In the early morning of November 15, the Japanese reinforcements arrived and launched a fierce attack on the front line of the 128th Division.
Commander Gu Jiaqi decisively ordered the 128th Division to withdraw from the first line of defense near the south bridge of Lize Township and retreat to the second line of defense at the county railway station. Commander Chen Fan led the 767th Regiment to continue to hold the No. 67 railway bridge outside the west gate of Jiashan City to ensure that the entire division's retreat was unimpeded.
The head of the 35th Brigade of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, Tezuka Shenzo, raised his commanding knife and ordered the Japanese army to launch a fierce offensive against the 128th Division's railway station position.
Every time Tezuka thought of the snail like speed of his soldiers and the stern reprimand of Major General Ushijima Sadao, he would feel so ashamed that he wanted to commit suicide. Now that he saw the 128th Division retreating to the railway station, he turned the anger that he had been suppressing into a hideous smirk and thought, I will definitely wipe you out before you have a firm foothold and avenge my humiliation!”
He shouted,"Prepare the mortars! Release!"
Rows of artillery shells whistled as they flew towards the 128th Division. The soldiers of the 128th Division quickly lay down, but there were still some casualties.
The bombardment finally stopped. The soldiers of the 128th Division pushed away the soil buried in their bodies and quickly entered the battle position.
The Japanese army launched a charge, and rows of Japanese soldiers rushed to the position like wild dogs that had found their prey.
The soldiers of the 382nd Brigade were on the right wing of the position, while the soldiers of the 384th Brigade were on the left wing of the position. They fought fiercely against the enemy.
Commander Shan Jiang, Ouyang Fei Long, and the brothers of the Black Flag Battalion hid in the trenches and used their weapons to attack the Japanese.
Battalion Commander Shanjiang and Ouyang Feilong each held a heavy machine gun and fired at the approaching Japanese. They were like the four peashooters in the Plants vs Zombies game, shooting at the hordes of zombies. The Japanese fell like zombies.
However, the Japanese were like zombies. They were not afraid of death. When the front row fell, the back row rushed up again. They shot at our position as they rushed.
Ouyang Feilong realized that a few of his brothers had been shot in the head by the Japanese. He gritted his teeth and cursed,"Little Japanese, taste my bullets!"”
He raised his heavy machine gun and jumped out of the trench. As he fired, he charged at the Japanese. Rows of Japanese fell like leaves being swept away by the wind.
Battalion Commander Shan Jiang shouted,"Danger! Come back!"”
Fei Long didn't seem to hear him and continued to shoot forward. Shan Jiang jumped out of the trench and rushed over to drag Fei Long back. Fei Long was still cursing the devil.
Shan Jiang reprimanded," Brother Fei Long, you're too reckless. Have you considered the consequences? You're a transmigrator who's only here to experience life. It's not worth taking such a big risk. Think about it, if you get shot, can you still go back?"”
Fei Long seemed to have been woken up by Shanjiang's scolding." Thank you, Brother Shanjiang. I was just impulsive. I saw my brothers being shot by the Japanese and acted recklessly in a moment of anger. Thank you. I will deal with it calmly in the future." What should he do now? The bullets of the heavy machine guns were almost used up, and the bullets of the other brothers were also almost used up.”
Shanjiang said calmly," How about this? We'll try our best to save bullets. We'll wait until the enemy gets closer before we attack. This will increase our accuracy. When we run out of bullets, we can still fight the Japanese."”
The brothers of the Black Flag Battalion were all equipped with shiny bayonet and were ready to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese army.
At this moment, the Major of the 763rd Regiment, Mi Dachang, led a small group of soldiers to rush over with ammunition boxes on their shoulders.
Shan Jiang said happily," Deputy Mi Tuan, you really came at the right time. We just ran out of bullets and you sent it to us. Thank you!"”
Shan Jiang turned around and ordered his Black Flag Battalion brothers,"Hurry up and reload!”
Deputy Mi said modestly," It was our Commander Shu who had a good plan. He used his binoculars to see that the Black Flag Battalion brothers were running out of bullets, so he hurriedly ordered me to send them over. He said that the Black Flag Battalion is the sharp sword of the 128th Division, and nothing must go wrong. Unless it was absolutely necessary, it was best not to engage in close combat with the enemy. Saving strength was the best way.”
"Where's Commander Shen of the 764th Regiment?" Shan Jiang asked worriedly.”
Mei Dachang replied," He's fighting the Japanese on the other side and has no time to take care of you. Now, the Japanese seem to have gone crazy and are launching a full-scale attack on our 128th Division's position. Our 128th Division's various positions are in a tight situation. You'd better take care of yourselves!"”
Shanjiang said," Thank you. Now that your mission is completed, you can go back."”
" No," Mei Dachang said firmly." The soldiers I brought with me will fight the Japanese with you. This is Commander Shu's order!"”
Shan Jiang said," Alright, you lead your soldiers to block the enemy on the left side, and we'll block the enemy on the right side.”
"No problem. Brothers, follow me."”Then, he entered the battle position on the left side of the trench.
At this time, the Japanese army launched a new round of offensive.
Mi Dachang held his pistol and shot at the Japanese who were rushing over. A few of them fell to the ground. He shouted to the soldiers beside him,"Hit them hard!"”
The soldiers of the 764th Regiment rose up to block, and some of the Japanese soldiers fell to the ground.
The Japanese were not to be trifled with either. They charged forward with their 38th covers and kept shooting at the soldiers of the 764th Regiment.
The soldiers around Mei Dachang were unfortunately shot and killed one by one. His eyes were burning with anger, and he wanted to rush up and destroy the enemies immediately. Unfortunately, he did not bring a machine gun.
He inadvertently glanced to the right and saw that Battalion Commander Shan Jiang had a machine gun in his hand. He rushed over and snatched the machine gun. He jumped out of the trench and fired at the enemy with the machine gun.
Before Shan Jiang could react, his machine gun was snatched away. He shouted desperately," Hey, it's dangerous! Come back!"”
However, it was too late. Mei Dachang ran forward while shooting at the Japanese, as if he didn't hear Shan Jiang's shout.
The machine guns fired, and the Japanese soldiers fell in groups. However, a stray bullet from the Japanese soldier behind unfortunately hit Mei Dachang's chest. Another row of bullets shot over, and Mi Dachang fell to the ground after being shot several times.
Seeing this tragic scene, the Shanjiang brothers were extremely sad. They clenched their right fists and hit the soil in front of the battle. He wanted to rush over to save him immediately, but because the Japanese firepower was too fierce, he did not dare to act rashly.
Shanjiang commanded the Black Flag Battalion to fight to the death and finally beat back the enemy's attack. The Shanjiang brothers jumped out of the trenches and ran towards Mi Dachang. The other brothers followed closely behind. The Shanjiang brothers hugged Mi Dachang and shouted," Deputy Mi, Deputy Mi…" However, Mi Dachang had no reaction. At this moment, the 764th Regiment Commander Shen Quan also ran over and knelt on the ground, looking at Mi Dachang's body in grief. The other soldiers also took off their hats and shed sad tears.
The soldiers of Regiment 763 wiped away their tears. Sparks of revenge appeared in their eyes as they shouted," Revenge for Deputy Mi!"”As he spoke, he rushed towards the Japanese army.
"Stop!" Commander Shen shouted. We are all grieving over Deputy Mi's death and want to take revenge. However, now is not the best time. We must take revenge. Right now, the most important thing was to hold their ground and not die in vain. It's lunchtime now. The Japanese army shouldn't attack for the time being. Some of our soldiers will move the bodies of our fallen brothers back to bury them. The other brothers will hold their positions and have lunch on the position. After eating, they will rest on the position. Brother Shanjiang, you take the brothers from the Black Flag Battalion and keep watch. Everyone, split up!"
After Commander Shan Jiang finished arranging the security, he and Ouyang Feilong went to the trenches to rest. They were holding the steamed buns that had just been distributed for lunch.
Shan Jiang spat and scolded," You hateful Japanese. If they didn't invade our country, we wouldn't have to suffer like this. Steamed buns that are as hard as rocks are really hard to swallow."”
After he finished cursing, Shan Jiang glanced at Fei Long. Fei Long only smiled bitterly and lowered his head to eat the hard and cold steamed bun in his hand, as if he was enjoying it.
" Brother Fei Long," Shan Jiang asked in confusion," why can't I figure it out? Why didn't you stay in the peaceful world of the future and enjoy yourself? Why did you come to this cruel battlefield to suffer?" And his life is in danger at any time!"
Ouyang Feilong still smiled bitterly and said calmly," You don't understand this. As the saying goes,'a real man has to do something and not do something'. Only by doing what you want to do can you be a real man." Enjoying a comfortable life is not what I yearn for. What I yearn for is an exciting and meaningful life. The future world would be peaceful and peaceful. There would be no war at that time. Everyone would work hard to earn more money. For money, they would neglect their relationship with each other. For the sake of benefits, brothers would fall out and sisters would become enemies. Was there any meaning to such a life? I traveled through history to come here. I can kill the Japanese to my heart's content. I can charge into battle with my comrades. This is such a meaningful and exciting thing. After the war, he could lie comfortably in the trenches and eat sweet steamed buns. How satisfying was that? This steamed bun was many times sweeter than the delicacies of the future world! You might not be able to understand what I'm saying!”
"I can't fully understand how you feel, but I still admire you!" Shan Jiang said with shame.”
At about 3 p. m., the Japanese army attacked the left wing position of the 128th Division. Commander Shen and Commander Shu led their troops to fight back. Due to the fierce Japanese offensive, the 128th Division suffered heavy casualties.
Commander Shen's left arm was shot by a stray bullet from the Japanese, but he still insisted on commanding the battle.
Due to the tense situation, the commander of the 382nd Brigade, Tan Wenlie, personally went to the battlefield and shot the devils with his pistol.
After an hour of fierce fighting, the Japanese army increased in number. Part of the left wing position was broken through by the Japanese army. The positions of the 763 and 764 regiments were separated by the Japanese army and could not be connected.
Just as the left wing was in danger, Commander Gu ordered the 767th Regiment to come to the rescue. He personally led the division's special agents, engineers, and civilian personnel to participate in the battle. Finally, the lost position was regained, and the left wing position was reconnected.
Commander Gu held a pistol in his hand and shot the Japanese that rushed up. Every shot was accurate. The Japanese fell to the ground one by one. Commander Gu rushed out of the trench and shouted," Brothers, follow me!”
The soldiers were moved by Commander Gu's bravery and jumped out of the trenches to charge at the enemy.
The Japanese finally couldn't resist anymore and retreated. The officers and soldiers of Division 128 chased after them for a while, but because the sky was getting dark, they were afraid of being ambushed by the enemy. Commander Gu ordered them to stop chasing and retreat.
Commander Gu had just returned to the division headquarters when he received a call from Commander Liu Jianxu. Your 128th division has completed the task of holding on for four days. You can withdraw from Jiashan County and go to Linping to rest and wait for new tasks. In order to praise your outstanding contribution to the war, the higher-ups have specially rewarded you with 40,000 yuan. I hope you will continue to work hard!”
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