Liu Wenfeng, Gao Dazhu, Liu Taiping, and Zhou Quanfu The four battalion commanders, plus Lin Xiufeng, the chief of staff, Wu Zihuai, and the staff officer, Zheng Yongchang, gathered at the main peak of Lion Rock, and they were called back not long after leaving.

Obviously, at this moment, they had learned the news that the Japanese army was not far away, and the sudden enemy immediately gave them a great threat, especially the solemn expression of the stone bowing his head and muttering without saying a word, which made them feel faintly uneasy.

Who is the stone? This ruthless man who fought a bloody road from the bottom of the army step by step, and killed in bloody battles to his current position, undoubtedly exists like a myth in their hearts, and the glorious achievements in the past make them have an impulse to worship, compared to other friendly troops, they have an unimaginable self-confidence, and the confidence accumulated by victory makes them believe that the enemy with the same strength, even if the firepower is much fiercer than them, it is difficult to get any benefits in their hands, and even a little careless, There was a chance that they could inflict a heavy blow on their opponents, however, the expression on the stone's face now made them feel how tricky things were.

"Company Commander Zhang, can you be sure that the devil is in Xingjia Village?" The stone paced back and forth for a moment, then finally stopped and asked.

Zhang Donkey'er was covered with sweat on his head, and after hearing Shishi's question, he immediately nodded and said: "Yes, head of the regiment, judging from the terrain that Chief Guo said earlier, the place where the devil is located is Xingjia Village, and I rushed to investigate it not long ago, so there should be no mistake." ”

"Xingjia Village? How far is it from us? How many devils are there? Have you ever exposed your target? Liu Wenfeng and the others had just arrived, and they didn't know much about the situation in front of them, and when they heard that the devil was not far ahead, their faces immediately changed and asked.

"It's hard to say, we are staring at the devil from a long distance, and it stands to reason that we shouldn't be discovered, but the devil may have sent scouts to reconnoiter earlier, whether we can hide it from the other party's ears and eyes, it's not clear." Zhang Donkey said with a solemn face, obviously as the commander of the reconnaissance company, he is also very clear about the enemy's usual tricks, although before this, they did not have a head-on fight with the devil's scouts, but in this complex area full of mountains, veterans like them have a way to avoid the enemy's blockade and find out important information.

Gao Da Hammer looked at Liu Wenfeng, and after a deep groan, he asked, "Stone, how many devils are we going to face this time?" ”

"At least one division." The stone did not hide the slightest thing, and immediately answered.

Everyone was in an uproar immediately, even Zhou Quanfu, who had been sitting aside and smoking sweat cigarettes, put down the cigarette stick in his hand and said: "Commander, this battle can't be fought, there are so many devils, and one person has to drown us with a mouthful of foam." ”

Shi waved his hand at Lao Zhou and said, "There is no choice this time, even if this battle is difficult, we can only fight hard." ”

Looking at Shishi's determined expression, everyone couldn't help but keep silent, obviously such a long time together had made them clear about Shi's temper, and knew that once he had made up his mind, it would be useless to say anything.

Liu Wenfeng shook his head helplessly and said: "Stone, the disparity in strength is too great, it's not that the brothers don't dare to fight, but this battle is really impossible to fight, the devils of a division and regiment, tens of thousands of people are rushing up, not to mention our regiment, even our 51st Division is all here, I'm afraid it can't stop the devils from advancing, this kind of strength gap can't be overcome by courage at all." ”

The stone nodded slowly, naturally knowing the meaning of Liu Wenfeng's words, death, they are not afraid, it is already a luxury for them to be able to live until now, for them who are used to seeing life and death, death is just a matter of one day earlier and one day later, however, it is really a meaningless thing to die in vain.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but turn his head to Zhang Donkey and asked, "Can you estimate how many devils there are in the area of Xingjia Village?" ”

"It should be more than one brigade, we saw the devil's defense outside the village, there are hundreds of people on each side, it should be a squadron." After Zhang Donkey answered, Xuan even added.

"Okay, then let's fight this brigade first." After thinking about it for a long time, Shi seemed to have finally made up his mind and said decisively.

"Knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger?" Wu Zihuai asked with a little surprise.

The stone nodded and said: "Since we can't avoid it, let's take the initiative to attack, fight as many devils as we can, and defend Lion Rock, but just wait for death, it's better to fight while the strength still exists." ”

Wu Zihuai immediately nodded and said: "Cheng, the regimental seat just gives the order, we will immediately arrange the arrangement, one division is one division, and if you pull some cushions before you die, you will fight with the devil." ”

Liu Wenfeng, Gao Dazhu, Liu Taiping and others heard this, and immediately expressed their positions, since the regiment commander and the chief of staff have said so, they naturally have nothing to say, the great military exploits of the stone are placed there, in terms of the ability to fight, they think that no one can compare, since the regiment commander has already made up his mind, then they just wait to fight with the devil.

The tension on the Lion Rock quickly dissipated a lot, and the greatest fear of people is not that the enemy is strong and invincible, but that kind of ignorance about the future, once the enemy is placed in front of them, even if it is as far beyond their imagination as it is now, but that fear will slowly disappear, but it is the strong pressure of the last battle, which makes them full of fighting spirit.

The sky, in this situation full of pressure, gradually darkened, the lion rock gradually calmed, the two wings of the two nameless hills are also gradually away from the hustle and bustle, a whole day of busyness, so that the soldiers of the first battalion and the second battalion outlined the general position on the two mountains, although because the mountains are strong, the rocks are tough and the effect is not great, but it took a whole day to pile up the bluestone piles still let them have a little support, especially a machine gun erection, so that they have a great psychological stability. I believe that in a few days, this place will become ravines and horizontal, extremely solid, even if it cannot be compared with the reinforced concrete poured defense fortifications, but because of the existence of pieces of bluestone, its hardness is also very considerable.

With the arrival of the night, the soldiers who had worked hard for a day also began to rest, and after filling their stomachs at will and replenishing enough water, the position fell into silence, especially under the shroud of the black curtain, and the scene of the day was no longer visible, the cold wind blew, and the cold of autumn also emptied the heat of the day, making everything look cold, so that there was no difference around.

Except for the occasional uncontrollable snoring sound in the night, there was nothing unusual here.

At the same time, in a small village six or seven miles away, a kerosene lamp was lit in a low house, and there was a cover on the outside of the lamp to prevent the air flow from surging and extinguishing the light, and six or seven Japanese officers in earthy yellow military uniforms were motionless all around, making the already small room look very crowded, and the dim light reflected on the surrounding people, elongating their figures and projecting them on the surrounding walls, like demons with teeth and claws, which was terrifying and suffocating.

A young officer was the first to speak to break the silence, he looked at an old map on the table, stretched out his hand to draw a striking line, and immediately asked: "Is there really an army in the northeast?" ”

In the corner, a Japanese lieutenant immediately said with a high voice: "Your Excellency, there is a remote road in the northeast direction from here, and there is a Zhina unit in a continuous mountain range six or seven miles away. ”

"Yo Xi" Officer Shaozuo nodded lightly, and then reached out and touched the beard on his mouth, the feeling of steel needles seemed to boost his confidence, making him suddenly laugh evilly, "Gentlemen, it seems that our luck is good, we haven't arrived in De'an yet, and the people of China are in a hurry to give gifts." ”

"Your Excellency is preparing to attack?" A captain officer asked with a slight frown.

"Of course, what is Koizumi-kun's opinion?" Shao Zuo asked indifferently.

The captain muttered for a moment and said, "Your Excellency, the people of China have obviously known our whereabouts when they came to fortify, especially since they are six or seven miles away from each other, they must be guarded against, and launching a night attack under such circumstances may not have much effect." ”

"Koizumi-kun can't help but look up to the Shina people too much, when I was in the country, I heard that the Shina people are poorly equipped, the literacy is extremely poor, and they are completely vulnerable, the warriors of the empire, often one can be worth 5 of the Shina people, we have a brigade here, Koizumi-kun thinks how many troops do the Shina people need to be able to block our attack? Besides, this is a night attack, and the people of China have no way to fight more or less, as long as they break through the first-line fortifications, the rest is a massacre. Shao Zuo said with great confidence.

The captain thought for a moment and continued: "Your Excellency, the people of China are not as unbearable as they imagined, and the wing captain only asked us to investigate the surrounding enemy situation, and did not intend to take the initiative to attack. ”

Shaozuo shook his head and said with a smile: "Koizumi-kun, the war depends on improvisation, not the commander's order, eat the people in front of you, maybe you can open up the road ahead, this point, I think even His Excellency the Wing Captain will agree very much, okay, don't talk about this, go rest for a while, and set off in the early morning." Now, you should go and enjoy the Zhina woman first, I didn't expect that there would be so many Zhina women in such a small village, hehe, when De'an is laid, you will be able to enjoy it more and more. ”

After that, this young man looked at the dark hut on the side with a cruel smile, and seemed to have heard the sound of struggling and crying from inside, which made him laugh more and more hideously.