Fan Shumin couldn't rush over, so he had to lie down on the spot and look ahead, there was about a squad of devils, three machine guns and three grenadiers blocking the direction of the team. The devil's rifle is also very accurate, "horn hook-" "horn hook-", every time a gun is fired, there are always advancing team members who are wounded or killed. As for the advance team, except for the Czech rifle, which is a box gun, in battle, it cannot take much advantage at all, and it cannot suppress the enemy's firepower.

The combat terrain is also very unfavorable, the advance team is compressed in this bean field, there are only a pile of beans in the bean field, there is no mound that can be used, there is a cemetery forty or fifty meters away, there are grave bags one by one, Fan Shumin had to say to the team members: "Quickly move to the cemetery, and fight the devil there again!" ”

More than 20 people helped and dragged the wounded soldiers to the cemetery, and four or five more soldiers were shot and killed in the crawl. When they arrived at the cemetery, there were less than 20 people, and there were many seriously injured and lightly wounded.

He Fang added a new wound, he was shot in the leg, and his left leg was no longer able to move, he said to the Fan villagers: "We cover you, you lead some people to retreat to the west!" ”

Fan Shumin shook his head and said, "Don't you see, when you get out of the cemetery, it's an open field, and you can't escape." There was no other way but to hold on and wait for reinforcements. ”

Besides, Wang Weiwei led the 19th detachment to retreat to the west of the village, and Li Zongqin's battalion also came up, and they relied on the large army of the 19th detachment, so they organized the team to pull up a defensive line to resist the attack of a small group of devils.

Yan Rong led more than a dozen people to break through the encirclement of the devils, quickly found Wang Weiwei, and said to Wang Weiwei: "Chief of Staff, Captain Fan broke through to the south of the village and was surrounded by devils, so he immediately sent troops to rescue him." ”

At this time, Wang Weiwei felt that he had just taken a breath, and he was still a little frightened, and asked Yan Rong: "Why did Fan Shumin go to the south of the village, and how many devils are there?" ”

Yan Rong said anxiously: "How do we know how many devils, we have just broken out from the west of the village. If you don't save it, Captain Fan will be in danger. ”

Wang Weiwei thought for a while and said, "We have just broken out of the encirclement of devils, and then we broke into the devil's nest, isn't it stupid." Let's observe the situation, perhaps, Fan Shumin's advance team can stand out on its own. ”

Yan Rong was almost anxious, and shouted to Wang Weiwei: "Captain Fan has more than 30 people, and he doesn't even have a machine gun, how can he resist the attack of the devils?" You have three battalions of 19 detachments, thousands of people, why can't you send out one battalion to rescue? If you're afraid, give me a battalion or a company, and I'll lead you." ”

Wang Weiwei listened to Yan Rong's reprimand, and was also unhappy in his heart, and said coldly: "Little young man, I didn't think about talking too much, I will spread out a camp here, and it will be over at once when I get to the devil's nest." The devil obviously has a heavy army in the south of the village, that is a trap, how can I drill into the trap? Let's wait a little longer and see how it goes. ”

Yan Rong became even more anxious when he heard this, and shouted loudly: "Wait a little longer, is Captain Fan still alive?" When the two armies meet, the brave wins, and with our numbers and firepower, I don't believe that we will not be able to defeat the Japanese army in front of me. At the last moment, Captain Fan is in danger, and if we don't attack, we will make a big mistake! ”

Wang Wei really didn't want to listen to Yan Rong's shouting, so he hid to the side, preparing to pull the team and continue to retreat. Yan Rong is in a hurry, no matter how much he shouts, it will be difficult to scream alone, and he will not be able to return to the sky.

Besides, Fan Shumin led the remaining dozen people, with Czech rifles and a few grenades, and was still putting up the last resistance with the devils. Fan's weapon was a little better, holding a twenty-round shell gun, and there weren't many bullets in the gun.

The devil's horse team rushed over, and a small group of devil cavalry rode high-headed horses, brandished shiny war knives, and quickly approached in a zigzag. The gunfire has stopped here, and there are no more bullets. Fan Shumin fired three shots at the nearest devil, "Horn Horn Horn," and the devil fell off his horse and fell to the ground to his death.

More than a dozen child soldiers broke their guns and flocked to Fan Shumin, who took He Fang, who was already seriously injured, in his arms and said calmly to him: "Chief of Staff, we are born to work together, and we will be together when we die." ”

He Fang smiled, at this time he felt very relieved, very dependent, he felt very happy to close his eyes.

The other children also leaned close to Fan Shumin's side, shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand.

Xiao Hua, the captain of the Japanese cavalry squad, commanded dozens of war horses to tightly surround these dozen young soldiers, and at this time Xiao Hua was surprised to find that these surrounded were all half-grown children, some were half a head shorter than ordinary people, some were one head shorter, and the youngest was fourteen or fifteen years old.

Xiaohua's heart suddenly cooled half, and said to Fan Shumin: "Yours, the real great, the Chinese army is the biggest, I also greatly admire it." As long as you surrender, I swear in the honor of a soldier that I will report it to the higher authorities and spare you children. ”

Fan Shumin smiled slightly and took the lead in shouting the slogan: "Down with Japanese imperialism!" "Long live the liberation of the Chinese nation!" All the fighters shouted slogans along with him, and even one of the seriously wounded, with his eyes closed, shouted a weak slogan.

Xiao Hua was a little unbearable, but he still twisted his head, and with a wave of his hand, a sword light and blood shadow flashed, and suddenly blood stained the cemetery. Xiao Hua felt a little heavy in his heart, and said silently: "Did we win!?" No, no, I feel like I've completely defeated ......."

Xiao Hua then waved his sword again, and issued an order to all the cavalry on the corpses of these children: "All the members of the team obey the order, pay tribute to these children of China!" ”

All the Japanese war horses stood solemnly, and all the cavalry waved their sabers at the members of the advancing team, expressing the highest reverence for this Chinese baby soldier!

Yan Rong cried to the base camp of the airport and cried to Fan Zhuxian about the battle.

Fan Zhu listened first, he didn't speak for a long time, there was no expression on his calm face, and after a while, he complained and said: "I don't ask you to fight, you have to go to the front, I said a long time ago, you don't have combat experience, so you have suffered such a big loss." ”

After a pause, Fan Zhuxian touched the phone of the 19th detachment, and it was Wang Weiwei who answered the phone. Fan Zhuxian calmly said to Wang Wei: "Chief of Staff Wang, these dolls of the advance team have been handed over to you, what did I tell you, you repeat it again?" ”

Wang was only afraid to answer Fan Zhuxian's call, and he was really afraid that something would come, so he had to say cowardly: "Report to Commander Fan, I said that the advance team is all some dolls, I know." Especially Fan Gongzi is also in the advance team, of course, I have to try my best to protect it, so that the advance team members are not exposed to the slightest danger. ”

"But how do you do it?" Fan Zhuxian said sternly.

"I was wrong, I was wrong, Pozhao Village was attacked by devils, but I asked the advance team to cover, but we withdrew. These are underage children, who have no combat effectiveness at all, and I let them block our bullets. ”

"What else, say it yourself?" Fan Zhuxian's words were even harsh.

"Oh, by the way, when Yan Rong, the director of the political department of the advance team, broke through the siege, he asked me to lead the troops to the rescue, but I was greedy for life and afraid of death, so I didn't dare to save it. That's even more wrong with me......"

"Let me ask you again, where is your current unit?" Fan Changxian's words were not only harsh, but also full of grief and indignation.

"Report to Commander Fan, the 19th detachment is now in Pandian in Qihe."

Fan Zhuxian scolded: "Sue you, if you go back, I will kill your head." Then he snorted and dropped the phone.

After receiving the order, Wang Wei hurriedly assembled the team and sent people to Pozhao Village to collect the bodies of Fan Shumin, He Fang and other martyrs.

Seeing that Yan Rong was still crying, he was still shouting for Fan Zhuxian to send the team to avenge Fan Shumin.

Fan Zhuxian comforted Yan Rong instead: "The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is a long-term thing, there is a chance for revenge, we don't sacrifice who will sacrifice!" Can the devil be driven out of China by fear of sacrifice? It's just that they died too early. Go back to the rear and learn the lessons of this defeat so that you can continue to fight in the future! ”

Yan Rong had no choice but to say: "I listen to Commander Fan's words, I must summarize it well, and then organize a team to fight the devil again!" ”

The news of Fan Shumin's sacrifice spread to the front and rear of northwest Lu, and various detachments called to express their condolences, asking Commander Fan for help and avenging Fan Shumin and other martyrs.

The bodies of martyrs such as Fan Shumin and He Fang were escorted by Yan Rong and transported to Liaocheng, where they stopped at Dongguan Huatuo Temple for three days, and the members of the advance team took turns to guard the spirits.

Organs and organizations from all walks of life in Liaocheng, urban and rural people, and there is an endless stream of mourners. The Shandong Provincial and Sixth District Guerrilla Command left behind the organs, the Political Affairs Department, held a grand meeting to commemorate the fallen soldiers of the Anti-Japanese War.

At the base camp of Jinan Airport, the Southern Expeditionary Army also held a memorial meeting for the fallen soldiers, and thousands of personnel of various units and local people paid tribute to the heroic souls, and the slogan of revenge for the martyrs resounded in the sky, shaking the land of northwest Shandong and the land of Jinan.

After the memorial service, Fan Zhuxian personally replied to the letters and telegrams of condolences taken from all over the country and all walks of life in northwest Shandong: "During the Sino-Japanese War, my brother had already broken the family concept, and the people of Qihe were given orders, and they did not dare to say that they were benevolent, and they were fortunate to die, so why regret?!" What a sad brother! However, the Yangtze River shape shì is becoming more and more nervous, and this brother is very worried about it. ”

After the memorial service was held in the two places, the "Anti-Japanese War Daily" published the news of the memorial service and the report on the combat deeds of the advance team in the battle of Pozhaozhuang, and called on the organs, troops, and people of the whole region to learn from the heroic fighting spirit and sacrifice spirit of the cadres and soldiers of the advance team, turn grief into strength, unite as one, strike hard at the Japanese puppet army, and win victory in the war against Japan.