On the playground of the headquarters, Zhang Yuntian stood proudly in the middle of the playground wearing a military uniform!
Standing in front of him were his guards, about thirty people in number, all wearing the uniform blue uniforms of the Northeastern Army, with rifles on their shoulders and leggings underneath. They looked very tough!
The soldiers looked solemn and looked straight at Zhang Yuntian standing in front of them, wide open without blinking!
Zhang Yuntian didn't speak for a long time, and no one in the team of soldiers spoke. There was only the sound of their heavy breathing, and the flag of the Northeastern Army flying fiercely in the wind above their heads!
"Did you all hear that?" Zhang Yuntian finally spoke. He raised his arm and pointed directly at the fierce gunfire echoing in the sky in the distance!
"I heard it!" the soldiers responded in unison!
"Then tell me, what is this sound?" Zhang Yuntian's voice suddenly became louder, with a hint of sonority to it.
"The gunshots of the little devil!" the soldiers roared sharply, their voices shaking the ground slightly!
"Yes, it's the gunfire of the Japs, the gunshots of the Japs attacking Fengtian City!" Zhang Yuntian nodded, and then continued, "Then what do we do?"
"We are the Northeast Army and soldiers!"
"What are the duties of a soldier?"
"Defend the homeland, defend the territory!"
Zhang Yuntian pulled open the style button on his collar and roared loudly, "Bullshit, the little devils have been beaten to the doorstep, what are we protecting, what are we guarding!"
None of the soldiers spoke, they listened quietly!
"Since we have not fulfilled our responsibilities, how dare we say that we are soldiers and the defenders of the common people?" Zhang Yuntian's voice echoed in the air, "I am ashamed of myself, how about you?"
"The same goes for us, Commander!" The soldiers seemed to be infected, and they all shouted!
Zhang Yuntian nodded and said coldly, "Okay, if you know your shame, there is still hope. I will fight the Japanese to the bitter end now. If any of you are willing to guard the headquarters with me, just take a step forward. If you don't want to, don't force yourself.
You can leave now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers all took a step forward, and no one stood still!
Seeing that the soldiers were so unified, Zhang Yuntian was very pleased. He laughed and said, "Okay, okay, okay. A man will die on the battlefield and be wrapped in horse leather. You are all good, and you are all strong men!"
"How can you be a strong man without us, deputy commander!" At this time, a voice sounded behind him, attracting his attention!
Zhang Yuntian turned around when he heard the sound and looked towards the entrance of the playground, only to find that it was Sun Jianping. Behind him was a battalion of soldiers, all armed with live ammunition and ready for battle!
Seeing that Sun Jianping had brought someone over, Zhang Yuntian couldn't help but frown, "Jianping, who asked you to come here? Go back immediately. The headquarters is being transferred and I need your protection!"
"Deputy commander, the chief of staff asked us to come here, ordering us to follow your command, coordinate with the defense headquarters, and cover the retreat of the agencies!" Sun Jianping strode to Zhang Yuntian, saluted him with a military salute, and then said calmly.
"Rong, old boy, I really belong to you!" Zhang Yuntian heard that it was Rong Zun who asked Sun Jianping to do this. He felt warm in his heart, but he cursed, "This old boy is still so mother-in-law!"
"Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff Rong asked me to give you a message!" Sun Jianping said loudly, "He asked me to tell you that you must live well, saying that you have not paid back the ocean you owe him!"
"Hahahaha, okay, I remember, I must live well, I still have my life left to fight the Japanese!" Zhang Yuntian's hearty laughter echoed, making the blood of the soldiers that had not cooled down boil again.
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After the laughter stopped for a moment, Zhang Yuntian waved to the people, "Let's go and set up defenses at the entrance of the headquarters. If the little devil wants to enter the headquarters, just step on our corpses and come in!"
The soldiers lined up neatly and followed Zhang Yuntian towards the camp gate!
At the entrance of the headquarters, fortifications have been built long ago. Sandbags filled with soil are piled up one by one to form a simple but practical fortification. Some soldiers are busy correcting the inappropriate places to prepare for the coming coming.
battle!
Zhang Yuntian arrived with his men, and the soldiers hurriedly saluted, "Deputy Commander, why are you here?"
Zhang Yuntian raised his hand to return the salute and said, "I have discussed it with the chief of staff. I will stay to stop the enemy. He will lead his people to arrange for the organization to retreat, and you will all be under my command!"
"Understood!" the soldiers responded in unison!
Zhang Yuntian immediately dispersed the 500 soldiers he brought, building fortifications and transporting ammunition at the same time!
There is an ammunition depot inside the headquarters, which stores a large amount of ammunition, so Zhang Yuntian and the others are not worried about running out of ammunition. Now they are worried about the Japanese artillery and infantry!
As a veteran general of the Northeast Army, he has often dealt with the Japs. He is very familiar with the Japs' combat effectiveness and combat characteristics. He knows that the Japs' tactics can be summarized as "after the artillery bombards the infantry, charge, after the infantry has charged, the artillery bombards, and after the artillery bombards the infantry, continue to charge."
, although simple, but very practical.
The Northeastern Army also has artillery, but it is not stationed in Fengtian City, but in Dashanzi. Now the water from far away cannot quench the thirst close by, and it seems that it can only rely on infantry to support it!
In this way, Zhang Yuntian knew that the casualties among the soldiers would be much greater, but he was helpless and couldn't think of any good solution!
"Now I can only fight with my life!" Zhang Yuntian secretly made up his mind!
Under his command, the soldiers expanded the original two lines of fortifications to four lines, staggered and divided into layers, so that even if the Japanese broke through one or two lines, the soldiers could still rely on the fortifications behind to continue to resist!
Because they knew that this fortification was related to their own survival, no one among the soldiers was lazy. They all dug hard into the hard soil to form foxholes, then expanded the foxholes to form trenches, and finally connected several fortifications in the
together.
At this time, the gunfire in Fengtian City seemed to have shifted. The gunfire in Nancheng and Xicheng was obviously sparse, but the gunfire in Beicheng was more intensive. It seemed that the Japanese army had taken control of Nancheng and Xicheng and began to attack the Northeast Army. The Northeast Army resisted fiercely.
Beicheng and Dongcheng!
"Hurry up! Hurry up!" Looking at the soldiers who had already reached the limit of their movements, Zhang Yuntian kept urging, wishing he could dig a trench with just a shovel!
With the soldiers' unrestrained efforts, trenches appeared behind the fortifications, and then extended to both sides, finally forming communication trenches extending in all directions.