Buddha Xiao, there are still stars hanging in the sky, the snow-capped Kyushu Ridge Zhen Mountain, in a forest at the southwest foot, there is a team stationed here, this force is the 201st Division Second Regiment.

The regimental headquarters was set up in an abandoned old brick house, and a pile of broken wood was burned in the house for heating.

The head of the regiment, Shi Guangming, was lying on a "bed" made of hay with his eyes closed, and he was covered with a sheepskin vest given to him by Liu Jinguo.

He and Liu Jinguo have been good partners since childhood, his nickname is Shiwa, Liu Jinguo's nickname is Ergou, they were classmates with Liu Wenxiu when they were studying in private school in Bozhou, in order to assassinate Ruan Zhitian, the magistrate of Gucheng County, Liu Wenxiu found him and Liu Jinguo as helpers, after the task was completed, for their safety, Liu Wenxiu brought him and Liu Jinguo to the team.

After years of baptism of war, they were promoted to regiment commander and battalion commander respectively. It was not easy for Shi Guangming to be promoted to this given position, because in the army, most of the division and regiment-level generals came from Chongwen Academy.

He and Liu Jinguo have studied in private school for a few years, and they are still literate people, which is also one of the conditions for them to be promoted.

A guard was adding firewood to the fire, making the room smoky, Shi Guangrong turned his body, and the guard heard the movement and quickly apologized: "Commander, are you awake?" I'm sorry, but the wood is so damp that it gets smoke everywhere. ”

He didn't open his eyes and said, "I'm very satisfied to sleep in this warm house." ”

"Alright, alright! The fire is finally burning again. The guard said happily, then he stood up and walked to the wooden window, "Commander, I open the window to let me breathe." ”

This is the regimental chief of staff who walked in, and the guards opened their mouths to call Shi Guangming, but were stopped by the regimental chief of staff with gestures.

He sat quietly by the fire to keep warm, although Shi Guangming didn't open his eyes, he felt that someone came in when he heard the movement, he sat up, and the regimental chief of staff said: "Regiment commander, you can sleep a little longer, your ribs have been injured and you can't get cold." ”

"It's fine. No, Camp Commander Liu gave me a sheepskin vest, and it was much warmer to wear it. Shi Guangming stood up and put on his sheepskin vest. He walked over to the fire and stood opposite the regimental chief of staff, "Did you find anything unusual?" ”

The regimental chief of staff said: "Everything is under our control, the second and third battalions have entered the ambush circle, just waiting for the enemy to come and die." ”

Shi Guangming asked, "Do you think the enemy will attack on such a cold day?" ”

The regimental chief of staff said: "According to the report of the scouts who came back from reconnaissance yesterday, the enemy will be engaged in a lively contest, and if nothing happens, they will definitely come to rob the camp after the contest is completed." ”

Shi Guangming said: "It's best for them to rob the camp, if they don't come, Lao Tzu will go to his camp today!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a dense burst of gunfire from the northeast.

"It's a fight!" The regimental chief of staff said excitedly.

Shi Guangming stood up "Huo" and said to the chief of staff of the regiment: "Go, come with me to have a look." ”

The two walked out of the house, and the commander of the first battalion was also outside, and the chief of staff of the regiment asked the commander of the first battalion to send a squad to follow the commander to the front line.

Shi Guangming rode a large white horse in the direction of the gunfire, and the regimental chief of staff and a squad serving as a guard followed closely behind him.

The regimental headquarters was not far from the ambush site, and in less than twenty minutes, they came to the front line.

He grabbed the reins in front of the artillery position, dismounted and walked towards the artillery company commander.

The rumbling sound of artillery shook so loudly that it was difficult to hear even the sound of speech, and the artillery company commander reported to him at the top of his voice: "Report to the regiment commander, the artillery company is firing at the enemy!" ”

Shi Guangming didn't say anything, just nodded. This report from the commander of the artillery company is simply nonsense, who still can't see that your artillery company is firing artillery?

He dodged the whistling shells and continued to walk forward, but the regimental chief of staff stepped forward to stop him, and he could not hear clearly what the regimental chief of staff said, and he did not want to listen, but just walked forward, because not far from the front was the command post of the third battalion.

Battalion Commander Liu Jinguo, who was directing operations on the front line, saw him and hurriedly welcomed him into the battalion command post.

The so-called command post is actually a relatively flat open space, and the terrain is relatively high, where you can see the entire battlefield with a telescope.

Shi Guangming asked Liu Jinguo about the situation: "How many enemies are there?" ”

"More than three thousand cavalry. We were at odds with the 2nd Battalion, and their charge was futile and could not break through our blockade. ”

He saw through his binoculars that the enemy's cavalry was constantly falling under the explosion of shells, and these enemies were not afraid, and despite many casualties, they rushed forward without their lives.

"This enemy is so arrogant!" Shi Guangming put down the binoculars and said.

"Please rest assured, the head of the regiment, no matter how arrogant he is, we will also eat him!"

He encouraged Liu Jinguo: "Very good, the division commander is waiting for the news of your victory." ”

The regimental chief of staff, who was observing the battle situation, put down his binoculars and said, "Regiment commander, we have begun to carry out a dense formation attack, let's withdraw first." ”

Shi Guangming looked at the binoculars again, and sure enough, he saw that the enemy's cavalry had gathered in the middle ground, ready to charge. From the binoculars, it can be clearly seen that the enemy commander is a fat man who is nearly sixty years old, and Shi Guangming's telescope looks at this big fat man for a while, only to see that several shells are concentrated towards this big fat man, and there is a violent explosion, and the big fat man is wiped out.

He was very satisfied with the fighting qualities of the artillery, and the speed of the artillery company's reaction and the accuracy of the projectile drop were impeccable in killing the enemy's commander in such a timely manner.

He put down the binoculars again, instructed Liu Jinguo a few words, and returned to the regiment headquarters with the chief of staff of the regiment.

Before he reached the regiment headquarters, he met a correspondent who came in a hurry, and the correspondent reported that the division commander had an order to return to the regiment headquarters quickly.

He hurried to the regimental headquarters at a jogging speed, where the chief of communications of the division headquarters was waiting for him.

Because of the limited telegraph machines, orders at the regimental level could only be conveyed by the communications corps, and the arrival of the chief of the communications department showed that this mission was extraordinary.

As soon as the director of communications met Shi Guangming, he said: "Commander Shi, the urgent order of the Military and Political Yuan, order: Shi Guangming is promoted to major general and division commander of the 211th Division of the recruit division, and he will return to Hirado to take up his post on the same day. ”

Shi Guangming said: "Director, I am still fighting here, how can I get out of the battlefield?" ”

The head of the communications department said: "I am only responsible for conveying the order, the new regiment commander will arrive soon, and the commander of the third battalion will temporarily act as the regiment commander, which is an order from the Military and Political Yuan." ”

Shi Guangming has long heard that the Second Army Corps is going to expand several divisions, this 211 Division is the latest recruit division, the recruit division is generally engaged in rear guard, for the second-line combat troops, the Ministry of Military Affairs promoted him to the position of division commander, this must have something to do with his good friend Liu Wenxiu, Liu Wenxiu is the emperor's godson, Shi Guangming and Liu Jinguo are not Chongwen's children, if there is no Liu Wenxiu this backstage, how can he sit on the position of division commander?

He and Liu Jinguo were both soldiers brought out by Liu Wenxiu, and he was wounded, so Liu Wenxiu must have taken these practical problems into account before putting him on the second-line troops.

Shi Guangming was moved to tears secretly, his eldest brother, although he was far away in Myanmar, did not forget him.

"Division Commander Shi, your troops will soon assemble in Hirado, and the order given to you by the military headquarters is to immediately set off for Hirado and take over the 211th Division." The Director of Communications reminded Shi Guangming again.