Li Jintian was silent, and after a few seconds, he raised his head and looked at Zhao Dengyu firmly and said, "Junzao, I was wrong. Military seat, you can rest assured, if there is one person in the 3rd brigade, the West Gate will not be lost. Throne, I'm going! ”

Zhao Dengyu took two steps forward and patted him on the back: "Go!" I'll come along! ”

Li Jintian saluted everyone with a solemn military salute, and then walked out of the hall quickly.

After sending Li Jintian away, everyone persuaded Zhao Dengyu again: "Military seat, retreat the headquarters." ”

Zhao Dengyu shook his head. He raised his left hand and looked at the time, it was half past eleven, half of the night had passed, the raiding troops should have boarded the train, right?

Hanjia Temple has been twenty kilometers to the south, is the Longhai railway line. The self-weight of the Jiguang type is too large, and the target is too big if you cross the river nearby, so Guo Muyi wants to use the Longhai Railway to cross the Grand Canal far away and make a detour to the battlefield. In this way, the troops are far away from the battlefield, it is easier to hide their tracks, and the speed of transfer is increased, which can increase the suddenness of entering the battlefield.

"Woo-" The train whistled, Guo Muyi stood on a tank and waved to everyone, shouting: "Brothers, go back!" "The officers of the First Division and the Mountain Division were all present, and all of them had solemn faces—everyone clearly knew that the eastward advance of the raid troops was a big gamble, and whether they won or lost, their results were not much better.

To the east of the Xuzhou Battlefield Canal, in addition to the troops in Taierzhuang, the national army only stationed the 42nd Division of the 27th Army under the Second Group Army in Pixian. The existence of the 27th Division in Pixian was originally to delay the time for the Japanese army to attack Taierzhuang with all its might, and to buy a little more time for Li Zongren to dispatch troops. Therefore, Li Zongren's first order to the division commander Huang Qiaosong was to withdraw the 27th Division as soon as a large Japanese army approached. Now that the raiding troops are advancing eastward, the existence of the 27th Division in Pi County has a different significance. Li Zongren urgently telegraphed Huang Qiaosong and asked the ministry to stay in place and wait for help. However, even so, compared with the Japanese army of three divisions, the Canal East Army is still at an extreme disadvantage in terms of strength, so the raid force's operation is called a surprise attack, in fact, a careless one may be a sheep in the mouth of the tiger, and its future is really worrying.

"Woo! Woo! The train roared and ran, faster and faster, and gradually disappeared into the darkness of the night. Guo Da and Huang Haifu glanced at each other, and Guo Da said in a deep voice: "None of the officers and soldiers of our student army are of a bad race, no matter whether Chief of Staff Guo can succeed or not, their feats will be recorded in the history of war." ”

With nearly 10,000 troops, it really took a lot of courage to do it like moths to the flames and throw them into a dense Japanese array.

Huang Haifu is much more optimistic than Guo Da: "I believe that this battle will be successful. With the help of local guerrillas and anti-Japanese organizations, Lao Guo was able to find the best point of entry. Hehe, the commander-in-chief is an unpredictable prophet, and he actually left a back hand here in Xuzhou early. Hmph, Antenliji is tired of being alive, and he dares to attack three doors at the same time, how many people is he? As long as the 5th Division is in chaos, our opportunity will come, and Taierzhuang will inevitably become the grave of the 5th Division. ”

In the time and space before Ouyang Yun traveled through, some experts compared the differences between the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Xuzhou, and put forward the concept that the southerners were weak and the northerners were strong, and the civilian forces played an active role in the Battle of Xuzhou, which dispersed the Japanese forces to a certain extent. For example, in the battles south of Xuzhou and north of Xuzhou, the Nationalist Army, with the help of local guerrillas and anti-Japanese organizations, firmly occupied the geographical advantage and this area, which was an important factor that could thwart the Japanese army's intention to advance into Xuzhou.

Guo Da was very clear about the activity of non-governmental anti-Japanese organizations in Xuzhou, and he said: "I hope so! ”

An hour and a half later, the raiding troops got off the train southwest of Pi County. Then, Guo Muyi immediately commanded the troops to move due south under the leadership of several scouts. Guo Da and Huang Haifu released all the scouts of the Xueyi Division and the Mountain Division when they were still in Pingyi, and now, within nearly 100 miles of Taierzhuang to the east of the canal, the reconnaissance team of the Xuebing Army has woven a large net to firmly monitor every move of the four Japanese troops: the 5th Division, the Isogu Division, the Seya Detachment, and the 3rd Mixed Brigade.

These scouts belonged to the reconnaissance battalion of the 1st Division, and the leader of the team was a platoon commander named Qiu Zhen. Qiu Zhen was invited by Guo Muyi to the latter's tank, and explained in detail the location and situation of various Japanese units for him.

"The mixed third brigade has arrived in Sihu, and the devils of two brigades are guarding a squadron of chariot troops are moving towards Pixian, and it is estimated that they will arrive at about four o'clock tomorrow morning; The 5th Division is now divided into three routes, constantly attacking the eastern, northern, and northwestern gates; The Seya detachment was still engaged in fierce battles with the 132nd Division; The main force of the Isogu Division is stationed at a ferry in the west canal section of Taierzhuang, and Battalion Commander Ge has already reported this information; No trace of the 27th Division has yet been found, and it should not appear on the Taierzhuang battlefield before tomorrow morning. ”

"I heard that Lei Ying from the Renqiu Chamber of Commerce brought people to Pi County, did he contact you?"

The Renqiu Chamber of Commerce sounds like a business organization, but it's not. The president of the Renqiu Chamber of Commerce is Shang Wolf, that is, Shang Lian'er's father. The Renqiu Chamber of Commerce was originally a purely non-governmental organization that was bored by business wolves and wanted to relive their previous career as a boss. Under the military junta, the establishment of such organizations had to be submitted to the government departments for approval. The Renqiu Chamber of Commerce was the first to apply, and the merchant wolf was Ouyang Yun's acquaintance, so the matter was pushed in front of Ouyang Yun. Ouyang Yun knew the old background of the merchant wolf, and was worried that this old man would organize an underworld organization, so he talked to him in detail. He listened to Shang Wolf talk about the original intention of establishing this chamber of commerce, and his heart moved, and he suddenly remembered the civilian armed self-defense force stranded in Renqiu. After the Cadet Army withdrew from North China, it left behind no less than 30,000 civilian armed forces in Jicha. These armed organizations were unified under the management of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Fox Tong, and after refinement, they were organized into three guerrilla corps and a number of guerrilla units. Not long after the Xuebing Army moved to Guangdong, Mu Jiandie sent a report, hoping that Ouyang Yun would solve the problem of funds and weapons for the Jicha guerrillas. Jicha is too far away from Fujian and Guangdong, and if a special transportation channel is opened, the Cadet Army really does not have this ability. Ouyang Yun thought hard, but fortunately, what did the merchant wolf want to do at this time, Ouyang Yun's eyes rolled, and he hit the idea on this Renqiu Chamber of Commerce.

Shang Wolf was very reluctant at first, he was purely engaged in fun, how could he carry such a heavy burden. However, Shang Lian'er was quite interested, and Shang Wolf was obedient to this daughter, so the matter was settled.

At first, the Renqiu Chamber of Commerce only provided some light weapons and materials for the guerrillas and anti-Japanese organizations to which Jicha Hutong belonged, but with the full-scale outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, Ouyang Yun became bigger and stronger on this basis, and now has contacts with almost all the major anti-Japanese organizations and guerrillas in the enemy-occupied areas. And in order to make better use of these civil forces, he also let Kang Dafu concurrently serve as the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, and used the strength of the first class to have extensive contact with various forms of anti-Japanese forces, so that there are today's achievements - Lei Ying of the Renqiu Chamber of Commerce in Guo Muyi's mouth is the person in charge of the northern Jiangsu film, as early as when the first division and the mountain division entered the battlefield in Xuzhou, he was actively moving, and he had gathered a guerrilla army of about 3,000 in his hands.

Guo Muyi was quite unimpressed at first about using guerrillas as a form of civilian armed forces to fight against the Japanese army, but after the Japanese army mixed into the 3rd Brigade was attacked in Nigou, his thinking changed somewhat, and he felt that if he used these "local snakes" to fight against the Japanese army, it would be beneficial to his own surprise attack.

The chief of staff asked, and Qiu Zhen replied respectfully: "I have contacted, the Shandong Red Gun Society and the Huaihe Wanxian Society have already laid an ambush on the two main roads between Pixian and Taierzhuang according to your wishes." ”

"How many mines did Lei Ying bring this time?"

"More than three hundred, plus the earth mines made by the Ten Thousand Immortals Society themselves, they used a total of more than seven hundred this time."

"Very good, you tell Boss Fu and President Du that the mission of the Red Gun Society and the Ten Thousand Immortals Society is only to slow down the Japanese army's march, and I don't expect them to block it. So, don't fight with the little devils. Alright, you can let me know when it's almost time to hit the river. ”

The Xiashui River is located fifteen kilometers southwest of Pi County, and Guo Muyi decided to divide his troops here. At that time, the Overlord Brigade will go to Pixian County and cooperate with the 27th Division to block the mixed 3rd Brigade, while the Xueyi Brigade will march directly towards Taierzhuang with the tank unit and directly attack the enemy at the North Gate.

At about three o'clock in the morning, Guo Da rushed to the west gate of Taierzhuang with the second brigade.

Seya Enlightenment went crazy - the attack of the Seya detachment has not stopped since it entered the battlefield. The 132nd Division suffered heavy losses under the indiscriminate bombardment of Japanese artillery, and the battle lasted for more than four hours, causing Zhao Dengyu to lose about a brigade of troops. And the Seya detachment, after suffering two losses at the beginning, organized a very cautious infantry charge after that, and the losses were very low. The officers and men of the two brigades of the 132nd Division took turns to fight, and everyone was red-eyed, including Zhao Dengyu, all the officers and men vowed not to give up. However, Zhang Zizhong considered that once the counteroffensive began, the 132nd Division, which had been fighting fiercely for most of the night, would definitely not be able to handle it, so he issued an order to change the defense.

As the starting main force of the Cadet Army, the officers and men of the 1st Division fought many ruthless battles, vicious battles, and even bad battles, but the tragic situation of the 132nd Division's defensive position on the Ximen Battlefield still exceeded their ability to bear. The Japanese had just finished an offensive, and many parts of the position were still burning with flames due to shelling. Through these faint fires, the officers and men of the 1st Division saw a scene of hell on earth - the bodies of the fallen soldiers of the 132nd Division could be seen everywhere, and many of them were directly hit by artillery shells, and their bodies were damaged to varying degrees......

Zhao Dengyu's lips were chapped and his eye sockets were sunken, he silently returned a military salute to Guo Da, and shouted around: "Brothers, withdraw!" ”

"Throne, we can still fight!" Several of his officers quit. A regimental commander who had just been blown off and was in a coma opened his eyes suddenly, and he roared: "Military seat, you can't retreat!" The remains of my brothers are still on the battlefield. ”

Zhao Dengyu glanced at him and said softly: "I said something wrong, it was a change of guard and retreating from time to time." Xiao Jiang, then hurry up and carry Captain Huang first. ”

Huang Zelao roared, the whole person was a little wilted, he looked around by the faint light of the fire, saw Guo Da and them, recognized their identity as a soldier, struggled to sit up, he hissed and shouted: "Son of a bitch, what about your cannon, why don't you pull your cannon up——"

"Huang Zelao! Shut up! Zhao Dengyu roared. Then he said apologetically to Guo Da: "Senior Commander Guo, we have suffered a lot of losses in the battle, and the brothers are holding back the fire in their hearts, don't mind." ”

Guo Da nodded: "I understand." He walked up to Huang Zelao and squatted down, hugged his shoulder and said, "Brother, you have worked hard. Don't worry, go down and recuperate, Simon will leave it to us to learn a teacher. Our artillery has already been asked by Commander Lee, and he needs to be dispatched in a unified manner. Next, we must also use our flesh and blood to resist the artillery fire of the little devils, you can bear it, and we can bear it. Brother, the line of defense you defend with your blood and lives, we will all die in battle, and we will not let it fall into the hands of little devils! Speaking of this, his voice suddenly became louder: "If the Japanese think that they can crush us with artillery alone, then they are very wrong - we Chinese cannot be defeated!" ”

"Well said! We Chinese cannot be defeated! Alright, brothers, withdraw! After Zhao Dengyu finished speaking, he walked in front of many officers of the First Division, he shook hands with everyone one by one, and said after the most reluctance: "Take care, I will hand over the West Gate to you!" ”

"Chief Zhao, please rest assured, as long as there is still one person in the first division, Ximen will still be ours!" Everyone answered in unison.

Zhao Dengyu nodded. Then, he looked at the battlefield of Ximen, and looked at it for dozens of seconds, as if he wanted to remember the appearance of all the brothers who died in battle. Finally, he pursed his eyes vigorously and resolutely turned away.

The 132nd Division withdrew from the battlefield under the leadership of Zhao Dengyu, and the seven regiments were stationed in Taierzhuang, and only more than 3,000 people left alive, and none of the seven regiments was more than half of the establishment. They defended the dignity of Chinese soldiers with their own flesh and blood, and they let the Japanese know that no amount of fierce artillery fire can destroy the determination of the Chinese to resist aggression, and they want to rely on force to make China bow its head - delusional!

The 2nd Brigade completed the change of defense with the front-line troops of the 132nd Division at the fastest speed. Guo Da and Yu Zequan were inspecting the section of the city wall of the West Gate to find possible defensive loopholes, and Chang Fugui, the commander of the 201st Regiment, led someone to escort a soldier to find him. Chang Fugui said angrily: "Master, this kid is from the 132nd division, we asked him to withdraw but he refused, I went to pull him, he actually bitten!" I think this kid is a dog! With that, they pushed the warrior in front of Guo Da.

After entering the second half of the night, the frequency of attacks of the Seya detachment became less and less, and now it was often only after half an hour that an attack was launched. As a result, Simon spent most of his time in darkness.

Guo Da shone a flashlight on the warrior's chest. The clothes on the warrior's body were rotten, and the cotton wool in the jacket came out, perhaps after being burned by fire, and the top was black. Guo Da asked softly: "Young man, what's your name?" ”

The soldier scratched his head, he felt a little dizzy, his ears were buzzing, and he didn't hear Guo Da's words clearly, he said: "Sir, I am from the 132nd Division, and I have not received an order to retreat." ”

Chang Fugui roared: "Don't answer the question, what is your name asked by our master?" ”

The warrior faintly heard the voice, he patted his head with his hand, and said in frustration: "My ears are buzzing, what are you talking about?" ”

Guo Da frowned and sighed softly: "This was shocked by the cannon." Then he leaned into the warrior's ear and said in a loud voice: "I ask you what your name is." ”

The warrior was startled, almost didn't jump, and then quickly replied: "My name is Wu Yushu, sir." ”

Wu Yushu had a big life, and even their comrades-in-arms died, but he survived. Because platoon commander Zhao Deming also died, the number of kills that Zhao Deming was carrying now became his task - he himself thought so. The Seya detachment has now changed its combat methods, and instead of using large-scale infantry charges, his chances and probability of killing the enemy have been greatly reduced, making him unable to complete the tasks entrusted by his comrades, so he resolutely refuses to withdraw.

"Wu Yushu. Xiao Wu, now that your and our armies have changed their guards, you should withdraw to Hexi. Let's go, or we won't be able to catch up with the big army. ”

"I won't withdraw, sir, I will kill at least thirteen enemies," Wu Yushu said, Zhao Deming sounded, and tears welled up in his eyes.

"You must withdraw, do you want to disobey the military order?!"

Of course, Wu Yushu didn't want to disobey the military order, he was so anxious that tears fell, and he choked up and pleaded: "Sir, I still have thirteen devils who haven't been killed, I really can't withdraw." I beg you, let me stay! ”

Guo Da was puzzled: "There are still thirteen devils who have not been killed, what does this mean?" ”

Wu Yushu wiped a handful of tears, choked up and said: "I am the only one left in our platoon, we said that it was good, and each person in our platoon must kill at least one devil." The dead ones who can't accomplish this goal, the living people have to help them do it—sir, I beg you, I still have to kill thirteen devils to fulfill the brothers' request, I really can't withdraw! ”

Including Chang Fugui, everyone was stunned. Guo Da's heart was sour, and tears rolled down. He patted Wu Yushu's shoulder vigorously and said, "Good boy, okay, stay." Chang Fugui, Xiao Wu is temporarily in your group. You protect him, remember, this is an order! ”

"Yes!" Chang Fugui replied vigorously, and then walked towards his camp with his arms around Wu Yushu, while saying, "Stinky boy, why didn't you say it earlier, I was bitten by you......"

Guo Da saw them leave, and said to Yu Zequan excitedly: "Old Yu, do you see it, we have such a warrior, why worry that the Japanese army will not be destroyed?" There are only a few little devils, as long as each of us has such determination, hum, I think the little devils have to be exterminated! ”

Yu Zequan also sighed: "They are all good soldiers, but unfortunately, our country is too poor and backward." Otherwise, how could little Japan be so rampant! Shizuo, I suddenly have a hunch that Chief of Staff Guo's raid will definitely be successful! ”