Kusaba Tatsumi was pondering his opponent of the national army, and Feng Shengfa was actually pondering him.

In addition to Li Song's 348th Regiment, the remaining three main regiments took turns to fight, and all the casualties were more than half of them under the frontal attack of the Japanese army, and the 19th Brigade deployed on the flank was attacked by the Japanese army in a roundabout way, and also suffered heavy casualties.

Although the 58th Division built strong fortifications this time, it was still not enough to make up for the huge gap in equipment between the Chinese and Japanese armies, especially the grenadiers that small Japan was equipped with in large quantities, which could accurately shoot 50mm caliber grenades directly into the trenches from a distance of 500 meters, causing great casualties to the national army.

There were also all kinds of tanks of Little Japan, which rampage on the position, and also caused a lot of casualties to the 58th Division.

The entire 58th Division has been sharply reduced from nearly 10,000 people when it first entered the battlefield in eastern Henan to less than 5,000 people, and a considerable number of them have been wounded, and the loss of equipment is also quite large; due to the extremely high intensity of the small Japanese attack, the scrapping rate of light and heavy machine guns is extremely high, and the mountain artillery battalion that Feng Shengfa managed to put together with great difficulty has also suffered considerable losses in the fierce artillery battle.

"It can't go on like this, if little Japan still has this kind of offensive intensity tomorrow, we will definitely not be able to hold it." Feng Shengfa raised his gaze from the map and said, "We must fight back." ”

"Fight back?" He Lingxiao and Yang Shaoren looked at each other.

The two brigade commanders and four regiment commanders who rushed to the division headquarters also suspected that there was a problem with their hearing, and in the current situation, the troops of the 58th Division to defend their positions were still insufficient, and where could they still have the strength to fight a counterattack?

"Master, I'm afraid this is inappropriate, right?" Yang Shao said, "Our troops are ......"

"You don't need to use too many troops." Feng Shengfa said, "If we can find the flaws of Little Japan, only a small army can hurt Little Japan, so that they will no longer dare to be as unscrupulous as they are now in the next battle." After a pause, Feng Shengfa said again, "I'm just thinking, where will the flaws in Little Japan be?" ”

When Xu Nineteen appeared outside the division headquarters' battle room, Feng Shengfa was frowning at the map.

Deputy Division Commander He Lingxiao, Chief of Staff Yang Shaoren, and Fang Riying and Zhu Qi all had a somewhat strange expression, as well as the senior staff members in the war room, looking at Xu Shijiu's eyes were also very complicated, with admiration, pity, and even gloom, in short, Xu Shijiu was confused, and he didn't know whether to enter or not at the door.

"Master's seat." Xu Shijiu finally stepped into the division headquarters with one foot, and then stood upright.

Feng Shengfa waved his hand, but his eyes did not leave the map, Xu Shijiu noticed that Feng Shengfa's lips were already a little cracked, and his eyes were also full of bloodshots, obviously, his heart was full of anxiety, Xu Shijiu could fully understand Feng Shengfa's anxiety at this time, the small Japanese offensive was fierce, and the defensive pressure of the 58th Division was very great

Today's day of fierce fighting, on the surface, little Japan did not bargain for anything, but in fact, the 58th Division suffered heavy casualties.

Let's just say that the 19th Brigade, after a day of fierce fighting, almost all of Zhang Youquan's second company were killed, only the company commander Zhang Youquan and more than a dozen veterans were left, and most of them were wounded, the black blind man's guard platoon was responsible for plugging the leak, and more than half of them were killed and wounded, and more than 100 people were also transferred from the third company, artillery company, engineer platoon, health team, and communication team, and almost all of these soldiers were also killed.

With the exception of the first company, which was secretly on standby in the rear, the entire 19th Brigade was almost completely incapacitated.

The 19th Brigade is still like this, other regiments and battalions can be imagined, to put it mildly, the 58th Division has already reached the end of the crossbow, and now it is all supported by a force of blood, once this breath is vented, the troops will immediately collapse, and the entire left wing of the Dangshan defense line will collapse in an instant.

Originally, Xue Yue's order to the 74th Army was to hold on to Dangshan for a day no matter what, and then a follow-up force would come up to take over, but just now Yu Jishi sent a telegram to Feng Shengfa, saying that Shangfeng's order had changed again, and the 74th Army still needed to hold on to Dangshan for a day, and no reinforcements would arrive until tomorrow evening.

Of course, Yu Jishi was angry, and scolded Cheng Qian, commander-in-chief of the First Theater, and Xue Yue, commander-in-chief of the 1st Corps, in front of the deputy army commander, chief of staff, and more than a dozen staff officers.

The army could not arrive in time, but with the current situation of the 58th Division, in the face of the Japanese tanks and artillery, it is likely that it will not be able to hold out for even half a day.

Seeing that Feng Shengfa didn't mean to speak, Yang Shaoren said, "Ah Jiu, do you know what the master called you for?" ”

"Yes." Xu Jiu replied loudly, "It has never been the style of our 58th Division to only be beaten and not fight back, and the division must be called here for the purpose of counterattacking at night." ”

Yang Shaoren and He Lingxiao couldn't help but feel sorry, with the current situation of the 58th Division, it really took courage to fight a counterattack, just now Feng Shengfa told them, they were so anxious that they almost jumped up, until Feng Shengfa explained the reason, they could be regarded as reluctantly agreeing, but they didn't expect Xu Nineteen to have such crazy thoughts.

Feng Shengfa didn't say anything, and seemed to hesitate a little again.

Xu Shijiu faintly guessed Feng Shengfa's intentions and said, "Division, it's better to attack the small Japanese artillery position at night." ”

Hearing this, Feng Shengfa raised his head and looked straight at Xu Shijiu, there was an indescribable look in his eyes, Yang Shaoren was also a little surprised, this Xu Shijiu was not only as bold as Feng Shengfa, but also thought of going with Feng Shengfa, this is not simple, is this the same as the legendary hero?

At that moment, Yang Shaoren asked rhetorically: "Ah Jiu, do you know where the little Japanese artillery array is?" ”

Xu Shijiu was not clairvoyant, of course he didn't know where the Japanese artillery position was, and replied truthfully at the moment: "I don't know." ”

Yang Shaoren said: "You don't know where the little Japanese artillery position is, and where does the night attack start?" Could it be that a small unit should be sent over first, and then fight when a small Japanese artillery position is found? But the problem is that one night has passed back and forth, and there is no time at all. ”

Xu Shijiu said: "I don't know which direction the artillery position of Little Japan is, but we can delineate the approximate direction and distance of Little Japan's artillery position through experience. ”

"Oh?" Yang Shaoren's expression moved slightly, and he said suspiciously, "Let's hear it." ”

Xu 19 said: "Today's several cluster artillery bombardments of small Japan during the day must also be impressive, in addition to 75mm caliber field artillery, there are also 10m0mm or even 15Umm caliber heavy artillery, the weight of these artillery is often several tons, there is no road can not be maneuvered at all, so the artillery position of small Japan can only be close to the road

After that, Xu Nineteen strode to the map, picked up a pencil and pointed to the map and said: "There are only two roads nearby, one is the Dandang Highway, and the other is the Fengdang Highway, the 16th Division of the small Japanese came from Fengxian, and their artillery position should not be repaired to the Dandang Highway, so it can only be near the Fengdang Highway." ”

He Lingxiao and the two brigade commanders nodded one after another, Xu Shijiu's analysis was undoubtedly reasonable.

Zhu Qi even said: "Send troops along the Fengdang Highway to find it, and you will definitely be able to find the artillery positions of Little Japan." ”

"Don't look for it." Feng Shengfa waved his hand, then picked up the circle rail and drew a circle with Liu Tun as the center, Zuihou pointed to the intersection of the circle and the Fengdang Highway and said, "The artillery position of Little Japan must be around here." ”

He Lingxiao, Yang Shaoren and two brigade commanders came over to see, but the intersection was in Xiaozhuzhuang, He Lingxiao and the two brigade commanders were still a little confused, but Yang Shaoren was worthy of being a high-achieving student who graduated from Lu University, and he understood at once that the radius of the circle drawn by Feng Shengfa just now was actually the standard range of the small Japanese artillery, which was actually the reverse deduction method.

"The master is high." Xu Jiu smiled and said, "Little Japan's artillery position must be near Xiaozhuzhuang. ”

"Less sycophants." Feng Shengfa said coldly, "If I give you this task, how sure are you?" ”

Yang Shaoren, He Lingxiao, two brigade commanders, four regiment commanders, and a few senior staff members all looked at Xu Nineteen, and the division finally got to the point, but I don't know if Xu Nineteen will shirk? You know, this is a mortal mission, to put it mildly, this is a suicidal attack, and if you go, you can't come back.

"It's not very sure, at least not more than fifty percent." Xu Shijiu's expression suddenly became serious, and he said in a deep voice, "But Master, even if you are only one percent sure, you will put in a hundred times the effort of your humble position." ”

Yang Shaoren and the others were suddenly in awe, and there was a trace of admiration in their eyes when they looked at Xu Nineteen, they really didn't expect that Xu Nineteen didn't have a trace of prevarication, he agreed without thinking about it, you know, this is not the first time that Xu Nineteen and the Nineteenth Brigade have held this kind of task, in Nanjing, he has already died once

If Xu Shijiu had the heart to shirk, Feng Shengfa couldn't force him.

"Okay, that's enough for you." Feng Shengfa said, "You go and prepare." ”

Feng Shengfa's tone was calm, as if this was just a very ordinary trivial matter, but only people who were extremely familiar with and understood Feng Shengfa could see that he was clearly trying his best to suppress the overturning of the river and the sea in his heart, because the corners of his eyes were clearly slightly wet, and the back of his hand holding the edge of the table also raised green tendons.

"Take care." Xu Nineteen stood upright and saluted Feng Shengfa.

Feng Shengfa didn't return the salute, because he didn't dare to let go of his hands that were tightly holding the edge of the table, he was afraid that others would see that his hands were shaking violently, so he only admonished: "Ah Jiu, remember to come back alive"

Xu Shijiu put down his right hand, smiled brightly at Feng Shengfa, and then turned around and grew out of the division.

Seeing Xu Nineteen's figure disappear into the night, Yang Shaoren couldn't help but ask Feng Shengfa: "Master, you really don't plan to add a little strength to the Nineteenth Brigade?"

Judging from the effect of the shelling, the artillery group of Little Japan also has at least two field artillery wings, and such a huge artillery group must be protected by a considerable number of infantry, and after a fierce battle during the day, how many people are still in the 19th Brigade? It's only 400 people, or even less, which is a bit of a thin force.

He Lingxiao and Fang Riying also looked compassionate, the 19th Independent Brigade used the strength of a small brigade to sneak attack the artillery positions of Little Japan, this is almost a mortal task, if they miss tonight, they are likely to be unable to reach Xu 19, and the 58th Division will probably no longer have the number of the 19th Independent Brigade.

Yang Shaoren replied with a silent silence, why didn't Feng Shengfa want to replenish the strength of the Nineteenth Brigade? But the premise is that he must have enough reinforcements At present, the entire 58th Division has less than 5,000 combatable troops, and he must set aside enough troops to deal with tomorrow's battle, tomorrow, the offensive of Little Japan will only be more fierce.

Moreover, a night attack is different from a daytime attack, and the strength of a company is enough to kill if it is fought well, and six years ago, in the 128th Shanghai Anti-Japanese War, Xu 19 didn't rely on the strength of a company to end the heavy artillery position of small Japan? If you don't fight well, you will throw in a division, and you will not be able to lose the artillery of small Japan.

Therefore, this battle does not depend on the number of soldiers and the number of soldiers, but only on how to fight and whether the officers and men participating in the battle have the determination to die.

"Ah Jiu, since we met, you have never let me down." Feng Shengfa looked up at the dark night sky outside the headquarters and thought secretly, "I believe that this time will definitely not disappoint me." ”