Eighteen machine gunners, holding eighteen machine guns, lined up in a line and walked forward step by step!
Behind them were eighteen ammunition carriers, with their only remaining magazines hanging on their chests, walking forward step by step!
Behind them, there are soldiers holding rifles! Their faces are gloomy and their eyes are firm, and they follow step by step! They all know that if they don’t keep up! If they don’t fight back, they will all die!
Ahead are the pursuing Japanese troops! They seem to want to block these Chinese soldiers and wait until daybreak to eliminate them!
Master Chen roared angrily: "Hit!"
Immediately afterwards, the machine gun in his hand rang! Other machine guns also started shooting wildly!
Commander Chen quickened his pace and then began to rush forward! The machine gun in his hand fired harder!
All the soldiers of the 177th Division ran forward and fired at the Japanese troops in front and on the left!
The Yellow River turned a corner here and flowed north!
Therefore, the 177th Division that broke through had the Yellow River on its right! Although there were Japanese troops blocking the front, they were violently fired by eighteen machine guns and were retreating!
But there were Japanese troops on their left! They were shooting at the Chinese soldiers in an attempt to stop them!
The charging National Army soldiers raised their guns and shot to the left! They started shouting! While shooting, they rushed forward!
It’s exactly what Mr. Nakama said: “The brave will win when we meet on a narrow road!”
Commander Chen Shuoru led the remnants of the 177th Division, struggling against the trapped beasts, and finally rushed out!
29-8
Walking at the end of the breakout team was the student team led by Qi Xuanyi and Lin Jiatai. They brought out twenty students, but now, only thirteen or four students are left!
From time to time, they encountered injured and straggler soldiers, as well as non-combatants from the division. Lin Jiatai gathered them in, carried or supported the injured soldiers, and tried to speed up the pace to keep up with the team in front!
A group of Japanese troops rushed over from their left side, shouting and shooting at them!
This group of lagging teams was confused for a moment, and then started to fight back under Lin Jiatai's roar! The soldiers with guns shot at the Japanese soldiers who were rushing over! The soldiers without guns picked up stones or sticks and prepared to fight with the Japanese soldiers!
This scattered army was led by Qi Xuanyi.
Two Japanese soldiers rushed over. He raised his rifle and killed one! But another Japanese soldier rushed over and stabbed his shoulder with a bayonet! Qi Xuanyi fell backward! The Japanese soldier raised his bayonet and wanted to stab him in the chest.
Come down!
At this time, a gun came from behind and hit the Japanese soldier hard on the head!
Lin Jiatai threw away the rifle that was broken into two pieces, picked up Qi Xuanyi, and walked forward quickly!
He called two students to help Qi Xuanyi follow the team. He picked up a rifle and directed the small team to move forward quickly!
Ten minutes later, they gradually moved away from the bank of the Yellow River and stopped in a wheat field.
Lin Jiatai walked up to Qi Xuanyi and whispered: "Sir, the team in front has gone far. They are rushing fast, and we have too many wounded people to keep up!"
Qi Xuanyi stared at him and finally asked: "Brother Jiatai, what do you think we should do!"
Lin Jiatai didn't expect that Chief Qi would call him "Brother Jiatai"! This was the first time!
He whispered: "Sir, we can't keep up! Even if we do, we will become a burden to Master Chen! If we follow, we will only get beaten! So, I suggest that we withdraw eastward! Thirty-eight
The military headquarters is in Zhangcun! The military hospital is right there! We need to send the injured soldiers to the military hospital! Leave the division headquarters personnel to the care of the 38th Army! We can continue to convey orders to the troops! What do you think?"
Qi Xuanyi held Lin Jiatai's hand for the first time, shook it hard, and said: "Brother Jiatai, do as you say!"
29-9
Munan Town is about thirty kilometers away from Pinglu County, but Zhang Village is between Munan Town and Pinglu County, so the distance is relatively close, only about fifteen or sixteen kilometers.
More than three hours later, at almost one in the morning, Lin Jiatai led the large team of people who had taken care of him along the way. After several inquiries, he finally found Zhang Village and the military hospital.
The first person Lin Jiatai saw in the military hospital was Liao Ruolan!
At the first moment, they were not only surprised, but also a little embarrassed. They were speechless for a while!
They had met in a pawn alley in Shanghai and worked together in the cannon warehouse at Shiliupu Pier! At that time, Liao Ruolan knew very well that Lin Jiatai was one of her own! She was happy for this! She had her own person by her side.
, make her happy!
However, just because Xiao Ancheng put a gun on Li Xiulan's head and forced Lin Jiatai to do anything, the situation was completely different!
Lin Jiatai is now a member of the military commander! Although he is forced to do so, he is still a member of the military commander!
At this time, what Liao Ruolan hated the most was Xiao Ancheng! How could he do such a thing! He put a gun on a woman's head! He actually forced Lin Jiatai to do anything!
In the end, Lin Jiatai was more calm and said softly: "Miss Liao, I'm sorry."
As for why he said sorry, he couldn't figure it out! He went on to say: "I brought some injured people, including my commander, his name is Qi Xuanyi. I hope the hospital will accept them and treat their injuries as soon as possible."
Liao Ruolan took a deep breath and then said: "Bring them in and let me see if they need to do surgery immediately."
Lin Jiatai hurriedly ran out of the hospital and said to Qi Xuanyi: "Sir, the hospital has agreed to accept it, and I will send you in right now."
Qi Xuanyi took his hand, thought for a moment, and said: "Brother Jiatai, I will leave it to you to lead the team. In addition, if there is anything wrong or bad about me in the past, please invite Brother Jiatai."
You are taking too much trouble."
Lin Jiatai said hurriedly: "Sir, don't say that. I am also quite confused, so please forgive me."
After Lin Jiatai sent Qi Xuanyi and other wounded soldiers to the hospital and handed them over to doctors and nurses, the second thing he did was to hand over the non-combatants and stragglers from the 177th Division headquarters to the 38th Army.
The third thing he has to do next is to follow the requirements of the 38th Army and send people to find the whereabouts of Commander Chen of the 177th Division. In addition, he also wants to find the whereabouts of the 47th Independent Brigade of Wang Zhenhua!
29-10
That night, the Japanese army almost pursued victory!
The 177th Division of the 96th Army had been driven to the Yellow River and was on the verge of being annihilated! Unexpectedly, they were trapped and still fighting! The 177th Division actually counterattacked towards Munan Town and wiped out a squadron of Japanese troops in the town.
Then break out to the north!
But the commander of the Ushijima Division doesn't particularly care about this. This division has been severely damaged and is a defeated army. As long as their traces are found, they can be eliminated at any time!
The first thing he did at this time was to mobilize follow-up troops, concentrate on Munan Town overnight, and launch an assault to the east!
At two o'clock in the morning, a large number of Japanese troops occupied Maojin Ferry! The first goal of the Ushijima Division Commander has been achieved!
At four o'clock in the morning, the commander of the Ushijima Division led some staff officers and followed the Japanese troops to advance towards Majin Ferry.
In his opinion, occupying Maojin Ferry will block the only escape route for those Chinese troops! What awaits them can only be destroyed!
29-11
On June 7, which was also four o'clock in the morning, the cadets sent by Lin Jiatai finally found the 177th Division and conveyed the group army's order to Commander Chen, namely: assist Zhao Shoushan's 38th Army to attack Taiyuan. Chen’s Japanese army!
But the battle situation at this time has become extremely dangerous! When the group army's order was conveyed to each unit, the battle situation completely changed! The order accepted by Commander Chen can no longer be implemented at this time!
At that time, they had very few radio stations, and all the telephone lines between the military divisions and the various units were interrupted by artillery fire or cut off by Japanese spies! The communication between the various units, and between the group armies and the armies, was almost entirely through human transmission!
Although the trainees sent by Lin Jiatai and Qi Xuanyi ran as hard as they could, the orders were conveyed to the various units too late!
After daybreak, all the troops of the Fourth Army were violently attacked by the Japanese army! Whether they moved, retreated, or blocked, they were all violently attacked by the Japanese army! Artillery shells exploded around them! Bullets rained down from them. Howling and flying overhead! Troops suffered huge casualties!
The second goal of Ushijima Division Commander is to destroy the Fourth Army!
He kept in touch with the brigades and regiments through the radio, and directed them to pursue and intercept the Fourth Army!
29-12
Commander Chen Shuoru led the remnants of the 177th Division and advanced to Nanliushi Village west of Pinglu County. They were immediately blocked by the Japanese army! If Commander Chen hadn't immediately ordered a retreat, they would have almost been surrounded by the Japanese army!
The 1060th Regiment of Gao Zhenchu of the 177th Division, Yang Fuzhen's supplementary regiment, and the remnants of Wang Zhenhua's 47th Independent Brigade had to fight on their own, looking for ways to get out of the encirclement. But everywhere they went, there were always Japanese troops surround us!
Chen Yiping's 1057th Regiment, which defended Bandou'ao, and Zhang Jiesheng's 1059th Regiment, which defended Magouling and Zhuzui Cliff, still stood firm on their positions!
They have no idea how dangerous the surrounding situation is! How chaotic the battlefield is! They don't even know that Maojin Ferry has been lost! They have no choice but to hold on to their position amidst the intensive artillery fire! Until they can no longer hold on!
29-13
The one with the most tragic outcome was the engineering battalion directly under the 177th Division! There were about two hundred of them, but unfortunately they were intercepted by the Japanese army on the hillside of Majiaya. They did not expect that this place was actually a desperate situation!
They fought and retreated, and finally retreated to the edge of the cliff, with no way to retreat!
All their bullets and grenades were wiped out at once, and even their bayonets were broken! They could only retreat step by step!
The Japanese army ordered them to surrender at the foot of the cliff! But they just refused to do so!
They carried rifles without bullets and bayonets, wiped the sweat from their faces with their military uniforms torn by shrapnel, and looked at each other, wondering what to do! But they just refused to surrender!
A soldier with his body and face stained with blood threw off his torn military uniform! He stared with blood-red eyes, patted the body of the gun with the butt of his broken gun, and sang loudly: "Two Wolf Mountains! Fight!" Hu'er! (Yeah, one by one) The ground! Moves! The mountains! Shake!"?