Lightning and thunder, fierce winds, perhaps only countless fires dare to fight in the night, and the sound of gunfire and cannon is completely drowned out by the sound of thunder and rain. Heaven seems to be genuinely furious.

The officers and men of the defending 11th Pre-11 Division braved the artillery fire and resisted and sank more than 10 enemy landing craft in one fell swoop, but under the intensive artillery fire of Japanese artillery and ships, the officers and men of the 11 th Pre-11 Division suffered heavy casualties.

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

A group of disadvantaged Japanese troops finally landed ashore and attacked the defenders of the position at the beachhead.

"Dadada" "......"

First machine gun cover suppressed enemy positions, followed by infantry charges.

"Puff~"

Some devils didn't pay attention to their feet and rushed directly into the ditch and tripped over the stones inside.

At this time, the commander of the beachhead devil realized that there were small ditches everywhere ahead. Because of the darkness, it is difficult to spot without looking closely.

"Bagaya Road, the Zhina Army is cunning and cunning!"

The troops could not blow up the formation. In desperation, the devil could only attack along the open space half a meter wide in the middle of the ditch.

"Hit!"

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

In charge of the most forward positions were the three battalions. The officers and men of the battalion braved the artillery fire to fiercely counterattack, and the three trenches were more than two meters long and formed a ladder. A series of scorching fires shot intensively at the beachhead. In the dark, you can't lock on to your target, so you can only use this dense firepower to stop the enemy.

The clever soldier shot directly at the middle of the two ditches, one hit and one accurate.

The devil attacked slowly, and under the frantic counterattack of the defenders of the position, he was beaten back before he rushed half the distance, leaving nearly a hundred corpses.

Not only Shao Fei's regiment, but other units borrowed this method and effectively blocked the Japanese army.

The forward attack was blocked, and the battle situation quickly reached the headquarters of the Hatian detachment.

"Baga, it's up to them to come up with it."

Hakata Shigeichi was a little crying and laughing, he thought of Shao Fei for the first time with this style of play. Judging from all kinds of historical records, he is the only one who can come up with such an ingenious method.

After a few moments, Hatada came up with a plan. Dark nights, storms, and storms, Hata should make good use of these objective factors.

The two sides fought fiercely for two hours, and the Japanese ground attack made no progress, and they were beaten back halfway through the charge, but the shelling seemed to be much fiercer.

At the headquarters of the Second Army Corps, Zhang Fakui was always in a state of panic. Such a rainy night is not good for the enemy as it is for your own side.

"Jingle Bell~"

The phone suddenly remembered, and Zhang Fakui's heart was shocked, there would be no line of defense that would be broken.

The caller was the commander of the Pre-11th Division, and the chief of staff picked up the phone, and after answering it, he said to Zhang Fakui: "The Pre-11 has repelled another enemy attack, and it seems that this storm has had a great impact on the Japanese army. ”

Zhang Fakui ordered loudly: "Order the 11th Division, you must hold it!" ”

At this time, everyone didn't know that the Pre-11th Division had already won the plan of Hatada Shigeichi.

"Damn, it's raining or shelling outside!"

The forward replenishment of the regimental headquarters, Shao Fei was also anxious. Most of the casualties of the third battalion were lost, and the second battalion began to rise one after another, and most of the soldiers killed died in artillery fire.

Chu Yunfan beside him said: "We don't know how many devils have been eliminated, and if we continue to shell like this, the entire regiment will have more than half of the casualties tomorrow morning." ”

The fire on the position flashed and shone on the command. Such shelling was difficult to withstand in strong fortifications.

"What did you just say?"

"I say, before morning, our regiment will have most casualties."

"First sentence."

"I don't know how many devils I've killed."

Shao Fei felt uneasy, even if it rained, the Japanese attack would not be so weak. So he was ruthless and ordered: "Withdraw from the first line of positions and do not fight back!" ”

Chu Yunfan hurriedly said: "You are crazy, you are escaping from the battle!" ”

Shao Fei casually made an excuse and said, "I'm here to preserve my strength!" This black light is blinding, it is difficult for us, and it is even more difficult for the devils. As long as the distance is extended, it will be difficult for the Japanese army to echo before and after. ”

This was not the reason for Shao Fei's retreat, he suspected that Hatada Shigeichi was bluffing, using a small force to feint and contain the defenders in the position, and then use artillery fire to eliminate the defenders' living forces and break through in one fell swoop.

Chu Yunfan strongly objected and said, "I don't agree. Once the Japanese occupy the position, the follow-up troops will follow. This will become a breakthrough, and the entire Gutang defense line will be broken. ”

"I'm the head of the regiment, and I'm responsible for what happened!"

"How are you responsible? This concerns the 11th Division's troops of more than 10,000 people. Not only that, once the Japanese army has a foothold, it will inevitably drive straight in, and the entire Jiujiang will not be guaranteed. Jiujiang will become the second Anqing! ”

Both are stubborn. Chu Yunfan would never dare to risk the world's inaction. But Shao Fei trusted his own judgment. If it continues, even if Gutang is held at night, tomorrow morning the Japanese army will be full of strength, and Gutang will be broken!

In the end, under Shao Fei's tough attitude, the whole regiment withdrew from its position.

"What!? The Japanese broke through the position on the left flank of Gutang! ”

The news quickly reached the General Headquarters. Zhang Fakui's nervous nerves tensed again. The left wing is defended by Shao Fei, Zhang Fakui has so much trust in Shao Fei, he didn't expect the left wing to break first.

"It's impossible."

The chief of staff didn't believe it either, what he didn't believe in was not Shao Fei's ability, but the strength of the supplementary regiment and 2 battalions, how could he give up so easily.

At this time, Zhang Fakui could not make a judgment. I believe Shao Fei in my heart, but the reality is ......

In desperation, he ordered the reserve troops to go up and recapture the left flank position, and the Japanese army must not be allowed to stand still. As for Shao Fei, he will listen to his explanation when the battle is over.

Not long after Shao Fei led his troops to retreat, the artillery fire on the left flank of Gutang began to stop. Just as they were preparing to counterattack and regain their positions, the reserve regiment rushed forward first.

"Damn!"

Shao Fei quickly led his troops back to their positions.

"Kill~" "Kill~" "......"

Together, two regiments counterattacked the position. It didn't take long for the battle to end, and it was very easy.

"What the hell are you doing~ This is easy to give up the position, you are escaping from the battle! I didn't expect you falcons to be famous, you are all cowards! ”

A colonel of the reserve regiment looked like he was overbearing, and when he came to Shao Fei, he was a big accusation.

Shao Fei is worried about Gutang. Recapturing the position so easily proved his judgment, Gutang is finished. Then he said angrily, "Whoever called you to come, go back!" ”

The colonel also got angry and said, "What did you say!? ”

At this time, the commander of the first battalion ran back and reported: "Report to the regiment commander, there are only more than 60 corpses of devils on the position. ”

"! Damn it! ”

Shao Fei scolded twice in a row and then wiped away the water droplets on his face and shouted, "Quickly retreat!" ”

The replenishment regiment quickly withdrew from its positions, and the reserve regiment, not knowing what was happening, followed suit.

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

Once again, the entire position was ravaged by thousands of shells, and even the beachhead was illuminated as if it were daylight.

Shao Fei quickly called the headquarters and told Zhang Fakui that this was a devil's bluff, and that all positions were feints, with the purpose of depleting the defenders' living forces.

"Shigeichi Harata!"

Zhang Fakui slapped the table hard, and he was completely defeated by the general of the Potian detachment. If the troops are withdrawn, in the event that the Japanese army comes to the main attack, the whole line will be broken; If it is not withdrawn, the 11th Division will suffer heavy losses, and the main attack will be broken on the same front tomorrow morning.

In the end, Zhang Fakui made a decision. The 11th Division was ordered to withdraw part of its forces, leaving behind troops that could barely hold back the Japanese army.

Tomorrow morning, the Japanese army will definitely launch a general attack, Zhang Fakui ordered the 15th and 118th divisions to rush to Gutang and be sure to arrive before dawn.

The moment that decided the fate of Jiujiang was left until the morning of the 24th. The road in Jiujiang was completely destroyed by the Wuhan General Staff Headquarters, and the road was muddy after the heavy rain, and Zhang Fakui had no confidence at all whether the reinforcements could arrive in time. Now we can only hope that the 11th Pre-11th Division will do everything possible to retain its vital strength and hold out until the arrival of reinforcements.

(End of chapter)