It was a long, sleepless night, with stars in the sky and war raging on the ground.
By this time, the Shanhaiguan territory had turned cold, and the soldiers were huddled in the trenches simmering fires. The veterans who were accustomed to fighting had long been fast asleep with their guns in their arms, while the new recruits were sleeping lightly and could be awakened by the slightest sound on the battlefield.
The commander of the 11th Division, Jiang Shijie, finished his hot meal and then called the guards out of the headquarters that had been blown up by enemy artillery shells. He inspected the forward positions. Along the way, there was an endless stream of corpses being carried down from the front on stretchers.
He was in a depressed mood.
Fengjun fought with his life at risk. Fortunately, the 11th Division was not a soft persimmon, otherwise the battle would have been defeated long ago.
He took out a pack of American brand cigarettes from his pocket, smoked one and put it in his mouth, then took out a match, and with trembling hands, he took a long time to light it, and he took a deep breath.
, the expression looks very enjoyable.
The cigarette in his mouth had not been extinguished, but the cigarette butt flashed brighter in the wind that smelled of blood on the battlefield, and the casual guard hurriedly ran over to block him.
He knew that there were many sharpshooters in the trenches opposite, aiming at the enemies who were smoking at night. The flashing lights were very conspicuous at night.
Division Commander Jiang Shijie looked at the soldiers standing in front of him. He suddenly remembered that a few years ago, when he was the regiment commander, he got in front of the brigade commander Feng Yuxiang under the enemy's gunpoint and took the bullet for him without any complaint.
But now? Feng Yuxiang threw himself directly into the mouth of the tiger Fengjun.
On the surface, the order he received was to retreat to Shanhaiguan, but the question was whether he could retreat.
His troops have already been at war with the Fengjun opposite, and there is an open space behind him. As soon as his troops retreat, the Fengjun opposite will definitely press forward from three sides. At that time, he has no position and can only
Being a moving target for others in a vast open space is not the same as being a piece of meat in someone else's mouth.
It is impossible to retreat. Only by holding on to the position, there is still a glimmer of hope, and perhaps we can wait until reinforcements arrive.
But Jiang Shijie knew better than anyone else that since he received the order to retreat, he and his troops would no longer have reinforcements.
He did not dare and could not tell the news to his soldiers, and let them fight with hope, even if they died on the battlefield.
Jiang Shijie had not slept a wink for two days and two nights, and the sound of gunfire had been heard for two days and two nights. With his carefully built defensive positions, he withstood eleven enemy attacks. Just tonight, he was
The army's attack stopped, and even the gunfire stopped.
But he didn't feel much joy in his heart. He knew that the enemy was preparing for the last attack. If he defended it, he could survive for a while. If he couldn't bear it, then he could only lead his brothers to live and die with the position.
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After returning from the forward position, Jiang Shijie sent a communications unit to notify his superiors at all levels to come to the command post for a meeting. Looking at the dozen or so people scattered in front of him, he couldn't help but feel as if he had been pricked by a needle. The pain was unbearable. These
But they are all old brothers whom he trained with his own hands. Now, from top to bottom in the division, only these ten officers are still alive. All the brigade commanders have died in the battle, there is still one regiment commander, and three battalion commanders.
Jiang Shijie estimated his military strength, and found that the total amount was less than one brigade. In fact, there was nothing easy to arrange for combat missions. He was just a brigade of old, weak, sick and disabled, and he didn't even have to think about facing a legion of Fengjun.
Think about it, even if you think about it, it is impossible to win. Jiang Shijie has been fighting for so many years, and he knows this very well.
The entire division's combat deployment only has one sentence: Hold on to the position and no one can leave the battle alive!
Jiang Shijie was already desperate. What he was desperate about was not that he was about to die on the battlefield, but that he was being treated as an outcast.
It was going to be daybreak soon. Jiang Shijie ordered the soldiers to cheer up and prepare for battle. Soldiers must die on the way to battle!
When the first drop of dew in the morning had just fallen, Feng Jun on the other side of the position had quietly approached. Although Jiang Shijie was desperate, fighting seemed to be his instinct. When the enemy was close to fifty meters, Jiang Shijie
Ordered to shoot.
Although Feng Jun had more men and guns, and there was machine gun cover in the rear, most of the bullets hit empty spaces and did not cause huge damage to his troops. On his side, he waited for the enemy to walk in before attacking.
Fighting for a bullet to kill an enemy. For a moment, the attacking Fengjun was unable to move forward at all.
Although the soldiers of the 11th Division lying in the fortifications clearly knew that they were just hanging on for a while, none of them quit the battle. Facing the enemies rushing up, they would hit them with guns when they were far away, and throw grenades when they entered.
It's dark, it's hard to tell the winner.
But Jiang Shijie knew that this situation would not last long. Sure enough, his regiment commander came over and reported that most of his soldiers were out of ammunition.
Jiang Shijie laughed bitterly, had he finally reached such a situation? He ordered all the officers and soldiers of the 11th Division to fix their bayonets, and the military chief was in front, preparing for close combat.
The shining bayonets were pulled out one after another and placed firmly on the head of the gun. Jiang Shijie was ready to personally lead the division's remnants of less than one regiment in the final battle. He knew that the battle was over.
The sky was already slightly bright, and Jiang Shijie could see with his own eyes the face of Feng Jun on the opposite side, and could also hear the scolding that smelled like dirt, but it was all over.
Suddenly, he seemed to hear the sound of horse hooves, click, click, click... Based on his many years of military experience, this is definitely not a small group of armed forces, it seems to be a cavalry regiment, but how could there be such a large-scale cavalry organization?
What? Could it be...
Jiang Shijie's guess was correct. The next second when Feng Jun from the opposite side rushed up, he remembered the sweet sound of carbines on both sides. Han Baihang's cavalry rushed over at this critical moment.
Han Baihang was still on the road at this time. Because the pace of reinforcements was too slow, Han Baihang had to organize all the horses in the division and mixed them into a temporary cavalry regiment. Gao Hongyi served as the regiment leader, and everyone was equipped with the horses they purchased last time.
The most advanced American carbine submachine gun. Hence this scene.
Gao Hongyi's cavalry regiment was divided into two parts, and they rushed towards the charging Feng Jun from the left and right sides. The horses were extremely fast and the firepower of the carbine was fierce. With just one charge, the Feng Jun on the opposite side was beaten.
Caught off guard, he retreated into position with his armor removed.
Jiang Shijie originally thought that he was going to die here, but the sudden cavalry saved his life and the lives of all the soldiers. By the time he reacted, in the flash of lightning, the battle was over, and Gao Hongyi had already gathered his troops.
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Jiang Shijie was not a person who didn't repay his kindness. He was a dignified teacher, and he was so excited that he knelt down in front of Gao Hongyi. Gao Hongyi dared to accept this, so he quickly told him about Han Baihang's troop dispatch. Only then did Jiang Shijie understand that it turned out that saving him
The person who lost his life was the commander of the Third Division who usually didn't like to speak much in military meetings.