"Okay! With what you said, Lao Guo, I feel more relieved. Let's do this! Let's just wait and see!" Zhang Tianhai smiled, his expression seemed to be full of infinite hope.
"What about Zhou Fangjie's regiment? Now they have withstood for a day. Do we really want them to continue waiting in the north? That would really run the risk of the entire army being annihilated. This is different from what we did when we first formulated the battle plan. The original intention is different." Guo Qiliang reminded Zhang Tianhai.
Zhang Tianhai sighed softly and said: "Now that the Fifteenth Army has joined in this fishing battle, Commander Guan's sharp knives have been sharpened. If we retreat at this time, aren't we causing trouble for ourselves? "
Zhang Tianhai's last sentence was so meaningful that Guo Qiliang couldn't help but feel that it was true. After all, the altitude had risen, and the troops of the Second Guard Regiment might really be used as a bait to carry out operations.
"Then what do you mean, let the second regiment of guards be nailed there?" Guo Qiliang narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing some subtle expression.
"No! If we really stay there, I'm afraid the Second Guard Regiment will give way to the enemy. I'm not that stupid." Zhang Tianhai smiled softly, "But the Second Guard Regiment must be there. Make some noise over there and then retreat. Our combat mission this time is to lure one of the enemy troops to land on the south bank of the Xinqiang River, and then eat the protruding part of it, thereby triggering the main force of the Japanese Sixth Division to move south, etc. They have gone south, and whether they can leave or not is not up to their little devils to decide."
"I understand." Guo Qiliang nodded, "Or maybe I should still say that you, Zhang Yulin, are a ghost, and it's just your abacus that makes all the noise..."
Zhang Tianhai shook his head and said: "Hey, actually this is not in the interest of our theater security forces. If there was no Fifteenth Group Army, I would have asked the Second Guard Regiment to withdraw after the fight, and let them leave it there. Fighting against the little devil? This is wrong, this is what Commander Guan Linzheng meant..."
Indeed, Zhang Tianhai's words are quite true. From his point of view, it is enough to win a small victory, and let the troops below fight in the autumn wind, gain practical experience, make a little fortune by the way, and then prepare for the next battle. The first battle in Changsha came down to pave the way. This was the option that best served his interests.
As for making noise and making noise this time, it was just following the order of Commander Xue...
"Hey, it's really difficult now. Zhou Fangjie may also be waiting for our decision! Do you want to call him?" Guo Qiliang asked.
"Okay, just say: 'If you can beat me, then fight, if you can't, then run away.'" Zhang Tianhai said bluntly.
"Is it really possible to be so direct?" Guo Qiliang was a little confused, because this order was indeed a bit confusing.
"Just send it like this!" Zhang Tianhai nodded.
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Fifteen minutes later, Zhou Fangjie, who was in Junkou Town, finally received the telegram.
"Report to the regiment, the commander-in-chief has called." The adjutant walked up to Zhou Fangjie and reported.
"Read it." Zhou Fangjie was very calm.
"This telegram from the commander-in-chief is a bit strange. It only said one sentence, 'Fight if you can, and run if you can't.'" The adjutant was also a little confused.
After hearing the adjutant's report, Zhou Fangjie immediately raised his head and laughed loudly: "Okay, this Zhang Yulin can really figure it out... hahaha..."
Seeing his commander laughing so hard that he almost burst into tears, the adjutant was very puzzled. After all, he was not a member of the regiment and could not understand the friendship and tacit understanding between him and the commander-in-chief.
After a while, Zhou Fangjie finally calmed down. He said to the adjutant: "Our troops are ordered to hold their positions tonight. The engineering troops will go to the road that the Japanese army must pass through in batches tonight to lay mines. The combat troops will retreat tomorrow. One of the battalions will Withdrew to Jiankou Town, and the remaining three battalions withdrew to the south bank of the Xinqiang River. The regiment headquarters also withdrew, and I followed the first battalion."
"Yes! Tuanzuo!" the adjutant responded, but he immediately reacted and asked: "Tuanzuo, do you really want to follow the First Battalion? Isn't this very dangerous?"
Zhou Fangjie nodded and said, "There is nothing we can do about the danger. This scene must be finished! Our mission is not completed yet!"
"Yes! Group seat!" The adjutant stood at attention and saluted.
Just when the adjutant was about to leave, Zhou Fangjie stopped him: "Well, you can call a combat staff officer over by the way! Just Xiao Xue! If Xiao Xue is not here, just call Xiao Wei!"
"I understand." After saying that, the adjutant turned and left.
Not long after, operational staff officer Wei Zhenglong appeared in front of Zhou Fangjie.
Night had fallen, and the night breeze blew in, blowing on Zhou Fangjie's resolute face. The combat staff officer Wei Zhenglong stood at attention and saluted: "Report to the adjutant, I have been ordered to report here under my humble duty!"
"Okay, I asked you to come this time to perform a secret mission. You must keep this secret. At the same time, after completing this mission, you can follow me! You will not return until the battle is over. Staff! I will tell the chief of staff about this matter." Zhou Fangjie's eyes were filled with coldness, this was a top-secret order!
"Yes! Sir! Don't worry! As long as you leave the task to me, I will definitely complete it! I won't hold you back!" Wei Zhenglong stood at attention and promised.
Looking at Wei Zhenglong's face, Zhou Fangjie nodded slightly and said, "Go find a military flag without a serial number on it and write the words 'National Revolutionary Army 79th Army 98th Division' on it. Remember, write more realistically."
"I understand." Wei Zhenglong nodded.
"Okay, let's complete this task first!" Zhou Fangjie's eyes flashed with light. This was the inspiration he got from the telegram sent by Zhang Tianhai.
What does it mean to fight if you can beat it? That little Japan has a whole division of troops, nearly 30,000 people. Just kidding, how can it possibly defeat them? So he ran away?
Note, this is running, not escaping!
Zhou Fangjie understood Zhang Tianhai's intention in an instant, but he couldn't tell the truth - if the troops were to leave, the combat objectives must be achieved, otherwise, this trip to the north bank of the Xinqiang River would be in vain.
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Time goes back to three hours ago, when the genius had just darkened.
At this time, as the commander of the rapid column of the Japanese army heading south, the brigade commander of the 36th Brigade, Ushijima Mitsuru, was extremely angry. He led the troops of the two regiments southward in an attempt to find the Japanese troops who had moved northward. , but these people seemed to have disappeared and could not be found at all.
This situation made Ushijima suspicious: Didn't these damn Chinese troops go north at all?
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PS: An update is here, this is just a make-up for yesterday, there will be another update later!
