After Zhou Fangjie's order was issued, the remaining few hundred soldiers of the penetration regiment began to assemble.
There were more than 3,500 people who set out from the Yangtze River, and now there are only a few hundred people left. It must be said that the breakthrough along the way was very tragic.
"Reporting to the deputy commander, everyone in the penetration regiment except the temporary fourth battalion and third company has been assembled!" a lieutenant reported loudly.
Zhou Fangjie nodded, looked at the tired faces in front of him, and said: "Brothers, I know that everyone is suffering and tired, but we have to survive! Think about it, along the way, we have broken through How many enemy blockades and how many enemy troops have been annihilated! Soon, we will be able to walk out! Everyone, start counting and counting the number of people!"
"Yes! Each platoon reports its numbers!" the lieutenant ordered loudly.
"one two three four……"
"one two three four……"
Soon, the sound of counting was heard.
However, none of this affected Zhang Tianhai's rest. He was too tired and couldn't bear it anymore.
The snoring sound seems incompatible with the lively counting scene, but it is very harmonious.
"Reporting to the deputy commander, at the penetration regiment headquarters, there are currently 643 people left outside the fourth battalion and the third company!" the lieutenant reported.
It's so tragic.
Even if the temporary fourth battalion and third company are added, there are only 900 people left. From more than 3,500 people, there are only more than 900 people left. One can imagine how fierce the fighting along the way was.
Among them, more than 800 people in the temporary first battalion were all sacrificed in Chunhua Town. Together with Gu Shi'an's second company in the temporary second battalion, more than a thousand brothers were killed in the battle.
"Everyone... take a rest for a while!" Zhou Fangjie finally announced the rest order. Not only was he tired, but everyone was tired. They were almost unable to walk, including him, Zhou Fangjie.
"Yes..." Gu Shi'an responded, that lieutenant was him.
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Then the camera turned to Wu Jianxiong, the 154th Division.
Wu Jianxiong is a veteran general of the Guangdong Army. Since 1915, he has served as an officer in the 1st Mixed Brigade of the Guangdong Army. He has participated in countless battles. At this time, he is not only the commander of the 154th Division , and the deputy commander of the 83rd Army.
It has to be said that Wu Jianxiong was very keen on capturing fighter planes, and he launched an all-out attack when the Japanese army and the officers and soldiers of the penetration regiment had been fighting fiercely for two hours and were about to be unable to withstand it.
Wu Jianxiong knew that the Japanese army only had one regiment and did not carry heavy weapons. As long as the friendly forces were not too weak, they could basically withstand it.
Yes, what he wants is for the friendly forces on the opposite side to help him wear down the Japanese army before launching an attack. Otherwise, with more than two thousand people, he will launch a fierce attack from the beginning. I am afraid that the Japanese army will regard his side as the number one blow. Target.
It was just that Wu Jianxiong did not expect that the capability of this penetration group was beyond his expectation. Originally, he planned to launch a fierce attack when the battle lasted for about an hour, but in the end, the penetration group lasted for two full hours!
Although the soldiers of the penetration regiment come from various units of the Central Army and are tired divisions, don't forget that they are a group of veterans. Catalyzed by the will to survive, they burst out with extremely powerful combat effectiveness.
After the battle started, as Wu Jianxiong expected, the Japanese army was caught off guard. When they were attacked from both sides, the Japanese army immediately chose to evacuate.
Now was the time to harvest the results of the battle, so Wu Jianxiong first asked all the troops to change into Japanese weapons and then assemble.
Zhou Fangjie had no choice but to ask his officers and soldiers to collect some more ammunition.
When it comes to these Japanese weapons and equipment, Zhou Fangjie really doesn't like them. They have small caliber and insufficient penetrating power.
But since we have already arrived here and there is no ammunition to replenish, Zhou Fangjie, who is very "thrifty and thrifty", directly ordered that he was not allowed to throw away the German rifles, let alone the light machine guns, but he could carry an extra 38-gun. build.
This actually made the officers and soldiers of the penetration regiment a little miserable. They suddenly gained several kilograms of things. It would be a lie to say that it was not difficult to carry.
"As long as you have a gun, get the bullets!" Zhou Fangjie hurriedly ordered his officers and soldiers to collect ammunition. The most embarrassing situation now is that there is a gun but no ammunition.
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"Master, the brothers in the army have gone to pick up guns and bullets. Do we want to meet the commander of our friendly army?" Chief of Staff Xue Rui asked Wu Jianxiong.
"It is necessary to meet, but we have to wait a few more minutes. They will come here first, and we have done them a big favor." Wu Jianxiong said unhurriedly. In this battle, the 154th Division He also lost three to four hundred people. Logically speaking, Zhang Tianhai really had to accept this favor from him.
If it hadn't been for the 154th Division's action, the few hundred remaining members of the penetration regiment would probably have perished here.
Sure enough, after arranging troops to clear the area, Zhou Fangjie slapped Zhang Tianhai awake.
"Captain Zhang, wake up!" Zhou Fangjie personally stepped forward and patted Zhang Tianhai, who was already asleep.
"Ah?" Soon, Zhang Tianhai woke up. When he opened his eyes, he saw Zhou Fangjie. He asked, "How is it? How is the troops handling it?"
"It's okay. We still have 643 people left. Counting the company that covered the people's retreat, we still have more than 900 people. We have broken our bones in this battle. It took more than two hours. , there were more than 1,600 casualties." Zhou Fangjie said with a wry smile.
"It's okay. I estimate that the casualties of the little devil will not be small. As long as the casualties of the little devil are not small, our battle will be worth it." Zhang Tianhai said with great energy. He only rested for a while, which was obviously not enough. Yes, but it’s true that I feel better.
Why did Zhang Tianhai say it was worth it? Because he knew that if he had not led this group of people here, these people would have waited for death at the Xiaguan Pier or surrendered. Even if they launched a counterattack there, they would have inevitably ended up being massacred unilaterally.
"Okay. Okay, Commander Zhang, we should go see the friendly commander who helped us a lot. I have already arranged the troops and are already collecting ammunition. I believe that when we come back, we can retreat directly. "Zhou Fangjie said.
"Okay, let's leave now. They have done us a big favor, so we can't be unjust! By the way, have the people come back now?" Zhang Tianhai stood up and said, he was not that procrastinating. Besides, you should go see them first.
"We have sent people to chase him, and it is estimated that he will be back soon." Zhou Fangjie reported truthfully.
As Zhang Tianhai and others walked along, they saw officers and soldiers wearing blue and gray military uniforms searching for guns and ammunition.
Seeing the military uniforms they wore, Zhang Tianhai knew that they were officers and soldiers of the Guangdong Army. Apart from the Guangdong Army, only Xu Yuanquan's Second Corps wore uniforms of this color.
But obviously, Xu Yuanquan's Second Army Corps was in the direction of Wulong Mountain, and the only ones that happened to break out from here were the Cantonese Army troops and Ma Weilong's Third Brigade of the Teaching Corps.
By the elimination method, we can know that it must be one of the two Cantonese troops.
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