As night fell, the cold wind howled outside, like the wail of night ghosts. The soldiers standing guard added two cotton coats and felt the wind blowing like knives on their exposed skin.

"Go down with the order and change the guard every half an hour, what a damn weather!"

The sun was still shining brightly during the day, but as soon as the sun set, a strong wind blew. After Zhao Zhiguo stood outside for more than ten minutes, he felt that his whole legs were frozen and stiff.

"Hey~ I hope that when the war breaks out, God can take pity on us and we won't encounter such horrible weather." Dianhou sat beside the brazier, covered with a thick quilt, "Batalion Commander, you

Are you still looking at the map?"

"There's nothing else to do anyway. Studying the map is better than sleeping with your head covered!"

In the past two days, Zhao Zhiguo found maps of the defense areas of other companies on their two wings. There were no roads in the areas defended by other companies. They were all small paths that could not be passed by trucks.

But if other companies are lost, the Japs can still use these small roads to penetrate directly into the location of their regiment or division headquarters, or they may also go around to Zhao Zhiguo's back.

"Our communication methods are too poor. It would be great if we had radio stations and telephones with other companies."

Only the regimental commander's headquarters had radio stations and telephones. Zhao Zhiguo and his colleagues didn't even have a loudspeaker on their positions. Communication between battalions and companies relied either on legs or mouth, which greatly reduced the efficiency of coordination among the units.

Fortunately, Commander Zhang gave Zhao Zhiguo and his men the right to attack first and report later. Otherwise, they would wait until the plan was reported to the regiment headquarters, and the regiment headquarters would hold a meeting to discuss it. After the discussion, the news would be sent to Zhao Zhiguo and his camp. This time, Daylily

It's all cold.

"How about I arrange for a few people with quick legs and feet to keep in touch with our two wing troops at all times?" Dian Hou asked.

"Contact? How to contact us? People from the regiment headquarters thought that we worked together to disobey the regiment headquarters' orders!" Zhao Zhiguo threw away the pen in his hand with dissatisfaction, "We have a clear conscience, but some people don't think so.

!”

People are unpredictable. During the war, some people think you are useful, but it doesn't matter when. But once the battle is over, some people can't help but come out and accuse Zhao Zhiguo of overstepping his command.

"Why so many twists and turns? It seems that not everyone can hold the position of battalion commander or above. I thought it would be enough to lead troops in war!" Dianhou shook his head.

Zhao Zhiguo was not in the mood to look at the map anymore. He sat down and listened quietly to the howling of the cold wind outside.

"Report!" A voice broke the silence in the corridor.

"Come on, come on, come here quickly, are you freezing along the way?" Zhao Zhiguo quickly gave up the best seat next to the brazier, "Quick, sit here while Liu Qingsheng goes to pour a cup of hot water!"

The person who came was none other than Tian Kezhi.

"Batalion Commander, am I not late?" Tian Kezhi took off his hat and sat beside the brazier.

"No, have you eaten?" Zhao Zhiguo asked with concern.

"Not yet!"

"Liu Qingsheng, get Lao Tian some hot food. Why are you coming here so late at night? It's such a cold day, so you can come back tomorrow!"

"The regiment headquarters was bombed and we are short of manpower. The regiment leader is not even planning to let me come. I will finish all the work on hand before the regiment commander is willing to let me come. I was afraid that the regiment leader would change his mind overnight, so I rushed here overnight.

Yes." Tian Kezhi said.

"After all, we are still one of our own. How is the regiment?"

Tian Kezhi put his hand on the brazier to warm up the fire: "A bomb hit the yard directly. Two soldiers were killed on the spot, and several others were injured. Fortunately, the regiment commander and chief of staff were out that day, and I happened to go out to do business.

Already."

"What a blessing among misfortunes!" Zhao Zhiguo sighed.

"Batalion Commander, when I come back this time, I will fight with you. Please arrange tasks for me!" Tian Kezhi said.

"The little Japs are right there, are you afraid that we won't be able to fight? Get some rest first, we won't be so comfortable when the gunshots are fired!" Zhao Zhiguo said with a smile, "Liu Qingsheng, go notify Gao Cang and ask him to come over.

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While Zhao Zhiguo and Gao Cang were talking, Norihou also came to the brazier: "Teacher Tian, ​​I want to learn foreign languages ​​from you!"

Dianhou was a little coy. After all, when Zhao Zhiguo invited people over, he, Dianhou, kept barking like a dog every day.

Now that Tian Kezhi is being asked to teach him Japanese, Norihou naturally feels a little awkward and can't help but feel embarrassed.

Tian Kezhi didn't know what medicine was sold in Dianhou's gourd. He looked up at Zhao Zhiguo and wanted to know what Zhao Zhiguo meant.

"Don't look at me, this is a matter between the two of you, and I won't get involved!" Zhao Zhiguo said.

"It's not that I don't want to teach, but seeing that a war is about to begin, I don't have time to teach. Even if I have some time now, once the war starts, I will forget something as soon as I learn something!"

"Dianhou, let's discuss this matter later. I'm going to let him serve as Gao Cang's deputy!" Zhao Zhiguo also felt that time was too tight. "Gao Cang has to be my deputy and the company commander. There are many things.

I'm busy, and the most important thing is that there are relatively few people in Gao Cang who know Tian Kezhi's original identity, so there is no need for conflicts to arise easily."

It was said that Cao Cao had arrived. Gao Cang came quickly after receiving the order.

"Gao Cang, you should have known each other for a long time, right?" Zhao Zhiguo said.

"Of course I know you, Deputy Battalion Commander Gao!" Tian Kezhi saluted Zhao Zhiguo.

"Lao Gao, Tian Kezhi will be your deputy from today on, helping you make suggestions and running errands for you..." Zhao Zhiguo said.

"There is someone around me who can help. Welcome!" Gao Cang said.

"From today on, as long as there is nothing wrong, you will stay with Gao Cang. Gao Cang, take advantage of the time in these two days to let him get familiar with the situation on your company's position."

Gao Cang was very happy to have a helper. Since he became the deputy battalion commander, he has never had a free day, and he is always busy with endless things.

The night gradually deepened, the wind stopped, and most of the soldiers had already fallen asleep.

Zhao Zhiguo walked out of the underground fortification, stretched himself, and began to inspect the sentry posts. This was something he had to do every night. The colder the weather, the more worried Zhao Zhiguo was about the soldiers standing guard outside.

In such cold weather, if soldiers on guard are lazy and fall asleep, there is a high chance that they will never wake up and freeze to death.

"Password!"

The soldiers standing guard were quite alert. When they heard a noise on the position, they immediately picked up their guns and asked for the password tonight.

"Dwarf! Reply!"

"Bow-legged!" the soldier replied, "report to the battalion commander that everything is normal!"

"Is it cold?" Zhao Zhiguo asked with concern.

"It's really a bit cold, but fortunately there are shifts every half hour, so I can still hold on!" the soldier replied.

"You sentries are the guarantee of the lives of all our battalion officers and soldiers. The lives of our brothers are in your hands, so don't be careless!" Zhao Zhiguo said.
Chapter completed!