Chapter 306: Retreat
"If you're injured, don't run, go back to the headquarters and give me a good rest, and keep the phone by the way." Chen Fei saw He Wenbin on the position of the third regiment and said.
"I'm fine, I'm just stunned by the shell, it's okay." He Wenbin replied.
"Go back!" Chen Feitie said with a blushing face.
He Wenbin was stunned for a moment and immediately replied: "Yes!" After saying that, he turned around and went back to the headquarters, he didn't want Chen Fei to get angry again.
"Tong Kai, your regiment has a gap with Guo Liang's regiment, and you sent soldiers to block it, but other devils took advantage of it." Chen Fei said to Tong Kai who ran over.
"Yes, I'll send a platoon right away. Does the division commander still have grenades? Explosives will do. Tong Kai said.
"Okay, I'll ask Lao Zhangtou to send it over later." Chen Fei said.
"I'll go get it, it is estimated that there are only a dozen people left in the old Zhangtou Quartermaster Department." Tong Kaidao.
"Okay." Chen Fei said.
"Thank you, Master, then I'll arrange it." Tong Kaidao.
Chen Fei nodded, he turned around and lay on the trench, looking at the dark front, the three regiments are now rare without devils attacking.
The commander of the second battalion of the 3rd Regiment suddenly jumped out of the trench with two platoons, looking for ammunition on the corpse of the devil, and at the same time laying dangerous mines in the front line.
"Wang Liang, tell the second battalion commander not to set up dangerous mines, save some use, if the devil wants to attack, it must be shelled to open the way." Chen Fei said.
"Yes." Wang Liang replied and immediately sent someone to inform him.
Chen Fei stayed for a while and left, he went to Lao Zhangtou's quartermaster office to inquire about the ammunition reserves.
The quartermaster was in a col, where artillery could not be fired, and it was suitable for an ammunition depot.
As soon as Chen Fei turned a corner, he suddenly tripped over something on the ground, and Sanmao immediately helped him up and said, "Master Commander, be careful." Chen Fei looked down and saw that it was densely packed with the corpses of his brothers.
At this time, seven or eight bullets appeared in the sky, falling leisurely, shining the hill in a miserable white, and Chen Fei sat on the ground. Tears burst into tears immediately, so many brothers went abroad with him, and now they are all fighting in a foreign land, so it is reasonable for Chen Fei to feel sorry for the soldiers.
"Division commander, how can you fight without dying, where the brothers die." Wang Liang said that he didn't know how to comfort him.
"That's right, teacher, life and death are fateful, wealth is in the sky, you can pull a few little devils on your back, and your brothers are all good." Sanmao also said.
Chen Fei bowed his head and was silent, the Japanese artillery bombardment rumbled, and the devil was also to start the deterrent effect.
Suddenly, another shell exploded next to the corpse, shelling several of the sacrificed fighters again.
Sanmao quickly pounced on Chen Fei, but there were still many brothers whose blood flew around. Sanmao, Chen Fei's body, including several guards, was covered in blood.
Chen Fei got up and wiped the blood on his face and said, "Sanmao, ask the guard battalion to dig a pit and bury the sacrificed brother first." ”
"Division commander, I know you are sad, but people can't be resurrected after death, besides, the guard battalion can't move, division commander, really." Wang Liang said immediately.
Sanmao was stunned for a moment and immediately said: "Yes, to the division commander, when the battle is over, I will definitely tidy up my brothers and bury them well." ”
"Damn, if you go and bury it, what nonsense." Chen Fei shouted, his eyes were red and his face was hideous.
"Okay, arrange it immediately, quick, Sanmao, send the division commander to the quartermaster department first, quickly, quickly." Wang Liang said immediately.
Sanmao helped Chen Fei up and walked forward, Chen Fei was angry and bloody at this time, his heart was like a knife, and he fainted as soon as he got together.
"Division commander, division commander, what's wrong, send it to the medical center, quickly!" Sanmao and Wang Liang both shouted.
"What's the situation ahead, is it Wang Liang?" Zhu San, who was patrolling this area, immediately said when he saw a voice in front of him.
"Is it Deputy Director Zhu? The division commander is dizzy, come and take a look. Wang Liang said.
"Ahh Zhu San shouted, ran over quickly, he took Chen Fei's pulse, and immediately said: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm too tired, come, come, I'll come." He immediately pinched Chen Fei's midriff.
Chen Fei suddenly felt a pain under his nose, and his head cleared up a lot.
"Okay, okay, division commander, this is a rush to attack the heart, and I am too tired, it's okay." Zhu Sandao.
"It's okay, send it to the quartermaster office in front of you quickly, and let the division commander take a rest." Wang Liang said immediately.
The old Zhang Tou of the Quartermaster Department was handing out ammunition, and when he saw everyone hugging Chen Fei over, he immediately greeted him.
"The division commander is here, why is your face so bad, division commander." Lao Zhangtou said with a pale face when he saw Chen Fei.
"It's okay, give me some saliva." Chen Fei said.
"The division commander fainted just now, and the division commander is too tired." Sanmao Road.
"Ah, quick, lie down, I'll make you something to eat." Lao Zhangtou was surprised, Chen Fei is the backbone of the independent master, if he is tired, what can he do.
Chen Fei was helped onto a marching bed by Wang Liang and Zhu San, and fell asleep when he fell.
After a while, Lao Zhangtou came over with a bowl of noodles: "Are you asleep?" Lao Zhangtou said.
"Well, he's too tired, and he's in a hurry, let him rest more, otherwise he will hurt his heart, liver, spleen and lungs if he holds it for a long time." Zhu Sandao.
"Alright, do whatever you have to do, let him fall asleep here." Old Zhang Tou said.
"I'll go to the back and bury the sacrificed brothers, otherwise the division commander will wake up and ask questions, and I won't be able to answer." Sanmao Road.
"No, the guard battalion can't move, in case something happens······" Wang Liang replied.
"I'll go, we still have a few more intelligence officers in the intelligence department." Zhu Sandao.
"Wait, it's too hot and humid here, so why don't you burn." Old Zhang Tou said.
"Ah, I'm afraid that's not good." Wang Liang said.
"There are so many brothers, we can't bury them, and there are not too many places to bury them, so it is easy to cause all kinds of diseases when they are placed outside, in case of an outbreak, we don't know what to do, besides, we don't know how long we want to stay here?" Old Zhang Tou said.
"Where is the division commander, who is carrying it?" Sanmao Road.
"I'll carry it." The old steamed bun ran in and said, he heard that Chen Fei was faint and immediately ran over.
"Okay, I'll do it right away." Zhu Sandao.
"I still have a few people here, let's go with you, and register the names and belongings of the sacrificed brothers, and send them to their families in the future." Old Zhang Tou said.
"That's it, don't all the around, do your own thing, and scatter." Old steamed bun said.
Chen Fei had a dream, a long, long dream, he went back to his childhood, clamoring for his eldest sister to buy him a rattle, and after a while he dreamed that he and a few friends were swimming and playing on the Yao River in Ningbo.
After a while, I dreamed that I was drinking and chatting with seven or eight classmates on the Qinhuai River in Nanjing, and suddenly a shell exploded not far away, and Chen Fei sat up, not knowing whether it was a dream or reality.
The quartermaster office was still in a mess, and the old man was cursing and handing out ammunition.
"The division commander is awake, come, drink some soup." Wang Liang said immediately when he saw Chen Fei wake up.
Chen Fei took the big bowl and drank it, and the numb and spicy broth made Chen Fei sweat, which immediately made him feel a lot more comfortable.
He looked at his watch, and it was past 11 o'clock, "How's the battle going?" He asked Wang Liang.
"Division commander, the regiments are still holding on, and at dawn, Commander Du's troops were hit by devil gas bombs, and the casualties were very large, but the battle line is still stable." Wang Liang said.
Chen Fei frowned when he heard this and said, "How long have I been sleeping?" ”
"It's been two days." Wang Liang said.
"The division commander woke up, great, great, it's okay, it's okay, grandma's, it's scared me to death. If you sleep a little longer, it will be fine tomorrow. Lao Zhangtou said happily.
Chen Fei was about to get up, he felt a sore back, and lay down again, Wang Liang hurriedly took another quilt for Chen Fei to lean on.
"I've slept for so long, I'm really sick." Chen Fei said with a wry smile.
"Come, come, take this medicine, grandma's, Doctor Sun said it's okay to take it, I'm surprised, these two little white pills can cure the disease." Lao Zhangtou said as he spoke.
Chen Fei took the pill and ate it, and Wang Liang hurriedly handed over a cup of hot water. After taking medicine and drinking water, I fell asleep again after a while.
The new 38th Division took the British tanks as the vanguard and repeatedly charged the devils, but they were blocked by the Japanese army, fought hard for a day, and made no progress, so angry that Sun Liren scolded his mother, if he didn't open the road, he didn't want to break through with the British, Sun Liren held an officer meeting and issued an order, at all costs, first send the besieged British troops and American missionaries and reporters to the Ringanqiang oil regiment, and in the early morning the troops launched a general attack to change the direction and raid the oil regiment, and captured the oil regiment in one fell swoop, and the devil was caught off guard, Saying a thousand ways and ten thousand is still a devil in Ren'anqiang, the army is insufficient.
Early the next morning, British officials called this operation "the Dunkirk miracle in Asia" and designated this day as "the day of the liberation of the British army from Ren'anqiang."
As soon as Chen Fei woke up early in the morning, he received a report from Chen Fang, saying that the action was completed.
"Send a report to Chief Du, how can we break through?" Chen Fei said.
"Yes." Chen Fang replied.
"By the way, Commander, are you feeling better?" Chen Fang said.
"Well, it's almost, send the news to the regiments, and we're ready to go." Chen Fei said.
"Yes." Chen Fang replied, smiled and left.
"Alright." The old steamed bun came in with a smile and said.
"Damn, it's sticky and sweaty, it should be fine." Chen Fei said.
"That's good, it scared me a lot, if something happens to you, our division will be finished." Old steamed bun said.
"Well, don't talk about this, Sun Liren's side has succeeded, we have to withdraw, the problem is that now we are surrounded by devils and heavy soldiers, the difficulty can be imagined, you go to the infirmary to help them go together, don't leave a wounded soldier behind, by the way, the sacrificed brothers are buried." Chen Fei said.
"I burned all the brothers who died, mainly because I was afraid of causing some diseases." Old steamed bun said.
"What? You ······ I ······ Ahem······" Chen Fei was so angry that his face turned pale again.
"Don't get excited, sit down, hey······ Isn't there no way? Don't get excited, if you want to beat or scold, I admit it. The old steamed bun immediately got up and patted Chen Fei on his back.
Chen Fei shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I'm fucking dead, how can I go to see these brothers." ”
"Okay, don't mention it, what about the casualties of the regiments? Prepare for it, we have to fight again. Chen Fei said.
"I'll go find He Wenbin, you ask him, but since Du Yuming came, the casualties of the troops should not be large." Old steamed bun said.
"Report!" Liu Xiaomei ran in and said.
"What's wrong? What's new? Chen Fei said.
"Chief Du called, the devils are showing signs of retreat, it seems that they are going to give up on us and turn back to attack Mandalay." Liu Xiaomei said.
"Good opportunity, but the British on the frontal defense line of Mandalay have to guard against it, tell Commander Du, as soon as the devils withdraw our division, they will go, and at the same time telegraph to the headquarters, the task is complete, ask them to give the retreat route and location." Chen Fei said.
"Yes." Liu Xiaomei said.
In the afternoon, He Wenbin counted all the soldiers in the division, and there were 9,720 people left in the division, including those who were slightly injured and 179 who were seriously injured. When He Wenbin reported to Chen Feinian, the devils began to retreat in an organized manner, and at the same time, the headquarters called to organize the Battle of Mandalay, and the independent division rested in place.
Chen Fei suddenly felt very helpless, and could only discuss countermeasures with Du Yuming, in the morning, Du Yuming had already taken over the phone line, and Chen Fei also said that Du Yuming was doing this, and he was not ready to withdraw, it seemed that Du Yuming's vision was much farther than Chen Fei. Negotiating with Du Yuming is nothing more than accepting orders to rest and recuperate. At this time, the liaison officer Tom worked, he contacted the headquarters, and the next day, two Flying Tigers transport planes delivered a large amount of food and ammunition to the independent division, as well as a lot of medicine.
"Americans just eat well, how is this beef made, so delicious." The old man looked at the boxes of cans and said happily.
"I said that the Americans are still powerful, and they will send you any plane they want, damn it, there will be a battle that cannot be won." Sanmao admires the authenticity.
"It's all damn it, hide it, don't let Chief Du on the other side know, otherwise people will be red-eyed." Zhu Guowen came over and said.
"It's better to send Du Yuming a little bit, everyone has seen the supplies sent by this plane, don't affect the unity between us and the 5th Army." Chen Fei said.
"Ah, just such a thing, you have to give it to someone else, this, this ······" Old Zhang Tou said.
Chen Fei glared at Lao Zhangtou, and was so frightened that Lao Zhangtou hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, send, send." ”
At this time, Doctor Sun ran in and said: "Division commander, can you send the old gun back to China first, the conditions here are too poor, if he can survive to Chongqing, there may be some life." ”
"Send it, send it immediately, send a few soldiers to escort it, and let the sword team find a way to find the best hospital doctor to see it." Chen Fei immediately said.
"I'll arrange it." The old steamed bun pulled Doctor Sun out with him, he was afraid that Chen Fei would be excited and send all the seriously injured soldiers to beg first, it was not easy to arrange, he wanted to take a look first, and send the most urgent ones away first.
Chen Fei watched the two of them leave, and thought to himself, the artillery battalion and the heavy machine gun battalion are gone, the heavy machine gun battalion will be released first, as for the artillery battalion with high technical content, where to find so many artillery, now we can only summarize the artillery companies in each regiment to make an artillery battalion, that is only eleven mortars and two 92 infantry guns.
"Lao Zhu, heavy machine gun battalion, let it go first, now we don't have equipment, but the artillery battalion can't be dispersed, understand?" Chen Fei said to Zhu Guowen.
"I understand that the chief of staff has already started to rebuild, but what about this battalion commander?" Zhu Guowen said.
"Let the chief of staff take care of it first, and then talk about it when there is a good candidate," Chen Fei said
Zhu Guowen nodded.
The rest has been carried out for ten days, the devil was not idle at all, at the beginning of the siege of Mandalay, the British ran away, this time the devil actually attacked Mandalay, the main force in a roundabout attack Tangji, that is, Taunggyi, not far from Lashio.
This heavy blow cut off the rear roads of the expeditionary force, and the 56th Division, composed of workers from the Japanese Honshu shipyard, rushed 1,500 kilometers around the empty rear of the expeditionary force and occupied Lashio. The past ten days of fighting have also blinded Chen Fei, and now they are surrounded by devils on three sides, leaving them with the only way out.
"Damn, what kind of battle are you fighting, this time it's over, you have to run for your life." Zhu Guowen gritted his teeth and said.
"Then what to do, let's go!" Zhao Liu looked at Chen Feidao.
Everyone looked at Chen Fei, Chen Fei took a sip of water slowly, and said unhurriedly: "Now this situation is sooner or later, don't panic, as for this withdrawal, when to withdraw, let's just follow Du Yuming." ”
"I heard that the new 38th Division was withdrawn to India, and Chief Du received an order from the chairman to find a way to withdraw to Yunnan, Division Commander, the road to Yunnan has been blocked by devils, which way will Chief Du take?" Tong Kaidao.
"Over the Savage Mountain to Yunnan, this is the only way." Chen Fei said.
"Huh? Savage Mountain? This ······ This ······ Let's not go to the Savage Mountain, shall we? Old fart Zheng immediately said worriedly.
"What's the situation? Tell me, can you make your old horse gang so scared? Chen Fei said.
"The savage mountain is high and dense, the mountains overlap, the forest is like the sea, the jackals and beasts are rampant, the people who go in can't get out, and there are too many mosquitoes and grasshoppers to count, and the people will be finished as soon as they lie down, division commander, our horse gang is too scared to leave when they hear the savage mountain, no matter how much money they get, they don't do it, and their lives are important." Zheng Lao said.
Chen Fei was stunned, this is a problem, he didn't expect that this savage mountain was so complicated, he took out a cigarette and lit it, and everyone was silent when they heard Zheng Lao Fart say this.
"Why don't we go to India with the 38th Division." Old steamed bun said.
"Yes, yes, although there are a lot of devils along the way, but together with the 38th Division, they will definitely be killed." Zhao Dadao said.
Chen Fei thought for a while and said: "The 38th Division covered for the whole army, and then diverted to India, which has already made Du Yuming furious, no matter how difficult it is for us to keep all the way with Du Yuming at this time, this is not only Du Yuming's order, but also the meaning of the principal." ”
"Then how to cross the Savage Mountain, according to what Zheng Lao said, malaria, sepsis, scarlet fever, etc., all kinds of infectious diseases, let's deal with it like this?" Doctor Sun Jun said.
"Is there no way around it?" Old Zhang Tou said.
"Yes, there is, Peiji cold pills are a special medicine for the treatment of malaria. Quinine sulfate is the main raw material, and it is made with traditional Chinese medicine licorice powder, but we don't have it now, before going abroad, the expeditionary force headquarters sent a batch, but it is not much, it is enough for two or three thousand people. Doctor Sun Jun said.
"Then why don't you have more?" Old Zhang Tou said.
"I was thinking about hemostats and anesthetics, but I didn't expect us to go to Savage Mountain." Doctor Sun Jun said.
Chen Fei looked at everyone and discussed, thinking to himself, where even Zheng Lao Fart was afraid, he must be cautious and explain all the difficulties to Du Yuming.
"Chen Fang, write down everyone's problems, and after a while, I will go to Du Yuming's place to explain to him." Chen Fei said as he walked out of the headquarters.