"Commander, what are you looking for me?" Zhou Tie boldly strode up to Song Laohu, gave a casual military salute, and asked anxiously.

Song Laohu returned a military salute and said with a smile, "Old Zhou~!" Come, sit down and talk. ”

"I won't sit down, if you have anything to say, I'm still in a hurry to rush back!" Zhou Tietang said impatiently, the two are also old comrades-in-arms, so Zhou Tietang is not restrained.

"Old Zhou! The command of the Front decided that, in view of the heavy losses of your troops, it ordered your troops to retreat to Hove for recuperation, and the defensive line was taken over by the 67th Army. Song Laohu said with a stern face.

"What?" Zhou Tie Dan immediately became anxious when he heard this, stared at a pair of bull's eyes and asked loudly, "Why do you want to replace us, are we not playing well?" Where is their 67th Army stronger than us! ”

"That's it! Who are you playing your bull temper against? Song Laohu roared loudly, "I tell you that I brought out the 45th Army single-handedly, and I know best what they are like." This time, the withdrawal of the 45th Army is not because you did not fight well, but because after a few days of attrition, the losses of the 45th Army are too great, so the front army command will make such a decision. ”

"What's the matter with the big losses, but we still have more than 20,000 soldiers! We can still fight, why replace us, I don't accept it! Zhou Tie dared to roar loudly.

"If you don't accept it, you have to execute it! That's an order! It was an order from Commander-in-Chief Shen. Song Laohu said loudly without question.

"Commander~!" Zhou Tie dared to shout loudly, his eyes were already full of tears, "Do you know? How many people have died in our 45th Army these days? 20,000 people smaller! There are still thousands of brothers lying in the hospital! If I just withdraw, how do you ask me to explain to my dead brothers? ”

Zhou Tie Dan wiped the tears that burst out of his eyes, and then said, "Yes, we have more than 20,000 people left now, but our 45th Army is not dead yet. We still have combat effectiveness, and we will continue to fight to avenge the death of our comrades. Now we have 20,000 people left, so let's organize us into a division, and I will be the division commander, and if there is one brigade left, we will organize it into a brigade! Even if I am the only one left in the future, I will plant the flag of our 45th Army in London! As long as we have one person, we will never be in the line of fire. We want revenge! Even if I beg you, give us another chance~! ”

looked at Zhou Tiedan's expression. Song Laohu was also heartbroken, the 45th Army was brought out by him, and now the 45th Army has suffered heavy losses, he Song Laohu is also in a bad mood, after being silent for a while, Song Laohu reached out and patted Zhou Tiedan's shoulder and said, "But this is an order issued by the Front Army Headquarters, and I have no right to decide, so I'll call Commander Shen and talk about it." If Commander Shen agrees, I naturally have no opinion. ”

"Thank you, Commander~!" Zhou Tie said with a grateful face.

Song Laohu sighed helplessly, walked to the telephone and picked up the phone, and connected the phone to the front army headquarters. The specific situation of the 45th Army was reported to Shen Hongcai.

Zhou Tiedan waited quietly from the side with trepidation, and as soon as Song Laohu put down the phone, Zhou Tiedan couldn't wait to ask, "How is it?" Did Commander-in-Chief Shen agree? ”

Song Laohu nodded and said. "Commander-in-Chief Shen said, you have been fighting too hard in the past few days, let you withdraw and rest for two days. The defensive line was taken over by the 67th Army, which was then put into battle. ”

"What? Take a two-day break? After a two-day break, the war should be over. Zhou Tie shouted dissatisfiedly.

"What's your name! The soldiers' bodies are not beaten with iron, and if you continue to fight like this, you will not need to be beaten by the enemy, and you will be exhausted by tiredness! What's more, Commander-in-Chief Shen has promised not to withdraw you to Hove, so you can be content! When you've recuperated your spirits, it's not too late to find the British. Song Laohu said angrily.

"But~!" Zhou Tie Dan wanted to say something more, but as soon as the words came out, Song Laohu interrupted him, "There is nothing but, this is an order, it must be executed!" ”

"Yes~!" Zhou Tie Dan replied with an unwilling face.

"Okay, you go back and prepare, and hand over the defense line to the 67th Army. Don't take love with you, you think I'm willing! Isn't it impossible to hand over your own defense to someone else? Song Laohu frowned and said, this 67th Army is not a unit of the 12th Group Army, so Song Laohu is not happy in his heart, but the 12th Army has suffered heavy losses, and there is no way to do it.

Zhou Tie responded dejectedly, and left the group army headquarters with a sad face. Song Laohu looked at Zhou Tie's lonely back, and couldn't help but sigh, "Our losses in this battle are really too great, whether it is the Front Army Headquarters or the Western Expeditionary Army Headquarters, we hope to end the war as much as possible to reduce the casualties of our army." Commander-in-Chief Shen ordered our unit to launch a large-scale offensive against the British army today in conjunction with several other group armies. ”

"A massive offensive?" The chief of staff couldn't help but frown.

"Yes! This time, the five armies that rushed to the front line were to all be thrown into battle and launch an attack on the British army on all fronts, in order to deplete the strength of the British army, crush the British will to resist, and create an opportunity for the capture of London. Song Laohu nodded and said.

"Great~! Our army has suffered such heavy losses these days, and I have long held my breath in my heart! Now my hundreds of thousands of troops are launching a counteroffensive together, and they are about to get out of this evil breath. The chief of staff also said excitedly.

"I usually don't talk much when I see you with a deep face, but I didn't expect this blood to boil!" Song Laohu said with a smile.

"That's, how can you say that we are also a hot-blooded young man! Ha ha~! The chief of staff laughed and said, and Song Laohu couldn't help laughing.

"Open fire~!" The red order flag in the hands of the artillery commander was secretly fed forward

With the commander's order, dozens of heavy guns on the artillery position let out a roar almost simultaneously, and the shells flew towards the British position with a piercing whistling sound. At the same time, thousands of artillery pieces of various types on the various artillery positions of the Chinese army let out a roar at the same time, and the dense shells flew towards the British positions.

"Boom~!" Violent explosions rang out, and the British positions were suddenly enveloped in smoke of artillery fire. Countless British soldiers wailed in pain, struggling in the midst of the artillery fire in the sky, seeking that glimmer of hope for survival.

"Buzz~!" Amid the violent roar of motors in the air, the group of planes that covered the sky flew over the British position, the bomb magazine was opened, and the aerial bombs fell like hail towards the British positions below, setting off a sea of fire again. (To be continued......)

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