"Very good. He looks like one of our Huangpu students." Hu Jiaji nodded approvingly, and then called out with a serious face: "Zhang Tianhai."
"The humble duty is here." Zhang Tianhai responded reflexively.
"If you can lead the second company to break through Tangshan Road, from tomorrow on, you will be the commander of the first battalion!" Hu Jiaji said solemnly, without a trace of hypocrisy on his face.
Hearing what the regimental leader said, Zhang Tianhai was slightly startled and said, "Commander, where is Battalion Commander Xiong?"
"After Battalion Commander Xiong finishes this battle, he will return to the 106th Brigade and continue to serve as his chief of staff. After he leaves, the position of battalion commander will be vacant." Hu Jiaji did not mince words and directly faced Xiong Xinmin. Mian'er said.
Regarding what the regiment leader Hu Jiaji said, Xiong Xinmin just nodded slightly. It has been decided that he will return to the 106th Brigade as the staff director. Just ten minutes ago, the brigade commander Peng Jigang personally called I went to the temporary station of the 216th Regiment Headquarters and informed me of this matter.
As for the position of the commander of the first battalion, that is something that can only be decided by the regiment commander. As for the candidate, he only has the right to make suggestions, not decisions.
At present, it seems that Tuan Zuo still appreciates Zhang Tianhai. If Tuan Zuo is not the kind of impulsive person, Zhang Tianhai can be a sharp knife if he uses it well. If left to Zhang Tianhai, the entire battalion might die on this battlefield. Xiong Xinmin thought silently in his heart.
After all, the First Battalion was brought out by Xiong Xinmin single-handedly. Even though it was on such a cruel battlefield and he knew that the number of sacrifices would never be small, it was all because of his long-term efforts. He only said that it could survive for a while longer. It will be a while!
In Xiong Xinmin's view, Zhang Tianhai was undoubtedly as bear-like as the group leader when fighting - fighting without fear of death and without fear of death!
Under the leadership of such a battalion commander who is not afraid of death, the first battalion may achieve more glory, but the sacrifices of the soldiers under him will inevitably be greater.
Don't talk about the matter of making a marquis, because one general will make thousands of bones wither.
A general's reputation is forged with the blood of his soldiers, so how about a collective's reputation? Just like Gao Shun's "trapped camp" during the Three Kingdoms period, eight hundred warriors who were brave and skilled in fighting fought with their lives.
That’s all. Xiong Xinmin sighed in his heart, but there was no expression on his face. His eyes were at the forefront of the battle.
"Thank you for your love. I will live up to your high expectations and break through the Japanese defense line in one fell swoop!" Zhang Tianhai promised with a serious look on his face.
"Okay, when Wu Tao's second battalion arrives, you can go into battle!" Hu Jiaji said, patting Zhang Tianhai's shoulder gently.
"Yes!" Zhang Tianhai responded.
Wu Tao arrived soon, bringing the officers and soldiers of the Second Battalion and Third Company.
Wu Tao looks tall, mighty and strong - a typical northern man.
I saw Wu Tao leading his troops to the side of the regiment commander, squatting down and saying: "Report to the regiment. Wu Tao of the second battalion has come to report. The third company has been assembled."
Hu Jiaji asked Battalion Commander Wu to go to the side, then pointed to the two buildings not far away and said: "Okay. Battalion Commander Wu, have you seen the two buildings next to Zhaofeng Road ahead? Send a platoon to each Go up, go up, suppress the Japanese troops upstairs on Tangshan Road, and cover the officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion to break through Tangshan Road. In addition, there is another platoon, which will be allocated to Captain Zhang Tianhai first. Finally, let the rest of the 2nd Battalion be used by you. All officers and soldiers gather together and are ready to charge at any time!"
"Understood." Wu Tao, who graduated from the sixth phase of Huangpu, glanced at Zhang Tianhai, a younger student, and then said to the platoon commander behind him: "First platoon commander, your platoon is temporarily assigned to the first battalion. Captain Zhang of the Second Company is in command!"
"Yes!" the platoon leader responded, and then led a platoon of soldiers to join the officers and soldiers of the first battalion and second company.
"Second platoon leader, third platoon leader, have you seen the two buildings on Zhaofeng Road ahead?! The second platoon goes up to the left building, and the third platoon goes up to the right building! Your mission is to fire on the enemy upstairs on Tangshan Road. Suppress! Do you understand?!" Wu Tao asked loudly.
"Understood!" The two platoon leaders of the third battalion and the third company responded in unison.
"Let's go immediately!" Wu Tao ordered.
After giving this series of orders, Wu Tao asked his guards to find the officers and soldiers of the first and second companies to gather here.
The final horn to capture Tangshan Road is about to sound!
At this moment, Zhang Tianhai, along with the platoon brought by the Second Company and the Third Battalion, stepped forward to provide support.
The Japanese firepower on Tangshan Road was the strongest force encountered by the 1st Battalion of the 216th Regiment since it entered the battlefield. Therefore, after Sun Hong's third company entered the battlefield, it did not show the momentum that a strong force should have, but instead suffered a blow. of ash.
It's not that the third company's combat effectiveness is poor, but that the enemy's firepower is too fierce.
"Everyone listen in a moment. Our platoon commanders will lead the charge. I will be in charge of the machine gunner in the middle. I will kill the one who takes the lead! Do you understand?" Zhang Tianhai turned around and said to his officers and soldiers.
"Understood!" The platoon leaders and officers and soldiers under his command all nodded in agreement. Everyone had seen Captain Zhang's pistol skills before. He was simply superb. Every time he fired a shot, a Japanese soldier would fall to the ground.
Some people even doubted the company commander's pistol skills. In the past, when fighting with units such as the Gui Army and the Northwest Army, the company commander was merciful.
No way, the difference between the front and back is too big. Compared with the company commander's current marksmanship, the company commander's previous marksmanship was like "My Buddha's Compassionate Marksmanship". It took three or four shots to hit one person. It's not like now, just shoot. Must kill.
However, Zhang Tianhai is now the company commander, and no one dares to ask these questions. If you ask, you will be kicked in the butt - it seems that if the company commander's marksmanship improves, it will not be good for you.
After giving these instructions, Zhang Tianhai stepped forward and found the angry Third Company Commander Sun Hong.
"Yulin, why are you here too?" Sun Hong was hiding behind a bunker at this time, and some dust was already stuck on his fairly fair face.
Zhang Tianhai ran to Sun Hong's side and said, "Old Sun, please listen first and suspend the attack for now. Wait until our people get to the top and suppress the enemy with firepower. Then we can attack again!"
"Is this an order from the commander? But we still have twelve minutes until we take Tangshan Road in half an hour as promised by the battalion commander. If we can't take it by then, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to do business." Sun Hong said with a look on his face Said anxiously.
"What about Dacheng's company?" Zhang Tianhai asked.
Sun Hong bit his silver teeth lightly and said: "The first company is now temporarily under my command. Dacheng was injured by a Japanese grenade when he charged, and he has been carried down for treatment now!"
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