The Japanese soldiers calmed down again, lay down on the ground, and began to divide their forces and shoot.
After a while, their machine guns also rang, and it seemed that there was more than one!
Chen Zifeng and Yang Sanqiang finally rushed over. They, Xiao Ancheng and Qiang Hu could see each other. At this time, they switched to shooting with rifles. Their marksmanship was strictly trained, and almost every shot could hit a Japanese soldier.
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Gradually, the Japanese soldiers gained the upper hand. They were numerous and well-trained, and they were protected by two machine guns that fired fiercely! The soldiers squirmed, crawling forward and shooting at the same time.
Chen Zifeng gestured towards Xiao Ancheng and had to gradually retreat.
The bullets broke the branches around them, and the leaves fell one after another. They couldn't even lift their heads!
At this moment, not too far away, machine gunfire suddenly rang out, making the Japanese soldiers scream!
Chen Zifeng understood as soon as he heard it. It was Li San and Li Xuehai who had rushed over.
He shouted at the top of his lungs: "Come closer to us!"
After a moment, Li San and Li Xuehai also ran over from the bushes. There were six of them now, and their firepower was quite fierce! But they still couldn't resist the Japanese soldiers because there were more soldiers, and their firepower was even fiercer! Now they could only retreat while fighting!
Qiang Hu's forehead was grazed by a bullet, and blood flowed from his face.
Xiao Ancheng shouted: "How are you doing? Please wrap it up quickly!"
Qiang Hu said: "We'll talk about it later! Just wipe it off!"
They couldn't stop the Japanese soldiers' attack and could only keep retreating!
Finally, they retreated to a very disadvantageous place! Behind them was a steep slope that was difficult to climb up. If they tried to climb up, they would become a target for the Japanese soldiers! The Japanese soldiers were gradually spreading out and outflanking them from three sides.
.They had no choice but to spread out and block the Japanese troops from different directions!
At this time, Xiao Ancheng noticed that Chen Zifeng was gesturing to him to look away.
He took advantage of the lull in the shooting of the Japanese army, raised his telescope and looked into the distance, and was surprised. Behind the Japanese army, more soldiers were rushing over!
Then, they heard the sound of artillery! It was the sound of mortars!
The shells roared in and exploded around them, and the splashed mud hit them like bullets!
There was nothing they could do now but to fight with all their might! Sometimes, they had to pull out their pistols and shoot continuously at the Japanese soldiers rushing towards them!
Shooting with pistols was their best skill! They all jumped up and circled around the not-too-thick tree trunks, shooting at the Japanese soldiers who were rushing over with their pistols!
It was at this moment that they suddenly understood what reinforcements are! Reinforcements appear when you encounter a desperate situation and life and death are only a matter of seconds. This is called reinforcements!
Very suddenly, from both sides of Chen Zifeng and the others, violent gunfire suddenly rang out! Violent machine gunfire rang out! And it was very dense gunfire! They finally understood that reinforcements were coming! They finally reached the last moment!
The Japanese soldiers who came first and those who came to support them, perhaps the Japanese soldiers who were preparing to rush out from here, finally began to retreat! They carried the injured soldiers on their backs and retreated while fighting, quite orderly!
The person who came to reinforce Chen Zifeng's group was the 301st Regiment of the 51st Division of the 74th Army of the National Army, headed by Gao Fuqi.
Commander Gao deployed his troops in this area, named the hill they occupied Xiaodong Mountain, and then sent a squad to take Chen Zifeng's group to Zhanggu Mountain.
He said to Chen Zifeng: "You report to the headquarters, this place is called Xiaodongshan!"
29-12
Chen Zifeng and others found their pickup truck and let the class lead the way west to Zhanggushan.
By the time they arrived, it was already evening.
Waiting for them at the entrance of the village was the smiling Colonel Zhao.
Colonel Zhao's military uniform has long been soaked, and the rain is dripping down the brim of his hat. I don't know how he got here, the whole trousers are covered with mud!
As soon as he saw Chen Zifeng, he slapped him hard on the shoulder, laughed and said, "Brother Zifeng, you are really good!"
Chen Zifeng felt embarrassed and said quickly: "Sir, you appreciate it."
Colonel Zhao looked up and down at Chen Zifeng, who was covered in mud and water, and said: "I am miserable enough, but your brother is even worse than me! Look, his face is covered with mud! I suggest you go wash it off.
Wash, but there is no place in the village for you to wash, and there is cooking in the kitchen!"
Chen Zifeng said: "It's okay, we can deal with it easily."
Colonel Zhao said: "There is a small river over there. Why don't you go there and wash yourself. After washing, have a meal! After the meal, I will tell you about the current situation. How about it?"
Chen Zifeng looked at him and said seriously: "Sir, the situation must be serious!"
At this time, Colonel Zhao put away his smile, nodded and said, "I'll leave it to you! The situation is very serious!"
29-13
The small river outside the village is only half a foot deep, but the water is crystal clear.
Chen Zifeng looked around and saw that the sky was getting dark and the rain was still falling, so there was not even a human hair nearby!
He said: "Damn it, if you want to wash it, wash it thoroughly!"
They all took off their clothes and sat in the river to take a bath.
Qiang Hu said: "Damn it, I can't do it if I don't wash it like this! My crotch is full of mud!"
Yang Sanqiang laughed loudly and said: "A few locusts crawled in and sucked your blood!"
Qiang Hu shouted: "The leech only sucks the blood of you bitch!"
They took a good bath in the river and washed their military uniforms.
Li San said: "Do you still need to twist these clothes?"
Chen Zifeng said: "No matter how much you twist it, it will still get wet! We can't wait here for the sun to come out! It will be ugly if my little wife comes to wash clothes tomorrow!"
The brothers all burst out laughing and were extremely happy.
They made do with it, put on their wet clothes, and then returned to the village to find Colonel Zhao.
Colonel Zhao led them to a place to eat. Like the regiment headquarters, it was also in the open space outside the kitchen door.
The officers and soldiers filled the big buckets with food, squatted by the wall or under the trees, and ate hungrily.
29-14
It was already dark, the rain was still falling, and the roads in the small village were muddy.
The faint lights from both sides of the street reflected the soldiers walking hard on this hellish street.
When walking on such a road, if you don't master some skills, your shoes will get stuck in the mud and you won't be able to pull them out for a long time.
Colonel Zhao walked in front silently. The wet military uniform was stretched on his broad back. His trousers were still stained with mud.
He suddenly stopped, turned around and stared at Chen Zifeng, Xiao Ancheng and others behind him, and said, "Listen carefully."
Chen Zifeng and the others listened for a while, then gradually turned to the northwest, where the faint sound of fierce gunfire could be heard.
Colonel Zhao stared at them in the darkness. The faint light reflected his stern face.
"That's Changling," he said softly: "One of the two key defensive areas of the 74th Army. This side is Zhanggushan, and that side is Changling. The one defending Changling is the 58th Division! Already
It has been fighting almost day and night for three days! The Japanese army is attacking there very fiercely! Commander Xue and Commander Yu are most worried about that place!"
Chen Zifeng, Xiao Ancheng and others looked at him silently, guessing his intentions.
Colonel Zhao said: "Let's go, ahead is the headquarters of the 51st Division. I will tell you in detail when I get there!"
29-15
The headquarters of the 51st Division of the National Army is located in a tiled house. It is the only tiled house in this small village!
A gas lamp hung on the roof, illuminating the room with a pale white light. Some officers were still busy in front of the map. Their shirts were relatively clean, but their trousers were stained with mud, just like Colonel Zhao.
Colonel Zhao nodded to Chen Zifeng and others, and walked straight to the map.
He pointed at the map and said: "You already know the situation on Baishui Street and Qilin Peak. In other places, we have captured Shizi Cliff and Xiaojin Mountain in the east. Yangjialing in the north has also been blocked. The one in the south is
Although Zhanggu Mountain is still being fought over, the outer perimeter has been controlled. The remaining areas are Changling and Biandan Mountain, which are currently the most dangerous places!"
He smiled at Chen Zifeng and others, "I hope you will go to Changling tomorrow to take a look."
The commander was so trusting that Chen Zifeng immediately said: "Okay, okay, no problem!"
Colonel Zhao suddenly laughed, patted Chen Zifeng on the shoulder and said: "You are simply blessed generals! Wherever you go, you can solve any trouble! You even closed a loophole for us today! Brother Zifeng, I really hope you can
Bring good luck to the 58th Division in Changling! The commander of the 58th Division is called Feng Shengfa, Lieutenant General, from the first phase of Huangpu. He is my old senior. He is thirty-five years old this year, and I have always regarded him as
Big brother, look, he is a very capable fighter! But what I am most worried about is the Changling he is currently defending! As soon as Changling is lost, the Japanese 106th Division will run away! I hope you will go to Changling tomorrow
See if anything happens, just like today, notify me directly!"
In Chen Zifeng's opinion, he was a senior officer, but he introduced the situation to him so seriously, which meant that he thought highly of him!
He hurriedly said: "Sir, don't worry, we will go there early tomorrow morning! If anything happens, we will send you a telegram!"
Colonel Zhao patted him on the shoulder and said again: "What I am most worried about is Changling!"
That night, he said this sentence countless times!
29-16
In the middle of the night, the rain finally stopped.
Therefore, when Chen Zifeng and others had breakfast and went out to get ready for the road, they felt the air was fresh, their eyes were full of green, and they even heard a few birdsong.
This small truck is their home! All their equipment and ammunition reserves are placed in this truck.
Therefore, after they got on the truck, the first thing they did was to check their equipment and ammunition. Fortunately, the truck's bed was full of seams and could not collect rainwater. The ammunition and equipment were covered with raincoats and were still dry.
The truck swayed onto the muddy country road, leaving behind the small village where they had spent the night.
The closer they got to Changling, the more nervous they became. The sound of gunfire on Changling seemed to have not stopped all night! At this time, the sound of gunfire became more intense! The smoke on the mountain obscured the sky and the sun, making it difficult to see what Changling was.