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An oil lamp hung from a tree branch, and the dim light made the leaky tent dull, and the brigade commander Zhou Zhidao sat next to the ammunition box covered with a map, bowing his head and smoking a cigarette in a depressed mood.

"Are the casualties counted?"

The gunfire in front of him stopped, the mountain wind blew the flames of oil lamps and flames, and the tent flickered brightly and darkly, reflecting the tired face of the brigade commander Zhou Zhidao.

"Brigade seat, the two main battalions of the 301st Regiment have lost most of them, and there are still more than 500 people left in the 302nd Regiment......"

Looking at the long list of scarlet casualties, the staff officer's sigh made the atmosphere in the tent even heavier.

Brigade Commander Zhou Zhidao's facial muscles twitched slightly in the darkness, and he commanded in a low voice: "The brothers who died in battle should be buried on the spot, and the death notice must be sent back to their homes, and the orphans and widows in their families can only count on that little compensation......

"Let's do it." The staff officer answered, raised his hand and saluted, turned around and strode away.

Looking at the staff officer who disappeared into the night, Zhou Zhidao turned his head and asked, "What is the situation with the devil's reinforcements?" ”

An intelligence staff officer raised his head and replied, "According to the information provided by the Statistical Survey Bureau, the main force of Maruyama Masao's Sixth Brigade will arrive here before dawn when the main force of Maruyama's Sixth Brigade left Ruichang in the evening. ”

One of their infantry brigades couldn't even gnaw at the two brigades of the devils, and thinking of a brigade of the devils coming over, Zhou Zhidao's mood became inexplicably heavy.

Zhou Zhidao opened his mouth and continued to ask: "Does the master have any orders?" ”

"Shizuo told us to take Minshan, he is coming quickly with the 153rd Brigade, and he will arrive tomorrow afternoon."

The intelligence staff officer paused and said, "I heard that the 58th Division is also assembling and preparing to come over.

Brigade Commander Zhou Zhidao muttered to himself: "This battle is getting more and more fought......

But he also knew in his heart that if they couldn't take the position of the Minshan devils as soon as possible, then even if the troops drove over, they would not be the opponents of the devils without the advantage of terrain.

So the top priority now is to snatch Minshan from the devil's hands before the devil's reinforcements arrive, thinking of this, he turned his gaze to the chief of staff with a serious face.

The chief of staff met Zhou Zhidao's gaze and said: "Brigade seat, the casualties of the various departments are very large, our staff office means to clear the devil strongholds around Minshan first, and even if you can't attack Minshan at that time, you can rely on these highlands to compete with the devils." ”

"Be specific." Zhou Zhidao snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand.

"We are ready to attack Jinlongjiao with the 301st Regiment, the 302nd Regiment to attack Yunling, and the brigade guard battalion and the baggage battalion to attack the ...... together."

The chief of staff took off the oil lamp, pointed to the messy map drawn by red and blue lines, and introduced their newly formulated battle plan to the brigade commander Zhou Zhidao.

Brigade Commander Zhou Zhidao looked at the devil strongholds scattered around Minshan, frowned and asked, "Have you figured out the devil forces stationed above?" ”

"Just now, Staff Officer Hu personally led people to investigate, and it is estimated that the devils who are only stationed in the size of the squadron, although our regiments have suffered large losses, they should be able to take them."

They were also helpless in formulating this new battle plan, and the devils on the main position of Minshan arranged heavy troops, and they could not take them down with heavy losses.

Now I can only retreat to the next best, hoping to take the surrounding heights, and then rely on these places to block the devil's advance in the direction of De'an.

Brigade Commander Zhou Zhidao lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and agreed to the newly formulated plan of the staff officers.

"Order: All regiments shall attack all targets at four o'clock in the morning, and must clear the defending enemy and consolidate their positions before dawn."

Brigade Commander Zhou Zhidao walked to the door of the tent, the mountain wind mixed with the rain hit his face, and he felt a chill.

He turned his head and added: "Tell the regiment commanders that this battle is related to whether our brigade can gain a firm foothold in Minshan. ”

The staff officer was silent, and recorded it on the document, asked Zhou Zhidao to sign it, and quickly sent it to each regiment.

Yang Ling and the others also received a new combat order from the brigade headquarters, no longer attacking the main position of Minshan Mountain, which was heavily guarded by devils, but attacking the mountain range Golden Dragon Terrier on the flank.

The pouring rain poured down under the cover of night, and the cold wind mixed with the rain poured the brothers in the trenches and washed away the strong smell of blood during the day.

In the dripping rain of the regimental command post, the officers of the 30th Regiment and above were exhausted and squatting or sitting with their heads drooping and smoking, and the atmosphere was dull.

"The brigade seat let our regiment take down the Golden Dragon Terrier before dawn, and there are at least one squadron of devils stationed on it, which of you is willing to take the lead." Zhang Handuo looked around and asked.

Lu Xing, the commander of the first battalion with blood-soaked gauze wrapped around his head, snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand and stood up quickly: "Tuanzuo, let's go to the first battalion, even if we die, we will take down the golden dragon terrier!" ”

The first battalion hit its head and bled in the main position of the devils in Minshan, and fought a white-knuckle battle for two hours, and was forced to be pressed down by the devils.

"Old Lu, there are less than 100 people left in your first battalion, I think forget it, let's go to the second battalion this time." Chen Ming, the commander of the second battalion, also spoke.

Lu Xing seemed to have been poked in the sore spot, raised his neck and shouted excitedly: "What's wrong with the one hundred and ten people left!" Even if we are the only one left in the first battalion, it will be the main force! You can also take down the position of the devils! ”

"Sit down!" Seeing the excited Lu Xing, the head of the regiment, Zhang Handuo, scolded.

Lu Xing sat down in a puff, Chen Ming was also full of embarrassment, and the atmosphere in the tent was cold again.

"Battalion Commander Lu, Battalion Commander Chen, none of you should fight, our three battalions have been resting for a few hours, and this time our three battalions will take the lead."

Yang Ling looked at the two battalion commanders who were not giving in to each other, and took over the task of this attack by himself.

"Deputy Head Yang, you... How can you tell me to go back and explain to the brothers, where are most of the people in our camp lying forever, and the brothers who are still alive are counting on this battle to find the little devil to take revenge! The second battalion commander immediately shouted dissatisfied.

"Fighting is not child's play, your battalion has suffered such a big loss, can you guarantee that you can take the devil's position in one go?" Yang Ling asked rhetorically.

"Yes! Even if you fight it out, you are guaranteed to take the devil position! ”

"If you fight out, will you fight tomorrow? How can we avenge the sacrificed brothers? ”

Yang Ling's questioning made the second battalion commander, who was not good at words, speechless, and he still had to argue, but the regiment commander Zhang Handuo spoke.

"Don't fight about this matter, the third battalion will attack, and the first battalion and the second battalion will be responsible for following up and clearing the remnants of the enemy." Zhang Handuo put a stop to the argument.