Hou Liang took the brigade headquarters of the Tanliang Guerrilla Brigade and the guerrillas of the Fourth Squadron and retreated to Biandanling. Hou Liang asked Lao Qin, the guide beside him: "Lao Qin, what kind of place is this?" How far is it from Liangyou and Dadeng area? Lao Qin replied: "This place is called Biandanling, the terrain is narrow and straight, and it resembles the Biandan. Lao Qin pointed to the faintly visible pass in the distance, and continued: "See the pass at the end of the flat dan, after passing it, you will go out of the Jieyang Mountains, and then you can go down a distance to reach the station of the fifth squadron between Liangyou and Dadeng." As soon as everyone heard that the mountain pass was in the fifth squadron, the tired mood was suddenly swept away, seeing that the arduous trek of several days was finally over, not to mention how happy they were, and shouted in their mouths to hurry up and get out of the Jieyang Mountains as soon as possible. Hou Liang understands the urgency of his comrades, but as the supreme commander of the Tanliang Guerrilla Brigade, he must always maintain a high degree of vigilance, and the slightest carelessness will bring losses to the revolutionary cause. He raised his binoculars and carefully looked at the mountains and passes on both sides for a while, and then called Deputy Captain Yang Ruping and Deputy Political Commissar Zhao Qi, pointed to the surrounding terrain and said, "What do you think of the surrounding terrain?" Yang Ruping took the telescope and looked at it, then handed it to Zhao Qi, and said with a sigh: "Ah! It's such a great place to ambush! Zhao Qi looked at it and said, "Lao Yang, tell me, why is this place suitable for ambushes?" Yang Ruping said with a smile: "Ambush, that's our guerrilla's housekeeping skill." Behold, an ambush was set up on these two sides of the mountains, and the pass before them was blocked. Yang Ruping made a neck pinch movement with both hands and continued: "In this way, the people inside will be made dumplings." ”

"Hey! You're so ruthless! In this way, the people inside are about to be wiped out. Zhao Qi smiled "hehe". Hou Liang said with a serious face: "If there is a team of men and horses ambushed here now, won't we just ......" The captain's seemingly casual words were like a sharp knife, nakedly piercing the worries and fears in the hearts of the two, and the faces of the two instantly turned blue. It's not that they didn't think of this, it's just that they don't want to believe that there will be such a coincidence, that the enemy will be like the prophets, and they will pass through here? As Hou Liang, when he saw this terrain, he was really taken aback in his heart, he was not nervous, but he felt that since he had faced a threat, and there was no way to retreat, he could only face it bravely and deal with it decisively, and it would be of no benefit to be afraid.

"Comrades, we need to prepare for the worst. Next, let's study how we can break through the enemy's encirclement, break out of the pass, and get rid of the enemy's pursuit in the case of an enemy ambush. ”

"If there is an ambush, it means that it must be a unified action of the enemy, and the security regiment that is chasing after us will soon arrive. Therefore, we must fight our way out of the Biandan Ridge and the pass to the south in a very short time, otherwise we will be surrounded on all sides, and the consequences can be imagined. Yang Ruping said in a heavy tone.

"Yes! In order to ensure that we can break out of the encirclement, we must organize party members and league members to form a stormtrooper, even if they die at the forefront, and set an example for the troops. Zhao Qi said excitedly.

"So be it. Lao Yang, you take two squads to search and advance from both sides of the Biandan Ridge, encounter an ambush, advance while fighting, and disrupt the enemy's ambush offensive. ”

"Yes!"

"Lao Zhao, after you take two squads, you are responsible for blocking the pursuers of the security regiment, retreating while fighting, and at the same time cooperating with Lao Yang on both sides, remember! Don't be in love. ”

"Yes!"

"The rest of the fighters, led by me straight to the pass, followed by the handymen. Got the idea, right? ”

"Understood!"

"Okay, let's go!"

In order to arouse the great attention of the comrades, the leaders of each team spoke in a unified voice, saying that when they encountered the enemy's ambush, all the comrades suddenly became highly nervous, and at this life-and-death moment, they were all mentally prepared for death, picked up all kinds of weapons that could be picked up around them, and prepared to fight to the death with the enemy.

On the mountain, Chen Bing lay down in the bushes, observing the guerrillas' every move with a telescope. Seeing that the guerrillas stopped, they couldn't help but worry, was our ambush discovered by "**"? Impossible! Even if it is known to internal Communist spies, in today's environment, it is impossible for the news to spread. Chen Bing settled down and continued to observe. After a while, the guerrillas really began to cautiously enter the ambush circle. Closer and closer to the ambush position. Captain Fan couldn't hold back, and said to Chen Bing in a panic: "Captain, let's fight, if you don't fight, the guerrillas will rush up." Originally, he wanted to wait for the guerrillas to get close before fighting, hearing what Fan Li said, Chen Bing also panicked, he didn't know the power of the Ludao guerrillas, he just wanted to give full play to the power of the weapon as much as possible, and kill and injure a large number of opponents, but the fear of the guerrillas made him dare not wait any longer, he shouted loudly: "Brothers, listen up!" Who can catch the bandit leader Hou Liang, Lao Tzu will reward him with fifty oceans, no! Hundred. Also, Nanliang County visited the kiln for a month, and the cost was all inclusive. "Capture Hou Liang alive!" Capture Hou Liang alive! The soldiers shouted frantically.

"Hit! Give Lao Tzu a hard beating! Chen Bing let out a howl. Suddenly, guns poured down, and a dense stream of bullets was fired at the guerrillas. The guerrillas who were searching in front were hit by bullets and fell to the ground, and at the bottom of the slope, some guerrilla fighters who rushed to the front were also shot and killed. "Lie down! Lie down! The commander hurriedly gave the order, and they knew that the worst had finally happened. They had to find a way to rush over as soon as possible, this was the only option in front of them. Chen Bing was overjoyed and proud when he saw that Hou Liang was pressed to the bottom of the slope and couldn't move.

"Captain Hou! You have been surrounded, the back road has also been blocked by the security group, you can't run, resistance is a dead end, I think, or down, as the saying goes, 'those who know the times are handsome'. ”

"Chen Bing, you can do your bullshit dreams. Have you ever seen a Communist Party member who is afraid of death? Last time in Longzhai Village, so many people didn't catch a single communist, don't you think you're a big straw bag? ”

"I'm dying, and I'm still hard-mouthed. Mommy's! Hit me, see if you have a hard mouth or my guns are hard. Annoyed and angry, Chen Bing ordered the soldiers to open fire, and a burst of guns fired at Hou Liang and them.

Yang Ruping saw that the large army was pressed by the dense guns and cannons on both sides of the slope and could not move, and from time to time the stumps of the guerrillas who had been blown up by grenades and shells were splashed in the air. If you go on like this, you can only wait for death! No, it is necessary to attack from the flank at all costs, completely disrupt the enemy's offensive deployment, and divert the offensive target in order to cover the rush of the large army.

"Comrades! In order to cover the large army, we will rush forward even if we die! ”

"Rush!" The partisans on both sides of the ridge desperately attacked the enemy in their positions. The fighters took advantage of the terrain, sometimes raising their guns to shoot, sometimes throwing grenades. Some of the enemy were knocked to the ground by bullets fired by the guerrillas, and some were blown out of the trenches by grenades. The enemy was immediately thrown into disarray, and no longer had the heart to fight the guerrillas at the bottom of the slope, and hurriedly turned their guns against the guerrillas who rushed to the front.

A close-quarters shootout and hand-to-hand combat unfolded.

Hou Liang saw that Yang Ruping and the others had exchanged fire with the enemy on the position. Taking advantage of the fact that the enemy was unable to deal with them for a while, Hou Liang took advantage of this gap and decisively ordered: "Comrades! Rush over. ”

"Rush!" The partisans poured like a tidal wave to the pass. At this time, Chen Bing looked at Hou Liang with blank eyes, led the team towards the pass, and ordered his subordinates angrily: "Hurry up, hurry up!" Block them for me, don't let Hou Liang run. Captain Fan shouted, "Brothers! Hurry up, grab Hou Liang, appreciate the ocean, and reward the woman. The soldiers quickly turned their guns, crawled out of the trench, and rushed towards Hou Liang and them. Where could Yang Ruping let them go, and shouted at his comrades: "Give me a hard beating, even if you die, you can't let the enemy pass." As he spoke, he waved the shell gun in his hand and fired wildly at the enemy, and the guerrillas threw grenades and fired at close range, regardless of their own safety. The enemy who rushed out of the trench was either dead or wounded, and was forced back into the trench.

Chen Bing saw that the soldiers were crawling back to the trench, so he said to Captain Fan: "Mother, if you continue to be entangled like this, you must let Hou Liang run away." Captain Fan, leave forty or fifty people for you, accompany the group of daunting '**' in front of you, have a good time, Lao Tzu takes the others and goes to chase Hou Liang. ”

"Yes!" Captain Fan led forty or fifty people to beat Yang Ruping and them all together. The dense firepower was so overwhelming that Yang Ruping and the others couldn't raise their heads, and the troops were limited, so they had to watch Chen Bing take his men and horses to chase Hou Liang, but they were helpless.

The battle was raging on the slope ridge, and the gunfire on the north side of the slope broke out again. Zhao Qi, who was blocking the attack in the north, met with the security group that was hurriedly pursuing. When the two armies saw each other, their eyes were very red, and the "ping-pong" was a random fight. The guerrillas led by Zhao Qi were worried that the entire guerrilla army would be besieged by the enemy's heavy troops, so they made dumplings, so they desperately blocked the attack; Guo Lian's security regiment was afraid that the great work would be robbed by the Self-Defense Corps, and he would be busy working in vain, so he desperately wanted to drill into it. The battle between attack and defense became extremely fierce and brutal.

"Comrades! This battle is related to the life and death of our Tanliang brigade, give me a hard fight, and never let the enemy move forward. Zhao Qi commanded the guerrillas to desperately resist the enemy's attack. Guo Lian personally commanded the security regiment to launch attack after attack, and he shouted: "Brothers, the communist guerrillas have been surrounded by our army of bandits in this valley, and they have become turtles in an urn. Those who catch big fish will be promoted to three levels and rewarded with money. Come on! "The soldiers rushed up once, were beaten back again, and then rushed again......

Most of Hou Liang's men had rushed below the southern pass. This pass, the entrance and exit parts are relatively narrow, and the terrain on both sides is dangerous, which can be described as "one husband is the pass, and ten thousand people are not open". Beneath the pass, the area is not large, and there are some stones and trees, as well as ditches left by the rain. Above the pass, Captain Yu of the Special Service Squadron of the Self-Defense Corps led his subordinates and had been waiting for a long time. Seeing that the guerrillas had reached their noses, the machine guns of the special service squadron began to roar, and grenades were thrown down the mountain. The guerrillas took advantage of the terrain around them to fight back. Hou Liang beckoned to Li Fengjiang, the captain of the fourth squadron, Li Fengjiang climbed to Hou Liang's side, Hou Liang pointed to the enemy on the pass and said, "You take people up, take the pass for me, and we will cover you." ”

"Yes!" Li Fengjiang led people to attack. Hou Liang climbed next to the machine gunner and shouted, "Aim at the pass and hit me." "The fighters desperately shot at the enemy on the pass, covering Li Fengjiang's attack. Li Fengjiang and his warriors were gradually approaching the pass, and even the enemy's eyes and eyebrows could be seen clearly. Hou Liangxin raised his throat, as long as he worked harder, the pass could be captured, and the entire army could get out of the enemy's encirclement. He shouted: "Comrades! Give me another hard beating, and Captain Li and the others will rush up. At this critical juncture, unexpectedly, the gunfire suddenly broke out behind him, and a guerrilla came to Hou Liang's side with a cat on his waist to report, saying: "Captain, it's not good! Chen Bing came over with people to kill again. Liang Jin looked at the pass, and then looked at the Chen soldiers who had killed, but he had no choice but to divide his troops to block the attack, he was really attacked by the enemy! Yu Ning, the leader of the special service squadron, saw that he could not resist the attack of the guerrillas, and was thinking about preparing to escape, when he suddenly felt that the firepower of his team had weakened a lot, and he heard the sudden sound of gunfire in the distance. It turned out that the captain chased and killed, and he was glad that he didn't give up his position, otherwise, let go of the crime of the Communist Party, and the military law would be ruthless! He hurriedly shouted, "Look, brothers! The captain called, the guerrillas are finished this time, fight well, think about the beautiful girl beckoning to you. With these words, the soldiers, who had already panicked, regained their spirits, and the suppressed firepower became fierce again. Many of the guerrillas who rushed forward were knocked down, and Li Fengjiang saw that he could not take the attack, so he had no choice but to retreat.

The guerrillas were crushed under the pass, facing the enemy on both sides, and the situation was very critical. Chen Bing knew in his heart that at this time, he couldn't let Hou Liang have a chance to breathe, let alone let Hou Liang have enough troops to attack the pass, so he could only attack desperately. Hou Liang also knew in his heart that if it dragged on like this, it would be almost impossible to break out of the encirclement when a large number of people from the security group arrived. Just as Hou Liang was thinking hard about countermeasures, "Rush! "Kill!" Shouts of killing could be heard in the distance. Seeing that Chen Bing's formation was in chaos, Hou Liang thought that it must be Yang Ruping who killed them, so he waved his shell gun and shouted: "Comrades! Follow me, rush! The guerrillas shouted and pounced on Chen Bing. Chen Bing, who was desperately fighting inside, was stabbed in the back by Leng Buding, and the team suddenly became chaotic, and was rushed by Hou Liang again, and hurriedly went to the mountain to rout. "Lao Hou!" Hou Liang saw a person rushing towards him, took a closer look, and couldn't help but be overjoyed: "My political commissar, it's you!" The two hugged each other, and then, pushing each other away, patted each other, and greeted: "How are you?" ”

"It's fine!" Although I haven't seen him for a few days, it seems that I have been waiting for a long time in my thoughts. Qin Gang briefly reviewed the process of Lao Jun'ao and the situation along the way to Hou Liang, and Hou Liang asked: "Did you meet Zhao Qi and them?" ”

"Touched. When they came across them, they were preparing to stop the pursuers of the security regiment. Zhao Qi said that you were besieged by the Self-Defense Corps, and it seemed that the situation was very dangerous, and they couldn't divide their troops to rescue you all of a sudden. As he was talking, Osmanthus, Xiangmei, He Zhifang, and Shan Huimin came over, and everyone exchanged a few words, and Xiangmei's eyes looked around: "Political commissar, why didn't you see Su Cheng?" As soon as he asked this, Qin Gang's face turned blue.

"What's wrong? Political commissar, what's wrong with Su Cheng? Seeing that the political commissar was silent, Xiangmei realized something, "Lin Yi, how is Su Cheng?" With tears in his eyes, with pitiful eyes, he looked at Lin Yihe and the comrades who came back from the fight, and everyone lowered their heads and was silent. Xiangmei already understood at this moment that her brother Su Cheng would never come back, so she wiped her tears and ran away. Qin Gang pointed to Xiangmei's back, and said to Osmanthus and He Zhifang, Shan Huimin, and them: "Alas! A pair of little lovers broke up like this, it's a pity! Osmanthus, you have time to persuade. The crowd was very embarrassed.

Chen Bing ran back with his men, and on the way he met Yang Ruping, who was retreating to this side, and the two teams exchanged fire again. The captain of the self-defense squadron, Fan Li, also chased after him with his people, and joined forces with Chen Bing to deal with Yang Ruping together. Yang Ruping did not have many troops, so he could only fight and retreat. At this time, the shouting of killing started again, and Chen Bing hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" Fanli replied: "It's another **." "The team that came is the unit led by Zhao Qi, who has completed the task of blocking the security regiment.

"Lao Zhao, have you also withdrawn?"

"That's right! We blocked the security regiment's many attacks, and held out for a long time, and it is estimated that the captain and they have already left the pass, so we withdrew, but I didn't expect to meet you here. Have you seen Commissar Qin? ”

"Did the commissar also rush back? Oh! Probably, during our exchange of fire with the Self-Defense Forces, they passed. We hurried to catch up with the captain, or we would have had a hard time getting out if the security team arrived. ”

"Good! We fought and retreated. ”

"Mom, how is this battle going to be fought? It's a mess. When Chen Bing saw that the two guerrillas were united, he did not dare to continue to entangle with the guerrillas, so he could only follow behind. It didn't take long for the sound of shouting and killing behind him, and Chen Bing asked in horror: "What's the matter, where did you get so many '**'?" Fanli also shook his head and said with emotion: "Could it be that the mountains are full of '**'? The soldier ran to report: "Report to the captain!" The head of the security regiment Guo arrived. Chen Bing saw that it was the arrival of the security group, and his heart, which had been anxious, finally became much more steady.

"Hurry up, please!"

"Captain Chen, we finally meet again."

"Yes! Oh, yes! Thanks to you. ”

"What's the situation with the bandit leader Hou Liang?"

"I've been blocked under the pass by my special service squadron. I guess they might not be able to stand it anymore. ”

"That's not a quick chase. If Hou Liang, the leader of the bandits, escapes, our anti-bandit operation will be in vain. ”

"Yes, yes, chase! Chase! You must not run away for Hou Liang. Guo Lian and Chen Bing commanded their respective men and horses and chased them in the direction of the pass.

"The captain, the political commissar, the deputy captain and the deputy political commissar, they are back." The partisans came to report. After a while, Yang Ruping and Zhao Qi ran over.

"Captain, commissar, we're back."

"Great work! What about the enemy in the back? Hou Liang asked with concern.

"The security corps and the Self-Defense Corps came after me. Captain, why haven't you left yet? "I thought that after fighting for so long, the captain should be out of the pass. Unexpectedly, staying in this dangerous area didn't make Zhao Qi feel anxious.

"The pass has been occupied by the special service squadron of the Self-Defense Corps, and it was pressed by Chen Bing in the back, and we forcibly rushed through the pass several times, with many casualties, and we were unable to take the pass down."

"Lao Hou, while Guo Lian and Chen Bing's men and horses have not yet attacked, we will quickly organize personnel to take the pass and cover the departure of the large army, otherwise, it will be too late." Qin Gang said anxiously.

"Shall I take someone with me?" Yang Ruping asked for battle.

"I'll go." Zhao Qi rushed to say.

"Don't fight, I'll go myself." At this critical moment, Hou Liang felt that he had to take this pass personally, otherwise, the entire army would be in danger of being completely annihilated, even if he died, he would also die above the pass.