Paishi Town, Yangxin County, Hubei Province, is surrounded by continuous mountains to the north, lakes to the south, and an open field in the middle, with a highway winding through it to Wuhan. The geographical location here is very dangerous, with Pai Market as the center, from Huangshi and Yangxin on the left, and through Xin Tanpu and Tongshan on the right.

Shao Fei led less than 200 troops, and only one company could fight. This time, he brought nearly 60 wounded soldiers, and these wounded soldiers could not fight, but they were willing to follow Shao Fei to Pai City.

These Sichuan soldiers don't want to go back to the old army, fight the battle of the nest, and the death of the nest, and they don't want to go home and lose their lives in shame. In the last battle, they not only admired the falcon's ability, but also knew that Shao Fei was a righteous person, and he would treat him as a brother.

The man who served as a soldier was very simple, as long as the commander regarded himself as a brother, he was willing to give his life to him.

Along the way, the movement became very slow due to the wounded soldiers. Shao Fei and the special combat team members also helped them carry stretchers from time to time, which made these Sichuan soldiers even more moved. Once again, I was sure that this time I made the right choice.

On September 20, Shao Feicai led the team to arrive near Pai City. The most front-line position was the White Gate Tower, which was under the responsibility of a company of the 184th Regiment of the 1085th Division.

The outpost soon discovered Shao Fei's team, and a company commander of the Dian army stepped forward with a squad to ask for the number of the troops, thinking that it was the stragglers of the Sichuan army who had been defeated in front.

"We are falcons."

Shao Fei's words surprised and excited the company commander, and hurriedly asked these people to go to their positions, and then informed their regiment commanders.

Not long after coming to the position to rest, Zeng Zesheng, the head of the 1085 regiment, rushed over and was as excited as he saw Shao Fei.

"You're finally here. The division commander is almost impatient to wait, haha. ”

Zeng Zesheng was not surprised to see Shao Fei's appearance, it seemed that Zhang Chong had already told him about Shao Fei.

Shao Fei said with a smile: "Captain Zeng, I haven't seen you for a long time, don't come unharmed." How do I feel like I have gone home, and I have a special sense of intimacy when I see the Dian Jun brothers. ”

"Haha" Zeng Zesheng laughed happily and said, "Welcome home." ”

Shao Fei said: "I just came from Minshan and fought with the Ninth Division, and the Sichuan army behind me are all my soldiers and my brothers. I would like to ask, where are the troops in front of the Ninth Division now? ”

Zeng Zesheng looked at the east and said, "It's not here yet." According to reports from the front, the vanguard of the Ninth Division has set out, and it is the 35th Wing of the Sixth Brigade of the Ninth Division, plus a puppet army, with a strength of nearly 10,000 people. The 35th Wing of the Japanese Army, also known as the Toyama Wing, was led by Fuji Sueyoshi Osa. ”

Shao Fei was puzzled after hearing this, and asked, "Isn't the Sixth Brigade the Maruyama Detachment?" I was just beaten up by the 74th Army, why did I come here again? ”

Zeng Zesheng replied: "The original plan of the 6th Brigade was to attack to the southwest and cut off the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway. However, the 106th and 101st divisions of Nanxun Road were unexpectedly beaten by Xue Yue's 1st Corps, and it was a temporary order from Gangcun to attack Minshan. ”

Shao Fei still doesn't know that the Toyama United that came this time is the same team that he blocked. This time we met again in Paishi, and it was really a narrow road.

Zeng Zesheng finally said: "Okay, let the teacher tell you other things, he is a little impatient to wait." ”

Immediately, Shao Fei led his troops to Paishi Town, where the temporary headquarters of the 184th Division was temporarily set up.

Coming to the vicinity of Paishi Town, Shao Fei ordered the troops to rest outside the town and went to see Zhang Chong alone.

All the way from Baimenlou, there was one thing that Shao Fei was very concerned about, that is, there were a large number of recruits in the 184th Division. Recruits, veterans, Shao Fei can see it at a glance. And those recruits are immature and not even considered recruits, it's like putting on military uniforms and issuing guns directly to ordinary people.

At the headquarters of the 184th Division, Zhang Chong already knew that Shao Fei was coming, and he had been waiting anxiously. In the headquarters, there is also the commander of the 543 Brigade, Wan Baobang.

"Report~"

"Come in!"

Shao Fei entered the command headquarters, and his facelifted face really startled Zhang Chong. But Shao Fei's familiar temperament was recognized by Zhang Chong at a glance.

"You kid, why did you make your face like this, it's a shame~"

"Division commander, don't make fun of me, it's not that I was forced by the devils and the military commanders."

Shao Fei saw Wan Baobang, so he said, "Hello Brigade Commander Wan." ”

Wan Baobang smiled: "You finally came, it's really timely." This time, our brigade sang the leading role, and we hope to help a lot. ”

Immediately, Zhang Chong briefed Shao Fei on the deployment of the defense line of Paishi.

Wan Baobang's 543 Brigade was responsible for the front-line position, and Zeng Zesheng's 1085 Regiment guarded the Baimen Tower and the stone ladder area; The Yang Hong Department of the 1086th Regiment is responsible for the main position of Fulin Brain and Foot Immortal.

Wang Bingzhang's 544 Brigade was the flank, Wang Kaiyu's Department of the 1087th Regiment was responsible for the Jingming and Ma'anshan positions, and Qiu Bingchang's Department of the 1088th Regiment was the reserve regiment.

After listening, Shao Fei asked, "What about my independent battalion?" ”

Zhang Chong replied: "It's not an independent battalion, it's an independent regiment." I know about your meeting with the chairman, and you are now a colonel and can lead a regiment. The independent regiment has you under your command, acts alone, and goes where it is needed. However, most of the new second battalion are new recruits, and the first battalion is your original unit. ”

Shao Fei breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Recruit, I've seen a lot along the way. I just want to ask, are they trained? ”

Zhang Chong seemed to be asked about the sore spot, pouted and shook his head, and said: "It was just formed, and the battle ahead was tight and I didn't have time to train, so I set off directly from Yunnan." ”

The 184th Division is counted. The 58th Army and the New Third Army were almost all recruits. In addition, the original 182nd and 183rd divisions of the 60th Army were all recruits, and the veterans of the original two divisions, Lu Han, were almost allocated to the 184th Division, leaving a few veterans responsible for training recruits.

"Isn't this looking for death? Recruits often die on the battlefield, let alone untrained. I'm afraid that I will pee my pants and run away with a single shot. ”

Shao Fei's tone was very light, but there was an incomparably sullen feeling in his heart. Recruits and veterans are all one life, and it is a pity to die in vain without training, and this price is very heavy for the Dian army.

Because of Shao Fei's words, the command center became a little dull. Zhang Chong was also helpless, the 60th Army was greatly injured after the first battle of Xuzhou, and the 182nd and 183rd Divisions were only one regiment after the final combination. The 184th division also suffered a lot of losses in the battle of Yuwangshan, and Zhang Chong even took his nephew and nephew into it.

"It's time for me to go to the position, you talk."

Wan Baobang felt a little bored and left first.

Zhang Chong patted Shao Fei and said, "Why don't you go and rest first, take a look at your team, they are now stationed in the area of Fulin Brain." ”

Shao Fei said: "I brought a troop over this time, it is the Sichuan army. The combat effectiveness is okay, after all, I have fought a few battles with the devil. However, there are more than 60 seriously injured people, can you arrange it? ”

"No problem, I'll ask someone to transport them to Chongyang for healing."

"And ......"

Shao Fei wanted to speak and stopped. He remembered what Hua Zhenzhong, the commander of the 160th Division in Dongguling, had said to him.

"If you don't have to worry about something, just say it."

Shao Fei hesitated and said: "I fought a battle with the Japanese army in Dongguling, and before leaving, Division Commander Hua Zhenzhong asked me to convey a sentence: tell you to be careful, the chairman of the committee has already murderous intentions against you. Therefore, there must not be any mistakes in the battle of the market, so as not to end up with the truth. ”

Shao Fei's words Zhang Chong was not surprised, he didn't know it himself. Shao Fei is not the first to say such things, there is Lu Han above, and An Enbo below, all of whom have advised themselves.

Zhang Chong rubbed his forehead with one hand, and said indifferently: "It's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided, let it be." Not to mention Lao Jiang, even the people inside the Yunnan army look at me unpleasantly, and sue me behind my back every day. ”

"Who!? It can't be Xu Changqing, right? ”

Zhang Chong just sighed, didn't answer, and then said: "Let's go and rest first, the vanguard of the Japanese army will arrive in about three days, so prepare in advance." ”

Seeing Zhang Chong this time, Shao Fei felt like a different person, without the high spirits he had before, and with more sadness and helplessness. It's no wonder that Lao Jiang wanted to kill him, and someone in the Dian army stabbed him in the back.

Zhang Chong was reluctant to say, and Shao Fei didn't ask more, but Shao Fei's first suspicion was Xu Changqing, the old spy of the military commander. If you meet, you must find Xu Changqing to settle this account.

(End of chapter)