Age of Rebirth

When Tang Qiuli came out of the woods, he saw that besides the captain of the Special Guard [-], there were several other officers standing awkwardly on the grass outside the woods. The brigade commander Jiang Xianliang.

Jiang Xianliang, who was weak, saw the division commander approaching, hurriedly threw off the support of the guards, and walked up to Tang Qiuli with two other strange officers. Jiang Xianliang, commander of the Sixth Brigade, Huo Shoushan, chief of staff, and Meng Jianzhu, head of the first regiment, have met the commander, please give me instructions!" It can be seen that Jiang Xianliang has not fully recovered from the poisoning state. They were all trembling slightly.

Tang Qiuli's eyes became hot, he raised his hand to return the salute, and said, "Brigade Commander Jiang, Chief of Staff Huo, and Commander Meng, you have worked hard all the way, and the wounded have all been withdrawn?"

Jiang Xianliang took off his military cap, lowered his head, and said guiltily: "Master, Jiang Xianliang was defeated in the first battle, causing more than half of the soldiers of the Sixth Brigade to be killed or injured, almost annihilating the entire army, and harming the army's prestige. Please punish the commander, otherwise, My heart is restless, and I am sorry for the soldiers who died in battle!"

Tang Qiuli sighed and said: "Brigade Commander Jiang, as for the punishment, we will talk about it later. The troops were raided by the Japanese army for a reason. The teacher will come up with an opinion on how to deal with it, but not now. Your only task now is to You need to heal your injuries as soon as possible, there are still many big battles waiting for you to fight!"

Jiang Xianliang moved his lips a few times, and his throat seemed to be choked up. The teacher did not reprimand him harshly, which only made him blame himself even more. The teacher said, "It happened for a reason," because the little devil used gas bombs, which no one expected. of!

But Jiang Xianliang couldn't forgive himself, and was killed by the little devil's special mortar brigade.Touching the forward position is my own dereliction of duty. If I detect the actions of the little devil in advance, even if the little devil has poisonous gas bombs, the soldiers and officers of the whole brigade are equipped with gas masks. , the reason is still on him, the brigade commander!

Seeing that Jiang Xianliang was still full of guilt and pain, Tang Qiuli patted him on the shoulder with a smile.Jokingly said: "I said Brigadier Jiang, don't hold on, sit down quickly, don't think about anything, the Sixth Brigade will all withdraw to the Shandong Peninsula. The teacher pointed out that there is a special arrangement for this matter. I will give you a few months to rest. At that time, I will go to inspect it myself!"

As soon as I heard that the Sixth Brigade is going to withdraw all of them to the Shandong Peninsula, doesn't that mean that the Sixth Brigade will not have a part in this big battle?Jiang Xianliang was in a hurry, and Meng Jianzhu, the head of the regiment beside him, was even more anxious.Unable to help tugging at the corner of the Brigadier Commander's clothes, Tang Qiuli's mouth curled up, looking at them with great interest.

Jiang Xianliang took a step forward and said, "Master, thank you for your concern for the Sixth Brigade. However, I reserve my opinion on your order to let the Sixth Brigade withdraw to the Shandong Peninsula and not participate in this battle!"

Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "Reserve your opinion! Jiang Xianliang, do you have any other suggestions?"

Jiang Xianliang said eagerly: "Master, I can't guarantee the fourth and fifth brigades, but our sixth brigade has not completely lost its combat effectiveness. Just when the troops were ordered to withdraw from the Phoenix Mountain position, the aviation cover fleet had not yet When we arrived, we were chased by the little devils crazily, and we concentrated the troops of the whole brigade that can still fight, but there are more than 6000 people, who are responsible for the task of covering the retreat of the troops!"

"Relying on the temporarily built field fortifications, we killed one of the little devil's reinforced cavalry regiments at once. We only slightly injured more than 30 people. He was the one who commanded the blocking battle!" Jiang Xianliang was full of anxiety as he said. Meng Jianzhu, whose face was flushed, pulled forward.

Meng Jianzhu suppressed his maneuvering mood, and when he was about to call for a report, Tang Qiuli waved his hand to stop him, and said, "I know you, Meng Jianzhu, the commander of the first regiment of the Sixth Brigade, is the number one general under your brigade commander! It was a hasty field attack at the time of retreat, and it was able to eliminate a Japanese army that strengthened the cavalry regiment, um, not easy! Well done!"

Meng Jianzhu took a step forward, but the voice shouted: "Reporting to the commander, it's not how powerful Meng Jianzhu is, but the remaining fighters of the Sixth Brigade who can fight. They are brave and invincible. Meng Jianzhu asked the commander for approval. The rest of the soldiers stayed to participate in the battle, and they could be incorporated into any unit. Let the battle flag of the Sixth Brigade continue to fly in the Liaodong Peninsula, and let the little devils know that the Sixth Brigade is still fighting and has not been lost by the gas bombs. Combat power!"

Meng Jianzhu's arrogance infected everyone around him. Even the soldiers of the Dalian Garrison Headquarters had brilliant eyes and secretly envied them. This is the real soldier. Think about yourself just now, when you heard the noise of the truck motor The roaring sound, the feeling of panic in my heart when I don't know what happened, I am ashamed to panic!

Jiang Xianliang and Chief of Staff Huo Shoushan looked at each other, and praised in their hearts, "Hey! This Meng Jianzhu, I can't tell. He is usually careless and has a hot temper. I didn't expect that at the critical moment, he would speak his mind!"

Jiang Xianliang's original intention was also to let Meng Jianzhu command the Sixth Brigade's troops that could still fight, and stay to participate in the war. He just took more than 1 wounded and retreated to the Shandong Peninsula in despair. , Meng Jianzhu took the initiative to ask for a fight. This guy is so thick and thin!

Tang Qiuli looked at Meng Jianzhu, who was full of fighting spirit, with admiration. He liked this kind of army, and he didn't feel dejected and depressed from top to bottom just because he suffered a defeat, so he deliberately said: "Okay, Commander Meng, your I can consider my opinion, but I don’t know what your brigade commander thinks, after all, there are only so many soldiers left in the sixth brigade who can still fight, doesn’t he feel bad?”

Jiang Xianliang hurriedly said: "I don't feel bad, sir, I absolutely don't feel bad, otherwise, I'll stay, even if it's for you as a staff officer!" Huo Shoushan, the chief of staff of the sixth brigade, was in a hurry. How can you forget me?

Tang Qiuli ignored Jiang Xianliang's request and said to Meng Jianzhu: "Well, I order that Colonel Meng Jianzhu, the head of the first regiment of the Sixth Brigade, lead the remaining troops of the Sixth Brigade to participate in the Liaodong Peninsula Campaign and reorganize it into the Liaodong Peninsula Theater. The headquarters is directly under the regiment, directly under my command, and the head of the regiment is Colonel Meng Jianzhu!"

Meng Jianzhu grinned happily, and shouted with all his strength: "Yes! Commander, Meng Jianzhu, the head of the regiment directly under the theater headquarters, is always waiting for the command of the commander!"

Tang Qiuli turned to Jiang Xianliang with a smile and said: "As for you, Jiang Xianliang, you should go back to Shandong Peninsula obediently to recover from your injuries. I won't take in a weak staff officer. Besides, you and Chief of Staff Huo both want to stay. The Sixth Brigade Who will command! Who will take care of the more than 1 wounded?"

"Okay, there's no way!" Jiang Xianliang and Huo Shoushan both thought dejectedly, "Come on, don't be dejected, hurry up and continue to retreat south with the troops!" Looking at the two men's slumped heads, Tang Qiuli said angrily .

Jiang Xianliang and Huo Shoushan had no choice but to say goodbye. Before leaving, Jiang Xianliang winked, called Meng Jianzhu aside, and said, "Meng Jianzhu, this is an opportunity we have won with great difficulty. You represent our Sixth Brigade. Commander Commander, I am not so lucky as the brigade commander, give me a good fight, if you are lazy or not good, the position of squad leader of the cooking squad in our brigade is yours!"

After sending Jiang Xianliang and Huo Shoushan away, Tang Qiuli stood by the side of the road, watching the trucks full of wounded people passing by one after another. When he saw the wounded people carried by animal-drawn carts and stretchers With an ugly expression on his face, he asked Meng Jianzhu beside him, "Meng Jianzhu, what's going on? Didn't the Andong City Government collect enough vehicles for the troops? Animal-drawn carts and stretchers move slowly, which not only affects the retreat of the troops. The speed will also affect the best time to rescue the wounded!"

It was the first time for Meng Jianzhu to meet the top officer of the independent division, and he felt a little uneasy. After the passion just now, he was afraid after a while, which was strange. Where did he have the courage just now?

Hearing the division commander's sudden question, he immediately stood at attention reflexively, and shouted loudly: "Report to the division commander, Meng Jianzhu, the head of the regiment directly under the theater headquarters, is waiting for the division commander's order! Resolutely complete the task assigned by the division commander!"

Tang Qiuli was overjoyed. Where did this come from? Ge Zhenzhuang, the chief of staff at the side, hurriedly repeated the teacher's question in a low voice, and Meng Jianzhu's face was sweating. Around, there was a joke, you said, it’s okay to think about it, you’re distracted, aren’t you?

Regarding the collection of vehicles by the Andong City Government for the wounded of the Sixth Brigade, Meng Jianzhu knew the details, so he explained in detail the efforts made by Andong Mayor Song Geping for the army, "Mr. We tried our best to transport all the wounded from the sixth brigade, and some of the wounded from the fifth brigade also needed to pass through Anton. The main persons in charge of the various departments of the city government should evacuate Anton, at that time, gunshots have already been heard in the north of Anton!"

What Meng Jianzhu said made Tang Qiuli look better. At the same time, he had a new understanding of Song Geping, who was not impressed.

However, Meng Jianzhu's last few words were so angry that Tang Qiuli was almost furious on the spot, "It's still a director of the Andong City Hall who told me in private that due to the serious shortage of motor vehicles in Anton, Mayor Song asked The Zhuanghe city government sent three telegrams asking for help, but until the wounded troops arrived in Anton, they did not see the cars sent by Zhuanghe, so they had no choice but to collect animal-drawn carts, which were not enough, so they had to be carried on stretchers. The people carrying the stretcher are soldiers from the Anton Police Command!"

(to be continued) (to be continued...)