The Ninth Brigade, just after the division headquarters meeting, the commander of the Ninth Brigade, Hu Yunshan, took He Jianye and Zhou Qingxiang, two regiment commanders, to discuss how to distribute tomorrow's 1,500 people at the brigade headquarters.

"You two speak first! How do you want to divide it? Hu Yunshan asked,

"Brigade commander, not all of them are soldiers of the Ninth Brigade, you must have the final say!" Zhou Qingxiang said,

He Jianye didn't squeak directly, "These 1,500 people are not much, it's a drop in the bucket for the two basically disabled regiments, no matter how you divide them, you can't restore your combat effectiveness" He Jianye thought in his heart,

"In this way, 1,000 men were added to the Eighteenth Regiment, and 500 to the Sixteenth Regiment; What do you think? There are more than 400 people left in the 18th regiment, which is really miserable. Hu Yunshan looked at He Jianye and asked,

"Brigade commander, I don't think it's as good as giving it all to Commander Zhou's eighteenth regiment; Of course, I'm definitely not throwing my face and saying that your brigade commander is unfair! He Jianye looked at Hu Yunshan's face and immediately said,

"And what do you think?" Hu Yunshan's face was gloomy,

"Brigade commander, you see that this is only a total of 1,500 supplementary troops, and 1,000 people are given to the Eighteenth Regiment, and they can also recover the strength of the first battle; Our 16th Regiment is better, and there are more than 700 and 800 people, I think so, isn't the theater of war letting us build a defensive line here to collect the rout! I want to take a few squads deep into the vicinity of Luodian and Fuzaobang to collect the rout, but first say okay, I can't rob me if I collect it, I'm about to break the army, you and the support of the division commander, you can't return the rout I brought out of the Japanese-occupied area, and you have to replenish the weapons and equipment for me! After He Jianye finished speaking, he smiled "hehe";

Hu Yunshan's gloomy face finally saw the sun, and he said with a smile, "Oh! You kid hit this idea! Okay, you can bring back as many as you want, but if you die, you are not allowed to be seduced by other troops! You have to return the formed troops, we only collect sporadic routs! Also, take the radio with you when you go, turn on the phone at 10:11 every day, determine the location, and support if you have anything! Do you understand? ”

"Yes, the brigade commander is assured; Then I'll go! He Jianye saluted and strode out of the brigade headquarters;

"Leng Qi, how are the personnel of the various units cleaned up and rectified?" He Jianye asked,

"Commander, it's all here, see for yourself!" Leng Qi handed over a piece of paper, He Jianye looked down, and his heart twitched with pain!

"The existing establishment of each battalion and company of the 16th Regiment is: one battalion, the battalion commander was killed in battle, the company commander was killed in battle, and there were 123 personnel left; In the second battalion, the company commander killed two people, and there were 185 personnel left; In the third battalion, the battalion commander was seriously wounded, the company commander was all killed, and there were 86 personnel left; There were 5 mortars left in the artillery battalion with a personnel of 70 people; All members of the baggage company were killed in battle; 51 remaining in the engineer company; All members of the transport company were killed in battle; 1 reconnaissance company directly under the regimental headquarters with 123 people; 148 people in the regimental guard company; There are 786 people in the regiment. 643 lightly and seriously wounded of each battalion and company were treated in hospitals! ”

He Jianye put the casualties in his pocket and said to Leng Qi,

"Leng Qi, you notify all the battalion company commanders and regimental headquarters personnel to come to the regiment headquarters to meet" After speaking, He Jianye sat at the regiment headquarters with his head drooped and waited for someone,

More than 10 minutes later, several people came one after another, Deputy Regiment Commander Xia, Battalion Commander Leng Qi, and 5 company commanders, which are all the officers above the 16th Regiment now;

"Everyone is casual and uninhibited! Tell us what you think! He Jianye said,

"Regiment commander, now all battalions and companies of our regiment have suffered heavy losses! The division headquarters said that when will the replenishment of troops arrive? Deputy Head Xia asked first,

"Having said that, tomorrow will be there, 2 security regiments, 3,000 people, for our entire third division; But the current situation of the Third Division is clear to everyone, and it is not enough to plug the gaps! I didn't ask for any of the 1,500 people in our brigade, they were all given to the 18th Regiment, and their regiment was really empty! Lenzaki said,

"But there's no addition, how can we continue to fight! What do you want? The company commanders below began to mumble,

"The armament and ammunition division department said that it can be fully replenished, including mortars and heavy machine guns!" Leng Qi said,

"I know that everyone is worried about the problem of having weapons and not soldiers, and I have an idea to share with you. Just listen up. He Jianye said this and looked at everyone,

"Taking advantage of the fact that we have no combat mission now, I plan to lead the guard company and reconnaissance company to go deep into the front line of Dachang, Fuzaobang, and Luodian to collect the rout troops and replenish the soldiers of our regiment, and the rest of the personnel of the 16th Regiment will be left behind by Deputy Commander Xia and Battalion Commander Leng; During the period of stay, we must first draw up the list of officers of each battalion and company, and I will report to the division headquarters after I come back for approval! If there's nothing else to do, just disband!" He Jianye finished speaking,

"Regiment commander, do brigade and division headquarters know about your actions? What if the above is traced? Deputy Head Xia asked,

"It's already been reported to the brigade commander, don't worry! Is there anything else? He Jianye asked,

"Okay, if you don't, disband! Yang Xiaoshi and Zeng Da gathered troops, each carrying 150 rifle bullets, 6 light machine guns per company, and 500 rounds of ammunition for each machine gun; How many more box guns do Deputy Commander Xia have? Bring them all, try to give one to each person, and each with 50 bullets; Grenades were carried 4 per person. He Jianye said,

"Commander, what you said, except for the light machine gun, we can still be satisfied!" Deputy Head Xia returned,

"Well, go to the brigade commander and get a few over; Go ahead! Replenish as much ammo as you can! It's 11 a.m. and departure at 2 p.m. Get ready! He Jianye commanded,

At two o'clock in the afternoon, He Jianye set off with the guard company and the reconnaissance company, crossed the Suzhou Creek, made a detour to the west of Dachang through Jiangwan, and infiltrated Fuzaobang on the evening of October 30 through the Zoumatang line.

"Zeng Da, Yang Xiaoshi, the two of you each take 90 people, sneak from the left and right directions, remember, the scout should be released at least 1 kilometer away, and the other 90 people follow me and walk in the middle; Remember to signal if there is movement. Pay attention to finding suitable gathering points. The statistics of the defeated soldiers found gathered, and when I saw the traitors and the Japanese troops in the squad, without revealing their positions, they touched it and solved it! He Jianye commanded the task in the drizzle in the field,

The cold drizzle was accompanied by the humid air, He Jianye looked at the soldiers who were pale from the cold under the mountain wind, and said softly,

"There's a village in front of us, let's touch it, and if the conditions allow, we'll rest there."

He Jianye made a gesture and motioned for the others to hide in place, and he slowly sneaked into the village with two people......

He Jianye, who slowly touched the village, found that the whole village was dark, and the village looked like a mess under the ruins, with a crisp snapping sound from the dripping water droplets, and there was silence all around.

Dead people, dead people all over the ground, some wearing the uniforms of the Central Army, some of the Hunan Army, some of the Sichuan Army, and some of the Gui Army...... The corpses of Chinese soldiers were lying all over the ruins of the village roads and houses, the scattered guns had been submerged in the mixed liquid of filthy blood and stagnant water, the shoulder straps had been soaked and swollen, and the blood oozing from the dead man's body had made the whole village turn blood-red and shocking, and the strong smell of blood in the air was diluted by the rain, but it still impacted He Jianye's senses.