The sky turned white, and the line of sight became clearer. We could clearly see the crisscrossing network of ditches and water in the near distance, and we could also see the outline of the mountains in the distance.
"This little devil is probably crazy. He's chasing him to no end." Lao Yanqiang twisted his wet clothes hard, cursing and complaining.
Yang Ling sat on a slightly higher field ridge, silently taking off his Japanese-style cowhide military shoes that were filled with water, pouring out the water and putting them on again.
He knew that it was not the Japs who were crazy, but that they had stirred up a hornet's nest. You must know that the one they killed was a lieutenant general of the Japs, instead of the small fish and shrimp they killed before. It would be weird if the Japs were not crazy.
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It has been so many years since the Japanese troops invaded China. Although there have been some losses, in general the majority of those killed were ordinary soldiers and low-level officers.
But this time, a lieutenant general was actually killed. This news has caused an uproar in the Japanese army. While the brigade commander, Major General Tommidi, was going crazy, the headquarters of the dispatched army was also furious.
If the news that Lieutenant General Kawadahara was killed by the Chinese soldiers came out, it would be a shame for their entire dispatched army, and it would greatly affect the morale and combat effectiveness of the army. Vice versa, it would allow the Chinese army to regain confidence, so
They said their losses this time were immeasurable.
Now the headquarters of the Japanese dispatched army hurriedly blocked the news and ordered Major General Tamimi to seize the culprit. This led to the crazy pursuit of Yang Ling and the others by the Japanese soldiers. If not for Yang Ling's calmness and wit, I'm afraid they would have been wiped out by those vicious Japanese soldiers.
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Although he was temporarily freed from the pursuers behind him, Yang Ling knew that killing a Japanese lieutenant general was no small matter. The Japanese would definitely not give up and a steady stream of Japanese would come after him.
If they want to survive, there is only one way, and that is to break through the Japanese blockade and return to the Jiangyin Fortress controlled by the National Revolutionary Army. Only then will they be safe.
Fortunately, Lao Yanqiang and the others had prepared a retreat route when they went to bomb the Dingshan Japanese artillery position, and now Yang Ling and the others only need to retreat along this prepared route.
The top priority now is to rush back to Qianjia Village to join Qin Shou and the others and evacuate this area as soon as possible, because Yang Ling knows that the anger of the Japanese revenge is not something they can bear now.
Without further ado, Yang Ling and the others immediately headed towards the meeting point, Qianjia Village, regardless of their tired bodies.
"Battal Commander, there's something going on." When Yang Ling and the others hurried back to Qianjia Village, Yang Dashu saw the thick smoke covering Qianjia Village from a distance.
Yang Ling's expression tightened. Could it be that the Japanese had arrived first? Without thinking, he immediately walked away and headed straight for Qianjia Village.
As they got closer, they could see the situation in Qianjia Village more clearly. There were flames in the village and thick smoke billowing into the sky. There were a large number of Japanese soldiers active inside and outside the village. It was obvious that the Japanese soldiers had arrived here before them.
Lao Yanqiang's heart suddenly tightened. He looked back at Yang Ling and said, "Brother Yang, what should I do?"
Yang Ling originally thought that they had diverted the Japanese pursuit troops, but he did not expect that Qianjia Village would still be attacked by the Japanese. It seemed that the Japanese's revenge would come faster and more violently than he expected.
There were a large number of Japanese soldiers active inside and outside the village, and it looked like the number would be no less than one squadron. If Qin Shou and the others had not withdrawn in time, there was a high probability that they would have been killed.
However, Yang Ling still held a trace of luck and said to Lao Yanqiang and the others: "We have agreed with Captain Qin that we will retreat at dawn regardless of whether we meet up or not. I guess they should withdraw first. We don't need to disturb the Japanese and go around."
Following Yang Ling's instructions, Lao Yanqiang and the others immediately retreated silently, bypassed the burning Qianjia Village, and headed towards the prepared route to evacuate to Jiangyin.
Yang Ling and the others were not traveling very fast. They were exhausted after a long night's work. In addition, they had to guard against the Japanese reconnaissance planes that appeared in the sky from time to time and frequent ground search troops. They did not arrive at the village that Lao Yanqiang mentioned until noon.
Because he didn't know the situation in the village, Yang Ling didn't dare to take anyone into the village. He planned to take a detour through a bamboo forest outside the village. As long as they passed through another village, they would arrive at the outskirts of Jiangyin County and be safe.
When Yang Ling and the others were preparing to detour through the bamboo forest, someone suddenly emerged from the ditch covered with weeds. This frightened them so much that they thought they were ambushed by Japanese soldiers, and there was a loud clatter of gun bolts being pulled.
When the muzzle of the gun was raised to see clearly the person who emerged from the ditch, Yang Ling lowered the muzzle of the gun again, because the person who emerged was none other than Qin Shou, whose face was stained by gunpowder smoke.
In addition to Qin Shou, several more people emerged one after another, one of whom was still carrying the radio assigned to Old Smoking and the others.
Seeing the embarrassed appearance of Qin Shou and others, Yang Ling frowned, his heart sank, and he walked over in three steps at a time.
"Captain Qin, did you exchange fire with the Japanese? Where are the others?"
Before Yang Ling could finish her words, Qin Shou, an old man, burst into tears.
Seeing Qin Shou wailing, Yang Ling and the others were stunned. They turned to the other embarrassed brothers and asked, "What's going on?"
A soldier with a sad face replied: "We encountered a Japanese attack in the village last night, and no one else...no one else ran out..." After speaking, he lowered his head.
"You guys just came here, you're dead, you're all dead -" Qin Shou seemed to have found an outlet to vent his tears, crying heartbreakingly and choked with tears.
Lao Yanqiang clenched his fists tightly, his face full of murderous intent, and the others were also furious, gritting their teeth and cursing the little devil who had been sent to heaven.
Those who died were their brothers and the people who gave them food. They could not be seen again in just one night. How could it not make people angry and sad.
Yang Ling also felt heavy. If they hadn't killed the Japanese lieutenant general, they might not have suffered such crazy revenge from the Japanese, nor would the people of Qianjia Village have been affected. But now it was too late.
Qin Shou's hoarse cry made him a little upset. He suppressed his anger towards the Japanese and turned to Qin Shou and shouted coldly: "Stop crying!"
"Cui'er is dead, and so are the brothers - they are all dead -" Qin Shou was still crying.
"Stand up! Stand up like a man!" Yang Ling saw Qin Shou lying on the ground like a puddle of mud, raised his leg and kicked him, trying to wake him up.
When Lao Yanqiang saw the anger on Yang Ling's face, he hurriedly ran over and knelt down to comfort Qin Shou and said: "Commander Qin, how can there be no casualties in this battle? We have strong winds and waves, and we have seen many dead. What do you think?"
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"If you are still a man, cheer me up and take revenge on the Japanese with a gun! Don't cry like a girl!"
Yang Ling's words stimulated the heartbroken Qin Shou. He stretched out his sleeves and wiped his tears carelessly. He gritted his teeth and picked up the gun again and stood up. He wanted revenge, revenge for the dead Li Cuier, and revenge for the dead brothers!