The combat mission assigned to the three regiments by the division headquarters of the cadet division was to defend the front-line positions. At least consume more than half of the opponent's troops. There is no way for the division headquarters to make such an arrangement, Daliuhe Town is only about 15 kilometers away from Wen'an County, and if Daliuhe Town is lost, Wen'an will have no barrier at all, and will face the artillery attack of the garrison. In this case, once Wen'an falls into a state of war, the people around Wen'an will inevitably bear the brunt of the impact, and the good work situation that the student division has painstakingly built up will inevitably fall short, which will also have an irreparable impact on the future work.

Ouyang Yun, Li Tieshu, Ji Xingwen, Zhang Zhen and others discussed and discussed, and finally unanimously agreed to formulate this tactic that was a little cruel to the soldiers: a war of attrition, it depends on who can't hold on to the last and take the lead in retreating.

Because of the special geographical location and political map factors, it should be said that the cadet still has a certain advantage. The areas under the control of the autonomous government were surrounded by the "national army" except for Wen'an, which was directly "bordered" by the Huabeitun garrison stationed in Tianjin. If this kind of encirclement is goodwill, then the cadet division can completely let go of his hands and feet to stick to Wen'an, and fight a good battle with the "pseudo" garrison led by Tu Feiyuan.

War of attrition is a taboo for soldiers, especially for local governments, one less person is less strength. Forced to formulate such a strategy, Li Tieshu, Ji Xingwen and others are worried - their worries are justified, they have experienced the chaotic war in the early days of the Republic of China, and they know too well what is currently affecting the domestic situation. Don't look at the Xuebing Division coming out of the 29th Army, speaking of the relationship between son and mother, Xuebing Shi and Ouyang Yun are respectful to both Lao Song and the 29th Army, but who knows what kind of intentions they have. If the garrison and the garrison are both defeated, and they come to reap the benefits of the fisherman, won't the military division be like a flash in the pan and disappear in the long river of history?

In this regard, Ouyang Yun should be more confident. After all, knowing this period of history, he absolutely believes in the power of history. Although oil is a factor that can influence the situation, the "Lugou Bridge Incident" will not happen until 1937.

The air defense battalion was almost completely wiped out, and under the bombardment of a few artillery shells by the little devils, the officers and men of the Third Brigade and the Third Regiment could only nest under the relatively solid soil of the North China Plain as "voles." Fortunately, none of these were the decisive factors in this war - if the Japanese wanted to really achieve the goal of waging this war, they still had to rely on infantry to assault and thus essentially occupy Renqiu. Although the composition of the cadet division is a bit complicated, there are also a lot of cadet soldiers who have no actual combat experience, but fortunately, the fighting spirit is high, and they have the determination to serve the country to the death, just as Chen Shichang said: We must let the Japanese know that China is not the China of the past, at least in the land of Renqiu.

Regarding Chen Shichang's arrangement, Ouyang Yun originally wanted him to be a staff officer of the division headquarters, after all, he was the old squad leader of the student training class. But the result backfired, although Ouyang Yun has been deliberately getting rid of the shadow of a certain aspect in order to enable the cadet to survive in the cracks, and did not set up departments with some symbolic significance such as instructors and political departments, but Chen Shichang himself saved the country, somehow mixed into the soldiers' committee, and became the first chief officer. Although this soldiers' committee has developed to the present day, although it has a very old-fashioned name, its backbone personnel play the same role as that of instructors and political commissars, and they are specifically responsible for the ideological work of the soldiers and the coordination of relations between officers and soldiers.

At the moment when the shelling stopped, Ouyang Yun realized that it was time for the little devil to prepare for a ground attack, and he ordered Liu Zheliang and the others: "Carry me to the regimental headquarters of the third regiment!" Then he said to Xiao Shankun: "What are you doing here, you kid is still staying here, the position is lost, be careful that Lao Tzu spanks you!" ”

"Hey!" Xiao Zhikun seemed to remember that he was the head of a group, and hurriedly ran away. After running for a short time, as if he had just come back to his senses, he shouted at Liu Zheliang: "Zheliang, hurry up and carry the division back to Wen'an, it's dangerous here!" If there is anything wrong with the master, you can be careful that the whole teacher will beat your ass! ”

Ouyang Yun laughed when he heard this, and said, "This kid is more ruthless than me." Said to Liu Zheliang: "Don't listen to him, hurry, carry me over, this guy is a good hand at folding quilts, but is it a war-well, don't worry!" ”

"Master, you underestimate people!" Xiao Zhikun was anxious when he heard this, and ran back and shouted such a sentence.

Everyone laughed!

On the side of the front line of Daliuhe Town, near Tianjin, where the headquarters of the 25th Brigade of the 108th Division was located, Major General Nakano Naozo, the brigade commander in charge of the operation, stepped on the dirt slope on the side of the trench with one foot, and held a telescope in both hands to look at the position of the Cadet Division two kilometers away. After the shelling, the opposite position was filled with smoke and few people. However, his face suddenly became difficult to look at at the dense waving of dirt from the trenches—it was obvious that the effect of the shelling just now was limited, and the tactical literacy of the enemy on the opposite side was not as low as he had expected in advance.

Seeing this, a staff officer next to him hurriedly asked, "General, what's wrong?" ”

"Tu Feiyuan, a layman, he also personally commanded the artillery bombardment, is this the result of his personal command?" Nakano snorted and put down the binoculars, thinking to himself, "Why don't you have the division commander personally commanding it?" ”

The staff officer asked cautiously: "Is that asking the artillerymen to comb it again?" ”

"No need!" Nakano waved his hand and said contemptuously: "The people on the other side don't even have decent artillery, as long as our tanks run over, then they won't be left with their lives scattered and fleeing?!" ”

The staff officer hurriedly kindly reminded him: "General, according to the commander-in-chief of Tu Feiyuan, the Chinese army on the opposite side is equipped with a lot of anti-tank guns!" ”

Nakano glanced at him, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes: "What about being equipped with an anti-tank gun?" It depends on what kind of opponent they are facing," he glanced at the Huabeitun garrison in the distance in the direction of Tianjin City, and said contemptuously: "These guys of the Huabeitun garrison will only bully the unarmed Chinese civilians, and they are still far behind against the real Chinese soldiers, no matter how good the weapons fall into the hands of these people, it is equivalent to scrap metal!" Pass my order and order the tank unit to line up eight Quirrells in front, with the North Manchu following behind - you give me the Akita Wing Takaki Kaichi. ”

After the phone was connected, Nakano changed his tone and said on the phone: "Takaki Nakasa, this first round of assault will be handed over to you Akita United, and I hope you will not live up to the prestige established by the captain of the Akita Wing, and you must take it for me in one go - please!" ”

"Hello!" Gao Shu Kaichi sat in the position of wing captain as a middle sa, if it wasn't for his great background, then he must have very martial arts - Gao Shu immediately replied respectfully and energetically on the phone.

The 108th Division is mainly armed with the reserves of the 8th Division in Japan, and most of the generals are from the 8th Division, and some veterans are supported by the 8th Division, and the other devil soldiers are also recruits. Of course, unlike the recruits of the cadet division, the military quality of these devil soldiers is quite high due to the relatively advanced and sound reserve system in Japan.

The 108th Division did not have its own tank unit, and the tank unit now assigned to Nakano's command was directly under the Kwantung Army Command, and it was through the public relations of Dohihara that he came to help and save the prestige of the "Great Japanese Imperial Tank Unit". This tank unit consisted of two squadrons, 8 Type 89 medium tanks (Quirrell) and 20 Type 95 light tanks (North Manchuria), and the commander was Naokawa Nakasa.

As Nakano issued the order to attack, 28 tanks started under the unified command of Naokawa, and then eight "Quirrell" drove more than ten meters away to form the first attack wave, and then rushed towards the position of the Cadet Division. The other 20 "North Manchurians" drove out one after another, forming a three-line offensive formation, and behind the tank unit, more than 1,000 soldiers of a brigade of the Akita Wing trotted under the command of the captain Ryoki Motonakasa, armed with weapons to follow up - the first ground attack of the little devils finally began.

On the position of the Third Regiment, as the lookout soldiers waved small flags to issue early warnings, Shao Bigang, commander of the first battalion of the Third Regiment, and Huang Changjiang, deputy commander of the battalion, ran in the trenches with shell guns. As they ran, they shouted: "The comrades (brothers) in charge of the second round withdraw, everyone else has rounded my eyes, anti-tank squad, aim well, and shoot together at my orders!" ”

As soon as the cannon stopped, the soldiers, under the command of the officers, got out of their bunkers and began to repair the fortifications. The platoon commanders of the company took the lead in wielding shovels in sweat and rain, while maintaining extremely high vigilance, and many people's eyes were always fixed on the direction of the lookouts. In order to prevent fatigue in combat, after the first battalion entered the position, Shao Bigang divided the whole battalion into two batches and carried out defensive operations in turn. The platoon commanders of the company in charge of the second round stopped one after another, beckoned the soldiers of the headquarters to enter the bunker, and shouted playfully: "It's time to rest, brothers, withdraw!" ”

The fighters who did not have a combat mission entered the bunker a little bit of hip-hop, and some people would joke with the fellow or old acquaintance who was in charge of the first round of blocking: "So-and-so, you kid has a bright spot, don't go to Hades to report before Lao Tzu." ”

Fellows and acquaintances often ridicule each other: "The dog can't spit out ivory in his mouth, Lao Tzu won't go to Hades if he doesn't kill enough, but you kid, hehe, don't wait for Lao Tzu to let go of this little devil as soon as the gun is released, and then you will shoot birds!" ”

At this time, Xiao Zhikun ran over, and Ouyang Yun's words just now obviously took a thorn in his heart, making him feel particularly uncomfortable. He was sweating profusely, and when he saw Shao Bigang, he said loudly: "Battalion Commander Shao, keep an eye on me." If the position is lost in your hands, be careful that Lao Tzu spanks you. ”

Xiao Shankun is only 21 years old, and he is six years younger than Shao Bigang in terms of age, and because of this situation, he usually talks to his subordinates in a harmonious voice, and he does not have the frame of a superior. Xu is precisely because of this, the effect of his frenzy at this meeting is immediately obvious, and Shao Bigang immediately responded loudly: "Tuanza!" Don't worry, the people are in the position, if the position is lost in the hands of our first battalion, I don't want you to spank, Lao Tzu will directly let you kick your head as a ball! Then he asked aloud: "Brothers, do you have the confidence to repel the attack of the little devils!" ”

"Yes!" The soldiers first shouted violently, and then the temperament of the three regiments was revealed, and a naughty company commander said: "Even if we don't lose the face of our battalion for the battalion commander to be spanked, everyone will also sacrifice their lives to beat, brothers, am I right!" Many people laughed.

Xiao Zhikun and Shao Bigang also laughed, the former approached the latter and said in his ear: "The situation is not right, let someone inform me quickly, but don't die, save face!" Remember?! ”

Shao Bigang saluted with a military salute, and Zhengse said: "Tuanzao, you can relax, every boy in the three regiments is a bad breed!" ”

Xiao Zhikun poked his head out to look at the situation opposite, and then left.

On the opposite side, the little devil's tank group was only more than a thousand meters away from the position of the first battalion with black smoke, and suddenly, several tanks stopped and sank, the barrels of the guns spewed flames, and several shells whistled over the heads of the soldiers in an instant, and exploded behind them somewhere.

The laughter disappeared from everyone's faces, and finally, the atmosphere of the battlefield appeared in the trenches—some heavy, some nervous, and still waiting to erupt with anger and passion.

From the moment Feng Yuanxiu saw Ouyang Yun, tears kept spilling down like pearls with broken threads. The pearl was sprinkled all the way until it reached the regimental headquarters of the third regiment.

Ouyang Yun called him over, wiped away his tears for him with his own hands, and said softly: "The war will definitely kill people, and the men who can die on the battlefield are really good men, Yuan Xiu, don't cry anymore." In the future, there will be more difficult things waiting for you to do. ”

Ouyang Yun misunderstood the cause of his tears, Feng Yuanxiu did not uncover the knot in his heart because of his explanation, but instead cried even louder: "Master, it's all me, my fault, if I don't kill that one recklessly, that devil is plainclothes, this battle may not be able to be fought." ”

Only then did he know that he was crying for something, Ouyang Yun glanced at everyone with a smile and asked, "Have you heard the story of the wolf and the lamb?" ”

Everyone felt a little strange, and Pan Meiren asked, "Is it the "Tale of the Wolf and the Lamb" from "Krylov's Fables"?" ”

Ouyang Yun nodded and said, "A wolf saw the lamb drinking by the river and wanted to find an excuse to eat it, so he accused the lamb of soiling the water. The lamb said, I am downstream, and it is impossible to dirty the water upstream. The wolf said again that the lamb had scolded him last year. The lamb replied, "I was not yet born." The wolf was so angry that he said, "No matter how well you defend, I will not let you go." When he had finished speaking, he ate the lamb. This little devil is a wolf, and sooner or later they will do something to us. ”

Feng Yuanxiu's tears gradually stopped, he obviously understood the true meaning of the story that Ouyang Yun told - whether he shot and killed that devil in plainclothes or not, the little devil would provoke this war sooner or later!