Section 51 Alone

"The brigade just rushed to the position of the 301st regiment last night to check, but fortunately it was not affected, which is why the news was just sent here." Lin Xiufeng's face was pale, as if he was greatly frightened, his eyes were firmly fixed on the stone, and his whole person was like a frightened bird.

Seeing his appearance, the stone was also sympathetic, thinking that Lin Xiufeng was still the chief of staff in Dangshan in the past, when he was in Dangshan, his high-spirited expression was completely different from now, and he couldn't help but feel a little more emotion in his heart, but now that the military situation was urgent, he really didn't think too much about this, and it happened that the other officials of the 302nd Regiment seemed to have received the news at this moment, and they all rushed over to him.

"Commander Shi, something has happened, Mahuiling has been attacked, and the front line of Jinguanqiao is in danger." Guo Yan was panting, and said loudly from a long distance, seeing his slightly obese body struggling to advance in the trench, sweating and back, you could also see the horror in his heart at a glance.

Shi Shi also quickly calmed down after the initial shock, and now when he heard this, he just nodded lightly and said: "This matter, I have just heard from Lin Tuan, Staff Officer Guo, what is the specific situation on the front line of Mahuiling now?" ”

Guo Yan gasped twice, shook his head helplessly and said: "I don't know the specific situation, the news coming from now is limited, I only know that the devil appeared suddenly, Commander Shi, according to the time, the devil is likely to be the army that rushed over from Ruichang, but obviously we have reported the enemy situation yesterday, why is there no movement and prevention in Shangfeng?" ”

"There has been a bloody battle on the front line of Jinguanqiao for a long time, and we don't know the specific situation, Shangfeng has Shangfeng's considerations, so let's not speculate." Stone frowned.

Wu Zihuai, the chief of staff on the side, immediately said: "Staff Officer Guo, at present, Mahuiling is captured by the Japanese invaders, and if the friendly troops on the front line of Jinguanqiao do not retreat, they will fall into the disadvantageous situation of being attacked by the enemy, and we and the 301st Regiment may be cut off by the Japanese invaders. ”

"The chief of staff is right, Mahuiling is a logistics supply transit, and now it is occupied by the Japanese invaders, and the supply of all departments has become a problem, plus the people, we have thousands of people here, if the problem of eating so many people is not solved, there is really no way to fight this battle, as long as we are trapped for seven or eight days, and then do not want the Japanese army to fight, I am afraid that we ourselves will be finished, fortunately, yesterday's supplies came in time, but we can have a buffer for a period of time, if it is delayed a little, the consequences will be unimaginable." The stone couldn't help but respond.

Guo Yan obviously also knew the power of it, especially the tentative attack of the Japanese army yesterday, the fierce momentum made him feel quite deeply on the front line, and naturally he also knew that Shi Shi's worries were very reasonable, after thinking about it for a while, he couldn't help but say: "The stakes are very high, why don't I go back and personally report the situation here to the brigade, as for how to decide, I will inform Commander Shi as soon as possible." ”

Shi couldn't help nodding and said, "Then it's hard work for Staff Officer Guo, madman, send two capable brothers to escort you, don't make any mistakes on the road." ”

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be." Guo Yan confessed again and again, but seeing that the stone was expressionless, he immediately saluted and left, there was such a big thing, he was really not in the mood to stay here longer, it was more important to return to the brigade headquarters as soon as possible to understand the latest situation, and naturally had to comply with the arrangement of the stone.

"Stone, Ma Huiling is lost, the defense of the Nanxun line is bound to collapse, maybe the devil will drive straight in, and he will be able to kill De'an in a blink of an eye, if De'an is lost, we will stay here, but we will definitely die." After Liu Wenfeng saw Staff Officer Guo walking away, he said a little anxiously, obviously it was all his scruples that he had not said anything just now.

Hearing this, Shi Shi didn't say anything, but turned his head to Lin Xiufeng and asked, "Lin Tuanfu, what do you think of the current situation?" ”

Lin Xiufeng was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect the stone to ask him in such a situation, but after all, he was born as the chief of staff of the regiment headquarters, and he had an almost instinctive feeling about the analysis and judgment of the situation, but he just lost his mind for a moment and blurted out: "Although Battalion Commander Liu's worries are reasonable, but in my opinion, it is not the case at present, the Nanxun line has been operating for a long time, and it has been fortified step by step from Jiujiang to De'an, although the loss of Mahuiling has caused the Jinguanqiao defense line to lose its support, but as far as I know, the Wushimen position behind it is no less solid than Jinguanqiao, In addition, with the friendly forces in the Xingzi area and the 153rd Brigade in the pass, it was not easy for the Japanese army to reach Dean. ”

Liu Wenfeng continued: "The key is that the Japanese army in the Mahuiling area has a brigade, and if it is flanked by the 101st Division and other troops in front of Jiujiang, it may be difficult for the troops on the front line of Jinguanqiao to withdraw safely. ”

The stone groaned without saying a word, his eyes turned to Wu Zihuai's body, although he did not speak, but the meaning of the inquiry was unobstructed, Wu Zihuai reacted quickly, and said as soon as he felt something: "The regiment, the things that the regiment is attached to the first battalion commander are worried about, but I think it is a little too far away, we are just some majors and lieutenant colonels, and there are more than a dozen generals on the front line of Jinguanqiao, how to deal with them is naturally up to them, I think what we have to consider at present is the Japanese in front of us, Since retreating last night, there has been no attack, and the Japanese are obviously accumulating strength, and if the devil's thunderous blow can't be stopped, it will be a disaster. ”

"The chief of staff is right, in his position, the matter of Jinguanqiao and even De'an, naturally be considered by the upper peaks, and now we can garrison Minshan and block the attack of the Japanese invaders in front of us." The tall sledgehammer is also an opening and a way.

"Then wait for Staff Officer Guo's order, it's not up to us to decide whether to fight or withdraw, everything is still up to the brigade seat to arrange." The stone finally spoke, and his face had already returned to its usual calm, and the huge shock lost by Ma Huiling disappeared in this short period of time, and the confident aura that emanated from his body suddenly made everyone around him feel awe.

About 2 hours later, Staff Officer Guo hurried over and brought a great disappointment to the 302nd Regiment, the brigade headquarters ordered them to continue to hold their positions, and not to retreat half a step back without receiving the order, and what is even worse is that the brigade seat did not give any explanation for the supply of things, but just asked Guo Yan to tell the stone that the brigade headquarters would solve their worries for them.

The stone has nothing to do about it, looking at Guo Yan, who looked uneasy, also lost the idea of inquiry, Mahuiling was lost, and the retreat of hundreds of thousands of horses and horses of the defenders of the Nanxun line became a problem, where did the Shangfeng people still have the heart to care about their regiment guarding in the remote places of the mountains and forests, as for the grain, grass, ordnance and other things can only be extravagant, after the supply of Mahuiling was lost, De'an's reserves were also very tight, in this case, the primary supply goal was naturally to ensure that the hundreds of thousands of troops on the Nanxun line were not them.

The reality is cruel, even if Shi knew that whatever he said was superfluous, he still couldn't help but urge Guo Yan, the defenders of the Nanxun line are people, they are also people, they have to eat if they are people, and they need weapons and ammunition to fight, without these, they can't fight with devils, their stomachs can't be filled, and where do they have the strength to fight?

Guo Yan was helpless, he was a brigade staff officer, where could he decide these things, but the stone in front of him was the head of a regiment, and his status was much higher than him, and he was in the defense area of the 302nd regiment, he had no choice but to say the words of the brigade commander over and over again, almost mechanically, and would try to raise military supplies for them here.

Where is the stone, staring at Guo Yan for the exact time, the reality is in front of them, they have three or four thousand people here, and the consumption of a day is extremely amazing, once the supply of grain and grass is cut off, the consequences are really unimaginable.

Seeing that Guo Yan no longer had the sleek look he used to have, and seeing the stone was even more frightened like a mouse seeing a cat, the stone simply asked him to go back to the brigade headquarters and wait for the news, when there was food and grass and when he would come back.

After Guo Yan heard this, he was amnesty, and he even forgot his duty to supervise the battle, and rushed back to the position of the 301st Regiment where the brigade seat was located.

In the following days, Guo Yan really sent a batch of grain and grass over, but when he saw that the position of the 302nd Regiment could only be supported by boiling porridge, he did not have any happy expression at all, but he didn't need to say anything more, he rushed back to the brigade headquarters again, and completely became a "debt collector" urging grain and grass.

Fortunately, the daily news from the 302nd Regiment was not bad, and when the food was about to run out, Shi began to organize a team to go deep into the mountains and forests to hunt wild beasts and pick wild fruits to satisfy hunger.

It is precisely because of this that Zhou Zhidao seems to have taken into account the inconvenience of Staff Officer Guo during the war, and simply let him stay at the brigade headquarters, so as not to go back and be humiliated.

And the 302 regiment did not come to any news of the collapse, so that Zhou Zhidao breathed a sigh of relief, just five or six days later, the Nanxun line finally came with a few exciting news, the defenders of the Jinguanqiao line have safely withdrawn to the Wushimen Formation line to garrison, the Japanese army in the process of pursuit by them to play an ambush and fold a lot of troops, now it has slowed down the pace of pursuit, as long as the supply in the direction of De'an can resume normal supply, the battle in the direction of the Nanxun line is obviously still fighting.

As for the defenders on the front line of Xingzi Pass, because of the loss of the Jinguanqiao defense line, these two places have lost their strategic significance, and the defenders of the two places have directly withdrawn back, but let the various departments firmly hold together, so that the Japanese army has no room to speak.