Li Chenzhe, who was sitting next to the shell box, took a spoonful of lunch beef and took a bite. He frowned inadvertently, put the spoon on the shell box and cursed: "Damn it, this thing It¡¯s so damn unpalatable, I really can¡¯t stand it anymore.¡±
Wu Chengfeng smiled, looked at him and said jokingly: "I said, Lao Li, your idea is wrong. Do you know how many people across the country can't even eat, and now you even start to dislike beef? , if word of this gets out, the people will poke your spine!"
Li Chenfeng blushed for a moment before laughing and scolding: "You kid, just pretend, I don't believe you are not tired of it. To be honest, this stuff tastes good in the first few days, but if you eat it every day, it will The food I've been eating for a year and a half doesn't taste as good as the steamed buns."
Anyone who has eaten canned food knows that in order to extend the shelf life and increase the taste, additives such as preservatives, spices, pigments and artificial flavorings must be added to canned food during the production process. The taste may not be good when you first eat it. Not bad, but not many people can stand the taste after eating it for a long time.
"You can do it." Wu Chengfeng rolled his eyes at him and shook his head: "This can is not delicious, but at least it can fill your stomach. Lao Li, I find that you have changed and you have become depraved. That impassioned and passionate college student who dared to question Commander Su face to face in Xuzhou has changed!"
"Get the hell out of here!"
Looking at Wu Chengfeng, who was shaking his head and pretending in front, Li Chenzhe couldn't help but threw away the spoon in his hand and punched him. "I just sigh twice, this is not okay!"
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Wu Chengfeng also laughed. He burped after eating the last bite of lunch meat in the can, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and then said: "Okay, don't be too flirtatious, and finish the food quickly. Let¡¯s sum it up and see how we should fight the battle in the afternoon, otherwise if we delay it any longer, it will not be easy to fight until the Japanese Thirteenth Division arrives for reinforcements.¡±
Li Chenzhe also sighed: "Who says it's not the case, but the problem now is that the Japs dug several anti-tank trenches in front of the position. Even if we filled those trenches, we still have to face the enemy organized by those crazy Japanese. We also have to be careful in the death squads, otherwise a tank will be lost if we are not careful."
"Well, that's true." Wu Chengfeng also agreed with this. He thought for a while and said: "Actually, I also saw the battle this morning. I think the reason why more than ten tanks were lost this morning was because of your The advancing speed was too fast and the infantry could not keep up. Without the fire support of the infantry, you exposed gaps in the firepower and the tank was blown up by the Japanese death squads. You can't deny this."
Li Chenzhe's old face turned red again, "Well, I've seen this too. Those bastards always want to rush to the Japanese army's position in one go, and they will step on the accelerator when their brains get hot. This leads to the disconnection between Bu and Tan, but don't worry . I will definitely tell those bastards to behave themselves later."
As the saying goes, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, not to mention that the army is originally a competitive place. Although the 1st Armored Division and the 400th Armored Division were ordered to launch an attack on the 6th Division together, the two armies will always subconsciously want to In comparison, they wanted to be the first to capture the Japanese position, and the 1st Armored Division naturally had an advantage in this regard. Therefore, in this morning's battle, the armored soldiers always stepped up the accelerator intentionally or unintentionally, leaving the infantry behind. Tanks without infantry fire support are naturally more vulnerable to damage or destruction by Japanese suicide attacks.
Wu Chengfeng snorted twice and then said: "It's good if you can remember. You must know that now is not the time to be competitive. If this delays the plans of the superiors, none of us can afford it. I, Old Wu, If something goes wrong, the worst thing you can do is quit being the division commander, but at least you can still be the regiment commander. And if you, Li Chenfeng, fail, let alone be the division commander, I guess Commander Su will let you go to the cavalry regiment to feed the horses."
"Humph, you don't need to scare me, I understand." After hearing what Wu Chengfeng said, Li Chenzhe's face became a little ugly. Although these words are unpleasant to hear, they are not unreasonable. Even if he, Wu Chengfeng, does not become a division commander, he can at least be a regiment commander. But if he, Li Chenzhe, is sent to the cavalry regiment to feed horses, he will lose all his dignity and respect. Lost all.
At this time, Li Chenzhe knew very well that since Wu Chengfeng said this, he was also vaguely expressing his dissatisfaction. In this morning's battle, many infantrymen were injured or even killed because they lost the cover of tanks. As a member of the 400th Division, Wu Chengfeng The teacher was naturally dissatisfied.
After the two of them finished their meal, they thought it over again and decided to send out two more armored regiments and the Japanese second line of infantry to attack, and also added moreA lot of sharpshooters were sent to kill the Japanese death squads.
At 13:27 p.m., two armored regiments with a total of more than 180 tanks and an infantry regiment began a new round of attack on the Japanese positions after the covering artillery fire stopped. However, the attack in the afternoon had just begun. I was forced to stop when I encountered it.
"What? The Japanese placed a large number of local people on their positions?" Wu Chengfeng and Li Chenzhe in the headquarters were surprised when they received the call from the front.
"Let's go over there and take a look right away!" Wu Chengfeng stood up suddenly and walked out first with a gloomy face.
After leaving the headquarters, the two men, escorted by more than a dozen guards and staff officers, risked being discovered by the Japanese army and came to a temporary observation post not far from the Japanese position. They began to take out their binoculars and started looking. He didn't think it was a big deal at first glance, but when he saw it, he was almost furious.
The observation post where Wu Chengfeng was located was less than 500 meters away from the Japanese second line of defense. From this distance, every move of the Japanese army could be clearly observed with a telescope. Through the telescope, Wu Chengfeng could clearly see many ordinary people standing sparsely in front of the Japanese trenches. These people were both men and women, but these people were all old and young, and there were basically no young and middle-aged people. At this moment, these people were all tied up and strung into a long string with ropes. The Japanese divided them into many teams. Each team had about twenty people. Behind each string of people stood several eager Japanese soldiers. .
At this time, a Japanese officer was holding a loudspeaker from behind and shouted loudly in Chinese: "You have seen the Chinese soldiers on the opposite side. We have a large number of Chinese people in our hands, and their lives are now in our hands. In our hands, if you continue to attack, they will be the first to die. If you stop attacking, then their lives will be saved. Do you hear me clearly? Let me repeat it again, the soldiers of China ¡¡±
"Son of a bitch!"
After hearing the words of the Japanese officer from a distance, Wu Chengfeng was so angry that the veins on his forehead bulged, his face suddenly turned red, and his hands were shaking slightly. Li Chenzhe next to him was also shaking with anger. At this moment, they had to Admit it, they really underestimated the shamelessness of this nation.
"Master, what should we do now?"
The staff officers next to him were also very angry. A young major rushed to Wu Chengfeng like a whirlwind and said loudly: "Master, the little devils are so shameless. We must not surrender to them. We should immediately order an attack and put them to death." Get rid of these beasts!"
"No, there are still people in front of us. If we do this, all those people will be dead!" At this time, a middle-aged staff officer raised objections.
"This is a war, not a wedding and playing house. If we stop attacking, what will happen to our mission? Don't forget, the order given to us by the theater headquarters is to defeat or defeat the Sixth Division as quickly as possible. Otherwise, we will be in trouble when the enemy¡¯s reinforcements arrive.¡±
"You can't gamble with the lives of ordinary people. Don't forget that we are soldiers, not bandits!"
"You are so kind to a woman!"
The two of them quarreled on the spot while talking, and several staff officers around them also expressed their opinions. Some believed that the attack should be postponed and wait for an opportunity, while some staff believed that the Japanese behavior could not be condoned, otherwise if the Japanese After seeing the plan succeed, how can we fight in the future if we follow suit? As more and more people participate in the discussion, their voices become louder and louder.
"enough!"
Wu Chengfeng, who was dizzy, suddenly yelled, "Shut the hell up, all this arguing is of no use. Now, let me count the number of people in front of the Japanese positions."
As soon as Wu Chengfeng finished speaking, the major staff officer just now said loudly: "Reporting to the division, the staff department has just counted the number of people. The number of civilians in front of the position is about five hundred. Most of them are old, weak, women and children, and they are probably Japanese. People caught in a hurry from the town ahead."
Wu Chengfeng's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he sneered: "Okay, I have long heard that the Sixth Division's shamelessness is one of the best in the Japanese army. I didn't expect that I saw it with my own eyes today. Lao Li, this is What are you going to do about this matter? Compromise with the Japanese?"
A look of hesitation flashed across Li Chenzhe's face from time to time. Although his military career in the past few years has transformed him from a simple student into a decisive and foul-mouthed general, he still faced such a life and death decision. It feels difficult to make a choice. Once this kind of thing is not handled well, it will be easily criticized by thousands of people in the country. In this way, the reputation will be bad. This is for people who still retain traditional Confucianism in their bones.It is very difficult for Li Chenzhe.