"Commissioner, if you just let him go like this, what about the commission's order?"
"Just say that it was already too late when you came. The boy left and it's unclear where he went. Just answer like this!"
Wan Yi replied helplessly, although he didn't know why the man refused the chairman's order. But for Duanwu, it was tantamount to a very beneficial order.
Now, the Japanese army has captured Shanghai, and the Wu-Fu line is tight. If he can be called to retreat to the rear, he can legitimately protect himself. And with his military exploits during the Dragon Boat Festival, it is very likely that he will be reused.
However, Duanwu did not obey the order, but led his own independent regiment to continue fighting against the Japanese invaders.
This spirit of courageously taking the lead and treating death as if it were home is worthy of admiration.
So for the sake of the Dragon Boat Festival, Wan Yi felt that it was worth taking the risk. Even if the chairman of the committee found out about it in the future and was convicted as a result, he would admit it.
He turned around and was about to leave, but a soldier from the 672nd Regiment hurried over and handed Wan Yi a note.
The note looked like it had been torn from somewhere. He looked at the soldier in front of him in surprise.
The soldier quickly explained: "Regiment leader, the commander of the independent regiment tore this from the wrapping paper. He wrote a few words and asked me to pass it on to you. He also said that this is a military secret and can only be seen by you!"
"Mysterious."
Wan Yixiang pretended to be disdainful, but the movements of his hands had already betrayed him.
He couldn't wait to open the note, but saw that there were many words written densely on it.
After seeing it, he quickly ordered: "Send people to monitor the river immediately. The enemy is likely to launch a sneak attack on the Huangshan Fort."
"yes!"
The soldier took the order and went to deliver the order. At this time, Wan Yi frowned and said to his guard: "Prepare the car immediately, I want to go to the division headquarters."
"yes!"
The guard responded and quickly drove to escort Wan Yi to the division headquarters.
However, probably only Duanwu knows what Wan Yi did when he went to the division headquarters.
At this time of the Dragon Boat Festival, I was leading my troops and nesting in a mountain col, less than eight kilometers away from the camp of the 672nd Regiment.
He did not leave during the Dragon Boat Festival and ordered the soldiers to rest.
Zhu Shengzhong pointed to the surface of the river and said with a smile: "Look, look quickly, the surface of the river is covered with fog. There is a thunder under the feet of tourists, stubborn clouds are all over the place that cannot be cleared away, black wind blows from the sky, and flying rain comes from eastern Zhejiang across the river."
Zhu Shengzhong was so moved that he read a poem.
Duanwu cursed: "Get back here, if anyone is discovered, I will kick their ass."
Dragon Boat Festival scolded him, and Zhu Shengzhong obediently rolled back.
At this time, Xie Jinyuan said in confusion: "Tuanzuo, what are we doing here?"
"When there is fog on the river, the Japanese warships will conduct fire reconnaissance for the Huangshan Fort."
Duan Wu replied lazily, without any intention of fighting.
Xie Jinyuan was still puzzled and asked: "Even if there are really Japanese warships on the river, we can't effectively attack them, right? We have no guns, only six grenades, and no artillery shells."
Duanwu replied: "What we want to fight is not the Japanese warships. The Japanese warships will be dealt with by the Huangshan Fort. When I left, I had already asked Commander Wan to pay attention. I think he will find the enemy ships on the river."
Xie Jinyuan shook his head speechlessly, because after talking for a long time, he did not know what the goal of Dragon Boat Festival was. He bowed again and asked: "Tuanzuo, what is our goal?"
"airplane!"
Duanwu glanced into the air and said only two words.
Xie Jinyuan's mouth twitched and he thought to himself: The regiment leader is indeed crazy. This is the first time he has heard of infantrymen masturbating.
However, since the group leader said so, they could only continue to wait.
He went to deliver the Dragon Boat Festival order. Everyone was lurking in the woods and were not allowed to walk around or whisper to each other. Even if it was convenient, they had to deal with it on the spot. Of course, sleeping was also allowed, but snoring was not allowed.
At this time, no one knew what the leader was going to do. They could only wait quietly.
At about nine o'clock in the morning, the fog on the river became thicker, and five Japanese ships sailed up the river to conduct fire reconnaissance on the Huangshan Fort with ship-borne artillery.
The Huangshan Fort was well prepared and locked the position of the warship through more than a dozen monitoring points.
The enemy ships were 12,800 meters away from Huangshan Fort. Huangshan Fort's four 88mm high-level and flat dual-purpose semi-automatic guns, plus two 150mm cannons, fired a rapid salvo at the Japanese ships on the river.
Immediately, one Japanese ship exploded and caught fire, and sank into the river three minutes later. Two of the other four Japanese ships were hit by bombs, caught fire, and fled.
Xie Jinyuan was extremely surprised when he saw this. Because the Japanese ship came to conduct a fire test, it turned out to be exactly what the group leader said.
But, will there really be an airplane?
As time passed, Xie Jinyuan became less and less confident. Since the Japanese warships escaped, the Japanese aircraft had not made any movement.
At this time, it was almost noon. The soldiers' stomachs were growling with hunger.
Dinner was ordered during the Dragon Boat Festival, but no one was allowed to move around.
Xie Jinyuan had no choice but to sit next to Duanwu and wait.
He didn't even eat at Dragon Boat Festival and continued to sleep. I don't know if he really fell asleep or was just thinking about something.
Xie Jinyuan looked at the sky hesitantly while eating stick noodles.
It was another nice day today, cloudless. If there was a Japanese plane, he would be able to see it even if there was no sound.
But what about the plane? Where? He didn't even see a fart anyway.
He even thought that the regiment had made a mistake this time. Instead of hiding in this ravine, it would be better to stay with the 672 regiment and fight side by side with the 112th Division.
Of course, it’s not like Duanwu hasn’t considered this matter.
But, will the 112th Division really fight alongside them?
This may or may not be possible.
Not to mention, there is a gap between the Northeastern Army and the direct troops of the 88th Division. Even in the review process, they cannot pass it at all.
As I said before, the components of the independent group are too mixed. If one person had to check them one by one, it would probably be him for several months or half a year.
But does the Dragon Boat Festival last for half a year?
He didn't, he didn't even have half a month.
Half a month later, the Wu-Fu Line was captured by the Japanese. It was known as the Maginot Line of Defense in the East.
Of course, the Maginot defense line was really not that good. There were many rumors. Some even said that the defenders abandoned the Wu Fu line because they could not find the key to the gate.
But think about it, such rumors have no credibility at all.
Because just imagine, the troops who retreated are all field troops with rich combat experience. Even if there is no key, which unit does not have engineers or explosives, how can a mere fortification gate be an excuse for being unable to enter.
Therefore, the argument that it is impossible to enter the fortifications without a key is not valid.
Moreover, even if there are people who are really greedy for life and fear of death, it is not a common phenomenon to use the excuse of not being able to find the key to enter the fortifications. The time-consuming and labor-intensive national defense fortifications have not been easily abandoned. The Chinese army uses fortifications and fortresses as
Relying on this, a considerable degree of resistance was carried out.
It was precisely because of this that Duanwu temporarily abandoned the Huangshan Fort. He wanted to replenish ammunition near the Huangshan Fort, and then directly penetrate the Wu-Fu line to prevent the Japanese from landing on the beach and buy time for the retreating Chinese soldiers.
The Wu-Fu Line and the Jiangyin Line cannot be defended at all. The Japs are gaining momentum, but with the few men under Duanwu, it is possible to dampen their spirit. If they block one or two divisions of the Japs head-on, it is like a mantis mantis trying to control the chariot.
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Therefore, the combat goal of Dragon Boat Festival was very clear from the beginning, relying on the favorable terrain to annihilate the Japanese army to the maximum extent and gain enough time for the defense of Nanjing! ...