Nanjing, the leader’s residence.

The news that Zhang Xinghan and the first company were successfully received by the 11th Division was passed back to Nanjing on the same day and reached Chairman Jiang.

After learning that Zhang Xinghan and the first company were able to persist for two days and two nights after being trapped in the siege, and finally waited for reinforcements to successfully break through! Chairman Jiang was very pleased and ordered the Chief of Guard Wang Shihe to pass on orders to the 88th and 11th Divisions on the front line, asking them to immediately convey orders to all the soldiers of Zhang Xinghan's first company, ordering them to return to Nanjing for replenishment, and Chairman Jiang would personally award them the title.

As for Zhang Xinghan, although he was not killed in battle, he had to at least be promoted to the title of lieutenant colonel, battalion commander of the National Revolutionary Army.

However, less than twenty minutes after Wang Shihe left, he returned quickly again. Chairman Jiang looked at Wang Shihe who was hurriedly walking in and asked, "Shihe? How about it? Did the front line call back?"

"Reporting to the commission, Bei Yi sent a series of telegrams to the 11th Division and the 88th Division. The 11th Division reported that it was currently fighting fiercely with the Japanese counterattack troops, and Zhang Xinghan's first company had already withdrawn from the battlefield.

The 88th Division headquarters called back and said that more than half an hour ago, Zhang Xinghan and the surviving officers and soldiers of the first company followed Sun Yuanliang, the commander of the 88th Division. The front line is currently in urgent need of war and it is temporarily inconvenient to contact each other." Wang Shihe replied respectfully.

"What? Are you on the front line again? What did Sun Yuanliang think? Zhang Xinghan and the others have fought with the Japanese army for two days and two nights, so they should be withdrawn from the rear to make up for it." Chairman Jiang thought that it was Sun Yuanliang who left them on the front line, and he couldn't help but feel a little displeased.

"I heard that Zhang Xinghan and all the officers and soldiers of the first company voluntarily asked to stay on the battlefield. Except for the seven seriously injured, the rest of the people unanimously asked to stay on the battlefield, be loyal to the party and the country, and kill the enemy and serve the country." Wang Shihe said as he saw the opportunity.

"Oh, that's it." Chairman Jiang's expression was a little complicated after hearing this. He was both happy for such soldiers and students, and he was reluctant to leave him. His love for Zhang Xinghan became deeper and deeper.

After pondering for a moment, Chairman Jiang raised his head and said to Wang Shihe: "Shihe, you will go and generate electricity for the 88th Division immediately, and ask Sun Yuanliang to ensure the safety of Zhang Xinghan. After the war breaks out, immediately order Zhang Xinghan and all the surviving officers and soldiers of the first company to come to Ning for repairs. I will personally award them medals and reward them."

"Yes!" Wang Shihe stood at attention, then turned around happily and took the order and left.

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The front line of Gongda Spinning Mill.

War was flying, guns and cannons were roaring, and the entire battlefield was filled with fighting, shouts, and deafening guns and cannons.

When Zhang Xinghan and Zhou Wei and others followed the commander of Sun Yuanliang to the commander of the 262nd Brigade to the command center located at the forefront, they could even hear the sound of Japanese Type 92 infantry artillery not far ahead.

Hearing the rumbling cannons coming from not far ahead, he did not see Zhu Chi, the commander of the 262nd Brigade, in the command center, Sun Yuanliang asked the left-behind combat staff with a displeasure and said, "Where is your brigade commander? As the brigade commander, he is not in command here? How can he leave his post without hesitation?"

"Reported to the division, the brigade has already rushed up with the reserve team. Under the cover of artillery fire and tank armored vehicles, the Japanese have successively broken through our 523rd Regiment and the 524th Regiment's four defense lines, and the fifth line of defense is in urgent need! The brigade has led the reserve team to attack." The adjutant stood at attention and replied respectfully.

"Oh! That's it." Sun Yuanliang immediately turned to the guard company commander behind him and said, "Zhao Cheng!"

"Yes!" The guard company commander immediately stepped forward.

"You lead the guard company immediately! Reinforce the front line, be sure to assist Brigade Commander Zhu in repelling the Japanese attack and regain the lost position!" Sun Yuanliang ordered with a stern expression.

"Don't worry, Master, I can't complete the task. Zhao Cheng came to see you!" Company Commander Zhao stood attentively and saluted with a solemn expression.

"Sir Sun!" Zhang Xinghan stood up at this time.

"What's the matter?" Sun Yuanliang turned his eyes to Zhang Xinghan and asked.

"Beizhi believes that Chief Sun, you are the central commander of the entire 88th Division, and Company Commander Zhao is responsible for the safety of Chief Sun and cannot leave easily. Please give two platoons of Beizhi. Beizhi is willing to fight on behalf of Company Commander Zhao. If you cannot complete the task, you will also come to see him." Zhang Xinghan said with a determined look on his face.

Zhao Cheng looked at Zhang Xinghan who volunteered with admiration. Who knew that the battlefield was full of bullets and life and death were unpredictable. With Zhang Xinghan's spirit alone, it was enough to be admired.

Sun Yuanliang looked at Zhang Xinghan for a moment, and saw that he looked determined, he finally nodded with a serious expression and said, "I promise you! But you must come back alive."

"Yes!" Zhang Xinghan stood attentively, then turned around and strode out of the command center. Zhou Wei and others hurriedly followed him. The group gathered two platoons of guards and soldiers and drove to the front line in a mighty manner.

Just as Zhang Xinghan led his troops to the front line, a communication soldier hurriedly ran in, stood up and reported to Sun Yuanliang: "Teacher seat, call from Nanjing."

"Oh?" Sun Yuanliang reached out to take the telegram, read it quickly, regretting it, and his confidant: "This telegram will not come early or late, but it has just arrived after Zhang Xinghan has already arrived on the battlefield. The military orders are like a mountain. How can we change the orders every day?"

After making up his mind, Sun Yuanliang rose up and said to the communications soldier: "I called back to Nanjing and said that our troops had fought fiercely with the Japanese invaders. The officers and soldiers of various brigades were fighting desperately. If necessary, I would also lead a suicide squad to fight the enemy. Now the situation of the war is critical. Personal honor and disgrace are more important than national interests. Everyone knows that Company Commander Zhang Xinghan has personally led reinforcements to the battlefield and cannot be recalled for the time being. Please forgive me."

"Yes!" The communication soldier stood attentively, then turned around and left quickly.

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Three days passed in a blink of an eye. During these three days, the divisions of the 15th Army arrived one after another. Then, each division launched a counterattack towards the enemy landing in Shizilin, Chuanshakou, Zhang Huabang and other directions.

However, the progress of the battle situation was unsatisfactory. Although the national army had an advantage in military strength, its overall equipment, naval and air force, and individual equipment quality were not as good as the enemy. In addition, the senior military's strategic and tactical thinking were backward, and more than 100,000 people counterattacked more than 50,000 Japanese troops. Not only did they fail to achieve success, but they suffered heavy losses.

By August 23, the Ninth Army and the 15th Army were forced to move into defense. The 11th Division, the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army, launched an active attack on our Baoshan, Yuepu, Luodian and the Nizaoba positions under the cover of its powerful firepower.

The two platoons led by Zhang Xinghan and the officers and soldiers of the former first company were left with less than one platoon of troops. More than twenty people suffered heavy losses in the battle against the Japanese attack. Although they helped the 262nd Brigade defend their positions, in the end, due to the situation of war, the divisions could only set up positions to withdraw defenses from the existing areas of Baoshan, Luodian and Qizaobang.

Waiting for reinforcements, on the way to retreat, Zhang Xinghan's dozens of remaining soldiers and the 88th Division got separated. When he led dozens of remaining soldiers to retreat to our existing position in Luodian, he found that there was no force to defend the position outside Luodian.

After finding out the situation, Zhang Xinghan couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning. How important is Luodian's geographical location in the Songhu battlefield? Anyone with a little strategic vision can naturally see it.

Luodian has convenient transportation, and can reach Liuxing and Dachang to the south, threaten Zhang Huabang and Qizaoban, and go west to Jiading and Anting, occupying and cutting off the Ningxia Railway.

If Luodian is lost, the national army will be in an instant passive state in the entire Songhu battlefield, with unimaginable consequences.

Zhang Xinghan sat on a small mound of soil and frowned and pondered. He calmly sorted out his thoughts. Based on the historical memory in his mind, he remembered that Luodian was during this retreat. Because the various units of the National Army retreated were quite panicked and could not take care of themselves, they could not alternately cover the retreat. In addition to the heavy losses, there were only less than a hundred people who retreated to Luodian first, but they were not in time to set up defenses and were defeated by the Japanese troops following them.

After Luodian fell into the enemy, Chairman Jiang ordered the 11th Division and the first unit of the 98th Division immediately launched a counterattack to retake Luodian, the surrounding areas.

At this point, the 11th Division and the Japanese army fought desperately in Luodian. Luodian, a strategic location, changed hands several times and became the most fierce battle on the entire Songhu battlefield.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xinghan stood up and looked around, and determined everyone outside the town, indicating that the national army that was about to retreat had not arrived yet.

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Xinghan immediately ordered: "Brothers, repair the fortifications immediately! Get ready for battle!"

"Xinghan! Where is this?" Sun Siwei looked around and saw that there was no one around and was full of wasteland. Behind them, they saw a village and town.

"This is Luodian, and its strategic location is extremely important. If Luodian is lost, our army will completely lose the initiative on the battlefield of Songhu. The consequences will be unimaginable, so we must stay and cannot retreat. We must hold on here anyway." Zhang Xinghan explained.

"Xinghan, although the strategic location here is important, there are less than 30 people left. Can we defend it?" Sun Siwei looked at the 20 surviving soldiers around and asked in a low voice.

"Don't worry, the strategic value here will not be unaware of the ups and downs. The reinforcements should arrive soon. We will not fight alone!" Zhang Xinghan said as he stood up and shouted: "Okay, brothers, hurry up and repair the fortifications. The Japanese should come later."

Sun Siwei nodded, then turned around and went to excavate the fortifications with the other soldiers.

PS: The first update, if nothing unexpected happens, there will be another update in the evening or in the evening. Please recommend votes, collect, click on firepower support, otherwise there will be no ammunition to stick to Luodian and you will not be able to seriously damage the Japanese. In addition, thank you to the two "Goodboti" and "ssq1976" for their rewards and bowing to thank you.
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