The 88th Division rushed to Lanfeng to assist the 27th Army in the defense of Lanfeng's perimeter. The division headquarters called and ordered the 524th Regiment to be in charge of the northeast direction, and Regiment Commander Wu had nothing to say.

The 27th Brigade of the Japanese Army, which is closest to Lanfeng, is in Luowangji Township in the northeast, and they will attack the northeast of Lanfeng.

Commander Wu didn't want to spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and most of the 524th Regiment was composed of the old 88th Division, which was the strongest unit in combat effectiveness, and it was understandable to put the strongest combat power in the most important position.

Xiao Zhan took a company to the designated location issued by the regiment headquarters, a village called Wangzhuang. The 2nd Wing of the 27th Brigade of the Japanese Army was about to arrive in the next two days, and the regimental headquarters ordered the first company to strengthen the fortifications by early tomorrow morning.

Three defensive trenches had been built on the outskirts of the village, 50 meters from the village, and machine-gun bunkers had been built on the roofs outside to form a three-dimensional fire network.

"Company commander, I checked that the lower position really needs to be reinforced, and the devil's shells are not covered."

"Fix a hairy position! Ordered all the troops to enter the village and find a comfortable room to rest in the squad. The cooking class has an extra meal at night, with vegetables and meat. ”

"Company commander, this is an order from the regimental headquarters."

"Just carry out my orders, I'll go to the regiment commander now."

After speaking, Xiao Zhan left the position and went to the regiment headquarters.

The regimental headquarters was located in the interrupted area of the Lanfeng defense area, relying on the railway to carry out a frontal defense.

"Commander."

Xiao Zhan entered the command headquarters, saluted first, and then said, "I have something to report." ”

Head Wu asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Xiao Zhan said bluntly: "I hope the whole regiment will stop building defensive positions in the area." ”

The people in the headquarters were surprised, and the deputy head beside Commander Wu asked, "Xiao Zhan, what do you mean by this?" We don't have time now, and if we strengthen our positions more, the lives of our soldiers will be guaranteed, don't you understand such a simple truth? ”

Xiao Zhan wanted to say in his heart: If one more position is strengthened, our soldiers will be more dangerous, because these positions are not built for themselves, but for devils. But Xiao Zhan couldn't say that, he knew that the 27th Army and the 88th Division were about to give up Lanfeng, and gave Lanfeng this strategic place to the Japanese army in vain.

Head Wu saw that Xiao Zhan was speechless, so he said: "We are all our own people, and we are all brothers in life and death who came down from Yuhuatai, so you might as well say it directly." ”

Xiao Zhan said: "The tired army is unspeakably brave, we have fought for three days and three nights, it is time for our soldiers to rest." The 27th Brigade of the Japanese Army is under attack by our friendly forces at Luowangji, and their arrival will not be until the 24th at the earliest, so I hope that the troops will rest for the night and build fortifications tomorrow. ”

Xiao Zhan wants to use delaying tactics, and tomorrow all the troops will be withdrawn and repaired. But when he said this, his eyes flickered a little, and there was no confidence in his tone.

The deputy head of the regiment said: "Then let the brothers work harder, tomorrow is not right." ”

Xiao Zhan turned his gaze to Commander Wu, this time his eyes were not flickering, but a very firm and sharp look.

Commander Wu felt as if he had received some psychological suggestion, and finally made a decision, ordering: "Order all troops to stop reinforcing their positions." After a day's fighting, it was time for the brothers to rest. ”

"Commander......"

"Execute the order."

The deputy regiment commander felt helpless and immediately conveyed the new order to all departments, he didn't understand why the regiment commander would care so much about Xiao Zhan.

In fact, there is not much difference between the reinforcement now and the reinforcement tomorrow, and Regiment Commander Wu is very curious to know what Xiao Zhan's hint represents. Since Xiao Zhan was blown up by a cannonball during the day, his whole person has changed.

Just talking about the daytime battle, the continuous fighting was very orderly, not at all like Xiao Zhanping's fighting style. The fighting style of the first company is tenacious, resolute, and brave, but when it attacked King Luo Station during the day, the company used a variety of tactics.

Any kind of tactic must be combined with the actual situation of the battlefield, and Xiao Zhan has just the right grasp of the environment and the time point, which is not something that ordinary commanders can do.

Xiao Zhan returned to the village to rest and took a shower that night. He found that the body was very strong, even more than his real self. In addition to being strong, his body was full of scars, including knife wounds, gunshot wounds, and stab wounds, which showed that Xiao Zhan was really a master who didn't want to die in the past.

Recall the words of the regimental commander during the day, amnesia is a good thing. That Xiao Zhan must have a big knot in his heart, he didn't want to fight or vent, maybe it was to atone for his sins, maybe it was ......

There was also a big event that happened that night. Gui Yongqing secretly ran away with three divisions of the 27th Army, and he didn't even say hello. It was only on the morning of the 23rd that the 88th Division received the news.

At noon on the 23rd, the division headquarters issued an order, ordering all units to abandon all positions on the periphery of Lanfeng and move west at 2 p.m.

The order was soon reached by the first company, and when the soldiers of the first company learned about it, they felt like they had stepped on the sky, and they were all filled with righteous indignation. Everyone guessed that it was the 27th Army that ran first, and the 88th Division fled, which was definitely not an order from the headquarters of the group army. This is the fear of the enemy, and it is the escape from the battle.

The headquarters compound of the company where Xiao Zhan was located was crowded with people, and the soldiers wanted to ask Xiao Zhan what was going on.

Li Ke, the platoon commander, took the lead in questioning Xiao Zhan: "Company commander, do you really want to withdraw?" Are you really going to make us deserters!? ”

Xiao Zhan looked at his soldiers with emotion, and glared at him with angry eyes.

"Company commander, you say!"

"Company commander, we won't be deserters if we die! There were no deserters in the 88th Division! ”

"Giving Lan Feng to the little devil in vain, is this what people do!? When the time comes, I don't know how many brothers will die! ”

“……”

This is the soldier of the first company of steel, with a bloody nature in his fortitude. The character of the commander is the character of the troops, which shows what kind of person Xiao Zhan was before.

As for the evacuation of Lanfeng, even these low-level soldiers know what is at stake. The importance of Lan Feng is related to the entire battle situation, if it is given to the Japanese army in vain, the superiors will definitely counterattack at all costs. At that time, it will still be the 88th Division that will take the lead, and the 88th Division will definitely lead the 524th Regiment, and the sacrifice will be greater than the defense.

Xiao Zhan didn't want to explain, he knew the seriousness of the situation, so he rode to the regimental headquarters to prevent the tragedy from happening.

When I came to the regiment headquarters, it happened that Wu Tuan was also preparing to ride to the division headquarters. The 88th Division was to be withdrawn, but the 524th Regiment was resolutely not withdrawn. The importance of Lan Feng is self-evident, the division commander Long Muhan must have evacuated without permission from his superiors, so Commander Wu also had to stop it.

"Captain!"

Xiao Zhan rode a fast horse to Commander Wu's side, and Commander Wu rode his horse, grabbed the reins and asked, "What are you doing here!?" ”

"The regiment commander is going to the division headquarters, and I will go with you."

"Are you a company commander qualified to see the division commander? Get back! ”

Why can't the company commander see the division commander, this is just rhetoric. Commander Wu has already made up his mind to disobey orders, he wants to protect Xiao Zhan, and he doesn't want him to die with him.

Xiao Zhan said: "I am a hero of the 88th Division, and the chairman has commended me by name." Leader, let me go, didn't you say that we are brothers in life and death under Yuhuatai. Hardships and blessings are shared, unless you don't recognize me as a brother. ”

Commander Wu was commanded by Xiao Zhan and asked, "You insisted on stopping the construction of the fortifications yesterday, and I ask you if you expected today's events." ”

Xiao Zhan smiled: "Just kidding, if only I could be unpredictable." The brethren were so tired that I just wanted them to have a good night's rest. ”

"Drive!"

Commander Wu shouted and rode to the division headquarters.

"Drive!"

Xiao Zhan rode his horse close behind, and he wanted to make a big fuss at the division headquarters to stop Long Muhan's stupid behavior.