"Division, Tang Cheng sent a telegram that the second company is about to leave." In the chaotic 88th Division headquarters, Zhong Bin, who was frowning, was arranging tasks for his officers, and the combat staff officer with a telegraph and newspaper walked in from outside. As a result, after reading the telegram handed by the operational staff officer, Zhong Bin was a little annoyed, the battle on the side of Fujin Mountain had ended, and whether it was the 36th Division or the other units of the 71st Army with heavy casualties, they had already received preparations to retreat, and there was no need for Tang Cheng's second company to come to Fujin Mountain again.

"Call Tang Cheng back, the second company doesn't have to come to Fujin Mountain, and the direction of the transfer is subject to the orders of the Ministry of Military Affairs." When Zhong Bin said these words, there was a trace of helplessness in his eyes. The power of the Song family was too great, and the chairman's plan to rectify the children of Wuhan was not implemented, but the Song family learned the identities of Yu Baishui and Tang Cheng from the gendarmerie, and after forcing Yu Baishui away, the Song family, who was eager to regain face, exerted pressure on Zhong Bin through the Ministry of Military Affairs.

"Don't blame me, Zhong was also forced to be helpless." The operational staff officer was ordered to go out, and Zhong Bin, who was a little excited, suddenly fell into the chair weakly. Abandoning Tang Cheng or giving up his future is not a difficult choice, compared with the small Second Company and the 88th Division, Zhong Bin obviously chose the latter. The 88th Division was about to retreat from the Fujin Mountain battlefield, but Zhong Bin pushed Tang Cheng and the Second Company to the Ministry of Military Affairs, which clearly put Tang Cheng and the Second Company to death.

"Follow the orders of the Ministry of Military Affairs." The reply of the 88th Division made Tang Cheng inexplicable, didn't he say that the second company would go to the front line to prepare for war? Why do you have to obey the command of the Ministry of Military Affairs again, the second company has become a sweet and sweet pastry, and it can be directly commanded by the Ministry of Military Affairs. After receiving the call back from the 88th Division, Tang Cheng did not make a fuss, but ordered to continue to prepare for the troops to be pulled, according to the prior arrangement, Jiujin was left by Tang Cheng, and he wanted to take 6 soldiers who had just recovered from their injuries to take care of the wounded soldiers who had not recovered from their injuries and stayed in Sanli Town.

"Jiujin, leaving you behind is my decision after careful consideration, your injuries have just recovered, if we are really pulled up to fight a tough battle with the Japanese army, your body may not be able to withstand it, and these brothers who have not recovered from their injuries also need to be taken care of." Seeing that Jiujin still looked reluctant, Tang Cheng smiled and whispered, "You are the person I trust the most, we still have so much food left here, do you want me to find someone to take care of this food?" This warehouse is Erlian's home, and the housekeeper must be someone I can trust. ”

Jiujin, who didn't know how to make too many senses, was naturally not Tang Cheng's opponent, and after being fooled by Tang Cheng, the somewhat enlightened Jiujin still nodded stupidly, promising Tang Cheng that he would stay and take care of the wounded and food. Tang Cheng took out an envelope and handed it to Jiujin, "This is the address of the Huang family in Kunming, and there is a letter I wrote to the Huang family in the envelope, if there is any accident in Erlian, you will take these brothers to Kunming to find the Huang family. ”

Leaving a letter to Jiujin, it was for the sake of Jiujin's retreat that before the second company returned to Wuhan, Tang Cheng found Xie Bo who was far away in Chongqing through the Huang family. Xie Bo, who was entrusted with an idle position, was not very proud in Chongqing, and Xie Bo, who had lost an arm, is now quite a bit of a hero, in addition to his daily work, he is borrowing alcohol to kill his sorrows. With Xie Bo's current situation, it is impossible for Tang Cheng to take people to Chongqing again, and it is a good way out to go to Kunming to rely on the Huang family.

"Company commander, someone from the Ministry of Military Affairs is here." Liu Shi pushed open the door of the command post, and in behind him came a high-spirited major officer, who looked like an arrogant person. Tang Cheng in the command post just glanced at the major officer, then turned his head and took out a small suitcase from under the table and handed it to Jiujin, which contained the money that Liu Shishi had recovered from the last black market transaction, which was enough for Jiujin to be used by those who stayed behind for a few months.

"Company Commander Tang, your spectrum is really big enough, not only is my military rank higher than yours, but I also represent the Ministry of Military Affairs to convey orders, you actually chatted with a soldier in full swing, no wonder you will offend the people of the Song family." The major, who was deliberately despised by Tang Cheng, was not happy, and sat down in the chair brought by Liu Shi with a calm face, obviously dissatisfied with Tang Cheng in his words. Niu Laogui was not in the headquarters, so naturally no one went to help Tang Cheng play a round, so Tang Cheng just signaled Jiujin to take the box out, but he didn't say a good word to the major officer.

"Zhilu said that your second company is capable of fighting, so the Ministry of Military Affairs has adjusted your order, this is a new order, Company Commander Tang, you have to read carefully." The calm major took out the new order of the Ministry of Military Affairs and handed it to Tang Cheng, who took the order and looked at it carefully, Tang Cheng's almost turtle speed of reading made the major of the Ministry of Military Affairs sitting opposite Tang Cheng crazy. I wanted to sneer at Tang Cheng again, and then think about the content of the new order, but the frenzied major of the military and political department finally found some balance.

"Macheng?" Tang Cheng, who had seen the new order, was confused, the second company was withdrawn from Macheng, how could this come full circle, and the second company was transferred back to Macheng. To be precise, the new order of the Ministry of Military Affairs was not to transfer the Second Company back to Macheng County, but to go to the small boundary ridge of the Futian River in Macheng. The Japanese army attempted to cross the Dabie Mountains and move south to Wuhan, and since the beginning of September, the Japanese have been unable to cross the 71st Army's defense line at Fujin Mountain, September 11. The 71st Army under the command of Song Xilian was ordered to take the initiative to withdraw from the Fujin Mountain position, and the lazy valley detachment of the 13th and 16th Divisions and the 10th Division of the Japanese Army passed through the Fujin Mountain area and attacked the mall in the west.

In order to meet the Japanese army that crossed Fujin Mountain, Sun Lianzhong deployed all the three corps of the Second Corps in the area of Shawo and Xiaojieling, preparing for a decisive battle with the enemy, and the Second Corps set up a position on the left and right flanks to meet the enemy, with the 30th Army and the 42nd Army as the right flank, and the 71st Army retreating from Fujin Mountain was responsible for the left flank. The new order given to Tang Cheng by the Ministry of Military Affairs was to ask Tang Cheng to take the second company to Xiaojieling to report, but somehow, the second company was not under the command of the 88th Division, and the Ministry of Military Affairs turned the second company from a combat unit into a reconnaissance unit on the grounds that the second company was once stationed in Macheng and was familiar with the terrain.

When the two sides are fighting, the first to come into contact with the enemy will always be the reconnaissance force and the scouts, and the Japanese army has crossed the Fujin Mountain defense line with menacing, which means that the second company that has been transferred to the reconnaissance force will face great danger. "Sir, is this a mistake, we are a combat unit, how did this become a reconnaissance unit? There are still more than half of the recruits in the second company, and they will take them to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, so isn't it in vain to send them to death? Tang Cheng's face showed dissatisfaction, the new order of the Ministry of Military Affairs was simply to put the second company to death, which was also too nonsense.

"This, I can't help you, this is an order from the Ministry of Military Affairs, haven't your second company been stationed in Macheng, and you should be very familiar with the terrain over there, I think the above may be based on this decision." The major of the Military and Political Department, who sneered in his heart, pretended to comfort Tang Cheng, but there was a hint of a smile in his eyes. Said that if you offend the Song family, it is better to die early and live early, the major of the Ministry of Military Affairs who sighed in his heart left triumphantly, he just came to convey the order, since the order has been sent to Tang Cheng, his task has been completed, as for Tang Cheng's life and death, it is not in his consideration at all.

"Isn't that fucking bullshit? We are the troops of the 88th Division, and if we are not allowed to return to the building, it will be forgotten, how can this still become a reconnaissance company? Niu Laogui, who came back from outside, also became angry when he heard about it, and urged Tang Cheng to send a report to the headquarters of the 88th Division to inquire about the matter. The telegram was sent, but the 88th Division did not respond for a long time, what is the situation, Tang Cheng was also dumbfounded. The backer of the second company is the 88th Division, if the 88th Division knows this matter from its sight, then there is only one answer to explain this matter, that is, the second company has been abandoned by the 88th Division, just like Tang Shengzhi abandoned many soldiers of the national army in Nanjing.

"No matter, since the Ministry of Military Affairs has already come to the order, then we have to follow the order, according to the original plan, let's leave for Macheng tomorrow." There were a lot of suspicious people outside the barracks, Tang Cheng guessed that those were the people of the Central Command or the Ministry of Military Affairs, if the second company disobeyed, maybe those people would show their true colors and rush into the barracks to arrest people. For the sake of today's plan, the second company can only go to Macheng according to the order of the Ministry of Military Affairs, otherwise there will be greater trouble waiting for the second company.

"Damn, what's going on?" Niu Laogui was helpless, scolded unwillingly, kicked the door out, and Tang Cheng was the only one left in the command post. Looking left and right, only he was left in the command post, and Tang Cheng, who was confident just now, instantly softened. Tang Cheng is not very old, but he has been smart since he was a child, and he has been mingling with many people in the rivers and lakes since he was a child, and he has seen too many things that ordinary people can't see, so he thought about it carefully, and linked the matter of the Ministry of Military Affairs to revise the order with the Song family.

"I'm the one who hurt everyone." Having already linked the Song family with the Ministry of Military Affairs, it was not difficult for Tang Cheng to guess that this order to put the second company to death should come from the Song family's fiddling. Just to vent his personal anger, he put an entire company to death, and Tang Cheng finally saw the thunderous methods of the big family. The desperate Tang Cheng did not dare to disobey, he could only go to Macheng to participate in the war, but the soldiers of the Second Company were innocent, Tang Cheng was a little unbearable but could not tell the truth.

"What should I do?" Tang Cheng in the command followed Xie Bo's example, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, but after several circles around the table, his messy head still couldn't come up with a good idea. "Forget it, you can only take one step at a time." Tang Cheng turned his head to look out the window in a muttering voice, he could survive in a situation like Nanjing, as long as he was careful, he might not be able to survive.