Section 233 Withdrawal to Liuyang

"Stone, you kid just didn't see you for a night and made such a great achievement, this is too amazing, Brother Jianshi was still joking with me before, if you kid continues like this, I'm afraid it won't be long before Brother Jianshi and I see you, we will be the first to salute." Seeing the stone coming, still meticulously saluting, Zhang Lingfu, who turned over and dismounted, couldn't help but say with a smile.

Shi had already known that the military department had sent the troops to respond, but he didn't expect that it would be the troops of the 58th Division, and it was Zhang Lingfu who came in person, and now when he heard his laughter, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Brother Lao Zhang came from afar to respond, and the younger brother is grateful. ”

Zhang Lingfu laughed and patted Shishi's shoulder and said, "Come on, you have to invite me to eat and drink for this little thing, then you have saved Brother He Jianshi in danger several times, won't the two of us have to provide for you every day?" It's not a lot of money, but we're all family members, and we can't afford to spend it now. ”

Everyone laughed, like the people of the independent regiment had long been accustomed to the casual scene of Shi and Zhang Lingfu together, and now they had no scruples when they saw them talking like this, but Wang Shi on the side couldn't help but be surprised, obviously he didn't expect that Deputy Division Commander Zhang, who had always been serious, would have such a reckless and free side, and it seemed that the relationship with Commander Shi was quite unusual. He had heard that it seemed that Deputy Master Zhang had the grace of knowing Captain Shi, but he didn't expect that the relationship would be so good, this is the legendary friend of life and death, right?

"Brother Zhang, how is the situation of the 58th Division now?" Shi Shi's heart was settled at the moment, and he couldn't help but ask casually.

Zhang Lingfu shook his head and said: "After the counterattack yesterday and took the position on the south bank, the devils did not attack, and soon after dawn, we were ordered to retreat, and then rushed all the way to Liuyang to rearrange the defensive line. After a lot of busyness, so far, even the losses of the whole division have not been calculated, however, the collapse of the previous defense line has made all the divisions chaotic, in addition to the relatively large casualties, some have run away, and have not yet returned to the team, and the casualties of the whole division should be about 50%. ”

Hearing this, the stone couldn't help but be taken aback and said, "There are so many? ”

Zhang Lingfu said helplessly: "I didn't expect that in the process of fighting, there would be such a collapse of the whole front. If the divisions fought to the death on the spot, no matter how heavy the casualties were, they could still give the Japanese army enough casualties, but this time the battle was ...... Hey, if you hadn't arrived in time, brother, I'm afraid the consequences would have been even more unbearable. However, these things don't need me to have a headache now, and when I successfully receive you back and join the main army, my task will be completed. ”

Shi Shi was stunned for a moment, and then asked in some surprise: "Liao Shizuo is back?" ”

Zhang Lingfu nodded and said, "Your kid is really good-natured, you can react to anything as soon as you say it." Now that the division has returned from vacation, it is just in time to reorganize the troops, and the burden that has been placed on me has been handed over. After speaking, he couldn't help but look at the stone and said: "It's better to say that you kid, you have always been with your brothers, no matter what the battle looks like, with the help of these brothers, the situation is not far from grim." Before I came, I knew that most of this trip was for nothing, even if the devil can fight again, where will it be your opponent, unless you don't want to withdraw, if you want to withdraw yourself, where can these little devils in front of you be able to stop it? ”

Shi couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Brother Zhang is too much to promote me and these brothers of the Independent Regiment, although we have won some battles, but the things on the battlefield, who can say clearly, maybe one day we will be ambushed and surrounded by devils, and the whole regiment will be destroyed." ”

Wang Shi on the side couldn't help but be startled when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Shi Tuanzuo, you can't talk nonsense!" ”

Shi Shi smiled indifferently: "Battalion Commander Wang, wait for you to fight a few more battles and you will understand, for those of us who die in the hands of devils sooner or later, it is nothing more than a day earlier and a day later, there is nothing to taboo." Besides, the brothers around me have died so much, and it is our turn to be the turn of our gang, I just hope that our battles in the past few years have not been fought in vain, and sooner or later, the military and civilians of the whole country will work together to drive the devils back to the small island in the East. No, not only rushed back, but also crossed the ocean and destroyed the little devil's lair. ”

Zhang Lingfu shook his head when he heard this, and said with a smile: "It's such a far thing, you can't even see the edge!" After speaking, he asked Wang Shi on the side, "Boy, why is Junzuo willing to leave you here?" ”

Wang Shi couldn't help scratching his head in embarrassment when he heard Zhang Lingfu's title, he was almost 30 years old, and he felt uncomfortable being called Zhang Lingfu like this, but there was no way, Zhang Lingfu talked about age, qualifications, and official positions, which were far from being comparable to him, and calling him a kid could be regarded as worthy of him. Thinking that Zhang Lingfu and his uncle were basically on the same level, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and responded: "The military seat asked us to stay in the guard battalion to cooperate with the independent regiment after the break, so as to gain more time for the retreat of the main force." ”

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Lingfu on the side said disdainfully: "You have it, as long as your guard battalion still fights with the independent regiment of Shishi, you kid will really put gold on his face." Don't say that I look down on your guard battalion, although they are all veterans and fierce generals transferred from various departments, but in terms of overall combat capability, let alone compared to the infantry battalion of the independent regiment, even their supplementary battalions may not be comparable. ”

Wang Shi's face couldn't help but change when he heard this: "Deputy Master Zhang, this is too much, right?" ”

"You're not convinced? Boy, then you see that the opportunity for the independent regiment to fight is too few, the military seat lets you stay, not to let you help, but to let you follow the stone to learn more, if you can learn the first or second level of stone fighting, let alone this guard battalion commander, it is more than enough to let you go down to be a regiment commander. Zhang Lingfu chuckled.

These words made Wang Shi stunned, and he vaguely remembered what the military commander had told him before leaving, and it seemed that he really wanted him to learn more from this Shi regiment leader. It's just that he didn't think about it for so long at that time, and when he heard Zhang Lingfu say it at this moment, was it really this thing?

Shi interrupted their conversation at this time and said: "Brother Zhang, it's not early, let's hurry up, after a few battles, the casualties in the regiment are relatively large, and there are more injured brothers, so the sooner you rush to the military headquarters, you can also carry out systematic treatment as soon as possible." ”

Zhang Lingfu nodded and asked, "Everything is arranged here?" ”

Shi also nodded and said: "Let's go, the main force of the devil is in Yong'an, and I can't catch up in a short time, so I don't have to worry about the back when I go." ”

Zhang Lingfu smiled when he heard this: "I knew that your kid was going to withdraw, and no one could stop him." When the senator came, he also told us to hurry up, for fear that we would be too late, and you would suffer a big loss. ”

After laughing for a while, everyone did not delay any longer, Zhang Lingfu had already sent someone to inform the troops of the 58th Division not to rush and let them stand by halfway, while he himself stayed at the end with Shi and other regimental officers, monitoring the situation in the back in case there was any accident or accident.

As a result, their worries were naturally superfluous, and the devils didn't have such thoughts and superfluous actions at all, just like they had evacuated Yong'an before, and the retreat and march here were also unusually smooth.

By the time the Independent Regiment had safely withdrawn to Liuyang, the sky had completely darkened, and Wang Yaowu and other senior military officials who had already received the news had come out of Liuyang for several miles to welcome the safe return of the Independent Regiment. Not only because of the evacuation of the whole army this morning, because of the outstanding performance of the independent regiment, they went all the way extremely easily, and they never suffered any losses, but also because of the Japanese surprise attack last night, there was no independent regiment like a heavenly soldier and a god to save everyone in danger, I am afraid that the 74th Army at this moment has long been unknown.

For many officers in high positions, although the victory or defeat of the army is important, but compared with their own lives, there is still a bit of a gap, they all know the situation last night, there is no independent regiment, there is no stone, they are definitely a dead end, this is equivalent to a great grace to save lives, such a kindness in front of them, plus the great military exploits made by the independent regiment, showing up to greet the stone, is already the least thing.

A staff officer had already come to lead the way to guide the troops of the Independent Regiment to the place that had already been divided, and the stone naturally could not be left now, and he also needed to report today's battle situation to the military seat and the staff seat, and at the same time, he also needed to learn about the battle situation in Changsha from here.

Accompanied by Wang Yaowu into Liuyang, it is far from being as prosperous as Changsha, but because it has not been damaged by the war, it retains the original prosperity here. In addition, tens of thousands of soldiers of the 74th Army are stationed, soldiers patrolling back and forth and positions can be seen everywhere, all of which make this place seem lively.

The only deficiency may be the sad and worried looks on the faces of the people from time to time, the devil has already hit Changsha, I heard that Changsha has fallen, I don't know when the devil will kill and run here.

However, the faces of Wang Yaowu and the others were calm as usual, and after walking into the bright headquarters with stones, he turned around and said to the adjutant on the side: "Go, go and bring the prepared meal first." After speaking, he said to the stone: "Don't be in a hurry, wait until you are full, and then speak slowly." ”