It was finally dark, and the Japanese army finally stopped attacking. Liu Yangyang came to the second company's position with all his fatigue. Tang Cheng and the others were sitting sparsely on the originally crowded position. Liu Yangyang's eyes were filled with tears.
Fog. Zhou Fu was bragging to the veterans of the first battalion next to him. When he saw Liu Yangyang coming, he quickly stood up and asked Liu Yangyang: "Battle base, the Japanese army has withdrawn. The above did not say when will our second company be replenished with troops?"
Grabbing the cigarette in Zhou Fu's hand, Liu Yangyang replied weakly, "I haven't returned to the city yet, so I don't know what arrangements will be made from above. Hold your position and keep an eye on that kid." Zhou Fu followed Liu Yangyang's gaze.
Looking towards a sandbag bunker, Tang Cheng, who was leaning behind the sandbags, was disassembling his shell gun on a piece of rag spread out. It seemed that he had not seen Liu Yangyang's arrival.
After smiling secretly, Zhou Fu then asked, "The higher-ups didn't say they would send us any reinforcements to help. The second company has been beaten like this, and the first battalion may not be having a hard time either. What are the casualties? How are the equipment losses?
?" Zhou Fu asked just to change the subject. He could see the anger hidden in Liu Yangyang's eyes. If he didn't find a topic that could keep the conversation going, Liu Yangyang might go to the Second Regiment Headquarters in the city and make a fuss.
If it were an officer from another department, the first question after repelling the Japanese army would definitely be to ask how many Japanese soldiers his troops killed and how much equipment they seized, because this directly determines the combat performance. But what Liu Yangyang cares about is not the number of enemies killed.
, but the casualties of his officers and soldiers. Compared with the number of enemies killed and captured, Liu Yangyang was obviously more concerned about the casualties of his brothers. Although Liu Yangyang was just a temporary helper appointed by Xie Chengrui, he could not just watch a battalion being beaten.
After the defeat, the number of casualties of the first battalion was deeply imprinted in his mind.
Liu Yangyang threw the cigarette butt at his feet and sighed, "More than fifty people died, and nine were seriously injured. It is estimated that they cannot be saved. The remaining guys also suffered minor injuries of varying degrees. I guess it won't be a big problem if they are bandaged."
"After a pause, Liu Yangyang continued, "The two heavy machine guns assigned to the first battalion by the regiment headquarters and the Sting imitation Czech light machine gun are all scrapped. Ma Han is leading people to dismantle those machine guns to see if they can put one together.
Come out with the light machine guns."
Facing Zhou Fu's probing eyes, Liu Yangyang let out a long sigh again, "No way, the little Japs got really fierce this time, rushing forward desperately one after another. Those machine guns couldn't rest even if they wanted to, so they could only
Keep firing." Liu Yangyang said with a slight guilt, "The barrels of those machine guns were so red that I couldn't cool them down even if I peed on them, and finally they all exploded. Fortunately, the little Japs had retreated. If they had done it again
After attacking once, the position of the first battalion has long been taken by the little Japanese."
After that, Liu Yangyang sighed again and said sadly: "Originally, I thought that this battle was a good opportunity. Maybe our Second Company could come back to life and replenish its troops and return to the 88th Division. Now it seems difficult.
It’s difficult for us to hold on here. If we don’t get an order from above to retreat to the city, maybe we will all be doomed tomorrow.” Looking at the dots of fire on the battlefield, Liu Yangyang leaned on the trench and smoked a cigarette.
, and then wandered to the first battalion’s position.
The headquarters of the Second Teaching Regiment is located in a residential house inside Guanghuamen. The dividing wall between the small courtyard and the next courtyard has been dug out. Once the regiment headquarters is attacked by Japanese artillery or air raids, the people from the headquarters can pass through.
The newly opened door was moved to other places to avoid the bombing. When Liu Yangyang received the order and walked into the headquarters of the Second Regiment without stopping, the regiment leader Xie Chengrui had just finished a phone call with the teaching corps. Unknown to him, the other end of the teaching corps was talking to Xie Chengrui on the phone.
After saying something, Xie Chengrui's expression looked very serious after hanging up the phone. He frowned and looked at the map without saying a word. It was not until Liu Yangang walked into the regiment headquarters and made a loud report that Xie Chengrui, who was concentrating, was awakened.
Seeing the embarrassed Liu Yangyang standing in front of him, Xie Chengrui's expression softened slightly and he said: "Are you here? I heard that your first battalion played well today. What is the current situation in the forward position? I have learned from your first battalion.
The third company that was taken away by the battalion has been returned to you, how long do you think the first battalion can hold its position?"
Liu Yangyang took two steps forward and stood next to Xie Chengrui, and asked in a low voice: "Regiment leader, the current situation of the First Battalion is not very optimistic? Brothers have suffered too many casualties, and our heavy weapons and equipment have suffered a lot. If the Japanese army continues
If we attack the position of the 1st Battalion, we may not be able to hold it for even an hour." Liu Yangyang stopped talking and looked at Xie Chengrui's expression for a moment, and then continued, "I would like to apply for the allocation of some more weapons and ammunition to the 1st Battalion.
There are enough weapons and ammunition, and I will guard it as long as you want me to."
Xie Chengrui didn't seem to hear Liu Yangyang's application for weapons and ammunition. He just nodded solemnly and said in a deep voice: "The current war situation is indeed not optimistic. The 51st Division has been fighting in melee with the Japanese army in Chunhua Town. Although the 51st Division was
The superiors are forcing us to retake Chunhua Town, but their defense line is full of loopholes. The Japanese troops who attacked your 1st Battalion's position leaked through their defense line. Just the forwards defeated the 1st Battalion like this. If Chunhua Town is really lost,
, Guanghuamen will face tens of thousands of Japanese troops, and your battalion must defend the forward position for me."
Liu Yangyang saw that Xie Chengrui only talked about a few things, but never mentioned the allocation of weapons and ammunition for the first battalion. He couldn't help but feel anxious and wanted to mention the application for ammunition again, but was stopped by Xie Chengrui's cough.
There was a possibility of opening his mouth, especially when the orderly who brought Xie Chengrui the Chinese medicine soup glared at Liu Yangyang fiercely, as if Xie Chengrui's cough was immediately related to Liu Yangyang's appearance.
Xie Chengrui, who had been coughing for a while, poured all the warm Chinese medicine soup into his stomach, and then said with a wry smile, "I have an old problem, and I haven't been able to cure it." He waved to the orderly who followed him out, with a look on his face.
Xie Chengrui, who was feeling better, said slowly, "I know why you came, but the Second Regiment's financial resources have been almost emptied. The reserve team is reserved for last use, and the remaining ammunition must also be reserved for the reserve team."
I'm from the team, so don't even think about taking away a single hair from me today."
"But I still want to praise you. Your battalion fought well today. Your people have reported the number of enemy kills. I really didn't expect that you actually killed more than 50 Japanese. The Zhonghua Gate side lost almost 000 people.
, only more than a hundred Japanese soldiers were killed and injured. When this battle is over, I will give you credit, and by the way, I will remove the word "agent" from your head. From now on, you will be the major battalion of our teaching corps.
It’s grown.”
Liu Yangyang didn't expect to ask for merit, but since Xie Chengrui had already refused to replenish weapons and ammunition, he followed the boat and said, "Regiment leader, can you give a report to Commander-in-Chief Tang and ask for merit?"
, Commendations, medals, etc., our battalion doesn’t care, we don’t need those things, but at least give some pensions to the fallen soldiers and injured brothers? Let the brothers see each other before they die. We can’t turn a blind eye to the money.
Watching the brothers who died in the war still work as cows and horses in the underworld and become a pauper."
Since the day the Nationalist Government was established, military expenditures have remained high. After the Anti-Japanese War broke out, military expenditures increased several times. How could the Nationalist Government find the extra money to pay pensions to fallen officers and soldiers? It couldn't.
For pensions, one can only send an official letter, and let the family members of the fallen officers and soldiers take this official letter stamped with the seal of the Ministry of Military Affairs and go to the local government to ask for money. However, local governments in various places cannot make ends meet, and even pay various taxes to the central government.
If the money is not collected, where will the money come from to provide pensions to the families of the fallen officers and soldiers? Therefore, the so-called pensions issued by the Nationalist Government are actually all empty notes that cannot be cashed.
Liu Yangyang was born in the 88th Division. The 88th Division was an elite military force and one of the few military units that did not owe pay. However, the Second Company was now under the command of the training team, and the issue of pensions for those killed in battle also had to be resolved by the training team.
Of course Xie Chengrui knew that the families of the fallen officers and soldiers could not receive pensions at all with official letters, but now it was a time of national crisis, and he was helpless about the matter. He sighed and said, "Then I will try my best to fight for it, but don't hold too much hope."
There is a big hope, and even if Commander-in-Chief Tang agrees, the amount of money will probably not be too much."
"It's better to have something, after all, it's better than nothing." Liu Yangyang sighed pretending to be sad, "To be honest, it's really not easy for the brothers. They abandoned their wives and children, their parents, and risked their lives.
They are all handed over to the party-state, and the party-state doesn't care about them, but we, the officers, can't ignore them, right? Besides, the first battalion has been beaten like that now. If they know that the superiors don't even pay pensions, I'm afraid it will have a negative impact on the morale and morale of the military.
Morale is also a problem."
Xie Chengrui, who has always been in the direct line of the army, would know what the salary issue is about. Even if he heard other people talk about it, Xie Chengrui would regard the salary issue as a trivial matter. But before Liu Yangyang entered the 88th Division,
, have always been mixed up in the local troops. Once those troops who are regarded as second-rate or third-rate by the direct line have trouble with pay, the scene will be no less than a grand party. If the first battalion learned that there was no hope of pension when fighting the Japanese army, Liu Yangyang would not care at all.
I doubt those guys would abandon their position and run away.
After talking to Xie Chengrui about other things at the regiment headquarters, Liu Yangyang said goodbye and left. Xie Chengrui, who felt guilty, finally ordered the quartermaster to issue a light machine gun, two boxes of bullets and two boxes of grenades to the first battalion. Although this
Weapons and ammunition are like a drop in the bucket to the First Battalion, but at least they are a comfort to the First Battalion. "Brothers, please be more cautious. This battle can be fought. Don't lose your life early." Half a box of grenades was moved.
To the Second Company, Liu Yangyang left another message to Zhou Fu, and then quietly left.