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The 10th Brigade of the Sulu Mobile Corps of the Independent Division, the Xiduo blocking position, the brigade commander, Major General Wang Yiwu, put down the phone and said to the brigade chief of staff Che Yunxi as if laughing at himself: "Chief of Staff, I'm afraid this blocking battle is the most boring one, you see, the artillery position, there is no movement at all, the light artillery battalions of each regiment, the machine gun companies of each battalion, have become the main firepower, my two heavy artillery regiments, can only stare dryly, what is this called?" ”

Che Yunxi looked at the brigade commander, his face was unhappy, and he was happy, and said: "Brigade commander, didn't the division commander let us use heavy artillery?" However, it was limited to repelling an attack by the British and Indian troops. ”

Wang Yiwu squinted his eyes, looked at the happy chief of staff, and said angrily: "Just a vanguard force, at best, it is only the strength of a reinforced regiment, is it worth me to greet them with heavy artillery?" Chief of Staff, order the forward troops, concentrate all the mortars, pack up this vanguard first, and use heavy artillery, it's not too late! ”

Xiduo, Tang Qiuli's headquarters, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe, reported the situation of the forward observation post to the division commander Tang Qiuli, Tang Qiuli nodded, and said: "Each brigade will give a chance to use heavy artillery, and the brigade commanders who have fought a bold battle may not be more aggrieved in their hearts, Yuhe, let's go to the front line, let's go to Wang Yiwu's brigade!" ”

Zhao Yuhe's face was embarrassed, and he replied: "Division Commander, I really want to go to the front line, but I don't count this matter, I have to agree with Captain Huang, not to mention, when I was in Xinduo, Deputy Division Commander Tang specially instructed me to be optimistic about you!" In this way, I'll go to the front line to find out the situation, and I'll report back to you! ”

Tang Qiuli didn't squeak, just ordered a staff officer, and after a while, Shanhu came in, Tang Qiuli pulled Shanhu aside, and the two didn't know what to mutter, Zhao Yuhe couldn't help but laugh, and secretly observed, only to see Shanhu's face embarrassed, the division commander even said in that row, and blew his beard and glared from time to time.

A few minutes later, Tang Qiuli said to Zhao Yuhe with a look of triumphant pride: "Go, Yuhe, go to the 10th Brigade," Shanhu followed behind, shouting loudly: "Special Guard 1st and 2nd Detachments, according to the original security measures, protect the division commander to go to the 10th Brigade and Brigade Headquarters, remember, it's the Brigade Headquarters!" ”

Zhao Yuhe couldn't help laughing, this is the agreement reached between the two, Shanhu asked the division commander to go to the front line, and the division commander promised Shanhu to stay at the headquarters of the 10th Brigade and no longer lean on the front line, I'm afraid, this is still the freedom that the division commander even begged for intimidation, right? The relationship between the two seems strange in many words, but in fact, I don't know how many people have died of envy.

The place in Xiduo is not big, from the headquarters to the brigade command post of the 10th Brigade, but two or three kilometers away, and the group has just set off less than ten minutes before they hear "Boom, boom! A dense burst of cannon sound came, and Tang Qiuli stopped at that time, and a wave of anger appeared on his face.

Zhao Yuhe listened carefully and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he knew why the division commander was angry, thinking that it was a few brigade commanders who violated the regulations and used heavy artillery without authorization.

Zhao Yuhe said to Tang Qiuli: "Division commander, the battle in front is quite lively, listening to the sound of artillery, I'm afraid there are hundreds of mortars firing in a salvo!" ”

This is Zhao Yuhe's cleverness, he did not say the words directly, but used another way to remind the division commander and point out the truth of the artillery bombardment, and at the same time, it also avoided the embarrassment of the division commander.

Tang Qiuli glanced at Zhao Yuhe, did not speak, but the approval in his eyes was undisguised, this is the difference between Zhao Yuhe and Chang Feng, or even the previous chiefs of staff such as Feng Jiwu and Li Honggang. …,

However, this is not to say that Zhao Yuhe is smooth and has no principles of his own, on the contrary, Zhao Yuhe's methods and ways of handling things, many times, will make him very satisfied, and the people below are also satisfied, this is not easy, as the scale of the independent division is getting bigger and bigger, and the complicated affairs are increasing day by day, Tang Qiuli found that he really needs Zhao Yuhe and such people by his side.

As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the 10th Brigade Department, the guards saw that it was the division commander who came, and hurriedly saluted and wanted to report, Tang Qiuli waved his hand to stop it, and before he went in, he heard Wang Yiwu's movement inside, and his voice was quite loud.

"Okay, just fight like this, don't be complacent, this is the vanguard of the British, order the mortar position, immediately transfer, nonsense, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, if the follow-up troops of the British and Indian troops catch up, a shell, those mortars of yours, can't afford to be reimbursed, our heavy artillery? Don't worry about it, the division commander has an order, don't let it be used if it's idle, come on, execute it immediately! I can tell you, your regiment is the first line of resistance, fight hard, don't embarrass our 10th Brigade! ”

Tang Qiu couldn't help but smile, none of the brigade commanders and corps commanders under his command were good-tempered, and they spoke like quarrels, but this voice came, happy like this, unhappy too, too, after more than ten years of war and gunsmoke, the murderous aura that was not smoked, the little ink in the stomach has long ceased to exist!

Tang Qiuli flashed in, and saw Wang Yiwu facing him sideways, his left foot stepping on the shell box, and his right hand unconsciously touching the short stubble on his chin, thinking about it!

Tang Qiuli said quietly: "I finally heard the truth, Wang Yiwu, you are very dissatisfied with my deployment, full of complaints, and your anger is not small?" ”

Wang Yiwu turned his head sharply and said in surprise: "Division commander, why are you here, you don't say hello in advance, besides, this is the front line, just within the range of the British artillery, dangerous!" ”

Tang Qiuli glanced at him and said slowly: "Why, there are more than 10,000 horses in your hands, and you don't have a bottom in your heart?" I don't believe that your Wang Yiwu's command post can be blown up by the shells of the British and Indian troops! You're not afraid, what am I afraid of? ”

Wang Yiwu wanted to say something, but he swallowed back half of his words, looked at the mountain tiger as if asking for help, pulled his shirt, and whispered: "Huzi, you are looking for death, how can you let the division commander come to the front?" Have you forgotten how Brother Qiusheng explained? ”

Shanhu gloated with a face of schadenfreude, and didn't care about his questioning, but said: "Yiwu, you wait to be trained, I didn't see the boss's face is not very good, I can't help you," After speaking, he turned to Tang Qiu.

The two of them muttered, Tang Qiuli pretended not to see it, they were all partners who played from childhood to adulthood, everyone's temper was well understood, Deheng Wang Yiwu came over, Tang Qiuli asked: "Brigade Commander Wang, tell me, how was the battle just now?" ”

Wang Yi replied sternly: "Report to the division commander, more than 20 minutes ago, the vanguard of the British and Indian army, about the strength of a reinforced regiment, entered the forward position of the second regiment of our brigade in the eastern part of Xido, but I used more than 400 mortars, and knocked down more than half of them, and the rest ran back with rolling and crawling, and I have ordered the troops in the first-line position to retreat to the second-line position, so as not to be killed by the artillery fire of the British and Indian army!" ”

Wang Yiwu had just finished reporting, and before Tang Qiuli could speak, a scream of cannonballs piercing the air came from far and near, "Boom, boom!" The ground shook and the mountains shook, and the dirt on the roof of the command post fell down, and several special guards immediately pressed the division commander under their bodies and made a shield with their bodies.

Tang Qiu was far from this grievance, and shouted loudly: "The impact point of the shell is still more than 300 meters away from the command post, what are you nervous about?" Hurry up, you're going to crush me! "It's useless, it's useless to use the mountain tiger's order, it's just that the shells fall directly on the body, and a few special guards won't get up. …,

Wang Yiwu rushed to the telephone in one step, "Second regiment?" How's it going? Well, well, hold on! ”

Then, he said to Tang Qiuli, who had just gotten up from the ground: "Division commander, the British shelled the front-line positions just now, and the troops suffered no casualties, however, according to the forward report, the artillery of the British and Indian troops used American-made 155 mm caliber howitzers, and according to judgment, in the direction of the second regiment, there was at least one artillery regiment's firepower!" ”

Tang Qiuli first glared at the mountain tiger fiercely, and then said: "Alexander is anxious, this time, let your heavy artillery regiment speak, remember, just destroy the artillery positions of the British and Indian army!" The mountain tiger on the side looked innocent.

Then, he said to Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, Alexander really came up with a very close look, the arrangement of troops is very orderly, very relaxed, you listen to this cannonball, is the cannonball very sufficient, he wants to take down Xido in one go, open the channel to continue the retreat, today's blocking battle, is to defeat him this idea!" ”

In a dense jungle less than ten kilometers away from Sido, the headquarters of the Anglo-Indian army was located here, and the commander, General Alexander, was by no means as easy as Tang Qiuli imagined.

The British and Indian soldiers, who were unguarded and only thought about the delicious food and hot coffee of Sido, saw the outline of the small town of Sido, it was like arriving home, and they were lazy and couldn't lift their spirits, and along the way, the tense nerves could finally relax, and after Sido, they were full of food and drink, and they could return to the East Indies in a day's journey, away from the terrifying jungles of northern Burma, away from the Chinese soldiers.

A reinforced regiment of British and Indian soldiers, swaggering towards Sido, thousands of people did not have a formation, a pile of people crowded together, suddenly protruding, in the air, suddenly sounded a dense scream, experienced British and Indian veterans, at that time the face turned pale, my God, it was countless mortar shells, falling from the sky!

Sido, isn't it his own troops stationed? After thinking about it more, the mortar shells had already smashed down on the head, the fire was flashing, shrapnel was flying, and the smoke was filled, and after more than 20 minutes of effort, the vanguard of a reinforced regiment dropped more than 1,000 corpses and ran back with rolling and crawling.

Alexander, who received the report, sat up from the stretcher abruptly, and the cold sweat on his face came down!

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