Seeing that there was no room for compromise, several guards could only put down their stretchers, turned around and ran into the smoke-filled streets.

……

After nearly ten minutes of high-intensity shelling, seeing that the Chinese soldiers who had broken through were once again repelled by their own machine guns, a second lieutenant officer beside Kuramoto slowly stood up and walked cautiously to his side.

"Squadron Leader, we have already inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, and it is obviously not much point to continue in such a fight.

In order to annihilate the enemy in front of us as soon as possible, I think it would be better for us to take the initiative to attack. Otherwise, it will be dark for a while, and it will be detrimental to us to clear the enemy. ”

Hearing this, he got up and looked at his subordinates, and Kuramoto smiled and took out a white towel.

"Ono-kun, the supporting troops should arrive immediately, let our people tie the identification mark to their right arm first, so as not to be accidentally injured!"

"Hey ......!"

After a moment's hesitation, the lieutenant bowed again and pleaded:

"Squadron Leader, please think about my suggestion again. In less than half an hour it will be completely dark and we really can't wait! ”

With a deep bow, the Japanese second lieutenant seemed to have a very strong desire to fight.

Looking at his eager subordinates, Kuramoto nodded with satisfaction.

Smiling and helping each other up, Kuramoto smiled and patted the other party's arm a few times.

"Ono-kun, I know that you very much want to annihilate this Shina army that dares to rebel against the Imperial Japanese Army. But I beg your pardon, I'm afraid I can't give you this last honor. ”

"Why? Didn't the squadron leader have faith in my squad? ”

Staring into Kuramoto's eyes, Second Lieutenant Ono looked a little impatient. As the only officer in Harakuramoto's squadron to be selected for the advance team, he was clearly concerned about his performance in battle.

"Ono-kun! Don't be anxious....... You did a great job today, very good, so to speak. ”

"In that case, why did the squadron leader say that?"

Looking at his men with puzzled expressions, Kuramoto glanced at the soldiers beside him, and suddenly raised his voice.

"As a cutting-edge force of the Greater Japan Central China Dispatch Army, every member of the Koizumi Advance Team is very valuable! You can be said to be the proud sons of our division.

The first task of our arrival here this time is to destroy the enemy's command organs.

Therefore, the next step of clearing the remnants of the enemy will be handed over to the increased ordinary troops to complete! ”

Speaking of this, Kuramoto once again looked around at the soldiers around him.

"Please remember that you are the elite force of the entire division, and you are a sharp knife for the Imperial Japanese Army to deal with the law and order war in Central China!

Therefore, your target is not ordinary Chinese soldiers, but the enemy's headquarters! It's the heart of the enemy! Do you understand? ”

"Hey! The subordinates understand ......! ”

……

"Yo Xi ......"

"Ono-kun, immediately send signal troops to contact friendly forces entering the town, and have them take over our men immediately, and encircle and suppress the remnants of the enemy from the east and west and from the south. If you encounter stubborn resistance, report the coordinates immediately! ”

"Hey!"

……

……

To the north of Lishan Town, in a narrow alley.

Leaning against the wall, Xue Liqun moved his steps little by little, carefully showing his head and glancing at the street outside.

Not long ago, in order to get rid of the pursuit of several Japanese soldiers, Xue Liqun took Shao Mengru and them around left and right, and they were almost driven back for a while.

Eventually, taking advantage of the chaos caused by the second shelling, they managed to shake off their pursuers.

After repeatedly confirming that there were no enemies outside, Xue Liqun retracted and pointed to an alley across the street, looked at everyone and said in a low voice:

"No matter what happens on the street when you get on the street, don't run around, just go straight into the alley, understand?"

Seeing that several people nodded in panic, Xue Liqun took a deep breath, and then was the first to run out of the alley.

After a few seconds, Xue Liqun finally got into the opposite alley safely.

Because he rushed too hard, Xue Liqun couldn't stop his body at all as soon as he entered the alley, and finally slipped and fell on the soles of his feet.

After struggling to get up, he hurriedly motioned for the four soldiers to run over with Shao Mengru and Xiaohe.

Soon, Shao Mengru and several others also ran safely into the alley one after another.

……

"Quick, don't stop, get out of here."

As they spoke, they walked through the narrow alley and came to the edge of a street again.

Just like last time, Xue Liqun was ready to walk through the street again after checking the situation on the street.

"You're waiting for me here."

Leaving a sentence, Xue Liqun once again rushed out of the alley.

Because of the lesson learned from the last time, Xue Liqun's speed was controlled very steadily this time.

Feeling the sound of the wind whirring in his ears, Xue Liqun stepped into the alley with one arrow step.

……

After more than ten seconds, Shao Mengru stared left and right at the dim and silent alley opposite, and finally couldn't help but whisper:

"Chief of Staff Xue...... Chief of Staff Xue, are you alright? ”

shouted a few times in a row, but Shao Mengru and the others didn't hear anything except waiting for the whirring wind.

"Sister Shao, Chief of Staff Xue can't have an accident, right?"

Seeing that there was still no response, Xiaohe's face suddenly became extremely pale.

Not only her, but also the fighters of the other four separate detachments were completely stunned.

There were no shouts, no gunshots, not even fights. They didn't understand, why did Chief of Staff Xue disappear as if he had disappeared, completely without a voice?

……

And just when Shao Mengru and the others kept trying to call Xue Liqun, there was a different scene in the alley.

In the alley more than one meter wide, Xue Liqun held his shell gun high, staring at the two puppet soldiers on the opposite side who were also holding up Hanyang.

Not long ago, at the moment when Xue Liqun stepped into the alley, he had an unexpected encounter with two puppet soldiers who had just fled into the town from the north!

Almost simultaneously, both sides raised their weapons against each other.

……

Listening to the faint call behind him, Xue Liqun swallowed a mouthful of spit, and said in a stiff tone again:

"I warn you both, our people are nearby. If you're willing to put down your guns now, it's not too late...... ”

"Fart......! You're scared when you're old!

Boy, now that the town is full of Japanese, I don't believe you dare to shoot. ”

Obviously, the two puppet army deserters also understood at this time that as long as this Eighth Road still wanted to escape from the town, they would definitely not shoot easily.

If they were chased around outside the town before, now in the town, the puppet army has changed their mentality and feels that they should be the one who is chasing the eight roads.

……

As time faded, seeing that the other party did not have the slightest intention of compromise, Xue Liqun's breathing began to become more and more rapid.

At this moment, there was a sudden burst of fierce fire from a crooked machine gun behind him.

Apparently, some soldiers of the 21st Regiment were trying to break through to the north side of the town, and appeared to be being stopped by the Japanese.

"Boy! Listen to the gunfire behind you, the Japanese are already coming this way!

Hehe...... You can't escape! ”

In the arrogant taunt of the puppet army, as his back was gradually soaked in cold sweat, Xue Liqun's right hand holding the shell gun began to tremble unnaturally slightly.

Suddenly, he heard a rush of footsteps behind him, apparently someone running across the street.

The next moment, the corners of Xue Liqun's mouth twitched, and then he suddenly took the initiative to lower the muzzle of the gun.

"The two CEOs...... Brother, I'll put down my gun, and you must not shoot ....... ”

As he spoke, Xue Liqun pointed the muzzle of the shell gun downward, and then slowly bent down and crouched down, as if intending to put the pistol on the ground, but surrendered on his knees.

"Alas...... That's right. I think you should be an official, and sure enough, you are a handsome person who knows the times...... Ha ha. ”

Just when the two puppet soldiers relaxed their vigilance and thought they had caught a big fish, a gray figure suddenly emerged from the mouth of the alley behind Xue Liqun.

"I'm ......!"

Bang......!

Bang bang ......!

Bang bang bang ......!

As the continuous firing of the shell guns finally stopped, the two puppet soldiers fell to the ground with unwilling faces.

At the same time, a fighter of a separate detachment fell at the mouth of the alley.

"Comrade......!"

With Shao Mengru's exclamation, several gray figures rushed up and hugged the soldier who had been shot.

……

"Come with me, he won't survive!"

Walking out of the alley with a gun, Xue Liqun looked at the soldier who had been shot twice by the puppet army on the ground, and pulled Shao Mengru up in a cold tone.

"The devil will come as soon as he speaks, and if he doesn't want to die, he should leave quickly!"

Hearing Xue Liqun's roar, the rest of the people had to follow quickly.

However, just as everyone walked out of the alley and was about to cross the street again, they finally encountered the Japanese soldiers who rushed to hear the news.

"Devil ......!"

Just as a soldier shouted, the Japanese army also spotted Xue Liqun and his party who were about to cross the street.

Bang bang ......! Smack!

In an instant, the streets burst into gunfire.

"Quick! Run down the street towards the west! ”

Shooting down one of the most advanced Japanese soldiers, Xue Liqun immediately turned around and pulled Shao Mengru, who was already frightened, and ran along the street towards the west desperately.

However, before they could run a dozen paces, the devil's crooked machine gun went off.

Dense bullets passed through the grocery stalls, trolleys, shop archways on the streets,

Soon knocked two Eighth Route Army soldiers to the ground.

"Oops......!"

With a scream, nurse Xiaohe was shot in the calf, and then lost her center of gravity and fell to the ground.

"Sister Shao......, save me! Save me! ”

Hearing Xiaohe's cry for help, Shao Mengru did not hesitate at all, and immediately broke free of Xue Liqun's wrist.

"Mengru! What are you doing!? Come back! ”

"I can't leave the lotus!"

At the critical moment, Shao Mengru pulled out the southern pistol given to him by Zhao Shixun, turned around and ran back.

Seeing all this, Xue Liqun's nose immediately turned crooked.

"Cover Dr. Shao, quick!"

Seeing that Shao Mengru had already run to Xiaohe's side, Xue Liqun had to rely on a stone step on the side of the street and shoot at the pursuing Japanese army with another soldier.

However, although Shao Mengru helped Xiaohe up, the Japanese army also discovered the two faltering Eighth Route Army.

The next moment, as the crooked sub-machine gun turned around and immediately the muzzle, Shao Mengru and Xiaohe were quickly pressed to the ground by the fierce fire and could not move.

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