"Report, General, all the positions of the Chinese Army have been captured by us."
On the phone, the commanders of the forward troops called Junroku Matsuura, the division commander, to report the victory one after another.
The division commander Matsuura Junrokuro was very happy and viciously ordered: "No prisoners, no survivors!"
The attack of the Chinese Army last night caused them to suffer a lot of losses, so Junrokuro Matsuura couldn't wait to take revenge severely, hoping to use the blood of the Chinese soldiers to pay tribute to their fallen officers and soldiers.
"General, we have not captured any prisoners of the China Army..." But the answer on the phone made Junroku Matsuura pour cold water on him.
No prisoners were captured? How is it possible? Is there not even a single wounded soldier? Matsuura Junrokuro obviously did not believe this answer.
Although Chinese officers and soldiers often fought bravely and tenaciously, there were often survivors who were stunned by the shells in the mud, or wounded soldiers who were too late to evacuate and were captured by them.
"Are you sure you didn't capture any prisoners?" Junroku Matsuura spoke again to confirm.
"General, yes, none of our troops captured a single prisoner, and our attack did not encounter any resistance. The Chinese Army seems to have already withdrawn..."
The situation reported on the phone was somewhat abnormal, so Matsuura Junrokuro decided to go to the forward position to take a look in person.
Soon the division commander Junroku Matsuura, surrounded by a large number of officers and subordinates, arrived at the battlefield, which was obscured by gunfire. However, looking around, except for the bombed fortification trenches, there were not even a few corpses.
Seeing this scene, Matsuura Junrokuro suddenly turned pale. He knew that he had been tricked by the Chinese Army. I am afraid that after the fierce offensive last night, the Chinese Army took the opportunity to evacuate.
And he was still kept in the dark, feeling proud that he had not fallen into the Chinese commander's plan, but what he saw in front of him was like a loud slap in the face, making his face look gloomy and terrifying.
The surrounding officials also knew that they had been tricked, but now that the Chinese army had withdrawn, they could only swallow the bitter pill in their stomachs.
"General, the reconnaissance plane discovered the Chinese army retreating towards Wushimen..."
A Japanese major in charge of intelligence rushed in from a distance and reported the new situation.
"Pursuit with the whole army!" Matsuura Junrokuro gritted his teeth and said these words, his fists making a crunching sound.
Their 106th Division first suffered a bloody blow at the Nanxun Line and lost more than 8,000 officers and soldiers, but now that it has been unable to return to the ridge after a long attack, it was severely tricked. Matsuura Junrokuro and the entire 106th Division's soldiers
The anger was stirred up.
Soon, the 147th, 113th, 52nd, 123rd, 106th and other regiments under the 106th Division rushed along the road and only attacked the Wushimen line.
In the sky above the Japanese's mighty army, roaring reconnaissance planes, fighter jets and bombers also roared past from time to time, heading towards the Wushimen defense line.
After a night of evacuation, most of the large troops of the Chinese ** Corps have withdrawn to the designated positions to assemble.
The second-line positions at Wushimen and Yongfeng Bridge had been urgently repaired several weeks ago by civilians from the army and organizations.
Compared with the simple temporary trenches in the Mahuiling area, the fortification trenches along the Wushimen line are stronger.
Hidden trenches, machine gun trenches, bunkers, and communication trenches are all there, and they are interlocking and deep enough. At this moment, they are like traps set by experienced hunters, waiting for the enemy to hit them.
In the brigade headquarters at the assembly point, the staff were busy hanging up maps and connecting the telephones to each regiment. It was chaotic and noisy.
Brigadier Zhou Zhidao's face was full of exhaustion. He was not happy that the troops had successfully evacuated from under the eyes of the Japanese. Instead, he looked a little unhappy.
"Don't you have any news about Yang Ling and the others?" Brigadier Zhou Zhidao asked in a deep voice while looking at the map with complicated enemy situation.
The combat staff officer replied in a low voice: "At the brigade, all the troops in the rear have withdrawn. I'm afraid they didn't see the retreat signal, so the situation is already in danger."
All the troops were evacuated as planned, but when they were counting their numbers, they found that the leader of the 301st regiment, Yang Ling, and most of the regiment had not returned. This made Zhou Zhidao very worried about their safety.
The 301st Regiment is now a powerful force in his hands, and Yang Ling has become his indispensable right-hand man.
Now Yang Ling and the others unexpectedly did not evacuate back. Once the Japanese react, they will definitely be in danger, but Zhou Zhidao will never believe that Yang Ling has survived many bloody battles, but this time the boat capsized in the sewer.
"Send someone back to look for them again, in case they get separated at night." Zhou Zhidao insisted.
On a battlefield where tens of thousands of people are fighting in melee, not to mention a regiment commander, even an entire platoon and entire company often die, but when I saw Zhou Zhidao's haggard face.
The combat staff sighed and prepared to send someone to go back and look for him, just in case he was still alive. However, according to the news from the rear troops, the Japanese were already chasing him in great numbers. I'm afraid Yang Ling and the others had little hope of survival.
Seeing the combat staff officer turn around and leave, the deputy brigade commander said: "Brigadier, the 301st Regiment is leaderless now. The war is getting tight right now. Who do you think would be better to take command temporarily?"
Hearing the deputy brigade commander's words, Zhou Zhidao also sighed. At this critical moment, the former regiment leader Zhang Handuo was still lying in the hospital, and now Yang Ling's life and death were unknown. A dignified main regiment was left without a leader.
"Who do you think is suitable to temporarily take command?" Zhou Zhidao raised his head and asked.
The deputy brigade commander thought for a moment and then replied: "There is no suitable candidate at the brigade right now, so why not choose one from their regiment, firstly to familiarize yourself with the situation, and secondly to make it easier for the brothers to accept it."
Zhou Zhidao also nodded and said: "What you said makes sense. Let's do it this way. We will temporarily appoint someone from their regiment to act as commander."
"Master, what do you think of Zhang Qingyun? As the regiment's chief of staff, he can temporarily command the brothers and he won't gossip."
Zhou Zhidao frowned: "He has no previous experience in leading troops in war, and his qualifications are still relatively low. I don't think it's appropriate."
"I don't know, although Zhang Qingyun has no combat experience, he is from a serious military academy. I heard from people below that he also went to the battlefield to lead the charge. With a little training, he will definitely be a tiger general.
ah."
Seeing that Zhou Zhidao was still hesitant, the deputy brigade commander continued to add: "The first battalion commander Lu Xing has rich experience in leading troops. We can let him help more. We are fighting a defensive war now. Zhang Qingyun should be qualified to command. If the command
If his performance is not good, just remove him when the time comes, it’s just a temporary replacement anyway.”
Hearing what the deputy brigade commander said, although the brigade commander Zhou Zhidao felt it was inappropriate, he thought it was just a temporary replacement, so he let him go: "Then you go and inform me, remember, it is only a temporary replacement, if not,
Just remove it.”
The deputy brigade commander said happily: "Don't worry, sir, I will convey your meaning seriously."