The many prisoners of war who were rescued, looking at the three cars accompanying them, and Hu Biao, who was always walking behind him, still looked a little apprehensive in their hearts. Even if they made a choice, they still couldn't dispel the fear of death.

During the days of captivity, many prisoners of war longed to regain their freedom. But when they were really rescued, they had to go to the battlefield immediately, and the self-confidence of the prisoners of war was still not high. In fact, this kind of unconfident mentality is very common among the anti-Japanese war troops.

A team of about 100 prisoners of war attacked the county town guarded by a Japanese squadron. Such a battle seemed to many prisoners of war to be purely deathly. In the past, with the strength of one regiment, it may not be possible to fight the county town guarded by the next Japanese squadron.

From the Battle of Songhu to the ongoing Battle of Nanjing, a combat brigade of the main Japanese division was often able to defeat the position defended by an elite division. It was the numerous defeats that severely damaged the morale of the anti-Japanese troops of the national army.

With a few rescued prisoner of war officers, Hu Biao also saw that these prisoners of war became more and more silent the closer they were to the county seat. As this silence spreads, a different kind of emotion seems to be shrouded in the liberated prisoners of war.

In view of this situation, Hu Biao thought for a while and said, "Captain Tian, before the plan is implemented, let's rest for half an hour. First, let the brothers slow down and conserve their strength, and second, let my people go to the county seat to feel the situation. ”

Hearing Hu Biao's suggestion, Tian Sili also said directly: "In this case, will it delay the battle plan we formulated before?" If you attack after dawn, I'm afraid it will be difficult to take the county seat! ”

As a rescued officer, Tian Sili also has a fear of war in his heart. But in the days of his detention, Tian Sili had seen too many prisoners of war who had been tortured and even executed by the Japanese army, and he really wanted revenge, or would rather die than be a prisoner again.

Compared with these ordinary soldiers, Tian Sili, as an officer, undoubtedly has a more powerful vision. On the way to the city before, he had already thought about the battle plan formulated by Hu Biao, as long as there were no accidents, the probability of success was still very high.

The most important thing is that in the battle of the prisoner of war camp, the ability shown by Hu Biao and others was indeed beyond their imagination. With no injuries or injuries on their own, they dealt with a squad of little devils and successfully rescued them.

In addition, the weapons and equipment issued by Hu Biao to the prisoners of war also gave Tian Sili a lot of confidence. was captured by the Japanese army on the battlefield earlier, and Tian Sili knew very well that a big factor in the defeat was that their equipment was not as good as that of the little devils.

Although there are also factors in which the soldiers are afraid of the Japanese army, in the face of the little devils, they will send planes to bomb in the sky, cover the ground with heavy artillery for a while, and occasionally use tank troops. What about the equipment of the people who were responsible for blocking at that time?

Many of the garrison units involved in the defense of Nanjing, although there were also artillery units to cooperate in the operation. But the artillery equipped by the national army, whether it is professional or caliber, is far inferior to the artillery unit of the little devil, not to mention that the little devil has the air force to cooperate in the operation.

Even when the little devils attack the blocking positions of the national army, they often send reconnaissance planes to search for valuable bombing targets. As a result, many of the artillery units of the national army were destroyed by Japanese fighters before they could open fire.

With only flesh and blood, how can you resist the little devils like a torrent of steel? Even if a soldier is brave, seeing countless comrades-in-arms around him being blown to pieces before they see the little devil, this kind of gap will also wear down the morale of the soldiers.

And this time to attack the county seat, Tian Sili knew that the little devils guarding the county town would be difficult to get the support and cooperation of a large army in a short period of time. The equipment used by these little devils should be similar to theirs.

Although in terms of numbers, Xue Yanlian is still in a weak position. Ketian Sili believed that as long as the prisoners of war mustered up courage and showed the momentum of not being afraid of death, there was still a chance to take the county seat. What's more, they have reserve reinforcements in the city.

If, after the battle starts, they can rescue the prisoners of war held in the city in advance, then they will have a steady stream of reinforcements to join. On the other hand, the little devils guarding the county seat, their reinforcements should not be able to rush to reinforcements in a short time.

For Tian Sili, he felt that the key to the victory or defeat of this battle was in Hu Biao and his party, and even more so in those prisoners of war who were imprisoned in the city. Even if the siege fails, it is better than dying in a prisoner of war camp.

As the convoy marched to a place less than three miles away from the county seat, Hu Biao gave the order to rest in a timely manner. The previously seized biscuits and meat sticks were brought out one after another and distributed to each soldier.

When handing out biscuits and meat sticks, Hu Biao would also smile and say, "Eat a little more, and we will go into battle to kill the enemy and fight the little devils later." If you don't eat enough, wait to kill the little devils, you can't be soft with soft hands and feet! ”

Listening to what Hu Biao said, some bold prisoners of war also said directly: "Sir, there are nearly two hundred little devils in the city, can we really win against them?" I'm not afraid of death, I just don't want to die in vain! ”

In the face of the concerns expressed by these soldiers, Hu Biao walked to the middle of the gathering of prisoners of war and continued to smile: "Brothers, I know that you are not afraid of death, you all want to avenge the dead comrades, and you all want to wash away the shame of being captured.

Although we come from different units, we have a common identity, that is, Chinese soldiers. As soldiers, there are responsibilities that we have to bear, and there are things that cannot be avoided. It is our responsibility to fight the little devils.

Before I came to Nanjing, I was a big-headed soldier like you, and all I wanted was to carry a gun to eat. After the battle of Songhu, the comrades-in-arms around me changed one after another, and countless comrades-in-arms died under the guns of the little devils.

Looking at those living comrades-in-arms, dying in front of them one by one, how bad this feeling is, I believe you should all know it. Originally, I could not have come, but in the end I came, I wanted to avenge the death of my comrades.

Because I know that if I am afraid and retreat, even if I can live, I will still feel very ashamed, and I am even more afraid that I will not have the face to see those comrades after death. Although they are dead, they are great heroes, even if no one remembers them.

If we forget about them, who can they expect to avenge them? If we live in secret, will we feel good in our hearts? I'd rather die a heroic death like them than live like a coward! ”

Compared with talking about the great principles of protecting the family and defending the country, Hu Biao felt that it was easier to stimulate their morale by talking to these ordinary soldiers about the truth of avenging their dead comrades. Even if these soldiers don't understand the big truth, they know that it is a shame to be a coward.

As a man, it's a shame to be seen as a coward. If you even feel that you are a coward, it will be even more humiliating!

While the prisoners of war were pondering, Hu Biao continued: "On the way here, I heard Captain Tian and several other officers tell you about your experience of being captured, and I also know that you are actually suffering when you are captured, and it is not that you surrender because you are afraid of death.

Like you, I have also experienced the Battle of Songhu, and I know that the weapons and equipment of the little devils are far more powerful than ours. They have planes, artillery and tanks, and our equipment is much worse than theirs, and many battles are very poor.

But the county town we are going to attack right now, although there are nearly two hundred little devils in it. But they had no reinforcements for a short time, and they didn't have planes, artillery, and tanks to support them, and their equipment was similar to ours.

Most importantly, there are still hundreds of our comrades-in-arms who have been captured like us in the city. If we can rescue these comrades, who do you think will be the victorious side? The little devils are very strong, but can they really be invulnerable? ”

Tian Sili and others, who stayed by Hu Biao's side, knew that Hu Biao's communication with the prisoners of war at the moment was more of a pre-war mobilization. But they must admit that Hu Biao didn't make a big sense, and all he talked about were some straightforward and easy-to-understand facts.

Looking at the silent prisoners of war, their eyes slowly became brighter, and Tian Sili and others also knew that Hu Biao's pre-war mobilization was very effective. At least when the plan is implemented, there is no need to worry that these prisoners of war will reveal the siege plan in advance because they are afraid.

When the prisoners of war were resting and eating to replenish their strength, Xu Sandao, who was previously responsible for driving the way, had already led people outside the small city and launched a pre-war reconnaissance of the small city. Seeing the guard post at the city gate, Xu Sandao did not get too close.

Hiding in the shadows and observing carefully for a while, Xu Sandao took the remaining two team members and sneaked into the small city from the side. At this moment, the small city is still shrouded in darkness, and the whole small city seems very silent.

Although it was the first time to come to this county seat, Xu Sandao, who was in charge of reconnaissance, easily found the place where the prisoners of war were held. The reason is very simple, compared to the places where the people in the city live, only the military camp of the little devils has lights to provide illumination.

Seeing that outside the little devil's barracks, there were also soldiers guarding them, Xu Sandao and the other two team members walked around the county town where there were lights. Figuring out the little devil's defense situation in the city, the group of three quickly left.

Seeing that the sky is about to brighten, if we don't attack as soon as possible, if we really wait for the little devil to get up and go out to exercise, and then attack again, it is very likely to increase the difficulty of the attack, and at the same time increase the casualties of the attacking troops.

Only by taking advantage of this situation that the sky has not yet brightened and catching the little devils by surprise can we ensure that the county occupied by the little devils can be taken at the lowest cost and the prisoners of war imprisoned in the city can be rescued!