Faced with Battalion Commander Wang Hai's praise, Zhao Ting, who had displayed his might on the battlefield, did not show any arrogance. Instead, he appeared exceptionally humble.
Originally, Wang Hai wasn't very satisfied with Zhao Ting, this cadet who had been shoved into his camp. Now, his favorable impression of Zhao Ting continued to rise.
"Brother Zhao, Company Leader Old Wang of Third Company has died in battle, and Deputy Company Leader Old Zhang has also been seriously injured and sent away. You performed well just now, so you can temporarily take over the position of Company Leader of Third Company.”
Battalion Commander Wang Hai saw that not only was Zhao Ting's marksmanship outstanding, but he was also humble. After praising him, he directly let him take over the position of Company Commander of Third Company.
Due to the fierce battle of Songhu, the casualties of the frontline officers were very high, so promotion became the norm.
Zhao Ting did not expect Battalion Commander Wang Hai to promote him to the acting company commander of Third Company. This was a promotion of two ranks in a row.
"Battalion Commander, I don't have enough experience. Why don't you let the first platoon leader…"
Zhao Ting had transmigrated and was new here. He was not familiar with the army yet. Now that he was asked to be the acting company commander, he felt a little abrupt and wanted to reject it.
However, Battalion Commander Wang Hai waved his hand and interrupted him. He then explained,"A platoon leader charging into battle is fine, but I don't feel at ease letting him command.”
"It's settled then. You'll be the acting company commander of Third Company.”Battalion Commander Wang Hai didn't allow Zhao Ting to speak and decided on this matter.
Zhao Ting smiled bitterly and could only nod in agreement.
Currently, the casualties of the officers in each platoon were very high. The Company Commander and Deputy Company Commander of the Third Company Commander, the Platoon Commander and Deputy Platoon Commander of the First Platoon, the Platoon Commander and Deputy Platoon Commander of the Second Platoon, and the Platoon Commander and Deputy Platoon Commander of the Third Platoon had all died in the previous battle.
It could be said that other than the first platoon leader and the third platoon leader, who were officially appointed, the rest were promoted from the squad leader. Naturally, there was no way to promote the acting company commander.
If he were to die in battle, even if Battalion Commander Wang Hai was unwilling, the remaining platoon leader would definitely take over his position as acting company commander.
"Battalion Commander, the Japanese just suffered a huge loss. They will definitely launch a crazy revenge. I wonder if we have reinforcements?”
Zhao Ting was promoted to the acting company commander of Third Company. He felt the pressure on his shoulders. After all, he had so many brothers 'lives in his hands.
Wang Hai sighed and said," Right now, all the defense lines are in a tight situation. There are also Japanese planes bombing the sky. The reinforcements will have to wait until night to come up under the cover of night. At that time, the wounded can only be transported down."”
"There are still two to three hours before the sky turns dark. The Japanese will definitely attack again. I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on with this few people.”
When Zhao Ting came over from the trenches, he knew that their battalion was in a bad situation. Right now, there were a lot of casualties in each platoon. If the Japanese attacked again, they definitely wouldn't be able to stop it.
"Even if we can't defend it, we have to defend it. Unless we're all dead, the Japanese won't be able to pass through here!”Battalion Commander Wang Hai clenched his fists, ready to die.
"Battalion Commander, I have a suggestion, but I don't know if I should say it.”Zhao Ting looked at Wang Hai, who was full of suggestions, and said.
"Brother Zhao, if you have any good ideas, just say it. If you can stop the devils, I'll go to the regiment commander and ask for credit for you.”Seeing that Zhao Ting wanted to say something but hesitated, Wang Hai hurriedly said.
"Since that's the case, I'll be frank. Battalion Commander, please don't blame me.”
"The Japanese have strong firepower. If we fight them head-on, even if we hold our position, there won't be many people left in our camp. What I mean is to retreat and let the Japanese in.”
"You mean you want to give up the position?”
Wang Hai immediately shook his head like a rattle-drum."If you don't give the order, you'll be shot. No, no, no.”
"Battalion Commander, you've misunderstood me. I don't have the intention of giving up the position. I just want to lure the enemy deeper. Look, let's do this."
After hearing Zhao Ting's further explanation, Wang Hai's expression became uncertain.
"But we don't have that many explosives.”Wang Hai frowned.
"Battalion Commander, I'll solve the problem of explosives. We can still find them if we search around.”
Zhao Ting's face was filled with sharp confidence. Collecting them was just an excuse. He had more than 2,000 war points now, which could be exchanged for a lot of explosives. This was what he relied on.
"There's another problem. If we take the initiative to retreat, what if something goes wrong and we lose our position?”
"Battalion Commander, believe me. When the time comes, we will blow up the Japanese into the sky. We can easily take back our position. If anything really happens, I will take full responsibility for killing or cutting them up.”Zhao Ting comforted.
Wang Hai lowered his head and thought for a while. In the end, he gritted his teeth and said,"Alright, then let's do it. If we lose our position, I'll take the blame and I won't implicate you.”
"Alright, then I'll bring a few brothers to look for explosives.”
"Go, come back quickly."
Soon, Zhao Ting returned to his platoon. He called out to a few trusted brothers and left the second defense. He moved toward the battlefield behind him, pretending to look for explosives.
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