After Xiao Xiong led his troops back to the secret station in Zhaochen Town, his mood was very heavy. Although he completed the task assigned by his superiors to cut off the transportation and supply lines of the 106th Division of the Japanese Army, and was also commended by his superiors, the cruelty of this battle was something he did not expect at all. Nearly a third of his troops were killed and nearly 200 wounded in a single battle, and the results of such a battle were difficult for him to accept. In particular, the 3rd and 4th squads, which were responsible for blocking the enemy's exits, were almost completely annihilated. Deputy Commander Gao Qixing and two squad leaders Wang Xiaofei and Hong Min were all seriously injured, which made him feel even more guilty and uneasy.

Fortunately, when they came from Jiujiang, the team's supplies were well prepared, and almost everyone moved their family belongings, so logistics and medical care were guaranteed. Xiao Xiong took care of the wounded comrades every day with a few unwounded officers, and after a period of time, the condition of the wounded and sick gradually improved, and the sadness that permeated the team was also relieved.

After everyone's mood calmed down a little, Xiao Xiong summoned everyone to carefully review the lessons of this battle in the room where the senior deputy commander was recuperating.

Xiao Xiong said sadly:

"Although this battle was rewarded from above, the casualties were too great, and it was my poor planning and poor command that led to such heavy losses."

"Commander, you can't be blamed for this. First, the enemy's escort team was too strong, with two armored vehicles, more than 10 motorcycles and 15 trucks, more than 300 people, more than 30 machine guns, and 8 mortars. Coupled with armored vehicles and motorcycles, such strength is clearly the strength of a large brigade of devils. And we have no heavy firepower at all, except for grenades and a few machine guns, and if it weren't for the ambush, the more than 400 people of our Einsatzgruppen would probably not be the opponent of the devils a long time ago. Xiong Qiang analyzed carefully. He took a sip of water from a ladle made of a gourd, and then said:

"Second, although the devil's convoy was ambushed by us between the two mountains, the enemy's stronghold was not far from the ambush site, and the reinforcements were by car, so the time for our ambush was limited. To end the battle in the shortest possible time, hurry up and retreat. It's more difficult for us. ”

When Xiao Xiong heard this, his face calmed down a little, and he didn't smoke, he picked up a cigarette from the table in front of Xiong Qiang and lit it, took a deep breath, and slowly spit out the cigarette. But he was still choked by the smoke, coughed incessantly, and choked on tears and snot. This time, it amused everyone. Wang Xiaofei hurriedly handed the commander a glass of water. Xiao Xiong took it and drank it all in one gulp.

When Xiao Xiong came to his senses, Xiong Qiang continued:

"The third aspect is the core of our purpose in this battle, no matter what, as soldiers we have to complete the mission at all costs, even if we fight to the last man. Fortunately, although we sacrificed a lot of brothers, we simply pulled out our teeth and blew up all the quartersupplies that the devils had given to the enemy's 106th Division, ensuring that the large army eliminated more devils. We should be proud of it and have a clear conscience. Commander, am I right? ”

Xiao Xiong had completely regained his composure, he extended his thumb to Xiong Qiang in agreement, and then he slowly said to everyone:

"Yes. We sacrificed a lot of good brothers this time, but they died honorably. We should avenge those who are still alive. Now that most of the wounded brothers are healing, we have to plan our next steps. ”

Gao Qixing's thigh was hit by a large part of the devil's cannonball, he sat up from the bed and said:

"The battle for the defense of Changsha has ended, and I am afraid that the stalemate between the enemy and us will continue for a while. We must take advantage of the fact that the devils have just encountered defeat to quickly restore and expand our strength, and after a period of time, there will definitely be a battle between the enemy and us. We are at the forefront of the battle in northwest Jiangxi, so we must take the initiative from now on to attack and harass the enemy and prevent them from resting so well. ”

"That's right! It is necessary to take the initiative to attack and harass the enemy, and the analysis of the senior deputy commander is reasonable. How should the next battle go? Xiao Xiong affirmed Gao Qixing's analysis, and then asked everyone.

Zhang Shan cleared his throat, untied the gauze wrapped around his arm, and said:

"I don't think we have enough trouble in Jiujiang City, it is said that there are still a lot of Han annihilation recruited by the devils in Jiujiang, I think we will carry out a 'hoe annihilation operation'. specializes in killing those Han annihilators who bring disaster to the country and the people and devils who do all kinds of evil. ”

"Yes, after the devil occupied Jiujiang, he did all the bad things. These brutes are burning and killing silver plunder, and doing all kinds of evil. They put forward the idea of 'burning and killing to help the army's prestige, and looting to help the army', and implemented the 'three lights' policy of killing, burning, and robbing everything, which brought unprecedented catastrophe to the people of northern Jiangxi. After the fall of Jiujiang City, most of the city's residents fled to the rear, while the rest fled to the Catholic Church in France and the Living Water Hospital in the United States. The army demolished the civilian houses as much as possible, removed or burned all the remaining furniture, and designated the West Garden as a refugee area. Every morning at 8 o'clock, the members of the Han Annihilation lackeys organization selected young women, dressed them neatly, and sent them to the military camp in a car, called 'Shanggong', which was actually to serve as comfort women. The women who are not sent are arbitrarily sent by these brutes. Zhuangding was sent to build roads or transport for the army, and if they were dissatisfied, they were whipped and even killed.

On the eve of the occupation of Jiujiang City, some citizens entered the Catholic Church one after another to take refuge, and within a few days of the occupation of Jiujiang, the sailors of the Devils came to the Catholic Church several times a day to arrest people to repair the wharf, and then they were resisted by everyone, so the army tied up 300 ordinary people, threw them into Gantang Lake, and drowned them alive.

On the morning of August 5 last year, the devils rushed to Caojiayuan Village in Shahe. They surrounded the village, went from house to house, and looted all the valuables. Then 75 men, women, and children from the village were gathered in the ancestral hall, and machine guns and rifles were used to strafe the crowd, and the blood of the common people flowed from the entrance of the ancestral hall to the rice field. Subsequently, the army blocked the four gates of the ancestral hall, burned kerosene, and ignited a fire, turning the ancestral hall into ashes.

Then, on September 11, dozens of devils rushed to Saiyang Township, west of Lushan, to rob them. As a result of the news in advance, the villagers fled to the 'Salt Mouse Cave' and 'Bird Cave' under the Shimen Stream to take refuge. When the devils entered the village and could not find anyone, they were led by Han Jian to Shimenjian and faced more than 50 unarmed people, dozens of people armed with bayonets and spears, regardless of men, women and children, stabbed to death with bayonets when they saw people. In this massacre, only two people survived. Zhang Shan clenched his fists and slammed it on the table.

Xiao Xiong continued: "I also heard my father say that the devil is from Dazhong Road to the west gate, east to the Octagonal Stone, south from the Catholic Church and Garden Hotel in the city, and north to Jiuhuamen as a Chinese residence and business zone. The west of the west gate to the iron bridge was all inhabited by merchants, and the east of the octagonal stone was divided into a military zone, and the Chinese could not walk here.

At present, both adults and children are required to receive a 'residence permit' issued by the Gendarmerie so that they can be inspected at any time. They set up checkpoints in Jiujiang layer by layer, from Jiujiang City to the suburbs with three checkpoints, the east gate to Gutang and Xingzi checkpoints are set up near the current Veken Printing and Dyeing Company, the south gate to the Lotus Cave checkpoint is set up in Shanchuan Ridge, and Jiuhua Gate has a water checkpoint.

The devil also recruited Han to establish a puppet regime. Last winter, the devils established the 'Maintenance Association', with Han Jian Wu Yingqi as the president. Originally, they wanted Bai Ye and my father to go, but the two old men pushed it off because of their old age and inconvenient legs. This year, a pseudo 'Jiujiang County Political Axe' was formed, with Wang Guorui as the pseudo county magistrate, Zhang Shixiong as the police chief, and Luo Jinzhang as the president of the Chamber of Commerce. At the same time, a group of local ruffians and hooligans were also recruited to act as Han anniversaries, and a special agent intelligence system was established to collect intelligence for the devils and sabotage the War of Resistance. These Han annihilations are the most hateful and should be killed! ”

"Commander, have you heard, it is said that there are still many people in the vicinity of Jiujiang, including [***] Liu Weisi's Northern Jiangxi Guerrilla Brigade and Hu Maosheng's Xingzi Anti-Japanese Guerrillas. Shall we contact them to fight together? Jiang Feng said suddenly.

"FFI, what do they know about these teams?" Xiao Xiong asked.

Xiong Qiang shook his head and said:

"Alas, don't talk about it, there are few people in the Northern Jiangxi Guerrilla Brigade anymore, and the situation of Hu Maosheng's Xingzi Guerrilla Force is not very clear."

After a pause, Xiong Qiang continued:

"After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperated, and the [***] Red Army guerrillas in northern Jiangxi were reorganized into the 'Northern Jiangxi Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Brigade', and Liu Weisi was the captain. They resisted bravely and eliminated many devils. But in April of this year, in Minshan, they were disarmed by our own 18th Security Regiment, and Liu Weisi and most of the leaders were executed. Only a handful of personnel are still resisting. It's really miserable and incomprehensible. Liu Weisi They are real heroes of resistance, but they did not die on the battlefield of fighting devils, but died in the hands of their own people. ”

After listening to Xiong Qiang's words, everyone fell silent all of a sudden, and they all looked at Xiao Xiong with confused and puzzled eyes. Xiao Xiong's eyes were bubbling with sparks, his teeth were creaking, and he said hatefully:

"It's really a bunch of brutes, and at this time they are doing these things that make 'relatives hurt, enemies are happy'."

"Commander, the contact with the [***] guerrillas is to wait for later. It is said that bandits near Lushan have also joined the anti-Japanese struggle. Xiong Qiang said suddenly.

"Oh, that's a strange story, even the bandits have participated in the resistance." Xiao Xiong's eyes lit up and he said.

"However, most of these people became bandits after the devil came. Most of them have a deep blood vengeance, and they kill devils to avenge their families. ”

"No matter what their motives are, as long as they kill devils, they are our good brothers and comrades-in-arms. You should quickly get in touch with these anti-Japanese forces and try to cooperate with them. We want to turn Gu Xunyang upside down, and the ghost cries wolf. ”