After Guo Zheng commanded the 3rd Regiment of the Taixi Garrison Brigade to bury the remains of the martyrs, he carried the wounded and retreated from the position on the southern front of Anjiazhuang.

According to the orders of the Taixi group, Guo Zheng's 3rd Regiment was supposed to retreat from the west, cross the road, and head north into the mountains.

At the beginning of the retreat, the Yue army did not seem to notice it, and the retreat went smoothly. When they were about to reach the side of the road, the little devil reacted, and the field artillery began to block the road, and the tanks and armored vehicles of the army also drove out of Anjiazhuang and chased after them from behind. Although the distance was still far away and he couldn't hit the soldiers, Guo Zheng knew that the army would soon catch up.

Guo Zheng was an old Red Army, and he knew that at this time, he had to continue to the west, bypassing the artillery fire of the Yue army, so that he could rush across the road and retreat north. Otherwise, the troops will be exposed on this unobstructed plain, and when the army catches up, they may never be able to retreat.

There is an unknown small river to the west of Anjiazhuang, which flows to the Dawen River. The river is small, but there are ditches to cover it with. Guo Zheng is determined to stop the devil here.

Due to the concentrated firepower of the Taixi group, all the infantry guns of Guo Zheng's regiment were transferred, and only heavy machine guns and grenadiers remained in the fire support battalion. Guo Zheng ordered all the grenadiers and light and heavy machine guns to be set up to deal with the little devil infantry, and ordered the sappers to immediately make Molotov cocktails and prepare to cooperate with the battalion demolition teams to blow up the devil tanks and armored vehicles.

The Molotov cocktails weren't ready, and the little devils' tanks and armored vehicles caught up.

It is estimated that he found that there was a ditch in front of him, and there were sparse and fallen trees to cover it, so the little devil judged that the Eighth Route Army was likely to hide in the ditch and prepare to block the attack, and the machine guns and artillery fire on the tanks and armored vehicles were even more happy, so that the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army could not raise their heads at all when they hid in the ditch. The devil infantry also took advantage of the situation to lie down, set up machine guns, grenadiers, and infantry guns, and began to suppress fire.

This situation was very unexpected by Guo Zheng. When he was in the Red Army, he fought with the Kuomintang White Dog, and the enemy's firepower was also very fierce, but it was definitely not as fierce as the army. After following the main force of the instructor to the battlefield of resistance, it was always the instructor who concentrated his firepower to beat the little devils into dizziness, and those devil tanks and armored vehicles were like paper paste in front of the bazookas and artillery groups of the instructor's main force, and they would rot as soon as they exploded. Even if it is so difficult to fight guerrilla warfare in Taixi, it is also to use the terrain to fight guerrilla attacks and ambushes, and take advantage of it and leave, where will today's situation occur, the soldiers can't raise their heads at all under the fire of the devils, how can this battle be fought!

Guo Zheng shouted to political commissar Gao Xi and said in a low voice: "Political commissar, today's situation is very bad, the little devil's tanks and armored vehicles are too powerful, and the firepower is very strong, if you fight hard, the whole regiment will collapse." After a while, as long as the devil retreats, he will retreat immediately, and you will take the second battalion, the third battalion and the troops directly under the regiment to go first and go north along the river ditch. I took a battalion to cover and retreated as I fought. After meeting with the main force, settle accounts with the little devils. ”

Gao Xi shook his head: "You are the head of the regiment, you withdraw first." I took a battalion to cover. ”

Guo Zheng roared in a low voice: "When is it, you still pushed me?" You retreat first, I'll cover! ”

Gao Xi then turned around and conveyed the order to the troops.

The devil tank and the armored car fought for a while, but they didn't see any movement in the ditch, thinking that the Eighth Route Army had run along the ditch, so they stopped firing, turned the head of the car, and prepared to pursue other Eighth Route Army troops north.

Guo Zheng was waiting for this opportunity, as soon as the devil tank stopped shelling, he immediately ordered to prepare for battle, the soldiers quickly climbed to the edge of the ditch, all the light and heavy machine guns and rifles were set up on the edge of the ditch, aiming at the little devil.

If he hadn't given the order to open fire at this time, Guo Zheng would not have been an old Red Army who joined the army at the age of fifteen. Just listening to his shouting, the whole regiment immediately opened fire with light and heavy firepower, and opened fire on the devil infantry.

After a fierce beating, the little devil infantry was killed and wounded.

As soon as the devil tanks and armored vehicles saw the Eighth Route Army firing, they immediately began to turn the head of the car again, covering the fire.

Seeing that the infantry around the devil tanks and armored vehicles were killed and wounded, and those who were alive crawled on the ground and did not dare to move, Guo Zhengmashan ordered to throw grenades, and use the smoke from the grenade explosion to cover the demolition groups of each battalion to launch an attack on the devil tanks and armored vehicles.

The demolition teams of the three battalions all climbed over the edge of the ditch, crawled forward in a low posture, and touched the little devil tanks and armored vehicles.

It would be nice if they were replaced by the troops of the Southwest Lu Garrison Brigade, they went south with Liu Jianjiao to capture Lianyungang, and received a large amount of supplies, and each regiment was equipped with smoke bombs, although the time was short, but if it was continuously fired, it could cover the demolition team to approach the tanks and armored vehicles safely. The Tessie Garrison Brigade has been operating in Tessie since its establishment, and is not equipped with smoke grenades, and can only throw grenades to create smoke in an emergency. After the demolition team was dispatched, the Eighth Route Army in the ditch could no longer throw grenades, so it was easy to be injured by mistake, and the soldiers of the demolition team could only rely on the craters themselves to cover their bodies.

A demolition team of three people, with an explosive bag and a few Molotov cocktails, a total of nine warriors touched the tanks and armored vehicles of the little devils.

After the smoke of the grenade explosion cleared, the little devil also woke up from the initial blow, and the infantry guns, heavy machine guns and grenadiers behind began to fire into the ditch again, and the devil's tanks and armored vehicles also turned around and joined the attack.

This time, the devil's infantry artillery and tank guns hit extremely accurately, and the shells fell on the edge of the ditch and in the river beach, which quickly suppressed the firepower of the Eighth Route Army.

Seeing that the main firepower was suppressed, the fighters of the three demolition groups could no longer care about hiding their figures, and began to venture to attack the little devil tanks and armored vehicles, but the two tanks were hit by the Molotov cocktails of the Eighth Route Army and immediately caught fire. All nine fighters of the demolition team also died.

If the fight continues, the casualties will be even greater. Guo Zheng decisively ordered a retreat, the second and third battalions and the troops directly under the regiment withdrew first, and he led the first battalion to block the attack, and then retreated while fighting.

The battle continues. Later, the devil planes arrived and began to drop bombs and strafe along the river ditch, and the casualties of the troops increased sharply, and Guo Zheng had to order a battalion to organize anti-air shooting.

In the midst of the retreat, the troops did not have time to make smoke, let alone kites and Kong Ming lanterns. Even if there is, I can't put it up at this moment. Fighting, what I am most afraid of is this kind of battle that is not fully prepared!

It's not bad, the little devil's plane is too arrogant, and now that the target is clear, the devil's pilots got carried away and began to dive and strafe again, and were brutally beaten down by the Eighth Route Army. Frightened, the little devil plane hurriedly pulled up and continued to drop bombs.

By the time Guo Zheng ordered the first battalion to stop blocking and retreat north, it was too late, and the little devils had already surrounded the battalion from all directions and completely surrounded the first battalion.

Machine guns are roaring, grenades are exploding, and soldiers are constantly rushing up with explosive packets, Molotov cocktails and bundles of grenades braving enemy fire, and moths are thrown at the devil's tanks and armored vehicles, and they die with the devil in the rumbling explosion.

Later in the battle, the heavy machine guns and grenadiers were destroyed by the artillery fire of the devils, and the bullets and grenades were also exhausted. In front of the small river ditch held by the first battalion, the corpses of the devil puppet army were paved.

It may be that they can't hear the gunfire of the Eighth Route Army, or they may admire the bravery of this group of Eighth Route Army, and the devil commanders have a whim and want to capture this group of heroic Eighth Route Army. Those interpreters and puppet soldiers dressed in military uniforms came forward, holding iron trumpets and shouting loudly to persuade the Eighth Route Army to surrender.

The river behind him didn't know what was happening in the world, and it was still flowing eastward, whimpering, and I couldn't hear whether it was crying or singing praise.

By this time the battle had been fought, a battalion of more than 500 people, and only fifty-four fighters remained.

Guo Zheng looked at the swarming devils and said to the soldiers around him: "Comrades, are you afraid? ”

Most of the fighters said they were not afraid. One of the fighters said, "Report to the regimental commander, I'm not afraid." My family has killed all the little devils, and I want to avenge them. Since I became the Eighth Route Army, I have killed twelve little devils, which is already enough. If you die, you will die, and if you die, you can see my father and my mother! ”

Another fighter said: "Report to the regiment commander, I am not afraid of death, I just regret it a little." ”

Guo Zheng asked what he regretted?

The soldier replied that if he had known this, he should not have married a daughter-in-law, and that he had not been pitted with other people's daughters.

Guo Zheng patted the soldier on the shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid, how many yellow flower girls have been killed by devils before they even get married." Your daughter-in-law is already lucky, and she will be proud of you if she marries a hero like you. I can guarantee that she will have a good life in the future."

The warrior nodded.

Guo Zheng roared loudly: "We are the Eighth Route Army, and we will die vigorously, let the little devils know that the Eighth Route Army is all heroes!" The bullets are gone, and we still have bayonets. All of them, listen to my orders: get on the bayonet and fight with the little devils! ”

The fighters all took out their bayonets and went up to their rifles. Qi Shushu stood behind Guo Zheng.

Guo Zheng roared: "Sing military songs." The iron flows 25,000 miles, ready, up! ”

Fifty-five people sang in unison, their voices overpowering the sound of whimpering water, overpowering the noise of the Han anniversaries in the iron horns, holding the fifty-five loyal heroic souls, reflecting the bright cold light on the bayonets, and facing the little devils.

Until Guo Zheng was finally stabbed several times and fell to the ground, the minds of the little devils were still echoing with the mighty and majestic military song of the Eighth Route Army sung by these fifty-five warriors.

When the devil group began to bomb indiscriminately, the units of the Eighth Route Army had already begun to retreat.

Huang Su, Chen Shiqu, Wang Jian'an, and Tang Liang all knew that at this time, it was the most terrible time to encounter a large-scale cluster bombardment by little devils, and the casualties of the troops were probably much greater than those of holding the position for several days. The position is a little better, the trenches are criss-crossed, and there is smoke cover, if you leave the position, on the way to the mountain, you encounter the bombing of the devil plane, it will be miserable. Therefore, Huang Su and Chen Shiqu decisively decided that the troops on the existing positions north of Anjiazhuang should stop retreating and launch anti-aircraft shooting. The units of the Southwest Lu Garrison Brigade took out all the smoke bombs and fired them to cover the transfer of troops. At the same time, the retreating troops were ordered to speed up their movements, quickly rush into the mountains, and set up positions on one side for air defense and on the other, ready to meet the retreat of other troops.

As long as you enter the mountain, whether you walk or defend, our army has the final say, and you will be safe.

The little devil pilots have also learned well, and they began to throw bombs at the smoke, although the impact point of the bomb has a large drop, and it may not be able to blow up the Eighth Route Army, but it will definitely play a role in preventing the retreat of the Eighth Route Army.

The bombs were exploding, the aircraft guns and machine guns on the devil's plane were firing wildly, and the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were constantly being hit, and blood was splashing everywhere, decorating the Wenbei Plain with extraordinarily enchanting scores.

The little devil is determined to dispose of the Taixi Eighth Route Army and the sworn enemy, Kinoshita Min dispatched all the planes he can dispatch, tracking the retreating team of the Eighth Route Army in batches without interruption, bombing indiscriminately, and also guiding the direction of attack for the ground troops of the Yue Army pursuing north.

It was not until all the troops south and west of Anjiazhuang were withdrawn that Huang Su and Chen Shiqu ordered the troops on the positions north of Anjiazhuang to retreat quickly with the help of smoke and village cover.

It wasn't until they withdrew to the foot of the mountain south of Lufang that Huang Su and Wang Jian'an received a report from Gao Xi, the political commissar of the Third Regiment of the Taixi Garrison Brigade, and knew that Guo Zheng led the first battalion to block the devils in the ditch south of Anjiazhuang.

At this time, Guo Zheng and the first battalion did not follow, and the result was very dangerous.

Huang Suhu's eyes widened, and he immediately ordered the first battalion of the Taixi Garrison Brigade and the cavalry battalion to assemble, and he wanted to return to meet Guo Zheng.

Chen Shiqu, Wang Jian'an, and Tang Liang all knew in their hearts that Guo Zheng and the first battalion were afraid that they would all be sacrificed, so they advised Huang Su to calm down, and quickly command the troops to hide, build a position, and prepare to repel the pursuit of the little devils.

Huang Su was furious and said loudly: "The instructor of the Eighth Route Army has never been wiped out by the devils in any unit, and he can't explain to the soldiers if he can't save a battalion. ”

At this time, the little devil plane once again aimed at the Eighth Route Army and began to circle and drop bombs and strafe.

Huang Su could no longer care about returning to the 1st battalion, standing on a stone on the side of the road, shouting loudly, directing the troops to quickly hide and organize anti-air shooting.

It may be that the little devil pilot discovered Huang Su, and the most important thing was to find the Eighth Route Army troops who were retreating and hiding in the mountain pass, and the four planes roared and pounced.

Huang Su was waving his hand, shouting loudly to hide and shoot, and a string of bullets hit Huang Su.

The two guards hurriedly pounced on it and caught Huang Su's body falling downward.

As soon as he saw that Huang Su had been hit, Wang Jian'an grabbed a machine gun and opened it in the air, and the retreating troops immediately stopped advancing and threw all of them into anti-air fire.

The little devil pilot didn't know who they had hit, but he knew that all of a sudden, countless lines of ground fire erupted from the foot of the mountain, and he hurriedly pulled up. However, at this time they certainly could not run away: two were hit, and two hit the mountain.

Wang Jian'an dropped the machine gun and ran to Huang Su's side to take a look, the bullet entered Huang Su's back, penetrated the heart, and the person had stopped breathing.

Wang Jian'an, who was extremely sad and indignant, immediately ordered all troops to seize the commanding heights, build fortifications, resolutely repel the pursuing devils, and avenge the political commissar.

After Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan returned to the Hudi Church, they read the telegram jointly sent by Chen Shiqu, Wang Jian'an, and Tang Liang, and knew that the little devils had dispatched a large-scale group of planes to intercept the retreat of our army, and the troops suffered heavy losses. Huang Su was sacrificed under the on-board machine gun of the little devil.

After reading the telegram, Liu Yimin was silent, pacing back and forth in the church alone, muttering to himself: "Careless loss of Jingzhou, careless loss of Jingzhou!" ”

Luo Ronghuan ordered Cai Zhong to immediately send a report to Chen Shiqu, Wang Jian'an, and Tang Liang, and ordered the three of them to form the headquarters of the Taixi Group, and Chen Shiqu was responsible for the overall responsibility, relying on the mountain situation, resolutely repelling the pursuit of the little devils, and avenging Comrade Huang Su.

After sending the telegram, seeing that Liu Yimin was still muttering while pacing, knowing that he had fallen into deep self-blame, he walked over and paced side by side with him, and said as he walked: "Now is not the time to blame yourself, nor is it the time to think about revenge." You need to be clear-headed right now, or we'll lose out! ”

Liu Yimin was shocked, stopped pacing, glanced at Luo Ronghuan, and said: "Political commissar, I don't understand, how can the little devil dare to frantically attack our Taixi Group with a garrison division and a mixed brigade of reading power?" How dare you attack Lunan with a 114th Division and a part of the puppet army? Why did the devil attack on Lunan start with a multi-way attack, and then suddenly changed to an attack point? This doesn't seem to be the way Shouichi in the temple plays, the old devil eats a lot of our losses, and he is very cautious. Could it be that the 12th Army of Jinan has a new commander? ”

Luo Ronghuan also looked solemn: "It depends on the situation." And this new commander is an unusually murderous, unusually bold, adventurous fellow. Think about it, which general in the army will have this style? ”

Liu Yimin thought for a while and said: "Most of the generals of the Yue Army are offensive generals, and there are three units that are the best at offensive operations, namely the Second Division, the Fifth Division, and the Sixth Division. The commander of the Second Division, Okamura Ninji, was thoughtful and pragmatic, but he was now the commander of the 11th Army, and he should not come to Jinan now. Seishiro Itagaki, the commander of the 5th Division, was a daring guy, but he was dead. The successor Ando Riki is far worse than Seishiro Itagaki , and besides, he is now on the front line in Guangzhou, and it is impossible for him to come to Jinan. Toshio Tani, the former commander of the Sixth Division, is now sitting on the cold bench in Tokyo, and his successor, Shiro Inaba, is commanding troops to fight in Wuhan, and it is impossible for him to be promoted to commander of the Twelfth Army so soon. The most likely person to serve as the commander of the Twelfth Army should be Yamashita Fengwen, this guy is good at sneak attacks and has a sharp style. However, it is impossible to surprise the troops at the same time like this, and it is impossible for Yamashita Fengwen to do so, that guy likes to concentrate his forces to break through in one fell swoop, and it is impossible to fight on two fronts like this. Could it be that the base camp of the army has activated the demon Gu Shoufu? ”

Luo Ronghuan interrupted Liu Yimin: "It doesn't matter who he is, as long as he is in Jinan City, then he will die." After capturing Jinan, dig three feet into the ground and find him out to avenge Comrade Huang Su! ”

(To be continued)