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Fang Qingkun looked at the soldiers of the Anhui army in front of him with a black face, although he expected that once the Anhui army launched an attack, the offensive would come very fiercely, but he still underestimated the desire of the Anhui army in front of him to attack.

Since the Anhui army on the opposite side launched a tentative attack, they immediately launched many large-scale attacks, and they came up with a whole regiment, which made Fang Qingkun's 33rd regiment feel very stressed.

You must know that Fang Qingkun's 33rd Regiment needs to face the main force of the Liangjiang Seventh Division, and at present, this Liangjiang Seventh Division has gathered a whole 14th Brigade and artillery and other auxiliary troops, as well as the remnants of the 25th Regiment, with a total strength of more than 8,000 people.

However, Fang Qingkun's 33rd Regiment has less than 3,000 remaining troops, and lacks sufficient artillery support, so it can only use its own 80-mm and 60-mm mortars to provide artillery support.

In the face of an attack by more than a mixed brigade of Anhui troops, especially in the face of continuous shelling by at least two artillery battalions of the enemy, the 33rd Regiment appeared quite passive.

In order to avoid his heavy machine guns and mortars being covered by the opponent's artillery, Fang Qingkun had to frequently let the heavy machine guns and mortars shift their positions, which further reduced the fire support that the 33rd Regiment could receive.

Not to mention, the 33rd Regiment has gone through nearly 18 hours of high-intensity maneuvering and combat since the mobile advance last night, after the morning battle of crossing the river and seizing the beach, the encounter battle at noon, and then the defensive battle in the evening, and the physical consumption of the soldiers is very strict.

At the same time, what is even worse is that when the 33rd Regiment crossed the river, most of the ammunition it carried had already been consumed, and the only supplies they could obtain were a small amount of supplies that the logistics department used to transport across the river in small boats.

The supply brought in by boat, especially the ammunition, was very limited, and it was very difficult to supply the combat needs of the 17th Brigade in a state of intense fighting.

That is to say, the difficulties faced by the Seventh Brigade, or the 33rd Regiment, are as follows: it has not rested for 18 hours, its physical strength is strictly consumed, ammunition is scarce, and the attrition of the troops is also slightly strict, and the 33rd Regiment has been reduced by more than 10 percent.

However, in any case, the situation of the 33rd Regiment of the 17th Brigade is very bad, and the slightest carelessness will lead to a successful counterattack by the enemy, and then the whole army will be annihilated.

"It can't go on like this, the ammunition consumption of heavy machine guns is too great, if we continue to fight like this, it is estimated that we will have no heavy machine gun bullets to use tomorrow morning, and we must let the front-line troops save ammunition!" On the one hand, Fang Qingkun was looking at the ammunition inventory report handed over by the operational staff officer, and on the other hand, he was looking at the temporary hand-drawn military map on the table.

"Let the second battalion slow down for a while, and if the enemy still continues to attack them with the strength of a regiment, you can let them retreat to the second position, and the third battalion and the first battalion should do a good job of covering, so that the second battalion can retreat!"

"There is also an order to all mortar groups not to waste ammunition unless it is absolutely necessary, and that each artillery group must keep at least five shells until nine o'clock tomorrow morning!" Fang Qingkun reported the ammunition inventory back to the combat staff officer, and then said to the herald beside him: "In the same way, let all heavy machine gun groups also pay attention to saving bullets, and if the enemy is on the offensive, you can use light machine guns to make up for the position of heavy machine guns first." ”

Having said this, he is not finished: "Send another letter to the brigade headquarters, just say that our department is in urgent need of reinforcements, especially ammunition reinforcements!" ”

Fang Qingkun didn't worry too much about his small strength and failure, according to his previous combat experience, one of his regiments was enough to fight against more than one brigade of troops in the Anhui army, so the disadvantage of troops was actually not a problem, the most important thing was that they were extremely short of ammunition.

There are no bullets and shells, and no amount of light and heavy machine guns and mortars is useless!

After receiving Fang Qingkun's battle report, Pan Luanqing of the 17th Brigade Headquarters did not say much, before Fang Qingkun asked for reinforcements, he had already sent reinforcements of an infantry battalion to the 33rd Regiment. As for the ammunition, although the brigade headquarters does not have much equipment, he has already transferred all the ammunition that can be given to the 33rd Regiment, to put it simply, even if Fang Qingkun asks for reinforcements of ammunition, Pan Luanqing can't do anything.

Now that the 17th Brigade had all crossed the river, and their supplies could only be transported by small boats, and only one shell could be transported to the south bank, he would transfer one shell to the 33rd Regiment, and it was impossible to add more.

The battle of Rentouji took place under these circumstances, and the 33rd Regiment of the Feng Army fought hard, but the 7th Division of Liangjiang on the opposite side was no better.

Lei Zhenchun put down the binoculars with a black face, and couldn't help but scold directly with anger on his face: "What's going on with the 27th Regiment, this hill defended by a battalion on the opposite side, it took three hours before and after to fail to take it, how can he Bing Longqun be worthy of the cultivation of the big handsome!" ”

Lei Zhenchun scolded, and the officers beside him also closed their mouths one by one, and no one responded, they didn't want to touch Lei Zhenchun's moldy head at this time.

"I'll give him another battalion, and another artillery company to support him, and tell him that if he can't get the predetermined position in the next hour, then he doesn't have to come back to see me!"

As soon as Lei Zhenchun's words came out, several staff officers next to him quickly wrote down the order, and then went to pass the order respectively.

Four hundred meters away from the position of the second battalion of the Rentouji Feng Army, Bing Longqun looked at the battle order that the herald had just taken, his face was full of scum, he spat and muttered: "What is he Lei Zhenchun, fuck, he still has the face to accuse me after eating such a big defeat in Jiangbei last year!" ”

The adjutant and several subordinate officers beside him heard Bing Longqun's words one by one, and they all consciously closed their mouths and ears, Bing Longqun is an old officer of Duan Qirui's Fourth Division, and he can be regarded as an officer of Duan Qirui's lineage, and he made great achievements during his tenure as the battalion commander of the Fourth Division, and was later transferred to the Seventh Division as a regiment commander.

The Liangjiang Seventh Division, as the first unit formed according to the standards of the old Beiyang Army after Duan Qirui went south, can be said to have placed great expectations on Duan Qirui, and he hoped that the Seventh Division could grow into the same force as the Fourth Division and the Second Mixed Brigade after several battles.

This can be seen from the fact that the soldiers recruited from the Liangjiang Seventh Division are all from good families, and all of them have Japanese weapons and equipment, and they have never been short of food, salaries, and supplies. Bing Longqun was able to be transferred by Duan Qirui to serve as the head of a regiment, which can prove Duan Qirui's trust in him.

In a certain way, the position of a regiment commander like the Seventh Division in the Anhui army system is more important than that of the brigade commander or even the division commander of the provincial army.

As Duan Qirui's confidant and favorite general, what does Bing Longqun say about Lei Zhenchun, these middle- and lower-level officers naturally can't be controlled, but it is not their turn to evaluate Lei Zhenchun.

So they all keep their mouths shut!

However, although Bing Longqun had a lot of contempt for Lei Zhenchun, he did not say that he dared to disobey Lei Zhenchun's combat orders in front of the battle, so while complaining psychologically, he was also preparing for a new round of offensive.

With the support of an infantry battalion and an artillery battery, the 27th Regiment was greatly strengthened, relying on its superiority in strength and artillery. The 27th Regiment once again launched a fierce offensive, this time Bing Longqun also went to the front line to supervise the battle, and the supervising team under his command only held two heavy machine guns, and the muzzle of the guns was not aimed at the Fengjun soldiers on the opposite position, but the Anhui soldiers who launched the charge.

When an infantry company of the Anhui army rushed up more than 200 meters, suffered heavy casualties from the heavy machine gun fire of the Anhui army, and finally the officers and soldiers turned around and fled in unison, Bing Longqun did not hesitate to press down on his hand, and the next moment, the heavy machine gun of the Anhui army supervision team sounded a clicking sound, and the dense bullets harvested the soldiers of the Anhui army in the retreat to the ground.

In less than a few minutes, the Anhui infantry company in the retreat was completely killed and wounded, and the number of Anhui soldiers shot by the overseers was much more than those killed by the Feng army's fire.

At the same time, the officers on the front line also shouted: "Retreat and die!" ”

"Victory is at hand, just rush up and we'll win!" Some of the officers were shouting, and on the other hand, they were also brandishing their swords and taking the lead in continuing to charge!

Encouraged by the death threats of the overseers and the leading charge of the officers, the Anhui army once again launched a fierce offensive, or trembling all over, or shouting like madness, the Anhui soldiers shouted all kinds of slogans and rushed to the position of the Feng army.

At the same time, Fang Qingkun on the opposite side sighed, and then said gloomily: "Let the second battalion retreat first and retreat to the second line of defense, the first battalion and the third battalion will cover the fire, and the heavy machine guns will remain suppressed!" ”

As Fang Qingkun's order to retreat was issued, the second battalion, which was almost unable to support it, finally retreated to the second line of defense as quickly as a tide. At the same time, many heavy machine guns and light machine guns covering their retreat also opened fire in unison, so as to avoid allowing the Anhui army to take the opportunity to pursue and turn the retreat into collapse!

At 17:40 p.m., the first line of defense of the 2nd Battalion of the 33rd Regiment of the Feng Army was officially declared lost, and the casualties of the 2nd Battalion, which had been fighting in the fiercest positions, could be regarded as heavy.

At the beginning of the morning crossing, their second battalion had a full strength of nearly 1,000 men, but now there are less than 8 million left, and the casualty rate is more than 20 percent

At 7:40 p.m., under the cover of dense artillery, the 7th Division of Liangjiang once again launched a large-scale surprise attack on the position defended by the 1st Battalion of the 33rd Regiment, and at 9:30 p.m., the 1st Battalion of the 33rd Regiment, which was responsible for defending the place, was also forced to retreat into the second defensive position.

Lei Zhenchun was not satisfied, and tried to launch another large-scale attack in the early hours of the morning, but after the 33rd Regiment contracted the defensive line, and at the same time received reinforcements from an infantry battalion and a small amount of ammunition, the second line of defense was finally held.

After one o'clock in the morning, the Liangjiang Seventh Division, which had also been fighting hard for a day, finally stopped its large-scale offensive, thus allowing both sides to get a relatively rare rest time in the second half of the night.

However, both Lei Zhenchun and Pan Luanqing knew that a more fierce battle was waiting for them tomorrow!