When I passed by this area, no one could laugh anymore and my mood became particularly heavy.

The sound of gunfire sounded not far away, which made many officers and soldiers of the 216th Regiment look at him.

I saw that the 212th Regiment officers and soldiers were launching another attack on Yangshupu Naval Wharf, with great momentum.

In the distance, a lieutenant colonel with two bars and two stars on the seal was holding a telescope and looking at the front battlefield. Naturally, he found the officers and soldiers of the 216th Regiment passing by Yangshupu.

That's right, this person is Xiong Xinmin, who just returned from the 216th Regiment and was promoted to the commander of the 216th Regiment.

Xiong Xinmin had sharp eyes and suddenly saw Zhang Tianhai, the leader.

"Hurry up, come and stop the group of soldiers in front of me! Tell them to wait a moment, and I will arrive later and say that I, Xiong Xinmin, have something to do to find their superiors!" Xiong Xinmin said to the staff officer beside me.

"Yes." The staff officer responded and ran away quickly.

...

After a while, Zhang Tianhai was stopped by a young staff officer.

"Are you the commander of this unit? I am the 212th Regiment's General Staff." The young lieutenant staff stopped Zhang Tianhai, who was also in the rank of lieutenant, and saluted.

Yes, Zhang Tianhai was indeed the major battalion commander of the 216th Regiment at this time, but due to the fierce battle, he really couldn't find time to change the seal.

"Yes, I am Zhang Tianhai, the major commander of the 1st Battalion of the 216th Regiment." Zhang Tianhai replied seriously, and replied with a military salute.

"Hello, Battalion Commander Zhang, our regiment has something to ask you for trouble. He told you to wait a moment, and he will come over immediately." The lieutenant was quite eye-catching. After all, he had been in the regiment headquarters for a long time, and he had encountered such situations - this person said he was battalion commander, but he had the title of lieutenant, and was mostly promoted from the front line, and he would officially get the title after the battle.

Zhang Tianhai thought for a while and said, "Okay. Just wait here! I'll report the situation to the superior first and come back soon."

"Okay." The staff officer responded, and then waited quietly on the spot.

Zhang Tianhai knew that it was the old commander who had to give him face, so he went to report to Fang Ren.

Fang Ren agreed to what Zhang Tianhai said, and immediately asked the officers and soldiers to wait on the spot, and then came to see Xiong Xinmin with Zhang Tianhai.

When Fang Ren and Zhang Tianhai returned to the place where the staff of the 212th Regiment were waiting, Xiong Xinmin was already waiting here.

"Congratulations, Captain Xiong!" Fang Ren said, strode forward and stretched out his right hand. He was Xiong Xinmin's old superior, so he did not salute like a superior and subordinate when they met. Instead, he shook his hands like an old friend.

"Congratulations, old commander." Zhang Tianhai saluted a military salute. Not to mention that Xiong Xinmin is his old commander, his current military rank and position are higher than him, and it is not wrong to be a commander.

"Chief of Staff, Yulin. You are all here." Seeing the old commander and subordinate who were still fighting side by side in the morning, although their identities were different at this time, then it was the old army, right? So Xiong Xinmin was quite happy.

"Well, our 216th Regiment suffered too much losses in the battle at this time. Except for the loss of the 2nd Battalion, the other two battalions suffered heavy casualties. Just the first battalion you were in before, more than half of the casualties were killed or injured." Fang Ren sighed softly.

"So now we should take it down and rest and replenish it?" Xiong Xinmin said seriously.

Fang Ren nodded and said, "Yes, the casualties are too heavy. If you don't take them down and make up for them, the first battalion will probably be exhausted."

After getting this answer, Xiong Xinmin looked at Zhang Tianhai and asked, "Yulin, how many officers and soldiers have been sacrificed in this battle in our first battalion?"

Looking at the careful look of the old commander, Zhang Tianhai's eyes became slightly wet, and he reported a sour number: "303 people were sacrificed and 49 people were seriously injured. Among them, the third shift of the second company, the third shift was left, and Xu Sangou was the only one..."

The sacrifice and the loss of combat effectiveness reached 352 people. As the old battalion commander of the first battalion, Xiong Xinmin naturally knew what this meant.

Xiong Xinmin sighed softly and said, "Thinking about the fact that when our first battalion set out from Xi'an, there were 650 people in full, and there were only less than 300 people left in this battle. If we continue to fight like this, the first battalion will indeed be exhausted..."

"Well..." Zhang Tianhai responded softly, not knowing what to say, because compared to the old battalion commander Xiong Xinmin, Xiong Xinmin obviously had a deeper relationship with the first battalion than a time traveler like him.

"Yulin." Xiong Xinmin gently patted Zhang Tianhai on the shoulder and said, "You are now the battalion commander of the First Battalion, and now the first battalion will be handed over to you. You must carry forward the first battalion's troops. Our first battalion has no cowards. Young people, do it well!"

When Xiong Xinmin said this, he was very serious. Compared to expectations, what makes people feel more about his attachment. Indeed, he has been in this army for so long, and he has feelings for no reason.

"Yes, battalion commander!" Zhang Tianhai stood attentively and saluted.

"Okay, Chief of Staff Fang, Yulin, this is to disturb your time. Now I won't waste your time. You guys go and go!" As he said that, Xiong Xinmin solemnly saluted. This was the formal handover of his work after he resigned from the 1st Battalion of the 216th Regiment!

"Okay! Take care of yourself!" Fang Ren nodded and replied with Zhang Tianhai.

After saying that, Fang Ren and Zhang Tianhai left, and took the soldiers of the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 216th Regiment.

Looking at the old army's departure, Xiong Xinmin felt a lot of emotion and said to the staff officer around him: "Let's go, Staff Long."

"Yes, the regiment seat." Staff Long responded.

...

Since there are fierce battles in Gongda Brasserie, Yangshupu, Hongkou and Jiangwan areas, the rest and rest tasks cannot be carried out in the city, so they can only be carried out in the suburbs.

Yangshupu is not very far from the suburbs, it is only about four or five kilometers. After all, Shanghai was not as big as later generations at this time.

Therefore, the tired army of this battalion and the third battalion ran for five kilometers after a meal.

Speaking of this, the officers and soldiers of the First and Third Battalions were a little envious of the soldiers of the Second Battalion - the Second Battalion has served as a reserve force since the war started, and there is no need to go to the battlefield at all. Apart from the battle between Tangshan Road and Dongxi Huade Road.

Thinking about it, I still think the Second Battalion is relaxed. They were in the reserve team at the beginning, which was equivalent to resting for a night. Now the Third Battalion of the 213th Regiment has been driven over to take over the defense of Huishan Wharf. But if the Second Battalion is here, wouldn’t it be possible to rest for a while?

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