Chapter 47 Still Breathing (First Update, Seeking Collection and Votes)

  "Report! The Manzhouli Independent Brigade has not been in contact yet." The staff officer came in to report.

  Lin Gang's face turned red with rage as he thundered, "You bunch of idiots! What have you been eating? I don't care what methods you use, but I must get in touch with Chen Feichen!"

  The staff officer looked embarrassed, and after deliberating for a moment, he plucked up the courage to say: "Chief, this is not our fault, but rather that the independent regiment has no signal. I estimate that their radio station has malfunctioned."

  "Continue to get in touch!" Lin Gang said with a stern face and a low voice.

  "Yes!"

  Lin Geng continued: "Where is the 38th Army?"

  "We are less than five miles away from Manzhouli! Shang Zhong reported that he can still hear the intense gunfire in Manzhouli, and the noise is still very loud, which means the Independent Regiment is still fighting!" Luo Heng replied.

  Lin Gang nodded slowly and said, "If this time we can show our military might, make the Soviet Union bow its head, Chen Feicheng's independent division will be the first to achieve merit. I want to promote him to army commander!"

  Luo Heng said with a sigh: "Comrade Chen Feichen has made great contributions, but he is not without mistakes. He has made mistakes and should be held accountable for them. Otherwise, it would be unforgivable! I think the promotion suggestion should be handled with caution."

  Lin Gang said without hesitation: "A subordinate who can understand the thoughts of his superiors is a good subordinate. My plan is to recover Outer Mongolia and even the entire Far East, more than 10 million old lands. This is not a secret. If anyone has the courage like Chen Feichen, I will promote him in the same way. Unfortunately, is there? No! I can say that if you and I were in his position, we might not have such determination and courage! Who would have an opinion, hum, if it's my subordinate, then dismiss him on the spot. If it's another army, hum, I am Chen Feichen's backstage!"

  Luo Heng was stunned, Liu Ya was also stunned, they did not expect Lin Gang to support a comrade so strongly. After Liu Ya recovered from the shock, he said: "I think it's better to talk about this after the war! The battle with the Soviet Union is no trivial matter, and the outcome can change in an instant. We must respond with all our might."

  Lin Gang immediately shifted his attention to the Far Eastern battlefield and asked: "Has Lai Dasheng's Second Army captured Komsomolsk?"

  "An attack has already been launched, but the Soviet troops in Khabarovsk are a problem. If it is not resolved, it will inevitably have serious consequences for the Second Army!"

  "Hmm, Khabarovsk is located below Komsomolsk on the map. They can attack from the side at any time and when the Soviet army launches an attack or holds back in the direction of Komsomolsk, then Raida's second battalion will be in danger." Luo Heng added.

  Lin Gang thought for a moment and said: "Order Xiao Ke's Fifth Army to launch an attack, it must arrive in Vladivostok the day after tomorrow!"

  Liu Ya said, "Firstly, Vladivostok has the Soviet Pacific Fleet and a standing army of 400,000 troops. Its combat strength is probably not a match for Xiao Ke's forces."

  Lin Gang said coldly, "Did I say that I want to take down Sevastopol? What I want is for the Fifth Army Corps to attract the attention of the Soviets. I want the Soviets to shift all their forces towards me!"

  "Not bad, this way can alleviate the pressure on the Second Army Corps, and even the First Army Corps is not a key target of the Soviet Union!"

  "Hmm, order the First Army Corps to attack Xita at an appropriate time. I want to make it impossible for the Soviets to take care of both east and west. I want them all to move for me! Let's see how many more troops the Soviets can sacrifice! Europe will have Americans to hold back, the Soviet Far East Military District alone is not enough to repel us!"

  Lin Gang continued: "Order Lv * to be in charge of the first and second army corps, no need to report to the command center for everything, he can act at his own discretion!"

  "En, okay, I think it's possible." Luo Heng and Liu Ya both agreed in unison.

  After Lin Gang finished arranging, he walked alone to the door, looking at the stars in the night sky, and still thought of Chen Feichen, the original doll captain, now the independent division commander. Lin Gang never thought that age was a big problem, as long as he had achievements and abilities, then being a division commander, army commander or even corps commander was all possible!

  It has to be said that Lin Gang indeed looked at Chen Feichen with different eyes, which was also Chen Feichen's good fortune, and it might not have been the case if he had been replaced by another commander.

  "Damn it, there are still three miles to go, why can't we break through?" Shang Zhong shouted in great dissatisfaction. He immediately shouted loudly: "Tell Xiao Hua that if he can't break through the position and open up a passage within half an hour, I won't forgive him!"

  "Yes!"

  Five minutes later, the 113th Division launched another attack. Shang Zhong was in the command post watching this attack with binoculars. At this time, a staff officer came to report: "Commander, Commander Xiao Hua personally led the charge!"

  "What?! Zhao Zhong was shocked and put down the telescope. The next second, he said: "Immediately send someone to follow him, bring him back to me!"

  "Yes!"

  Just as the staff officer was about to turn around and relay the order, Shang Zhong said: "Wait, forget it, it's too late now, let's just leave it like this!"

  Xiao Hua, upon receiving the order from Shang Zhong, looked at the telegram and his chest was filled with rage. He immediately came to the front of the attacking troops and waved the telegram, shouting: "Comrades, the military commander has just given an order, do you know what it says? The military commander is very disappointed in us, this is a shame for our 113th division! Shame! Who are the independent regiments? Their regimental commanders were from our division, after all, the independent regiments and our 113th division are troops of the same root! They are fighting to the death in Manchuria, facing several times more enemies than themselves, refusing to retreat. Are we not as good as them? Can we just watch our brothers die without saving them?! Here is my order!"

  The warriors of the attacking troops all stood up straight, their eyes fixed on Xiao Hua. Xiao Hua said: "I will personally lead you to attack, if we fail, it's not worth living! I hope that even if we die, we will die on the battlefield, rather than living a miserable life in this world! I command, all prepare! Attack!"

  As soon as Xiao Hua gave the order, the staff standing beside him immediately called the artillery position, and the artillery position opened fire! The attack began.

  Xiao Hua grasped his submachine gun and shouted loudly: "Comrades, charge!"

  "Kill him!"

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  The Manzhouli battlefield was filled with the shadows of fighting figures, the independent regiment soldiers and Soviet soldiers engaged in a fierce melee, some stabbing each other with bayonets, others wrestling on the ground, and still others staring each other down. The independent regiment soldiers displayed unprecedented combat power, they all knew that their commander-in-chief was watching from behind, the commander-in-chief was fighting alongside them!

  When the battlefield fell into calmness, Liu Yin-qin knew that the attack had failed again. He didn't have much regret and continued to order the attack. The Soviet army also burst out with strong fighting spirit, fighting to the death without retreating! They were all for the sake of honor in World War II, and both sides had already killed each other in Manchuria.

  At this time, a staff officer of the Soviet army ran to Liang Yinchen and reported: "Comrade Commander, the Communist Party troops have broken through the blocking position, and the 53rd Army can no longer hold back the Communist attack. The 53rd Army has retreated and is preparing to regroup."

  "What?! Ah!!" Liu Yin-qin was shocked, then furious, he spat out a big mouthful of blood. He almost fell down but was held up by the guards. His face pale, he looked at Manzhouli in front of him and said: "Just short of this little bit! Order the troops to stop attacking, retreat! Order the 21st Regiment to cover the main force's withdrawal!"

  "Yes!"

  He stood alone on the battlefield. Hawke panted heavily, gripping his saber tightly, his eyes fixed intently ahead. He had long since run out of bullets, and even grenades were gone; all he had left was the saber in his hand.

  Liu Guangda's head was wrapped in gauze, his right hand still dripping with fresh blood. He lay on the stretcher, unconscious, but as he fell into a coma, he was still shouting: "I cannot retreat, my superiors are watching, I cannot be a deserter!"

  Chen Mingliang was considered very lucky, having been hit by bullets three times but none of them had hit his vital organs, only grazing the skin. He seemed to have narrowly escaped death! His eyes emitted a sharp and piercing light as he continued to ponder what weaknesses the Soviet attack might have.

  But ten minutes passed, and the Soviets still hadn't attacked. This was abnormal! Chen Mingliang became suspicious, and gradually all the soldiers began to suspect something too. They all thought of one thing: could the enemy be plotting something?

  In the south, countless small black dots appeared, and as they gradually enlarged, the warriors saw their uniforms clearly, yellow military uniforms, with five-star red flags on their hats, it was their own people, reinforcements? The reinforcements had actually arrived?!

  The southern soldiers suddenly burst into cheers: "Reinforcements have arrived, reinforcements have arrived!" Tang Jingwu, who was in charge of the defense mission on the south side, was also seriously injured. He was still conscious and said, "Have the reinforcements arrived?"

  "Commissar, reinforcements have arrived!" The guard exclaimed excitedly.

  "That's good, that's good!" With a nod of his head, Tang Jing fainted.

  Xiao Hua led the troops into Manzhouli, and everything in sight was a ruin. He himself wondered how the surviving soldiers of the Independent Regiment had managed to survive?

  When Xiao Hua saw the independent regiment warriors crawling out of the ruins one after another, when he saw that each of the independent regiment warriors was injured and couldn't even walk steadily, when he personally saw a warrior stand up and then fall down, the independent regiment warriors went forward to visit and soon burst into tears. He was shocked in his heart, what kind of warriors are these? What kind of willpower is this? What makes them so strong-willed to hold on?

  Xiao Hua excitedly said to the independent regiment warriors in front of him: "You are all good, salute!"

  The 113th division's warriors didn't hesitate at all, and in unison gave a salute to the Independent Division. The Independent Division's warriors also proudly returned the military salute with mutual support, they were proud, they had the qualifications to be proud.

  Xiao Hua saw Chen Fei Chen, he knew, knew why the independent regiment was so good, because they had a good leader! Xiao Hua saw Chen Fei Chen sitting in the chair, saw that his eyes were already closed at this moment, but his hands still tightly grasped the military flag and did not let go, and there was also a pistol beside his chair!

  Xiao Hua quickly came to and immediately went forward to check, exclaiming in surprise: "There's still a breath, hurry, hurry, rescue him, no matter what we must bring him back!"