Defensive warfare, tug-of-war, and encounters have a world of difference, the commander's keen judgment is important, but more important is the number of soldiers, the sophistication of weapons and the delivery of logistical supplies, in this face-to-face, hard-to-face battle, it is difficult for you to win by surprise, with incredible tactics to turn the tide of the unfavorable battle, usually, the side that has the upper hand will give full play to its advantages, and then eat away at the opponent little by little, without giving the enemy any chance, this kind of battle is attrition, fight is who is more ruthless.

However, it was the Japanese side that had the advantage, which made the officers of the national army very helpless.

Although the Japanese army is now surrounded, they have a whole division and 20,000 troops, and what is particularly important is that these 20,000 troops alone are equipped with a field artillery wing of 2,300 people, and the powerful firepower of as many as 36 field artillery mountain guns is far beyond the comparison of the officers and men of the national army. Not to mention that the Japanese army still has air superiority and a powerful air strike.

In these two days of offensive and defensive battles, the ferocity of the Japanese army was brought into full play, and its tidal attack gave a fierce blow to the Fourth Army on the right flank, and in just two days, more than 7,000 soldiers were killed, which was something that could not be imagined before.

Yu Jishi lowered his head and groaned, looking a little hesitant, Wang Yaowu's worries were naturally reasonable, he had also thought of such a possibility, but he couldn't think of a solution, now the 74th Army is also a little stretched after the 174 Brigade is temporarily transferred to the Fourth Army defense line to reinforce, if the devil comes to attack, whether he can hold the position, he is not absolutely sure, the precedent of the Fourth Army is in front of him, no one dares to say that with the flesh and blood of his subordinates, he can block the spears and cannons of the devil, and block the overwhelming bombardment.

The situation now is that although they did not suffer as heavy losses as the Fourth Army, a whole brigade supported the past, and with the early losses of the 302nd Regiment, the two units could be called brothers.

The night was getting deeper, and the dew of the late night brought a biting chill to the soldiers of the national army who were sleeping on the position. They fought for a day, and the surviving soldiers were all brave men who survived with their personal bravery and luck after a short encounter with the devil.

Now, the night is deep and the hunger and cold alternate, they can only curl up as much as possible, and the cats are in the trench to seize the time to rest, otherwise they will not be able to cope with the devil's attack the next day due to their lack of physical strength.

And the calm of the devils these two nights also gave them the illusion that the enemy was also accumulating strength like them, waiting for tomorrow's decisive battle.

Under such circumstances, the Japanese army launched a night attack, and when the secret post under the mountain found that the devil had touched it, it was already a little late, and the Japanese army with bayonets had already rushed to the front of the position, shouting and rushing into the front position.

The fortifications of the first line were formed into a void and collapsed instantly. Ou Zhen, the commander of the Fourth Army, who received the alarm, personally rushed forward with the guard battalions of the 59th and 90th Divisions, and in a madness of near despair, he threw all his troops.

The bloody battle lasted about an hour, and although the Fourth Army was lucky enough to repel the Japanese army, it suffered heavy losses in the confusion. After the battle, the exhausted soldier almost fell asleep, and could no longer bear the fatigue that came from the bottom of his heart.

Yu Jishi and the others, who received the news, could only shake their heads and sigh in vain, in this situation, the 174th Brigade is almost the last hope of the Fourth Army, how can they be transferred back? And the night attack of the Japanese army also made them quite worried, for fear that there would be negligence and lead to the collapse of the defense line.

After a night of worry and anxiety, the sky finally began to white, however, no one breathed a long sigh of relief because of the dawn, everyone became more restless, the third day, the third day of the devil's attack, they were basically on the verge of collapse, no one knew how long they could hold on, no one knew if they would live to see the sun go down.

Yu Jishi stood on the top of Lion Rock with bloodshot eyes, looking at the verdant mountains in front of him, looking at the mountains shrouded in mist, and sighed.

There are no particularly high, precipitous mountains here, but the endless mountains are also magnificent and heroic, however, these mountains, like beasts with teeth and claws, make people palpitate and chill at a glance.

The mountains provided them with support and protection, allowing them to rely on as a stronghold to snipe the Japanese army. In the same way, the mountains also provided convenience for the Japanese army, allowing their large armies to hide in them, making it difficult to understand the disposition of their troops.

After pondering for a while, Yu Jishi asked worriedly: "What was the troop loss of Brother Yuchen last night?" ”

After the chief of staff Ma Junyan got the situation over there, he obviously got the situation over there, and immediately said: "Junzuo, the situation is very bad, the devil attacked suddenly, and more than 1,000 soldiers in the forward fortifications of the Fourth Army were almost slaughtered. ”

Yu Jishi smiled helplessly: "Guard battalion!" The reserves of the Fourth Army seem to have been exhausted, and it is really chilling to fight on this point. ”

Ma Junyan said with a stern expression: "Junzuo, in the past two days, the Fourth Army has lost seven or eight thousand people, and now all the people who can move have stood at the forefront, according to the offensive of the devil in the previous two days, today's battle is ......."

Yu Jishi knew what the people below were afraid of, but he said without scruples: "If you can't win, you have to fight, if the battle is fought to this extent, if you give up like this, how can we explain to those soldiers who died for the country?" How to explain to the peak? Fight, swear to fight to the death, never die and never retreat! ”

The corners of the deputy army commander Jiang Fusheng's mouth were slightly winged, and he said with some disdain: "Brother Liangzhen, we are a little wronged in this battle, how far is De'an from here?" Dozens of miles, two days to climb to the end, why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet? On the one hand, the general seat emphasized that the Matsuura Division would encircle and annihilate the devils, and on the other hand, it dragged on and slowly swallowed and annihilated? What do you encircle and annihilate without troops? Rely on our two armies of 40,000 people to surround and annihilate a division of devils? It's a bit of a joke. ”

Ma Junyan also said strangely: "Yes, it stands to reason that the reinforcements should have arrived a long time ago, could it be that something happened to the Nanxun line?" ”

Yu Jishi waved his hand and said: "The matter of Shangfeng is very complicated, this kind of seat, it is not that the general seat can fight if it is said to fight, or Chief Chen (note: Chen Cheng, commander of the Ninth Theater) may also have to ask for instructions, and it will always take a little time to come and go." It's useless to talk more, let's think about the battle situation in front of us, if the cooked duck is allowed to fly away, I'm afraid it will make people laugh off their big teeth. ”

Zhan Zhongyan, the deputy commander of the army, who had not spoken, said directly: "Speaking of this battle, there is still a shortage of people, we are lacking, and the Fourth Army is even more lacking. Now that the Fourth Army is a little overwhelmed, if possible, we will reinforce all the 58th Division, otherwise the defense line of the Fourth Army will be lost, and it will be useless for us to defend here. ”

When these words were spoken, everyone on the side immediately fell silent, obviously this matter was very important, and they did not dare to speak easily.

Yu Jishi stretched out his hand and touched his bare head, slowly shook his head and said: "The 172nd Brigade can't move anymore, otherwise there will be a big hole on the front line of Changling, if the devil turns his gun and fights, it will open a gap between us and the Fourth Army, and there will be no chance to plug it at that time, this risk is too great." ”

When Zhan Zhongyan heard this, he continued: "This battle is a gamble at this time, just bet on whether we can judge the direction of the devil's attack and concentrate superior forces to defend it, otherwise it will be weak everywhere, and there is a possibility of being broken through by the devil everywhere." ”

Ma Junyan looked at the army commander and seemed to be a little moved, and couldn't help but remind in a whisper: "Junzuo, Deputy Army Commander Zhan's words are good, but who can guarantee that the devil will continue to storm the position of the Fourth Army today?" If we empty the long ridge, after the devil finds the gap, he turns his head and rushes over, the consequences will be serious! ”

Jiang Fusheng also seemed to agree with Zhan Zhongyan's statement, and couldn't help but interject: "The devils attacked frantically two days ago, and the Fourth Army not only lost its generals, but also under the bombardment of aircraft and artillery, the entire position was basically destroyed. ”

Ma Junyan disagreed: "The devil is cunning, it's hard to say, the devil didn't attack at night two days ago, but didn't he beat him hard last night?" Now the Fourth Army is unsustainable, we know, and the devils know it, but what if the devils stop at attracting all our attention to the side of the Fourth Army, and then secretly cross Chen Cang? ”

As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said: "Junzuo, Changling is the defense of our army, once the devil breaks through from here, not to mention the previous achievements, maybe he will be charged with arson, and when the time comes, Shangfeng will not say that we are because we want to help the Fourth Army defend and cause such consequences, and all the black cauldrons will have to be borne by us." ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhan Zhongyan and Jiang Fusheng immediately closed their mouths, this kind of thing, once it involves Yu Jishi's future, they are extremely sensitive, if the military commander makes a little mistake, they are also doomed. At the level of army commander, who will not have his own subordinates, who will not have his own cronies? In the 74th Army, they were deputy commanders, what about changing places, changing army commanders? Who would give them such power?

Wang Yaowu said: "Junzuo, the direction of the devil's attack is undecided at the moment, and hasty adjustment is easy to cause chaos, and although the Fourth Army has suffered heavy losses, there is no sign that it cannot be supported, and there is no telegram order from the peak, so it is better to respond to all changes with the same and wait for the devil's attack direction to be determined before making plans." ”