Zhou Wu slept very soundly, very steady, he usually had nightmares, but this time he didn't do it, and later let out a soft snoring sound.
At this time, the headquarters of the Independent Brigade was quiet, and only two guards were still standing guard outside, and although they were very tired, they all tried to cheer themselves up so that they would not fall asleep at their posts.
This night, Zhou Wu slept until noon the next day, and after he got up, he hurriedly pulled a bowl of rice and asked the staff officer of the brigade headquarters to call Ding Ning.
Soon, Ding Ning arrived at the brigade headquarters.
Zhou Wu saw that Ding Ning's eyes were bloodshot, and he knew that Ding Ning hadn't woken up yet, and said with some apologies in his heart, "Old Ding, I'm sorry, I didn't want to disturb you, but the current situation is not optimistic, although we took the initiative to attack and annihilate one wing and two squadrons of the Japanese army last night, our own losses are not small." ” "Originally, with the newly arrived 396 regiment, our independent brigade had almost six thousand people.
However, after a bloody battle last night, the troops were reduced by more than 2,000, and now I am afraid that there are less than 4,000 people who can fight with guns. ” Ding Ning smiled: "Brigade, I'm fine."
When the brigade staff officer came to call me just now, I got up, I am younger than you, and I can bear this hard work. ” "I was also thinking about the question you mentioned just now, although we eliminated the enemy's advance force and a baggage force, but for the devils of more than 20,000 people, this loss is nothing.
I'm afraid they're going to launch a massive offensive against us today. ” "Oh, if the devils attack our fortifications now, Lao Ding, do you estimate how long we can hold out at most."
Zhou Wu asked.
"Brigade seat, after such a fierce march and battle last night, the brothers are very tired, I heard that many soldiers of the fourth regiment have become unwell after returning to the fortifications, and now they have been sent to the health company for treatment."
Ding Ning's white and delicate face showed a hint of sorrow.
"They're tired."
Hearing this, Zhou Wu felt very sad, the brothers had run so many roads in one night, and they were all high-intensity marches, and they had to fight with little devils in the middle, which was not something that ordinary people could survive.
Thinking of this, Zhou Wu asked for more food and nutrition today and tomorrow, and told the brigade secretary to hurry up to the city to purchase some things and distribute them to the regiments and camps below to improve the food of his brothers, and he would pay for the extra expenses.
Seeing that Zhou Wu was going to take out his salary to comfort the soldiers, Ding Ning said: "Brigade, you can't all go out, my sister-in-law still has a life in Nanjing, you can't watch your sister-in-law and uncle and aunt starve, drink the northwest wind, I will pay half of this money." ” Zhou Wu shouted: "Your sister-in-law can't be hungry, I know it in my heart."
By the way, how is the situation over there that I asked your old classmates in Nanjing to inquire about?"
Hearing Ding Ning mention his family's affairs, Zhou Wu suddenly realized that he hadn't received any news from his family for half a month.
Ding Ning deliberately didn't say anything, so he had to ask Zhou Wu to reduce half of the money for improving the food of the brothers, and the rest half would be paid by him.
Zhou Wu was overwhelmed by Ding Ning, so he had to regress and agree.
Seeing that Zhou Wu gave in, Ding Ning said unhurriedly: "I also just got the news, my classmate in the Nanjing Military Command Department went to your house for a special trip, he said that the second old man has a great body, your son is born with a tiger head and a tiger brain, very clever, and said that his sister-in-law found a job as a kindergarten teacher, and while leading Xiao Shunzi, he taught to earn money. ” "My classmate advised the second elder to leave Nanjing quickly and go to the countryside for a while to take refuge, who knew that my uncle would immediately get angry, he said that you are a major general of the Central Army, and the family must not run, what is their face when they run?"
In the end, my classmates were embarrassed to persuade me again.
However, for the sake of safety, my old classmate took matters into his own hands, saying that it was what you meant, and even coaxed the second elder and his sister-in-law to move to a place closer to the air-raid shelter. ” "At least you can dodge when the devils come to bomb, my old classmate said, let you rest assured, he tries to take care of his sister-in-law and them."
Zhou Wu listened to this, and was grateful to Ding Ning's old classmate in Nanjing, and immediately asked: "What is the name of your old classmate, and when I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely thank him well." ” "His name is Liu Minghao, and he studied in Japan with me.
I heard that his family was a big landowner, and there were hundreds of servants in the family, but his father wanted to marry him, at that time, he was young and had received education in new ideas, so he secretly ran away, and later was sent to Japan to study by the government. ” "Okay, this classmate of yours is also a talent, but it's a pity that he fell into the Military Command Department, what can he do in that kind of place?"
For a talented man like Liu Minghao, it is too wasteful to serve in the Nanjing Military Command Department.
"This was instigated by his father, his father has great powers, I don't know how much money it took to stuff him into the military command department, and threatened him not to serve elsewhere, otherwise the father-son relationship will be severed."
Ding Ning said.
"Alas, it's a pity, if he had joined the army, he would have at least been a regiment commander now."
Zhou Wu sighed with emotion.
Ding Ning nodded and asked, "Lvzao, should you give a message to my old classmates and persuade my uncle and sister-in-law to go to the countryside for the time being." ” Zhou Wu shook his head and said: "I know the character of the old man, he will never go to the countryside to avoid it, I think it's better to forget it, let's talk about it when we get to Nanjing." ” Subsequently, the two studied military issues, especially how to deal with the large-scale attack of the devils.
At this time, the telephone bell of the brigade headquarters suddenly rang rapidly, which shocked Zhou Wu's heart suddenly, and a chill hit his back.
A staff officer quickly picked up the phone: "Hey, Independent Brigade, who are you?"
Zhou Wu saw that the staff officer who was answering the phone straightened up suddenly, and kept saying yes.
Obviously, this call came from the old army commander, and there should be something new.
Zhou Wu immediately took the microphone and said, "Junzao, I'm Zhou Wu." ” The tired voice of the old army commander came from the phone: "Zhou Wu, I have to work hard for you again, seeing that you didn't have a good rest last night, I really can't say it, but the military situation is urgent, I have to say it." ” Listening to the old commander's words, Zhou Wu sighed in his heart, could it be that the big army of devils came up, why didn't he notice any movement The old army commander said: "Zhou Wu, according to reliable information, the devil has increased the strength of another division in Changshu, so that our 79th Army has a full two and a half divisions of Japanese troops in front, nearly 40,000 people. ” "The theater command asked us to immediately abandon Changshu and retreat to Jiangyin, and now the devil's warship has driven along the Yangtze River to the Jiangyin section and is connected with the Jiangyin battery."
Zhou Wu heard that he was going to retreat, and asked puzzledly: "Military seat, why don't you send troops to reinforce Changshu, there are strong defense fortifications here, if the troops are abundant, they can resist the devil for at least a month." ” "Withdrawing to Jiangyin seems to be unfavorable to our national army.
Because Jiangyin is not far from Nanjing, once Jiangyin can't hold it, then Nanjing will be directly exposed to the devil. ” t1706231537: