After the guerrillas withdrew from Nantai County. Quickly evacuate into the Daqingshan area, and at the same time notify the villagers in various places to clear the wilderness and deal with the enemy's retaliation.

In addition to the large amount of equipment that could be carried with them, some of them were buried on the spot, and nearly 5,000 men and horses from all walks of life were dispatched in this operation, and the liaison and coordination all relied on the messengers to run back and forth on horseback, and mistakes were inevitable, and the guerrillas were not regular troops, and they were used to being free and scattered, and they often suffered a great deal in obeying orders; if it were not for the participation of the main force of the Eighth Route Army, it was a question of whether the battle could be carried out smoothly.

The set task has been achieved, and all the men and horses have retreated victoriously, Chen Zikun rode on a captured Japanese ocean horse, looked at the people carrying things all over the mountains, and couldn't help worrying: "It will be miserable for the devil to catch up." After that, he took out a pencil and scribbled an order on a notebook and handed it to Shuangxi: "Pass the order down and leave 300 people to cover the retreat." ”

In charge of the cover task was Liu Xiaoyong, who was one of the few regular army officers in the guerrilla army, and after receiving the order, he did not hesitate to lead his troops into the blocking position and ambushed in a cemetery near the road out of the city.

At seven o'clock in the morning, the cold was pressing, and the frost was everywhere, and the Japanese troops of the brigade drove out of Nantai County, and the murderous spirit went all the way to the west.

The cemetery was heavily shelled, Liu Xiaoyong ordered not to return fire, and waited for the devil to enter the firing range before giving an order, light machine guns and grenadiers fired at the same time, and the blocking troops that had just been redressed were so powerful and morale that the devil could not raise his head.

Two planes flew in the sky, this time it was a real light bomber, dropping a string of bombs, and immediately turned the tide of the battle, Liu Xiaoyong noticed that the figure in the yellow tweed coat loomed in the wasteland on both sides, and the devil had already outflanked him, and waved the box cannon: "Brothers, withdraw!" ”

Whenever the Japanese army encountered a village and wanted to go in and sweep up, the guerrillas would come out and harass, they were equipped with captured grenadiers, and the range of fire was greatly increased, and the Japanese army who disturbed them was miserable, and it was also embarrassing to send troops to pursue, and if they sent too many guerrillas, they would turn around and flee, and if they sent less, they would be eaten.

"Bastards, these cowards, why don't you dare to fight the Imperial Army head-on." The brigade staff officers were very angry, but Major General Tian Lu remained calm: "The Chinese army is smart, we will fight ours, don't be disturbed by them." ”

The words were calm, in fact, the major general was terrified in his heart, he had studied Chen Zikun, this person had a formal military education in the United States, he was a difficult guy to deal with, this attack on Nantai County, it would never be as simple as plundering supplies, as a general, how could he attack the county town for some materials, attack the imperial army, and provoke the brigade, he must have a greater goal.

After some careful consideration, Tian Lu Chaoyi finally came to a conclusion, Chen Zikun vainly tried to destroy himself, well, since he has the courage to fight a decisive battle, how can he retreat as a soldier of the Great Japanese Empire, the major general faced the rising sun, and said arrogantly: "If he wants to fight, then he will fight!" ”

Thirty miles away, at the foot of Daqing Mountain, Chen Zikun swore in the face of the vast fertile field: "We must destroy Tianlu!" ”

But the reality was not as smooth as expected, the guerrillas were inherently unsuitable for regular combat, many armed forces quietly broke away from the sequence, and only Chen Zikun's descendants and the Daqingshan detachment of the Eighth Route Army insisted on fighting.

Major General Tian Lu only brought a large number of troops, according to reconnaissance, there were 800 men, four infantry guns, and a number of light and heavy machine guns.

Instead of dealing with the guerrillas' harassment, the brigade directly under Tianlu carried out the sweep step by step, the first of which was the Kushui Well, and most of the villagers had fled into the mountains with their families, leaving the entire village empty.

A group of villagers who had not had time to escape were escorted to Major General Tian Lu, and he gently asked an old woman with all white hair: "Obasan, how old is you?" ”

The interpreter was interpreting on the side, and the old woman said: "I am sixty-nine, and I will be seventy years old at the beginning of spring next year." ”

Major General Tian Lu was shocked: "Oh! The birthday star's work, how many grandchildren are in the family? ”

"Five." The old woman stretched out her palm and gestured.

"Soga, the house is full of children and grandchildren." Major General Tian Lu praised, and a group of officers wearing white gloves behind him also nodded frequently, and the old woman grinned toothlessly, she felt that this old Japanese man with glasses was very gentle, similar to the teacher in the east of the village.

Major General Tian Lu looked at his watch, and at twelve o'clock at noon, he asked the adjutant to bring canned Japanese beef and biscuits for the villagers to eat, and the villagers' panic and anxiety gradually calmed down, feeling that the Japanese were not as vicious as the legend said, and there were those who were so bold, and asked Major General Tian Lu for cigarettes and smokes, and the Major General gave him a whole pack.

After eating and drinking, when the villagers were pondering what trick the Japanese would make next, the machine gun went off without warning, and everyone fell in a pool of blood in an instant, and the old woman, who was almost seventy years old, stared at the sky with godless eyes, and did not understand until she died.

Major General Tian Lu shook his head and sighed: "These people should not have died, because the crimes of the guerrillas led to their deaths, and the imperial army has done its best." ”

Glancing at the officers, he said in an aggravated tone: "From now on, all the people you encounter will be wiped out, but any inhumane acts of torture and killing are prohibited, and women and children can be opened, gentlemen, do you know?" ”

All the officers bowed together: "Hai! ”

The interpreter on the side wiped his cold sweat and said: "The general is benevolent and righteous, and the imperial army is even more benevolent and righteous." ”

……

All the houses in the bitter water well were set on fire, and the black smoke went straight into the sky, and the peasants hiding in the nearby mountains saw this scene, and wanted to cry without tears, and some people began to scold Chen Shou, saying that he was a king and eight lambs, and he should not provoke the Japanese, and the whole village was harmed, and the ancestral houses that had been burning down for decades and hundreds of years were burned, and where would they live in the future.

Everywhere the Japanese army went, they were killed and burned, and although the guerrillas tried their best to attack and harass, the Japanese brigade was huddled together, like a huge hedgehog, and people had nowhere to go.

Tian Lu Chaoyi's hand is very clever, you fight yours, I fight mine, without the slightest interference, sweep away all the villages on which the guerrillas depend, and see how you survive this cold winter.

When the battle report reached Daqingshan, the soldiers blew up their nests and demanded to go out of the mountain to fight the Japanese to the death, but Chen Zikun strictly forbade anyone to act without authorization.

The people of Niumazhuang have all withdrawn into the mountains, the sky is gray as if it is going to snow, the north wind is howling, the weather is extremely cold, the villagers are dragging their families, the goats are bleating, the hens are fluttering their wings, the big yellow dog has never seen such a lively scene, wagging its tail and barking wildly, the wheelbarrow is carrying the seeds of the coming year and the children crying wah, the team is staggering on the mountain road, which is heartbreaking.

Chen Shou and Gai Longquan's eyes were red with hatred, and they asked for help again: "Commander-in-chief, let's fight, if you don't beat the villagers, you will have to point at our backbone and scold." ”

Chen Zikun looked at the bottom of the mountain and whispered, "You are forcing me." ”

Chen Shou hurriedly said: "We didn't force you. ”

Chen Zikun said: "It's not about you, it's about Tian Lu Chaoyi, he is forcing me to fight him." ”

Gai Longquan said: "Then what are you hesitating about, go down the mountain and have a big fight with him." ”

Chan asked him rhetorically, "What do you think are the odds of winning?" ”

Gai Longquan and Chen Shou were silent, and only after a while did they say: "Frontal combat, at least one division of troops is needed to suppress the devils, and we are afraid that it will not be enough for us to fill in this little manpower." ”

Chen Zikun said: "That's it, we can't fight him on the battlefield chosen by Tianlu, even if it is a battle, it must be on the battlefield I choose." ”

"But how can you bring him here?" The two wondered.

The two horses galloped over, Wu Changqing turned over and dismounted, looked anxious, and quickly stepped forward and said, "General Chen, the plan we set in advance has failed, and the little devil is not fooled." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Moltke, the chief of staff of the German Army during the European War, once famously said that the possibility of realizing the plan during the war is very small, and more plans must be prepared. ”

Wu Changqing was stunned: "There is a small factory, but it ......"

Chen Zikun couldn't help but say: "I am short of a bait, so I borrow it for use." ”

……

Niumazhuang blacksmith shop, the old Zhang Zheng and two young blacksmiths tried to cast the 88 cannon bolt, this job is very difficult, because I have not seen the original, can only use the Japanese infantry gun bolt as a template to imitate, the mechanical properties of cast iron are very poor, there are a lot of sand holes, the size is much worse, if it is used in the cannon, it will definitely blow up.

Lao Zhang didn't think about forging, but the process requirements were higher, and there was no decent good steel at hand, so he suddenly threw away the tools and sighed: "We can't get the Germans' things, it's hundreds of years away." ”

Both blacksmiths persuaded him: "Forget it, let's go, the people in the village are withdrawing, and it's too late to leave." ”

Just about to go out, a team of eight roads escorted a dozen prisoners over, and ordered this group of people to help carry the equipment to transfer, the blacksmith shop is part of the military factory of the Eighth Route Army, there are several lathes, and a large number of finished and semi-finished products, the prisoners work obediently under the threat of bayonets, carry their hands on their shoulders and go out of the village, and halfway down, two Japanese prisoners find themselves out of the sight of the guards, look at each other, and quietly roll into the ditch on the side of the road.

The guards soon realized that they had lost two captives, and chased after them with a shout, firing a few shots into the sky, probably because they were busy running for their lives, and when they did not find anyone, they hurriedly turned back and went up the mountain.

The two captives crawled out of the ditch and fled.

The countryside of Nantai was full of smoke, and the two captives quickly found the Japanese brigade by following the smoke column, and Major General Tian Lu personally questioned them and learned that the guerrillas owned a military factory and were moving to Daqingshan.

The subordinates shouted, "Your Excellency, go into the mountains and destroy them." ”

Major General Tian Lu looked at the majestic Daqing Mountain, was silent for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "The soldiers are not tired of cheating, the enemy is luring me with the military factory, I think Captain Yamada died in this way." ”