Dozens of people continued to search nearby until nightfall, but still found nothing.

Only then did Monk Wei become convinced that the opponent he wanted to eliminate had already quietly left the battlefield.

"You actually left without saying a word. It was in vain that I tried so hard to keep you here to decide the outcome. Even if you ran fast this time, I'm afraid you won't be so lucky next time!"

Monk Wei said sadly.

The group no longer stayed in vain, hurriedly buried the bodies of their comrades, marked them with branches, and returned to the top of the mountain.

At the front of the trenches on the high ground, a blazing torch was placed at regular intervals to prevent enemy night attacks.

Captain Datou had been watching the battle at the top of the mountain. When he saw that Monk Wei had finally come back without any danger, he came forward to meet him and punched him in the chest: "You guys have tried your best, haven't you? How dare you follow the same team?

The cavalry carried it with force? If you didn't get hacked to death by the saber, you are lucky!"

This punch hit Monk Wei without shaking him at all. He smiled slightly and said: "If all the little devils in this battle had guns in their hands, I wouldn't be able to beat him. Of course, I wouldn't rush in and die rashly."

.Since they use knives and I use guns, if I don’t take the opportunity to deal with these idiots, how long will it take?”

"You're not hurt, are you?"

Captain Big Head asked.

Monk Wei replied disdainfully: "I have both guns in my hands, and with the sword skills of the little devil's three-legged cat, I will not give them a chance to use the sword."

Da Tou was still uneasy and walked around Monk Wei twice. Sure enough, he found that apart from the two minor injuries sustained during the battle, Monk Wei had no new wounds.

At this time, Hou Ping, Lei Donghai and others from the security team also wanted to gather around to talk to Monk Wei, but they were all stopped by the head of the group.

He said that everyone had worked hard for several battles today, especially Monk Wei, who had worked hard and achieved great results. Everyone had eaten dinner first, and if you have anything to say, we would talk after dinner.

After everyone dispersed, the head of the regiment called Monk Wei into the temporary command post. Seeing that his clothes were in a state of tatters, he ordered the orderlies to get a set of uniforms from the regular army of the national army. Although they were not brand new, they were well washed.

Must be clean and tidy.

The conditions on the battlefield were limited and Monk Wei could not take a bath, so he washed the mud off his face with a towel and then changed into military uniform.

After filling his stomach haphazardly, Captain Datou motioned to Monk Wei to sit down close to him.

At this time, the battalion and company-level cadres of the 305th Regiment also gathered at the temporary command post at the request of the head of the regiment.

However, after days of hard fighting, not only did the soldiers suffer heavy casualties, but one of the three battalion commanders was also killed, and only half of the company commanders and deputy company commanders were left.

With the addition of the two staff officers from the regiment, the small temporary command post suddenly seemed a little crowded.

Monk Wei saw this situation and knew that the head of the regiment had something to say to his subordinates, and it was probably related to military intelligence. He just didn't know why he, a foreigner, was left behind.

He was inconvenient to talk, so he sat quietly in the corner and listened to the chief officer's words.

I saw the leader of the group looking around at the crowd. These faces were all his old subordinates. They had known each of them day and night, and he could call everyone by name or nickname.

When I think about the fact that many of the subordinates who should have been sitting here have died on the battlefield and have been separated from each other since then, even though the commander of the bulk of the regiment has developed a strong-minded character during his many years of military career, I feel a little bit confused.

Sour.

Now is not the time to be sentimental. Captain Datou took a deep breath, calmed down, and said in a solemn tone: "Today we had a good fight to relieve our anger, annihilated a large number of Japanese, and even forced back the Japanese Kono Regiment. This

This is the best result our 74th Army has achieved since the start of the Iron Saw Ridge battle."

Seeing that everyone here was overjoyed, but Monk Wei was expressionless, Captain Datou continued: "But don't be too happy, everyone. News came from the division headquarters that the Japanese's Botian Detachment completely replaced the 106th Division and became the successor.

We will go down for a period of time to confront the enemies of our 74th Army."

A company commander frowned when he heard this: "Bo Tian Detachment? Is it the unit transferred from Taiwan? I heard that this unit has extremely strong combat effectiveness and must surpass the 106th Division. It seems..."

He didn't spell out his words clearly, but the implication was self-evident.

The head of the regiment did not mince words about this: "Yes. What I mean is that the next battle will be more difficult. In addition, our 305 regiment has lost many troops in the past few days, and the soldiers are also tired and tired. It is very difficult to deal with the Kono Regiment."

It’s strenuous, let alone the new force of the Botian detachment.”

Monk Wei had a general understanding of the situation on Highland No. 2, and knew that what the leader said was true, but he was still confused and did not understand what the other party meant by these words.

The next words of Commander Datou are a bit lonely and desolate: "Now the entire Iron Saw Ridge front is a carrot and a pit. Whether it is the division headquarters or the military headquarters, there are no redundant reserves that can be strengthened.

The defensive strength of our No. 2 Highland."

"Are you planning to abandon the Iron Saw Ridge and retreat to the Jinguanqiao defense line?" asked another company commander.

As early as when the Botian detachment moved towards Jiangxi, the principal was full of confidence in the Madang Fortress and believed that with this fortress, it could withstand the Japanese invaders for several months.

Using this period of time, the principal could not only mobilize heavy troops to support Jiangxi in an orderly manner, but also build another impregnable line of defense at Jinguan Bridge.

Unexpectedly, the Japanese army made rapid progress and reached Jiujiang from Anhui in a short period of time.

After the sudden fall of Madang Fortress, the principal was caught off guard. Not only did the reinforcements fail to arrive, but the defense line of Jinguan Bridge had only been under construction for a few days.

Seeing that the Japanese invaders were about to attack Jiujiang City, the theater headquarters had no choice but to order the 74th Army to temporarily set up a line of defense and defend Iron Saw Ridge.

The principal and Zhang Fakui, the commander of the Second Corps in charge of the Jiangxi war, certainly knew that 74 alone might not be able to stop the Japanese invaders from advancing. Therefore, when issuing this order, they also urgently ordered the defeated troops to attack at Jinguan Bridge

Gather together and step up the construction of fortifications.

The operational intention of the headquarters is to let the 74th Army take advantage of the terrain, consume the Japanese's energy, and buy Jinguanqiao more time.

In this way, the national army set up a line of defense each at Tieshaoling and Jinguanqiao in the Jiujiang area. Tieshaoling was the first line of defense, and Jingguanqiao was the second line of defense.

Although the terrain of the Iron Saw Ridge defense line is easier to defend than that of Jinguan Bridge, the area in the mountainous area is limited, and if there are too many troops, it will not be able to spread.

Therefore, from the perspective of troop deployment, only the 74th Army defends the Iron Saw Ridge area independently, while the Jinguanqiao line gathers most of the troops that were reassembled after being defeated by the Botian Detachment and the 106th Division. Its core combat units are,
Chapter completed!