Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Flame Soars into the Sky (Part II)
In order to smash the arrogant plan of Japanese militarism to "destroy China in March," in 1937 the Nationalist Army mobilized more than 70 divisions and more than 750,000 men to fight the Japanese invaders in Shanghai for three months.
As the most tragic battle during the Anti-Japanese War, this battle played the integrity of the Chinese people, and also caused the national army to be wounded and broken, and 250,000 elite troops were killed in the Songhu battlefield. As a result, more than 120,000 people could only be mobilized to participate in the defense of Nanjing, including more than 30,000 recruits.
The Battle of Nanjing was defeated, and the 36th, 87th, and 88th Divisions of the elite German armament troops were completely annihilated...... By mid-December 1937, Nanjing fell, and the Fifth War Zone was established in Xuzhou.
At this time, the Japanese Kwantung Army was moving south, the North China Dispatch Army was advancing eastward, and the East China Dispatch Army was eyeing Nanjing, and the Fifth Theater could only mobilize more than 100,000 troops...... Therefore, when Guangming gathered for help, the theater command had to send more than 5,000 recruits who had been temporarily recruited.
These recruits are nothing more than peasants who have just laid down their hoes and second-rate ruffians who have been pulled on the streets, and who can do it better than the well-trained Japanese army? Why don't the commanders of the theater command understand this truth? However, this is also a last resort!
When the news came that the thirteenth division of the little devil had entered the Guangming Gathering north, the commanders were frowning at the headquarters! At this moment, a plan from the Guangming Garrison Headquarters was handed over, and the commanders were surprised and delighted when they saw it...... Surprisingly, this plan is very dangerous and ...... There is a wound to the heavens; Happily, if this plan is successful, it will allow the arrogance of the Japanese invaders to be somewhat restrained and gain time for the headquarters to mobilize troops.
How many beats can you have in life, and when will you fight if you don't fight at this time?
After a brief meeting, the Theater Command immediately telegraphed to the Guangmingji Garrison Command: the plan is accurate, the camera acts, conserves strength, and retreats to the north bank of the Huai River.
As soon as General Guan received the order, he immediately gave the order to retreat, and handed over the execution of the plan to the formulators of this plan...... Li Siwei!
As night fell, the fire on Guangming Ridge was dim, and Li Siwei looked at the disorganized position and the ragged and gray-faced brothers...... A sense of frustration swelled in my heart! Is that the end of it? Lao Tzu still led his brothers to death......
Liao Heiniu was directing people to carry the wounded soldiers, Shi Meng was leading people to count weapons and ammunition, Liu Heishui was leading people to repair fortifications, Huang Hua was helping Ning Rou heal the wounded soldiers with a few recruits, and Wei Yidao brought food to the brothers of the cooking class......
It was a man in rags, a man with a bloody face...... Li Siwei looked at them silently, looking at the familiar faces, and suddenly, he was shocked, why are their eyes still so bright?
"Sir," Wei Yidao ran over with two steamed buns, handed them to Li Siwei, and looked at him with blank eyes, "Sir, eat something, you can only take your brothers to continue the battle when you are full......
Li Siwei looked at that look, and his heart trembled, with them? Ning Rou's words rang in his head, "You...... It gives them hope ......"
At that moment, Li Siwei only felt a heat in his heart, stood up suddenly, looked at Wei Yidao, who was a little surprised, and smiled slightly, "Thank you." ”
He took the steamed bun and ate it in large gulps...... You must not fall, you must not be discouraged! Because, the brothers are still pointing at themselves!
Li Siwei finished chewing on the steamed bun and jumped onto the trench, a hoarse and rough voice sounded on the battlefield, "Brothers, how is the little devil?" ”
Everyone was stunned, and they all looked at Li Siwei, silent.
Li Siwei smiled, "Lao Tzu knows, you must all think that little devils are not afraid of death, little devils are ferocious beasts...... However, Lao Tzu wants to tell you that little devils are just like us, they are also human beings! Now, there are still hundreds of corpses of little devils lying under the mountain, all of which were killed by Lao Tzu......"
"Yes," one man roared, "the little devil is also a human being, and he ran back with a sudden scream......
"Yes," more people roared, "come up and kill the turtle......
Li Siwei cleared his throat, "That's right, little devils are also human, and they are also afraid of death...... However, why did they dare to bully Lao Tzu and act like they were not afraid of death? ”
Everyone looked at Li Siwei suspiciously.
Li Siwei looked around at everyone and continued: "Because the little devil also bullies the soft and is afraid of the hard. They think we're all soft eggs and can scare us if they act murderous...... Lao Tzu used to fight with people, and he always pretended to be desperate, is it true that Lao Tzu is really not afraid of death? pretended to be just to scare the other party, because, as long as he was frightened by Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu could bully him as much as he wanted! The little devil is also pretended! ”
Everyone nodded their heads in silence.
Li Siwei continued: "So, if the old men are afraid, the little devils will only bully them harder...... So what should I do? ”
One man roared, ", they...... scared"
"That's right," Li Siwei praised, "they are ruthless, Lao Tzu will be more ruthless than them, only if they are afraid, they will not dare to bully Lao Tzu...... Do you understand? ”
"Understood," the crowd roared.
At this moment, a voice sounded, "Battalion Commander Li...... Battalion Commander Li, there are ...... There is an order ......"
Li Siwei followed the prestige, but saw Staff Officer He coming in a hurry with two entourages, he hurriedly greeted him, "Staff Officer He, why are you here?" ”
Staff Officer He took a breath, "Commander order, prepare to evacuate......"
Li Siwei was stunned and exclaimed, "Really? ”
"There is no joke in the army," Staff Officer He looked at Li Siwei deeply with a serious face, "The commander appointed you as the commander-in-chief after the break, and everything will be carried out according to plan!" ”
Li Siwei forcibly suppressed the surprise in his heart, and saluted with a "snap", "Yes!" ”
Staff Officer He came and went in a hurry.
Li Siwei got the order, hurriedly gathered a group of officers, and one by one the orders were passed down, and the defenders of the entire Guangming Ridge quietly moved.
The wounded soldiers were evacuated, and the recruits were also evacuated, and Li Siwei took a group of veterans and Xie Baldzi and Jin Daya's broken troops to turn outside the Guangming Set.
"Smack," Li Siwei walked up and saluted the two of them.
The two hurriedly returned the salute, "Commander Li, if you have anything, just give orders." ”
Li Siwei was also not polite, "Head Jin, Head Xie, Li has something to entrust...... After crossing the Huaihe Bridge, the two of them were stationed on the spot and waited until the cannon sound of Guangming Ridge sounded...... Just blow up the bridge. ”
Both of them were shocked, "How does this work?" ”
Li Siwei stared at the two of them tightly, "Don't worry, this is Li's order, and if you investigate it from above, it will naturally be borne by me alone!" ”
"This ......" The two of them were still a little hesitant, this is not a trivial matter!
Li Siwei's expression was solemn, "First of all, this is an order, and it is also Li's request...... Moreover, the bridge was blown up, and this plan had any hope of success. ”
The two were stunned, "What's the plan?" ”
Li Siwei smiled slightly, "You'll know when the time comes......"
The two had nothing to say, and General Guan said that all actions were under Li Siwei's command.
Li Siwei turned his head to look at his brother behind him, and suddenly yelled, "Lizheng!" ”
Everyone was stunned and hurriedly lined up.
Li Siwei walked into the team, walked in front of everyone one by one, suddenly stopped in front of a soldier, looked him up and down, and asked loudly, "What's your name?" ”
"Wang Liugen," the warrior perked up his spirits, looked at Li Siwei with blazing eyes, and said loudly.
"Get out of the line!" After Li Siwei finished speaking, he walked in front of the next person.
"What's it called?"
"Meng Fugui!"
"Get out of the line!"
In this way, Li Siwei picked thirty-four people.
Li Siwei finished picking people, strode to the front of the team, glanced at everyone one by one, and said loudly: "Now, I appoint: Liao Heiniu as the acting battalion commander of the first battalion of the third regiment of the provisional 66th Division!" ”
Everyone was stunned and looked at Li Siwei suspiciously.
Li Siwei shouted, "Are you all deaf?" ”
Everyone still looked at him, silent!
Liao Heiniu stepped forward and stiffened his neck, "Li Cannon, where are you going?" ”
Li Siwei smiled slightly, "Take the brothers, Lao Tzu is going to do a big deal!" ”
"With Lao Tzu!" Liao Heiniu stared at Li Siwei with a pair of blood-red eyes, "Wherever you go, Lao Tzu will accompany you!" ”
Li Siwei took a step forward, leaned in front of Liao Heiniu, and lowered his voice, "Don't make a mistake for Lao Tzu!" Lao Tzu must go, but you have to live! If...... Take care of Ning Rou for me! ”
"No!" Liao Heiniu yelled: "Lao Tzu will go for you!" If you want to die, Lao Tzu will die for you! ”
Li Siwei sealed Liao Heiniu's collar and stared at him deadly, "Do you know when to set the fire?" Do you know where to set fires? Do you know how to bring the brothers out after setting the fire? Black Bull, this is a big deal, we can't afford to lose! ”
Liao Heiniu was stunned, tears welled up in his big eyes, and hissed: "You can tell me what to do...... Otherwise, I'll go with you, I'll go with you...... You asked Shi Meng to take care of Dr. Ning...... Liu Heishui is also ......"
Li Siwei let go of Liao Heiniu's collar and looked at him deeply, "The person Lao Tzu trusts the most is you!" ”
Liao Heiniu was shocked, wiped away his tears, saluted with a "snap", and said in a trembling voice: "Yes!" ”
Li Siwei glanced at him deeply, turned to Jin Daya and Xie Baldzi and said, "Brothers, I'll leave it to you...... Remember, wait for the signal to blow up the bridge! ”
"Smack", the two saluted at the same time, "Yes!" ”
At this time, they had already understood, and Li Siwei was going...... It must be nine deaths and one life!
Liao Heiniu took his brothers and followed the two regiment commanders to the Huaihe Bridge in a hurry.
Li Siwei looked at their figures that gradually disappeared into the darkness, and said leisurely: "Huanghua, isn't it strange Lao Tzu?" ”
Huang Hua stood behind Li Siwei and smiled: "Where is the chief going, Poor Dao is with you, what if...... If you really can't come back, Poor Dao will accompany you to the underworld for a walk, I can't say, I can also help you pull the relationship! ”
Li Siwei turned around, looked at Huang Hua and smiled slightly, patted Huang Hua's shoulder heavily, and walked to the front of the team of thirty-four people.
Li Siwei's gaze swept over everyone's faces one by one, and he said in a trembling voice: "Brothers, do you know what Lao Tzu is going to do?" ”
Everyone looked at Li Siwei with blazing eyes, "Follow the chief to do anything." ”
Li Siwei stared at them tightly, "Go...... Maybe you won't be able to come back...... Do you regret following Lao Tzu? ”
"No regrets!" Everyone stared at Li Siwei with burning eyes, "Follow the chief, it's worth it!" ”
Li Siwei's heart was hot, "Okay, come with Lao Tzu." ”
After Li Siwei finished speaking, he hurriedly entered the light set, and everyone followed closely.
Guangming Ji is located on the south bank of the Huai River, choking the Huai River Bridge, and is the throat fortress of the Tianjin-Pudong Railway.
Liao Heiniu and his entourage hurriedly crossed the Huaihe Bridge, and everyone was silent along the way.
After crossing the bridge, everyone stopped and looked back at the light, but only darkness could be seen.
Jin Daya sighed, "Camp Commander Li...... It's a man! ”
Liao Heiniu glared at him, "Prepare to blow up the bridge!" ”
Jin Daya and Xie Bald were stunned and looked at him strangely.
Liao Heiniu turned his head, turned his gaze to the night sky, and said tremblingly: "Lao Tzu...... I don't want to...... But...... But...... The turtle son of the cannon said...... He can't afford to lose...... Did you know? On Yuhuatai, it was he who blocked the bomb for Lao Lao...... His back was so bloody that he almost didn't wake up...... But...... He wants to do a big deal, but Lao Tzu can only let him do it, and he can only help him do it......"
Jin Daya and Xie Bald were silent, they had never been to Shanghai, they had never been to Nanjing, but they ...... In Guangming Ridge, they have already seen the cruelty of fighting with the little devils! What kind of friendship should brothers who have gone through such a battle together!
Liu Heishui looked at Liao Heiniu with tears in his eyes and hesitated: "Heiniu...... Can...... Don't blow up the bridge? ”
Shi Meng's voice was hoarse, "Yes, leave a way back for the chief, right?" ”
Liao Heiniu turned his head sharply, glared at the two of them, and his voice trembled, "You guys...... Forget what did Li Cannon say when he flooded the little devil? He said...... He said...... Have to...... Let the little devils follow the ...... The route he set was ...... You want him to ...... Is it trading at a loss? ”
Nozomi Sasaki's death squad has been assembled.
A group of little devils took off their military hats, tied white strips of cloth on their heads, and stood solemnly. Fujino Osa stood in front of the team, but his heart was cold, and Nozomi Sasaki was too narrow-minded, so because of one sentence, he forced himself to die in a dignified army squad!
Nozomi Sasaki didn't talk nonsense, stood at the front of the team, and raised an empty bowl: "Pour wine!" ”
A group of daredevils also raised empty bowls one after another, and the orderly holding the wine jar next to the "...... hurriedly poured wine for everyone.
The wine was poured well, and Nozomi Sasaki raised the bowl, "Long live the Emperor!" "Tilt your neck and drink all the wine in the bowl!
"Long live the Emperor!" The group of daredevils roared, raised their bowls and raised their heads, and drank them all.
Fujino Osa turned his heart and threw the bowl on the ground, "Let's go!" "Walked away with the team in high spirits.
Looking at the death squad that was gradually moving away, Nozomi Sasaki smiled, "The wine of the people of China is strong enough!" ”
The brigade of the 13th Division finally came up, and Nozomi Sasaki hurried to meet Lieutenant General Ogisu.
Lieutenant General Ogisu looked at him and smiled slightly, "Sasaki-kun, is there a place for the soldiers to escape the cold tonight?" ”
Nozomi Sasaki smiled to himself, "Lieutenant General, rest assured, the death squad has set off." Tonight, the army will be able to enter the city to escape the cold! ”
"Good!" Ogi Sei nodded with a smile.
At this moment, I only heard a loud "boom" on Guangming Ridge, and then there was a loud "boom" behind Guangming Ridge!
All the little devils were shocked, and they couldn't figure out the situation at all!
After a while, a signal soldier hurriedly came, "Report, Fujino Daisa has occupied the No. 1 position and is heading towards ......"
Without waiting for the signal soldier to finish speaking, Nozomi Sasaki waved his hand, "Why don't you see the gunshots?" ”
The signal soldier was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly reported: "There is no Zhina army on the position, only a trap set with grenades......
Everyone was stunned, and Lieutenant General Ogisu smiled slightly: "The people of China are going to escape, as soon as Sasaki-kun's army arrives, the people of China will flee in the wind...... Terrible! Terrible! ”
Nozomi Sasaki's face turned blue and red for a while, and he shouted: "Order: The artillery wing occupies the high ground, and the brigade pursues with me!" ”
The people of China are humiliating the Sasaki detachment by doing this! In the humiliation of my Major General Sasaki!
Everywhere the army passed, there was a commotion, but strangely, there was not a single gunshot in the night!
Outside the light set, Fujino Osa walked up to him, and a military salute, "Report to the captain, the people of Shina blew up the bridge and fled to the north bank!" ”
Nozomi Sasaki only felt a wave of anger rising from the bottom of his heart, burning his heart, liver and lungs, he gritted his teeth and forcibly suppressed his anger, "Clear the enemy in the city, please Lieutenant General Ogisu enter the city to rest!" ”
"Yes!" Everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief, poor Kou Mo chased! What's more, the warriors of the empire have also tossed enough this day.
Sasaki looked at the night sky in the north and muttered, "Cunning Shina people, stay until dawn...... Where else can you escape! ”
However, he seemed to look, and it was only midnight...... The winter nights are very long, and there are many dreams in the nights!