"Mr. Sun, I want to give up the southeast position and stick to the west gate position with all my might."

"Master Chi, do you want to retreat without a fight, this is not like your style."

"I was also helpless, and now the Japanese army has occupied two-thirds of Taierzhuang. I now have only three positions: southeast, southwest, and west gates, but I have less than three battalions left. Last night, the West Gate almost fell into the hands of the Japanese army, if it weren't for the desperate recapture of the death squad led by Bai Dehou, and the Japanese army stood firm at the West Gate, the whole battle situation would be worrying. ”

"Okay, transfer a battalion from the southeast position back to the West Gate position, and the southwest position will be responsible for assisting in the defense."

"And ......"

Chi Fengcheng hesitated slightly, he didn't know whether to ask Sun Lianzhong for instructions on the phone.

Sun Lianzhong said happily on the phone: "Just say something, right?" I know it's not easy for you, and I can help if I can. But there are no reinforcements for the time being. The 27th and 30th divisions were tight. ”

Chi Fengcheng said: "I hope to transfer Shao Fei from the rear to defend the southwest position."

At this time, there was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone. Sun Lianzhong could not make a promise to Chi Fengcheng's request.

"Boss...... Mr. Sun......"

"Oh, this...... I can't make a decision, so I'll have to ask Chief Lee. ”

Chi Fengcheng was a little excited when he heard it, and said, "I really don't understand what is more important than Taierzhuang!" If Taierzhuang is gone, Xuzhou will not be guaranteed, Xuzhou will be gone, and the next one will be Wuhan! ”

"I can't help it if you're excited. Don't blame Chief Li, why doesn't he want Shao Fei to join the war, don't forget that there are still people above Chief Li. It's good that Shao Fei can stay in Taierzhuang. ”

"That's fine, I'm hanging. Our 31st Division and Taierzhuang lived and died together. ”

Chi Fengcheng hung up the phone. The sentence of co-existence and death with Taierzhuang is also so weak, it is obviously Chi Fengcheng's angry words. If Shao Fei didn't help, two and a half battalions would have dealt with the wolf-like Japanese army for three days, and it seemed that the 31st Division would really be extinct.

"It's all bastards."

The more Chi Fengcheng thought about it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help but scold.

The adjutant on the side saw the division commander Chi Fengcheng's thoughts, and muttered: "The generals will not be subject to the orders of the foreign army."

"What do you mean......" Chi Fengcheng was shocked in his heart.

The adjutant said, "We're all going to die on the battlefield anyway, so why bother with anything else." The importance of Taierzhuang, Chief Li will not be unaware. Maybe he wants us to do it just because of something else. ”

Chi Fengcheng agreed with the adjutant's analysis and said, "It makes sense, otherwise Shao Fei would have returned to Xuzhou earlier, how could he still stay here."

Therefore, Chi Fengcheng ordered: The first battalion of the southeast position was transferred to the three battalions of Ximen and Tong Dehou, and there was Bai Dehou under the command. Shao Fei was ordered to take his troops to the southwest position to assist in the defense of the second battalion, commanded by Shao Fei.

As a result, the Japanese army occupied the entire eastern part of Taierzhuang, plus the northeast, and the Japanese army occupied three-quarters of the battle. This result made the commander of the Ryosuke Isoya Division overjoyed, and ordered the Seya Kai Brigade to capture the West Gate position at all costs. Now he can't wait to send the news of the capture of Taierzhuang back to Japan.

After receiving the order, Seya Kai was also full of confidence, since Zeng Binghou's attack on Taierzhuang began to go smoothly, and he never heard the demon's name again: Shao Fei.

Xuzhou Headquarters.

Sun Lianzhong personally went to the headquarters to report to General Li Zongren on the battle situation in Taierzhuang.

Li Zongren didn't say anything after hearing this, and first asked Lin Wei to relay the telegram order sent by the Jiang Committee to Sun Lianzhong: Taierzhuang barrier Xu Hai is related to the second phase of the operation, so the Second Group Army will go all out to defend it, even if there is a soldier and a soldier, it is necessary to sacrifice the spirit and work hard to the death.

"It's not easy to keep two and a half battalions for three days."

Sun Lianzhong's words were deliberately said to Li Zongren and the surrounding generals, so that they could know how dangerous the current situation was.

Li Zongren emphasized: "No matter what, we must hold on until April 2. If you have any difficulties, just say it. ”

This played into Sun Lianzhong's arms: "I want to transfer Shao Fei, he will at least take one regiment."

"Absolutely not." Bai Chongxi, who was on the side, immediately objected.

"I don't understand, what's bigger than Taierzhuang, bigger than the whole battle! I don't have any troops to send now, only this kind of living army. ”

"This is the top secret of the party-state, you don't need to know."

Sun Lian turned around angrily, not wanting to face Bai Chongxi's treacherous and cunning face.

The atmosphere at the command was tense for a while. Sun Lianzhong still couldn't figure it out, and turned around and hoped that Li Zongren would say something fair, after all, he was the commander-in-chief of this battle.

"Commander-in-chief, what do you say? I can't figure it out, a Eighth Route Army that came halfway can be worth more than hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the National Army. ”

Li Zongren also expressed helplessness, Bai Chongxi had already told him about Shao Fei's situation. Although Li Zongren was skeptical, he couldn't resist the persuasion of his old partner and the intelligence of the military commander. The military commander has found out everything about Shao Fei, including his hometown in Hunan.

In order to appease Sun Lianzhong to guard Taierzhuang with peace of mind, Li Zongren said: "That's it, I don't have any extra soldiers now. But I promise that reinforcements will arrive on April 2nd. I tried to contact Wuhan as much as possible and asked the air force to support you. ”

These people were still arguing over Shao Fei's position, and Chi Fengcheng had already transferred Shao Fei to the southwest position of Taierzhuang. Chi Fengcheng ordered the commander of the second battalion of the 186th Regiment to unconditionally obey Shao Fei's orders.

In the early morning of the 30th, Shao Fei led his troops to the southwest position. The second battalion commander hurriedly greeted with a smile: "You have finally come out of the mountain." As long as there is such a powerful person as you, our position will be absolutely foolproof. The division commander said, everything is under your command. ”

With another warm smile and unlimited praise, Shao Fei suddenly felt numb, and said with a smile: "I am also a battalion-level cadre in the Eighth Road, and everyone commands together."

"How can this work? Your deeds are so miraculous that you are simply the god of war. That **** Seya Kai has to clip his tail when he sees you. ”

Shao Fei felt that this person's enthusiasm was too much, and he had reached unbridled worship, and he had to die of numbness when he said it.

Shao Fei turned to Yang Hongtao and ordered: "There is still an hour, you take the sixth company to repair the position, and the anti-artillery is the mainstay."

"Yes."

After Yang Hongtao took the Sixth Company away, Shao Fei asked, "How many machine guns are there in your battalion?"

"Six, two each. We also have twelve mortars, two heavy machine guns. ”

"All I need is a light machine gun. You send someone to the Ximen position to get 3, and you will say I want it, and you can borrow it. Then let the machine gunner and his deputy assemble at the city wall and prepare eighteen long ropes. ”

"I know, I'll arrange it now."

The second battalion was about to leave, and Shao Fei said, "Don't you ask why?"

The second battalion commander smiled: "I don't ask, sooner or later I will know." I just want to learn how to fight with you. ”

"Forgot to ask, your name? My name is Shao Fei. ”

"Wu Dapeng, commander of the second battalion of the 186th Regiment of the 31st Division."

The two saluted each other. Both of them knew in their hearts that they would become life-and-death comrades who depended on each other for the next three days. But what they didn't know was that they had been guarding this place for much longer than they had planned.

(End of chapter)