In the temporary division headquarters of the Third Division, the staff officers were still busy pasting various signs on the map, Zhao Xitian finally finished eating, walked to the map and said,

"He Jianye, come here; According to the arrangements of the theater, the First Corps and the Second Corps defending Jiujiang will carry out a large amount of ammunition replenishment in these two days, and we are no exception. However, there is no reinforcement of soldiers for the time being, and we are purely helpless to spread defenses in Shahe and Nanchang, there is no danger to defend here, it is a typical plain terrain, and it is as fair to the devil as it is to us; However, we have very little artillery, and basically no air force; It's hard to fight. After arriving here, I have ordered the Shahe and Nanchang Pu lines to be deployed by the 13th and 15th regiments of the 8th Brigade; Your 9th Brigade has built a solid defensive position on the front line of Zhuanlin Mountain, Fenghuangzui, and Nanchangpu, and you must hold back the devils on this line! ”

Zhao Xitian's hand slapped heavily on the map, "Your artillery battalion should be ready, I have applied for the shell replenishment plan, some time ago in Jiujiang our running group loss was a bit large, there are still a lot of shells for 75mm mountain guns and field artillery in stock, it is estimated that I can give you the point." Specifically, the deployment position of your 16th Regiment is at the brigade headquarters of the 9th Brigade in Fenghuangzui, and your brigade commander Lai Chuanxiang will give you specific arrangements; Go get ready! ”

"Yes, division commander, then I'll go." He Jianye hurriedly withdrew from the temporary division headquarters, this division headquarters looked like it was running away and hungry at any time, it seemed that the third division was not ready to stay in Shahe Town for a long time, and the purpose was to introduce the devil into the mountainous area.

The 16th Regiment, which had rested for less than an hour in Shahe, then set out on the road, aiming at the headquarters of the 9th Brigade in Fenghuangzui, more than 6 kilometers south of Shahe.

"The regiment commander ordered, target: Phoenix Chew, continue to move forward!" Zeng shouted the command, informing the commanders of each battalion and company to reorganize the ranks and move forward;

"Scout company, get up for me, and continue to open the way." Yang Xiaoshi was shouting to the brothers who were sleeping on the side of the road, the brothers of the reconnaissance company were all veterans of the 16th Regiment, most of them would fall asleep as soon as they were idle, as long as they wanted to sleep, no matter where they were, no matter whether there were shells bombarding their heads, no matter how noisy they were, they always carried the eyes of the whole regiment and the fist of attack, if these veterans could not sleep while they could rest every minute, they would have died of exhaustion......

When the brothers of the reconnaissance company who were asleep on the side of the road, under the eaves, under the trees, and other places, heard Yang Xiaoshi's shout, they immediately stood up with a curse in their mouths, quickly put their rifles on their shoulders again, sorted out their equipment, and relined themselves to prepare for departure.

"Thank you, brothers! In the defense line of Yaque Mountain, if it weren't for the artillery support you gave, we might have gone underground to accompany those brothers. "The brothers of the 13th Regiment who were nervously demolishing houses and building bunkers on the side of the road were greeting,

"Do a good job, the devil may be coming over soon; Let's go to the back. "The veterans of the Sixteenth Regiment are teasing these ragged brethren of the Thirteenth Regiment,

These comrades-in-arms who support each other on the battlefield and exchange their backs with each other, although they must be able to name each other, but in the matter of fighting the Japanese devils, their friendship has passed the test of war, as long as they get the order, even if the brothers in front of them are struggling in the sword mountain and the sea of fire, they will definitely accompany the unknown brothers to cross the sword mountain and the sea of fire together; These are the veterans who have witnessed the cruelty of the war, maybe they usually doze off in groups against the wall, maybe they occasionally smoke with dull eyes, maybe they will also point fingers at the female soldiers in the communication class of the division headquarters, comment on each other that the female soldier is good to have a good life, swear how much military salary they have saved, and when they return to their hometown, they will definitely marry someone who is a hundred times better than these and give birth to a baby, but they have never considered whether they can get out of this flesh and blood demon defense, maybe in the eyes of these veterans, as long as there is a commander who is not afraid of death, they are fearless......

It is precisely because of these embarrassed officers and soldiers who ridicule each other and fight bloody battles on the battlefield and fight for their lives with devils that China's land can be lost more slowly and China can keep its last hope of resistance and salvation.

The battalion and company commanders of the various divisions did not make great efforts to get these tired brothers on the road, because everyone knew that the sooner they reached their own lines, the more minutes they had to build fortifications, and the reason why the death rate of the 16th Regiment was much lower than that of the other three main regiments in one battle after another, was because they had made sufficient preparations for the fortifications.

After entering several mountain villages in Fenghuangzui, He Jianye gradually discovered that the brothers of the 18th Regiment were building field fortifications along the area from Fenghuangzui to Nanchangpu, and all kinds of materials were used, and even He Jianye seemed to be enough to deal with the heavy artillery attack of the devils, but the experience learned from the defense line of Yaque Mountain still made Zhu Binqiu not satisfied, and he was still working hard to reinforce.

"Commander Zhu, where is the brigade headquarters?" He Jianye saw Zhu Binqiu, who was busy with a native and asked,

"It's in the horse village in Fenghuangzui, and the only ancestral hall in it is now the brigade headquarters." Zhu Binqiu raised his head and said,

"Okay, then I'll go." After He Jianye finished speaking, he continued to move forward,

"Brother He, thank you in Yaque Mountain, I heard that your artillery battalion suffered a lot of casualties, thank you. Brother accepted your love, I will definitely return the eighteenth regiment if I have a chance. Zhu Binqiu clenched his fists and said,

"What do you say? It's all devil fighting. He Jianye laughed and went away;

"Brigade commander, He Jianye was ordered to report." He Jianye told the troops to march slowly towards Fenghuangzui, and he took the guards to ride pack horses and quickly came to the ancestral hall of Ma Village.

"Captain Ho, come in; It's been a hard work! Although Lai Chuanxiang is already a brigade commander, he still hasn't put up a stand in front of He Jianye, and he also knows how his brigade commander came about, so he rarely interferes in the training of the 16th Regiment and the promotion of officers and soldiers; Everything is left to He Jianye with confidence, as long as He Jianye can fight devils.

"Brigadier Commander, you can directly explain the mission! I arrived first, and the troops were still on the way, so I had received the task to take the brothers to repair the fortifications quickly, so as not to run back and forth. He Jianye said very simply,

"Well, crisply, neatly! You look at the map. Lai Chuanxiang was not polite, and directly pulled He Jianye to the side of the map, pointed to the map and said,

"This is Shamao Mountain, here is Niutou Mountain; At present this area is manned by the 155th Division, to the west of us; The task of our brigade is to lay a line of defense in Zhuanlin Mountain, Fenghuangzui, and Nanchang; At present, the 18th Regiment is deploying along the line from Fenghuangzui to Nanchangpu, the defense distance reaches 2 kilometers, Nanchangpu is currently the 15th Regiment is on the defending, and the task of your regiment is to hold the line from Zhuanlin Mountain to Fenghuangzui, especially Fenghuangzui, which is the fulcrum of the entire front and the most difficult area to defend, there is no danger to rely on here, just a few villages around here; You can put it to good use; Our brigade headquarters is located here, and the troops directly under our brigade headquarters will support you if necessary. Lai Chuanxiang pointed to the map and said,

"Understood, Brigadier Commander, then I'll go." After He Jianye finished receiving the task, he strode out of the brigade headquarters.