In the early morning of August 5, 1938, in the headquarters of the Ninth Theater of Operations, the clock hands on the wall were slowly aspiring to 6 o'clock, the last darkness before dawn, but the senior officials of the entire Ninth Theater Command had no intention of sleeping, still waiting for the results of the battle, and Xue Yue's faster and faster pace had already shown the anxiety in his heart......

"Chief of Staff, Commander; The 64th Army's battle situation is reported! "The communications corps finally sent a telegram,

"Read!" Xue Yue's voice trembled,

"Chen Gongxia Department of the 155th Division of our 64th Army launched a counterattack on Nanchang Pu at 0:00 in the morning, and in more than 5 hours of fierce fighting, successfully recovered Nanchang Pu, killing more than 800 Japanese soldiers and more than 1,000 casualties of our army; Nanchang shop has become a ruin, it is recommended to retreat to the front line of Jinguan Bridge to continue to hold on! ”

"Bang!" Xue Yue slammed his fist on the wooden table, glanced at each other with the chief of staff, and breathed a long sigh of relief,

"Finally won! Order the 155th Division to allow a retreat to the area around Jinguan Bridge! It is necessary to rely on the mountainous terrain to hold the defensive line! Xue Yue looked at the map on the table and said,

"Yes!" The signal corpsman immediately recorded the order, handed over the order telegram, and handed it over to the chief of staff for signature;

"The 155th Division is done, what about the 3rd Division? Still haven't heard any news yet? Xue Yue asked,

"I guess it's going to be soon! I guess they have an accident! The chief of staff frowned and said, logically speaking, the Fenghuangzui position has not completely fallen, and the second-line position should be better than Nanchang to fight a counterattack......

"Chief of Staff, Commander; The 8th Army's battle situation is reported! "In less than five minutes, the communications corps, who had just returned, sent a telegram from the Eighth Army,

"Give it to me!" Xue Yue was already impatient, and read the telegram after taking it;

"The 16th Regiment of the 9th Brigade of the 3rd Division of the Eighth Army launched a counterattack on the Fenghuangzui position at 0:00 in the morning, in the counterattack, two infantry squadrons and two mortar squadrons reinforced by the Japanese army arrived on the battlefield in a fierce battle, and the 16th Regiment faced a counterattack by four infantry squadrons and two mortar squads of the devils, in the fierce battle, more than two-thirds of the casualties of our 16th Regiment were injured, and the regiment commander He Jianye was injured; killed more than 900 devils; More than half of the weapons were destroyed, the shells were gone, and the brothers finally relied on blood and bayonets to complete the assault on the devils. ”

"Shhhh I see! He Jianye of the 16th Regiment brought out an iron army! Counterattack the positions of the devil's two squadrons, encounter the counterattack of the devil's two infantry squadrons and a mortar squad, and you can also kill the devil's counterattack force! It's not easy! Xue Yue sighed and said,

"Chief Xue, be cautious! You know, He Jianye's problem hasn't been investigated yet! The chief of staff reminded,

"! None of the people in the military command thought about it, listening to the wind is the rain, such a heroic and warlike main force commander, surrendering to the enemy? It's up to them to come up with it. Let Li Yutang draft He Jianye's telegram asking for merit, and arrange for a reporter from the Central Daily to conduct a battlefield interview! Damn, this kind of officer, they don't dare to use it; I, Xue Yue, am not afraid! I endorse him! The front-line soldiers fought with the devils with bayonets and blood, and they had to endure the disgust of the military commanders? I don't care about others, my Xue Yue's subordinates, I, Xue Yue, will not let them shed blood and swallow tears, if there is any problem, I will bear it! Bang! Xue Yue shouted angrily,

"Yes, sir!" This time, the communications corps did not let the chief of staff sign at all, and returned to the radio station with a salute......

"Order: The 16th Regiment retreats to the area of Fenghuang Village and Wujiawa to rest, and orders the 15th Division to take over the defense line of Fenghuangzui." After receiving Li Yutang's telegram, Zhao Xitian, commander of the Third Division, immediately issued an order to adjust the defense.

"Chief of Staff, count He Jianye's military exploits, starting from Jiujiang; Sort it out and send it to the military department! Zhao Xitian turned his head to Zhu Xilin next to him and said,

"Understood, Commander!" Zhu Xilin nodded yes,

In the busy Fenghuangzui position of the 16th Regiment, the officers and soldiers of the first battalion had just carried back the fallen brothers, and were carrying out a simple farewell ceremony on the position, He Jianye had gauze wrapped around his arms, watching the fallen brothers slowly being submerged in the loess, the war would continue, there was no time to be sad, and the next time would be to improve the position, waiting for a new round of attacks by the devils after dawn......

"Brethren, there is less than an hour before dawn, so eat something and rest; It's time for the devil to come up again after dawn! Leng Qi looked at the silent He Jianye and gave the order loudly,

In addition to the artillery battalion of a few hundred people in the rear, there are less than 3,300 people of the 16th Regiment who set out from Hankou to the Jiujiang battlefield on the second line of the Fenghuangzui position, and there are still hundreds of wounded soldiers who have not yet withdrawn, and there are only more than 2,300 brothers who can continue to fight on the entire position. The 16th Regiment has suffered nearly 4,000 casualties from Jiujiang to the present, and now China is short of medical treatment, and I am afraid that many seriously wounded have died in field hospitals......

"Regiment commander, brigade commander call!" The communication soldier ran angrily and found He Jianye,

"Let's go!" He Jianye threw away the sadness in his heart and strode towards the regiment headquarters......

"Brigade commander, I'm He Jianye!" He Jianye picked up the phone and said,

"He Jianye, how is the injury?" Lai Chuanxiang asked on the phone,

"It's just that the devil's bayonet cut a small cut on the arm, don't listen to Leng Qi talk nonsense to you; Nothing at all! He Jianye said,

"That's good, the division headquarters ordered: your division will retreat to Fenghuang Village and Wujiawa to rest, and the position will be taken over by the 15th Division; The 15th Division has now set off and is expected to arrive at your position in half an hour, so prepare for evacuation! Lai Chuanxiang said,

"Brigade Commander, I can still withstand it!" He Jianye said on the phone,

"Obey the order and rest in the back!" Lai Chuanxiang hung up the phone,

"Oh" He Jianye hung up the phone blankly, before he could react from the order;

"Regiment commander, is the brigade commander going to give us equipment to rebuild? Our equipment can be badly damaged! Yes! What's your expression? Lenzaki asked,

"The brigade commander informed us to hand over the position to the 15th Division in half an hour, and then retreat and rest!" He Jianye said,

"What a good thing! The brothers have been here for almost ten days, so it's better to retreat and recuperate! Then I'll go and inform the brethren. Leng Qi immediately turned his head and walked out of the regimental headquarters;

"Zeng Da" He Jianye shouted,

"Regiment Commander" Zeng Da ran from the door as hard as he could, and his busy sweat showed that Zeng Da was sorting out the equipment of the regiment headquarters and preparing to evacuate;

"Wait a minute, take a platoon of guards, stay with me; It is necessary to explain to the brothers of the 15th Division the situation of the next position; Don't be unfamiliar with the situation, you have suffered a big loss at the hands of devils! He Jianye said,

"Ahh Head! You go with the army! I'll stay! Zeng Da said,

"You're a fart! These tunnels and anti-artillery holes are useful, and only I understand them best; It must be explained to the brother who is on guard! He Jianye refused;

"Oh! Then I'll get busy first. Zeng Da continued to sort out the equipment......

Before 7 o'clock in the morning of August 5, the sun had just broken through the clouds and shone on the dilapidated position, and the strong smell of blood drifted from the front-line position, and the vanguard battalion of the 15th Division had already arrived at the position, and He Jianye was explaining the purpose of various fortifications everywhere......

"Captain He, thank you! Looking at the scene, it's not easy for you here! Don't worry, our regiment will defend Phoenix Tsui to the death, and the people are in the position! There will be no disgrace to the Eighth Army! Let's go! I guess the devil's plane is almost here! The battalion commander of the vanguard battalion looked at the sky and said,

"Good! Take care, brother. The two patted each other on the shoulder, and He Jianye retreated to the rear with the guard platoon;