The 1st Brigade of the New 2nd Division was located in the headquarters of a cave at the foot of the mountain, listening to the huge roar of the engines of the Japanese fighters outside, as well as the deafening explosions, Luo Yuming paced back and forth, and after the communications staff officer connected the telephone, he strode to the telephone, and asked, "How is the division?" ”

The person who answered the phone was Major Chen Zuliang, commander of the 1st Guard Company: "Before the bombs of the Japanese fighters covered the mountain, we pulled the division seat back to the cave in time, and there was no problem."

Luo Yuming breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay if there's nothing to do, but Company Commander Chen, you have to find a way to get the division seat away, it's too dangerous to stay on the front line."

Chen Zuliang sighed: "You don't know the character of the master, we have worked hard before, but ......"

There was no sound in the microphone suddenly, Luo Yuming "Hey" twice saw that there was no movement, and then he knew that the telephone line was blown up by the bombing of Japanese fighters, and he put down the phone in frustration at the moment, thought about it and was not at ease, and called the guard Zhou Wu to teach him face-to-face, and Zhou Wu nodded again and again.

Outside the cave, Japanese fighters were bombing.

"Woohoo—"

"Boom-"

Japanese fighters bombed Banqiao Mountain, Dadi Mountain, Tianzhu Ridge, and Bantian Mountain and Pangong Ridge on the north bank of Zhongshao Creek back and forth, and the dense aerial bombs smashed fiercely into the defense line of the First Brigade of the New Second Division.

In the sound of explosions, fireballs soared into the sky, and terrifying shock waves, mixed with countless flying steel and mountain rock fragments, swept across the entire position.

The carpet-like bombing of Japanese fighters was very deadly, and the fortifications that were simply built according to local conditions were blown to pieces like building blocks piled up by children in the face of powerful aerial bombs, and the trenches and individual bunkers were constantly collapsing, and the officers and men of the 1st Brigade, 1st Regiment and 2nd Regiment in the middle of it struggled to get out of the rubble, desperately breathing the air that was almost ignited by the continuous explosion of the aerial bombs, and the entire respiratory tract and lungs were burning pain.

The front-line positions at the foot of Banqiao Mountain and Bantian Mountain were basically destroyed, and the incomplete trenches and fortifications were full of human limbs and gun parts, and flesh and blood were scattered everywhere.

After about a quarter of an hour of bombing, the Japanese fighters that were raging over both sides of Nanshao Creek finally left with their toes high.

Morita United, who had taken a short break in the village of Jumping Head and waited for the bombing to end, threw themselves into the attack again.

"Bang bang—"

One after another, the officers and men of the New Second Division, who were unkempt and even bloody, pulled out their weapons from the ruins and walls, lay down in the bombed-out trenches and fortifications, and fired at the Japanese troops.

The Japanese attack was very layered, with the support of mortars and grenadiers, Morita Wing pressed forward step by step, and there were constantly devil soldiers rushing into the trenches held by the second regiment and the first battalion.

Because the submachine gun consumed too much ammunition, the front-line soldiers could only rely on the rifles with good bayonets at this time to engage in hard white-knuckle combat with the Japanese army.

Wu Ming had just come out of the cave and ran up from the bottom of the mountain, Wu Ming looked at it, but it was Sergeant Zhou Wu, Luo Yuming's guard.

Seeing Wu Ming, Zhou Wu's eyes lit up, and he came forward panting: "Division, the brigade commander asked me to tell you that the Japanese army's air-ground coordination and infantry artillery coordination have made the attack extremely sharp, and our department has suffered heavy losses, and many companies are no longer one out of ten." Please retreat immediately, our first brigade will be killed, and we will drag the Japanese army."

"How's your Brigadier Commander? You won't be scared into peeing your pants by the little devils, right? When I retreat, it's not his turn to care" Wu Ming rebuked with some annoyance.

"It's-"

Zhou Wu hesitated.

Wu Ming raised his eyebrows: "Why don't you go back quickly, don't you care about the life or death of your brigade commander as a guard?"

Zhou Wu sighed, Wu Ming is the soul and brain of the new second division, and Hu Wei is really not something that he can offend as a small soldier. But he didn't move, this time he came to Luo Yuming's strict order, he must let Wu Ming retreat to a safe place first. In desperation, Zhou Wu turned his gaze to Lu Kuiyuan on the side.

Lu Kuiyuan nodded knowingly, took a step forward, and pointed to the battlefield under the mountain: "Division, the Japanese Morita Wing has broken through our two positions in a row...... If we don't leave, we're in danger."

At this time, Morita United, which broke through the defensive position at the foot of the mountain, continued to penetrate in depth towards the defense line of the Second Regiment, and the entire defensive position of Banqiao Mountain was already precarious.

The officers and men of the new Second Division were extremely tired, and both physical strength and military skills were thrown off by the Morita United. The reason why it has not collapsed until now is that the fighting will of the officers and men has played a key role, and the entire position has fallen into a bloody battle of bayonets, and the officers and men are delaying the pace of the Japanese attack with their blood and lives.

"Master, let's withdraw"

Lu Kuiyuan said this almost in a pleading tone.

Retracting his gaze from the bottom of the mountain, and hearing Lu Kuiyuan call for retreat again, Wu Ming said loudly: "Not abandoning or giving up is a promise that every officer and soldier of our new Second Division keeps, and the front-line officers and men are delaying the attack of the Japanese soldiers with blood and lives, how can I go first?" ”

"Teacher's ......"

Lu Kuiyuan still wanted to persuade, but Wu Mingyu waved his hand crisply: "Okay, there's no need to say it." ”

There were overwhelming shouts of killing on the battlefield, and the battle had entered a white heat.

In times of crisis, the soldiers of the new second division are all willing to die and go all out, they may not be as good as their opponents in individual skills, but at this critical juncture of life and death, they exchange their lives for their lives, if you stab me in the shoulder, I will cut your neck, if you stab me in the chest, I will cut your head, and there is no idea of avoiding it at all.

When many officers and soldiers were cut open by the Japanese soldiers, they almost instinctively held the devil's bayonet to win precious assassination time for their comrades-in-arms.

The battlefield was extremely critical, and Wu Ming was still motionless, which made Lu Kuiyuan anxious. After the Battle of Pinghu, the generals of the new Second Division had already come up with a resolution that if there was any more danger, Lu Kuiyuan's guard battalion would only protect Wu Ming's retreat, and nothing else would have to be done.

Lu Kuiyuan gritted his teeth hatefully and glanced at Sun Chengyuan.

Sun Chengyuan's face was embarrassed, Lu Kuiyuan quietly walked over, and said softly: "The current situation is extremely dangerous, do you still want to let the master seat be in a Jedi like Pinghu?" ”

Sun Chengyuan finally nodded, thought about it, strode to Wu Ming's side, and stepped forward: "Division, Section Chief Du has the latest military information."

"Oh? Where is he? ”

Wu Ming, who put down the binoculars, just looked back, Cheng Yuan quickly stretched out his hand and clicked a few times on Wu Ming's body, only to see Wu Ming "babbling" twice, his body fell backwards, and was hugged by Cheng Yuan.

Seeing that Sun Chengyuan restrained Wu Ming, Lu Kuiyuan was overjoyed, and ordered Chen Zuliang who was not far away: "Old Chen, your guard company will immediately follow the side road on the anticline of the ridge and protect the division seat to the west, and I will take the second guard company and the special agent company to cover."

Chen Zuliang waved his hand, and the officers and soldiers of the first company of guards and more than 30 guards surrounded Chengyuan, who was carrying Wu Ming on his back, from all directions, and headed towards Dadi Mountain and Tianzhu Ridge in the west.

The second line of defense held by the 2nd Regiment on the mountainside could no longer be supported, and when the four brigades of the 7th Division joined the offensive ranks, nearly 80 percent of the officers and men had been lost in the battle, and they were suddenly overwhelmed by the devil soldiers who came up like a tide, and the position was quickly lost.

Luo Yuming, who had withdrawn to the top of the mountain at the brigade headquarters, shouted loudly to the side: "Third battalion commander"

A sturdy man jumped out of the trench suddenly, dodged a row of falling shells, and came to Luo Yuming's side: "Brigade seat, what's the matter?"

Luo Yuming's eyes widened angrily, and he gritted his teeth and asked, "The decision of the brigade headquarters, do you know the decision of the three battalions?" ”

Major Fan Yuzhong, the commander of the third battalion, held his head high and replied loudly: "I know that the main force of the brigade is covering, and all the officers and men of the third battalion are extremely honorable." We will fight the Japanese army to the last moment, and we will not disgrace our military flag

Luo Yuming looked at Camp Commander Fan in front of him with complicated eyes, and didn't know what to say for a while.

In the current situation, only after leaving one force to break off can the safe withdrawal of the large force be ensured. Luo Yuming knew that once the third battalion of the second regiment of Ludao remained, it would be the end of death and no life, which was known to Battalion Commander Fan, and every officer and soldier of the third battalion also knew it, but they had no regrets.

Luo Yuming patted Camp Commander Fan on the shoulder heavily, and two words burst out from between his teeth: "Take care."

Major Fan Yuzhong nodded resolutely, hooked his waist, and braved the artillery fire of the Japanese soldiers to sneak back to his position.

Looking at the back of Battalion Commander Fan, Luo Yuming was stunned for a while, then turned around and ordered loudly to the left and right: "The first battalion and the second battalion of the second regiment, alternately cover and retreat in turn, and the speed should be fast."

The heralds quickly conveyed Luo Yuming's order, and the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 2nd Regiment took the lead in retreating to the western mountains. On the north bank of Zhongshao Creek, a regiment that received a telegram order also began to retreat.

The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 2nd Regiment stayed for a while at Dadi Mountain in the west, and only then did the 3rd Battalion retreat to the new defensive line.

After the Japanese occupied Mt. Banqiao, which was located at the mouth of the gorge, Morita Nakasa soon sensed the retreat of the new 2nd Division and immediately ordered a pursuit.

However, when the Japanese army rushed into the canyon for more than 200 meters and came to the foot of Dadi Mountain, they were again stubbornly resisted.

The 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment occupying the high ground, although there were less than 300 men left at present, they were stubbornly blocking the pace of the Japanese army like nails.

In the front of the position of the three battalions were more than 30 submachine guns concentrated in the whole regiment, behind were 16 light machine guns, and at the commanding height of 200 meters above sea level, there were three heavy machine guns as decisive firepower.

Several Japanese officers who rushed to the front of the team were still wondering why the defenders' firepower suddenly became fierce, just like the devil soldiers beside them, blood mist burst out of their bodies, and they fell to the ground

The fire net woven by the three battalions was like a scythe wielded by death, forming a harvest ground of life eighty meters in front of the first trench, and all the devil soldiers who rushed to this forbidden area were shot and fell.

At the foot of the mountain, there are devil soldiers who are struggling in pain and moaning miserably, because the devils are chasing the heart of the formation is too dense, they suffered heavy casualties in a short time, and the devils who rushed in front were shot and fell to the ground, and the follow-up devils did not have time to react to avoid it, so they screamed and fell.

But at this time, the Japanese army had already shown confidence, the grenadiers quickly deployed, the well-trained devil grenadiers adjusted the grenadiers to shoot at the Zhuyuan, in the continuous scarlet fireballs, screaming again and again, the officers and soldiers of the three battalions on the position rose into the air in the firelight, and there was a rain of blood in the sky, and human body fragments and internal organs fell like raindrops.

Battalion Commander Fan had red eyes, smashed his general's hat on the ground, and shouted loudly to the officers and soldiers around him: "Brothers of the third battalion, we will use all our potential to fight now...... As long as we can resist the Japanese army for an hour, the division seat and the main force will be safe...... As long as the division commander is safe, our names will be engraved on the monument, which will always be for future generations to pay respects to, and the third battalion can also be reborn from the ashes......"

"Boom-"

Before the words fell, the artillery rang out again at the foot of the mountain, and the entire Dadi Mountain was in a sea of fire, and Battalion Commander Fan was pressed into the trench by the guards.

After the sound of the cannon, Battalion Commander Fan pushed away the guards on his body, the smile on the face of the seventeen-year-old guard was already stiff, the flesh and blood on his back were blurred, his head was chiseled by shrapnel, and blood gushed out.

Battalion Commander Fan didn't care about feeling sorry for his guards, and shouted loudly around: "Quick, the artillery has stopped, the Japanese army is about to charge again, ready to fight"

Gunfire rang out again, and the battle continued.

This tragic blocking battle lasted a total of two hours, and at the end of the day, Morita Wing and the 7th Division engulfed the defense line of the 3rd Battalion like a tide, and all the 3rd Battalion were killed, and not a single officer and soldier surrendered.

Although Morita Nakasa was full of respect for his stubborn opponent, he couldn't care to express his feelings, brandished his saber, pointed to the canyon ahead, and ordered loudly: "Hurry, pursue, you must catch up with the remnants of the new second division and capture Wu Ming alive"

I have to say that the Osaka United, which is good at fighting against the wind, is a first-class powerhouse, and under the leadership of officials at all levels, thousands of devil soldiers are chasing towards the west entrance of the canyon with great momentum......