Lei Jian only felt his head swell as he spoke, and he fainted on the ground in front of him, and he said a sentence before he fell: "I'm sorry for the sacrifice of the battle, the ......." The commanders of the various units sitting around him in shock burst into tears.

He Chuntao, the head of the regimental health team, saw Lei Jian faint, she knew that Lei Jian was in a hurry, and his encephalopathy was committed again, so she hurriedly rushed to him, flattened Lei Jian's body, and pinched the person for the simplest first aid.

Lei Jian woke up from a coma, seeing Chun Tao lying in front of him crying out in tears, Lei Jian stretched out his weak arm and gently pushed Chun Tao away, wanting to sit up, but he was weak, and with the help of Chun Tao, he finally sat up straight.

He breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "The only regiment fought in Lao Ye Mountain, with 635 casualties, this is what I wear, wear ........ ”

Lei Jian suddenly realized that he was talking nonsense again, and immediately covered his forehead with a headache, and continued after a while: "Comrades, the blood of the soldiers will not be shed in vain, and the sacrificed soldiers will not be heroic in vain, they inspire those of us who are still alive to be brave enough to kill devils. ”

He felt a little better recovered, and said again in a heavy tone: "The only regiment has successfully completed the blocking mission, and the 581st Wing that was blocked in the area of Lao Ye Mountain and moved west to reinforce Zhengtai Road, if Commander Iizuka is not crazy, he should take this opportunity to quickly march towards Zhengtai Road, after all, they are a reinforcement force, and if they are not in place, they will be held accountable by the superiors." ”

"Commander Lei, what do you mean that we are the only regiment, and we can withdraw from our positions now and move to Iron Camel Mountain, right?" Wang Xiaoliang said with some excitement.

Niu Dali asked embarrassedly, "Captain Lei, can I say a few words?" ”

"Let's say it, they are all brother troops, and they are old comrades-in-arms, just say what you have to say, not so much attention."

"Thank you Commander Lei, my Eastern Vertical Independent Regiment was ordered by the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, first, to send fast troops to reinforce the Laoye Mountain brothers' troops, and second, to set up an ambush on Hengshi Road and the 50th Highway from Laoye Mountain, and continue to block the enemy who is advancing west to reinforce the 581st Wing of Zhengtai Road, please rest assured that Commander Lei, the Eastern Vertical Independent Regiment will definitely teach this crazy Japanese army a good lesson and avenge the soldiers who died in the only regiment."

"Deputy Regiment Commander Niu, thank you, please tell Regiment Commander Luo Jinchuan and Political Commissar Dong Dayong, and I am deeply grateful to Lei Jian for sending you to lead the cavalry company for its rapid reinforcement."

Lei Jian made specific arrangements for the current situation of the troops and the depressed mood of the soldiers, and ordered Song Chun, the commander of the fourth battalion, to lead the fourth battalion to hold the position on the west bank of the Tiechuan River.

At the end of the meeting, Lei Jian took Niu Dali's hand and said: "Brother Niu, you are a few years older than me, according to what you said, we are still alive, it is not easy to meet again, your East Vertical Independent Regiment will soon have to fight with the fierce Japanese 581st Wing, my only regiment has nothing, I can only give the old independent regiment fifty war horses, you don't give me excuses, we have our own tasks, don't pass by." ”

Lei Jian led the main force of the only regiment to quickly withdraw from the battlefield, and with the help of more than 1,000 former people, he carried the seriously wounded and military supplies, and moved non-stop to the Iron Camel Mountain, which was five kilometers away.

Iron Camel Mountain is the remaining vein of Taihang Mountain, the geographical location is 60 kilometers east of Jingcheng, the mountain is not high, but continuous, the trees on the mountain are lush, the thatch is overgrown, it is summer at this time, the mountain flowers are splendid, you can smell the fragrance of flowers and hear the bird song before you get close.

Under the escort of the regimental company directly under the regiment, the organs and departments directly under the regiment had already set up a simple grass hut in a mountain col that had arrived here ahead of schedule, and some seriously wounded people were arranged to be treated in it.

Political commissar Ma Mingshan stood on the highest peak of Tiehuo Mountain, more than 300 meters away from the mountain, he held a telescope and looked at the direction of the Tiechuan River from time to time, he didn't know how the battle was going in the Laoye Mountain Resistance Battle of the Only Regiment, and he had been uneasy in his heart.

Kong Xiang, the director of the political department standing beside him, looked at the distance below the mountain, and suddenly shouted: "Political Commissar Ma, look, a large army has appeared from the direction of the Tiechuan River, and it seems that there are three or four thousand people. ”

Ma Mingshan picked up the binoculars and glanced in the direction of Director Kong Xiang's finger, he saw and saw a large army, which was rapidly marching towards Tiehuo Mountain.

Suddenly, he said vigilantly: "Director Kong, I feel that something is wrong, there are more than 3,000 soldiers in our single regiment, and there are more than 200 soldiers transferred to Tiehuo Mountain, plus 3 or 400 seriously wounded people sent, and the main force that blocked the enemy at the foot of Lao Ye Mountain is also more than 2,000, how can there be such a huge force, is it ......." ”

Director Kong Xiang of the Political Department was told by Political Commissar Ma Mingshan, and asked vigilantly: "Political Commissar Ma, you said that this huge army is not the only main force of our regiment?" Probably not, right? If the enemy, such a huge army appeared on the west bank of the Tiechuan River, it would be impossible not to alarm our Commander Lei, but this force is so big that people really can't figure out whether they are friends or enemies. ”

Ma Mingshan ordered Kong Xiang: "You lead a squad to closely monitor the top of this mountain, and I will immediately order the directly subordinate companies and all departments of the regimental headquarters, as well as the soldiers who have recovered well and can hold guns, to set up an ambush at the entrance of Tiehuo Mountain. ”

Ma Mingshan, with a company and a half of troops, ambushed at the entrance of Tiehuo Mountain, deployed his position, and ordered a squad of soldiers to go down the mountain with him to reconnoitre.

More than a dozen soldiers got into the green gauze tent at the bottom of the mountain, and quickly approached the huge army that came over, and there were still 500 meters away from the troops who came over, and Ma Mingshan ordered to hide on the spot.

He took a closer look through the binoculars and found that the unit that came over looked like the Eighth Route Army, and he said to himself in confusion: "Where did this come from such a large army?" It seems to be close to the strength of at least a brigade. ”

The troops marching forward were getting closer and closer, and Ma Mingshan saw the soldier of the Eighth Route Army who was riding a war horse and walking in the front, and the more he looked at it, the more he looked like Lei Jian, the commander of the only regiment.

He shouted excitedly: "It's Regiment Commander Lei, where did this guy get such a huge army, in the battle of Lao Ye Mountain, not only did the soldiers not decrease, but also expanded the team, really, really ......." ”

The deputy company commander of the directly subordinate company lying beside him said: "Political Commissar Ma, I don't think the troops behind me are like a large group of ordinary people. ”

Just as the two were confused, the troops came up.

Ma Mingshan had already recognized that this was the only regiment coming back, and he waved his hand to the soldiers beside him and shouted: "Hurry up and rush out of the green gauze tent to welcome the triumphant return, our heroic soldiers of the only regiment." ”

More than a dozen soldiers of the Eighth Route Army suddenly rushed out of the green gauze tent, startling the thunder sword who was riding in front, and he quickly took off the blocking rifle on his back alertly, and pointed the gun at the dozen soldiers in front.

Ma Mingshan sprinted a few steps and shouted: "Commander Lei, I can hope you come back, I saw such a huge force in the Iron Camel Mountain, and I suspect that the enemy is attacking our Iron Camel Mountain." ”

Lei Jian jumped off the war horse, held Ma Mingshan's hand tightly and said: "Political Commissar Ma, in this battle of Lao Ye Mountain, our only regiment can be regarded as a strong enemy, with heavy casualties, and it is the most heavy blow that my Lei Jian has participated in so many large and small battles. ”

Ma Mingshan took Lei Jian's hand and walked forward and said: "Commander Lei, I often say that 'victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers', and besides, my only regiment successfully completed the Commander Nie of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and gave the task of blocking the enemy's westward advance to reinforce Zhengtai Road, what a big victory this is, don't you ...... it." ”

"I know very well in my heart that 'there will be sacrifices if you have to fight', especially in the battle against the murderous Japanese army, victory and defeat are sometimes really ......, but my only regiment suffered 654 casualties at a time, this heavy blow, my thunder sword is really unable to withstand it."

Lei Jian said and let go of Ma Mingshan's hand, stopped on the side of the road, and looked at the stretcher team that followed behind, he saw that some soldiers lost their legs, some were blinded by the explosion, and some soldiers were shot several times, and their lives were in danger.

He deliberately made a strong appearance, and whispered comfort as the stretcher team walked: "My good comrades-in-arms and good brothers, you must be strong, as long as you hold on, you can get better, and continue to carry guns and fight devils." ”

The troops soon entered the entrance of Iron Camel Mountain, and when all the troops were settled, Lei Jian was led by Ma Mingshan into a grass hut that was surrounded on all sides.

(End of chapter)