Liu Zheliang's walkie-talkies were destroyed in the shelling. Having lost their means of communication, they are now nominally alone. The battle for Zhoutou was extremely fierce from the beginning - Zhoutou and Shengzhou were different, only the north side of the three sides of the river on the Zhoutou side was relatively dry and homosexual, and the other two directions were quite muddy, although it was not as dangerous as a swamp, but it was also very difficult to go along.

The reconnaissance work of the Japanese was well done. When Liu Zheliang first arrived in Zhoutou, he realized that the muddy area could be used, and organized soldiers to set up many traps. However, judging by the fact that the Japanese army is now attacking only from the north from the beginning, it is clear that they have mastered the situation.

The 112th Division was responsible for the attack on the continent. The 112th Division suffered a lot when attacking Xiaogushan, which made the division Yamada Joji hold back the fire in his belly. When the pre-war meeting was held before the attack, he unceremoniously said to Captain Takahashi: "Takahashi-kun, do you remember what you said at the foot of Xiaogushan Mountain?" If you did, I would have lost a wing captain by now. Well, I don't mean to hold accountable by saying this. The general attack on Cotton Boat Island is imminent, and this time it is not our 112th Division that is fighting alone. So, even if it is only for the honor of the soldiers, I hope that you will be brave enough to enter the fortifications of the fortress Cotton Boat Island before the 11th Division. As he spoke, he glanced at the audience and said, "This time, the vanguard commander is Takahashi Daisa, and you have no opinion, right?" ”

In the battle in charge of commanding Xiaogushan, Takahashi boasted more than once that if he could not take Xiaogushan within the specified time, he would jump into the river and commit suicide. This has become a joke in the 112th Division. The corners of the mouths of many of the officers present at the meeting were slightly pursed, showing a disdainful smile, and they nodded again and again, unanimously agreeing to give this honor to Takahashi.

It was precisely because of the insults he had received at the pre-war meeting that Takahashi Akishiro's performance was a bit extreme. The first brigade had just completed its assembly on the river beach, and he had not even set up a beachhead, so he ordered the captain of the brigade, Yamano Kozo, to lead the team to launch an attack. He brandished his command knife and viciously yelled at the devil soldiers of the Mountain Brigade: "Speed, speed, understand!" No matter what you do, in half an hour, I would like to see our military flag planted on the No. 3 section of the river embankment at the head of the continent - Yamano Shaosa, do you understand? ”

The insult to Takahashi Akishiro at the command headquarters had spread throughout the 112th Division with the deliberate connivance of Joji Yamada. As Takahashi's subordinate, the chief was insulted, and he didn't even bring them in the face. Yamano also participated in the battle of Xiaogushan, and once rushed halfway up the mountain, but that's all, and later, he was never able to move forward. According to the intelligence, he knew that there was only one and a half brigades of cadets stationed on the entire cotton boat island, but it was only the size of a wing. And in the previous artillery attack, the Cadet Army had already suffered heavy losses, so in his mind, the next battle would be without suspense.

"Hay!" He responded loudly to Takahashi and said with determination: "Your Excellency, please rest assured, this time, we will not let you down. ”

Under the command of Shan Ye, a brigade of devils lined up in a straggler formation and killed the No. 3 embankment section of Zhoutou under the guidance of flares.

On the defender's position, as the lookout post gradually shouted out the distance of the Japanese army, when he shouted "100 meters" at the back of the line, Liu Zheliang waved his pistol and ordered: "Fight!" ”

The only two mortars of the 302nd Regiment were the first to fire, and the two grenades flew towards the river beach with a dazzling tail fire, and in a moment, two fireballs exploded behind the Japanese ranks. One of the Japanese mortars' fixed positions was hit, and with a loud bang, the mortar and three devil soldiers were lifted off by the air, and then disintegrated into parts and scattered in all directions.

As early as the Japanese charged, the Japanese mortars began to provide fire support. This allowed the mortarmen of the 302 regiment to grasp their bearings without much effort.

The grenade went first, followed by the sound of a general-purpose machine gun. A total of seven machine guns sprayed bullets at the same time, and the dozen or so ghost soldiers who rushed to the front were immediately put to the ground. The sick-style assault step and sniper step also began to start, and the devil soldiers of the mountain brigade were immediately pressed down.

"Grenadier! Shoot out the mortar of the Chi Na man first! Seeing the fierce firepower of the defenders, Yamano hurriedly let the grenadiers go into battle.

"Woohoo—" The sound of the grenade breaking through the air sounded, and one fireball after another exploded in the No. 3 section of the river embankment, and the two cadets were lifted by the explosion, blood splashed in mid-air, and the next moment, they fell to the sand, and the blood instantly stained the sand.

The 302nd Regiment has less than two battalions of troops in the No. 3 embankment section, and it can be said that every cadet soldier is precious. Liu Zheliang was stimulated by the blood flowing from the soldiers' bodies, and he shouted: "Hide it!" Survival comes first! ”

He shouted so forgetfully, his body raised slightly, and when a gunshot rang out, he only felt that his left cheek was suddenly hot, and when he touched it with his hand, it was blood.

"Brigade, you're wounded!" A cadet shouted.

"Out of the way, I was bitten by a bullet."

"The devil is rushing up again!" The lookout suddenly shouted.

Liu Zheliang changed his position, looked at it, and saw an earthy yellow figure, he shouted: "Fight!" Then he suddenly half-crouched up, aimed at a devil who was rushing in front and fired two shots.

The gunfire, which had just been thinned out, became dense again. The dozen or so devils who rushed to the front were hit by bullets and fell down like straw. "Phew!" A grenade suddenly flew towards Liu Zheliang's hiding place, and he didn't realize that a student soldier beside him heard the abnormality, rushed up, and pressed him under him.

"Boom!" A fireball almost exploded on the student's body, and the huge sound shook Liu Zheliang's ears, he only felt that there was some hot liquid flowing all over his back, and suddenly realized that this was Xiao Zhang's blood, he turned around, hugged the student soldier who was already full of holes in his arms, and hissed: "Xiao Zhang, Xiao Zhang!" ”

Xiao Zhang had already lost his breath, but his eyes were still open, and his right hand was still holding the assault step.

"Brigade, you're fine!" The hygienist hurried over.

"Xiao Zhang!" Liu Zheliang was still screaming, and suddenly, he yelled: "Fight!" He put Xiao Zhang on the ground, raised his gun and stacked it violently, instantly emptying a box of bullets.

At this moment, Xiao Zhang was not the only one who was sacrificed. The deceased are gone, they no longer feel pain, but the living are plunged into great pain because of it. On the battlefield, life and death are commonplace; It is also said that war does not believe in tears. The education that Chinese have received since childhood is that boys do not flick when they have tears. At this moment, even if there are tears in the belly, it can only be contained in the eyes, because this is not the time to shed tears. Unlike He Zhengchuan, after receiving the order from the General Headquarters, Liu Zheliang told his brothers everything he knew about the Dao: We need to hold out for at least two hours, and we will not receive any assistance until then. Brothers, this battle will be bitter, and many of us will fall here. I just want to tell you that I will fight with you until the last moment! If you die first, please help bring back the suicide note from my pocket—well, you know who the suicide note was addressed to.

There is nowhere to vent sorrow, and it will cause monstrous anger! Liu Zheliang's actions are actually not what an excellent commander should have. As the head of a force, he should always remain calm. However, on the battlefield, sometimes the role played by a commander who is often reckless may not be much worse than that of a commander who is always calm.

Under the influence of Liu Zheliang, many students shouted with tears in their eyes: "Avenge the brothers who died in battle!" Kill! They got up from their battle positions, took their assault steps and fired fiercely, and a shuttle of bullets shot out, and the devils on the opposite side fell down. The defenders were condescending and occupied a great geographical advantage. In the face of a dense charge of the enemy, sometimes a selfless battle will have a better effect. Of course, as a qualified commander, he doesn't let that happen too often.

Liu Zheliang was obviously impulsive, but fortunately, Yan Liang, who arrived later, realized that something was wrong.

Yan Liang was the commander of the 302nd Regiment, and he hid in another air-raid shelter with about a battalion of officers and soldiers. This battalion was supposed to be a reserve, but after seeing Xiao Wu, he learned that the front-line troops had suffered heavy losses in the artillery attack, and immediately rushed over with the surviving officers and soldiers.

He came in time, and suddenly saw Liu Zheliang and his brothers standing on the high ground and firing without cover, and he broke out in a cold sweat. This style of play, of course, can kill the enemy to a greater extent, but its own losses are certainly not low. And now, the strength of the defenders of Zhoutou is at a great disadvantage, so this method of operation is obviously undesirable.

"What? Afraid that the little devil won't see you? Give it all to Lao Tzu! As soon as he entered the position, he yelled at him, kicking one of the fighters to his stomach.

Several company platoon commanders reacted first, they looked around and found that just now, on impulse, several more soldiers fell, and cold sweat immediately fell.

The students who came to their senses fell down one after another, and the two students who were close to Liu Zheliang dragged him down. Liu Zheliang was changing the bullet at this time, and when he was dragged down, his face changed at first, and then he saw the expressions of the soldiers around him, and understood what was going on, he slapped himself hard and said, "I'm impulsive!" ”

"Hold steady, adjust the shot! Idea dodge grenades! Yan Liang walked all the way, taking care of the soldiers. Walking up to Liu Zheliang, he said: "Brigade seat, I'm worried about the situation on the front line, so I've pulled all the reserves over. ”

Liu Zheliang nodded and asked, "How about your losses there?" ”

"Thirty-four brothers are gone, but unfortunately, they haven't fired a single bullet!" Yan Liang said, his face darkened.

"The little devil's artillery fire is too fierce!" Liu Zheliang was afraid to pat him on the shoulder, and asked, "Can you still use the walkie-talkie there?" ”

Yan Liang smiled bitterly: "It was also blown up." Brigade, we have lost communication with the rear? ”

"Yes! What I'm most worried about now is the brigade, which must also be the focus of the enemy's attack, and the area to be defended is relatively large, I don't know how to ......."

"Don't worry, they have nearly two regiments of people there, and besides, the division will not sit idly by!"

"I hope so!"