the Yellow River, and the loss of Monan directly threatened the defensive line guarded by Zhang Zhiheng's department, as a result, the Niudao Division attacked all the way to dusk, and the Japanese army had connected several towns, although Zhang Zhiheng's department also recaptured some important villages, but a defense line from Jiezhou to Zhangdian was cut by the devils, On the 8th, Jiezhou was occupied by devils after several changes of hands in the hands of the 1st Division and the Kawagishi Division, and the 1st Division was forced to be trapped in Xihou; In the two towns of Zhangcun and the 5th Battalion of the National Youth League, the officers guarded by the 5th Battalion of the National Youth League were directly attacked by the two sides in the northwest. At 2 p.m. on the 8th, Yuan Feng's 5th Battalion was forced to abandon its officers and retreat to the south, and the 1st Kawagishi Division and the 1st Yoshino Division pursued closely to the edge of the Yellow River.

The left flank of Zhangdian's No. 4 position was lost, and Shaofan, in order to be able to control the Zhongtiao Mountain artery for a long time, Zhangdian gathered all his troops in the last line of defense, and the No. 5 position was also known as the 1015 heights. This is the last barrier to defend the county seat of Pinglu, and it is also a barrier that is even more difficult for Kitaoka Yoshino to overcome.

The 1015 Heights are composed of four highlands: 017 Heights; 018 Highlands; 00 Heights; 0 high ground, four high ground into a ring arc type, is also the longest defense line operated by the National Youth League, each trench has a pothole for concealment of artillery attack, the four high ground and each other through each other, the construction of the position fortifications is very reasonable. The entire defensive position of the 1015 Heights was on top of a hill, and Kitaoka Yoshino's troops stopped here.

In the command center of the 1015 heights, Shaofan looked at the officers gathered in the headquarters, each of them was covered with dirt and black stains, and some were slightly injured, Shaofan looked at the sand table, originally had a lot to say to them, but seeing their appearance, Shaofan already understood very well that they didn't need the supervision of the chief, Shaofan just said: "Defending Zhangdian is equivalent to guarding Zhongtiao Mountain." ”

The Japanese army's frantic shelling of the 1015 heights reached an extreme, and there were craters of devils in almost every inch of land. Kitaoka Yoshino was very afraid of fighting a positional battle with the National Youth League, which may be related to a fiasco in the Battle of Songhu, and the shadow in his heart could not be receded after all.

Kitaoka Yoshino looked at the blue sky and white sun banner standing in front of him, with a trace of uneasiness in his heart, the three divisions failed to break through the defense line of Zhangdian, a projectile land, this is Kitaoka Yoshino; Yoshito Takagi; Kawagishi Bunzaburo could not tolerate it, but the fact was that the three divisions really had nothing to do with the 1015 heights in front of them, and it was like the Great Wall of China blocking all the enemies.

During the night, the entire Nakajo Mountains were quiet, and after several days and nights of fierce fighting, the troops on both sides were dragged into a state of extreme exhaustion, and everyone needed to rest. At this time, the squadron and the Japanese army seemed to have reached a tacit understanding, and all the battlefields were on the offensive that stopped tonight, and the rare battlefield silence made the soldiers finally able to take a breath.

Shen Shaofan had just finished the meeting of the commander's department of the Pinglu County Theater and walked slowly on the street with a few guards to the headquarters of the independent column of the Eighth Route Army.

On the 6th, Huang Huancheng's troops suffered heavy losses, and the reconnaissance detachment was completely annihilated, and the remains of the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were neatly placed in the courtyard, covered with white coarse cloth, and the male soldiers were in tears, and the female soldiers were crying like tears.

Shen Shaofan's arrival did not alarm anyone, he silently came to Jin Xiwen's side, gently put his hand on her shoulder, and did not say a word. As soon as Jin Xiwen saw Shaofan coming, the whole person suddenly threw herself into Shaofan's arms and cried, not only did she cry for her sacrificed comrades, but at the same time, she thought that on the battlefield tomorrow, Shaofan could still stand in front of her alive and comfort her as he is now, she didn't want to see Shaofan also covered with that layer of white coarse cloth, she cried.

"Cry! Cry! They have dedicated themselves to the motherland, and we owe it to them to see them off. Shaofan stroked Wenwen's weak arm and sighed.

Jin Xiwen looked at Shaofan, and pulled Shaofan out of the courtyard with a slender jade hand, and came to a forest, hugging Shaofan's waist, for fear of losing him.

Shen Shaofan smiled and said, "Wenwen! What's wrong? ”

"Nothing?" Jin Xiwen shook her head and smiled reluctantly: "Shaofan! You promised me that you would come back alive. ”

Shen Shaofan smiled: "Don't worry! I'm fine, Nanjing is so dangerous, I can come out alive and be fine. ”

Jin Xiwen said: "Every time there is a war, I am very afraid. Shaofan: After the battle, we will leave the army. ”

Shen Shaofan looked at the sky and said: "As long as the people live a good life and the world is peaceful, I will leave the army." When the time comes, we will go to the largest church in Nanjing to complete our wedding. ”

"Really!" Jin Xiwen unfolded her charming smile and looked at Shaofan.

Shen Shaofan lowered his head slightly, and gently hugged Wenwen in his arms. At this time, he had a question in his heart, when will this war be over? When the war is over, will the common people live a good life? Will there be peace in the world? Looking at the corpses of the Eighth Route Army lifted out of the courtyard, Shaofan also thought of the soldiers of the National Youth League who sacrificed for peace, and he let out a long sigh.

Jin Xiwen knew that Shaofan's mood was also bad these days, she held Shaofan's hand, her ten fingers clasped Shaofan's fingers, and snuggled in Shaofan's arms, and the two walked on the streets of Pinglu.

Clearly, a rapid gunfire put Shaofan; Zhiyu and the others woke up from the marching bed, followed by continuous shelling, Shaofan looked at his watch as usual and said: "This Kitaoka Yoshino is also on time." ”

Sun Zhiyu smiled, got off the bed, put on leather boots, and said with a smile: "I think this Kitaoka Yoshino is also a person who admits death." How many people did he fold in on the 1015 heights, but he still had to knock on the south wall. ”

Shen Shaofan looked at the map and sneered: "Hmph! What can be done by people's brains? He called Lei Fei in and asked, "How is the situation outside?" ”

"The devils launched an artillery attack on our position on time, and everyone is hiding in the trenches! It's okay! Lei Fei laughed.

Shen Shaofan sighed when he heard this: "It's a pity that there are so many shells!" In ancient times, there was a Zhuge Liang grass boat to borrow arrows, and now we are wasting cannonballs in fortifications. Ay! How nice it would be for you and us to borrow the devil's cannonball like Zhuge Kongming! ”

"Report!" At this time, Lou Yun hurriedly ran in and said, "Tuanzao!" Kitaoka Yoshino's division suddenly changed the direction of the attack and penetrated between our subordinate officers and Zhang Village. ”

Shen Shaofan wondered: "What happened to him on the edge of the Yellow River?" ”

Sun Zhiyu turned his mind and asked, "How many people?" ”

Duan Louyun said: "It is estimated that there is a large number of troops. ”

Sun Zhiyu said: "It seems that it is aimed at Yuan Feng's 5th battalion." ”

Shen Shaofan also immediately understood that Kitaoka Yoshino's move was to eliminate the 5th Battalion of the National Youth League, and hurriedly looked at the map and asked, "How long has the devil set off?" ”

"About three times." Duan Louyun replied.

When Shen Shaofan heard this, he angrily threw the red and blue pen in his hand on the table and shouted, "It's too late!" Too late! Quickly order the reconnaissance battalion to immediately come to the aid of the 5th battalion. ”

"Wait!" Sun Zhiyu said: "Shaofan! The Japanese army had already formed an encirclement there, and the reconnaissance battalion had only taken their lives to push the brothers to hell when they entered. From now on, none of us can help, Yuan Feng and the 5th Battalion will depend on their creation. ”

"This ......" Shaofan looked at Zhi Yu and had countless flavors in his heart. This is a difficult choice and trade-off, he understands that it is futile to send troops to support the 5th Battalion now, because the Japanese army's encirclement of the 5th Battalion has been formed, but they are all good brothers of Shaofan, Yuan Feng has followed him since the formation of the National Youth League in Nanjing, and he has repeatedly made miraculous achievements on the battlefield, but now it is really difficult for Shaofan to give up him and the 5th Battalion, it is really difficult to make up his mind, but he boldly sent troops to support the 5th Battalion, not only can not save the 5th Battalion, but also take the lives of more brothers. The ever-changing battlefield often requires commanders to make difficult choices, and a command from their mouth affects many lives, and Shaofan has to think about it in his heart for a long time before he can make up his mind.

Shaofan sighed fiercely: "Creation! It's up to them to make it. ”

Yuan Feng withdrew with the 5th Battalion all the way south to the edge of the Yellow River, where he rested for the night, and after resting for the night, he decided to launch a sudden counterattack in the early morning, targeting the town of Monan in the west. Early in the morning, Yuan Feng took the lead in bringing the Czech ZB6 with a death squad to a dozen Czech ZB6 light machine guns, breaking up the thin fog and rare tranquility in the early morning, and for a time the devil was caught off guard, and most of the 5th battalion successfully broke through, led by the deputy battalion commander, and went straight to Mo Nan, but the death squad led by Yuan Feng did not keep up with the large army, and was evacuated to the Yellow River again after the Japanese reinforcements arrived in time.

The battlefield is ever-changing, in the blink of an eye, everything on the battlefield seems to be changing, just because of the loss of a section, the battle situation of Zhongtiao Mountain is very unfavorable for the squadron. But if you think about it carefully, the battle situation still hasn't changed, because Zhangdian, an important pass of Zhongtiao Mountain, is still in the hands of the National Youth League, so who will be the final winner in this battle? What will be the fate of Yuan Feng and his death squad?

Yuan Feng took about 200 soldiers of the death squad to cover most of the 5th battalion from between Ximo and Xihou, and tore a hole alive under the siege of the devils, all the way to Monan Town, Yuan Feng and the death squad members Nanwei Town, not far from Monan, pinned down the Kawagishi Division and Yoshino Division, and bought time for most of them to attack Monan Town. Coincidentally, Sun Weiru's 177th Division Chen Shuoru also entered Monan from the edge of the Yellow River, and the two armies captured the Japanese garrison of Monan Town with lightning speed, but the subsequent Yoshino Division reinforcements Ichize'an Township Brigade besieged the death squad led by Yuan Feng in Nanwei Town, and Yuan Feng had no other way to retreat south to the Yellow River again.