For several days in a row, the sky has been gloomy. Tang Cheng, who was covered with a large piece of oilcloth, looked up at the sky impatiently. The gloomy sky seemed to have a hole in it, and it was pouring rain. Already.
It was the third day. Since Ye Xin came to the military camp three days ago, a battalion commanded by Tang Cheng had been pulled up to repair the river embankment and strengthen the fortifications. However, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the river had risen a lot. Tang Cheng and the others
The speed of construction of fortifications in the rain can no longer keep up with the rising speed of the river water.
"The man surnamed Ye wants us to be soaked to death here. It rains all the time, and I don't have a dry place on my body." The grumbling old Dongbei walked over in the muddy water that covered his feet.
The oilcloth originally given to him has disappeared, and it was obviously given to one of his men who did not have an oilcloth by Lao Dongbei. Hearing Lao Dongbei’s complaint, Tang Cheng continued to keep his head in the sky. In Lao Dongbei’s view, Tang Cheng
Basically, I am washing my face with rainwater.
"What's going on at the Third Company? Those fortifications must be completed before the river overflows the embankment, otherwise the section we are responsible for may burst the embankment." After remaining on his back for a few minutes, Tang Cheng finally spoke.
, the content of the discourse is still the progress of the river bank fortifications that Old Northeast hates most. Building fortifications along the Xiushui River is the main means for the country to resist the Japanese attack. The temporary regiment where Tangcheng is located is to be used as cannon fodder.
, just building river bank fortifications, they are obviously the most suitable.
The first battalion commanded by Tang Cheng had three companies, and they were placed on the river bank with a total length of more than 3 miles to build fortifications. Lao Dongbei was the commander of the third company under Tang Cheng, so I could only ask him about the third company. Lao Dongbei maybe
He was the most irresponsible company commander, but Tang Cheng knew that Lao Dongbei would never take the river bank fortifications lightly. If there were any flaws in the fortifications, he would not be the only one to be implicated.
"What else can we do? It's almost done. I'm not telling you. The river is rising fast. If it rains like this for a few more days, I'm afraid all the fortifications along the river bank will be finished. I really don't know what those people above are doing.
I dare to build fortifications along the river bank in such weather." Old Dongbei was a company commander who was forcibly pushed up by Tang Cheng. How could he know the arrangements of the powerful men? Tang Cheng thought about it secretly for a long time, but also couldn't figure it out.
How effective can building fortifications along the river bank be?
Perhaps it has something to do with Tang Cheng’s experience after leaving Shanghai. Tang Cheng has always disliked engaging in positional warfare with the Japanese army. The powerful artillery fire and fighter planes of the Japanese army have left an indelible memory for Tang Cheng. Maybe
Having grown up listening to Robert's passionate stories, Tang Cheng prefers to take the initiative and use small groups to ambush or sneak attack the Japanese army. From Tang Cheng's point of view, as long as the Japanese army can be killed, the process and means don't matter.
Tang Cheng now regrets staying in Xiushui. The position of battalion commander given by the temporary regiment has completely tied his hands and feet. He is now the battalion commander and has nearly 300 soldiers under his command, but he cannot casually lead them to sneak attacks on the Japanese army.
.However, Tangcheng can only think about it privately when there is no one around. If they do not accept the reorganization of the 20th Army, they will not be able to continue going south. The ** troops along the way will still reorganize them. Maybe they will be affected.
The treatment is not as good as that of a temporary group.
"Company Commander, Wu Jinkui and the others are back." Tang Cheng and Lao Dongbei were talking in a low voice. Tan Fei, who was also wearing an oilcloth, came over. The Wu Jinkui he was talking about was Wu Jinkui who was sent by Tang Cheng to explore the road in the direction of Changsha.
The day after Lao San arrived at Xiushui, Tangcheng sent Wu Lao San, who had been renamed Wu Jinkui, and a soldier under Huang Chengzhong to set off in the direction of Changsha in advance. On the one hand, they were the vanguard soldiers who went out to explore the road.
On the one hand, they asked if there were Yunnan troops in Changsha. When they heard that Wu Laosan and the others were back, Tangcheng was overjoyed.
Huang Chengzhong and the others had recovered from their injuries. When Tang Cheng followed Tan Fei back to the barracks, Huang Chengzhong was talking to the returning subordinate, while Wu Laosan was pulled aside by Liu Shitou and Zhang Xiaobao and said something. "Looking good. Look.
You didn't suffer any loss on the way here, just come back." Tang Cheng was not in a hurry to ask about Changsha, but after Wu Jinkui and the Yunnan Army soldier stood up, he waved for them to sit down and talk.
"How is the situation in Changsha?" Tang Cheng first chatted with Wu Jinkui about what happened on the road. After both of them finished smoking the cigarettes in their hands, Tang Cheng straightened up and began to ask about the situation in Changsha. After leaving
Since Macheng, Tangcheng has been telling Laodongbei that they are going to Wuhan. It was only when they arrived in Wuhan that they found out that the Huang family had moved to Yunnan. Then Tangcheng and the others' goal became to go to Yunnan. But they were still wearing Japanese military uniforms.
, many things could not be decided by themselves, so Tangcheng and the others were sent to Xiaojieling, where they were finally besieged and pursued by the Japanese army.
Tang Cheng had always said that he would stay away from the war completely after going to Yunnan, but he could not let go of killing the Japanese to avenge Robert and Liu Yangyang, so he later came up with a plan to gather Hou San and others after crossing the river and try to go south to Xianning. But the plan
Changes often don't happen quickly. By the time Tangcheng realized that the situation was unpredictable, they were already being pursued by the Japanese army. Jiujiang was lost, Pai City was lost, and there were traces of the Japanese army everywhere on the other side of the Fushui River. Perhaps only Changsha was safe.
place.
For the sake of himself and the people around him, Tang Cheng arranged for Wu Laosan and the others to go to Changsha the day after they arrived at Xiushui. As long as Wu Laosan and the others could find a safe way to Changsha, there would be more people like him.
There was a slight chance of survival. "No, we couldn't even enter Changsha City. There were troops all along the road. When we came back, we met the forward troops of the 49th Army. I heard they said they were going to the old county. Maybe this
He will come over to our place in two days."
Wu Laosan's answer made Tang Cheng frown. He took out the map and compared it carefully. Tang Cheng's expression changed drastically. The troops of the 49th Army had been guarding the periphery of Changsha, but now they were transferred to the old county.
This shows that the Guxian area is unstable, and it is very likely that the Japanese army has appeared. The Japanese have deployed a large number of troops on the Xiushui front line. Tangcheng alone knows of as many as 6 troops. Even though this is the case, they are still attacking Guxian from the periphery of Changsha.
Mobilizing troops can only show that the Japanese army is coming fiercely.
Facing the menacing Japanese army, Tangcheng and his two temporary regiments, which do not have regular designations, will definitely be abandoned as cannon fodder. Tangcheng has experienced this kind of thing more than once. "Then you find Dian.
Are there any troops with military numbers?" The water defense line has failed. The only escape route Tangcheng can think of is Changsha. As long as it can get into any Yunnan army with the help of Huang Chengzhong and others, it may not be thrown out as cannon fodder.
to deal with the menacing Japanese army.
"No." Wu Laosan shook his head with disappointment, "I heard that there are Yunnan troops in Yiyang, but we couldn't even enter Changsha, let alone Yiyang. When we passed by Pingjiang, we were almost captured by the local troops.
"Failing to enter Changsha was more than just a disappointment to Wu Laosan. This was the first time Tangcheng assigned him a mission. He thought it would be simple, but he didn't expect that he would return disappointed.
"Let's rest first. I have something to tell you later." Tang Cheng felt a little silent in his heart, and then he left the barracks wearing an oilcloth and went directly to the river embankment. The situation was indeed changing in an unpredictable way, and Wu Laosan and the others were
On the night of his return, the military orders of the 20th Army had been sent to Ye Xin. The temporary regiment was ordered to move to Sandu Town immediately. The Japanese 101st Division and 116th Division had already assembled in the Mahuiling area of De'an.
The regiment was transferred to Sandu Town to defend Wuning's retreat.
"Okay, this is how it is. We are required to immediately switch to Sandu Town. Let's go back and prepare." Ye Xin called a meeting with all his officers and informed everyone of the orders issued by the 20th Army, including Tangcheng.
Everyone looked stunned. Although the temporary regiment has nearly 600 people, all the guns combined are not enough to equip half of the people, and the ammunition is not enough. All the soldiers with guns are divided into 20 rounds.
The troops sent to guard Wu Ning's retreat are simply a joke.
"Battle Commander Tang, I have given you the manpower you need. Almost all the veterans of the temporary regiment are under your command. The troops are now being transferred to Sandu Town for garrison. I need your help to solve the weapons issue. As long as I can help
If you are busy, you can just mention it." Ye Xin was being generous, but like Tang Cheng, he was secretly cursing the staff officers of the military department in his heart. If they hadn't ordered the temporary regiment to go to the river embankment to build fortifications,
Maybe Tangcheng had already retrieved the first batch of weapons. Ye Xin was also reluctant to let a group of people without weapons go to the battlefield.
Seeing the sincerity of what Ye Xin said, Tang Cheng no longer concealed it and directly revealed his plan, "Since it is an order from the military department, we must go to Sandu Town. We cannot go to Sandu Town."
It’s just the 2nd Battalion and the Regiment Headquarters. I will take the 1st Battalion directly across the Xiushui River and into the Sanxi Bridge. The Japanese army has assembled their large forces at Mahuiling. Places like Sanxi Bridge will definitely be the Japanese army’s outposts. I will take them with me.
The First Battalion will not fight them head-on, but will only choose suitable terrain to ambush them and steal their supplies. After obtaining enough supplies, we will return to Sandu Town."
Looking at the route drawn by Tang Cheng on the map, Ye Xin thought carefully for a while, and finally nodded and agreed to Tang Cheng's plan. "Captain Tang, this trip is dangerous, and only half of the people in your camp have weapons.
No matter what, you have to bring them back to me." Ye Xin can be regarded as a desperate act. If the Tangcheng First Battalion falls into the hands of the Japanese army, his temporary regiment commander will be done.
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"I have one last request. If you can solve it, the chances of us coming back alive will be very high, and I will come back with a lot of things." Seeing Ye Xin's support, Tang Cheng simply put forward what he had been thinking about.
The request. "I know your brother is a well-spoken person in the 20th Army. You go to your brother and get me two Czech light machine guns and enough bullets. When I come back, replace your brother with