After receiving the notice from the correspondent, Jia Shimao did not dare to slack off, ate the remaining sorghum rice in three or two bites, and then threw the empty lunch box to Xiang Yihang on the side, and then followed the correspondent to the battalion headquarters quickly.

As soon as he came to the battalion headquarters, Jia Shimao saw that the military commanders of the first and second companies were coming, and the three company commanders naturally had a greeting when they met, and Wu Jiandong, the commander of the first company, pulled Jia Shimao and Tong Xiangjin, the commander of the second company, aside, and whispered to the two of them with a mysterious appearance: "I said the second and third, do you know what the battalion commander called us here for this time?" ”

Jia Shimao rolled his eyes: "Nonsense, I was still eating just now, and I was called by a correspondent before I finished eating, what can I know?" ”

Xiang Jin, the elder of the second company, also said: "Old Wu, don't sell Guanzi, just say what you have to say." ”

Wu Jiandong is a native of Northeast China, and he is quite bold and big, but this guy has a problem, he likes to sell Guanzi when he talks to people, and he likes to see the appearance of people on fire in their hearts.

"That's it, Lao Wu, you like to talk about it or not, and it's really rare for us to listen to your bragging." Jia Shimao knew Wu Jiandong and knew that he couldn't get used to his stinky problem at this time, so he also said in a disdainful tone, and then took out a pack of Haocai cigarettes from his pocket and handed one to Tong Xiangjin, and the two swallowed the clouds and spit out the fog in front of Wu Jiandong.

Wu Jiandong saw that these two people actually left him to smoke, and he was not angry for a while, snatched the cigarette in Jia Shimao's hand, smoked one, lit it, and then scolded: "You two boys have a chance, and you actually put Lao Tzu aside to smoke." Beautiful of you. I didn't say anything, I confiscated this pack of cigarettes. ”

"Whoever asks you to talk always leaves half of it, you deserve it!" Jia Shimao gave him a blank look. He didn't ask for the stolen cigarettes again. Everyone who is a soldier has a big addiction to smoking, and Wu Jiandong is even more so, and his company commander's quota of one pack a day is simply not enough to smoke.

"Hey...... I'm not used to it. Wu Jiandong also knew his own problem, and after laughing dryly, he coughed lightly and said a little embarrassedly: "What, get used to it!" But let me tell you, I really didn't brag about it today. You don't know yet, yesterday our 349th Division and 352nd Brigade did it in Yongkang with the 104th Division of the little devil from Lishui. It seems that the little devil is really in a hurry, and this time the battalion commander called us must have something to do with it. ”

"Really?" Tong Xiangjin said with some skepticism: "Even if this is true, how did your little company commander know about what happened in Yongkang yesterday?" ”

"Hey...... Dick. You look down on people too much, what is a little company commander, are you looking down on my brother? Tong Xiangjin's words immediately hit Wu Jiandong's vital point, and he blushed suddenly. In the three company commanders of the 1st battalion. He is the oldest and at the same time the least cultured. Tong Xiangjin and Jia Shimao are at least middle school educated, but this guy has never gone to school, if it weren't for the surprise study after a few months of surprise study after coming to the 202nd Army, I'm afraid they wouldn't even be able to recognize all 500 words. If it weren't for his more than 10 years of rich military experience and relatively rich military knowledge, I am afraid that he would not have been able to become a company commander.

Jia Shimao patted Wu Jiandong on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Old Wu, don't worry, when you have time after this battle, you should hurry up and learn more from those cultural teachers." You only need to be able to read more than 2,000 words, and then learn some basic mathematical culture. If you have the qualifications to be a battalion commander, you will make a few more contributions when the time comes, and when the army is expanded, there will be absolutely no problem to become a battalion commander! ”

"Gotcha...... Don't comfort me. Wu Jiandong also calmed down. With a wry smile: "I'm old, it's better to kill me if I learn what to add and subtract multipliers." It is estimated that being a company commander in this life will come to an end. ”

Jia Shimao and Tong Xiangjin glanced at each other, and just as they wanted to say a few more words, they heard a voice from the door: "What is the end of being a company commander?" ”

As soon as the three of them turned around, they saw the regiment commander Huang Jian* Guo striding in, followed by the commander of the first battalion, Zhi Chunrong, the commander of the second battalion, the commander of the third battalion, and the remaining six company commanders of the whole regiment.

"Hello sir!" The three of them quickly stood up and saluted the two.

"Alright, sit down!" Huang Jian*guo walked up to the three of them and did not sit down, but glanced at everyone with blazing eyes before he said loudly: "Since time is pressing, I will make a long story short, this time we attacked Jinhua can be regarded as stabbing the key point of Little Japan, so the Japanese sent an independent mixed 23rd brigade from Hangzhou to reinforce, if this brigade comes to Jinhua smoothly, then the Japanese will have a division and two brigades in Jinhua, so that it will be more difficult for us to take Jinhua. Therefore, after careful consideration, the division decided to send our regiment to bypass Jinhua and go straight to Huanghualing, which is a hundred miles away from Jinhua, where the Japanese army is on the road after all, to block the reinforcements of the Japanese army, and to win time for our large army to take Jinhua.

But since Jinhua is still in the hands of the Japanese, we can only bypass it by small roads, which determines that we will not be able to get the support of heavy weapons, and the battle will be very hard, so I would like to ask you, do you have any thoughts on this mission? ”

Everyone was silent, all of them were veterans, and naturally knew how difficult it would be for an infantry regiment without heavy fire support to block the advance of an independent mixed brigade with artillery support.

After a while, a major asked, "Sir, can't we send one more regiment over?" I think the words of the two regiments will definitely be able to stop the little devil's support force. ”

"Can't!" Huang Jian*guo shook his head: "Our troops are not many, and it is already difficult for more than 10,000 people to take Jinhua, which is guarded by more than 20,000 devils, within the time limit specified by the military seat, and now a regiment is divided to fight and block, the pressure on the division seat is already very great, and we can't make trouble for him anymore!" ”

"Then we really can't even bring a single cannon with us?" Another major asked, and Jia Shimao recognized it as Yue Jingyuan, the commander of the third battalion.

"No, according to the report of the reconnaissance team that came back, this path is very difficult to walk, and it is impossible to pass through trucks, so all artillery over 100 caliber cannot pass."

"Doesn't that mean we can only go with mortars?" The commander of the first battalion, Zhi Chunrong, muttered.

"That's the case, but the reconnaissance team also said that although the large-caliber artillery can't pass, some small-caliber artillery, such as those 37-caliber battle defense guns."

Hearing this, everyone rolled their eyes in unison. As the equipment of the 202nd Army is getting better and better, and the vision of the people sitting here is getting higher and higher, in their opinion, the artillery is naturally about the better, and these battle defense guns are those miscellaneous troops that do not even have a few mortars to regard them as treasures, and many people in the 202nd Army today have long shouted to eliminate these small-caliber battle defense guns.

"Okay, since everyone has no opinion, the matter is decided, and then I will arrange tasks for everyone......"

Just when Huang Jianguo was arranging the task, Lieutenant General Toyoshi Muraoka, commander of the 103rd Division in Jinhua City, was worried. In less than three hours after the start of the battle, he lost a brigade, which at first glance does not seem to be a lot, but you must know that the 103rd Division has only eight infantry brigades in total, and it has lost one-eighth of it at once.

Thinking of this, he said to Major General Taro Iwasaki, the commander of the 82nd Brigade on the side: "Iwasaki-kun, your troops are responsible for the western defense of Jinhua City, and it is also the main direction of attack of the Chinese army, so you must have to bear a lot of pressure in the next few days, I hope you can hold out for at least five days to buy time for the arrival of reinforcements, can you do it?" ”

Iwasaki Taro replied confidently: "Your Excellency the division commander, please rest assured, our brigade has built a complete defense line in Jiangfeng Village, Yahuan Village, Huangbitang Village and Sumeng Township, and if the people of China want to capture our position, they have to take their lives to fill it, although Su Jin's 202nd Army is known as the elite of the elite of the Chinese army, but I can guarantee that they will not be able to break through the defense line of our brigade without killing four or five thousand people!" ”

Looking at the confident Iwasaki Taro, Muraoka Yutaka instructed with some unease: "Iwasaki-kun, the combat effectiveness of Su Jin's troops is recognized, and many generals in the Great Japanese Empire have had to step on the ship back home because of him, and not long ago, Major General Yuma Shinohara of the 92nd Brigade was sent to a military court because of Commander Tanaka, and you don't want the two of us to follow in his footsteps, so you must be careful and careful." What we have to do is to hold this place firmly, and when the 23rd Mixed Brigade from Hangzhou and the 104th Division from Lishui arrive, we can launch a full-scale counteroffensive and annihilate this force in front of us, and then we will all become heroes of the empire! ”

"Hay, thank you for your concern!" When Yutaka Muraoka said this, Taro Iwasaki also woke up from his original arrogance and bowed to Yutaka Muraoka: "I will definitely pay attention, as long as I am still here, I will never allow a single soldier of Shina to cross my defense!" ”

"Yo Xi!" Muraoka nodded with satisfaction, and before he could speak, a staff officer hurriedly walked over and handed him a telegram.

"Baga, there is such a thing!" After reading the telegram, Muraoka Yutaka was a little angry and put the telegram still on the table.

The curious Iwasaki Taro took the telegram and looked at it, and shouted in surprise: "Nani, the 104th Division was actually stopped by the 349th Division of China, and now it is in a fierce battle?" (To be continued.) )