Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 541 Shocking news

Tang Qiuli thought about Su Jingfeng's troops, which had been out of contact for more than ten hours. He no longer had the time to consider the next battle plan in detail, and his mind couldn't help but become confused. Fortunately, the general outline had been revealed, so he could only put it aside for the time being and wait for his mood.

Calm down and add more details.--%.net

He asked the guard to ask the Communications Department if there was any news about Su Jingfeng's troops. The guard quickly ran back and told him that there was no news yet. Tang Qiuli suddenly felt that the air in the room was very oppressive, so he walked outside and saw the cold wind.

, blowing on his cheeks, the Taihang Mountains in winter are a little desolate and empty. There are not many pines and cypresses, with black and green branches and leaves hanging, and some white snow hanging on them. The cold wind blows and falls from time to time.

In Tang Qiuli's view, the winter in the Taihang Mountains and the winter in his hometown in the Northeast are two completely different scenery. In his hometown, the mountains are now covered with heavy snow and the weather is freezing. Thinking of this, it seems that there is a white snow before his eyes.

White snow, rolling mountains, majestic green pines, tingling white birches, snow-covered roofs, quiet cooking smoke, and beautiful childhood memories.

The soldiers of the special guard who were following him saw a smile that was rarely seen in recent days on the face of the division commander. There seemed to be a youthful brilliance that instantly enveloped his whole body, driving away the sense of vicissitudes that were not commensurate with his contract age.

, even the scars on their faces seemed to relax, and they became happy. Their destiny was closely connected with this young teacher. They were happy for him and worried for him.

Tang Qiuli woke up from his dreamlike memories and saw the expressions of his loyal guards. He smiled apologetically at them. Because Tang Enbo caused the fall of Henan, his mood has not been very good recently, and Mei Ting is not here.

There was no one around him who could talk to him intimately. Facing a group of big men, how could he talk about private things between young couples? He might have lost his temper a lot, and these guards were also wronged.

Tang Qiuli, who felt much more relaxed, returned to the headquarters and continued to review various documents. The staff sent telegrams from various battlefields from time to time, but his heart was still thinking about Su Jingfeng's troops who had lost contact.

Wang Dongshan took the remaining more than 6,000 soldiers and evacuated all the way to Xuchang according to the prior arrangement. He was not worried that the Japanese army would follow and pursue him. From the three days of fighting, it can be seen that the Japanese army's road to Xuzhou was

Their main target, near noon on December 20, Wang Dongshan finally saw the ancient city wall of Xuchang, with a few clumps of decaying grass shivering in the cold wind, and soldiers from his own army standing guard at the city gate.

All the strength in his body seemed to be exhausted. After several days of fierce fighting, the pain of Su Jingfeng's sacrifice, the pressure of leading the troops to evacuate, the breath that supported him along the way disappeared in an instant after arriving at the destination, and stars appeared in front of his eyes.

His body swayed a few times, and if the guards around him hadn't caught him quickly, he would have fallen to the ground.

Taking a deep breath, he ordered: "Cheer up, form four columns, and enter the city immediately." More than 6,000 soldiers in ragged clothes, covered in gunpowder smoke, and with tired faces, straightened their backs and walked neatly.

The ancient city of Xuchang, among them

Many of them had wounds on their bodies, and the blood condensed into red scars on their military uniforms, which were wrapped around their heads. The bandages on their bodies had lost their original color and were full of dust, but they could not

A little bit of the murderous aura in them.

A discerning person can immediately see that these soldiers have experienced bloody battles and crawled out of the dead. Xuchang, located in the hinterland of Henan, was not greatly affected by the war on the bank of the Yellow River in the north. However, some time ago,

After being plundered by the passing troops of Tang Enbo's Eighth Army, the market seemed a bit depressed.

As soon as the troops entered the city, the citizens hid on both sides of the road and looked at them with frightened and curious eyes. They seemed to have a kind of inherent resistance and disgust towards the troops. Perhaps in their hearts, they remembered the troops who had fought the Japanese invaders for three days in a life-and-death battle.

The long-lasting heroic troops are regarded as the same as Tang Enbo's troops.

The artillery regiment commander who escorted the wounded arrived early. When he heard that the troops had arrived, he rushed over to greet him. As soon as he met Wang Dongshan, he couldn't stop crying. Wang Dongshan hurriedly asked him: "Where is the commander's body?"

The group leader told him that it was well preserved in the hospital, and he felt a little relieved.

After the troops settled down, Wang Dongshan immediately held a military meeting to discuss the next steps. Another important matter was through what channels can he report the death of the commander and the current situation of the troops to the division headquarters and ask for instructions on the next steps.

As for the direction of the operation, we have lost contact with the division commander for a few days. The division commander and the others must be very anxious now.

After much trouble, he found a radio operator from the Corps Headquarters' Telecommunications Department among the wounded who were sent back earlier. He had a backup code for communicating with the division commander. If the Chief of Staff hadn't found him personally, he would have preferred to die.

This was the request of Chen Feng, the director of the Communications Division of the Corps, who would reveal his secrets. He was the only survivor of the Communications Division of the Corps. Everyone else was killed in the sneak attack directed by Masao Koyama.

It became a difficult question as to who would call back the division commander. It was easy to report the situation of the troops. However, the news of the death of the commander was a problem that made every senior general of the corps heartbroken. In the end, Wang Dongshan, the chief of staff, had no choice but to

Do not draft the message yourself.

The first telegram was sent out quickly. Tang Qiuli, who was reviewing the document, was interrupted by the hurried footsteps of the Communications Director Chen Feng. Chen Feng's face was full of excitement, and he shouted happily from a distance:

"Commander, there is news from the Yellow River and Henan Garrison Corps." Looking at Chen Feng's face full of joy, he has also been very worried these days.

Tang Qiuli received the telegram, which read: "The division commander, the Yellow River and Henan Garrison Corps, after three days of hard fighting, successfully completed the task of blocking the Japanese First Army assigned by the division commander, and evacuated Kaifeng at three o'clock in the morning on the 19th.

Arriving in Xuchang on the 20th, the troops suffered nearly half of their casualties. They are now resting in Xuchang and asking for instructions on the next task, Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan."

After reading the telegram, Tang Qiuli finally put his heart into his stomach. The anxiety and worry of several days disappeared in an instant. He kept saying: "Just withdraw, just withdraw." The casualties of the troops were in his mind.

As expected, this time Big Man Su fought hard

In the battle, with less than 30,000 people, they withstood the attack of 130,000 Japanese troops. It was amazing. He smiled and said loudly: "I want to congratulate Su Jingfeng's regiment. They fought well." However, he still has another

I have a question, why did I lose contact with my teacher for more than ten hours?

The atmosphere of the entire division became lively and relaxed after learning about the whereabouts of Su Jingfeng's regiment. The staff officers had smiles on their faces that had disappeared for many days. This atmosphere was also felt by Tang Qiuli, who smiled

He secretly thought: "Big man Su, you guy, how many people are worried about you? I'm afraid that once the war started, I forgot everything. I evacuated safely to Xuchang and didn't know how to report that I was safe. This guy is just careless.

We still need to report to the Chief of Staff.”

Chen Feng turned around to go back. A confidential officer ran over with a pale face and almost bumped into him. Chen Feng glared at his subordinates displeasedly and scolded him in a low voice: "He is always careless, and he is not afraid of other departments.

Is this a joke? Normally, if the director said this, the confidential staff and telegraph operators would stick out their tongues and run away quickly, knowing that this good-tempered director would definitely not look for trouble.

But this time, the confidential officer did not run away. Instead, with tears in his eyes, he handed a telegram into Chen Feng's hand. Chen Feng took the telegram in surprise and read it quickly. This was the first message from the Yellow River and Henan Garrison Corps.

Two telegrams, but the content made him feel as if he was struck by lightning, "The division pointed out that our regiment was originally scheduled to be dispatched on December 19th."

We evacuated from Kaifeng at zero o'clock. However, around 23:00 on the 18th, the corps headquarters was suddenly bombarded by the Japanese army. All personnel were killed. The radio station and codes were destroyed by the artillery fire, making it impossible to contact the division commander. During this shelling, our corps

The commander, General Su Jingfeng, was seriously injured. Rescue efforts failed and he was unfortunately killed in action."

"In order to find out, the Japanese army penetrated into the rear of our defense with a small group of troops and instructed the Japanese artillery to conduct a long-range sneak attack, which caused this incident to occur suddenly. Wang Dongshan, Chief of Staff of the Corps, was responsible for the poor security work of the Corps and seriously neglected his duty. Please give Wang Dongshan

With the most severe punishment, General Su’s body is now being kept in Xuchang Hospital, and the division commander is requested to quickly dispatch personnel to take over the command of the corps, Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan.”

Chen Feng is very familiar with Su Jingfeng, nicknamed Big Man Su. They were both old men in the Blood Hands Regiment. Not long after the division commander raised troops in the Northeast, they both joined the Blood Hands Regiment, the predecessor of the *** Division. Su Jingfeng's distinctive personality impressed Chen Feng.

The impression was so profound that he could hardly believe his eyes that Su Jingfeng, who spoke quickly, had a temperament of fire, and was as strong as a camel, would die, and his eyes were filled with tears.

Looking at Tang Qiuli who was looking down at the telegram, he didn't know how he got to the teacher. Tang Qiuli felt someone in front of him, raised his head, and looked at Chen Feng with a sad face in surprise, thinking that he had already left.

Chen Feng bit his lip and handed the telegram to Tang Qiuli with trembling hands.

After reading the telegram, Tang Qiuli's face instantly became extremely pale. He didn't say a word for a long time, staring blankly into the distance. Chen Feng was frightened. He thought something was wrong with the division commander and was about to go up and call him, "

With a click, the pencil in Tang Qiuli's hand was broken by him, and blood flowed out from his palm.

Immediately afterwards, a mouthful of blood spurted out from his mouth. Under the reflection of the sun, it turned into a cloud of blood mist, dotted with Yin Hong, dyeing everything in front of him red, and his body fell back heavily.

The sudden situation shocked everyone in the headquarters. Chen Feng stepped forward and held the division commander's body in his arms. He felt that the division commander's body was frighteningly cold. Chen Feng suddenly felt a sense of fear.

He shouted to the surrounding staff: "Hurry, go find a doctor!"

Hearing a commotion in the headquarters, Shan Hu rushed in with soldiers from the special guard. At a glance, he saw Tang Qiuli, who was hugged by Chen Feng and unconscious with blood on the corners of his mouth.

Immediately making a special gesture, the soldiers of the special guard immediately used guns to force everyone in the headquarters into the corner, including Chen Feng. Tang Qiuli had long been hugged by Shan Hu.

(To be continued)