Lei Jian looked at the right wing company beside him, and Bian Zhiming, the commander of the first battalion of the fifteenth regiment, said: "Battalion commander Bian, my 'only regiment' is currently in a tense battle situation, you are the deputy commander of the fifteenth regiment, and now you and two soldiers are left in your first battalion, and all the soldiers are in the fierce battle with the enemy, and they are heroic in Lao Ye Mountain."

In order to leave a foundation for your first battalion, you lead the two soldiers of the first battalion who are still alive to withdraw from their positions first and return to your ....... immediately. ”

"Commander Lei, Lao Ye Mountain is the position of my first battalion, the soldiers have all been sacrificed, it is impossible for me Bian Zhiming to abandon the position and flee back by myself, I just want to ask Commander Lei to temporarily incorporate me into your 'only regiment', okay?"

"Battalion Commander Bian, it's not that my Lei Jian has other ideas, it's very simple, the number of a unit, if all the soldiers are heroic in a battle, then this number may be canceled, can you think about it again?"

Bian Zhiming stood up and said firmly: "Commander Lei, if you are willing to take me in, I will continue to bravely kill the enemy on behalf of the first battalion under your command and avenge the heroic soldiers, if you look down on my first battalion and my Bian Zhiming, then I have nothing to say." ”

Lei Jian stood up and took Bian Zhiming's hand, nodded with a heavy heart, solemnly patted Bian Zhiming's shoulder, and said in a gentle tone; "Deputy Battalion Commander Bian, I'm sorry, I didn't mean that, as long as you are willing to stay in the 'One Regiment', I Lei Jian is very welcome."

Just as Lei Jian and Bian Zhiming were talking, Qu Jiaming suddenly shouted: "Commander Lei, you see that a troop has appeared in the Tiechuan River three miles away, it should be the main force of our 'only regiment' that has arrived on the bank of the Tiechuan River, right?" ”

Lei Jian let go of Bian Zhiming's hand, picked up the telescope and quickly observed the west bank of the Tiechuan River, and found that a troop had begun to cross the river, and the east bank of the river had already come over about a company of troops.

Yes, Lei Jian and Qu Jiaming found that this unit on the bank of the Tiechuan River was the vanguard of the main force of the 'One Regiment', and the leader of the team was Deputy Commander Wang Xiaoliang.

Wang Xiaoliang only received an urgent telegram from Lei Jian's order to break the formation of the troops and quickly reinforce Lao Ye Mountain, and he gave the order while running and marching.

Zhang Ting's battalion was at the forefront of the main force, and after receiving a new marching order, Zhang Ting said to Cui Kai: "Deputy battalion commander Cui, I will lead the soldiers with good physical strength to run forward at the fastest speed, and the soldiers with poor physique and outdated will be handed over to you." ”

Zhang Ting quickly finished speaking, and shouted to the soldiers of the first battalion: "Comrades, the battle in Lao Ye Mountain is tight, I order the troops to run forward, to run at the fastest speed, at the front of the main team, please remember, our first battalion is a heroic battalion that cannot be dragged down or broken, but don't embarrass our hero battalion, everything is there, run forward." ”

The second, third, and fourth battalions of the 'One Regiment' saw that the first battalion in front of them was the first to move, and they were not far behind, and they mustered up the courage to follow closely behind the first battalion, and the soldiers of the four battalions of the main force of the entire 'One Regiment' were all secretly competing, and they must not fall behind the other battalions.

After the troop went through a running march, some soldiers with poor physique and a little older age began to lose their patience for this kind of high-intensity march, and their feet began to slow down.

Wang Xiaoliang ordered the battalion commanders: "The battalion commanders of each battalion must control the physique of the soldiers in their battalions, and do not force all the soldiers to maintain a high-speed running state, which will drag down the soldiers who are not in good health. ”

The running march was nearly half an hour, and as soon as they reached the west bank of the Tiechuan River, Wang Xiaoliang ordered the troops to swim across the river.

When the assault company approached the west bank of the designated place of the Tiechuan River, Fang Liqiang ordered the deputy company commander: "Deputy Company Commander Song, you bring more money, go to the village closest to the Tiechuan River, spend money to buy the door panels or plates of the villagers, and prepare to erect the Tiechuan River pontoon bridge." ”

The soldiers who arrived at the bank of the Tiechuan River jumped into the river and forcibly crossed the river, and the soldiers who did not know how to water hurriedly circled the bank, and when they saw that the assault company began to erect a pontoon bridge on the Tiechuan River, they took the initiative to participate in it, and soon a pontoon bridge across the west bank of the Tiechuan River was erected.

The fighters, armed with light and heavy weapons and ammunition, quickly crossed the pontoon bridge, and the vanguard of the fourth battalion commander Song Chun, arrived almost simultaneously.

Battalion Commander Song ordered an assault platoon to quickly reach the east bank of the Tiechuan River, and lay cluster grenades and explosives packages on the Hengshi Highway, which should be laid one mile away from the front and rear.

Lei Jian looked at the bottom of the western slope of Lao Ye Mountain, the soldiers of the 'One Regiment' were scrambling to climb to Lao Ye Mountain, and he ordered Bian Zhiming, the first battalion of the 15th Regiment beside him: "Deputy Battalion Commander Bian, I order you to lead a company of my 'One Regiment', wait for the enemy's artillery fire to stop, quickly seize the commanding heights, and you must not attack without my order." ”

Bian Zhiming heard Lei Jian hand over the cavalry company of the 'One Regiment' to him for command, and he stood up and shouted excitedly: "Please rest assured, Commander Lei, I, Bian Zhiming, will definitely carry out your orders and will never act without authorization." ”

After Lei Jian finished arranging, he saw that there were eleven soldiers from the reconnaissance platoon and the guard squad left around him, and he couldn't help but feel a cramp in his heart, but he didn't have time to immerse himself in grief, watching Wang Xiaoliang rush to him with the soldiers, Lei Jian stretched out his hand and held it tightly, and said with emotion: "Xiaoliang, you came too timely, the strength of a large brigade of the enemy will immediately launch the most fierce third attack on Lao Ye Mountain under the cover of artillery fire." ”

"Commander Lei, why did Qu Jiaming stay by your side, and what about his reconnaissance platoon? Besides, where are all the people in Song Tiedan's guard class? Wang Xiao looked at the warrior beside Lei Jian and asked puzzled.

Lei Jian didn't want to mention it at this time, I was afraid that after the soldiers found out, in order to avenge the heroic warriors, they couldn't control themselves when they killed the enemy, so they took impulsive actions and gave their lives in vain.

Qu Jiaming didn't expect this, and blurted out sadly: "The soldiers of the reconnaissance platoon and the guard squad, when they blocked the devil's first attack, they ....... ”

"Qu Jiaming, you shut up for me, the enemy is now, there is no order, you better keep silent for me." Lei Jian blocked Qu Jiaming and was about to tell the details, he asked Wang Xiaoliang: "Have the troops started to act according to my orders?" Why hasn't Zhang Ting come up yet? Where is he? ”

At this time, Zhang Ting ran to the front from the group of soldiers, panting and shouting: "Report to Regiment Commander Lei, I will organize the soldiers to move all the light and heavy weapons and ammunition of my battalion to the mountain, ready to fight to the death with the devil at any time." ”

"Bastard, what's the fight to the death? We are soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, we must exchange the minimum price for the greatest results, and the task of our 'only regiment' is to block the reinforcements of the 581st Wing in Lao Ye Mountain, not to fight to the death with the enemy, and to fight the enemy with the lives of the soldiers, you all make it clear to me. ”

Lei Jian ordered Wang Xiaoliang: "Convey my order, order the main forces of the first, second, and third battalions to remove the cavalry battalion led by Deputy Commander Li Gang, immediately enter the position, and divide into three lines of defense to block the attacking enemy." ”

He said to Wang Xiaoliang solemnly again: "Deputy Regiment Commander Wang, the battle of Lao Ye Mountain to block the enemy's reinforcements will be handed over to you to command, according to the combat intention I just said, to block the enemy at the bottom of the mountain, you must hold your position and drag the 16th Brigade of the Japanese Army, this is your main task, understand?" ”

"Please rest assured, Captain Lei, I understand." Wang Xiaoliang replied categorically.

"Okay, you immediately follow my order, deploy the battalions in different defensive lines, order the troops to enter the positions according to the formation, strengthen the trench fortifications, and prepare to block the enemy's fourth attack."

After Wang Xiaoliang nodded to Lei Jian, he ordered the three battalion commanders beside him; "Order Zhang Ting's first battalion to occupy the first line of defense, order Song Zhida's second battalion to enter the left and right flank positions, order two companies of Huang Yong's third battalion to enter the second line of defense, and one company to hold the commanding heights of Lao Ye Mountain."

After he finished the fight, he looked at Lei Jian and asked, "Commander Lei, do you think it's okay for me to deploy like this?" ”

Lei Jian didn't expect Wang Xiaoliang to deploy the battle plan so carefully at this time, he nodded and said, "According to the order you issued, each battalion will immediately enter the position to change defenses." ”

Just as Lei Jian gave the battle orders to the main battalions, and suddenly fierce gunfire rang out on the southern slope of Lao Ye Mountain, Lei Jian immediately ordered: "All battalions will enter the position immediately in accordance with the combat order issued by Deputy Regiment Commander Wang." ”

Wang Xiaoliang gave Lei Jian a military salute, led the first battalion to rush into the position, and quickly approached the first line of defense along the communication trench, and was shocked by the very thrilling scene in front of him, only to see a large number of little devils with guns already approaching the forward position, it seems that it will not take a few minutes to break through the first line of defense of the Eighth Route Army's 'only regiment'.

(End of chapter)