I am God of War in Snow Leopard

Chapter 209 Comeback
Thanks to Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo, leading the Huben regiment not only helped defend the Hefei defense line, but also wiped out nearly ten thousand Japanese troops.

In addition, I learned that the Huben regiment gave up the spoils at their fingertips and gave up all the captured battlefields.

Facing Zhou Weiguo's request, Xu Yuanquan readily agreed without hesitation.

In this way, Zhou Weiguo took away more than 50 selected veterans with certain driving skills from Xu Yuanquan's side, and returned to the Huben regiment headquarters.

Seeing Zhou Weiguo coming back, Xu Qingfeng hurriedly stood up to greet him and asked, "How is it, Weiguo?"

"Mr. Xu happily gave us 53 people, all of whom can drive, and two of them have even driven armored vehicles in the Central Army."

Zhou Weiguo first took a water bottle, poured saliva into his mouth, and then answered with a smile.

"Really?" Xu Qingfeng was overjoyed: "A group of suitable fighters will be drawn from the battalions and companies under our regiment, and the basic framework for forming a tank battalion will be ready."

Zhou Weiguo nodded and said: "Yes, according to the formation of five people in a tank, fifty fighters are enough.

But just to be on the safe side, fifty more spare tank soldiers can be trained in case of emergencies.

With the addition of an infantry company and coordinated operations, the tank battalion is basically complete. "

Xu Qingfeng said: "Weiguo, it goes without saying that the power of tanks is great, so the establishment of a tank battalion is very important to our Tiger Regiment.

This matter is left to you to take full responsibility. Within the scope of the whole regiment, you can choose personnel at will. "

"No problem." Zhou Weiguo readily agreed: "Give me two months, and I will give you a tank battalion capable of combat."

"Two months is no problem, but I'm afraid that the war will be out of control."

Xu Qingfeng said: "It's better to hurry up and organize the personnel and equipment, train with all your strength, and form an army as soon as possible.

So that when fighting breaks out again, our tank battalion can be put into use. "

Zhou Weiguo also understood that time is not waiting for him, so he nodded in response.

Since the Sakamoto detachment had been completely wiped out by the Huben Regiment and other national troops, the vanguard of the Japanese cavalry that had been scouted by Wang Changgui and the others did not continue to advance, but took the initiative to retreat to the Hexian area and stand by.

As a reinforcement force, the target of his own reinforcement no longer exists.

In addition, there are lessons learned from the previous two reinforcements that were ambushed and wiped out.

The devil cavalry naturally didn't dare to continue to take risks. If they fell into an ambush by the Chinese army again, it would be completely worth the loss.

In this way, because the main force of the Japanese army did not arrive, all the ministries of the national army in the Hefei area ushered in a very rare respite for two days.

Because Xu Yuanquan made great achievements by annihilating tens of thousands of enemies in Hefei.

Because of his request, the top management of the fifth war zone quickly transferred him a whole division of reinforcements.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xu Yuanquan incorporated all the troops in the Hefei area into his 26th Army and carried out a unified reorganization.

And the Huben regiment was not idle either.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xu Qingfeng, Liang Shan, Lin Baoguo and others also led the whole regiment to complete the battle summary and reorganization.

Due to the addition of a thousand people from the Lin Baoguo Independent Battalion, the strength of the Huben Regiment at this time was much higher than the four thousand people at the beginning of the war.

Therefore, Xu Qingfeng dispersed all the troops in each battalion and reorganized them.

After the reorganization was completed, the designation of the independent battalion was cancelled, and more than a thousand officers and soldiers, including Lin Baoguo, were recruited into each battalion.

At the same time, the troops were restored from four infantry battalions to the five infantry battalions in Lujiang.

Lin Baoguo was appointed as the battalion commander of the 5th Infantry Battalion. In addition, Xu Qingfeng also gave Lin Baoguo the position of Deputy Chief of Staff of the Huben Regiment for him to concurrently serve.

After all, he is his old superior, and his military rank and qualifications are all there.

If he hadn't returned to the team late, he would actually be more qualified than Liang Shan to serve as the chief of staff of the Huben Regiment.

In addition, a new tank battalion of 200 people was added.

Zhou Weiguo, the deputy head of the regiment, also serves as the battalion commander. This tank battalion has a tank company and an infantry company under its jurisdiction.

Tank company and infantry company of 100 men each.

Liang Shan also felt a little embarrassed about Lin Baoguo's appointment as deputy chief of staff.

Therefore, when Xu Qingfeng issued the new appointment, he immediately found Xu Qingfeng and objected to him: "Regimental Commander, please let me be the battalion commander or deputy chief of staff of the Fifth Infantry Battalion.

I think Deputy Chief of Staff Lin is more suitable than me to be the chief of staff of our Huben Regiment. "

Naturally, Xu Qingfeng would not agree, because although Liang Shan's qualifications were not as good as Lin Baoguo's.

But the degree of combat bravery is not inferior.

Moreover, he lost one eye in the war of resistance, which can be regarded as a meritorious service.

How could he be demoted at this time because of his qualifications? It doesn't make sense.

So he comforted him: "Chief of Staff, you are thinking too much. You and Lao Lin are both doing staff work. Why are you so clear about what you are doing?"

"But..." Liang Shan wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Xu Qingfeng directly: "Okay, why are you a mother-in-law.

One positive and one negative, just a word difference, besides, Lao Lin is mainly leading the newly established Fifth Battalion, and the job of chief of staff is usually mainly done by you, so that's it. "

After finishing speaking, Xu Qingfeng continued to order without waiting for him to speak: "Our regiment has completed the reorganization, but the officers and soldiers are very tired.

I want the troops to retreat to the rear to rest for a while, Wei Guo is busy training the tank battalion.

Therefore, this matter requires you to go and find Commander Xu Yuanquan and ask him to send someone to take over the defense of our regiment!"

In fact, the main purpose of Xu Qingfeng's doing this was to allow the Huben regiment to have a relatively safe environment to train the tank battalion.

At the same time, the coordination between each battalion and the tank battalion is trained, that is, the coordinated operations of infantry and tanks.

Once you have mastered this thing, when the Tigers and the Ben regiments fight against the Japanese in the future, the casualties will be much smaller.

As soon as Liang Shan heard that there was something serious to do, he no longer mentioned the matter of the chief of staff, and nodded happily: "Yes, I will go to the city to find Chief Xu."

"Also, inform Wang Changgui that the cavalry company can be withdrawn. During this period of time, the brothers in the cavalry company have had the hardest time."

Xu Qingfeng added instructions.

"Well, I'll make arrangements right away." Liang Shan nodded, saluted Xu Qingfeng, then turned around and took orders to leave.

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Hefei City Defense Command.

Liang Shan brought a guard to the war room where Xu Yuanquan was located. At this moment, Xu Yuanquan had not only received the reward from the summit, but also received supplements of troops and equipment.

The whole person looked radiant and in a good mood.

After asking about the purpose of his visit, he immediately nodded without thinking and said: "No problem, I will tell you Commander Xu when I go back. I will say that he and the soldiers of the Huben Regiment have worked hard during this period of time."

After finishing speaking, he looked down at a battle map laid out on the table, pondered for a while, then raised his head and said to Liang Shan: "Well, your Huben Regiment should retreat to the area around Shushan Lake to rest.

It is also very important to guard the north gate of Hefei here. The most important thing is that it is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the scenery is pleasant, which is very suitable for the troops to rest and reorganize! "

"Yes, thank you, Chief Xu!" Liang Shan glanced at the map and accepted it happily.

After speaking, Liang Shan was about to say goodbye and leave.

But Xu Yuanquan raised his hand and stopped him: "Chairman Liang, wait a moment, I still have a telegram of commendation specially sent by my superiors to your Huben Regiment, and I said to send someone to send it to you.

Since you are here, please take it back with you and give it to Commander Xu! "

Before Xu Yuanquan finished speaking, a major communications officer present quickly took out a telegram of commendation exclusively for the Huben Regiment.

First it was handed over to Xu Yuanquan, and then Xu Yuanquan handed it over to Liang Shan.

"Yes, thank you, Chief Xu!" Liang Shan received the award telegram and formally left.

After watching him leave, a senior adjutant of Xu Yuanquan said in a deep voice: "General, after the Tigers and Ben regiments withdrew, we must mobilize troops as soon as possible to fill the gaps in the defense area left by their regiments.

In particular, the cavalry company of the Huben Regiment was responsible for the security and reconnaissance missions in a large area.

This aspect cannot be interrupted, otherwise once the enemy makes a surprise attack, the consequences will be disastrous. "

Xu Yuanquan thought for a while, and immediately ordered: "In this way, a brigade will be transferred from the 48th Division to supplement it.

Take strict precautions to prevent the Japanese army from making a comeback. "

……

After Liang Shan returned to the regiment headquarters, he handed over the commendation telegram that Xu Yuanquan had given to him, and handed it to Xu Qingfeng: "I read it. This is the commendation order sent by the principal from Wuchang. Please read it, fellow troupe."

Unexpectedly, Xu Qingfeng took it and just glanced at it casually, then put it on the table, and said angrily: "Our principal is purely false, and only gives verbal rewards.

This time, I didn't even give up any military expenses! "

Hearing what Xu Qingfeng said, Liang Shan immediately felt a little disappointed.

After all, everyone knows that the great victory in Hefei cannot be separated from the Huben Group.

It can even be said that without the Huben Regiment, Hefei City would have already fallen.

Of the tens of thousands of Japanese troops that were annihilated, more than 5000 of them were wiped out by the Huben Regiment alone.

For such great military exploits, he was only given some verbal commendations.

It is hard not to be disappointed if one does not provide additional soldiers, and the other does not provide additional weapons and equipment.

However, Xu Qingfeng didn't seem to care about this, and instead said to Liang Shan: "Chief of Staff, without further ado, send my order. The entire regiment will set off overnight and move quickly to the Shushan Lake area."

"In such a hurry?" Liang Shan was a little surprised.

Xu Qingfeng smiled and said, "There are devil planes for reconnaissance during the day, so it's safer for us to transfer at night."

Liang Shan suddenly nodded: "That's true."

So he didn't say any more, and went to convey the order immediately.

As a result, more than 4000 officers and soldiers of the Huben regiment moved from the south of Hefei City overnight to the Shushan Lake area in the north, and secretly stationed there.

Xu Yuanquan didn't lie, the area around Shushan Lake is beautiful and pleasant, it is really very suitable for the troops to rest and reorganize.

However, the next day, a very bad news came from Xu Yuanquan's reconnaissance unit deployed in the south of the city.

Two Japanese task force detachments, with a total of more than [-] people, were divided into two groups and were advancing towards Hefei at the same time.

At the same time, for the third day in a row, the Japanese army launched indiscriminate large-scale bombing of the national army positions and civilian houses inside and outside Hefei.

Due to the lack of air defense weapons and established air defense forces, the Hefei defenders were almost helpless in the face of the Japanese bombing.

For a time, the positions were destroyed, civilian houses were bombed, and both soldiers and civilians in Hefei suffered heavy casualties.

On the contrary, it was secretly transferred to the Huben Regiment near Shushan Lake in advance. Because of its concealed whereabouts, it was not discovered by the Japanese army and was not subjected to any air raids.

Xu Qingfeng didn't care about the city of Hefei, which was bombed by the Japanese air raid, but came to the temporary secret training ground of the tank battalion in a forest.

He intends to help Zhou Weiguo and train the tank battalion together.

Except for the 53 officers and soldiers that Zhou Weiguo asked for from Xu Yuanquan, the officers and soldiers who could be selected into the tank battalion.

The other more than 100 people are all from the battalions and companies of the Huben Regiment, and they are basically veterans.

Therefore, the admiration and respect for Xu Qingfeng, the head of the regiment, can be said to be beyond words.

As soon as they saw Xu Qingfeng's arrival, everyone was in awe and respect, and their eyes on Xu Qingfeng became extremely eager.

Facing everyone's eyes, Xu Qingfeng first returned a standard military salute, then stood in front of the tank battalion's queue, and said solemnly: "Brothers, the tank battalion is the most powerful and most advanced unit of our Huben Regiment.

In the future, you will become the fist troops of my Huben regiment, a sharp knife!

Therefore, I hope that everyone can train diligently and master the driving skills of tank vehicles and the use of various vehicle-mounted weapons as soon as possible. "

"Yes, please rest assured, we must train hard and study hard!"

Xu Hu, who was also transferred from the guard company to the tank battalion as the deputy battalion commander, took the lead in responding.

"Please rest assured!"

"Please rest assured!"

The [-] officers and soldiers of the tank battalion present echoed in unison.

"Very good, continue training!" Xu Qingfeng ordered with a wave of his hand.

Xu Hu immediately commanded the first batch of tank soldiers to enter their respective tanks and continue to study.

When Zhou Weiguo was away, Xu Hu was the leader of the tank battalion.

Zhou Weiguo took the opportunity and came to Xu Qingfeng and said, "During the training, we heard a lot of noise in the south. Could it be that the Japanese are coming back?"

After hearing this, Xu Qingfeng raised his head and looked south, and said with a serious expression: "The Japanese will definitely not let it go after suffering such a big loss, so it is not surprising to come back."

"Yes, Hefei's geographical location is also very important. If the Japanese army captures this place, they can attack northward in a roundabout way and attack the flanks and rear of our main force on the southern front of the Xuzhou battlefield.

At that time, our army's defense line north of the Huaihe River may not be able to support it! "

Zhou Weiguo also analyzed with a serious expression.

"I just don't know how long Xu Yuanquan's No.20 Sixth Army can resist!" Xu Qingfeng said.

"At the critical moment, will our Huben Regiment go south for reinforcements?" Zhou Weiguo asked.

"Well, wait for Xu Yuanquan's news. If his troops can't stand it, they will definitely ask us for help."

Xu Qingfeng said: "However, if enough Japanese troops come this time, I'm afraid even if we go to reinforce them, we may not be able to defend Hefei!"

After a pause, Xu Qingfeng continued: "Forget it, I don't want to think about it for now. Our top priority is to train the tank battalion into an army as soon as possible, and the other battalions should take the time to rest and prepare for the next battle!"

(End of this chapter)