The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 150: Will he become famous all over the world?
At the end of the battle, He Wei was sitting in the trench. The sixth company's position was now devastated. The newly reinforced troops were assisting the original officers and soldiers in clearing the position. Corpses of both the enemy and ourselves were carried out of the trench.

Tao Heiwa sat next to He Wei, wiping the shell gun given to him by He Wei, holding a long strip-shaped object wrapped in a military uniform on his chest, which was the regimental flag of the Japanese Infantry Regiment No. 16. .

Deputy Yang Biao of the first platoon was also sitting next to He Wei, smoking a cigarette found from the Japanese corpse. He was holding a medium-sized rifle in his arms, but the bayonet on the rifle had been curled. This also shows that just now The intensity of that battle.

This ruffian who used to be against He Wei in every possible way has now completely become He Wei's confidant and die-hard loyalist. Although this guy is a fool, he is really good at fighting. He just fought with his life against the Japanese, even with his rifle. The bayonets were all curled, but he was also wounded. In other words, almost none of the brothers who survived had no wounds on their bodies.

Most of the officers and soldiers of the 57th Company and the [-]rd Battalion of the [-]th Regiment were sitting in the trenches in twos and threes. Some were sleeping with their guns in their hands, and some were smoking cigarettes. After fighting to this point, everyone's physical strength was severely depleted. Many veterans who have been in the army for more than ten years have never encountered a large-scale melee combat involving thousands of people. It is not an exaggeration to say that the brothers who survived the disaster survived.

The soldiers of the Sixth Company were pretty good, but a few soldiers of the Third Battalion, after the reinforcements arrived, actually threw away their guns, kowtowed to the sky a few times, and then took out their gambling equipment in full view of everyone. Gambling.

Zhang Yongbin, the commander of the third battalion, did not care, and He Wei just watched from the side. The gambling funds of those soldiers were oceans and French currency stained with blood, as well as stinky tickets found from the corpses of Japanese soldiers, which meant that there were dead people. Stinky money.

Gambling is prevalent in the military. There is a saying that goes like this: Those who work in the field rely on the soil, and those who serve in the army rely on gambling. After three days of military pay, it can beat the back bow.

These guys openly gambled in front of the officers without any fear, but as they gambled, these soldiers cried and laughed, yelled, screamed, and walked around. You know, they are not gambling at all, but using this seemingly gambling method to ensure that they are still alive.

The reinforcements did not engage the Japanese army. After rushing into the position, their only job was to reorganize and repair the position. The results of this battle were very fruitful. They destroyed more than a dozen Japanese tanks and killed almost 700 people. There were many Japanese troops and a lot of equipment was seized. Not only were there various infantry light weapons left behind by the Japanese troops throughout the position, there were also two Japanese Type [-] mountain cannons and several Type [-] infantry cannons in front of the position. Those that had been destroyed The tanks were also left in front of the position by the Japanese army and were not towed away.

But the casualties were also huge. He Wei had just counted the losses of the various units participating in the war. After this battle, his sixth company had only 45 people left in the company. The second platoon leader Hu Zhaowu and the third platoon leader Fang Jingdu No one was killed in battle, but he was slightly injured and wounded. What made He Wei heartbroken the most were the casualties of sergeants and soldiers.

Six of the nine sergeant squad leaders, three sergeants and six sergeants in the company were killed. Among the first three squad leaders who followed him in his first platoon, only the senior squad leader of the first squad, Sergeant Ge Guicai, survived. The second squad squad leader Sergeant Luo Youdao, who loved to take advantage and was somewhat greedy for money, and the honest and loyal third squad squad leader Sergeant Tu Desheng both died heroically in the battle.

According to the report of the surviving soldiers of the second squad of the first platoon, Luo Youdao performed very bravely in the battle. One man fought three Japanese soldiers. The soldier who carried away Luo Youdao's body said that Luo Youdao's body was clutched in one hand. Holding a bayonet that pierced the chest of the Japanese soldier, the other hand was still holding a few pieces of ocean covered with blood.

He Wei couldn't help but feel a little sad when he thought that the sergeant who was a little greedy for money and liked to take advantage was killed in battle.

The second and third platoons were also miserable, with only one sergeant squad leader surviving.

Several troops assigned to him also suffered heavy losses. Almost the entire 30nd mortar platoon was killed, Chen Xinsheng's tank defense artillery platoon suffered almost half casualties, and the heavy machine gun company of the second battalion assigned to him was still alive. More than [-] people.

Zhang Yongbin's third battalion also lost all their wealth this time. There were only more than 100 people left in the battalion. The acting battalion commander of the second battalion, scar-faced Major Chen Zhen, relied on a big knife to fight in hand-to-hand combat. He was also seriously injured. After the battle, he was picked out from the pile of dead people. He was left hanging with only one breath. If he hadn't been discovered early, he wouldn't have been able to escape death.

Seriously, every inch of the mountains and rivers is filled with blood, and every inch of the position is filled with blood!

He Wei was sitting in the trench. After the bloody battle, he was exhausted and unstoppable. Just when He Wei was about to take a nap, suddenly Liu Mingxia, the commander of the Seventh Regiment, walked over along the traffic trench. Tao Heiwa saw a colonel approaching and hurriedly woke up He Wei. Seeing that it was the commander of his regiment, He Wei immediately stood up and saluted him.

"Captain!"

Liu Mingxia held down He Wei who was about to get up and said, "Don't do this on the battlefield. You are injured. Sit down."

"He Wei, your company has fought well and hard these past few days. I, the brigade commander, the division commander and the corps commander all see it. You have worked hard. Your company will retreat in a while and hand over the position to the first battalion. "

Do you want to withdraw yourself?Indeed, with the current strength of the Sixth Company, it is no longer possible to continue to defend the Yanzhuang position. The entire company has suffered heavy casualties and has no capital to continue fighting.

But He Wei did not pull the troops down because of Liu Mingxia's words. He was more cautious, because according to normal troop command procedures, such as positions guarded by troops above the battalion and company level, once the troops retreated and moved in, The transfer requires a telegram order or paper document order from the superior.

Otherwise, once the superiors investigate, this kind of transfer without any evidence will turn into leaving the post without authorization and escaping from the battle. If investigated, the chief officer of the unit involved will inevitably be charged with escaping from the battle.

Especially when a superior officer orders a certain unit to retreat with a verbal order or a phone call, once it is investigated afterwards, it would be fine if the superior officer admits the blame. However, once the superior officer refuses to admit the blame in order to escape responsibility, he will blame the blame on his subordinates in order to shirk responsibility.

The commander who led the troops to evacuate the position could only suffer the loss of being silent, because the verbal orders and telephone orders were completely invisible and intangible, leaving no real evidence behind.

After finally escaping from death on the battlefield, He Wei was still thinking about doing something big in the future. He Wei didn't want to overturn this. Moreover, there was another reason, and that was that He Wei always had a problem with his regimental leader. A sense of alienation and distrust.

This strange feeling comes from He Wei's special identity. He is a time traveler. To put it bluntly, he has the ability to predict the future. However, He Wei knew that his regiment leader was later captured by the Japanese army during the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain. , and finally rebelled and surrendered to the enemy. At that time, Liu Mingxia had already become the commander of the 94th Division.

Because of this incident, He Wei always had a bad feeling towards Liu Mingxia. In fact, judging from actual performance, Liu Mingxia definitely showed the qualities of a qualified infantry leader on the Xinkou battlefield. He took the lead and led the team in person. Charge, if it weren't for his preconceived views and ability to predict the unknown, He Wei also thought that this person was a good officer.

Just because a person later surrendered and became a traitor does not mean that he was not heroic in the battle.

But having said that, after all, he surrendered to the enemy in the end, He Wei still had to wear colored glasses when looking at him.

"Sir, the commander personally ordered our company to defend the Yanzhuang position. To move and retreat, we must have a written order. Please ask the regiment commander to issue a written order for me. Otherwise, I cannot retreat and will have to coexist with the position!"

After He Wei finished speaking, Liu Mingxia was surprised at first, but then he understood something. He chuckled twice and said: "You are quite shrewd, no wonder you are respected by the army commander. How can ordinary trainee officers who have just come down have such a mind as yours? , I will give you a written order right now.”

After saying that, Liu Mingxia called the captain's adjutant from the regiment headquarters, took a notebook and pen from the adjutant, wrote a note-like order and handed it to He Wei.

He Wei took one look, put the note away, and saluted Liu Mingxia. Then he felt relieved and began to organize the retreat with peace of mind.

The handover of retreat and defense was not simple. After consultations between He Wei, Liu Mingxia and the commander of the 57st Battalion of the [-]th Regiment, the details of the handover of defense were determined.

First of all, the original sixth company of the defenders in the position and Zhang Yongbin's third battalion of the 57th Regiment must be withdrawn. However, the attached infantry support firearms and heavy weapons will not be moved and will be handed over to the first battalion of the 57th Regiment on the spot. .

Of the dozen or so Jinling-made Type [-] heavy machine guns on the position, only the machine guns from the Third Battalion were taken away. The other heavy machine guns, along with the Jinling-made Type [-] heavy machine guns and the captured Japanese heavy machine guns, were all left on the position. The first battalion strengthened its firepower, and the remaining [-] mortars belonging to the mortar platoon of the second battalion were also left to the first battalion. Of course, the use and operation of those Jin-made heavy machine guns and Japanese heavy machine guns were required He Wei designated a dedicated person to teach the officers and soldiers of the first battalion.

Chen Xinsheng's tank defense artillery platoon has no manpower and equipment. The two German-made 37mm tank defense guns and the captured Type 37 [-]mm rapid-fire gun were left behind, along with all ammunition and equipment, waiting for the new troops to receive them. .Chen Xinsheng's tank defense artillery platoon is a tank defense artillery battalion of the Army Armored Corps. Their battalion has all moved to Shanxi this time. The battalion will send an unarmed tank defense artillery platoon to replace Chen Xinsheng's platoon. defensive position.

It stands to reason that after the battle, the organization of the tank defense artillery battalion should be returned to the formation of the tank defense artillery battalion, and it should not go with He Wei's sixth company. However, almost all combat units under the tank defense artillery battalion were dismantled and assigned to various units. , the whole battalion dispersed, so Guo Dingyuan, the battalion commander of the tank defense artillery battalion, did not ask Chen Xinsheng to return to the base camp, and simply let them temporarily follow He Wei's Sixth Company.

After finalizing the retreat plan, the Sixth Company and the Third Battalion of the 57th Regiment completely handed over their positions to the First Battalion. Less than two hundred officers and soldiers finally left the position that they had held for many days.

In the next few days, the 57rd Battalion of the 14th Regiment drove to the Dabaishui front line to rest and recuperate and serve as a reserve team, while the [-]th Company, with its tank defense artillery platoon, drove directly to the No. [-] Army Command Post near Sha'ao Village to rest and standby.

After Li Mo'an learned about the battle situation that day and the news that the Sixth Company had retreated, he immediately asked someone to send a bunch of supplies and brand-new military uniforms, but the officers and soldiers of the Sixth Company had a good time.

In this way, after four days of comfortable rest, He Wei got up early, took a shower, enjoyed the meat and vegetable breakfast served by Tao Heiwa, put on a new officer uniform, and took the noodles The captured regiment flag was galloped on horseback to the command post of the No. 14 Army amidst the rumble of gunfire from the front line.

After withdrawing from the front line, due to extreme exhaustion, He Wei forgot about the alliance flag. It was not that he didn't care, but he really didn't have time to think about it. He had only slept and eaten in the past few days. He simply slept for a day and a night, and when his physical condition recovered, he thought about reporting the seizure of the regiment flag to the army commander.

Sha'ao Village, No. 14 Army Command Post, in the conference room, He Wei saw Li Mo'an who was having breakfast. The time he came was a coincidence. Li Mo'an also smiled when he saw He Wei, and he smiled happily than ever before. , Li Mo'an asked He Wei to sit down and have something to eat, and told He Wei that he was about to call He Wei over. He joked that he had a big happy event and incredible wealth to tell He Wei, which made He Wei confused. Now, in this situation, he really doesn't understand what the words happy event and wealth have to do with him. A few days ago, he almost didn't even save his life.

While He Wei was confused, the director of the Adjutant's Office knocked on the door and walked into the conference room. When he saw He Wei, he did not say hello to Li Mo'an first, but instead said to He Wei with a smile.

"Oh, isn't this the great hero of our army? Now you are famous. You are a famous figure in the national army and a great hero."

He Wei really didn't understand what this meant, scratched his head and cast a questioning look at Li Mo'an.

"Director Xu, it seems that this guy still doesn't know what's going on. Please tell him."

The director of the Adjutant's Office pulled up a stool, and after the two sat down, he explained the specific situation to He Wei.

"Haha, He Wei, do you still remember the press conference that day? I told you after the conference that you might become famous, and I was right. Speaking of which, you should really thank those reporters. After interviewing you, the reporters wrote articles overnight, and sent the articles and photos back to the headquarters of various newspapers and periodicals by plane and telex. In less than two days, your deeds were revealed. I saw the newspapers, and it was on the front page, especially the Central News Agency, which reported your deeds in a large space. They included four or five photos, as well as the tanks you captured. They also took photos and gave them all to you. Published in Ta Kung Pao, Shenbao, World Weekly, World News, oh, yes, and Liangyou Pictorial, they all have you, they all have you."

"The two Japanese tanks you drove back have been dismantled into parts and flown back to Nanjing one after another. It is said that they will be put on display first and then handed over to the Army Armored Corps for research."

After hearing what the adjutant director said, He Wei was dumbfounded. Now, is he famous?

"This is not over yet. Not only are you famous, the 14th Division and our No. [-] Army are also famous. In the past, these newspapers reported on the situation of the frontline troops, mostly the troops in the Songhu area. There is no way, Songhu Being close to the capital is their unique advantage, and they have a large number of troops. There are very few reports on our fighting troops in Shanxi. But your fame has also made our army more popular. Now some newspapers directly praise us because of you. The [-]th Division is the vanguard of the Northern Expedition, the Prime Minister’s guard, and the iron army that resists Japan.”

After finishing speaking, the director of the Adjutant's Office took out two newspapers and a pictorial from the table and handed them to He Wei. He Wei took out the pictorial first. The pictorial was the famous pictorial that is now selling well - Liangyou Pictorial, but he saw that Liangyou Pictorial The cover of the pictorial was actually a photo of himself. In the photo, he was wearing a tattered military uniform, holding a speed machine on his left hand and a captured Japanese Type [-] cavalry rifle in his right hand. The photo read "Lieutenant He who captured the enemy's gun" .”

In the Central Ilbo newspaper, he also occupied the headlines, with two photos, one of the Japanese tank he captured, and the other of his own photo, with the words "Helian captured the enemy's vehicle" next to it. A large article titled "Long".

It seems that what the adjutant general said is true. This is an official newspaper. If you appear on the front page of an official newspaper, you can't even think about becoming famous.

At this time, Li Mo'an smiled and said to He Wei: "As an army commander, I really want to thank you for winning such an honor for our army. Many civil groups in the rear have donated a lot of food to our army because of your fame. , medicines and supplies, and a large amount of money. You should prepare in the past two days. The Ministry of Military and Political Affairs has sent a transfer order to transfer you to Nanjing. First, it is to commend you and award you with a medal. Second, I want you to summarize your combat experience and pass it on to the troops on the front line. You should prepare it as soon as possible, which will probably take the next two days."

He Wei was dumbfounded. He was asked to go to Nanjing?

"Sir, the war is still going on here at Xinkou. Now asking me to go to Nanjing, isn't it a bit..."

"When you arrive in Nanjing, the Ministry of Military Affairs will have new arrangements for your position. You are a soldier and you must obey orders. I don't want to let you go. According to my idea, I was originally going to recommend you to enter the Army University and let you be a student when you come back. You are a battalion commander, and will later become a regiment attaché, chief of staff, or regiment commander. If you work for five or six years, a colonel and regiment commander will not be able to defeat you, and it is not impossible for you to be a division chief of staff."

"However, it seems that it is no longer possible to continue to show your ambitions in our army. Now it seems that your future is not limited to our army, but there is one thing you must remember. Don't look at your achievements now. But in the rear, the darkness and dangers in the officialdom are no worse than the battlefield. You must be careful, keep your mouth shut, and keep a low profile. If your development in other places is not what you want, you can contact me at any time. In the worst case, you can return to the No. 14 Army. .”

He Wei was very touched when he saw what Li Mo'an said. Although he was a lieutenant general in the army, he cared about him as a little lieutenant. He had given him great help since he traveled through time. He was indeed a commander worth following. .

He Wei stood upright and saluted Li Mo'an with a military salute. Li Mo'an smiled and waved his hands, and suddenly noticed the alliance flag in He Wei's hand, so he asked He Wei what it was. Only then did He Wei tell him about the seizure of the alliance flag. The details of the incident were told to Li Mo'an. When he learned that He Wei had snatched back the flag of a historic infantry regiment of the Japanese army, the adjutant director Li Mo'an looked at He Wei in disbelief.

"This matter is of great importance. You rush to Taiyuan immediately tomorrow and fly to the capital with this regiment flag. Don't delay. I will immediately send an urgent message to the Ministry of Military Affairs. There is only one military flag. If it is made public, The blow to the morale of the Japanese army is greater than the capture of hundreds of its tanks and thousands of machine guns. No, you will rush to Taiyuan tonight."

Li Mo'an said seriously.

"Yes, but sir, I have one more unkind request. I hope sir can grant it."

He Wei said.

"Say."

"I want to take away the brothers from my company. Now there are only about 40 officers and soldiers left in my company, and they are all brothers who have experienced many bloody battles. Since the Military and Political Department wants me to sum up my combat experience, these brothers can naturally provide valuable experience. , I think, I want to take these brothers with me."

He Wei put forward his request with some anxiety. This request seemed very ordinary, but in fact it was a very high request. The director of the Adjutant Department on the side was speechless. The reason was that there were more than 40 soldiers. More than 40 soldiers who survived bloody battles are nothing in peacetime, but in wartime, soldiers with rich combat experience are a valuable asset. The more than 40 people will be the more than 40 squad leaders in the future. When He Wei thought Li Mo'an would not agree to this request, Li Mo'an readily agreed.

"That's it!"

He Wei once again paid a military salute to Li Mo'an. Tomorrow, he will leave here, which also means that his military career will usher in a new beginning and enter a new stage. What awaits him is more severe. situation.

(End of this chapter)