When Lu Erdan returned to the trenches, Zhang Youquan was collecting the seizures of each person. The Kuomintang did not require the seizures to be returned to the public. Cigarettes, cakes, cans or towels seized from the battlefield could be kept, but medicines and ammunition must be handed over, especially medicines, and officers and soldiers are strictly prohibited from hiding them privately.

The officers and soldiers of the 19th Brigade were quite conscious and took the initiative to hand over the medicine.

Lu Erdan also handed Zhang Youquan the two bags he had looted from the battlefield, including the leather bag of the little Japanese lieutenant. Zhang Youquan found six bottles of quinine from this leather bag. He was overjoyed and punched Du Er in the chest, almost roaring, "Edan, you really have it."

Lu Erdan grinned at Zhang Youquan, and then fell back straight.

Zhang Youquan was stunned. When he realized that Lu Erdan had already fallen to the ground. He squatted down and helped Lu Erdan up. When his right hand touched Lu Erdan's back, he felt sticky. When he took it back, he saw that it was full of blood. Zhang Youquan's face changed suddenly. In this moment, Lu Erdan's black face became like a piece of white paper.

"Erdan, Erdan wake up, don't sleep, don't sleep." Zhang Youquan shouted loudly at Du Erdan's name and told him not to sleep, and then turned his head and shouted: "Old Niu, Zhang Dabandan, come here fuckingly and carry Erdan to the rescue station. Erdan is about to lose his way, hurry up, find a stretcher."

The two veterans rushed over, lifted the Du Erdan on a stretcher and left.

Zhang Youquan was determined to follow, but Japan launched a large-scale attack. After the 19th infantry cannons dropped from the heavy machine gun position of the 19th brigade, they also began to carry out free artillery bombardment on the front-line Second Company positions. From time to time, shells fell into the trenches. Accompanied by huge shell explosions, officers and soldiers of the National Army were blown into the air from time to time.

With the cover of artillery, the Japanese infantry quickly approached two hundred meters away, and then the Type 92 heavy machine guns of various fire support teams began to fire violently. The bullets splashed like water, which made the officers and soldiers of the second company unable to lift their heads. Zhang Youquan no longer cared about his concerns about Lu Erdan's life and death and began to devote himself to the battle.

This time, the Japanese attacked the general attack as soon as they came up. A total of infantry brigade, taking squadrons as units, attacked Niu Shitun, who was stationed at the 19th Brigade. The battle was extremely fierce. The Japanese was like a rising tide. One wave had just faded away and another wave followed. The 19th Brigade didn't even have time to take a breath.

In addition to the attack of the Japanese infantry, after completing the cover infantry landing mission, the Japanese gunboats on the surface of Poyang Lake also launched cluster artillery bombardment on the north and south sides of Niushidun. The fierce battle lasted for more than two hours. The second wave of Japanese bombers flew towards Xingzi. After dropping the aviation bombs, they began to dive down one after another and fired violently with machine guns.

Feng Shengfa stood in the frontier observation post on Donggu Ridge and looked out, and found that the cow shit pier was completely covered by artillery fire. Even nearly a thousand meters away, he could feel the shock waves transmitted from his feet. The red light and smoke from the explosion were as gorgeous as the blooming fireworks, but behind this splendor, was hidden by cruel killing.

The atmosphere in the frontier observation post seemed a bit depressing. Deputy division commander He Lingxiao and staff officer Yang Shaoren were all there, both of them pursed their lips and did not speak. Although no one said it clearly, everyone could imagine how hard it was for the 19th Brigade to fight at Niu Shitun. Such firepower intensity was definitely not something that ordinary troops could bear.

If you pull up the other four main groups of the 58th Division, you may not be able to persist in such firepower.

It is completely imagined that after this battle, the 19th Brigade will be as traumatized as before.

Feng Shengfa suddenly felt a little guilty. Since the Battle of Shanghai, whenever the 58th Division had a arduous task and whenever the 58th Division needed someone to stand up and sacrifice, he would think of Xu Shijiu immediately, the Independent 19th Brigade, and Xu Shijiu and Independent 19th Brigade had never disappointed him.

In the Battle of Shanghai, when the 58th Division urgently needed to open up the situation, the 19th Brigade restored Luodian in one fell swoop

In the Battle of Nanjing, when the 58th Division needed someone to sacrifice, Xu Shijiu volunteered to lead his troops to stay at Saihongqiao.

At the Battle of Lanfeng, when the 58th Division needed troops to be cut off, Xu Shijiu stood up again and bravely shouldered the heavy burden.

But behind the rise again and again, there were sacrifices again and again. Feng Shengfa could not even remember how many times he had replenished the 19th Brigade, five times, ten times, or more than twenty times? But there was one thing Feng Shengfa remembered very clearly that the 19th Brigade had never been truly defeated.

No matter how many people were killed in the battle, the 19th Brigade or the 19th Brigade

In Luodian, in Dachang, Qingpu, Saihongqiao, and Dangshan, the 19th Brigade fought to the end many times, and fought to the end many times that only a hundred or even dozens of veterans were left. However, as long as the troops were replenished in time, the 19th Brigade was immediately like a leek. After cutting one, a new crop immediately grew, and it could not be defeated or dragged down.

Xu Shijiu even had a new nickname. Many officers and soldiers of the 58th Division privately called him Xu Ajiu who could not be killed.

But this time Feng Shengfa was a little worried, because more than 400 remaining soldiers from the 348th Regiment had just added to the 19th Brigade, and Xu Shijiu would lead the troops again and manage the army again. I am afraid it would be difficult to convince these more than 400 remaining soldiers in such a short period of time. The uneven morale of the army will inevitably affect the combat effectiveness. Faced with such a fierce attack by Japan, can the 19th Brigade withstand it?

Xu Shijiu is certainly a man who fights, a real soldier, and the 19th Brigade is certainly a man who fights, a real elite, but Feng Shengfa seems to be asking for this army. No matter how hard a man is, no matter how hard a man is, he still has his limits. After this battle, he should give the 19th Brigade a breath.

The battle at Niu Shitun has entered a white heat.

More than 1,000 Japanese soldiers from the infantry brigade belonging to the Iizuka National Regiment were like the rising tide rushing towards the 19th brigade's position. The first wave was defeated, and the second wave soon came again. Occasionally, between the two attacks, the Japanese would also bombard the Niushidun, the Japanese naval gunboats and the air force would also bombard the Japanese naval gunboats and the air force.

But from morning to evening, eight hours passed, and even the first line of defense placed by the 19th Brigade at the foot of Niu Shitun could not break through. If the attack of the infantry brigade of the Iizuka National Regiment was wave after wave of tides, then the line of defense of the 19th Brigade was a solid reef, and I remained unmoved by the tide.

However, Japan's attack cannot be blocked by blocking it, so it has to be filled with life.

After a fierce battle of one day, most of Zhang Youquan's company had been killed or injured. By the evening, the company could not get a single platoon, and most of them were injured. But in this way, the wounded had no intention of going down the line of fire. In a word, the officers and soldiers of the company were already red.

When the last trace of the sunset also closed, the Japanese launched its last attack before darkness.

Iizuka Kiyogoro put pressure on the infantry brigade. The captain of the brigade, Master Mitto, was anxious, took out his kamikaze and tied his forehead to his forehead, then held the saber and personally took the lead in the suicide squadron. He led the last half of the squadron to launch a general attack on Niu Shitto. This time, Mitto was determined to take a desperate bet.

Gao Shenxing walked into the brigade command center with his modified rifle and said to Gao Shenxing: "Captain, you can't even stand it anymore. Have you given up the first line of defense?"

"No, the first line of defense cannot be given up." Xu Shijiu refused flatly.

Niu Shitun is different from Dong, Xiguling, Dong, and Xiguling are the mountains and ridges of Mount Lu. The little Japanese have no choice but to attack head-on, so it doesn’t matter if they give up the front-line positions at the foot of the mountain. After shrinking their troops, they can also strengthen the defense of the two main peaks, but Niu Shitun is not like this.

Niu Shitun is a high ground hanging by the shore of Poyang Lake. The first line of defense guarded by Zhang Youquan is not only the barrier of the entire fortifications of the 19th Brigade, but also the passage connecting the east and west Guling. Once this line of defense is abandoned, the little Japanese will easily be able to cut off the connection between Niu Shitun and East and West Guling. At that time, not only will the ammunition supply not be transported, but the officers and soldiers of the 19th Brigade guarding the 19th Brigade will eat and drink water will become a problem.

People can stay away from eating for three days, but they cannot stay away from drinking water for half a day.

Although the cow shit pier is close to the water surface of Poyang Lake, it seems that it is easy to get water. In fact, it is not the case. The small Japanese gunboat patrol boat has already completely blocked the front of the cow shit pier. The 19th Brigade's chefs were simply delusional to carry water from the front, but there was no wish to water on the small cow shit pier, so they could only continuously transport it from the east and west Guling to the cow shit pier.

"Then I will take L Company to strengthen the defense line." Gao Shenxing tightened his modification of the rifle, and after that, he turned around and walked out.

"No, the L company cannot move." Xu Shijiu refused again, "It's not yet time for the L company to attack."

When Xu Shijiu fought, he would never passively defend even in a defensive battle. He would definitely leave a reserve team in his hand and launch a strong counterattack on Japan when necessary. Xu Shijiu always believed that offense was the best defense. The L company of Lujian Gang was Xu Shijiu's iron fist, and he would never be easily dispatched until the critical moment.

"Then I can take the 3rd company there, right?" Gao Shenxing looked at Xu Shijiu's eyes and fire was already spitting out.

Gao Shenxing had a lot of objection to Xu Shijiu put Zhang Youquan's company on the first line of defense at Niu Shidun's feet. If we say that the combat power is strong, the L Company of Lujian Gang is indeed strong, but no matter how strong it is, it can still be stronger than Zhang Youquan's company? Zhang Youquan's company was reduced from the original 19th Brigade. These more than 100 veterans crawled out of the dead, and they are still worse than the L Company of Lujian Gang?

Xu Shijiu always likes to hold the strongest combat force in war, just like shrinking his fist and hitting it out suddenly at critical moments, giving his opponent a fatal blow. There is nothing to say about this. Gao Shenxing admits that Xu Shijiu's tactics are indeed effective against Japanese, and they have indeed achieved good results in actual combat.

However, the one who is most qualified to take on the fist team should not be the L Company of the Lu Jian Gang, but Zhang Youquan's Company.
Chapter completed!