Sword: Heart of Iron

Chapter 43 We're Still Fighting!

Chu Xichun looked around.

As soon as the war broke out, Sun Chu returned to the Second War Zone Headquarters to report on his work and just happened to catch up with this military meeting.

At this moment, he was sitting upright in the chair, his eyes looking straight ahead, with no emotion visible.

After the Datong Campaign ended, Yan Laoxi decided to let the Fifth Division into Pingxingguan to launch a closed-door attack.

But he was stopped by Sun Chu.

It is proposed to deploy the main forces in the Yanmen Pass area.

Now both sides are in a bad situation and the plan is about to collapse. If anyone is really held accountable, he will not be able to escape responsibility.

Chu Xichun said slowly: "Marshal, according to the news from the front line, Gao Guizi and Guo Zongfen's troops were forced to retreat because they ran out of ammunition and food and had no reinforcements."

"We have now retreated to the back of Tuanchengkou."

"The only troops still fighting now, apart from the 33st Temporary Brigade of the 358rd Army and the th Regiment, are the Eighth Route Army."

Old Yan slumped in his chair, his eyes gloomy.

The battlefield changes rapidly, and no one dares to say who will win or lose until the last moment.

We were originally planning to hold a grand celebration banquet to celebrate this rare victory.

For Yan Laoxi, being able to win a long-awaited victory is like a blessing after a long drought.

Since the Japanese invaded Shanxi, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has suffered a series of disastrous defeats.

The Nanjing government repeatedly urged Yan Laoxi in harsh terms, asking him to allow Wei Lihuang's Corps to cross the Yellow River and participate in the defense of Shanxi.

And through measures such as cutting war funding.

He also deliberately stirred up public opinion and secretly instructed major newspapers to publicly publicize that he, the commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone, was ambiguous with the Japanese invaders in the face of national crisis.

The purpose of the Nanjing government doing this was to allow the central army to march into Shanxi with justification.

But it is easy to invite gods, but it is difficult to send them away!
Yan Laoxi looked sharply at the officers below.

Everyone lowered their heads, deliberately avoiding Commander Yan's gaze.

These staff members who followed him to conquer the world shouted slogans in the face of the Japanese army, but when the critical moment came, no one was able to take up the responsibility.

All of them are afraid of fighting!

With no help from either side and under great pressure from both inside and outside, a figure suddenly appeared in Yan Laoxi's mind.

"What are the casualties of the Temporary First Brigade?"

Chu Xichun hesitated for a moment: "Marshal, this is still unknown."

Yan Laoxi raised his head and looked at Sun Chu: "Cui Ya."

Sun Chu stood up immediately: "General."

"The rest of the troops have withdrawn. The burden of this battle still needs to be carried by your 33rd Army."

"Telegram to the remaining troops at Pingxingguan, tell them not to retreat. Order the 8th Independent Brigade, the 3rd Independent Brigade, and the 358th Regiment to assist the st Temporary Brigade and wipe out the Japanese invaders at the entrance of the regiment city at all costs!"

Yan Laoxi gave a death order.

The situation is not optimistic.

He wanted to give it a try.
The Pingxingguan Battle was his turning point.

Never give up easily!

Sun Chu stood upright: "I understand!"

Yan Laoxi turned his head and added, "Xingru, count the casualties of each unit. I want an accurate number."

"In addition, transfer combat materials to the Xinkou front and build national defense fortifications as soon as possible."

"The meeting is dismissed!"

East running pool.

Under the pincer attack of the 686st Temporary Brigade and the th Regiment, the Japanese troops on the position were wiped out in less than an hour.

Within the headquarters.

Zhao Fangyuan walked over hurriedly.

"Sir, there's a telegram from the top!"

"read."

"I hereby inform all departments that the Japanese invasion and the burden of defending the nation's survival will fall on your shoulders. I hope that all departments will work together."

"Sir, this telegram."

After reading to the end, Zhao Fangyuan couldn't read any further.

Wang Feng shook his head and a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Throughout the article, he repeatedly ordered all units to hold the Tuanchengkou position and to annihilate the Japanese troops besieged there.

But there was no mention of supply reinforcements.

This is a typical case of wanting the horse to run but not giving it grass.

But the arrow is on the string and must be fired.

The Temporary Brigade has encircled the enemy's rear and seized so much food and supplies along the way. They can't just walk away without saying goodbye.

The only way is to fight forward. The bravest will win when two meet on a narrow road!

Since we can't rely on our friendly forces, we'll have to fight our way out ourselves!
"Telegram to the First and Second Regiments to clean up the battlefield as quickly as possible. Twenty minutes later, each unit will take turns to attack!"

"Don't save ammunition. The brigade's long-range support firepower will support them in the rear."

"Also, send a message directly to the Second Theater Command."

"No matter what the battle situation is, our troops will fight to the last moment!"

Zhao Fangyuan stood at attention and saluted: "As you command!"

The battle ended temporarily, and Wang Feng's consciousness exited from the bird's-eye view interface.

After several days of continuous fighting, the experience bar on the system panel has reached the midpoint.

I guess if I win a few more battles, I can reach level 4.

Some new features may also be unlocked by then.

A ball.

Zhang Hu personally carried the blue sky, white sun military flag and planted it at the highest point of the position.

The flag was stained with blood and looked tattered.

This military flag was obtained when the Temporary 1st Brigade was just reorganized, and it is considered the first flag of the entire brigade.

Zhang Hu particularly treasured this military flag with "First Regiment" written on it.

No matter what the situation.

Even during the march, during the short break of more than ten minutes, Zhang Hu would raise the military flag.

The soldiers below were huddled in the trenches, seizing every opportunity to replenish their strength.

After fighting for a whole morning, the soldiers were already exhausted.

He didn't have time to clean the blood and smoke stains on his face and ate his breakfast in a hurry.

Breakfast is simple, just one white flour bun per person.

A large amount of refined flour was seized when the Japanese army's baggage position was captured.

The logistics cooking team mixed the fine flour and the poor flour together and steamed more than ten pots of white flour buns.

On the battlefield, it is extremely difficult to get a hot meal.

The steamed buns distributed to the soldiers had already gone cold.

But everyone still scrambled to eat it.

If it weren’t for fighting in the war, many people would probably only have the opportunity to eat such high-quality white flour buns a few times in their lives.

The bodies that had not been dealt with in time were piled up on the side, and the soldiers chatted with each other without any scruples.

"Little brother, where are you from?"

"My hometown is Shanyin."

"Sanyin. Never heard of it."

There is no trace of depression and sadness from fighting on the battlefield on the faces of these soldiers.

As everyone was chatting, no one knew who started it, but a folk song came from afar.

The last yellow flower beam~

My eyes are filled with tears~

I think of my wife first, then my mother!

The rest of the soldiers clapped silently to the rhythm.

Like beating a drum.

Even the wounded tried to stay awake and hummed unconsciously.

A heavy atmosphere spread, and a few inappropriate jokes were heard.

"Oh, you're such a man, and you've found a wife?"

The man who took the lead in humming blushed.

"How can I find a wife when I'm like this?"

"I heard that our army offers high pensions, so I thought I'd kill a few more Japanese devils and die a more heroic death."

"Use money to find a good wife for my brother."

"Hahahahaha!"

A few people on the side continued to tease: "Look at your lack of ambition, I will kill a Japanese officer while I can still move, so that if I die, the reward will be very high!"

The atmosphere was cheerful.

A loud assembly call was heard.

The soldiers wrapped the leftover steamed buns with a piece of rag, stuffed them into their pockets, and stood up suddenly.

"Everyone assemble!"

(End of this chapter)