When darkness enveloped the earth, the hustle and bustle of the battlefield finally stopped. It was as if nothing happened yesterday. Even though the collapsed city was still burning with fire, and gunpowder smoke was still hovering in the sky at dusk.
At this moment, the night was quiet, and the injured soldiers hid in the corner and licked their wounds. The survivors gathered around the fire, but still did not fall asleep.
They are actually very tired, but their brains, which are always in a state of excitement, keep them from falling asleep.
Because this is the forefront of the battlefield, the enemy will rush over at any time and cut your neck in your sleep.
Therefore, although the war ended briefly, those who were in the war still could not sleep.
They endured each other until one was exhausted.
The same goes for Zhou Weiguo. Logically speaking, after a day of rapid marching and fighting against the Japanese invaders, he should be very tired.
However, he was still conducting casualty statistics on his 522nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment.
Today, not counting Xiaoyangzhuang, just referring to the battle in Baijia Town, the Independent Regiment plus his 522nd Regiment suffered more than 300 casualties, and the battle damage reached nearly 40%.
If we continue to calculate according to this casualty figure, the Independent Regiment and the 522nd Regiment can only hold on for one more day before they are completely annihilated in Baijia Town.
Zhou Weiguo was very scratching his head at this time, because apart from the casualties, the most important thing was the supply of weapons and ammunition. The ammunition he brought was almost exhausted. But the number of enemies seemed to be more than their bullets.
"Continue to send reports to Nanjing, telling them that we need reinforcements and ammunition supplies. How can we fight without ammunition?"
Zhou Weiguo said angrily that he didn't know what the logistics department did. It had been a day since he sent the telegram, but there was still no news.
"Report to the delegation, call from Nanjing."
At this moment, a signal soldier came to report, and his face was very ugly.
Zhou Weiguo knew something was wrong and signaled the other party to continue.
The signal corps continued to report: "There is a call from Nanjing, telling us to retreat immediately."
"Crazy? We retreat, what will happen to the Changzhou defenders?"
Zhou Weiguo was angry because he waited for a whole day, but instead of receiving reinforcements and ammunition, he waited for an order to retreat. This was really a mistake.
"When I called back, I said that we couldn't withdraw. The commander of the Dragon Boat Festival Brigade of the Third Military Police Brigade was performing a secret mission. Even if we wanted to withdraw, we would have to wait until he came back before withdrawing."
Zhou Weiguo directly ordered to refuse. But at this time, the communication soldier was still poking there.
Zhou Weiguo said angrily: "What? Doesn't my order work?"
The communications soldier quickly said: "Regiment seat, Ma'anshan's defense line has been broken."
Zhou Weiguo frowned, because if the Ma'anshan line was broken, they would have no choice but to retreat. Although the Ma'anshan line is south of the Changzhou line, if the Ma'anshan defenders were to retreat, the retreat route in Baijia Town would be the same as the retreat route in other theaters in Changzhou.
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In other words, if they didn't shrink their front line, they might all be surrounded by the Japanese.
"Don't reply yet. Contact Duanwu. I want to tell him about this matter and let him make a judgment."
Zhou Weiguo ordered the communications troops to contact Duanwu because the war situation suddenly deteriorated and retreat was inevitable. However, Duanwu was still in the enemy-occupied area.
He had also contacted the Dragon Boat Festival special forces before, but the radio went silent.
Lao Shou, who came back, also told Zhou Weiguo that the Japanese army's high-power radio could capture the radio signal, and that the special team's radio would remain silent until the mission was completed.
But at this time, Zhou Weiguo could no longer care about so much. He had to contact Duanwu and discuss the matter with Duanwu. It would be best if he could come back immediately to take charge of the overall situation.
I just didn't expect that at this moment, there was a noise at the door.
As soon as Zhou Weiguo heard this voice, he knew that there was no one else but Zhu Shengzhong from the independent regiment.
He had heard some news before that Zhu Shengzhong was very dissatisfied with his command of the battle.
"Let him in!"
Zhou Weiguo shouted. After hearing Zhou Weiguo's order, the guards stopped blocking them and let Zhu Shengzhong, Lao Snoring, and Sun Shiyu enter the command room.
Zhu Shengzhong scolded him when he opened his mouth: "What are you so worried about? Thank you for our regiment trusting you so much and teaching the Independent Regiment to you. You use your brothers as cannon fodder? It doesn't matter! Brothers are just fighting on the battlefield."
I don’t want the Japanese’s military exploits, just to kill the Japanese. But what? You want to retreat? I see our group hasn’t come back yet, who of you dares to leave?”
Zhu Shengzhong was angry and outspoken. It was because he heard the order to retreat that he, Lao Shou and Sun Shiyu came to Zhou Weiguo to ask for an explanation.
If it were normal, Lao Shou and Sun Shiyu would definitely stop him. But it was different today, because if Zhou Weiguo gave the order to retreat, then they might not be able to come back.
So Sun Shiyu and Lao Shou quietly watched what happened, waiting for Zhou Weiguo to give an explanation.
Zhou Weiguo curled his lips, sighed, and then asked Zhu Shengzhong, Lao Shou and Sun Shiyu to come over and look at the map.
He first circled Xiaoyangzhuang with a red pen, then looked at the three of them and said: "Let's talk about the battle at Xiaoyangzhuang first.
In the battle of Xiaoyangzhuang, the Independent Regiment acted as a wedge and inserted itself into the enemy's heart, saving people and holding back the Japanese army. I just want to ask you now, if you don't go up, let the first or second battalion of the 522nd Regiment
Can such an effect be achieved in the camp?
I want them to go, but they don’t have the ability. At that time, there were hostages in Xiaoyangzhuang, and Baijia Town was in urgent need of support. In such an urgent situation, what do you think is wrong with my tactics?"
"this,......"
Zhu Shengzhong could not answer, because in his eyes, the two battalions of the 522nd Regiment were indeed inferior to the Independent Regiment.
But at the same time, without waiting for Zhu Shengzhong and others to say anything, Zhou Weiguo drew a circle in Baijia Town and said: "Let's talk about the battle in Baijia Town. There are Japanese planes above, and Japanese infantry soldiers outside the city.
.Most of the anti-aircraft artillery in the city was going to deal with the Japanese planes. No one from the Japanese troops outside stopped them.
I will send my first battalion or second battalion, and they will kill all the people. By then, once the Japanese outside the city are not blocked, then in our battle in Baijia Town today, we will not only have three casualties.
There are more than a hundred people, but it is very likely that the entire army will be annihilated.
You can say that I treat you as cannon fodder, but it is precisely because of your sacrifice that we are still confronting the Japanese in Baijia Town.
I don’t know if you have any questions, you can tell me. Although I don’t like to express anything!
If we talk about how long I have been with Duanwu, I may not have as long as you. But when it comes to feelings, I am the same as you. And this is why Duanwu dares to leave so many of his brothers to me.
I can try my best to ensure that the lives of brothers are not wasted on the battlefield. But I cannot guarantee that you will all go back alive. So now, if you are still questioning my command, please leave. You go to your regiment, and I will
Don’t stop me.”
"Humph, don't you want to run away now?"
Zhu Shengzhong snorted coldly, but he didn't expect to anger Zhou Weiguo at this moment.
Zhou Weiguo was not a talkative person to begin with. After talking so much with Zhu Shengzhong and others, he was already patient. However, Zhu Shengzhong was not satisfied yet, so this time, Zhou Weiguo became completely angry.
He threw the pen on the table and roared: "You are the only one who wants to run away. If Dragon Boat Festival hadn't handed you over to me, I wouldn't have bothered to care about you. Although my soldiers are not as flexible as your tactics, they will obey."
Orders. As a soldier, it is your bounden duty to obey!..."