Sima Feng is nicknamed Mad Dog because of the character Feng in his name, and because this guy grits his teeth against the Japanese and traitors, and fights extremely crazy every time he fights, so he is nicknamed Mad Dog in the second regiment. He is a native of Weihe County, and he is also one of the few local people who joined the army after Yang Zhen conquered Weihe County.

The reason why this guy joined the army is very simple, his home was ruined by the Japanese. His mother was too sick to eat, so she wanted to eat rice. But in this Manchukuo, rice can only be eaten by Japanese and high-ranking Manchus, and ordinary people are economic prisoners when they eat it.

In order to fulfill his mother's wish, which may be his last wish, he secretly bought a few catties of rice from the black market, but was discovered by a Japanese policeman when he did not want to return home. Not to mention the confiscation of rice, he himself was arrested as an economic prisoner and sent to the police station. When his married sister and brother-in-law ransomed him from being beaten and bruised, he learned that his seriously ill mother had died after this shock.

And his father was forced to hang himself because he couldn't hand over the puppet Manchurian police who repeatedly went to the house to force him to hand over the rice that the family did not have. And in order to redeem themselves from the police station and make up the large ransom money, the married sister and brother-in-law sold almost all the finances in their family.

Looking at the graves of his own parents for his sister and brother-in-law, who have become impoverished. After being released from prison, Sima Feng stubbornly left home and went to the mountains and forests in the north to look for the anti-Japanese team. He had heard that there was a team that fought the Japanese.

It's just that he searched for more than a month in Zhuhe, Wuchang, and Acheng Mountains, but he didn't find the 10th Anti-Japanese Army active in this area. On the contrary, he was used as a spy by the puppet Manchurian forest police and arrested him. Later, when there was no evidence, he was sold to the logging team and worked as a coolie. By the time he escaped, he was already scrawny.

When Yang Zhen's department took Weihe County, this guy was the first person to sign up for the army. After joining the army, whether it is training or every battle, this guy is extremely outstanding. Because this guy has read books for a few years, and because of the prominence of the table, by the time of the first battle of Qunce Mountain, he had become the main company commander of the second regiment. And became the commander of the sharp knife company of the sharp knife battalion of the Qunce Mountain counterattack.

When the main attack battalion was replaced, this guy refused to go down. It is said that what kind of commander leads what kind of soldiers. He fought like a madman, and his birdie soldiers fought like a pack of mad dogs.

As the sharp knife company of the entire main attack battalion, his company was the one with the heaviest casualties. After breaking the first line of defense of the Japanese army, a complete company could only make up the strength of one platoon when it was full. The three company cadres, instructors and deputy company commanders were all killed, and almost all the three platoon commanders were killed or wounded. Less than a third of the squad leader level remained.

The casualties of the whole company reached two-thirds, and almost all the cadres of the company and platoon were killed, so it can be said that they have been crippled. But when the replacement troops came up, the guy couldn't survive. If he doesn't go down, the group of bird soldiers under his command who have always been the first to look forward to him will naturally not go down.

Although Sima Feng is known as a mad dog, it is because of his appearance in daily training and combat. In normal times, he can be regarded as a taciturn person, and he has very few words. Although he is usually silent, his prestige among his subordinates is extremely high.

Faced with his superior's order to withdraw, and his angry expression after refusing to withdraw to rest, Sima Feng did not answer immediately. Instead, he pulled a loaded magazine from the magazine bag on his chest and replaced it with the submachine gun he had picked up from the hands of the sacrificed warrior. He also pulled out the fast and slow machine that he had inserted into the magazine bag and distributed it as a company-level cadre, and repressed the new magazine.

After doing this, he said lightly: "The battalion commander, my partner, and the old guy and half of the brothers are all lost here, and I will not go down." I know that it is the duty of a soldier to obey orders. But today, I want you to fulfill me. I promised my old fellow that I would never let our sharp knife be curled. ”

"Our company has always been a sharp knife company in the regiment since its formation, and there has never been a reason for others to fight and we stand by. One day is a sharp knife, a lifetime is a sharp knife. Life never ends, and the battle never stops. As long as this battle is not over and the battle is not over, even if we have only one person left, we will not retreat. The knife is always forward, and there is no turning back until it is plunged into the enemy's chest. ”

Saying this, he turned to the brothers behind him, raised his right hand, and shouted with all his strength: "Brothers, what are we?" ”

"We are the Knife Company. It is a sharp knife that will see blood when it shoots, and it will never turn back if it is not inserted into the heart of the enemy. The brothers standing behind him answered in unison without the slightest hesitation about his question. There was a lot of arrogance in it.

Regarding the answer of his subordinates, Sima Feng did not have any expression on his face, but shouted again: "One day is a sharp knife." ”

"A knife for life." For Sima Feng's words, his subordinates still shouted neatly.

Hearing the satisfactory answer, Sima Feng didn't say a word more. After just turning his head and saluting his battalion commander with a standard military salute, he waved his hand and took his few remaining troops, and was about to continue to rush forward.

Just as he was about to jump out of the trench, a cold voice came from behind him: "You come back for me." ”

Hearing the voice behind him, Sima Feng turned around and found that this voice was not issued by the pale-faced battalion commander who refused to carry out the order, but it was his regiment commander Du Kaishan.

Seeing that Du Kaishan actually came to the forward position in the fierce battle, Sima Feng was startled. Hurriedly turned around and stood honestly in front of Du Kaishan. For this old head who single-handedly promoted himself, Sima Feng was still very afraid.

It's just that what Sima Feng didn't expect was that he, the short-tempered regiment leader, was not as angry as he imagined for his disobedience to orders. just said lightly: "You can still want to go up, but you leave the lightly wounded and leave a deputy platoon commander." I'll give you a platoon of the guard company. ”

"What?" After listening to Du Kaishan's decision, Sima Feng and his battalion commander could hardly believe their ears. Especially his battalion commander, who was stunned by Du Kaishan's decision, thought that he had misheard. Sima Feng, this kid, disobeyed the military order and refused to retreat, and the regiment commander did not deal with him, but gave him additional troops, what is the reason?

Looking at the stunned expressions of the two people, Du Kaishan smiled faintly and said, "My platoon is not for you, you have to exchange things for it." I can tell you that I don't want anything but Kawama's command knife. Don't you think you're the sharp knife of our three regiments? Okay, you can go and give Lao Tzu a pot of the headquarters of the 44th Wing. ”

"If you can't take the headquarters of the 44th Wing, Lao Tzu will give you new accounts and old accounts to settle together. Don't be the company commander of your kid, roll to the baggage company and go to the anti-ammunition box. ”

Du Kaishan's words fell, and Sima Feng immediately understood what his head meant. The regiment commander is going to make a dangerous move to let himself end the devil's command.

It's just that after listening to Du Kaishan's decision, Sima Feng didn't have an excited expression on his face, let alone patted his chest to promise, but nodded solemnly: "Regiment leader, as long as I live, I will definitely complete the task you explained." ”

For his answer, Du Kaishan's face was very calm, and he could neither see satisfaction nor dissatisfaction. just nodded faintly, signaling that he understood.

After Du Kaishan took off the telescope hanging on his chest and threw it to Sima Feng, he pointed to the Japanese position and said, "The second battalion that replaced you is now fighting fiercely with the Japanese army. You don't want to surprise from the front, you take advantage of the fact that the attention of the Japanese army is attracted by the 2nd battalion in the front, and you enter from his flank, and I concentrate the regimental direct artillery fire to cover you. ”

"Do you see that small lonely hill about 1,500 meters behind the right rear of the devil's second line of defense? I just saw a few devil communications soldiers coming out of there rushing to repair the blown up telephone line. Although these little devils move quickly and are also very hidden. But unfortunately, I found out. ”

"The devils don't have radios for the first and second line positions, they haven't been extravagant enough to be that element. They have always been in touch by phone. Several telephone lines were thrown out from behind the hill, which was supposed to be the headquarters of the devils. You plug in and knock him down for me. I'll contact the Chief of Staff and give you a fire cover on that hill while you're interspersed. ”

Speaking of this, Du Kaishan glanced at Sima Feng, who was standing straight in front of him, and said, "The guard force of the devils there will not be less than one squadron. Even if you add the guard platoon I gave you now, it's only two platoons of troops. In other words, you have to use the strength of two platoons to break a squadron of the Japanese army. And that's not counting the various armed personnel of the 44th Wing Headquarters of the Japanese Army. How, there is no confidence. If you can't, I can change people. ”

Although he knew that this was the regiment leader's radical method, it still made Sima Feng's angry face flush. It's just that although he was very angry in his heart, he still didn't pat his chest to promise anything, but just repeated a sentence: "We are sharp knives, sharp knives that do not penetrate the enemy's heart, and will never turn back." ”

"Okay, that's what I want from you. Except for the soldiers, who I don't have now, whatever else you want, as long as our regiment can take out, I will give it to you. Although he still didn't hear any guarantees, after listening to Sima Feng's words, Du Kaishan, who had been tense since the battle began, showed a slight smile on his face.

Regarding Du Kaishan's generosity, Sima Feng did not say politely: "Don't use anything else." One person is replenishing two submachine gun magazines, and ten Japanese-style grenades that our arsenal has modified itself will do. Besides, it would be better to bring me one or two of the best men from the grenadiers in the guard company. Also, the guards had better transfer me the two crooked-handled machine guns that had been switched to magazine-fed ammunition. ”

Regarding Sima Feng's request, Du Kaishan did not hesitate at all: "Okay, I'll give it to you." I'll give you the best men in the grenadier company of the guards. However, the production capacity of our arsenal is still limited. A few days ago, efforts were concentrated on the production of submachine guns, and the number of grenades produced in this modification was not large. There are less than 1,000 of them allocated to our group. In this way, I will replenish you in the quantity of eight pieces per person. This is already the family of our group, and there will be no more. ”

Speaking of this, Du Kaishan hesitated, but patted him on the shoulder and said, "The reason why I left your lightly wounded is to keep some seeds for you." With them, the spirit of your company will be passed on. I promise you that as long as I live, your system will remain forever. ”

After listening to Du Kaishan's assurance, Sima Feng nodded solemnly: "Commander, I still say the same thing, as long as I live, I will do my best to complete the task." If I fall, as long as one of us is alive. ”

After saying that, Sima Feng did not hesitate, after saluting Du Kaishan, after replenishing the equipment and personnel as quickly as possible, he turned around and rushed forward with the troops behind the third regiment and the second battalion that replaced the sharp knife battalion.

Looking at Sima Feng's back, Tao Jingfei, the political commissar of the Third Regiment, frowned and said, "Lao Du, is it a little inappropriate for you to do this." According to the operational plan issued by the headquarters, the headquarters of the 44th Wing of the Japanese Army was divided into the operational scope of the 2nd Regiment. If you stick a lever sideways, it will cause dissatisfaction among the fraternal troops, not to mention, and it will also change the original battle plan. Lao Du, is it possible to ask the chief of staff? ”

Regarding the political commissar's concern that his move of going to Liu Changshun's bowl to grab food would affect the unity of the two regiments, Du Kaishan said very disapprovingly: "There is nothing to care about. As long as we do a good job, the commander and the chief of staff will not be angry over this little thing. ”

"That's right, it's assigned to the second regiment that is interspersed with division tasks here, but judging from the straight-line distance, we are still closer here. Moreover, the 2nd Regiment was still fighting fiercely with the Japanese blocking forces directly north. Although they fought very well in the early stage, the little devil would definitely not give up the position in the north lightly. "As a commander, Kawama Gelataro understands that if he is broken through head-on, he still has the strength to fight back. But once the north is breached, what awaits him? Wang Guangyu had already completed the division of the 4th Division and the 44th Wing, and had routed a squadron deployed by Kawama Makitaro on the southern front, which was advancing opposite Liu Changshun. If there is any accident in the north and Liu Changshun and Wang Guangyu converge, his 44th Wing will really die. ”

"So he will definitely draw troops to fight back to the north. Don't forget, the little devil's forty-fourth wing has three infantry brigades. An infantry battalion of the 43rd Wing was also reinforced. I bet that now there are at least two full-fledged squadrons in the hands of Kawama Hammer Taro that are not used. Liu Changshun's next battle will not be too smooth. ”

"It would be good if he could completely separate the 44th Wing from the 3rd Cavalry Brigade before it got dark and complete the first combat mission. By the time they got here, the daylilies were cold. Little devils are not stupid, they will not stay there honestly and be beaten passively. Once they sense danger, they will run. ”

"The combat effectiveness of the eleventh division of the little devil is strong enough, not that horse dung egg, it looks smooth on the outside, but it is a mess on the inside, and the fourth division can compare. Whether it is the will to fight or the tactical level, it is absolutely first-class among the Japanese troops we have fought face-to-face. Even the 12th Division was slightly inferior last time. ”

"These days, it can be seen that when this division is attacking, its attack power is extremely strong, and its desire to take the initiative to fight is extremely strong. When it comes to defense, fierce and tenacious. In the course of the battle, even if the commander is killed, his deployment can continue the battle under the command of junior officers, and even military officers and veterans. ”

"In the face of such a strong enemy, if we want to annihilate it in one fell swoop and complete the division and encirclement of it, we must knock off his head. Although the various departments of the little devils are independent and combative, the battle is a whole after all. We can dismantle the headquarters of the 44th Wing, although we cannot throw it into complete chaos, but we can disrupt its command and put it in a situation where it is fighting on its own. ”

"As long as they fall into a situation of fighting on their own and lose cooperation with each other, our intention to divide can be better realized. In order to greatly reduce the number of casualties of our army. It's impossible for me to let Liu Changshun not fight the devil in front of him because of accommodating him, and not to use such a good opportunity. ”

"As for asking the chief of staff, I don't need it for the time being. If you make a small tactical adjustment, you still have to ask your superiors, what else do you want me to do as a regiment commander? ”

"Lao Tao, you still don't know much about the commander and the chief of staff. They are not rigid, inflexible people. You can rest assured, if we fight like this, the commander and chief of staff will definitely not blame us for this. If we had left the headquarters of the 44th Wing, which was close at hand, we would not have moved because we had too many concerns. They're going to get really angry. ”

For his political commissar, Du Kaishan, who has a somewhat short temper, has always been very satisfied. Political Commissar Tao graduated from middle school and has a wealth of knowledge. He is gentle and elegant, and although he doesn't talk much, he is very agitatory. He also cares enough about the cadres and soldiers, and he has always supported himself in military command and respects himself. The management of the troops is also very strict, so I have a lot less to worry about.

To say that the only thing Du Kaishan is dissatisfied with his political commissar is that his political commissar is an authentic cadre from political work, and he is not very good at military command. Compared with himself as a military commander, he considers many problems from the perspective of political work. Although I have always supported my work, I am always a little forward-looking in some things, my mother-in-law's. Too much consideration of what political zhì affects.

Tao Jingfei shook her head at Du Kaishan's reasoning, although she was a little disapproving, but she did not continue to persuade her. When these political work cadres, especially the regiment-level political commissar and the director of the political department, took office, Yang Zhen repeatedly explained that the political commissar was in charge of political work, life, and the daily management of the troops. The regimental commander is in charge of military training and operations.

Without the authorization of the higher authorities, no political work cadre may interfere with the military commander's determination to fight. In a qiē military operation, the top military commander of each ministry has the final say in military affairs. The members of the political committee have the right to make decisions, but they do not have the final decision.

This is Yang Zhen's determination to prevent political work cadres from interfering with the military chiefs when necessary, and to avoid the emergence of the Red Army and the early stage of the Anti-Japanese War, because political work cadres interfere with the command of the military chiefs. And the losses to the troops have been repeatedly emphasized.

Of course, in order to avoid appearing in some units of the Anti-Japanese Federation, the political work cadres are like fictitious, and the commanders of the troops are very out of tune. In the event that a higher-level commander does not move and a military chief defects, he can draw away the lesson of a unit, and after consulting with the commander-in-chief and Li Yanping, he made some adjustments to the work of political work cadres.

He explicitly stipulated that the military chief was responsible for day-to-day training and military command in wartime. Political work cadres are responsible for the day-to-day management of the troops, that is, the so-called management of life, separating the management and command of the troops. In a unit, the military chief is at the same level as the political chief, and at the same time is the highest person in charge of the unit.

In military operations not designated by superiors, all troop movements must be signed by both the military chief and the political chief before the troop movement is permitted. Otherwise, the head of the government has the right to order the termination of the operation. In the event of a disagreement, the chief of the government has the power to report to his superiors alone. Even in wartime, the transfer of troops must be approved by the political chief.

And according to this regulation, even if he disagrees with Du Kaishan's thoughts in his heart, Tao Jingfei has no right to interfere. Because it is wartime, the final decision on the battlefield is not in his hands, but in the hands of Du Kaishan, the supreme military leader of the three regiments.

Although Tao Jingfei could report the dispute between the two to Guo Bingxun, in order to maintain the authority of Du Kaishan, the military chief, Tao Jingfei still suppressed his objections. What's more, although Tao Jingfei, who once served as the political commissar of the division, is not good at military affairs, it does not mean that he does not understand. He still agreed with Du Kaishan's explanation, but finally adopted a tacit attitude.

Looking back at Tao Jingfei, who was silent, and chasing Sima Feng with the telescope in his hand to observe, Du Kaishan, who had not let go, smiled but did not explain anything more. He knew what he was saying, and his political commissar understood and listened to it.