Section XXVII

The battle of the forward position of the three battalions ended in an incredible devastating way, the rout of the Japanese army came so suddenly and incredible, those Japanese troops who have been putting great pressure on them, the appearance at this moment is too unfamiliar, and it is even more unbelievable, however, the facts are the facts, what they have seen with their own eyes is more real than any rumors, after being stunned for a moment, these soldiers of the national army who have been suppressed for a long time involuntarily burst out with greater intensity, The shouts of victory were accompanied by sporadic gunshots resounding on the south bank of the Xiaoliu River, and the sound of "plopping" into the water was endless, and the battle on the shore did not take long to extend into the river.

Zhang Lingfu looked at the battlefield in front of him, and while secretly breathing a sigh of relief, he didn't dare to stay too much, and soon found the commander of the second battalion who was responsible for commanding the entire battlefield, and immediately ordered all departments to count the number of people and assemble the troops, in addition to letting the deputy of the third battalion and the remaining troops of the third battalion continue to stay here and clean up the battlefield, the troops of the first battalion and the second battalion will immediately return to the battlefield at Shiqiao, where the regiment headquarters is located, to participate in the battle.

In the face of the strong firepower advantage of the Japanese army, in order to win the battlefield, Zhang Lingfu had to constantly deploy the teams of various battlefields, trying to defeat the enemy with the advantage of numbers on each battlefield. Fortunately, the second battalion commander was well prepared for the battle this time, and the plan was ingenious, so that in the final battle, the 305th Regiment reduced its losses to the extreme, and also bought enough time, otherwise, once it fell into a stalemate, the consequences would be really unimaginable.

However, when Zhang Lingfu hurriedly led the team to the position of the first battalion, something happened that shocked him, the situation here greatly exceeded his expectations, the battle was over, on the dark position, except for the sound of shouting passwords from time to time, there was no fierce battle at all, and he was worried about whether Lu Xing could withstand them, but at this moment it seems that their situation here is much better than that of the third battalion.

Chief of Staff Shang Qiuming brought the first battalion commander Lu Xing and a staff adjutant of the regiment headquarters to greet him, as if he had already known the situation in the third battalion, Shang Qiuming shouted excitedly from a long distance: "Tuanzuo, we won, we won, the devil has returned to Luodian!" ”

Zhang Lingfu looked at the excited officers, looked at the exhausted figures, and nodded with satisfaction! The officers of the regiment headquarters can only really grow up if they take the lead on the battlefield, and the staff adjutants who shrank in the headquarters will never become the climate, without the experience of blood and fire, at most it is just on paper, and now the performance of these officers of the 305th regiment makes him very satisfied, of course, tonight's ending also makes him very excited.

Bloody battle, real bloody battle, after such a battle, this team under his personal command did not rout, was not knocked down by the strength of the devil, this tenacious trait also allowed him, the regiment commander, to raise his eyebrows and puff up his chest to speak.

And the stone on the side was also quite happy at the moment, he saw the "madman" and "monkey" who followed those officers, and saw Brother Zhuzi, these brothers of the third company who stayed at the regiment headquarters in batches, appeared in his sight safe and sound at this moment, which made his heart hang down, indeed as Chief of Staff Shang said, they won the war!

Zhang Lingfu then reported to the division headquarters about tonight's battle, obviously tonight's victory made him add a lot of points in the hearts of the commanders, received his call, the entire division headquarters fell into boiling, Xiaoliu River, this is not a wide river, for their 51st Division, is already the last barrier, since the 305th Regiment was assigned over, the division headquarters immediately transferred them to garrison here, to ask for people, to guns, this kind of treatment is extremely eye-catching, however, Zhang Lingfu's great exploits made everyone shut their mouths, the division commander personally ordered this regiment commander really played a majestic here, the previous three battles and three victories, now the solitary turn of the tide, in the national army on all fronts of the rout, when there is a victory, it seems so dazzling and eye-catching, for this reason, the division commander, the chief of staff and others have telegraphed with him to praise, and said that tomorrow at dawn, will send people down to check the results of the battle, for tonight's military exploits of the general must be given a heavy reward, to let every sacrifice to forget death, the war to kill the enemy of the Yan and Huang descendants, can get the rewards they deserve.

And after powering on for a long time, Zhang Lingfu was also ashamed to learn about some other situations on the battlefield, and he also had a great understanding of some of the special situations that appeared here.

It turned out that when the Japanese attacked the Xiaoliuhe defense line tonight, the 68th Division and the 15th Army on the left and right flanks of Luodian also suffered a fierce counteroffensive, relatively speaking, the attack they suffered here can be regarded as the weakest, however, the left and right flank positions have been operated by the national army for a long time, although they have been bombed repeatedly, the depth of the defense line is enough to make the Japanese army suffer great losses, and in the case of a long attack, a battalion of the 68th Division detoured to Luodian and launched a round of raids, although it lost a lot of people, However, this kind of move also made the Japanese army very jealous, and they had to postpone the attack in case of accidents.

There is no doubt that the Japanese troops who stormed the position of the first battalion were obviously affected by this situation and had to withdraw, after knowing such a situation, Zhang Lingfu also breathed a sigh of relief, saying that if something is abnormal, it is a demon, and now that the situation is clear, the doubts in his heart are also solved. When arranging and adjusting the defense line, there is no need to have any scruples and arrangements.

Following Zhang Lingfu back and forth on the long defensive line on the south bank of the Xiaoliu River, Shi personally experienced how Commander Zhang was prepared to effectively deal with various post-war matters after the battle, and the troops on patrol still needed to stay on the position to guard against the enemy's re-attack, and the minor wounds were withdrawn from the front line after treating the wounds, and those who were capable of acting were responsible for setting up stretchers and taking care of the seriously wounded, and those who were injured and inconvenient were responsible for counting the ammunition, in addition, the vigilance of the defensive line was best expanded, and a small number of scouts were sent to the opposite bank to ambush and warn, It is to prevent the enemy from sneaking up......

The staff adjutants who were waiting on the side left with military orders to arrange a team, and each battalion and company had a staff officer from the battalion headquarters to assist, which greatly ensured the accuracy of the execution of the order, and could also carry out inspections later.

In the midst of this busyness and arrangement, the sky gradually brightened, and everyone who had been busy all night felt endless fatigue and sleepiness, especially these officers, they were not like ordinary soldiers who could take turns in the trenches to rest, often a few staff officers had just carried out the previous order and returned to the regiment headquarters to make a report, Zhang Lingfu would continue to arrange the next task, and then went to various positions non-stop.

As for Zhang Lingfu and the chief of staff, they were even busier, the superiors of the division headquarters and brigade headquarters inquired, the battalion headquarters and the company headquarters reported for instructions, the same things, one by one orders and reports, not to mention the handling, even just looking at it also made the stones and others on the side feel palpitations and fear. I always thought that being a battalion commander and regiment commander was so majestic and happy, but after really staying by these commanders for a long time, I was stunned to find that behind their glamour was more dedication than ordinary people, not to mention anything else, just to say that Regiment Commander Zhang only slept for 2 hours a day and was busy all night long, which was far from what they could have imagined before.

The day dawned, and the depressing feeling of the night was finally relieved with the brightness of the surroundings, but on the position destroyed by artillery fire, the corpse of the robe that had not yet had time to be buried still made people feel the bitterness in their hearts.

However, such a sad mood did not last long, and an order passed down from the division headquarters completely plunged the entire 305th regiment into chaos.

Zhang Lingfu, Shang Qiuming, Lu Xing and other senior officers of the 305th Regiment were originally deducing on the sand table how to face the Japanese attack next, but when they heard the order recorded by the correspondent, everyone's eyes widened, and they stared at the correspondent incredulously and shouted: "What? Say it again? ”

The correspondent is a veteran, before the training of this unit, he has been in this army, and has always been careful and serious in his work, and has been appreciated by several commanders, and now, by so many officers so much so questioned and watched, this is the first time that the world has been encountered, in this case, in other people's estimation, he can't even speak, but he is worthy of being the person in charge of liaison up and down, and the dialogue with the commanders is not once or twice, and the mental endurance is much stronger than that of ordinary people, when encountering such a situation, After taking a deep breath, he replied calmly: "Tuanzuo, the division headquarters ordered, since the order was received, our department immediately withdrew to the direction of Shi Xianggong Temple!" ”

"Bang!" Chief of Staff Shang Qiuming smashed his fist on the sand table, and with huge force, he immediately smashed a "mud pile" representing the top of the mountain into ashes, and at the same time shouted: "Wang Deping, did you hear it wrong?" Is there something wrong with your brain? The wrong order was given, but it was going to lose your head! ”

Zhang Lingfu frowned, not for Shang Qiuming's rude actions, but thinking about why the division headquarters had just given such an incomprehensible order as soon as it was dawn? Has the situation on the front line changed again? I just beat the devil here last night, and I will withdraw as soon as it is dawn, what will the brothers below think? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of a series of blocking battles on the north bank of the Xiaoliu River, in which it seemed that several brothers could not think of committing suicide when they heard the order to retreat, such a thing was like a long whip, which was heavily whipped on their hearts, making him always vigilant.

"Wang Deping, do you repeat the order again? Don't be nervous, speak slowly. After all, Zhang Lingfu has experienced too many storms and waves, and has struggled many times on the death line, which is immeasurable for the tempering of people's souls, and the majesty hidden in the calm does give people a huge coercion that is not angry and self-threatening.

"Tuanzao, Chief of Staff Liu of the division headquarters ordered, and our department immediately withdrew to the direction of Shi Xianggong Temple after receiving the order." Correspondent Wang Deping said this order again word by word, shattering everyone's luck mentality.