Lin Rui nodded slightly, turned to Lin Feng, Zhou Weihan and the others and ordered, "Quick, let the troops enter the position and pay attention to the anti-artillery." ”

Zhou Weihan and the others echoed in unison, and each took the order to leave.

Shangguan Nianci opened his mouth and asked, "Are you okay?" ”

Lin Rui said: "It's okay, don't stay here, it's very dangerous, the devil's retaliatory artillery will be there." ”

"Hmm." Shangguan Nianci saw that Lin Rui didn't look like he was injured, so he nodded hurriedly, pulled Li Muxue and walked towards the rear.

The Japanese army's retaliatory artillery bombardment came as scheduled, but because Lin Rui and the soldiers were on guard, and the scale of the artillery fire was not large, it did not cause too many casualties to the three companies.

After the shelling, Lin Rui's expected second attack did not come.

It turned out that after this battle, more than half of the 6th Infantry Wing had been killed and wounded, and its vitality was greatly damaged, and its morale was also seriously damaged, and it was no longer able to continue the offensive.

Therefore, Kuranaga Tatsuji Daisa issued an order to stop the offensive and wait for reinforcements.

On Lin Rui's side, before he had time to eat a hot meal, a herald from the regimental headquarters walked through the trench, found him, and saluted him: "Deputy Battalion Commander Lin, the regimental seat wants you to go to the regimental headquarters." ”

"Okay." Lin Rui nodded, handed over the command of Liu Jiatang to Zhou Weihan, and rushed to the rear regiment headquarters with Lin Feng.

On the way, Lin Rui encountered several reinforcements of more than a few hundred people, and advanced along the highway in the direction of Liujiatang.

Lin Rui understood that this should be the arrival of reinforcements from the National Government.

In the Battle of Songhu, after the Japanese increased their forces in Shanghai and frustrated the offensive of the Ninth Group Army, the Nationalist Government quickly responded by establishing the Eighth and Fifteenth Armies, as well as the Tenth, Nineteenth, and Twenty-first Armies.

Calculating the time, at this time, Chen Cheng and Luo Zhuoying's 15th Group Army, as well as Zhang Fakui's 8th Group Army, should have arrived at the Songhu battlefield.

Sun Liren set up the headquarters of the Second Regiment of the Tax Police in a place called Golden Lion Bridge, about two kilometers away from Liujiatang.

Led by the heralds, Lin Rui successfully entered the regiment headquarters, and Lin Rui immediately stood up and saluted: "Lin Rui, deputy commander of the third battalion and commander of the 8th company, has been ordered to report to duty!" ”

Sun Liren, who was originally discussing the military situation with several subordinates, saw Lin Rui coming, immediately turned around, raised his hand and saluted: "Lin Rui, hard work!" ”

"The group seat, it's all within the scope of things, so it's hard to talk about." Lin Rui said.

"Hmm." Sun Liren nodded with appreciation: "Thanks to you for guarding Liujiatang and giving us a chance to breathe, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable, so this time you are indeed meritorious, after consideration, I decided to officially appoint you as the commander of the third battalion." ”

"Thank you!" Lin Rui immediately stood upright.

"But I don't have the right to promote your rank, so I have to wait for the instructions from my superiors, I can only wronged you for the time being, and I still serve as the battalion commander with the rank of major." With Lin Rui's combat exploits and performance, being a lieutenant colonel battalion commander is definitely qualified, so Sun Li will have this to say.

Lin Rui didn't care: "The group seat is too worried, as long as you can fight devils, it doesn't matter how high or low your military rank is." ”

"By the way, you should have seen it on the way here, our reinforcements have arrived one after another, and our superiors ordered us to temporarily retreat and rest.

After you go back, hand over the defense of Liujiatang to the friendly forces, and then withdraw with the troops. Sun Li is humane.

"Yes." Lin Rui suddenly agreed, and asked, "Is there anything else going on in the group?" If not, I'll go back to Liujiatang first. ”

Sun Liren thought for a while and said: "By the way, since the start of the war in Songhu, you have made many military exploits, and as a commander, I have nothing to reward you, so I am quite ashamed to think about it."

Well, I'll give you my dog, Babe! ”

After Sun Liren finished speaking, a guard brought a strong German black-backed dog and walked in.

Sun Liren pointed to the black-backed dog and said: "This is a military dog specially given to me by a German classmate of mine last time he came to China.

Now that he has been trained and has become a qualified and excellent military dog, now I will give him to you. ”

"A gentleman doesn't win people's love, I understand the heart of the group." Lin Rui declined.

Sun Liren sank his face and said: "Battalion Commander Lin, Sun Liren is true to his word, and he will send it when he says it, this is his intention and an order, and he is not allowed to refuse!" ”

Lin Rui liked military dogs in his previous life, and this military dog named Beibei was also very pleasing to the eye, and when he saw Sun Liren say this, he was no longer polite, and took the leash directly from the guard.

Saluted Sun Liren: "Farewell." Then he turned and walked out with the military dog.

"Rui, why did you bring a dog out?" After leaving the regiment headquarters, Lin Feng, who was waiting outside, saw Lin Rui leading a dog and couldn't help asking.

Lin Rui squatted down, touched Beibei's forehead, and said, "This is not an ordinary dog, a serious German shepherd dog, and a military dog!" From now on, it will be our comrade-in-arms. ”

"Military dogs?" Lin Feng looked at Bei Bei who was wagging his tail in confusion, and felt that this thing looked very majestic and powerful, and he really couldn't see anything special.

Lin Rui didn't explain too much, and returned to Liujiatang with them.

At this time, the friendly troops of the Central Army of the two regiments had arrived in Liujiatang, and Lin Rui quickly handed over the defense to them.

Then, with the rest of the team, they withdrew from Liujiatang and withdrew in the direction of downtown Shanghai.

In the first battle of Liujiatang, more than half of the more than 700 officers and soldiers commanded by Lin Rui were killed or wounded, and there were less than 300 left.

Of the more than 300 people of the original 8th Company, less than half are left, but fortunately, the establishment is still complete.

Because the reinforcements of the 15th and 8th armies together amounted to more than 200,000 troops, which directly enabled the national army to once again occupy an absolute superiority in strength.

Therefore, after repeated bloody battles, the second regiment of the tax police, which suffered heavy losses, was withdrawn and retreated to the second-line position in the area of Suzhou Creek for rest.

Wang Huming's police brigade stayed in Liujiatang, while Shangguan Nianci and Li Muxue were left in the third battalion by Lin Rui in the name of needing a doctor with the team, and they were taken away from Liujiatang with the third battalion.

Lin Rui knew that with the continuous large-scale increase of troops between China and Japan, the Battle of Songhu would enter the most tragic stage.

When the casualties on the side of the national army were the highest, tens of thousands of them a day, and female medical soldiers like Shangguan Nianci and Li Muxue stayed in Liujiatang, and the possibility of sacrifice was too great.

Lin Rui was not afraid of death, but he couldn't put these two female classmates in danger and was indifferent.

In particular, Shangguan Nianci still has a life-saving grace for himself.

Of course, Lin Rui also has an indescribable feeling of Shangguan Nianci in his heart, maybe he likes it, maybe he appreciates it.