Section XXVIII

The sudden order to retreat was tantamount to pouring cold water on their heads, and the excitement of winning the battle after a night of bloody battle suddenly disappeared, replaced by deep anxiety and incomprehension of this sudden order. Retreat, in the case of a bloody battle of the brothers of the whole regiment all night, at the cost of hundreds of lives to repel the onslaught of the devils, change hands to give up the position soaked in the blood of the robe to others, this situation, let alone the soldiers in the regiment, even their officers can't stand it, this is a position in exchange for the lives of the brothers, just such a simple retreat two words, about to be lost?

Zhang Lingfu walked in front of the sand table with his head down, the look on his face at this moment was obviously more severe than last night in the face of the onslaught of the Japanese army, he clearly knew what would happen if this "retreat" order was passed on, however, the military order could not be violated, in the face of the order personally issued by Chief of Staff Liu of the division headquarters, unless he didn't want his head anymore, otherwise, he had to carry it out, what should I do? What exactly is going to be done to deal with this?

Looking at Zhang Lingfu's heavy expression, the stone on the side was also secretly thinking to himself, however, what he was thinking about was different from others, in fact, he himself felt that his thoughts were a little incredible, when he heard the order from above to retreat the 305th regiment, the first thought that came to his mind was that someone didn't want Commander Zhang to make meritorious service?

Immediately, the stone smiled bitterly and denied his thoughts, it seems that he is used to seeing the open and secret battles between the commanders, which has made him a little overnervous, no matter how confused the commanders are, they should not jump out when Commander Zhang just won such a big victory, besides, the 305th regiment has made meritorious achievements, and the happiest person should be the division commander, with the importance of the division commander to the commander Zhang, there will be people who will make this kind of small action, it seems that this retreat, there must be something really big happened.

Just when everyone in the regiment headquarters was thinking about the situation, an officer of medium stature walked in at the door of the military tent, looked inside, and walked towards Zhang Lingfu unceremoniously!

Shi looked at it intently, and saw that this middle-aged man who was slightly lower than him was a lieutenant colonel, with a Chinese face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he looked quite majestic, plus he was walking with a tiger-like style, which gave people a sense of vigor and strength! Then Shi Shi heard Chief of Staff Shang on the side look quite stunned and quickly greeted him and asked, "Xiaode, why are you back?" ”

Hearing the words of Chief of Staff Shang, Shi was suddenly relieved, and at the same time was shocked, this person in front of him should undoubtedly be the lieutenant colonel of the 305th Regiment attached to Chang Xiaode, these days, they followed the side of the head of Zhang, and also had a certain understanding of the entire regiment, it is understood that this regiment is also a graduate of the fourth phase of the Huangpu Military Academy, is a classmate of the head of Zhang, and the relationship between the two is extremely close, while the 305th regiment is deployed to defend the Xiaoliu River defense line, this regiment is attached to a company stationed in the lower reaches of the Xiaoliu River, although the number is very smallOnce the place where they are located is lost, the tens of thousands of troops of the entire left wing corps will be blocked in a large wide area north of the Xiaoliu River and south of Luodian, which is a thing that cannot be sloppy, and it can be seen that Zhang Lingfu attaches great importance to this regiment, but why did he run back at this time?

Inside the regimental headquarters, everyone's eyes fell on Chang Tuanfu's body, obviously their thoughts were the same as the stone, and they felt too surprised and puzzled by the sudden return of Tuanfu.

Chang Xiaode strode towards Zhang Lingfu, and from a distance of a few steps, he stood up and saluted, and there was a decisive style between his demeanor, and at the same time, he could also make people feel that he was meticulous, and he should be a very strict person. I saw that after he saluted, he didn't have any verbosity and just said: "Tuanza, the 15th Army has retreated." ”

"What?" When Zhang Lingfu returned the salute, he was suddenly shocked when he heard this, and he forgot to put down the arm he raised for a while. The other officers were dumbfounded and dumbfounded, if it weren't for the usual sternness and rigor of Chang Tuanfu, I am afraid that someone would immediately ask him if he was confused and talking nonsense.

"Tuanza, the situation in Luodian has changed, and the entire left wing army is retreating!" Chang Xiaode said it again, but his expression didn't change much.

Zhang Lingfu shook his fist heavily when he heard this, and he couldn't help but scold in his mouth: "Fuck, what's going on?" Fifty or sixty thousand troops, how can they withdraw when they say withdraw! After a rare swearing, Zhang Lingfu suppressed the anger in his heart as if he had exhaled a lot, took a deep breath, and asked in a calm tone as much as he could: "Xiaode, when did this happen?" ”

Chang Xiaode said: "Half an hour before dawn, when the big should be the replacement of Yin and Mao, at first I thought that it was a wounded who were withdrawn from the front line, but when I looked at it later, I felt that the situation was wrong, so I paid attention to it and found that the whole division and brigade had retreated in formation. I asked someone to inquire, and it was said that the position of the 66th Division was attacked by a large-scale tank attack by devils last night, and the troops at the forefront were basically finished. ”

Zhang Lingfu looked at Shang Qiuming when he heard this, and saw that the chief of staff was also shocked at him at the moment, obviously hearing Chang Xiaode say this, they should already know the reason why the division headquarters issued the retreat order, the entire left wing army is retreating, and the fifty or sixty thousand troops on the Luodian line can't withstand the onslaught of the Japanese army, what can they do with a thousand people?

Thinking of this, Zhang Lingfu no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered: "Notify all battalions, retreat immediately, travel lightly, and if you can't take it away, set it on fire!" ”

Shang Qiuming reminded: "Tuanzuo, the losses of the battalions last night were heavy, I'm afraid that if this order continues, the impact will be great, are the brothers in the regiment going to the battalion commanders to explain the situation first!" ”

Zhang Lingfu shook his head and said: "There's no need for that, and there is not so much time, just tell them that the battle of Luodian is over, we will retreat ten miles, rearrange the defensive line, in a quarter of an hour, which battalion can't withdraw, and the next time we fight, we will honestly stay behind and send ammunition!" After speaking, Zhang Lingfu said to Chang Xiaode again: "Have the brothers of the Reinforcement Company come back?" ”

"I'm back, at dawn, a regiment of the 18th Army came over to change the guard, and I rushed back to the regiment headquarters directly with my brothers." Chang Xiaode replied.

"Okay, it's good to come back, now is the time to employ people, Xiaode, you immediately take the reinforced company to the position of the third battalion, the commander of the third battalion sacrificed his life for the country in the early morning battle, the brothers also suffered heavy casualties, and the emotional fluctuations must be great, you must make some explanations, you have to tell those brothers, we are not running away, nor retreating, but just transferring the defense line to the area of Shi Xianggong Temple, so that we can fight the devil again!" Zhang Lingfu said seriously, and his hand kept waving, and his serious appearance added strength to his words.

Seeing that Captain Zhang turned what seemed to be a headache in the eyes of the stone into a normal change of defense in just a few words, he only felt that Captain Zhang in front of him was really a god, and it seemed that there was nothing difficult to get him in this world.

Chang Xiaode listened to Zhang Lingfu finish arranging the task, he also nodded, saluted, and then left quickly, blowing like a whirlwind, and quickly disappeared in front of him.

At this extremely critical moment, the staff adjutant of their regimental headquarters still needs to go to each battalion to convey orders in person, and in addition, it also plays a supervisory role, involving the major matter of withdrawing troops, and there must be no chaos on the way.

Zhang Lingfu watched everyone get busy again, and he also let out a long breath, and just withdrew, in fact, his heart was very unwilling, this was a position that was exchanged for the lives of the brothers, and the defense line piled up with human lives, so he retreated without a fight? But he knew that this matter was a foregone conclusion, there was no room for negotiation at all, the left wing corps had retreated, so how long could the 58th Division on the right flank hold on? As soon as the troops attacking Luodian withdrew, they had to face the enemy's attack, and with the strong firepower of the Japanese army, what could he do with this regiment?

Thinking of this, Zhang Lingfu was a little frustrated, the soldiers have the responsibility to defend the land, but now they are letting the land under their feet be occupied by the enemy, which is really an indescribable irony.

When Zhang Lingfu was meditating on things one by one, correspondent Wang Deping cautiously covered the microphone with his hand and shouted: "The group seat, the division seat phone!" ”

Wang Deping's voice is not too loud, but it is quite powerful, directly so that the regimental headquarters that has begun to be busy has returned to calm, for the division commander Wang Yaowu, whether it is an officer or a soldier at the regiment headquarters, they all have a deep awe and fear, when their regiment was incorporated into the 51st Division, many people have inquired a lot about the commanders of the 51st Division, but the more they know, the greater the awe of the division commander Wang Yaowu, It is said that Qiu Weida, the head of the 306th regiment, once had a meeting because the button of the collar was not buttoned properly, and he was whipped twice by Wang Yaowu on the spot.

Zhang Lingfu didn't have any expression, walked over to take the phone, and said calmly: "Master, I'm Zhang Lingfu!" "That calmness and calmness are far from being comparable to ordinary people.

I don't know what the division commander on the other end of the phone is talking about, everyone only saw that Zhang Lingfu's face was getting more and more ugly, and his mouth was also tightly closed, and he listened to it for about a pillar of incense without saying a word. ”

The regiment headquarters was silent, everyone looked at each other, and no one dared to make a single move.