Section XIV

A loud "boom" came from a distance, and it seemed that the tremor of the earth could be faintly felt, and then the continuous explosion set off waves of skyrocketing fire, as if dozens of shells were falling at the same time, which made the sound of the Japanese plane falling extremely shocking, and also made the officers and men of the national army who saw this situation for the first time feel excited, but also a little more shocked, if the plane fell to the place where they were, the consequences were really terrible, and because of this, the cheers in all directions were not as strong as when the enemy plane was hit.

And with the fall of this plane, the fierce battle in the air became more and more fierce with the sudden increase of the plane, but in a moment, the entire sky was a line of fire shuttling, roaring again and again, and the rapid change of the figure chasing back and forth also made the situation more and more unpredictable, such a situation is naturally unheard of and unseen by these infantrymen, not to mention the danger, it is the spiral and flying like a needle, which has made them fascinated in a short period of time.

It didn't take long, and several fighters came quickly from the direction of the capital, making it more and more difficult to see the situation clearly in the already chaotic sky. The battlefield in the sky was too far from the ground, and the planes that kept joining became small dots with the tense fighting, and soon they didn't know whether they were friends or enemies, and even the shouts seemed dazed.

The battle in the air did not last long, as several of the pairs of planes chased farther and farther through the clouds, and the fierce battle above the head was also swept away, and soon the sky returned to its previous quietness, except for the torn clouds that appeared a little scattered, there was no trace of the battle again.

While reminiscing about the fierce battle process before, while revealing the figure from all around, the soldiers of the national army on the ground finally had a feeling of breathing a sigh of relief after witnessing this bloody fight for the first time, this is worthy of the capital, worthy of the heart of the country, the plane that made them smell the wind and change color, and finally met the opponent, no longer unscrupulous, if the subsequent battle does not need to be like in the Songhu battlefield to suffer from several bombardments by devil planes every day, the battle started, Needless to say, the reduction of casualties, but the reduction of psychological burden alone is something they cannot ask for.

In the following time, Shi and Lao Meng, Zhu Zi and others completely completed the deployment of personnel, and each squad was quickly taken around after filling up the personnel, so as not to gather together and the target was too large, which would lead to the bombing of the devil's plane.

The third company has finally changed the dilemma of only one empty shelf left during this period of time, and let everyone relive the situation that a company should have, however, looking at the neat team that was separated and taken away by the platoon commanders, the expression on the face of the stone is still cloudy and uncertain, obviously there is still a great worry in his heart, the familiarity and tacit understanding between each other, without a long time of getting along and training, it is obviously not possible to establish it overnight, how much combat power can be exerted, no one can say, and so many people, in the overall action, It is not as flexible as when there was only one platoon before, and it seems that there is a difference in the choice of combat methods, whether this temporary large number of personnel replenishment is a good thing or a bad thing, without the test of bloody battles, it is really difficult to draw conclusions.

In addition, there is another thing that also gives the stone a headache, after the food problem has been solved, the supply of guns and ammunition has not yet landed, and now that the devil's plane has appeared in the sky, the attack on the ground may come at any time, and it is rumored that they will stop the enemy here and there will be no chance to rest, so that the battle may be fought at any time, this problem is quite urgent.

Seeing that there was no urgent thing to deal with in the company for the time being, after Shi said to Lao Meng, he rushed to the battalion headquarters, this kind of thing, he asked himself that there was no way to solve it, the only thing he could do was to hand over the problem to the battalion commander, which also made Shi feel that he should really maintain enough respect for the commanders, otherwise, if there is a problem, who will do it!

When Shi arrived at the headquarters of the first battalion, Zheng Pusheng was answering the phone, seeing that he was standing straight, with a stern face and a loud voice, Shi was able to guess that the other end of the phone should be the regiment commander, and sure enough, just when he was guessing, he heard the battalion commander respectfully say to the phone: "Don't worry, I will act, and within two hours, I will definitely rush to the designated area with a battalion." ”

Then he said a few words on the other end of the phone, and when he saw Camp Chief Zheng's "yes, yes" answer a few times one after another, his face became more and more solemn. Listening to the words of the battalion commander in a few words, the stone also looked a little uneasy, and it seemed that there was a big move? Could it be that the devil has already come up? He thought with apprehension in his heart, his eyes fixed on the battalion commander in front of him, and when he thought that only half of the personnel in the whole company had firearms, and the light and heavy machine guns were in serious shortage, the expression on his face seemed to be able to wring into the water.

Putting down the phone, Zheng Puchang let out a long breath, obviously he was quite depressed for such a short period of time just now, looking at the stone that had been staring at him in the eyes, he asked with concern: "How are you adjusting over there in the third company?" If you march now, will there be problems? ”

Shi Shi's face changed when he heard this, but he immediately suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and reported: "Battalion commander, the personnel have been assigned to each squad and can act at any time. Now the company has rebuilt three platoons, and basically returned to the number of people when they fought in Luodian, the only problem is that in terms of firearms, most of the brothers who came in later have no weapons, and the damage rate is also very serious, as for light and heavy machine guns, except for two light machine guns in a platoon, there is nothing. ”

The grim look on Zheng Pusheng's face disappeared a lot when he heard this, and he squeezed out a smile, nodded and said: "Yes, you handled this matter well, now there are too many vacancies in various departments, you can find a way to replenish personnel, whether it is for our battalion or the entire 302nd regiment, it is a good thing, you hurry back and prepare, we will have to set off in a quarter of an hour at most!" ”

Seeing that the battalion commander never mentioned the firearms, Shi also said urgently: "Battalion commander, what about the firearms?" What can be supplemented? If you want to fight, you can't go without weapons! If you go to the battlefield empty-handed, you are going to die! ”

Zheng Pusheng shook his head and comforted him: "The devil is now in the Danyang area, there are still one hundred and fifty or sixty miles away from us, there should be a buffer of one or two days, to defend the capital, what is lacking now is people, as for weapons, as soon as the gunhouse in the capital is opened, how many will be needed, I am afraid that you will not have so many people to use it at that time." ”

Shi was secretly shocked, although he should have known last night that they were going to stay here and fight the devil to the death, but he didn't expect the devil's speed to be so fast, it was only a day or two away from them, so there was not much time left for them to prepare, and now that they were not familiar with the surrounding terrain, the situation in front of them was really not very good.

Zheng Pusheng may have seen the stone's concern, and grinned to himself: "It's not a day or two since we fought with the devil, in such a difficult situation in Luodian, we didn't let the devil take any advantage, and now with the capital at our back, there is a steady supply of weapons, and there are planes in the sky to help, which will definitely teach the devil a hard lesson." ”

Shi thought of the bloody battles that had hardly stopped in the past few months, thought of the dead robes, and involuntarily clenched his fists, and then thought of the impregnable capital more than ten miles away behind him, and thought of the towering city wall and the wide moat, and a sense of war also surged in his heart, and he suddenly nodded seriously and said: "The city is here, the city is dead, this time, we will not die with the devil!" ”

Zheng Pusheng also nodded, "You go and gather the troops to pack up your things, I'll go and gather the brothers of the first and second companies, and in a quarter of an hour, let's go to our own positions." ”

The team of the first battalion quickly withdrew from Chunhua Town, they had not been here for a long time, and they were always waiting for orders when their departure was undecided, and now after receiving the order to act, it did not take long at all, and they rushed to their destination under the leadership of the battalion commander Zheng Pusheng.

During the march, Shi also knocked on the side and asked Battalion Commander Zheng a lot of information, and generally knew some arrangements.

Their 151st Brigade, as the first line of defense troops, is stationed in the area of Chunhua Town, the only way from Danyang to the capital, and the 301st Regiment commanded by Ji Hongru, the acting head of the regiment, is stationed in Chunhua Town, from Chunhua Town to the first line of Songshu in the south, it is the defense area of the 301st Regiment, which is about five miles away, and the section of Songshu to the south to Fangshan is the garrison of their 302 Regiment, which is the horn of each other, constituting the first line of defense.

The 305th Regiment of the 153rd Brigade commanded by Commander Zhang was stationed behind them on the line from Gaoqiaomen to Heding Bridge and formed a second line of defense, which could form cover and support for their retreat when the situation was tense, as for the 306th Regiment led by Commander Qiu Weida, it was deployed in Hushu Town, which was fifteen miles southeast of them, and held the key points on the right flank. Letting the 306th Regiment, which had covered most of the retreat after Qingpu was broken, was actually an opportunity to give them a chance to rest and recuperate.

Listening to the information revealed by Battalion Commander Zheng, the stone also knew in his heart that they were the troops at the forefront, stuck like nails on the path of the devils, the purpose was to consume the strength of the devils to the greatest extent, according to this view, the main force defending the city should be other friendly troops.

Thinking that they withdrew from Songhu, not only did they not withdraw from the river to rest, but made such an arrangement, they should have been cannon fodder again, Shi Shi felt a little sad fate, but when he thought of those Pao Ze brothers who had already died and didn't even know where the corpses were left, he couldn't help but shake his head and threw these emotions aside, at least he was still alive, which was much better than those brothers who died in battle.

Behind him is the capital, which is the symbol of the country, this is already the last line of defense, it is indeed irreversible, "Die and die, die at the foot of the capital, defend the mountains and rivers with flesh and blood, as a soldier, it can be regarded as a well-deserved death!" The stone thought silently, and involuntarily quickened the pace under his feet.