Section 169 Fight or Withdraw?

"The Japanese troops on the opposite side were obviously much more cunning and sophisticated than the ones we encountered when we were on the high ground, and the width of the attack was several miles away from the long river, which not only made the defenders on the south bank difficult to defend, but also strengthened the momentum of the attack, and it seemed to have a sense of endlessness." Stone then said sarcastically.

Liu Wenfeng on the side said: "Everything has advantages and disadvantages, the width of the attack has been opened, and the momentum has been greatened, but in fact, the attack power in every place is also weak, although the devil's assault force can continue to kill ashore under such an offensive, but it is basically impossible to overcome the positions heavily defended by the regiments of the 58th Division, don't look at the longer the delay, the more troops the devil will have on the south bank, in fact, as long as the devil's pontoon bridge does not play a role, it is impossible to form a large-scale offensive, and want to capture the defense line of the 58th Division, Basically, it's impossible. ”

Shi nodded, then looked at the crowd and said calmly: "So, our purpose in this battle is very clear, if we just want to rescue the 58th Division, help them retreat, and then assist them in reorganizing the remnants, we only need to establish a position here and wait for them to retreat." But if you want to assist the 58th Division to hold the position in this area of the Chishi River, the next battle still has to be fought. ”

Everyone looked at each other, and finally all looked at the stone, Liu Wenfeng smiled directly: "Help people to the end, send the Buddha to the west, if you just respond to the retreat of the 58th Division, why do you need to come so far away?" Here are all brothers who were born and died together, so you can give the order directly. ”

Shi Shi looked at the silent appearance of the tall sledgehammer and Li Shijian, and couldn't help but nod and said, "Okay, since that's the case, I won't waste time." In fact, this battle was very simple, and Deputy Division Commander Zhang had already thought about the overall strategy and framework, but it was just the sudden collapse of the 58th Division, which affected his battle plan. In this case, we only need to play the original role of the other divisions of the 58th Division. My idea is that the first battalion and the second battalion each attack the two flanks of the 58th Division, and there is no need to advance too far, only need to establish a firm position on the left and right flanks of the 58th Division, and the troops who do not let the devils land on the south bank can directly attack the main position of the 58th Division, and the three battalions will stay here to deploy in situ, as the general reserve of this battle, and also as our last receiving force, if the front defense line of the 58th Division is broken, or the Japanese army rebuilds the pontoon bridge from the flank and we really can't draw troops to block it, Then retreat. ”

"Tuanza, will our battalion be a little too small?" Sledgehammer asked after a pause.

The stone drew two lines on the ground and said: "If the long defensive line is set up along the border like the 58th Division at the beginning, the strength of an infantry battalion is indeed not enough. But as long as we shrink the defensive line and hold the two flanks of the main position of the 58th Division, the strength will be enough. Don't worry that because the defense line shrinks, the devils will have more troops ashore, only relying on the boats on the river, the devils' troops and firepower are much worse, the devils' chariots can't cross the river, the rifle cannons can't cross the river, relying only on long-range fire support and some mortars, it's not enough to take our position. ”

The three of them no longer had any doubts, seeing that the stone had already thought through the front and back, they no longer hesitated, and each led his troops to quickly rush towards the two wings.

After watching them leave, Shi immediately said to Li Shijian: "Tiger head, this place will be handed over to you!" ”

Li Shi couldn't help but be surprised and asked, "Tuanzao, don't you stay here to command?" ”

Shi shook his head and said: "I'll go to the main position of the 58th Division to find Deputy Division Commander Zhang, this battle is the key for them here, I need to personally tell him the layout of the independent regiment, so that they can fight with peace of mind, if the 58th Division can't withstand the onslaught of the devils, no matter how good our battle here is, it will be in vain." ”

Although Li Shijian knew that what the stone said was reasonable, he was also very anxious when he saw that he was going to the front line in person, and in normal times, not to mention Liu Wenfeng and Gao Da Hammer, even Li Wenguang and Xiao Shandong of the regimental headquarters battalion would definitely dispel the idea of the stone ruthlessly, and the lives of the 6,000 soldiers and people of the Independent Regiment were all related to him alone, if something happened to him, the Independent Regiment would be finished. Just like before the start of this battle, the stone did not come forward, let alone the independent regiment fighting, and the entire regiment could not be mobilized, which can also see the importance of the stone.

"Tuanzao, you command here, I'll go to the position of the 58th Division." Li Shi couldn't help but grit his teeth when he thought of this.

Shi smiled: "What, afraid that I will die under the guns of devils?" I've been to the front line less often in the past two years, but do you think that the little devil really has the ability to take my life? ”

Li Shijian stubbornly said: "Tuanza, the son of a daughter does not sit in the hall, Tuanzao is the future life of 6,000 soldiers of the independent regiment, how can he risk his life?" If anything goes wrong, what will happen to the brothers of the Independent Mission? ”

Shi waved his hand and said: "The boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, and there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. If I die, a new head will take over, maybe even better than what I did. Seeing that Li Shijian seemed to have something to say, he continued: "This matter, nothing else can replace it, only I can go in person, how to fight the next battle, I need to personally discuss with Deputy Division Commander Zhang, the devil in front of me is not an ordinary army, once it is not handled well, let alone that the Chishi River cannot be held here, I am afraid that Chunhua Mountain and Fenglindu are in danger." ”

When Li Shi saw that he said this, he was immediately speechless, and then resolutely said to a squad leader beside him: "You go to protect the group seat, no matter what happens, you must bring the group seat back to me safely." ”

"Yes" The squad leader didn't say much but simply replied, and then he waved his hand at a team of soldiers not far away, only to see more than a dozen fierce soldiers immediately rush up, and the group surrounded the stone in the middle, looking at their appearance, and then looking at the cavalry battalion soldiers who were already quite a few people beside him, the stone couldn't help but shake his head helplessly. However, at the moment, he really didn't have so much time to waste, so he could only acquiesce in their actions and rush towards the main position of the 58th Division in the midst of heavy protection.

The Japanese attack seemed to slow down for a short while, but now I don't know if it was because of the urging of the Japanese commander, the Japanese army on the other side of the river once again launched a fierce attack, and the previous setbacks and losses did not make the Japanese army on the opposite side afraid, but because of this failure, the Japanese army's ferocious and violent mood was aroused, making their attack more and more fierce.

When Shi rushed to the headquarters of the 58th Division with a cadre of guards against the dense machine-gun blockade on the other side of the river, it was vaguely visible that there seemed to be tanks advancing on the pontoon bridge on the opposite bank, staggering towards their position, which made them look at the front with a stern expression, they didn't expect that the devil's engineering unit was so strong, and such a spacious and solid pontoon bridge was built on the river in such a short time, and once the devil's tanks and other troops successfully broke through to the south bank, the next battle would be difficult to fight.

Zhang Lingfu was soaked in blood all over his body, when the stone saw him, he was leaning against the wall of the trench and gasping for breath, and Cai Renjie, the commander of the 173rd Regiment, sat on the side, the supreme commander of the two battlefields, the situation at the moment is all embarrassed and abnormal, and it can be seen at a glance that both of them have just experienced bloody battles and bloody battles of life and death! Beside them, a lieutenant looked at the river with a telescope, and at this time he gasped in vain and said: "Deputy division, regiment, the devil's tank is up!" ”

Cai Renjie asked a little puzzled: "Can the devil walk a tank on the pontoon?" ”

The lieutenant replied affirmatively: "It's not whether you can go or not, but it's about to come to us." ”

Cai Renjie couldn't help but scold angrily: "Then what are you waiting for? Get the Demoman ready to find a way to blow up the pontoon in no time! ”

"Captain Cai, don't worry, our task is complete!" Zhang Lingfu's relieved voice came from the side, but Cai Renjie became more and more incomprehensible, and couldn't help asking: "Deputy Division, we have been guarding it for so long, as long as we hold on a little longer, the independent regiment will be able to arrive, how can we give up at this critical juncture now?" Cai Renjie obviously made a mistake and said sharply on the side.

Zhang Lingfu was not angry at his reaction, but laughed: "The independent regiment has arrived, you see who is coming?" ”

With his voice, Cai Renjie couldn't help but turn his head, looking at the stone that came under the escort of a group of soldiers, he couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Stone, it's really you!" ”

Shi Shi looked at the soldiers next to him and couldn't help but sigh bitterly, and then said to Zhang Lingfu and Cai Renjie with a calm face: "The two brothers are not harmed. ”

Zhang Lingfu coughed involuntarily twice, and with the ups and downs of his body, it seemed to affect his wounds, making him frown involuntarily, but his face was full of smiles: "If you come later, I'm afraid I'll die here, do you say I'm sick or unharmed?" ”

Cai Renjie also smiled: "No wonder the deputy master said that my task was completed, the stone came, and he was naturally responsible for the next battle." ”

Shi walked quickly to Zhang Lingfu's side to check his injury, and seeing that there was no major problem, he was also slightly relieved, and then said with a wry smile: "Brother Zhang, such a long defense line and so many devils can't be stopped by relying on the three battalions of my independent regiment." ”

Cai Renjie's face was stunned, but Zhang Lingfu said with a smile: "You kid can just say what you want to do, don't beat around the bush with me." ”

Shi's face was pale, and he immediately repeated what the three battalion commanders had said to Zhang and Cai, and then he said: "I have asked the cavalry battalion to disperse on both sides to collect the remnants, and I think that the brothers of the 58th Division will continue to participate in the battle here, Brother Zhang, whether to fight or withdraw, you have the final say!" ”