Feng Shengfa was cold and cold, standing outside the command headquarters without saying a word.

The sun had already set, and the light was gradually dimming, but the offensive of the little Japanese did not stop, whether it was the 1st Division coming from the west or the 10th Pei Regiment coming from the east, they were all strengthening the offensive invariably, and it was obvious that the little Japan was also very aware that there was not much time left for them.

I took out my pocket watch to look at the time, and the hour hand was only five o'clock in the afternoon, at least an hour before it got dark.

Whether the 58th Division can successfully complete its mission and whether it can block the 10th Pei Regiment of Little Japan will be the key in the next hour or so; once it gets dark, Little Japan's aviation and artillery will lose their usefulness, and the pressure on the 58th Division will be much lighter.

However, Feng Shengfa knew that it would not be easy for the 58th Division to survive this hour.

Think about it, with the current equipment level and combat effectiveness of the national army, a division is still struggling with a wing of the Japanese army opposite, but now the 58th Division has to face the east-west attack of the two small Japanese divisions, although the 10th Pei Regiment did not carry heavy equipment, although the first division only came half a division, but no matter what, it is still two divisions

Not to mention that the 58th Division still owes Han Keqiang's 348th Regiment, in fact, there are only three regiments of troops, and behind this uniqueness, it is the blood price paid by the officers and men of the 58th Division.

Whether it is the 343rd Regiment guarding the top of the mountain or the 344th Regiment guarding the tip of the hourglass, most of them have been killed or wounded, and the two defense lines may collapse at any time, even if they collapse now, Feng Shengfa is actually not surprised at all, to put it bluntly, now the 343rd Regiment and the 344th Regiment are all supported by a breath, and the troops will collapse as soon as this breath is discharged.

However, Feng Shengfa was most worried about the hourglass tip defense line, because the first division could concentrate its forces to storm the hourglass tip, unlike the 10th Pei Regiment, which also needed to divide troops to resist the attack of the national army in all directions, not to mention, the first division also had aviation and artillery fire support, and the hourglass tip terrain was not conducive to defense.

He Lingxiao was also very worried about the tip of the hourglass, and said in a low voice: "Master, why don't I go to the tip of the hourglass to have a look?" ”

Until now, Chen Shizheng, the commander of the 344th Regiment, has not complained of distress, nor has he sent people to ask for help from the division headquarters, but the more this is the case, the more worrying it becomes, because Feng Shengfa and Yang Shaoren are very clear about Chen Shizheng's character, this guy is a strong donkey, and he will never complain about being tired until all the troops are gone.

Feng Shengfa said: "It's okay, you bring the special agent battalion with you." ”

The so-called special service battalion is actually a temporary combat unit composed of division men, grooms, signal soldiers, medical personnel, and staff officers from Feng Shengfa, and there are about 300 people.

He Lingxiao agreed and left with the spy battalion.

He Lingxiao had just left on his front foot, and Qi Yong's feet had just arrived, and as soon as he entered the division, he shouted: "Division, division"

Feng Shengfa glared at Qi Yongnian, frowned and said, "What are you yelling about, Lao Tzu's ears are not deaf." ”

"Division" Qi Yongnian knelt down for Feng Shengfa with a puff, and said miserably, "Division, the troops are almost gone."

"You don't need to tell me about this." Feng Shengfa said coldly, "Why did you leave your post without permission? Get back to your position. ”

Qi Yongnian didn't listen at all, and continued to kneel and beg Feng Shengfa: "Master, you can remove our 343rd regiment, please leave some seeds for our 343rd regiment for the sake of the party and the state?" ”

"Remove your 343rd regiment?" Feng Shengfa said coldly, "You mean, let me let Little Japan go?" ”

"Isn't there still the 347th Regiment?" Qi Yongnian said, "Even if you want to keep the 347th Regiment for a counteroffensive, isn't there still Xu Nineteen's Nineteenth Brigade?" weishenme does not let the nineteenth brigade go, weishenme? ”

"It's not your turn to teach me how to use soldiers, give me back." Seeing that Qi Yongnian was still too lazy and refused to leave, Feng Shengfa was suddenly furious and shouted, "Don't you just want reinforcements?" Okay, Lao Tzu will go with you" As he spoke, Feng Shengfa turned his head and roared again, "Adjutant Zhang, bring me my steel helmet." ”

Zhang Shaojie was a little at a loss when he heard this, and Yang Shaoren hurriedly came up to persuade him.

Seeing that Feng Shengfa refused to transfer reinforcements, Qi Yongnian also died, and then drooped his head back to the position, looking at Qi Yongnian's back, Yang Shaoren said worriedly: "Division, the 343rd Regiment has been guarding the top of the mountain for a day and night, and the casualties are very large, or let the 347th Regiment replace them?" ”

Feng Shengfa said without thinking: "The 347th regiment must not move"

Feng Shengfa wanted to detain the two battalions of the 347th Regiment Zuihou alive or dead, but in fact, there was a reason for the incident.

In the Battle of Lanfeng, Feng Shengfa angered Chairman Jiang because of his merit for Xu 19 and the 19th Brigade, and as a result, he lost to Wang Yaowu, who was inferior to Feng Shengfa in terms of both qualifications and military merits, in the competition for promotion to deputy commander, it is impossible to say that Feng Shengfa has no emotion, in fact, Feng Shengfa also held a bad breath in his heart.

Therefore, this time, Feng Shengfa had to detain the two battalions of the 347th Regiment in life and death, in order to be able to insert these two battalions into the 10th Pei Regiment of small Japan like sharp knives at the juncture, and establish special honors in front of the brother troops

And if all the troops were put into the blocking battle, Feng Shengfa would only be able to watch the brother troops establish special merits.

Flowers and applause will always only be given to those who have completed the first blow of Zuihou, the troops in front as a foreshadowing, the troops who shed blood and sweat to block the attack for the first blow of Zuihou, will never be able to get too much attention, after experiencing the unfair treatment after the Battle of Lanfeng, Feng Shengfa is no longer willing to be a behind-the-scenes hero, he also needs the affirmation of the people.

Yang Shaoren was completely able to understand Feng Shengfa's thoughts, and said, "Why don't you transfer the Nineteenth Brigade up?" ”

The 343 Regiment must have reached the point of exhaustion, otherwise Qi Yongnian would not have come to the division headquarters to complain to Feng Shengfa, and Feng Shengfa didn't want to move the 347 Regiment, so he could only let the 19th Brigade go.

This time, Feng Shengfa did not immediately refuse, but fell silent.

In fact, Feng Shengfa also knows that he can only let the 19th Brigade go up at the moment, but he really can't open this mouth, when the 19th Brigade withdrew from Niu Shidun a month ago, Feng Shengfa personally told Xu 19 that the 19th Brigade will not have any combat missions in the next three months, and their only task is to train and continue training

However, it has only been a month now, and Feng Shengfa is about to break his promise and gain weight.

What made Feng Shengfa hesitate even more was that the casualties of the 19th Brigade in Niu Shidun were too great, there were not many veterans left, it could be said that they had already broken their muscles and bones, and the quality of the newly replenished hundreds of recruits was not good, it was only one month, it was too short, if the 19th Brigade was given another two months, I believe that there would be a qualitative leap in combat effectiveness.

Transferring the 19th Brigade to the battlefield now is tantamount to killing chickens and taking eggs.

Yang Shaoren could understand Feng Shengfa's hesitation, and said in a low voice at the moment: "Master, I'll go talk to Ah Jiu." ”

Yang Shaoren had just walked to the door, but was suddenly stopped by Feng Shengfa, Feng Shengfa sighed, and said in a low voice: "Chief of Staff, I'll go and talk to Ah Jiu." ”

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The 19th Brigade was stationed in Hengluping, less than a kilometer away from Wanjialing.

Yu Huan came out of the house in a panic and shouted at Cao Jiao in the yard: "Sister Cao Jiao, he is awake." ”

Cao Jiao was washing the gauze in the yard, and when she heard the words, she quickly put the gauze into the big wooden basin, turned around and entered the house, which was the old house of a farmer in Hengluping Village, which was temporarily borrowed by the 19th Brigade as a battlefield ambulance station, because the 19th Brigade had not participated in the war until now, so there were only a few wounded lying inside.

Among them, one of the wounded was not from the 19th Brigade, but was rescued by Li Mu halfway.

When Li Mu rescued the man, the man had only half a breath left, although the gunshot wounds on his body were not fatal, but obviously shed a lot of blood, whether he could wake up completely depends on whether his willpower is strong enough, but Cao Jiao estimated that it was unlikely, but he never thought that the wounded man would really wake up.