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Chapter 251 Sacrifice

The night was dark, and the heavy wind and snow came as expected. This was what Zhang Guangming and the others expected. But only when they were in it, they knew what it would be like to explore their goals in such a heavy wind and snow, in the severe cold of almost minus 30 degrees Celsius! Their team selected 35 team members with good physical fitness, and all Chinese agents were involved. The remaining twenty-six people were still responsible for responding on the hill. Most of them were frostbite and could not move. Everyone knows that the team members who launched the raid were a suicide operation without returning.

Zhang Guangming already felt that his limbs had no feeling, and his body temperature seemed to be the same as the ice and snow around him. He was rushing his head and buried his head in the snow again, feeling a hint of heat. His face was already frostbite. Black frost spots were everywhere. They looked for a rain-breaking ditch covered by heavy snow and slid down from the mountain. Then they slowly moved forward, and the wind and snow covered their tracks. The light of the searchlight could not be illuminated much in such a bad weather. The Japanese patrol staggered in the snow. But they were also struggling in this bad weather and no longer had the heart to find any movement around them. I guess these Japanese soldiers were also thinking, who else could be there in this weather.

Can they move in the wild? They wrapped their hats and coats tightly, and looked at the lights exposed in the mining military camp with envious eyes. They quickly ended the damn patrol, returned to the house, and left this ice and snow hell. They really wanted now! These Japanese soldiers came out to patrol in shifts after eating hot food. They felt that they could not withstand the severe cold. Not to mention that Zhang Guangming and his team members had not eaten enough for two days, and had been active in the wild for so long! Zhang Guangming, who was crawling in front of them, seemed to have hallucinations in front of him. In the warm dormitory in Nanjing, the hot hot pot kept flying in front of him, and the snow under him seemed to have turned into a warm bed, and they just wanted to close their eyes and have a good rest.

He bit his tongue hard, and the severe pain cheered up his spirit again. He came to this place completely voluntarily to implement the "Renchen" plan! When he left Nanjing, Lieutenant Colonel Huiyingci gave them the last chance to choose. But no one withdrew. They were also a little confused about what the "Renchen" plan was implemented. But they were all elites among officers and pioneers of national force, and they contributed all their strength to the country. Everyone felt happy and willing. This was the terrible thing about the army founded by Yuchen. Their continuous victory miraculously changed the fate of the entire country, so everyone had a sacred sense of mission.

The wall that was only half-height was still far away, and Zhang Guangming looked back at the team members who followed him in the snow. Most of them were still moving forward with difficulty. Some people's shadows stopped there and no rest. He crawled back a few steps, and his deputy Lieutenant Qin Yongxu was lying there, his face was flushed, trying to hold back the cough. Zhang Guangming patted him on the back and whispered: "Swallow the snow!" Qin Yongxu hurriedly swallowed a few mouthfuls of snow, as if he had slowed down. He looked at Zhang Guangming with a heavy breath: "Hey, I'm fine!" His face was full of sick flush in the snow, and he could have already had a fever. In this kind of weather, it was very likely to turn into pneumonia. But at this point, who can still care so much?

Zhang Guangming got closer to him: "This won't work! The route we chose is correct, but we crawled forward in the snow. Now no one has the energy to do this! The wind and snow are so strong, so we don't want to bet and stand up and rush over! The enemy will never think that we can launch a surprise attack on them in this weather!"

Qin Yongxu wiped his head with snow, which was already burning and groggy, and said with a wry smile: "That's right! If you climb like this, you will all die in the snow... We are extremely weak. And each person has more than 20 kilograms of weight... Let the officers gather together! Communicate orders and assign goals, let's rush over! Anyway, no one expects to go back alive!" The feeling of coughing surged up again, and he buried his head deeply in the snow. His shoulders were shaking violently. The elite officer who was transferred from the An Meng Army to the Operations Department of the Foreign Military Intelligence Bureau was already at the time to squeeze out the last part of his energy.

The officers surrounded them, surrounded by the North Korean team members. They were more adaptable to this weather than these Chinese officers. Although they were all very weak, they seemed to be at least more energetic. They just watched the actions of these Chinese officers. Why are these Chinese people willing to throw their lives here? They are already mortal with Japan. Everyone has relatives who die at the hands of the Japanese, but what are these Chinese people for?

All the officers' heads were gathered together, Zhang Guangming gasped violently and smiled bitterly: "Brothers, we are almost dead... Even if we can complete the raid smoothly, I don't think we can withdraw our base......... Take everyone to this dead end. Brother, I'm sorry for you."

Several exhausted voices also rang in a low voice: "I didn't say anything to complete the task."

"Since I accepted the task, I knew there would be such a day!"

"The officers of the National Defense Forces do not sacrifice. I am sorry for the people who support us! I am sorry for the president who has always led us!"

"Give an order! Boss! We are ready after receiving the telegram. We will still work together in the next life!"

Zhang Guangming felt that his eyes were hot, and it was worth it to go on the road with these brothers! He took out the Qing army badge that he had always treasured from his arms - in fact, this was an act of violation of discipline. He buried it deeply in the snow. The officers around him, like him, took out the badge and buried it in one place. Six brass badges were put together. Even in this snowy weather, the brightest light flashed in everyone's eyes.

At this time, no matter what you say, it will be unnecessary. They will know that they are the main force of the "Renchen" plan, and even if they die, they must fulfill their mission!

"Brothers, there is still about 300 meters away from the wall. Six teams are moving side by side to form horizontal teams. Keep echoing each other. The explosives are concentrated on the members with the best physical strength now. I guess they will not be discovered when sneaking under the wall. When crossing, if the enemy discovers it, shoot and resist! Don't pause after passing the wall. The first team is to press them down! The second and third teams alternately cover and blow up the mines! The fourth and sixth teams are the most important task. The kerosene depot of the Japanese devils is the most important. The kerosene depot of the Japanese devils is lit. It will be a great destruction! The sixth team destroys the water tower, destroys the generator, and destroys everything that can be destroyed! We have more than 600 kilograms of yellow explosives together, which is enough to blow up the place! If you have finished it, you will still have your life and retreat to the mountain! After my sacrifice, the first command is Lieutenant Qin Yongxu, and the second command is Lieutenant Zhou Ye... Let's do it now! Take action now!"

The officers looked at Zhang Guangming with a gray face, and he also glanced at the officers under his command. The last order of his life burst out from his chest: "The Qing Army Association, fight for each of them!"

This night was definitely a nightmare for the Japanese military guards at Taiyangli Coal Mine and the staff of the coal mine. This coal mine produces more than 70,000 tons of high-quality anthracite. It is an important source of supply for Japan's Tokuyama Dye Factory. Since its mining in 1912, it has received considerable attention. The recent harassment operation of the North Korean Restoration Army has also allowed the local Japanese garrison to strengthen the security here as much as possible. With strict patrols, more than 200 guards were drawn from the regular army.

More than 100 North Korean mines, plus more than 100 Japanese managers and families working in the mines, were all nervous and alert to the enemy's destructive attacks. But no one expected that in the area more than 100 kilometers away from the Sino-North Korea border, in the severe cold of minus 30 degrees Celsius, a group of exhausted, severe frostbite, and semi-hungry commandos were lurking in the wild for so long that they launched an almost suicide raid on this night!

The Japanese guard post above the open-air guard post had already shrunk into his coat. The feet inside the warm leather boots were frozen without any sense of consciousness. They cursed in their hearts that they had to insist on duty at this time. A few British searchlights that had just been installed were firing weakly. However, the columns of light that were so strong on weekdays, can only shine on the snowflakes flying all over the sky when they were shooting out. More than 30 team members took advantage of the time when the Japanese patrol team changed shifts and stumbled to touch the front of the wall that had only half built. The low wall that could jump past on weekdays seemed to have become an insurmountable barrier! Their physical strength and energy had been exhausted.

Zhang Guangming squatted under the wall and ordered the North Korean team members to step on his body and flip up. Every Chinese officer did this. A white figure all over the wall had flipped over the wall. The searchlight once swept the ominously over the wall. Unfortunately, the people guarding the searchlight were now stomping their necks and stomping their feet! The wind and snow covered all their movements and sounds. Almost all the thirty-five team members flipped over. A few hands stretched out from the wall to pull Zhang Guangming up. He accidentally glanced at the side. He saw Lieutenant Qin Yongxu's body curled under the wall and did not move. Zhang Guangming immediately knew that this honest and brave lieutenant had exhausted the last little heat and last energy in his body. He was frozen to death and exhausted outside the Japanese mine wall!

Zhang Guangming, who had already felt that he could not turn over, suddenly burst out from the deepest part of his body. With the help of a few hands, he flipped over with twenty kilograms of yellow explosives. Good brother, let's see how the rest of us complete our mission!

Six teams were evacuated immediately, and the mining area was deserted at night. North Korean miners were monitored to live in their shacks, fearing that there would be any sabotage operations inside and outside. In the past, only Japanese guards patrols were patrolled. But in this night, even a few patrol teams could see something? At this time, more than thirty figures had more energy than in the process of lurking forward. I don’t know what kind of thing was supporting them to rush towards their respective targets as fast as possible. The first team went straight to the Japanese barracks, and each took out the Japanese carbine with a short butt from his arms, and pushed the bullets onto the barrel. One was coming from the barracks.

When they came out, the patrol team preparing to change their guards saw a few figures rushing towards them in the snow! Before they could shout, several grenades were thrown over. The blast was mixed with ice and snow, and the sound of the wind was so loud that it could not hide the sound of the grenade explosion! The Japanese carbines that were hooked and hooked also started. Seven or eight Japanese patrols were still confused and were beaten to the point! The gunshots alarmed half of the mining area. The searchlights of several Japanese guardhouses in the southeast corner turned over. The Japanese sentry, who were frozen enough on the guardhouse, opened their eyes wide and looked at what was going on. The barracks were suddenly in chaos, like a hive!

Lieutenant Zhou Ye, who led the first team to attack, could no longer run. He was trapped in the snow, just holding a carbine and firing. The firelight at the muzzle made his eyes dizzy. The more lively they were here, the more they could cover the brothers carrying explosives! He vaguely saw a group of disheveled Japanese devils rushing out of the barracks. The bullets of the rifle fell around him, and several North Korean team members had been hit and insisted on throwing grenades at the Japanese devils. The machine guns on the guardhouse were probably frozen, and a princess roared after a while. The Japanese devils also rushed up a machine gun on the roof of the barracks. The bullets were splashed with water. Alarm sounds came from the wind and snow, and various shouting sounds. And his only feeling was that these sounds were very far away from him.

Several bullets hit Lieutenant Zhou Ye. His body shook on the snow for a few times, and then he struggled to press a row of bullets on the carbine. More firepower was concentrated, and the Japanese soldiers could even see the marks of bullet hitting the enemy standing there and insisting on shooting. But that guy never fell down! He was still pulling the bolt, firing, pulling the bolt, firing. Perhaps the thick leather jacket on his body reduced the lethality of the Japanese 65 bullets, or perhaps Lieutenant Zhou Ye created a miracle in his tenacious New Year. His body had almost been knocked into a sieve, and he still insisted on standing there. Until the first huge explosion sounded behind him, he threw away the carbine in his hand and fell backwards.

In just a few minutes, the Japanese soldiers who did not believe that all this happened later counted fifty-six bullet holes on Lieutenant Zhou Ye. He insisted on firing seventeen bullets and firing two grenades.

The first team's attack covered the actions of several other teams. The second and third teams crossed half of the mining area and threw the 250 kilograms of explosives tied together into two large mine pit holes. The huge explosion made the entire mine area shake. Yellow flames burst out from several mine pit holes and rushed straight into the sky. Even the heavy snow seemed to be stopped by the huge explosion! Several mines were immediately blown to collapse. Especially in a mine with the largest output, the palm surface was not very good.

Safety actually caused an internal landslide! Even the surrounding ground was sinking. The flames caused an explosion of coal dust. Under the Taiyang Coal Mine, it seemed like a volcano eruption! A sharp alarm sounded, and everyone, including the families of the Japanese, were alarmed. The North Korean miners wanted to run out of their shacks, and the confused Japanese soldiers and the North Korean mine police fired fire at the crowded miners! The chaos spread uncontrollably.

Half of the twelve officers and soldiers of the Second Squad and the Third Squad were martyred in the explosion. The other half were also killed in the melee. The commander of the Second Squad, Lieutenant Qin Yongxu, had died of exhaustion outside the wall. The commander of the Third Squad, Lieutenant Qibo, was not found by the Japanese.

As the entire mining area became disturbed, the Japanese police, which was already panicked, had no idea what direction to deal with. Captain Akiyama, the commander of the garrison, was clearer and quickly divided some people to protect the kerosene depot. If it was blown up there, the mining area would be really over! There were already Japanese sentries there, and the kerosene depot was just closer to the guarantor barracks. Two teams of four and six were found by searchlights when they were touching the kerosene depot, and the two teams were nailed to the snow.

The commander of the Chinese officer squad, two friends of the second phase of the Jiangbei Official School, Lieutenant Wu Yongli and Lieutenant Sun Kai, both died in the battle during the attack. The other nine North Korean members of their two squads were completely disbanded, and most of them were killed by the Japanese firepower. Only one escaped to the bottom of a Japanese guardhouse. Seeing that he could no longer retreat, he ignited the explosive pack and the guardhouse to die together. When the tall wooden guardhouse fell down in the loud explosion, the sound of Japanese screaming could be heard in the entire mining area!

Captain Zhang Guangming and his fifth team also used dozens of kilograms of explosives to blow up the generator when the mine was blown up. They crossed the mine area and threw explosives into it whenever it was a building. The Japanese were completely confused by the explosions one after another. Either they rushed to the place where there were gunfires or rushed to the mines that were emitting huge explosions and skylights. The team actually rushed to the front of the only two-story building in the center of the mine area. A North Korean team member ignited the last explosives on his body and threw them at the building. Zhang Guangming also gasped and took out the two remaining explosives on his body. The detonator had been safe and could be used as long as it was pulled and burned! They had already done enough!

A shocking explosion sounded. Then came the cry of women and children! A piece of explosives almost collapsed the two-story building with red bricks and gray. The human limbs collapsed into the sky with the broken buildings. Zhang Guangming, who was lying in the snow, clearly saw a few children falling down the slabs that collapsed, and then buried underground! More people rushed out of the building with half of the remaining buildings.

Come on. They are all women with disheveled hair, holding children in their arms, and men wearing glasses, bleeding on their faces, and wearing only one pajamas. This is the family building of a Japanese mine! Another North Korean team member pulled out an explosive bag and jumped up from the snow and wanted to pull it to the sun. The remaining few people also picked up their guns and prepared to shoot them. Zhang Guangming jumped up with his last strength and shouted loudly in the morning language: "It's not a military target, not a military target!"

It’s not that he hadn’t hurt civilians during the attack, but that was affected by attacking military targets. He did not kill like the other commandos. From the beginning to the end, he thought he was just a pure soldier. Even at this time, he was like this, always maintaining his honor as a defense force officer. Even in such a fierce raid, he still subconsciously jumped out.

The Japanese mine managers and their families rushed towards their direction in dizzyness. Crying sounds were heard. The huge explosion scared them to hide in their homes. Unexpectedly, their homes were still bombed! Zhang Guangming tried hard to stop the North Korean team members who were already killed and blocked his body in front of their guns. Suddenly, two slight gunshots were blown away by the snow in a blink of an eye. Captain Zhang Guangming shook all over and turned around shakingly. Two bald Japanese middle-aged men in pajamas held the self-defense pistol in their hands and looked at Zhang Guangming like this. A middle-aged man was holding a child covered in blood. The sound of the pistol sounded again, and more than a dozen bullets shot into the captain's body.

The heavy snow suddenly became silent.

Captain Zhang Guangming was born in Changzhou, Jiangsu in 1889. He was admitted to the first phase of the Jiangbei official school in 1912. He died in a secret front in 1916. His family still does not know where he buried his bones.
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