The 160th Division, under the leadership of Hua Zhenzhong, was like a bamboo, and in one fell swoop closed all the positions in Dongguling. Ito Masaki reluctantly shrank the remnants and formed a defensive posture at the foot of the East Lonely Ridge.

"It's so exciting!"

This battle was not only a complete victory, but also successfully killed Iizuka Kunigoro, who was called the "god of war" by the Japanese army, and the significance of this battle is far-reaching and will surely go down in history.

After the battle, Hua Zhenzhong gathered the soldiers of the sharpshooter platoon, and he wanted to find the man and ask for credit for him.

"That shot was fired!?"

Hua Zhenzhong asked in front of the team, but no one answered. At that time, that shot rang out almost simultaneously with the dense gunfire, and no one knew who fired it.

Hua Zhenzhong walked up to Shao Fei and asked, "You should know."

Shao Fei smiled: "I really don't know. It was a mess, so I ordered them to shoot at the bare-chested, and how could we possibly know who shot so many people. ”

Hua Zhenzhong was a little unconvinced, and asked tentatively: "It can't be that you and your special combat team are fighting, right?"

Shao Fei replied: "I didn't shoot, they can testify." My special operations team is all in the assault force, how can it be them. ”

Hua Zhenzhong still doubts, why didn't Shao Fei shoot such an important task? The only explanation is that one of these people has more marksmanship than him, and Shao Fei has absolute trust in him.

"Okay, I'm not going to pursue it. The honor belongs to the 958 regiment, I will ask my superiors for credit and disband! ”

After the disbandment of the troops, Hua Zhenzhong invited Shao Fei to the headquarters alone.

"Now that there's no one around, you can say it."

Shao Fei felt embarrassed, but he still kept silent.

Hua Zhenzhong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I have checked, your special combat team is indeed among the assault forces, but there is one person missing." That shot should have been the man's shot. If someone else had just stepped forward, I wouldn't have doubted it. ”

Shao Fei said in a deep voice: "Tacitly." In this battle, the 958th Regiment sacrificed the most, and Commander Liang also died heroically, and the honor should have belonged to them. Having said that, no one has proved that the shot was fired by him, only that he has the best marksmanship among the group. ”

"What a tacit one."

Hua Zhenzhong thought about it for a while and understood Shao Fei's approach, so he didn't ask more. Taking a step back, there is really no evidence that the shot was fired by Xiucai.

At the headquarters of the First Army, Xue Yue was overjoyed to learn that Dongguling had won a complete victory and had killed Iizuka Kunigoro.

Xue Yue immediately ordered Chen Anbao's 79th Division on the Western Front to counterattack on all fronts and recapture Xiguling; The 160th Division of Hua Zhenzhong was ordered to continue to hold Dongguling.

The death of Kunigoro Iizuka left Ito Masaki grief-stricken. Iizuka is the "god of the army", a spiritual symbol in the Japanese army, but now he has died on the battlefield of Dongguling, how can he explain to Okamura Ningji; How to explain to the general Shunroku Hata is really his own incompetence.

Ito slapped the table hard, regretting that he had cornered Iizuka at the last minute. The death of Iizuka means more than the loss of a wing!

At this moment, Ito remembered what Okamura Ningji scolded him: One general is incompetent, and the three armies are exhausted.

The roof leak happened to rain overnight. Suddenly, the signal corps reported: "Report, a division of the Zhina Army has launched an attack on our Xiguling from the west!"

"Nani!?"

Ito returned to the cruel reality from his grief and remorse, and hurriedly went to the military map to check. According to previous intelligence, only Chen Anbao's 79th Division attacked Xiguling.

Ito quickly left the headquarters with his saber and headed for his position at the foot of the West Ridge Mountain.

As soon as we arrived, bad news followed.

A captain ran up to Ito and reported: "Report to Your Excellency, General, the enemy is attacking from the west and south at the same time, and the offensive is fierce!"

Ito immediately made a decision and ordered: "Order the troops on the mountain to withdraw and shrink the defense."

Now the 101st Division is seriously understaffed, and reinforcements have not arrived for a long time, and Ito is also helpless. And he began to complain in his heart that Okamura Ninji did not send reinforcements, and the artillery wing that had just arrived in Hangzhou was also allocated to the 106th Division in Matsuura.

The 79th Division of the National Army quickly recaptured Xiguling, and rushed down from the mountain in one fell swoop after the devils on the mountain.

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

The shells of the 79th Division began to fall on the positions of the devils at the foot of the mountain.

The lieutenant immediately dissuaded: "The general is too dangerous here, you better go back first."

Ito pushed the captain away and said loudly, "What are you afraid of!?" The enemy's shells are still far away! ”

"Boom!"

Suddenly. A howitzer ghost made a miracle fall near Ito, and Ito was shot in the head and slowly fell to the ground with great resentment, and passed out.

"General! Medic! ”

The captain who was pushed away by Ito picked up a life, and then quickly ordered someone to carry Ito to the main position at the foot of the East Lonely Mountain in the rear.

(PS: This is an unexplained shell.) There are several versions. It can only be explained as a crooked fight, and Ito deserves to be unlucky. It's the same bullet that killed Iizuka before, and it's impossible to study. )

The main general was seriously wounded, and the 101st Division was disorganized. The 79th Division descended the mountain like a tiger and recaptured the position at the foot of Xiguling Mountain in one go.

Lieutenant General Masaki Ito was seriously wounded, and Xue Yue was overjoyed again when he learned about it. For Xue Yue's First Corps, this is a great thing.

The successive victories allowed Xue Yue to see the dawn of victory.

Now the 101st Division has no leader for a while, and coupled with the fierce fighting for several days, the Ito 101st Division has lost its troops and lost most of its troops, and the entire division has lost most of it. Now it is like a paralyzed leprosy dog, lying in front of the East Guling position, and it is no longer able to launch a new attack.

The battle in Dongguling has reached a stalemate, and the two sides have formed a state of confrontation.

Lieutenant General Masaki Ito was seriously injured and fell to the ground, and after being given first aid by front-line medical care, he was sent to the Jiujiang Field Hospital.

I don't know whether to say Ito was unlucky or lucky. The most dangerous damage was a piece of shrapnel from this shell, which penetrated Ito's right jaw into his head. Because this piece of shrenchnel happened to pass between his blood vessels and nerves, it did not cause fatal injuries, but this cannon also really made the division commander suffer, and he could not work normally for a long time.

The battle in Dongguling has stabilized, the Japanese army has not advanced an inch, and the Nanxun battlefield is developing in a direction favorable to the national army. Okamura Ninji was willing to give up, and another storm was slowly coming towards Nanxun.

"General."

The battle at Dongguling was basically over, and Shao Fei came to the headquarters of the 160th Division to resign to Hua Zhenzhong.

"Is there something wrong?"

"The fighting here is over, we're leaving."

Hua Zhen was shocked, put down the things in his hand and came to Shao Fei, and said, "Can't you stay?"

In the Huazhen Center, Shao Fei is admired, not only for his command ability, but also for his personality. It can be seen from the killing of Iizuka that he is a person who attaches great importance to battlefield affection. And such a person can give his life to the other party on the battlefield.

Shao Fei smiled: "I'm really sorry, the 101st Division is no longer afraid, and there is no point in me staying."

Hua Zhenzhong sighed and said, "Okay, I'm not strong." So where are you going? ”

Shao Fei replied: "In the west, I have an appointment with Zhang Chong, the commander of the Dian Army, to help him. A few years ago, Master Zhang Chong was kind to me, and I couldn't help but help with this. ”

This is Jiangxi, and now the Dian army is in the Chongyang area of Hubei. Although they are two provinces, the distance is not very far, after all, Chongyang is close to Jiangxi and Wuhan. At this time, Zhang Chong's 184th Division had already gone to Paishi to stop the Japanese army from advancing westward, covering Lu Zuofu to transfer Wuhan's supplies to the rear.

"I see. I heard that you went south at the beginning of the year for the Dian army, and since Zhang Chong is your friend, you helped me again, and I have something to tell you. ”

"What's the matter?"

Hua Zhenzhong hesitated, not knowing whether to say it or not.

Hua Zhenzhong is a member of the Guangdong Army, although he is a division commander, his qualifications in the National Army are similar to those of a big man like Zhang Fakui, and he has a wide range of contacts, needless to say, some internal things have naturally been heard.

Lao Jiang has been constantly wooing Lu Han, intending to give him the position of commander of the First Corps, but this position is now being done by Xue Yue, which indirectly leads to Lu Han becoming Xue Yue's opponent. This is also the reason why Hua Zhenzhong is hesitant.

Shao Fei called softly: "General......"

Hua Zhenzhong relieved himself and decided to tell Shao Fei, saying: "Lao Jiang has already killed Zhang Chong, and he has never been able to find an excuse, you should know the reason." After the battle of Yuwang Mountain, I have admiration for General Zhang. When you see him, tell him to be careful. ”

Shao Fei was not surprised, Yunnan was independent in military and political affairs, and it was understandable that the chairman of the committee would do everything to win over Lu Han.

As for Zhang Chong's 184th Division, the Political Department was all Communists, including the chief of staff and half of the junior officers. The chairman of the committee can't tolerate sand in his eyes, and of course he wants to get rid of people like Zhang Chong as soon as possible. But Shao Fei knew that Zhang Chong was in danger.

"I know, I'll pass it on."

"Okay, take care. If you need help from the Cantonese Army in the future, just ask. ”

"Yes"

Shao Fei nodded and said goodbye to Hua Zhenzhong. Subsequently, Shao Fei took the falcon to the west and headed to Pai City.

(End of chapter)