Ten minutes later, the Japanese were unable to withstand the attack of Liu Gen and others and had to flee quickly.
Liu Gen stopped the soldiers who wanted to pursue them. Evacuation was the most important thing. He took the initiative to attack the Japs in order to evacuate smoothly. Now that the Japs troops were escaping, it was naturally the best time for Liu Gen and others to evacuate.
The soldiers obeyed Liu Gen's orders very much. During the battle, they could all see Liu Gen's ferocity in fighting the Japanese. Among these soldiers, none could compare with Liu Gen. It's not that they didn't fight the Japanese.
determination, but because their physical fitness is not comparable to that of Liu Gen. Even if they desperately want to kill more Japanese, it will be difficult to do so.
"Ergou, you lead your brothers to clean up the battlefield quickly and place booby traps on some Japanese corpses."
"We don't have time to move the bodies of the sacrificed brothers. We can only hope that when we have time to return here, we can collect the bodies of the brothers so that they can be buried in peace." Liu Gen's mood was a little low.
He had no time to collect the remains of the soldiers who died fighting the Japanese.
Liu Gen was very ashamed. During the battle, the soldiers who died were very fierce. They fought the Japanese without fear of death. But now he could not do anything for them, not even collecting the remains.
Chen Ergou noticed Liu Gen's depression, patted Liu Gen's shoulder, and comforted him: "Genzi, those brothers who sacrificed their lives know our situation, and they will not blame us."
Liu Gen nodded, indicating that he was fine and told Chen Ergou not to worry about him.
The battlefield was cleaned very quickly. Chen Ergou knew that time was tight. He did not ask the soldiers to clean too carefully. He only took away the weapons, equipment and ammunition from the Japs. A lot of ammunition was found from the Japs, but these Japs were still
Very rich, even the several previous charges did not cause them to consume too much ammunition.
But now these ammunitions were cheaper for Liu Gen and others. As for the shells, they did not capture them. The Japanese were not fools. When they fled, they also took away the shells of the 92 Infantry Cannon.
Chen Ergou briefly looked at the military ranks on these Japs. The highest military rank he saw among these Japs was that of lieutenant. It seemed that the commander of this Japs infantry squadron was very cautious and found that Liu Gen was not the one in hand-to-hand combat.
After waiting for the opponent, he decisively fled.
However, even if the commander of this Japanese infantry squadron responded quickly, many Japanese were still killed in hand-to-hand combat. The Japanese took the initiative to charge several times and this time in the hand-to-hand combat initiated by Liu Gen and others.
There should be one and a half squads of dead and wounded Japanese soldiers, maybe even more.
After Chen Ergou and others finished cleaning the battlefield, Liu Gen asked the soldiers to briefly replenish their ammunition, and then led them to evacuate directly towards the depths of Siding Mountain. On the way to evacuate, Liu Gen did not give up on letting the soldiers
Lay out booby traps and traps.
Perhaps if Liu Gen did this and was caught up by the Japs, he would find the direction in which Liu Gen and others had left. However, the booby traps and traps laid out could also delay the Japs' pursuit, giving Liu Gen and others enough time to evacuate.
Before Liu Gen ordered the students to evacuate, he sent a telegram to the division headquarters, hoping to get support from the troops this time. Liu Gen was sure that this time the artillery school was discovered to be completely different from the last time, when Yoshio Shinozuka was found
The last ditch effort before leaving Shanxi.
The previous failures in the encirclement and suppression of Japanese base areas meant that Yoshio Shinozuka did not have enough prestige among the units of the Japanese First Army. In addition, Liu Genyou had made preparations in advance, making the area where the artillery school was located a booby trap.
Areas where mines and traps coexist are very dangerous to the Japs and become a weak point in the eyes of the Japs troops.
But this time is different. During this time, the Japanese troops have been frantically looking for traces of the Eighth Route Army troops. For the Japanese troops, finding the Eighth Route Army troops is a good opportunity for them to make meritorious deeds. The new recruit Yoshio Iwasatsu
The commander came even more eager to see their achievements.
Now it is difficult to find an Eighth Route Army unit. Unless the casualties suffered by the Japanese troops are beyond their ability to bear, the Japanese troops will not easily stop pursuing Liu Gen and others.
Relying only on the troops at hand, Liu Gen was not sure that he could cope with the Japanese pursuit. He needed the support of other troops. Only in this way could they ensure their safe evacuation.
On the way to evacuate, both Liu Gen and Chen Ergou were at the back of the team to prevent the Japs from catching up. During this period, Chen Ergou also wanted to get Liu Gen back to the middle of the team so that the soldiers could be more confident.
He tried to protect him, but Liu Gen refused.
Liu Gen's refusal made Chen Ergou very helpless. He found that he did not have enough reasons to persuade Liu Gen. If he was worried that Liu Gen did not have enough fighting power, then he clearly saw it when he took the initiative to launch an attack on the Japanese.
Liu Gen’s combat effectiveness.
Among them, Liu Gen's marksmanship stood out to him. Chen Ergou was an expert at using pistols, but he found that Liu Gen was even better at using pistols than him. As for close combat, there was nothing to say.
Even in the dark of night, Chen Ergou could still spot the fiery gazes of the soldiers looking at Liu Gen from time to time.
There was no way to let Liu Gen leave, so Chen Ergou could only follow Liu Gen, hoping that he could protect Liu Gen when he encountered danger.
"Ergou, how many sacrifices will we make in this battle with the Japanese?" Liu Gen looked at Liu Gen and couldn't help but ask.
From the team, Liu Gen could see the changes in the team, and even more obvious changes in the number of soldiers, but he wanted to know a clear number.
"103 people were sacrificed, 23 were injured, and 5 were seriously injured. There are less than 150 troops who can continue to fight." Chen Ergou said in a low voice. In order to evacuate safely, the battle with the Japanese is unavoidable, but even so,
This kind of sacrifice is still a bit too big.
Most of the soldiers died in hand-to-hand combat. The combat effectiveness of this Japanese infantry squadron is not weak, and there are many old Japanese who are good at fighting. If Liu Gen had not led the soldiers to fight to the death, the number of sacrificed soldiers would have been even greater.
many.
"Compared with the Japanese, our fighting power is still not enough!" After a moment of silence, Liu Gen sighed.
Liu Gen was somewhat unable to accept this casualty figure, but he knew that there was nothing he could do about this situation. Even if the soldiers trained hard every day, compared with the Japanese, the training time for the soldiers was still too short. More
What's more, the food the soldiers eat during training is not considered good, it can only be said to be enough.
The fact that the artillery school has material support from the division headquarters and Liu Gen has not relaxed the training requirements for the soldiers allows them to train with enough food every day. In many units of the Eighth Route Army, they can have enough food every day.
It's not too much.
Is there any way to do this? The crazy raids by the Japanese in the anti-Japanese base areas and the natural disasters and man-made disasters in the past two years have resulted in not much food production in the anti-Japanese base areas. In order to raise supplies, various troops have used many methods.
There are not many artillery schools with sufficient supplies of supplies.
"Have you contacted the evacuated students? Don't let them wait for us to catch up. Let them run directly towards Huangya Cave." Liu Gen considered the safety of the students and said to Chen Ergou.
Chen Ergou naturally had no objections. They chose to stay to resist the Japanese advance. For what reason? Isn't it just to ensure the safety of the students? Chen Ergou still knew something about Huangya Cave. He had stayed there before
Division Headquarters, I heard it from the division commander.
The terrain of Huangyadong is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There is an arsenal of the Eighth Route Army there. In order to ensure the safety of the Huangyadong arsenal, the headquarters specially dispatched a special agent group to defend it. Even if the Japanese attack with several times the number of troops, the defense of Huangyadong will be difficult.
Problems will not arise easily.
It can be said that as long as the students arrive at Huangyadong, they no longer need to worry about their safety.
"Genzi, you can also take some soldiers to Huangya Cave. Let me run with these Japs for a few days. I don't believe that these Japs can keep up with me." Chen Ergou looked at Liu Gen, also wanting to let him go.
Liu Gen entered Huangya Cave.
Liu Gen is the principal of the Artillery School. He is very important. Without Liu Gen, the Artillery School will no longer be complete. Training the first batch of students is not the end for Liu Gen. He still needs to train more students.
They showed up, and for Liu Gen's safety, Chen Ergou was willing to use himself as bait.
"No, I can feel more at ease here."
"If you really let me go back to Huangya Cave, it will be safe, but I will definitely be worried about you all the time, and I won't be able to feel at ease." Liu Gen shook his head and refused.
Liu Gen knew the danger outside, but he was extremely unwilling to give up these soldiers and let Chen Ergou take the soldiers as bait to attract the attention of the Japanese. In Liu Gen's view, he and the soldiers were at odds with each other.
It has always been the same, no one is inexplicable. He could not watch the soldiers risking their lives to fight with the Japanese, but he stayed in Huangya Cave.
Seeing Liu Gen's refusal, Chen Ergou was speechless. He knew that Liu Gen would refuse. Looking at Liu Gen in front of him, Chen Ergou became more and more silent. The team continued to advance. He walked a few steps slower and fell in front of Liu Gen.
Behind him, he found an opportunity, tightened his right hands, and hit Liu Gen's neck with all his strength.
Liu Gen didn't have the slightest defense against Chen Ergou. He didn't react until his palm sword fell, but he fainted before he had time to say anything.
When some soldiers heard the noise and looked towards where Chen Ergou and Liu Gen were, they were shocked to see Liu Gen fainting.
"Battal Commander, what's wrong with Instructor Liu?"
"Yes, why did you faint suddenly?"
"I seemed to have heard something just now..."
"..."
The soldiers quickly gathered around and looked at Liu Gen with some worry. They were all worried that there was something wrong with Liu Gen's body. In the hand-to-hand combat, Liu Gen worked very hard, but there were no big wounds on his body. In the eyes of the soldiers, this was
Something is abnormal.
Even if Liu Gen's strength is good, how can he not suffer too many wounds despite the constant fighting? Now Liu Gen suddenly fainted. In the eyes of the students, it is very likely that Liu Gen suffered a hidden injury.
.
"Don't worry, everyone, instructor Liu was knocked unconscious by me."
"Having spent so much time with Instructor Liu, everyone should know his abilities clearly. Our battalion was sent to the artillery school to do security work. The most important thing is to protect Instructor Liu."
"Our situation is too dangerous now. I am going to take some brothers as bait to attract the Japanese. The other brothers will be responsible for sending Instructor Liu to Huangyadong. There is a regiment of troops there. According to the terrain there, it is enough
Resist the Japanese attack."
"..."
Chen Ergou did not hide the fact that he knocked Liu Gen unconscious. He chose to do this because he knew that Liu Gen would not be able to leave unless he did this. For Liu Gen's safety, Chen Ergou had no choice but to make this move.
The soldiers fell silent. They looked at Liu Gen, and no one had any questions. The soldiers knew the importance of Liu Gen. They all knew that without Liu Gen, there would be no artillery school. Besides, Liu Gen's combat effectiveness was so strong.
, let Liu Gen live safely, then Liu Gen will definitely be able to kill more Japanese in the future,
"Next, any comrades who are willing to work with me as bait to lure away the Japanese should stay. Those who have parents to take care of at home should not stay." Chen Ergou looked at the soldiers present and shouted.
The soldiers looked at each other, and soon they made a decision. Under Chen Ergou's gaze, the soldiers took a step together. They all wanted to follow Chen Ergou as bait to lure away the Japanese. Maybe they would follow Chen Ergou as a bait.
Bait, they are likely to die, but warriors are not afraid of death.
What's more, as long as we can get rid of the Japanese troops, we won't be able to survive!
"What are you kidding about? Go back to me! I don't need too many people, just twenty or thirty people. What's the problem with you all standing up now?"
"Niu Da, I remember you still have your mother at home, why are you standing up?"
"And you, Liu Dachao, you already have a baby, but you are still impulsive?"
"..."
Chen Ergou cursed loudly, but the soldiers did not make any move, and their footsteps did not move at all. Looking at these soldiers, Chen Ergou kept cursing, but while he was cursing, his eyes were wet with tears.
.
"You bitches! Damn it! I'm not your battalion commander anymore? Go back! Take Instructor Liu to Huangya Cave!" Chen Ergou took a few breaths and cursed loudly again.
In order to let the soldiers leave, Chen Ergou came directly in front of the soldiers, stretched out his hands and pushed them hard. He did not want these soldiers to die with him. If it were not for Chen Ergou's inability to lure away the Japanese
troops, then he would rather go alone than take the soldiers with him.
Under Chen Ergou's full push, the soldiers were pushed by him and could only push back. Seeing this, the soldiers took the initiative to retreat without waiting for Chen Ergou to push them. In the end, Chen Ergou picked out the two
Fifteen soldiers followed him to make bait and lure the Japanese troops away.
The remaining soldiers were responsible for taking Liu Gen to Huangya Cave. After a brief explanation, Chen Ergou asked the soldiers to take Liu Gen away, while he led the soldiers to lay out various traps and tricks here.