While Xia Yuan was hesitating, Wang Yaowu sent communications troops into the newly formed company's position and brought important orders.

"The position on the north side is in danger, go quickly for reinforcements!"

"Northern position!" Xia Yuan put away the order and asked, "Who will come to see the new company's position?"

"Sir, the division commander said that you can hold off an army by yourself. Just leave and the Japanese army won't notice. When they realize that you have gone to the north position, the battle there will probably be over by then," the communications soldier said.

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"I see."

One of the plans that Xia Yuan had in mind was this one.

Another plan was for the Japanese army to contain him, so he would tear a hole in the front and punch in, forcing the Japanese army to reinforce. Once they reinforced, the casualties would only increase.

Since Wang Yaowu made the choice for him, just listen to him once.

Before the operation, Xia Yuan explained, "The Japanese army is still unclear about the situation of the new company. Hiding in the tunnel, they will not know that I have not left. At this moment, they are thinking that they only need to keep an eye on the position of the new company."

Once I show up on the north side, the Japanese will definitely launch an attack on the new company's position, but I should have rushed back by then, and we will take advantage of the Japanese army's momentum to advance the position."

Xia Yuan's eyes glowed coldly: "If the Japanese want to contain me, then I will do as they wish."

Veteran and Niu Qian thought about it carefully and realized that this was indeed possible.

"Don't worry, company commander, we will be waiting for you to come back," the veteran said.

Xia Yuan nodded and left the new company's position with only the two idiots following the communications troops sent by the division commander.

The Sixth Company's position fell into calm, and the Japanese army suspended their attack on the Sixth Company's position. Captain Huang was quite surprised to see Xia Yuan coming to the Sixth Company's position, and said happily: "Brother Xia, the shooting team you mentioned has indeed played a huge role.

, we only need to provide fire cover, and let them shoot at the Japanese troops. When the Japanese troops rush over, there are not many remaining troops, and we can counterattack and defeat them."

Shooting teams have appeared, but they are not widespread. Veterans play a huge role in each squad and platoons. Removing them from the squads can easily affect the combat effectiveness of the squads.

Moreover, the formed shooting group could easily be targeted by Japanese artillery. If all these veterans died, it would definitely have an impact on the company.

At first, he had concerns about what Xia Yuan said, but after giving it a try, he found that the combat team he formed could indeed play a huge role and be very effective against the Japanese army.

Seeing that Xia Yuan was taking Er Lunzi with him on a mission, he asked, "Where are you going, brother Xia?"

"The positions on the north side are about to be captured by the Japanese. I'm going to support them."

This mission is not a secret, so Xia Yuan told the other party.

Captain Huang lamented, "Brother Xia can stand alone. I also saw the Japanese attack this morning. The Japanese troops who attacked our position suffered heavy casualties. They ran away after fighting half. I guess it was influenced by your side, and

The Japanese have been fighting for such a long time, but they have not launched an attack on your company's position. I guess they are afraid of being beaten."

Company Commander Huang was also a smart man and saw clearly that the Japanese would attack them but not the new company.

Moreover, this morning, the Japanese army that attacked the newly formed company's position had a company's strength, but the Japanese soldiers who retreated were less than one platoon, resulting in huge casualties.

The Battle of Songhu lasted for so long, and although the Japanese army suffered casualties every time they attacked, they would not exceed one-third.

In this battle this morning, casualties directly exceeded two-thirds, far exceeding any previous battle. The Japanese army did not panic and continued to fight. Not to mention other positions, a single newly formed company was enough to cause casualties to the Japanese army.

More than half.

It is strange that the Japanese soldiers were scared.

"The Japanese reinforcements have not arrived yet, and the focus of their operations is not on the 51st Division. They don't have to pay heavy casualties to attack us. Even if they knock us down, it will not have any strategic effect."

Captain Huang thought for a moment and realized that this was indeed the case. He thought that the Japanese army would press forward and launch a fierce attack on the positions of the 51st Division.

Unexpectedly, these Japanese troops only occupied the surrounding housing areas and did not launch a large-scale attack on the positions of the 51st Division. Even the largest attack was only a squadron divided into three groups to attack the national army positions.

, followed by the shelling in the morning, which was particularly intense.

After hearing what Xia Yuan said, Company Commander Huang became somewhat aware of the purpose of the Japanese army's actions.

"The little Japs are trying to contain us!"

"Yes." Xia Yuan nodded and continued: "I'm leaving first, the northern position is about to fall."

"Okay." Captain Huang watched Xia Yuan leave and said thoughtfully: "The focus of the Japanese army's attack is actually on the north side. Haha, it's really rare. Is it to avoid Xia Yuan or because the Japanese army chose to focus their attack on the north side?

It’s on the north side.”

Company Commander Huang was very surprised by the behavior of the Japanese army.

After thinking about it, he couldn't quite figure out why the Japanese army did this. He wondered whether the Japanese army wanted to avoid casualties because of Xia Yuan, but also to contain the 51st Division, or maybe the Japanese army thought that

The defense on the north side is looser than on the south side.

The former is very likely, but I always feel it is unlikely.

How could the Japanese army compromise because of one person?

Headquarters of the 2nd Battalion of the 11th Japanese Cavalry Regiment.

"Baga, in order to test where the Chinese people are, I paid the casualties of half a squadron!"

The captain of the second battalion was furious. In order to test where the ghost was hiding, early this morning, the captain ordered all units to conduct a trial attack.

The Second Battalion was responsible for the left wing and dispatched two squadrons of troops to launch a tentative attack on the National Army positions and used six tanks as cover. However, they did not expect this test. Four tanks were blown up by the Chinese. The first

The squadron suffered more than half casualties and could no longer sustain the battle that followed.

After paying such a heavy price, the ghost's location was determined.

They used large-caliber heavy artillery to bombard the Nationalist army's positions, but the Nationalist army dug tunnels underground. Such fierce shelling only destroyed the fortifications of the Nationalist army's surface positions and did not have much impact on the tunnels.

"The Chinese are as cunning as mice. They have dug many tunnels in the ground to hide. Our heavy artillery can't do anything to them." The squadron deputy captain stood next to the squadron leader and said.

"Our mission is to contain the Chinese. The commander's approach is right. We just need to keep an eye on the ghosts and let Mr. Akita take down the Chinese positions."

The captain of the second battalion had a cold light in his eyes. He could not launch an attack on the Chinese people. The ghost's combat ability was too strong. There was no other way.

But the price paid was too high, not the price of sacrifice, but the price of time. For a ghost, he sent two squadrons of troops to stare at the ghost.

There is no way, the deterrent effect brought by ghosts is too great.

Early this morning, the Chinese newspaper published the story of Ghost's combat deeds. With his own power, he wiped out a large number of Japanese soldiers. He was called the God of War. This greatly encouraged the resistance of the Chinese people. This was in line with their original combat goal.

There are differences.

Within three months, China will be completely destroyed, and before that, their anti-Japanese sentiment will be crushed.

Fortunately, now, instead of hitting them, it has made the anti-Japanese sentiment of the Chinese people even stronger.

"Ghost!" The second captain clenched his fists, hating this man deeply.

Position on the west side.

Akita was the captain of the 1st Battalion and was responsible for attacking the Chinese positions on the west side. His original intention was to contain the 51st Division. He suddenly discovered that the Chinese defenses on the west side were quite weak and easily reached the edge of the Chinese positions.

At the same time, news came from the Second Battalion that the ghost was on their defense line.

In other words, the west side is the weak point of defense of the 51st Division.

Although their mission was to contain the 51st Division, there was no clear prohibition on attacking the National Army positions. Captain Akita wanted to launch an attack on the Western National Army positions and capture the Western National Army positions in one fell swoop. Since then,

It can achieve the effect of containing the enemy forces, occupying the national army positions, and can also threaten the national army in other directions. In time, if they want to launch an attack on the 51st Division, then the position he occupied will become a stepping stone to open the national army positions.

After thinking about it, Captain Akita felt that seizing the western position was a beneficial and harmless thing, and since the ghost was not around, it would not cause much casualties to them.

After most of a day's attack, they have captured the national army's forward position on the west side. They are relying on the tunnels left by the national army to continue their attack on the national army's position. At the same time, they have dispatched reinforcements and arrived at the forward position. They are relying on the national army's forward position.

The fortifications left by the army were built to build machine gun fire points.

"As long as the ghosts are not around, the Chinese cannot hold the position! As for the ghosts, huh, once we capture their position, they will form a double-team on the southern position. I will personally kill their ghosts and cut off their

The heads will be published in Chinese newspapers to show them the power of our Japanese Empire!"

Captain Akita was so heroic that he took over the western position of the national army as easily as picking out something from a bag.

The national army position on the west side had experienced a day of fighting, and artillery fire rolled across the ground. The focus of the attack had turned into a piece of scorched earth. Blood dyed the dark brown land black and red, covering layers of corpses.

There were both Nationalist and Japanese troops, with the Nationalist army having the most corpses and the most casualties. It was just a position that was fought over and over again dozens of times.

The commander of the third company looked at the smoke rising from the position and the corpses piled up. One company had already withdrawn from the front line due to heavy casualties in the battle with the Japanese army. The company commander died in the battle, and the platoon commander

The squad leader died in battle, and the soldiers led the remaining soldiers to fight back against the Japanese army. They fought to the last squad and still defended their position. Their heroic actions were admired by the entire army.

"The Second Company has set a good example for us! Next, it depends on our Third Company. The Japanese army wants to open a breakthrough from us, and we must not let the Japanese army succeed!"

"The company commander dies in battle, and the platoon leader takes command! The platoon leader dies in battle, and the squad leader takes command! The squad leader dies in battle, and the veteran takes command! As long as there is one person left, even if faced with several times the enemy, he is not allowed to retreat. He is like a nail to me.

Nailed on the ground."

"We must not let the Japanese take over our position!"

The Japanese army has occupied the forward position. The third, fourth and fifth companies are the next line of defense. A battalion of troops is blocking the Japanese army. The position is still facing a precarious situation.

As the sun set, the heavy artillery of the Japanese army made a dull roar, and mud flowers bloomed on the national army's position. The soldiers hiding in the tunnel felt the shock above their heads, holding the guns in their hands tightly, rumbling.

The sound echoed in the tunnel, like the roar of a giant dragon, coming from the depths of the tunnel.

"The Japs are attacking!"

The soldiers responsible for the investigation brought back important information.

The classic moves of the Japanese army.
To be continued...