Section XXVI

The second battalion and the third battalion respectively occupied several hills where the original second company and third company were located, and the addition of the new force quickly filled the vacancy left after the stone shrunk the first battalion, and now the whole regiment of the 302nd regiment has advanced to the first line of the loess mountain, which is also a great improvement in the dilemma of insufficient manpower, at least the strength of the entire regiment is held in this line, and the strength has been equivalent to the Japanese army in front.

Of course, the great enemy there in Yongcheng has always made them uneasy, but they have never received the news of the enemy pouring into their nests, which finally makes them secretly relieved.

And in the evening, the heart of the stone was finally relaxed, because from the mouth of Commander Ji, it was learned that the entire 51st Division had advanced to this line, including the 301st Regiment of their 151st Brigade was in the rear of their flank, and the 305th Regiment and 306th Regiment of the 153rd Brigade had rushed to Xiayi, which was not far from here, and firmly held the direction of the Japanese army's advance.

With so many troops coming, Shi was naturally relieved, especially the arrival of the regimental commander, which freed him from the most tedious work of arranging the defensive line, which allowed him to return to the position and chat with the ordinary soldiers in a relaxed manner.

However, the stone was in such a comfortable state that did not last long, and soon he was called over by Ji Hongru, and he went down the mountain without the slightest stop.

Got into a dilapidated jeep, looking at Captain Ji's silent and serious face, the stone also closed his mouth with a full stomach of puzzlement, but fortunately, the car stopped after not driving for long, so that the stone finally didn't have to endure the torment of questions for too long.

After Ji Hongru got out of the car, he didn't rush to leave, but looked at the stone, casually straightened the bloodstained and dirty military uniform for him, and after smoothing it out a little, he whispered: "Don't talk casually for a while, if the chief asks something, you will answer honestly!" ”

These words startled the stone, but he knew that Regiment Leader Ji should be for his good, so he naturally nodded honestly, and at the same time became even more inexplicable about this line.

This is only a few miles away from the Loess Mountain in Dongzhangzhuang, the stone also took the troops to pass by here last night, but due to the tense situation, they did not stay too much, now this dilapidated small village has completely changed its appearance, inside and outside the dense sentries and a voice of low voice shouting, all seem to be here to guard the tight, every slightly wide alley has a machine gun guard, but also let the stone feel a chill, everything here seems simple, But the defensive forces were arranged just right, almost every detail was used, and all this was obviously not there in the morning, and now it was arranged in such a short time, which shows that there is a strong hand in the layout of the position.

Along the way, people kept pointing guns, even if they were wearing the same military uniform, Shi also felt uncomfortable all over his body, but fortunately, Ji Hongru and a captain officer who had greeted him earlier led the way, and they did not encounter any obstacles.

Later, in a small courtyard that seemed to be ordinary but was actually well-defended, Shi saw several officers standing upright on the side and two people who were sitting at the table and whispering something, but he glanced at it, and Shi was in his heart, those two officers who were not amazing were actually two major generals!

At this time, Ji Hongru, who was only listening to the side, saluted and said: "Division, brigade, Ji Hongru, the commander of the 302nd regiment, was ordered to come to report. The stone on the side dared to hesitate, and immediately straightened up and saluted, but the injury on his back was not yet healed.

The two officers stood up and saluted back, the man at the top of the main seat had a wide mouth and a broad nose and thick eyebrows, but only a pair of eyes were half-open and half-squinted, which seemed a little small, but occasionally the essence shone brightly, giving people the feeling that the whole body was being seen through, so that the stone was secretly vigilant in his heart.

"This is the stone?" The man squinted at the stone, then walked slowly with his hands behind his back.

"Division, this is the first battalion commander stone, Loess Mountain has won three battles and three victories, all of which are well commanded by the stone battalion commander, and his subordinates are loyal and fearless." Ji Hongru on the side hurriedly said, listening to his tone, he obviously looked very careful in front of this person, and listening to his title, the person in front of him was obviously Wang Yaowu, the commander of the 51st Division, but Shi didn't expect that this long-known commander would appear in front of him like this, which was really incredible.

Nodding, Wang Yaowu walked in front of the stone, because of the bloody battles and the stinky stone all over his body, it did not have any effect on him, stared at the stone for a good time, and even circled from behind the stone, and then walked back to the front of the stone, and then he stretched out his hand on his back to buckle the top button of the stone military uniform together, reached out and patted the stone on the shoulder, Wang Yaowu said solemnly: "Soldiers, no matter what time you have to look like a soldier, although the military uniform is torn, but the military discipline cannot be broken, As an officer, you can't relax your requirements for yourself at any time! ”

"Division, Battalion Commander Shi has just retreated from the line of fire, and he is in a hurry." When Ji Hongru heard this, he immediately added on the side.

Wang Yaowu waved his hand lightly and said: "Don't be nervous, Commander Ji, although I, Wang Yaowu, am usually a little stricter, I always have the ability to distinguish between right and wrong, otherwise according to my usual style, do you think he will have two less whips?" ”

Ji Hongru immediately responded: "It's the subordinates who are abrupt." ”

Shi listened to their conversation, but was taken aback, listening to their words, it seems that this master is going to whip twice when he sees that the button is not properly fastened? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of the fact that after getting out of the car, Regiment Commander Ji personally sorted out his clothes, which moved him in his heart, and he felt strange at the time, but now that he thinks about it, the regiment leader is obviously taking care of him.

The other major general on the side was Zhou Zhidao, the commander of the 151st Brigade and the deputy commander of the 51st Division. ”

"Why, Jingfang has also maintained his subordinates, and the reputation of my king and tiger is so terrible?" Wang Yaowu chuckled, and his eyes narrowed even more, giving people a sense of unfathomable joy and anger, and indistinguishable depth.

"The division laughed, before the head of the Cheng regiment sacrificed his life for the country, he had recommended this son many times, saying that he was both wise and brave, and he was a rare talent, and I have always let people observe his situation, and I also know about his affairs, before Xiaoliuhe, he used a platoon to break a squadron of Japanese invaders and captured 23 enemies, and captured a lot, and then when the friendly troops of the 58th Division retreated, he ambushed a Japanese squad in the area of Shenjingtang and killed more than 100 enemies with the commander of the 347th regiment Zhong, Later, the Nanjing Garrison and the late 1st Battalion Commander Zheng Pusheng blocked the advance of the Japanese main force in Fangshan, before and after three days and nights, and after the city of Nanjing was broken, he still led a battalion and three companies to garrison Jiqingmen, killing hundreds of enemies, as for yesterday's battle, it was obviously the biggest victory since he entered the war, and retreating from a large brigade with the strength of a battalion can be regarded as a rare general. Zhou Zhidao smiled and talked eloquently, for the matter of the stone, he actually said it exactly like a few family treasures, and even many things even the stone himself had a vague impression, and now he brought it up, which made the stone can't help but muster up the courage to look at the brigade commander, but found that he was looking at him with a chuckle, which made the stone frightened and hurriedly looked away.

And Zhou Zhidao also chuckled calmly, without the slightest abnormality.

Wang Yaowu paced up in the courtyard with his hands behind his back again, listening to Zhou Zhidao's report, while nodding his head, until Zhou Zhidao finished speaking, he said calmly: "Zhong Lin has also mentioned this son many times in front of me, and he even declared before that if I use this person as my guard company commander, my life will be worry-free." As he spoke, he laughed to himself, not knowing what he had in mind.

Zhou Zhidao also smiled on the side: "Zhong Lin has always been calm and moderate, I can recommend it like this, and I am absolutely sure that I will come, I think the master might as well give it a try." ”

Wang Yaowu shook his head with a smile and said: "Originally, I did have such an idea, I heard that this stone was killed all the way from Luodian to Nanjing, and I am afraid that more than 100 enemies have been killed along the way, so it can be seen that his reputation for bravery is not wasted, but as soon as I heard Jing Fang say his previous repeated achievements, I changed my opinion, such a fierce general as a guard, although I am safe, but it is also like a shackle to lock a tiger, let him continue to lead the troops!" At present, the Japanese are arrogant, and the trouble has not been extinguished, and this battle is still to be fought. ”

Speaking of this, he put his eyes on the stone's body, and said with his eyes narrowed into a slit slightly: "Stone, just now, you also heard it, the two regiment commanders before and after recommended to me, this morning your regiment leader Ji came to ask for merit again, since I won the battle, I don't need them to say, I naturally want to be rewarded, let's say, what reward do you want?" ”

Shi listened to the two commanders talking about himself all the time, especially when he heard that several regiment commanders had recommended him in front of the commanders, he was already moved, and now he actually heard the division commander personally ask him what reward he wanted, and he suddenly didn't know what to say for a while.

seemed to see his embarrassed appearance, Zhou Zhidao on the side smiled and said: "Shizuo, you may not know, as far as I know, this stone has not received a penny of military salary so far, and there are no relatives, any money and other things, it really makes no sense, I think it is better to do this, the 301st regiment is still missing a regimental attachment, it is better to transfer the 302nd regiment to the regimental attachment, let the stone serve as a regimental attachment, and it will not affect him to continue to lead the troops, what do you think?" ”