War of Resistance

Chapter 239 Nanjing Breakout Battle (Seventeen)

"Boss, temporarily battalion commander Wei He reports to you!" Walking in front of Zhang Tianhai, Wei He had a playful smile on his face. After all, he has also experienced the joy of being a battalion commander now, which may be regarded as Let's experience the four joys of life in advance!

Hmm... For a person like Wei He who has no culture but has a lot of force, being a battalion commander is considered a title on the gold list.Although this Battalion Commander is temporary...

"Be serious, don't be joking with me, I have an important task for you now." Zhang Tianhai said seriously, at this time, he is really not in the mood to joke around with Wei He, if he is still in the mood You can joke and brag.

"Yes!" Wei He is not the kind of person who doesn't know the current situation. Seeing the face of Tuan Zuo, he knows that this task will never be that simple.

I saw Zhang Tianhai took a deep breath and said: "Wei He, I want your temporary first battalion to enter the position of Chunhua Town, and hold on for at least three hours before retreating. Japanese reinforcements will arrive soon, and there will be no shortage of troops. , I just estimated that we have wiped out at least seven or eight hundred devils in this battle just now. Do you know what this number means? This is likely to be a Japanese army brigade that will be supplemented in time after the war."

Wei He didn't make a sound, he knew there must be someone behind the group seat.

Zhang Tianhai looked at Wei He, and continued: "A brigade was wiped out by our penetration regiment in less than 10 minutes. It is impossible for the Japanese army not to be vigilant, and their follow-up troops will definitely not be short. Now these ordinary people are leaving. It's just too slow, we can't get them out of a certain distance without enough time."

"Tuan Zuo, I understand what you mean. To put it bluntly, let me take the temporary first battalion to perform the rear mission." Wei He grinned, but the smile was full of simplicity.

"Listen, old Wei, this is a narrow escape mission. If you are lucky, you can break through and retreat. If you are not lucky..." I don't know why, since entering the Shanghai battlefield, when it comes to these life and death issues , Zhang Tianhai's emotions always become particularly fragile, and his nose is prone to soreness.

Especially Wei He, the person who directly pulled Zhang Tianhai back from the death line, is his own person who has always treated himself like a big brother. This time, the order he issued was for him to die. Farewell, there will be no chance to see you again in this life.

Thinking of this, Zhang Tianhai felt extremely uncomfortable. He still owed Wei He his life, but at this time, Zhang Yulin had no other choice. Apart from Wei He and Liu Houming, who else would he have? Can people be completely trusted?
It is impossible for such a brother who has experienced life and death together to risk his life and say that he will not feel uncomfortable—this is the person who trusts him the most in this world, so trusting that he is not afraid of life and death, and can ignore it.

"I know, Tuan Zuo, I understand what you mean, and I'm not afraid to tell you that I have always treated you as my own big brother. Now you are not only the head of our straight team, but also the leader of the team that penetrates the defense. This group of old brothers in the regiment is the backbone. The penetration regiment and the Zhiyi regiment do not have Wei He, but they absolutely cannot do without the regiment seat. This battle has my Wei He standing here, you can safely lead the people to withdraw It’s gone. In less than three hours, there’s no way the little devil can pass through Chunhua Town.” As he spoke, Wei He’s eyes turned red, but he still squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying.

When facing the moment of parting from life to death, sometimes what you give up is not just your own life, but also your endless nostalgia for this world, your debt to your parents for their upbringing, and your infinite imagination and expectation for the future.

What is great courage?It is to stand up at the critical moment of national survival, knowing that it is death, but daring to die!
"Wei He, I know what you mean. Remember to come back alive. If you can come back alive, I will promote you to be a real battalion commander!" Zhang Tianhai patted Wei He on the shoulder, holding back his trembling nasal voice .

"Okay. I'll wait for Tuan Zuo's words." Wei He grinned, showing his big white teeth, which were full of warmth and simplicity, "But, if I can't come back, can Tuan Zuo agree?" me one thing?"

"Let's talk! As long as I can do something, I must do my best." At this time, Zhang Tianhai will certainly agree to Wei He's request, not to mention that he still owes him a debt. Life is not it?

"If I can't come back, remember to help me take care of my parents. I owe no one in my life, but I owe the most to my parents. My elder brother died under the guns of the Japanese when he was in the Northeast a few years ago. In this way, I killed so many Japanese on the front line, and I can be regarded as worthy of my elder brother, and I have avenged him. It’s just that my parents sent me to learn martial arts since I was a child, so that I can be promising one day. Now, I can be regarded as promising, and if I have the opportunity to be a battalion commander, I can live up to their expectations..." Wei He said softly, full of sighs.

Zhang Tianhai has been listening to Wei He's words without interrupting the latter. This is the first time he has heard Wei He talk about why he wants to join the army and his family affairs. Maybe it's because Wei He has died in him. The shadow of his eldest brother, Wei Hecai has been following him to fight the enemy desperately, fearless of death.

"Okay, I promise you this request. From now on, since your parents are the parents of Zhang Tianhai, if you violate this oath, you will be struck with thunder and death!" Zhang Tianhai solemnly raised his right hand. , put up those three fingers, this is the only promise he can give.

A gentleman's promise is worth as much as a thousand pieces of gold!
"Okay, I'm relieved to have such a word from the head of the regiment. Please rest assured, the head of the battalion. There must be people in the camp for the time being. Before three hours ago, I, Wei He, would never let a devil go. Go!" Wei He solemnly saluted a military salute.

Zhang Tianhai patted Wei He on the shoulder again, and said, "Okay, don't say those depressing words, and carry out the mission well. When you come back, I will personally promote you to battalion commander!"

"Yes!" Wei He replied again, and a simple smile appeared on that honest face again.

Just when Zhang Tianhai was about to leave, Xiao Peiguang, Yang Ding and two company commanders ran up to Zhang Tianhai and said, "Report, sir, our two companies have already assembled."

"Well, how many casualties did your company Commander Xiao have?" Zhang Tianhai asked. After all, this time the main attack mission was assigned to Xiao Peiguang Company, and the question of how many casualties their company had was a must.

"We had a total of 32 casualties, 21 of whom died on the spot, three were seriously injured, and eight were slightly injured." Xiao Peiguang reported truthfully.

Zhang Tianhai waved his hand and said, "Alright, remember to bring the seriously wounded with you. Let's try to get them all out of the Nanjing area. We can't leave a brother behind."

"Yes!" Xiao Peiguang saluted excitedly.

"What about your company?" Zhang Tianhai looked at Yang Dinghe, the commander of the machine gun company.

"Report sir, there are no casualties in my company!" Yang Dinghe stood at attention and saluted.

After hearing the news, Zhang Tianhai finally felt relieved. He said, "Okay, organize the retreat immediately! You two companies still follow the old rules and follow me!"

"Yes, sir!" Xiao Peiguang, Yang Ding and the two responded in unison.

Before leaving, Zhang Tianhai did not forget to nod to Wei He, he meant to wait for the good news of Wei He's return in victory.

And Wei He also nodded towards Zhang Tianhai, signaling to reassure Zhang Tianhai that he will have no worries behind him.

What is trust, what is brotherhood?This is called trust, this is called comrade-in-arms brotherhood!

It is the solemn promise when there is a dangerous task-you can rest assured that I am here!

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