The gunfire became more and more dense, mixed with the sound of small steel cannons and grenades, and the outpost troops of the Liu Yong Regiment of the Second Brigade of the "Mountain Column" of our Eighth Route Army had already approached this large cemetery.

Due to time constraints, the temporary fortifications on the periphery of the cemetery were not completed, and the ground was littered with tree trunks, coffin boards and tombstones. Seeing that the Eighth Route Army was chasing after them, the recalcitrant army hid behind the debris and hurriedly opened fire on our Eighth Route Army.

Zhou Jianjun, the leader of the first squad of the Eighth Company of Liu Yong's regiment, who rushed to the forefront, took advantage of the enemy's weakness in rushing to the battle, and attacked violently, disrupting the enemy's defensive capability. Not far from the recalcitrant army, Zhou Jianjun shouted: "Lie down." Creeping forward! "Lead the class to climb the enemy quickly. The enemy did not have time to organize resistance, was crammed together in a haphazard manner, and could not effectively exert superior firepower.

Jiang Yiliang saw that the men and horses of the first squad of our Eighth Route Army were fighting bravely, and the soldiers at the front couldn't resist it, so he personally led a platoon of soldiers to rush up.

At this time, the sound of killing was loud, and the commander of the eighth company of Liu Yong's regiment arrived with the whole company and got involved in the battle. The terrified recalcitrant army, how could they withstand the rush of this new force, and they were defeated after a little resistance. No matter how much Jiang Yiliang intimidated, he couldn't stop the retreating tide. He raised his eyes and saw that the brigade of the Eighth Route Army was rushing towards here like a tide, and knowing that this position was difficult to protect, he took a few people around him to fight and retreat. When the recalcitrant soldiers saw that there was no one to command, they were all confused, and they ran towards the cemetery.

Jiang Yiliang, secretary of the Kuomintang Ganyu County Party Department and head of the second district, withdrew from the forward position, hoping that the recalcitrant army had completely collapsed and retreated, and the troops were completely out of control and could no longer command, so they had to abandon the team and flee to the cemetery.

Liu Yong's regiment bravely rushed to kill and chased the enemy. While pursuing the enemy, the officers and men of our Eighth Route shouted slogans to disintegrate the enemy. Many recalcitrant troops laid down their arms and surrendered to the Eighth Route Army.

Commander Liu Yong commanded the troops to rush up, and when he saw this formation, he waved his arms and shouted: "Comrades, rushing into the cemetery is victory!" Hurry up! ”

The enemy in the fortifications on the edge of the cemetery, seeing this posture, panicked and shouted: "The machine guns in front quickly block the forward position!" ”

The machine gunners on the high graves at the front tense nervously set up their machine guns and prepared to fire.

The officers and soldiers of the stubborn army who were running violently waved their hands again and again, and begged loudly: "Let us go over and shoot again, okay, don't shoot at us!" ”

Seeing this tragic situation, the recalcitrant machine gunner immediately hesitated.

The officers and men of the first company of Liu Yong's regiment bravely approached the cemetery, and the soldiers who rushed in front rushed through the last fortification only a few steps.

At this critical moment, Jiang Yiliang and a company commander who rushed to the machine gunner's side jumped to the two large graves on the left and right, pushed away the machine gunner, pounced on the machine gun, and opened heavy fire on the forward position.

Under the strafing of this crossfire, the retreating soldiers who had not yet crossed the last line of fortifications fell in pieces screaming. These dead ghosts gave the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route time to lie down.

However, the fierce machine-gun fire network tightly blocked the path of our Eighth Route Army's advance.

At this time, on the dirt road leading to Xiangzhuang Lake in Ganyu City, the roar of earthen cannons and the sound of cold guns were heard from time to time, which made the Japanese puppet army tremble. They searched and advanced along this road, which had been completely destroyed by the guerrillas in eastern and southern Gan under the unified command of Zhu Mingyuan, the head of Ganyu County, and they were tired, thirsty, anxious and afraid, and the sporadic casualties of the troops continued to increase, and the speed of advance was unusually slow, and they walked for five hours and advanced less than five kilometers.

Tengben rode his horse and followed the troops as they jolted, looking at the sun from time to time, urging his minions to move forward quickly. The Oriental horse walked deep and shallow on the potholed road, and almost knocked the old devil off his horse several times. He looked at the long dirt road that was uneven, and then at the staggering and crawling men, and his heart felt as if it were fried, and he felt that it was the most difficult road in the world.

"Xiangzhuang Lake Emergency." A ghost soldier ran up and handed Tengben a telegram.

Tengben took the telegram, and a string of bad words were placed in front of him: "The Eighth Route Army attacked the village and retreated, I went out of the village to pursue, fell into the trick, and now retreated into the cemetery at the edge of the village to wait for help, the situation is not good, please support your army quickly!" After defeating the Eighth Route Army, half of Ganyu was controlled by your army...... Dong Yupei"

Tengben was taken aback, and angrily threw the telegram away. The devil officer stood straight and straight, trembling and stealing his gaze, waiting for the terrible vent that accompanied the rage.

In an instant, Tengben's frowning eyebrows stretched out, his face turned calm, he handed the telegram back to the officer, and said in a calm tone as if nothing had happened: "Don't make a noise, Dong Yupei will hold on." Give them a telegram, the imperial army is less than thirty miles away from you, and they are moving forward at the same time, hoping that they will do their best to hold on, wait for the meeting with the imperial army, and level the **, so as to determine the overall situation. Inform the troops to speed up and move forward! ”

The devil officer gave a military salute and galloped off his horse.

As soon as the devil officer left, Tengben's eyebrows that had just been stretched out gathered again, and he secretly complained in his heart. Things are really bad, the curtain of war has just opened, and I didn't expect such a big thing to go wrong. The shrewd and capable Dong Yupei and the cunning and cunning star Dong Zhu, who is usually cautious, actually fainted together at this critical juncture and fell into the trap of the Eighth Route Army.

Teng Ben is well aware of the combat effectiveness of these security forces, relying on the strong village defense, he can also deal with the Eighth Route Army. If you leave the strong fortifications and fight the Eighth Route Army in a field battle, it will be like a mouse falling into a frying pan, and you will only have to finish the game. The fellow thought deeply that they had no time to build any decent fortifications in the graveyard, where rabbits didn't, and that they were really worried about how long they could hold up.

So, Tengben said: "Judging from the overall situation, the Eighth Route Army has full preparations and careful deployment for this campaign. ”

Squadron Leader Luo Chuan continued: "In this situation, can Han Deqin take corresponding countermeasures? Will the security forces in northern Jiangsu reinforce Dong Yupei? Can reinforcements be available? All of this is impossible to judge for a while. And our Japanese army and friendly troops were pinned down on this fateful road, like a buffalo stuck in the quagmire, unable to use their strength. ”

Tengben helplessly pointed his command knife to the ground, and said with a wry smile: "Now the troops we support can only advance three miles in an hour, and if we continue at this speed, we can only reach the graveyard at dusk." Dong Yupei's troops may have collapsed sooner rather than later. If the Eighth Route Army succeeds in this battle, it will not only strengthen their strength and consolidate their base areas, but also increase the difficulty of future crusades. ”

"Yes, that's what happened!" Luo Chuan continued.

"However, we will become the general of the defeated army, and we will lose face in front of our commanders and subordinates, in front of our former colleagues, relatives and friends, and the opponents in the base camp. The immediate priority is to rush to the graveyard as soon as possible, rescue Dong Yuhuangpei, and strive to save the endgame. Otherwise, everything is unimaginable! Tengben said weakly.

Suddenly, the roar of earthen cannons sounded in front, mixed with the sound of dense machine guns, interrupting Tengben's thoughts. Judging by the sound density, the scale of this block is larger than the previous ones.

A devil officer rode his horse and reported: "The blocking force of the Eighth Road of China has been found in front. ”

Teng Ben waved his hand angrily and shouted irritably: "Even such a small blocking force can't be eliminated, what are you talking about a decisive battle with the main force of the Eighth Route Army!" Call me! Hit hard! ”

The devil officer answered, turned around and pulled the saddle and was about to get on the horse, when he heard Tengben's majestic voice again: "Stand down!" ”

The devil officer quickly turned around, only to see Tengben's eyes shining with a deep gaze under the long eyebrows, as if thinking about an important issue. Asked in an instant, he decided, and ordered categorically: "Tell the troops: stop advancing for the time being, closely monitor the blocking troops of the Eighth Route Army, and stand ready to attack." Inform the officers to assemble here at once. ”

( Biography of Chinese and Foreign Heroes )