Although the officers and soldiers of the Jinsui Army rushed to the bridge at the same time this time, the Japanese army had a large number of machine guns. Under the fierce rain of bullets, groups of Jinsui officers and soldiers fell down.
The people behind became frightened and began to retreat again.
The chief of staff became anxious and ordered the supervisory team to open fire, killing dozens of retreating Jinsui officers and soldiers on the spot.
The officers and soldiers of the Jinsui Army saw that there was no way to retreat, and there might be a chance of survival if they rushed forward, so they gritted their teeth and rushed to the bridge head again.
At this moment, Xu Dalong and others launched an attack from the other side of the bridge. The Japanese army was attacked from both sides and could no longer hold on.
When the officers and soldiers of the Jinsui Army saw this situation, their morale was greatly boosted. They rushed forward in a swarm and wiped out all the remaining Japanese soldiers.
Fujiwara was shot several times, and before he died, he hacked to death a Jinsui Army soldier. The enraged Jinsui Army soldiers stabbed him with bayonets, pricking him like a hornet's nest.
Staff Officer Li had already seen the Japanese troops installing explosives, and he hurriedly ran toward the center of the bridge.
He ran to the top of the central pier and looked down, his face turned ashen.
He saw that the fuse had been thrown from the bridge and was emitting white smoke. It was too late to send someone off the bridge to pull out the fuse.
At this time, the chief of staff also rushed over, and Staff Officer Li shouted loudly: "Commander, the bridge is going to blow up, leave quickly."
The chief of staff hurriedly looked under the bridge.
Seeing the fuse with white smoke coming out, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. At this time, there were more and more people on the bridge, and it was too late for them to escape even if they wanted to.
At this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "Get out of the way."
Following the shouts, Xu Dalong and Monk Wei separated from the crowd and ran towards the center of the bridge.
Although the people on the bridge were densely packed at this time, Xu Dalong and Monk Wei were extremely powerful. Under their fierce impact, people were pushed away one after another.
The two of them soon arrived at the top of the central bridge pier.
Xu Dalong poked his head out from the bridge railing and saw the smoking fuse. He raised his gun without hesitation, aimed at the fuse and fired.
The shot hit the fuse, and the broken fuse emitted white smoke and fell into the river.
Seeing this situation, the people on the bridge burst into loud cheers.
In the battle just now, the Chief of Staff had seen that it was the Eighth Route Army led by Xu Dalong who attacked the Japanese army from behind, and helped the Jinsui Army seize the bridge at the critical moment. At this moment, it was Xu Dalong who saved the bridge at the critical moment, which is equivalent to
Saved the lives of tens of thousands of people throughout World War II, including the district governor's office and government agencies.
The chief of staff said gratefully: "This Eighth Route Brother is really good at marksmanship. May I ask his name?"
Xu Dalong saluted and said: "Sir, Xu Dalong, commander of the special service company of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment."
The chief of staff said: "It's really good. I will recommend that the World War II District Chief's Department give you a commendation."
Xu Dalong said: "Sir, now is not the time to talk about this matter. Let's quickly organize people to cross the river."
The chief of staff nodded and said to Staff Officer Li: "Immediately lead the guard regiment to build a position to cover the chief's headquarters and agency logistics across the river."
After Staff Officer Li left, Xu Dalong thought for a while and said: "Senior Counselor, I have another suggestion. The logistics department of the General Department has so many family members, and it is difficult to move. If we are pursued by the Japanese army, the consequences will be disastrous.
I suggest that we wait until the covering troops have crossed the river before blowing up the Fenhe Bridge."
The chief of staff was hesitant. It was not easy to build this bridge, and there was a lot of controversy at the time. It can be said that a lot of manpower, material and financial resources were spent to build this bridge. Even Mrs. Wang of Shanxi participated in the auction to raise funds.
Finally, a designer was hired from the Netherlands to build the bridge. It was really distressing that it was blown up like this.
The chief of staff hesitated for a while, looked at the panicked people fleeing on the bridge, and listened to the sound of cannons in the distance. He finally made up his mind and said, "Okay, that's it."
Xu Dalong said: "Master, if you can trust me, I will complete the task of blowing up the bridge."
Xu Dalong's outstanding performance had already won the trust of the chief of staff. He said: "Okay, I'll leave this task to you." After that, he went to the bridge and personally directed people to cross the bridge quickly.
After the chief of staff left, Monk Wei squeezed over and said with a depressed face: "Master Long, I found the Japanese radio station. Unfortunately, it has been damaged by artillery shells."
It turned out that Xu Dalong thought that this small Japanese army was carrying a radio, and he had long been thinking about it and wanted to capture it, so he assigned this task to Monk Wei.
After wiping out the Japanese army, Monk Wei's first thing was to look for this radio station. He didn't expect that this would be the result. It was really a pity.
Xu Dalong comforted Monk Wei and said, "Forget it. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
Xu Dalong called a soldier, tied a rope around his waist, and then sent him to the bridge pier.
Now there is only a short section of fuse left on the explosive package, and Xu Dalong and others do not have a spare fuse, but this cannot trouble Xu Dalong.
The soldier who went down, according to Xu Dalong's request, fixed six grenades with ropes on the explosive bags and pulled out the safety pins on the grenades. Then the soldier shook the rope and asked other soldiers to pull him up.
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Xu Dalong and others followed the crowd to the bridge. He stood on the bridge and observed the bridge piers. He could clearly see the grenades tied to the explosive bags. He planned to use bullets to detonate the grenades, and then cause the explosive bags to explode to blow up the bridge.
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The Japanese melon grenade uses a chemical fuse. After removing the safety pin, it needs to be hit to shatter the glass tube inside, causing the strong acid inside to corrode the detonator and cause an explosion. This is what is often seen in movies and TV series.
As you can see, when using the melon grenade, you have to tap the grenade on a hard object before throwing it out.
Xu Dalong was bending over to inspect the grenade, trying to find a good shooting position, when he heard someone shouting: "Brother Dalong."
Hearing the familiar voice, Xu Dalong turned around and saw Chu Yun'er running over with a face of surprise.
Xu Dalong was also very happy and said: "Miss Chu, you have made a great contribution by reporting the letter to the superior officer in time."
Hearing this, Chu Yun'er thought of her own experience and suddenly felt aggrieved. She said angrily: "What are you talking about? In Gushan Town, something almost happened to me. It's all your fault. You promised my brother to send me away."
Those who go back to Qiulin Town don’t keep their words.”
In fact, Chu Yun'er knew what Xu Dalong was doing, but she felt aggrieved and wanted to act coquettishly.
Xu Dalong knew the girl's thoughts well. He asked, "Who has offended you in Gushan Town? Let me see if I don't deal with him."