Considering the superiority of the Japanese army at the foot of the Purple Mountain, Hu Biao, who successfully received the rest of the 3rd Brigade and 5th Regiment of the Teaching Corps to break through, also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. If it weren't for this rescue, perhaps these officers and soldiers would have died heroically.

Looking at many wounded soldiers lying on stretchers and being supported, Hu Biao also knew that this would delay the retreat. But as a soldier, Hu Biao can't do anything to abandon the wounded soldiers, even if it will delay time, he can't leave them behind.

It's easy to shout the slogan of not abandoning and not giving up, but it's not easy to really want to do it. With more than 400 people in front of him, and nearly 100 remnants of light and serious injuries, it is really not easy to hold on to it until now.

Standing at the open retreat channel, Liu Guotong also constantly commanded his subordinates to speed up. And the two commandos under Hu Biao, one on the left and the other on the right, used strong firepower to block the counterattack that the little devils tried to form.

The rest of the Fifth Regiment, which was retreating, was also surprised: "The firepower of these guys is too fierce, and it is both machine guns and submachine guns. Just such a small number of people dare to break into here to rescue us, what a boldness! ”

"Who's to say it isn't! Did you see, a lot of those guys have guns on their backs! A lot of them are twin spearmen! ”

"! In the waist of the deputy platoon commander earlier, I also saw two box guns. These guys are armed to the teeth! ”

Although the equipment of the teaching corps was the best in the whole army, they were still surprised to see the weapons that Hu Biao equipped the guard platoon. Especially when the soldiers of the guard platoon are fighting, they also carry a somewhat conspicuous combat backpack on their bodies!

When the last group of troops successfully broke through, Liu Guotong came to Hu Biao again and said, "Sir Hu, all the brothers on the mountain have been evacuated safely." The rest are all brothers who died in battle, and it's a pity that it's too late to bury them! ”

"If you have a heart, remember this place, and next time you have time, it's not too late to come and pay tribute to them! Minyi, withdraw! ”

"Yes!"

Hu Minyi, who was in charge of blocking the attack, roared at the front, and the soldiers of the guard platoon who were on both sides of the retreat passage immediately began to retreat under alternate cover. When Hu Minyi and others retreated, Hu Biao quickly laid a deceitful mine near the retreat channel.

Liu Guotong, who stayed by Hu Biao's side, also knew that this should be a trap when he watched Hu Biao quickly take out a grenade from his backpack, bury it in the bushes on the hillside, and use silk threads to quickly connect the two grenades.

But the speed at which Hu Biao laid the trap really made him stunned. On the other hand, the soldiers of the guard platoon who were fighting and retreating, under the guidance of Huang Ershuo's gestures, retreated from both sides of the trap one after another, and did not trigger those treacherous mines.

By the time the remaining little devils on the hill planned to take advantage of the retreat of the guard platoon to pursue, the grenadier team had already set up grenadiers, still ten grenadiers, covering alternately from left to right, and throwing grenades at the pursuing little devils.

Until Hu Biao ordered a retreat, ten grenadiers picked up grenadiers and quickly evacuated. Facing Hu Biao and the others 300 meters away, the little devil who had been shelled could only sigh with admiration, and when he resumed the pursuit, someone quickly triggered the thunder.

Liu Guotong, who was running down the mountain with Hu Biao, heard the explosion behind him, and said excitedly: "Sir, what is exploding now should be the trap you laid earlier, right?" What's that trap? ”

"Trick Trap! If you want to learn, I'll teach you when I have time! Major, now order your men to join my men in attacking the Japanese on the left and join up with the guards as soon as possible.

At the foot of the mountain, my men and I captured some Japanese weapons, and if you need to supply them, you can choose them yourself. There are also a lot of bullets and grenades, so let your subordinates have more on hand, and they should be able to use them on the way to break out. ”

"Yes, sir!"

Originally, he was ordered to come over to pick up the guard company of the Third Brigade and the Fifth Regiment, but he didn't expect that the little devil would deploy two infantry brigades at the foot of the mountain. So much so that when they launched a strong attack, the Japanese troops defending their positions also resolutely resisted.

Not to mention the loss of a lot of troops, it has not been able to capture the blocking position of the little devils. Until Hu Biao successfully received the rest of the 3rd Brigade and 5th Regiment down the mountain, launched a surprise attack from behind the enemy, and blocked the little devils of the first company, he could only choose to give up the position that was attacked from both sides.

When he saw Hu Biao again, Liu Quan, the company commander of the first guard company, seemed to be very surprised and said, "Chief Hu, why are you attached to Liu Tuan?" Over there in the rear barracks, aren't you holding back the little devils? ”

"It's my men! After the shelling was over, I was worried that you would suffer, so I thought I would come and have a look. Fortunately, it is here, otherwise if you want to successfully break through this time, you may really suffer heavy casualties. Without further ado, organize a retreat at once! ”

"Yes, Chief Hu, where are we going next?"

"Go to the place where you were hiding before! Lieutenant Zhao's side, did you leave someone to protect you? ”

"Stayed a class! That place, the little devil shouldn't have passed! ”

"Good! Go there first, then go back to the city! There were too many wounded in the ranks, and we couldn't go far with them in retreat. If you go to the city, see if you can find a doctor and medicine and treat them first.

Although I don't know, your captain has broken through at this moment. But at this moment, there was a lot of gunfire in the southeast, and it was estimated that the defending troops were breaking through with all their might. We are safer to enter the city at this moment, and Liu Tuan's subordinates are also in urgent need of rest! ”

Although Hu Biao has the option to break through from his current position outside the city. But in Hu Biao's opinion, rescuing the defenders of the position guarding the Purple Mountain is more about containing and diverting the attention of the little devils, and at the same time proving his strength.

As for coming to Jinling and leaving after a battle, Hu Biao felt that it was a pity. Even when he came to Jinling this time, Hu Biao was ready to fight with the little devils in the streets. As much as possible, buy more time for the people in the city to evacuate.

Besides, Jinling City is so big, if Hu Biao really wants to break through, he should be able to find an opportunity. Although Liu Guotong felt that Hu Biao's decision was inappropriate, he knew better in his heart that the remaining troops were really too tired.

If they forcibly break through overnight, perhaps, as Hu Biao said, they will probably not be able to run far. Really let the little devil chase after him, even if he can successfully break through in the end, how many troops will be left at that time?

The entire 3rd Brigade and 5th Regiment were already said to have been disabled. The rest of these troops are all the blood and blood of the three brigades and five regiments, and if these bones and blood are buried and the number of the three brigades and five regiments of the corps is taught, it is very likely that they will exist in name only.

decided to retreat back into the city, Hu Biao immediately said: "Second bolt, hit two signal flares, and inform Sandao that they can withdraw!" ”

"Yes!"

According to the pre-agreed plan, once two flares are seen, it is a signal to withdraw to the predetermined location. When the two signal flares took off into the air, the defending troops who were urgently evacuating the city also felt full of confusion.

Everyone knows that there must be a certain reason for the launch of signal flares. And these two flares also confused the little devils nearby. They were also very curious about what happened to the infantry wing that was responsible for attacking the Purple Mountain position.

Although the nearby Japanese troops have quickly rushed to the Purple Mountain for reinforcements. However, in the face of the sudden frontal breakthrough of the main force of the teaching corps, the Japanese army rushed to reinforcements, and soon received new orders to block the defending troops who broke through the siege.

This kind of practice of changing the order overnight has also caused the reinforcements to be extremely unadaptable, and it is the middle of the night, even if the little devil reacts quickly, how difficult is it to intercept the garrison troops pouring out of Jinling like a torrent?

Only Xu Sandao, who was lurking in the rear barracks of the Japanese army to carry out the attack, saw the two signal flares that rose into the air, and immediately said: "Brothers, prepare to withdraw!" When retreating, lay out more tricks and let those little devils find them slowly! ”

The commander of the Japanese wing who had been bombarded by surprise and stayed in the camp sent a squadron in time to check the situation at the artillery position. As a result, the squadron went for a long time, but still did not send anyone back to report the situation.

In view of this situation, the Japanese wing commander immediately sent two more squadrons to the artillery position. As a result, the number of troops left in the camp was already small, and in order to ensure the safety of the camp, the wing commander did not dare to transfer any more troops.

But what really worried the wing commander was the loss of contact with the attacking troops in front. The radio station, which had been in normal contact all along, seemed to have suddenly lost contact. This situation can only indicate that something is wrong with the front-line command.

The commander of the infantry wing, who stayed at the headquarters, looked at the adjutant from time to time and said, "Haven't you received a report from the front?" ”

"Nope! The position ahead, it seems, is still in the midst of fierce fighting. ”

"Is there any news from the artillery position?"

"Still nothing!"

"Yaga! Did all three infantry squadrons sent have an accident? Damn, how the hell did the troops that sneak up on our artillery positions avoid our perimeter guards? Patrol, any news? ”

"Nope!"

"Eight Gyalu! Nothing! How is this possible? By the way, what happened to the short gunshots that occurred outside the barracks earlier? Could it be that there is an enemy lurking near our barracks? ”

In the face of the forward positions, artillery positions, and peripheral patrols, there seemed to be no news, and the commander of the infantry wing also had an urge to go crazy. As a commander, I don't know the current situation that the troops are facing, so it must be uncomfortable!

I have to say that Hu Biao sent Xu Sandao, who is good at lurking and reconnaissance, to 'encircle and send reinforcements' outside the rear barracks, which really paralyzed the command system of the infantry wing. If operational instructions cannot be conveyed accurately and in a timely manner, how can the troops at the front respond to the battle?

It wasn't until the two infantry squadrons that arrived at the artillery position that they realized that something was wrong when they found that the messengers sent had not returned for a long time. After some deliberation, one of the squadrons, which had arrived to reinforce the squadron, immediately returned to check on the situation.

When the squadron returned to the barracks, the commander of the infantry wing also said with a dissatisfied face: "Artillery position, what happened?" ”

"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, didn't you see Second Lieutenant Iten? He should have come back before I did! ”

"Na? Did you send anyone back earlier? ”

"Yes! Three groups of heralds should be sent before and after, because we will not be able to wait for the instructions of His Excellency the Wing Commander before our squadron returns. The artillery positions have been recaptured, but our artillery has been destroyed by the enemy and is no longer usable! ”

It was only at this time that the Wing Commander, who was anxiously waiting for news in the barracks, knew that the short gunshots that rang out from time to time outside the barracks earlier should be a small group of enemy troops ambushing their heralds. It's a pity that he knew it too late!