Chapter 876: The Wounded Come and Break Off
Zhong Jian received the order to abandon Doucun Town, and he immediately began to deploy troops to prepare to break out before the Japanese encirclement began.
However, at present, Zhong Jian's troops want to break out of Doucun Town, but there are still certain difficulties.
On the front, the Japanese 118th Brigade Tahara Wing was pressing forward step by step, and on the flank, the Japanese 31st Brigade was rapidly approaching, and it was difficult for the troops of the 2nd Regiment of Honor to break through.
In Doucun Town, in the headquarters of the Honorary Second Regiment, the regiment commander Zhong Jian looked at the map, his face was full of embarrassment, he knew that if he wanted to break out, he needed to leave a part of the troops to cover.
"Regiment commander, there is not much time left for us now, we must make a decision quickly, otherwise once the Japanese troops press over, we may not even have a chance to break out, and now the Japanese troops are making rapid progress, and if it is a little later, we will not be able to break through if we want to."
Chief of Staff Yue Wu came to the regiment commander Zhong Jian, Yue Wu looked at Zhong Jian, and he said with an anxious face.
Zhong Jian nodded, he immediately began to give the order to retreat, Zhong Jian asked the rest of the 5th Battalion and the 6th Battalion troops, as well as the mortar company directly under the regimental headquarters, to start evacuating immediately.
The light and serious wounded of the fifth battalion stayed in Doucun Town, and Zhong Jian came to the light and heavy wounded before evacuating Doucun Town.
The lightly wounded of the 5th Battalion continued to take up arms after a brief bandage, while the seriously wounded each left them a grenade.
"Comrades, I'm sorry for you." After seeing these lightly and seriously injured people, Zhong Jian said with guilt on his face.
It is impossible for the troops to carry the seriously wounded during the breakout, and if they carry the seriously wounded, the speed of the troops' breakthrough will be affected.
The seriously wounded could not be carried, and the lightly wounded took the initiative to stay in Doucun Town to contain the Japanese troops and cover the withdrawal of the main force.
"Regiment leader, we are not afraid of death, you better evacuate Doucun Town quickly, as long as we still have a breath of air, we will definitely contain the little devil and cover the withdrawal of the main force."
"Regiment commander, you don't have to feel guilty, if we wounded people evacuate with the troops, it will also drag down the troops, so it's better for us to stay here and contain the little devils to play a little role."
"When I joined the Eighth Route Army, I was ready to sacrifice, regiment commander, I still have parents at home, so please ask the troops to take good care of them for me, so that I will have nothing to worry about when I die."
The wounded had smiles on their faces, and they spoke in a calm tone, and they did not have any complaints.
Leaving them in Doucun Town, they also know what kind of outcome they are about to face, but they are not unwilling, they know what they are going to do.
Even in the face of death, they can face it calmly, they have already realized this in their hearts, there will definitely be sacrifices in fighting devils, and they are already ready to sacrifice.
Zhong Jian solemnly saluted the lightly wounded, and he slowly left Doucun Town with a heavy heart.
The main force of the 2nd Honor Regiment began to evacuate from Doucun Town, while the 5th Battalion remained in Doucun Town, where they were to cover the withdrawal of the main force.
At half past eleven o'clock on September 21, the troops of the 31st Brigade of the Japanese Army began to attack from the flank, and the Tahara Wing of the 118th Brigade directly rushed into Doucun Town.
Fierce street fighting began, and more than 100 lightly and seriously wounded men stuck to their posts, and they did their best to make the last resistance.
"Smack", a bullet hit the shoulder of a lightly wounded man, and blood began to flow from the shoulder, and the bright red blood instantly stained his military uniform.
The lightly wounded man had been injured in the leg before, and now he was injured in the shoulder again, and the lightly wounded man could not continue to shoot, he gritted his teeth and reluctantly took out a grenade, and he lay quietly on the ground, waiting for the ghost soldiers to arrive.
The five devil soldiers slowly walked towards this side with rifles, and these five devil soldiers were cautiously advancing, and they looked around vigilantly.
After checking for a while to make sure that there was no danger, the five devil soldiers slowly walked towards the lightly wounded.
"Shina soldiers, here are Shina soldiers." One of the ghost soldiers soon spotted the lightly wounded, and he immediately began to scream.
The five devil soldiers immediately aimed at the lightly wounded man with rifles, but before the devil soldiers could shoot, the lightly wounded man directly pulled the grenade.
The explosion sounded, and one of the devil soldiers who was struggling with the lightly wounded was killed on the spot, and the other four devil soldiers were injured to varying degrees.
The fierce battle in Doucun Town continued, but the devil soldiers had the advantage, especially when the 31st Brigade began to enter Doucun Town, the fifth battalion left in Doucun Town gradually died of light and serious casualties, when it was one o'clock in the afternoon, the sound of guns and artillery in Doucun Town completely disappeared, and the Japanese troops captured Doucun Town, and more than 100 light and serious wounded people who stayed in Doucun Town all died.
More than 100 light and serious wounded covered the main force of the second regiment of honor to break through with their own lives, they pinned down the Japanese troops, and brought a certain casualty price to the Japanese troops, they realized death after receiving the order to stay in Doucun Town, but they accepted the task without hesitation.
Doucun Town was captured by the Japanese army, and the regimental headquarters of the 109th Division of the Japanese Army immediately began to enter HI and stationed in Doucun Town.
As the troops of the 109th Division of the Japanese Army began to enter Doucun Town, Anan Weiji immediately began to give orders to continue advancing.
The two brigades of the 109th Division began to rapidly advance towards the county seat of Wutai County, and the 26th Division of the Japanese Army was responsible for protecting the security of both sides of the 109th Division.
The county seat of Wutai County, the headquarters of the Honorary Second Division.
Sun Weiguo, the commander of the Honorary Second Division, stood in front of the window, his eyes looked out of the window, his face showed a heavy expression, and his eyes showed a sad expression.
The telegram of the Honorary Second Regiment has been sent to the division headquarters, and Sun Weiguo has learned about the casualties of the Honorary Second Regiment.
This time, the troops of the 2nd Regiment of Honor fought with the Japanese troops in Doucun Town, and the 5th Battalion lost more than 400 people.
In particular, many officers and men of the first company of the fifth battalion were from the county brigade of Pingding County, and they had been fighting with Sun Weiguo for a long time.
"Division commander, at present, the troops of the Second Regiment of Honor have begun to arrive at the area of Hutou Mountain and Siling Mountain to assemble and deploy, and the troops of the Fourth Regiment of Honor will be able to make peace with them immediately, but the troops of the 109th Division and the 26th Division of the Japanese Army are still operating together, and it is difficult for us to find an opportunity to attack them, and judging from the current situation, they may not act separately."
Zhao Lerong came to Sun Weiguo, and he said with a solemn face.