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Chapter 2 Chen Feng: They couldn't hold on for half an hour
The temporary headquarters of the Nine Columns of the Eighth Route Army.

Commander Liu waved to the approaching staff officer Zhang Chu, and then asked:

"Staff Zhang, have all the logistics agencies and units been withdrawn? Have the casualties and losses been counted?"

"Report to the commander, the hospital, arsenal, and clothing factory have all been safely transferred, and there are no casualties or property losses." Zhang Chu replied after saluting.

"Well, the team responsible for the cover mission has done a great job this time. If they hadn't bought time and stopped the Japanese army, the situation would have been much worse."

"By the way, have all the teams that performed the cover withdrawn?" The commander nodded, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

"The teams of the 718th and 716th regiments have already withdrawn, but"

"Just what?"

The commander frowned, feeling a bad premonition.

Zhang Chu said: "A company of the Wuyi County Brigade and two local district teams who were ordered to assist in the cover mission were bitten by devils and failed to withdraw. There is no news at present. The situation may not be optimistic."

"Map." The commander greeted.

Zhang Chu quickly spread out the map on the grinding plate, took out a pencil to work on the map, marked the location, and pointed:
"Their last location is here. Judging from the information reported by the previous reconnaissance company, the Japanese army has deployed at least one squadron in this area."

"A squadron, too bad, the average three people in the county brigade can't share a gun, each gun can't even get five bullets, and even every soldier can't get a big knife. What do they use to share a squadron with the devils? To fight?" The commander gritted his teeth.

"Before they set off, I dispatched some guns and bullets from the equipment department." Zhang Chu raised his eyes.

Of course the commander knew that some equipment had been allocated to the county brigade, and he wrote the approval note:
"Just a few broken guns, can the firepower compete with a squadron of devils?"

Zhang Chu immediately understood what the commander meant, and said:
"Chief, the nearest team to the county brigade is the independent battalion of the Xinyi Regiment of the 386th Brigade. It is [-] kilometers away in a straight line, and it has to pass through the Japanese-occupied area on the way. If everything goes well, it will take at least seven hours to get there."

"But at the moment we can only contact the regiment headquarters of the Xinyi regiment. There is also a distance of ten kilometers between their regiment headquarters and the independent battalion. It may take a long time for the order to be conveyed."

"Another thing is that a regiment of the first column of the National Revolutionary Army is also stationed nearby, but they are afraid." Zhang Chu hesitated to speak, keeping everything silent.

"It's too late for the Xinyi Regiment to pass. I'll ask the political commissar to contact the First Column in a while. You immediately go and notify the guard company and the reconnaissance company directly under the column to assemble urgently, and collect all the light machine guns and bullets from the logistics department. Bring the mortars too, and the county brigade must be rescued," the commander ordered.

Zhang Chu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. As a staff officer, he knew the family background of the column best. There were three light machine guns in total, and each one was equipped with about a hundred rounds of ammunition.

An old mortar with only three rounds left.

You must know that a squadron that usually fights devils must dispatch at least a battalion of troops.

If you want to wipe it all out, you need a main force to cooperate immediately.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chu reminded:

"Commander, the devils have a full squadron of troops and are equipped with a radio station. Once there is a situation, they will immediately ask for support. Maybe the two companies they sent will also be in trouble."

"Besides, if the task is assigned to the guard company, the security of the column organization will not be guaranteed. Although we have already moved out, the enemy situation in this area is still unclear."

After hearing what Zhang Chu said, the commander was very displeased:
"You mean to abandon the county brigade and leave them alone? Let them fend for themselves?"

"This mission is not within their scope of combat. Let others help. Now that we are safe, we will abandon them, don't care?"

"Our Eighth Route Army has no such reason, and there is no such reason in the world! The mission of the guard company and the reconnaissance company is not to wipe out the Japanese army, but to assist the county brigade to break through and transfer. Do you understand? Go and execute it immediately!"

"Yes!"

Having said this, and understanding the commander’s determination, Zhang Chu didn’t dare to say anything more.

However, he believed that the commander should know in his heart that there was a high probability that the county brigade was in danger.

Whether the county brigade can insist on getting two guard companies and reconnaissance companies.

Even if it is in place, can it break through?

Anyway, Zhang Chu felt that there was little hope.

Ancient Walled Town.

The National Revolutionary Army decided to kill the secret stronghold of the third, fourth and fifth regiments of the first column.

"Head, Shangfeng is calling." The communication lieutenant reported with the telegram he had just received.

At this moment, Xie Tianbiao, the head of the [-]th Regiment, was lying on a rocking chair on the platform basking in the sun, smoking a good cigar.

From time to time, I took the sizzling mutton kebabs handed over by the orderly, and licked them hard, feeling very comfortable.

"Shangfeng? What did you say? Read it to me." Xie Tianbiao waved his hand.

Lieutenant: "I am now receiving the request from the Nine Columns Command of the Eighth Route Army. I hope that our department can provide assistance to the troops besieged by the Japanese army in the 689 area at the junction of Hebei and Chahar, and help them break out of the encirclement."

"Chang Naichao, the Chief of Staff of the Column Staff Department, gave instructions: Your regiment immediately initiates an emergency response after receiving the order, organizes the detachment to "carefully" (bold) reconnaissance of the enemy, and "seriously" (bold) organizes research and analysis to form a "complete" (bold) After planning and contingency plans, report to the column staff as soon as possible, and carry out military operations after approval to support friendly forces, and we must not slack off."

"Go, hurry up, call Company Commander Chen and Staff Officer Wen over, and run." Xie Tianbiao sat up quickly, and ordered the orderlies beside him.

Soon, Chen Feng and Wen Tianhai trotted over after receiving the order.

While the two were circulating the message, Xie Tianbiao said:

"Have you read all the content of the telegram? Shangfeng's meaning has been expressed very clearly. This task is entrusted to you two. Immediately organize people to go over to understand the situation. You must find out the number of Japanese troops and the configuration of weapons. "

Chen Feng is straightforward, anxiously said:

"Head, what else is there to know about the situation? My reconnaissance squad has already figured out the situation. The devil's force is a squadron with 200 people, equipped with one heavy machine gun, four light machine guns, ten Two mortars, and one infantry gun."

"The Eighth Route Army is not trapped by the regular army, it should be a militia sequence. The number is about a hundred people, and the weapons and equipment are very backward. Just now, the devils rushed to their position with the help of artillery bombardment. The situation is already very urgent."

"Regimental Commander, I request to take my company to attack immediately. I guarantee that the devils will be defeated and the friendly troops can be rescued safely."

"Captain, you must make a decisive decision. According to the weapon equipment and combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army, in half an hour, or even less than half an hour, they will be wiped out by the devils. At that time, we will only be able to save corpses. "

Hearing what Chen Feng said, Xie Tianbiao frowned, his face a little embarrassed.

I thought to myself that this Chen Feng still claims to be from the Department of Architecture of Tsinghua University, how can he have such poor understanding ability.

Are you pretending to be confused, or are you really stupid.

Seeing this, Wen Tianhai quickly persuaded Chen Feng:
"Brother Chen, don't worry, it's not that the regiment leader is not decisive. Shangfeng's order is for us to conduct a careful reconnaissance first, and then carefully study the battle plan. We also need to have a plan and submit it for approval before we take action."

"We are all soldiers, we have to strictly follow orders, don't make things difficult for the head of the regiment."

Xie Tianbiao glanced at Wen Tianhai appreciatively, thinking that this kid is still smart.

Chen Feng has strong military ability and is a good leader of troops, but his ability to figure out and comprehend Shangfeng's intentions is too poor.

Xie Tianbiao knew that his troops still had to rely on capable people like Chen Feng if they wanted to gain a foothold in the enemy's rear, so he smiled and said earnestly:
"Chen Feng, what Tianhai said is right, we are all soldiers, and the duty of soldiers is to obey orders."

"We will carry out the tasks as Shangfeng explained, and we must not compromise."

"Look, although we are a regiment-level organization, there are only three to five hundred people."

"Yes, I don't doubt your brother Chen's ability. If you let you lead the troops, you will definitely be able to drive these little Japanese away, but what about the rest?"

"We must sacrifice a lot of brothers, and the devils who have suffered will definitely retaliate against us. Who will help us then? The gain outweighs the loss."

"Shangfeng is also aware of our situation, so he issued such an instruction. The most urgent task at the moment is to strengthen our own team."

"If you want the right to speak, you still have to be strong. What is our top priority?"

"Recruiting recruits and strengthening training, this is the first priority."

"Who can do these jobs? It's not up to you, Brother Chen. To put it bluntly, I have already submitted a report to the top to apply for promotion to the deputy chief of staff of our regiment and the rank of major."

"I guess, your promotion order will come down in a short time. You kid can't make mistakes at this time."

"Brother Chen, calm down and be patient. Fighting devils will not happen overnight. I promise, you will fight some battles in the future."

If it weren't for Chen Feng's usefulness, Xie Tianbiao wouldn't be bothered to say such a basketful of words, his throat would be dry.

"But the captain."

Chen Feng wanted to say a few more words, to fight for it, but was stopped by Wen Tianhai, who had quick eyesight and quick hands.

"Team leader, don't worry, brother Chen and I will immediately carry out Shangfeng's order, we promise not to compromise." Wen Tianhai said flatteringly.

Xie Tianbiao waved his hand, indicating that the two of them can go.

(End of this chapter)