The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 27 Self-injury
In order to get the anti-tank artillery, He Wei didn't care about anything else. Just like a machine gun, he crackled and said whatever came to mind. The second platoon leader Hu Zhaowu and the battalion auxiliary Zhang Zongru next to him were shocked when they heard this. He looked at He Wei with a very strange look. This guy was not at all afraid to talk to the brigade commander. He directly involved the battle of anti-artillery to the overall situation of the Xinkou battle, and also brought all the brothers in the battalion with him. His face did not change when he said this...

Finally, Hu Zhaowu gave He Wei a thumbs up...

Not only them, Chen Munong was also shocked, but he admired He Wei in his heart. Although the wording was a bit exaggerated, every analysis was correct, and there was nothing to refute. Although he was a platoon leader, he was very knowledgeable. The overall situation awareness and tactical thinking are also in place.

Chen MuNong did agree to consolidate the Yanzhuang position, because once Yanzhuang was lost, there would be bare open land and the undefendable Dabaishui main position, and the No. 20 Eighth Brigade would only have to spread out a line to defend, otherwise he would We will not send people to attack Yongxing Village in the morning. The purpose is to actively establish an advancing position...

If Chen MuNong had not realized the tactical value of Yanzhuang, it would not have been possible for him to mobilize the precious anti-war artillery with just a few words from He Wei. It can only be said that He Wei strengthened his intention to hold on.

At the headquarters of the 57th Regiment, Chen Mu-nong was silent for a moment, then raised his voice and said: "It seems that the morale of your battalion is still very high. Yes, it has suffered heavy losses, but its courage has not been lost. I agree to assign it to your battalion's tank defense artillery. I hope it will live up to me and the party and the country." I expect you to make good use of it and defend the Yanzhuang position!"

"Thank you, brigade commander! Thank you, brigade commander! I will definitely make good use of it!" He Wei said excitedly.

Chen MuNong hummed, and suddenly, two gunshots rang out from the phone.

Hearing the gunshots, Chen Munong shouted anxiously: "Hey, hey, what's going on? Who is shooting? The Japanese army has begun to attack? Hello? Hello?"

He Wei replied half a minute later: "Brigadier, there's something going on. Please wait a moment."

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Over at the Second Battalion Headquarters, He Wei must have been startled. The gunfire came from the opposite room. He Wei instinctively dropped the phone receiver and fell to the ground. Second Platoon Commander Hu Zhaowu and Battalion Attachment Zhang Zongru were about to In one step, the two of them rushed directly to the opposite room. He Wei, who realized that it was not an enemy attack, grabbed the phone and explained to the brigade commander, and followed.

When they arrived in the opposite room, they saw Battalion Commander Ding Guangyu lying on the ground in a pool of blood. The battalion's order sergeant Li Fengwu was trembling and holding a shell gun, pointing at Battalion Commander Ding Guangyu. Li Fengwu stood stupidly as if he had lost his soul. There were also two smoking bullet casings. Ding Guangyu was shot in the thigh, grinning and covering his thigh.

"I broke you, you're so fucking crazy that you shot the battalion commander with a gun!"

Hu Zhaowu kicked Li Fengwu down, took out his rifle and was about to hit him.

"Don't... I asked him to fight. I asked him to fight. Two company commanders were killed in the battalion today. There were heavy casualties. My command was not good to begin with. I will be subject to military law. I cannot escape responsibility and cannot absolve myself of the blame. But he was only slightly injured, and I asked Li Fengwu to shoot him. This is considered a battlefield injury, and there is still a way to survive. I begged a few brothers to help me keep it a secret."

Ding Guangyu looked at He Wei and the others pitifully, still in a daze. No wonder He Wei always looked absent-minded. It turned out that he was afraid of being punished by military law because of the heavy casualties suffered by the second battalion in the raid in the morning, so he simply came to Self-injury and fake war injuries are considered battlefield injuries. Generally, they will not be severely punished. They will definitely not be sentenced to death. They are self-inflicted wounds to seek a way to survive. Having said that, how can He Wei and others still do it? What do you mean, give Ding Guangyu a favor.

Hu Zhaowu helped Li Fengwu up and said: "Squad Leader Li, the battalion commander will lose too much blood like this. You can bring a few people to bandage the battalion commander, and then send him to the regiment headquarters together with the seriously injured soldiers in the yard."

Zhang Zongru, who was attached to the battalion, reacted quickly. He looked at He Wei and said, "The battalion commander was heroically wounded in the morning raid. His injuries have worsened. He is now unable to continue commanding and can only be evacuated. Platoon Commander He, what do you think?"

He Wei shook his head: "At the end of the camp, the gunshots were heard by the brigade commander on the phone. I think our battalion commander should have been shot and wounded by a Japanese skirmisher who ran into Yanzhuang and suddenly rushed into the battalion headquarters. You are right."

"It's Platoon Commander He who thought it over carefully, that's all." Zhang Zongru almost forgot that the gunshot had been heard by the brigade commander. Apparently He Wei's reason was more reasonable.

"Platoon Commander Hu, Zhang Yingfu, we haven't hung up the phone yet. Take care of the battalion commander, and I'll go back to you."

After saying that, He Wei left without even looking at Ding Guangyu.Hu Zhaowu and Zhang Zongru naturally asked someone to come in and clean up Ding Guangyu's mess. He Wei picked up the phone and continued to report to the brigade commander Chen MuNong. When he heard the gunshot, Chen MuNong thought something had happened and kept waiting for He Wei's return.

"Report to the brigade commander that a Japanese soldier broke into the battalion headquarters and wounded our battalion commander. Our battalion commander hung up in the morning, so he couldn't answer the phone. He was shot twice and was seriously injured. The brothers are bandaging. That Japanese soldier has been killed by us."

Chen MuNong felt relieved and said in a deep voice: "Since your battalion commander is seriously injured, let's evacuate him. I will send someone to act as battalion commander. Reinforcements of combat defense artillery will be sent up as soon as possible. I hope you can hold on!"

"Yes! Brigadier!"

Chen MuNong added: "Okay, by the way, you, the platoon leader, speak with a young voice. Where are you from? What is your background? Did you come from the army or a military academy?"

"Sir, my humble position is He Wei, second lieutenant and platoon leader of the first platoon of the sixth company of the second battalion of the 57th regiment. I am from Liaoning and graduated from the military academy. I am a student of Huangpu, an infantry science student of the first corps of the No. 11 phase of the Central Military Academy!"

On the other end of the phone, Chen Munong thought about it for a moment, kept the name in his mind, and then replied: "Oh? From the eleventh batch of Huangpu students. I have no impression of this batch of students. I only remember that there was a group of Huangpu tenth batch students in the teacher last year. graduates, I really don’t remember the eleventh batch.”

"Yes! Sir! You must not have the impression that our eleventh class students have not officially graduated yet. Most of our classmates are still waiting to graduate from the Nanjing Military Academy. The North China Incident in July and the war in Shanghai in August caused heavy casualties among junior frontline cadres. The school decided to select A group of students graduated early and were added to the frontline units, while others continued to study in school and prepare to graduate.

"Most of the other students were assigned to the Shanghai front-line troops. I was the only one assigned to the North China team. Here comes our [-]th Division!"

On the other side of the phone, Chen Munong replied quickly: "Yes, I understand, fight well, command well, don't lose Huangpu people, that's it, tighten your defenses!"

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After hanging up the phone, he remembered He Wei's name in his heart. The conversation made Chen Mu Nong remember this name. This ordinary platoon leader impressed him deeply, and it also contributed to his tactical goal of sticking to Yanzhuang and setting up an advancing position. Determined to fight, Chen Munong picked up the red pencil and circled Yanzhuang heavily on the battle map.

Liu Mingxia, the leader of the 57th regiment, asked Chen Munong not knowing what he meant.

"Brigadier? This is Yanzhuang where the Second Battalion is currently stationed. What do you mean?"

Chen Munong put his hands on the Eight Immortals table and stared at Yanzhuang on the map: "Pass my order, I have decided to hold on to the Yanzhuang position with all my strength and fight to the death with the Japanese army. I order the anti-artillery platoon assigned to our brigade to go to Yanzhuang and hand over to the 57th Regiment. Use the second battalion, the 57th Regiment, no, this brigade fully supports the battalion's operations. Your regiment immediately sends people to pick up the wounded soldiers of the battalion, ensure smooth telephone communication with the battalion, request supplements from the division, and follow the battle with the artillery platoon. Replenish a batch of ammunition and construction materials to the battalion, and send someone to forward a formal warrant copy of my verbal order to the Ninth Regiment."

Liu Mingxia, the leader of the 57th regiment, immediately stood at attention: "Yes!"

"In addition, there was a small situation just now. The commander of the second battalion of your regiment was seriously injured and seems to be unable to assume command responsibilities. Hmm, originally I wanted to withdraw his battalion commander, but he was injured so I don't have to waste my time. , now we need to send someone to take over the battalion commander's duties, and at the same time issue a formal defense order to this battalion. Commander Liu will dispatch a capable cadre, and send the lieutenant colonel or major of your regiment to attach him. After the candidate is confirmed, Let him come and see me, I have some things that I must explain to the acting battalion commander in person."

"The order will be executed immediately without any mistakes."

The three officers of the 57th Regiment stood at attention and said in unison: "Understood!"

(End of this chapter)