"The Japanese Thirteenth Division and Thirty-Ninth Division are sending reinforcements in the direction of Shipai and will arrive at the latest tomorrow night."

As soon as Chief of Staff Wang Naichao finished his report, Hu Lian asked: "The 3rd Battalion has been in Nanlinpo for two days, right?"

"Yes, it's been two days."

"Qiu Shichang did a good job defending Nanlin with the strength of a single company."

Hu Lian ordered: "Order them to hold on for one more day and evacuate the position at eight o'clock tomorrow night."

"yes!"

As soon as Wang Naichao went out, Meng Shaoyuan on the side said: "Sir, let us go to the 7th company position. I'm afraid we will be disabled there."

"It's not time to use you yet."

Hu Lian shook his head: "Qiu Shichang can still hold on, be patient, and you will come in handy."

He took the time to look at the military commander's Shipai advance team, and he was a little surprised by the elite equipment.

All American equipment.

Dai Li seems to have spent a lot of money.

Moreover, many of them were former professional soldiers.

People like Li Zhifeng, Yi Mingyan, Su Junwen, and Miao Zhixing all fought bloody battles with the Japanese army.

Originally, Hu Lian didn't have high hopes for a group of spies going to the battlefield.

But when he saw the advancing team with his own eyes, this idea immediately changed. He also knew that Meng Shaoyuan and his advancing team would definitely be of great use!

…

Li Hancai, who had just been promoted to commander of the 3rd company, was also killed in action.

All three platoon commanders of the 7th company were killed.

Qiu Shichang was injured.

The current commander of the 3rd company is Geng Liying, a squad leader.

This was the most brutal battle Qiu Shichang had ever experienced since he joined the army.

The order to retreat has been given.

They still need to continue to hold on in this position until dark.

The Japanese army seemed to be inexhaustible, they retreated one level and then came up one level.

However, Qiu Shichang, who had fought with the Japanese army many times, could clearly feel that the Japanese army's combat effectiveness was not as good as before.

In the past, Japanese soldiers had accurate marksmanship, rich combat experience, and advanced and retreated in an orderly manner.

When the Chinese army fights them, the casualties they pay are often disproportionate.

But now, Qiu Shichang only relied on one company to hold on until the third day!

The Japanese army retreated.

The national army is slowly getting stronger!

"Where's the cannon? Where's my cannon?"

When he heard the mortar fire behind him disappear, Qiu Shichang yelled angrily.

"It's gone, it's gone." Geng Liying said desperately: "The mortar platoon is all gone."

Qiu Shichang was startled and gritted his teeth: "Machine gun, machine gun! Fight, fight! Hold on until eight o'clock at night. This is a death order personally issued by the division commander!"

…

"what time is it?"

"It's 5 o'clock."

"Oh, really?" Hu Lian was a little lost: "It's only 5 o'clock."

5 o'clock!

Can the 7th company still hold on?

"Report, 7th company communication is interrupted!"

"Keep in touch!"

Hu Lian turned around fiercely: "Qiu Shichang is a fierce general. If I ask him to hold on until 8 o'clock, he will definitely be able to hold on until 8 o'clock!"

…

"Batalion Commander, Battalion Commander!"

Geng Liying was crying and shouting.

Qiu Shichang was hit by four bullets.

He gasped loudly: "You little devil, have you fought back?"

"Repelled, repelled. Medical soldier, medical soldier!"

No one answered him.

The medics are all dead!

"No need to scream, I can't do it..."

Qiu Shichang knew very clearly that he was dying: "Geng Liying, from now on, you will act as the battalion commander. Remember, hold on until 8 o'clock in the evening, and take the brothers... back, bring them back..."

"Take it back, take it back!"

Geng Liying nodded desperately.

Qiu Shichang's eyes were distracted, and he took one last look at the position that he and his brothers had held for three whole days.

He was unwilling to do so.

But he never got up again.

Qiu Shichang's eyes were wide open until he died.

"The devils are coming, the devils are coming!"

Geng Liying wiped away his tears: "Brothers, fight with the little devil!"

Qiu Shichang, commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 31st Regiment of the 11th Division.

Killed in action in Nanlinpo on May 30, 1943.

He was 27 years old.

This is one of the soldiers who died in the Battle of Shipai.

This was also the first battalion-level officer to be killed since the Battle of Shipai began.

He fulfilled his pre-war promise:

Live as a soldier, die as a soldier!

…

8pm on May 30, 1943.

As the Japanese 13th Division and 39th Division arrived, in order to preserve their strength, the 7th Company, which had held the Nanlinpo position for three full days, was ordered to retreat!

At this time, there were only about 30 wounded soldiers left in the 7th Company, who were helping each other down the hillside.

The moonlight shone on their faces. Everyone's face was smeared with blood, and the clothes on their bodies had been burned to pieces by the fire.

The mortar platoon suffered all casualties, and there was only one person left in the machine gun platoon.

When the 7th Company evacuated, they took all their machine guns with them and did not leave any for the Japanese.

The highest officer of the company, squad leader Geng Liying.

Before receiving the order to retreat, the 7th Company, with its strength of one company, did not take a step back for three days!

The name of a hero will last forever!

Just yesterday, the commander of the 11th Division Hu Lianhu issued an order to the soldiers:

"From tomorrow onwards, we will fight hand to hand with the enemy... fight to the last one, bury the enemy's bones here, and write our heroic names and flesh and blood on the rocks of the stone plaque."

On that day, large Japanese troops began to attack our two positions at Niuchangpo and Zhujiaping.

These two positions are both located in high mountains and valleys. Although the Japanese army is stronger than our army, under this terrain, the Japanese army cannot break through for a while.

The next day, the Japanese army brought in aircraft for low-altitude support. Our defenders resisted desperately. In the end, the defenders suffered more than half of their casualties and were unable to fight anymore, so they withdrew from the battlefield. Zhujiaping was captured by the enemy.

At the same time, the Japanese army also sent a large force to attack the right-wing position Qianniuling guarded by the 18th Division.

The commander of the 18th Division, Luo Guangwen, went to the front line in person and directly commanded the troops.

Luo Guangwen's fighting style was inherently ruthless. His personal command made the soldiers of the entire division more brave. The Japanese invaders were once defeated. Even the Japanese invaders who finally attacked the 11th Division specially sent troops to rescue the Japanese troops in Qianniuling.

…
To be continued...