Xu Dalong said: "Don't worry." After saying that, he ran to the side of the bridge, hid behind a stone, aimed his gun at the grenade on the bridge pier, and fired three shots.
The Japanese army was very crazy and charged desperately on the bridge despite the rain of bullets, hoping to control the bridge as soon as possible. They kept going and finally reached the middle of the bridge.
At this moment, the grenade exploded, and the explosive packets exploded with it. The piers of the bridge were immediately blown up. The bridge deck was broken into a section of more than 30 meters long, and dozens of Japanese soldiers also fell.
Go down.
Seeing that the bridge was bombed, Xu Dalong hurriedly shouted to Staff Officer Li: "Sir, run!"
Staff Officer Li was lamenting that the bridge was blown up. When he heard Xu Dalong's shouts, he also shouted and ran towards the hillside on the side of the bridge.
The Jinsui officers and soldiers and the soldiers of the special service company who stayed at the bridge also followed Xu Dalong and Staff Officer Li and ran towards the hillside.
They ran in time. The Japanese army saw that the bridge was bombed, and they were so angry that they set up artillery in retaliation.
Thanks to the fast running of Xu Dalong and others, by the time the Japanese set up the cannon, Xu Dalong and others had already run up the hillside.
The Japanese army fired a few test shots, but no one was hit. When they were about to make adjustments, they found that the enemy had already disappeared behind the hillside.
The Japanese commander screamed in anger and ordered the artillery to shoot blindly behind the mountain. At this time, he didn't care whether he could hit the enemy, he just wanted to vent his anger.
Xu Dalong was following Staff Officer Li when he suddenly heard the whistling sound of a flying artillery shell above his head. Based on experience, he knew that the artillery shell was coming towards them.
So, he suddenly threw Staff Officer Li to the ground and pressed him on top.
With a "boom", the artillery shell exploded a few meters behind them. Xu Dalong's ears were buzzing and he felt a sting on his shoulder. He didn't bother to check his wounds and pulled Staff Li away.
He stood up and asked with concern: "Sir, are you okay?"
Staff Officer Li patted the dirt on his body and said, "It's okay."
Suddenly he saw Xu Dalong's shoulders were bright red and asked hurriedly: "Are you injured?" After saying that, he turned behind Xu Dalong to check his wounds.
Xu Dalong asked: "What's going on?"
Staff Officer Li said: "You were hit by a piece of shrapnel in your shoulder."
Xu Dalong said: "Help me pull it out."
Staff Officer Li was worried that Xu Dalong could not bear it, so he hesitated and did not dare to take action.
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Pull it out, it'll be fine."
Staff Officer Li gritted his teeth and pulled out the one-inch-long piece of shrapnel. Blood spurted directly into his face. He hurriedly covered Xu Dalong's wound with his hand and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"
Xu Dalong smiled lightly and said, "It's okay."
Staff Officer Li secretly praised: "What a good man."
Xu Dalong took out the first aid kit from his waist and said to Staff Officer Li: "Sir, please help me bandage the wound."
Staff Officer Li is a veteran in the army and has considerable experience in treating wounds. He first helped Xu Dalong disinfect and then bandaged his wounds.
Staff Officer Li knew that Xu Dalong had saved him, and he said gratefully: "Brother Xu, thank you very much."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "You should, you're welcome."
Then, the two continued to run forward.
According to the original plan, Fujiwara Ken's Masuko advance team should have blown up the bridge, but now the bridge was blown up by the Jinsui Army, which means something happened to Fujiwara Ken and others.
Of course, the commander of the Japanese 216th Brigade knew the relationship between Takeshi Fujiwara and the commander of Fujiwara Seiichi Division, and he ordered the soldiers to search for Ken Fujiwara's body.
Soon after, Ken Fujiwara's body was found on the river beach, and they carried him to the brigade commander.
The brigade commander's face was ashen, and he observed a minute's silence in front of Fujiwara Takeru's body, and then ordered: "Collect the body and send it to Yucheng."
Behind the mountain, Staff Officer Li said to Xu Dalong: "Brother Xu, it's all thanks to you this time. Otherwise, the consequences for the entire World War II District Chief's Department would be disastrous."
The performance of Xu Dalong and others today left a deep impression on Staff Officer Li.
He said: "You guys come with us, I want to invite you to commend you." Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Thank you, sir, we have other tasks, so I'll take my leave."
At this time, he saw the soldiers of the Jinsui Army carrying a radio station not far away. He said: "Sir, our Eighth Route Army is very poor and lacks everything, especially radio stations. We wanted to seize the Japanese army's radio station just now, but it was damaged by artillery shells.
, do you think you can give me one?"
Staff Officer Li originally wanted to thank Xu Dalong, but he didn't know how to thank him. Without saying a word, he called over the Jinsui Army soldier who was carrying the radio and asked him to unload the radio and give it to Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong smiled brightly and said, "Thank you, sir. I'll treat you to a drink when I get the chance."
Staff Officer Li smiled and said: "Brother Xu, if you don't dislike me, I will recognize you as my brother. If you have the opportunity to come to the chief's department in the future, you must come to see me."
Xu Dalong bid farewell to Staff Officer Li and walked to the upper reaches of the Fen River with the soldiers of the special service company.
Staff Officer Li looked at the backs of Xu Dalong and others in a daze.
The head of the security regiment of the Chief's Department said with emotion: "These Eighth Route Army troops are really capable."
Staff Officer Li nodded, then shook his head slightly.
The reason why Staff Officer Li shook his head was because he felt the gap between the officers and soldiers of Jinsui and the Eighth Route Army officers, and he felt a little worried about this.
He sighed and said, "Let's go too."
Headquarters.
The chief of staff said with some concern: "According to intelligence, the headquarters of the World War II District Chief is likely to be attacked by the Japanese army. The situation is worrying."
The head of the headquarters said angrily: "I have reminded them long ago that they need to strengthen the defense in the direction of Yucheng, and I am also preparing to mobilize troops from the Eighth Route Army to assist in defense, but they just don't pay attention.
Once something happens to the commander-in-chief of the World War II zone, it will be extremely damaging to the entire anti-war situation in Shanxi."
The division commander frowned and was studying the map. He said: "The World War II District Commander's Headquarters is located in Qiulin Town, which can be said to be a dead place. They are backed by Zhongtiao Mountain, but separated by the Fen River. If the Fen River
The bridge was blown up by the Japanese army, and the commander's department had no way out."
The chief of staff said: "I suggest that you send a telegram to the World War II District Governor's Department immediately and ask them to deploy heavy troops to defend the Fenhe Bridge."
The head of the headquarters said: "Then quickly draft the telegram."
At this moment, the head of the confidential division of the headquarters sent a telegram, and he looked a little excited.
The chief of staff asked in confusion: "What happened?"
The Director of Confidentiality said excitedly: "Chief of Staff, you'd better see for yourself."