The identity of the white tassel is too sensitive. And Ouyang Yun is famous for protecting his shortcomings. Bai Tassel directly asked Ji Xingwen to come to the procedures for learning the Seventh Brigade, but He Zhengchuan didn't know about it in advance. And when he knew about it, everything was a foregone conclusion. When he first heard the news, his head immediately grew bigger. On the surface, the third division of the white tassel airborne school seems to be beneficial to him, because of the relationship between Bai Tassel and Ouyang Yun, if he takes the wife's route, it will be extremely helpful to his career. However, considering that these are war years and there are frequent battles, this is not a good thing but a bad thing. In case the white tassel is good, then his future will be over.

In the predictable battle, Cotton Fune Island is certainly the most dangerous battlefield. In the early battle, there were no artillery units to call on in the Cadet Corps, and as for the fortress guns, because their number was too scarce, so don't expect them to suppress the Japanese artillery. According to the calculations of the operational staff officers of the General Headquarters, the two hours after the start of the battle would be the most difficult time for the defenders of Cotton Boat Island, at that time, without the support of artillery, they had to fight with a brigade belly against a brigade or even a division that might flood in from the northwest.

The Japanese army's early artillery preparation was too sufficient, and He Zhengjiang waited for twenty minutes in the fortress on the north bank and still did not notice that the Japanese artillery attack had stopped, which made him more and more worried about the safety of the white tassel.

Worry became a fact, the bold guy of the white tassel really went to the front line, after He Zhengchuan scolded him, he felt that this could not solve the actual problem, and after thinking for a while, he made a decision to let Xu Feng, the commander of the Eighth Brigade, take the 304th regiment to pick up the white tassel, and let him bring the white tassel back intact no matter what.

Not long after the Xuebing Army took over the fortress, Ouyang Yun asked the Eighth Brigade to be responsible for the defense of Cotton Boat Island, but shortly thereafter, Bai Tassel, who was originally in charge of the defense of the fortress, offered to garrison Cotton Boat Island. In He Zhengchuan's opinion, Bai just used his relationship with the commander-in-chief to act recklessly, however, because Ouyang Yun agreed, he, the division commander, could only let it go.

Well, things finally developed to an uncontrollable step, fortunately, Xu Feng knew the general situation, and did not drop the chain at a critical time because of the white tassel's "domineering". Xu Feng knew the difficulty of this trip, and before leaving, he said to He Zhengchuan: "Master, I won't personally escort Brigade Commander Bai back at that time, someone needs to sit on the front line of Shengzhou, so leave this task to me." ”

He Zhengchuan nodded, afraid that he would be emotional, and said: "Lao Xu, don't worry, there are two and there are two, after this battle is over, I will ask the commander-in-chief to transfer back to Brigade Commander Bai." This battle is difficult, everything is please! ”

Not long after Xu Feng and his men left, the Japanese artillery bombardment finally stopped, and a menacing ground attack ensued. As He Zhengchuan expected, the Japanese army centered on Shengzhou and Zhoutou, and the 11th Division and the 112th Division were dispatched at the same time.

Under the illumination of one flare after another, hundreds of ships of various types were carried to the river by Japanese sappers, and then, one after another, the devils boarded the ship in order, and at the same time, the sound of "Tongtong" sounded, and the large-caliber mortars began to sweep the north shore of Mianchuan Island......

Ouyang Yun walked out of the command post again, he looked far away, but because the distance was too far, he could only see the flares in the northwest direction one after another, and could not see the specific situation. Thinking of the white tassel, he was actually a little nervous, and asked Chen Shichang, who was following closely: "Shichang, did you say that the tassels can last for two hours?" ”

Two hours is calculated with precision. Two hours later, Zhang Tianquan's artillery will be able to return to the fortress, and at that time, with artillery support, it will not only be able to effectively suppress the Japanese artillery, but also provide sufficient support to the front-line troops.

Chen Shichang didn't have much confidence in his heart, but he said as a matter of course: "Although Brigade Commander Bai is a woman, he has been active on the front line when he was in Renqiu, and he has rich experience in fighting the enemy, so he must be fine." ”

"What about Peng Langji, do you have the latest information?"

"The 106th Division also organized an attack on time, but they failed to break through the defense line of the 12th Division. Shizao, there is really nothing to worry about in the direction of Penglangji, I think, is it to recall the Ninth Brigade back? ”

"No, as soon as the Ninth Brigade is called, that little devil doesn't have any worries anymore. In fact, if Ye Zhao and the others can appear in Jiangbei as scheduled and march in the direction of Xiaogu Mountain, they can call back the Xuejiu Brigade, and forget it now. ”

At the head of the continent, on a sandy ground that seemed to have just been reclaimed, a puddle of dirt was broken by something, and the next moment, a cadet wearing a camouflage steel helmet came out of the ground. Xu had been in the dark for a long time, and his eyes suddenly came into contact with the magnesium light emitted by the flares, and he was so dizzy that he almost fell to the ground.

"Xiao Wu, how is it?" Another camouflage steel helmet emerged from the ground.

Xiao Wu closed his eyes and rolled his eyeballs twice, opened them again, and said, "Brigade, there are flares everywhere in the sky, and the little devil should be crossing the river." ”

The "brigade" is Liu Zheliang, who has just reached the ground, and he is also stimulated by magnesium light and can't open his eyes. After closing his eyes for a moment, he opened them again, and immediately picked up the telescope and went to a high ground. The next moment, his face became grim, and he turned around and shouted, "Brothers, hurry up and enter the battle position." Xiao Wu, you take a few people to the No. 002 air-raid shelter to have a look, and let Yan Liang and them immediately withdraw to the No. 5 defense line. ”

"Yes!" Xiao Wu immediately ran away.

Liu Zheliang's No. 001 air-raid shelter where they were hiding collapsed in the shelling just now, and at least one company of soldiers was crushed under the soil, which made his heart feel as heavy as a stone. He was worried that the same situation would occur in the No. 002 air-raid shelter where Yan Liang and the others were hiding, so he asked his guard platoon leader Wu Batian to check it out.

The surviving officers and soldiers of the 6th Battalion and the 7th Battalion of the 302nd Regiment climbed out of the air-raid shelter one after another, and the shelling just now completely destroyed the temporary lighting system in the No. 001 air-raid shelter.

"Brothers, don't lie on your stomach, look for the crater and prepare for battle, the little devil is coming!" Some company and platoon commanders organized the fighters into some huge craters, and just about 800 meters from the river, the sound of pulling the bolt of the gun was heard. In just five minutes, on the positions that were originally full of trenches and communication trenches, the trainees who had just recovered their strength were ready for battle.

Suddenly, the explosions of grenades rang out one after another, and the grenades fired by the mortars of the little devils on the other side of the river began to explode irregularly near the river, and then extended to the depths - one after another cadets were directly hit by the grenades, and immediately, their young lives turned into flesh and blood in a loud bang and irrigated the land.

In just 10 minutes, at least one platoon of cadets was killed by a direct grenade hit, and even one company was wounded. This made Liu Zheliang's face become more and more cold - this battle is not easy to fight!