Another operational staff officer ran in and said a little nervously: "The Japanese army took advantage of the opportunity of the return of the planes of the Southern Expeditionary Army to load bombs, and they have begun to attack again.

Yu Xuezhong said to himself: "A wing, nearly 4,000 people, how many people are there on our position!" That's up to 5,000 people. So, Yu Xuezhong turned to everyone and said to the officers: "We can't defend Lu'an City anymore, and if we continue to defend it, the 51st Army will no longer exist." Abandoning Lu'an and quickly retreating to the area around Gushi, Henan, this was also the order of the commander-in-chief. ”

Yu Xuezhong turned his eyes to Zhang Weihan and Han Xing again, although he didn't say anything, Zhang Weihan and Han Xing already felt what he was about to say. Zhang Weihan glanced at Han Xing, Han Xing nodded, so Zhang Weihan said to a staff officer who followed: "Quickly convey my order to build simple fortifications on the west side outside Lu'an City to cover the retreat of the 51st Army to the west." ”

The staff officer agreed: "Yes! "Swiftly carry out the order.

As a result, the meeting ended immediately, and the officers of the various divisions and brigades of the 51st Army hurried back, organized their troops, and retreated westward. Before leaving, Yu Xuezhong shook Zhang Weihan's hand tightly and said, "Thank you to the Southern Expeditionary Army, which always pulled us when we were in the most dangerous time!" ”

Zhang Weihan smiled and said: "It's all about Japan, I didn't say it, protecting you is protecting us." ”

Yu Xuezhong shook Han Xing's hand tightly again and said, "Look, we were supposed to hold a ceremony, but the devil didn't even leave us this opportunity." In my heart, I admit it, good brother, old brother say, thank you good brother! ”

Han Xing said: "They are all sworn brothers, why are you talking all this nonsense?" I'll save you this time, won't you save me next time! ”

Yu Xuezhong shook Han Xing's hand twice and said, "Only when you get out of the water do you see the mud on your legs, and you can see the truth at a critical time." God has seen everything between you and me, this is a good brother who has a fate! ”

When Yu Xuezhong said these words, his eyes were almost filled with tears. Han Xing saw it, and it was a real emotion.

After shaking hands and saying goodbye, Zhang Weihan and Han Xing hurriedly entered Lu'an City, preparing to go directly to the west of the city from here, and then meet with the main force of the Southern Expeditionary Army to build fortifications and cover the 51st Army.

After they entered Lu'an City, what they saw was something they didn't want to see.

The city of Lu'an was in chaos, all shops had long since closed, every house was closed, and almost all the people were in groups, carrying large bags and small luggage to flee for their lives. In this chaotic procession there were also livestock, leading oxen, horses, and carts, which added to the confusion in this chaotic crowd.

Some of the animals hit people, and the ones who were hit didn't care about being reasonable, so they got up and ran. There are also women pulling three or four children, running and running, and can't find one, adults scream, children cry, and mothers looking for children to find their mothers, which is really a boiling resentment.

Han Xing hurriedly pulled the child to find his mother, and couldn't help but scold: "These little Japanese devils are so hateful, how can our people live." ”

Zhang Weihan also shook his head and shouted: "Fellows, don't panic, don't mess up, hold hands tightly, don't get lost!" ”

Even more miserable are the wounded soldiers, some are lame, some are hanging arms, they are lightly wounded, the hospital has few people, and only the lightly wounded can take care of themselves. There were also some seriously wounded who could not move at all, so they could only mobilize some soldiers and some civilians to carry these seriously wounded to retreat.

There was chaos on the street, and some stretchers put these seriously wounded on the ground, and the girls took the opportunity to flee for their lives.

In a hurry, Han Xing pulled out his gun and shouted loudly: "Stop! Hold it! Stop, if you don't stand still, I'll shoot. ”

The men were still caught in the crowd and ran backwards.

Han Xing could only helplessly fire a few shots into the sky: "Smack!" Syllable! Smack! ”

There were too many of these seriously wounded, and the seriously wounded who were thrown on the street and no one cared about them and no one asked about them were not ten or eight at all, but seventy or eighty, hundreds of people, and a long slip.

was so angry that Han Xing scolded: "What kind of army is this, how can no one care if you are injured?" ”

Zhang Weihan was angry, and shouted loudly to a passing army: "Are you from the 51st Army, your brother is wounded, why is no one carrying it?" ”

At this time, the 51st Army duty team also ran over and ordered this unit to quickly carry these wounded soldiers back and retreat. The wounded soldiers were barely carried away by the team and withdrew with the team.

Han Xing looked at these wounded soldiers with their heads wrapped around one by one, covering their faces, and wrapped them tightly, so he asked the stretcher-bearer: "What kind of injuries did these wounded soldiers suffer?" How did it all come to be like this? ”

The soldier carrying the stretcher glared at Han Xing and said, "You don't know this, sir, this is a wounded soldier who was hit by a poison gas bomb. It's a great fate for them to survive, and it's better to be killed by bullets than to be killed. This can't die, and the appearance of suffering if you can't live is even more uncomfortable. ”

Han Xing was even more surprised when he heard this, he was really busy and forgot about the important matter of anti-poison. If the little devil uses poison gas bombs again, the Southern Expeditionary Army will not be prepared at all! He quickly called a staff officer who followed him: "Staff Officer Wang, go and inform the troops and prepare for poison prevention." If you can't get the little devil to use gas bombs again. ”

Staff Officer Wang asked, "But how is it anti-poison?" ”

Han Xing thought for a while and replied: "No matter what kind of poison gas, you must wear a gas mask or a gas mask. Then it is to deal with erosive poisonous gas, such as mustard gas, if the skin is contaminated, wet it with a handkerchief, do not rub it, so as not to expand the scope of poisoning, and it will be fine to wash it off within 3~5 minutes. Therefore, each squad should prepare a bucket of clean cold water. Then it is to deal with nervous gases, such as sarin, intramuscular injection of atropine, atropine can resist the inhibition of organophosphate gases on acetylcholine, excite the central nervous system and respiratory nerves, and save people from suffocation. Remember to inject 24 hours after poisoning, as atropine is inherently toxic. If you don't have medicine, hurry up and call a plane to drop it from the rear, and this matter should be fast. ”

Staff Officer Wang agreed and hurried to carry out the order.

After leaving Lu'an City, Han Xing stopped on the Weihe Bridge, looking at this winding Weihe River from south to north, Han Xing's heart was a little more stable, okay, just rely on this natural Weihe River, let's fight with the little devil here!

Wei River, known as Baisha River in ancient times, is one of the main tributaries of the right bank of the Huai River, located in the southwest of Anhui Province, originating from the northern foot of Dabie Mountain in Yuexi and Jinzhai County, the water of the Wei River flows through Huoshan County, Yuexi County, Lu'an City, and enters the Huai River in Zhengyangguan. The Wei River is on the west side of Lu'an City, and the narrow part of the river is thirty or forty meters, and the width of the river is also fifty or sixty meters.

At this time, it was the end of August, there were several heavy rains, although the water of the Wei River at this time was not rolling, the water flow was turbulent, it could be regarded as a period of relatively full flowing water, this wonderful period, it was called the Southern Expedition to catch up.

Seeing Han Xing and Zhang Weihan coming, Xu Dachang, the company commander of the 51st Army guarding the bridge, hurriedly ran over, and next to him was Captain Pan Xiaoan of the intelligence team. Pan Xiaoan hurriedly saluted Zhang Weihan and Han Xing and said, "Report to Commander Zhang, report to Chief of Staff Han, Pan Xiaoan has been waiting here for a long time." ”

Han Xing nodded in his heart, thinking to himself, this Pan Xiao'an's overall concept is good, at the most critical time, in the most critical place, there can always be a figure of the intelligence team, it seems that the acting captain of this intelligence team has chosen the right one.

Pan Xiaoan introduced Xu Dachang again and said: "This is the company commander of Xu Dachang of the 51st Army, who guarded the bridge and defeated the Japanese detachment that attacked the Weihe Bridge. ”

Zhang Weihan nodded and said: "Guarding the Weihe Bridge is not a small effect, if you didn't guard this bridge, you don't know what the chaos is like now?" ”

This sentence can be regarded as the greatest praise for Company Commander Xu Dachang.

Xu Dachang also had a conscience, and hurriedly saluted and said: "Commander Zhang, it's not like this, if it weren't for Captain Pan, the Weihe Bridge would have been lost a long time ago, it was they who first discovered the Japanese army who attacked in disguise, and it was they who helped us annihilate this Japanese detachment." If it weren't for Captain Pan and them, I'm afraid this bridge would have been lost long ago. ”

Han Xing thought, he had only seen those who fought for merit, but he had never seen those who pushed back and forth, so he couldn't help but look at them again. Han Xing communicated with Zhang Weihan and said to Xu Dachang: "Your task is complete, you can retreat with the 51st Army." It's up to us to defend the bridge. ”

Company Commander Xu Dachang said: "Sir, we can't retreat, and we are willing to follow the Southern Expeditionary Army to jointly defend this bridge." ”

Xu Dachang's words, not only Han Xing and Zhang Weihan were surprised, but even Pan Xiaoan was a little puzzled, he said to Xu Dachang: "Company Commander Xu, it's good for you to withdraw. You have suffered such great losses, and you have saved this company by withdrawing, if you don't withdraw......"

Pan Xiaoan's words couldn't be clearer, if he didn't withdraw it, Xu Dachang's company would definitely be more than lucky.

And Xu Dachang was excited, and shouted: "You have to speak of conscience, if it weren't for Captain Pan and them, we would have been finished a long time ago." After following Captain Pan to fight this battle, it can be regarded as a long experience, it is really more damned than people, and the goods should be thrown away! If you fight with you, even if you die, it will be a pleasure. When I saw the devil, I ran away, and the face of our Northeast Army was lost, and the people were scared. I believe in you, and following you in this battle will never let us lose the battle. ”

The stupid squad leader also led some soldiers to join in the fun, and shouted after him: "We are willing to fight with a team like yours." "You soldiers are really amazing, even better than that little devil." "Not only is it more powerful than the little devil, but it is much stronger than the little devil." "I am relieved to fight with you."

The words of the soldiers of Xu Dachang's company also made Han Xing's heart boil, and he looked at Zhang Weihan, Zhang Weihan seemed to be excited, and he said to Xu Dachang's company commander: "I didn't expect that the soldiers of the 51st Army looked at our Southern Expeditionary Army like this. In this way, our Southern Expeditionary Army will have to fight this battle even more well, and its prestige will be erected by itself, and we must not smear our own faces. However, Company Commander Xu, do you still have to make your own decisions about your affairs? ”