Chapter 5: Going to the Front (Mikami)

"I'm just asking!" Zhang Songling originally had no friendship with the Liao culture of the 31st Division, but when he saw Shi Liangcai's serious face, he immediately dispelled the idea of pulling the surname Liao. "I didn't promise him anything. It was they who heard that I was sent to the hospital by Head Ji, and they thought that I had a deep background! ”

Thinking about this, he found his experience very interesting. When those wounded soldiers heard the three words of the secret service group, their eyes lit up with envy. But he easily entered the secret service group, and killed five little devils in the first battle!

"It's better not to ask!" Shi Liangcai glared at Zhang Songling and solemnly warned. "You kid, you really dare to make trouble!"

"Where am I doing?" Zhang Songling was trained to be aggrieved, "As soon as I woke up in the hospital, I was surrounded by them. Then he forced me to pull that Liao platoon leader for me. You weren't there at the time, and when you see it, you understand. I almost knelt down and swore to God, but none of them would believe me! Thanks to the nurse Sister Wu who came in time, as soon as she showed up, she calmed everyone down! ”

"Of course, you don't see who our sister Wu is!" Hearing Zhang Songling mention Nurse Wu, Shi Liangcai's face immediately bloomed with a smile, "How is it?" You were also cleaned up by her in the hospital, right?! Whoever goes to the hospital, there are few who are not cleaned up by her! ”

"It's okay, it's okay!" Zhang Songling smiled and nodded, probably bored, and talked about the fact that Nurse Wu did everything possible to force the injured to be discharged from the hospital. As he spoke, he snickered. laughed enough, and didn't forget to add, "But I didn't use her to force me, so I proposed to be discharged from the hospital myself." It scared her out of her at the time! ”

"You boy! It's not safe to live anywhere! Shi Liangcai also found it interesting and commented with a smile. Then he looked back at the sleeping Lao Gou, and asked cautiously, "You didn't really offend Sister Wu, did you?" Don't tell me you've provoked her. Otherwise, the gods won't be able to save you! ”

"Am I so blind?!" Zhang Songling asked with a smile, and then continued to add, "I have long seen that Sister Wu's identity is extraordinary. When she was dropping me off, she ran into a car driver. It seems to be for some division commander, yes, to drive a car for the 25th division commander Zhang. rampaged on the street, saw Sister Wu, but immediately stepped forward like a third grandson to pat himself on the back! ”

"Sister Wu saved their division commander's life back then!" Shi Liangcai smiled and took the initiative to reveal to Zhang Songling. "The guy surnamed Zhang was hit by a bullet in the vein, and he was almost out of breath. It just so happened that our sister Wu took someone to treat the wounded of our 26th Army, and when she saw that his guards were crying pitifully, she transfused several large bottles of her own blood to him. And then ,......."

He smiled and shook his head slightly, "Then the one surnamed Zhang fell in love with Sister Wu, and he had to make a promise." You say he's a big man, hi .....! There are a lot of wives and children in that house, and they still want to beat Sister Wu's idea. Knowing this, Sister Wu shouldn't have saved his life, let him bleed to death! ”

"No wonder that driver has a cheap face!" Zhang Songling also felt that the commander of the 25th Division was doing something a bit ridiculous, so he pursed his lips and counted it disdainfully. "But Sister Wu ignored him, and sent him away with the sentence 'I'm going to the secret service group'. That guy heard that Sister Wu was coming to our spy group, and he actually stepped on his tail......"

"That's right, you don't want to see who's in our spy group!" Shi Liangcai smiled and stopped talking. Zhang Songling felt so strange in his heart, and instinctively asked: "Who, could it be ......?"

"You two little bunnies, it's endless. If you want to chat outside the forest, don't disturb everyone sleeping! An angry shout interrupted the conversation between the two. The officer's eyes were pricked up, his face was red, and his neck was thick.

Shi Liangcai was startled, quickly pulled up Zhang Songling, and fled to the depths of the woods. kept running out of the distance, seeing that there was no one chasing behind him, before he stopped, slapped his chest and whispered: "You kid is really a disaster!" Lao Tzu usually never talks nonsense with people, but since I met you, my mouth has lost the door! “

There is no need to ask, Zhang Songling also knows who Sister Wu is relying on in the spy camp. He grinned and stuck out his tongue, panting against a large tree.

Afraid of being picked up by the top boss, for a whole day, the two of them didn't dare to get to Lao Gou's side again. Even the wooden box that Shi Liangcai usually carries around every day as a treasure is begged to be taken out by others. When the sun set in the evening, the devil's plane could no longer be arrogant, and the special task force set off again, continuing to follow a mountain road stepped out by a sheep herder to the west. After walking for about an hour, at the entrance of an unnamed village, they met the response team sent by the 31st Division. Then the two sides joined forces and quietly circled back to the headquarters of the 31st Division from the flank.

In the middle of the night, the headquarters of the 31st Division was brilliantly lit. Division Commander Chi Fengcheng and Deputy Division Commander Kang Faru had already led a group of officers who were not on duty tonight to meet the entrance of the small village. When they saw the flag of the secret service group, they immediately clapped their hands together, "Welcome, welcome." Brother Youde, you've helped us a lot this time! ”

"Brother Fengchen is too polite! You came here to greet me in person, didn't you break my longevity? The officer, Lao Gou, generously bowed his hand to Chifeng City, and then made a circle towards the generals of the 31st Division who came to greet everyone, "How can Gou be a person, dare to work your brothers to meet here." It's really a blessing, a blessing! (Note 1)

"Brother Youde is too polite! If you hadn't taken a battalion to the devil's artillery position, we wouldn't even dare to light oil lamps at night, let alone have a meal in peace! Chi Fengcheng took half a step sideways, refusing to accept Gou Youde's favor. Then he quickly stepped forward and grabbed the other party's arms with both hands, "Come, come, please." I have ordered dinner and drinks to be prepared, and tonight the first battalion of brothers will eat openly, and then sleep in peace! ”

"Yes! Camp Commander Gou told the brothers to eat and sleep with peace of mind. As long as there is still one person in our 31st Division, we will never let the little devils disturb everyone's rest! Huang Dingxin, commander of the 91st Brigade, Liu Hengde, commander of the 92nd Brigade, and others also stepped forward with a smile. Or pull the arms of several company commanders, or pull the arms of the guards squad soldiers, and constantly thank them.

Because the difference between the strength of the heavy firepower and the Japanese army is too great, these days, they are pressed and beaten by little devils almost every day. Until this morning, at least half of the devil's shells had been scattered, and the fly-like planes had gone somewhere else. The brothers of the 31st Division finally breathed a sigh of relief and took the opportunity to use broadswords and machine guns to snatch back the position that had been lost to the devils a few days ago.

They are all veterans who have been on the battlefield for many years, and the generals of the 31st Division certainly know what dangers the three battalions of the special service regiment have to take in order to eliminate the artillery positions of the little devils. Therefore, as soon as he heard that the receiving troops he sent had already met Gou Youde, he immediately ordered the division headquarters to prepare, take out all the good things that he was usually reluctant to eat, and drink and meat to entertain the brothers of the first battalion who had returned triumphantly.

The main officers of both sides said kind words as they walked towards the village. The other brothers of the 1st Battalion were let into the village by the enthusiastic officers of the 31st Division. On the threshing floor of a landlord's house, temporary tables and chairs have already been erected with wooden planks. Chi Fengcheng pulled Gou Youde to sit on the top, and Kang Faru, Huang Dingxin, Liu Hengde and others pulled Gong Ziqiang, Wang Tiehan and others, who were countless levels lower than him, to sit on both sides. Even the guard squad leader Shi Liangcai and recruit Zhang Songling were forced to sit at the same table with several battalion commanders of the 31st Division because they were too close to Gou Youde. The orderly soldiers of the 31st Division trotted to serve all kinds of meat and vegetarian dishes, wine jars and wine bowls, Chi Fengcheng personally poured a bowl for Lao Gou, held his hands between his eyebrows, and said loudly: "I won't talk nonsense, you Lao Gou saved me Chi Fengcheng this time, and saved the life of the entire 31st Division." This bowl of wine, someone in Chi represents the officers and soldiers of the whole division, and I salute your brothers in the first battalion of the special service regiment! ”

The battalion elder Gou stood up solemnly and brought the wine bowl with both hands. His lips trembled a few times, and he shook his head with a smile, "I don't dare to drink this bowl of wine first." Don't blame Master Chi, I want to borrow flowers to offer Buddha! With that, he lifted the bowl up hard, "Brush!" "The whole bowl of spirits spilled into the air.

The rich aroma of the wine made people's eyes want to cry, and the officer Lao Gou grabbed the jar himself, poured two bowls in succession, and sprinkled them all with great effort. Then he clasped his hands into fists and shouted to the northeast: "Brothers, I have made this bowl of Zhuangxing wine first. Under the Yellow Spring, don't be soft on the little devils! ”

"It's done! Don't be soft on the little devils" Gong Ziqiang and other company commanders and platoon commanders also grabbed wine bowls, filled them, and then sprinkled them into the sky. The first battalion of the special service regiment had a brilliant record last night, but the first battalion of the special service regiment also paid a huge price last night. More than half of the first company in charge of the attack suffered casualties, and the second and third companies also lost nearly one-third of their brothers each. The remains of these brothers were snatched out and buried in a small unnamed valley that they passed by on the way home. If the spirits of the fallen are not far away, they should be able to taste this bowl of Zhuangxing wine!

This is war! Smelling the strong aroma of wine in the air, the last bit of excitement in Zhang Songling's heart caused by killing several little devils quickly dissipated. Because he was on the battlefield for the first time, he didn't pay attention to the specific number of casualties in his house last night. At this moment, seeing the movements of Chief Gou and several company commanders, he suddenly discovered that the number of people sitting on the threshing floor eating wine was only about 200 people. Compared with the first battalion of the spy group before last night's fight with the devil, it is a third less!

Drunk and lying on the battlefield, Jun Mo smiled, and a few people returned after the ancient battle! At this meal, Zhang Songling didn't know how much wine he drank. First, he was saluted by the 31 battalion commanders, and then he held a wine cup to salute the battalion commanders and company commanders of the 31st Division. Then everyone raised the lamp together to pay tribute to the brothers of the 31st Division who had died in battle in the past few days, and to the heroic souls who resisted the devil's tank with their flesh and blood. It wasn't until he was so drunk that he couldn't stand up straight anymore that he was supported by two orderlies and went to rest in the barracks that had been prepared.

At dawn the next day, he was woken up by the sound of chaotic footsteps. The second battalion of the special service regiment also came back and successfully knocked out another artillery position of the devils, but on the way back, they were surrounded and intercepted by the ground troops of the devils and traitors, and suffered a lot of losses. The battalion commander and deputy battalion commander were martyred one after another, and there were nearly 400 people in the battalion, of which only more than 70 remained, and almost every one who came back alive was wounded.

The original retreat position of the 3rd Battalion of the Special Service Regiment was the position of the 30th Division. However, the receiving team sent by the 30th Division did not receive news from them for a long time. "What about Lao Ji, do you have any news of Lao Ji?!" The battalion commander was so anxious that he shook the phone of the 30th Division, and it was a random roar. The commander of the third battalion suffered a liver attack and was unable to command the operation. The regiment commander, Ji Shaowu, personally went down to the camp and took the brothers to attack the devils. If the third battalion falls into the siege of devils, with the character of the regiment commander Lao Ji, I am afraid that he would rather die than suffer the humiliation of being captured.

"I have sent a regiment of brothers to look for them, and until I came into contact with the devil search squadron, I have not found any trace of them!" Zhang Jinzhao, acting commander of the 30th Division, had a hoarse voice, as if he had been shouting for several days and nights.

"Cannon, devil cannon, what's the situation. Yesterday during the day, were there as many shells falling on your positions as usual?! The battalion commander was so anxious that he couldn't personally climb along the telephone line to the 30th Division, slapped the tin phone, and continued to ask questions.

"The number of shells?!" Zhang Jinzhao paused, and then said slowly: "It should be less, but it's not a lot." The devil's tank was not dispatched today, and the rest, the others were the same as the day before yesterday! ”

"Nonsense!" Camp Commander Gou angrily dropped the phone, and then circled around the thatched hut with his hands behind his back. Restless like a beast in a cage. Shi Liangcai, the leader of the guard squad, was anxious to see it next to him, hesitated for a moment, and reminded tentatively: "Will it be, will you choose an alternate route?" Head Ji has always been cautious in his work. If he found that there were heavy soldiers of little devils on the road to the 30th Division, he would not have forced his brothers to break in! ”

"Then he will also send someone to deliver a message to the rear!" The battalion elder Gou shook his head and frowned, "I finished drinking last night, and I talked to the rear on the phone. Division Commander Feng and the old battalion commander have no news of Lao Ji! ”

I'm afraid the situation is really not good, Zhang Songling's heart tightened, and he grabbed the rifle and put it on his shoulder, "Let's go to Captain Ji ourselves, sir, let's find it ourselves." You said you wouldn't throw a single brother to the little devils! ”

"Lao Tzu refers to our battalion!" The officer, Lao Gou, glared at him and retorted loudly. Then he went back and forth in the house a few times, turned his heart sideways, and said loudly: "Stone, gather the guard team, let's find it ourselves." ”

"Yes!" Shi Liangcai immediately received the order, and then quickly added, "Is it the guard class?" It's better to ...... three in a row."

"At this moment, it's useless to have too many people!" Without waiting for Shi Liangcai to finish speaking, Lao Gou shook his head in denial. "Lao Ji has a whole battalion around him, if he is already surrounded by devils, he can't be rescued by taking another battalion. Before we find out, we'll have to leave some seeds for the secret service! ”

Note 1: Chi Fengcheng, alias Chi Fengchen, commander of the 31st Division, hero of the Anti-Japanese War.

Note 2: Regarding the German Type 24 mentioned above, it is a German-made 1924 rifle, that is, the official original version. The performance is better than that of Hanyang, but it is not as widespread as Hanyang-made in the Chinese army. It was only between 1924 and 1937 that the Chinese government, in cooperation with the German government, allocated a portion of the key forces. Before and after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, due to the mass production of Zhongcheng, the original German 24 will no longer continue to be imported.