"Boom..." More than a dozen mortar shells hit the position and exploded.

Although the violent explosion failed to destroy the trench fortifications on the position, several Eighth Route Army soldiers who failed to escape in time were still blown away!

The Japanese army, which had been blocked for nearly an hour, was determined to take down the position of the military sub-district, and the mortar of an artillery squadron took ten minutes to stop.

As soon as the shelling stopped, a squadron of Japanese soldiers lined up in scattered lines and rushed towards a group of positions.

"Captain, the Japanese are coming!" A staff officer shouted loudly at the command center of the first regiment.

The commander holding the telescope, with a gloomy face, ordered: "The Japanese's artillery bombardment just now was too fierce, and the Second Battalion must have suffered heavy losses! Let the Third Battalion reinforce! "

As soon as a staff officer rushed out of the command center to issue an order, the regiment commander followed and ordered.

"The Japanese are fighting to the death. We will destroy our two battalions in one hour. The third battalion cannot last long if we go up. Political Commissar, please contact the commander immediately and let the commander transfer immediately!"

Yang Chengwu, commander of the First Military Sub-district, was an old Red Army general. He had never fought such a cowardly battle for such a long time.

The chief of staff next to him was also full of anger and wanted to carry a machine gun to the battlefield. But he knew that this was not the time to act irritating.

Listening to the explosion faintly outside the city, he quickly reminded: "Commander, half of the regiment are recruits, and the Japanese are cannons and planes. It is not easy to get this way. You must hurry up and transfer, otherwise the regiment will be completely defeated!"

Yang Chengwu was very unwilling to give up, but he still ordered: "The headquarters evacuated from the county town within half an hour, and the regiment retreated in one and a half hours! The second regiment also had to move to harass the Japanese in a company and platoon, and buy time for the headquarters to retreat."

"I don't agree. After the Second Regiment sent out, there was only one guard company left by your side. What should I do when I encounter the Japanese?" The Chief of Staff immediately objected.

"Isn't there a new recruit company? There are so many people in the headquarters who can fight. Execute the order immediately!" Yang Chengwu ordered very decisively, without any room for negotiation.

Everyone in the headquarters was busy packing up their things and preparing to transfer, and they were very busy.

Under this situation, a figure without any movement suddenly attracted the attention of the guard company commander who was organizing everyone to transfer. Wang Ping, the commander's combat staff officer, stood in front of the map without moving.

The guard company commander quickly reminded Yang Chengwu, who was also busy around him.

"Commander, did General Wang's brain be burned two days ago? He has rarely spoken since he gotten it. He is still staring at the map at this time."

After glanced at Wang Ping's slightly thin body, Yang Chengwu shook his head and said affirmatively: "He has survived the Long March, and a fever will definitely not do anything to him."

Speaking of this, Yang Chengwu actually showed a sad expression on his face and continued: "This Wang Ping came from the Red Army School before the Long March and also served as a battalion instructor. After the Long March, the troops were severely reduced, and then he was assigned to the regiment as a staff officer."

"Because your health was not good, I had a high fever when I crossed the snow-capped mountains. In the end, I survived it, but because of the lack of medicine, I fell into the root cause of the disease that it would easily get fever after cooling down. It's all the past, so I won't mention it."

"You go and remind him, pack up and prepare to transfer."

After the guard company commander called out to Staff Wang, Wang Ping still didn't say anything. After just nodding to show that he knew, he began to organize the map quickly.

At this time, neither Yang Chengwu nor the guard company commander realized that the reason why Zhang Ping did not speak in the past two days was not because his personality changed drastically and he did not want to speak. But because he did not dare to speak.

Although the person Yang Chengwu saw now has not changed, his soul is no longer the Zhang Ping that Yang Chengwu originally knew.

In order to avoid any clues from speaking more, Zhang Ping had to try not to speak for two days.

A few days ago, Zhang Ping, who had the root of the disease, did have a high fever due to a cooling temperature and almost couldn't survive. Unexpectedly, just after graduating from military academy in later generations, Zhang Ping, who had the same name and surname, had somehow escaped from Zhang Ping, who was dying, because of an accident, and let Zhang Ping, who should have seen the King of Hell, come back to life again.

For two days, Zhang Ping, who had been influenced by the eyes, gradually learned his identity and location. In order to prevent Yang Chengwu from becoming alert, he could only pretend to be like he was not wanting to speak after recovering from a serious illness.

I just kept staring at the map because he was very familiar with this history after graduating from military academy. I want to further confirm what the battle in front of me and what I know in later generations are.

If there is no difference, can you use the foresight to provide commander Yang Chengwu with a lot of reference opinions to reduce the losses of some military regions?

In less than half an hour, the guard company escorted three or four hundred people including the Military Sub-district Command and Field Hospital to leave the county town.

"Baopao... dada..."

As soon as the headquarters of hundreds of people left the county town, a sudden gunfire sounded on the other side of the county town.

Yang Chengwu frowned. As soon as the guards were about to come back to see something, the guards rushed past panting and the correspondents.

"It's the Japanese, the commander, and more than a hundred Japanese cavalry are catching up with you."

"Our company commander is taking two platoons to block the attack. The company commander asked me to report: the Japanese cavalry are also equipped with machine guns and small cannons. Our firepower is too poor and we will definitely not last long. Please ask the commander to take everyone to move to the forest immediately."

The Chief of Staff, who was standing next to him, was shocked at first, but he did not expect that the Japanese would come so quickly.

Then he said with a worried look: "It must be the Japanese vanguard cavalry squadron who luckily bypassed the harassing troops we arranged. Commander, the cavalry is too fast, and you must listen to the commander Zhang of the guard company and move to the forest immediately."

"The hundreds of people in the headquarters have almost no combat power. Once the Japanese cavalry catch up, the consequences will be unimaginable."

The deputy chief of staff, familiar with the terrain, frowned and suggested.

"Commander, there are still four miles away from the forest here. Now you can go all into the forest in half an hour. I don't know if the guard company can stop it. I draw a platoon from the recruit company to set up defenses on the spot."

"If the Japanese cavalry rushed past the guard company's position, I will block it here. If I didn't break through the guard company's position, I will immediately take people to retreat and retreat into the forest together."

In order to ensure the safety of these people in the headquarters, the deputy chief of staff's proposal is definitely the best.

A team of hundreds of people, doctors and nurses in the hospital account for one-third, and together with the cadres of the agency, more than 70% of them are not equipped with weapons. Even if the remaining 100 people have weapons, they either have short guns or old sleeves eliminated by the main force. Not to mention fighting against the elite Japanese cavalry, they have no chance of winning even when they fight against the puppet army.

Therefore, no matter what, the Japanese cavalry must not be allowed to catch up with the headquarters.

Of course, doing so would likely put the Deputy Chief of Staff and the new soldiers who left the Historic Rear, but Yang Chengwu had no other way.

Just as he was subconsciously preparing to give orders, Wang Ping, who had hardly spoken much in the past two days, suddenly stood up and said in a shocking voice.

"Captain Zhou cannot go. You must assist the commander and the chief of staff to retreat with everyone. The commander cannot be without people. I will stay behind to cover and ensure that the Japanese cavalry troops that may break through the defense line of the guard company."

"You?" Except for Yang Chengwu who was familiar with Wang Ping, everyone around him showed a look of suspicion on their faces.

Wang Ping continued unscrupulously: "It's me, the commander knows that I have been a company commander and an instructor before the Long March. There is definitely no problem in commanding a platoon."

Seeing the strong confidence on Wang Ping's face, Yang Chengwu directly showed a look of relief.

Because, Wang Ping in front of him seemed to be back to the state he had just met him, confident and courageous.
Chapter completed!