Soon, the telegram was sent back to Xue Yue.

Xue Yue smiled bitterly with the telegram and said, "It seems that this chief officer really doesn't want to release people... Forget it... Let's talk about it later!"

...

As soon as the camera turned, it turned into an unknown valley.

There was a sound of gunfire around them, and a team of national troops wearing goose yellow military uniforms escaped in a panic.

The leading officer was also covered in gray face. It was obvious that these were a force that retreated from the front line battlefield... Oh no, to be more precise, a force that escaped!

"Run quickly... brothers... don't stop, otherwise the Japanese will catch up in a while!" The leading officer said while panting, but the steps under his feet did not stop.

The officers and soldiers were all in tears, but the steps under their feet were still following the platoon leader's pace.

If it is strange, it is only them who carry the luggage, which seems to be bigger than those of other troops.

There were only a dozen people left in one battalion. When the battalion commander died in his country, he told them: "Leave some seeds for the second battalion..."

If it weren't for this, they would have died on the battlefield long ago!

Yes, this is the battlefield north of Shahe Town where Xie Yongning's 108th Regiment is stationed!

Under the bombing of Japanese aircraft and cannons, the Second Battalion lasted for two days and two nights, and finally all the casualties were all killed and injured.

This army with only a dozen people was the last one from the Second Battalion that was defending the valley!

Just as they were heading to Shahe Town, they had just pulled open the grass and several rifles pressed against their bodies, and said, "Stop! What are you doing?! Which army belongs to?!"

The platoon leader looked at the neatly dressed but highly motivated comrades in front of him, and his tears couldn't stop flowing out, and his voice was filled with a hint of sob: "Brother, we are from the Second Battalion of the 108th Regiment..."

"You are from the Second Battalion? Aren't your troops guarding the North Mountain Lok? Why are you back?" A leading soldier asked, and before he knew it, his vigilance was much lower. It seemed that he was a squad leader.

"The second battalion...the second battalion is gone...including the captain Yan has also died for his country... Let us meet the ranks of the group! The brothers' backs are all the letters of the brothers who have already sacrificed..." After saying this, the platoon leader finally couldn't help but squat down like a collapse and burst into tears.

The brothers behind him couldn't help but burst into tears, and they were a group of people who empathized with it.

"Sir, please show your ID. This is what ours is required by us." When the squad leader said, he did not forget that he was squatting down and supporting the platoon leader in front of him.

...

Not long after, the defeated army arrived in front of the regiment commander Xie Yongning.

"What did you say? The second battalion has been exhausted, and only you are left? Yan Yong is also dead on the front line?!" Xie Yongning seemed to be unable to believe his ears.

"Yes, regiment chief. Before leaving, Battalion Commander Yan asked me to send you a message, saying that he would not regret being your soldier. He also said that the second battalion is worthy of the country and nation, and the people and the people..." said the platoon leader.

Xie Yongning took a deep breath and said, "I understand. You take the troops and have a good rest. If we can survive this battle, I will let you be the company commander. You can get me the backbone of the Second Battalion for me!"

"Yes! The regiment pedestal!" The platoon leader stood attentively at Xie Yongning and the soldiers behind him also saluted.

After the dozen or so people from the Second Battalion retreated, Xie Yongning said to the Chief of Staff: "Old guy, it seems that our situation is not optimistic... The Japanese army has already captured the Beishan Lock. If they capture Songshan, they can attack Shahe Town."

"Regiment, to be honest, you don't need to be too pessimistic. Now our division is already guarding here, and there are still four reinforcements from the divisions rushing towards us. They are afraid that they can't attack Shahe Town, so they have to fight the main force of our army." The Chief of Staff said confidently.

"I hope!" Xie Yongning was obviously not that optimistic. Although there were many troops in the four divisions, the premise was that Shahe Town had to be defended. The sacrifices of all the brothers of the 108th Regiment could not be in vain.

It is most appropriate to describe Zhou Weiguo's famous saying in "Snow Leopard": "My soldiers can die in battle, but they cannot pay the price because of the commander's stupidity."

What is the fact? The Japanese advance troops not only arrived in Shahe Town, but also in Ma'anshan and Jinjiashan areas. Bloody battles were being carried out around these places.

Compared with other places, the national army obviously has an advantage in fighting in such mountains - at least the Japanese cavalry corps cannot play their due advantages, and the artillery corps cannot do whatever they want when choosing positions like in the plains.

Although the Japanese Matsuura Division was a reserve division, it benefited from the "prominence" of the Sixth Division, so the top Japanese leaders also had high hopes for this unit, including the division commander Junroro Matsuura, who are old subordinates of the commander of the Central China Expeditionary Army, Toshiro Hata.

In fact, after entering the battlefield in Central China, the 106th Division of the Japanese Army has always been a main force of the 11th Army of Okamura. He has always been the first to attack Anqing and attack Hukou, and his achievements have been very impressive.

It is precisely because of this that Okamura Yasuji was so relieved that the troops were allowed to go deep into Nanxun Road alone. Even the police 1st regiment wanted to cut off the retreat of the 106th Division, but never made Okamura Yasuji worry about the safety of the troops. He just sent a vanguard force of the 101st Division to save Jiujiang, rather than letting the 106th Division return to the aid.

The Japanese troops appearing in Shahe Town, Ma'anshan and Jinjiashan this time are all troops of the 106th Division of the Japanese army. Many fronts are opened, which shows that their confidence has expanded.

To the north of Shahe Town, Ma'anshan and Jinjiashan were all trapped in fierce battles at this time, and they were very happy to fight, and the sound of killing was shocking.

...

Time flies and the day continues, and the battle continues.

But at this moment, the camera must turn to Nanchang.

The headquarters of the First Corps is still the luxurious courtyard but all the walls are broken.

"Yaojie, your troops are almost in place now, right?" Xue Yue looked at Li Yutang, the commander of the Eighth Army.

"Commander-in-Chief, our army has just dispatched a division, and this division is almost in place. I promise you that our Eighth Army troops will never embarrass you!" Li Yutang stood attentively and promised with confidence.

"This time, the Japanese Matsuura Division has gone south. Our army must seize this opportunity to severely damage them. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to encounter this fighter again." Xue Yue sighed. Everyone saw the brave and decisive side of him, Xue Laohu, but never saw his caution when he was walking on thin ice.

As the commander, every mistake may cause fatal losses. The higher the position, the more serious the consequences will be!

Especially in this kind of war against foreign enemies, we often need to pay more attention!

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PS: First update is given!

I'm going on a business trip tomorrow, so I can barely maintain the update every day in the past few days...

Without a computer, it's trouble...
Chapter completed!