When the nation is in danger, Fang shows that the Chinese soldiers are iron-clad!

The battle of Sunjiashan has to start with the 112th Division going to Ganyu to suppress bandits: since the 667th Regiment and the 668th Regiment were ordered to set off, Wan Yi and Cui Xizhang did not dare to slack off.

They adopted the Napoleonic method of "artillery and cavalry coordination", first eliminated more than 1,000 people of the pirate Liu Guitang in the area of Rizhao Beikou and Chenfeng, and then according to the order of the division headquarters, they were not in a hurry to continue to advance, on the contrary, taking advantage of the opportunity when this stubborn bandit was unwilling to fail and preparing for a crazy counterattack, they took advantage of the situation to feint defeat and retreat to the Ganyu territory. First, they were worried that if they advanced too far, once the Japanese army attacked Lianyungang, the troops would not be able to return to the defense in time; Second, you can use this to confuse the enemy, set up a position, and just wait for the enemy to drill in, and then eliminate this gang of bandits in one fell swoop, completely knocking out this hidden danger.

Similarly, at this time, Xiangbanti Erlang was also making his own calculations: he originally wanted to use the hand of the Imperial Association Army to contain the troops of the 112th Division stationed in Lianyungang on the northern battlefield, so that they could not return to Lianyungang in time. However, the 112th Division never advanced too deep, and the Japanese army transferred all the nearby elite troops to the Xuzhou battlefield in an attempt to encircle the Chinese army, and it was unable to allocate more troops to support the troops attacking Lianyungang for a while, so Xiangbantijiro never dared to rashly attack Lianyungang. When this group of imperial troops counterattacked in an all-round way, Xiangban did not know what to do, but was happy that the enemy would be dragged down and could not get out in a short time. At this time, the news that Xuzhou was occupied by the Japanese army happened to come again, and Xiangbanti Erlang was even more ecstatic, feeling that the time was ripe for an all-out attack on Lianyungang, so he ordered the troops to be assembled that night, and prepared to attack ashore from Sunjiashan according to the plan that had been repeatedly deliberated.

On the defensive side of Lianyungang, after the 667th Regiment and the 668th Regiment were deployed, Zeng Xiqi quickly ordered the Eighth Army to supplement the defense and strengthen the deployment of troops, but the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Army was really much worse than that of the 57th Army of the National Revolutionary Army.

That night, the Japanese army quietly assembled in the sea area east of Lianyungang, and planned to use two lines of troops to bypass the eastern and western ends of Lianyungang and land at Sunjiashan. After the transfer of the landing force was completed, the sky was already pale, and a squadron of the Huang Deng Brigade stationed on Donglian Island discovered the enemy situation at this time and quickly blocked it, while the Japanese army was not in a hurry to take Liandao and only blocked the island with artillery fire first.

The Japanese landing force, under the cover of ship's artillery and aerial artillery fire, prepared for a forced landing. The forward position of Sunjiashan was garrisoned by the first squadron of Li Hao's brigade, and two lines of defense were set up, the first line of defense was easy to attack and difficult to defend. After bypassing Liandao, the Japanese troops from the east and west converged on the narrow Yingyou Gate between Liandao and Sunjiashan and attacked together on land, and soon broke through the first line of defense of the defenders and successfully landed on the shore. Squadron Leader Shen Yang knew that the loss of position was inevitable, so he decisively ordered the soldiers to retreat to the second line of defense and continue the battle.

Zeng Xiqi received a report from the front that the first line of defense in Sunjiashan had been lost, so he urgently ordered Li Shijun to order Li Hao, the captain of the first brigade under his command, to lead the third squadron to Sunjiashan as soon as possible to reinforce the first squadron in Shenyang. What Shi Zhu and his party saw on the way to the West Garden was that Li Hao led the soldiers of the Third Squadron to rush to the Sunjiashan position.

After Shenyang retreated to the second line of defense, he ordered the soldiers to shoot on all fronts, and ordered the machine gun platoon to hit hard. With the cooperation of four heavy machine guns in the machine gun platoon, the Japanese offensive was temporarily suppressed.

Unwilling to be frustrated in the attack, the Japanese organized small steel cannons to hit the defenders' positions fiercely, and with the help of the ship's artillery fire, they forcibly charged forward. Unfortunately, the defenders' heavy machine guns were too fierce, and their advance was seriously sluggish. So the leading Japanese officer ordered the soldiers to concentrate their fire, first against the heavy machine guns of the Chinese defenders.

Under the concentrated fire of the Japanese artillery, the defenders' heavy machine gun platoon fell down one by one, and the people behind climbed up again to continue fighting. Squadron Leader Shen Yang also used his machine gun, regardless of safety, and fired fiercely at the enemy, "Da Da Da, Da ......."

After a while, a heavy machine gun was blown up by the Japanese. Soon after, the other three machine guns were also jammed due to overheating, and the squadron leader Shen Yang was so angry that he scolded: Fuck, I usually serve you with a good voice and good spirits, but they are all fucking stuck at critical moments! In fact, Shenyang also knew that if the fight continued like this, the machine gun would sooner or later jam. He was really anxious, without the suppression of the heavy machine gun, I was afraid that the Sunjiashan position would really be lost.

The Japanese seized the favorable opportunity of the defenders' machine guns to fire and launched a frantic attack again, completely suppressing the defenders in terms of firepower.

"Report to the captain, we're running out of ammunition! ......”

"Report to the captain, we have more than half of the casualties and we don't have much ammunition! ......”

The unfavorable news reached the ears of the captain Shen Yang one by one, but Shen Yang knew that morale was very important at this time, so he forced his spirit and said: "Brothers, hold on, reinforcements will arrive soon." Everyone aim and shoot, save ammunition......"

However, the Japanese firepower was too fierce, and although the defenders did not flinch, the casualties rose sharply. By the end of the fight, the bullets were almost gone.

At this time, the captain of the detachment came over to Shenyang and said: "Captain, we are running out of bullets, let's fight with bayonets!" ”

Shen Yang observed the situation in front of him, and after thinking for a while, he frowned and said, "No! Looking at this situation, little Japan is determined to take our position. I know that the brothers are not afraid of death, but we are too few of us now, and I am afraid that we will not be able to keep the position even if we fight hard, so it is too worthless to die. Order the brethren, get your grenades ready, cover the retreat! I'll take the responsibility! ”

After a "boom" of grenades, taking advantage of the opportunity for the Japanese soldiers to lie down and dodge, Shenyang took the rest of the men to cover alternately and withdrew from the position.

After occupying the Sunjiashan position, the vanguard of the Japanese army did not rush to pursue, but first stabilized the position and waited for the follow-up troops. On the other hand, they are also trying to concentrate their forces and prepare to turn back and destroy the defenders on Liandao first.

After the loss of the Sunjiashan position, the defenders on the island fell into isolation. Under the powerful naval and air artillery fire of the Japanese army, they could not retreat by ship at all. Of the hundreds of soldiers of a squadron under the command of the Huangdeng Brigade on the poor island, only two of them passed out and fell into the sea, rushed to the shore the next day and were rescued, and the rest all sacrificed their lives for the country!

On the way back, Shen Yang, the leader of the first squadron, met Li Hao, the captain of the brigade who came to reinforce him, and took the initiative to come forward to admit his guilt, saying: "Report to the captain, we are out of bullets, I can't bear to see the brothers fighting bayonets to die, I will bear all the responsibility alone!" ”

Li Hao looked at Shenyang, who was covered in dirt and his face was so black that he couldn't see clearly, and the tired soldiers behind Shenyang, and said: "Let's not talk about this, the most important thing at the moment is to prevent the Japanese army from bypassing Yuntai Mountain." I was originally going to Sunjiashan to reinforce you, but I received news on the way that I knew that the position of Sunjiashan had been lost, and Commander Zeng ordered me to lead the third squadron to assist the second squadron to defend the top of Yahu Mountain together. After the Japanese army occupied Sunjiashan, it would inevitably attack west along the railway in the direction of Xugou, and now only by holding the choke point of Yajiashan in front could the enemy be prevented from continuing to advance. Commander Zeng ordered that we must seize and hold on! It's going to be a tough battle, so take the brothers of the first squadron to the back to rest and be ready at any time! ”

Subsequently, the captain Li Hao led the soldiers to quickly seize the favorable terrain of Yafu Mountain, and urgently built simple fortifications, just waiting for the Japanese army to come.

After the main force of the Japanese army landed at Sunjiashan, it again divided its troops into two routes, one to the west along Miaoling to the direction of Xugou, and the other to the southeast along Huangwo to Gaogong Island, in an attempt to bypass the Yuntai Mountain barrier. Helplessly, the two Japanese troops were blocked by the Huang Deng Brigade and Wang Tianrui Brigade of the First Brigade respectively and retreated, and Kubo Palace had to order the attacking troops to unite again and attack Yafu Mountain with all their might.

After receiving Kubo's order, the Japanese troops quickly gathered at the foot of Mt. Yambo in groups, first attacking with artillery fire, and then charging to the top of the mountain with infantry in an attempt to forcibly occupy Mt. Yambo. Tian Youzuo, the leader of the second squadron, ordered the soldiers to lie down on the position, aim and shoot, and successively repelled many attacks by the Japanese army.

Seeing that the frontal assault could not be successful, the Japanese ordered a group of soldiers to go around to the flank and prepare to climb the rock, in a vain attempt to occupy a higher cliff territory, but they were also beaten down by the defenders. Later, the Japanese began to climb again under the cover of small steel cannons, but they were all killed by the defenders one by one, and corpses fell from the cliff. At this time, it was almost dusk, and the Japanese army did not dare to take any more risks, so they retreated first, preparing to formulate a detailed attack plan.

Looking at the side of "Guanglian Commercial Bank", after the group retreated to the West Garden, Shizhu still sent supplies and some ammunition to Laojuntang as planned. Along the way, they only heard the sound of guns shaking the earth, and it was not until the sound gradually subsided that they were temporarily relieved, because they knew that although Sunjiashan was lost, the position behind them was held today. As for what tomorrow will bring, no one dares to think.

After returning to the West Garden, Shi Zhu lay down on the bed, his hand habitually stretched under the pillow, and suddenly frowned, and his heart chuckled. "It's broken, I forgot to take the dragon dagger!" Shizhu usually treats the thorny dragon dagger as a treasure, and he doesn't easily carry it with him, he puts it under his pillow, and he was in a bit of a hurry this morning, and he forgot to bring it.

He quickly ran to Zhu Guanglian and said, "Uncle, I forgot about the pick-up in the morning, I want to go back and get it back!" ”

"Don't go back, it's too dangerous to go back! Now I don't know where the Japanese are fighting, so if something happens along the way, it will be troublesome! Zhu Guanglian resolutely disagreed with Shi Zhu to go back to get the Thorn Dragon Dagger, and Shen Yueyun was also on the side to help her husband speak, and did not agree with Shi Zhu to go back: If you lose it, you can find it again, if you lose your life, there will be nothing!

"No, that handpiece was given to me by Daddy Feng, it's too important, I have to pay it back in the future, and I have to go back to say anything. Uncle, you see, I guess it's getting dark when I go there, and the Japanese don't dare to come out after dark, so I'll ride a horse alone, just be careful on the road. In case I encounter it, with my skills, it will be no problem to run....." Shi Zhu said as he walked out.

"But ......"

Before Zhu Guanglian finished speaking, the stone pillar jumped on the jujube red horse, and Zhu Guang couldn't even stop it. Looking at the distant back of the stone pillar, Zhu Guanglian was like an ant on a hot pot, so anxious that he turned around, but he had no choice but to pray for his nephew to be safe on the road.

After the stone pillar left the West Garden, he hurried to the east, and when he crossed the ruin ditch to the east, he suddenly heard a burst of cannon fire in front of him, so he slowed down, and continued to rush forward while observing the situation. At this time, the sun had not yet completely set, and everywhere I looked, there were bombed houses everywhere, and everything was as if it were dead, desolate and lifeless. Fortunately, there was no sign of Japanese soldiers' activities on the road, and he finally arrived at the trading house smoothly.

The house of "Guanglian Commercial Bank" was blown down, and the bedroom door of Shizhu was also blown up, which saved him from opening the door. The inside of the house was now dark, and the stone pillar touched the head of the bed, took away the pillow and dusted off the dirt on it, and lifted the mat below, and touched it, but fortunately, the dragon dagger was lying there properly. Holding the dagger in his hand, Shi Zhu's heart was steady.

When he got out of the courtyard, Shi Zhu was about to get on his horse and leave, but he saw a figure shaking not far in front of him. With the little light of the sun, the stone pillar took a closer look, and it turned out that a child was walking towards him.

"Which child is this, and why is it running around alone? It's a dangerous day, something is wrong! Shi Zhu thought to himself as he walked in front of the child. Walking up, Shi Zhu looked at the child's gray face, and he couldn't recognize who it was, but he always felt a little familiar. And the child first stared at the stone pillar for a while, and then directly pounced, crying and kneeling. "Benefactor, I've finally found you, please save me!" The kid said.

"You are?" Although the stone pillar felt like the child had seen it somewhere, he didn't remember who it was for a moment.

"Benefactor, I'm Lu Chunhua, last year at the train station, you and another benefactor gave me money!" Hearing this, Shi Zhu immediately remembered that it was the mother and daughter who pretended to identify the corpse at the train station. After pulling the little girl up, Shi Zhu asked again, "What about your mother?" How did you get here alone? ”

Lu Chunhua cried and said: "My mother is dead, all dead!" Please, benefactor, save me! ”

Shi Zhu didn't understand what he meant, but he listened to the sound of cannons in the direction of Yafu Mountain not far away, and looked up again, this place is too dangerous, it's night now, if you don't take this child away, I'm afraid there will be more than one luck. Now that you have encountered it, you must not ignore it!

"We've all moved out now, let's take you there first, and we'll talk about the rest later!" After speaking, Shi Zhu picked up Lu Chunhua on the horse.

The two of them galloped towards the West Garden in the twilight, the trees and ruins on both sides were gradually unable to see clearly, and the stone pillars could only hear the sound of the wind whirring in their ears. Lu Chunhua's long hair blew on Shi Zhu's face, scratching Shi Zhu's face a little blushing, and he felt like a rabbit in his heart, fluttering and jumping. After passing through the area of the stone pillar, a few years later, he inadvertently really matched another beautiful marriage.

Seeing that Shizhu had returned to the West Garden, Zhu Guanglian was completely relieved, and he didn't bother to ask who the child he brought back was, so he asked Chun Tao to wash the child's face first, and let the two of them have dinner. While eating, Shi Zhu told Zhu Guanglian about what happened on the road. The boy seemed to be hungry, and he spitted the food into his mouth.

"Kid, eat slowly, and, more!" Shen Yueyun watched the child eat like this from the side, feeling pitiful and a little funny in her heart, and said a few words from time to time.

After dinner, Zhu Guanglian sat down and asked Lu Chunhua, "Chunhua, why did you run out alone?" Where's your mother? ”

"My mother is dead, and everyone in the village is dead!" Hearing this question, Lu Chunhua cried again.

"Child, stop crying, speak slowly!" Shen Yueyun wiped Lu Chunhua's tears with a towel.

"Early this morning, someone went to my village and said that the Japanese devils were calling, and asked us to leave quickly. At first, we didn't care, and we felt that the sound of the cannon was quite far away. Later, when the gunfire was getting closer and closer, my mother ran over and dragged me to the small hole next to the wall, blocked me with bricks and sticks, and told me not to come out anyway. Later, I saw through the crack in the bricks that a wave of Japanese devils in yellow clothes entered the yard and pointed a bayonet at my mother, and then my mother was dragged into the house by them. I heard my mother shouting in the house, and I didn't dare to go out. When the devils came out, they set fire to my house! When the people were far away, I dared to come out and run into the house, and saw that my mother's clothes were torn, her body was stabbed several times, and there was blood on her stomach and mouth. At that time, my mother still had a tone, and she told me that I should go to the "Guanglian Commercial Bank" to find a benefactor, and said that you are all good people. My mother and I used to go out to ask for food, and we knew where you were, but then I saw that the fire was burning and my mother was dead, so I ran out to find you! ”

Speaking of this, Lu Chunhua cried even more, and Shen Yueyun kept comforting her on the side.

After Zhu Guanglian heard this, he slapped the table with his hand, and couldn't help scolding: "These Japanese devils are really beasts, pigs and dogs are not as good, they have done so many hurtful things, and one day they will be punished!" ”

Lu Chunhua wiped her tears at this time, and continued: "After I ran out, I wanted to go to my father and my grandmother, and saw that they were also killed. On the way, I also saw that there were dead people in all the villages, almost all of them were killed by Japanese devils. When I saw someone coming, I hid myself by the reed ditch, and I was really hungry on the way, so I rummaged through the pockets of the dead man's clothes and looked for something to eat. Hide and walk until the evening star comes to you to see the benefactor! I have nowhere to go now, you are all good people, please save me! ”

After saying that, Lu Chunhua knelt on the ground again and kowtowed to Zhu Guanglian and them.

Shi Zhu took the first step to pull Lu Chunhua up and said, "Girl, it's also your fate." We've all moved here, and I suddenly got to the comptoir, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to meet us even if you got there. Also, don't keep calling you a benefactor, you can call Uncle Zhu and Boss Zhu! ”

Zhu Guanglian looked at Lu Chunhua and asked, "Chunhua, let me ask you, how old is this year, and is there anyone left in the family?" ”

Lu Chunhua said: "I am nine years old this year. My father and grandmother are dead, and almost everyone in the family is dead. There's no one on my mother's side, and I don't know if there are any other relatives! ”

"Hey, you see this child is so pitiful, let her stay with us!" Shen Yueyun said to Zhu Guanglian next to him.

"Then I think it's like this first, Chunhua, you stay with us first, and if you meet your family in the future, make another plan." Zhu Guanglian listened to Shen Yueyun urging beside him, so he had to agree first.

When Lu Chunhua heard Zhu Guanglian say this, she immediately knelt down and kowtowed again.

This time, Zhu Guanglian dragged her up and said, "Chunhua, hurry up, our family doesn't like this, don't kneel down and kowtow at every turn in the future!" Then, Zhu Guanglian called Chun Tao and said to Lu Chunhua: "Chunhua, this is your Sister Chun Tao, you will follow her in the future." He said to Shen Yueyun again: "Child, you personally arrange to boil some water, wash Chunhua, and then make the bed, so that she and Chuntao live together." ”

Shi Zhu clapped his hands on the side and said, "My uncle, this is the best, you see, Chun Tao and Chun Hua, when you hear it, they are sisters, and it is perfect for the two of them to live in a pile!" ”

In fact, Shi Zhu only knew that the names of Chun Tao and Chun Hua were a little similar, but he didn't know that Chun Tao was also unlucky.

It was still many years ago, when the Northeast region had not yet fallen, Chiang Kai-shek was still "encircling and suppressing" the Red Army in the Soviet area, at that time Zhu Guanglian had just gotten married, Shen Yueyun was a few months pregnant, the two went to the temple fair in Haizhou City, and met Chun Tao who sold his body to bury his parents under the Shuyang Gate. Chun Tao's original surname is Yu, and her parents took her to escape the war and fled to Haizhou, but they were all starved to death. Chun Tao was not a few years older than the current Chunhua at that time, and she had no relatives in Haizhou City, so she had no choice but to sell her body to bury her parents. Zhu Guanglian saw that she was pitiful, so he discussed with Shen Yueyun to buy the person first, and happened to find a personal maid to take care of the pregnant Shen Yueyun. Chun Tao buried his parents in Jinping Mountain, just south of the Qiyang Gate, and then went to Zhu Guanglian, until now.

Although Chun Tao is a maid bought by Zhu Guanglian with money, the Zhu family has never called her as a person, and usually gives her some money every month. Chun Tao remembers Zhu Guanglian's great kindness and virtue, and is very diligent in his work, which is deeply liked by Zhu Guanglian's family.

After Shen Yueyun led Lu Chunhua out, Zhu Guanglian said to Chun Tao again: "Chun Tao, Chunhua has been hit so hard at such a young age, I'm afraid even adults can't afford it." I asked her to follow you, and in the future, you must enlighten her more, say more happy words to her, and don't let her always fall into today's nightmare. ”

"Well, sir, I see!" Chun Tao nodded, and then went to help Shen Yueyun.

That night, Shi Zhu had the previous dream again, the little girl in the dream still smiled and beckoned to him, he tried his best to see who it was, but in an instant, it was cloudy, and Liu Fulong pointed a gun at him like a devil. A "snap" of a gunshot, and the stone pillar was awakened again. This time there was a small wet puddle in his crotch, and Shi Zhu touched it with his hand, not urine, but a little sticky. Shizhu felt some inexplicable pleasure, thinking about who the little girl in the dream was, could it be a spring flower? By feeling, Shizhu knew it wasn't.

It was dark outside, and the stone pillar was dimly planning to sleep again, but at this time, there was a dense sound of gunfire in the direction of the ruins ditch, and it must be that the defenders and the Japanese were fighting again.

Today, Shizhu doesn't have to send supplies, and after breakfast, Shizhu saw a lot of people running in the direction of the ruins ditch from a distance, which is the place where the war is fighting, "What are the people running over there?" He was a little confused.

Shi Zhu went over and asked, and a man in his forties told him: "Young man, we all went to the front line to carry ammunition for the national army, and we also went to deliver water and food. You don't know, after the Japanese devils went ashore yesterday, they killed people in Miaoling, Lotus Street, Majiao, and Huangwo all the way to Huangwo, and burned the houses when they saw them, and those who didn't have time to run were killed, and there were 200 people who died! Alas, I only hate that I can't shoot, otherwise I have to beat those brute bastards hard to avenge these people! However, we can go to the national army in a pile to give a hand, hold the position one by one, and beat the little Japanese devils away, which can be regarded as doing our part! ”

Shi Zhu came back to Zhu Huaiqing and told him about the situation, and the two hit it off and immediately decided to help move the ammunition.

During the break, some people who came to help gathered together to chat, and at this time, they happened to meet a few wounded soldiers who had come down from the front line, with abrasive cloths wrapped around their heads and shoulders, and they did not seem to be seriously injured. Everyone swarmed up, invited a few wounded soldiers to sit down, and asked them to tell them about the battle on the hill.

The wounded soldiers belonged to the 2nd Squadron, who had been slightly wounded in the battle, and wanted to continue the battle, but the captain said that now the brothers could withstand it, and let the wounded soldiers rest first, and then let them go to the trenches when needed. Then, a few wounded soldiers began to talk about each other.

It turned out that after the Japanese withdrew from the battlefield last night, they concentrated artillery fire on Yafu Mountain for a long time, in a vain attempt to inflict heavy damage on the defenders on the mountain. Squadron Leader Tian Youzuo had dealt with the Japanese several times, and he knew that the Japanese were not familiar with the terrain and would not attack rashly at night, and even if the Japanese attacked, they would not come up until the artillery was fired, otherwise it would be so dark, who knew who was bombed. So, after the Japanese began the shelling, Tian Youzuo ordered all the soldiers to go down the mountain to eat, sang the "empty city plan" to the Japanese army, and waited for the artillery to stop before returning to the mountain position.

Early this morning, as soon as the sky was a little light, the Japanese began to rush up Yafu Mountain again, and they were all beaten down by the defenders. It is also thanks to the common people to carry ammunition, send water, send food, now the defenders have enough ammunition, full of energy, and occupy favorable terrain, it can be said that the time and place are favorable, and people are on our side, it is estimated that as long as there are no major problems, it is no problem to defend it.

While listening to a few wounded soldiers talk about the situation on the top of the mountain, everyone praised the soldiers of the national army for protecting their families and defending the country, and for the peace of the people in Haizhou, they were willing to throw their heads and spill their blood. Later, it was not until a little later that the people who came to help went home one after another.

But these wounded soldiers didn't know, and they couldn't even more so than the stone pillars, for this Eighth Army, which was originally just a salt police regiment, the next day was a really brutal battle.