"It can hold a lot of artillery shells in its belly. When it reaches the sky above our position, they will throw the bombs out and bomb our position."
The scholar's explanation was easy to understand, and Niu Hai and Zheng Dayong listened carefully.
Company Commander Xu walked up to Platoon Leader Zhao and Xia Yuan. Hearing the scholar's words, he said: "It's a very appropriate explanation. The Japanese bombers took away the lives of many of our brothers."
"Company Commander Xu!"
After saying hello, Captain Xu said: "Now there is good news and bad news."
"Bad news." Xia Yuan said.
"Our regiment has suffered heavy casualties and cannot continue the next battle. We will retreat to the direction of Jiading. Just as I guessed, we have withdrawn from the battle." Captain Xu didn't know whether he was regretful or angry, but his expression looked calm after all: "Good news
Yes, Company Commander Cao was dismissed by Shangfeng. He fought passively on the battlefield and was exposed by his brothers from the Sixth and Seventh Companies. He will not have another chance to trouble you. Moreover, when he made trouble with you, there were also Commander Shangfeng’s scouts.
Watch."
He looked at Xia Yuan: "You've got great luck. The leader has taken a fancy to you and wants to meet you. If what you say is true, your life will change."
Everyone blinked, a little dazed.
The group leader wants to see Xia Yuan.
"Dear me, this is amazing. The biggest officer I have ever seen is the battalion commander. I'm still watching from a distance. Now you can talk to the regiment commander." Platoon leader Zhao was envious, but envy was more than envy.
, who let others have this ability, but I don’t have this ability.
"The leader wants to see me?" Xia Yuan raised his eyebrows, thinking about the pros and cons of this matter.
"Yes, this is a good thing. You may be promoted, but you have to perform well. After all, you are boasting big words now. Now many people know it. With a few people, you eliminated three Japanese detachments. This
When three detachments are pulled out, it will take a long time for each company to gnaw at them. It is better for you not to mention the time. Will you defeat the majority of the Japanese army with a small number of troops, or will you engage in street fighting?"
Company Commander Xu was cheerful and really happy for Xia Yuan.
Platoon Leader Zhao is more careful, he is a veteran, and has rich battlefield experience. Company Commander Xu has relatively simple senses about him and has little contact with him, so he thinks that the other party is a soldier.
Scholars know a lot of knowledge, but it is of little use on the battlefield. In the Central Army, most of them are civilian officials.
Niu Hai seemed to be honest and kind, but he was pretending to be something. I heard from Platoon Leader Zhao that all the members of this boy's family were killed by the Japanese. He was a good soldier. He was not afraid of death on the battlefield and dared to fight with the Japanese.
The enemy stabbed the bayonet with his bayonet.
Zheng Dayong is kind-hearted. This is a good thing, but it is not a good thing. A kind-hearted character will hesitate on the battlefield. The most important thing on the battlefield is time. Fighting opportunities are fleeting. Hesitation will not only lead to disgust.
Fighter, the most important thing is to lose your life.
As for Xia Yuan and Captain Xu's senses for the five people, Xia Yuan is the only one who is special. Sometimes this guy talks incoherently, but when he is not talking, his eyes, expression, and whole body all reveal a chilling feeling.
, not like a new recruit, but more like a veteran who has experienced many battles.
It's even different from the aura of ordinary veterans. Most of their companies are veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles, but it is obvious that they can feel a disgust and hatred of the war, as well as deep fatigue from these veterans. As for Xia Yuan,
, he couldn't feel this kind of aura. He didn't know if it was because the time of contact with Xia Yuan was too short and the time of contact with the soldiers of his company was too long. He knew more about his soldiers and less about Xia Yuan.
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In short, Captain Xu could feel the unusual aura on Xia Yuan's body. This aura made him alert. The man in front of him was by no means an ordinary soldier.
Xia Yuan still doesn't know Captain Xu's judgment of him, but he can more or less guess it from the look in his eyes.
'This is a good thing. After all, the identity of the recruit camp is too limited. If you can obtain the identity of the Central Army, then it will be easier for you to participate in the Songhu Battle. At least you will no longer be encountered at any time like you are now.
The Central Army was treated as a deserter.'
He was silent for a while, then raised his head and said: "Company Commander Xu, where is the commander?"
"In the front, you have to chase. The one who came to inform me is the signal soldier. The Eighth Company cannot catch up for the time being. We have fallen so far behind. It will probably take a while to catch up." Captain Xu is very optimistic about Xia Yuan.
"In this case, Lao Li, you come here and take Brother Xia Yuan and the others to our group leader."
"Why."
The Lao Li mentioned by Company Commander Xu was the only surviving platoon leader in his company. His arm was injured, but it did not affect the journey very much.
Seeing Captain Xu's cheerful expression, Xia Yuan pursed his lips, said nothing, and just nodded, acquiescing to Captain Xu's behavior. Seeing that Xia Yuan agreed, Captain Xu smiled even happier, and said quickly: "It's not too late,
You should set off early and don’t keep the group leader waiting.”
In this way, the group of five people became six people, with the addition of Li, the regular army platoon leader who had a broken arm.
Old Li's name is Li Wan. He looks a little old in his mid-thirties, has a small head, and has dark skin. He wears a worn-out military cap with wrinkles on the brim, which he wears on his small head.
He looked a little funny, with wrinkles on his face and dirt between his dark skin.
The military uniform he was wearing was dirty and very worn, and it stretched tightly around his thin body. Standing there, looking from a distance, it looked like a slender bamboo pole.
Be honest, follow them when they are marching, and only give them directions when they can't find the way.
After walking for more than half an hour, I finally saw the back of the team. A small group of people had already dispersed and retreated. They did not dare to get close. They hid in the ruins and lay on the ground to pretend to be corpses. They were Japanese devils.
The planes were unequivocal and chased them all the way, just like driving cattle and sheep, bombing and firing machine guns at the retreating troops on the ground.
They had just caught up when they saw the Japanese army's big iron bird flying over from a distance, dropping bombs and machine gun fire on the retreating troops. Even if they were scattered, many people died.
After the plane disappeared into the thick clouds, a few of them got up from the ground and looked at the destroyed team in the distance. Those whose legs were blown off were lying on the ground wailing, and the surviving people stood blankly.
There, it wasn't until the voice of the messenger came out that everyone ran out to clean up.
"My dear, this bitch is so cruel, everyone was blown to pieces."
Platoon Leader Zhao couldn't bear to look at the pile of bloody things on the ground. Niu Hai vomited on the spot. The white and red things dyed the mud on the ground red. It looked extremely dazzling, and he screamed and wailed.
The sound resounded through the wilderness, and the air was filled with the smell of blood and gunpowder smoke. It was a very unpleasant mixture.
The injured lay groaning on the ground, and the ones killed by the bomb lay scattered on the ground, broken and broken, one piece red, one piece black, and one piece white.
The scholar couldn't help it anymore and went to the side to vomit. This bloody scene was very dazzling. The battle they experienced last night was quite subtle. It was too dark, and the bodies were all shot to death, and the wounds were not large.
If you don't squat down and look carefully, you can't see it at all.
But now, this kind of scene is presented in front of them in a bloody way. These recruits who have never experienced the horror of the battlefield cannot bear the impact of such a scene on their souls. They even vomited out the meal they ate last night.
Platoon Leader Zhao has experienced this and would not dare to look at it even if he saw it again.
When the warlords fought, more people died, but it was not as tragic. At that time, wherever there were large-caliber artillery shells, they were just homemade grenades, which were not very powerful. Most of the dead bodies were intact, and it was not as tragic as now.
Fortunately, his psychological quality was also very strong. His stomach was churning, and he had to hold it back without vomiting it out.
Platoon leader Zhao glanced at Xia Yuan and saw that the other person's face was calm and showed no fluctuation at all. He felt deeply that there was no fluctuation in such a scene. His endurance was really strong.
The psychological endurance of many recruits is not good enough. When most recruits go to the battlefield for the first time, they will be frightened and stunned by the sound of gunfire.
After all, when the warlords were fighting, there were few cannons and the power of the guns was very small. But now, the Japanese have airplanes, cannons, machine guns, and weapons and equipment. Many recruits who went to the battlefield were bombarded by the Japanese. Most of them were
I was so scared that I peed my pants.
It's even more normal to vomit after seeing a bloody corpse.
Zheng Dayong saw that a soldier's lower body had been blown off, but he was still alive. He struggled on the ground for a while, with his red and white body stretched out behind him, and he lay motionless on the ground.
This scene had a huge impact on his soul. His life was strong yet extremely fragile.
"Keep walking."
Li Wan spoke, not surprised by this scene. The 401st Regiment had been on the front line for some time. They were bombed by Japanese bombers every day. Too many soldiers were killed. Many companies
No bodies were found, and some of the internal organs were hanging on the trees, bloody and glaring.
Therefore, he has become accustomed to such a scene. After the physical discomfort, he has no other feelings.
The retreating troops were bombed by Japanese bombers, and a large part of their baggage was lost. Bodies blown up by Japanese bombers were everywhere along the way, and the water in the ditches on the roadside turned red.
The temporary headquarters of the 401st Regiment was set up in a village. The village had been covered by artillery fire and had been reduced to ruins by Japanese bombings.
The regimental adjutant heard Xia Yuan's arrival and came outside to greet him. When he saw a group of five people, he said: "The regiment only sees Xia Yuan, the others are waiting outside."
Xia Yuan turned around and gestured, then followed the regiment adjutant into the temporary regiment headquarters. The temporary regiment headquarters was hidden in a relatively deep alley. Deep in the alley was a well-preserved house that was blown to pieces by Japanese artillery fire.
After more than half of it, it was simply tidied up and turned into a temporary regiment headquarters.
Qiu Xingxiang, the leader of the 401st Regiment, a major general of the National Army, a key general of the Huangpu Clan and the Civil Engineering Clan, became a general at the age of 35. In 1946, he showed his talents in the Siping Battle in Northeast China and was hailed as "Qiu Tiger" by bald heads.
At this time, Qiu Xingxiang had not yet become Qiu Laohu. He was a square-faced man wearing a black fur coat and was nicknamed "Little Baldhead". Xia Yuan had heard a little about the experience of this regiment leader. In 1907, Qiu Xingxiang was born in Sujiang.
Qiujiaqiao, Nandu Town, Liyang.
Qiu Xingxiang has been familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child, and feudal ethics have taken root in his mind. He greatly appreciates the creed of "loyal ministers loyal to one master, filial sons filial piety to their parents".
At the age of 18, he was admitted to the fifth phase of the Infantry Department of Huangpu. When he was at Huangpu Military Academy, he posted slogans and leaflets "loyal to one party, one government, and one leader" everywhere.
Every time Baldhead calls him by name, for some reason, he always takes the trouble to ask him: "Where are you from?"
Whenever this happens, Qiu Xingxiang always puts his feet up and replies loudly and tirelessly: "Let me talk to the principal, the student is from Liyang, Sujiang."
The bald man will continue to ask: "What brought you to Huangpu?"
He would shout back: "Revolution! Revolution! Still revolution!"
The bald general waved his hand and said to the others: "Qiu Xingxiang is a model student in Huangpu. He will definitely be a model general in the future and a role model for all of you."
Qiu Xingxiang believed that these compliments were the bald head's appreciation for himself, so he set stricter requirements on himself. What's even more exaggerated is that he would imitate the details of the bald head's life. He didn't smoke, didn't drink, shaved his head, and often wore a
His large black hair earned him the nickname "Little Baldy" over time.
At this time, Qiu Xingxiang had a special admiration for the bald man and was also a strong general. Qiu Xingxiang's troops accompanied the 67th Division in a bloody battle with the Japanese army in Luodian, Shanghai for three months. Especially the battle at Yixing Shenshan seriously damaged the vitality of the Japanese army. The troops cooperated with the navy and the army.
The main artillery force cut off traffic on the Yangtze River and effectively supported the Wuhan Battle.
After the Battle of Songhu, he also participated in the subsequent Battle of Jinling.
This is the second time Xia Yuan has met a general of the national army. He has entered so many dungeon worlds to do missions. He has only met one regiment leader, Yu Xiaoqing, who is very similar to Qiu Xingxiang in front of him. Both of them are national soldiers with great ambitions.
General, the difference is that Qiu Xingxiang's ambitions can be put into play, but Yu Xiaoqing was limited by the environment at the time. Even if he was full of ambitions, he could not realize them.
"Xia Yuan, a new recruit in the new barracks, do you know why I called you here?"
"have no idea."
It was Qiu Xingxiang who was speaking. Xia Yuan met Qiu Xingxiang for the first time. Xia Yuan stared at Qiu Xingxiang in a black fur coat, his eyes not showing the slightest hint of timidity.
Qiu Xingxiang looked at Xia Yuan, stretched out his hands, and the black fur coat on his body fell down, and was caught by the adjutant on the side, holding him in his arms.
"You are the most different soldier I have ever seen. I asked people to investigate you. There are only five people left in the second platoon of the ninth company of the new barracks, including your platoon leader, named..."
He turned to look at the adjutant on the side, who quickly said: "Zhao Shiguo, Chen Jiansheng, Zheng Dayong, Niu Hai."
"Yes, yes, the five of you destroyed three squadrons of Japanese troops?"