The 524th Regiment had already evacuated Lanfeng, and the regiment commander promised Xiao Zhan's materials and soldiers to be in place one by one. Xiao Zhan used Lanfeng Middle School as a temporary station, and placed the headquarters here, for the simple reason that it was located in the central area of the county seat.

It was already 1 o'clock in the morning, and there were only 7 hours left for Xiao Zhan to prepare. The time just now was used for the reorganization of the troops, as well as for the placement of supplies. After all the arrangements, Xiao Zhan convened an extraordinary meeting of officers at all levels at the headquarters.

The commander of the engineer company is named Zhao Guangfu, a native of Sichuan, born in Huangpu.

Zhao Guangfu took out a fortification map and put it on the command table, and said, "This is the fortification defense map of Lanfeng City. It was originally built for the 27th Army, but the 27th Army ran away. Since you want to stay, I will leave it to you, and it will not be in vain that we have worked hard for more than ten days in vain. ”

It can be seen that Zhao Guangfu is a very bloody Chinese soldier, and if the engineer company can stay, it will really be a tiger with wings, because there is no one who knows Lanfeng's defense deployment better than them. As long as the engineer company remains, these fortifications will be of maximum use.

But until now, Xiao Zhan has never spoken, he doesn't do what is difficult for a strong man, he wants to be voluntary.

Xiao Zhan carefully looked at the map, which marked the location of each stronghold in detail, including infantry defense positions, machine gun positions, artillery defense positions, etc., among which there were many bright forts and hidden forts. The firepower is staggered and interlocking, and the entire Lanfeng is simply a firepower net.

Such a well-established fortification could not play a role, and Xiao Zhan felt sorry. If the 27th Army had not withdrawn, it would have been difficult for devils to get in with such fortifications. Coupled with the defense fortifications on the periphery of Lanfeng, the continuous resistance will definitely cause huge casualties to the devils.

It is really a misfortune for the country to have generals like Gui Yongqing and Long Muhan.

"I don't know how to thank you." Xiao Zhan stood up after reading it, and the other three platoon commanders got up together with Zheng Binghao, and then the five of them saluted Zhao Guangfu together to express their gratitude to the engineer company.

In addition to these, Xiao Zhan also needs the help of the engineer company, that is, to place explosive points and mines.

"The more you do this, the more ashamed I feel,......。" Zhao Guangfu wanted to speak and stopped, which showed that his heart began to waver. Do you want to go, or do you want to stay?

"I also have a map, which was left by our regimental commander." Xiao Zhan took out the Lanfeng battle map, pointed to it and said: "The closest to us is the 71st Army of Commander Song Xilian, and I won't say much about the combat effectiveness of the 71st Army." Commander-in-Chief Xue will not leave Lanfeng alone, because it is related to the entire battle situation, so the combat mission of recovering Lanfeng will inevitably fall on the 71st Army. ”

Xiao Zhan pointed to the west of the map again and said: "The 27th Army and the 88th Division have given up strategic points without authorization, and the chairman of the committee will inevitably be furious when he learns about it, and he will definitely order the 27th Army and the 88th Division to counterattack Lanfeng, so as long as we hold Lanfeng for 1 day." I'll make a statement first, I can keep it. ”

Xiao Zhan explained the battle situation and also told Zhao Guangfu to listen, because at this time, Song Xilian also served as the commander of the 36th Division. The implication is that the engineer company stayed, also for their own troops. As long as it is held, a large number of Japanese troops can be held back and the pressure on the besieging troops can be relieved.

"Huh."

As soon as Xiao Zhan's words fell, the previous major military doctor burst out laughing, and he said to everyone: "It is said that Company Commander Xiao fought bravely, but the fly in the ointment is that there is no bravery, I think it is a rumor." It seems that I was right to stay. ”

Xiao Zhan "hum~" and said with a smile: "A calm person is more sharp than a non-calm person, and you are not a simple character, major." By the way, I didn't even have time to ask what your name was? ”

The major medic said, "My name is Zhou Liren." You don't have to thank me, I didn't stay for you, because I am also a bloody Chinese soldier. As for the dozen or so nurses outside, although they are all daughters, they are more than some men. ”

Zhou Liren's words were directed at Xiao Zhan, but they were actually directed at Zhao Guangfu. "Chinese soldier", "bloody", "a kind of female nurse", these words poked Zhao Guangfu's heart word by word.

"Hahaha", Zhao Guangfu suddenly laughed after hearing this, and said loudly: "What do you mean by this!?" As long as you are Chinese soldiers, you have a kind of right? Lao Tzu is also a Chinese soldier, and sappers are also soldiers! ”

Xiao Zhan said on the side: "Company Commander Zhao is angry, I am very grateful that the engineer company can stay for the time being, after all, it is not the task of the 36th Division to defend the city." ”

"But the siege has our 71st Army!" Zhao Guangfu took a hard breath and said, "It's all about this, I'm bored if I don't express my position." Our engineer company stayed! ”

Saying that, Zhao Guangfu lowered his head and whispered to himself: "This can be regarded as atonement, it is not a pity that the 36th Division engineers died." ”

Xiao Zhan was surprised, he didn't understand the meaning of "atonement", the word "death is not a pity" was too serious. However, Xiao Zhan was overjoyed when the engineer company left behind.

Looking at Zhou Liren, he is definitely a master of mental warfare. Xiao Zhan's actions just now made Zhao Guangfu's heart shake, and Zhou Liren's words made Zhao Guangfu make up his mind.

The "radical method" in psychology cannot be used indiscriminately, and if it is not used well, it will be counterproductive. First of all, it is necessary to carefully observe the surrounding forms, then understand the psychological state of the target person, and finally use appropriate language to stimulate the other person's emotions and make the other person's emotions intensify.

"That's great!"

Xiao Zhan once again focused everyone's attention on him, and he said to the people present: "Since we are all willing to stay, then we are brothers who live and die together!" No matter now or in the future, I, Xiao Zhan, recognize you. ”

Xiao Zhan had achieved the goal of unifying the thoughts of the commanders, which was especially important for the battle. Next, he had to unify the minds of the troops, after all, at this time, a temporary patchwork force with a company as the mainstay.

After the group deliberated, they came to the playground together, where all the combat troops had been assembled. Among them were Xiao Zhan's steel company, Zhao Guangfu's engineer company, the guard platoon, machine gun platoon, fire team, communication group, and a white medical team, with a total strength of more than 400.

These 400 men had to face an enemy nearly ten times their size, the 27th Wing of the 2nd Brigade Regiment of the Japanese Army.

In war, the psychology of despair is very dangerous, and Xiao Zhan does not want the soldiers to fight with such a mentality. It is necessary to boost morale, unify thinking, and fight with the hope of victory.

Xiao Zhan led the commanders of each unit to the front of the team, and Xiao Zhan took the lead and said, "First of all, I'm glad that you are willing to stay and go through this battle with me. It was a glorious battle, and if anyone survived, he would be proud of it for the rest of his life. ”

"Some people think in their hearts that this is a battle that must be lost, after all, we are facing a wing of the Japanese army. Since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, a wing of the Japanese army can easily defeat one of our integrated divisions or even one army. I don't want to deny that, because it's true. ”

Xiao Zhan's words made the soldiers' emotions fluctuate, and the originally negative psychology became even more negative. Xiao Zhan seems to be telling everyone: We will lose this battle, and everyone will die.

"But! War does not depend on man's will, he has no absolute inevitability! ”

Xiao Zhan suddenly amplified the volume, mobilizing the emotions of everyone in the audience again.

Xiao Zhan said loudly: "It's like on the battlefield of Songhu, the 'Eight Hundred Heroes' alone guarded the Sixing Warehouse for three days and four nights. They were faced with an enemy a hundred times their size, and as a result, more than 400 men were safely evacuated with heavy losses to the enemy, while our battalion lost only 37 men. ”

There is no inevitability of war, and these words once again gassed the hopes of all. Despair first, then hope, this is a kind of "slingshot effect" in psychology, which has a greater effect than directly giving people hope.

Xiao Zhan took advantage of this momentum and continued: "Now our situation is much better than that of the Four Elements Warehouse. First, we have a tremendous strategic space to advance or retreat. We are familiar with Lan Feng, but the enemy is not. ”

Xiao Zhan raised two fingers and continued: "Second, we don't need to hold on for three days and four nights, we only need one day. Reinforcements will arrive a day later, and the importance of Lan Feng is self-evident. ”

Xiao Zhan raised three fingers and said, "Third!" We are not alone, we have more than 100,000 elite troops on the periphery. It's not that we face a strong enemy, it's that the enemy faces a strong us! ”

As soon as the words fell, the aura around them changed, and everyone's eyes bloomed. Xiao Zhan forcefully analyzed the favorable side of our side from both objective and subjective perspectives, so that everyone present was full of confidence in this battle.

Xiao Zhan finally shouted in an impassioned tone: "The glorious battle brings unsurpassed honor, we are soldiers!" Soldiers are born for honor and fight for honor! The blood of Chinese soldiers is always hot! ”

These morale-boosting words made the blood of the soldiers boil, and the strong fighting intent burned in their bodies......

It's just that Xiao Zhan has brought the troops to a certain height on the spiritual level, and then the tactics, and he wants to make everyone really hopeful about this battle.