Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 614 No one laughs at!

Wei Donglai, who was in the tunnel on the reverse slope at the back of the mountain, had an ugly expression on his face.

He was full of confidence in persisting for two days, but seeing the Japanese artillery attack, he knew that he was really thinking too much.

With such an attack strength, it is a miracle that he can survive the day.

The Japanese artillery may not be able to attack the tunnel behind the ridge, but the Japanese artillery has found an angle and bombarded the passage behind the mountain.

Wei Donglai knew that although the Japanese army in the forest on the right wing was blocked by friendly troops, they were unable to attack the flank of their highland, but the coordinates behind the mountain had been recorded by Japanese scouts, and their mountain artillery and howitzers could attack across the ridge. The passage behind the high ground, once there is a sign of reinforcements, they will bombard it with artillery, which is a disaster for the naked infantry.

In the extreme situation where the No. 3 highland has not fallen, the rear will not easily send troops to reinforce it. This point was mentioned by Tang Dao in the previous combat meeting.

At least during the day, all he can rely on is the fire support of the soldiers on the high ground and more than a dozen mortars on the rear artillery positions.

This may not be the most difficult battle situation this five or six-year veteran has encountered in his military career for several years.

Compared to two days ago when he watched in despair over a thousand of his comrades fled under the leadership of the timid regiment leader, leaving him alone as an infantry platoon against more than two thousand enemies, the current battle situation was much better.

In his hands, it is no longer an infantry platoon with more than 30 people, but two infantry companies with nearly 300 people.

Yes, before going to the No. 3 Heights, he, the new company commander, was designated by Tang Dao as the supreme commander of the No. 3 Heights, with full authority to command the No. 3 Heights' defense operations against Japan.

This is a force that he has never commanded after he has been in the army for several years, but Wei Donglai is not happy at all. What's more, it is a heavy responsibility.

From the moment he went to the high ground, he knew that what he bore on his shoulders was not only 300 lives, but also the honor of the remaining thousand members of the revenge regiment.

They have already lost the ardent entrustment of the elders in their hometown once, but this time, they must never lose it again.

Otherwise, the parents, wives and children of more than a thousand people will not be able to hold their heads up in front of the elders in their hometown because of them.

In other words, whether it is responsibility, honor or life, in the face of the current battle situation, it is not so important.

Tang Dao's formation is to fight the Japanese army to the death!
If you don't retreat, you will die!
If you retreat, you will die!

For the top commanders on high ground like Wei Donglai, matters of life and death are no longer among the top three, but how to kill more Japanese invaders before they die.

Before Tang Dao said goodbye to the three highland commanders at the end, it is not impossible for the soldiers of the country to die, but it is worthwhile to die. If everyone on the battlefield can kill three or more Japanese soldiers before they die, then In this battle, even if the entire army is wiped out, it is still a victory.

It is not that the 23rd Army needs such a battle loss ratio to show the prestige of the Sichuan Army, but that China currently needs it.

The Japanese invaded this time, and the iron hooves of the army had already occupied North China and Songhu. According to the soldiers, no matter what the barren flowers were, they would be turned into scorched earth.

In the impression of many people, the Japanese are very strong, so strong that they only need 20,000 people to scare the Northeast Army with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and throw the entire Northeast away without firing a single shot. Conquered Songhu, where hundreds of thousands of troops were invested.

The common people didn't read much, and they don't understand any high-level strategic mistakes that harm the country. They are very practical, and it depends on who wins and who loses, and whoever dies in battle loses.

Now, the Chinese army is constantly losing battles, and the number of casualties is shocking.

The two fronts of the Japanese invaders had pointed directly at the front and back of Jinling. This is one of the reasons why Jinling must be defended.

Then, in this big mountain a hundred miles behind Jinling, there are more than 23 capable soldiers under the command of the 4000rd Army, and there is a battle with more than [-] forwards of the Japanese Western Army Corps to see who is tough enough and who dies many.

Let's see who dies the most!
Wei Donglai may never forget Tang Dao's seemingly calm but murderous eyes, and the cold words bared between his teeth that made the hairs on his whole body tremble: I, you, and everyone standing here People, even if they are all wiped out, his No. 18 Kunizaki Detachment or the [-]th Division will lose their combat effectiveness forever.

There are 145 people in my Independent Battalion, the Xuesha Regiment, and the remnants of the 4000th Division. If we can rely on the position to change to three, it will be nearly 12000 people. How many people are left?

The veterans are all dead, even if the staff is filled with new recruits, will they still have a fraction of the previous combat effectiveness?

At the end, Tang Dao still smiled, pointing to Qingshan whose branches and leaves were swaying gently in the mountain wind, and said: "The ancients said: Qingshan is lucky to bury loyal bones! The geomantic treasure land I chose for the big guy is not bad! It is cheap for the Japanese , Let them have some benefits, but don't forget, big guys, when you go underground, drive the **** away, don't follow behind and look annoying."

Normally, the officers would have a good time, but at that moment no one laughed, even Li Jiujin's wrinkled face was tense.

To be honest, Wei Donglai has never seen such an officer, who is ruthless to the enemy and ruthless to himself.

The originally unknown Mouse Mountain turned out to be the cemetery he prepared for more than 4000 Chinese and more Japanese.

However, thinking about this person's past, Wei Donglai somewhat understood him.

This should not be the first time he has fought among the Jedi.

The last time I was in the Sixing Warehouse, it was a grave among graves. Didn’t this man fight with an infantry regiment of the Japanese army for several days and nights with more than 100 people!

"A China that wakes up from its slumber will become one of the most powerful countries on this planet. If it doesn't wake up, then we have to kick him and bite him, and even use our lives to wake him up."

This is what Tang Dao said when he was getting acquainted with several Sichuan Army officers in the trenches of Jiepai Village, smoking and setting up a dragon gate array.

At that time, Wei Donglai didn't understand much, but now he has gradually understood.

This should be the time to "awaken China with my life" as Chief Tang said!

Wei Donglai's ugly face gradually became calm.

"He's an immortal, since the two devils want a decisive battle, then let's do it! Anyway, this hundred catties of my flesh was picked up for nothing." Wei Donglai viciously raised a flag for himself in his heart.

The artillery fire of the Japanese army was very intensive, especially the bombing of four 4 howitzers at all costs. Even in the tunnel more than 105 meters away from the main position, the vibration of the shell explosion could be felt, and the soil kept falling down. When it fell, everyone was covered in dust like a groundhog.

However, the anti-slope trench protected the soldiers very well, and the four people who stayed in the trench as observation posts made Wei Donglai a little worried.

Hopefully, their luck is good enough.

After all, it took only thirty hours to build the trenches, and even a heavy machine gun bunker that could defend against 75 caliber mountain guns was not enough to look at under the power of 105 howitzers.

If one shot was fired, the fort would naturally be destroyed, so when evacuating the trenches, the four precious heavy machine guns were carried away by the soldiers at all costs, and the machine gun was even taken away by the soldiers of the fire support company. Hidden in the tunnel, unless it is absolutely necessary, this kind of heavy weapon will never be taken out easily.

Most of the 2nd Company led by Wei Donglai had withstood the test of brutal battles in Jiepai Village. Except for a few who turned pale and kept chanting "Bodhisattva Blessing" to strengthen themselves, most of the rest did not smoke. Just silently wipe the gun in his hand.

But the performance of the other infantry company was much worse. They hid in the tunnel with their heads in their hands and shivered. Tang Dao's vigor when he mobilized them for combat in the early morning had long since disappeared.

Wei Dong came to watch, and could only sigh inwardly, there was nothing he could do about it, the so-called bravery had to have gone through the test of war.

If they want to become fearless, they can only experience life and death, and the blood of comrades in arms day and night will make the survivors stronger.

In this world, there are no natural cowards and warriors.

Times make heroes!
Circumstances change a person, cowards follow warriors and become warriors, that's all!

The telephone line leading to the front of the mountain had been blown up long ago, and the call could only be made to the rear headquarters. Wei Donglai, who was squatting at the entrance of the tunnel, finally heard the sharp sound of the iron whistle used to announce the signal. A little loose, it seems that the observation post is still alive.

"Go to the battlefield!" Wei Donglai ordered immediately, and the two infantry platoons under his command quickly obeyed the order, raised their guns and walked towards the exit of the tunnel.

The other infantry company was much slower, and it was the company commander who raised the pistol and roared loudly before he raised the gun with a blushing face.

Two infantry companies, a total of three infantry platoons will line up in the front line, and the other three infantry platoons will serve as both reserve and flank guard.

If they waited for the first line of battle, it meant that the high ground had reached the last moment, and there was no chance to breathe.

The second commander on the high ground is naturally the company commander of another Sichuan Army infantry company, named Cai Yongguan.

It is estimated that the parents of this flesh-faced guy from the family of "Green Forest Heroes" had high expectations for his force value, which is why he gave such a domineering name of being the champion of the three armies.

This lieutenant did not live up to his parents' expectations. Other officers of the Sichuan Army wore a bong, but this one carried a thick-backed machete everywhere he went. That is to say, few people had seen it His sword skills, in his words, when Lao Tzu's sword is drawn, there will be blood, I don't know if it is bragging.

But no matter what he said, he was very active in inviting the battle, and it was precisely because of his active fighting that Tang Dao let him lead his infantry to the No. 3 highland.

Looking at the performance of his soldiers under the Japanese artillery bombardment, although Wei Donglai had doubts, he could only trust his deputy who was not familiar with him like a living horse doctor.

After all, their positions are equivalent, but his rank of lieutenant was only verbally promoted by the division before the war, and the three-pointed star has not had time to add it yet!

The two lieutenants led the soldiers to the position after being ravaged by artillery fire. Although they had been mentally prepared, they still took a breath of cold air at the same time.

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The trenches that were originally two meters deep were no longer coherent.

There are many places that have been bombed and collapsed by shells. It is a good thing to describe it as full of desolation.

"Everyone, enter the position, hurry up. Also, find someone for me. If you are alive, you must see the person, and if you die, you must see the corpse!" Wei Donglai gave a short order, and then bent over and ran to the hiding place where the observation post was.

Three of the four observation posts in the two heavy machine gun bunkers and the two individual artillery holes were veterans of his original platoon. Of course he was worried.

However, after only a few steps, Wei Donglai stopped.

A machine gun bunker piled up with logs and sandbags was right in front of him, turning into a steaming crater.

Unfortunately, the machine gun bunker that can defend against the 75mm cannon was hit by a 105mm howitzer.

What will happen to the people inside?Wei Donglai almost didn't have to think about the consequences.

No bones left!

The muscles on his face twitched violently, and the apex of his heart trembled with pain.

He has been in the army for five years, and was promoted to be a platoon leader because of his bravery in combat. He has lived and ate with this infantry platoon for three years, and naturally has a deep relationship with the brothers in the platoon. Knowing that he decided to stay, more than thirty people would not follow him knowing that they would die.

In the battle two days ago, only a dozen or so of his old brothers were still able to fight.

And everyone knows that the danger of being an observation post is afraid that he, the number one commander of the highland, will be embarrassed, so these old brothers of his actively volunteered.

Now, how many less?

The battle has only just begun!
As an officer, he feels distressed!It hurts so much.

Tudou, who followed Weidong, couldn't stop crying.

Originally, he was the first to rush out to serve as an observation post, but he was driven back by a group of big brothers who stared at each other with a slap on the back of the head.

"What can you do, little baby? It's your turn after the cauldrons die!" This sentence was the last sentence thrown to him by the pock-marked brother who kicked him away.

He knew that the pockmarked brother didn't want to die, so he slipped a piece of silver into him before he left, saying that if he died, remember to take this back to his guest and buy her a red dress. He likes her to wear a wedding dress to marry The way it was given to him.

If you want to remarry, do as she pleases, just don't leave the two babies behind because of the love between husband and wife. The old man and his wife are already old, and I'm afraid they won't be able to raise a baby.

There are many people he cares about, including guests, children, and parents. He really doesn't want to die.

However, he still kicked the soldiers away, and walked onto the battlefield with his head held high.

This heavy machine gun bunker was where he stayed, and Tudou, who was lying on the top of the hill, saw him get into it with his own eyes.

The machine gun bunker located on the other side of the position was not so lucky. Although it was not hit by a 105 howitzer, it was also not good when it was hit by a 70mm infantry gun.

Neither the logs nor the three layers of sandbags could stop the frontal impact similar to that of a cannon. The bunker was blown out with a hole the size of a water tank. The soldiers inside twisted their necks weirdly, and their bones were shattered by the explosion of the shells. .

Another soldier was also found, and it took less than two days and nights to build a simple anti-gun hole, which proved to be seriously insufficient in defense against heavy artillery.

The 105 howitzer did not directly hit the anti-bunker hole, but exploded five or six meters away from it, but the anti-bunker hole still collapsed.

There is no way for a single soldier to save himself. After more than a dozen soldiers dug open the anti-gun hole with their hands, the young soldier had stopped breathing and was suffocated to death in the mud.

Wei Donglai's face was ashen.

All three soldiers under him died in the heavy Japanese shelling.

Potato knelt in front of the two corpses he could find, tears and gunpowder smoke mixed with soil, so dirty it was almost unsightly.

However, at this moment, no one laughed at him as a recruit who looked like a cat with a painted face.

Those who are entitled to laugh will never laugh again, forever!

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PS: Today my daughter is on vacation, I went to pick up my daughter, and then took her to the big players to play for a while. There are not many words in the two chapters, only more than 4000 words, so I don’t divide them into chapters at all, and only publish one chapter.Wishing everyone a Happy New Year's Eve in advance!By the way, I have to remind you that it is also the end of the month, so if you have a monthly pass, please vote!
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