Some recalcitrant soldiers saw that there was a dead end in front of them, and they wanted to turn back and run, but as soon as they turned around, the Japanese bayonets came over, and there was a loud cry of the devil: "You can't go back, attack forward." "Don't deserters, deserters are dead."

The recalcitrant army saw that there was no way, so they had to attack again. The front ones put up ladders, and some of the recalcitrant soldiers climbed up, and those who climbed up were knocked down by assault rifles and earth guns, and those behind continued to hug up.

Zhang Chengxin saw that the earth cannon was no longer strong, so he touched a big knife of the dead joint defense team member and rushed over. As soon as a recalcitrant soldier came up, Zhang Chengxin's head was cut off and rolled down like a ball. Zhang Chengxin also scolded: "It's okay now, it's revenge for my grandson!" ”

When I came up from behind, an old man in his sixties and seventies, with half of his face wrapped in cloth and a beard half a foot long, came to kill us. Zhang Chengxin was shot in the shoulder and endured the pain, but he still slashed the recalcitrant soldier and cut the recalcitrant soldier off the ladder.

Zhang Chengxin scolded again: "It's okay, I earned another one." ”

Another stubborn soldier climbed up from the side and came towards Zhang Chengxin with a bayonet. Zhang Chengxin waved his sword and also rushed towards this stubborn army. The two men touched their broadswords and bayonets, made a crisp "clang" sound, and then jumped away from each other.

At first glance, this recalcitrant army turned out to be an old man, bullying Zhang Chengxin for being old and frail, and provoking with bayonets one after another. Although Zhang Chengxin's courage is good, after all, he is old and weak, and his strength is only for a while, and after fighting for a while, his strength is getting worse and worse.

When the recalcitrant army and the Japanese army were fighting, the biggest difference was that the Japanese army kept discipline and never shot even if the bullets were withdrawn, while the recalcitrant army was different, and the shooting when fighting bayonets was due to temperament.

This recalcitrant army saw that this old man was quite stubborn, and scolded: "Old and immortal." He fired a shot at Zhang Chengxin.

Zhang Chengxin was shot in the chest, and he was no longer able to resist, and suddenly fell to the ground.

Li Dazhong was beside him, he had long been worried about the safety of the old man, and when he saw that this stubborn soldier knocked Zhang Chengxin down with one shot, he was angry and scolded: "Grandma's!" It's your daddy! What kind of ability is it to bully the elderly. "Brandishing a machete, he came up.

This stubborn army also wanted to give Li Dazhong a shot, he pulled the bolt, put on the fire, raised his hands, and was about to pull the trigger towards Li Dazhong, only to hear a "snap" of a gunshot, and the heavenly spirit cover of this stubborn army was revealed.

It turned out that although Li Dazhong was charging in front, there was Wu Xiaoming behind him to protect him, no matter how fast the gun of this stubborn army was, how could Wu Xiaoming's gun be fast!

Li Dazhong picked up Zhang Chengxin, who was seriously injured, and wanted to drag him behind. Zhang Chengxin shook his head and said, "No need, I'm going to find my grandson." This little bunny, he doesn't want me...... I miss him......"

After speaking, the old man Zhang Chengxin closed his left eye peacefully, and his soul was gone, and he kept drifting towards his grandson. Born together, even when he arrives in that world, he will also live with his grandchildren......

Li Dazhong roared, a kind of grief and indignation rose from his chest, and the infinite power of revenge surged throughout his body, and the strength of his whole body gathered on his right hand, and then gathered on the blade of the steel knife.

A steel knife flew up and down, and when the recalcitrant soldiers met him, they were killed, and some of them wanted to return the shot, sorry, Wu Xiaoming in the back greeted him with an assault rifle.

The weapons of the guard battalion were also quite powerful, more than 100 assault rifles, 12 light machine guns, and 3 heavy machine guns opened fire at the same time, only to make the recalcitrant soldiers complain and suffer heavy casualties. Although some of the recalcitrant troops climbed the wall, they were quickly wiped out by the assault battalion.

The rest of the eyes saw that they really couldn't attack, so they still turned around and ran back. The Japanese soldiers who were so angry that they shouted and stabbed 3 to death with bayonets, but the rest of the recalcitrant troops still bypassed these Japanese soldiers and fled to the back desperately.

In this charge, the recalcitrant soldiers left behind more than 200 corpses.

Li Qishan saw it, his heart was really cold, if he played like this, his little family background would soon be tossed away, and a war-weary mood rose in his heart. He said to Inoue: "This Zhangjialou's Tubalu is really powerful, and with the help of Zhenbalu, I think this battle can't be fought." Let's go back, if there is a way to come back in the future, the gentleman will take revenge, ten years is not too late. ”

"Neni!" When Inoue heard this, he was very annoyed, and scolded Li Qishan and said, "Your soldiers are not, they don't know how to fight at all, and they don't know how to tactics." Don't you see, the artillery fire just now has taken a big effect, and it is about to blow up the wall. What's more, our infantry has already rushed to the wall, and with a little more effort, we will defeat these dirt and real roads! ”

"But," Li Qishan also replied, "we lost more than 200 men in the last attack, and in this charge, we lost another 200 men. ”

Inoue also did not give an inch, and shouted loudly:

"For a die-hard base like Zhangjialou, you have to fight quickly, you are a county magistrate, don't you know? The villages in this area have all turned red, and it is this Zhangjialou who takes the lead. Shooting horses to shoot horses, capturing thieves to capture the king, to treat this Zhangjialou, it is necessary to carry out a war of extermination, all killed, burned, robbed, on the map, to make this Zhangjialou disappear. Otherwise, there will be endless troubles! ”

Li Qishan gasped, this Inoue is really ruthless! It seems that all this Zhangjialou will be killed. But from his heart, he also hated this Zhangjialou so much, this Zhangjialou didn't take a penny of taxes, didn't pay a single ding, and also drove dozens of surrounding villages, which was his own trouble.

If there are really ten more Zhangjialou or twenty Zhangjialou, he, the county magistrate, will still be in charge of a fart, and he will starve to death. Li Qishan bit the root of his teeth: "Okay, I also agree with Inoue Taijun's opinion to eliminate this Zhangjialou." It's just that our current strength ...... Is there still something lacking? ”

Inoue thought for a while and said, "I'm also a little too underestimated, I didn't expect this Zhangjialou's earthen fence to be so difficult to fight." You should besiege this Zhangjialou well, and you are not allowed to run away from a person, a dog, or a chicken. I will go to Liaocheng to transfer troops and artillery, and you will also bring all the reserves at home. If we don't destroy Zhangjialou, we vow not to collect troops. ”

"Okay, just follow the advice of Inoue Taijun." Li Qishan was also ruthless.

The artillery fire attacking Zhangjialou gradually stopped, but Li Qishan and the devil's troops tightly surrounded Zhangjialou Village.

In this battle, Zhangjialou also suffered great losses, with more than 100 members of the joint defense team wounded, and the guard battalion also suffered casualties. The bodies of these martyrs were neatly placed in the small square of Zhangjialou, and they could not be buried, because the enemy had blocked the village.

Under the big iron bell in the small square, Han Xing, Zhang Chenggang, Wu Xiaoming, and Li Dazhong had grim expressions, and they all felt a heavier and heavier pressure, and they were pressing down on Zhangjialou tightly.

Han Xing said to them: "The current situation is very unfavorable for us, we have lost contact with the county and the army, and we can't afford to face such a big pressure, so we still have to get in touch with the outside as quickly as possible." ”

"Okay then," Zhang Chenggang said, "Zhang Xianxiu is familiar with the terrain outside, so let's send him!" He immediately sent Zhang Xianxiu out.

Zhang Xianxiu was a 25-year-old young man at the time, a militia member of the Joint Defense Force. It was precisely because Zhang Chenggang sent him out to find the county government and the Eighth Route Army that he escaped this catastrophe. In the tragedy, four of his sisters-in-law, uncles, brothers, and nieces were killed.

Han Xing said: "What should we do, do we lead the masses to rush out, or do we stick to waiting for help, please have an idea?" ”

At that time, Zhang Chenggang had already sent people out to reconnoiter from all sides, and found that the recalcitrant army of several thousand people plus devils had surrounded Zhangjialou to the ground, and if he led people to rush out, he would inevitably be blocked by the enemy. Zhang Chenggang said: "The enemy is very tightly surrounded, and it is impossible to rush out. Rather than rushing out and suffering losses, it is better to count on this strong wall to hold on and wait for help. ”

According to the current situation, it is really better to ram the enemy's gun than to wait for help. Han Xing also nodded and said, "Okay, I agree." Then we will repair the wall and wait for help. ”

Wu Xiaoming said: "After a day of fighting, we are running out of bullets. ”

Zhang Chengxin, deputy head of the joint defense team, also said to Zhang Chenggang: "We don't have many bullets in the joint defense team. ”

Both Han Xing and Zhang Chenggang felt a lot of pressure, and there were not many bullets, so they couldn't replenish them, which was a big problem. From another point of view, it is to lead the masses to risk breaking through, and it won't last long!

Han Xing had no choice but to say to Wu Xiaoming: "Save bullets, don't aim and don't shoot." Zhang Chenggang also said to Zhang Chengxin: "Bring all the bricks that can be dismantled to the wall, and if there are really no bullets, you will use bricks to smash them." ”

Zhangjialou urgently prepared for war overnight, and the soldiers of the guard battalion were wiping their weapons, sorting out bullets, and writing letters to their families when they were a little empty. In fact, everyone knows that the so-called family letter and suicide note are not much different.

The joint defense team members of Zhangjialou demolished all the brick houses that could be demolished, and transported bricks and tiles to the wall, some were collecting the remaining gunpowder and iron sand, and some were sharpening steel knives and red tassel guns.

The women were steaming dry food, trying not to let the men who were fighting go hungry. The children's regiment stood guard in the village, carrying all kinds of news. The old man lying on the bed was also restless, and some of them prepared kitchen knives and scissors, but if they really didn't work, they fought with the little devils.

In the midst of tension and unease, on March 31 of the solar calendar in 1945, that is, February 18 of the lunar calendar, this day came again.

After Inoue contact, he transferred 30 Japanese soldiers and 3 Type 96 mortars from Linqing, and another security regiment from Liaocheng. Li Qishan also transferred the 180-man machine gun battalion of Yuan Zhuang, the headquarters of the recalcitrant army, to participate in the attack on Zhangjialou.