When he retreated from the Liujiatang battlefield, there were less than 200 people left in the Third Battalion. During the rest of the past few days, thanks to the preference of the regiment commander Sun Liren, the Third Battalion successively received more than 100 new forces.

Therefore, at this time, there were nearly 300 soldiers from the Third Battalion who followed Lin Rui's operations.

When Lin Rui led the Third Battalion to the vicinity of the Lion Fortress, he encountered a group of tax police forces that had been withdrawn from the front, with a population of about fifty people.

Seeing that they were all covered in dust and dejected, Lin Rui immediately ordered the troops to stop them. Lin Rui walked to the front and shouted loudly, "Stop, which part of you are from?"

A deputy company commander in the head saw that Lin Rui was the major, and quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Sir, we are from the 9th Company of the Third Tax Police Regiment."

"The Third Tax Police Regiment? Shouldn't you be at the Lion Fortress? Why did you retreat?" Lin Rui asked.

"Sir, when we arrived at the Lion Fortress, a brigade of the 98th Division had been defeated by the Japanese army. As soon as we and the Guangdong Independent Brigade were on the way, we were bombarded by Japanese naval guns and planes.

The shelling had just stopped, and a large number of Japanese soldiers rushed out, and there were tanks. The entire third regiment was almost instantly defeated. Now only the people from the independent brigade of the Guangdong Army were still standing in front!

Our third tax police regiment has been broken up!" The deputy company commander reported with a sad face.

Lin Rui felt a stern in his heart. The situation he was most worried about was that the Lion Forest and Yuepu area were already close to the estuary of the Yangtze River. The Japanese naval guns and carrier-based aircraft could show off their power at will. In such an unfavorable terrain, it would be difficult to even defend, let alone counterattack.

Lin Rui remembers that in history, almost all of the Guangxi army were killed in one day. Although there were tactical command factors, the Japanese army's firepower was too strong.

After the deputy company commander finished speaking, he waved his hand to his companions behind him and signaled them to continue retreating with him.

Seeing this, Lin Rui shouted: "Stop! Who told you to leave?"

"Sir, our regiment has been broken up. If we don't take it down, what else can we do?" The deputy company commander looked at Lin Rui in confusion.

"Of course!" Lin Rui's voice sank, his eyes swept over the deputy company commander and the dozens of soldiers behind him like a knife, and said in a stern voice: "Your regiment has been broken up, our second regiment is still there, and thousands of brother troops are still there."

As he said that, Lin Rui pointed to the military flag held by a flag bearer behind him and said, "Did you see this military flag? It has not fallen yet, who will allow you to escape in the battle? The military law has a order, and all those who escape in the battle will be executed on the spot.

Those who don’t want to die will turn around and kill me. It is not embarrassing to die on the road to attack. If they are shot and executed because they escaped in the battle, they will be thrown to grandma’s house!

If you are still a man, just pick up your weapons with me and kill them together! If you don’t take down the Lion Grove, you will never retreat!”

Under Lin Rui's coercion, the deputy company commander had to pick up the pistol, turn around and roar, "Brothers, listen to the commander, go back with me and avenge the sacrificed brothers!"

Dozens of soldiers from the Third Tax Police Regiment also turned around and rushed forward again under the leadership of the deputy company commander.

Lin Rui also pulled out his Mauser pistol and shouted sternly to the soldiers of the Third Battalion behind him: "Everyone has it, follow me!"

Nearly 300 officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion held their guns in their hands, responded in unison, and rushed towards the lion forest in front of them. It is worth mentioning that the military dog ​​Beibei given to Lin Rui by Sun Liren also followed Lin Rui in an indefinitely and ran forward, not scared by the continuous explosions and dense gunfire in front.

At this time, the fierce battle in the Lion Forest continued. When the Guangdong Army's Independent Brigade and the Third Tax Police Regiment arrived one after another, a regiment from Xia Chuzhong, the 98th Division of the Central Army and some of the troops of the Shanghai Security Regiment were defeated by the offensive forces of the 11th Division of the Japanese Army.

The Independent Brigade of the Guangdong Army and the Third Tax Police Regiment immediately joined the battle, although the Lion Grove was prevented from falling completely into the hands of the Japanese army in time.

However, because the Japanese army had captured part of the Lion Grove, and the defensive forces of the 98th Division and the Shanghai Security Corps were too severe to fight again.

The Independent Brigade of the Guangdong Army and the Third Tax Police Regiment could only launch an attack on the Japanese army alone, trying to drive the enemy out of the Lion Grove, but in the process it was jointly attacked by the Japanese naval naval artillery fire and carrier-based aircraft groups.

Especially the Third Tax Police Regiment, which was used as the main elite and served as the front-line main attack, suffered heavy casualties under the powerful joint sea and air firepower of the Japanese army. The regiment commander, deputy regiment commander, and chief of staff were all injured and sacrificed, and the entire army was defeated and defeated by the Japanese army.

That's why Lin Rui and the others encountered on the way when they came.

When Lin Rui led the Third Battalion to the Third Regiment of the Tax Police and the Third Regiment to arrive at the Lion Fortress, the Independent Brigade of the Guangdong Army was almost unable to hold on.

More than half of the entire brigade was killed or injured, and two-thirds of the entire Lion Fortress position were lost.

If Lin Rui hadn't arrived with the Third Battalion, the Guangdong Army's Independent Brigade might have been forced to give up its position and evacuate.

Seeing that the situation was critical, Lin Rui immediately rushed forward with his troops without hesitation.

At that time, the 10th Brigade of the 11th Division and the 12th Infantry Regiment were attacking the Lion Fortress positions. The corps leader was Colonel Anda, who was from the Japanese Army University.

In history, Anda Twenty-three was a famous general in the Japanese army. The Battle of Baoshan was initiated by him in command of the 12th Infantry Regiment.

It was also during this battle that Anda Twenty-three, a fanatical element, ordered the use of poison gas bombs on the defenders of Baoshan County.

As a result, the Third Battalion of the 28th Regiment of the 292nd Brigade of the 98th Division, which was defending Baoshan at that time, was wiped out, and died heroically for the country.

Later, when the Pacific War broke out, Anda 23 was transferred to New Guinea to serve as the commander of the 18th Japanese Army. After the Japanese Emperor issued the final edict, Anda 232, who was captured, cut a cross into his abdomen with a rusty fruit knife, and then forcibly blocked his neck and committed suicide.

This shows how stubborn and fierce this person is.

Therefore, the 12th Japanese Infantry Regiment under his command, under the cover of the powerful firepower of his own naval and air force, attacked the Lion Fortress position one after another regardless of the cost of casualties.

With an infantry corps, many elite troops were defeated one after another, including the 98th Division, the Shanghai Security Corps, the Third Tax Police Regiment and other groups.

In addition to the Guangdong Army's independent brigade, which is about to be defeated, it shows how cruel this man used his troops and how powerful his troops were in combat.
Chapter completed!