Xin Weiguo was the company commander of the 3rd Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 3rd Regiment of the 1st Preparatory Division. He graduated from the Central Army Officer's School in 1936 and is considered an absolute direct line of the Central Army. Logically speaking, his direct line of the Central Army should maintain the authority of the faction, but what is more interesting is that Xin Weiguo did not have a special relationship with his seniors.

From childhood to adulthood, Xin Weiguo's father told him that the Xin family was a descendant of Xin Qiji, a patriotic poet of the Southern Song Dynasty. Patriotism and serving the country was an eternal family motto of the Xin family. In that difficult year, Xin Weiguo, who was dedicated to serving the country, joined the army and resolutely became a Qiu Ba.

At that time, Xin Weiguo was devoted to defending his country and was determined to do a great cause. Especially after the outbreak of the full-scale war of resistance, Xin Weiguo was even more passionate about going to the battlefield to fight the Japanese. The Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing were not until the 14th Corps defeated Shaanxi. He was very angry all the way.

Why? The First Army of Tianzi No. 1 is like this bird, so why are you talking about defending your country? Of course, what he couldn't accept was that the First Army has been staying in the Northwest since 1939 and has become moldy and acted as a guard of the *.

Xin Weiguo didn't want to be a guard at all. He wanted to go to the battlefield to fight the Japanese, wanted to kill back to his hometown in Jiangsu, and wanted to use the heads of the Japanese invaders to pay tribute to the dead tribesmen. So whenever he got the opportunity to fight the Japanese, he was extremely excited, and he really wanted to do his best to die without regret.

The problem is that Hu Zongnan's first army really doesn't welcome other people like him. What kind of Japanese are they fighting against? It's not good to stay in Xi'an and enjoy happiness? It is precisely because they are not welcomed by their colleagues that with Xin Weiguo's qualifications and military achievements, it is impossible for him to work for five years and still be a small company commander.

Especially after Hu Zongnan attacked the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region in 1940, Xin Weiguo, who was very unfamiliar with the civil war and was very dissatisfied with it, was simply kicked out of the First Army and threw it into Dong Zhao's 16th Army.

In the 16th Army, Xin Weiguo lived a very unpleasant life, or even more unpleasant. The reason is very simple. Compared with the style of the First Army, the 16th Army, which was born in a miscellaneous brand, was even worse. To be fair, Hu Zongnan was quite good at the direct First Army. Although he could not eradicate the bad style of slaughtering empty salary and blood in the Democratic Party army. However, he was still much more restrained than ordinary troops.

But the 16th Army, which was born in a miscellaneous brand, is completely different. In the words of Xin Weiguo, "The smoky and chaotic are so scattered." Eating empty salary is common in the 16th military. As for drinking soldiers, it is even more childhood. A considerable number of soldiers in the 16th Army were wearing tattered and patched uniforms, and some didn't even have straw sandals. When winter comes, it is even more miserable. From time to time, soldiers are frozen to death and starved to death.

Is it because the superiors have not allocated military pay and supplies? Yes, but not all. In the Democratic Party army, the soldiers' military pay is exploited layer by layer, and there is not much sincerity in the end. As for material supply, it is even more of the way for military officers to make money. It is normal to steal and sell military supplies. Many times, the little food of soldiers is stolen and sold out, and gold and silver and oceans are put into the main officer's pocket, and the soldiers can only live with a little moldy food.

More than once, Xin Weiguo could hear the soldiers cursing behind their backs, and the angry soldier said directly: "As much salary you give me, I will fight you as much money!"

The military's atmosphere is not only the above. Xin Weiguo can also see that abuse of soldiers is common. For the officers who slaughter the army, the big-headed soldiers under their command are like slaves. All the affairs of all sizes, including their own food, drink, defecation and slaughter, are borne by the soldiers, and they often scold and raise their hands and beat them. Some officers even vent their slightest dissatisfaction.

"Once, a soldier from the Second Company contradicted the company commander. At that time, the company commander slapped the soldier's eighteen mouths and punished the soldier for kneeling at the gate of the station for three consecutive days."

Even this was pretty good. Xin Weiguo recalled: "The newly caught strong man was not even as good as a livestock. A disobedient strong man was beaten to death on the spot, and then his body was thrown into the wild to feed the dog..."

It would be fine if it was just abused by soldiers. What made Xin Weiguo even more difficult for Xin Weiguo to accept was that his colleagues around him were indifferent to the national crisis. Instead, they dreamed of dying from drunkenness: some made great money in the national crisis, some were banned prostitutes and drug abuse (this is normal. Not only middle and low-level officers had this kind of hobby, but there were also many senior officers who smoked big cigarettes. Zhang Shaoshuai was once an addict, and later Li Yannian, who died of poverty and illness in Taiwan, also loved to smoke big cigarettes the most). What made Xin Weiguo even more difficult for Xin Weiguo to accept was that a group of old classmates directly treasoned for saving the country under the guise of saving the country!

All kinds of sins among the Scrape Army are simply endless. Anyway, Xin Weiguo, who is full of righteousness, really can't bear to see them. Living in such a group, the only thing he can feel is pain, and he is simply struggling in hell. He has revealed the idea of ​​leaving the Scrape Army more than once, but he doesn't know where he can go after leaving the Scrape Army.

Striving in pain, Xin Weiguo arrived at Wuyuan like a zombie, and then suffered a silly attack from the Red Army. The sound of gunfire on the battlefield finally made Xin Weiguo a little more awake.

"The first row is stationed on the spot, the second and third rows immediately repair the positions, and the machine gun platoon supports the first row. I will listen to it. I am not allowed to retreat. Those who take the lead in running away will be shot!"

Xin Weiguo could only use the simplest and bloodiest means to stabilize the morale of the army. Although he himself hated this method. But what left him speechless was that before the order was finished, a soldier responded: "Company Commander, our first platoon leader and the deputy platoon leader have already run away..."

I made a straw!

Xin Weiguo was so angry that he almost vomited blood. The platoon leader and the deputy platoon leader ran away just now. If the enemy was killed in front of him, wouldn’t these people scatter? However, Xin Weiguo knew that now was not the time to care about these things, and he had to stabilize the defense line.

"I personally direct you to consolidate the defense line!" Xin Weiguo shouted gritted his teeth, and then asked again: "Where is Deputy Company Commander Zhang? Where has Deputy Company Commander Zhang gone?"

Xin Weiguo's original intention was to let Deputy Company Commander Zhang replace him and try to repair the defense line in the back. After all, no one could see these unreliable soldiers, but another weak voice immediately shattered his dream: "Deputy Company Commander Zhang just said that he was going to the back to check the ammunition reserves, and took Deputy Wang, Platoon Commander Ma and Staff Deng to leave..."

OK, Xin Weiguo smiled bitterly, and these major officers directly left him as the company commander and ran away. Now not only the company's troops are paralyzed, but also the second platoon is also without a leader. This is a battle of Mao!

Xin Weiguo really thought that he would leave like this. He was really fed up with this mess, but he felt a little embarrassed when he looked at the hundreds of twins staring at him.

After a while, he sighed, "If you believe me, Mr. Xin, you can stay. If you are afraid of death, get out!"

After saying that, Xin Weiguo resolutely took his guard straight to the row. When he left, he was ready for the worst. For him, it would be better to die than to struggle so painfully.

When Xin Weiguo arrived at the first row, the situation in this row was already very bad. The 40-strong rank was now half left, some were dead, while some people followed the escaped platoon leader and the deputy platoon leader to dodge.

After spending all his efforts to repel the enemy's two attacks, Xin Weiguo stabilized the situation of the first row. Then he did not fight hard, but retreated decisively. On the way to retreat, he could only hope that the second and third rows had already built a second line of defense according to his instructions, otherwise, there would be no need to fight the battles behind him. Waiting for the enemy to be wiped out!

Xin Weiguo really had no confidence in the second and third rows. In the past, with him as the company commander, he could only complete the tasks in sloppy. Now no one is watching, so he is not surprised that he is just scattered on the spot.

When Xin Weiguo arrived at the positions of the second and third platoons, the situation was indeed not ideal. It was either that the soldiers had finished running, most of the soldiers were there, or that there were not many officers left. As for the tasks assigned to them, they were not all completed.

Of course, it is not that the second and third rows are lazy, but that they are really powerless. The superiors do not have enough engineer shovels, and only three or four out of ten soldiers are qualified (including robbing a batch of rakes and hoes from the surrounding rural areas). At most, the others use bayonets or bare hands to dig pits, and in this winter, they are all frozen soil. What efficiency can it be?

Anyway, when I saw this scene, Xin Weiguo was furious and wanted to rush to the logistics department to directly give the borers.

Xin Weiguo was lucky. The company he was in was not the focus of the Red Army attack target. After repelling them, the Red Army advanced in depth, and had no time to take care of these small characters on the flank.

This gave Xin Weiguo a chance to regroup. During the battle, he ordered the emergency repair of the position, and on the other hand, he also reported to his superiors that a large number of officers were deserters. According to Xin Weiguo's intention, he would have to shoot several officers to kill the chicken to warn the monkey this time. However, what he didn't expect was that what was waiting for was not to kill the chicken to warn the monkey, but the battalion commander's scolding.

"Who will lead the troops if all the officers are shot? If you want to kill them, you must first kill those mud legs who take the lead in running away. You have to kill more of them and not shock them. How can you fight in the future? As for the officers' problems, they are all brothers, who are not at the right time for a moment? Forgive others, please forgive me, why bother me for a little bit of trivial matters?"

If the battalion commander is just nonsense, then the regiment commander is just fucking. The third regiment commander not only did not punish the fleeing officers, but also praised them, saying that they were brave enough to deal with the battle. Instead, he scolded Xin Weiguo, saying that he lost his position ineffective combat and asked him to take full responsibility for today's failure!

Xin Weiguo was not surprised by this result, because the leader of the regiment was born in a miscellaneous brand, and his capital to settle down was the regiment in his hand. He naturally guarded the nails like Xin Weiguo inserted by Hu Zongnan, and of course he would not turn his elbows out. He would definitely protect those gang members who took the lead in escaping.

Xin Weiguo was already tired of these bullshit things, so he was too lazy to fight with the commander who was struggling with him, not to mention that the commander was too busy to take care of himself. The reason was very simple. The Red Army's offensive was quite fierce. On the next day, it completed the division and siege of the 3rd Regiment of the 1st Preparatory Division, and the next was the work of Xiaodaozizijijiji's meat.

What made Xin Weiguo funny was that the fundamental reason why the siege was surrounded was the officers who were called loyal, brave and reliable. Faced with the fierce offensive of the Red Army, these people were about to collapse at once. Sorry, they should have collapsed without touching. Before the fight started, a large number of officers ran away that night. When the siege woke up, they found that their regiment headquarters was empty and even the guards were not sure where to finish.

Before the shocked regiment could fully wake up from the hangover, the Red Army's platoon landed at his command center. In the end, the regiment ruler struggled to climb out of the landslide command center. At this time, he should have regretted it. If he hadn't stolen and sold the equipment and materials for the construction of fortifications, the command center shouldn't have been so fragile.

It took only one morning. The 3rd Regiment of the 1st Preparatory Division reimbursed half of its troops, and some ran away. Some people simply raised their hands to surrender, leaving only a few fools like Xin Weiguo who were holding their positions.

In response to this, the squad was extremely emotional: "The road is far away and the horsepower is seen over time. Today I know that only Weiguo is good. After this battle, this regiment commander must recommend you to be the battalion commander!"

Xin Weiguo is not interested in battalion commanders, but he is very clear about it. So what if he can become battalion commander? Faced with the big tree that has rotted from the roots, what can a mere battalion commander do? What's more, after this battle, the 3rd Regiment of the 1st Division, no, the 1st Division or even the 16th Army still exists.

Moreover, Xin Weiguo knew very well that there was only one reason why the lords praised him so much at this time, just to make him work hard. After the battle was over, what the lords said might not be as good as a nonsense.

Yes, Xin Weiguo felt that the future was very bleak. With his experience, the enemy this time was too powerful. Compared with others, the 16th Army was not on the same level. Looking at the strength of other people's firepower and the coordination of other people's infantry and cannons, it was like sieve the 16th Army, so don't try to escape one.

However, although the future is very bleak, Xin Weiguo is not prepared to run away or surrender on the spot like his incompetent teammates. As a descendant of Xin Qiji, he has his own pride and must not tarnish the reputation of his ancestors. Even if the descendants of the Xin family die, they cannot die like a turtle!

Xin Weiguo has been mentally prepared. This battle will be his last battle, and after this battle, only he who is Cheng Ren!

I have to say that Xin Weiguo fought very bravely. With his passion, he led the way and repelled ten attacks from the 107th Division of the Red Army in the next day. So much so that Konev, who had just arrived on the battlefield to observe, said: "The soldiers in China are not bad enough. After all, there are still a few bloody men."

However, there are too few men like Xin Weiguo, and more people are scrambled and mud. For example, the gang-level lord who had just praised Xin Weiguo, turned his face and put on his makeup and prepared to escape the encirclement in chaos. Who would have thought that this guy, who had a thief-faced face and tender skin, was not like the peasants in the northwest, and directly caught the Red Army alive.

There were so many such things. In just less than two days, the 1st Preparatory Division was split into pieces under the heavy blow of the Red Army, and only a very small number of troops were still holding their positions.

For example, Xin Weiguo, his company, and the hundreds of troops that were gathered one after another, were only less than fifty people left on the second day of the battle. He himself was also injured by two gunshot wounds, and just a few minutes ago, he took the remaining brothers to defend the position with bayonets with extremely difficult difficulties.

In this regard, Xin Weiguo was quite interested in the party and the country, but in the face of the Red Army's persuasion, he still chose not to say anything! At the last moment, he called the guards who had been following him and handed over the suicide note that had been written long ago, a watch and a few oceans: "My despair hopes you will hand it over my family, and the watch will be given to you as a souvenir. As for these oceans, you have followed me over the years and have not taken care of you. Let's talk about this money as a Sichuan investment for you to return home!"

Without waiting for the guard to refuse, he said toughly: "I have decided to sacrifice my country for my life, but you don't need to die with me. You can take the remaining brothers away! The rest is my responsibility!"

The scene at that time was a bit touching, and the guards refused to leave. In the end, Xin Weiguo forced him to leave the position with a gun. When everyone else left, Xin Weiguo looked at the empty position and lit the last cigarette.

For him, the biggest regret was that he would die on this inexplicable battlefield, rather than dying from defending his country. This was something he was deeply ashamed of and the sorrow of the aspiring soldiers in that year.

The artillery fire was about to begin, and mortar shells exploded around the position, stirring up a large mass of mud and sand. In this occasion of smoke and dust covering the sky, Xin Weiguo, who was quietly squatting in the trenches, felt unprecedented peace.

He no longer had to worry, no longer had to look at the evil deeds and ugly behaviors of his colleagues, no longer had to continue to struggle. He calmly pressed the bullets into the magazine of zb-26, without feeling afraid at all.

When the cannon sound came to an end, and when the Red Army infantry jumped out of the trenches again and rushed towards his position, the man who was alone in defending the position resolutely raised his gun and fired, leaving only his last voice on the battlefield: "Kill!!"

At sunset on the third day, the final resistance of the Preparatory Division 1 was also shattered, and this division was wiped out in an established manner. Ironically, when the Preparatory Division 1 was destroyed, the friendly forces next to them, whether it was the Preparatory Division 3 or Dong Zhao's direct 28th Division, were all watching and making soy sauce... (To be continued)

ps: Bow to thank the lost remnant maple, nirvana, glorious charter, deep-sea snail, cavalry king, prehistoric future and comrade Juventus!
Chapter completed!