Lao Yanqiang originally thought that Yang Ling had been killed on the tragic battlefield. He felt regretful and sad for a while, but he did not expect that Yang Ling was still alive and saved his life again.
It should be a happy thing to meet old friends on the battlefield, but Lao Yanqiang thought that the brothers who fought side by side would never come back, and he felt heavy for a moment, which was quite unpleasant.
Yang Ling ignored the pleasantries with Lao Yanqiang and asked Lao Yanqiang curiously: "Company Commander Zhou, why did you come to Jiangyin to have sex with the Japanese?"
Lao Yanqiang was brought back to reality by Yang Ling's words, but thinking of the useless fight he had fought along the way, he couldn't help but sigh heavily and began to explain the situation.
Knowing that the explosion from the direction of Dingshan in the middle of the night was caused by Lao Yanqiang's group's raid on the Japanese artillery position, Yang Ling couldn't wait to ask: "Have all the Japanese artillery exploded?"
If the Japanese artillery position in Dingshan is blown up, the pressure on the defenders of the Jiangyin line will be greatly reduced.
Lao Yanqiang shook his head in pain: "We underestimated the Japs' defense. We just blew up more than ten cannons and the Japs' reinforcements arrived. Only me and more than 40 brothers broke out, and the other brothers were completely destroyed."
When he heard that Lao Yanqiang and the others were raiding the Japanese artillery positions, Yang Ling felt sorry for him. He patted Lao Yanqiang on the shoulder to express his comfort.
"Aren't you more than forty people standing out? Why are you the only one?" Qin Shou couldn't help but speak at the side.
Hearing this, Lao Yanqiang sighed heavily again. They were extremely unlucky because of the leakage in the house and the continuous rain.
Dingshan's attack on the Japanese artillery position failed, and he had received an order to retreat from the Jiangfang Group Headquarters. However, Lao Yanqiang was unwilling to retreat and retreated in embarrassment, wanting to kill the Japanese car convoy.
But who knew that this was not a transport team transporting ammunition, but a convoy of heavily armed Japanese soldiers, and their forty brothers were kicked onto the iron plate.
Lao Yanqiang himself ran away when he saw that the situation was not good. If Yang Ling and the others hadn't come to the rescue, he would probably have confessed. Now it's even more unclear whether the more than forty brothers are dead or alive.
After hearing Lao Yanqiang tell his story, Qin Shou shook his head repeatedly. He originally thought that he was the most unlucky person, but who wanted to meet someone even more unlucky than him? He immediately felt much better.
Yang Ling sympathized with Lao Yanqiang and the others for their experiences. After all, anyone who encounters such a thing would feel angry.
"Batalion Commander, what should we do next?"
Now the situation is very clear. A large number of Japanese have arrived in this area. Every minute they stay is more dangerous. Qin Shou is ready to grease the soles of his feet.
Yang Ling knew Qin Shou's little thoughts. He would run away as soon as he smelled danger, but he had his own considerations.
"There are still two or three hours before dawn. Let's go back and find those brothers who have scattered. We can gather some of them back if we can't."
Hearing what Yang Ling said, Lao Yanqiang looked grateful.
Qin Shou said worriedly: "But what if I encounter a Japanese?"
"It's so dark that I'm afraid of you. We are hiding and the Japanese are hiding in the dark. How can we let the Japanese bully us?" Yang Dashu got angry when he saw Qin Shou's timid appearance.
"I said just in case, I was also thinking about everyone's safety." Qin Shou was seen through his little thoughts and immediately found a step for himself.
Yang Dashu snorted coldly: "I think you are just afraid of death."
Qin Shou wanted to refute, but Yang Ling interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Let's go back and search, and find a place to hide before dawn."
With Lao Yanqiang leading the way, Yang Ling and the others opened their skirmish line and headed back toward the road, preparing to collect the scattered soldiers and search for the abandoned radio station.
Yang Ling and the others walked back for less than ten minutes when the sentry soldiers came back to report the situation.
"Hidden!" As soon as Yang Ling finished speaking, the soldiers behind him hurriedly dispersed and hid in the grass on the roadside.
Soon, several embarrassed figures came running up to them, wheezing and wheezing. The one in front of them was broad and fat, breathing heavily, and was carrying a hand-cranked generator in his hand.
"Fat man!"
The sudden sound in the darkness frightened Fatty Tian San, who staggered and almost fell to the ground. Several people behind him were about to turn around and run away.
Seeing Lao Yanqiang emerging from the grass with a gun, Fatty Tian San patted his chest and said, "Company Commander, you scared me to death. I thought you were in the arms of a Japanese soldier."
Dozens more people emerged from the grass, and the fat man immediately became vigilant.
"Don't be nervous, they are all our friendly brothers." Lao Yanqiang hurriedly explained.
Yang Ling also stood up in time. He looked up and down the fat man's body shape, and was secretly surprised. Other soldiers were sallow and thin due to malnutrition, but instead of losing weight, Fatty Tian had gained a lot of weight.
"Fat man, you've gained weight again." Yang Ling stretched out his fist and punched the fat man in the chest and said with a smile.
Tian San looked at the familiar person in front of him and his jaw dropped in surprise: "Company officer, aren't you dead?"
But he soon realized that he had said the wrong thing, and scratched his head in embarrassment: "I heard that we were beaten badly, I thought you..."
Yang Ling didn't care, and said with a smile: "The devil who wants to kill me hasn't been born yet, so I won't live well."
Fatty was also excited to be able to meet his former comrades alive on this battlefield.
"Fat man, where are our other brothers?" Lao Yanqiang looked behind Fat Man and the others. He just ran for his life, but now he is eager to know the situation of the other brothers.
The fat man pointed to the embarrassed people behind him with a sad look on his face: "We were lying in the grass at that time. Most of the others were beaten to death by the Japanese. I also saw a few running towards the north, but some
If the Japanese catch up, it should be quite difficult."
Lao Yanqiang was also blaming himself at this moment. If he hadn't insisted on fighting some Japanese transport convoy, these brothers would not have died.
"Okay, let's go back and look for it." Yang Ling made a quick decision and decided to walk back a little further.
Lao Yanqiang and the others failed to attack the Japanese convoy. Faced with a large number of Japanese soldiers emerging from the car, most of the soldiers who rushed forward were killed on the spot. Fatty Tian reacted quickly and escaped by rolling into the grass on the roadside.
The dark Japanese soldiers were chasing those who were running away, but the black people under the lamp did not notice the grass on the roadside, so the fat man saved his life.
Similar to Fat Man's situation, several signal soldiers who did not participate in the battle also escaped by hiding in the dark grass in time.
Yang Ling and the others walked back for a while and retrieved a few soldiers who had been scattered. Along the way, they encountered several waves of Japanese search teams, but because it was dark, they managed to avoid them all.
They stopped searching until almost dawn. Following Yang Ling's suggestion, the group hurried north, jumped out of the Japanese search area, and hid in a dilapidated village.