Section 173 Retreat is advance

When they returned to the position of the 173rd Regiment on the front line of the pontoon bridge, they saw a wider bridge deck extended by the Japanese engineering units around the pontoon bridge. However, even so, there were confident smiles and relaxed looks on everyone's faces. They looked at the stone expectantly, waiting for the youngest officer here to give the order to fight. Zhang Lingfu on the side seemed to be a little impatient, and couldn't help asking, "Stone, how are you going to fight next?" ”

Shi Shi didn't shirk, just looked at the river in the distance and said calmly: "The devil has lost a lot of money this time, he has lost so many people before and after, even the tanks have been lost, and the next attack must be very fierce and fierce, and it may even be to attack with all his might." In that case, then let's withdraw! ”

Zhang Lingfu couldn't help frowning and said, "Retreat as advance?" ”

Shi nodded and said, "What Brother Zhang said is right, that is, retreat is to advance." The ferocious attack under the devil's anger must be amazing, just like a person's full force when he is full of anger, invincible! Such a move, if we carry it hard here, even if we can block it, the loss will be very large, and this kind of battle is not cost-effective. ”

"If so, where?" Zhang Lingfu didn't talk nonsense, and asked directly.

"Three miles back, I had left a battalion there to build a position. The so-called one drum, then decline, three and exhaustion, there is a distance of two or three miles as a buffer, when the devil arrives here, I am afraid there will be no sharpness, and then give the devil a heavy blow, see what they use to fight back! Stone said.

Zhang Lingfu nodded, and said with some doubts: "What if the devil no longer advances after crossing the river, but instead builds a position on the south bank of the river, waits for the follow-up troops, and waits until the main force enters the river before going south?" ”

Shi said categorically: "If this is the case, then retreat, a division of the devil attacked in front of the Chishi River, there is a division or more in Chunhua Mountain, and at least one division in Fenglindu, that is to say, on the frontal battlefield of our 74th Army, the Japanese army gathered at least three divisions to storm onslaught, in this case, it is only a matter of time before our position is broken through, this kind of battle, not we can hold it if we want to, if reinforcements from other friendly forces can arrive here in time, I'm afraid I still have the strength to fight, but I've been fighting for so long, so don't have any illusions. ”

Zhang Lingfu was silent, to be honest, he didn't expect the stone to answer like this. Since he began to be the commander of the 305th Regiment, he has been leading troops to fight on the front line, and he has fought to the end with the Pao Ze brothers beside him in every battle. Perhaps it was because he received the most rigorous training in the military academy that allowed him to become the best officer, and his obedience and implementation of the orders of the peak can be called the benchmark of a soldier. The so-called obedience to orders is the duty of a soldier, which has been most perfectly embodied in him, every battle he absolutely obeys the orders of the peak, does not get the order to retreat, even if he runs out of troops, he will never retreat half a step. It is precisely because of this that Wang Yaowu is particularly fond of him, and he is more assured to let him command the troops, so when the other units of the 58th Division have been defeated and retreated, he still did his best to command the troops here to deal with the Japanese army. His extremely high combat quality and rich combat experience make him the strongest fighting machine on the battlefield, and he can command his troops in every battle to complete the orders arranged by the upper peak to the greatest extent.

Stone can have today's achievements, the hidden combat instinct in the body is on the one hand, on the other hand, it comes from Zhang Lingfu's cultivation of military books, notes, and learning experience, and more from the practice of the bloody battlefield. But because of this, Shi Shi is more flexible than Zhang Lingfu in commanding operations, and he does not follow common sense when fighting, which makes people unguardable. At this moment, Zhang Lingfu was thinking about how to hold the defense line in the area of the Chishi River, but what the stone was thinking about was how to give the devil a heavy blow, how to kill the devil to the greatest extent, and then stabilize the defense line here in the Chishi River.

Although it is said that the purpose of the two is the same, their different starting points and different ways of thinking make them very different in commanding operations. To put it simply, what the stone thinks is that if it doesn't work, it's a big deal that the Chishi River is gone, anyway, there are too many troops in front of the devil, and sooner or later they will be lost, take the initiative to withdraw, maybe they can find the flaws of the devil and kill a lot of Japanese troops. But what Zhang Lingfu thought was that if Shangfeng's order was not conveyed, the 58th Division could not be withdrawn, even if it was fought to the last soldier, even if the 58th Division was defeated, it would definitely not be able to withdraw!

The problem of the stone immediately put Zhang Lingfu in a predicament, he hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but say: "Stone, our 58th Division is stationed in the Chishi River, in order to block the devils from attacking Changsha in the south, once this place is lost, ......"

Shi and Zhang Lingfu have known each other for several years, and they have fought together a lot of times, so they naturally know his thoughts, and after thinking about it, he said: "Brother Zhang, if the devil no longer attacks but turns to garrison after crossing the river, then we will seek a surprise attack after dark, and it has not been long since we left the black, and the devil wants to take advantage of such a little time to transport troops, it should be very limited." Moreover, according to the devil's consistent way of marching, the devil's artillery unit will probably not be able to cross the river until the early morning of tomorrow, if we can touch the north bank in the middle of the night, the devil in front of us will be frightened even if it is not finished, and it will be easy to take the position on the south bank when the time comes! ”

When Zhang Lingfu heard this, he nodded slowly after hesitating for a long time, if this battle was commanded by him, no matter how fierce the devil's attack was and how heavy their losses were, he would not retreat half a step. But this battle is now commanded by Shishi, after learning that even if the devil is not fooled, Shishi still has a chance to win the position, he finally made up his mind to fight, after the battle of Guanqiao, he is now very confident in Shishi's judgment. At this moment, the 58th Division, if it weren't for the timely reinforcement of Shishi's independent regiment, I'm afraid it would have been exhausted, and now Shishi is in command of the entire battlefield, he also feels that this is what it should be.

Cai Renjie on the side asked: "Commander Shi, it is not easy to retreat under the attack of the devils, and our brothers in the 173rd Regiment may not be able to take on this important task." ”

Shi said calmly: "Commander Cai and the other brothers of the 58th Division immediately retreated, and our independent regiment will fight the battle to block the enemy." Remember, immediately after retreating to the rear positions, build fortifications on both flanks of the battlefield, do not need complete trenches, dig as many foxholes as possible, and build up positions for counterattack in the shortest possible time. If the devils chase after them, they are mainly light infantry, and the attack of machine guns and rifles can solve most of the enemies. ”

"Understood" Cai Renjie nodded, and immediately saluted the stone and said: "In this case, I will take the brothers in the regiment to take the first step, Captain Shi, please ask the brothers of your regiment here." ”

Shi replied with a salute and said, "Brother Cai, after we retreat, whether we can block the devils in the back or win the time to regroup the troops depends on you." ”

Cai Renjie didn't say anything, just nodded seriously, and then turned around and left. The stone turned his head and said, "Brother Zhang, aren't you with them?" ”

Zhang Lingfu shook his head and said: "With the command of Regiment Commander Cai, there should be no problem in the back, the most important thing now is whether the retreat here can be safe and orderly, if it is dispersed by the devil during the retreat, the retreat becomes a rout, and all the efforts behind it have no effect." ”

Liu Wenfeng, who was on the side, said loudly when he heard this: "Deputy Division Zhang is too worried, the troops of our independent regiment will definitely not be defeated under any circumstances. ”

When Zhang Lingfu heard this, he smiled calmly: "Then I just want to learn how you retreated, and I can learn from it in the future." ”

"Boom" At this time, a violent explosion sounded not far away, and the whole earth trembled violently in the explosion. Under such circumstances, people are a little unstable on the ground, and it is as terrifying as the destruction of the earth.

Shi Ye's face changed slightly and shouted: "The devil's heavy artillery, immediately find a place to hide!" ”

In fact, there is no need to be reminded by stones, the people who are still here, whether they are officers or soldiers, have rich experience in such situations, and they have encountered the shelling of devils I don't know how many times. And after so many battles, after so many shellings and bombing by aircraft, how can the survivability of the soldiers on the battlefield be said more? It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were the best people to survive on the battlefield, and as soon as the shells had been fired, they sprang out in all directions and hid themselves at unimaginable speed.

"Boom...... The independent heavy artillery wing directly under the division and regiment frantically poured shells on the positions on the south bank of the Chishi River in a devastating manner, and from a distance, the entire south bank of the Chishi River was shrouded in suffocating artillery fire....... Under such intensive shelling, not to mention the defensive line composed of mud and sandbags, even concrete fortifications will not play a role, and the lethality of the Japanese artillery is really powerful and terrifying.