Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 429
Compared with the killing field that has already unfolded on Tang Dao's side, the blocking force composed of two guard battalions and a fire support company led by Major Scar is not easy.

They are also struggling.

Desperately digging trenches.

It was about 6 kilometers away from the 8th Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Japanese Army. At 36 o'clock, the remaining cavalry detected that the 6th Infantry Brigade, which was tailing the advance regiment, stopped advancing and set up camp. Lead the whole army in the direction of the [-]th Heavy Artillery Brigade.

The two battalions and one company stopped on the bank of a small river five meters wide.

This is the best defensive place selected after the entire army of the cavalry battalion dispatches out after reconnaissance during the day.

Although the five-meter-wide river is only more than one meter deep, it can also hinder the speed of the Japanese infantry's charge.

The first-line position of the blocking force is just 50 meters away from the small river.

There is little shelter in the whole field, except for a low and pitiful hillock.

There are not many trees on the hill that is less than ten meters high and has an area of ​​at most [-] square meters. There are only countless shrubs, but that is already the only commanding height in the vicinity.

Major Scar placed his most elite company there, and at the same time placed three of the five machine guns and four heavy machine guns assigned to him on both sides of the hill.

If the Japanese army launches a mad attack on the frontal battlefield, the commanding height of about ten meters will launch the most ferocious blow to the Japanese infantry.Even, because of this high point, these heavy firepower can also provide fire support to the two flank battlefields

But obviously, this small hill will become an important area for Japanese bombardment. An infantry brigade's [-] artillery attacks may all be concentrated on this hill of less than [-] square meters. It's chilling to think about.

Therefore, almost 500 people of the troops with more than [-] people are digging trenches on the hills, and they have no time to build any artillery holes. The only thing they can do is to dig the trenches deeper and deeper.

The time left for them may only be three hours.

Although Tang Dao had left all the individual engineer shovels for them, it was still not enough. Many soldiers even picked up the bayonets that they usually carefully protect and stabbed them into the soil without hesitation.

Perhaps, not only the soldiers, but even the medical team who were ordered to stay at the back were put into work. The three female nurses did not have enough strength to dig, so they helped carry the sandbags. With enough tools, they even took their beloved nurse uniforms to carry the soil to the outside of the gradually formed trenches. Under the crisis of life and death, everyone was forced to exert their maximum potential.

Fortunately, the soft soil in the south of the Yangtze River is not as hard as the sand and gravel in the north. On the hills, trenches with a depth of two meters have been dug. Formed, one by one heavy machine gun fortifications filled with sandbags and soil were also formed.

Although it is known that this kind of fortification will become the key bombing area of ​​the Japanese infantry artillery and mountain artillery because of its conspicuousness, it is already the limit of the protection of heavy machine gun firepower in such a short period of time.

You know, the medical team located 500 meters behind the main position doesn't even have the most basic trenches, let alone fortifications.

The place where they are going to rescue the wounded is a depression. If the Japanese army bombards there with artillery, all the medical staff and wounded will be blasted to pieces, and they even have only one infantry squad for protection.

In the past, this was absolutely impossible. Any commander who made such an arrangement would definitely scold him like a dog from top to bottom.

But at this moment, no one said.

All available soldiers are on the front line. If they can't stop the 36 Japanese invaders from the 8000th Infantry Brigade who are about to go crazy, they will all die!
This is indeed the case.

His Excellency Major General Ushidoman is in a very good mood today. This is the happiest day since he led his troops to pursue the Chinese.

Although the Chinese in front of him has not been completely wiped out, according to the marching traces left by the opponent, the cunning fox-like Chinese walking around in the wasteland is less than five kilometers in front of him, and the distance has already been deployed. The friendly positions are less than three kilometers away.

The reason why they slowed down and stopped was probably because they discovered the blockage ahead, but what's the use of finding out in this deep night?
Whether it is forward or backward, there is a strong army that they cannot defeat.

turn left turn Right?To the left is the defense line of the 18th Division, and to the right, the criss-crossing terrain undoubtedly accelerated its demise. Even if it marched overnight, it would not be able to run very far, and this was still the case when it abandoned all its luggage.

Do the Chinese have that courage?Absolutely not, otherwise they would not have preferred to flee across the wasteland for six days with baggage and wounded.

Judging by the cunning and tenacity shown by Ushijima Mitsuru to his commander in the past six days, their best choice should be to wait until dawn and fight back desperately!
From a purely military point of view, Mitsuru Ushijima still admires the Chinese commander who has never met or even known his name. He is definitely the most difficult commander he has ever seen.

In the past six days, he has been exhausted, and the dark circles under his eyes have almost spread to his entire face.

But tomorrow, he might be able to meet the Chinese soldier who gave him a headache.

Because of his admiration, Ushijima decided to cut off his head, use chemicals to remove his flesh and bones, and engrave the words "Tough Enemy" on it. It must be a pleasing work of art.

For this inspiration that suddenly emerged in his mind, the Major General of the Japanese Army who ordered the entire army to camp and recuperate for the decisive battle tomorrow also drank half a bottle of sake to celebrate.

Of course, before happily going to sleep, Ushijima Mitsuya, who has been constantly harassed, ordered that the two infantry regiments under his command send 60 patrol teams, and the alert range was extended to 1000 meters away from the campsite.

At all times, the 36th Infantry Brigade has a patrol team of nearly a thousand people on the outskirts of the camp, accounting for one-eighth of the total force, which also means that the entire Infantry Brigade will not sleep soundly.

This kind of alert intensity is unprecedented in the military history of the 36th Infantry Brigade.

You must never capsize in the gutter, the closer you are to victory, the more cautious you must be, this is what Ushido reminded himself when he was drinking sake with joy.

But the clear dream of the major general of the Japanese Army was still disturbed.

When it was close to 11:[-], Udoman, who was hiding in the trench, wrapped in a blanket and sleeping in the same clothes as the big soldiers, was attacked by "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the enemy attacked!" ' woke up with a roar.

"Enemy attack? Nali?" The half-dream and half-awake Major General of the Japanese Army suddenly jumped up from the trench, looking at the dark surroundings in a daze.

It was quiet, except for Qiu Chong's murmur, he didn't hear the frightening sound of guns and guns.

"Your Excellency, brigade commander, you are the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade!" The pale face of the chief of staff of the lieutenant officer was like a ghost under the dim light of the lantern.

"The 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade?" Ushido was taken aback.

Almost subconsciously, he wanted to ask back: those idiots of the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade were attacked, what's the matter with me?
But then, he froze.

After being stunned for a few seconds, he snatched the telegram from his lieutenant chief of staff: "Thousands of enemies are attacking the outlying positions of our heavy artillery brigade! Please come and help me from the 18th Division and the 36th Infantry Brigade! Cheng Tianlai Shiro!"

"This is impossible. The main force of the Chinese has already retreated, and the Chinese who are still resisting are still huddled in their so-called defense line, and there is no reinforcement.

"Thousands of Chinese people, where did they come from?" Ushidoman asked nervously.

The pale grimace of the chief of staff of the lieutenant officer had already told him the answer.

At that moment, the small face of the major general of the Japanese army was also white.

The big dark circles under my eyes that have been hanging for several days seem to be covered with a thick layer of powder.

What the panda's charming black eyes look like with white powder, what Ushidoman looks like at the moment.

The Japanese panda who was teased was so angry that it was funny.

(End of this chapter)