When Zhang Yichun came back from Liao Lei's side, his brows were tightly locked. The words of the commander-in-chief kept echoing in his ears: "The purpose of the 13th Division of the Japanese Army returning to Anhui is to establish Huang, that is, our 21st Group Army." Uncle Jing, my life is not long in coming, and the 21st Group Army will be entrusted to you, and you must protect it and this half of Anhui. ”

Zhang Yichun has been following Liao Lei for a long time, and he has been deeply affected by it in all aspects, and he really respects this commander-in-chief.

Sitting at his desk, Zhang Yichun looked at the letter of appointment over and over again, with mixed feelings in his heart. I used to look forward to going to the next level, but now I have been appointed by the Ministry of Military Affairs as the deputy commander-in-chief of the 20th Group Army and the acting commander-in-chief, but I am not as happy as I expected, perhaps because I have obtained this position, but I am about to lose my mentor and friend, and I will lose the guide who has led me for a long time.

"Throne? Throne? ”

Ou Shounian's voice sounded in his ears.

Zhang Yichun was interrupted by this soft call, and turned his head to look at the side.

"The district commander is here, sit down."

He hadn't fully come to his senses, so he just said politely.

Ou Shounian obviously saw the letter of appointment on his desk, reached out and picked it up, hurriedly swept his eyes, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to the deputy commander-in-chief." ”

"What a joy to congratulate!" Zhang Yichun sighed and said, "If I can use this official position as deputy commander-in-chief for a few more years of Commander-in-Chief Liao's time, I would rather never do it." And you, who was appointed commander of the 48th Army, liked the adjutant knife so much that it was hung on his bedside. ”

"The Commander-in-Chief's body ......?" Ou Shounian actually understands that Liao Lei can't last long, he has been bedridden for several months, and he has seen a lot of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, but he has not improved. Compared with Zhang Yichun, he is only Liao Lei's real descendant, after hearing this, his eyes were red, and he didn't even ask the second half of the sentence.

"Leave it to fate, when can you get better, there is basically no hope of getting better." Zhang Yichun sighed, and he continued: "The commander-in-chief said that we should keep the 21st Group Army and the remaining half of Anhui, but I ...... But I ...... Alas! ”

"Junzao, oh no, deputy commander-in-chief, the reason why you find it difficult is because I heard that the 13th Division of the Japanese Army has returned to Anhui, right?" Seeing his embarrassment, Ou Shounian sandwiched his intention in the middle of the question.

"Yes, with the strength of our 21st Group Army, how can we fight against this old devil like Shizuichi Tanaka." Zhang Yichun has never been an optimistic person, and the reason why Liao Lei was relieved to hand over the 21st Group Army to him was precisely because he took a fancy to his calmness.

"Deputy commander, the Devil's Thirteenth Division is still on the way, even if it wants to start a war with us, it will take a while, but now there is an emergency, Yang ......"

"You don't need to say it, I already know about this matter, and a telegram for help has come from Yangshupu."

Zhang Yichun stopped him from continuing, the embarrassment on his face was heavier than before, and his brows were locked deeper.

"Then Deputy Commander-in-Chief, why didn't you order a rescue? Are we watching the devil step on the poplar shop? ”

Ou Shounian found out about Zhang Yichun's embarrassment and thought that he didn't want to go to the rescue.

"I also want to reinforce them, but Tanaka Shizuichi and his 13th Division will arrive in a few days, whether Lihuang can keep it is a problem, we are already short of troops, if the labor division mobilizes everyone to rescue, in case Tanaka Jingichi this old devil finds an opportunity, then you and I are the 21st Group Army, the Anhui army and civilians, and the sinners of the party-state."

Zhang Yichun sighed as he spoke, and then he said: "I know, Sun Yumin is a person worthy of friendship, and the troops he left in Yangshupu are also good soldiers, but if you lose Lihuang in order to rescue them, how can you and I be worthy of the commander-in-chief!" ”

Zhang Yichun's words are very reasonable, the 13th Division is the main permanent division of the devil, and the transportation and mobility capabilities are not comparable to the national army, and the rescue may be successful, but it is also possible to trap the rescue force over there, if the 13th Division arrives at this time, there will be no troops to fill the vacancy of reinforcements, and the possibility of Lihuang being lost will be greatly increased, this risk is not only Zhang Yichun and himself can not afford it, even Liao Lei does not dare to easily touch this red line.

But if you don't go to the rescue, how should you face others when you see Sun Yumin in the future, he owes him a favor for Shou Nian, and he was suddenly promoted to army commander, which can be regarded as half of his credit.

"Deputy commander, I can understand what you said, and I also know our situation, but no matter what, the Huoshan Independent Detachment is subordinate to the battle sequence of the national army, and it can also be regarded as a unit of our 21st Group Army, if we don't even save our own troops when they are surrounded, it will not only make the brothers frightened, it will make Sun Yumin hold a grudge, and it will make colleagues in the army laugh, you must think twice, deputy commander."

Zhang Yichun and Ou Shounian are not hard-hearted people, nor are they people who can't be saved when they see death, but at this juncture, the first thing they have to think about is the safety of Lihuang and the safety of the entire 21st Group Army, followed by Yangshupu Sun Yumin's department.

"What should we do in your opinion?"

"Deputy Commander, the 522nd Brigade of our department is very close to Yangshupu, and it can be reinforced to them quickly, just need an order from you."

Ou Shounian really wanted to save it, but he didn't dare to take all the responsibility on his shoulders, although he gave his own opinion, but he threw the decision to Zhang Yichun.

"The 522nd Brigade, including the 176th Division, I am planning to transfer to the direction of Banzhuyuan, and the devils will definitely attack Lihuang from there, and the 522nd Brigade must not be allowed to come to the rescue."

Zhang Yichun vetoed Ou Shounian's proposal in one sentence, he thought for a while, and said: "In this way, draw a battalion from each of the two brigades of your 176th Division, and then add your guard battalion, temporarily form a regiment, and quickly go to the aid of Yangshupu, which can be regarded as an explanation from you and me to Sun Yumin." ”

Ou Shounian knew that this was actually a way out of the way, Zhang Yichun came up with such an idea again, he was already worthy of Sun Yumin, if it was the former Commander Wei, he would never send even a company to rescue.

Although three battalions of troops are now drawn out and hastily mixed into a regiment, the combat effectiveness is certainly not much stronger, but there are more than 2,000 people and more than 2,000 guns, no matter how you say it, it is really interesting enough. It's just that I don't know if Yang Shupu will survive the attack of the devils after this temporary group is concentrated and mixed, but this is no longer the model that Zhang and Ou are considering.

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"Brother Liu, the 48th Army of Lihuang called back, saying that they have mobilized troops to come to the rescue, let us hold out for two more days."

When the little girl reported Zhang Yichun's call back to Liu Wenzhi, he immediately understood the meaning. This is obviously because he doesn't want to swim in this troubled water, but fortunately, he didn't pin his hopes on them from the beginning, and pulled the Seventh Regiment to the side of the flat stone early. As long as the devil wears out his sharpness, it is the time for the poplar shop to launch a counterattack. But when the devil will run out of energy, he doesn't know, and he doesn't know how many days Dai Cunxiang's second regiment can hold out in the village.

Seeing that Liu Wenzhi didn't speak, the little girl asked: "Brother Liu, let's contact the eldest brother, the devil is very fierce, it seems that he will not step on our poplar shop, and he will not give up, see what the eldest brother means." ”

"How to contact? We don't know where he is now, although there is a radio station in a group, but the power is too small, how can we find him? Even if he can find the commander, he can't quench his thirst from far away, it will only make him worry, and nothing else is meaningful. ”

Liu Wenzhi said very truthfully, even if Sun Yumin learned about this matter, he would not be able to come back to the rescue, the only possibility was to put pressure on Zhang Yichun and Ou Shounian to send troops, but now everyone said that reinforcements would be given, but it would take two days, and it was not impossible to say that he would come to help, even if Sun Yumin put pressure on others, he would not be able to change the situation of Yang Shupu, but would make him worry a lot about his hometown in the process of commanding a regiment to fight, which is completely worse than good, since this is the caseWhy do such pointless things?

"So what do we do? You can't just stick to it, can you? The little girl asked, she threw down Liu Wenzhi, who couldn't move, walked to Dai Cunxiang, who had been watching the map carefully, and said, "Brother Cunxiang, do you have any good solutions?" ”

After hearing the little girl's words, Dai Cunxiang raised his head, he glanced at her, and then at Liu Wenzhi, then stood up, ** the little girl's head, and said: "Even if there are no reinforcements, we may not lose, you know, we haven't used our strength at all, I now understand why the boss must advocate the reconstruction of the village in the first place, you have also seen that the devil has spent so much money, and now he has not even captured the entrance of the village." Not to mention what my regiment can do, we still have seven regiments, and there are still iron galls in the flat stone that have not been used. Even if the strength of the enemy is beyond the scope of our confrontation, we still have reinforcements. ”

"Reinforcements? Let's hold on for reinforcements from the 48th Army for two days? Pull it down, the troops with the surname of the district are three or four hours away from us at most, but they let us guard for two days, which obviously they don't want to come to the rescue. ”

The little girl replied angrily.

"I never counted on the 176th Division and the 48th Army, I can't think of the reinforcements I said, but Wen Zhi should know that they will definitely not sit idly by and ignore us being attacked, if I don't expect it badly, their troops should be on the way at this moment, and they will get in touch with Sister Gu and them soon."

Dai Cunxiang's words were mysterious, which made the little girl completely confused, and he asked puzzledly: "Do we have other reinforcements?" Who will come to reinforce us? ”

"Your sister-in-law."

Dai Cunxiang didn't speak, but Liu Wenzhi answered her doubts.

"Sister-in-law? Four detachments of the New Fourth Army? ”

The little girl screamed, she could hardly believe what the two men in front of her said. Could it be that they have always had a severing connection with the New Fourth Army, could it be that the eldest brother secretly instructed them, how could they not know anything about it? Or are they not at ease with themselves and are afraid to let themselves know? The little girl's heart fluctuated violently, for her, it was good not to know about this matter, but it would be a bigger trouble after she knew.

"Yes, when Sister Gu took the Seventh Regiment away, I gave her this instruction, and our people should have gone to the headquarters of the Fourth Detachment and met my sister-in-law." Although Lu Man and Sun Yumin have an almost irreparable estrangement, Liu Wenzhi still calls her sister-in-law.

Fiercely repelled this wave of attacks by the devils and the puppet army, the people in the bunker finally relaxed, although the ears of the big guy still can't hear the sound, but as long as he saves his life, no one cares if he can hear others.

As soon as the enemy retreated, Wang Youcai threw the machine gun to the secondary shooter, and rushed out of the pillbox as soon as possible. He is the deputy company commander, and the bunker next to him is also guarded by the soldiers of his company, and in the battle just now, the bunker over there did not fire a single shot, I don't know what the situation is, he has to go over and take a look.

When crossing the dirt road leading to the village, Wang Youcai saw that there were still many ghost soldiers and puppet soldiers in the corpse who kept twisting their bodies, if it weren't for the fact that his ears were now temporarily deaf, the miserable wails of those wounded soldiers would definitely make him unbearable.

In the past, Wang Youcai may still have some pity, but since Wang Yafang's death, his heart has become cold, not to mention the devil's wounded soldiers, even the puppet soldiers wearing dog skins, he won't take a second look.

When he stepped into the bunker, Wang Youcai was stunned by the scene in front of him, he would never have imagined that yesterday he was a living brother, but this would become a cold corpse. The brothers in the entire bunker died in the same way, their eyes were puffed out, their eyes were bleeding, the shooters were still holding the machine guns before they died, and the ammunition men were twisted into a ball, their faces were hideous, and they looked particularly painful.

Wang Youcai originally thought that he was hard-hearted and would never be emotionally attached to anything again, but he was wrong, and he was moved by these lovely warriors in front of him, all of them were shocked to death, and he felt it before, and the bunkers here were bearing more shells than his own. In fact, as long as they run out of the bunker and don't stay in this confined space, even if they will also be bombed, they will never be shattered and die in the bunker.

As he was looking at the corpses, a hand was placed on his shoulder.

Wang Youcai glared for a moment, and when he turned around and saw that it was Wu Linsheng, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Bury these brethren well." Wu Linsheng said softly, he didn't know that Wang Youcai had been temporarily deaf.

Wang Youcai could not hear his words, he went straight to the machine gun, put the two brothers who had long since died on the ground, and then pointed to their corpses and said, "Send people to guard this place again, these brothers are heroes." ”

After Wang Youcai said this, he walked out of the bunker, and let Wu Linsheng behind him call loudly, it was not that he didn't want to answer, but he didn't hear it at all.