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It can be seen that Liu Quanhua felt a little guilty, so Xu Le handed the independent regiment over to their two brigades. However, after a few days, except for the Independent 1st Regiment stationed in Pu County, which suffered no losses, the other three independent regiments suffered nearly 3 casualties.

Xu Le said with emotion: "You did the right thing. The Japanese have heavy artillery in unknown positions in both directions. Before we find out the location of the heavy artillery, we really need to make conservative plans, otherwise we will lose soldiers in vain! How is the situation of the independent regiment?"

Zhu Xiaoping was in charge of the Quartermaster Department and the Health Department of the Logistics Department. He looked at Xu Le, who was a generation younger than him, and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. He had never thought that one day he would work under his nephew.

But during this period of time, he felt like he had come to the right place, and the respect he didn't receive before now came to him.

Of course, this respect is somewhat because he is Xu Le's uncle, and many people in the army know it.

But he also used his talents to tell the people in the logistics department that he had real skills and could manage the department well.

Without dwelling on the difference in status between him and Xu Le, he said, "The injured soldiers of the independent regiment have been sent to the headquarters hospital for treatment. There are enough medicines for the time being, but the situation is not optimistic!

Many soldiers died due to excessive bleeding, and many soldiers lost their limbs and could never serve in the army again!"

Xu Le just looked at Zhu Xiaoping with a hint of surprise. He didn't expect that the other party would adapt so quickly, and he didn't invite people from the Logistics Department and the Political Department to the meeting, so why was the other party here?

Forget it, he didn't think about it anymore. Maybe it was because of their relationship that Jiang Feng deliberately arranged it. He also hoped that his family could get access to the army's secrets as soon as possible.

"The wounded soldiers must be taken care of, and those who died must be reported to the Military Affairs Office in a timely manner. A list of names must be sent back to the Acropolis. Their families have the right to know."

"The troops will remain like this for the time being. The 667th Regiment and the 1st Independent Regiment will prepare for the defense of Pu County. Send more scouts out to investigate. On the one hand, pay attention to the movements of the Japanese, and on the other hand, find out the locations of the Japanese heavy artillery in Shuitou Town and Fenxi!"

......

After a series of follow-up deployments, everyone was silent. Xu Le noticed that the atmosphere was not right, so he asked Jiang Feng: "Minister Jiang, do you have anything else to say? Why do you look so lifeless?"

Finally, it was Jiang Feng who spoke up: "Young Marshal, most of the troops have been withdrawn, and there is still no news from those who are fighting separately..."

Xu Le felt his eyebrows jump, and asked hurriedly: "Who didn't come back?"

Jiang Feng: "Three tanks of the Armored Regiment have not returned, and there is no report of their deaths. I'm afraid they are still in the mountainous area around Majiazhai!"

Upon hearing Jiang Feng's words, Xu Le and Zhu Xiaoping were both shocked. Zhu Zhaolan was the platoon leader of a tank platoon and had three tanks under his command. If he were an ordinary person, the other party would not have brought this up specifically, and the Operations Department could have investigated it privately.

"Is it Zhu Zhaolan and the others?"

"That's right, we have lost contact with Platoon Leader Zhu for more than 72 hours!"

Bang! Xu Le stood up immediately and his body accidentally hit the teacup, knocking it to the ground.

"It's been three days and three nights. Have you sent out a reconnaissance team to search?"

Xu Le was scared. This was the scariest time he had ever felt since he came into this world. It could also be said that this was the first time he was scared. He was not this scared even when he killed someone for the first time.

Zhu Zhaolan was the only relative among his peers. It was his aunt Xu Wenwan who handed him over to him personally. He still clearly remembered what Zhu Zhaolan said when he said he wanted to join the tank unit:

I will drive a tank across every inch of the Tang Dynasty and run over the devil's belly!

He didn't expect that Zhu Zhaolan disappeared on his first combat mission, and he disappeared near the main force of the Japanese devils, with heavy artillery hidden around them.

"If he's alive, I want to see him. If he's dead, I want to see his body! I'll have the guards do it themselves. One more thing, Zhu Zhaolan's matter must be kept strictly confidential. My aunt must not know about it!"

After saying that, he looked at the dazed Zhu Xiaoping and said, "Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely bring my cousin back."

.......

That night, Xu Le, despite everyone's opposition, led Xu Da and 10 others to go find Zhu Zhaolan himself.

For the 176 soldiers of the entire 2th Division, although Zhu Zhaolan was a platoon leader, there were countless platoon leaders in the army. As the supreme commander, Xu Le should not have taken action personally for these more than ten people.

But who can be absolutely fair? How could he not worry about Zhu Zhaolan!

Several independent regiments suffered heavy losses, but fortunately the reserve forces filled the gaps and the troops quickly restored their full organization. However, to everyone, it seemed that no one cared about this loss, only Xu Le cared very much.

This is the difference between people. No matter how much Xu Le tries to integrate into this world, he can never fully integrate into it.

Since Fuso's full-scale invasion of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang army has suffered more than one million casualties. Compared to one million people, the loss of more than a thousand people is almost negligible.

But Xu Le respects every life, especially those who are his subordinates, he cares more, so he always tells Jiang Feng and others that they can give up fighting when necessary, but they must first ensure the safety of the soldiers.

The troops will not trade the lives of their soldiers for results of battle.

.....

Xiazhuang, Fenxi County, is more than 10 kilometers away from the county seat and several kilometers away from Majiazhai. It is located upstream of a branch river flowing into the Fen River.

There are many hills here, but in the middle of the hills there is a hidden depression with many quagmires, making it almost impossible for pedestrians to pass through.

If you look closely, you will find that there is a raised area in several corners, covered with silt and weeds, which looks like a small mound.

In fact, these were three tanks in Zhu Zhaolan’s platoon. When attacking Majiazhai before, Zhu Zhaolan saw several Japanese soldiers fleeing in a car.

He vaguely saw the Japanese soldiers surrounding a man, who was at least a colonel.

So he made a prompt decision and drove a tank to chase after them.

But as they chased, they lost the person and it was impossible to turn back because the Japanese reinforcements had arrived with mountain artillery.

In order to avoid being caught by the Japanese, he led three tanks and accidentally came to this depression, and then hid himself, thus escaping a wave of searches by the Japanese.

Because the tanks were camouflaged and surrounded by quagmire, the Japanese looked at them from a distance and then left.

"Platoon leader, what should we do? We can't just hide here forever. We're out of food and only have a little water. And the weather is so cold. Even if we don't starve to death, we'll freeze to death!"