Five Prisons Palace, underground headquarters.

"Jingle bell, jingle bell......" The phone rings non-stop.

As soon as Zhang Shiliang put down the phone, another phone rang again.

"Hey, hey, this is Command, what? Taiping Lane lost? Got it! ”

"Hey, hey, this is Command, what? The devil has broken through Qinglian Lane? Got it! ”

"Hey, hey, this is the headquarters, hello Brigade Commander Shi, what, you want to sit and answer the phone? Got it! ”

Zhang Shiliang covered the phone, turned back to Zhong Yi and said, "Counselor, Brigade Commander Shi wants to talk to you directly!" ”

Zhong Yi didn't raise his head, just stared at the sand table for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "You tell Brigade Commander Shi that even if you fight to the last pawn, you must hold your position!" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Shiliang responded, let go of the microphone and said, "Brigade Commander Shi, let me tell you, even if you fight to the last pawn, you must hold your position!" ”

Putting the phone down, the phones on the desk finally stopped ringing.

Stilwell breathed a sigh of relief and said to Zhong Yi in English: "Zhong, the Japanese army's offensive is very fierce! ”

Zhu Liangcheng bowed his head slightly, and his eyes fell on the sand table, but he saw that a large area of Hankou City, which was originally full of small red flags, had already been planted with small blue pennants.

Zhong Yi also nodded and said, "After all, it's the general attack of the little devils, which is expected!" ”

Stilwell then asked, "Zhong, do you think you can withstand it?" ”

"Of course!" Zhong Yi replied without thinking, "Of course we can withstand it!" ”

What are you kidding, if one attack by the little devils can break through their defenses, then what's the matter?

"Really?" Stilwell was skeptical, "Judging from the information currently known, the Japanese army used at least three infantry wings in this general attack, in addition to at least three tank squadrons and three battle defense artillery squadrons!" Moreover, it is still an attack from the three directions of the railway station, Wudang Palace, and the racecourse at the same time! ”

After a pause, Stilwell added, "Honestly, I think it's hard for you guys to resist!" ”

"Really?" Zhong Yi said abruptly, "Before this, the Japanese army had not launched a large-scale group charge, but what was the final result?" Most of the urban areas of Hankow are still firmly under the control of our army! Although the scale of this attack is larger than the previous ones, the final result will not change in any way! ”

"No, no, it's not like it was before." Stilwell shook his head and said, "The Japanese army was not very familiar with street fighting before, but now, after nearly a month of round fighting, the Japanese army is completely familiar with the atmosphere and tactics of street fighting, and the only advantage of your national army has been lost, while the advantage of the Japanese army can be fully utilized, so ......."

Stilwell didn't go any further, but he made it abundantly clear.

Zhong Yi said: "Colonel Stilwell, there is a situation that you probably haven't figured out yet. ”

"Oh, really?" Stilwell spread his hands and asked, "What's the situation?" ”

Zhong Yi said in a deep voice: "The biggest advantage of our Chinese army is not that we are familiar with street fighting, but that we will do it!" ”

"Will?" Stilwell was stunned for a moment when he heard this, obviously he couldn't understand the thing of will, and there was a big difference between the perception of the East and the West.

It is an obvious fact that when Easterners are faced with a desperate situation, they tend to fight to the end, while Westerners mostly choose to surrender when they are faced with a desperate situation!

"Yes, will!" After a pause, Zhong Yi said again, "Compared with any tactics, weapons and equipment, spiritual will is our greatest advantage!" We Chinese soldiers have tenacious willpower, especially when we fight for the country and the survival of the nation, our willpower will become stronger! ”

Stilwell said awe-inspiringly: "Willpower, can it really make up for the huge gap in training and weaponry?" ”

"Of course!" Zhong Yi nodded heavily, but another war in another time and space came to his mind, and this war was the Korean War!

In the Korean War, the Chinese People's Volunteers were far from being able to compare with the United Nations forces led by the United States in terms of training and weapons and equipment, but in the end, they were stunned to drive the United Nations troops back from the Sino-North Korean border to the vicinity of the 38th parallel, and the reason why the Chinese People's Volunteers were able to defeat the United Nations Army was by stubborn will!

In this time and space, the troops of the Wuhan Garrison Command may not be as tenacious as the Chinese Volunteers in that time and space, but similarly, the Japanese army in this time and space is not as well-trained as the American army in that time and space, and as for weapons and equipment, the Japanese army in this time and space cannot be compared with the American army in that time and space!

So they will definitely be able to hold Hankow!

……

In the direction of the railway station, the position of Taiping Lane!

The 367 battalion of the 1st regiment of the 1st brigade has been disabled!

In this general attack, the Japanese army invested three infantry wings, three tank squadrons, three anti-aircraft artillery squadrons and three mortar squadrons, with more than 10,000 troops participating in the battle!

In the face of such an intensity of attack, the pressure can be imagined!

In less than an hour, Chi Peng's 1st battalion was basically disabled!

Now it is Zhao Hanxing's 2nd battalion that replaces Chi Peng's 1st battalion!

"Camp, the devil tank is up again!" A veteran shouted.

Zhao Hanxing looked out from the ruins, and sure enough, he saw another Type 95 tank driving along the street, and then the turret turned around, and the 37mm caliber main gun was aimed at the position of the 2nd Battalion with only one shot, and then a Min-24 heavy machine gun that was firing fiercely was smashed into slag, and the heavy machine gunner died on the spot.

"!" Zhao Hanxing said angrily, "What about the cannon? What about anti-aircraft artillery? ”

"It's gone!" A veteran said miserably, "The only two anti-aircraft guns in our battalion have been knocked out by the devils!" ”

Zhao Hanxing subconsciously turned his head sideways, and saw not far away, the wreckage of a 37mm caliber battle defense gun was displayed there.

"!" Zhao Hanxing cursed, and then said, "Little sparrow, blow up this dog's tank for Lao Tzu!" ”

"Yes!" A veteran replied miserably, immediately took a five-pound explosive bag from the sapper behind him, and then rushed to the devil tank with a sad and angry face.

"Cover!" Zhao Hanxing immediately roared, "Fire cover!" ”

The officers and men of the 2nd Battalion on the position straightened up one after another and opened fierce fire with all kinds of guns.

The dense firepower poured over like a torrential rain in an instant, clanging the armored body of the devil tank, and the devil machine gunner in the car was immediately stunned, not knowing which direction to fire back?

Taking advantage of this precious opportunity, the veteran quickly rushed forward.

Unfortunately, the tank was followed by the devil infantry, and these devil infantry soon spotted the advancing veterans, and the dense firepower immediately poured over, and the veterans were stacked on the ground in one fell swoop.

(End of chapter)