After Sun Zhen received Wang Mingzhang's telegram, he was very anxious, Xincai was lost, and the new 38th Division and the New 22nd Division failed to arrive at Fujin Mountain on time, resulting in the 102nd Army fighting hard in Fujin Mountain.

"Ask Sun Liren and Liao Yaoxiang, when will they arrive! x, I missed the fighter, and Lao Tzu killed him! Sun Zhen was furious, his roar sounded inside and outside the headquarters, no one spoke at this time, whether it was the guards or the staff officers, they were all cautious, afraid that his anger would be vented on themselves.

"Deputy commander," Niu Xiguang, chief of staff of the army, was extremely worried: "Zhizhong can't stand it anymore, I think I'll transfer some troops from Yizhina." ”

Guo Xunqi was wounded and sent to the rear hospital, led by Fan Ziying, deputy division commander of the unit.

Sun Zhen was very hesitant about this suggestion, the 144th Division suffered too much loss, and there were not many people with full arms and legs, Niu Xiguang couldn't help but say again: "Deputy commander, there is no way now, I can only do this, or send a telegram to Fu Zhenwu." ”

"Go to what telegram." Sun Zhen understood what he meant, Guo Xunqi's troops were Liu Xiang's troops, and they were nothing in peacetime, but when it came to the critical moment, this difference came out, but Sun Zhen did not have this concern: "Tell Fan Ziying that Fujin Mountain is in danger, and immediately dispatch a regiment to Fujin Mountain and put it under the command of Wang Mingzhang." ”

Shortly after the order was issued, the staff officer came running to report: "Division Commander Rao called, he has lined up troops to take over the main peak of Fujin Mountain, and Wang Mingzhang, the commander of the 145th Division, was seriously injured. ”

Rao Guohua's telegram made it very clear that he found that the main peak of Fujin Mountain was in danger, so he personally led the division guard company to rush to the main peak, and counterattacked the army that rushed into the position.

A layer of red light flashed on Sun Zhen's face, and he smashed his fist on the table, "I'm!" What a battle this is fighting! ”

The table creaked under the heavy blow, the quilt on the table clanged, there was silence in the headquarters, Niu Xi was on the map, and after a while, he said: "Immediately telegraph to Fan Ziying, Fujin Mountain is in danger, and the troops must rush to Fujin Mountain tonight, in addition, telegraph to the Commander's Department of the War Zone, Fujin Mountain is in danger, and if the reinforcements are not there tonight, I can't guarantee that Fujin Mountain can be held tomorrow." ”

In the last paragraph, Sun Zhen gritted his teeth and said word by word. Niu Xiguang did not sigh softly, this telegram is equivalent to an ultimatum, forcing the theater command to express its position, according to common sense, this is a threat to Shangguan, but what Sun Zhen is saying now is the truth, now the 122nd Division has completely lost its combat effectiveness, the 145th Division has been guarding Fujin Mountain, and the 145th Division has been guarding for fourteen days, but it is guarding the flanks, and the casualties are a little better than those of the 122nd Division, and it can also be seen from Rao Guohua's telegram that their strength is about to run out.

"Telegraph to Fan Ziying, the reinforcements will not be able to reach Fujin Mountain tonight, and the leading officers will be engaged in military law!" Sun Zhen's tone had a hint of murder.

When night fell, Sun Zhen's mood calmed down a little, the army was not good at night battles, and rarely took the initiative to launch night battles, not to mention that there was such a night buffer on a battlefield like Fujin Mountain, hoping to bring some buffer to Rao Guohua in front.

The mountain breeze was slow, a hint of coolness was blowing in his face, the grass and trees in the garden were bleak, Sun Zhen was walking back and forth in the yard in an irritable mood, the cigarette butts were flashing in the dark, and the guards followed him silently with his coat.

"Deputy commander, Division Commander Rao called, the main peak is still in our hands, and now Fujin Mountain is still in our hands, but there are only more than 3,600 people left in the 122nd Division, Chief of Staff Zhao Weibin was killed, Deputy Division Commander Wang Zhiyuan was wounded, and the current top commander is Major General Brigade Commander Tong Cheng, it has been confirmed that Division Commander Wang Mingzhang was killed."

Despite the psychological preparation, the heartache surged into Sun Zhen's heart, he suddenly broke out with a violent cough, the guards and staff officers hurriedly stepped forward to support him, Sun Zhen covered his mouth with one hand and pushed them away with the other, struggling to stand up, "poof", spurting out a mouthful of blood, this blood was not only spewed for Wang Mingzhang, but also for the 122nd Division.

The 122nd Division is the absolute main force of the 29th Army, Wang Mingzhang is a fierce general under Tian Songyao, who has followed Tian Songyao and Sun Zhen for more than 20 years, and has fought under Tian Songyao and Sun Zhen since the Protectorate War. The 122nd Division was reorganized and re-equipped in Yucheng, and its technical and tactical level leaped thousands of miles, and it made great achievements in Guangde, Jining, and Yucheng.

After calming down, Sun Zhen called the staff officer, took a breath and said, "It's okay, it's okay, it's much better now." He found a stone by the lotus pond and sat down.

"Tell Rao Guohua that the body of Division Commander Wang Mingzhang must be sent back to Sichuan and sent by a special person."

"Yes." The chief of staff turned around to leave, but Sun Zhen stopped him again: "Don't talk about what happened just now." ”

"Yes." The staff officer turned around and left, and Sun Zhen took the kettle from the guard, rinsed his mouth, and then drank some water. Looking at the lotus pond, he struggled to think of a way to solve the crisis, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't find a way to resolve the situation, and now everything depends on whether the new 38th Division and the new 22nd Division can arrive tonight.

The night was like water, quietly sprinkled in the courtyard, this was destined to be an unquiet night, Sun Zhen tossed and turned in the military headquarters of the 102nd Army, eagerly waiting for the news of the arrival of reinforcements. Bai Chongxi's reserve headquarters that retreated to Zhengyang was also waiting for news from Sun Liren and Liao Yaoxiang. Chiang Kai-shek was also waiting for news from them in Wuhan.

But Sun Liren and Liao Yaoxiang held back the fire in their stomachs, from the initial northward to the sudden order to turn around and go south, go south, but they did not transfer transportation for them, only their own transportation, the new 38th Division and the new 22nd Division are not the kind of mechanized troops of the Fifth Army, there are not a few cars in the whole division, and most of the heavy equipment is still dragged by pack horses. On the way south, the troops were frequently bombarded by planes, and before they could reach the battlefield, they lost six heavy guns and some shells.

In addition to traffic and plane bombing, the map is also looking for trouble, and it will be wrong to follow the map, which makes Sun Liren especially speechless. The telegrams urging the theater command became more and more frequent, and the tone became stronger and stronger, and Sun Liren deserved to order the forward troops to throw away all other equipment except weapons and ammunition and rush to Fujin Mountain lightly.

The torches stretched for miles along the mountain road, moving rapidly towards the Fujin Pass, and the soldiers ran forward pantingly, and the shouts of the officers continued.

"Quick! Speed up! ”

"Squad....leader, squad leader, I can't run!" The squad leader didn't say anything, turned around and took his gun, carrying it on his shoulder: "Keep up, don't fall behind." The wheezing sound was like the roar of a bull, and the chaotic footsteps rushed forward.

Rao Guohua couldn't sleep all night, patrolling several positions, talking with officers and soldiers on the positions, counting the number of people, while the soldiers took advantage of the temporary free time to desperately strengthen the fortifications, the positions were full of busy figures, and a few soldiers repaired heavy machine guns under the oil lamps in the concealment department.

"Divisional Commander!" Seeing him come in, the soldiers immediately stood up and saluted, and Rao Guohua returned the salute casually: "You continue, don't worry about me, can you still fix it?" ”

"There's no problem, don't worry, teacher." The soldier replied with a grin.

Rao Guohua nodded slightly, to be honest, now this group of soldiers is almost completely different from the group when they left Sichuan, almost all of those soldiers were killed, they did not have that kind of ruffian atmosphere, enthusiasm, fearless, most of them have received primary education, the ability to take over is stronger, the patriotic truth is easy to understand, and the will to fight is therefore more tenacious.

But Rao Guohua is not in the mood to think about this now, he is not sure that he will be able to hold tomorrow, in the fourteen days, the army launched no less than ten attacks a day, the 122nd division is exhausted, his own 145th division is also crippled, the two divisions are full of no less than 30,000 people, and now it is less than 10,000, but he believes that the casualties of the opposite army will never be less than 20,000, plus Guo Xunqi's blow to them in Lu'an, half of the 60,000 army should be folded here, as long as the new 38th Division and the new 22nd Division arrive this evening, There is no problem at all in holding Fujin Mountain.

But if it can't hold Fujin Mountain, the army can pass through Fujin Mountain and quickly occupy the mall, and then the army has two choices, westward is Huangchuan Luoshan, attack Xinyang, and cut off the Pinghan line; Another option is to go south, conquer Shawo and Dajieling, rush into Hubei Province, and go straight to Hanyang through Songbu in Macheng. No matter what choice the army makes, the consequences are unimaginable, so it is inevitable to defend Fujin Mountain.

"Are you afraid?" Rao Guohua turned around and asked the soldiers who were fiddling with the heavy machine guns, the soldiers obviously didn't expect Rao Guohua's question, they paused before replying nonchalantly: "Afraid, why are you afraid?" ”

"We have so many people now, there are at least 30,000 troops on the other side, if the reinforcements can't arrive tonight, tomorrow here may be lost, the commander ordered us to fight until one soldier is a soldier, so we can't retreat, that is, we may all die tomorrow." Rao Guohua said solemnly, staring at them with blazing eyes.

The soldiers stood up, and the sergeant led by him fell silent, raising his head to meet Rao Guohua's gaze.

"Division commander, we are not afraid of death, and we will die well on the battlefield of resistance." The sergeant said firmly: "Last year, all of the 32 male students in our class signed up for the army, and now 21 students have died, and I can be the 22nd." ”

Rao Guohua didn't say anything, stepped forward and patted him lightly on the shoulder: "That's right, if the little devil wants to occupy Fujin Mountain, he must step over our corpse, the reinforcements will not arrive tonight, and they will arrive tomorrow!" ”

As time passed little by little, the movement on the position gradually quieted down, fatigue hit, Rao Guohua also fell asleep in a daze, just sweet, he was awakened by a violent shake, he stood up on the ground, but he didn't hear the sound of cannons in his ears. Turning his head, he saw the surprised face of the staff officer.

"Division commander, reinforcements have arrived! Reinforcements have arrived! ”

(To be continued)