Section XXV

"Stone, you kid is not small, you dare to go against the devil's three cannons with one gun, and I don't want your little life." As soon as Zhou Yuan saw the stone coming, he immediately raised his voice and scolded, although his tone was serious, his face was full of concern.

Seeing the face of the company commander, Shi's heart warmed, and he hurriedly confessed: "Company commander, let you worry, I, the platoon commander, am incompetent." ”

Zhou Yuan slammed his fist on the stone's chest, and scolded with a smile: "You kid, one gun will repel the attack of the devil's squad plus three artillery, if you are still incompetent, then our army, almost no one is qualified to lead troops." ”

When Shi Shi heard the praise, his face suddenly turned red, and he hurriedly said: "It's just luck, it's a coincidence, it's a coincidence." ”

"Haha......" Around him, everyone laughed at the same time, seeing the platoon commander facing the enemy's majestic murderous spirit, his face was flushed by the company commander's words, and at the same time he felt incredible, he also coaxed, Lao Meng even laughed: "Stone, why are you acting like a girl, you didn't say anything, your face turned red, if this spreads, the faces of our brothers in a row will not be bright." ”

The stone helplessly stretched out his hand and scratched his head and said, "Uncle, I can't help this, can this matter be controlled?" ”

Zhou Yuan smiled and patted the stone on the shoulder and said, "What are you afraid of blushing, this shows that our stone is pure, this is a good thing, I want to see, who dares to laugh at this." As he spoke, Zhou Yuan looked at the crowd gathered around again, and said to Lao Meng: "I have something to talk to the deputy company commander, you go and prepare for battle." ”

Lao Meng immediately nodded and beckoned the group to retreat into the distance, leaving a space on this small hillside.

Seeing Old Meng Mali's movements, Zhou Yuan nodded with satisfaction, and said to the stone: "Don't look at Old Man Meng, who doesn't know a few big characters, but he is experienced, steady, and good at use, so he is a very good helper for you." ”

Shi immediately responded: "For such a long time, the old man has taken care of me for many things, so nothing went wrong, and there are several old brothers in the class, who are very good to me. ”

Zhou Yuan nodded and said: "You can think so, the battalion commander and I are also relieved, Shi, although your ability to fight is not comparable to few people, but remember, you are now the deputy company commander of our third company, and you also have the position of platoon commander of a platoon, your every move is related to the life and death of our company, sometimes, your words, a casual move, will be related to the life and death of many brothers." ”

Shi was taken aback by the company commander's words, and he didn't dare to answer casually, but after thinking for a while, he said cautiously: "Company commander, I will definitely conscientiously carry out the orders of my superiors." ”

Zhou Yuan saw that the stone was a little frightened, and immediately shook his head and said: "You, you still don't understand what I mean by this, forget it, you have a problem with your head, the battalion commander is right, when talking to you kid, you can't do any twists and turns, you have to say anything directly and simply, otherwise it will be useless to make trouble for a long time." As an officer commanding troops to fight, it is not just as simple as carrying out the orders of superiors, if so, why are the requirements for officers so strict? Just find a few echo bugs! The key lies in the fact that fighting a war is not an ordinary thing, and at worst, it is related to the life of our heads, and to put it bigger, it is related to the rise and fall of our Chinese nation and the survival of the country. A qualified commander needs to have his own unique understanding of the war, you know, the change of military situation is only in the blink of an eye, Shangfeng only formulates the overall strategy according to the information provided below, how to fight this battle, you have to rely on the flexible command of the officers below, and act cheaply. Just like the battle you fought yesterday, the battalion commander just asked you to delay the pace of the Japanese attack, and did not tell you how to fight this battle, your ambush battle was very good, not only the combat mission was completed, but also captured 23 devils, as well as a large number of guns and ordnance, which is not easy. ”

"Company commander, my brain is not good, yesterday's battle was also a whim, take a risk to win, if there is anything wrong, you can bear a little more." Stone said embarrassedly.

"Aren't you quite level when you talk like this now, it seems that Old Man Meng and they usually teach you a lot." Zhou Yuan looked at the stone although it was restrained, but every word was respectful and abnormal, and couldn't help but ask strangely.

Shi nodded and said: "When I don't fight, Uncle Zhu and Brother Zhuzi will teach me some things to pay attention to, I am stupid and can't learn, I am really ashamed." ”

Zhou Yuan waved his hand lightly and said, "In front of us people, don't be so modest, it will make people feel angry." Also, as I said before, your identity is different now, and dealing with people and things is related to the life of a platoon of brothers, sometimes, you can't rely on your own temperament, let's just say that today's battle, you repelled the attack of the devil with a gun alone, although it is brave, but have you ever thought about how much risk you have taken? To put it mildly, if you were killed by the devil's artillery, did you think about the consequences? When the time comes, a row of dragons without a leader, no one to command, a charge of the devil, but it is possible for you to lose your position, and when the time comes, dozens of brothers will accompany you to donate their lives is a trivial matter, and if you lose the line of defense of Xiaoliuhe, this is a big deal. Saying this, Zhou Yuan also knew that the stone would not understand the truth of this at once, so he continued: "This time, take this opportunity, I have something to tell you." ”

Listening to the words of the company commander, Shi suddenly felt that his back was wet, and he worked hard to kill the devil, how could it become a scourge to the brothers in the company commander's mouth? But seeing that the company commander didn't elaborate on this matter, it seems that he also needs to think more about it in the future, and when he heard the company commander's words now, he immediately said sincerely: "Please also ask the company commander to teach me more, the actions of the devils on the other side of the river are a bit abnormal, and I am at a loss." ”

Zhou Yuan shook his head and said: "There is no need to pay attention to this little movement in front of me, this is just the devil's containment force, our level is not enough, I don't know many things, this matter is still told to me by the battalion commander." After looking around again and making sure that no one was approaching, Zhou Yuan raised his voice and said, "The devil can't take care of us here, otherwise, how can we live a stable life here for so long." ”

"Can't take care of us? Haven't the little devils been attacking us? Stone asked, a little puzzled.

"How is this offensive compared to when we were in Luodian?" Zhou Yuan asked rhetorically.

After thinking about it, the stone said seriously: "There is no comparison! When I was in Luodian, the devil's aircraft and artillery basically did not pause for a while, and the infantry charged one after another, if it weren't for the fact that our position at that time was very strong, I am afraid that we would not be able to hold it for a day. ”

"Isn't this right, Luodian was the destination of the devil at that time, the courage of its offensive and the bloodiness of the battle, which can be compared now? If you look at the other side, it's just 3 guns and 2 squadrons, and if you count on this, you want to break through our defense, let alone us, even the little devils themselves probably won't believe it. Zhou Yuan said calmly, and seemed to know the current situation well.

Seeing the stone bowing his head and contemplating, Zhou Yuan continued: "What the devil wants is Luodian, in order to open up the connection point between the left and right wings, and threaten the flank of the defenders on the front line, now Yuepu, Baoshan, Wusong and other places have been lost, and the landing troops of the devils can echo each other, as long as they hold Luodian, the thoroughfare of Tai, Jia, and Bao counties, they will be able to gain a foothold in the Songhu area, besides, the focus of the devil's attack is now on the Yunzaobang and Wusong areas in the south, At the same time, we need to constantly deal with the counteroffensive of the 58th Division and the 18th Army, and there will not be too many troops to entangle with us. ”

Shi Shi was dumbfounded when he heard this, and only after a while did he say: "Then according to the company commander's meaning, the battle we are fighting here is meaningless at all?" ”

"Meaning? This, there will be a little bit, if you don't plug the gap here, the devil's small force will continue to harass and attack in various places, with the combat power of the devil's small force, our troops can't fight less, and it's not cost-effective to fight more, so that our defense line will continue to widen, and it will have an impact on the frontal offensive, which is like a robbery in the chessboard, the more robbery materials, the greater the chance of victory when fighting life and death. ”

The stone was completely confused, and the previous excitement suddenly disappeared, and whoever knew that he had worked hard for a long time was just in vain, and this would not be too comfortable.

Seeing the appearance of the stone, Zhou Yuan knew that he had figured out something, so he said: "Now you understand what I said earlier, on the surface, it seems that you alone repelled the attack of the devil, which is a great thing, but the stone, the devil is here in Xiaoliuhe, but just to contain us, even if you kill a few more devils, what role can you play?" As an officer, you should take a long-term view, stand at a higher angle, and have a view of the overall situation. ”

"Thank you for your advice." After hearing this, the stone was quite emotional and said very gratefully.

"Don't thank me, thank the battalion commander if you want to thank you, most of these words are what the battalion commander asked me to tell you, I didn't expect to just run into your previous incident, I just said it casually! You are also a veteran of our third company, and the battalion commander and I hope that you can have a more long-term development. Zhou Yuan looked at the stone as if he was emotional, his heart was full of relief, and he said happily.

"Company commander, don't worry, after doing things in the future, I will think about it seriously, and I will definitely not lose the face of our third company." The stone said firmly.

Zhou Yuan nodded, stopped talking, patted the stone on the shoulder, and then turned to leave, as if he didn't need to care about the current situation anymore.

[Huh, I'm back, arrived in Nanjing at 7:40 in the morning, slept a little back, and I have to go to work soon, whether there is a blank code word in the afternoon, it's not clear for the time being, but tomorrow will definitely start the normal second watch! ] 】