Chapter 6 Desperately rush to get out of danger temporarily

"Commander, these days the fighting has been going on, and our soldiers have been wounded, sick, hungry, tired, and weak, and have reached the limit of their bodies, and are in dire need of rest and recuperation. Now, there is no water or food in the woods, and we can't hold out for long, and if we continue to spend so much time and wait for the devils to completely surround this forest, then our regiment will only have a dead end, and so many men, women, children, and ordinary people who have moved with the troops will suffer. ”

The regimental commander yelled angrily: "Bullshit! You're shaking the hearts of the army! Dismantle the fighting spirit! If you evacuate to the village, there must be a way to live? Just now we have repelled the attack of the little devils with the help of the trenches, and now the fighting spirit of the soldiers is high, how can I say it if you ask me to order the troops to withdraw into the village at this time? ”

"Commander, have you been there? The trench was dug shallow and straight, there was no anti-artillery hole, it was not a trench, it was a dry shallow ditch, the concealment and protection were very poor, and it simply became a fixed target for the artillery shelling of devils. When a shell hits the trenches, our soldiers will suffer seven or eight casualties, or even more. ”

"Huh? What are you? Yu Genshan didn't believe it was true.

"Am I? Commander, if you don't believe it, go and have a look. Francis argued.

Ma Fucai ran over with seven or eight soldiers from the sixth company and one platoon, some with wounds on their faces, some with blood sticking to their bodies, all of them were angry, and stood behind Fang Jiren with murderous spirit, seeing that he was arguing with the regiment commander Ma Fucai said with resentment:

"Platoon commander, why don't we withdraw yet?! If you don't withdraw, it's too late! ”

Another soldier said, "Yes, platoon commander, give the order to withdraw!" You can't wait for the little devils to come around and make dumplings! ”

Another soldier said, "Platoon commander, why are you still here rambling around?" How obvious the little devil's intentions are! The devil just wants to trap and consume our group here, and the fool can see it. I don't want to die unjustly here, I have to kill more devils. ”

Ma Fucai complained and said sarcastically: "Hey! Platoon commander, are you still here to talk nonsense and delay work? Have you nothing to do? Why don't you leave the woods and retreat to the village to the south? Platoon commander, you were blinded by the little devils, right? Why don't we change it? ”

Yu Genshan heard the words of Ma Fucai and the others, and didn't know what to say for a while.

The soldiers who had been watching gathered around again, blaming each other with gossip and accusations.

"Shame on you, you're going to run away. Hum! Coward. ”

"If you're afraid of death, don't come to be the Eighth Route Army, go home and pick up your children."

"What kind of platoon commander there is, what kind of soldier there is. It's a shame. ”

Hearing such accusations, the fighters of Francis's platoon retorted indignantly.

"Afraid of death? I have not been afraid since the first day I became the Eighth Route Army. ”

"Fight hard, that's a fool and a fool. Fighting a war requires brains. ”

"Shut up!" Ma Fucai yelled: "You know a fart! It's easy for a brute man who doesn't talk about tactics to sacrifice himself, is that a hero? Kill more devils, we can still survive, this is the hero. You don't even understand this, do you? ”

"You say we can't be platoon leaders? Do you platoon commanders and company commanders do you go? Every time we fought a counterattack, our company commander was at the forefront. Our company commander Fang has strong martial arts, and every time he counterattacks, he can personally cut and kill twenty or thirty devils, and he himself does not hurt a little fur. Do your platoon commanders and company commanders have this ability? Captain, you don't even know, do you? ”

"Commander, can't you see this little Jiujiu of the devil?"

"Alas! The generals are incompetent and exhaust the three armies. Who wouldn't fight indiscriminately and fight hard? Just like this, I can also be a platoon commander and a company commander. Ma Fucai said sarcastically.

Looking at the young and lovely warriors who were full of childishness, straightforwardness, strong will, and young and lovely, Yu Genshan was speechless for a while, squatting on the ground in frustration and sighing heavily, "Alas! ”。

"Presumptuous! Shut up! Give me all back! Fang Jiren quietly squeezed his eyes at Ma Fucai and said, "A long line!" Go back and wait for the order! Hearing Francis's rebuke, the soldiers immediately shut up, silently took a few steps back, stood solemnly, and did not leave. What are you all talking about here? Fang Jiren looked at the other soldiers and said, "I know that you are all heroes who are not afraid of devils and sacrifices. However, should you also think about it, your parents, brothers and sisters, wives and children are waiting for you to go home and reunite after killing all the devils. Therefore, we must not only kill more devils, but also live well, this is by no means greedy for life and fear of death and running away, this is the wisdom of war and combat skills. Besides, this little trick of the devil in front of him, can the head of the regiment not see it? Our regiment commander is an old hero who has been through a hundred battles and fought in the rain of bullets. Fang Jiren squatted down and said patiently: "Commander, I think we will have a way." Commander, don't worry, you can listen to me. Only by retreating into the village as soon as possible can we get out of the dangerous predicament of being beaten passively in front of us. The common people here have authentic and herbs in every house, and may also have hidden grains. Besides, the devils chased us for four days and three nights in a row, and the people were sleepy and tired, and their physical strength and combat effectiveness must have weakened. When we retreat into the village, the devils' cannons, light and heavy machine guns will not be used, and we can take advantage of the favorable terrain and tunnels of the streets and alleys and houses in the village to fight street battles and close combat with the equally tired devils, and then find a way to break through and retreat into the mountains after dark. There is another situation that is even more unfavorable to us, when we fought a counterattack just now, we caught a prisoner, and before he died, he said that there was a brigade of devils who had arrived in Bai'an Village, and the captain Nakagawa Eiichi sent a squadron to meet the devils in front of us, and when the reinforcements of the little devils arrived, then we would be even more difficult to deal with, and the situation would be more difficult and dangerous than now. This forest is now the place of life and death and the place of survival of our army, and we cannot hesitate or delay any longer. Regiment commander, you are the head of a regiment and the backbone of the whole regiment, and the life and death of our regiment, the county party committee, the county government organs, and hundreds of ordinary people depends on how you decide. ”

Fang Jiren's words attracted Yu Genshan's attention, but he still had a lot of concerns. He thought for a while and said: "Although what you said is a little reasonable, but we can't withdraw into the village, once the battle starts, the entire village will be destroyed by the Japanese artillery fire, and the lives of the villagers and the loss of property will be even greater, have you thought about this?" Yes?! ”

"Commander, of course I've thought about this. However, in order to save the lives of our supplementary regiment, the county party committee, the county government organs, and so many ordinary people, we must immediately withdraw to the villages. If the devils were allowed to occupy the village first, they would still burn down the entire village and kill the villagers, wouldn't that be a greater loss? Also, I guess you can find a tunnel in the village that leads to the outside of the village......"

Yu Genshan looked at Fang Jiren suspiciously, and asked puzzledly, "Huh?" How do you know this? How do you know that there may be tunnels in the village? Or maybe it leads to the outside of the village? Looks like you know a lot about the situation in this area. ”

Fang Jiren explained: "Yes, Commander, I am a native of Lin'an County, and there are relatives in many villages around the county, so I am familiar with the situation in this area. They dug tunnels many years ago, but they were not to guard against devils, but to protect their lives during the warlords' melee in previous years, in order to prevent and avoid wars, military disasters, and bandits' frequent attacks and robberies. ”

A soldier rushed to report: "Regiment commander, the devils have begun to move in a roundabout way to the east and west sides of the woods, and the tactical intention is obvious, to surround our supplementary regiment in the woods. ”

Yu Genshan stood up, picked up the telescope with his left hand and observed, and immediately said:

"Well, a dead horse is a live horse doctor, and now only you can do it! Fang Jiren, now I officially appoint you as the company commander of the 6th Company of the 2nd Battalion, and your 2nd Battalion and the 1st Battalion will go together to stop the enemy and resolutely resist me. Correspondent, you go and inform the political commissar, Director Huang and the third battalion to cover the county party committee, the wounded and the masses to withdraw into the village immediately, quickly! Act fast! ”

The Japanese discovered the transfer of the supplementary regiment to the village of Morikura, and immediately launched a fierce attack before the encirclement was completed. Suddenly, the sound of gunfire shook the sky intensively, the flames soared into the sky, and the smoke of gunpowder covered the sun. The soldiers and militia of the Eighth Route Army on the edge of the woods resolutely counterattacked, and the battle was tense and fierce. The Japanese attack was blocked, but they were still attacking frantically regardless of casualties, and the battle was in a stalemate. After a dense burst of grenades exploded, the charge horn sounded, and the soldiers and militiamen of the Eighth Route Army rushed into the enemy group like tigers descending from the mountains. He rushed into the enemy like a furious tiger, wielding a broadsword in his right hand to slash left and right, like chopping melons and vegetables; He clenched the short sword in his left hand and stabbed it diagonally, and the sword demanded his life, and a group of devils fell beside him. He is not afraid, one is ten, he roars and howls to kill the enemy, where there are many devils, he rushes to wherever there are many devils, killing and slashing in the crowd of devils, his eyes are full of blood-red eyes, and he looks completely desperate to kill and kill. One-on-one, one-on-two, one-on-three or even more, Fang Jiren is not afraid, he moves quickly, his body is erratic, tossing and turning from front to back, left and right, the sword light and shadow of the big sword in his right hand and the short sword in his left hand are impenetrable. Every moment before the big knife was slashed, Francis would roar angrily, "Baga! Then he slashed down with great force, and the devil immediately turned his head in a different place, and blood splattered everywhere. Seeing this, the Japanese soldiers retreated in fear. Fang Jiren chased after him and roared angrily, "Baga! ", and hacked another devil to death. It greatly boosted the fighting spirit of the comrades who were fighting around him. The Japanese army suffered heavy casualties and corpses strewn across the field. The rest of the Japanese army lost their fighting spirit and fled in disarray, and the morale of the Eighth Route Army was greatly boosted and they pursued the victory.

At the edge of the woods, Yu Genshan stood in the bunker and watched the battle with a telescope in his hand, and he saw from the telescope the fierce and heroic scene of Fang Jiren, who was superior in martial arts, and fought hard to kill the enemy, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Good! All right! Attaboy! What a rare tiger general! It's simply the reincarnation of Zhao Zilong! ”

The soldiers and militiamen of the Eighth Route Army fought bravely, and everyone rushed to be the first to pursue the Japanese army that was fleeing in disarray. Covered in blood, with tattered clothes and a blood-stained broadsword, Francis stopped and shouted:

"Stop! Stop the pursuit! Collect the guns and ammunition on the dead devils, rescue the wounded and evacuate immediately! Be quick! Fast! Fang Jiren glared angrily at the corpses of the Japanese soldiers on the ground, and spat out with resentment, "Phew! Sayonaragu's son. ”

Inside the village office of Bai'an Village. Temporary command of the Japanese army. Nakagawa Eiichi looked at the detailed military topographic map of the entire western Hebei region hanging on the wall.

On the first day, the Japanese officer came in and reported: "Captain, the attack of Hegu Shaozo has failed again, the soldiers have suffered heavy casualties, and the Eighth Route Army and the villagers have all withdrawn into the village south of the woods, which is here, Shengcang Village. A squadron sent by our department has already joined up with the valley Shaozo. The Japanese officer walked up to the map, raised his hand and pointed to the village of Morikura on the map.

Nakagawa was furious and roared and shouted, "Bastard! Bastard! In order to steal the credit, this fool disrupted my entire plan to encircle and annihilate the Eighth Route Army and guerrillas. Bastard! With that, he drew his saber, raised it and slashed off a corner of the table.

Hebei border area. At noon, on the loess road in the suburbs. Two red-roofed four-wheeled carriages and four grey tarpaulin carriages lined up and galloped from the southeast to the northwest. Two men, an old man and a young man, sitting in the third red-topped carriage, were talking quietly.

The honest and simple old Uncle Gen said in a humble tone and in a low voice: "Young master, are you tired these days? There are still more than ten miles to go, we will arrive in Shengcang Village, Changgui and Xiaoshun'er should have arrived, I don't know if they have all been arranged. ”

Ding Ruxuan, who was dressed in a muslin coat, with clear eyebrows and a folding fan of ivory tulle in his hand, leaned back on the seat and exhaled a long breath, and said with relief:

"Okay, I'm finally home. We lost a lot of money when we went out to run to the dock to act, we didn't go to a lot of places, we didn't make a lot of money, and we posted a lot of them, all of them were made by little devils, otherwise we would have arrived home a long time ago, this big circle. Uncle Gen, this trip has made you tired enough, right? ”

Uncle Lao Gen said honestly and humbly: "I'm not tired, I'm just serving the third master and you." Young master, you are discouraged, our Ding family is very wealthy, and we don't care about this little money, this time we lost it, and if we make a bigger profit next time, we will make up for it. With the reputation of our Ding family and the name of our Tonghe troupe, we will be able to do it. ”

Listening to Uncle Gen's nagging, Ding Ruxuan's heart was touched, and he thought silently.

At this time, Ding Ruxuan's heart was in turmoil and anxious. He obviously felt the danger and personal safety he was about to face, but he couldn't help but do this difficult thing, how should he deal with the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army? Both parties can't be offended, and they don't have to lose the Ding family's real estate, property and shops, thinking of this, Ding Ruxuan is at a loss.

It was almost noon, and the ancestral hall of Shengcang Village. The Eighth Route Army supplemented the regimental headquarters, and people entered and exited, tense and orderly. Yu Genshan sat at the table of the Eight Immortals and looked at the map intently. The commander of the third battalion came in and walked to Yu Genshan's side and reported: "Regiment commander, there is not a single fellow in the village, they are all gone." I have set up a cordon around the village, and the soldiers are building fortifications at the edge of the village. The wounded and the masses have been settled, a few places have been found in the tunnels to use, and some herbs and food have been found, but the covering troops have not yet withdrawn. ”

Yu Genshan replied worriedly: "Well, I know, arrange for the troops to seize the time to rest, heal the wounded and eat, and the future battles will be more fierce and cruel."

Third Battalion Commander: "I have arranged for the soldiers to eat and rest, and the health team is treating the wounded." Commander, you can rest assured. ”

Yu Genshan pointed to the bench next to him and said, "Sit down and sit down, I have something to ask you, the commander of the third battalion, let me ask you, why am I not familiar with Fang Jiren of the second battalion?" When did he join the army to replenish our regiment? Do you know about Francis? ”

The third battalion commander blinked blankly, and said with a puzzled face: "Fang Jiren? Is it from the second battalion? Why haven't I heard Camp Commander Du talk about this person? What does he do? ”

"Fang Jiren was originally a platoon commander of the 6th Company of the 2nd Battalion, and I appointed him as the company commander of the 6th Company before the breakout battle that withdrew into the village."

"Huh? Battlefield appointments? It's too sloppy. Commander, I'm not familiar with this Francis, I don't know what he looks like, let alone his details, I have never heard of such a person in our group before the devil's May Day sweep. Commander, our current situation is very cruel and dangerous, we should carefully observe and watch out for him......"

Yu Genshan came to his senses and said: "Oh, I remember, the second battalion commander told me about this Fang Jiren a few days ago, and I forgot about it because of the tension of the war......

Before Yu Genshan's words fell, Fang Jiren, whose clothes and face were covered with blood, carrying a blood-stained broadsword and a short sword on his waist, walked quickly into the ancestral hall, and came to Yu Genshan, who was talking with the commander of the third battalion, and reported in high spirits: "Regiment commander, the devil's attack has been repelled by us again, and the covering troops and militia have all withdrawn into the village.

Yu Genshan asked worriedly: "Okay." What about the casualties of your sixth company? ”

The commander of the third battalion was full of suspicion and vigilance, and looked Fang Jiren up and down carefully.

Fang Jiren replied: "Our sixth company sacrificed six more soldiers, more than a dozen were seriously injured, and more than twenty were slightly wounded, but it was not in the way, and they could still participate in the battle if they were bandaged, and some guns and ammunition were replenished, but the physical exertion was too great." ”

Yu Genshan was a little relieved: "Okay, you did a good job." Third battalion commander, hurry up and arrange for the soldiers to eat and rest, and then summon the cadres above the company level and the comrades of the county party committee to the ancestral hall for a meeting. Company Commander Fang stayed, I have something to ask you. ”

"Yes." The commander of the third battalion stood up and saluted, turned around and walked out of the ancestral hall. Fang Jiren put the big knife in his hand in the corner of the wall and sat down at the table of the Eight Immortals, and the two guards walked into the ancestral hall with wooden plates containing nest heads, gruel and pickles respectively, and turned to leave on the table of the Eight Immortals.

Yu Genshan looked at Fang Jiren suspiciously and asked solemnly:

"Company Commander Fang, I remember, I didn't know anything about you and me before, but I heard the second battalion commander briefly tell me about your situation before, which is very incomplete, and you also know that the situation we are facing now is very complicated and dangerous, and it can be said that it is a matter of life and death. So you have to be honest with me to tell me what you do! Come, let's talk while eating. ”

Fang Jiren chuckled in his heart, just picked up the nest head and put it down, blinked his eyes and looked at Yu Genshan innocently, and asked blankly: "Commander, what do you want me to say?" ”

Yu Genshan said sincerely and solemnly: "Company Commander Fang, I heard the second battalion commander say a little about your situation, he said that you are brave in battle, witty, and have good military qualities, like a veteran, not at all like a recruit who has been in the army for less than two months, what is going on?" Explain everything you have to me. ”

Hearing the head of the regiment ask this, Fang Jiren felt relieved, and then said easily: "Oh, the head of the regiment, you ask about this, no problem, I will tell you everything, I am ......"

Huang Zhongde, the political commissar of the regiment, the chief of staff of the regiment, and the director of the political department of the regiment, the commander of the third battalion, the secretary of the county party committee, and the county magistrate, walked into the ancestral hall and sat around Yugen Mountain. Report of the three battalion commanders:

"Regiment commander, except for those who died and were seriously wounded, all the cadres above the company level of the regiment and the comrades of the county party committee and county government have come, but some of the scattered troops have not returned in the past few days, and they cannot be contacted for a while, and the situation is unknown."

After Yu Genshan looked around at all the people attending the meeting, his expression was solemn, and he said in a heavy tone: "Find everyone to temporarily convene an enlarged meeting of the regimental party committee, and analyze and study what we should do next according to the enemy situation and the predicament that our regiment is now facing?" Yu Genshan looked at the chief of staff again and said, "Chief of staff, you can first talk about the current situation of the troops." ”

Chief of Staff of the regiment: "Yes, it has been two months since the devils started the May 1st sweep, and more than 1,200 people in our supplementary regiment have sacrificed 490 people, 73 people have been seriously wounded, more than 260 troops have been broken up and have not returned to the building, and 265 people have been slightly injured, but they have lost their combat capability, plus nearly 100 militiamen, there are less than 400 people who can still participate in the battle when they are full, and they are extremely tired, and their combat effectiveness has decreased significantly, I have made a rough count, and each soldier has less than five bullets, There were an average of two grenades per person, and there were less than a hundred mines in the whole regiment. Regiment commander, our losses and casualties are too great, and the casualties of the militia are not small. I think that if our regiment had withdrawn to the village of Morikura earlier, the military situation would have been much better, and the casualties would have been much less. What's worse is that we have no medicine to treat gunshot wounds and knife wounds, and we only have enough food to eat for two or three days, and the guns are seriously damaged, some of them have been completely scrapped, and there is too little ammunition. Some soldiers wore torn uniforms and shoes, and some soldiers marched barefoot to fight. Alas! It can be said that we are now running out of ammunition and food. The two squadrons and one battalion of the Imperial Cooperative Army, which had been chasing us to the death, had surrounded us and were building fortifications outside the village. According to the report of the returning scouts, there was probably another Japanese brigade with full personnel and equipment coming from the east, as if there was also an artillery squadron, a cavalry squadron, tanks, and armored vehicles. The military intention is obvious, that is, to put our regiment to death, and our regiment has fallen into a desperate situation, fighting alone, and there will not be a single soldier of reinforcements. Regiment commander, the current situation is that the enemy is outnumbered, the enemy is strong and I am weak, and the situation is very harsh and sinister! This is very detrimental to our army. Fortunately, we were able to retreat into the village in time to catch our breath, but what should we do in the future? ”