"Are you sure? The Americans have retreated from both sides? "the deputy commander yelled into the phone.
Everyone in the Regiment Headquarters held their breaths as they waited for the Deputy Regiment Commander's call. Regiment Commander Hu Xingzhi forced himself not to stare at the Deputy Regiment Commander. He wanted to appear more like a general and calmly read through the documents. This was what he heard from his ancestor, Hu Chenghe, who followed the Military Governor Of Vaize. No matter how intense the battle was, no matter how the situation exceeded the headquarters' expectations, the Military Governor Of Vaize was always calm. As long as he wasn't talking, the Military Governor Of Vaize would be reading documents or looking at a map. Seeing Viceroy Wei Ze being so calm, the founding generals would always feel at ease, and they would no longer be in a hurry to do things.
But no matter how hard Hu Xingzhi pushed himself, he realized he couldn't do it. He could look away from the deputy commander who was on the phone, but Hu Xingzhi's attention was on his ears. He didn't miss any sound coming from the deputy commander. Because he was so focused, Hu Xingzhi even wondered if his ears had grown a little longer.
"Mhm! Mhm! "There was joy in the deputy commander's voice." Mhm! Mhm! Confirm it again, I'll tell the commander right away. "
Hearing the conversation that was about to end, Hu Xingzhi immediately raised his head and looked at the deputy commander stiffly. The deputy commander's face was full of joy. He quickly said in a joyful voice, "Commander, the third battalion used the outflanking tactic. First, a small team went behind the enemy and attacked from the side when we were in a stalemate with the Americans. They disrupted the Americans' formation. The frontline troops used bayonets to defeat the Americans who came from the land. The Americans who came from the waterway saw that something was wrong and retreated. "
Before Hu Xingzhi could say anything, the regimental staff officer immediately asked, "Did the third battalion chase after them?"
"Uh …" The deputy commander obviously didn't hear the report about this. He thought for a moment before saying, "Probably not!"
"Sigh … What a pity!" The regimental staff officer couldn't help but sigh.
Hu Xingzhi wasn't as critical as the staff officer. From what he knew, only the 3rd Battalion on the 24th Division's battlefront was on the offensive. All the other units were defending against the Americans' attacks during the night. The situation for the defense team was relatively easy. Even though the battle line was very thin, fighting at night was very advantageous for the defense side. The battle lines between the various units were well connected. Under the cover of the friendly forces, the various units that did not have to worry about the infiltration of the Americans had not encountered any major problems so far.
However, the attacking Third Battalion was obviously targeted by the enemy. From the many messages received in the past hour, in addition to the trouble encountered in the frontal battle, the Americans also took advantage of their familiarity with the local hydrology to send a unit to land on the lake shore behind the Third Battalion.
It just so happened that the 3rd Battalion was in a disadvantageous position. They were surrounded by the US army several times their size and were in danger. The Liberation Army, which adopted the three-thirds system, had many advantages, but compared with the four-fourths system, the three battalions of the Liberation Army were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength.
Hu Xingzhi stood up and asked in a hoarse voice, "Did you really defeat the United States' siege?"
"Yes!" The vice leader was very excited. In the past hour, the regimental headquarters did not dare to immediately send out reinforcements. According to the 3rd Battalion, the Americans participated in the siege of about a thousand people. The Liberation Army now only had about a thousand people in a regiment. It was not that the regimental headquarters did not immediately send out reinforcements, but when Hu Xingzhi said, "Will the enemy make further moves?", the commanders lost the courage to immediately send out reinforcements.
If the siege of the 3rd Battalion was just a feint, once the regiment deployed troops from the already weak defense line to rescue them, would there be a United States Federation army that had been lying in ambush suddenly attack? The 24th Division's battle line could be maintained at this time because of the effective cooperation between the various units. If the various units knew that it was not friendly forces but enemies that appeared behind and on their sides, this defense system would probably be in danger in an instant.
In the next less than an hour, Regiment Commander Hu Xingzhi and the regimental headquarters passed through extremely torturous times. Now that the crisis was finally over, everyone could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Well done, 3rd Battalion!" Hu Xingzhi almost fell into his military chair. Even in such a difficult situation, the 3rd Battalion could still defeat the enemy and obtain victory. This news not only did not make Hu Xingzhi jump in excitement, but it also completely drained him of his energy.
"Regiment Commander," the vice leader stopped smiling, "3rd Battalion said they suffered heavy losses, more than a hundred casualties. Even the vice battalion commander died. Shouldn't we withdraw them first? "
Hu Xingzhi only thought for a moment before answering, "No!"
"Why?" The vice leader was puzzled.
"3rd Battalion can no longer take on the offensive mission, but they can't withdraw to rest. Let them regroup on the spot and be responsible for defending the flanks of the troops. Once the sun rises, let them defend by the lake, "Hu Xingzhi answered very seriously. The vice leader was stunned on the spot and could not even say a word.
After a while, the vice leader said, "Regiment Commander, this … I really can't say this to 3rd Battalion."
"If you can't say it, I'll call them." Hu Xingzhi had already recovered his energy. He stood up and said to the operator, "Connect 3rd Battalion's headquarters."
The vice leader felt relieved. 3rd Battalion basically did not have any special rest since yesterday morning when they boarded the train. By now, they had been tossing and turning for about 24 hours. After such an intense battle, not only could they not rest, they still had to continue fighting. The vice leader really did not have the courage to give such an order to the battalion commander of 3rd Battalion. With Hu Xingzhi's personal order, the vice leader felt really relieved.
"Hello! Is this 3rd Battalion Commander? I'm Hu Xingzhi. "When the vice leader heard the commander pick up the phone, the last bit of worry disappeared. He even suspected that since the 3rd Battalion Commander was not able to pick up the phone, he would probably have to let the vice leader make the call later.
"How many troops did you save? Oh? Less than two companies? I'm now ordering you to immediately regroup the troops into two companies. If the number of people is really insufficient, then regroup into a reinforced company. After the troops are reorganized, you will immediately occupy the enemy's position and be responsible for defending the flanks of the frontline. "Regiment Commander Hu Xingzhi's tone was very stiff, very business-like.
Although the vice leader could not clearly hear what the person on the other side of the phone was saying, he could tell that the 3rd Battalion Commander on the other side of the phone was very agitated! This was very easy to imagine. After such an intense battle, 3rd Battalion was probably left with less than half of its troops. No matter how one looked at it, it was too much to let a reinforced company continue to defend such a large area.
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