Liu Lang knew that Lieutenant General Zhao was ashamed because the two firepower platoons supported by his independent regiment suffered heavy casualties.

In the battle of Xuehua Mountain, in order to provide fire support to the 102nd Infantry Regiment on the defensive line, the two fire platoons not only used 20 mm machine guns as anti-aircraft guns to bombard the Japanese 92 infantry guns, but also used anti-aircraft guns to deal with the Japanese troops in the sky, which can be said to have made great efforts.

However, the 38th Air Wing of the Japanese Army, which suffered a big loss in the air defense position of the Jiuguan Independent Regiment, was crazy this time, which Liu Lang did not expect, and they actually dispatched two squadrons of planes in one go, and their goal was not only to attack the infantry on the Xuehua Mountain position, but also to destroy the anti-aircraft artillery positions deployed around the Xuehua Mountain.

Outnumbered, but the two anti-aircraft artillery positions of the independent regiment were outnumbered, even if the entire position was submerged in artillery fire, the resounding machine guns in the sky never stopped, until a bomb was 20 meters to the right side of the anti-aircraft gun position, and the violent air waves tore the steel twin machine guns into pieces, and the roar of the machine guns stopped.

In the battle, two Japanese planes were damaged in the battle, four twin machine guns of the anti-aircraft artillery platoon of the independent regiment were completely destroyed, four MG42 machine guns were completely destroyed, one fire platoon of 45 people, all killed, and another fire platoon, 15 people killed and 25 wounded, almost everyone was wounded.

The telegram reached Liu Lang, and Liu Lang's face was dark for a whole afternoon. Since the establishment of the independent regiment, there has never been a formed combat unit that has been completely wiped out, even if it was Zhou Shiyu's death company and Cheng Yuanshan's night attack on the Japanese heavy artillery brigade's death squad, at least a dozen of them were left as seeds.

But this firepower platoon transferred from the Zhou Shiyu Death Battalion turned out to be completely unexpected。。。。。

Liu Lang only made one request to Zhao Shoushan, to collect the remains of 60 people, and he promised the 4,000 soldiers of the whole regiment who went out together with the strong men, and he would take everyone home, even if it was just a handful of ashes.

He sent Yan Qiguan to lead a guard squad to send Liu Xueyuan to the headquarters of the 17th Division, and also had the intention of asking them to take the bodies of 60 officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment back to the headquarters of the Independent Regiment.

However, Liu Lang was disappointed after all. The attack on the 17th Division was the only one in Zhao Shoushan's life, and the whole division did not leave any reserves, and all rushed to the front line. Although the 60 mutilated bodies wrapped in white cloth were transported to the Donkey Ridge, they were not able to be transported back to the independent regimental headquarters more than 40 miles away. Liu Lang could only order Yan Qiguan to be cremated on the spot and come back with the ashes.

He came here in person, in addition to welcoming Lieutenant General Zhao and the 6,000 soldiers under his command, he also had a purpose, which was to bring these 60 soldiers home.

The transport trucks of the Chinese business group are just dozens of miles away in the mountain pass, and the coffins of nearly 100 soldiers who have died in the independent regiment will be waiting for these 60 people, who will return to Guangyuan, Sichuan, and be buried in the martyrs' cemetery on the side of the base of the independent regiment.

"Division Commander Zhao doesn't have to blame himself too much, when my regiment swore in Guangyuan to go on the expedition, my whole regiment of 4,000 people was determined to hold the horse leather shroud, they were just seeking benevolence. The 17th Division, which sacrificed thousands of soldiers in this battle, is a model for our China, Commander Zhao, you and the 17th Division will be remembered by our Chinese nation because of this battle, and you are the real heroes of our Chinese nation. Liu Lang shook his head slowly, and raised his hand solemnly at the general who was already a little Huafa but was only middle-aged: "On behalf of the 22nd Independent Regiment of the Army, I salute!" ”

"On behalf of the 129th Regiment of the 772nd Division, salute!" The head of the 772nd Regiment on the side also raised his right hand and saluted solemnly.

This is not a salute from subordinates to their superiors, but a salute from a soldier to a soldier, and a salute from a comrade to a comrade. At this moment, they actually represent the Chinese saluting another group of Chinese who have made great sacrifices.

Whether it is Zhao Shoushan or all the officers and soldiers of the 17th Division, they deserve this gift and deserve this gift.

Zhao Shoushan burst into tears and returned the salute solemnly.

Liu Xueyuan did not write this scene into her war diary, but recorded it in her private diary.

"After too many tragic wars, I don't want to write about the tears of soldiers anymore, because I already understand that tears cannot save China. But at that moment, the moment when the gray-haired lieutenant general and the young and handsome colonel exchanged military salutes, my heart still trembled. One was the division commander who was forced to retreat after running out of ammunition and food, and the other was the sad regiment commander who came to greet the ashes of his 45 subordinates. Although their raised right hand was silent, I could clearly feel that they would not back down because of heavy casualties, this battle was just one time in their mileage to defend their homeland and country, and they would still advance towards the Japanese artillery fire.

Because, their military salute tells me that they are, Chinese soldiers, Chinese soldiers who will not back down. Even if they will suffer heavy casualties again, and face grief again, they will even die because of it.

My heart aches when I think that he might die for it. But I knew I couldn't stop him. The only thing I can do, perhaps, is to be there for him. As he said, he used his gun to kill the enemy, and I used my pen to record heroism until the end of life.

I was afraid that he would die, but miraculously, I was not afraid of myself. Perhaps, this is love! ”

Liu Xueyuan's intimate diary was not handed over to the Military Museum of the Republic by his daughter until decades later, when all the parties passed away, and became an important material evidence to record the battle between China and Japan. Later generations lamented the tragedy of the battle that day, and the bravery of the Chinese soldiers at that time was also greatly admired for the personal charm value of a certain regiment.

can make such a beautiful woman-level reporter talk nonsense with his eyes open, I'm afraid there is only Liu Tuanzuo alone! After all, according to historical records, a certain group was still a fat paper weighing at least 200 pounds at that time, and the age of 26 years old can be called young, but handsome。。。。。。 This word really doesn't suit him!

"Shit, the 138-pound Yang Guifei can be ranked among the four beauties! Lao Tzu's 200 pounds is just burly, and your mother is very good-looking. Liu Lang made the little girl who saw her mother's private diary believe it in one sentence.

In the late autumn of 1937, standing in the field and saluting the lieutenant general, it was a handsome young colonel. In the eyes of his mother, in her eyes, he has always been a handsome man.

In fact, there is no need to use the shameless Yang Guifei as an analogy, the little girl did not think that there would be anyone more handsome than him in her life. Ever since he appeared in her world. That is, her broadest mountain.

According to the arrangement of the theater, the 17th Division was withdrawn to 20 miles behind the old pass for repair, and after replenishing ammunition and supplies, it could be used as a reserve to go to the battlefield again at any time.

Before the 17th Division reached the station, he sent people to stop the artillery battalion of the 17th Division, and wanted to confiscate the six mountain guns of the artillery battalion to support the operation in the Niangziguan area. Not to mention that Zhao Shoushan was so angry that his eyes were green and he wanted to rush to the Jindong Theater Headquarters overnight to ask for an explanation, even Liu Lang, who knew that the old man in Shanxi was shrewd, was also quite speechless.

In the past time and space, the old man of Shanxi came to such a move, under the pretext of the lack of front-line artillery, he wanted to detain all the artillery of the 17th Division, but he didn't expect that he would still be dead in this life. When it comes to artillery, he Shanxi is the top in the country.

In the Xinkou artillery battle, he put out a full 300 75 mountain guns, ten mountain artillery regiments, 100 150 heavy artillery regiments, and five heavy artillery regiments to beat the so-called "Steel Army" Itagaki Seishiro to the ground, which can be regarded as the most successful example of the artillery battle between China and the Japanese.

Who knows, the commander of the 2nd Theater with such a family background even has only 6 artillery pieces in his eyes, and in line with the idea that no matter how small the mosquito's legs are, they are meat, they even want to keep the equipment of friendly troops close.

Liu Lang was not accustomed to the thoughts of this small businessman this time, and sent a telegram directly to the Jindong Front Headquarters, if the headquarters did not support an artillery regiment on the Jiuguan Front, the independent regiment that had suffered heavy losses from the Japanese 105 howitzer shelling would retreat to the flank of the headquarters for repair.

It stands to reason that Liu Lang, a colonel and a small regiment commander, was going to retire from the power headquarters, and he had already been ordered by the deputy commander of the 2nd Theater of Operations, who was a general, to go to the place to execute the team to set an example.

But except for Liu Lang, the colonel who wears 2 Blue Sky and White Sun medals, and other colonels are completely different, the independent regiment is awesome enough!

In addition to the independent regiment, that regiment dared to say that a regiment was able to resist the attack of a Japanese infantry wing at Jiuguan, and it was also assisted by an artillery group with 12 105 howitzers and a gun group with 12 field guns, and held out for two days.

Commander Huang is very clear, no. Neither the Central Army nor the Jin Sui Army, no.

Liu Lang is very crazy, but people have crazy capital. If he wants to retreat, no one will be able to stop him, and the most important thing is that the old pass will not be able to be held.

In addition, Liu Lang annihilated a cavalry wing of the Japanese army before the war, and he was not greedy for credit, and gave all the credit to the generals on the front. A command knife of the middle rank and six prisoners really made Admiral Huang out of the limelight in the newspaper.

This cannon must be supported.

As a result, the 6 guns of the artillery battalion of the 17th Division under the secret command of the commander of the 2nd Theater became the artillery to support the front-line operations of the independent regiment, and then it was transferred to the jurisdiction of the 17th Division by Liu Lang.

It's just that the station is a few miles closer to the direction of the old pass, which can be regarded as quietly saving some face for the biggest guy in the 2nd war zone, although the cannonball may not even hit the old pass.

However, on this night, the 17th Division received the order again, and the direction in which they were preparing reinforcements for the reserve was not elsewhere but Jiuguan.

That, not only the battle situation in Jiuguan has aggravated sharply, but also the need for reserves. That is a gift from Liu Lang to the 17th Division, a gift that will make the remnants of their entire division extremely happy.

They suffered heavy losses under the attack of the Japanese invaders, so let the only two remaining infantry regiments of the 17th Division kill a devil when the whole army counterattacks the Japanese army!

"A gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late", but Liu Tuanzuo has never been a gentleman, and if he has a vengeance, he will take revenge at that time.

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PS: Fengyue was in a very happy mood this afternoon, because, the old mother's examination report finally came out, it was fine, it was just a little inflammation, and she was discharged from the hospital in the afternoon. Thank you all for your best wishes, thank you. That little girl, hehe, but an important person! Perhaps, she will be a more important character in Fengyue's book! Dig a small pit in advance.