Section XXXTI

With the issuance of the retreat order, the strict vigilance of the 305th regiment was also removed, except for a few people left in the Xiaoliu River to observe the Japanese troops that might appear on the north bank, everyone else returned to their respective teams, and the team withdrew towards the distance, in this case, the stone withdrew with a dozen brothers of the third company, which did not attract anyone's attention at all, and before leaving, the stone did not go to the regiment headquarters to say goodbye to Zhang Lingfu, he could see that the head of Zhang was in a very bad mood at the moment, and he didn't want to add any trouble to the head of Zhang, Retreat, what a helpless choice, Xiaoliuhe, a familiar land, gave up today, and I don't know if there will be a chance to recapture it in the future! Thinking of the bloody battles that had been fought here, and the Japanese army had been defeated here many times, Shi Shi had a complicated feeling in his heart, this was the first time they retreated not because they were defeated, this was the first time he retreated because of that invisible and untouchable threat, this feeling was very weird, and it made him inexplicable.

After a few days of tense life, the thought of returning to the previous idleness, in their hearts, instinctively flooded with a sense of rejection, everyone's interest was not high, looking at the retreating army all the way, it was even more cast a shadow in their hearts.

Liu Zhuang appeared in front of them unconsciously, dense houses, sparse trees, it seemed very quiet from a distance, but the closer they got, the more this feeling subsided, only to see groups of soldiers pouring into this small village in a twisted line, like a bottomless pit, absorbing troops from all directions!

This is a place that is unfamiliar to them, although they have lived here for a while, but after leaving for a few days, it seems that a great change has been found here, this village that was originally requisitioned by the 302nd Regiment as the headquarters, the number of troops at this moment is far beyond everyone's imagination, step by step, the strange feeling, is getting stronger and stronger.

"Stone, something isn't right!" After watching it for a long time, Lao Meng finally opened his mouth to break the silence of their group, and the old voice was with a hint of vigilance at this time.

"It's so unusual that I haven't seen a single sentry for so long." Li Wenguang also shouted from the side.

Shi frowned, he did feel very strange about what they said, when they were there a few days ago, whether it was each company or the battalion headquarters, as the headquarters of the 302nd Regiment, the security was very tight, not to mention the dense sentry posts in the village, even in the critical area outside the village, it was also a guard post in case of accidents, and at this moment, these were all gone, only to see that there were teams around the village constantly pouring into the village, even outside the outermost courtyards, It's also a row of people sitting.

"I'll go over and have a look!" After looking at the stone, he was a little undecided, so he was going to go over and have a look first.

"Company commander, I'll go with you!" Liu Wenfeng immediately responded.

"Yes, let the madman follow, and if there is anything, there will be a response." Lao Meng also nodded when he heard it. Although the team in the distance was full of people wearing the same uniforms as them, however, the change here was so great that they felt like they couldn't find their way, and it was okay to be cautious no matter what the circumstances.

Shi also nodded, in these little things, the old man's experience is very crucial, glanced at Liu Wenfeng, the two of them seemed to grab the gun in their hands at random, and walked towards Liuzhuang, faintly, the two people were separated by five or six steps, like a pair of horns, they could give each other cover and help at any time.

And just as they were walking cautiously towards Liuzhuang, a figure walked out of the village quickly, and walked towards them, still some distance away, the man shouted from afar: "Stone? ”

Shi Shi and Liu Wenfeng suddenly stopped, looked at the person who came to them from a distance, showed a contemplative look, and then after the person took a few steps closer, Shi finally saw his appearance clearly, and immediately walked forward in surprise and joy, and shouted loudly: "Staff Officer Zhu, why are you here?" ”

All hesitation and incomprehension disappeared at this moment, and seeing an acquaintance in this situation was a complete relief for the stone.

The person who strode forward was Zhu Jianghai, the captain and staff officer of the regiment headquarters, he had a brief cooperation with Shi Shi when he broke through in Luodian, and he was really impressed by the bravery of the young officer in front of him, and now after confirming that this person was Shishi, he also walked over as if relieved, and asked loudly: "Why did you only arrive now?" What about the rest of your triple? ”

Shi Shi looked at the regimental staff officer in front of him who looked heroic, his face was calm, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth at all times, giving people a sense of intimacy, and he hesitated for a moment and asked, "Staff Officer Zhu, are you waiting for us here?" ”

Zhu Jianghai laughed and said with a smile: "No, I've been waiting here for a few hours!" Call your people first, let's talk as we go, if you move quickly, you should be able to rush back to the regiment headquarters for dinner! ”

Shi asked in surprise, "Has the regimental headquarters moved away?" ”

At the same time as the stone said this, Liu Wenfeng on the side also retreated back the same way, and after seeing the staff officers of the regiment headquarters waiting here, he knew that the previous worries were superfluous, and there must be other arrangements here.

Zhu Jianghai and Shi exchanged a few more words, at this time, Lao Meng and Zhu Zi and others also rushed over with the people of the third company, and after seeing Zhu Staff Officer, they all saluted. Staff Officer Zhu didn't procrastinate, seeing that they were all here, he took the lead along the road outside the village and walked into the distance.

His actions immediately surprised everyone in the Third Company, and apparently they also saw that the regimental headquarters was no longer here, and if someone hadn't come to wait for them, they really didn't know where to report.

Staff Officer Zhu didn't look back, but as if he knew the doubts in their hearts, he said to the stone beside him while hurrying to the road: "The regimental headquarters has now moved to Shixianggong Temple, and the position of your first battalion is in Shimiao Village in front, and in the morning, the head of the 305th Regiment Zhang personally called the regimental seat, saying that you will return to the regiment, but the regimental seat immediately asked me to rush to Liuzhuang to wait!" ”

Shi immediately said gratefully: "Thank you Staff Officer Zhu for your care, otherwise, we really don't know where to go!" ”

Zhu Jianghai laughed and said: "You have to thank the group seat for this, without the order of the group seat, I wouldn't have come here, there are too many things in the group now, I really can't get out of the way." By the way, I heard the regiment seat say, Regiment Commander Zhang praised your three companies in front of the division seat, the position of the third battalion of the 305th Regiment last night was almost occupied by devils, and it was all thanks to your timely counterattack to stabilize the position, I heard that Regiment Commander Zhang can strongly propose to promote you to appointment. ”

Shi was almost dumbfounded, and even the others with the three companies were incredibly wide-eyed, they did participate in last night's battle, Zhu Zi took Liu Wenfeng and others to participate in the defensive battle of the first battalion, and Shi and Lao Meng they, have been accompanying Commander Zhang's side to reinforce everywhere, and finally they are continuously rushing and killing on the position of the third battalion, but to say that they stabilized the position with their counterattack, this is not a thing at all, last night's battle can be won, except for the proper command of Commander Zhang, The counter-charge of the second battalion and the third company was the most creditable, and of course, the deputy of the third battalion blew up the devil's pontoon bridge with seven or eight brothers, which made the Japanese troops on the south bank completely lose their fighting spirit, and they did not fight alone at all, and the facts were completely different from what Staff Officer Zhu said.

Shi wanted to refute, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them stiffly, because he found that these words were also in vain, the battle was fought by the 305th regiment, and it was Regiment Commander Zhang who personally commanded and took the lead in the battle to kill, such a victory, he was naturally well aware of the regiment commander, and this battle exploit was personally reported to the division headquarters by Regiment Commander Zhang, and no one had room to intervene, that is, even if this incident did not happen, as long as Regiment Commander Zhang said it, it was true, and he was a small company commander or seconded to the pastWhat can you say? Said that he didn't lead the team to counterattack at all? The credit is not your own? Except for the fact that others will say that they are humble, they have no effect at all.

For the heavy exploits of Commander Zhang, the stone had no way except to catch it with both hands, and he could only smile bitterly, so he also thought of the words that Battalion Commander Zheng said to him before going to the 305th Regiment, after several fierce battles, several near-deaths, the stone originally gradually did not believe what Battalion Commander Zheng said, but after the battle, he suddenly found that in essence, the development of things was just as Battalion Commander Zheng said, but he and the brothers of the Third Company fought bloody battles one after another. is enough to bear this feat, for them, this can be regarded as their own strength, the more so, the more Shi feels that Commander Zhang's work is unfathomable, and it seems that every thing he does takes into account the long-term consequences.

However, Shi has been by Zhang Lingfu's side for so long, and this morning he also saw Commander Zhang's angry and helpless expression, unwilling to evacuate and reluctant to give up the position, and then thought of Commander Zhang's ability, now he is just a regiment commander, so how powerful is the brigade commander at the next level? What about the division commander? What about the military commander? And what about the more senior officers? How powerful are these people, and how unfathomable are they to do things?

The most important thing is that there are so many powerful people, but they can never help the devil on the other side, how strong is that devil? Thinking of this, the stone sighed in his heart, in the face of such a powerful enemy, any achievements they had achieved before seemed insignificant, because at any time, the enemy had the ability to completely destroy them, and this feeling always made people uneasy.