Qu Tongfeng was silent. He held a telescope and looked at the enemies on the rear road. However, he saw that the enemies on the rear road were all over the mountains and fields, surrounding the foot of the mountain. At this time, the breakthrough was not smooth on the front road, and the pursuers on the rear road were also coming fiercely. He
I couldn't help but have an ominous premonition in my heart, fearing that this unknown mountain would be where I was buried.
At this time, a staff officer hurriedly sent an urgent telegram and said hurriedly: "Commander-in-Chief, Chief of General Staff Xu has arrived in Fengtai. Please send a telegram to inquire about the whereabouts of our unit."
Qu Tongfeng sighed and said: "Call back to Chief of General Staff Xu. Our troops were blocked in the Liangxiang mountainous area on the way back. The enemy troops are attacking front and back. The situation is urgent and we may not be able to stand out. We hope to dispatch a strong force to respond quickly."
The staff officer took the order and left. Qu Tongfeng picked up the telescope again to observe the battle situation at the pass. He saw soldiers in the smoke rushing towards the pass like a tide, like a huge wave crashing on the rocks.
, with a bang, the waves split into pieces, leaving behind dozens of corpses and retreating. His teeth twitched when he saw it, and he shouted angrily: "Supervisory team, stop them."
In front of the position, dozens of war supervisors holding broadswords raised their swords on their shoulders. The rising sun shone bursts of red light on the sharp blades, and the coldness could be felt dozens of steps away.
"Anyone who retreats will be killed without mercy!"
The supervisory team fired warning shots and shouted at the defeated troops. The shouts shook the sky and echoed in the valley.
The defeated troops were frightened by the supervising team. Several hundred people stood there in a daze, neither daring to take a step back nor to turn back and rush towards the road of death at the pass. The scene was frozen like this.
The captain of the supervising team stepped on the trench. He turned back and looked at Qu Tongfeng on the top of the mountain. He slowly raised his right hand and gritted his teeth and said, "I'll count to three and get back!"
"three!"
The supervising team raised their swords and took a step forward. The machine guns on both sides were loaded with a clang. The defeated soldiers started to commotion, and some of the timid ones began to retreat.
"two!"
The machine gun fired intimidatingly at the ground in front of the defeated soldiers, creating a trail of smoke. The defeated soldiers were frightened by the gunshots and screamed back. The officers in the team shouted at the top of their lungs: "Brothers, instead of
If you retreat and are beaten to death by your own people, it is better to fight your way out with all your might."
Led by officers, the defeated troops roared towards the pass. When the soldiers of the 15th Division saw the men of the First Division approaching again, they quickly fired machine guns downwards. The dense rain of bullets formed a fire net.
The people of the First Division were squeezed into the narrow pass and became live targets. Some people fell down one after another. After a while, most of them were casualties. The rest were frightened by the tragic situation in front of them and withdrew without even daring to look back.
Zi shouted in a high-pitched voice: "The officials don't care whether we live or die, so we won't fight."
When the captain saw the defeated troops coming back in a hurry, he was shocked and angry. Although he couldn't bear to attack his own people, the military orders were overwhelming. If these defeated troops still returned, it would be a big blow to the morale of the army, not to mention the commander-in-chief.
Spare himself, he suddenly raised his hand and lowered it hard, widened his eyes and shouted: "Punch them back."
"Da da da!"
The light and heavy machine guns roared together, and the soldiers at the front fell down as if they were electrocuted. The people behind quickly stopped and shouted in a sad and angry voice: "We are all our own people, don't shoot."
The supervising team remained unmoved and continued to shoot with machine guns. The defeated troops left behind more than twenty corpses and escaped from the range of machine gun fire. However, as they retreated, they reached the range of machine gun fire at the pass. The men of the 15th Division naturally
They were not allowed to attack again and again, and they fired wildly at the broken soldiers. The broken soldiers cried for their fathers and mothers before retreating, and the supervising team's machine guns continued to sweep. More than half of these two hundred people were killed or wounded just on the way back and forth.
There were piles of corpses, the wounded fell to the ground and screamed, and the living avoided the bullets and cursed loudly: "Qu braid, you are too vicious-hearted."
On the hillside, Qu Tongfeng saw this scene through the telescope. His heart couldn't help but soften. He was about to order the defeated troops to come back when he suddenly heard the killing sound from the back mountain again, which startled him.
He gritted his teeth and thought to himself that if Ci did not command the troops, if he could not break out and fell into the hands of the Zhili army, he would definitely not be able to bear this.
"Commander-in-Chief, please have mercy and let the brothers come back."
After all, someone couldn't help but plead for mercy. Qu Tongfeng squinted and saw that it was Second Brigade Commander Lin Jianyue. He couldn't help but sneered: "Commander Lin, look at the good soldiers you lead, they are all cowards and eggless guys."
Lin Jianyue was ridiculed by him and dared not speak out. The defeated soldiers at the foot of the mountain were the soldiers of his second brigade. He was a little timid, but he couldn't bear to watch his soldiers die in such agony.
He also pleaded: "Commander-in-Chief, our army has been fighting for a whole day and night. The soldiers are hungry and thirsty, and their morale and physical strength are poor. The pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is expected that our army will not be able to attack easily..."
"Brigadier Lin!"
Qu Tongfeng suddenly raised his voice, waved his hand to interrupt his words, and said with a sullen face: "According to your wishes, this pass is difficult to attack, so we will not fight. The whole army will simply surrender their guns and become prisoners of the Zhizhi Army."
Yet?"
Lin Jianyue said hurriedly: "This is not what I mean by humble position..."
"That's what I think it means."
Qu Tongfeng interrupted him again, with a fierce look in his eyes as he said he was at the end of his rope, and squeezed out a sentence through his teeth: "Commander Lin, since you are asking for mercy, I can grant you mercy, but you must ask all officers and soldiers to
convince."
Lin Jianyue had already understood. He knew that the commander-in-chief was forcing him to issue a military order. Either the pass would be captured and everyone would be happy, or else he would raise his head to meet him. He hesitated for a moment. The troops failed to capture the pass after many attacks.
The reason is not that the pass is extremely dangerous, but that the morale of the troops has been lost and the officers are afraid of death. In this case, if the morale cannot be reversed, it will be extremely difficult to break through the pass, and the pursuit of troops from the rear is also very fierce.
Under the pincer attack, there was not much time left for the army. He really did not dare to issue this military order, so he could only lower his head dejectedly.
When Qu Tongfeng saw Lin Jianyue lowering his head, he felt disappointed. Although he was motivating Lin Jianyue, he hoped that he would have the courage to fight his way out. Unexpectedly, he had no courage at all and did not dare to go into battle. The defeated troops
His life could not be saved. He waved his hand heavily and gave an order to the supervising team: "Kill - no - pardon!"
The machine guns of the supervising team at the foot of the mountain rang out. After a while, there was no more wails of the defeated troops. The supervising team leader ran up the mountain panting and said in a hoarse voice: "Commander-in-Chief, the routed troops have been cleared."
Lin Jianyue glared at him angrily and said: "How can you kill your own people!"
Qu Tongfeng frowned, glanced at Lin Jianyue, and said slowly: "He is executing my order." He waved his hand and asked the war captain to retreat. Lin Jianyue turned his head and gasped angrily.
"If there is an artillery piece, there is no need to worry about breaking through this pass." Qu Tongfeng said suddenly, regretting that he had abandoned the artillery piece during the retreat.
Lin Jianyue said: "The mountain road is rugged and difficult to navigate. If our army retreats with artillery, we may be overtaken by the Zhizhi Army before we can retreat here. The situation will be worse than now. Our mistake was that we did not retreat in time and were beaten."
Stop, otherwise the men and horses of the 15th Division will definitely not be able to stop us."
Qu Tongfeng heard it a little harshly. What do you mean by not retreating in time? Isn't this just talking about himself? He couldn't help but said angrily: "Commander Lin, what's the use of talking about this now? The most important thing is to break out of the encirclement as soon as possible. What are your ideas?"
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Lin Jianyue smiled bitterly and said: "Commander-in-Chief, you don't even have any good ideas, let alone your humble position." He held back a word in his heart. The predicament was here. If he wanted to open up the situation, the last resort was Commander-in-Chief Qu Tongfeng.
He went up and fought hard. If he had this kind of blood, the first division would be a roaring tiger. Even if it cost people's lives, thousands of people would not be able to defeat this pass. But then again, the commander-in-chief is not like that at all.
People, so he didn't dare to say this clearly.
Qu Tongfeng's yellow eyes showed helplessness as he said: "It's better for everyone to think of a solution than for me to think of it alone."
After hearing this, all the generals were busy racking their brains to think of a solution, but I am afraid only God knows what they were thinking except himself.
