Chapter 49: The Chief of Staff Comes for an Inspection
"Ge Laozi de, gua wa zi, yao de... " Zhang Damao stood with his hands on his hips, pointing at Wu Fayun who was looking very pleased with himself at the moment, and said in Sichuan dialect. This was his first time learning Sichuan dialect, but the more he spoke, the less authentic it sounded, causing the surrounding soldiers to burst out laughing.
"Alright, alright... Now you take them out to show the little devils some land, make sure to fix it up nice for me, don't let the little devils sleep uncomfortably!" Zhang Damao said with a smile.
"Even if I were to fire a gun or set off fireworks, no one can surpass me in this matter...". Wu Fayun excitedly patted
Mouth, from the ground up, picked up a box containing landmines and crawled out of the trenches, walking down to the foot of the mountain under the array.
"Sichuan guy, what's the hurry?!" Zhang Mielong, who was busy on the machine gun bunker at the foot of the mountain, asked Wu Fayun.
"Pumpkin, I'm going to dig a hole for the devils, do you want me to dig one for you too? You'll be very comfortable lying in it...". Wu Fayun didn't pay attention to Zhang Mielong and said as he walked away.
"You damned idiot... Be careful or the devils will drag you down to be their companion too..." Zhang Mí Lóng cursed while throwing a handful of dirt at Wu Fā Yún and stomping his foot.
"We've been stuck on this peak for five days now, and there are less than a hundred of our brothers who can still fight... " Li Liansheng listened to Zhang Mílong and Wu Fayun's conversation, smiled slightly at Zhang Damao's
Sat down and said.
"Yes... and our ammunition is running out too..." Dong Dajun said with a worried face, taking a puff of the cigarette handed to him by Zhang Dameng.
"The little guy should be back at the team department soon... ... wait for him to come back and listen to what the team leader says before making plans." Zhang Damao said after taking a few strong puffs of smoke, looking at Dong Dajun's shoulder.
"Even if I were to be pierced through by the Eight Trigrams Formation, nothing would remain inside." Dong Dajun said with a smile as he saw Zhang Dameng's gaze fixed on his wound.
"Company Commander, Company Commander..." Just then, a group of short soldiers came running towards the three of them shouting.
"Oh, the little guy is back..." At this time, all three of them were waiting for the soldier who went to the headquarters to ask for instructions to hurry back. Upon hearing the shout, the three of them almost said in unison.
"Company commander is here... and also..."
"What else... you turtle grandson... what's the hurry...?" Zhang Dasheng pulled over a small soldier who was running out of breath.
He slapped and scolded him.
"Also, also, also, also, also, Chief of Staff Lin has arrived as well..."
"Ah..." It was said that the Chief of Staff had arrived, so the three quickly stood up. As they stood up, Guo Jinan had already led the Chief of Staff of the 113th Division, Lin Jiadong, to a position not far in front of them.
"All rise... Attention... Salute..."
"Comrades, you've worked hard! Comrades, you've been fighting for five whole days here, and the little devils haven't breached your defenses. You're truly worthy of being brothers of the 113th Division! Commander Yu has specially called to order Commander Shi to come and comfort everyone on his behalf, because Commander Zhou is too busy with military affairs and can't take time off."
So I am honored to follow in their footsteps, and I, Lin, can set foot on this land that our brothers have shed blood for.
The blood-soaked battlefield is indeed a fortunate place for us to be born... He finished speaking and returned a standard military salute to all the soldiers on the battlefield.
"Thank you, Commander... and the instructors... and also the concern of the comrades-in-arms... I swear to defend this position to the death, not letting a single little devil get through here!"
"Good... good... good..." Lin Jiatong said a few "good"s in a row, then shifted his gaze to Zhao Zhibang.
On the way, he heard Guo Jizhang say that this devil's 92-style bunker had been bombarded by several rounds of artillery fire but still hadn't been destroyed.
"After the ceremony, Li Pai let his brothers continue to fortify the works..." Guo Jinan said, looking at Li Liansheng waving his hand.
"Zhang Lianchang, come up here, all of you!" Lin Jiadong walked to a flat area outside the trenches and beckoned Zhang Damao with his hand before shouting this. At this time, he...
One of the guards hastily came forward, spreading out a rather worn ordinary military uniform on the spot where he was about to sit. Lin Jiadong looked at him and picked up the spread-out uniform, brushing off the mud stuck to it, then glanced into the nearby trench.
The soldier, who was left with only one sleeve of his military uniform after a glance, threw away the uniform that was already a bit old but still intact.
Above, the soldier who was digging the pit with his hands holding clothes looked at Zhang Damao and didn't know what to do for a moment. Guo Jinan waved his hand at him, indicating that he should put them on.
After Zhang Dashan and Li Liansheng, Dong Dajun came up, Lin Jiadong pulled Guo Jinan one
He sat down on the ground and said: "You all sit down too..."
"Zhang Lianchang"
"Wait!" Zhang Damao heard Lin Jiadong calling him and was about to stand up when he was pulled back by Lin Jiadong.
"By now, you've been holding out for five days already. I know the troops have suffered heavy casualties and everyone is exhausted. Originally, we only asked you to hold on for three days, but now you've exceeded that by two days. Logically speaking, it's time for you to take a break and rest..."
The situation has changed... said Lin Jia-dong, looking over here
Guo Jinan glanced at Bian.
"At present, a division directly under the command of the Japanese army's China Expeditionary Force and two reinforced regiments have launched an attack from our western flank at Jiafengshan, and are engaged in fierce battles with our 48th Army, 31st Army, and the 7th Army's dú?lì Division. Yu Jun has also dispatched the 135th Brigade of the 114th Division to cross the Huai River and join forces with a dú?lì Division of the Sichuan Army in preparation for battle against you."
"After the big temple town, a second line of fortifications was built to prevent the devils in front of you from attacking our three troops stationed on the west side. If the 48th and 31st armies are attacked from both sides, once they can't hold up against the enemy's attack from both east and west, then the entire defense line south of the Huai River will be torn apart by the enemy. So before you build fortifications in the 135th brigade, you must stop the enemy in front of you here." Lin Jiadong said, turning his gaze to Guo Jinan.
"Commander Zhang has already made it clear, so I won't repeat it. I know your casualties are heavy, so I've ordered the 2nd battalion to abandon the Lianggang Second Line and send one and a half companies to reinforce you. The remaining one and a half companies will be led by the 2nd battalion commander to reinforce the right wing of the 3rd battalion at Huangnipu. Their terrain is not as treacherous as yours, but they've already clashed with the enemy several times and suffered heavy casualties. Additionally, Commander Zhang has arranged for a platoon from the division's engineer battalion to be sent to you. You need to build more fortifications like that one to prepare for the enemy's large-scale attack. The 3rd battalion commander will also send a company commander to learn from your fortifications here, and you must teach him well, don't hide anything." Guo Jinan said, looking at Zhang Daman and the other two before glancing at Lin Jiadong.
"The brothers of the second battalion reinforcement are already on their way... ...When they arrive, you will be in command. The original third company commander of the second battalion is also your old brother and will assist you as deputy company commander..."
