May 9, 27th year of the Republic of China, 6 o'clock in the morning.

The sound of a huge explosion enveloped the entire city of Xuzhou, and the Fifth Brigade of the Field Heavy Artillery of the Chinese Army began a fierce shelling of the railway station in the east of the city, and in less than 40 minutes, thousands of large-caliber grenades were dumped in a narrow area with a radius of only two kilometers, and almost every inch of land at the railway station was plowed over!

When Zhao Xinyi passed through the low and winding traffic tunnel and came to the forward position from the headquarters of the bayonet battalion, more than 100 officers and men of the third company had all withdrawn from the ground positions into the tunnel, and the ground fortifications were not enough to resist the shelling of the heavy artillery of the Yue army, so the officers and men could only temporarily retreat into the tunnel and wait until the artillery bombardment of the Yue army was over before returning to the ground.

There is no glimmer of light in the dark tunnel, no one can see anyone, only heavy breathing can be heard clearly, and the turbid air is mixed with a strong smell of sweat and a pungent smell of urine, but Zhao Xinyi seems to have long been used to it, this is a cruel and bloody battlefield, of course, it will not be as poetic as the royal garden.

Suddenly, the glimmer of the flashlight lit up from the endless darkness.

Immediately, the voice of the third company commander sounded loudly: "Vanguard, enter the alert position immediately!" ”

Zhao Xinyi hurriedly took out her notebook and wrote the words "vanguard" by the faint light of the flashlight.

Zhao Xinyi has been joining the Baoshan Brigade for a while, and naturally knows what the three words vanguard, the vanguard not only means to stand on the far right of the queue when marching, but also means that you have to rush in front of everyone when you charge, fall behind everyone when you retreat, and you have to go to the front when marching to attract enemy fire.

All in all, the most dangerous tasks are always done by the vanguard!

For example, entering the warning position before the end of the artillery bombardment is almost a mortal task for the vanguard!

Although the guard position is also connected by tunnels, the tunnel leading to the guard position is shallow and unreinforced, and it may be collapsed by the heavy artillery of the army at any time, and the vanguard is likely to be buried alive before entering the guard position.

In the dim faint light, the two veterans got up suddenly, threw the cigarette butts in their hands on the ground, and then turned around and walked to the tunnel not far away without saying a word.

Just as the two veterans were about to enter the tunnel, the commander of the third company suddenly said, "Wait." ”

The two veterans paused when they heard this, and immediately turned around and stared at the company commander with indifferent eyes.

The third company commander frowned and said, "Da Long, Erlong, you two can go to one, as for who goes and who stays, you have to decide for yourself, be quick!" ”

"Big brother, I'll go!"

"Second child, I'll go!"

The brothers immediately began to argue.

Not far away, Zhao Xinyi couldn't help but tremble, what these brothers are fighting for is not beauty, but death!

I'd rather die by myself than leave the chance of life to others, what a fearlessness, what a heroism?

With such soldiers in the death battalion, officers and soldiers in the Baoshan Brigade, and such soldiers in China, why worry about not being able to defeat the invaders?

"Big brother, I'll go!" Zhao Erlong's expression was hideous.

"I'll go!" Zhao Dalong said arrogantly, "I'm the boss, I have the final say!" ”

"Okay, big brother, I'll listen to you." Zhao Erlong seems to have compromised, or retreated.

Zhao Dalong patted his brother's shoulder, picked up his rifle and turned to leave, but before he could take two steps, he was hit hard in the back of the neck, and suddenly he collapsed to the ground in front of him, and in a daze, he seemed to hear his brother saying: "Big brother, little brother is gone, please leave you to do your filial piety for the old lady." ”

"Brothers." Zhao Erlong smashed his eldest brother to the ground with the butt of a gun, and then clasped his fists with both hands, and said, "I, Zhao Erlong, have taken a step first, and we will be brothers in the next life!" ”

With that, Zhao Erlong turned around and rushed into the entrance of the tunnel.

Moved tears blurred Zhao Xinyi's beautiful eyes in an instant, and by the glimmer of the flashlight, Zhao Xinyi quickly wrote such a text in her notebook: "At the moment when Zhao Erlong turned around and rushed into the tunnel, I saw the backbone of a nation from his not strong body, yes, he is the backbone of the Chinese nation!" ”

"It is thousands of Chinese [***] people like Zhao Erlong who have forged the backbone of the nation that cannot be broken."

"Yes, I cried, I cried a lot, I cried without an image, but this is not a cry, but a cry of joy, I have never been so proud as I am now, I am deeply proud to have such a comrade-in-arms, I feel sincerely glad that China has such soldiers, China will win, the Chinese nation ...... It must be strong! ”

………… At 7 o'clock in the morning, the artillery bombardment finally ended.

When Zhao Erlong finally climbed out of the long tunnel and went up to the warning position, the Yue army had already approached a distance of less than two hundred meters from him, and two Type 95 light tanks were guiding in front, the rolling tracks were like flowing water, and the roar of the huge engine almost shattered his eardrums.

Behind the tank, two squadrons of devil soldiers were hurrying to follow.

The old devil of the elite division is really powerful, and the coordination of infantry and artillery is even more chilling, you must know that this is not a small-caliber field artillery of the field artillery wing, but a large-caliber heavy artillery of the heavy artillery brigade, just like this, the devil infantry still dares to advance their attack line to within two hundred meters, which is unimaginable.

Zhao Erlong didn't have time to marvel at the tactical literacy of the Yue Army, and he raised his hand to shoot it.

Almost at the same time, the guard positions of the other two companies of the bayonet battalion also opened fire at the same time, only to hear the sound of three gunshots from the horn, and three devils suddenly fell 200 meters away.

The two tanks guided in front slowly turned the turret while advancing, and the muzzle of the 37mm main gun was quickly aimed at the guard fortification where Zhao Erlong was, and a cold air suddenly rose from the soles of Zhao Erlong's feet, and instantly filled the whole body, and the next moment, Zhao Erlong turned around and threw himself into the anti-artillery pit behind him with a wild howl.

Listening to two loud bangs, the guard fortifications where Zhao Erlong was hiding suddenly collapsed, and in the smoke and dust, a large number of broken bricks and mud collapsed down, and Zhao Erlong was buried in the ruins in an instant.

"Your grandma!" Zhao Erlong's eyes turned red all of a sudden, and he immediately pulled out the cluster grenade that had been tied up a long time ago, and jumped up and pounced on the army tank in front of him.

………… Eight hundred meters away, all the officers and men of the bayonet battalion had already reached the ground position in time.

Due to the effective blocking of the guard position, in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, the army was forced to launch an attack formation in advance to attack, although the army quickly cleared all the warning positions on the front, but just this momentary delay, but gave [***] sufficient time to react, [***] officers and soldiers have already gone from the ground to the ground position in time.

The offensive was quickly halted, and every half step forward had to pay heavy casualties.

Although the heavy artillery of the Yue army destroyed almost all the ground fortifications built by [***], the collapsed ruins still provided excellent cover for [***], coupled with the ubiquitous and extensive tunnel network, [***] could often appear in unexpected locations at unexpected times, which always made the Yue army tired to deal with.

The fierce battle lasted until 10 a.m., when the army finally retreated, and then there was a large-scale retaliatory artillery bombardment.

However, [***] is not a fool, long before the Yue army left the battlefield, they also retreated into the tunnel in time, so the artillery bombardment of the Yue army did not cause too many casualties to [***].

………… The long day is finally over.

The bombers of the Yue Army, which had been hovering over Xuzhou for a whole day, finally flew away, and the heavy artillery of the Yue Army, which had been roaring all day, finally stopped, and the whole world suddenly fell silent!

In the dark tunnels, the veterans lie or sit, smoke or wipe their guns, calmly and calmly.

A few of the recruits looked excited, as if they had not yet recovered from the fierce fighting of the day, their ears still seemed to be filled with the roar of cannons, the whistling of bullets, and the wails of the devil soldiers before they died, and in front of their eyes, they were still filled with the terrifying scene of gunsmoke and severed limbs flying in the sky.

In the telecommunications room of the brigade headquarters, the sound of tick-tick telegrams rang out.

In the corner, Zhao Xinyi was nervously sorting out her battlefield notes, not far away, the American girl Helen was looking at her Chinese counterpart with extremely envious eyes, Helen also wanted to go deep into the line of fire, but unfortunately Yue Weihan resolutely refused to allow it, no matter what means Helen used, abuse, seduction, threats, and soft words were all ineffective.

Zhao Xinyi suddenly raised her head and smiled kindly at Helen, who shrugged her shoulders and turned her head away boringly.

Zhao Xinyi smiled and continued her story: In the fierce battle, the outer positions of our Baoshan Brigade remained immovable, and the army launched six group charges, all of which were defeated by our army. According to rough statistics, a total of six tanks were destroyed and damaged, and more than 2,000 people were killed or wounded, but the casualties of our army were not small, with more than 100 casualties in the bayonet battalion alone, and more than 600 casualties in the whole brigade!

I'll write here today, I have to return to the line of fire overnight after the telegram, and I'm at the forefront right now.

In two hours, the bayonet battalion will launch a night attack on the frontal enemy, I will have the honor to accompany the army, witness this great decisive counterattack with my own eyes, tomorrow morning, I will send back to you the most detailed and truthful war report, I would like to wish our lovely [***] soldiers and horses success and victory!

(To be continued)