Junrokuro Matsuura had already arrived at the pipe pit east of Wanjialing, and he wanted to see the battle at Takayama Peak up close.

Speaking from the heart, Junrokuro Matsuura really couldn't figure it out, how could the national army withstand the east-west attack of two divisions of the Japanese army with the strength of one division, how could it really withstand it? Although Junrokuro Matsuura can find many objective reasons for the 10 Pei Tuan, the reality is the reality, and until now Wanjialing has not been opened.

Facing the grim face of Matsuura Junrokuro, Iino Kenten lowered his head, his face was full of shame, the Iino Wing attacked under the high mountain tip for a whole day, more than a thousand corpses, and nearly 1,000 people were seriously injured, the entire Wing was almost disabled, but it was still unable to break through the defense line of the national army, Iino Kenju should indeed feel ashamed.

Junrokuro Matsuura, however, did not lash out as much as he used to, and did not even blame Kenten Iino.

Because Matsuura Junrokuro understands that it is useless to be angry and blame at this time, the performance of the L13th Infantry Wing is tough enough, and Iino Kenten is definitely a strong general who can fight, but the national army on the opposite side is more capable of fighting, and now, what Iino Wing needs more is the encouragement of the division commander, rather than the roar of anger.

Junrokuro Matsuura suppressed his anger and said to Kenten Iino, "Iino-san, do you know which unit is on the other side?" ”

Kenten Iino subconsciously shook his head, this old devil has never taken the national army in his eyes, and he has never cared who his opponent is.

"Iino-san, it's the 58th Division of Shina that is blocking Wanjialing," Junrokuro Matsuura said in a deep voice, "You once participated in the Battle of Songhu, you should have heard of this army, right?" ”

Kenten Iino recalled it carefully, nodded and said, "I think I've heard of it." ”

Matsuura Junrokuro said again: "Iino San, this is a tough opponent, in Luodian, Dachang, our 10th Pei Regiment has fought with it, it seems that they have not taken advantage, the Battle of Nanjing, the 1st Pei Regiment was also blocked by this army in Niushou Mountain for three days and could not advance an inch and the battlefield in eastern Henan, Nakajima-san also almost died in the hands of this army. ”

"There was a month ago, and the 10th Pei Regiment was also beaten to the ground by this unit." Yoshitaka Akiyama, chief of staff of the 10th Pei Regiment, continued, "Even the wing commander of the 10th Infantry Wing, Kunigoro Iizuka, was killed by this unit, and was even beheaded by the Shina Army, and his ashes could not be returned to Toei." ”

Little Japan also belongs to a Buddhist country, and pays attention to the return of the soul to its hometown, so the fallen officers and soldiers will generally be cremated and bring the ashes back to China, but the corpses are incomplete, especially those who have no heads, or those who have suffered defeats and become deserters, they are not qualified to return to their hometowns, and can only be buried on the spot and become a lonely ghost in a foreign land.

Iizuka Kunigoro Zuihou did not return to Higashieijima.

Kenju Iino said, "In that case, it's really a dangerous opponent. ”

"So, it's not a shame for your team to play like this." Junrokuro Matsuura patted Kenten Iino on the shoulder, and continued, "But no matter how much this army can fight, it has been under the attack of our 10th Pei Regiment and the 1st Division for a whole day, and I am afraid there are not many people left." ”

Speaking of which, Kenten Iino had already understood that Matsuura was going to give Iino United Zuihou a chance

At that moment, Iino Kenten stood up and said solemnly: "Division commander, the humble position has been understood. ”

"Yo Si." Junrokuro Matsuura nodded happily, stroked the back of Kenten Iino and said, "Iino-san, it's already dark anyway, so there is no need to rush this attack, you might as well let the troops rest for a while, drink some water and eat some food, and I will also transfer the direct team of the division headquarters to cooperate with your wing." ”

"Hello." Kenten Iino crossed his legs and bowed heavily.

(Dividing Line)

There was a dead silence on the main position on the top of the mountain, so quiet that it made people's hearts furious.

Liao Yaohua, deputy of the engineer platoon, couldn't stand the dead silence, and came to Li Zihan's side to talk without a match, this recruit who had just joined the army half a month before the Battle of Lanfeng, but now he is one of the few veterans in the 19th Brigade, and his position has also changed from a big soldier to the deputy and squad leader of the engineer platoon.

"Platoon commander, little Japan hasn't seen any movement for half a day, is it cowardly?"

"Think beautifully, little Japan is not so cowardly, they are accumulating physical strength, let's see, at most in half an hour, they will attack again, and it will definitely be more violent."

"Platoon commander, I heard that Company Commander Gao said that our 19th Brigade is cannon fodder?"

"Don't listen to that guy's nonsense, what is cannon fodder, we are the fists of the 58th Division."

"But if our 19th Brigade is not cannon fodder, why don't we give a commendation after so many battles? Not to mention anything else, we finally killed a wing captain of Little Japan at Niu Dun. ”

Li Zihan was silent, others didn't know, he knew that the 19th Brigade couldn't get haode.

Speaking of which, it's all because of Xu 19, Xu 19 has already registered with Chairman Jiang and Minister He, as long as Xu 19 is still in the 19th Brigade, the 19th Brigade will not want to have a bright future, don't talk about the 19th Brigade now, the entire 58th Division will be involved by Xu 19, otherwise Feng Shengfa can lose to Wang Yaowu?

But Li Zihan would not say these words to anyone even if he died, because he admired Xu Shijiu in his heart.

Because of the dismemberment of the 19th Route Army, Xu 19 may have misunderstood the Nationalist Government and Chairman Jiang, but as a soldier, he has nothing to say in terms of style or quality, and his ability is even more first-class.

What's more, Xu Shijiu also saved Li Zihan's life.

Liao Yaohua said: "I don't know how many people are left in our 19th Brigade after this battle?" ”

Li Zihan remained silent, he didn't want to answer this question, and he couldn't answer it, but Liao Yaohua was still chattering there, and continued: "Platoon commander, even I am a fellow countryman, he told me last time, saying that Company Commander Gao often told them privately that the national army is hopeless, and even the general policy of fighting for every inch of land is wrong......

"That's enough." Li Zihan couldn't bear it anymore and interrupted Liao Yaohua and said, "In the future, you will have less contact with the people in the company." ”

Liao Yaohua was stunned there, obviously unable to understand why Li Zihan suddenly became angry, let alone why Li Zihan reacted so much to what he just said, the atmosphere of the 19th Brigade has always been relatively relaxed, and Xu 19 has never been involved in the ideological dynamics of his officers and soldiers, so the discussion about the Anti-Japanese War is very common in the 19th Brigade.

Li Zihan continued to reprimand Liao Yaohua with a gloomy face: "How can the leader's strategic policy be commented on by a small lieutenant colonel who is cautious." After thinking about it, Li Zihan went on to warn Liao Yaohua, "Also, you'd better forget this kind of rebellious remarks for me, let alone spread it to the outside world, it's not good for you." ”

Liao Yaohua sighed and shut up.

(Dividing Line)

On the other side, Li Mu was also chatting with Gao Shenxing.

Li Mu asked: "Company commander, do you really think that Chairman Jiang's admonition to fight for every inch of land is wrong?" ”

Gao Shenxing wiped the beloved modified rifle and said expressionlessly: "Of course it's wrong, I've heard such a sentence, people and people are saved when they are lost, people and people are lost, people and people are lost, and people and land are lost, it is just sixteen words, but it well explains the relationship between man and land, which is the correct general policy." ”

"If you lose land, you will save people, and people and land; Lost people, lost people? What does it mean? ”

"It means that even if the land is lost, as long as the army is still there, there is still a chance to turn around, but if the army is gone, even if the land is not lost, there is no chance to turn the tables, as far as the current overall situation of the War of Resistance is concerned, we must not care about the gains and losses of one city and one pool, but should take the preservation of life as the first priority."

Li Mu sighed lightly and said, "It seems to make sense, who said this?" ”

"Arwen told me, but he should have listened to others." Speaking of Shu Tongwen, Gao Shenxing's movements suddenly paused, Shu Tongwen actually invited Gao Shenxing to go with him, but Gao Shenxing declined, Gao Shenxing did not regret his original decision, and still thinks that it is right to stay in the 19th Brigade.

However, in his heart, Gao Shenxing actually deeply envied Shu Tongwen.