Tang Haoer saw Xie Tian at the Japanese stronghold next to Zhangzhuang Railway Station. Tang Haoer was relieved to see that Xie Tian was safe and sound.
Xie Tian was surrounded by several core cadres of the independent regiment, and Xie Tian was making arrangements.
"We only have one night at most. We must blow up all the railways. The more complete the destruction, the better. Now this railway is the lifeline of the devils in northwestern Shanxi. Cutting it off means cutting off the devils' main artery. Don't feel bad, everyone. In the worst case, they will be driven away. Let's rebuild after the Japanese are defeated. We can rebuild it in ten or twenty years. Battalion Commander Wu, please arrange for people to do this tonight."
Wu Wenhua nodded and said: "Yes"
Xie Tian took out a few maps from his pocket and put them together on the table. He looked at Qin Fen and Ma Dong: "You arranged for the soldiers to dig tunnels for me all night long, with the train station as the center. No matter what, tonight we must dig the tunnel for me." Dig this circle of tunnels for me, it is related to the life and death of the entire regiment's soldiers. Qin Fen, your first battalion is responsible for the main channel of the inner circle, and Ma Dong, your tank battalion is responsible for the auxiliary channel of the inner circle."
Qin Fen and Ma Dong responded and lay down to look at the map. They saw that when these pictures were put together, they formed a complete large map, and when separated, they turned into small regional maps.
Xie Tian said: "You two divide the map, and each company and squad are responsible for a section. This can improve efficiency. Remember, the map will be burned after the tunnel is dug, and it must not fall into the hands of the Japanese."
There were four pictures in total. Qin Fen and Ma Dong each took two. They were about to go down to arrange the deployment. At this time, Li Quan, leader of the second platoon of the first battalion and company, ran in and reported: "Report to the regimental commander and battalion commander, in a Japanese warehouse." We found more than 200 wounded soldiers, what should we do with these Japanese soldiers?"
No need to ask, these wounded soldiers must be the result of Xie Tian's sneak attack last night.
Qin Fen glanced at Xie Tian, glared at Li Quan and said, "No need to ask, it's the old rule."
The old rule is to kill, there is no room for compromise.
Li Quan stole a glance at Xie Tian, turned around and was about to run away.
Xie Tian frowned slightly and called to him: "Wait a minute."
Xie Tian walked back and forth in the room, stopped, looked at Li Quan and said, "Keep it for now, it might be useful, but you have to make sure that they have completely lost their ability to resist. It's up to you what to do."
The corners of Li Quan's mouth twitched slightly.
Does the leader mean that I should break their arms and legs?
Li Quan scratched his head and went out. Xie Tian looked at Qin Fen and others: "Do you understand everything? Time is running out. If you have any questions that you don't understand, ask them quickly. Once you understand, go and implement them immediately. Blowing up the railway is the key and can disrupt the situation." The strategic deployment of the Japanese army throughout northwest Shanxi. Digging tunnels is also key. It is related to whether we can hold Zhangzhuang and how long we can hold it."
The corners of Qin Fen's eyes twitched slightly. The implication of Xie Tian's words was that he himself was not sure whether he could defend Zhangzhuang.
The strength of Xie Tian's regiment is nominally one regiment, but in fact there are only three less than full battalions. Each of the first and second battalions has transferred a company of troops to supplement the armored infantry battalion. Now these two battalions are actually only There are more than 300 people left, and Xie Tian's regiment only has about 1,000 people, which is about the same strength as the Japanese infantry reinforcements.
It is indeed a bit difficult to defend a strategic fortress like Zhangzhuang with only such a few troops.
There are more than 5,000 people in the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army. When Li Yunlong's independent regiment attacked Ping'an County, the number of troops reached 10,000. After a battle, there were many casualties, but there must be at least 7,000 or 8,000 people left, which is almost a brigade. of military strength.
But now Xie Tian only has a thousand men, and he has captured Zhangzhuang and wants to hold it. This is like pulling out a tiger's tooth, and then waiting to be beaten to pieces by the angry tiger.
Qin Fen looked up from the map and looked at Xie Tian and asked: "Captain, what should we do with the people in Zhangzhuang?"
Xie Tian replied: "Speak bluntly and tell them that there is going to be a big battle here in Zhangzhuang. The first wave of Japanese attacks will come no later than tomorrow morning. Please hurry up and evacuate."
Xie Tian paused for a moment and then said: "If someone really doesn't want to leave, don't force it. Tell them that if a war breaks out, we won't take care of them and let them take care of themselves."
Xie Tian, this can be regarded as the most benevolent and righteous. The common people in Zhangzhuang did not leave their homes during the Japanese occupation, and they still lived together peacefully for so many years. Xie Tian did not know how to describe these common people. Just let them know. As for where to go, thank God, I can't control it and I don't have the energy to do it.
Since the day he traveled to this era, Xie Tian has never relaxed for a moment like a tightly wound clockwork. This string has always been tightened.
Metal also gets tired sometimes, and he is really worried that one day he won't be able to hold it tight enough and it will snap.
Qin Fen and others understood Xie Tian's intention and began to make arrangements separately.
Xie Tian sat down on the chair in front of the table tiredly, rubbing his temples with his thumbs and staring at the map of northwestern Shanxi spread on the table.
If it is as imagined, the strategic balance between the Kuomintang, the Communist Party and the Japanese has been broken due to the addition of this catfish, and a vigorous war is about to begin.
Zhang Zhuang is the fuse of this powder keg, and now it has been ignited by himself.
Next, it depends on the reaction of all parties.
Xie Tian could not predict the final result of this melee at all, but he knew that how long he could hold on in Zhangzhuang would basically determine how long this melee could last.
Tang Haoer carefully walked behind Xie Tian and rubbed his shoulders, and asked in a low voice: "Have a headache? Do you want me to rub it for you?"
Xie Tian smiled bitterly and put down his hands: "It's a headache, but rubbing it won't help. I have a headache. I guess the Japanese have more headaches now than me. It won't be long before more people will have headaches too."
Tang Haoer pretended to be relaxed and smiled, then took over Xie Tian's hands and rubbed Xie Tian's temples and said, "I don't understand what you are thinking about, but I think instead of letting you have a headache alone, it's better to let more people accompany you to have the pain." .”
Xie Tian laughed and said, "That's right. Don't worry about the front and the back. Since I have already fallen into the water, no one can stand on the shore and watch the fun. It was me who was watching the fun and pulled them into the water."
Gao Meijuan smiled and said: "Robber logic."
Xie Tian's eyes widened: "I am a bandit to begin with."
Well, I had nothing to say this time, and everyone in the room burst into laughter.
It's time to smile. Although today's battle was fought beautifully, if such results were applied to the Chinese army, I'm afraid they would have to brag in front of international friends.
But after all, so many people died.
And the war we are about to face will be even more cruel.
Smiling can also relax your tense mood.
At this time, the sound of a plane flying suddenly came from the night sky. Xie Tian raised his eyebrows and walked quickly out of the room, looking up at the sky.
In the night sky, three Zero fighter jets flew in at low altitude.
The news of the attack on Zhangzhuang had been passed on by the Japanese defenders and the Japanese stationmaster of Zhangzhuang Railway Station at the beginning of the gunfire. Important nodes such as Zhangzhuang were attacked one after another. Shinozuka Yoshio ignored the situation. It was night, and the aviation brigade was ordered to send planes to support. At the same time, the Japanese from the nearest Pingyuan County were also on their way to Zhangzhuang overnight.
