The Japanese puppet army based on the information received from the aviation unit and the information sent back by the ground alert and reconnaissance unit. Knowing that the Eighth Route was making a detour in the direction of his flank, he immediately gave up the remnants of Zhang Zijian's stubborn army, which was already dying and had little left.

In addition to leaving one to continue the attack, the main force drove at full speed to the southwest, in the direction of Li Ziyuan's reinforcements. This Japanese puppet army is very greedy, that is, it wants to solve the source of the Eighth Route reinforcements. I don't want to give up a large number of materials transferred to the Jiuding hills, as well as fellow villagers and local cadres. The self-sustaining force is strong, and a soldier simply came and divided into two ways.

As for whether you won't be able to get both fish and bear's paws, it's not what these Japanese puppet army officers who are a little happy with their achievements can imagine right now. But in any case, after discovering the traces of Li Ziyuan's main force, these Japanese puppet troops rushed over like wolves smelling blood, which allowed Zhang Zijian to take a breath.

At this time, after nearly five hours of fierce fighting. Zhang Zijian, who insisted on the Jiuding Pass, had less than 100 people in his two companies plus the Ludong County Brigade assigned to them. In addition to the cadres of the three battalions and two companies leading the team, there was only one instructor, one company commander and one deputy instructor, and the rest of the cadres were all killed and wounded.

The Ludong County Brigade, which has relatively poor combat effectiveness, has only more than 30 people left at the moment with a strength of more than 100 people. The distressed political commissar of the county brigade and secretary of the county party committee, his eyes were red as if they were full of blood. When I lit a cigarette, my hands trembled, and I didn't strike a few matches in a row.

Most of their original blocking positions at the mountain pass have been largely lost. The remaining positions were basically razed to the ground by the artillery fire of the Japanese puppet army. If the Japanese puppet army under the mountain concentrates its forces and attacks with all its strength in the next few times, he will no longer have any troops to stop it.

Not only did the troops suffer casualties, but even Zhang Zijian and Qian Peng, the two top military and political cadres, were also prepared for the worst. He had already led the guards and the Japanese puppet army who rushed to his side, and fought two hand-to-hand battles. In order to cover himself, Zhang Zijian, who had already sacrificed himself, had already left the last bullet for himself in his shell gun.

A rifle with a bayonet attached, and a * with an unscrewed lid inserted into his belt. From the day he joined the guerrillas, he did not think of being a prisoner. Not only did I not think about being a prisoner of the Chinese, let alone a prisoner of the Japanese. So Zhang Zijian has made up his mind that once the matter is irreparable, he will die with the enemy.

The situation of Qian Peng around him is not much better. Qian Peng, who also fought several times with the Japanese puppet army who rushed to the position, if it weren't for Zhang Yuhu sent by Li Ziyuan, he would have tried his best to protect it. The fast and slow machine in his hand and the Soviet-made turntable*, changing the fire of the shift.

I am afraid that I have been engaged in political work all along, and most of the time I have worked in the headquarters organs, and Qian Peng, who has very poor practical experience, has long been sacrificed. But even so, a bayonet was hit in his left arm, and a 38-type rifle bullet in his right leg was also used to hit Qian Peng, who had lost the ability to move alone.

Just relying on Zhang Yuhu's support, he can still struggle to move. However, Qian Peng, who also knew that the situation was not good, confessed to Zhang Yuhu behind him after pressing a new row of bullets into the shell gun in his hand. There are too many secrets on him, and they must not fall into the hands of the Japanese puppet army.

If the Japanese puppet army rushed up, he couldn't break out, so let Zhang Yuhu give him a shot. At this point, Qian Peng can be said to have repeatedly explained to Zhang Yuhu. also knew that the matter was urgent, and Zhang Yuhu, who had also received professional training in the military sub-district, could only nod and agree with tears in his eyes.

The two top military and political commanders were prepared for the worst. The performance of cadres at this time is an example for the soldiers. All the fighters were also prepared for the worst. * Unscrew the cap, and the rifle is also loaded with a bayonet. Several seriously wounded people, put a bundle * in the middle of themselves.

The main force of the Japanese puppet army moved south, which made Zhang Zijian and Qian Peng obviously relieved. But the Japanese puppet army that stayed still made the two of them feel a lot of pressure. There is no way, there is too little living force available to them at the moment. The remaining less than a hundred people could not hold out in any way until reinforcements arrived.

What's more, they know that the troops who can come to the rescue right now don't have to think about it except for their own main force. And at the moment, how many troops Li Ziyuan has in his hands, the two of them are still roughly clear. Whether Li Ziyuan can rush through the Japanese puppet army with absolute superiority in strength and rush to Jiuding Pass for reinforcements, to be honest, the two people do not have much confidence.

Today's battle made the two of them truly realize the combat effectiveness of this Wang puppet Second Front Army. For this puppet army that dared to fight with themselves with bayonets, the style of the puppet army was very different from that of other puppet armies, which also made the two of them feel quite surprised. Let the two of them know that not all puppet armies are all about to collapse at the touch of a button.

It is precisely because of the performance of today's puppet 38th Division that the two of them are not too optimistic about whether Li Ziyuan can break through this Japanese puppet army and rush over to reinforce themselves. And the two people who are still covering tens of thousands of fellow villagers and a large number of local cadres behind them also know that they have no second way to choose at the moment.

Therefore, although the two of them knew that the reinforcements were not far from them, they were still prepared for the worst. These fellow villagers and local cadres must be safely covered for their transfer, and this is the unshirkable responsibility of the troops. But the most important thing is that it is not possible for two people to grasp which direction to move in at the moment.

They did not have a radio station, and they did not know what the fighting situation and the enemy situation were in the vicinity of Jiuding Mountain, except for the dense sound of gunfire that kept sounding from far and near in the Jiuding Mountains, telling them that there was still fighting in the surrounding area. Although the secretary of the Ludong County Party Committee, who is also the political commissar of the county brigade, has already sent effective local cadres. Went out to look for other troops, but none of them have returned, at least so far.

I don't know the surrounding battle situation, and the limited troops left at hand are not enough to cover the transfer of so many fellow villagers, and the two of them can only be hard topped here. As for how long it can be topped, neither of the two dares to guarantee it. At present, the disparity between the strength of the enemy and us is too great.

In order to hold on for as much time as possible, Zhang Zijian and Qian Peng discussed that the basic militia hidden in the Jiuding Mountains, some of the armed forces of several districts and squads responsible for covering the transfer of villagers, and non-combat departments such as the logistics organs of the sub-divisions. Anyone with a gun was mobilized and put into a defensive position.

At the same time, Zhang Zijian also adjusted the deployment of his remaining troops, and concentrated the remaining troops on the right flank of Yamaguchi. This is the commanding height of the entire Jiuding Pass, and it is also a key point to curb the passage into the mountain. In the face of the Japanese puppet army because of the weakening of the force, the ability to flank the detour has been lost, as long as the place is held, the safety of the mountain can be guaranteed.

And at least give yourself a buffer to ensure that you can stick to it. Otherwise, even if the main force of the Japanese puppet army has been transferred by Li Ziyuan, once the remaining Japanese puppet army attacks with all its might, it is impossible to leave them too much time. If there were not enough guns, two were given to each person*.

And sent people to take advantage of the cessation of the Japanese puppet army's artillery fire to collect stones all over the mountains. One is to repair improvised fortifications that have been blown flat, and the other is to use them when they are needed most. At this moment, there are not many * in Zhang Zijian's hands, and the average is less than one per person.

Although the sub-district logistics department hidden in the Jiuding Mountains, in the face of the dangerous situation, the warehouse has been opened, and Zhang Zijian can use the inventory casually. After all, if there are no more people, what's the use of keeping those weapons and ammunition. However, the divisional logistics department, whose own inventory has long been excavated for embers, can provide limited ammunition.

Of course, there are some home-made clay products made in the base area*. It's just that these * powers are so bad that even if they hit the target directly, the chance of being injured is far greater than the chance of being killed. Even in many cases, the biggest lethal effect is to scare the bombed people by surprise.

However, for Zhang Zijian at the moment, what can pull out the poison is a good plaster. These unreliable things, although the performance is a little worse, are better than nothing. It is always a good choice to blow up people and let the Japanese puppet army under the mountain have more wounded.

Of course, Zhang Zijian took advantage of the opportunity of the Japanese puppet army to adjust its deployment, and sent a few veterans to collect a lot of weapons and ammunition from the corpses of the Japanese puppet soldiers who were killed before the position. Just the weapons and ammunition collected are still a drop in the bucket for the entire battle.

After distributing the last bit of ammunition, Zhang Zijian still gave the troops an order to prepare for the worst. Because he didn't know how long the little ammunition he had left with the little ammunition he had left, and the messy fighters he had collected, would be able to hold out.

After adjusting the deployment, listening to the dense gunfire that had already come from the south, Zhang Zijian and Qian Peng both saw the worry in each other's eyes. Zhang Zijian and Qian Peng both know that their burden has indeed been reduced a lot in the current situation. But things are two-sided, and the main force of the Japanese puppet army will be under tremendous pressure to attract the main force in the past.

I don't know how many great results Li Ziyuan has achieved before, and he has already disabled two people from one of the two puppet military divisions. Although no one spoke, they were worried about Li Ziyuan's side in their hearts. Even if you don't count the two people in the south, they don't know it, but now they have stopped advancing to the north, and they have shrunk into a group of stubborn puppet army divisions on the spot, as well as other Japanese puppet armies in the surrounding area.

Even the Japanese puppet army in front of them left a part of it before their own positions. The strength of the Japanese puppet army in front of him to the south is still in absolute superiority in strength and firepower when facing the main force of his own troops. Coupled with the Japanese planes that flew over their heads before, both of them knew that the pressure on the regiment commander's side would be unimaginable.

It's just that the two people who are trapped in the Jiuding Pass at the moment and don't know anything about the movements of the surrounding enemies, although they are worried about Li Ziyuan in their hearts, they are still helpless at the moment. Behind him were tens of thousands of local people, local cadres who had only pistols or even a bayonet that could be used to commit suicide, and non-combatants of various sub-district organs.

There are also divisional drama clubs and art troupes, dozens of female soldiers who have nothing but some musical instruments. If they go south or move away, the masses and local cadres hiding in the mountainous areas will probably suffer. It doesn't take much, just these Japanese puppet soldiers in front of them are enough to make it difficult for these people to escape. Once these people are lost, then it will be the most devastating blow to the Ludong base area.