They had nowhere to go at this time and had no choice but to retreat into Pinglu County.
After discussion, they decided that Kong Congzhou would lead the entire brigade to break out to the north, and Commander Li would lead the military personnel to follow up.
29-21
By the evening of that day, the Japanese army surrounded Pinglu County from three directions, northeast and west, and surrounded the entire 96th Army and part of the 38th Army in a small area less than ten kilometers west of Pinglu County.
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The war situation has developed to this point and has reached an extremely dangerous stage! If you make one mistake, the Fourth Army will be wiped out!
Lin Jiatai received the order conveyed by Commander Li through the 38th Army, ordering all units to break out to the north with all their strength! If they meet on the road, they must support each other!
Lin Jiatai sent out all the students around him to look for various troops and convey the order as soon as possible!
At this time, Qi Xuanyi came back.
"Sir, why are you out here! Your injury is not healed yet!" Lin Jiatai looked at him in surprise.
"Brother Jiatai, don't always be the boss, just call me Xuan Yi. After this battle, we can be regarded as brothers!"
Qi Xuanyi's arms were hanging, his military uniform was torn, and his military cap had long been lost. He looked at Lin Jiatai at this moment, his mouth tilted, as if this was an apology to Lin Jiatai.
Lin Jiatai nodded to him and said: "Commander Li ordered all the troops to break out to the north with all their strength. I sent out all the students. If I can find the troops, I will convey the commander's order. Brother Xuanyi, what should we do?"
Qi Xuanyi thought for a while and said: "We have to wait until all the students come back. Let's see tomorrow."
He looked at Lin Jiatai, twisted his mouth again, remained silent for a long time, and finally said: "At the end of last year, when the Japanese army occupied Taiyuan, my father was going to Taiyuan to do business. The Japanese caught him and said he was a spy.
He was shot on the street! Last night, I killed a Japanese soldier with my own hands, which was considered a relief for my old father!"
Lin Jiatai did not expect that Qi Xuanyi would be in such a situation. He nodded to him, but was speechless.
Qi Xuanyi added: "Next, let's follow the 38th Army! Wherever they go, we will go!"
Lin Jiatai nodded. He knew in his heart that the battle was already quite dangerous at this point! The Japanese army's purpose was very clear, which was to eliminate the Fourth Army! Following the 38th Army's breakout, they might be able to break out!
29-22
Late at night, on the north side of Sanmen Town, on the position of the 38th Army Teaching Group.
The regiment leader Li Zhenxi had been squatting in the trench only knee-deep, staring at the Japanese position in the darkness!
After only one day of fierce fighting, his trench was almost destroyed by Japanese artillery fire! Tomorrow, his position will surely be lost!
His only thought now is to use the darkness and silence to evacuate quietly! The method of evacuation is exactly the idea Mr. Nakama gave him more than ten days ago!
Mr. Zhongjian said that the Japanese army will capture Munan Town! It came true! Mr. Zhongjian said that the Japanese army that captured Munan Town will move east to capture Maojin Ferry! It came true! Mr. Zhongjian also said that the Japanese army that captured Maojin Ferry will
Attack your position from behind! Damn it, it has come true! So, he has no other choice now but to follow Mr. Nakama’s suggestion!
His teaching regiment has actually been surrounded by Japanese troops attacking from both sides! There is no way to retreat!
The only way out is a steep cliff about a mile long to the north and east! It is precisely because of this steep cliff that the Japanese army used a lot less troops! This steep cliff is his only way out!
Captain Li looked at his watch, it was almost eleven o'clock, it couldn't be any later!
He waved to the soldiers crouching in the knee-deep trench, and everyone quietly stood up and walked silently towards the steep cliff.
All the soldiers crouched, walked lightly, and looked around with their eyes wide open! Any sound may attract the attention of the Japanese army! Once a fight breaks out, the entire regiment can only be destroyed!
29-23
The troops finally arrived at the foot of the cliff. A few days ago, Commander Li secretly sent people to blast a road on the cliff!
However, he didn't want others to notice the road, so he didn't send anyone to repair it.
When the troops began to climb up, this unmaintained road, which could not be seen as a road, caused difficulties for the troops to climb!
The exploded dirt road was hollow, and as soon as you stepped on it, the hollow dirt slid downwards! The soldiers used their hands and feet together, still climbing two steps and taking one step back! Extremely slow!
If someone falls off the cliff and makes a noise, and the Japanese troops on both sides come around, they will definitely die!
The soldiers panted heavily and climbed up bit by bit! Sweat flowed from their faces and soaked their uniforms! They gritted their teeth and climbed up bit by bit! However, the climbing speed was too slow.
Got it!
Commander Li and the officers around him were extremely anxious!
At this moment, a long rope was suddenly thrown down from the top of the cliff. The soldiers grabbed the rope and climbed up, much faster!
After a full hour, the whole group climbed to the top of the cliff.
Captain Li saw several people wearing civilian clothes but carrying rifles and native guns standing on the top of the cliff looking at them.
"Who are you?" Captain Li asked in a low voice.
"Sir, we are the place where the Sacrifice Alliance will fight to the death! Our captain said, the national army will bomb the road on this cliff, and Xunsi will leave from here! So, as soon as it gets dark, we will wait here!
Hey, Mo Chengxiang, we really made you wait!"
Captain Li held their hands and said, "Thank you, you helped us a lot!"
The leader said: "Sir, you are welcome. Let me tell you first, after passing here, don't rush to the east."
"Why?" Captain Li asked.
"Yandi Village has been taken over by the Japanese!"
"How do we go?" This situation made Captain Li frown!
"Sir, don't be anxious. You have to take the trail to Shandiyuan Village first, then go east to Qianjian'ao, and you'll be right in the middle."
"Are you leading the way?" Captain Li looked at him.
"Hit!" the man replied cheerfully.
29-24
Summer has just entered southern Shanxi, and the night wind is like water.
But the soldiers of the teaching group were sweating profusely, and the backs of their uniforms were soaked through. As soon as the troops passed the top of the plateau, they marched in a hurry and had to leave the dangerous place as soon as possible!
Captain Li looked at the man walking beside him. He knew that the Shanxi Sacrifice League was an organization controlled by the Communist Party of China! He could see that in Shanxi, members of the Sacrifice League were probably everywhere!
He looked at the rusty Hanyang gun on the man's shoulder, with a sleeve on the barrel, and asked casually: "Does your gun fire?"
The man grinned at him, shook his head and said, "Sir, to be honest, I don't even know!"
"You never fired a gun? Use it!"
"Sir, I only need three bullets. If you shoot one, you will lose one. I can't bear to shoot!"
"What should you do if you encounter a Japanese?"
"Then you have to fight! If you don't fight, you will die!"
"What if the fight doesn't work?"
"Sir, please make me laugh. I have long since begged the Bodhisattva, so I can hit the mark at the first blow! If not, I will fight with the bayonet! We have enough strength to fight with them for a while!"
Captain Li couldn't help laughing and nodded to him repeatedly.
An hour later, the troops marched quickly to the bottom of the mountain and stopped to catch their breath. After passing the bottom of the mountain, they headed to Qianjian'ao. Only when they reached Qianjian'ao did they finally escape danger.
Captain Li took the man's hand, shook it again and again, then turned around and took two rifles from the soldiers' hands, handed them directly to the man's hands, and said: "Brother, these two rifles are for your death squad!"
Use it to beat the devils!"
He took off the pistol from his waist and handed it to the man along with the holster, "Brother, this is for you!"
The man's mouth was as big as a gourd, his face was red, and his mouth, which had been speaking so fluently, actually started to stutter, "Sir, this... this..., you... you..., it's really..."
Commander Li patted his arm and waved to the troops behind him, "Let's go! Go to the front!"
29-25
Zhangcun, Headquarters of the 38th Army.
It was around this time, almost twelve o'clock at night, that Liao Ruolan finally got off work.
There was actually no time for commuting in the hospital. She was so tired that she couldn't lift her arms or hold anything. She felt that if she didn't go back to rest, she might fall next to the hospital bed.
Although it was already midnight, there were still some soldiers walking through Zhang Village. There were no ordinary people in the village. Under the persuasion of the army, the ordinary people hid in the mountains. The surrounding area was very quiet.
Suddenly, she vaguely heard someone calling in a low voice: "Liao Sang, Liao Sang!"
She was startled and thought she had heard wrongly. How could there be Japanese in this place? She suddenly thought of Mr. Nakama! But she soon realized that Mr. Nakama would not come here! Why would he come here?
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The man in the darkness shouted softly again: "Liao Sang, Liao Sang!"
Liao Ruolan was sure that someone really called her that this time! She tried her best to open her eyes wide and look into the darkness.
Sure enough, there was a person waving to her in the darkness. She walked slowly over and was surprised, that person was Kanta Yoshikawa!
"Mr. Yoshikawa, why are you here!"
"Miss Liao, I escaped! Ferry from Maojin!"
"Why! Where is Mr. Nakama! Where is he!"
"He's dead! Shot himself! Miss Liao, this is not the place to talk! Do you have a quieter place!"
"Quick, follow me!" Liao Ruolan said hurriedly.
29-26
Liao Ruolan closed the door of the hut, and the hut immediately fell into darkness, and she couldn't see her fingers!
This is a private house she rents, and no outsiders have ever come in. This is the safest place!
She closed the thick curtains, then lit the small oil lamp and turned the wick to the minimum.
She looked at Yoshikawa in the darkness, full of doubts and uneasiness, "Mr. Yoshikawa, please tell me!"
Yoshikawa sat in the darkness, looked at her motionless, and said softly: "I'm sorry, Miss Liao, for never telling you the truth. It's true that our mission is a bit special!"
Next, Yoshikawa introduced his and Mr. Nakama’s trip to China as concisely as possible.
"We came to China on orders from the Military Department of the Japanese Anti-War Alliance. We have two tasks. One is to understand the preparations of the Shaanxi National Army. If possible, give them some pointers. Mr. Nakama is a tactical instructor.
Officer, he is an expert. The second is to use his personal relationship with the commander of the 20th Division Ushidao Division to dissuade him from crossing the Yellow River! Mr. Zhongjian said that Shaanxi is the throat of China's war of resistance! The Japanese army
If you go to Shaanxi, I’m afraid the consequences will be bad!”?