Chapter 174: White Mountain and Black Water 8
Because the distance and the costumes of the Japanese and puppet troops were all the same color, it would be difficult to distinguish the style and the military uniforms if they were not carefully identified. In fact, the puppet troops came upstream of the Ant River. When these puppet troops saw a group of girls running into the village in panic, they were extremely excited as if they were injected with chicken blood. They shouted and rushed over to the death. At this time, the Japanese army was carrying out encirclement from the other side of the village. When they heard gunfire, the Japanese army knew that it was exposed and it was impossible to attack. Then they launched an attack, and the fierce gunfire sounded like firecrackers.
After a night of marching, Erhu, Hao Guilin and Li Zhaolin arrived at the foot of a mountain. Hao Guilin came to Erhu and pointed at the mountain in front and said excitedly: "Brother Lu, if you cross this mountain, you will see the locust tree. If you hadn't insisted on walking at night, we wouldn't have rushed to the road. I said your worries were a little unnecessary. It seems that you are a stubborn person, so I'll have to get home and have a good sleep."
Erhu saw Hao Guilin with a tired face, Li Zhaolin with a little black eyes, and several young people following behind him, all of them were exhausted. Erhu smiled and shook his head and thought to himself: This volunteer army obviously lacked military training. On the other hand, he and his brothers almost formed a contrast. He was still energetic and energetic during the long journey overnight.
Erhu said: "Captain Hao and Political Commissar Li will fight against the Japanese army for a long time in the future. It is possible that they will not be able to eat or sleep well for several days and nights in a row. You lack formal training. How can you do such a body? Guerrilla combat is to compete with the enemy for endurance and challenge the physiological limits so that you can survive in a difficult environment, otherwise you will collapse soon."
Li Zhaolin agreed, "Brother Lu, what you said is very correct, to be honest, our Volunteer Army has people from all walks of life, and there are also a small number of Fengtian soldiers, but no one knows how to conduct formal military training. I observed carefully along the way that you and your people have undergone rigorous training, and your military qualities are great, so I beg Captain Lu to help us."
Erhu was about to say something, but inadvertently everyone had climbed up the mountain. Hao Guilin said first: "Brother Lu, look at the village in front of him is Huaishu Tun, we are about to collapse." As soon as he finished speaking, gunshots suddenly came from the front, and everyone was stunned. Erhu hurriedly took out his telescope to observe, and the gunshots began to grow densely.
At this time, Hao Guilin and Li Zhaolin immediately realized that something was wrong with Huaishu Tun, and cold sweat suddenly appeared on their faces. Li Zhaolin shouted: "It's not that Japanese, comrades are in danger." After that, they were about to rush down the mountain. Erhu shouted: "Slow!" Although he shouted, he still held the telescope and was calm. "Brother Lu, you hear that the gunfire is so dense, there must be a lot of people coming to the Japanese army. If we don't go down the mountain to rescue, it's probably over." Hao Guilin said anxiously.
Li Zhaolin also said anxiously: "Captain Lu, although our team has more than 200 people, there are only more than 50 fast guns and not a single machine gun. If the Japanese attack fiercely, they will collapse immediately." Erhu said nothing and still held up a telescope to observe. The expression on his face seemed inviolable.
After a while, Erhu put down his telescope and said, "What is needed in critical moments is calm. Look at the Japanese and puppet troops attack Huaishu Tun in two directions. The south side of the village is the puppet troops, with a number of about 200 people, and the north side of the village is the Japanese soldiers with a number of about 100 people. The information obtained by the Japanese army is very accurate. It seems that they have made sufficient preparations and their intentions are very clear, which is to wipe out all of you."
Hao Guilin said pale and said, "Brother Lu, what should I do! Let's listen to you." Erhu followed, "There is no other way, you can only choose to break through on the side of the puppet army. Although they have too many people, their combat effectiveness is far inferior. If we hit him hard behind the scenes, the puppet army will definitely be caught off guard. Taking advantage of the chaos of the puppet army, the people in the village found reinforcements on this side, and they will definitely break through on this side. Now I order to attack."
Soon Erhu led everyone to the back of the puppet army. He observed carefully for dozens of seconds and saw the puppet army facing the sporadic gunshots from the village, he was still cautious and walked a few steps before lying on the ground. Erhu had confidence in his heart and ordered: "Two people are in a group, cover each other, and move must be fierce. I will deal with the puppet army's machine guns." After saying that, Erhu rushed out in an emergency. Hao Guilin said to Li Zhaolin: "Political Commissar, you are responsible for receiving the response." After saying that, he raised his legs and chased Erhu. At this time, all the brothers began to attack at the same time.
The sudden attack from the rear suddenly fooled the puppet army. At this time, the commander of the puppet army happened to be in the rear. They first suffered a blow. With accurate shooting, the puppet army officer was knocked down several people, and then two grenades exploded at the position of the puppet army officer. In the blink of an eye, the puppet army lost command.
Erhu was about a hundred meters away from the puppet army's machine gun position. He rushed forward for a distance, wielding his gun while running. The puppet army's machine gun was temporarily mute. In this kung fu, another machine gunner came up. Erhu took the opportunity to throw two grenades. The puppet army, who was launching an attack, turned around and ran away when he saw this. Erhu rushed to the machine gun position, picked up the machine gun and swept it hard, and instantly hit a large area. The puppet army lost its commander and suffered a fierce blow. In addition, the situation was unclear, so he fled to the west.
At this time, Hao Guilin rushed up, Erhu handed the machine gun to him and said, "Come on the cover, I'll go forward." After that, Erhu ran to the front quickly, picked up a rifle abandoned by the puppet army, untied the bullet belt on a dead body in three or two, and then raised the gun to shoot. With a sudden change, the people in the village quickly understood what was going on, and then the figure of the volunteers appeared at the entrance of the village. At this time, fierce fighting was still fierce on the north side of the village. Erhu knew in his heart that someone in the volunteers was resisting the Japanese army and covering the retreat of the large army.
Under the fierce shooting of machine guns, the puppet soldiers ran away. More and more people came out of the village during this kung fu. Erhu led his men to come forward and shouted to them to run quickly. When the retreating volunteers saw reinforcements, their morale was greatly boosted. Due to lack of physical strength, the female soldiers landed behind. Erhu hurriedly ran forward to greet them when he saw them.
At this time, a roar came from the air. Erhu realized that it was not easy to shout: "Let's go down, lie down!" But the female soldiers knew the danger and were still running hard. With several violent explosions, several mortar shells exploded, and several female soldiers were blown to the ground. The female soldiers were so scared that some were lying on the ground, while others were still running. At this time, Erhu found that a female soldier was still running in front. Erhu hurriedly jumped up and pushed the female soldier to the ground. At this time, a mortar shell exploded next to him, and the smoke suddenly enveloped and filled.
Erhu felt his arms numb, and then he felt heartbroken. He tried to stretch his arms, but he felt that he didn't hurt his bones. While the smoke had not dissipated, Erhu got up and pulled the female soldier pressing on his body and carried it on his shoulders. A team member appeared next to him in time: "Captain, you are not injured! The Japanese army is coming, I'll cover it and retreat quickly!" "Erhu ran more than 100 meters in one breath. The girl seemed to wake up and shouted to put her down.
A volunteer army reported to Hao Guilin: "Captain, a small team leader led 20 brothers to block the Japanese army. If they were not rescued, they would be finished." When Hao Guilin heard the emergency, he picked up the machine gun and shouted to follow me. Erhu happened to run to him. Seeing this, he put down the female soldier and grabbed Hao Guilin and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Hao Guilin said with a sad face: "My first squad leader is still in the village, I must save them," Erhu shouted angrily: "Bastard, the Japanese army has appeared at the entrance of the village. Is your squad still there? The person who came to pull him down and covers the retreat alternately. Everyone should move quickly, the Japanese mortars are moving forward, and we will eat shells again soon."
Erhu turned his head and found that the female soldier who was rescued was still lying beside him. He asked sternly: "Why are you still here? Retreat quickly." The female soldier stuttered and said, "You are injured and still bleeding." Erhu pulled the female soldier without saying anything and retreated to the back. After running for a distance, Erhu handed the female soldier to a subordinate, and then personally served as the rear.
The Japanese army chased the forest and did not pursue it again. They probably thought that the Volunteers had difficulty dealing with the forest. In addition, their troops were limited and the situation was unclear. Another factor was that they did not know how many people were rescued. The Japanese army set aside the forest and wandered for a while before retreating to Huaishu Village.
At this time, Erhu and others were still on guard on the mountain and gathered scattered personnel. When Li Zhaolin saw the Japanese army heading towards the village, he was in a heavy mood and said, "The villagers of Huaishu Village should suffer this time," Hao Guilin cried and said, "The first team leader and more than 20 brothers are still in the village." Erhu said, "They are already dead, don't have any fantasies. Fortunately, we rushed in time, otherwise none of them would run out. I judged that the Japanese army would not pursue us, so we should retreat with confidence!"
A few hours later, in a clearing in the forest, the volunteers lay on the ground. The fright just now exhausted them, and everyone's faces showed a sad expression. Hao Guilin walked up to Li Zhaolin and said, "Political Commissar, after counting the number of people, all the first team was killed. There were 55 comrades who died during the breakout." Li Zhaolin hugged his head and choked and said, "It's all my fault, I'm too careless."
Erhu was also very heavy when he saw this scene. He didn't know how to comfort them. After a while, Li Zhaolin stood up and said solemnly: "Comrades! Brothers! The Japanese army once again owed us our blood debt. Let us remember today's day, and the blood debt must be paid with blood. Don't be discouraged, cheer up and learn from this painful lesson."
The volunteer soldiers seemed to have a spirit, and the political commissar's words played a certain role. At this time, the female soldier rescued by Erhu stood up. She was neither another person nor Han Xue. Han Xue walked to Erhu and said shyly, "Does your arms still hurt?" Erhu then remembered that he was injured. He rolled up his sleeves and saw that a single piece was still embedded in the flesh.
Erhu pulled it out without hesitation, and blood came out again. Han Xue was so scared that her face turned pale, and she hurriedly took out her handkerchief and covered it on the wound. Erhu moved Han Xue's hand away and said, "It's a waste of such a good handkerchief." Then Erhu took out his first aid kit from his arms and bandaged the wound very skillfully.
Seeing the girl's worried expression, Erhu smiled and said, "Don't worry! The bones were not hurt, it was just skin injuries." Han Xue was a little embarrassed, hesitated and turned around and walked away. After a while, Erhu wanted to ask Hao Guilin and Li Zhaolin about their whereabouts and their future plans. At this time, he saw that they seemed to be having a meeting and looked extremely mysterious. Erhu laughed at himself and then lying on the ground with his eyes closed and resting. Soon Erhu fell asleep.
Chapter completed!