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Nakasa listened to the commander's words and couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Indeed, they came all the way here for more than just to take the river and break through the defense. Even the purpose of this battle is not only to take Changsha, after all, for the empire, the enemy land captured at this moment is enough, and in the case that the occupied land is already several times that of the mainland, the gains and losses of one city and one place are no longer of much significance to them. The real threat to them at this moment is the enemy troops, especially those well-equipped ace units.

Since the Battle of Wuhan, the Imperial Army has changed from an offensive posture to a defensive one, and the continuous expansion of the occupied area has increased the frontal pressure on them in vain, and the inferior forces on the battlefield have made them constantly threatened by the counteroffensive of the Nationalist troops. In particular, these units of the enemy's 9th and 5th theaters are extremely powerful and pose a great threat.

Whether it was the Battle of De'an, the Battle of Nanchang, or the Battle of Shanggao not long ago, the strength of the enemy army in front of them made them feel worried, such as the 106th Division and the 33rd and 34th Divisions and other troops, although their combat effectiveness is not as good as their A divisions, but they are also basically formed into an army according to their organization, and what is lacking is nothing more than the artillery units that are attached to them, but in the face of the enemy, several divisions and regiments are in danger of being surrounded and annihilated. The loss of more than 10,000 troops in each battle was unacceptable.

The total number of Japanese troops in China was only more than 800,000, and if there were such heavy losses in every battle, how long could these troops hold out? Not to mention the guerrillas who are becoming more and more active in the occupied areas at the moment, these people are like maggots attached to the bones, they cannot be caught and cannot be killed, but once they are left alone, they do not know when they will come out to attack, and even if they build blockhouses and fortifications everywhere in the occupied areas, they are still somewhat unable to withstand the enemy's guerrillas' tactics. In such a situation, the best way is to first crush the main army of the enemy in front of them, and then concentrate on destroying the guerrillas in the occupied areas after the threat from outside is lifted, so that production in the occupied areas can be restored and the wealth of this land can be truly digested.

After thinking about so many things in a blink of an eye, this Zhongzuo then nodded, what Shangguan said is indeed reasonable, it is indeed necessary to take some risks, as long as enough enemy troops can be annihilated in this battle, the threat around northern Hunan can be eliminated in a short time, and the surrounding area of Wuhan will be more stable, and then troops can be drawn from here to North China and other places to exterminate the guerrillas.

Nearly five miles away from the Chishi River, Cai Renjie, the commander of the 173rd Regiment, withdrew to the rear of the position of the third battalion under the leadership of several soldiers of the third battalion of the independent regiment. Behind a dirt slope, Cai Renjie met Li Shijian, the commander of the third battalion, and in this slightly high place, he had a rough look at the situation of the front battlefield of the third battalion. However, after just one glance, a cold sweat broke out all over his body, and he immediately asked the burly man beside him incredibly: "Battalion Commander Li, you rely on such a position to meet the enemy?" ”

Li Shijian replied with a calm face: "Cai Tuanzuo, we have just arrived here, it is already a very difficult thing to dig so many foxholes in such a short time, I also think that the brothers can build a solid position, but where did so much time come from?" ”

Cai Renjie couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and then said dissatisfiedly: "Captain Shi is too child's play, he said that there was an ambush here, I thought he had dug a pit and was waiting for the devil to take the bait, but now I know, where is this waiting for the devil to be fooled, this is waiting for our own people to be fooled, just rely on this kind of position, rely on such a little people, we want to block the devil's charge?" Once the devil's attack can't be stopped head-on, and the frontal rout continues, we will be finished together! ”

Li Shi was immediately unhappy when he heard this, the three battalions under his command finally waited for an opportunity for them to play, usually the first battalion and the second battalion took the lead, and their three battalions were prepared, and this time they were finally able to kill devils on the frontal battlefield. was said to be so unbearable, even if Cai Renjie's military rank and position were much higher than him, he couldn't help but snort coldly and said: "This is not worrying Cai Tuanza!" Our three battalions are responsible for guarding here, so we can definitely block the attack of the devils and rout? We are the troops of the independent regiment, and this kind of thing, after three or four years of fighting in our regiment, has not happened, so we don't have to worry about it. ”

Cai Renjie couldn't help blushing when he heard this, obviously he also thought of the previous situation on the south bank of the Chishi River, the troops of the 58th Division were defeated in vain, and this time if it wasn't for the timely reinforcement of the independent regiment, they would have been finished. Including himself, his first reaction at that time was also to retreat, if it weren't for Deputy Division Zhang pulling out a gun against his head, their 173rd Regiment might not be much better than other regiments, and then thinking of the completely different performances of the two units when their regiment and the independent regiment attacked separately in Guanqiao a few months ago, he couldn't help but bow his head. The troops of their 58th Division are already the elite of the national army, but compared with the independent regiment, they are really far behind.

Thinking of this, Cai Renjie couldn't help but change his mouth and said: "Since Battalion Commander Li is so confident, it would be better, I will command the troops of the 173rd Regiment to deploy on both flanks and reinforce your troops at any time." ”

When Li Shi heard him say this, he couldn't help but nod and said: "Then thank you Cai Tuanzuo, when our Tuanzuo withdraws with the troops, the defense here will be more stable, and when the time comes, the heavy task of outflanking the enemy's flanks from both flanks will be the brothers of the Lao Guituan." ”

Watching Cai Renjie leave quickly towards the flank with a few guards, Li Shijian also said to the battalion attached to Xie Zhongshu on the side: "Old Xie, you also heard what this Cai regiment commander said just now, right?" ”

Xie Zhongshu immediately spat and said disdainfully: "I, still head Cai?" What kind of head are these people? In terms of combat exploits, in terms of the number of devils killed, our Tiger Ben Regiment randomly pulled out a company commander, and I don't know how much stronger than them, but we are still worried that we will not be able to withstand the devils! Joke, even if the third battalion fights until only one person is left, it will definitely not let the devil take a step forward. Tiger head, don't be a bad seed if you are the battalion commander, if this battle is not fought well, our brothers in the third battalion will not even be able to lift their heads in the regiment in the future. ”

Li Shijian couldn't help sneering when he heard this: "Worried about Lao Tzu? Lao Xie, in a while, we will lead a platoon as a death squad to see who the hell kills more devils! ”

"Okay, Tiger Head, you are like a battalion commander, after this battle, which king and eight lambs will say that we will not be able to stand it, just fucking spit on his face." Xie Zhongshu said with a cold face.

It didn't take long for the troops on the front line to begin to appear in their sight, the first to come was a battalion attached to Cheng Chong, as soon as they received the news, Li Shijian and Xie Zhongshu did not dare to slack off, the two personally greeted them, Cheng Chong is not an ordinary battalion attached, in terms of qualifications and military exploits, there are not many people in the entire independent regiment who can compare to him, if Cheng Zhong himself is willing, I am afraid that he would have become the battalion commander a long time ago.

Cheng Zhong still has that calm and resolute face, with a short stake on his forehead, thick eyebrows, as soon as he saw the two of them, Cheng Chong raised his hand and saluted, and then asked: "Battalion Commander Li, let me rush back to inquire first, can the position of the third battalion be arranged?" ”

Li Shijian and Xie Zhongshu returned the salute one after another, and Li Shijian responded: "Lao Cheng, let's call my name!" How can I be worthy of your name, I have already prepared, the three companies are divided into three lines of defense, the machine gun platoon and the battalion headquarters are directly subordinate to the two wings, and the more peripheral places are the troops of the 58th Division withdrawn from the front line, as long as the onslaught of the devils is blocked head-on, they can launch a counterattack from the flank. ”

Cheng nodded and said: "The etiquette cannot be abolished, Battalion Commander Li, as the third battalion commander, is naturally my superior, how dare I not know the severity." The military situation is urgent, or the current situation is the most important, Battalion Commander Li, let me speak to you on my behalf, as long as the third battalion can withstand the attack of the devils head-on, there is no need to worry about the counterattack. ”

Li Shijian immediately replied in a deep voice: "Please rest assured, the third battalion will never lose the face of our tiger group, unless the third battalion is dead, no devils will be let go." ”

Cheng Zhong nodded immediately when he heard this, he believed that these brothers of the Independent Regiment, since they dared to say such things, they would definitely be able to do it, he immediately said: "Okay, let's make a passage from the front here and let the brothers on the front line withdraw, the devil is not far behind us, when to fire, and when the regiment retreats, I will personally give an order." ”

The first battalion and the second battalion slowly retreated, and after beating the devils on the position on the south bank of the river, the initiative on the battlefield was already controlled by the independent regiment, in fact, the situation at that time was very bad, just like Cai Renjie was worried at the beginning, under the heavy pressure of the devils, it was not easy for the troops to retreat calmly, not to mention anything else, it is difficult to say whether the soldiers would collapse psychologically under this kind of heavy pressure. Even these problems do not exist for the soldiers of the independent regiment, like these veterans of a hundred battles, no matter what the situation can deal with calmly, especially after repelling the Japanese attack, there is enough room for movement, and they are more flexible and free.

Even many soldiers have smelled different breaths from such actions, and many people are even more excited, they have fought a lot of battles, and the rich experience is unimaginable, and the regiment retreats with them like this, there is no doubt that they are ready to ambush the little devils, which makes them all ready to do a big job, and the battle by the river is not enjoyable, and it should be great to pull it down.