Zhu Qifan, the commander of the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army, lay in a small forest, observing the movement of the enemy army through the bare branches. In order to avoid being discovered by the enemy's vanguard, our troops hid by the ditch a kilometer away. After a long wait, the ice and snow, and the northwest wind kept blowing violently, Zhu Qifan kept rubbing his hands together.

Zhu Qifan heard the scouts come back and reported that the enemy was only concerned with fierce pursuit, and did not pay attention to the search along the way. He wanted to find a place to take shelter from the wind, and because of his hatred for Dong Yupei, he wanted to understand the enemy's situation as soon as possible, so that he could find an opportunity to attack.

For Zhu Qifan, this battle came in a timely manner, this was his participation in the first major battle of the Eighth Route Army, and it was also a great opportunity for him to take revenge on Dong Yupei, and it was also a good opportunity for him to avenge the old county magistrate Zhu Aizhou.

The pursuing enemy followed the Eighth Route Army and ran through the hidden groves of Zhu Qifan and others without searching, only to follow forward and backward. Zhu Qifan, who has been an officer of the county security team for most of his life, has to admire Sun Jixian and Liu Haitao's use of troops from the bottom of his heart, and the battle is progressing accurately according to the path they guided.

Unexpectedly, Dong Yupei, who has been shrewd for most of his life, was dizzy at this juncture, and even let the Eighth Route Army lead the way, it seems that this time it must be over.

At this time, the enemy's third echelon followed closely, and suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in front of Zhu Qifan's eyes. He took a closer look, it was Dong Yupei, whom he hated to the core, and he was really a narrow family. Dong Yupei was riding on a big ocean horse, pointing and shouting to direct the troops to pursue, looking like a villain and an invincible bear.

As soon as Zhu Qifan saw Dong Yupei, he immediately became angry, and then looked at his turtle appearance, and he was even more angry. The fanatical personal outburst** made him lose his mind and make him forget the order of the brigade commander not to act on his own. He pulled out the box gun suddenly, and through the gap between the branches, he aimed at Dong Yupei is a shot.

Dong Yupei's temporary life was great, just as he grabbed the trigger of the gun, Dong Yupei's horse leg tripped over the small tree that the bullet knocked down, and under the horse's stumbling hooves, Dong Yupei was thrown into a dog and ate, which was really intolerable, and the flying bullet passed close to Dong Yupei's scalp.

Dong Yupei was taken aback, lying on the ground and looking around in a panic, obviously this was not from the retreating Eighth Route Army. Only then did he think of being ambushed by the Eighth Route Army, and he couldn't help but exclaim: "There is an ambush here!" ”

The shout of this thunderbolt in the clear sky immediately stunned the officers and soldiers who were pursuing, and they were at a loss for a moment, and those in front turned back and ran, and those behind lay down on the spot, and became a mess.

The sound of gunshots and shouts woke Zhu Qifan up, and he immediately realized that he had messed things up. He was frightened into a cold sweat, and when he hit the ground, he just didn't do anything, he got up from the ground, threw off the box gun, and rushed up with this company, and a platoon gun put down dozens of enemies, rushed up, and took Dong Yupei directly.

Dong Yupei saw that Zhu Qifan was coming, so he really knew that he had been ambushed by the Eighth Route Army.

The fierce gunfire alarmed Liu Haitao and others in the brigade headquarters, and the people who were hiding in the cemetery to reconnoiter ran back and reported: A detachment of our army has engaged the enemy. Although Dong Yan's brigade had not yet entered the encirclement, the occurrence of this unexpected situation forced Liu Haitao to issue an order to all the participants to attack.

Suddenly, the loud trumpet of the charge sounded into a large area, the shouts of killing resounded through the sky, and the officers and men of the Eighth Route jumped up from various ambush locations and fiercely attacked the enemy. Two armies, left and right, pincer-shaped onslaught at the enemy's rearguard.

The feint attack troops commanded by Liu Yong and others quickly turned back and outflanked the two flanks of Dong Yan's troops, and immediately changed from a feint attack to a real main attack.

The enemy's vanguard completely entered the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army, and all became headless flies - bumping everywhere, the formation was in chaos, and the situation was in a hurry......

At this time, Dong Yan's rearguard troops were also in chaos, and under the sudden blow of our Eighth Route Army, Jiang Chujiu, Xiangxing and others were all panicked and looked at Dong Yupei in horror.

"Calm down Lao Tzu!" Dong Yupei shouted sharply, "Quickly pick up all the guns for me, concentrate on the firepower and fight outward, I want to fight with the Eighth Route Army here."

"No way!" The chief of staff, who rode over at a gallop, stepped forward and said, "We have been surrounded, and the Eighth Route Army is good at close combat, and I am afraid that we will suffer if we fight hard." There is no good terrain here to give full play to the superior firepower of our army, so we cannot stay here for a long time, and it is best to leave as soon as possible. ”

"Hurry up and withdraw to the village, let's use the houses to fight them!" The photo star interjected in a panic.

The demons hesitated, and the gunfire behind them was loud, and a company commander came to report: "Report to the brigade commander, the big thing is not good!" The Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army has cut off our back road and is rushing here! ”

The demons were taken aback. The chief of staff pretended to have a sad face, looked at Dong Yupei with tearful eyes, and begged: "Brigade commander, now let's quickly organize people to rush back to the village, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

"Nothing to be afraid of!" Dong Yupei put a toad on the bed leg - and said, "Just the few broken guns of the Eighth Route Army, what can be done to me!" Don't listen to their bluffs, it's not bullshit. ”

Jiang Yiliang galloped over, and said angrily: "Brigade commander, all the troops in front of me have entered the encirclement, I'm afraid there will be no good fruit to eat, you can get an idea......

Jiang Yiliang's words were not finished, and someone rushed to shout in horror: "The retreating men and horses of the Eighth Route Army have been killed again." ”

"We can't be trapped here, we have to find a way out, do we just stay here and wait for someone to catch us?" Xiang Xing said tremblingly.

Dong Yupei glared at Xiangxing fiercely, suppressed her anger, thought for a while, raised her right hand and pointed to the west and said: "Two hundred meters ahead is a cemetery, where there are many large graves, but it is a natural garrison stronghold. I don't think it's better to withdraw there first, delay some time, and let the Japanese come to the rescue—"

Dong Yan's troops entered the cemetery one after another, a place of hundreds of graves, and a large number of Kuomintang officers and soldiers immediately poured in, so that the ancients could not live in peace.

Dong Yupei and Jiang Yiliang commanded some soldiers to dig fortifications. They dug trenches in the wheat fields of the common people, some of them dug graves for mounds of earth and fortifications, and even coffins containing dead people were dragged out.

Dong Yupei looked around, a smile flashed in his eyebrows, and said: "There is no endless road, relying on the existing troops, good weapons and the existing good terrain, we have the capital to play with the Eighth Route Army, see if they can play with us!" ”

"That's what happened." Xiang Xing said from the side, "The terrain here is particularly good, it is worthy of a natural good position, as long as you can hold it for half a day, the Eighth Route Army with backward weapons can be contained here, creating a stalemate situation, and when the Japanese arrive, you can be done with a flanking attack inside and outside." Xiangxing glanced at Dong Yupei with a smile, and then said to his subordinates on the side, "Send a report to contact Fangzi Dazuo, tell her about the situation here, and ask her to urge the Japanese commander to march here quickly." ”

"Yes." The attendant responded and hid by a large grave.

Suddenly, a burst of gunfire rang out, and a company commander hurriedly ran to report: "The vanguard of the Liu Yong Regiment of the Eighth Route Army has already done it with us.

Dong Yupei sternly ordered: "Go and tell Jiang Yiliang quickly, and do your best to hold the position on the periphery of the cemetery." I authorize him: if there is a cowardly fighter or a deserter, he will be shot on the spot! The company commander left in response.

Dong Yupei gathered the big and small leaders together and instructed majestically: "Everyone, how do I, Dong someone, usually treat everyone? I have a clear conscience! As the saying goes: adversity sees the truth. At present, we have all become grasshoppers on a rope, we are all brothers and sisters, raising troops for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, and we ask everyone to work together to undertake the historical mission of the party-state. ”

"Please rest assured, we will definitely fight to the death!" The second battalion commander patted his ass and said.

"Good! At present, the Japanese army and Qi Taihe and other district troops are already on the way to reinforcements, and they are about to arrive here, and the battle situation is very optimistic. Everyone must muster up confidence and courage to assist Dong to persevere until the final victory, and then he will definitely be rewarded for his merits and deeds, and he will never treat everyone badly! Dong Yupei cheered up.

"I am willing to stick a knife in the ribs of the brigade commander." The demons shouted in unison.

"Excellent! Get ready to fight. Dong Yupei waved his hand, and the officers ran away one after another. Dong Zhu'an, Xiangxing and others surrounded Dong Yupei and walked towards the temporary headquarters. Jiang Chujiu, the head of the fourth district of the Kuomintang Ganyu and the senior staff member of Dong Yupei, was straight at the end, his eyebrows were locked, his steps were faltering, and he looked preoccupied.

( Biography of Chinese and Foreign Heroes )