Section XVIII

The position has a tendency to gradually calm down after an hour of bloody battle, and the Japanese troops who broke into the position suddenly lost their indomitable momentum when the reinforcements could not keep up, when they tore several holes in the position in one fell swoop with the initial surprise advantage, Lu Xing and Zhang Lingfu, each with a small team, swept both ends of the position, with more and more teams, and killed all the enemies. The wounded let out a burst of screams, showing the cruelty of war.

"Second platoon leader, take a group of brothers to the front to guard!" Lu Xing saw that the overall situation had been decided, and he also ordered loudly with palpitations.

"Yes" An officer beside Lu Xing replied loudly, and as soon as he took it, seven or eight people followed him and groped outside the position, apparently becoming more and more cautious after suffering a loss.

And Zhang Lingfu also rushed to the company position of the position, while thinking about the next response, leaving him too little time to think, killing the enemy in battle, requiring the master to make various judgments and responses in an instant, although some orders seem to be very ridiculous and puzzling after the war, but when doing the war, it should be in line with the special situation at that time, and how many people who can become high-ranking officers are real fools and fools? It's just that the battlefield environment is too harsh and the information is not comprehensive.

Just when Zhang Lingfu had not completely made up his mind, there was a fierce sound of artillery fire in the distance, listening to the still some distance away, but still piercing shells whistling, everyone in the company was face changed greatly, thinking that the devil's attack had just stopped, this was a new beginning, and after hearing that the explosion site was still far away from them, the heart of the mention was also put down.

Zhang Lingfu and Lu Xing had different reactions from these soldiers, they were at different levels, and their thinking about the battle situation was naturally different, as soon as they heard the location of the explosion, the two of them were also furious, and the serious expressions on their faces were not much better than the devils directly attacking them.

"Tuanzao, it's the ...... of the south bank" Lu Xing looked at the artillery fire in the distance, and shouted with a great change in expression.

"! Cunning devils! Zhang Lingfu smashed his fist to the front of the position, couldn't bear it, and burst into a foul sentence in his mouth, but scolding and scolding, the necessary reason is still needed, after scolding, Zhang Lingfu shouted at Lu Xing with great unwillingness: "Withdraw, withdraw all!" ”

After hearing the regiment commander, the soldiers of the first company were dumbfounded, they couldn't understand why the devils were attacking from a distance, why they retreated, especially when they thought of the dozens of brothers who had fallen down forever in order to defend this land, and the pain of their hearts like knives made them very unwilling.

"Battalion commander, the blood of the brothers cannot be shed in vain!" "Tuanzao, we still have dozens of brothers in our company, we can't give up the position to the little devil so for nothing."

In the face of this terrible shout, Zhang Lingfu did not have any unhappiness and dissatisfaction in his heart, these are warriors who really dare to fight with the devil with bayonets, these are the extension of the indomitable spirit of the Chinese nation, these people who would rather die in battle than give up their positions are the hot-blooded men who can really stand up to this world.

Zhang Lingfu frowned, looked at the darkness in the distance again, and did not speak, in fact, why did he want to give up this position? It's easy to give up and try to get it back, but it's hard! But in the face of this sudden attack, what can you do if you don't give up? In the case that the previous retreat and holding were not fully considered, the upper reaches of the south bank were again under attack, and in this situation of firing in all directions, they had no room to divide their forces, otherwise there was a great possibility that the whole line would be defeated.

Judging from the location of the explosion, it was already the edge of their 305th regimental defense area, and the border with it was the position of a reserve regiment of the 58th Division.

"Retreat, retreat immediately, go to the south bank, go to the river and fight to the death with the devil!" Zhang Lingfu shouted loudly again, and his tone was full of grief and indignation.

"Tuanza, even if we die, we can't lose our position!" Hearing the sound of the regiment commander retreating again, a mournful cry came from the darkness, but as soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of exclamations, "Cripple, cripple, why are you so stupid, what are you doing!" ”

This futile change also made the mood of the others more solemn, Lu Xing felt that something was wrong, so he rushed over quickly, and then heard a person shouting: "Regiment commander, battalion commander, the cripple committed suicide, and the lame man refused to leave!" ”

The stone beside Zhang Lingfu listened to the ups and downs of the sound in a daze, and his heart was in chaos, and he committed suicide? Refusing to go and commit suicide? Could this be what the man said that he would rather die than lose his position? Why is this happening? Why did he do it? If the position is lost, it can be recaptured, but if the people are gone, how can this battle be fought?

Shishi's mind was chaotic, this kind of sudden thing, if it was him, it would have already been out of proportion, however, there didn't seem to be any thinking, Zhang Lingfu scolded angrily: "Withdraw, all for me to withdraw, the devil has already crossed the river, what are you doing here?" Stay here and die? There is a kind, just die with me by the Xiaoliu River, and if you want to die, you will die with the devil! ”

After speaking, Zhang Lingfu also picked up a few scattered weapons from the ground, and then turned around and left without hesitation.

With the leadership of these people, Zhang Lingfu also said that he would fight to the death with the devils on the south bank of the Xiaoliu River, and the resistance and reluctance in his heart also disappeared a lot, and he felt that the familiar brothers beside him could no longer get up.

"Boom...... Rumble! The violent explosion still sounded in the distance, and in the face of this overwhelming artillery fire, the soldiers had no fear, but secretly indignant that the devil was cowardly, and did not dare to come up with real guns and fight hard.

The sky was getting darker and darker, but in the absence of moonlight, they didn't feel that they could not move an inch, and the flames rising in the distance scattered a dazzling light, illuminating most of the night sky, and allowing everyone who moved to see the broken surroundings clearly. With the support of this light, it was only the time of a pillar of incense, and all the people of the three companies had retreated from the stone bridge to the south bank.

When the retreating party crossed the bridge, someone immediately picked it up and withdrew the team around the position to the area that had been divided, so as to prevent the retreating brothers from rushing to the position that had been divided.

A staff officer of the regimental headquarters walked directly towards Zhang Lingfu, who was being urged by everyone, he had been waiting here for a while, and when he saw that the regimental seat had withdrawn unharmed, he was also secretly relieved, and after standing up and saluting, he also reported loudly: "The regimental seat, our unit and the 58th Division were shelled, and the division headquarters telegraphed that the regimental seat had full authority to handle the front-line combat matters, and if there was any need for friendly cooperation, the division headquarters would contact on behalf of the divisional headquarters. He is also determined to live and die with his younger brother, hoping that his younger brother will put the nation first, take the party and the state first, defend the land against the enemy, and fight to the death to kill the enemy. ’”

Zhang Lingfu replied with a salute, but at such an urgent moment, he still seemed calm, and only then did he say: "Shangfeng order, I already know, you immediately return to the regiment headquarters and tell the chief of staff that I am in the first battalion headquarters, and if there is any news and intelligence, it will be transmitted immediately, and the division headquarters will be telegraphed, as long as I, Zhang Lingfu, still have a breath of air, I will never let a devil cross the river." ”

Watching the staff officer leave quickly, Zhang Lingfu clenched his fists vigorously and took a few deep breaths to calm down his mood that seemed to fluctuate a little because of the previous battle and the events that continued to happen, and then said to Lu Xing on the side: "How is the situation of the first company, can you still fight?" ”

Lu Xing immediately responded: "A company of 34 brothers was killed, of which 6 were too seriously injured and did not want to involve the other brothers, so they drew their swords and committed suicide, and the remaining 73 people were all able to fight. ”

Zhang Lingfu was very moved when he heard this, and he also admired and said: "Okay, if you can bring out this kind of team that can fight a tough battle, the company commander should be the first to take credit, and after this battle, he will be promoted to a battalion deputy." ”

Hearing this voice, a burly officer on the side bowed his head and said, "Tuanza, when Company Commander Luo was counterattacking just now, he died with the devil with his arms." ”

Zhang Lingfu was stunned when he heard this, but he felt that the loss of such an officer who could fight was really a big loss for the entire regiment and the entire division, but this was not the time to remember, so he adjusted his mood and said: "Let the deputy company commander act as the company commander, and when this battle is over, I will personally ask for credit for the dead company commander Luo, and the party and the state must treat the families of the heroes and martyrs kindly, and not let these brothers who have lost money for the national righteousness have any concern." ”

Hearing the regimental seat's words, the officers and men of the first company were all very moved, and shouted one after another: "If you fight behind the regimental seat, you will have no regrets even if you die." ”

In the time of these few words, the sound of the cannon in the distance suddenly stopped, and almost at the same time as the cannon sound disappeared, a fierce burst of gunfire was heard in the distance, and everyone was stunned, knowing that the real battle had begun.

"Regimental seat, chief of staff call!" At the same time, there was an urgent voice from the humble camp headquarters behind the hillside.