The guard squadron of the 1st Cavalry Brigade Senior Private Komatsu Sekio walked back and forth on the wall to patrol and guard, the weather was too cold, he shrunk his neck in the collar of his coat, but he couldn't resist the biting cold wind, the cold wind blew all the way to the bones. He had to keep moving, or his feet would be too cold to stand. He didn't have a watch, and he didn't know the time of the change of guard, so he could only estimate in his heart that it would take at least a quarter of an hour.

The wall was pre-existing, but it was very dilapidated. After the brigade was stationed, it was strengthened and stacked with empty shell boxes so that the sentries could patrol the wall. After more than 100 steps, he could see a red dot, it must be Kondo Juncao smoking, although there was an order above not to smoke at night, but Kondo, who was very addicted to smoking, didn't care about that, and smoked correctly.

Standing on the wall of the fort and setting up a night sentry is simply a crime, even if Komatsu is from Hokkaido, he can't stand it. It's the coldest season in Kanto, and tonight, it's Chinese New Year's Eve of Chinese.

There should be firecrackers on Chinese New Year's Eve, but now the sound of gunfire has replaced the sound of firecrackers. The people of several villages around Shendanbao have long run out, and they will not let Komatsu Sekio, who has a strong interest in Sinology and folklore, observe the most solemn Spring Festival of the Chinese. Komatsu's father was a famous sinologist in Hokkaido, and under the influence of his father, Komatsu always referred to the Qing Kingdom as China, not China.

Komatsu looked to the northwest from time to time, and the artillery fire and gunfire in the northeast direction had basically stopped, but the fighting in the northwest direction was still fierce. At his feet was the brigade headquarters, dozens of dilapidated houses filled with officers, and a little further east of the open space was the artillery position. The Trinity rapid-fire gun, which had been fighting for a long time in the afternoon, finally stopped firing, quieting the neighborhood.

Ever since the defeat of the Eighth Division's Black Dog Terrace, the atmosphere in the brigade has become tense. Weighing the situation, the commander of the Akiyama Brigade transferred his headquarters here last night and leaned close to the artillery, since this place has not been attacked by the Russians. General Akiyama deserved to be a famous general, and sure enough, the day after the headquarters moved out of the main position of Shendanbao, the Russians launched a new attack.

The offensive was launched from noon, and the Russians launched a fierce attack from three directions. By dusk. The offensive reached its climax. In order to counter the breakthrough of the Russian army, the brigade commander transferred the reserve of the last brigade, and the 200 officers and soldiers of Komatsu Sekio's guard squadron were left with the safety of the alert headquarters. And, of course, artillery that basically ran out of ammunition. They didn't even have a few rifles. It's not a big deal.

At dinner, the squad leader who had been watching over him quietly told him that the troops were ready to break out. Highlight the Lu and rendezvous with the 5th Division in the vicinity of Wicker Pass.

It's really time to break out. Since the brigade was stationed in Shendanbao, it has resisted the attacks of several Russian divisions, and although it has held its position, it has run out of ammunition and food, and there is not much forage for the war horses.

Lights were lit in several rooms under the fort walls, and there was a faint sound of shouting. Komatsu turned around and looked towards the south, which had been quiet, and he was taken aback by this look, and Komatsu rubbed his eyes as he saw something white moving. Private Komatsu's vision is excellent, and he can't be mistaken.

"It's a ghost animal! It's a ghost animal that has come up from the south! Komatsu immediately grabbed the rifle on his shoulder, but this action killed him, and a 7.62mm Mosinagan rifle bullet accurately entered his forehead, and he fell headlong into the wall without even having a chance to scream, and then rolled down the ammunition box to the ground.

After several gunshots were heard in the southeast, the mines planted in the open space south of the village were detonated by the assault company of the independent regiment that touched it.

The village immediately went into chaos.

The bullet that killed Komatsu Sekio was fired by Xu Gongzhi, the former number one shooter of the Mengshan Army, and as soon as his gunfire rang out, several rifles were fired one after another, and the eight snipers brought by Xu Gongzhi were in teams of two, aiming at the moving sentries on the wall, and opened fire categorically. And the company of the prostrate battalion jumped up, and the soldiers at the front stepped on the mines laid by the Japanese army!

"Demolition team, up!" Yi Fuping, the commander of the first company, jumped up and shouted, "Whoever retreats will kill who!" ”

Three groups of demomen rush forward, and they will blast the wall open with explosives packs.

The loud noise sounded continuously, and a huge puff of smoke rose from the root of the wall. A demolition team succeeded. But the other two groups fell on the offensive route, one group stepped on the mines, and the other group was knocked down by the awakened Japanese fire.

"Brethren of the First Company! Follow me! Yi Fuping brandished his pistol and ran forward.

Yan Sigou, the deputy company commander, trembled and rushed up with Yi Fuping, and the mines exploded one after another, but under the leadership of Yi Fuping, the company, which had already moved to less than eighty meters away from the wall, rushed to the base of the wall at a gallop, regardless of the danger under his feet, "Grenade!" Yi Fuping shouted.

Dozens of grenades were thrown into the stockade through the wall, and there was a huge explosion inside, Yi Fuping knew that it was not a grenade, but the explosion of a mortar shell, "Up!" Yi Fuping didn't have time to walk through the gap, so he pulled a soldier over, made him squat, and stepped on his shoulder and climbed onto the wall. As soon as he showed his head, several bullets hit him, and he received at least three shots in the head. The second batch of outstanding officers who entered Shandong planted the wall without saying a word.

Not far away, a Japanese heavy machine gun began to whistle. Almost at the same time, several heavy machine guns of the Independent Regiment on the small high ground in the southeast also fired, and the bullets came like a wind, desperately suppressing the fire of the Japanese troops, regardless of possible accidental injuries!

Regarding the death of the company commander, Yan Sigou saw it very seriously, and he only felt his blood boiling! Yi Fuping is his boss and his brother. For nearly a year, he has been with Yi Fuping, and admires this Shandong man who is brave in battle and cares about his subordinates from the bottom of his heart, but ...... "Avenge the company commander and give it to Lao Tzu." Yan Sigou forgot to be afraid, jumped up and screamed and rushed up, stepping on the ladder brought by the soldiers behind him to climb the wall again.

Cheng Erhu, who was following behind the assault company, calmly observed the situation of the first company from the telescope, and the mine sounded. Cheng Erhu's heart sank to the bottom, but the company was really good, so he stepped on the minefield and attacked! Now, the Japanese fire has all awakened, a company is being slaughtered, and in the binoculars, brave soldiers are constantly being knocked down ladders. Smoke and flames rose from the breach, and it was impossible to see the situation clearly.

"Send flares, shoot indiscriminately!" When giving orders in battle, Cheng Erhu will never stumble.

It was a cold command. The eight mortars on the high ground behind him were asked to ignore the assault company that was fighting bloodily. Shoot shells at the wall that will definitely injure your own people.

As a white flare rose, Cheng Erhu pulled out the shell gun, "Follow me!" "Nearly 400 officers and soldiers of the second and third companies jumped up and rushed towards the wall!

The 1st battalion was downsized in the afternoon. The four companies were revoked. The remaining three companies were fleshed out. The total strength is 570 people, and now, under the leadership of the battalion commander Cheng Erhu. Braving the rain of bullets, he rushed up bravely along the road opened up with a series of blood, ignoring the mines that could still explode under his feet.

Officers are always a role model for soldiers, and even recruits who have not been in the Independent Regiment for a long time will forget their fears and rush to kill when they see their officers taking the lead in the charge.

The Independent Regiment adheres to the tradition of the Mengshan Army, and the officers always shout to follow me, not to rush me.

Mu Changchun, who was standing on the small high ground, finally saw the long-awaited red signal flare!

"Finally broke through! The brothers of the first battalion are really men! Mortar extended shooting! Machine gun company, on! Mu Changchun waved his hand, and the machine gunners and ammunition men, who had stopped shooting, raised their heavy Makqin machine guns and ran forward. Now, the heavy machine guns can no longer be fired, and they must be followed up in time.

To the west and south, large groups of soldiers rushed out from concealment, and it was the second echelon led by Lu Shan himself, and the main force of the independent regiment came up.

Cheng Erhu stepped on the stacks of corpses from the breakthrough of the explosion and entered the burning village, ninety percent of these corpses were his subordinates, and now he didn't care about these, he had to fight into the depths and open the passage for the follow-up troops. The task of the first battalion was to tear through the breakthrough, and now, this task is basically completed.

"Battalion commander, battalion commander," Yan Sigou, whose face was covered in blood, greeted him, "This is the headquarters of the devil!" ”

Cheng Erhu was overjoyed, "Fuck it!" ”

"Commander Yi is dead...... Yan Sigou said tremblingly.

"What?!" Cheng Erhu paused, "Now you are the company commander." Go and take your company! ”

"My company!" Yan Sigou screamed with a crying voice.

Akiyama Yoshiko's guard squadron was overwhelmed by the first battalion that swarmed in, and the opponents who rushed in fought in a disorganized manner, with simple tactics but extremely ferocious, throwing grenades at close range, shooting with bayonets, completely ignoring the brutality of accidentally wounding his comrades, and crushing the brigade guard squadron that was desperately resisting, judging that he could not wait for the arrival of reinforcements, Akiyama Yoshiko, came out of the command post and ran north under the protection of two guards. Major General Akiyama, who has a resolute and calm temperament, understands that if he dies here, the brigade that has lost its brains will be quickly annihilated by the absolute superiority of enemy forces! The loss of a cavalry brigade is not the most serious, the most serious thing is the liberation of at least four Russian divisions and the fact that the Russian army has leveled the battle line, which will have extremely serious consequences for the battle!

The courtyard was full of shouts and explosions, and the figures in the firelight were longing, and Akiyama held his command knife and walked into the shadows. A group of enemy troops chased after him, and the leading enemy army fired wildly with light machine guns, Akiyama was shot in the thigh, and two guards were killed and wounded, Akiyama struggled to stand up, and before he could resist, one of the enemy soldiers who rushed over pierced his neck with a bayonet. Less than an hour after the battle began, the Japanese general returned to the East to live out his dream of conquering Manchuria in another world.

The soldier who assassinated Major General Akiyama did not know that the officer with the command knife in his hand was the supreme commander of the Japanese army at Shendanbao. The troops, led by the officers, broke into depth and strangled with the Japanese troops who quickly returned to help.

After Lu Shan followed the second echelon into the village, he quickly judged the situation and came to the conclusion that this Shen Dan Fort, which had been a headache by the Russian army for more than ten days, was beaten down by himself!

"The second battalion faces north, and the third battalion faces west! Hit it inside! Lu Shan sent his own correspondent to convey the order, "Send three yellow flares, quickly!" ”

He was flanked by the excited Major Marinin. This night battle gave him an even greater shock, he didn't expect that the assault company would dare to use the lives of soldiers to go to the minefield! The army of His Majesty the Great Tsar absolutely did not have this courage! It is not so much that the Chinese regiment has exquisite tactics and cooperation, but that this unit has an iron-blooded military soul that the Russian army does not have.

This is a predetermined signal. Seeing the yellow signal flares rising one after another, the four cannons of the main force of the artillery battalion, which had hastily built a position west of the small village and had been holding back for half the night, began to roar under the command of Huang Jinhui, pouring a rain of bullets towards the main position of Shendanbao.

"What about the cavalry battalion? Did you come in? Lu Shan was thinking about the Japanese war horses.

"I've already come in, I saw Camp Commander Jiang just now." Immediately followed by a staff officer report from the regiment commander, "That's the devil's command post over there, and the map hasn't been taken off yet." Commander, let's get inside. "Dragged Lu Shan towards Akiyama's headquarters.

"Find Akiyama and catch it alive!" Lu Shan forgot that he had given the order not to take prisoners.

After dawn, the Japanese army at Shendanbao finally collapsed. With a large number of enemy troops pouring in from behind, and the command post was cut off, this stubborn Japanese army finally ended their conquest of Manchuria.

The assault independent regiment on the main position of Shendanbao did not participate, they gave up the offensive channel to the Russian army behind them, and the Russian army was also righteous, and did not care about the independent regiment's crazy robbery of the spoils, but took over the attack, and launched the most rear-end attack in the north and east directions. At ten o'clock in the morning, all artillery fire had ceased, except for the sound of gunfire and grenade explosions, and sporadic fighting continued until noon, when about 1,400 Japanese soldiers laid down their arms and became prisoners, and the rest died in this blood-stained land.

The Separate Regiment began to withdraw from the battlefield in the afternoon, carrying a large number of captured horses and weapons - there was no time to count, carrying the wounded towards the rear. According to preliminary counts, 213 people were killed and about 350 wounded in the night attack. The casualties were smaller than expected, mainly in the assault battalion, and it was the brave assault of the first battalion that laid the foundation for victory. War is like that, the Grim Reaper always chases the brave.

In the second night battle of the Battle of Shendanbao, two company commanders of the Independent Regiment were killed, one battalion commander was wounded, and the casualties of the rest of the officers have not yet been accurately counted - Cheng Erhu of the assault battalion was stabbed in hand-to-hand combat, and his injuries were serious but not life-threatening.

Yoshiko Akiyama's body was identified in the morning and handed over to the Russian army by Marinin. But his command knife fell into Lu Shan's hands, and Lu Shan was unlucky enough to think that it was a precious thing, but he felt that the scabbard was beautifully decorated, and the steel edge of the war knife was excellent - he easily split a small tree, and the blade was intact.

"Keep it as a souvenir for my son, after all, it's the saber of the commander of the Japanese Major General's Brigade." He handed the knife to his guard, "Keep it for me." Lu Shan's mind was detached from the status quo and focused on the transfer and expansion of the troops. (To be continued......)