Chan imported 50 sporting rifles with optical scopes from the United States. Specially used as a sniper mission, a group of sharpshooters were selected from the unit to form a sharpshooter team to snipe officers, machine gunners, heralds, etc., but it was the first time that it was used intensively on a large scale.

The Japanese army dropped the wreckage of the tank and the corpses in a place and retreated, Liu Cunren's family ran into the bunker in despair, and repeatedly confirmed that the family members were there, one was a lot, only then did they breathe a sigh of relief, no one cried, everyone's nerves have been sharpened extremely rough, they used to be afraid when they saw blood, and now even if their heads explode around them, they don't take it seriously.

Chen Qilin specially approved Liu Xiaoyong to temporarily leave the defense line and escort his family to the large air-raid shelter under the city hall, which is now a field hospital, Liu Ting is wearing a rubber apron to assist the doctor in sawing the legs of the wounded soldiers, and when he saw his family coming in under the leadership of his younger brother, he quickly put down the things at hand, wiped the blood on his body and greeted him.

The family is finally reunited, compared with other families, the Liu family is extremely lucky, in the war season, I don't know how many tragic scenes of broken families and separated flesh and blood are being staged.

Liu Ting arranged her family in a corner of the air-raid shelter, and hurriedly went to the operating table to help, Liu Xiaoyong also went back to the front line, the air-raid shelter was damp and dark, the walls could drip water, but there was a different sense of security, the sound of artillery seemed to become very distant, after eating a little dry food, Liu Cunren began to remember his box of precious books left in the rented house.

Suddenly hearing a groan from the side, Liu Cunren turned his head and saw that it was his temporary neighbor Hongyu, who was holding his stomach in pain, and hurriedly said: "Ting'er, her mother, come quickly!" ”

My wife hurriedly came over and checked it, with a serious expression: "The water is broken, and I'm going to give birth." ”

Liu Cunren said: "Eldest sister, what about your man?"

Hongyu was sweating: "In ...... Hit Japan outside. ”

Liu Cunren's wife stood up and shouted in a loud voice: "Come on, there are mothers here who want to give birth!" ”

There was already a field hospital in the bomb shelter, and when the doctor heard the news, a group of women gathered around a wall, some people brought hot water, scissors and clean cotton cloth, and among the refugees, a very experienced woman, came to deliver Hongyu.

A burst of screaming made people's scalp tingle, and finally, the crisp baby cry came out, and Wen Po held a baby with red eyes closed and slapped it, and said happily: "It's a little boy with a handle, and when he grows up, he carries a gun to fight Japan." ”

Everyone laughed, the birth of the newborn made the air-raid shelter more festive, suddenly a man with a rifle on his back hurried in, seeing that his costume should be a member of the civil defense regiment, the man saw the baby, excited tears.

This is the baby's father, Wang Zeru, the captain of the propaganda team of the Civil Defense Regiment.

"Captain Wang, let's give the child a name." Humane.

Wang Zeru hugged the baby, thought for a while, and said: "In order to commemorate the defense of Beitai, let's call Wang Beitai." ”

……

The battle continued, the two sides were evenly matched, street fighting began street by house, and the Japanese army had to pay a huge price for every meter of advance, Major General Taji was very anxious and asked the headquarters for support again.

Two days later, on a westerly afternoon, the Japanese did not attack as usual, and there was a dead silence on the position, and the silence was hairy.

"Battalion commander, what bad ideas are the little devils holding back?" A GI asked.

Liu Xiaoyong sneered: "Don't care what tricks they make, we all have a way, who is the commander-in-chief, he has studied all the tricks of the little devil." ”

As soon as the words fell, a sharp whistle sounded, it was a mortar firing, and everyone hurriedly took cover, but the shell did not explode when it landed, but spewed out yellow smoke, followed by a pungent smell of garlic.

"The little devil has put gas out!" Liu Xiaoyong quickly took out the gas mask to put it on, and the soldiers also put on gas masks and rubber gloves, everyone looked at each other, and they all felt extremely weird, but no one laughed, the little devil put poison gas, although our army had already dealt with it, but it was impossible for everyone to be equipped with gas masks, and now I am afraid that the casualties will increase greatly.

The sky is beautiful, suddenly the west wind turned into an east wind, and the poisonous gas was all blown to the Japanese position, which immediately caused a panic, although the chemical troops at the front and the infantry preparing for the assault were equipped with gas masks, but the rear troops were unprotected, especially this erosive mustard gas, the lethality was extremely terrifying, even if it was not inhaled, it had to be blistered and suppurated if it was stained with a little bit The most odious thing is that the wind blew the poisonous gas over and then disappeared, and the mustard gas shrouded the Japanese troops around, and the soldiers were still panicked and did not know what to do. By the time the detachment command gave the order to retreat, it was too late, and the soldiers felt extremely uncomfortable in their eyes and throats, and at least one squadron had lost its combat effectiveness.

Fortunately, only one poison gas squadron was sent to help in the battle, and the number of gas bombs cast was limited, otherwise this time the oolong would have been big, and twenty-four hours later, the poisoned soldier had erythematous blisters on his skin, lost his eyesight, and necrosis of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, so he had to withdraw from the battle and be evacuated for treatment.

With the help of that kamikaze, few of the Chinese army were poisoned, and the only dozen or so people were fine after the emergency purge, but nearly a thousand innocent people were poisoned by mustard gas, because they were in the area occupied by the Japanese army, and they could not be treated, so they could only slowly endure the torment.

The war in Wuhan is tight, Chairman Chiang has withdrawn to Chongqing, within a radius of several hundred miles, Beitai is the only city that is still struggling to support, the heroic and tenacious resistance of the people of Beitai to the Japanese invaders, by the Central Daily and Xinhua Daily, in order to inspire the fighting spirit of the people in the rear.

Chiang Kai-shek sent a telegram ordering Chen Zikun to withdraw to Chongqing, and Chen Zikun replied: "People are in the city. ”

But Beitai really can't last long, the electric light plant has been destroyed, the coking plant has been blown up, the water pipeline has long been broken, although there is still grain in the underground warehouse, and there are more than a dozen wells in the city, but for more than 100,000 citizens, it is just a drop in the bucket.

Lack of ammunition, lack of medicine, lack of food and drinking water, the encirclement is getting smaller and smaller, hundreds of people are killed and wounded every day, the wounded are not treated, the wounds are infected and there is only one way to die, a large number of corpses can not be buried, can only be burned on the spot, at first you can pour some gasoline, but then you don't even have gasoline, you can only use firewood split from doors and windows.

The Chinese were trying their best to hold on, the Japanese army was also fighting very hard, and the news that North Thailand could not be attacked for a long time even reached the base camp and reached His Majesty the Emperor, and the Central China Army sent troops to lose face, and it was said that the North China Front was ready to move and wanted to send troops to assist in the attack.

General Toshiroku Hata sent a secret telegram, ordering Tian Lu Chaoichi to capture North Thailand at all costs, but don't think about the assistance of heavy artillery, the ancestors braved the Russian artillery fire during the Russo-Japanese War, but they didn't ask for heavy artillery or anything, and they took Lushun with bayonets.

The pressure on Major General Tian Lu can be imagined, all the ruthless tricks have been used, still to no avail, so I had to come soft, the mortar fired again, this time it was not mustard gas, but colorful leaflets, the imperial army promised, as long as they surrendered, the past is not to blame, and the soldiers can also be incorporated into the newly established Nanjing "Restoration Government" army, and the military rank will be promoted to three levels.

At the same time, a small unit led by Xia Jingqi secretly infiltrated into the urban area of Beitai to carry out special tasks.

……

After holding out for another 10 days, Beitai was almost out of ammunition and food, and suddenly a plane with blue sky and white sun on its wings landed at Beitai Airport, and a major pilot came to the underground headquarters of Beitai City Hall with the order of Chairman Chiang.

Chen Zikun's beard was unshaven, the khaki military uniform on his body had not been changed for a long time, and various smells such as sweat, smoke, and blood were mixed together, forming a unique smell of the battlefield, he unfolded the order and glanced at it, and handed it to Yan Su: "Let me evacuate again." ”

Yan Su said: "Eight of the fifteen wells in the city have been unable to get water, and the troops sent to the river to fetch water have not returned, and the Japanese know that we are short of water, so they specially pinch our necks, and we can still hold on without food, without water, this battle cannot be fought, I think it is time to break through." ”

Chen Zikun nodded slowly: "It's time to consider breaking through, but after fighting for so long, the Japanese will definitely retaliate, let's go, what about the hundreds of thousands of Beitai citizens." ”

Yan Sumo rubbed his chin: "It's a problem. ”

Xiao Lang interjected: "It's better to make a deal with the Japanese." ”

Yan Su smiled bitterly: "Doing a deal with the Japanese, you can tell if you think about it, these people are beasts, how can they have credibility at all." ”

Xiao Lang said: "So far, for the safety of the people, even if it is a devil in hell, he can make a deal." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Then what are you going to trade?" ”

Xiao Lang said: "Use the factories in the industrial zone and them for the safety of the citizens, half of the reason why the Japanese attacked Beitai was for our factories and mines, if we blasted before breaking through, they would not be able to get anything, and leaving the factories behind is also their credit." ”

Yan Su said: "Aren't you an enemy!" ”

Xiao Lang smiled bitterly: "To put it mildly, the Japanese occupied Beitai, the common people still have to live, the factory was blown up, it is not up to us Chinese to repair it, besides, when we fight back, this factory is not our Chinese yet." ”

Yan Su was moved by what he said: "Okay, I agree. ”

Chen Zikun said: "I also agree, but who to send to contact the Japanese army?" ”

Xiao Lang smiled and said: "The idea is mine, naturally I will go, if the matter of negotiating with the Japanese army causes any trouble, I will also bear it alone." ”

……

Broken tiles and ruins, scorched black, suddenly the white flag on the Chinese army position was unfurled, and a man in a suit and leather shoes, Shi Shiran, walked out.

The Japanese position was in an uproar, and the soldiers were beaming, did the Chinese army finally surrender!

The negotiator was brought to Major General Tian Lu Chaoyi, and he sat calmly without fear, and the adjutant of Major General Tian Lu was furious, and pulled out his saber and put it on the man's neck: "Baga, did the general let you sit!" ”

The man's face did not change, and he said calmly: "This is Beitai, it is my home, I want to sit and sit, do I need your permission." ”

The adjutant waved his saber suddenly, but was stopped by Major General Taji, whose sharp eyes stared at the well-dressed man who seemed to be highly educated.

The man looked at him without fear.

"Yours, heroic, whatever." Major General Taro nodded, the Japanese samurai admired the courageous man the most, and this person in front of him seemed to be a tough guy.

The man said: "My surname is Xiao, I am the mayor of Beitai City, Jiangdong Province, Republic of China, and I am now representing the citizens of Beitai to negotiate with His Excellency the General." ”