Chapter Eighty-Seven: Sighing the Soul of a Strong Man
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The battle was still raging, and the fight between the breakout and the counter-breakout was in a stalemate for a while. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Maybe the devil didn't expect a team to come to reinforce, coupled with the desperate attack of the teams on both sides, the devil's resistance gradually weakened, and the iron bucket-like encirclement was finally forcibly broken, and Wu Tianyu, who was covered with scars, rushed in first.
At the moment when he was about to join the large army, he was hit by the sniper of the devil, and his body was stunned, and he slowly fell down unwillingly. A brother ran over to pick him up, but it was useless. This bearded man went to his kingdom with his eyes blared like this!
Yu Jackie Chan ordered the team to continue to widen the gap that had been broken away to prevent the devils from reuniting. He personally led people to rush into the encirclement of the devils.
"Quick, retreat first with the headquarters, and I'll go to the rear to cover!" With a machine gun in hand, the captain of the Haiqing brigade shouted at the front. This is also a bearded steel man, a fierce general in the anti-United Nations team, covered in blood, and the sleeves of his clothes and one trouser leg have been knocked off. Before he came to Jackie Chan's approach, he staggered back and threw himself into a more tragic fight.
After Yu Chenglong took the head of the headquarters and the remnants of the troops out, he quickly retreated. Behind him, there was a tragic shout of killing from the brothers who were responsible for covering!
Thanks to these warriors, who were usually used to running mountain roads, the devils did not catch up, but they still chased after them. According to statistics, even counting the Jackie Chan brigade, more than 130 people escaped, and the rest all died in battle.
General Political Commissar Qin Gang, Commander-in-Chief Fang Tianzhu, Chief of General Staff Yang Furen, Three Captains Xiao Dongxue, Deputy Captain Hua Yanrong, Political Commissar and Deputy Captain of Yu Chenglong's Brigade and other commanders successfully broke through, and the whereabouts of other commanders are unknown. In particular, Director Xunyang, Captain Hai, Captain Shi and others, who were responsible for covering the retreat and breaking through, are estimated to have died heroically on the battlefield.
Miserable! More than 450 hungry brothers died tragically in battle, and some of the wounded soldiers died with the devils, and many more were stabbed to death with bayonets by the devils. No one was taken prisoner, leaving behind stubborn corpses that were scarred all over the mountains, lying scattered in the mountains of dead wood and grass!
The headquarters is in front, and Jackie Chan is broken. The team retreated almost without direction, with the aim of getting rid of the pursuit of the devils as soon as possible. But it was very difficult, the devils made a bloody capital this time, although they also suffered heavy casualties and were exhausted, but they still pursued them and forced the Anti-Union Manchurian North Corps out of the mountains.
"I don't think it's okay to run like this, the devil seems to have set up a bigger encirclement. The devils who followed us deliberately drove us to the place where there was an ambush, so that we could re-enter the trap. The devil has a radio station, and he can contact and transfer at any time, so it is difficult for us to break through, so we have to study a good way. "said the Chief of the General Staff.
The sun was about to set, and the team stopped on a flatter mountain beam. The weary warriors took out what little food they had, mixed it with wild mushrooms, small berries, wild vegetable leaves, and even tree bark and grass roots, which had not yet spoiled, and put them together to cook porridge. A dozen or so people lay around.
'Hurry up, we have to hurry!' Yu Chenglong ran from behind, arranging the sentry, and running to round with the head of the headquarters.
"Why did the little devil follow so closely this time? I can't get rid of it. Is it true that we have spies inside us and left signposts for the devils? From now on, be on your guard. Captain Xiao said.
"I don't think it's likely. This time, it was not the team of people chasing together, but sending many search teams, following one after another, biting and holding on. Besides, most of the routes we retreat take choose easier routes, and the general direction is relatively clear, so the devils can easily detect it, and it is easier to chase it. I think we'll have to change direction and retreat diagonally into the mountains to the northwest. But spies still have to be guarded against, and arrangements should be made more carefully when acting. Said the commander-in-chief.
"Deputy Commander Yu is here, sit down, we are discussing where the team will retreat, and I will hear your thoughts later." The general political commissar continued while greeting Yu Chengchan: "It seems that the devils have planned very carefully this time, they know that we are going west, so they intercept us there, and as soon as we go out of the mountain to act, they will immediately arrive and drive us into the mountain." By the time we returned to the east, they had already laid an ambush on our retreat route, waiting for us to take the bait and try to destroy us in one fell swoop. Fortunately, the deputy commander rescued us in time, and we were able to break through. However, the devils also thought that while they sent a large force to ambush us, they also sent multiple forces to intercept us on the route of our possible retreat, this is the reality in front of us, it is very grim! We're almost out of the mountain now, and we can't retreat any further. I agree with Commander-in-Chief Fang's opinion, and the team retreated diagonally into the deep mountains in the northwest to see everyone's opinion? β
"We're not familiar with the terrain over there, and it's even more dangerous to break in. Especially winter is coming, what do we eat and wear? It's not starving or freezing to death. My opinion is to divide the team into several groups as in the past, and take a detour to contain the devils in circles. I don't believe that I can't drag them or get rid of them! Captain Xiao said suggestion.
"We are now running out of ammunition and food, and the soldiers are already exhausted, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly weakened. Before we can drag the little devil down, I'm afraid we will collapse first. However, it is still a way to disperse and break through, the goal is small, just highlight where do we go after we go? There needs to be a clear statement about this. I can't run out at the end, I don't have a place to settle down, and I'm still running around like a headless fly, and I don't have a landing. "said the Chief of the General Staff.
"I still stand by my opinion. Now the team is more than 100 people, and it is not appropriate to disperse. After everyone works together to break out, make plans. Said the commander-in-chief
"Now that the situation is critical, we need to make a quick decision. Deputy Commander Yu, tell me what you think. The General Political Commissar said to Jackie Chan.
"I agreed to disperse and break out, and ran out of the mountain. If you can run out, you can rely on relatives and friends to find a place for a winter. Gather again in the spring of the next year and pull the team again. Yu Chenglong said firmly.
"This is absolutely not going to work! We still have more than 100 people, and our strength is still not small, and the banner of the Anti-Manchurian General Corps cannot be overturned. The General Political Commissar also said firmly.
Just as everyone was dividing their opinions, gunshots were heard from the rear.
"Deputy Commander Yu is leading the retreat in front, and I will go to the back. Quick, let's get moving! The commander-in-chief stood up and ran back.
"I'll go! The gunfire is not intense, it's not a large army of devils, I'll go and top it. Let's hurry up and take a bite, I haven't eaten for a few days, and I will take it away when it's too late. The commander-in-chief is still in command at the front, and you can rest assured at the back. Yu Chenglong quickly grabbed Commander Fang. The others also persuaded him, and Commander Fang had no choice but to lead the team forward again.
came to the area of Cliff Mountain, and encountered another group of devils, and after a fierce battle, the troops got rid of the devils. In this battle, more than fifty more soldiers were killed, and both the commander-in-chief and the chief of the general staff were wounded. In this way, the Anti-Union Manchurian North Corps, which was chased all over the mountains, was entangled with the devil for more than 20 days, and every time they encountered, someone died.
It was already early winter, and only a few of the soldiers had changed into cotton clothes, and they were cold and hungry, and the hungry soldiers could not run anymore when they saw what they were eating. Perhaps on the way to the end of the day, the warriors found a herd of wild boars on the way to retreat and shot and killed two of them. Yu Chenglong asked everyone to carry the wild boar to the old house frame of his old father-in-law's house, where he had raised injuries, and lit a fire in the frame of the house to roast wild boar to eat. In order to prevent the devils from discovering it, he asked the soldiers to block off the outside of the house. After tossing for most of the night, the soldiers ate and slept.
Before it was fully dawn, the devil caught up again. Yu Chenglong asked people to open the hole where he used to hide, and pushed the General Political Commissar, Commander-in-Chief, Chief of General Staff, Captain Xiao, Deputy Captain Hua, Political Commissar Jin and others into it, and let them hide. He led people to attract devils and ran into the mountains again.
After five or six days of wrangling, the devil was finally completely thrown away, but there were only more than 40 people left in the team.
When Yu Chengchan and the others returned to the place where they hid the chief political commissar and the commander-in-chief, everyone had no strength at all, not to mention fighting, and they couldn't even walk. Some are just full of resentment and grief and disappointment!
General Political Commissar Qin Gang is preparing to organize a meeting and say that he will discuss the next action plan.
Yu Chenglong said that it is okay to hold a meeting, but now there are so many people left, everyone has to participate in the meeting, and let everyone talk about their opinions.
The General Political Commissar and the Commander-in-Chief disagreed at first, but at the insistence of Jackie Chan and others, they had to sit the soldiers together and hold a meeting on the next steps after the defeat of the troops.
As long as our revolutionary spark is still there, the Anti-Japanese Federation is still there, and the provincial party committee is still there, we can completely recover our vitality and re-develop and strengthen our Manbei Corps, comrades must be full of confidence in this! In such a situation, the troops should immediately go into the mountains to rest and recuperate, and then try to get in touch with the provincial party committee, seek instructions, help, and support from the provincial party committee, and then try to develop. General Political Commissar Qin Gang said.
"Now the troops are not talking about how to rest and recuperate, and then try to develop, but how to survive! Excuse me, where do you go after entering the mountain? The brothers have no food to eat, no clothes to wear, the harsh winter is coming, and they will either starve to death or freeze to death when they go into the mountains. It has only been more than two years since the Manchurian detachment of the Anti-Japanese Federation to the Manchurian General Detachment, and now there are only more than 40 people left in our team of more than 1,000 people. This is the result of your proactive strategy. The entire Anti-Japanese Federation is like this, there is no stable rear, there is no reinforcement, the common people are also returned to the tun and the village and locked up, and in the past, there were people who sent us food and letters, but now they are gone. If this continues, the entire Anti-Japanese Federation can only be a dead end. As I said a long time ago, using the relationship between your Communist Party and asking Soviet Russia to set aside a place for us, we will move there in the winter to rest and recuperate, and then return to China to fight in the summer, but we have not received your attention at all, or that Soviet Russia does not support us at all, and their intention is to let us drag the devils and delay the devils from going north to attack them. If you continue to fight alone like this, where is the way out? Little Japan has now begun a full-scale war of aggression against China, and wants to occupy the whole of China, and the government army is retreating one after another. In order to consolidate the strategic rear of Manchuria, the devils will inevitably carry out a more brutal crusade against us, and in this situation, how long can we hold out? For the sake of our remaining troops, and for the sake of the lives of our brothers, I suggest that the troops be disbanded on the spot and all go underground. Yu Chenglong said with tears in his eyes excitedly.
"This won't work! The devils didn't wipe us all out, but we were scattered. It is not easy to build an anti-Japanese contingent, and we cannot just give up so easily. Whether it was on the way to the west or retreating, the General Political Commissar and I did not listen carefully to Deputy Commander Yu's opinions, which led to such serious losses in the troops. As long as I can keep this team, I am willing to give up the post of commander-in-chief and let someone who is trusted by my comrades take over. Commander-in-Chief Fang was not lightly injured, and his eyebrows were locked on the ground.
"From strategic decision-making to tactical command, I am responsible. However, the post of commander is appointed by the provincial party committee, and it cannot be changed at the discretion of the provincial party committee, and it is an organizational principle that the provincial party committee agrees. I ask Comrade Jackie Chan to think twice and come up with better ideas, and we will respect your opinion. General Political Commissar Qin Gang said.
"It's too late to say anything now. Captain Yu made the greatest contribution to this team, but as soon as he joined your team, he couldn't get your trust, and then reluctantly rewarded him as a deputy commander, but he never let him participate in major decisions. Captain Xiao said angrily.
"It is resolutely not possible to disband the troops, the banner of the Manbei Corps cannot be fell, even if there is only one person left, we must stick to it to the end!" General Political Commissar Qin Gang was also very excited.
"We all have to face the situation in front of us, and see how many brothers are willing to go into the mountains with you, if the majority of people are willing, I don't have any opinion, if the majority of people are not willing to go with you, then we have to listen to the deputy commander. I have a suggestion that all of us remove ourselves from office on the spot and let Jackie Chan take full command of the team. "said the Chief of the General Staff.
"We all listen to the Commander!" The brothers took a stand.
Seeing this situation, General Political Commissar Qin Gang knew that the meeting would not have any good results if it continued to be held. So it was decided to convene a party meeting first, and then decide on the question of whether the contingent would stay or not.
At this time, the squadron leader who had left behind to reconnoiter led a soldier back, riding the only two horses left in the team, and one was wounded. Squadron Leader Fang reported that the Devils' brigade had begun to retreat out of the mountain, but there were still some left to continue searching for our traces, and it seemed that they would not give up easily.
Yu Chengchan asked the injured horse to be killed to satisfy everyone's hunger.
After the party meeting, the results of the meeting were not announced. Everyone gathered around to eat, and after the meal, the fighters' physical strength slowly recovered.
Party members divide labor and go to talk to everyone. General Political Commissar Qin is responsible for the work of Chief of General Staff Yang, Commander Fang is responsible for the work of Captain Xiao, Political Commissar Jin is responsible for the work of Jackie Chan, and the other four party members are responsible for the work of the soldiers. All night, talking, talking. It's hard, but it doesn't work well. After the talks, the party members got together again for a meeting.
The next morning, General Political Commissar Qin announced: "The party organization of the corps has made a decision to appoint Comrade Yu Chenglong as the interim commander-in-chief of the corps, and has full authority to decide on the next action plan of the troops, but the troops must not be disbanded. β
"I don't accept your appointment, let alone any temporary command. I have already expressed my position on the next step of the troops, and without further ado, I have personally decided to break away from the Manchurian Headquarters. I have no objection to those who are willing to go with you, and I can't leave those who are willing to live with me, I will leave now! Yu Chengchan stood up and was about to leave.
"Comrade Jackie Chan, we trust you, we know that you are sincere in resisting Japan, we have been born and died together for so many years, and we can't bear to let you leave!" General Political Commissar Qin hurriedly stopped Yu Chengchan.
"I've made up my mind, it's useless to say anything more!" Yu Jackie Chan insisted on leaving.
'I'll go with you', 'Captain Yu can't leave us', the brothers stood up one after another to follow Yu Jackie Chan.
At this point, General Political Commissar Qin knew that he was powerless, so he sighed and said, "Since it is irreparable, I won't force it." Comrades who are willing to go into the mountains with me and Commander Fang, contact the provincial party committee, and then try to develop with us. I still hope that the people taken away by Deputy Commander Yu will not be disbanded, and that in the future we will develop and recruit comrades back. No matter what you say, I believe that you will always be an anti-Japanese team! You iron-blooded men will always be the heroes who terrify the Japanese invaders! In order to maintain contact between us, the organization has decided that Comrade Jin Yunji will go with you in his personal capacity, and I don't think Deputy Commander Yu will object, right? β
"Whatever." Yu Jackie Chan said.
General Political Commissar Qin and Commander Fang stood up and prepared to take people away, but only three people were willing to go with them.
"Brother Zhang Daoxian, send five brothers to escort the General Political Commissar and Commander Fang. Once they were where they wanted to go, the five brothers could go home or go into hiding. If you are willing to do it with me again in Jackie Chan, you will come to me again after the May Festival next year. Give that horse to Commander Fang to ride, he is injured, bring them the rest of the food from yesterday. β
"I am not against the Anti-Japanese Federation, let alone your organization, on the contrary, I admire it from the bottom of my heart! They're all good guys, iron-blooded men. He gritted his teeth and persevered for more than ten years between such a difficult and difficult white mountain and black water, dragging hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army, delaying the attack of the little devils on the whole of China and even Soviet Russia, he is a great hero! History will remember us. β
"But I have reservations about some of your practices, the enemy is strong and I am weak, and I will suffer sooner or later if I fight hard. I still advise you not to go into the mountains, because if you don't eat or live, you will sit and wait to die. Secretly go out of the mountain to find the provincial party committee, and wait for next spring to develop again. I also lead my brothers to do the same, and may the heavens have eyes, and we will all have good news next spring! That's when we'll merge again. Yu Chenglong hugged General Political Commissar Qin and Commander-in-Chief Fang tightly, and tears had already blurred his eyes.
The two groups parted in the bleak atmosphere of early winter, and most of them cried. General Political Commissar Qin and Commander Fang hugged everyone again and again, and couldn't bear to leave.
Who would have thought that it would end like this! Is it providence?