Xuzhou, Baoshan Brigade Department.

Almost all the commanders above the battalion commander level in the brigade have arrived.

As mentioned above, the two supplementary regiments that were later transferred did not have an officer establishment, so the Baoshan Brigade still had only three infantry regiments, plus a bayonet battalion, a death battalion, a reading battalion, a guard battalion, an artillery battalion, and a cavalry battalion that had just been formed.

The death battalion and the guard battalion were fighting guerrillas in the Huangzangyu area, and it was naturally impossible for Li Qinglong and Hua Hanlin to rush back.

The three regiment commanders, the thirteen battalion commanders, and the two major captains Liu Xin and Zhao Xinyi, plus Yue Weihan and Liu Yi, there were twenty people standing in the entire underground command center, and it immediately became a little crowded.

Yue Weihan's eyes swept over everyone's faces, and he said in a deep voice: "Brothers, I have just received an order from the Commander's Department, the battle of Wuhan has been basically deployed, the task of our Baoshan Brigade to delay the army has been completed, there is no need to hold on to Xuzhou, and we will break through tomorrow morning!" ”

"What, break out!?"

"That's it! Finish? ”

"Brigade, you can't just leave it at that!"

Several regiment commanders and more than a dozen battalion commanders suddenly clamored, and their eyes were red.

The Baoshan Brigade held Xuzhou for nine days, and a total of more than 9,000 people were killed, although there were many recruits and supplementary soldiers transferred from other local armies, but the veterans of the original Baoshan Brigade also died at least more than 1,000. When has Baoshan Brigade suffered such a big loss?

"It's an order!" Yue Weihan said murderously, "It must be executed!" ”

"Traveler!" Chi Chengfeng stiffened his neck and said, "Can you take revenge on the brothers who died in battle?" ”

"Of course revenge!" Liu Yi took over and said, "It is precisely because we want to avenge the fallen brothers that we must break through, otherwise everyone will fight with the little devils, although it is happy, but no one will avenge everyone." ”

"The Chief of Staff is right." Yue Weihan said coldly, "If you want to take revenge, you must break through the siege, you must live!" ”

Yue Weihan swept over the faces of more than a dozen regiment commanders, battalion commanders and captains like wolves, and said: "I also tell you that some battles we must fight with the little devils to the end, but some battles do not need to fight with the little devils, they should fight and fight, that is called heroic, if they die, they are called heroic, they should not fight but not fight, that is called brute, and if they die, they are called stupid pigs!" ”

Chi Chengfeng's head suddenly drooped, and more than a dozen battalion commanders didn't dare to shout anymore.

Yue Weihan snorted lightly and said, "Now, the chief of staff will arrange the combat mission. ”

Liu Yi nodded, spread out the fifteen sealed envelopes on the table, and said: "This time to break through, the battalion will break through separately, and the three regiment commanders can only break through with their respective guard companies. ”

At that moment, Cao Xinglong, Chi Chengfeng, Lu Xiufeng, and eleven infantry battalion commanders all stepped forward and took an envelope.

After all the regiment commanders and battalion commanders had taken away the envelope, Yue Weihan picked up the remaining envelope.

"Don't be in a hurry to unpack, everyone." Seeing that someone was about to open the envelope, Liu Yi hurriedly stopped, "Let me make it clear, the marching routes and assembly locations of each battalion and company are different, and no one is allowed to open the envelope without authorization before dividing the troops, let alone privately inquire about other people's marching routes and assembly locations. ”

The three regiment commanders and more than a dozen battalion commanders suddenly looked awe-inspiring, but they were also old oilmen on the battlefield, and naturally knew that the chief of staff did this for security reasons, because no one could predict what would happen after the division of troops.

"Two more disciplines!" Liu Yi also said, "Article 1: Chinese do not kill Chinese, if they encounter the [***] Eighth Route Army or guerrillas after dividing their troops, or the armed forces of the Daomen in various places, or even bandits, but anyone who is willing to resist and fight devils is our friendly army, that is, China's national defense force, and absolutely cannot kill each other!" ”

Chi Chengfeng frowned and said, "Counselor, what if they make the first move?" ”

"Self-defense is of course a must!" Liu Yi frowned and said, "But the scale must be grasped well, and no one can be killed!" ”

"His grandmother, what if they don't resist?" Chi Chengfeng said, "Even helping the little devil do bad things?" ”

"Then there's nothing polite to do, hit!" Liu Yi said coldly, "For this kind of beast who looks up to his ancestors and recognizes thieves as his father, we must resolutely eliminate and never tolerate them!" Of course, before killing, you had better try clearly, for the first evil or the executioner whose hands are stained with the blood of the Chinese people, there is no mercy to kill, but for the subservient innocent, it is better to let them live. ”

"Second, after this division of troops, it is not allowed to publicly use the number of the Baoshan Brigade." Liu Yi glanced back at Yue Weihan, and said gloomily, "As for what number or identity to use, you can do it yourself, whether it is the Central Army, the Northeast Army, or even the Daomen Armed Forces, or the bandit banner, but you can't fight the banner of the Baoshan Brigade." ”

Several regiment commanders and more than a dozen battalion commanders immediately looked at each other, what the hell is going on?

Liu Yi didn't care about everyone's reactions, and asked sharply, "Do you understand?" ”

"Got it!" The three regiment commanders and more than a dozen battalion commanders suddenly straightened their chests and responded loudly.

Liu Yi turned to look at Yue Weihan again, Yue Weihan took two steps forward and said coldly: "The chief of staff who should be said has almost already said, I won't talk nonsense anymore, after this division of troops, you will be the commanders of your respective troops, Lao Tzu can't control you, but you have to remember Lao Tzu!" ”

Saying this, Yue Weihan looked around at everyone and said murderously: "Lao Tzu just say one, don't bring the troops down, and don't suffer losses!" Not only are you not allowed to suffer losses, but you also have to earn back the benefits, field artillery, mountain artillery, infantry artillery, mortars, those who come do not refuse; Ninety-two crooked handles with three or eight big covers, the more the merrier; If you take a battalion into a regiment, Lao Tzu will be the regiment commander for you, but if you bring a battalion into a squad ......"

Chi Chengfeng muttered in a low voice: "It's a big deal, be the squad leader." ”

"Fart!" Yue Weihan roared angrily, "Squad leader? Think beautifully! You kid really want to bring a battalion into a class, and Lao Tzu will kill your dog. ”

Chi Chengfeng suddenly didn't dare to say anything more.

Yue Weihan said again: "In short, after the battalions and companies are built, Lao Tzu will check your homework, and if you do it well, you will be promoted, and there will be rewards, if you don't complete it well, hum, you all understand." ”

Several regiment commanders and more than a dozen battalion commanders were suddenly silent.

"Alright, let's all go back." Yue Weihan waved his hand and said, "Let the brothers hurry up and rest, and set off on time at 0:00 tomorrow morning!" ”

Several regiment commanders and more than a dozen battalion commanders immediately scattered.

According to the plan, the artillery battalion and the cavalry battalion will break through with the brigade headquarters, and there are actually not many people in the Baoshan brigade headquarters, that is, there are more than 30 female soldiers in the communications team and the health team, and there were originally a few combat staff officers, but they were buried alive during the last artillery bombardment.

However, no matter how few people there are in the brigade headquarters, plus the cavalry battalion and the artillery battalion, the goal is bigger!

The cavalry battalion has three cavalry companies and one infantry company, with more than 200 cavalry and more than 100 infantry, and although the artillery battalion now has only one 92 infantry artillery company and one mortar company, its personnel strength is nearly 200 people, and the two battalions plus the non-combatants of the brigade headquarters have nearly 600 men, which is about the size of an infantry battalion.

But the goal of the horse is much larger than that of the man, so it is easier to attract the attention of the devil when breaking through.

It's not that Yue Weihan didn't think about it, in fact, Yue Weihan deliberately asked Liu Yi to arrange it like this, and his purpose was nothing more than to attract more devil soldiers and reduce the pressure on the rest of the departments.

The only good news is that although Liu Fengsheng's cavalry battalion has just been formed, all the veterans who can be transferred are veterans of various regiments and battalions who can ride skills, and many of them are combat backbones and even grassroots officers, and the famous sniper hero Zhao Youting has also been transferred.

Niu Dagen's artillery battalion is not pure artillery, they are actually a reinforced infantry company when they pick up a rifle!

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May 19, the 27th year of the Republic of China (1938), 0:00 in the morning.

With the launch of two red signal flares, the Baoshan Brigade in the city suddenly launched an unprecedented counterattack on the army outside the city, although the 116th Wing and the 124th Wing of the Army outside Xuzhou City had been prepared, but after half an hour of hard fighting, the Baoshan Brigade broke through the defensive line, and the Baoshan Brigade successfully broke through.

Lieutenant General Nakaji, commander of the 116th Wing of the 116th Division, urgently telegraphed to the headquarters of the 18th Division while gathering the remnants and following the pursuit, and Lieutenant General Nakajima Sadao, commander of the 18th Division, sent another urgent telegram to the headquarters of the Third Army, and when Major General Tomotoshi Tengda, chief of staff of the Third Army, hurriedly walked into Lieutenant General Okabe's office, it was already 40 o'clock.

"Your Excellency General, the Baoshan Brigade has broken through!" Major General Teng Tian Zhi said.

"Yo Xi, what we feared most didn't happen." Lieutenant General Okabe couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

In fact, Lieutenant General Okabe and General Shun Hata were very worried, worried that the Baoshan Brigade would really step on the wall and blow up the Yellow River, and once the Yellow River burst, it would not only threaten the Third Army on the periphery of Xuzhou, but also the entire Wuhan battle plan.

Of course, the opportunity is left for the Baoshan Brigade, but whether they can break out or not, that's two words!

Although General Shunroku Hahata and Lieutenant General Okabe did not want the plan for the Battle of Wuhan to be scrapped halfway, they would never watch the Baoshan Brigade break through, in any case, the Baoshan Brigade was a big problem for the Imperial and Imperial Army, and His Excellency Ishihara even personally issued a specific combat order, demanding that the Central China Front Army must capture Yue Weihan alive.

(To be continued)