Of course, this is indeed a road for the animals in the mountains, and for people, even for the old hunters who often walk the mountain road in the Taihang Mountains, this is not a road at all.

"Commander, there is a cliff on the south side of this road, and our soldiers still have to carry heavy loads, and what about those ox carts and carriages?" The soldiers who followed the regiment commander looked at this "road" and were always frightened in their hearts, not to mention the old hunters on this kind of road, I am afraid that only those wild goats and other animals dare to walk from here.

The regimental commander did not answer the soldier's question, because he was also frightened in his heart, this kind of road is not a normal road at all, and one misstep will fall off the cliff and be crushed.

"You wait here, if I can't come back within half an hour, you go back and tell the deputy head of the regiment and let him lead the team back!" Go other ways to help! ”

As he spoke, the regiment commander began to take off the equipment on his body and handed it to the soldiers around him, he wanted to see if he could walk on such a road, as long as he could walk through, there would be no problem with those cattle and horses, and as for the equipment, he would definitely have a way to send them over.

"Commander...... Regiment Commander ......"

Before the soldiers could react, the regiment commander had already walked to the edge of the cliff, he made up his mind and took the first step, the cliff was not high, there was no feeling of towering into the clouds, but just a height of more than ten meters was enough to fall to death, especially below there were all kinds of rocks that would kill people.

The road is always walked by people, and if you don't take the first step, you never know if this road will be taken, but the first person to take this road must pay some price. The rocks under the feet of the regiment commander kept sliding downward, and he didn't have the courage to look down, his eyes were fixed on the front, for fear that as soon as he saw the bottom of the cliff, he would choose to give up.

Fortunately, the road was not long, but it was a long one, fifty or sixty meters away for half an hour.

"I'm coming!"

His feet finally stepped on the soft soil, and the regimental commander only felt that his eyes were constantly bubbling with Venus, his legs were weak, and he gasped, as if he couldn't believe that he had come over like this, this road could be walked, he could walk through, and everyone else could walk through it.

"Commander, Commander, are you okay?" A warrior on the other side shouted at him.

"I'm fine, I'll go back now!"

Although he didn't want to take this road for the second time in his life, he still had to turn back, and he wanted to bring all his soldiers over, only if their regimental commander took them, these soldiers would not panic in their hearts, and their feet would not be soft.

By the time they returned, the other two warriors had already returned.

"How are you two doing, have you found your way?"

"Commander, we found a gap over there, only three or four meters high, as long as we climb up, the road up there will be much easier!" A warrior hitched back.

"How far is it?"

"It's about two miles away from us, and it's easy for people to get there, but I'm afraid it's a little difficult for us to use these wagons and ox carts!"

The two warriors themselves experimented with the gap, and the two of them came down from the gap, and it was easy for people, but their transports were so large that it would be difficult for them to climb up.

"Order all the troops to go, you two lead the way!"

After walking for about ten minutes, they finally reached the position of the gap, the gap is very new, and it seems that it has been washed away by heavy rain, but because of the tree, the gap on both sides is firmly bitten by the roots of the tree, otherwise it is a large landslide, otherwise they don't want to leave here today.

"Guard company, you go up first, bring a rope, and use the rope to hang everything up, and the cattle and horses are also hung up like this!"

The soldiers climbed through the crevices in the rain, climbed to the top of the cliff, fixed the ropes, and then the soldiers began to rely on the ropes to climb above. I don't know how long it took for everyone and everything to be sent to the top of the mountain, but it was getting dark, and they hurried more than they needed to, and they were terrified to pass through the cliffs during the day, let alone at night, when the warriors did not dare to go at all.

Fortunately, this road was not very far, and the troops soon reached the edge of the cliff where the regimental commander had found, and the soldiers looked at this road, and everyone instinctively thought that their regimental commander must have gone crazy to take them on such a road.

The regimental commander is really crazy, because if they don't go any further, it will be completely dark, and when it gets dark, they can only be blocked here, and the time for them to reach the well will be delayed indefinitely, and there is no telling what will happen on the battlefield during this time.

As the sky began to darken, the rain became lighter, and they could even see a red sunset in the western sky.

"Let the livestock pass first, after the livestock passes, faint the equipment, go one by one, no one should delay time, and those who are not sure to continue to move forward in the middle of the road will be punished as deserters, and I will set up a supervision team from now on!"

Whoever walks on such a road is afraid, even if the regiment commander has already walked once, but now he is standing on the side of this road, his heart is still frightened, if there is no military order to go again, he really doesn't want to go this road again, but they have no choice, the front-line soldiers are waiting for them, they must race against time, and if there is a delay on the road for one more second, the front-line soldiers will pay one more life.

"Let's go!"

At the sound of the order, the first warrior led the horse up the road on the edge of the cliff, and the horse kept going back and forth in place, but refused to take a step forward, and the warrior behind kept driving it with a whip, and under the drive of pain, the horse finally walked on the mountain road that seemed to be a road.

There is the first and there must be the second, and they all have whips in their hands and constantly drive the cattle in front of them forward......

The team moved slowly forward like a giant snake, and the rocks on the edge of the cliff kept falling off and falling to the bottom. Of course, there are some people who can't support the fear of their body at all, let fear take over their body, and they fall off the cliff.

The equipment was all towed little by little with ropes, and by the time the soldiers had all crossed the cliffs, it was already completely dark.

The soldiers finally held on, but they never dared to look back, lest they see the unprotected cliff again. When the regimental commander walked on the main road, the large army had already set off, and the regimental commander did not care about the mud on the ground at all, sat on the ground with his butt, and walked this road twice, he was already completely weak, and he needed to rest for a while before he could continue to set off.

The rain finally stopped with the arrival of the night, the starry sky was bright, the breeze was blowing, and the night was full of coolness.

Because of the rain, the Japanese army did not attack, which also gave the soldiers some time to rest, but the Japanese troops in the encirclement did not stop, no matter how heavy the rain was, their lives could be pinched in the hands of others.

The sound of artillery in the Jingcheng area has never stopped, and even when it is dark, shells continue to fall on the position.

When Ma Wanzhong inspected the position, the rain was still falling, and when he came back, the rain had stopped, and the most uneasy thing for him now was the soldiers of the artillery brigade, and in this kind of weather, the soldiers of the artillery brigade would definitely not be able to arrive on time.

"If the artillery brigade can't arrive on time, tomorrow will be the most critical day, and whether it can hold it depends on our soldiers!"

The night is getting deeper, Ma Wanzhong is not sleepy at all, lighting the oil lamp, listening to the sound of the telegraph in the headquarters, Ma Wanzhong is upset, this battle has been fought for a while, from the passivity at the beginning to the current stalemate, as a commander he has done his best, but still sacrificed so many soldiers.

If the situation deteriorates tomorrow, all their deployments will fall short, and it is possible that the entire Taihang Mountain will be put into it, and then he Ma Wanzhong will have no matter how many military exploits he has, because he may become a sinner in history because of the failure of this battle.

Ma Wanzhong shook his head, trying not to let himself think about this, sleepiness hit, he began to doze off in the chair, I don't know how long it took, he heard a noise in his sleep, there were horses chirping, there were cannons......

"Division Commander, Division Commander......"

Ma Wanzhong was awakened by a warrior on duty, and when he woke up, Ma Wanzhong found himself lying underground.

"Commander, we're watching here, go and lie on the bed for a while!"

The soldiers all knew that Ma Wanzhong must have been exhausted for a few days, at first they didn't realize that Ma Wanzhong was lying on the ground, they heard Ma Wanzhong yelling in his sleep, they realized that something was wrong.

Ma Wanzhong came to his senses and shook his head: "Isn't there any news from the artillery brigade yet?" ”

"No, I'm afraid there won't be any news from them tonight!"

"Well, you're busy with your business!" Ma Wanzhong got up and walked to the headquarters, it was already four o'clock in the morning, although the sky was full of stars, but such a night was even more unsettling.

The night was very quiet, the little devil seemed to have fallen asleep, and there was an annoying cannon sound, maybe because of the rain, the weather was very cool, there was no stuffiness of the previous few days, the patrol passed in front of Ma Wanzhong, and Ma Wanzhong gave them a salute in return.

Tonight is not only Ma Wanzhong alone insomnia, there are many soldiers on the front line also insomnia, the rain during the day soaked the position in a mess, after repairing the position, the soldiers are already very tired, but this damp place makes people unable to sleep at all, so three or five soldiers got together and started chatting, and the platoon commander of the front line also participated.

"After this battle, Lao Tzu must take a hot bath, this damn weather will make people grow hair!" After fighting for so long, the soldiers looked forward to the occasional hot meal from the cooking class, and the only hope was to be able to take a hot bath, clean all kinds of mixed stains on their bodies, and then sleep soundly in a comfortable place.