The Japanese soldiers who had to light the torches and light the Japanese soldiers who were preparing for the Japanese army to move towards the newly occupied trenches were almost all nervous, and their eyes were a little incredulous.

Not to mention the grassroots officers and re-conscripted veterans of the Japanese army, even the few recruits among these Japanese soldiers, they also felt incredible—the enemy position, which had not been taken for a whole day and at the cost of hundreds of casualties, was actually taken in a near-fatal attack near the evening?

According to the Japanese veterans who returned for arraignment, apart from some Korean Japanese soldiers who were shot and killed during the storm, there were hardly any casualties when they stormed the trenches. Of course, the hapless staff officer who froze to death was naturally negligible......

But all this is really incredible?!

Where did the unit that fought so tenaciously during the day that it could even fight for its life go?

Is it all spelled out?

Why did the anti-Japanese fighters on the enemy positions become so vulnerable as soon as it got dark?

Could it be...... Pitfall?

After cautiously sending a small force of twenty people, carrying two machine guns and grenadiers, to scout carefully, the news that came back again made many Japanese soldiers feel a little relaxed in their hearts......

The bitter cold weather posed a mortal threat not only to the Japanese soldiers who launched a decisive assault, but also to those who guarded the trenches. Lighting a bonfire to keep warm was not a no, and the light of the fire in the dark was enough for the Japanese artillery to accurately shoot anyone around the campfire from a distance.

The anti-Japanese fighters, who were starved of supplies, apparently lacked warm clothing – in order to protect themselves from the cold, the men who guarded the trenches even dug up the soil and burrowed into the mound like rats to keep them warm.

That would explain why the resistance of those guys seemed so weak at night?

The bullet casings collected from the trenches also relatively illustrate some problems - almost all the primer parts of the bullets have traces of secondary assembly, and the residual gunpowder residue shows that these bullets used after secondary reloading cannot guarantee sufficient effective range, but the lethality of the living target at close range may exceed that of the bullets fired by the 38 covers!

Since there was a lot of evidence that the anti-Japanese armed men guarding the trenches had indeed retreated, and the staff officer had frozen to death on the battlefield, Yukikushi Taro did not hesitate for long, and the second wave of reinforcements was immediately dispatched. If it weren't for the fact that the wind and snow were so great that the artillery could barely move, Yukikushitaro would have even planned to move the artillery firing position forward overnight and destroy the second line of defense of those anti-Japanese forces in one fell swoop!

Seeing the second wave of reinforcements blatantly moving forward with torches, the newly selected adjutant Injiro touched the gauze wrapped around his head, and said to Yukikushikutaro who was standing in the wind and snow with a straight back: "Your Excellency, you are really afraid that it will attract the attack of those anti-Japanese forces by lighting torches and marching in the dark night like this?" ”

Looking at the long dragon of torches squirming in the snowy night, Yukikushitaro replied in a low voice, "Injiro-kun, do you know why you became my lieutenant?" ”

Shaking his head in a daze, Injiro exclaimed inexplicably, "Your Excellency, how could it be all of a sudden...... The subordinates don't understand ...... either"

Taking a deep breath of the biting cold air, Yukikushitaro sighed with emotion, "It's because of obedience....... Injiro-kun, you have been reprimanded by several superiors and forcibly transferred from your original position, right? ”

Bowing his head in embarrassment, Injiro replied: "It's really because of the incompetence of his subordinates that this will make Shangguan reprimand......."

Without looking at Injiro, who had an embarrassed look on his face, Yukikuin Taro chuckled in a low voice: "Hehehehe...... Is that the case? Perhaps in the eyes of the other superiors, you only saw that the fire caused by the burning of the village of the Shina people during the collection of grain and straw ignited the bushes that could provide shelter in the line of attack; There was also the collection of the ferry, which caused the bodies of the slain Shina to fall into the river and float away, thus arousing the vigilance of the Shina army in the lower reaches of the river......"

"But what I saw was your obedience! Even if you don't like to do chores such as collecting grain and ferry, you still carry out the instructions of the Shangguan to the letter. And that's what I need...... It's just this ......"

Looking at Yukikushitaro's back with some hesitation, Injiro replied in a low voice, "Your Excellency, what are you talking about......."

"Obey...... An adjutant who always faithfully carries out the orders of his superiors and does not talk too much is simply a sword in the hands of a samurai! Therefore, do not ask any questions about the orders of the superiors, just carry them out faithfully! ”

"Totally understood! Your Excellency, according to your order, the second wave of reinforcements has all departed! ”

"Is there any new news from the troops occupying the trenches at the front? What about the distribution of corded telephones? ”

"Corded telephones have been laid and the calls have been successful! Information came back from the troops occupying the trenches at the front that the anti-Japanese armed men of China, who had retreated to the second line of defense, had been constantly harassing with cold guns. When the trenches were being cleared, there were also cases of being killed and injured by mines planted by anti-Japanese armed men in China! ”

"Order the communications corps to convey the order to our commanders in the trenches - to extinguish the torches as soon as the second group of reinforcements arrives at the trenches they occupy. Except for all the Korean soldiers who were left to serve as guards and guards in the trenches, all the others returned to their positions. On the way back, be silent, and especially don't use any lighting tools! ”

With his mouth wide open, Injiro stared at Yukikuin Taro's back with round eyes, and only after a long time did he answer loudly: "Obey!" ”

Nodding with satisfaction, Yukikuin Taro turned his face slightly to look at Injiro, who was heading straight for the communication corps, and closed his eyes gently......

Judging from the intensity of the daytime fighting, these anti-Japanese armed forces that stood in front of the He family's big gathering not only had the determination to resist to the end, but also showed remarkable combat skills. Although there is still a significant gap between them and the combat skills of the Japanese veterans, as long as they are given time, experience more battles, or even let them eat a few full meals and rest and train for a period of time, perhaps their combat skills will improve rapidly.

A force like this will never be like those bandits who can only fight with the wind, and they will collapse at the slightest trouble! It is even more fantastic to let some of the already crippled troops occupy the defensive line effortlessly!

The only reasonable explanation can only be that these people are afraid of their own artillery power, so they deliberately let go of their first line of defense, wanting to mix up the fighters on both sides as much as possible, so that their own artillery fire will be useless!

Or even ......

After a few shudders, Yukikuin Taro quickly turned around and shouted to Injiro, who hadn't had time to run far: "Supplementary order - before all the evacuees leave the occupied trenches, they must try to lay mines and plant tripping explosives in the trenches!" Especially those places that may be used as cantonment stations and heavy fire bunkers are important to focus on! ”

After being stunned again, Injiro loudly agreed to Yukikuin Taro's additional order, and rushed straight to the position where the communication soldier was squatting.......

Almost at the same time that Yin Jiro was rushing to give orders, without looking up at all, Zhong Youtian raised a Jinzao 38-style rifle in his hand, and fired a shot in the direction of the first trench, pulling the bolt out of the cartridge case with great distress, and then hurriedly picked up the slightly hot bullet case on the snow, and carefully put it into his arms.

Also raised his gun and pulled the trigger in the direction of the first trench, Meng Mancang watched Zhong Youtian's action of stuffing the bullet casing into his arms, and said to Zhong Youtian in a low voice: "Can this bullet casing still work?" The Ordnance Department has already been asked to reload the primer and gunpowder once, and then a third time...... I'm afraid it's not insured, right? ”

Stretching out his hand and patting lightly on the chest of several bullet casings, Zhong Youtian replied in a low voice: "It doesn't matter if it can be used or not, take it back to the Ordnance Department first!" Recently, I've been fighting with devils too fiercely, and there must be a great shortage of bullets! Whatever you do, whoever can chop wood can be used as an axe - I say, it's almost hot, right? In addition, collected from the He family's big set, our firecrackers used as earth machine guns are almost used, and there is one shot, no shot to tease the devil, and I am afraid that there are 180 rounds of ammunition, so the next book must be ruthless......."

Pulling the bolt and exiting the cartridge case, Meng Mancang hesitated slightly, and also picked up the bullet case that had been reloaded and put it into his arms, and then took out a new bullet bridge clip from the cowhide bullet box on his waist, and put five new shiny bullets into the magazine: "I'm afraid it's not time yet?" Otherwise...... Gou Da and the pair of door-slamming ghosts have already come over to hold our hands and beg us to shoot a few fewer bullets? ”

Roughly estimated the hour, Zhong Youtian also loaded the rifle he held with five new shiny bullets: "The captain said, the task of the two of us tonight is to help Gou Da and Wan Yixiang snatch down the bunker that we camouflaged." I saw it before I retreated, and the bunker was in a good position, with two shots, one left and one right, and a long section of trenches could be sealed. In addition, the two of us guard against the devils who want to touch the back road....... Hold on until it gets dark tomorrow, shouldn't it be a big deal? ”

Raising his finger and pointing to a few ammunition boxes piled up not far from him, Meng Mancang replied in a low voice: "Then it depends on whether we can carry these bullets and grenades into that bunker!" It's easy to say at night, in broad daylight, we can use machine gun fire to seal a long section of the trench, but the devil can also use machine guns to block our retreat! If you run out of bullets in the middle of the shot......"

Seeing Meng Mancang subconsciously reach out and touch the two long knives behind his back, Zhong Youtian couldn't help but laugh jokingly: "What are you afraid of?" If we really run out of bullets, then don't we still have the Meng family swordsman on Qinfeng Road? You're going to be wielding with your two long knives......."

Before Zhong Youtian finished the joke that teased Meng Mancang, the group of chestnuts wearing a white cloth cloak had already touched the winding trench, and whispered to Zhong Youtian and Meng Mancang, who were sitting in the trench, "It's almost time!" Gou Da and Wan Yi are preparing, are you two ready? ”

Reaching out and taking out a handful of bullet shells from his arms, Zhong Youtian held the bullet shells in front of the chestnut group with great care: "I've been teasing the devil all night, and I have hit these bullets in vain....... Captain, you can help me put away this bullet case. After this battle, maybe you can go to the Ordnance Department and get a lot of good bullets? ”

also reached out and grabbed a handful of bullet shells from his arms and handed them to the chestnut group, Meng Mancang's face was full of solemn looks: "Captain, let's use this trick to dig out the heart of the black tiger, but we should be able to stick the devil in the He family." But can the villagers who withdrew from the He family's big gathering have a way out? Did the people we sent out to find the path in the mountains come back? Let's risk our lives here to fight the devils, so that the villagers can be transferred safely......"

Nodding slightly, but shaking his head quickly, the chestnut group frowned and said in a low voice: "The path that can make the villagers retreat in the mountains has been found, and the comrades who were sent to find the way back to report back said that the secret road of the camel gang can really allow the villagers to get out of the mountains and go around to the border between Suiping County and other counties." There are several large market towns there, and the devil's guard is relatively lax, so that the villagers can find food and then make other plans. But...... The secret passage of the camel gang is simply a small road, and the narrow place can only be crossed by three or five people side by side, and the wide place is only three feet. It's not easy to walk when the weather is good, and this snowy day is ...... I can't go fast at all! ”

His eyes widened in surprise, and Zhong Youtian suddenly shouted urgently: "How many days will it take to leave before all these little 20,000 villagers can be withdrawn?" ”

Frowning, the chestnut group hesitated for a moment, and then made a gesture towards Zhong Youtian and Meng Mancang: "If you calculate towards the inside, you have to face up for eight days, and if you don't make trouble, you have to toss until the ninth and tenth days!" I'm afraid we have to be ready to fight the devil to the death! ”

Looking at the group of chestnuts with frowns on his brows dumbfounded, Meng Mancang subconsciously reached out and touched the two long knives behind his back: "Ten days of entangling with devils?" Captain, let's not say whether the guy in our hands can last for ten days, that is, we are all open-minded, I'm afraid it's ........"

With a wave of his hand, the group of chestnuts shouted in a categorical voice: "If you can save one folk, even one, the others...... I can't care so much about it! Just later, Commander Li convened a meeting of cadres above the company level, and everyone's opinions were relatively unanimous......."

Blinking his eyes, Meng Mancang asked in surprise, "Everyone's opinion...... Relatively unified? Does that mean someone else has made a difference? Who? ”

"Yang Chao!"

"The political cadre who took the initiative to transfer the reserve team to kill during the day? The man looked at him with a good eye...... What did he say? ”

"It's similar to what you thought, I'm afraid that even if we run out, we won't be able to protect the villagers from transferring safely. Come on...... Let's talk about tonight's battle first, and when you're ready for battle, let's go! ”

Raising his eyes and seeing Gou Da and Wan Yixiang each holding a machine gun and drilling down the trench, followed by two ammunition men behind him, Meng Mancang neatly pulled out the two long knives he was carrying behind his back, and then said to the 38 Da Gai Yi who was resting beside him: "It's all handed over to you, me and Arita go first!" Seeing that we have touched the bunker, dozens of numbers have not moved, you come here again! ”

Pulling out a long dagger from their waists, Zhong Youtian and Meng Mancang quickly turned over and ran out of the trench, and touched the direction of the first trench in front of them. And a moment after Zhong Youtian and Meng Mancang jumped out of the trench, Gou Da, who was holding the machine gun, also jumped out of the trench one after another, following the footprints left by Zhong Youtian and Meng Mancang, crawling forward.

Grabbing two snow plows woven from tree branches, the four ammunition men quickly moved the ammunition boxes piled up in the trench to the snow plow, and then quietly jumped out of the trench, put the rope on the snow plow on their shoulders, and moved on all fours along the footprints left by Zhong Youtian and others on the snow.......