Chapter 695: Breaking the Siege

Tang Qiuquan took the special operations team of the sixth detachment, and entered the Guandi Mountain and the North Wudang Mountains for a few days, and there was still no news of Meiling, and in the first few days, traces of the battle could still be found, but in the past few days, there was not even a trace at all, and Meiling and his comrades-in-arms disappeared as if out of thin air, without a trace.

Qiuquan rested on the rocks, and the team members were naturally vigilant around, he was very puzzled, suspecting that he was chasing in the wrong direction, but judging from the map and several traces of battle found, Qiuquan still believed that Meiling was retreating in the direction of the bank of the Yellow River, but in the Luliang Mountains, where the peaks are lined with mountains and the valleys crisscross the mountains, it is no less than looking for a needle in a haystack to find more than 50 people who have lost contact.

The captain of the detachment, Chu Tian, came over, and stopped talking, Qiu Quan looked at this his own henchman, Chu Tian was seriously injured when he was holding the calf and suppressing the bandits in Shandong, Qiu Quan was so anxious that he found all the medical conditions that could be used, and finally snatched Chu Tian's life back from the hands of Lord Yan, and when he found himself at this time, he must have something to say.

Chu Tian looked at Tang Qiuquan, who was contemplative, and also saw his encouraging gaze, and said: "Detachment leader, I think the direction we are looking for is wrong, according to the order of the division commander, these troops should be in the southeast direction, we have also encountered them along the way, basically operating in the original combat area, the east bank of the Yellow River is a dense area of the Japanese army, they will not be stupid enough to throw themselves into the net, such a small army, the little devils will not make great efforts to encircle and suppress, as long as they do not encounter a large force of Japanese troops, they should not be in danger, I build yì, Let's turn around tomorrow and look southeast."

Qiuquan understood Chu Tian's thoughts, these soldiers, who had not fought for several days in a row, had itchy palms, and drilled into this deep mountain and old forest, full of reluctance, and also, they were enjoying fighting around Taiyuan, stirring up the little devils day and night, but they came here with an order, and from the words of the soldiers, he also heard that the use of four elite special operations detachments was to find a small army of more than 50 people, which was not worth it and was a bit overkill.

However, Qiuquan couldn't explain the reason to the soldiers frankly, saying that in this small army, there was a division commander's brother-in-law, so he used so much strength to find it, and from Tang Qiuli's telegram, he also saw Xiaoqiu's euphemism, and it was not appropriate to make a big fanfare, so Qiuquan said: "What, I'm impatient these days?" I don't know your mind yet, I can't get a fight here, everyone is panicking, they are all our comrades-in-arms, looking for them is more important than fighting devils, go, tell everyone, tomorrow according to the original plan, continue to look east"

Chu Tian stuck out his tongue and secretly called the detachment leader powerful, and suddenly broke everyone's thoughts, yes, obediently act as a search and rescue team, Chu Tian hadn't left yet, a sentry ran over, "Report to the detachment leader, detachment leader, there are gunshots due west, the distance is about six or seven kilometers," Tang Qiuquan jumped up all of a sudden, and ran to the hillside with Chu Tian, and sure enough, a burst of gunfire faintly came with the mountain breeze.

Qiuquan thought to himself, could it be Meiling them? "Order, the sixth detachment will gather and set off immediately, the sound of the gun is the destination," he gave the order succinctly, Chu Tian just gave an order, more than two hundred and forty team members, already running in the direction where the gunfire came from, and immediately sent a group of sharp soldiers to search and advance in front, looking at the tables of the members of the sixth detachment, Tang Qiuquan nodded with satisfaction, the sixth detachment made Chu Tian train very well.

The gunfire of Meiling rang out suddenly, the wounded were lacking, how could there be an accurate head, the bullets hit the rocks, stirring up a string of sparks, the Japanese soldiers who surrounded them, knowing that the sneak attack could not succeed, immediately changed to a strong attack, crooked handle light machine gun, 38 big cover blew a gust of wind, towards the mouth of the cave slammed over, blocked the entrance of the cave, caught off guard, the four sentries at the entrance of the cave, because of extreme fatigue, in the constant napping, were hit and fell to the ground.

In this moment, the Japanese soldiers had already rushed down the hillside, the black crowd, the soldiers who had reacted, immediately returned fire, the dense rain of bullets, just blocked the momentum of the Japanese charge, in the night, tracer bullets dragged the dark red tail, back and forth shuttled and intertwined, sparks in all directions, the battle began to enter the white-hot process.

The advantage of the Japanese army is that there are many people, Meiling their advantage is that the firepower is intensive, relying on the cave, the Japanese army has been repulsed with several waves of charges, and it will no longer storm strongly, blocking the entrance of the cave with intensive firepower, Meiling and the four wounded soldiers have long been dragged into the depths of the cave, in such a short time, the Japanese casualties have dozens of people, Meiling and their four sentries killed three people, seriously injured one, the battle is stalemate here, the Japanese army can not attack, Meiling they can not break through.

Meiling was very puzzled, he hadn't encountered the Japanese army for a few days, how could he be suddenly attacked tonight? Not only Meiling thinks so, but all the soldiers also think like this, speaking of which, it is really a coincidence, the Japanese troops of the three squadrons chased in the direction of Fangshan and Linxian for several days, and they didn't even see a single figure, and they went to the telegram to ask the troops in that direction, and they didn't find any trace of the small group of troops, which is strange?

The three Japanese officers who took over as the leader of the squadron quarreled again, each holding their own opinions, one side said that the soldiers of China must be hiding somewhere nearby, looking for an opportunity to cross the river, and the other side said that we must be chasing in the wrong direction, and those soldiers of China are still hiding in place and dare not come out, and no one can convince anyone.

And Meiling them, because they did not encounter the Japanese army for a few days, they relaxed their vigilance, and rushed to the bank of the Yellow River, and when they camped, they did not strictly choose a place, and the bonfire lit in the cave did not make the necessary disguise, and was discovered by the Japanese search team, the Japanese army of this team was very cunning, and after discovering this situation, they did not alarm Meiling them, but returned to the brigade to report, and the two Japanese squadron leaders who learned the news were overjoyed, and immediately surrounded them overnight with their troops.

According to their plan, sneak into the hole, suddenly attack and kill all the Chinese soldiers, if you can capture a few alive, it would be the best, if it is not for Meiling to find out, these extremely excited Japanese soldiers, it is very likely to rush into the cave, Meiling They are facing the fate, that is, all of them are killed or captured.

This is an extremely dangerous situation, there is more dangerous than this, there is no other exit from this cave, in fact, Meiling they, have fallen into a desperate situation, with superior firepower, they can hold the entrance of the cave, the Japanese army can not rush in, but, in the future, can hold on for a few days, when the ammunition is exhausted, they only have one way to go.

As soon as the gunshot rang out, Meiling immediately abandoned all the fears and attachments in his heart, and the responsibility on his body forced him to calm down, he called the six squad leaders together and discussed, everyone knew the situation they were facing, it was impossible to break through, the dense bullet rain of the Japanese army had already woven a web of death at the entrance of the cave, and rushing out could only be a live target for the little devil.

can only hold on, fight until the last moment, fifty-eight people divided into nine groups, take turns to defend the entrance of the cave, all try to rest, keep their bodies, save ammunition, food and water, and try to hold on to the longest time, after the decision, everyone divided up to prepare, everyone's face, there is no panic and frustration in the face of a desperate situation, the eyes are surprisingly calm, the Japanese army used mortars, one shell after another, constantly exploding at the entrance of the cave, the shattered rocks flying, the choking smell of gunsmoke, filling the cave, burning the throat, It's breathless.

The soldiers who defended the entrance of the cave were injured by stones and were forced to retreat into the cave, using rocks and rocks to build a line of defense, lying in the depths of the cave Meiling, watching his comrades busy with their work, hating themselves for not being able to help, once he clearly knew the situation he was facing, Meiling's heart calmed down, he was just unwilling, he went to the battlefield once, and he didn't kill more little devils, so he confessed in the barren mountains and mountains, which was the biggest regret in his heart.

Thinking about it, he put a grenade on his chest again, which was prepared for himself and the little devil, and he saw that his comrades-in-arms who did not have a combat mission were groping for a suicide note in the afterglow of the bonfire, and he also wanted to write, but he didn't have the energy, he wanted to say too much to his relatives, and there seemed to be nothing to say, Meiling closed his eyes, clenched the grenade, and waited for the last moment to come, his heart turned out to be empty, this eighteen-year-old boy, at this moment, has a deeper understanding of life.

Under the cover of light and heavy machine guns and mortars, the Japanese army launched another attack, and was repelled by the fierce fire in the cave, paying the price of dozens of people, and the soldiers on the defensive, also suffered six casualties, and the Japanese army, who was mad, used more fierce firepower to vent the anger in their hearts, mortar shells and grenades, and exploded orange flames at the entrance of the cave, and the cave shook in the violent explosion, and it seemed that it was about to collapse at any time.

Tang Qiuquan, who was rushing in the direction of the gunfire, did not forget to call the second and fourth detachments nearby to move closer to him, he did not know how big the scale of this battle was, he crossed several hills, and when he reached a valley, the sound of gunfire and explosions became clearer, and he could already see clusters of flames, constantly flashing in the night sky, and from the dense range of gunfire, Qiuquan could conclude that there were no less than two squadrons of Japanese troops.

He ordered the sixth detachment to attack freely and do such a job, for the members of the special operations detachment, the road was familiar, Chutian made gestures, and the soldiers immediately divided into several battles, and disappeared into the night in an instant, Meiling and his comrades-in-arms in the cave were stunned when they heard the fierce gunfire outside, and the gunfire was so familiar, it was the crisp continuous sound unique to the Suomi submachine gun.

The Japanese army that was suddenly attacked, which was the opponent of the special combat personnel who were accustomed to night fighting, was caught off guard, was beaten into disarray, and there were gunfire in all directions, and the Japanese squadron leader did not know how many people came, so he hurriedly ordered a retreat, and on the way, he happened to bump into the second special operations detachment that rushed in, and he was beaten again, and finally ran out, and when the number of people was counted, there was less than one squadron left.

The gunfire stopped, and Qiuquan stood up and shouted loudly: "I am Tang Qiuquan, the leader of the special operations detachment of the independent division, and the unit in the cave is the unit, report your number"

(To be continued)