Devil's Army

At this time, the third company had already entered the fortifications from both sides and replaced the first company.

At this time, the first company had already repelled the Japanese's eighth charge and was taking a break in the fortifications.

The third company came to relieve the guard, and the captain of the first company led the remaining 16 soldiers to retreat. But the soldier who was blinded by the shell refused to retreat.

He smiled bitterly and said to the company commander: "Captain, I am in this state now. What can I do if I go back? I can still play a role here. Killing one devil will cover my losses, and killing two will make me a profit."

Other soldiers also asked to stay.

The captain of the third company solemnly said to the soldiers of the first company:

"Brothers, don't worry, I will never let your position be lost to our Third Company!" Before setting off, the Third Company Commander had asked people to collect the last words of all the soldiers in the company and asked the signalman to deliver them to the battalion headquarters.

The company commander ordered several soldiers to take away the soldier whose eyes were blinded and the soldier whose right arm was broken. The soldier whose eyes were blinded got angry, took out a grenade and shouted:

"All of you leave. If you don't leave, I will blast you too."

Finally, the company commander withdrew from the fortifications with fourteen soldiers.

The Japanese did not continue their attack, and the battlefield was once again peaceful. However, the smoke that had not yet dissipated silently told of the cruelty of war.

"Boom, boom, boom..." Suddenly, several explosions were heard in succession from the Japanese position.

The third company commander lay in the fortification and looked towards the enemy's position. It turned out that the enemy had blasted a passage through the remaining anti-tank cones.

The second Japanese tank drove out its anti-tank cones and rushed towards the fortifications while firing. The third tank followed suit. The infantry nearby followed suit.

The Japanese heavy artillery did not rest at this time, and coordinated with the tanks to bombard the fortifications of the third company.

The third company's fortifications were in imminent danger and could be breached by tanks at any time.

At this time, the artillery of the Second Brigade opened fire again. Their two 150mm howitzers aimed at the fourth tank that was about to pass through the anti-tank cone group and fired two shots in succession. One shot blew off the track of the fourth tank, and the other shot hit the top of its tower. The tank immediately lay down, completely blocking the anti-tank cone group that had just been opened.

The Second Brigade's two small mountain guns and four mortars also fired at the same time, bombarding the Japanese reinforcements.

The 8 guns of the 2nd Brigade fired a second round of bombardment, and then two howitzers were attached to the trucks that had been running all the time and immediately withdrew to another position. The other two small mountain guns and four mortars also withdrew at the same time.

The Japanese reinforcements, who were not prepared for the artillery fire of the devil troops, were bombarded twice in succession, suffering heavy casualties. The reinforcements could not keep up for a while.

The Japanese heavy artillery was also moved over to bombard the artillery positions of the devil troops.

The captain of the third company saw the opportunity and led the third company to launch a fierce counterattack. The few infantrymen around the two tanks fell to the ground one after another. The tanks without infantry cover were like two moving iron coffins. The soldiers easily climbed onto the tanks and threw a few grenades into them. The two tanks that passed the anti-tank cones just lay quietly in front of the fortifications.

The commander of the third company took a risky move. He ordered the soldiers of the first and second squads to lie in ambush in front of two tanks and pretend to be dead. The other soldiers handed over the Japanese grenades they found to the soldiers of the first and second squads, and the others retreated to the fortifications.

Sure enough, after the Japanese heavy artillery bombarded the artillery positions of the Second Brigade, they turned their guns and bombarded the fortifications of the Third Company.

The fortifications of the third company had been bombed to the point that they could no longer be called fortifications. The third company suffered heavy casualties in the bombardment of the Japanese heavy artillery. The first and second squads were still lying quietly in front of the two tanks.

After the Japanese heavy artillery bombardment, they launched the tenth round of charge.

The third company commander led the remaining soldiers and fiercely blocked the charging Japanese.

While the Japanese were concentrating on exchanging fire with the third company in the fortifications, the first and second squads, who had been lying or crouching on the battlefield, suddenly stood up and threw grenades at the Japanese who had rushed to the vicinity of the two tanks. After throwing the grenades, they continued to shoot at the Japanese.

The third company commander launched a counterattack at the right time, and this time the Japanese charge was beaten back by the third company's attack from both sides.

The third company commander quickly ran back to the fortifications with the remaining few soldiers from the first and second squads.

The Japanese were unwilling to give up after being defeated, and soon organized the eleventh charge.

The battalion commander saw that the remaining troops of the third company were few and far between and their firepower was obviously insufficient, so he shouted to the battalion guard platoon:

"Guard Platoon, follow me!"

The deputy battalion commander stepped forward and shouted, "Let me go!"

The battalion commander's eyes turned red. He kicked the deputy battalion commander to the ground and shouted, "You keep an eye on me." After that, he led the guard platoon and rushed towards the fortifications from the side.

At this time, the reinforcements from the Second Battalion arrived at the First Battalion's headquarters and saw the deputy battalion commander sitting on the ground. They hurriedly asked:

"What happened to you?"

The deputy battalion commander wiped the tears from his eyes, stood up, patted a yellow shoe print on his lower abdomen and said:

"nothing."

"Where is your battalion commander?"

The deputy battalion commander pointed at the battalion guard platoon that was rushing towards the fortifications from the side, without saying a word.

The second battalion commander knew what had happened at a glance and immediately ordered the first company commander to prepare to reinforce the fortifications.

A deputy battalion commander stopped him and said, "The Japanese heavy artillery is very powerful. The more people stay in the fortifications, the more casualties there will be."

When the second battalion commander heard this, he thought it was right, so he canceled the order and stayed in the battalion headquarters to watch the fortifications ahead.