As soon as he came out of the 386 Brigade station, Liu Lang personally went to Deputy Commander Huang, who had already arrived at the front line headquarters of the Niangziguan Defense District, to ask for battle, and asked to be stationed at the old pass on the flank of Niangziguan.

For this pass, an infantry battalion of Zeng Wanzhong's Third Army was originally stationed, and from the defense area to the Third Army, it did not pay special attention to it.

The reason is that although the old pass is very important, the terrain here is rugged, and the Japanese have the kung fu to fight here to threaten the flank of Niangzi Pass, and it is easier to attack the front of Niangzi Pass with all their might, in their opinion, it is enough to have an infantry battalion to defend.

Of course, they didn't know that in the past time and space, because of the loss of the old pass, the flank of Niangzi Pass was completely within the range of the Japanese guns, which led to a sharp increase in the casualties of the defenders on the main battlefield of Niangzi Pass.

The Third Army realized this problem and continued to increase its troops in an attempt to recapture the old pass, but a Japanese infantry brigade stationed at the old pass still held the old pass despite heavy casualties, and in the end, the careless Chinese army paid the price of doubling the casualties.

Now that Liu Lang has come out and wants to go to the front line to fight instead of a reserve, it is naturally undesirable for the Third Army, and there is a regiment of 3,000 people in the independent regiment in Jiuguan, which is naturally as stable as Mount Tai. Of course, the most important thing is that Liu Lang's independent regiment did not compete with him for the main position, and as long as his third army defended the main position of Niangziguan, the third army would be famous all over the world, and the independent regiment would only mention it slightly in the war report at most.

For Liu Lang's performance of fighting but not fighting for merit, from Deputy Commander Huang to Lieutenant General Zeng are still very satisfied.

Then what else is there to say, the theater command issued a military order, ordering the Guangyuan Independent Regiment of the 22nd Group Army to garrison the old pass, which is seven kilometers away from Niangzi Pass, and it is not allowed to take a step back without the order of the theater commander.

The last article is naturally a customary article in the national army, in fact, when it comes to that point, it has never been the final say of the theater command whether to return or not to return. What's more, this is almost a joke for Langtuanza, not only will he not retreat, but he will also let the little devil taste the taste of the big stuffy stick here, even if he only dispatched one battalion this time. The predecessor of the 386th Regiment of the 772nd Brigade was the 31st Army of the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army. And this time not only did they come, but the bullets and grenades were all provided by the rich Liu Tuanzuo, and the artillery fire was supported by the artillery of the Independent Regiment, and the combat effectiveness was several grades higher than when the materials were scarce.

Back at the temporary headquarters of the Independent Regiment, Liu Lang called a meeting of all the battalion-level officers, and only said that he and a lieutenant general and a major general had a general strategic concept.

The officers below exploded, especially the three infantry battalion commanders who were ordered to go to Qiqian Village to wait for the rabbit to ambush, they were even more emotional, if it weren't for Liu Tuanzuo Huweihe, these people would have jumped up on the spot.

Everyone knows that the object of the ambush may be as high as more than 7,000 Japanese infantry brigades, but it is far more difficult to go to the Jiuguan front line than to ambush, and it will have to face countless shells from the Japanese invaders.

But for the officers and men of the Independent Regiment, who had been waiting for four years, what were they waiting for when they came to the anti-Japanese front? In addition to defending the country and killing more devils, there is another motivation to support them in fighting, honor.

Each unit has its own honor room, which displays the exploits of its own unit in battle. Only meritorious service can condense the spirit and spirit of all officers and soldiers.

Most of the men in the army are rough people, and when they sit together and brag, it is nothing more than what Lao Tzu's troops have done. Don't underestimate this bragging, this is glory, this is the heritage of an army, only with this kind of heritage, this army is an iron pea that cannot be smashed and cooked, even if only one person survives, as long as the spirit is still there, this army will not die and exist forever.

The combat unit that could be sent by the commander to resist the Japanese invaders was undoubtedly the strongest in the commander's heart, or the strongest force in his mind.

Now, it actually belongs to the death battalion again. In the Great Wall in the past, the predecessor of the death battalion, the death company, was very awesome, an infantry company hung alone outside the entire defense system, killing several times the enemy, almost not being blown to pieces by the artillery fire in the sky, and the final casualty rate was more than 75 percent.

However, my bayonet battalion, my rock battalion, my 1st infantry battalion are worse than his death battalion? Of course, the commanders of the three battalions were angry.

The commander of the Panshi Battalion, the white-faced scholar Xiangqian, turned red with excitement on the spot, and Liu Dazhu, a man of few words in the bayonet battalion, also had green tendons on his forehead. The commander of the first infantry battalion is now concurrently served by Liu Lang himself, and the deputy battalion commander Ye Zihua who came to attend the meeting, although he is a scholar, the little major whose face has long been tanned is the most excited of the three infantry majors who have not caught the combat mission.

"Tuanzao, I have an opinion on this military order for the 750 officers and soldiers of the first battalion of my infantry." Ye Zihua finally waited for the moment when Liu Lang finished speaking and let everyone express their opinions, then stood up straight and said with some emotion.

"Oh? Say, what's the opinion? Liu Lang raised his eyebrows and looked at the young red officer.

Liu Lang was able to make him the deputy commander of the first battalion of the infantry, and he presided over the overall work while he was away, and for more than a year, he not only did a good job in all kinds of training work, but also handled interpersonal relations quite well, and was not squeezed out by the officers of the original first battalion system. It can be said that in addition to his strong military ability, he is also very mellow and comfortable in interpersonal communication, and he is usually gentle and elegant.

But I didn't expect that today's sudden and unexpectedly emotional intensity was a little intense.

"Tuanza, please take a look at this first." Ye Zihua did not answer Liu Lang's words directly, but took out a neatly folded military flag from his arms.

took a few steps forward, "snapped" a straight position, and solemnly handed over the military flag in his hand to Liu Lang.

Liu Lang's eyes condensed slightly, and he gently unfurled the military flag.

The military flag that Ye Zihua took was not an infantry battalion flag personally issued by Liu Lang like the Bayonet Battalion, the Death Battalion, and the Panshi Battalion, but an independent regimental military flag, but the number of the first infantry battalion was added after the number of the independent regiment.

In other words, the flags of the infantry battalions with names were all issued by the independent regiment itself, but the military flag in Ye Zihua's hand was the national standard version.

The standard version of the military flag is very particular.

After the Central Plains War in 1930 and regaining the leadership of the whole country, the Nanjing Nationalist Government began to formally standardize the standards for the use of the army flag, and in 1932 it was officially issued to all units to follow the rules. According to the regulations, the army flag shall be in accordance with the "ratio of eight and seven horizontally, with red feather yarn or red silk cloth as the ground, embedded with a quarter of the green ground with the face width inside, and the national emblem in the center as the center", and the army unit flag with "red feather yarn or red silk cloth as the ground, 144 cm wide and 96 cm long, with a quarter of the green ground inlaid inside, the national emblem in the center, and the edge of the edge is decorated with 12 cm long yellow silk spikes, and a piece of white silk is inlaid on one side of the flagpole, 9 cm wide and 68 cm long, and the top and bottom are 14 cm away from the flag edge, and the black yarn is made in the middle. The words of the Independent Regiment of the 22nd Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army are crowned with "Zhu Hongxuan" at the white border, and then the military department clearly describes the number of its unit. For example, the first battalion of infantry will write the number of its first battalion on it.

In fact, the independent regiment is just enough to meet the qualifications for issuing military flags, and the infantry battalion is naturally not qualified, but Liu Tuanzuo has never been a person who follows the rules, and in order to stimulate the sense of honor of the infantry battalions under his command, he simply issued military flags to each infantry battalion.

What Ye Zihua took was the flag of his first infantry battalion.

However, this time there were many blood-red fingerprints on the military flag, densely covered with cyan that represented light and purity, nation and freedom.

"This is the 750 brothers of my first infantry battalion, each of whom bit his middle finger last night and pressed his own blood on the military flag, and the whole of my first infantry battalion wants to borrow this military flag to tell the Japanese invaders that people are in the flag, and if the flag is destroyed, people will die, and my first infantry battalion is ready to fight the Japanese invaders." Ye Zihua's voice was passionate and firm. Then he looked at Liu Lang with blazing eyes, and said: "Here, I just want to express to the commander the voice of all the officers and soldiers of my first infantry battalion, use me in the first battle, and use me to win." ”

As soon as these words came out, the entire combat conference room fell silent.

"Use me in the first battle, and I will win." How apt this slogan is! Especially at such a time of war.

However, they didn't know that a certain group of people, who had been silent for a long time, was the one who was most shocked at this moment.

"Use me in the first battle, use me to win" What a familiar slogan! Liu Lang's eyes seemed to show his team in front of the captain again, and more than a dozen people used their best strength to burst out the most powerful voice from their chests and sounded on the training ground like a tsunami.

And they also fulfilled their promises with their young lives.

"Good!" Liu Lang slowly applauded. "With courage and pride, my independent regiment has such officers and soldiers, how can it be invincible?"

Thunderous applause rang out in the war room.

"In the Independent Regiment, you Ye Zihua is not the only one who is invited to fight, you look at the white and black faces of the battalion commander and Battalion Commander Liu, it is estimated that you are still queuing!" Liu Lang suddenly pointed his finger at the two infantry battalion commanders who were about to speak, and said: "But, just at the bloody handprints of your first infantry battalion, and at your slogan of "use me in the first battle, use me to win", then the combat mission of the first battle of the old pass will be handed over to the first infantry battalion. ”

After speaking, Liu Lang's gaze swept over the faces of the other three infantry battalion commanders, including Zhou Shiyu, "Don't think that it is the hard work of the old pass, in this battle, we have to deal with the 20th Division of the Japanese invaders and even the 108th and 109th Divisions that are coming here, the really hard battle is still to come, this is my final decision, everyone is not allowed to fight again, otherwise military law will be engaged." The first battalion of infantry immediately sorted out the equipment and rushed to the Jiuguan position, the engineer company has already set off, you have to build fortifications before the arrival of the Japanese invaders, the anti-artillery hole can not be dug, then use explosives to blow up Lao Tzu, all the trees and shrubs on the mountainside are cut down by Lao Tzu, the thick ones are used as bunkers, and the thin ones are also pulled away by Lao Tzu, and what is left for the little devils can only be stones. ”

"Yes" Everyone in the room stood up and shouted.

The Separate Regiment finally officially entered the rhythm of the war.