It was already the second half of the night, the moon was cold and the stars were cold, and the piles of bonfires on the north gate position were about to be extinguished.

Li Siwei sat in front of the campfire, looking at the night sky silently, and for two nights in a row, he had insomnia...... The snoring on the battlefield made him envious, if he hadn't picked up the burden of the regiment commander, he would have slept as well as these brothers, right?

The current Pingyi is like an isolated ruin, the little devil is gone, the Shangfeng has not been handed down with an order, and the officers and men of the 66th Division do not even know about the battle situation outside.

"Pingyi City...... Is it forgotten? Li Siwei sighed leisurely.

"Regiment Commander," Dao Kui suddenly woke up, pulled out the short knife on his waist, quickly glanced around, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "Regiment Commander, who are you talking to?" ”

Huang Hua became the company commander, and it was impossible to follow Li Siwei anymore, so he could only send this outstanding old subordinate to Li Siwei's side, and he couldn't rest assured about this commander who loved to risk his life!

Li Siwei glanced at him, "It's okay, you can continue to sleep." ”

Dao Kui was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "Commander, you ...... Let's get some sleep...... Watching you so tired...... I panicked. ”

Li Siwei shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Where can I sleep, if only I had a cigarette to smoke......" In this ruined Pingyi City, cigarettes have become a luxury.

Dao Kui perked up and stood up, "I'll help you find ......"

Li Siwei waved his hand, "Forget it, don't wake up the brothers, they have been working hard for the past two days...... You can sleep too, and I will naturally fall asleep when I am sleepy. ”

Li Siwei guessed correctly, Pingyi City was indeed forgotten, because both the enemy and us focused on Linyi and Tengxian!

Since the strategy of "attacking in the north and defending in the south" was set, the Japanese Sakagaki Division and the Isoya Division divided into two routes, east and west, respectively attacking Linyi and Tengxian, the key areas in southern Lunan, with the intention of seizing the two places, joining forces with Taierzhuang, and attacking Xuzhou in a roundabout way.

Known as the "Iron Army", the Sakagaki Division approached the outer defense line of Linyi on 3 March, confronted the 40th Army at Tangtou, and broke through the defenders' positions with superior forces, besieging the five regiments of the 40th Army stationed in Linyi.

On 2 March, after the 59th Army received the reinforcement order, Commander Zhang personally led his troops to march 180 miles in one day and night, and took the initiative to attack to relieve the siege of Linyi. In the early morning of the 14th, General Zhang commanded the whole army to launch a surprise attack on the right flank of the Sakagaki Division, and won the first battle. The Sakagaki Division was forced to abandon the frontal siege and instead fight against the 59th Army, and from then on, two elite units fought fiercely outside the city of Linyi.

The Isogu Division marched south along the Tianjin-Shanghai Railway and approached Tengxian. The Fifth Theater was garrisoned by the 45th Army in Tengxian, with no more than 20,000 troops, and its main weapons were 79 rifles, broadswords, grenades, and a small number of home-made light and heavy machine guns and mortars......

On 9 March, the Japanese launched a general attack, using aircraft and artillery as cover, and organized several attacks that were repulsed......

On 15 March, known as the "ghost Chichai", Chichai Ba Pet Zang led the elite Chichai United to attack Tengxian in a roundabout way, and since then, the vigorous Tengxian defense battle has begun.

Tengxian and Linyi are the two gates in the north of Xuzhou, which have been the battleground for soldiers since ancient times, and at this time the fierce battle is in full swing, and the attention of all the commanders of the fifth war zone is on these two places, who will notice the Pingyi City and the half of the remnants of the city in ruins?

It was past dawn, and Li Siwei finally fell asleep in a daze, snoring like thunder.

"Bang ......"

A gunshot woke up Pingyi City in the morning mist, and also woke up the sleeping soldiers, and the position became noisy in an instant......

"Bang ......"

The gunfire is loud, and it is in the southeast!

Li Siwei woke up suddenly, stood up suddenly, and the box cannon was already in his hand, "Turtle son's, there is finally movement...... The first battalion and the second battalion stayed in their positions, and the third battalion reinforced ......" As he spoke, he rushed out first.

At this moment, he was down-to-earth! Waiting, far more painful than fighting!

When Li Siwei arrived with the third battalion, the gunfire had stopped, and he only saw Luo Ping'an and others carrying a few people to meet them, their clothes were ragged and bloodstained, and they were obviously not lightly injured.

"What's going on?" Li Siwei glanced at Luo Ping'an.

Luo Ping'an pointed to the wounded, "Regiment leader, they were chased here by little devils, and I was about to send them to treat their injuries......"

Li Siwei walked up to a person with the rank of second lieutenant, "Brother, which unit are you from?" ”

The man was slightly injured, looked at Li Siwei, and opened his mouth weakly, "Sir...... We are...... The ...... of the 125th Division At...... In Xiangcheng...... Broken up by the little devils...... After running all night, I ...... That's how it came here......"

"Are you the Sichuan Army? Xiangcheng ......" Li Siwei was shocked, he had seen a military base map from Commander Guan, and Xiangcheng was in the north of Teng County...... In this way, the battle to defend Tengxian County has begun!

"Long ...... The second lieutenant ...... saw Li Siwei's rank clearly, and his spirit suddenly perked up, and his eyes brightened, "You...... Are you the head of the regiment? You guys...... Yes...... How many brothers? ”

Li Siwei nodded, "There are still four or five thousand brothers in the city." ”

"Ah," the second lieutenant was overjoyed, and looked at Li Siwei with burning eyes, "Sir, go for reinforcements...... Reinforce...... Save the brothers......"

Li Siwei shook his head, "Lao Tzu is just the head of the regiment, and he can't be the master...... Luo Ping'an, take them to heal their injuries. "Teng County...... It's too late to get there!

"Yes," Luo Ping'an agreed, "Brothers, let's go." ”

With a "poof", the second lieutenant rolled off the stretcher and fell to the ground as soon as he turned over, and crawled towards Li Siwei, leaving a dazzling blood mark where he passed...... Everyone was shocked and hurried to help.

"Sir......" The second lieutenant struggled to get up, raised his bloodstained face, looked at Li Siwei, and his voice trembled, "Sir...... I beg you...... The brothers are still in the circle of little devils......"

Li Siwei's heart trembled, and his body froze, "You...... You go and bandage your wounds first...... Wait a minute, Lao Tzu will take you to see the teacher......"

"No...... Can't wait," the second lieutenant burst into tears, "please, take me now...... Brothers can't wait......"

"You ......," Li Siwei gritted his teeth, "You go to treat your injuries first, and Lao Tzu will go and tell the division commander...... Don't worry, Lao Tzu's words are better than your words! ”

The second lieutenant was stunned, "Long...... Sir...... Thank you...... Thank you ......."

Li Siwei looked at him and smiled slightly, "Lao Tzu is also a Sichuan army, and he used to be from the 26th Division. With that, he turned and walked away.

The second lieutenant stared at his back stunned, "He's ...... Is what he said true? ”

"Don't worry," Luo Ping'an helped him up, "Our regiment commander is indeed a ...... from the Sichuan Army."

"But...... Why don't you look like the Sichuan army......" The second lieutenant was helped to the stretcher, still looking at Luo Ping'an with a puzzled expression.

Luo Ping'an smiled at him, "That's a long way to say...... It is not surprising that our regiment not only has the Sichuan Army, but also the Central Army, the Gui Army, the Guangdong Army, the Dian Army, and the Northwest Army...... Lao Tzu used to be the ...... of the Northwest Army."

"Ah......" Several of the wounded were dumbfounded.

Saving people is like fighting fire, let alone going to a place fifty or sixty miles away to save people!

Li Siwei hurriedly walked to the city and met Jin Daya at the east gate.

"Cannon, what's the matter with that gunshot?" Jin Daya led his brothers to stand guard at the East Gate position.

"Let's go, go to the division headquarters and say," Li Siwei glanced at him and hurried away.

Jin Daya was stunned for a moment, "Yan Huozi, guard the position for Lao Tzu, and Lao Tzu will go to the division headquarters to take a look...... Damn Li Cannon, what are you doing mysteriously! ”

In the shack of the division headquarters, as soon as Li Siwei told him about the wounded soldiers, the atmosphere fell silent.

After a long time, Senior Commander Guan frowned, "Li Cannon, what do you think...... The 66th Division is now rushing over...... Is it still too late? ”

Li Siwei shook his head gently, "Pingyi to Xiangcheng...... The straight-line distance is about 100 miles, and it will take half a day for the brothers to march in a hurry......"

Everyone nodded, "Yes, I'm just afraid...... The defenders can't wait that long! ”

Li Siwei continued: "However, this time we have to save ......."

The crowd looked at him.

Li Siwei looked around at everyone and said slowly, "As soon as you come, it is natural to rescue your allies; Second, the little devils have already attacked Teng County, and as soon as Teng County is lost, Pingyi will become an isolated city, and the 66th Division will have no way to retreat......"

The crowd was silent.

Master Guan sighed, "The Sichuan army is notoriously poorly equipped...... They're fighting hard! Li Cannon ......"

"Humble duty!" Li Siwei stood up suddenly.

General Guan glanced at him deeply, "Can the three regiments be worthy of a battle?" ”

Li Siwei perked up, "The three regiments are ready to fight at any time!" ”

"Okay," Commander Guan breathed a sigh of relief, "Flank the Japanese troops around Tengxian with three regiments, open the way with the second regiment, and behind the palace with the first regiment, the security regiment covers the people to retreat to Zaozhuang ......"

"Division Commander," before Division Commander Guan's voice fell, Wu Tianyi, the head of the Security Regiment, stood up and stared at Division Commander Guan with blazing eyes, "Division Commander, the sixty-sixth division is going to give up Pingyi City?!" ”

Master Guan sighed helplessly, "Commander Wu, Pingyi has turned into a ruin...... Sticking to Pingyi will only make the people of Pingyi follow for the funeral! ”

Wu Tianyi was stunned and blushed, "Pingyi people are not afraid of death!" ”

Master Guan was stunned for a moment, and said: "Commander Wu, Guan just doesn't want Pingyi to repeat the tragedy of Nanjing......"

Before Wu Tianyi could say more, Li Siwei hurriedly persuaded: "Commander Wu, please listen to what the junior brother says...... In this world, there are many people who are not afraid of death, but if all the people who are not afraid of death die, there will be no hope for China...... The people of Pingyi are all good, and they should live well and make greater contributions to our war of resistance...... What do you think? ”

Wu Tianyi was shocked and lowered his head silently.

"We left for the time being, but one day, we will come back," Li Siwei's deep voice sounded in his ears, "Commander Wu, take them all out alive, China needs such bloody people!" ”

"Well," Wu Tianyi slowly raised his head, met Li Siwei's blazing gaze, and nodded heavily, "I will!" ”