Looking southeast from the dirt slope of Gaoqiaomen, the intensive artillery bombardment of the army in the direction of Chunhua Town can be heard clearly, accompanied by a series of dull explosions, Zhang Lingfu can see without a telescope, and large clouds of black smoke rise from the edge of the hills in the distance from time to time, dyeing the sky into a gloomy gray, and it is impossible to distinguish which is the dark clouds and which is the gunsmoke!

Time was urgent, Zhang Lingfu had no time to calmly build a complete second line position, he quickly inspected near the Gaoqiao Gate, and ordered the whole regiment to assemble in front of the formation.

The spirit and characteristics of a unit are often very similar to the surnames and styles of its commanders. There are only generals who can't command, and there are no soldiers who can't fight. The 305th Regiment of recruits, which was brought out by Zhang Lingfu, grew rapidly during the actual combat training of the Shanghai War for more than two months, and its operational characteristics were also marked with the distinctive mark of its regiment commander.

Although the preset fortification conditions were not satisfactory, Zhang Lingfu was still quite satisfied with the mental state of his subordinates, the neat queue, the faces blackened by the fire of war under the steel helmet, and the pride of fighting for the country and the enemy was still high-spirited in exhaustion.

For many of them, the next few days may well be the end of their young lives, and when their bodies fall to the land they fought and are about to fall, they will never know that what they will leave behind will be a humiliation that will make them die.

Regarding life and death on the battlefield, Zhang Lingfu's interpretation of his subordinates is a typical iron-blooded soldier-style instruction:

"Fighting must survive step by step, and the mind must die at any time! With the determination to die in a glorious battle, it is able to fight for life in a desperate situation! ”

The regiment commander's remarks were categorical, and the following oath-taking ceremony pushed the mood of the whole regiment to the top. Zhang Lingfu stood in front of the team, facing the Purple Mountain, and personally led the officers and soldiers of the regiment to worship in the direction of the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, and the officers and soldiers raised their guns and fists to swear in unison to Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum:

Swear to live and die with the capital!

Zhang Lingfu and his 305th regiment are ready to throw their lives here!

Zhang Lingfu, this name, will inevitably leave his most brilliant stroke in the history of the Chinese nation's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression!

On December 3, 1937, the vanguard of the Yue Army appeared in Chunhua Town, and the defense of Nanjing was about to break out!

15 p.m.

"Report, a troop has entered our defensive position!"

Zhang Lingfu was taken aback: "What troops?" ”

"It's from the 26th Division of the Sichuan Army, and the commander in charge is called Gao Fei!"

As soon as he heard that it was not the army, Zhang Lingfu relieved himself, and then frowned: "What did you say was the name of the leader of the team?" ”

"Goofy!"

Zhang Lingfu looked around on the table, picked up a copy of the "Central Daily" and flipped through it: "Bring him to me!" ”

In less than ten minutes, a young officer with a face full of gunpowder smoke and blood stains all over his body, but still with a straight waist, appeared in front of Zhang Lingfu:

"Report, Gao Fei, Company Commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 76th Regiment of the 151st Regiment of the 26th Division of the Sichuan Army!"

Looking at the standing of this standard soldier and listening to the tiger's mighty answer, the corner of Zhang Lingfu's mouth showed a hint of an imperceptible smile: "Go wash your face first." ”

"Yes!" Gao Fei answered loudly, walked to the side, washed his face, wiped the dust and blood on his face, and stood back in front of Zhang Lingfu.

Zhang Lingfu carefully looked at the long-rumored officer in front of him, and saw that Gao Fei had a weed on his collar, so he helped him take it down: "I heard that you are playing well in Jiangyin, what are you doing here?" ”

"Report sir!" Gao Fei's answer was without any drag: "After our department completed the retreat in Jiangyin, we reached Chunhua all the way!" Please approve our unit to join the battle to defend Chunhua! ”

Gao Fei said it easily, but Zhang Lingfu knew that such a "retreat", Gao Fei and his 6th Company must have paid unimaginable hardships: "How did you retreat? How many brothers have been lost? ”

Gao Fei hesitated: "In the process of breaking through, in eleven battles of all sizes, the number of killed soldiers is unknown, three of our side were killed and six were wounded. ”

"How much?" Zhang Lingfu was a little unconvinced, in eleven battles, only three people were killed and six were wounded? "How did you fight?" Zhang Lingfu asked again.

"Find the weak point of the army to break through! The army was also in a hasty pursuit, and it was equally impossible to have perfect command. When we encounter a small group of enemies, we will resolutely annihilate them! When we encounter a large force of enemies, we will resolutely retreat! ”

Zhang Lingfu nodded, undoubtedly very satisfied with this answer: "Okay, the 26th Division has been ordered to go to Wuhan to rest and recuperate, you can be assigned to my 305th Regiment for the time being." How many people do you have on hand? ”

"Back to the sir, all the way down, at present, my 6 companies can fight a total of seventy-three people!"

"Seventy-three! Good! Zhang Lingfu raised his voice: "I heard that you can fight high, dare to fight!" I'm going to see how good and daring you can do now! It's said everywhere that your Sichuan army is not afraid of death, is my 305th regiment afraid of death? Goofy, come and see! ”

With that, he brought Goofy to the map:

"My 305th regiment was ordered to defend Gaoqiaomen to Hading Bridge, but I only had one regiment, and here, in the village of Quanshui on the left flank, I had insufficient troops, only a platoon of strength. Once the army attacks, on the basis of the hopelessness of a frontal breakthrough, it is possible to choose Quanshui Village as the focus of the attack. I'll send your 6th Company there now, and all the brothers in that platoon will be under your command!" ”

"Yes!" Goofy's answer was loud and decisive.

"Goofy!" Zhang Lingfu's expression suddenly became serious: "My regiment headquarters is located in Baoshan Temple, if Quanshui Village is lost, the army can reach my regiment headquarters in a few steps!" I'll now put my net worth and surname in the hands of a stranger of yours, and you can do it yourself! ”

Goofy's heart is a little grateful, this is a kind of trust!

Zhang Lingfu was undoubtedly brave, he only arranged the strength of one platoon in front of his regimental headquarters, and now, he has put such an important place in the hands of a "stranger".

Gao Fei raised his hand and saluted a military salute: "Sir, if the army hits before the regimental headquarters, it means that I and my 6th company have all been killed!" ”

"Don't die!" Zhang Lingfu said loudly: "You give me a good life and live until the day of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War!" If I Zhang Lingfu don't die, you won't be allowed to die! ”

Gao Fei nodded vigorously, I don't know why, at this moment, he and this famous but first meeting officer, he had a feeling of sympathy.

When Gao Fei stepped out of the regiment headquarters, he suddenly heard Zhang Lingfu's voice from behind:

"Goofy, show me a good show!"

Goofy's body paused, then strode out!