"Rumble..." More than a dozen mortar shells accurately hit the position and exploded.
Although the violent explosion failed to destroy the trench fortifications on the position, several Eighth Route Army soldiers who could not escape in time were still blown away!
The Japanese army, which had been blocked for nearly an hour, was determined to capture the regiment position in the military division. The mortars of an artillery squadron fired for ten full minutes before stopping.
As soon as the bombardment stopped, a squadron of Japanese soldiers formed a skirmish line and charged towards a group of positions layer by layer.
"Commander, the Japanese are coming!" a staff officer from the headquarters of the first regiment shouted.
The regimental commander, holding the telescope, ordered with a gloomy face: "The enemy's shelling just now was too severe. The second battalion must have suffered heavy losses! Let the third battalion go up for reinforcements!"
A staff officer just rushed out of the headquarters to give an order, and the regimental commander followed suit.
"The devils are going all out. They will cripple two of our battalions in an hour. Even the third battalion won't be able to hold on for long. Political Commissar, please contact the commander immediately and ask him to move immediately!"
The commander of the First Army Division, Yang Chengwu, is an old Red Army general. He has never fought such a useless battle in his long life as a soldier.
The chief of staff next to him was also holding back his anger and wanted to go directly to the battlefield with a machine gun. But he knew that now was not the time to act on impulse.
Listening to the faint explosion outside the city, he quickly reminded: "Commander, half of the regiment is made up of new soldiers, and the little devils have artillery and planes. It is not easy to fight like this. We must seize the time to move.
Otherwise, the whole group will be wiped out!"
Yang Chengwu was very unwilling, but still ordered: "The headquarters will withdraw from the county within half an hour, and the first regiment will retreat in half an hour! The second regiment will also move, using companies and platoons as units to harass the Japanese and buy time for the headquarters to retreat."
"I don't agree. After the Second Regiment is sent out, you only have one guard company left. What should you do if you encounter Japanese soldiers?" the chief of staff immediately objected.
"Isn't there still a company of new recruits? With so many people in the headquarters, we can fight. Execute the order immediately!" Yang Chengwu ordered very decisively, leaving no room for negotiation.
Everyone in the headquarters was busy packing up things to prepare for the transfer. It was very busy.
Under this situation, a motionless figure suddenly attracted the attention of the guard company commander who was organizing everyone's transfer. Wang Ping, the operational staff officer of the headquarters, stood motionless in front of the map.
The guard company commander quickly reminded Yang Chengwu, who was also busy next to him.
"Commander, is it possible that Staff Wang's brain was burned out two days ago? He has seldom spoken since he recovered, and he is still staring at the map at this time."
After glancing at Wang Ping's slightly thin body, Yang Chengwu shook his head and affirmed: "He survived the Long March, and a fever will definitely not be able to do anything to him."
At this point, Yang Chengwu actually showed a sad expression on his face and continued: "This Wang Ping came out of the Red Army school before the Long March, and also served as a battalion instructor. After the Long March, the army suffered serious attrition, and he was assigned to the regiment.
Be a counselor."
"Because my health was not good, I developed a high fever while crossing the snow-capped mountains. Although I survived it in the end, due to the lack of medicine, the root cause of the disease was that I tend to have a fever as soon as the temperature drops. Well, this is all in the past, so I won't mention it anymore.
."
"Go and remind him to pack his things and prepare to move."
After the guard company commander called out to Staff Wang, Wang Ping still didn't speak. He just nodded to express his understanding and began to organize the map quickly.
At this time, neither Yang Chengwu nor the guard company commander realized that the reason why Wang Ping had not spoken for two days was not because his personality changed drastically and he did not want to speak, but because he did not dare to speak.
Although the Wang Ping that Yang Chengwu sees now has not changed as a person, his soul is no longer the Wang Ping that Yang Chengwu originally knew.
In order to avoid revealing any clues if he spoke too much, Wang Ping could only try not to speak as much as possible for two days.
A few days ago, Wang Ping, who was suffering from the underlying disease, did have a high fever due to a cooling down, and almost couldn't survive it. Unexpectedly, in later generations, a Wang Ping with the same name and the same name would die due to an accident.
He ran to the dying Wang Ping and made Wang Ping, who was supposed to see the King of Hell, come back to life.
Over the past two days, Wang Ping, who had been influenced by his ears and eyes, gradually learned his identity and location. In order to prevent Yang Chengwu from being alert and discovering something, he could only pretend to be recovering from a serious illness and did not want to talk.
He had been staring at the map just now because he was very familiar with this period of history after graduating from a military academy. He wanted to further confirm the origin of the battle in front of him and his understanding in later generations.
If there is no difference, then can I use my foresight to provide Commander Yang Chengwu with a lot of reference opinions and reduce the losses of some military regions?
In less than half an hour, the security company escorted three to four hundred people from the military division headquarters and field hospital to leave the county.
As soon as the headquarters of several hundred people left the county town, a sudden burst of gunfire rang out from the other side of the county town.
Yang Chengwu frowned, and just as he was about to ask the security guards to go to the back to see what was going on, the communications soldiers of the security company rushed past, panting.
"It's a little Jaap, Commander. There are more than a hundred Japs cavalry chasing after you."
"Our company commander is leading two platoons to block the attack. The company commander asked me to report: The Japanese cavalry are also equipped with machine guns and small cannons. Our firepower is too poor and we will definitely not be able to hold on for long. Please commander to lead everyone immediately.
Move in the woods."
The chief of staff standing nearby was shocked at first, not expecting the Japanese to arrive so quickly.
Then he said with a worried look: "The Japs' forward cavalry squadron must have been lucky enough to bypass the harassment troops we deployed. Commander, the cavalry is too fast. We must listen to the guard company commander Zhang and move to the woods immediately."
"The few hundred people in the headquarters have almost no combat effectiveness. Once the Japanese cavalry catch up, the consequences will be disastrous."
The deputy chief of staff, who was familiar with the terrain, frowned and suggested.
"Commander, we are still four miles away from the woods. We can all enter the woods in half an hour from now. I don't know if the guard company can stop them. I'll take a platoon from the recruit company and set up defense on the spot."
"If the little Japanese cavalry breaks through the guard company's position, I will stop them here. If they fail to break through the guard company's position, I will immediately lead them to retreat and retreat into the woods together."
In order to ensure the safety of these people in the headquarters, the deputy chief of staff's proposal is definitely the best.
Of the team of several hundred people, one-third were hospital doctors and nurses, plus government officials, and more than 70% of them were not equipped with weapons. Even if the remaining more than a hundred people had weapons, they would either have short guns or be eliminated from the main force.
An old sleeve. Not only against the elite Japanese cavalry, but also against the puppet troops, there is no chance of winning.
Therefore, the Japanese cavalry cannot be allowed to catch up with the headquarters no matter what.
Of course, doing so would probably put the deputy chief of staff and the recruits who stayed behind in a dangerous situation, but Yang Chengwu had no other choice.
Just when he was subconsciously preparing to give the order, Wang Ping, who had hardly spoken for two days, suddenly stood up and said something shocking.
"Chief of Staff Zhou cannot go. You must assist the commander and chief of staff in leading everyone to retreat. The commander cannot be without someone. I will stay behind to cover and ensure that the Japanese cavalry troops that may break through the guard company's defense line are blocked."
"You?" Except for Yang Chengwu, who was familiar with Wang Ping, everyone else had suspicious expressions on their faces.
Wang Ping continued without hesitation: "It's me. The commander knows that I served as a company commander and instructor before the Long March. I will definitely have no problem commanding a platoon."
Seeing the strong confidence on Wang Ping's face, Yang Chengwu showed an expression of relief.
Because the Wang Ping in front of him seemed to be back to the state he was in when he first met him, confident and courageous.
First he nodded and confirmed Wang Ping's words to everyone, and then ordered: "Okay, you go, the chief of staff will follow me to move. I will give you a platoon of recruits, and no matter what, you have to hold off the Japanese cavalry here for half an hour."
