As soon as Gao Yi arrived, he first made some exciting words to boost morale, and then quickly began to deploy positions.

The position of commander of the second battalion of the independent regiment has always been vacant, and Gao Yi has temporarily taken over. Whether it is training or compiling, Gao Yi does it himself.

When he was reorganized in Chongyang, Zhang Chong directly stuffed more than 600 recruits to Gao Yi, and didn't care about anything else.

There are many recruits and few cadres, and this is a problem faced by the entire Yunnan army. Not only the 184th Division, but after the Battle of Xuzhou, the Dian Army sacrificed one brigade commander and five regiment commanders, and two-thirds of the junior officers. Now all of a sudden, a half-army recruit has arrived, and he has not received any training.

(PS: Sun Du's 58th Army was all recruits, and Lu Han's 60th Army's 182nd and 183rd Divisions were also all recruits, and the remaining recruits were supplemented to the 184th Division.) ）

Therefore, Gao Yi is affectionate towards the second battalion. The company commander, platoon commander, and squad leader are all veterans from the original special company. This unit is no different from what he brought out with his own hands.

The left flank of the old position is a small hill, and the task is to assist in the firepower defense of the main position of the 2nd Battalion of the 1086th Regiment on the front.

Gao Yi deployed the third company to be responsible for the forward position, and ordered the second company to go to the back mountain to arrange the anticline position, and the medical team and materials went together. He led a company to guard the main position on the hill.

It's noon, and the Japanese army will not attack the mountain for the time being. Gao Yi personally took a company to the back mountain.

The commander of a company beside him asked, "Chief of Staff, what are you taking us here for?" ”

"Dig a hole." Gao Yi looked at the slope of the hillside and ordered: "Order your soldiers to find some suitable places to dig holes, and one person can dig holes that can accommodate at least three people." Done in less than an hour. ”

"Yes!"

The commander of a company quickly led his soldiers to dig holes. The position was between the anticline position and the main position, and was used to station troops to prevent bombing by enemy aircraft.

And the third company was busy building fortifications and digging anti-artillery holes in the forward positions. The previous fortifications were completely blown up by Japanese artillery fire.

"Glasses, you dig so deep, you're not afraid of being buried alive."

A soldier made fun of Liang Hongtao beside him while digging. Seeing him working so hard, he dug the hole to a depth of one man.

Liang Hongtao said with a smile: "It's good to be buried alive, just in the ground." It's better than dying without a corpse and leaving a corpse in the wilderness. ”

"Makes sense." The man smiled and shouted, "Brothers, did you hear them?" Dig hard! ”

The tragic scenes on the previous battlefield brought a great shock to these recruits. Maybe it's a bit superstitious that you can't be reincarnated without a dead body, so people at that time were very taboo about these.

At this time, the commander of the third company came over and urged: "What are you talking about, dig quickly!" The devil will attack later. ”

The soldier said, "The glasses say that it is better to be buried alive than to be dead, so let's dig the hole deeper." ”

"! Buried alive, how to kill the devil. ”

The commander of the third company pointed and said to everyone: "You remember a sentence for me, it was said by the division commander: a hero with a chest injury, and a bear with a back injury." So, never leave your backs to the enemy! ”

"Yes!"

The others shouted together, and at this time, Liang Hongtao pleaded to the commander of the third company: "Company commander, can you teach me to fight machine guns?" ”

"Why do you want to learn how to shoot a machine gun?"

"That's a lot of kills. You see, we don't even have a lot of machine gunners, and if that one dies, someone has to make up for it, right? ”

The third company commander smiled and said, "Okay, I have time to teach you." ”

After lunch, the Japanese attacked on time, as usual. The attack method has not changed for thousands of years, and it is still the "three-board axe" of the old routine.

"Buzz~Buzz~Buzz~"

The sky began to rattle like mosquitoes. Curious recruits popped up and looked at the sky.

"This is a Japanese plane, I heard that it will lay eggs, but I don't know if it's true or not."

As soon as the recruit's voice fell, more than a dozen bombshells fell, and a series of explosions sounded on the position, kicking up billowing dust and thick smoke in a moment.

The deafening explosion completely shut up the recruits, and the dead cat was in the anti-artillery hole.

"Boom Boom" "......"

The explosions seemed to intensify and the ground forces launched shelling at the same time. The dust kicked up fell one by one. As Liang Hongtao said, they are about to be buried alive.

The forward position was guarded by three companies, and Gao Yi led one company to retreat to the back of the mountain to avoid artillery fire and reduce unnecessary casualties. That area is a dead end for enemy shelling, so it's safe.

"The devil is here, ready to fight!"

On the position, shouting began.

Those recruits had already been blown up and didn't react for a long time.

"Quick! Fast! Fight back! ”

The commander of the third company strode around the trenches, constantly urging these recruits to egg.

"Da Da Da" "Da Da Da" "Da Da Da" "......"

The machine gun smash controlled by the veterans launched a counterattack first, while the other recruits slowly regained their composure and fired downward.

Only then did Liang Hongtao realize that his comrades-in-arms who were making fun of him just now had really been buried in the hole he had dug. The comrades-in-arms who were talking and laughing with him half an hour ago were gone in a moment, and Liang Hongtao could only sigh that life was so fragile in the face of war.

"Hit hard!"

The commander of the third company was very anxious, the vanguard of the devil was close at hand, and the bloody battlefield showed the cowardice in the heart of the recruit.

Usually, they are full of enthusiasm and fierce ambitions, but when they come to the real battlefield, they all become cowardly eggs. The guns in their hands were trembling, completely exposing their timid hearts.

The troops in front of the devil were close to fifty meters, and Gao Yi had been observing the battle situation in the rear, and then ordered: "These recruits must not be asked to fight with the devil, they must be dead." Command to shell with all your might! ”

"Boom Boom" "Boom Boom" "......"

A round of dense explosions sounded at the front of the position, and the attacking devils could not avoid it, and they were blown up one by one.

Gao Yi is completely exchanging cannonballs for the lives of the recruits. Under the dense rain of shells, coupled with the frontal counterattack of the third company, the devil's attack was quickly repulsed.

"A bunch of rubbish!"

The commander of the third company was very dissatisfied with the previous battle, and scolded on the position: "Why didn't the shells scare your urine out, don't say that you are a Dian army in the future, you can't afford to lose that person!" ”

The commander of the third company was furious, if it weren't for the crazy shelling just now, these people would have gone to see Hades a long time ago.

At this time, Gao Yi came over from the rear and ordered the stretcher team to carry the wounded to the back mountain. He saw that the recruits on the battlefield bowed their heads in shame, so he said to everyone: "The shells are limited, and they can't help you a second time." ”

Gao Yi let out a long sigh of relief and roared loudly: "Raise your heads!" ”

Only then did the recruits in the trenches raise their heads, and Gao Yi said loudly: "You are all good!" ”

Gao Yi's words surprised these recruits, and the attitude of the chief of staff was diametrically opposed to the cannibalistic expression of the previous third company commander.

Gao Yi continued: "The first time I faced such a brutal and fierce battle, my cowardice was understandable. They are veterans, experienced and brave in combat, but they are also new recruits. At least, there were no deserters in the battle just now, and for that matter, you are all good. ”

Gao Yi's words moved the recruits, and they also plucked up courage because of shame, and Gao Yi finally said: "Good luck will not follow, because the shells are limited." Next time it's up to you, I'll keep watching from the rear to see your courage, your ambition! ”

Gao Yi's words completely boosted the morale of the recruits, and at the same time warned them that retreat is death, and cowardice is also death.

Not long after, the Japanese army launched a new attack without tireless efforts.

"Boom Boom" "Boom Boom" "......"

There was another deafening explosion, but this time the recruits seemed to be used to the sound of the cannonballs, and they didn't have the same thrill as before.

The Japanese troops down the hill once again launched a more fierce attack than the last time. The commander of the opposing side seemed to sense that the firepower of the forward position was not very strong, and if it had not been for that round of shelling just now, perhaps the position would have been taken. So this time, he wanted to take the forward position in one go.

"Hit!"

"Da Da Da" "Da Da Da" "Da Da Da" "......"

This time, heavy gunfire rang out from the position, and all fire was fired. The devils in the front row were caught off guard, and they fell down in rows, and the follow-up devils quickly rushed up.

The commander of the third company commanded in a loud voice: "Throw grenades!" ”

The recruits braved the rain of bullets and threw the grenades out of the position.

"Boom Boom" "......"

Suddenly, the earth in front of him was splashing and smoke was billowing out.

"Rush!"

Taking advantage of the moment when the devil was blown up, the third company launched a charge.

The recruits charged in small groups of six.

"Boom!" "Boom!" “……”

There was a sound of killing in the forward positions, and the sound of explosions was endless.

The soldiers in front fought to kill the enemy, and one of the soldiers in the back threw a grenade at them after finding the place where the devils were concentrated.

In terms of stabbing, ten recruits are not enough for two devil soldiers to kill. Therefore, before Shao Fei focused on training recruits' "stabbing and flying thunder tactics".

The battle was at a stalemate and chaotic, and these recruits were inspired by the previous Gao Yi, and they fought hard, completely forgetting the fear of death, and showed no weakness in the face of these vicious devils.

The two sides were at a time when their teeth were staggered, and the battle was raging on the battlefield. A company condescended and rushed down from above.

After a period of fighting, Gao Yi took advantage of his geographical advantage and military strength to repel the devil's attack again. And in this battle, Gao Yi was very pleased, and the recruits completely showed him the ambition of the recruits.

(End of chapter)