Zhang Donkey'er is thin and dark-skinned, no different from ordinary people, and his appearance is easy for people to ignore his existence, however, the sharp eyes on his dark face show his difference, and there is an unyielding force in his fierceness, which makes people dare not look directly. From an ordinary soldier in the third company to a squad leader, platoon commander, and even today's reconnaissance company commander, this inconspicuous veteran has used his rigor and meticulousness to complete heavy tasks again and again with his unpretentious style, and has quietly completed the change from a soldier to an officer.

No one knows how much Japanese blood has been stained on his hands for more than a year, as if no one can see through his serious thoughts hidden outside.

In fact, as early as last night, when the 302nd regiment arrived at Lion Rock, he had already sent most of the reconnaissance company soldiers to deploy in all directions, and a negligence in Dangshan almost wiped out the entire battalion at that time. Whenever they arrived at a new place, the reconnaissance company would all go out and spread all around it, so as not to be in a trap and not know it.

Just over half an hour after Shi ordered the reconnaissance company to give the order to inquire about the news, Zhang Donkey rushed to the mountain where the regiment headquarters was located, and the first sentence of Zhang Donkey's mouth made everyone very nervous.

"Tuanza, our army has discovered the enemy situation in the southwest direction." Zhang Donkey came panting, and without hesitation, he opened his mouth and shouted.

This sentence made everyone change color one by one, all the previous doubts and incomprehensions disappeared, and the sudden change made them look at the stone with wide eyes, not knowing why the battle came so quickly.

The eyebrows on the stone face twitched slightly, not like he was frightened, but as if he was relieved, only to hear him calmly ask, "Southwest direction?" How far away is it? ”

"About six or seven miles." Zhang Donkey seemed to have gone to scout in person, and blurted out without hesitation.

"Six or seven miles." Shi muttered, and couldn't help but glance at Guo Yan on the side, seeing that his expression was not abnormal, he couldn't help but put his eyes on the crumpled map in his hand again.

Staff Officer Guo also reacted at this time, and asked Zhang Donkey with some uncertainty: "Is it Xingjiacun or Guojiadun?" ”

Zhang Donkey shook his head and said, "I don't know, we saw the traces of the devil from a distance, but it was hidden, and we were not able to find out the situation there." ”

"That's going to be a bit of a problem." Guo Yan couldn't help frowning when he heard this.

Shi Shi looked at Guo Yan as if he really knew the terrain here, and his previous worries and puzzles disappeared in an instant, and at this time he even asked: "What, does Staff Officer Guo think there is something wrong?" ”

Guo Yan's round face was tense at this time, and he couldn't see the slightest smile, which was in obvious contrast with his usual appearance, and he didn't hide it at all, and said in detail: "Commander Shi may not be familiar with the terrain here, it's like this, we have a mountain called Biandan Mountain about five miles southwest of here, this mountain is towering in the middle and flat on both sides, like carrying two bundles of firewood and getting its name. Because of this, there is a small road in the north and south of the mountain, the mountain road in the north leads to Xingjia Village, and the mountain road in the south leads to Guojiadun. ”

Shi Shi looked at Guo Yan without any surprised expression, as if he had expected that there would be devils coming, and immediately snorted coldly and said, "Staff Officer Guo, you already know that there are devils here?" ”

Guo Yan saw that the stone had changed from its usual casual appearance, and the whole person looked murderous, and couldn't help but smile reluctantly: "This...... Forgive me, there are some things that are not under our control, and if I can, I will never dare to hide it. ”

Lin Xiufeng, who was attached to the regiment, has been silent recently, and now the appearance of the devil seems to have aroused his spirit, and at this moment he said with an unkind expression: "Staff Officer Guo, you are going too far by doing this, is it possible that you have to wait until the devil is killed in front of us before telling us that we are going to fight?" Aren't you kidding the lives of our brothers in the 302nd Regiment? ”

"No, no, before the start of the trip, the brigade seat has a lot of explanations, and you must not disclose anything until the battle, this matter is very important, if it weren't for the fact that I came here once, and personally came to lead the way for Commander Shi, I'm afraid even I wouldn't be qualified to know." Guo Yan couldn't help but explain with a wry smile, his humble posture was very different from when Staff Officer Wei rushed into Gaoling Village.

The stone shook his head slightly at Lin Xiufeng, stopping his next words, and then turned to Guo Yan and said: "Staff Officer Guo is bound by military regulations, and these things can be forgiven, but now the devil is a few miles away, and he may engage in battle at any time, and we are still confused, which is inevitably a little unfavorable to the battle situation, if it is convenient for Staff Officer Guo, should he also tell us about the situation in front of him?" ”

Guo Yan lowered his head and muttered for a moment, and soon raised his head and said: "Okay, now that we have arrived at the predetermined location, and the war will start soon, we should indeed report the situation to Commander Shi, but most of the devils will also reconnoiter to the place where we are at this moment, and we also have to hurry up." ”

"Staff Officer Guo, let's make a long story short." Stone said with a full face.

"It's too specific, I'm not sure, but from the analysis of the orders we received, we should have wanted to lure the devils to be fooled and lure the devils to the front line of De'an to annihilate them. The First Corps of the Ninth Theater of Operations of our department is now stationed on Nanxun Road, the Second Corps is guarding the Ruiwu line, and the five divisions and one brigade of the 11th Group Army of the Japanese Army are now firmly pinned down on the line from Jiujiang to Ruichang and cannot move, which is obviously not conducive to the Japanese plan to attack Wuhan, because the withdrawal of Minshan and the direct exposure of De'an to the Japanese army are tantamount to creating conditions for the Japanese army to break the stalemate. However, judging from the current situation, it seems that the devils have not been fooled, but have sent the main force to bypass Minshan and launch an attack from the front line of Ruiwu Road, where the Second Corps is stationed, in order to encircle us in the De'an area. Guo Yan said eloquently.

"Encircling our First Legion?" Lin Xiufeng said in shock, as if he couldn't believe Guo Yan's words.

Wu Zihuai on the side also muttered: "With an army of more than 100,000 people, the devil is not afraid of being strung to death?" ”

Shi frowned, as if he didn't expect that the layout of the two sides was so large, in this situation, their regiment really seemed insignificant, compared to a corps of more than 100,000 people, what was their small regiment? A few thousand people are only a fraction of them, and it is no wonder that they have not known until now that a battle of this magnitude is indeed beyond the reach of an officer of our rank.

"If we can take De'an by surprise, it is really possible for our main force to be surrounded, after all, our main force is in Lushan, and the Xingzi area is blocking the Japanese army, although there are many troops stationed behind it, but it is really difficult to say whether it can deal with this sudden situation." After thinking for a while, Shi couldn't help but be slightly shocked in his heart, the enemy's courage and determination obviously made him feel the madness of the other party, fighting with a madman is the most headache, because you don't know what kind of crazy move a madman will make next, not to mention, this madman still has their unimaginable combat effectiveness.

"This is not something we can control, but since Shangfeng dares to withdraw from Minshan and let the devils in, I am afraid that he has absolute confidence in De'an's defense line, this kind of battle, the strength is already secondary, I am afraid that it is still the courage and confidence of the commanders, if one side does not dare to fight, some hesitation and retreat, then the impact on morale may be very great." Guo Yan couldn't help but respond.

Shi nodded, feeling that his head was a little swollen, a 302 regiment made him a little difficult to parry, when he thought of hundreds of thousands of troops spread out across the line, dogs and teeth staggered fighting, he was a little speechless, hundreds of thousands of troops, to him is undoubtedly like an astronomical number of difficult to figure out, let alone command the battle like an arm.

"Staff Officer Guo, since the devil wants to capture De'an, I am afraid that there are a lot of Japanese troops killed from Ruiwu Road, is it a bit too big to rely on our 302nd Regiment?" The stone shook his head, as if trying to shake off the complicated thoughts, and asked seriously.

"I don't know which Japanese army it killed now, but now the 101st Division is on the front line of the Wushimen Formation, the Taiwan Infantry Brigade is in the Xingzi area, and the 9th Division is deployed on the Ruichang line, the most likely is the 106th Division or the 27th Division, and it is also possible that these two divisions will come together." As a staff officer of the brigade headquarters, Guo Yan obviously knows a lot of information.

But this news undoubtedly deeply shocked Shi and the others, and Lin Xiufeng couldn't help blurting out: "A division? Staff Officer Guo, the devil has come to a division? This is a bit of a joke, the devil has a division, and we only have one regiment, so how can we fight? Stuff the devil's teeth. ”

Guo Yan also smiled bitterly: "Lin Tuanfu, I am just a captain and staff officer, where am I qualified to know the specific battle plan, but I think that Shangfeng should not let the brothers come to die in vain." ”

Lin Xiufeng couldn't help but snort coldly and said: "This is not necessarily, who knows what they think, if Shangfeng wants to use us as bait to attract devils to take the bait?" ”

Guo Yan looked embarrassed, but soon smiled bitterly: "Lin Tuanfu, even if I want to be cannon fodder, I will be with you, if you can really annihilate a division of devils because of this, it will be worth dying." ”

Shi immediately asked: "Staff Officer Guo, I don't know what Shangfeng wants from us in this battle?" ”