Section 76

"Less than a hundred?" Zhang Lingfu was obviously shocked by Ji Hongru's words, and immediately looked into the distance in disbelief, the brothers of the 302nd Regiment had already rested on the spot, and the continuous battles made them tired one by one, and after sitting down, they almost fell into a deep sleep, and looking at their staggered appearance, Zhang Lingfu also believed Ji Hongru's words a little, and the situation of the 302nd Regiment did not look very good.

This situation made his brows frown, the current change undoubtedly made it difficult for him to implement the battle plan originally drawn up, he could not have imagined that the 302nd regiment was almost exhausted in a day and a night, and only one of them wanted to attack, there was no chance of victory at all, you must know that they were facing a division of the Japanese army, even if the loss was great, the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse.

Ji Hongru obviously also saw the hesitation in Zhang Lingfu's expression, and after a deep sigh, he still persuaded: "Brother Zhonglin, the enemy of Sanyi Village has been surrounded by regiments, as long as all the departments arrive in time, it will only be a matter of time before they are completely annihilated, why rush for a while, if the gap is opened by the Japanese army due to our negligence, it is really a great responsibility." ”

Zhang Lingfu also nodded when he heard this, and then he began to pace with his hands behind his back, as if he was thinking about something, seeing his expression like this, everyone around him couldn't help but close their mouths, as if they were afraid that any sound would occur, which would affect the head of the regiment, and that kind of serious atmosphere seemed to stop the air from flowing.

After a long time, Zhang Lingfu sighed and said: "Brother Ji is right, the matter of the war, it is true that you can't be in a hurry, I am a little anxious, but the battle here must be solved in a short time, otherwise there will be endless disasters, a little careless, and there is even the possibility of being bloomed by the devil." ”

"Oh? What does Brother Zhonglin mean by this? Ji Hongru couldn't help but ask a little strangely.

When Zhang Lingfu heard this, he glanced at Ji Hongru a little strangely, and after being stunned for a moment, he suddenly said: "Brother Ji must not have received the latest information from the division headquarters!" ”

"Intelligence? What intelligence? I've only received an order from the brigade to let us defend Liang Yuan, is there any other news? What happened? Ji Hongru asked in some surprise.

"That's not true, the various departments are closing in all directions according to the original deployment, and the devils in front of them are already unable to fly, but there are some variables in the Shangqiu area, which is likely to affect the entire battle situation!" Zhang Lingfu said with some concern.

What kind of person is Ji Hongru, as the head of a regiment and a fierce general in a hundred battles, he is naturally extremely sensitive to the feeling of the battle situation, but when he heard the word Shangqiu, he instantly understood and said: "Shangqiu has 40 divisions, 187 divisions and 24 divisions, with complete fortifications, it should be able to hold out for a while, as long as the devils of Sanyi Village are annihilated, the enemy of Shangqiu will not be a threat." ”

Zhang Lingfu shook his head and said: "It's difficult, the predecessor of the 40th Division was the Tax Police Corps, and it has been resting in northern Anhui after the Battle of Songhu, this time it was rushed to participate in the war, but it was just two regiments, and the 187th Division was transferred from Guangzhou, all of them were recruits who had never fought, as for the 24th Division, when it was withdrawn from Xuzhou, the losses had already been more than half, counting on the 16th Division and the 3rd Brigade of the old, weak, sick and disabled to resist the devils, it was difficult, Brother Ji didn't know it, it was just a day, the first line of fortifications on the periphery of Shangqiu had been lost, The devil should be attacking the second line of defense today, and it's hard to say how long it can last. ”

Ji Hongru also lowered his head when he heard this, the gap between veterans and recruits on the battlefield is too big, a recruit division that has not fought with devils is sometimes even less effective than a regiment composed of veterans, the Battle of Songhu and the subsequent series of battles have made him see the kind of scene that he can't bear to look at again and again, in the face of the devil's powerful firepower, without an unusually calm heart, it is easy to collapse.

And after hearing Zhang Lingfu's worried analysis, he also said helplessly: "Brother Zhonglin, you and I are just two small regiment commanders, let's act according to the order, there are still many commanders above, what we are worried about, they should have foreseen it, how the battle will be fought, how the troops will be arranged, naturally it is not up to us to control." ”

Zhang Lingfu stopped, looked at the gray sky and couldn't help sighing, and said with some self-deprecation: "Brother Ji is right, when the sky falls, there is naturally a high top, the devils are coming, and there are also the peaks to deal with, we people, we can only rush to the front as cannon fodder, there is really no need to worry about this." ”

Ji Hongru smiled noncommittally, that is, he didn't say anything anymore, what he told Zhang Lingfu before was naturally not very detailed, the number of people who came from the 302 regiment was naturally far more than a hundred, roughly calculated, it should still be able to form a battalion, but these brothers were all wounded, the shortage of weapons and ammunition was even more serious, and its combat power was not stronger than the usual company, but it could not be regarded as a confession, there was really no way to hold the position in such a situation, and now after seeing that Zhang Lingfu was no longer in a hurry to attack, He also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and his whole body relaxed.

The previous two battles of the 305th Regiment really dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army, especially the series of explosions caused by mistake during the ambush of the Japanese army, which achieved amazing results.

However, this series of fierce offensives really frightened the Japanese army, and also made them cower in Sanyi Village and no longer come out, allowing the enemy troops on the periphery to calmly arrange the defensive line.

Ji Hongru found a corner to rest after chatting with Zhang Lingfu for a while, Zhang Lingfu was there, there were friendly troops like the 305th Regiment with almost no losses, he slept very well this night, if he hadn't been on an empty stomach, let him be woken up by hunger, I'm afraid he would have slept for longer, even so, when he woke up, it was already dark, and there was no light in the surroundings.

This startled him, and he immediately sat up, this violent movement seemed to frighten the people in the night, only to hear a startled voice say: "Tuan...... Tuanza, you're awake! ”

The familiar voice calmed Ji Hongru down, it was the voice of the regimental orderly, which showed that there should be nothing abnormal around, and he sighed secretly, and asked, "What time is it?" What about the Qu battalion commander? ”

"Just arrived on the first watch, Camp Commander Qu is still asleep over there, do you want to wake him up?" The orderly replied accurately.

Ji Hongru got up and whispered, "Forget it, let him sleep more, have the brothers had dinner?" When you are full, go to bed, there are brothers from the 305th regiment, you can take a break as soon as possible. ”

"Yes, Tuanza!" The orderly in the dark just replied simply, but if he could see the expression on his face, he would be surprised to see that his expression was far less calm than his voice, as the lowest-ranking soldier, he could be so carefully cared for by the commander, that feeling was unimaginable to ordinary people, although he answered the order of the regiment commander, but in the dark night, his body was straighter.

Ji Hongru returned to the headquarters of the 305th Regiment under the leadership of several sentries, just a few dozen steps away, their party was actually interrogated as many as 4 times, this kind of strict defense also made Ji Hongru admire Zhang Lingfu very much, no wonder among so many officers in the 51st Division, only he was loved by the division, and was known as the first fierce general of the 51st Division, just this meticulous style and the ability to command subordinates are far from being comparable to ordinary officers. Not to mention his flexible tactics and fearless style of fighting the enemy.

While thinking, he entered the regiment headquarters, which was a makeshift tent, and from the outside, under the cover of the night, there was no abnormality at all, but as soon as he got inside, a hanging oil lamp illuminated the place...... The sound of the telegraph and the occasional ringing of the telephone made it seem extra busy inside.

And the most eye-catching is the officers of the 305th Regiment who are surrounded in a small space on the side, when the tent is opened, everyone seems to feel the abnormality here, and they all look up, and after seeing that it is Ji Hongru, everyone salutes one after another, and Zhang Lingfu, the head of the 305th Regiment, is also among the crowd, and quickly greeted him, and said with a smile: "Brother Ji sleeps this night, but he doesn't hear what is going on around him, and he doesn't wake up when the thunder rolls!" ”

Ji Hongru returned the salute, and then smiled at Zhang Lingfu: "Brother Zhonglin has worked hard, I also owe the blessing of Brother Zhonglin and all the brothers, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't even be able to sleep, why, Zhonglin hasn't rested?" ”

Chang Xiaode, who was attached to the 305th regiment on the side, interjected and laughed when he heard this: "Our regiment is an iron man, and it is common for him not to sleep for a few days, it doesn't matter if he doesn't rest, we can be miserable, the whole regiment is up and down, and no officer dares to close his eyes." ”

Hearing this, everyone on the side laughed, and the tense atmosphere dissipated a lot, and the officers who were gathered together naturally moved to the side at this time, even when Ji Hongru saw the undulating huge basin-shaped object under the oil lamp.

Just glanced at it, Ji Hongru was surprised: "Sand table? Brother Zhonglin is very good, in such a short period of time, he even got this thing right? ”

"Brother Ji has talked about it, anyway, he is idle, so he took the time to get it, facing the sand table is much simpler and clearer than facing the map, and when arranging the layout, it will be much more concise and concise." Zhang Lingfu said with a smile.

"Tsk, Brother Zhonglin is very good, such an accurate and detailed thing is really not something that ordinary people can make, admire and admire!" Looking at the small flags marked on the sand table and the small dirt slopes everywhere, Ji Hongru praised from the bottom of his heart, and the sound of tsk was endless.

And Zhang Lingfu said a few words of modesty, while instructing a staff officer-like officer to arrange food, he changed his mouth and said: "Brother Ji came just in time, the division called us not long ago, let's launch an attack overnight, I was just about to ask someone to wake you up, but I didn't expect Brother Ji to wake up by himself, this is really good." ”