Section 98 The Independent Regiment is coming

"Master, we've asked for help so many times, why haven't there been any friendly reinforcements until now?" Zhang Zhaopu, the commander of the third battalion, couldn't help but ask on the side.

Yu Chengwan also sat down with them, leaning his back against the wall of the trench, and the comfortable feeling made him breathe a long sigh of relief. Tightening the military coat on his body, he sighed and replied: "This is not a question of asking for help or not asking for help, but a question of the combat plan of the entire theater of operations. Since Shangfeng arranged for a unit of our 74th Army to be stationed on the front line of Gao'an, and all the troops were evacuated, it was obvious that he also had other plans and ideas. This kind of thing is not something that people of our level can care about, let's think about how to fight the battle in front of us! ”

After a pause, Yu Chengwan also said helplessly: "The first line of the downhill bridge we are on now is already the last line of defense on the periphery of Shangguan, once this place is lost, the flanks of the 58th Division on the front line of Huangbailing and Jigong Mountain will be hit by devils, so that the 58th Division can only retreat, and when our two divisions are compressed back to Shanggao, the problem will be troublesome." When the time comes, the devil's aircraft and artillery will bombard intensively, which can give us great damage. In addition, with the shrinking of our defensive line here, the 51st Division on the south bank of the Jinjiang River is obviously untenable, and the troops of an army are shrinking in such a small place as Shanggao, and this kind of battle cannot be fought at all. ”

Du Ding, who was on the side, couldn't help asking: "Division, how is the situation on the 58th Division?" Can you send them reinforcements? ”

Yu Chengwan shook his head and said, "Don't expect this!" Yesterday, I had a phone call with Deputy Division Commander Zhang of the 58th Division and learned about the situation on the 58th Division. Having said that, you may not believe it, but the situation of the 58th Division may be even worse than ours. Seeing that their eyes really widened and they looked incredible, Yu Chengwan also said: "This has to start with the beginning of the battle." At the beginning, the 51st Division was deployed on the south bank of the Jinjiang River, the 58th Division was stationed in Xiangcheng and the first line of Gray Bu in the center, and the three divisions were deployed in parallel, and the key point was the 58th Division. Then the 51st Division was defeated and retreated on the front line of Ducheng, and the 58th Division went to meet it, according to the words of Deputy Division Commander Zhang, the battle on the south bank of the Jinjiang River was taken charge by their 58th Division. Later, the war was tense here, and the 58th Division had to draw troops to cross the river to support and attack the Japanese army from the flank, until now, the main defense line north of Shanggao has actually been served as the main defense by the 58th Division, and at the same time, under the condition of taking into account the battlefield on the south bank of the Jinjiang River, the 58th Division has to deal with the two armies of the devils on the two battlefields, and the situation is far worse than ours. ”

Du Ding couldn't help but ask: "Division, isn't there still a 51st division on the south bank?" Why do you need reinforcements from the 58th Division? ”

When Yu Chengwan heard this, he couldn't help but lower his head and sighed bitterly, there are some things that he really can't say! In his position, there are some things that will offend many people.

The third battalion commander Zhang Zhaopu was not taboo, and opened his mouth and said: "Isn't the 51st Division known as the most capable unit of our 74th Army?" In the past, no matter what the battle was, it was the 51st Division that fought in the front, and a division dared to fight hard with a division of devils. Deputy Division Zhang of the 58th Division, the most proud battle was also fought in the 51st Division, right? How long has it been, how can it be beaten by an independent mixed brigade of devils in the blink of an eye, and the armor has been discarded, and the army has collapsed? ”

Du Ding also reacted at this time, and couldn't help patting his thigh and saying: "When the 28th army was reorganized, wasn't a regiment transferred from the 51st Division to be reorganized into an independent regiment?" It can't be because of this group, right? ”

Yu Chengwan couldn't help but sigh secretly when he heard this, they could only guess. He is completely sure that it is indeed for this reason that the 302nd Regiment's self-confidence and toughness on the battlefield can be compared to ordinary troops? He was sure that if the battle on the south bank of the Jinjiang River was fought by stones, the 51st Division would not be needed, as long as they had one regiment, they would definitely be able to block the devils on the front line of Ducheng. At the beginning, the situation in the big city was so critical, but in the hands of the stone, it was completely easy and normal. Even the devils of the 101st Division fought to the end, and even Xishan Wanshou Palace did not dare to come out.

"These are not things we should discuss. It's not too early, you should hurry up and take a rest, as soon as the morning dawns, the devil will be killed. The devil violated common sense and stormed the position of the 58th Division overnight, and tomorrow morning, it must be a vicious battle, and how long it can be held here is related to whether Shanggao can hold it or not. Thinking of this, Yu Chengwan couldn't help but forcibly change the topic and didn't say more.

"Yes, Master!" The two of them answered, and even if they didn't care, they just lay down without thinking, so tired that they couldn't care so much at all, no matter where they fell, they could sleep sweetly.

Yu Chengwan smelled the foul smell coming from the battlefield, listened to the snoring, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, how long will such a battle last? If you lose this position tomorrow before it gets dark, how long can you hold out after retreating to the heights? How should I face the military seat when the time comes?

Just as he was thinking about these things, there was a noise in the distance, and he could vaguely hear what seemed to be shouting, "Have you seen the master's seat?" "Where is the master's seat?" There are words of emergency military intelligence ......".

Yu Chengwan didn't know if it was because he was too involved in thinking about things, or because he hadn't been rested for a long time, and his reaction was a little late, and he didn't have any reaction to the situation in the distance. However, the adjutant on the side listened carefully, jumped up, and hurried to meet him. He went fast and came back faster, and as soon as he rushed to Yu Chengwan's side, he couldn't suppress his emotions and said, "Master, reinforcements!" Reinforcements arrived. ”

Yu Chengwan was stunned when he heard this, and after about half a minute or so, he suddenly grabbed the adjutant's arm and asked sharply, "What did you say?" Say it again? ”

Yu Chengwan's fingers were like steel bars binding the adjutant, making him feel like his arm was going to be torn off. However, he still shouted with excitement on his face: "Master, reinforcements are coming." I just received news from the military headquarters that the independent regiment had ended the battle on the left flank and rushed to the periphery of Shanggao. ”

"Independent regiment!" Yu Cheng Wannian thought for a moment, and suddenly said in ecstasy: "The independent regiment has gone south? The stone is coming? ”

His roar woke up Du Ding and Zhang Zhaopu, who had just fallen asleep, and the two asked in a daze: "Master, what's wrong?" Is the devil coming? ”

Yu Chengwan suddenly got up and laughed: "We won, we won this battle, brothers, we have won this battle!" ”

Du Ding and Zhang Zhaopu couldn't help but be dumbfounded, they didn't know what happened to the division seat for a while, they could only look at Adjutant Chen on the side. Adjutant Chen was also in a good mood at the moment, and before they could speak, he told the two of them the news he had just gotten. Knowing that reinforcements had arrived, but only one regiment, their reaction was very different from Yu Chengwan's. What role can the strength of a regiment play in this situation? The devil in front of him has a division! At least one division of troops must arrive, right? Looking at the excited appearance of the master, they couldn't help but shake their heads. It seems that the pressure on Shizao is too great, and after getting the news of reinforcements, he is already a little overjoyed. What role can a regiment play by that one? Hold on to the heights? If there were no follow-up reinforcements arriving, it would have been almost the same.

However, thinking that Shizuo hadn't closed his eyes for six or seven days, they couldn't bear to hit him. Forget it, since the master is happy, let him be more happy, the battle during this time is really too aggrieved.

"Let's go, go back to the headquarters, and inform Commander Liao and Deputy Division Commander Zhang of the 58th Division, and tell them that the independent regiment of the stone has arrived, as long as we resist the attack of the devil and give the stone room to play, we will win this battle." Yu Cheng was overjoyed, and he couldn't wait to return to the command headquarters and gave the order. At the same time, the whole person also swept away the previous fatigue, became extraordinarily energetic, and even the body was straightened.

When they returned to the headquarters, the officers of the 57th Division were obviously aware of the arrival of the Independent Regiment, although they also felt that the reinforcements were too few and might not be of much help to the current situation. But after fighting for so many days, reinforcements finally arrived, which still made them quite happy. At the very least, the arrival of reinforcements finally brought them hope, and as long as people have hope, they have the courage to struggle.

"Where is the Independence Regiment now?" Yu Chengwan didn't have the heart to tell them these things, he didn't just see hope, but felt that with the arrival of the independent regiment, the battle had been won. When I was excited in my heart, I couldn't help but seize the little time before dawn to make arrangements.

"In the Zhoufang area, it is about 20 miles away from us. However, there is a wild market in the middle, which should be the outpost headquarters of the devils, and if we can't take this place, I'm afraid that this support army will not be able to join us at all. Chief of Staff Cheng Youqiu said on the side.

Yu Chengwan nodded and said: "The Independent Regiment has been on the left flank of the battlefield before, and it is at least a hundred miles to rush here, such a long distance, not to mention anything else, the legs are probably numb." In this case, we have to buy at least half a day to give them a rest, and only when their strength has recovered can they give the devil a fatal blow. ”

Cheng Youqiu asked with some hesitation: "Brother Jianshi, in my opinion, how should this battle be fought or how to fight!" The independent regiment rushed hundreds of miles to reinforcements, this kindness is indeed touching, if I have a life in this battle, I will definitely come to the door to thank each other in the future. But we don't know what the situation of the Independent Regiment is now, and in such a situation, it is better not to put all your hopes on them, if you make a mistake in judgment because of this, it will be troublesome. ”