On May 19, 1938, He Jianye took the guards to check the terrain along the Gushan area, and ordered the construction of an anti-slope mortar position on the back of Fangtou Mountain......

On the morning of May 19, the main force of the 20th Army Corps resisted the area of Fangtou Mountain and began to enter the mountains behind the Gushan position under the guidance of the 16th Regiment, and at 6 p.m. on May 19, the broken 3rd Division reached Fangtou Mountain. At the boundary from ** to Xuzhou, 200,000 men and horses of the Longhai Corps, mainly the 20th Army Corps, gathered in the hilly area of ** to Xuzhou.

The headquarters of the Third Division was built on the Great Black Mountain less than 4 kilometers behind the lonely mountain, and the humble division headquarters only had a table made of wood with a map on it, Li Yutang stood next to the map with a frown, and said to the brigade commander and regiment commander standing at hand,

"At around 10 o'clock on the 19th, the 13th Division of the Japanese Army first entered Xuzhou from the vicinity of Bawang Mountain, and Xuzhou fell. The Japanese 16th Division had advanced to Jiulishan in the northeast of Xuzhou, and the 10th Division had advanced to the suburbs north of Xuzhou; The main force of the 5th Division is coming towards ** right behind our ass. Chief of Staff, announce the orders of the Legion! ”

"Huh" All the brigade commanders and regiment commanders are fighting well.

"Order: The 3rd Division is the rear guard of the whole corps, defending the first-line positions of Gushan and Sishan; The 21st Division of the 92nd Army was responsible for the defense line from Dongshan to Cave Mountain, covering the right flank of the army, and the 95th Division was responsible for the defense line from Xiaogushan to Kola Mountain, covering the left flank of the army. These three divisions were the rear guard of the whole corps, covering the army's advance to Boxian, Zhecheng, Taikang, Luyi, Huaiyang, and Wuyang. ”

After reading the order of the legion, Ruan Yongqi turned around and stood up, Li Yutang said,

"Now that the main force of the corps has moved to the areas of County, Zhecheng, Taikang, Luyi, Huaiyang, and Wuyang, leaving our three divisions to block the pursuit of the Fifth Division, I order: The 16th Regiment is responsible for the Gushan Defense Line, the 8th Brigade is responsible for the Sishan Defense Line, and the 18th Regiment and the division headquarters act together to cover the safety of the field hospital and the division headquarters. Let's do it all! ”

With the order of the division commander Li Yutang, He Jianye gathered 3,000 people of the 16th Regiment to build five lines of defense in Gushan, desperately reinforcing bunkers and trenches, and at 10 o'clock in the evening of May 19, a large number of Japanese trucks drove from the road, and the 16th Regiment could not pay attention under the light, followed by a long infantry team, and the field artillery was dragged on the butt of the truck......

Yang Xiaoshi, who went out to investigate, looked at the Japanese army queue in this telescope, and didn't know whether this little devil was going to attack the 77th Army defense line or directly chase the Longhai Corps, so he immediately returned to report the situation.

"Well, how many devils are there?" He Jianye asked,

"There was probably half a wing, all trucked soldiers and towed artillery, and some cavalry." Yang Xiaoshi said,

"Correspondent, immediately report the situation to the divisional headquarters. I'll go to the front and see what's going on. He Jianye said that, he picked up the soldier's clothes, put them on, and went straight to the front line......

"The 5th Division of the Japanese Army did not go into the mountains to check the situation, and advanced all the way along the highway to **." The scout came back to report the situation,

"Send reconnaissance in the direction of ** and monitor the situation in the direction of **." He Jianye ordered,

On the morning of May 20, the bad news came, Suxian and ** fell on May 19, the 7th Army defending Suxian withdrew from Suxian after a little resistance, and the 3rd Division was assembling in Suxian; The 5th Division captured ** last night, and the 77th Army has moved towards Wuyang.

On the morning of May 20, at the headquarters of the 16th Regiment, the phone rang "Ding, Ding......".

"This is the Sixteenth Regiment."

"Yes, I'll let the head of the regiment know right away." After putting down the phone, the communication team immediately ran to the front, and after finding He Jianye, he said,

"Division headquarters order: The Longhai Corps has advanced towards Wuyang through the northwest area of Suxian County, and orders our troops to retreat after this afternoon."

"Okay, notify the battalion and company commanders to the regiment headquarters."

"The division headquarters ordered us to continue to monitor the Japanese Fifth Division in the direction of **, and the Third Division has retreated in the direction of Wuyang; The retreat time of our division was 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and now all divisions, in addition to monitoring the situation of the defensive line, quickly sorted out their equipment and prepared for transfer. Pay attention to one point, don't bring pots and jars, now we are acting behind enemy lines, and everything is light. ”

At two o'clock in the afternoon, all units of the 16th Regiment were ready to retreat, and He Jianye ordered all personnel to gather in Daheisheng......

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, after burying the artillery holes and some bunkers at the front, the whole regiment of the 16th Regiment gathered at 4 o'clock in Daheishan on time and prepared to turn to Wuyang. From time to time, the sound of rifles and crooked machine guns was heard in his ears, and He Jianye knew that the Japanese army must have begun to hunt down the brothers of the national army.

"Captain, it's not good; The divisional hospital was raided by devils, most of the personnel were captured, and a company of the 18th Regiment responsible for covering the army was completely annihilated. "A soldier with a bleeding arm came back and reported,

"Ahh There was a 95 division on the left flank, covered by the 21 division on the right flank, where did the Japanese come from? He Jianye, who had just arrived in Da Heishan, asked,

"A squadron of infantry and a cavalry squadron of the 3rd Division of the division Fu Liji, the 95th Division had mostly withdrawn last night, leaving only a remnant company of less than 50 people to defend the position, which was defeated by a single charge by the Japanese devils, and no signal was given." The brother with the wounded hand cried out,

"Fuck, didn't the divisional hospital plan already retreat with the divisional headquarters in the morning?" He Jianye asked,

"Regiment commander, most of them have retreated, leaving a medical team of personnel to bandage some of the wounded, and when they were about to retreat after bandaging, they were raided by the devil's cavalry squadron." Yang Xiaoshi, who had already figured out the situation, said,

"The devils are pressing the captives and walking fast, where are they going?" He Jianye asked,

"It seems to be in the direction of Xuzhou." The wounded brother said,

"Well, Leng Qi, you lead the large army to withdraw first, and the guard company and reconnaissance company follow me, while they haven't entered Xuzhou yet; They must be rescued, or the consequences will be unimaginable. He Jianye said while sorting out the equipment,

"Zeng Da, Yang Xiaoshi, gather the troops and follow me." He Jianye ordered,

"Regiment commander, the order to retreat has been issued, we have to carry out the order!" Deputy Head Xia said beside him,

He Jianye said while sorting out the equipment: "Aren't you carrying out orders? Let's just say that after I took the guard company and the reconnaissance company to break off, we met in Vortex Yang. ”

"Let's go!" He Jianye walked out of the command headquarters and set off with more than 300 people from two companies with a wave of his hand......

He Jianye, who galloped all the way, led two elite companies to the field hospital at the speed of a forced march, and after fifteen minutes, he crossed a 2-kilometer mountain road to the field hospital, and his eyes were full of corpses, all of which were the corpses of the wounded soldiers of the national army and the brothers of the 18th Regiment who were responsible for covering...... Smoke was emitting from the burning tent, looking at the burning tent, He Jianye said,

"Yang Xiaoshi, Zeng Da, you see, from here to Xuzhou, the nearest route is through the foot of the vertical mountain, from the small village of Shanhuang through the direct highway, from the road to Xuzhou The speed of the two squadrons can be improved. From here to Shanhuang, the march to the mainland is probably less than 4 kilometers, and we have to intercept the devils in the small village of Shanhuang. We're in danger on the road. In this way, Yang Xiaoshi, you take the reconnaissance company to move forward quickly, super shortcut, go straight to Shanhuang, and intercept me there no matter what. We pursued in the rear. ”