"What's the matter, let's talk about it when we go back!" Huang Wenlie interrupted me, he was also very angry, such a big loss in the first battle was really a blow to the morale of our army.

However, fortunately, the siege of the 17th Division has been lifted, which is the main goal of our reinforcements across the river, and it is also the most important.

Geng Huaiqi: "Commander Huang, my division is going to open to the open area of Tengxian County, and we can't wait to be pricked by devils." This time I got out of trouble, and my brother will thank you again! ”

Geng Huaiqi led his troops to withdraw from Baijiazhai on the same day and move towards the area of Tengxian County. Our regiment remained where it was, awaiting further orders from the upper peak.

I guess Shangfeng couldn't have imagined that this battle to break the siege with great fanfare would be so easy and easy. For the first time, the Japanese army was intimidated by our military might and took the initiative to show weakness and retreat.

You must know that this kind of thing happened to our army in the past, and as soon as the Japanese army appeared, our defenders fled in a thousand miles.

My battalion was stationed in the camp of the original 17th Division in Baijiazhai, and the ready-made fortifications saved us a lot of effort. Otherwise, it would be another useless exercise to work hard to build a position and ask for a retreat from the peak the next day.

Huang Wenlie returned to his original station with the third battalion, and the second battalion was stationed between the first battalion and the third battalion.

Such a tactical arrangement shows Huang Wenlie's adaptability, he learned the lesson of Geng Huaiqi, and no longer gathered the three battalions in one heap, but scattered them but had a basis for advancing and retreating.

The second battalion and the third battalion were unscathed, while my first battalion was a lost soldier, the dead soldiers were buried in Baijiazhai, and the wounded soldiers stepped up treatment.

Because there were many wounded soldiers in the first battalion, Huang Wenlie specially sent Shangguan Yu Sidu to rush over to support. After a busy day, I finally settled down.

In the evening, Zhai Li came to my temporary camp headquarters: "Battalion commander, what about our brothers who were captured by devils?" ”

Me: "It depends, of course it's better to have a chance to be rescued, but ...... There is little hope. ”

Zhai Li also knew that the chances of surviving the prisoners in the hands of the Japanese army were very small, and now the supplies on both sides were very scarce. Because of the shortage of supplies, the Japanese policy of treating prisoners was generally to execute them immediately after interrogation, and they did not want to waste food to feed their enemies.

I was in a very depressed mood, and I couldn't sleep at night, so I got up and put on my steel helmet, looked around with my gun, and prepared to go out of the tent.

Ani, who had been awakened by me, was curled up in the quilt and stared at me.

"I'm going to watch the night." I explained.

"I'll go too!" Ani jumped to her feet.

Tan Weimin immediately got up: "I can't sleep either, I'm also going to patrol the night." ”

Me: "It seems that I really arranged the night patrol by the wrong person, and I knew that I would have arranged the two of you to make the night patrol." ”

We walked out of the tent and called out to the star officer: "Who is in charge of guarding the perimeter tonight?" ”

"Report to the battalion commander, it's Zhai Lizhai platoon commander."

"Oh, okay, I got it."

The perimeter guard is only seven or eight hundred meters away from our barracks, and we do not expect them to be able to resist the enemy troops, but they serve as a warning.

I took Ani and Tan Weimin around the barracks with guns on their shoulders, and I stopped at the wounded barracks to visit these comrades who had been bombed with missing arms and legs.

Shangguan Yusi had just undergone a minor operation, taking out a piece of shrapnel from a soldier's thigh, and when he saw me coming in, Shangguan Yusi said while washing his hands: "There are a few of them that need to be amputated, but the conditions here do not allow it, so we can only wait until we return to the east coast to do this operation." ”

"Thank you for your hard work, Doctor Shangguan."

Shangguan Yusi: "They are all fellow brothers, what is the hard work or not." ”

We walked out of the wounded barracks side by side, and Shangguan Yusi said, "Camp Commander, you have to be careful. I heard at the regiment headquarters that Wang Tingyue suggested that you, the battalion commander, be taken down, saying that you are an incompetent general who exhausts thousands of troops. ”

Me: "Wang Tingyue has always had a grudge against me, and it is normal to say these things at this time. But just with this battle, he Wang Tingyue wants to bring me down, and it's not so easy! ”

Shangguan Yusi sighed: "The new 200 regiment has a Wang Tingyue, and if there is no wind, it will set off a three-foot wave!" You'd better be careful. ”

"Battalion commander, battalion commander......" A soldier came running panting from far and near.

Me: "Aren't you Zhai Li's man?" If you don't guard the perimeter, what are you doing when you come back? ”

"Battalion commander, Platoon Commander Zhai asked me to tell you that Lai San, who was captured by the devil, escaped back!"

"Lai San fled back? How did you get back? ”

"He himself took advantage of the devil's inattention, broke the rope and fled back."

I glanced at Shangguan Yusi, and Shangguan Yusi said: "Escaping back from the hands of the Japanese, it sounds a little bizarre......"

I understand what Shangguan Yusi meant, he was suspicious of Lai San's escape. I also felt that this matter was too strange, so I ordered the soldier who reported the news: "Let Zhai Li send someone to bring Lai San back, and in addition, ask your platoon commander to continue to strengthen vigilance!" ”

Qiu Ba, who reported the news, said: "Platoon Commander Zhai has returned, just behind me......"

"Coming back?" I had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

Zhai Li took more than a dozen people, along with Lai San, who had already happily walked into the barracks.

Shangguan Yusi: "Platoon Commander Zhai, you're back, who is on guard on the periphery?" ”

Zhai Li: "Battalion commander, Shangguan Doctor, don't worry, I left a few people." Anyway, the little devils are all withdrawn, and we don't need to leave too many brothers shivering outside from the cold......"

I said angrily: "Who told you that the little devils have withdrawn!" ”

Zhai Li: "Lai San saw it with his own eyes, and it is still fake." ”

I stared at Lai San: "Lai San, did you see with your own eyes that the devil's army withdrew?" ”

Lai San lowered his head and said, "Yes." I saw them withdraw. ”

Me: "Then tell me how the devils withdrew their troops in an orderly manner?" ”

Lai San: "Battalion commander, then how do I understand, I just saw that they were all gone, and no one cared about me, so I took the opportunity to run back." ”

Zhai Li: "Battalion commander, you still don't believe in your brothers?" ”

I turned around and called a platoon commander: "Take your people immediately and go to the perimeter to guard!" ”

Shangguan Yusi approached me: "Camp Commander An, are you worried that Lai San is cheating?" ”

I nodded: "I can't help it." There has never been a shortage of traitors in the Chinese. ”

Shangguan Yusi walked over, looked at Lai San with a pale face, and said, "Brother Lai, even if you do something wrong, it's not too late to turn back, as long as you tell the truth, even if you betray us, you can write it off!" ”

I sighed and said, "Lai San, I know that there are many ways for devils to torture people, and you may have a reason to do so, but do you really want to be a traitor who has been stinking for thousands of years?" ”

Zhai Li looked at us in surprise, and then looked at Lai San: "Lai San, you really rebelled?" How dare you lie to me? ”

Lai San's legs trembled, and he suddenly fell to his knees, he collapsed, and cried and said: "Battalion commander, Shangguan doctor, big boss, I'm sorry for you!" I was forced by the little devils to do nothing...... They are not human beings, forcing me to do it myself...... Killed a few brothers with his own hands......"

Zhai Lihu opened his eyes and kicked Lai San in the face: "I'll fuck you!" You, you shit, you fucking nerves! Death is death, and you can do the same to your own brothers? ”

I stopped Zhai Li and asked Lai San, "What is the purpose of the devil letting you come back?" ”

Lai San hurriedly got up from the ground and said, "Battalion commander, hurry up and save the brothers on the periphery, the devil said to touch our guard post!" ”

Zhou Dalei had already been woken up at this time, and he had been standing there listening for a long time, he hesitated and said: "Anzi, isn't it, the devil just wants to touch our guard post?" ”

"The devil wants to attack at night!" Shangguan Yusi and I said in unison.