Chapter Thirty-Four: Desperate Attack to Block the Iron Gate

Luo Pingfan died, and he died a very satisfying death. Although he could not completely wash away the sins he had committed, he finally died on the battlefield of killing devils as he wished.

Looking at the burning cars and Luo Pingfan who fell in a pool of blood, Peng Fugui was stunned. He couldn't figure out why Luo Pingfan was like this, he would use his surname to burn those cars, why?

The members of the Einsatzgruppen who were monitoring the dock immediately told Gao Qixing the news.

"There was an explosion in the car on the dock? What's going on? What about Luo Pingfan? Gao Qixing hurriedly asked.

"I don't know, I just saw a few cars coming, it seems that a few people died, and they were all carried into the car."

"Explosions? Car? Gao Qixing thought for a while, "It's not good, the devil wants to transport the gas bomb away tonight!" Fast! Inform all troops that they will immediately launch an operation tonight, and they must not let the devils transport this murderous thing out of Jiujiang. "He decisively gave the order to fight.

Late at night, the bright moonlight shines on the surface of Cyberjaya Lake and Bali Lake near Jiujiang, and the lake surface is sparkling and golden. The Nanxun Railway passes through the narrow land between the east and west lakes. There is a waterway of less than 200 meters between the two lakes, and the railway bridge connecting the north and south ends of the land is the Saihu Bridge.

Because the Saihu Bridge is through the lake area, its geographical location is very important, and it is not easy to repair if it is damaged by anti-Japanese elements. Therefore, the garrison troops stationed by the devils in the vicinity of the bridge have two squads, a total of seventy or eighty devils, and a squadron of puppet troops, with a total of more than 200 people. They had a guard post and a camp at each end of the bridge. This group of enemies was specifically responsible for the safety of the railway in the lake area from Yutu Mountain to Xujialong. In addition, there are also devils' ironclad trains patrolling back and forth from time to time on the line from Jiujiang to Shahe.

Xiong Qiang and Wang Yantai led more than 30 people from the water guerrillas to quietly come to Minjiawa Village, not far from the bridge, and lurked in the dark of the city.

It's less than two miles from the Saihu Bridge. Xiong Qiang and his troops planned to divide into two routes, one was led by Wang Yantai, dressed as fishermen rowing several fishing boats close to the bridge, finding the opportunity to plant explosives on the bridge, preparing to blow up the bridge. The other route was led by himself, along the path next to the railway, approaching the devil post at the south end of the bridge, waiting for an opportunity to act, covering Wang Yantai and them.

Around four o'clock in the morning, the moonlight was still so bright, and the silver moonlight sprinkled on the microwave rippling lake. A few small fishing boats that got up early to fish, rowing brisk oars, set off from Minjiawa. Several fishermen rowed their oars and sang fishing songs as they paddled towards the bridge. This waterway, which is less than two miles, will be completed quickly in a short time, and the bridge is not far ahead.

"Stop! What for? In the enemy's post at the bridgehead, the puppet soldiers standing guard shouted at the top of their voices. At the same time, a bright pillar of light shot over, shining back and forth on several fishing boats, and the members of the team dressed as fishermen on the bow and stern of the boats were clearly illuminated.

The fishing boat was forced to stop less than 100 meters from the bridge. In the cabins of several fishing boats, Wang Yantai and the others were nervously lying on the bottom of the boats, their bodies covered with fishing nets, and their hands were tightly clutching the guns that had been loaded.

"Boss, we are the fishermen nearby, and we are going to fish on the other side of Bali Lake today. You and Taijun have a convenient way, let us pass. One of the team members replied.

"You wait, I'll go and ask Taijun to see if it's okay." After a while, the puppet soldier shouted again:

"No! Taijun said that he could not cross the bridge now, and he could not pass it until dawn. ”

"Boss, we won't be able to catch fish when it's dawn, you talk to Taijun, let's go over, it's too late when dawn passes." When we catch a fish later, we'll send it to you. Because the northwest wind has blown in the past few days, the fish have run to Bali Lake, and yesterday the old cousins of Li Jiawa and Tu Jialong hit a lot of crucian carp and mandarin fish, which are more than a pound of fat fish. ”

When the puppet soldier heard them say this, his saliva was about to flow. The Cyberjaya Lake, Qili Lake and Bali Lake are wide, with a total area of dozens of square kilometers, and there are many waterways connected to the Yangtze River, so the lake is living water. There are many lakes and beaches here, and the aquatic plants are abundant, and there are many screws and small shrimps in the water. There are many kinds of fish in the lake, and it has always been a very famous fishing ground because of the abundance of food, the wide water surface, and the abundant water throughout the year.

The lakes in this area are the most famous for their mandarin fish and crucian carp, because they are large and fat, and it is common to weigh one or two pounds. In addition, Jiujiang people have a special tradition of cooking fish, and ordinary people are good at cooking fish to eat, not to mention those hotel restaurants. In particular, the meat of the braised mandarin fish is not only tender and fresh, but there is not a single fish bone on the large piece of fish. There is also the crucian carp boiled in clear water, not to mention how delicious the fish soup is. If you wait for a long time, the soup will become white and thick, and it will really stick to your mouth. The puppet army heard about the people who were on duty during the day yesterday and their brothers, so they took more than 10 mandarin fish and crucian carp weighing one or two pounds from the fishing boat that passed under the bridge, and had a good meal.

He hurriedly went to talk to the devil who led the team and said something, and listened to the devil and nodded his head non-stop, saying "yo xi, yo xi". Soon the puppet army came running again and shouted:

"Taijun said, considering that you are good citizens in the neighborhood and have a very good conscience, I will make it convenient for you to make an exception today. But remember, when you go back from here, you must send a few more fish to honor and honor Taijun. ”

"Okay, we must honor the prince and the bosses. Paddle up, go fishing. ”

Several fishing boats rowed together, lined up, and row under the bridge in turn. As soon as the first one rowed under the bridge, the two team members quickly jumped out of the boat, and the fishing boat continued to row forward unhurriedly. The two team members quickly tied the two explosive bags together, stuffed them into the gap in the pier next to the shore, lit the long fuse, and when the fishing boats behind arrived, they jumped into each other. After a while, several fishing boats disappeared into the lake in front of them.

In fact, they didn't row far, and as soon as they left the range of the devil's searchlight, the fishing boat immediately came ashore. They joined forces with the team led by Gao Qixing and quickly evacuated along the path to the railway.

They had just walked a short distance when there was a loud "boom" behind them, and they turned their heads to look in the direction of the bridge, where the fire and smoke rose into the sky, and the broken cement, iron, sleepers, and gravel were very high and scattered, scattered in a large area. Falling into the lake stirred up a lot of waves.

"Don't look at it, evacuate quickly! Go home and get a good night's sleep. Gao Qixing led the team members from the lake in Majiazhou to the fishing boat, everyone rowed hard together, the two-mile-wide lake rowed over at once, and after a while they came to the opposite shore of the lake.

After getting off the boat, they looked back at the direction of the Cyberjaya Lake Railway Bridge, which was five miles away, and only heard the machine guns on the armored train coming from the direction of Jiujiang frantically strafing both sides of the railway all the way, rushing towards the north end of the bridge. The devils and puppet troops in the direction of the south end of the bridge have begun to search for the enemy along both sides of the railway.

It was almost dawn, and everyone quickened their pace and quickly withdrew in the direction of Shilipu.

At about the same time that Gao Qixing blew up the Devil Cyberjaya Lake Railway Bridge, Xiong Qiang and Hong Min's squadron also came to the iron gate between Shahe and Huanglaomen. This is the only place where Jiujiang leads to Nanchang Highway. From here, the more than ten miles to the south are almost all uphill, and the slope is long, there are many slopes, and there are many turns, and the slope is still very steep in many places.

However, due to the danger of driving here, the devils set up many checkpoints along the way, and set up a checkpoint almost every one or two miles. In addition to this, patrols have been particularly intensified. Patrolling motorcycles pass by almost every half hour.

Xiong Qiang and his team members were ambushed in the mountain col east of Tiemenkan, and as soon as they came here, he asked the team members to plant mines on the road and cliff walls, and hide the buried mines. Then only a few lookout posts were arranged on the top of the hill, and everyone went down to the col, which was sheltered from the wind and warmer than the hillside.

This hill near the Iron Gate Threshold is called Dasi Brain, which is several hundred meters high, and the highway passes next to this mountain. The west side of the highway is full of ravines more than ten meters deep, and there are several bends, and the mountain is stuck on the road like an iron gate. In the past, it was a nameless village, because after the road was built, this small village leaning on the big temple brain was called the Iron Gate. This is indeed a good place for ambushes. Then you can go more than ten miles east from the big temple brain to the Hanyang Peak of Lushan, and there are all small mountains along the way.

At the foot of Lushan Mountain in late autumn, the cold air hit people, and the team members were dressed very thin due to their hasty actions. The dew hit his body, and his hair was almost wet. Many of the team members shivered from the cold, and everyone clung to each other to keep warm. At dawn, in the distance, the rooster began to crow. When the team members heard this, their spirits perked up. Xiong Qiang took out a cigarette and handed it to the team members, and everyone quickly lit the fire and smoked it beautifully. The moon had already hidden on the back side of the mountain, and the fire of cigarette butts flashed in everyone's hands, reflecting the cold and stiff faces of the people.

The eastern sky finally turned white, slowly getting brighter and brighter. The sky gradually turned from white to light red, and then to red, and the sun finally appeared on the top of a mountain not far to the east.

"Move around and get ready to fight." Xiong Qiang gave the order. The team members who were frozen in the middle of the night stretched their legs one by one, bent over, and a few team members who knew martial arts also made a few movements. Xiong Qiang saw that everyone was moving, and then ordered everyone to hurry into the position on the hillside.

At about seven o'clock in the morning, the sound of the motor of the car was faintly heard in the distance. Because the road is rough, you can only hear the sound, not the car. Everyone got nervous.

"Chief of Staff, there are more than a dozen devils' military vehicles here." A surveillance post on the hill ran to tell Xiong Qiang.

"How far is it?"

"It's four or five miles away, and it's starting to climb."

"Keep watching."

"Yes."

The motor of the car is getting louder and louder, the slope is getting steeper, and the car is struggling to climb up the hill. It was only a few hundred meters away from the ambush site of the Partisgruppen. Suddenly, the surveillance post on the hill came nervously and said:

"Oh no, the devil's patrol is here."

"That's better, let's all make dumplings for him. How many people are there? ”

"A dozen motorcycles, and three trucks."

Xiong Qiang pondered for a moment and said decisively:

"I can't manage so much, I'm ready to fly, I have to send it. Beat! ”

The convoy of devils from the north finally arrived at the ambush place. The enemy from the south is also approaching. Xiong Qiang immediately ordered:

"Hit!"

"Boom" "boom", the mines buried in the road exploded, and several trucks driving in front were overturned to the ground by the huge force of the explosion, and some of them were burned. The devil who didn't die crawled out of the car in embarrassment and very frightened, and the car behind it quickly stopped. The devils all jumped out of the car, and they fell down on the spot and opened fire on the hill. At this time, Xiong Qiang and the others sounded the mines buried on the cliff wall again, and after a few loud noises, the collapsed cliff wall buried all the devils hiding below, and the road was full of large stones and mud piled up dozens of meters long, and the road was blocked. At this time, the devils who came down from the south also opened their guns and rushed over to meet the devils who came from the north.

The number of devils was about two or three hundred, and the fire was fierce, there were almost more than a dozen machine guns, and a few small cannons kept shooting at Xiong Qiang, and they organized a team and began to attack the mountain.

An ambush battle suddenly turned into a positional battle, which Xiong Qiang did not expect. Without further ado, he decisively gave an order to Hong Min, asking him to leave a team to serve as a blocking mission, covering everyone's retreat, and then retreating in the direction of Huangshi Rock.

The devils' attacks became more and more frenzied, and they rushed up the hillside desperately. Xiong Qiang ordered everyone to wait for the devil to rush to a place less than 30 meters away from him, and then threw grenades down together, and then shot them. After a rain of bullets, the devil left dozens of corpses on the hillside and withdrew. At this time, gunshots rang out from both ends of the road, and reinforcements were about to arrive.

"Withdraw!" Taking advantage of the short time when the devil retreated, Xiong Qiang led most of the team members to retreat down with the wounded on their backs. They didn't dare to stop for a moment, but just ran in the direction of Yellowstone Rock.

Behind him, there was still a fierce gunshot, Hong Min did not retreat, he personally led a small team of members to block the attack of the devils, covering the retreat of the brigade.

The devil's armored car drove from the south, and the devil on the car drove the armored car until it was less than thirty meters away from Hong Min and them before stopping. The machine guns on the car were constantly firing, and the members of the Einsatzgruppen were unable to lift their heads.

At this time, I saw a member of the team rushing out of the bunker at once, and his body was full of grenades. He held his head and rolled all the way to the armored car under the hillside. When the devils saw it, they hurriedly fired at him together. He was hit by bullets in the body and head, and as soon as he rolled in front of the armored car, he did not move.