Yes, in Peng Jiguang's opinion, fighting against the overwhelmingly superior Japanese army and coupled with the bombardment from our own artillery, the situation could be described as a narrow escape.
The second battalion of the 212th Regiment had lost contact fifteen minutes ago. Needless to say, everyone knew that the whole battalion had died. Is Zhang Tianhai really so lucky? not necessarily.
"Brigade, it is fate for soldiers to die on the battlefield and to be wrapped in horse leather. Sooner or later, you and I may both die here. Yulin and the others just left one step ahead of us..." Although Fang Ren said it righteously, as if He looked very nonchalant, but it was only from the desolation that flashed in his eyes that he was not sad.
"Zheng Guo. Your commander Hu has already left with his large troops. Why don't you follow?" Peng Jiguang turned around and asked Fang Rendao.
"Housemaster, our group leader said that he personally ordered Yulin to stay behind. Whether he is alive or dead, he will be the first to know." The corners of Fang Ren's eyes were a little moist. To be fair, he had to deal with Zhang Tianhai, a young fellow. That's too much, but no matter what, Zhang Yulin is a reputable man, so he doesn't want Zhang Tianhai to die in this battle.
He should have a better future, he is only twenty-four years old...
"I understand." Peng Jiguang nodded lightly, "Zhang Yulin is indeed a bloody man who dares to fight and fight hard. It's no wonder that your leader values him so much."
Fang Ren nodded noncommittally: "It's strange to say that Zhang Tianhai was ill before setting off from Xi'an, and his whole person seemed to have changed. To be honest, it's hard for me to believe it."
"Oh? A different person?" Peng Jiguang asked, his eyes full of doubts: "Then tell me what kind of person he was before."
After thinking for a while, Fang Ren said: "How should I put it? He seemed very honest and dull before. To put it bluntly, he just didn't know how to adapt. In other words, Sun Hong and his classmates from Huangpu got along better. His age He is small, and compared with his classmates at the same time, he is quite satisfactory. Even his old company commander Li Haocheng rated him as a nerd who doesn't know how to adapt."
Hearing this, Peng Jiguang shook his head slightly and said: "Not necessarily. Look at Yulin's fighting style these days. Does it look like a nerd style? The fighting style is eclectic, combining the odd with the right, especially if he can fight I appreciate the tough battle the most. It’s a pity that such a young man..."
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Zhang Tianhai and the remaining officers and soldiers of the first battalion behind him were running desperately. They survived on this battlefield with a narrow escape, and they could not lose their lives because of their laziness.
After all, living is the most important thing.
Running desperately all the way made Zhang Tianhai, who was already very physically strong, feel a little overwhelmed, let alone others.
What surprised Zhang Tianhai was that Liu Houming was actually running with He Qiguang on his shoulders as if it was nothing.
If there is an emoticon at this time, the one that best reflects Zhang Tianhai's state at this time is the black question mark.
Zhang Tianhai knew that Liu Houming was a descendant of the Hong Family Boxing, but he only knew that he was strong in melee combat. He did not expect that this guy's physical strength was so strong. This was something Zhang Tianhai had not expected.
The days are like years, this is the state of mind of Zhang Tianhai and others at the moment, but they still have to run, run as hard as they can.
I don’t know how long I ran, but I finally heard a warning question: “People in front of you, stop, which section are you from?!”
Hearing this, Zhang Tianhai and others immediately stopped their desperate running footsteps, collapsed to the ground, and gasped desperately: "Brother...brother, we...we are from the Thirty-sixth Division... …”
Due to the distance, Zhang Tianhai was breathing heavily and speaking intermittently, making it difficult to hear clearly, so the defenders sent a person to ask about the situation.
I saw the defenders wearing light blue military uniforms. It was obvious that they were either newly recruited soldiers from the rear or a miscellaneous army. I saw the soldier trotting all the way to Zhang Tianhai. He saw that the latter had the rank of major, and then he hunched over and said, "Sir, which department are you in?"
It took Zhang Tianhai a while to regain his breath and said: "We are from the 108th Brigade of the 36th Division. I am Zhang Tianhai, commander of the 1st Battalion of the 216th Regiment."
"Okay, I will report to our commander right now. This is a battlefield. Please forgive me for not being able to salute you." The soldier's words were sincere and his attitude was very good. The Thirty-sixth Division has been fighting since the beginning of the battle. , and still bears the aura of the ace army of Chiang Kai-shek's direct line - he was born in the National Guard!
"Okay, go back quickly! The Japs are about to hit us. We were chased and beaten by the Japs all the way." Zhang Tianhai reminded us.
The soldier nodded and ran back to the position. After a while, he made a "come here" gesture.
Zhang Tianhai took this group of exhausted and embarrassed officers and soldiers and ran towards the national army position.
After arriving at the position, I saw a major wearing a light blue military uniform giving a military salute to Zhang Tianhai: "Xu Mo, commander of the second battalion of the 337th Regiment of the 169th Brigade of the 57th Division of the 69th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, ,welcome."
(Note: At this time, the 57th Division has not yet been assigned to the 74th Army, but still belongs to the 69th Army. The 69th Army, commander Ruan Zhaochang, was formerly part of Sun Chuanfang's five-province coalition.)
Zhang Tianhai also returned the military salute and said seriously: "Zhang Tianhai, commander of the first battalion of the 216th Regiment of the 108th Brigade of the 36th Division of the 78th Army of the National Revolutionary Army."
"Okay, let's go to the back and talk about the situation in the front!" Xu Mo is not an impractical person. Since Zhang Tianhai and others ran back from the front line, or the 36th Division was defeated, Either the Thirty-sixth Division has withdrawn. No matter which case it is, it will be extremely detrimental to the Fifty-seventh Division defending the main field. It can even be said to be the first to bear the brunt, so he has an obligation to understand Qingchun's situation at this time!
"Yeah." Zhang Tianhai nodded.
At this time, the houses in the Dachang position were still in good condition. After all, they were only attacked by Japanese air raids and had not yet been bombarded by Japanese naval guns and heavy artillery.
The headquarters of the Second Battalion of the 337th Regiment was set up in a private house. After Xu Mo brought Zhang Tianhai and others to the headquarters, he ordered the guards to bring cold water before he asked about the battle situation on the front line.
"Gulu~Gulu~"
Zhang Tianhai and others all swallowed the precious cold water. After all, running down from the front line was very hot and hard, even though it was late autumn.
"Well, our Thirty-sixth Division has retreated. The casualties are too great. The Japanese army is very powerful this time. In less than two hours, they killed two of our battalions. If the retreat order hadn't come in time, I'm afraid we would have died too. I'm back." Thinking of what happened just now, Zhang Tianhai was still a little frightened.
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PS: Well, I stopped updating again, I’m guilty.
