After the soldiers of Nakajima and Qincun took Jiujiang without blood, not only did the personal prestige of the 106th Division reach its peak, but also restored the confidence of the 106th Division in the student army to a certain extent. Although Nakajima Kemura was mentally prepared for the difficulties of the Battle of Kokou, he still hoped that under his wise leadership, he would be able to take Hukou in a relatively short period of time, so as to help Okamura Ninji firmly grasp the initiative in the Battle of Madang. Because of the high expectations, Nakajima did his best to prepare as much as he could, even though the time was a little rushed. And nearly 100 boats were collected by the Nakajima Department that scraped all over the suburbs of Jiujiang City. Nakajima's army is very strict, and after his arrival, the military discipline of the 106th Division has been rectified, but the nature of the Yamato nation is destined to make these humble devils in the country once they catch the opportunity to be powerful, they will intensify their animalistic nature. Originally, the order issued by Nakajima was only to collect fishing boats, but when the devils below carried it out, they acted arbitrarily, causing many fishermen's families in Jiujiang to be ruined.

The mortar fire organized by the 123rd Regiment before sank no less than 20 fishing boats, and in the subsequent exchanges, several of them were damaged due to too many bullets, and they were also unusable. Yamaikegaki made a military order before the expedition, and if he didn't succeed, he would become a person, and from the current situation, it seems that he has a greater grasp of it. However, even in this case, he still resolutely ordered the fleet to sail back, and from this point of view alone, Yamaikegaki seemed to have a big picture. Of course, because judging from the current situation, he has lost this battle, so it is not inevitable that there is such a possibility, and he is ready to take the remaining 1,500 Japanese troops at the end of the road, and make the last fight in the cauldron.

The return of the fleet naturally caused panic among the devils, and in the face of the heavily loaded gendarmerie under the command of Yamachigaki himself, they could only face Shizhong Mountain and survive in the dense rain of bullets.

When the time is noon, if you take a bird's-eye view of the Shizhong Mountain position from the air, you will see the following scene - the place where the water and land meet the gunsmoke billowing and the blood mist is filled. The yellow crowd -- that is, the camouflage crowd of more than 1,500 Japanese soldiers -- and more than 700 cadets were compressed on the river beach about 500 meters long and 50 meters wide. The power of the automatic weapons was once again brought into full play, and the Japanese army had the advantage of air strength but could not be deployed, Yamaikegaki looked at the corpses of soldiers wearing khaki uniforms and grid helmets that had fallen in front of the position, and wanted to order a Jedi counterattack several times, but he couldn't wave his hand after all. Speaking of which, he has been in the army for more than ten years, but it seems that it is the first time he has experienced such a grim scene. The cruelty of war was fully opened to him at this time, his eyelids were pounding, his mouth was moving, and he was stunned that he had not been able to issue the slightest effective tactical order.

On the other side, Nakajima Kenmura put down the binoculars expressionlessly after watching for five minutes.

"Your Excellency, do you see?" Chief of Staff Yoshitaka Akiyama asked cautiously.

Yoshitaka Akiyama was fortunate not to be demoted or recalled to the country for accountability, on the one hand, because the Japanese army did not attach much importance to the role of staff officers (which can be clearly seen from the rank of chief of staff of the Japanese army's front-line troops), and on the other hand, because of Nakajima Kemura's protection. Nakajima Kimura came to the 106th Division alone, and he definitely needed the support of the original officer team, and Akiyama Yoshitaka, who was high enough but lacked prestige, was naturally a suitable candidate.

"Let's prepare Aidasa Iijima!"

Aiichiro Iijima was the wing commander of the 106th Heavy Artillery Wing, and Nakajima gave this order, which was to prepare for an indiscriminate artillery bombardment of the front-line positions of Shizhongshan.

Yoshitaka Akiyama was taken aback. On the river beach, but there are nearly 2,000 imperial troops, if you fire at this moment? Doesn't that mean they're going to be buried with the cadet soldiers? However, he did not dare to refute, but asked: "Is it to carry out indiscriminate shelling?" ”

Nakajima gritted his teeth and said viciously, "Yes." Then he added: "Don't worry, this responsibility is on me." ”

"Your Excellency, I didn't mean that, I'm your subordinate, and everything is up to you—"

"Don't say it, look at the direction of Yanlie Mountain."

Yoshitaka Akiyama held up the binoculars, and then he understood Nakajima's decision. In the direction of Yanlie Mountain, about a thousand student soldiers are advancing towards Shizhong Mountain, they are already close to Shizhong Mountain, and now the distance is less than a kilometer. It is conceivable that once they join the ranks of the defenders of Shizhong Mountain, next, the imperial army on the river beach will inevitably be destroyed. However, this is also an opportunity for the 106th Division, as long as the opportunity is seized to carry out indiscriminate shelling, then the defenders of Shizhong Mountain and Yanlie Mountain will be finished. The defenders of only one brigade in the entire Hukou were suddenly lost two regiments, so their attack would be much easier next. In exchange for 1,000 and 5 imperial troops for 2,000 soldiers, Akiyama Yoshitaka thought it was worth it. In his mind, this is a force that is no less than the imperial army, so the sacrifice of more than 1,500 officers and soldiers on the river beach is worth it.

On the front-line position of Shizhongshan, Wu Gang was adjusting the strategy of the troops, and he held a megaphone and shouted loudly: "Machine gun company, start from the second group, reload and trim in turn-yes, keep the fire suppressed-Da Jiang, let the brothers lower their posture, yes, the little devil's marksmanship is very accurate, don't make senseless sacrifices, get closer, grenades are waiting!" ”

At this point in the battle, there are not many skills to speak of, and for the soldiers, even if they are recruits, after killing the first devil, killing people is routine work for them. After Wang Jinyu opened the market, because of his cousin's sacrifice, he held back an evil spirit in his heart, and his gun was extremely accurate, he used the machine gun as a rifle to shoot point-and-shoot, and he could eliminate a devil by pulling the trigger two or three times. His most outstanding performance was when a bullet killed two devils, one of whom was an officer. The devil lieutenant didn't wear a helmet, but he caught a short shot, three bullets hit a straight line, directly piercing the second lieutenant's head, and then the last bullet passed through the flesh hole, with the second lieutenant's flesh and blood, directly into the face of a devil in the back.

Casualties also began to become frequent, the distance was too close, and there was no shortage of vicious devils on the opposite side, they ignored the rain of bullets, looking for opportunities to shoot, and often preferred to take a few bullets than shoot a shot, and their lose-lose style of play caused certain casualties to the 123rd Division, which is also the reason why Wu Gang asked the charging infantry to lower their posture.

Meng Kailan led the 122nd Regiment to support from Yanlie Mountain, and seeing that the frontline battlefield was coming, he was so blessed that he did not order to speed up, but waved his hand to stop the troops. He said to Yu Liang, the commander of the 122nd Regiment: "Something is wrong! ”

Yu Liang looked at him. The brothers of the 123rd Regiment were killing in front, and the cadets of the 122nd Regiment were red-eyed. The little devil was sent up from the opposite side like a scarecrow, what a good opportunity to destroy the enemy.

Meng Kailan asked, "What would you do if you were a Nakajima village and saw that the enemy was slaughtering his own soldiers, and he still had a lot of troops not thrown?" ”

Yu Liang paused for a moment, thought for a while, and then said: "I must support, why do you have to fish out this part of the people." After saying this, he figured it out and said, "Brigade, what do you mean, the Japanese still have a backhand?" ”

"Definitely, but I can't figure out what they've left behind. Let the brothers stop first, find a place to hide, and let's ask the scouts on the other side. ”

Long before Nakajima captured Jiujiang, at Ouyang Yun's request, the 12th Division sent a reconnaissance unit to Jiujiang. These scouts went underground after Jiujiang was captured, and this was the time for them to play their role.

It's good to have a walkie-talkie, Meng Kailan quickly contacted Ye Zhao through the walkie-talkie, and he was about to express his worries, but Ye Zhao took the lead in speaking: "Kailan, where are you now?" How far is it from the Shizhongshan front? ”

"There's still a kilometer or so to go!"

"Retreat! Feng Xuehai sent back a telegram just now, the Japanese artillery unit did not move far after completing the fire preparations, and I am worried that the Japanese may have to carry out indiscriminate shelling -- you are hiding on the spot, as long as you can ensure that you can rescue Shizhong Mountain in time, it is enough, do not rush to join the battlefield. The 123rd regiment, I have already gone to the phone, let Wu Gang do the corresponding protection work - there are many more little devils than us, they want to work hard, we don't have the capital to accompany - remember, the task given to us by the commander-in-chief is to defend the mouth of the lake as much as possible, so it is not beneficial to this strategic purpose, we have to implement it according to the specific situation - understand? ”

Yu Liang leaned next to him, and after hearing this, the two of them glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of fear in each other's eyes, and then exhaled lightly at the same time. Meng Kailan hurriedly said: "Understood! Master, don't worry, I know what to do! ”

Unlike Meng Kailan and Yu Liang's reactions, Wu Gang received a call from Ye Zhao, asking him to spread out the formation and not to press the Japanese army too tightly in case the mad devils would carry out indiscriminate shelling, which he did not understand.

In his opinion, the destruction of the devils on the nearby river beach is just around the corner, and letting them stop attacking and evacuate the formation at this time is undoubtedly to give these devils a chance to escape. After Jiang Youwei learned of this order, he shouted on the spot: "The division is confused, what if the little devil engages in indiscriminate shelling?" There are more little devils than us, and if we can replace the devils on the beach, it will be cost-effective. "However, the military discipline of the cadet army is very strict, and on the battlefield, unless there is an extremely unreasonable order that threatens the survival of the unit, the subordinate must completely obey the superior, so although he can't figure it out, he can still only follow the order.