The battle lasted until late in the evening, when the Japanese refused to withdraw their troops and make a truce. The third battalion was almost disabled, nearly half of the casualties were lost, and two company commanders and five platoon commanders were sacrificed, a heavy price for the 52nd Division.

However, the Japanese casualties were not much better. On the mountain, the scene of drying yellow croaker appeared again. The corpses of the devils were everywhere, and the blood flowed onto the stone surface to be dried and turned dark red.

Shao Fei accompanied Leng Xin to the front of the position, and the tragic scene made Leng Xin's heart chill, and then ordered the third battalion to withdraw and repair, with the second battalion to replace him, and the first battalion continued to guard the main position.

"One trade-off, war is attrition! As long as the casualty ratio is 1 to 1, we are the winner! We can afford it, but the devils can't afford it, whoever has the last laugh is the winner! ”

Leng Xin stood in front of the position and said generously to the soldiers on the position: "The final victory must belong to us!"

"Oh~" "Oh~" "......"

The soldiers below shouted. As a general, you should have such courage, as long as he says a word, the people below can scream.

Both sides of today's battle are fighting to the death, fighting with the devils for morale, firepower, and casualties. Leng Xin thought to himself that with such a good geographical advantage, he should be better played.

This vicious battle gave Leng Xin a lot of inspiration. On this day, he has been observing and thinking about how to use objective factors to maximize his combat power.

Although Dongguling is a stone mountain, there are many trees all over the mountain, and the concealment is good. Moreover, the mountainous area is acidic red loam soil, which is easy to build deep gully fortresses.

The Japanese army had a strong advantage in firepower, and each attack was preceded by heavy artillery and aircraft bombardment, and if the fortifications were not strong, the defenders often suffered heavy casualties.

Xue Yue's order to himself was to hold on for a week, but the 190th Division, a brother unit, held out for more than ten days, and the 52nd Division decided not to lose to the 190th Division, which related the honor and dignity of the entire division.

So Leng Xin began to redeploy his forces and arrange hidden trenches so that the enemy could not see or bomb them. The front line can be abandoned and a small number of troops can be deployed as a pseudo-position to confuse the enemy.

Do whatever comes to mind, this is Leng Xin's character. So he prepared to make a bold move overnight and set up a trench in the dense forest on the slope of the mountain.

"What do you think?"

Leng Xin had a confident expression, such a tactic must be enough for a devil to drink a pot. However, Shao Fei was worried.

Shao Fei replied: "I remembered a sentence from Commander Li Jue."

"What?"

When a British female reporter interviewed him, he finally said: In the subsequent battles, the Japanese army would frequently use poison gas. And I suffered from them when I was in Madang, and they used mustard gas......"

Leng Xin's previous interest was gone, and he had nothing to do about the poison gas. It's not that I don't have a gas mask, but it's so backward that it's hard to even breathe with it.

"Mustard gas, is it really that powerful?"

Leng Xin was a little expectant, hoping to get Shao Fei's negative answer. However, he was soon disappointed.

Shao Fei replied: "Generally, poisonous gas is harmful to the respiratory tract and lungs, but mustard gas is different. It can not only harm the respiratory tract, but also the eyes and skin. But if you eat a trench and grow wise, I have a way to deal with mustard gas. ”

Leng Xin smiled bitterly and said, "If there is a way, you didn't say it earlier, what is the way?"

Shao Fei said: "Let the soldiers drink more water tomorrow morning, the more the better."

"I don't really understand, can drinking water prevent poison?"

Shao Fei said with a smile: "Water can't prevent poison, but urine can." The urine contains a large amount of ammonia components, which have a relieving and neutralizing effect on mustard gas. Then use a wet towel dipped in soapy water and stick it on the face, and dig two small holes to expose the eyes, which can reduce the poisoning. ”

"You know a lot, just listen to you!"

Leng Xin's hanging heart completely fell. On the battlefields of various places, the soldiers of the national army suffered a lot of losses from poison gas.

At this moment, the commander of the 307th regiment came and said, "Division, everything is ready." ”

"Got it."

The regimental commander refers to a death squad consisting of a special service company of the 307th Regiment. No matter how Shao Fei tried to dissuade him, Leng Xin resolutely decided to be the captain of this death squad. In desperation, Shao Fei sent a special combat team to reconnoiter Niu Dung Dun overnight to make adequate preparations for tomorrow's beheading operation.

"By the way, is there a soldier named Tang Guilin in your regiment?"

Only then did Shao Fei remember, and by the way, he gave her those photos of her son.

The regimental commander replied, "Yes, although it is a private of the upper ranks, I know it. The machine guns were well played, and today's battle was very heroic. However, he is now in the rear field hospital. ”

Shao Fei was taken aback: "Hospital!?"

"Well, he was wounded in the thigh, but he refused to leave the battlefield, and finally fainted from excessive blood loss. But people are fine. ”

"Well done! Worthy of being a soldier of my 52nd Division! Leng Xin felt a little excited when she heard this, and then asked Shao Fei: "How do you know a senior soldier in our division?"

"Heh~" Shao Fei smiled and said, "She will be the pride of your 52nd Division, maybe one day the 52nd Division will also become famous because of her."

Shao Fei's words puzzled the two, but Shao Fei didn't expect that what he said would come true in the future.

A soldier ran over and reported in a panic: "Regiment commander, something is wrong!"

"Don't make a fuss, the devil is still under the mountain, where will something happen?"

"It's not." The soldier swallowed his saliva, pointed to the rear and said, "We have a woman in our regiment, and Tang Guilin is a woman!"

"What!?"

Leng Xin and the head of the regiment were very shocked when they heard it, and shouted together.

Shao Fei was not surprised, once a woman dressed as a man was injured, it was difficult to keep her identity.

The three of them went to the rear hospital to visit Tang Guilin. This is not a trivial matter, such a legendary woman, once it is spread, it will definitely cause a sensation throughout the country. Leng Xin finally understood what Shao Fei said just now, maybe the 52nd Division really wanted to take advantage of Tang Guilin's light to become famous.

When I came to the rear field hospital, the camp tent was crowded with people watching the excitement. No one could believe that the comrades-in-arms who had been getting along with them day and night and fighting side by side would be women.

"The division commander is here!"

Someone in the crowd shouted, and everyone stopped their curiosity and hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! ”

The guards around Leng Xin began to evacuate the crowd, and the three of them entered the camp.

At this time, the surrounding medical staff saluted together, but Tang Guilin sat on the hospital bed with his head bowed.

The nurse on the side pushed Tang Guilin down and said, "The division commander has come to see you."

Tang Guilin raised his head slightly and said softly, "Division commander."

Leng Xin breathed a sigh of relief, he still felt incredible, and sighed: "I didn't expect our 52nd Division to come out of the army Mulan."

Tang Guilin knew that once his identity was exposed, he would not be able to stay in the army, so he begged: "Division commander, let me stay, okay?" I like the 52nd Division, I like the comrades-in-arms here. ”

"You also like to fight devils, don't you?"

As soon as Leng Xin said this, Tang Guilin lowered his head again and felt frustrated.

"I can't promise you, there is discipline in the army. You can stay in the rear if you wish. ”

Leng Xin refers to units such as rear field hospitals and condolence groups, which are suitable for women's work.

Tang Guilin stubbornly replied: "I want to fight devils." I have sacrificed so many brothers today, and I want to avenge them. The division commander "hated the country and the family", this is what you said. ”

"Discipline is discipline. Your injuries won't heal for a while, so I'll send someone to take you to Wuhan tomorrow. ”

Leng Xin refused. At this time, Tang Guilin found Shao Fei, so he begged: "This chief, we also know each other, help me talk about it."

Shao Fei didn't agree, took out a photo from his body and gave it to Tang Guilin, and said, "Go back to Wuhan, there are people there who need you more." The man had already gone to the Susong front line to block the 6th Division, and he didn't know when he would come back. ”

The same is to let Tang Guilin return to Wuhan, but the purpose is different. Leng Xin's purpose was to let Tang Guilin return to Wuhan to make a big report and make a political show; And Shao Fei told her to go back to see her child and fulfill her responsibilities as a mother.

When Tang Guilin saw his son in the photo, tears flowed down his eyes, and then he couldn't cry. has incomparable guilt for her son in her heart, and that maternal love has always made her unable to let go.

(End of chapter)