It got dark soon after Shang Zhen and the others returned to Songjiang County from the front line.
But as Wang Laomao reminded Shang Zhen in advance, they did not go to find the 108th Division. Just because the recommendation letter Lu Cao wrote to them was for the commander of the 108th Division.
The teacher's name was Chang En. Lu Cao said that Chang En was his old boss and he would definitely use his talents for them.
Seeing that this small group of people was about to be involved in the battle between the enemy and ourselves, what Wang Lao Mao was worried about was that Chang En, the commander of the 108th Division, would send his group to the front to defend the position.
Whether it is Shang Zhen or Mr. Wang, they both understand the cruelty of this kind of war.
In such a large-scale war, hundreds of thousands of people died.
According to the current fighting style of the Chinese army, there may be only a few people left in a company after a counterattack.
What's the use of them no matter how capable they are? Whether they are holding their position or counterattacking, once the Japanese artillery shells come over, there may not be much left of them.
And his ideas naturally coincided with Shang Zhen's.
So they didn't go to Chang En, the commander of the 108th Division.
But they still need to return to Songjiang County to rest.
Since they couldn't find Chang En, they had no place to rest and no food.
So what can they do? That would naturally be entering a private house at night.
It is true to say that Shang Zhen and his group do not harm the common people, but to say how good their military discipline is and they do no harm to the common people, I'm sorry, they really don't have this consciousness!
But they didn't expect that when they entered a house at night, they would encounter an old man who was looking after the house.
Fortunately, Shang Zhen's answer was quite decent, and the old man was also afraid of soldiers, so he finally made them a pot of rice. As for the vegetables, there were no vegetables, but the old man got them some side dishes.
As the saying goes, "The south is sweet, the north is salty, the east is spicy, and the west is sour." People like them really couldn't get used to the sweet side dishes, so in the end they asked for a handful of salt and sprinkled them into the side dishes, turning the dessert into a sour one. Got pickles!
After running around and fighting for a day, Shang Zhen and the others finally had enough to eat and drink, so they all took a rest in the house.
Logically speaking, they were already very tired after the past few days, but Guo Baoyou was tossing and turning.
But it happened that the house Guo Baoyou was in was on the straw in the firewood shed. When he moved, the straw naturally made a rustling sound.
The firewood house is not small. The people living in the firewood house are Guo Baoyou, Qin Chuan, Ma Tianfang, Er Hanzi and Hu Zhuzi.
"I said Guobaorou, what are you doing there? Do you have lice on your body?" Qin Chuan said dissatisfied.
Guo Baoyou remained silent.
When Qin Chuan closed his eyes and was about to fall asleep, Guo Baoyou turned over again.
"I said, do you want to sleep? If not, get out of here!" Qin Chuan was really unhappy.
"I can't figure it out." Guo Baoyou said suddenly.
"Why don't you sleep when you can't figure out anything? I think you're still not tired!" Qin Chuan said angrily.
"If you don't fight when there is a war and hide all of them, then how can you be an anti-Japanese hero? Aren't you a bear?" Guo Baoyou asked.
"What do you mean by not fighting a war?" Ma Tianfang, who was already about to fall asleep, spoke.
"The little devils attacked, but we ran back. Doesn't that mean we won't fight if there is a fight?" Guo Baoyou became more determined.
"What you said is wrong!" Ma Tianhuang said, "Then we didn't use small artillery on the front line?
If we don't use small cannons, the little Japanese ship will rush over.
Even if the battalion commander and his men could not stop the kid's ship, how many casualties would they have suffered? "
"That's not what I meant, I meant -" Guo Baoyou said again.
But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Qin Chuan: "You don't have to say what you mean, I know what you mean!
Does it have to be hard? If we let the Japs' cannonballs blow us all to death now, is that called beating the Japs? Qin Chuan asked rhetorically.
"If you stay there, you will definitely be blown up by the Japs?" Guo Baoyou asked the same question.
"You don't have to be stubborn when I tell you about Guobaorou. You will know tomorrow when you see our casualties." Qin Chuan replied.
What Qin Chuan said about our people at this time was naturally referring to the Northeastern Army, such as Wen Changqing Camp.
"Do you feel that we didn't accompany our people to defend the position, and you feel bad about it?" Ma Tianfang also said at this time.
Guo Baoyou fell silent. It was obvious that this was what he meant.
"Let me tell you this about Guobao Pork." Ma Tianfang began to choose his words. He knew that Guo Baoyou was a stubborn person, and if he wanted to convince the stubborn boss, he always had to have a convincing explanation.
"Since you've been with us, have you ever killed a kid?" Ma Tianfang asked.
"I killed two of them. I remember I fired from a distance and the little devil was knocked down by me." Guo Baoyou replied.
"Do you believe it or not? Many of our brothers were bombed to death by the Japanese without even seeing what the Japanese looked like!" Ma Tianfang said.
"I believe this." Guo Baoyou replied.
"Did you do it while you were defending the position when you killed those two little devils?" Ma Tianfang asked again.
"No, I killed him when we launched an attack on the Japanese." Guo Baoyou answered again.
"Then it's over. I won't talk about how many Japanese Japs Shang Zhen killed. I'll just talk about myself. Now, I, Ma Tianfang, have killed more than ten Japanese Japs.
If I had followed your idea of holding the position, I might have died first without killing a single Japanese.
But I am not dead now, but more than ten Japanese have been beaten to death by me!
So what do you think is the best way to close the accounts? "Ma Tianfang patiently explained to Guo Baoyou.
"That, that, but -" Guo Baoyou felt that what Ma Tianfang said made sense, but there seemed to be something wrong that he couldn't tell.
"Think about this slowly. None of us are afraid of death, but we have to see whether it's worth it, right? As stubborn as you are, I won't be able to explain it to you for a while. Just take your time. Think about it.
Okay, sleep!
I'm so sleepy, look at them playing like dead pigs! "Ma Tianfang ended the conversation. He was so sleepy that he couldn't even open his eyelids.
And the two fools he was talking about who slept like dead pigs were naturally referring to Hu Zhuzi and Er Jiazi.
Hu Zhuzi and Er Hanzi had already fallen asleep as soon as they ran to the straw. Snoring was not a problem. What could they snore at such a young age?
But it was true that Tiger Zhuzhu was chirping at Bia at this moment, and he didn’t know what delicious food he ate in his dream.
No one paid any attention to Guo Baoyou, and soon both Qin Chuan and Ma Tianfang fell asleep. Guo Baoyou thought about Qin Chuan and Ma Tianfang for a while, and he still felt that way. What they said made sense, but he felt that something was wrong. .
Hey, forget it, think about it slowly. After a while, Guo Baoyou also fell asleep.
At this time, these ordinary soldiers did not know that the topic they were debating was actually how to deal with the relationship between positional warfare and mobile warfare.
It must be admitted that when the Chinese army fought the civil war, it continued its original rigid offensive and defensive methods based on inertia.
If they were facing warlords from other factions or the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, that would make sense. But the problem is that they were facing the Japanese army, whose tactics and firepower were much stronger than theirs. Then there would be too many casualties in positional warfare. Big question.
When Shang Zhen led their team to fight, although he did not have a clear concept yet, he instinctively avoided such a disadvantageous battle and gave full play to his own strengths.
Open your eyes for a day, close your eyes for a night.
The night passed quickly. At dawn, Shang Zhen and the others appeared on the street. They all looked at a team entering the county town.
And that team is really exhausted now and has many wounded. Many soldiers are supporting each other, and they look like they have just come off the battlefield.
"Huh? Are you here?" Suddenly a soldier said to Shang Zhen and the others.
"Huh?" Shang Zhen was stunned for a moment. He didn't recognize this soldier.
"Oh, I remembered, you are from Camp Commander Wen." At this time, Ma Erhuzi said.
"Where is Captain Wen Ying?" Shang Zhen asked.
"Captain Wen was killed in action," the soldier whispered.
Shang Zhen and the others were stunned.
Maybe the battalion commander they had known for just one day was killed in battle, and Shang Zhen and the others felt an indescribable feeling in their hearts.
However, Qin Chuan and Ma Tianfang both glanced at Guo Baoyou, who was naturally even more silent.
But at this moment, a voice came from behind Shang Zhen and the others: "Which army are you from?"
When Shang Zhen and the others turned around, the soldier who had just spoken to Shang Zhen and the others had already stood at attention and shouted: "Commander!"
