Seeing the doubtful glances of his two subordinates, Colonel Nishi Ojo smiled confidently: "This swamp has indeed caused us heavy losses, but after all these days of wandering around, we have roughly figured out the situation here.
Although this swamp is large, it is not without roads.【.Com text】"
"I once had people carefully interrogate the traitors who brought us out yesterday, and found a road that was sufficient to take us out in the swamps that spanned the eastern areas of Tangyuan, Luobei, and Heli.
.As long as we follow the flow of the Wutong River and cross this swamp to the south, we can directly reach the south bank of the Songhua River. Once we reach the bank of the Songhua River, we will be safe."
Having said this, Fat Colonel Nishi Otiao waved his hand and said: "Kill all the three horses so that every soldier who can fight can at least drink a bowl of broth. An hour later, the entire army gathered all its troops.
Strength, take advantage of the opponent's inexperience on the battlefield, and make an all-out breakout to the east."
It should be said that Fat Colonel Nishi Ojo's tactical vision is quite good. Although it only took half a day and one night of fighting, he figured out the strength of his opponent. Moreover, the direction he chose to break out was not wrong. The opponent did not expect him at all.
Will return to the swamp.
In fact, the rocket artillery regiment that was waiting to return to Xingshan Fortress to replenish ammunition rushed back. Yang Zhen, who was launching the general offensive, had accurately judged that the Japanese army was going to break out after receiving reports from the front-line troops that the Japanese army had begun killing horses.
And adjusted the deployment as quickly as possible.
In Yang Zhen's view, since the Japanese army is about to break through, he can take advantage of the trend and adopt necessary tactics according to the Japanese army's actions. Since it is difficult to attack hard, he should adopt the method of encircling three and missing one, and annihilate the enemy in pursuit.
It was a good tactic. However, he did not expect that the Japanese army would not take the escape route he deliberately left, but would turn around and concentrate all their forces to break through the swamps to the east.
Almost everyone from Yang Zhen to the troops below did not expect that the Japanese army would break out to the east. Only one company deployed as a guard in the east was defeated by the Japanese army in a very short period of time. Regardless of casualties, they forced their way away and were almost caught off guard.
After resistance from the blocking force, the remnants of the 22nd Regiment fled away under the leadership of Colonel Xi Da Fat Tiao.
By the time Yang Zhen came to his senses, the remnants of the 22nd Regiment, which had abandoned almost all the wounded, had already fled into the swamp. The fat colonel Xi Datiao did not bite the bait he laid, but although he looked a little embarrassed, he was still in the organizational structure.
Yang Zhen was extremely surprised when he ran away because he knew what would happen if the Japanese army without food entered the swamp again.
Yang Zhen did not believe that the Japanese army had the ability to eat grass roots and chew belts to get out of the grassland as the Red Army did. Then the Japanese army should have had their purpose in venturing into the swamp again. Just like Yang Zhen never believed that the Japanese army would carry out untargeted attacks, he did not believe that the Japanese army would
His consistent style is that he would rather starve to death in the swamp than fight to the end with himself.
The fat colonel of Xi Datiao played this skill very beautifully. Not only did Yang Zhen, who had just arrived to prepare for training with the already hungry 22nd Regiment, form ten independent regiments, but also the main force was added.
The rest of the troops stood aside, leaving Yang Zhen feeling a thorn in his back.
Although Yang Zhen wanted to find out the purpose of the Japanese army's re-entering the swamp, facing the almost endless swamp on both sides of the Wutong River, he was not willing to take risks easily. After hesitating for a long time, he
A capable company was mobilized and carefully stayed behind the Japanese army under the guidance of carefully selected local guides.
But after receiving the reward, Yang Zhen was surprised. Although the 22nd Regiment threw almost a squadron of troops into the swamp, they actually found a way in the swamp and arrived directly along the Wutong River.
After crossing the Songhua River, he crossed the river and returned to Jiangnan to escape.
The Japanese army found a path in the swamp, which meant that the swamp, which had almost become its natural barrier, would no longer be safe. This also meant that the Japanese army could bypass its flanks at any time through this swamp. And they had to
This will be used as a main defensive position for at least a long period of time in the future. Because it is too close to the Songhua River. The southern section of the swamp is connected to the Songhua River. As long as there is a road, the Japanese army can cross the river at any time and make a detour.
own flank.
It is true to say that blessings never come singly and misfortunes never come singly. Just as a natural barrier for him had lost its effectiveness, Yang Zhen, who was a little worried, got another one from Zhang Zhenhua after he had just returned to the Xingshan Fortress Headquarters.
Sad news.
Zhang Ting, who had become his fiancée and was planning to get married after this battle, died three days ago while protecting the wounded when being bombed by an enemy plane. After hearing this unfortunate news, the long and continuous fierce battles made her physically and mentally exhausted.
The exhausted Yang Zhen immediately fainted.
Seeing Yang Zhen fainted, Zhang Zhenhua immediately panicked. After receiving the news two days ago, the experienced commander-in-chief hurried back and immediately transferred the health doctor assigned to him by Yang Zhen.
After a while of pinching and squeezing the heart, Yang Zhen finally woke up.
Looking at Yang Zhen who had woken up but looked extremely pale, the commander-in-chief hesitated for a moment and then said to Yang Zhen: "Don't blame Peng Dingjie and Zhang Zhenhua. It was my idea for them to hide it from you. You were commanding the battle at the time, and I
I was worried that the news of Zhang Ting's sacrifice would affect you, so I kept it secret from you."
In response to the commander-in-chief's apology, Yang Zhen shook his head slightly but said nothing. After a long silence, Yang Zhen said: "She probably hasn't been buried yet. She is there now. I want to go see her."
The commander-in-chief looked at Yang Zhen, who seemed very calm at least on the surface, and sighed: "How can we bury it easily if your fiancé hasn't come back? Fortunately, the weather has started to get colder now, and the body can be put there."
Live. Now Xiao Zhang is parked in a room in the hospital. It has been cleaned and is waiting for you to come back."
Hearing the commander-in-chief's answer, Yang Zhen nodded slightly. Yang Zhen, who had always been tenacious and never asked for help even when he was seriously injured, did not refuse Xiao Huzi's help this time and followed the commander-in-chief.
Behind him, he walked toward the room where Zhang Ting's body was temporarily stored.
Entering the room, he looked at the mourning hall that had been decorated and the heavy coffin placed on one side. Yang Zhen, who guessed that this must be the arrangement assigned by the commander-in-chief, turned around with difficulty and said to the commander-in-chief: "Commander-in-Chief, thank you very much.
Yes. You are interested."
After Yang Zhen only said these few words, he turned his head and looked at Zhang Ting who was lying on the coffin bed without saying a word. Looking at Yang Zhen who said nothing, Zhang Zhenhua stepped forward and said: "Commander, Deputy Zhang
During the Japanese air raid, the minister was hit by a swooping Japanese plane while trying to protect the wounded, and his entire back was shattered."
"Although the wounded were rescued, Deputy Minister Zhang was not. We tried our best to rescue her, but our medical conditions were really limited. I'm sorry, Commander, but we were unable to save Deputy Minister Zhang's life."
After that, Zhang Zhenhua took out a polished pistol from his shoulder bag. One look showed that the owner cherished it. The lady who took care of it very carefully handed it to Yang Zhendao with a palm thunder pistol and a diary:
"This was found on Vice Minister Zhang's body when we were sorting out her remains."
Yang Zhen took the pistol handed over by Zhang Zhenhua and touched the shiny gun body. This gun was given to Zhang Ting after Yang Zhen captured Jiamusi. He once joked that this gun was for her.
It was used to defend against those assassins in the army. But now the guns are there but the people are no longer there.
After Yang Zhen carefully put the pistol close to his body, he turned his head and smiled hard at the people around him and said, "Now I want to stay alone with my fiancée for a while, okay? The war ahead is basically over.
The commander-in-chief, Chief of Staff Guo and Brigadier Wang should be more careful about the rest."
Looking at Yang Zhen's pale face, the commander-in-chief hesitated, and finally nodded. After leaving Yang Zhen alone, he led the others out of Zhang Ting's mourning hall. However, after exiting the mourning hall, the commander-in-chief
A doctor was left outside and repeatedly told Xiao Huzi to pay more attention to the situation in the house and report anything immediately.
After exiting the mourning hall, Peng Dingjie said worriedly to the Commander-in-Chief: "Commander-in-Chief, it has been more than a year since I met the Commander. This is the first time I have seen the Commander so gloomy and so exhausted. No matter what the situation was before, it has been more than a year.
No matter how difficult it is, it's easy to handle no matter how dangerous it is. Now that such a big thing has happened, is it okay to leave the commander alone inside?"
After Peng Dingjie finished speaking, Zhang Zhenhua walked up to the commander-in-chief and said in a very self-reproaching tone: "Commander-in-Chief, it's all my fault if something happens to Xiao Zhang. If I could have stopped her and not let her go up, I would have left her in the rear hospital. I'm afraid.
If we send a few more people to protect her, maybe nothing will happen."
Regarding Zhang Zhenhua's words of self-blame, the commander-in-chief waved his hand and said: "You are not to blame for this matter. No one can think of this matter, but this is wartime. This cannot be avoided in the front or the rear. Don't blame yourself too much, Commander
The officers will not blame you for this."
At this point, the commander-in-chief sighed: "Let them stay alone for a while. After all, they are about to get married, but now they are separated by heaven and earth. No matter what, he has to open this knot by himself, and others are
There's nothing we can do to help. I, no, we have to believe that he will be able to come out."
After saying that, the commander-in-chief turned his head and stared at the room for a while, then turned and left. Peng Dingjie and Zhang Zhenhua could see that the commander-in-chief felt very disappointed. Thinking about the commander-in-chief's previous efforts to reconcile the two of them, they shook their heads.
He sighed and warned the doctor and Xiao Huzi a few more times before turning around and leaving.
Yang Zhen, who was staring at Zhang Ting's cleaned body, didn't know about the conversations of several people outside. He only knew that his heart was hurting now, the kind of heart-breaking pain. Recalling the time since Wudaolingzi
Since the first meeting in the iron mine, every time the two of them interacted, recalling Zhang Ting's eyes that always had a look of expectation, Yang Zhen felt that his heart was bleeding.
Gently kissing Zhang Ting's already cold face, and holding his fiancée's already stiff body tightly in his arms, Yang Zhen didn't know when his tears fell.
He hated himself, why he didn't accept Zhang Ting's feelings earlier and kept delaying it. If he had accepted her feelings earlier and got married earlier, maybe she wouldn't have let her leave with regrets. Zhang Ting could have lived a happy life even for a few years.
She thinks that a happy life is good.
Holding Zhang Ting's body, Yang Zhen felt infinite regret in his heart. He had never felt so ashamed of a person as he did today. When Zhang Ting was still here, he had never felt this way. Not even towards the commander-in-chief.
She was a little dissatisfied with her semi-arranged marriage attitude and turned a blind eye to Zhang Ting's affection.
But when the person was no longer there, he looked at his heart and found that he had missed the most important person since his rebirth. When he had lost it, he realized in his heart that it was so painful that it almost bled.
I had already fallen in love with this woman for some time. Before, I was just avoiding her intentionally.
Yang Zhen held Zhang Ting's body with tears streaming down his face, and while kissing his lover's cold face, he whispered: "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. When I really faced my feelings, I have lost them forever.
You. I really hate myself now, why didn’t I accept your feelings one day earlier. Even if it’s just one day, it would be good if we could live together for one day. You won’t leave with regrets.”
"I was wrong, I was really wrong, why didn't I cherish you all the time. I was a bastard, a complete bastard. I failed your feelings and your love. How I wish I could turn back time.
, I can love you well once, even just once. We are not destined in this life, but in the next life I will love you even more and take care of you in the palm of my hand, as long as you can give me this opportunity."
Yang Zhen just held Zhang Ting's body motionless and sat quietly for the whole night, and shed tears for the whole night. He once thought that after seeing countless deaths, he had already become as hard as iron and would not be worried about anything.
The sad thing happened, but it was broken in a short moment.
The little tiger outside wanted to go in to see the situation several times, but in the end he still did not dare to disturb Yang Zhen. He could only worry about the anxious people outside, but there was nothing he could do. Until he saw Guo Bingxun who had returned from the front line, his
My mind calmed down a little.
Because Xiao Huzi knew that there were tens of thousands of people in the entire army, and the only one who was considered a confidant by the commander was Chief of Staff Guo. The commander-in-chief was more like a teacher and an elder brother to Yang Zhen. He taught Yang Zhen many things that a superior should understand.
It makes sense, but it cannot be called a confidant.
For Yang Zhen, Li Yanping was a good partner and helper at work, but he was also not a confidant. The only person the commander could consider a close friend was Chief of Staff Guo.
The two are not only a good partner in combat, but also friends who talk about everything in private. If Yang Zhen is determined, the only person in the entire army who can persuade him is Guo Bingxun. Xiao Huzi hopes that Staff Guo will
The commander would like to advise the commander not to be too sentimental.
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