Twenty-seven: Heavenly Soldiers

The preparation of the devil's artillery fire on the third battalion has ended. The devils in front of the third battalion carried flags and began to attack. The fighters of the three battalions came out of their respective bunkers and ran back to their positions. Prepare to meet the enemy. The deputy chief of staff of the brigade said to the chief of staff of the regiment: "The devils have more troops than us, and they are supported by howitzers, so we must settle the battle before dark." We are surrounded by enemies on three sides, and on one side is a mountainous area where we cannot retreat, and we are in danger. We can't fight hard now, and we can only drag it out until dark if we hold our positions. The regimental chief of staff said: "Yes, I will command the troops to drag on until dark." ”

The deputy chief of staff of the brigade looked at the position of the second battalion in the telescope and said in surprise: "The commander of the first regiment went up, and they rushed up in two ways, and the commander of the first regiment had a way." The devil couldn't stand it anymore and was retreating. There was hope for the positions of the 2nd battalion. ”

He looked towards the position of the third battalion, and the attacking devils rushed up the position with a shout. The commander of the third battalion did not shout and fight, he asked the devil to get closer, closer. He suddenly shouted, "Hit." "There was a lot of machine gunning. The devil was suddenly hit and had to retreat, and the devil was driven down.

The deputy chief of staff of the brigade breathed a sigh of relief. He said to the regimental chief of staff: "If the devils retreat, they will immediately counterattack, and it will be much more difficult for us to drag on until the evening in the face of the repeated attacks of the devils." The regimental chief of staff said: "Please rest assured, commander." No matter how difficult it is, it will drag on until dark. ”

The howitzers of the devils sounded again, and the shells rained down on the positions of the three battalions, and it was too late for the fighters of the three battalions to hide. The devils, supported by artillery fire, began to counterattack. The three battalions, which suffered heavy casualties, put up a resistance under the command of the battalion commander. I can't hold it anymore. The lightly wounded took up their guns and went into battle, and the Warlords were also thrown into battle. The deputy chief of staff of the brigade asked: "How many people are left in the reserve." The regimental chief of staff said: "There is also a company, which will not be used until the end." ”

The devils on the side of the second battalion attacked again on the high ground under the cover of mortars. The situation is critical.

The deputy chief of staff of the brigade sighed anxiously. He ordered the chief of staff of the regiment: "Prepare to make a final fight with the devils." The regimental chief of staff said: "Report to the commander, I have ordered all those who can fight, logistics and wounded soldiers to be ready for battle. The deputy chief of staff of the brigade said: "Okay, let's fight to the end." Hit to the last person. ”

The devil suddenly stopped attacking the third battalion, and the deputy chief of staff of the brigade was surprised to see the devil retreat in a hurry. The fighters of the three battalions all looked at their commanders. The commander of the third battalion thought for a moment and shouted: "Don't attack. Pay attention. ”

The brigade commander and deputy chief of staff looked at the second battalion again, and the devils on the position of the second battalion had already attacked the high ground and took the initiative to give up retreating. The battlefield was quiet. The deputy chief of staff of the brigade felt strange, he looked around with a telescope, he tried to find out why, but he did not find it. He said to himself, "What's going on, what's going on?" ”

The regimental chief of staff was also observing, and he said, "I don't know. Will there be a problem. We are already very nervous about why the devil gave up. And the retreat was very hasty. It's not like a conspiracy. ”

His words did not fall, and suddenly there was a loud shot behind the devil, and the sound of the charging horn rang out. The deputy chief of staff of the brigade was taken aback, he did not understand what was happening. He said, "What's going on! He suddenly came to his senses and said excitedly, "Reinforcements must have arrived." They copied the back path of the devils. He searched carefully in the binoculars, he wanted to see which regiment was coming. He saw unfamiliar faces in military uniforms. They shouted and rushed to kill, and one by one they killed the devils and fled in embarrassment.

The deputy chief of staff of the brigade did not recognize the fighters. He said: "Chief of staff of the regiment, how come I don't know them, they fought so fiercely. Do you see which regiment is coming? ”

The chief of staff of the regiment said: "It is a unit that I have not seen, and behind them are militiamen dressed in civilian clothes. What kind of army are they? It was as if it had fallen from the sky. It's like the heavenly soldiers sent by the Bodhisattva, they are here to save us. The deputy chief of staff of the brigade exclaimed: "I know, they are the Eighth Route Army." The Eighth Route Army has come to our aid. We are saved. Ordered troops to attack. Hit the devil hard! Don't tell them to run. The regimental chief of staff said: "Yes! He picked up the phone.

The two armies met victoriously. The brigade chief of staff held the hand of the political commissar of the Eighth Route Army with both hands and said: "Thank you to the Eighth Route Army, thank you to the political commissar." It's not that you break the siege, we're going to be annihilated. You are our great benefactors. A benefactor who saves lives. The regimental chief of staff said that you are heavenly soldiers who fell from the sky. You guys defeated the devil and saved us, thank you, thank you. ”

The political commissar of the Eighth Route Army said: "No thanks, it's all about fighting devils." In order to resist the said. We're not heavenly soldiers. Like you, we are the middle [***] team, the team of resistance. We got information that a reinforced regiment of devils was here to surround a regiment's [***]. The battle was fierce. We immediately mobilized troops and militias to come to our aid. We concentrated our forces to fight the command post of the devils, and the devils lost their command and became a pot of porridge and were defeated on the whole line. Now the devil has been eliminated. We're leaving. ”

The deputy chief of staff of the brigade said: "After eating, I will leave." I want to thank you very much. The political commissar of the Eighth Route Army said, "Thank you, let's go." Go early, the devils will come soon. In the future, we will have the opportunity to cooperate in fighting devils. Goodbye. ”

The deputy chief of staff of the brigade returned to the brigade headquarters and gave a briefing at the meeting on the situation of a regiment being suddenly surrounded by the mechanized units of the Chinese army; in the course of the battle, the howitzers of the Chinese army caused more than half of the troops to suffer casualties; the Syrian army, with the support of artillery fire, attacked our army in an all-round way, and seized the positions of our second and third battalions; our army mobilized all the personnel who could fight to prepare for the final struggle; just when the whole army was facing the danger of annihilation, the Eighth Route Army suddenly came out to save the battle situation. ”

He saw that everyone was very interested in what he said, and he smiled slightly and said: "I have heard of the Eighth Route Army in the past, and the battle of Pingxingguan left a deep impression on me. But I haven't seen them, let alone fought devils together. This time, I truly realized that the Eighth Route Army was a division of benevolence and righteousness. It has nothing to do with them that we are besieged, and they are not obligated to relieve us. The devils are well-armed and a reinforced regiment, so it is not good to deal with them with fewer soldiers. In this case, they took the initiative to mobilize forces to rescue us. This is not ordinary support. This kind of spirit is very valuable. I will not forget their saving grace.

"They are wise and wise. They first planted mines on the road to stop the follow-up troops of the devils. and concentrated his forces to fight the command post of the devils. Completely and cleanly eliminate the devils who have lost their command. It's really exciting. They have a strong militia to fight with. This is a fighting force that should not be underestimated. It's something we can't do.

"The Eighth Route Army is different from us, they don't have a supervising team. All the fighters consciously fought and fought to the front line to fight devils, and they were not afraid of death. Dealing with such an army, you can put a hundred hearts. This is an army that can be trusted and trusted. In the future, when conditions permit, we should fight side by side with the Eighth Route Army. ”

His speech ended with loud applause. He didn't know that there were people around him who couldn't get along with the Eighth Route Army. He is the representative of Yucheng. He joined everyone else in applauding the speech of the brigade deputy chief of staff. After the meeting ended, he reported to his superiors on the radio he controlled that the unit was very close to the Eighth Route Army. It is possible to defect to the Eighth Route Army. He privately began to organize and plan the replacement of the brigade commander. Attempts were made to take full control of this force.

The first person he liked was the deputy brigade commander. This man is brave in battle, strong in command, and good material for fighting. He directly commanded the battalion directly under the brigade. Controls the three regiments, and the commander of the special service battalion is also his buddy. This person's biggest preference is women, not to mention the family, he brought two aunts and wives with the army. When the troops arrived at a place, the first thing he did was to ask his subordinates to find women. When he was the commander of the third regiment, he wanted to kill him because of the forcible occupation of the female brigade commander. The brigade chief of staff interceded for him: "He fought bravely and made many military exploits. After graduating from the military academy, he joined the brigade commander and worked loyally from platoon commander to regiment commander. It's hard to type. Please, sir, give him a life. ”

The brigade commander accepted the advice of the brigade chief of staff, and he assembled the team in the training ground and asked all the officers and men to see how to physically punish the undisciplined regiment commander. He was brought to the front of the team. The executive had his feet on the ground hanging from a bar and stripped off his shirt to carry out the flogging. (To be continued.) )