?? In the evening, the day's fighting ended. Yuhuatai has long been full of desolation, and corpses are everywhere. The soldiers on the battlefield were already physically and mentally exhausted, but they still carried their comrades to the rear with their tired bodies and heavy hearts to bury them one by one.

Shao Fei returned to the frontal position with the special combat team, but they didn't do anything, found a clean place, and fell asleep directly.

Zhu Chi learned that Gao Zhisong had abandoned his position and merged the two brigades into one place, so he immediately called him to his headquarters to discuss the future combat operations.

In the command, Zhu Chi took the lead in saying: "We can't be beaten so passively. Half of our fallen brothers died in the Japanese bombing. ”

Gao Zhisong asked, "What do you want to do?" ”

Zhu Chi replied, "Night attack." Fight for the initiative on the battlefield and launch a large-scale counterattack. ”

Gao Zhisong thought for a moment and agreed, and said: "Your two brigades have more than 2,000 people combined, and you can launch a counterattack. ”

Speaking of the night attack, Gao Zhisong suddenly thought of someone and asked Zhu Chi: "What about Shao Fei?" He's an expert at night raids. ”

Zhu Chi looked around, and it happened that the commander of the spy company was beside him, so he asked, "What about the others?" ”

The commander of the spy company stepped forward and replied: "After the battle, they returned to the frontal position, and then Shao Fei and his men directly lay down and slept. ”

"Sleep? Hehe" Zhu Chi smiled, and then said: "It's also tiring to rush back and forth." ”

Gao Zhisong shook his head after hearing this, and said to Zhu Chi: "You don't know this person, he wants to be with you." They sleep not because they are tired, but because they move at night. When they first came a few days ago, they also slept during the day, and at night they directly blew up the devil's artillery position, and killed a wing commander. I guess at night their target is the devil's armored forces. ”

After hearing this, Zhu Chi couldn't help but sigh, and then instructed the guard company commander: "Go, make them a good meal to replenish their strength." ”

"Yes!"

After the commander of the guard company left, the two began to discuss a specific plan of action for the evening.

At 0:00 a.m. on the 12th, the two brigade commanders personally led 2,000 warriors to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army. And Shao Fei took the special combat team to disguise himself as a devil again, and infiltrated the devil's internal position from another place. The target of the operation is as Gao Zhisong expected, the armored troops of the devils.

When the 2,000-strong troops charged near the Japanese troops, they found that they were surrounded by barbed wire and obstacles. It turned out that in order to prevent the counterattack of the squadron, the Japanese army built a new defensive position.

Before Zhu Chi and the others could react, the Japanese army discovered the troops they led.

"Da Da Da"

Dense gunfire rang out from the positions behind the barbed wire, and the scorching flames continued to shoot at them, and the soldiers in the front row were hit by bullets and fell to the ground one after another.

"Boom~Boom~", dozens of howitzers came from the devil's position together, and the firelight illuminated the surroundings as if it were daytime.

Zhu Chi ordered loudly: "Disperse!" Take cover! ”

The fighters scattered, lay down, and launched a counterattack against the enemy in the front positions.

Because of the obstacles, the Japanese could only throw grenades at them one by one, frantically Striking. And the soldiers of the 88th Division also violently attacked the Japanese positions with machine guns.

Gao Zhisong wanted to break through the barbed wire fence and fight to the death with the devils, and ordered loudly: "Artillery cover!" ”

The infantry artillery in the rear of the large army was already in place and launched an artillery bombardment of the devil's positions in front.

Gao Zhisong ordered again: "On a row!" Blow up the stakes that link the barbed wire fence to me. ”

These obstacles were unexpected by Gao Zhisong, and a platoon of more than 30 soldiers could only blow up these damn barbed wire and obstacles with explosives packs. But the devil's fire was so dense that the fighters in this platoon were hit by bullets before they could get close, and fell in front of the barbed wire.

Several soldiers who had been wounded by bullets crawled to the side of the stake, and when the lead was pulled, there was a loud "boom", and the stake was destroyed, and then these loud noises had no effect on the dense barbed wire.

Gao Zhisong saw this scene behind the rock mass, and slapped the ground hard, angry and helpless. Because the artillery bombardment of these barbed wire fences has no effect at all, the only way to blow up the stakes attached to the barbed wire fence is to blow them up with explosive packs.

The two sides entered a stalemate. The distance between the two sides was less than 50 meters, and the barbed wire fence blocked the way of the 88th Division. As a result, the two sides could only throw grenades at each other through barbed wire and fight to the death, and the battle was very tragic.

Zhu Chi moved to Gao Zhisong's side from another place and said loudly: "We can't go on like this, we have few artillery, and we can't suppress them." ”

Gao Zhisong's eyes widened, looking at the barbed wire in front of him, he really couldn't think of a better way, and said helplessly: "Withdraw!" ”

The offensive and defensive battles lasted for a total of 30 minutes, and no effective results could be obtained. Zhu Chi was also helpless, and ordered the trumpeter to blow the retreating military trumpet.

Then Zhu Chi ordered the troops: "Cover the withdrawal!" ”

The fighters of 88 threw the grenades on their bodies to the positions of the devils in front of them, and then retreated to the rear as they fought.

The sound of gunfire and artillery slowly became scarce, and the soldiers of the 88th Division gradually disappeared into the darkness. And the devil was afraid that there was an ambush ahead, so he did not launch a pursuit.

The troops withdrew to their positions to rest and prepare for tomorrow's battle. The two brigade commanders returned to the headquarters, and Gao Zhisong took off his hat and slammed it on the table with an angry look on his face.

"Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, so why care?"

Zhu comforted from the side, and then sat down on a chair next to the table.

Gao Zhisong let out a long breath, soothed his mind and said: "The devil is the attacker, I really didn't expect to arrange so many barbed wire fences on my position. ”

Zhu Chi sighed and said, "It's because I didn't think it through, and I didn't reconnoiter beforehand. ”

Gao Zhisong waved his hand and said, "It's not your fault, no one can think of this." Let's think about tomorrow's battle. ”

Zhu Chi looked at the defense map of the main position on the table, pointed and said, "You 264 brigades have a lot of people, and you are responsible for the positions on the front and left flanks. I personally took the rest of the men to defend the right wing. ”

"How can this work, I am against it."

Gao Zhisong knew in his heart that the frontal position would not be the main direction of attack of the Japanese army, and their target was the right-flank position that Zhu Chi had just mentioned, because it was directly related to the Zhonghua Gate. As long as the Japanese occupied the position on the right flank and gained a firm foothold, the large forces in the rear could attack the Zhonghua Gate without intention.

Zhu Chi stood up and said with a smile: "It's useless for you to object, I have the final say here, so it's decided." ”

Gao Zhisong saw that Zhu Chi was so resolute and not reluctant, and said: "Shao Fei, they haven't come back yet, so we can only hope that they can succeed and reduce the pressure for tomorrow's battle." ”