Zhao Xitian sat on a stool and read all the contents of the telegram, took a sip of water from the water pole, pushed the telegram to the chief of staff, and said,

"Take a look at it too! It seems that it is the main force of the 106th Division that is besieging us! Heavy casualties! As the main force of the Eighth Army, our Third Division has nearly 20,000 elite men, nearly 7,000 casualties, and more than 2,000 wounded soldiers are still on the battlefield; More than half of the casualties! ”

"Yes! Division commander, the devil is besieging the main force of a division, it would be good if we could hold the defensive line, and we have achieved such a big result, do we immediately report to the military department? It's just that how to calculate the results of the sixteenth regiment? Chief of Staff Zhu Xilin asked,

"The killings of each infantry regiment shall be reported truthfully according to the number, and the sixteenth regiment shall not be divided; On the night of July 23, the artillery battalion of the 16th Regiment raided Yaque Mountain, and with the cooperation of the 15th Five-Year, it repelled a wing of the Japanese Botian Detachment, and later captured a total of nine mountain guns and field guns of the Japanese artillery at Phoenix Mountain, with more than 500 shells; In the battle on the afternoon of July 25, he seized the opportunity to destroy all the artillery positions of the field artillery wing of the 106th Division of the Japanese Army and the positions of two mountain artillery squadrons in one fell swoop, and then cooperated with the rest of the regiments to launch an attack, and the specific number of enemies killed could not be verified, and it was expected that there would be no less than 2,000 people. Zhao Xitian said with a deep groan,

"Ahh If we report it like this, half of our 3rd Division's combat exploits this time will be given to the 16th Regiment; Isn't it too heavy! Chief of Staff Zhu Xilin said;

"That's it! The commander is measured. Zhao Xitian waved his hand,

Zhu Xilin, the chief of staff, went to sort out the telegram with the order of the division commander, and the commander of the communications company came over with several telegrams and reported,

"Chief of Staff, the regiments ask the division headquarters when they will pick up the wounded soldiers, and their wounded soldiers are already on their way to the division headquarters on their own; The 13th and 15th regiments asked when the replenishment of troops and supplies at the division headquarters would be replenished, and they were almost unable to hold on. ”

"Order the baggage battalion to bring all the guns, ammunition and other materials that are available in the warehouse, divide them into three parts, and go to meet the men and horses of those regiments who have sent wounded soldiers, and let them bring the supplies back by themselves. After receiving the wounded and sick, the baggage battalion was sent directly to De'an, who was sent to the division hospital in Nanchang; Jiujiang can't go, it's already been attacked by the Japanese, and I guess the train can't be used anymore. Chief of Staff Zhu Xilin wrote a report on his exploits while ordering,

"Yes, Chief of Staff!" The commander of the communications company immediately went to convey the order;

With the basic materials, the chief of staff's telegram requesting merit was quickly written, and after handing it to Zhao Xitian for signing, he said to Zhao Xitian casually,

"Division commander, just now I have ordered the baggage battalion to replenish all the guns, ammunition, explosives and other materials in the warehouse to the thirteenth, fifteenth, and eighteenth regiments equally; It's just that there is no way to reorganize the troops they are asking for. Do you think you want the military department to give us some additions? ”

"The 11th Division of our Eighth Army has only more than 500 people left after the First World War in Gutang, and it is now being replenished in Xingzi; The Reserve 2nd Division was to serve as the reserve of the entire corps in the vicinity of the city wall mountain, and was responsible for the rear of our 2nd Corps; Where is the army commander who still has someone to make up for us now? However, you can try it, and ask for troops and materials to be replenished at the same time. Zhao Xitian said,

"Yes, Commander. I'll do it right away! "Instruct the telegraph operator to send to the military headquarters a telegram requesting merit and a request for rectification;

At half past nine o'clock in the evening, the military headquarters of the Eighth Army received a report on the battle situation of the Third Division, a telegram asking for merit, and a telegram requesting rectification.

"Commander, the third division can still fight! You see the retribution is coming. After saying that, he handed over a stack of telegrams,

Li Yutang finished reading it slowly and said,

"Hehe, this He Jianye I know, I was a tiger general when I was still the division commander; The Japanese mountain artillery and field artillery captured this time have made a lot of contributions, so let's just report it according to the telegram of the Third Division! As for the whole supplement, they will be sent to the war zone together! ”

"Yes, Commander! And what about the telegram of the 3rd Division? Wu Lang asked,

"Just say that it has been reported to the war zone, waiting for the war zone to be reorganized!" Li Yutang said,

The third division, the time has come to 10 o'clock in the evening, the division headquarters baggage battalion took advantage of the night to urgently transport the wounded to De'an, from Yaque Mountain to cross a 3-kilometer mountain road and then go to the avenue, and then can use the car in Jiujiang to transport the wounded to De'an, the car has to run 50 kilometers overnight on the highway to reach De'an, the task of the baggage battalion is very heavy.

"Division commander, the military headquarters has telegraphed back; As you expected! Waiting for the Warzone to be reorganized! Chief of Staff Zhu Xilin took the telegram and said helplessly,

"Let's first replenish the two supplementary battalions of our division headquarters to give them three regiments! It's the last 1,000 people, so let's sum it up! Zhao Xitian said,

"Yes, Commander!" Chief of Staff Zhu Xilin continued to look at the current battle report, and finally decided that the 13th Regiment would make up 300 people, the 15th Regiment would make up 600 people, the 18th Regiment would make up 100 people, and the 16th Regiment personnel would be in the best condition.

On the night of July 25, the Japanese army attacked Xiaochikou, and although the 9th and 119th Divisions tried their best to resist, they were finally difficult to support with the inferior firepower, equipment, and troops. In the light of the above unfavorable situation, the Ninth Theater held that Jiujiang was actually difficult to hold onto, and in order to protect the main positions in northern Jiangxi and eastern Hubei and it was not appropriate to invest more troops in Jiujiang and increase losses, it decided to order the 2nd Corps to adjust its deployment and abandon Jiujiang.

At 10:10 p.m. on the evening of the 25th, Zhang Fakui, commander of the 2nd Corps, issued an order to retreat from Jiujiang, and that night, the 2nd Corps retreated on all fronts, moving to positions such as Niutoushan, Jinguanqiao, and Shilishan, and abandoning Jiujiang.

At the headquarters of the Third Division, the officers were still not resting and were still busy on the map, and the telegraph man walked quickly to Chief of Staff Zhu Xilin with a telegram in his hand.

"Report! Urgent telegram from the Corps Department! ”

"Division Commander, the 2nd Corps sent a telegram, Commander Zhang ordered a retreat, with the Reserve 2nd Division as a covering force, covering the 2nd Corps to withdraw to the line of Niutou Mountain, Jinqiao, Zuanlin Mountain, and Saihu, and to hold the existing positions east of Ruichang, and to attack the enemy's flank from the southern area of Ruichang to the south to attack De'an. The mission of our 3rd Division is to join forces with the 155th Division of the 64th Army to deploy defenses in the vicinity of Shahe Town and Shamaoshan. Chief of Staff Zhu Xilin reported,

"Well, inform the regiments to withdraw! Let the 16th Regiment cover the retreat of the main force at Yaque Mountain, and then retreat to the area of City Wall Hill to seek cover for the second division. Zhao Xitian said,

"Yes, Commander! I'll arrange it immediately!" Zhu Xilin immediately walked to the telephone of the communication company, called several main regiments separately, and gave the order to retreat.

After receiving the retreat order and line from the division headquarters, the 16th Regiment immediately ordered the artillery battalion of the 16th Regiment to disassemble the equipment and withdraw to Yaque Mountain to join the main force of the regimental headquarters and stand by!

"Hurry up, dismantle the equipment. After the equipment is packed, the company commander is responsible for destroying the fortifications, and the devils can see that we have arranged the artillery position, and it will not be fun next time! "Huang Wujun gave the order to retreat and destroy quickly.