The western suburbs of Gao'an, the garrison of the Ninth War Zone.

"One hundred and twenty, one hundred and twenty..."

Qi Heng lowered his head and muttered the number gently in his mouth. After a while, he slowly raised his head.

"Battery Commander?" The second company commander Shangguan Youhao spoke tentatively.

"It's okay, where is Xu Guanghui?" Qi Heng shook his head and tried hard to suppress the emotions in his heart.

Shangguan Youhao held his glasses and said, "In his company, their company suffered the most casualties. Xu Guanghui should be adjusting personnel. Do you want to call him over?"

"No," Qi Heng shook his head: "Let the radio contact the 74th Army Headquarters and ask if we can add some personnel to us."

"Yes!" Shangguan Youhao turned around and walked out of the battalion headquarters.

Qi Heng's eyes followed Shangguan Youhao's figure and cast out the gate of the tent. The sky was dark, and rolling dark clouds covered Gao'an, and the atmosphere was dull and depressing.

Looking at the sky, Qi Heng fell into memories. For more than a year, every time this gloomy weather was encountered, it meant the arrival of a fierce battle. From Shanghai, to Nanjing, from Taierzhuang, to Wanjialing, Qi Heng's subordinates changed one after another, the land under his feet was lost one after another, and the scars on his body were added one after another, but the damn invaders on the opposite side still stride forward on the land of China.

Qi Heng felt a little uncomfortable. Unlike those big-headed soldiers who ran to join the army for a full meal, he was admitted to the military academy and entered the army with full patriotic enthusiasm. But now, those ambitions and prides in the military academy seem to have gradually been wiped out by the cruel reality:

Surrender is impossible, but there is no hope in the war...

Just as he was thinking, Shangguan Youhao walked in with a telegram:

"Battery Commander, the 74th Army called back and said that we were asking us to repair it on the spot first. They would supplement us with some ammunition, but without the replenishment of troops, their staff reduction was also serious."

"I understand," Qi Heng had no great hope of asking the 74th Army to replenish their troops, but now he completely gave up: "You go back to the company, it may rain this day, let the kitchen team give the brothers some warmth."

"Yes!" Shangguan Youhao turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Qi Heng.

"Oh, wait, it's not time to eat, don't worry, I still have some tea leaves, I'm thinking about not letting it break, please help me drink it." Qi Heng said, while pulling out a small can of tea from his box.

Shangguan Youhao's mouth curled up: "Then I'll go get my cup."

"Is that enough for you to take it for you?" Qi Heng was about to greet Bai Laosi, but remembered that Bai Laosi was lying in the field hospital to recuperate, so he put down his raised hand.

"Come soon," Shangguan Youhao turned around and left the camp, and soon came back with his own kettle and a small iron can.

Qi Heng picked up the boiling kettle at hand and poured boiling water for himself and Shangguan Youhao. Seeing the green tea leaves floating on the water, Qi Heng smiled with satisfaction.

"It feels good to have a cup of hot tea in this weather." Qi Heng pulled two stacked empty ammunition boxes: "Sit down, what's the thing you're holding?"

"Sugar, candy cubes." Shangguan Youhao sat on the ammunition box and unscrewed the small iron can.

Qi Heng's eyes lit up: "Wow, are you still hiding candy? I have eaten up the candy I seized from the Japanese before."

"I'm afraid that all your candies have been given to the girl. Have you eaten them ten yuan?" Shangguan Youhao pushed the small iron can in front of Qi Heng and explained with a smile: "I looked through the boxes some time ago and got them with coffee. Did you take the coffee away? I don't eat much candy."

"Don't say it earlier." Qi Heng picked up the small iron can, grabbed two small candy pieces and threw them into his teacup.

"Drinking tea or adding sugar?" Shangguan Youhao was a little puzzled.

"I haven't eaten for a long time. I'm greedy, I'm greedy." Qi Heng felt a little embarrassed and added two pieces of candy to his teacup.

...

April 2

The special agent battalion was repaired for several days. Until the vanguard of the Japanese 106th Division broke through the Gao'an city gate, the special agent battalion was ordered to follow the 74th Army to retreat to the front line west of Gao'an and the south bank of Jinjiang. Qi Heng did not wait for the second order to enter the battle. However, their radio station received a stern message from the commander-in-chief of the theater Xue Yue:

"The officers and soldiers on the front line of each army are not allowed to retreat without authorization, no matter how fierce the battle is or how serious the casualties are. Each army must ensure that Baizhang Peak reaches Xinyu, Shanggao, Yifeng and Qingjiang, divided into Yichun and Yichun, and all key points in thousands of years. If the Japanese army is allowed to enter Hunan, it will inevitably trap our Hubei and northwestern Jiangxi troops in hardships. It is important to know that the troops in this war zone account for more than one-quarter of the national army. If this war zone is defeated, not only will Hunan and Jiangxi be destroyed, but the national army will be unable to resist the war later."

A few hours ago, Chongqing, the Military Commission of the National Government.

"Mom Xipi!"

Chairman of the Military Commission Jiang Zhongzheng slapped the desk in front of him, and the teapot and water cups on the table were shaking.

The attendant who came to convey the news had a layer of sweat on his head. He stood at the table with his hands holding a folder and looked straight ahead, fearing that he would touch the angry Chairman Jiang's head.

"Mom Xipi!"

Chiang Kai-shek seemed worried that the guards had not heard his signature swear words, so he repeated it loudly. Now, the guards were so scared that they stopped breathing and did not dare to make any sound.

"Go and call He Jingzhi!" Chiang Kai-shek touched his bald head and stared at the guard in front of him fiercely.

"Yes!" The guard saluted and quickly fled Chairman Jiang's office.

Soon, General He Yingqin, Chief of Staff of the Military Commission, hurried into Chiang Kai-shek's office.

"Chairman, are you looking for me?" He Yingqin looked at Jiang Zhongzheng, who was sitting at the table and had a gloomy face, and asked carefully.

"Have you received the news from Xue Boling?" Jiang Zhongzheng raised his head and stared straight into He Yingqin's eyes.

"I just received the news from the Ninth War Zone that they lost Gao An today." He Yingqin said concisely.

"What is Xue Boling doing? Wanjialing won the game and he raised his tail?" Jiang Zhongzheng picked up the teacup and drank a sip of tea, then smashed the cup heavily on the table, splashing a lot of tea:

"I asked him to take the initiative to attack. He said he was not prepared enough and said he could not attack, but he could defend. As a result, he lost it after defending for a few days. Now he lost Gao An. Does he want to give all Hunan and Jiangxi to the Japanese?"

"Nanchang's defensive failure was because some senior generals flinched and missed the opportunity for combat. I have ordered the commanders of the army group in the Nine War Zone to personally go to the front line to supervise the battle, and I believe that they can withstand the next attack of the Japanese army." He Yingqin explained.

"I think that to stabilize the situation and improve the confidence of the national war of resistance, we must take the initiative to attack once and recover one or two pieces of lost land."

Chiang Kai-shek raised his head and looked at He Yingqin who was frowning and thinking: "Jingzhi, what do you think?"
Chapter completed!