Half an hour ago, Zhu Liangcheng was assembling tasks for the three battalion commanders of the 1st Regiment of the 367th Brigade.

Zhu Liangcheng pointed to the map and said, "Considering that this is the last general attack of the Japanese, its strength will definitely be the largest since the outbreak of the Wuhan Defense War, so the garrison headquarters reduced the front defense width of our 367th Brigade as appropriate. Now we only need to be responsible for the five hundred meters front from Leizu Hall on the left and the treasure temple on the right!"

Chi Peng, Zhao Hanxing and Hu Qing looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

If the defense of the 367th Brigade was still maintained at the previous 1,000 meters, they would be unable to do so in the face of the Japanese general attack!

After pausing, Zhu Liangcheng said again: "As for the deployment of troops, the first regiment will be the defense on the first day, the second regiment will be the defense on the second day, and the third regiment will be the defense on the third day. As for the fourth day, it will be determined depending on the situation. Therefore, you three battalions will have to survive the first day of the decisive battle for me no matter what!"

"I understand!" Chi Peng and the other two nodded vigorously.

"This is the specific defense deployment." Zhu Liangcheng pointed to the map and said, "The 1st Battalion is the first echelon, responsible for defending the area between Hankou Railway Station and the Niangniang Hall!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Liangcheng stared at Chi Peng again and said, "Old Chi, no matter what difficulties you encounter, you must persist until noon today and before you can retreat after noon!"

"Don't worry, the brigade!" Chi Peng stood at attention and said, "The 1st Battalion guarantees to complete the mission!"

Zhu Liangcheng nodded, turned his eyes to Zhao Hanxing, the commander of the 2nd Battalion, and said: "The 2nd Battalion is the second echelon, responsible for defending the area between the Niangniang Hall and the Datong Street. The requirement for you is to be sure to stick to the evening!"

"Don't worry, the brigade!" Zhao Hanxing stood up suddenly and said proudly, "The 2nd Battalion will never disappoint you!"

"I've remembered it!" Zhu Liangcheng nodded, his eyes finally fell on Hu Qing's face, and he said in a deep voice, "Old Hu, your 3rd Battalion is the third echelon, responsible for defending the blocks between Tongjie and Taiping Lane. The requirements for your 3rd Battalion are to stick to it until dawn tomorrow. If it is not dawn, no step back!"

Hu Qing stood at attention and said aloud: "Yes!"

Zhu Liangcheng said again: "Okay, go!"

Chi Peng and the other two stood at attention again, saluted Zhu Liangcheng, and left.

...

A quarter of an hour later, Chi Peng had already arrived at the Empress Hall, and his battalion was here!

As soon as he arrived at the battalion headquarters, Chi Peng immediately summoned his three company commanders together!

These three company commanders are the first company commander Yao Buqing, the second company commander Yang Jinqiu, and the third company commander Hong Shijin, who are all veterans of the Central Military Academy’s teaching corps!

Chi Peng spread out the map, pointed to the map and said, "The task assigned by the brigade to our 1st battalion is to guard the Leizu Hall on the left, the God of Fortune Temple on the right, the ruined area of ​​Hankou Railway Station in the north, and the Niangniang Hall in the south! And at least we must stick to it until noon! Now I will do the specific division of labor!"

The three company commanders held their feet at the same time and stood upright.

Chi Peng continued: "The 1st Company is responsible for the 150-meter straight width of the middle road, the 2nd Company is responsible for the 150-meter straight width of the left wing, and the 3rd Company is responsible for the 150-meter straight width of the right wing, but remember, don't put all the troops in the front. This time the Japanese are the final general attack, and they will definitely dispatch all tanks and infantry to support firepower, so at most one platoon is placed on the front! The remaining two platoons, one platoon is deployed in the depth of the position, and the other platoon is reserved for the reserve!"

"I understand!" The three company commanders nodded vigorously at the same time.

Chi Peng said at the end: "Finally, let me say something else: If I, Chi Peng, die in the battle, take the lead in the order of 1, 2, and 3. If all the company commanders die in the battle, take the lead in the order of platoon leader. If all the platoon leaders die in the battle, take the lead in the order of squad leader. In short, even if I fight to the last soldier, the Japanese must not be allowed to cross the Empress Palace half a step!"

"Yes!" Yao Buqing, Yang Jinqiu and Hong Ran, the three men of Hong Shijin, agreed.

"Okay!" Chi Peng waved his hand and said, "Now go back to their respective positions!"

...

Five minutes later, Yao Buqing had returned to the underground command post of the 1st Company.

The first thing I did after returning to the underground shelter was to gather three platoon leaders under him and then convey Chi Peng's instructions to several platoon leaders.

"Brothers, I won't say anything extra. In short, this will be the last general attack of the Japanese. As long as we withstand this wave of general attack of the Japanese, our main force will launch a counterattack, and we will definitely win this battle!"

"So, you must be fully energetic and fight with the Japanese!"

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

The three platoon leaders shouted in unison.

The next moment, the Japanese artillery shells fell down.

In an instant, the entire Hankou Town was shaking the earth!

...

Sentinel Chen Yumen held his chest with his fists and lay in the ruins of the train station without moving!

"Boom!" A large-caliber shell landed less than fifty meters away and exploded. The sound of the explosion almost broke Chen Yumen's eardrums!

After a moment, the violent shock wave was transmitted from the ground beneath him!

Even though there were two fists under his chest, Chen Yumen felt numb all over!

If there is no fist covering the chest, just this shock wave can kill people!

Immediately afterwards, the rubble, gravel and mud and sand caused by the shock wave fell down. This was not ordinary rubble, gravel and mud and sand, but rubble, gravel and mud and sand with high temperatures!

Half of Chen Yumen's body was instantly buried by rubble, gravel and mud and sand falling from the sky! Moreover, the military uniforms and trousers on the right half of the buried side began to smoke! The scorching high temperature quickly invaded Chen Yumen's body through the thin military uniforms and trousers, making him bare his teeth!

But Chen Yumen gritted his teeth and held back, and his body did not move at all!

It’s not that Chen Yumen doesn’t want to move, but in fact he really wants to get up and slap it off, and the hot mud, sand and gravel that falls on his body!

But he couldn't, because the air was filled with high-speed splashing shells, rubble, mud, sand and gravel. Once he couldn't stand it and got up at this time, he would be very likely to be hit by shells, rubble, or mud and gravel! If this is the case, his life would probably be explained here!

"Boom!" Two more large-caliber shells fell.

The stronger shock wave was transmitted from the ground, which made Chen Yumen feel dizzy!

Immediately afterwards, more gravel rubble and mud fell from the sky!

At this moment, Chen Yumen was no longer half of his body, but most of his body was buried, leaving only a head that was exposed outside the soil!

Fortunately, the rubble, gravel and mud that fell before have gradually cooled down. With this layer of rubble, gravel and mud protection, I finally no longer have to endure the unbearable high temperature!

Chen Yumen prayed not to fall any more rubble and gravel!
Chapter completed!