The commander of the Suzuki Division received a report from the front that the tank group that was the defense line of the 81st Division of the offensive China Army had suffered heavy losses.

Angry, he ordered the division to destroy the 81st Division, which was blocking the attack, with the most ferocious firepower, all tanks, large and small caliber artillery, mortars, grenadiers, and other heavy weapons, and that the enemy positions must be occupied within two hours, otherwise there will be no mercy.

The commander of the Japanese brigade, the commander of the wing, and the commanders of the various brigades and squadrons received a strict order from the commander of the Suzuki Division, and this group of killing machines, which had been tempered by the war, immediately mobilized their most powerful firepower and troops to launch an even more frantic attack on the positions of our troops on the front line of Wangwushan.

The 81st Division organized two death squads, risked their lives to pounce on the Japanese army's cannibalistic iron stream, destroyed 22 Japanese tanks with their lives, severely thwarted the ferocious attack of the Japanese tank group, and the Japanese army's advance slowed down significantly.

Chief of Staff Zhang seized this brief opportunity and ordered the troops to quickly repair the temporary fortifications destroyed by the Japanese artillery fire, and held the position to prepare to block the Japanese attack with a tooth for a tooth, but he did not expect the Japanese tank group to frantically pounce on the main position again.

The main force of the Japanese army under the cover of tanks, holding guns like locusts falling on the ground, formed a yellow tide, swarming wave after wave.

Shells of large and small calibers of the Japanese army flew out of their disembowels, hundreds of shells whistled in the air and landed on the position of the 81st Division, and the four-kilometer-long Huling defense line was suddenly bombarded by gunpowder smoke and flames, and the entire position was covered by heavy Japanese firepower.

The officers and men of the 81st Division, who held their positions, were wounded with separated bones, splattered flesh and blood, and broken arms and legs under the enemy's powerful heavy firepower.

Chief of Staff Zhang of the 81st Division found that the Japanese army had launched a frantic heavy fire attack, intending to destroy the Huling defensive line position in one fell swoop, although he ordered the troops to quickly enter concealment to avoid the Japanese artillery bombardment.

But in this way, under the indiscriminate and cruel artillery bombardment of the enemy, the troops suffered heavy casualties, and the position was almost completely destroyed, and even his arm was hit by the shrapnel that flew from the explosion, and he hung his arm and shouted loudly: "Brothers, pay attention to concealment, and be ready to block the attack of the Japanese ground forces." ”

Brigade Commander Qiu limped to Chief of Staff Zhang with a bullet in the leg, and shouted angrily: "Chief of Staff Zhang, the Japanese army has launched a large force of heavy fire and indiscriminate bombardment of our Huling position, we have no strength to fight back, and the troops have suffered heavy casualties, if we cannot request rapid reinforcements from the 17th Division, all the tens of thousands ......of officers and soldiers of our 81st Division will die in Huling. ”

"Brigade Commander Qiu, the 17th Division is sticking to the second line of defense behind us, and it is also attacked by the Japanese army at this time, if the 17th Division is requested to send troops to reinforce the first line of defense in Huling, the second line of defense line is weak, and it will be easily broken through by the Japanese army.

Once the Japanese army breaks through the second line of defense of the 17th Division, our 81st Division will be attacked by the enemy, and the sinister and cunning Japanese commander is very likely to leave a brigade to trap our 81st Division in Huling, and carry out cannibalization and final annihilation.

As long as the Japanese army occupies the Xiyang River Valley, the Wei position of the Western Route Army defending Yongji and Fenglingdu will be in jeopardy.

If the two important positions of Yongji and Fenglingdu are lost, Tongguan will not be protected, Xi'an will be in danger, and the accompanying capital Chongqing and the southwest will also be ....... ”

"Chief of Staff Zhang, now that our 81st Division is holding the first Huling defensive line, we have suffered heavy casualties, and our position is precarious, and now I don't have time to listen to you tell me about the situation, what I need is to get reinforcements from the 17th Division immediately, otherwise we will all die in Huling."

"Brigade Commander Qiu, what I told you was all told to me by Division Commander He, now the situation of the entire Wangwushan defense line is grim, our 81st Division and 17th Division are all on the blade, if you want to live, you must first risk your life to kill the enemy to protect yourself."

Although Chief of Staff Zhang said this, he knew very well that if he did not request reinforcements from the 17th Division in time, the first line of defense in Huling would inevitably be broken through by the enemy soon, directly endangering the closed position held by the 17th Division of the second line of defense.

In order to ensure that the position would not be lost and that tens of thousands of officers and men would not all die in the first line of defense in Huling, Chief of Staff Zhang rushed into the front-line command post, grabbed the phone and shouted in a hissing voice: "Division, the front-line positions have been almost completely destroyed by the powerful artillery fire of the Japanese army, and the troops have suffered heavy casualties. ”

When Division Commander He heard the artillery fire from the front line and the entire position shrouded in gunsmoke and flames at the rear headquarters, he knew that he was already restless when the front line was in an emergency, and suddenly received a call for help from Chief of Staff Zhang, and he was not only hesitant and in a dilemma.

Deputy Division Commander Fan urged on the side: "Division, if you don't ask for reinforcements from the 17th Division, the first line of defense in Huling is the grave of my 81st Division, please make a decision immediately." ”

"Old Fan, don't you know what unimaginable consequences will arise from requesting reinforcements from the 17th Division?"

"But you can't watch the tens of thousands of soldiers of the 81st Division die in the Huling position like this, right? This is a crime, my master. ”

At this moment, Chief of Staff Zhang called again for help, and informed him that the frontline position had been broken through by the Japanese Tieliu and ground troops, and was launching a frantic attack on the main defense line, and if there were no reinforcements, the entire Huling defense line would completely collapse.

Division Commander He had no choice but to grab the phone and dial the Zhongtiao Mountain Theater Command, where the commander ordered the 81st Division to hold its position for six hours, and explicitly pointed out that if you want to request reinforcements from the 17th Division, you should contact it yourself, but you must ensure the safety of the first and second lines of defense, and you must not retreat.

At this very critical moment, Division Commander He had to request reinforcements from the 17th Division.

Commander Zhao of the 17th Division received an urgent call for help from Division Commander He, and said to the generals standing at the headquarters: "The 81st Division is holding the first line of defense of the Huling position, and at this time the frontline position has been lost under the enemy's strong offensive, and I request reinforcements from our division, what should I do?" ”

Chief of Staff Lu said with a nervous expression: "Division, we are facing a tentative attack by the enemy, although the Japanese army does not invest many troops and heavy weapons, but if we send a brigade or a regiment to reinforce it, once the Japanese army suddenly puts in the main force, with the support of aerial bombers, ground tanks and artillery fire of large and small calibers, and takes a frantic attack on our closed position, I am afraid it will ......." ”

"Are we just going to sit back and watch? The 81st Division is tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, and they are sticking to their positions with blood and lives at this time, and if they cannot be reinforced in time, it is not fear, but will cause all the 81st Division to die in the first line of defense in Huling. ”

"Division, judging from the defensive line laid by the Zhongtiao Mountain Theater Command in the area of the Xiyang River this time, it is to deploy two divisions at Huling and Fengmen under Wangwu Mountain to block the Japanese attack, the purpose is to block the enemy's inability to continue westward and ...... for the follow-up."

"Lei Yunfeng, what kind of thing are you, just because you are the supervision captain sent to my Western Route Army with the capital, you dare to make a big statement at the division headquarters during the war?"

"Chief of Staff Lu, I was appointed by Commander Wei, the supreme commander of the Western Route Army on the Western Route of the Zhongtiao Mountain Front, to rush to the frontline position of the 17th Division of Fengmen at the risk of my life to supervise all affairs in the army.

But you want to shut me up and stop me from talking, you don't have that right. Because I am not only the supervisor sent by Commander Wei to the 17th Division, but also the supervisor sent by the Military Command Department to the Western Route Army, you have to figure out who you are talking to, otherwise you ....... ”