Section 23 Reversal of the situation

At the time of the child, a crescent moon revealed its charming figure above the nine heavens, exuding a silver light, and the faint silver light completely dispelled the scorching summer heat, so that all living beings enjoyed a rare cool breath under this silver light. The sky is full of stars, starlight, endless, like a curtain paved with gemstones, which makes people feel the vastness of the universe.

In stark contrast to the tranquility of the sky, it is the quiet and normal Minshan Mountain, which is now shrouded in the rumbling gunfire and explosions, and the hideous scene of this forest can be faintly seen in the light of the fire.

The trees are shivering, the thorn bushes are trembling, the insects, birds and beasts are terrified in the face of the threat of death, and the human beings, as the masters of the earth, are fighting for the land under their feet, and the blood is flowing like a river.

Lin Xiufeng, the lieutenant colonel of the 302nd regiment, was looking at the mountain in front of him in despair behind a tree, looking at this suffocating and desperate battlefield, that kind of cruel scene and anxious waiting, so that he, the regiment that commanded the troops for the first time, had a feeling of helplessness, the devil was in front, but he had no way to repel the other party, he could only watch the position be lost little by little, watching his soldiers fall one by one, the hill that was not high, and now it was completely shrouded in the sound of gunfire and killing, Under the dark scenes, even if Lin Xiufeng's eyes widened hard, he couldn't see anything at all.

Lin Xiufeng trembled, the cool breath in the woods did not play a role, at this moment he was sweating like pulp, his whole body was soaked with sweat, and the military uniform was attached to his body, which made him extremely uncomfortable, however, he couldn't take care of himself, a pair of eyes were full of anxiety looking ahead, even if he couldn't see anything, he didn't give up at all.

"Chief of Staff, have you contacted Battalion Commander Hu and Battalion Commander Qu?" After waiting for a long time, Lin Xiufeng finally couldn't bear the torment of waiting, and said with difficulty.

On the side is Wu Zihuai, the lieutenant colonel chief of staff of the 302nd regiment, shrouded in darkness, the wrinkles on his face are deeply magnified, and he looks extraordinarily old, but his face is not different, he seems extraordinarily calm, listening to the anxious question of the regiment, he just replied calmly: "I can't contact him for the time being, the front is too chaotic, the second battalion and the third battalion are fighting with the devil in close combat, and they are fighting everywhere, and there is no way to find anyone." ”

These words made Lin Xiufeng a little desperate, listening to the fierce screams of the Japanese army from time to time in the distance, and smelling the smell of blood mixed with the fragrance of plants and trees, he suddenly shook a little, and couldn't help whispering: "Chief of Staff, or, or let's withdraw first, it's too dark in the woods, you can't see where the devil is, and if you fight in the dark like this, you won't be able to make a name for yourself." ”

As soon as the idea of retreat came out, it was like opening a bright avenue in front of Lin Xiufeng's eyes, so he couldn't stop the extension of this thought at all, and immediately said eagerly again: "Withdraw, let's withdraw first, and wait until dawn to see the situation of the devil clearly, and then we will fight back, as long as the brothers are still there, we still have a chance." ”

Wu Zihuai couldn't help but reach out and tug the beard under his chin to hide the horror in his heart, fortunately, the night was too dark, it was too dark here, even if Lin Xiufeng was beside him, he couldn't see the consternation on his face, but from the movements in Wu Zihuai's hand were getting bigger and bigger, some clues could still be seen.

At this moment, Wu Zihuai was almost desperate, from Lin Xiufeng's misdemeanor, he saw the immaturity of this young regiment, and he saw the essence of his first command of the battle at a glance, but there were some things he couldn't say and didn't dare to say, the other party could sit in a high position attached to the regiment at such a young age, and his family background was definitely not ordinary, what if he offended the other party by telling the truth?

Wu Zihuai can have today's status, everything stems from his prudence, from his carefulness, he doesn't want to bring himself any trouble, however, thinking of the terrible consequences of if he really wants to order a retreat, they will all be finished, he still can't help but cautiously say: "Tuanfu, we can't contact the two battalion commanders at the moment, the order can't be conveyed at all, and we can't withdraw if we want to." ”

Lin Xiufeng was stunned when he heard this, as if he had just remembered the crux of the problem, and after his face turned red, he gritted his teeth and said: "Send a few more people up, and after half an hour, whether we contact them or not, we will withdraw with the supplementary battalion first, and then withdraw to the rear to deploy defenses." ”

Wu Zihuai couldn't think of any excuse anymore, so he could only sigh secretly, but he couldn't help but scold in his heart, what the fuck is this, these people who don't know anything are in the command position, isn't this a joke with everyone's lives?

At this moment, a sudden sound of trumpets in the distance came, which surprised them all, and looked into the distance one by one, Wu Zihuai's rich combat experience played a role at this moment, he heard that it was the retreat of the Japanese army, but before he understood the situation, he didn't dare to say anything, so as not to cause any misunderstanding.

"Sasa-kun, what's going on? The positions of the Chinese were about to collapse, why did they suddenly order a retreat? Soon after, Sajiro Suzuki rushed out of the darkness, soaked in blood all over his body, and emitted a foul smell, but he couldn't care about it at all at this time, just stared at Sasagawa standing under a big tree with wide eyes, and looked at his red face illuminated by torches, and his expression was long gone without the fear and fear he had before.

More than an hour ago, he took the other two squadrons to attack the defense line of the Chinese army in the dark, the night became their best cover, in the dark woods, the other party's intensive shooting did not have much effect, but then they fell into a bitter battle, there were too many people in China, when they rushed into the opponent's defense line, the dark environment became a disadvantage for both sides, in this black environment, fighting is morale, fighting is attrition, and it is not good for them, Because of the defensive reasons, the enemy was in a compact formation, and each other could know their respective positions, and at the beginning of the engagement, they were beaten everywhere and suffered heavy losses, and when the number of personnel was already much smaller than that of the other party, there was a feeling of inadequacy for a while.

Fortunately, the soldiers' bravery and extremely high military literacy played a key role, and the well-trained ones soon formed a battle formation, relying on each other, and slowly advancing forward, and the enemy quickly messed up in this darkness and was divided and interspersed with each other, just when they worked extremely hard, and were about to fight a bloody way out with blood and life, the damn retreat call appeared, which also made them angry and furious.

Mita Hidetoyo and other officers also rushed one after another, and everyone was embarrassed one by one, showing that the previous battle was really hard and abnormal, especially the long scar on Mita Hidetoyo's cheek, which made everyone look at it twice, and then secretly frightened, if the wound went up an inch, one of Mita Hidetoyo's eyes would also be scrapped.

These officers were also anxious and angry, obviously having the same feelings about the order to retreat as Sajiro Suzuki, however, when they saw the face of Captain Sasagawa under the torch full of gloom, they couldn't help but swallow their dissatisfaction into their stomachs, thinking of the captain's outstanding military exploits for more than a year, thinking of the captain's extraordinary ability, they chose unconditional obedience, which is a kind of absolute trust in the strong and respect for the commander.

Sasakawa looked at Suzuki Sajiro, looked at Mita Hidetoyo, there was no slightest wave on the face of the owl, and he didn't answer Suzuki Sajiro's previous angry question, as if he didn't hear it, he lit the light of the torch, and walked back and forth a few steps in the "crackling" sound of the firelight, and each step seemed extremely heavy and difficult.

Everyone felt the abnormality, and the previous anger disappeared in an instant, looking at the extremely abnormal captain, they were full of doubts in their hearts, but at this time, they all closed their mouths, as if they were afraid of disturbing the captain's train of thought.

"Jiang Jiashan is lost!" After a long while, Sasakawa finally stopped and said in a deep voice.

Sajiro Suzuki's eyes widened in horror, the two squadron leaders looked at each other, and saw each other's frightened looks on their faces, Mita Hidetoyo narrowed his eyes as usual, but because of the long scar on his face, his expression looked extraordinarily gloomy.

"What do you think of the current situation?" Sasagawa's face was gloomy, his gaze swept over the faces of his subordinates, and under the cover of the flames, their frightened expressions were unreservedly seen in his eyes.

Suzuki Sajiro finally came back to his senses, and he opened his mouth and said: "Impossible, Sasa-kun, Jiangjiashan has the Fujita squadron, there is a mule and horse transport brigade, and the main force of the people of China is on the Nanxun line, what can be used to attack Jiangjiashan?" Am you mistaken? ”

Sasakawa glanced at his deputy with disdain, and seemed to be very dissatisfied with him asking such a childish word at the moment, but he didn't want to dwell too much time on this issue, so he immediately waved his hand and said: "There are thousands of cavalry in the Zhina, and they have broken down the defense line of Jiangjiashan in an instant. Saying that, he snorted coldly and said: "If a thousand cavalry suddenly appear, even if we are in Jiangjiashan, we will definitely be finished if we are defenseless." ”

The crowd was completely frightened, thousands of riders? The cavalry regiment of the Chinese people? Where did the enemy come out of nowhere, and they didn't get any news at all from beginning to end?

Mita Xiufeng reacted very quickly, and immediately blurted out: "Trap? It's a trap here from start to finish! ”