Staring at He Jianye's fingers across the map, Yang Xiaoshi understood the urgency of time, and ordered the reconnaissance company to hand over the machine guns and mortars to the officers and soldiers of the guard company, and saluted He Jianye and said,

"Regiment commander, the reconnaissance company guarantees to intercept the devil in Shanhuang." The brethren of the reconnaissance company marched forward with box guns, rifles, and grenades, and ran across the path towards Shanhuang......

He Jianye sorted out his equipment and led the guard company to pursue the traces left by the Japanese army......

"Commander, you see, the Japanese devils took the captives to rest here for a while. There is a lot of horse manure left behind by their horses. It should be right in front of us. Zeng Da pointed to the large pile of horse manure on the side of the road and said,

"I hope that Yang Xiaoshi has arrived in Shanhuang, which is almost 2 hours after the Japanese army raided the field hospital; If Yang Xiaoshi hadn't intercepted the Japanese army in Shanhuang, we would have had to break into Xuzhou. He Jianye said with a resolute face,

"Regiment commander, don't worry, the little devils only dare to make a short stop along the way, and they haven't seen the corpses, and the captured personnel have at least not been killed." Zeng Da said,

"Brothers, follow me. There is only less than 4 kilometers of road in total, showing our perseverance. Destroy these beasts in Shanhuang. He Jianye shouted, passed through the foot of the mountain in the last ray of light at dusk, and chased towards the mountain yellow along the horse's hoof imprint......

"Regiment leader, there is a small mountain village in Shanhuang less than two kilometers ahead, and I didn't hear any gunshots!" Zeng said worriedly,

"Don't be in a hurry, let the brethren rest a little, and send a squad out to see what is going on. Be careful not to enter the village. He Jianye confessed,

"Good" Zeng Da motioned for the brothers to rest, and then sent a squad out to investigate......

It was close to 7 o'clock in the evening, and He Jianye looked ahead anxiously......

"Commander, the investigating brother has returned. He also brought back the brothers of the reconnaissance company. Zeng Da came over and said,

"You two come over and report on the situation." Zeng Da said to the back,

"Commander, I met this brother on the road from Shanhuang to Xuzhou. Bring it back and report back to you. "And the brethren of the guard company said,

"Commander, we arrived at the outskirts of the small mountain village in Shanhuang before dark, and the Japanese army arrived later. We did not exchange fire, and the company commander ordered the troops to lay in ambush at the two crossings leading to Xuzhou and wait for the large troops. However, the Japanese devils entered the mountain village and listened to the movement, and the dozen or so villagers in the mountain village were estimated to have suffered. There were screams in the mountain village, and the brothers did not act under strict orders; The devil probably has less than 1 squadron of infantry and 2 squads of cavalry; Carries grenadiers, mortars and heavy machine guns. No infantry artillery was found. The brethren of the reconnaissance company reported,

"Well, you go back and tell Yang Xiaoshi that you will continue to block the crossing; Zeng Da sent a few brothers to send light machine guns. He Jianye ordered,

"Yes, Captain." With the return of the brothers of the reconnaissance company, He Jianye looked at the sky, the Japanese devils had been in the mountain village for a long time, and they couldn't delay it any longer......

"Tell the brethren to take battle formation, follow me, do not speak, and walk quietly and stealthily." He Jianye ordered,

The brothers of the guard company began to arrange their equipment on the spot, unloaded the equipment that was in the way, and carried only guns, ammunition and bayonets, and followed He Jianye towards Shanhuang......

On the afternoon of 20 May, seeing that it was getting dark, the villagers who had gone to the nearby mountains and forests to escape the scourge of war returned home in groups of three or five, ready to pack up their things and make something to eat. With the large-scale retreat of the national army, these honest people also felt the danger, and the people had just arrived at home, and some of them had not opened the door of their homes, and a group of Japanese soldiers appeared at the entrance of the village...... In the chicken, flying and dog jumping, more than a dozen villagers about 30 people, were surrounded by Japanese devils on the courtyard dam in the village, and then the massacre began, men, the elderly, and children were all killed by bayonets, and women were killed by crazy Japanese soldiers in a pool of blood......

After venting, the Japanese soldiers occupied the village and began to catch chickens and dogs, rummage through boxes and cabinets to collect gold, silver, jewelry and food, cook, and the infantry squadron leader and cavalry squadron leader began to drink in a house that looked better......

"Maeda-kun, today's harvest is good, we will rest here tonight, although the warriors of the Great Japanese Empire can insist on fighting, but Maeda-kun's war horse is not good, and I have been galloping for a day in continuous combat, and I am afraid that the mount will be finished if I don't rest." Infantry squadron leader Jiro Nishiyama suggested to cavalry squadron leader Taro Maeda,

"Alas! I also want to rest, but it's not safe for me to run to the village in the mountains! Although the Chinese army has retreated in a large area, there are still quite a lot of defeated troops in the mountains and forests, and if we are raided by the Chinese at night, it will be difficult for us to account for our heavy losses. Maeda Taro took a glass of wine and said,

"Maeda-kun, don't worry, our troops of nearly two squadrons are here, and they also carry mortars and heavy machine guns, as long as our vigilance is done at night, the Chinese army lacks heavy firepower, and an integrated regiment is not our opponent. Besides, the female nurses of those people who were caught in the mountains today are very good! It's been a long time since I've seen such a beautiful woman, Maeda-kun doesn't want to enjoy it at night, and when I return to Xuzhou, I'm afraid you and I won't have a chance. Hehe......" Nishiyama Jiro smiled lewdly,

"Oh! Yo Xi, Nishiyama-kun is right. After dinner, you and I ...... Hahaha, the vigilance arrangement that night will trouble Xishanjun, and my cavalry will take care of the war horses. Maeda Taro said,

"Hehe......" The squadron leaders of the two Japanese devils looked at each other and laughed......

"Your Excellency Shaozuo, it's already time to eat." A devil foot soldier came in and reported,

"Yo Xi, tell the brave soldiers to eat in batches, and eat first on the guard duty in the evening." Nishiyamataro said,

"Your Excellency Shaozuo, don't we have to go on the road overnight after we are done? Want to spend the night here? The devil infantry asked,

"Well, prepare the flower girls I caught in the mountains this afternoon, and send them here after dinner." Taro Nishiyama ordered,

"Hay!" The devil infantry withdrew......

"Maeda-kun, you and I are here at night...... Hey! Nishiyama Taro smiled lewdly,

He Jianye, who sneaked to the outskirts of the village, took advantage of the bonfire in the mountain village and saw through the binoculars that the devils were eating in batches, and the cavalry were unloading their saddles and feeding the livestock......

"It seems that the devil is going to spend the night here, Zeng Da, inform Yang Xiaoshi to come back, we will attack the mountain village from the west, and tell Yang Xiaoshi to attack from the north; In this way, both roads leading to Xuzhou Avenue were blocked by us. He Jianye ordered,

"Yes," Zeng Da climbed back and sent his brother towards the place where the reconnaissance company was......

The fire that gradually disappeared in He Jianye's telescope showed that the devil had finished dinner and was ready to rest; He Jianye looked at his watch and muttered, "Yang Xiaoshi should also be in place!" ”

"Commander, Yang Xiaoshi is in place. Machine guns and mortars have also been redistributed. Just waiting for your orders. Zeng Da came back and said,

"It's now half past seven in the evening, fifteen minutes later, launching an attack at the same time, it is still the old rule, first touch the sentry with a bayonet, expose it and then open fire and attack, and tell Yang Xiaoshi that if you find the storage place of the war horse, hold it. We're using that. He Jianye ordered,

"Yes, Commander. I went to arrange it. Zeng Da crawled away from the sight of the fire, and then bent down and ran towards the point where Yang Xiaoshi's attack was launched......