Feeling the tenderness from Tantai Mingyue, and looking at the soldiers still waiting in the trenches outside the headquarters, Tang Dao's heart gradually calmed down.
The dead people are dead, but there are still more people alive. They may not be called elites now, but they already have the determination to fight. In the days to come, they will lead more people,
Go fight with them...
In this long war, they caused more casualties to the Japanese army, until one day they left with countless small wooden boxes.
Because, this is not just sacrifice, but also victory.
Victory gained at the risk of one's life is extremely precious!
He rubbed his face hard several times with his hands, rubbing away the hot tears and the unfinished smoke on his face, and looked back at his subordinates who stood solemnly waiting for him.
"Let's go, you guys go with me to visit the wounded soldiers, and then go to Highland No. 3 to have a look!"
"Yes! Sir!" Lei Xiong and others stood at attention and saluted.
The station where the medical team is located should be the most closely protected area.
It was a natural cave. Outside the cave entrance, not only was an infantry platoon digging trenches to guard it closely, but it was also well camouflaged. There was an additional infantry company dispersed around it to prevent sneak attacks by small groups of Japanese troops.
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Seeing Tang Dao walking over quickly, the soldiers in the trenches all stood up straight from the trenches and paid attention to their commander who had created a miracle.
That can only be explained by miracles.
News has come from the front that all Japanese troops have retreated.
The Japanese army had nearly 10,000 troops, supported by aircraft and artillery, but they only had more than 2,000 people. Their only support was the position they spent a day and night building.
The two sides are not on the same level at all, and all of them are ready to fight to the death.
But the Japanese retreated, after fighting for a day and a night.
If Tang Dao had not stipulated that salutes were not allowed on the battlefield, the dozens of soldiers here would definitely use military etiquette to express their highest respect for the commander.
Tang Dao nodded to the second lieutenant platoon leader who ran over, waved his hands to the soldiers in the trench to tell them to relax, but turned his attention to a ragged soldier squatting at the entrance of the cave.
The soldier kept squatting at the entrance of the cave with his head in his hands, as if he didn't hear the footsteps of Tang Dao and others walking towards him.
"Why is this stubborn boy still here? Didn't I ask you to take him to rest? What are you doing?" Lei Xiong couldn't help but frowned and growled and asked the infantry platoon leader who stood up straight.
"Lieutenant, it's not that we don't want to do it! It's because this little guy doesn't want to do it! You see, he basically didn't eat a bite of the canned beef and steamed buns we prepared for him. From last night to now, he has been staying here, saying
He has to wait for his company commander and brothers to come out and eat together." The second lieutenant platoon leader explained with a grimace.
"He didn't even want to lie down on the quilt I prepared for him. He insisted on squatting somewhere!"
Tang Dao had already recognized this thin soldier. The medium-sized rifle next to him with a few traces of blood on it was handed to him by him personally.
He waved his hand to stop the second lieutenant's platoon leader's slightly guilty explanation, and strode forward until he reached Tudou.
"Soldier, tell me your number!"
Tudou, who had been holding his head in grief, heard a familiar voice. He suddenly raised his head and saw that it was Tang Dao. Tears suddenly fell from his eyes. He jumped up and tried to stand up straight: "Reporting to the commander, the 145th Division of the 23rd Army avenged the shame of the Seventh Regiment."
Company Private Zheng Chaoqian reports to you!"
"Very good! I haven't forgotten your serial number, and you look like a soldier. But why did Deputy Battalion Commander Lei order you to rest and recuperate, but you stayed here despite the order? I ordered you to rest immediately." Tang Dao nodded.
, said with a serious face, and turned to look at the second lieutenant platoon leader. "Take him to eat and sleep."
"Sir, I'm not going. I want to wait here for the company commander and brothers. If the nurses don't let me in, then I'll keep waiting for them here." Tudou stood stubbornly.
An angry look appeared on Tang Dao's face. This was considered a violation of the order before the battle. No matter what the reason was, it was not allowed.
Zhuang Shisan, who was following behind, winked desperately at the stubborn soldier. Although not all of them were killed on Highland 3, there were still dozens of seriously wounded people alive, but they were either missing arms or legs or had a few big holes in their bodies. None of them were
After all, this little guy is the only one alive. If he is punished by military law for disobeying orders, it will not be worth it.
"Sir, I beg you, my brothers from the two infantry companies on Highland No. 3 are all here who can breathe. I have to stay with them here. If they are alive, I will feed them water. If they are dead, I will give them water."
Wipe your faces and let them go on the road clean, that's all I can do to my brothers." Tudou, who felt Tang Dao's anger, begged.
Tang Dao felt sad again!
Of course he knew what Xiao Bing was thinking.
That's because he didn't want to be alone! Every wounded soldier he captured would feel a little warmer to him from his comrades.
That's why he didn't want to leave here.
"I can completely understand your mood, but you also have to trust the medical staff. They will do their best." Tang Dao's face softened again. "And you don't have to go too far, they are right here.
, eat something and take a rest, I believe that if your brothers wake up, they won’t want to see you in such a miserable state, don’t you think so?”
"Yes, sir!" Tudou, with tears streaming down his face, finally relented and stopped insisting. He stood upright and gave a military salute to Tang Dao.
Tang Dao's expression returned to solemnity.
It's over, this little soldier has violated military orders again. Master Zhuang felt a little bitter in his heart.
As the only survivor on Highland 3, Chief of Staff Zhuang Shisan has already thought about how to set him as an example, and has prepared for him to be promoted to the rank of private.
Who knew that he kept making mistakes, and he was still in front of Tang Dao.
But Tang Dao's performance was obviously different from what he imagined.
"You and your comrades have done a great job. Because of your tenacity, we won this blocking battle." Tang Dao said suddenly. "Here, please accept our tribute on their behalf!"
"Salute!" Tang Dao roared softly.
Standing at attention, an army colonel saluted a lowly private.
He deserves it, and his comrades deserve it even more.
After a brief moment of shock, the lieutenant colonels and majors behind Tang Dao, including the second lieutenant and the soldiers in the trenches, all stood up straight and saluted the bewildered Tudou.
After a while, Tudou, who was being saluted with military salutes by a large group of soldiers, finally came to his senses.
Not being saluted with the highest military etiquette by a group of officers and comrades, but what Tang Dao just said, victory
"Sir, did we win this battle?" Tudou asked blankly.
"Yes, we won." A smile appeared on Tang Dao's face.
"If we hadn't won this battle and the Japanese had retreated, then my salute would have been against the rules, wouldn't it?"
The Japanese army had retreated for more than an hour, but no one dared to say victory before Tang Dao actually announced it. The main reason was that the Japanese still had artillery. If a lot of people got excited and jumped into the trenches to cheer, what would happen if the Japanese fired a burst of artillery?
manage?
If he fell before dawn, that would be something Tang Dao didn't want to see.
Therefore, until he came here, Tang Dao had suppressed the news of victory. Now, in order to prevent this soldier from being punished by military law, Tang Dao could only announce it.
Of course, the scouts had just sent a signal. The Japanese army had retreated two kilometers away, and the threat was completely eliminated.
The soldiers here are qualified to enjoy the taste of victory. They paid for it with their blood, including the people who are sleeping here. They need to hear the cry of victory.
"Sir, have we really won?" The second lieutenant platoon leader's lips trembled with excitement.
"Yes, we won." Tang Dao nodded.
"It's raining heavily. Blow the trumpet to inform the whole army that we have won."
The loud sound of the trumpet resounded through the hills.
"Won!"
"we won!"
Tudou and the other soldiers trembled their lips and repeated nervously.
Perhaps because the impact of this news was so great, no one in the trenches cheered for a long time. Instead, they were all murmuring in disbelief.
Until Tudou suddenly started running wildly, ran to an open space outside the trench, and roared like a wolf in the direction of Highland No. 3: "Brothers from the Seventh and Ninth Companies, did you hear this? We won,
Beat away the devils."
"We win, I win!"
"The devils were defeated!"
The soldiers carried their guns, jumped out of the trenches, stood on the top of the mountain, and roared and shouted towards the mountains.
The roars of dozens of people alerted the rest of the soldiers. After they were sure that the roars came from their own people and heard the trumpet sound representing victory, a moment later they joined the ranks of those who roared crazily in victory.
The cheers of more than a thousand people shocked the two highlands. Hundreds of men whose faces were so dirty that they could hardly distinguish their eyes and eyebrows, and many of whose dark blue jackets were in tatters, seemed to be crazy.
Just jumping and shouting on the top of the mountain.
The roar of two thousand people exploded among the hills.
They raised their guns high, pointed in the direction in which the Japanese troops were leaving, and roared loudly.
Even Tantai Mingyue, like the soldiers around her, shouted loudly.
Only this time, she didn't take a pen, she held her Browning and raised it high to the sky, her fair face flushed red.
The pen cannot defeat the enemy, but the gun can.
Here, the Japanese army collapsed;
Here, the Japanese army discarded their armor;
Here, the Japanese army returned without success;
"I won, but Chen Sanguo and Mazi Guo, you didn't see it!" Tudou covered his face and cried bitterly.
Shouting and shouting, more people had tears flowing freely on their faces.
Those were not tears of happiness, but tears of sadness.
How sad it is to taste victory without the company of many brothers.
They stood here, cheering for victory, but they were lying in the cold soil.
Brother, can you hear me?
we won!
You must hear it, because you are here and never far away.
Highland No. 3 is silent, but the wind is hunting!...
ps: Something happened during the day, so the update is late!
This chapter has been completed!