Section 36 Faith

After the battle of Gao'an City arrived with the main force of the three battalions, there was basically no suspense. Although the combat effectiveness of the first brigade and the second squadron sent into the city by the Japanese army is not weak, the enemy they encountered is far from being comparable to the ordinary miscellaneous army, not to mention that the current comparison of forces is absolutely inferior, that is, in the case of the same strength, from Luodian to Shi and others, who have been fighting for a year and a half now, under the countless deaths and bloody experiences, their bravery has far surpassed others. On the other hand, in a year and a half, the losses of the Japanese army were also very huge, and I don't know how many times the reserves were drawn from the mainland to replenish. Although the number of soldiers is still sufficient, its combat effectiveness is much worse than that of veterans who have been trained and experienced in war for a long time.

After all, Sajiro Kakoku was still clever, the first increase of the enemy army had already made him feel that the situation was not good, and when more enemies appeared in front of them, he immediately gave the order to retreat, and directly withdrew from Gao'an City with the second squadron.

When the blue sky and the white sun were full of red battle flags replanted on the head of Gao'an City, the 2nd Squadron of the 2nd Brigade of the Japanese Army in the area of Xiaolugang also issued the order to retreat almost at the same time.

In fact, as early as an hour ago, the entire second brigade had begun to withdraw in batches, but the enemy in front seemed to know their plan, and immediately launched a fierce attack on their position, relying on the favorable terrain advantage and stable position, the enemy's attack did not cause them much danger, but in the face of the enemy who was ready to fight desperately at any time, he did not dare to withdraw all his troops for a while, and could only first transfer manpower from Caijialing and Lankeng on both flanks to form a defensive position behind. Then they will retreat in turn to ensure safety during the retreat and keep the troops in a sufficient state of safety at all times.

Not far behind the 2nd Brigade was Gao'an City, and after freeing themselves from the entanglement of the enemy in front of them, they collided head-on with the 2nd Squadron of the 1st Brigade that had just withdrawn from the city.

He Guo Sajiro soon met Iijima Miichi Shaosa, because the situation suddenly reversed when Gao Ancheng was at his fingertips, He Guo Sajiro's face was very bad, and his temper was a little irritable, if it wasn't for facing a Shao Sa, it is estimated that he couldn't control his emotions a little.

However, Iijima's temper was even worse, and his second brigade stayed in the ravine south of Gao'an Castle for almost the whole night, facing a cunning fox enemy, making them embarrassed with one shot and one cannon in the west, and even suffered some small losses in a few cases of inattention, losing twenty or thirty soldiers, this kind of battle, which he really had never encountered.

As soon as he heard that Gao Ancheng had not been taken down, and the captain of the wing was uncertain about their life and death, Iijima was furious, his eyes widened, he roared angrily, and the saliva in his mouth almost drowned Sajiro Kakoku, and he shouted angrily at the poor squadron leader: "What has the first brigade been doing all night?" How could a brigade of more than 1,000 people, whether attacking Gao'an City or supporting the wing headquarters, get nothing so far? Do you have a whole division or a whole regiment of the enemy you are facing? ”

Sajiro Kakoku was speechless and didn't know how to answer. In fact, he knew very well that there were not many enemies in the city, otherwise, it would not have been possible for them to almost take Gao'an City with one squadron, but who knows, just when they were about to succeed, the enemy's reinforcements actually arrived!

In this case, although the enemy still has reinforcements to enter the city? Sajiro He wanted to scold people, however, at the moment, no one of the officers beside him was inferior to him, so he could only be scolded!

As soon as Iijima saw Sajiro Kakoku's painful look, he also thought that there were some things that he, the squadron leader, could not decide and deal with at all, so he couldn't help but snort coldly, spared this poor guy, turned his head to look at the staff and deputies beside him, and watched them grit their teeth one by one, obviously feeling very depressed about the previous battle, and couldn't help but say with hatred: "The second brigade stays to block those flies, the first brigade will attack, and the third brigade will be the reserve, and when we take Gao'an City, I will go to meet His Excellency the Captain again, and I hope that Takeo-kun can ensure the safety of His Excellency Sonoda, otherwise, hum......"

When Sajiro heard that the second brigade was preparing to attack Gao'an Castle, he couldn't help but want to persuade him, the enemy's reinforcements seemed to be many, and the strength was several times stronger than before, if the color had been brightened today, it would be difficult to forcibly attack the city in the absence of heavy firepower, but when he heard the words behind him and saw the expression of Captain Iijima, he couldn't help but swallow all the words into his stomach, he didn't want to humiliate himself.

"Your Excellency, then our squadron will now go to the north of Gao'an, and if possible, we will open the road to Xiangfuguan and receive reinforcements from the third brigade." He Kunisajiro thought about it and immediately spoke.

Iijima Weiyi's original idea was to leave them behind with the second squadron to block reinforcements, in case his back road was in danger, but after hearing him say this, he thought about it for a while and agreed, this battle, if the people of the first brigade are here, it will inevitably be stained with the light of Takeo Five, plus the credit of their first brigade to receive the wing headquarters, in the end, it is all the credit for Takeo Five, and now the first brigade is sent away, this battle is their second brigade fighting, It has nothing to do with Takeo Go.

Although Iijima is not a person who only has military exploits in his eyes, but because they have achieved nothing on the front line of Caijialing before, now they have such an opportunity in front of them, if they don't fight for it, he naturally doesn't care, but for those officers and soldiers below, it is a major event that affects their future.

"Boom" An explosion came from the city gate not far away, and the sound of ......machine gun fire without waiting for anyone to react was filled with everyone's ears, making people clearly feel the horror of the war machine, and making people feel the coming of death and blood.

Stone walks through the dilapidated streets, perhaps because Liu Wenfeng put the defensive line near the north gate last night, the streets here are far from being as broken as they have been seen before, there are no war-torn streets, there are no terrible craters and dense bullet holes, and there are no black blood stains and randomly scattered corpses.

Of course, in the war-shrouded city, the streets are littered with all kinds of miscellaneous items, scattered with all kinds of pots and pans. Before, I could faintly see the busy figures of the common people, but with the sound of explosions and machine guns, Gao'an City quieted down, perhaps it was the terrible sound of gunfire that frightened everyone, and the whole city was hidden in a terrible silence.

The military boots made a crisp sound when they stepped on the floor, and although the bluestone floor was covered with all kinds of debris, the exposed place still showed the essence of the old city, the serenity and tranquility, and it seemed that the echo of footsteps penetrated into everyone's bones.

"How good it would be if there was no war!" The stone chanted, and the scenes in front of him seemed to arouse the boredom of war in his heart.

Suddenly, a group of people with cloth bags and sacks rushed out of the corner, they panicked, dragging their children and daughters, the children on their backs may have been frightened by the sound of guns, and were crying, no matter how the mother coaxed and comforted it to no avail, the piercing cry and the panic and anxiety on the faces of the people converged together, all of which gave people a sense of sadness and powerlessness.

The thug beside the stone, seeing that these people were about to collide head-on, immediately raised their rifles without hesitation, in this complex terrain, their guns are hung with long bayonets on the tips, although this will affect the accuracy of shooting, but in the case of street fighting at any time, this is still very necessary.

The common people were frightened by the bright bayonets and swarthy muzzles in front of them, and even the crying children seemed to feel the breath of fear, and the crying was much quieter.

Looking at the frightened expressions on the faces of these people in front of them, even the first few people knelt directly on the ground, shouting, "Master Jun, spare your life!" The weakness in Shi's heart seemed to be deeply touched, and his eyes were a little moist. He couldn't help but think of what Zheng Pusheng said to them when he was in Luodian.

Why do you fight as a soldier? It's not for those defenseless people, it's not for those relatives who gave birth to me and raised me, if they don't fight and don't work hard, they will cry under the devil's knife, they will die under the devil's gun, and if the devil is not driven out of the country, the country will not have a day of peace.

Stone just stared blankly at the people, at the helpless people, and slowly waved at the brothers beside him, signaling them to put away their weapons.

The gunfire in the distance became more and more intense, and the explosion in the distance could even make people feel that the earth was trembling, but the stone did not have the slightest panic and anxiety, he walked slowly and steadily in front of an old man with white hair, looking at the wrinkles on his face, looking at his shriveled body, at this moment, he suddenly remembered Lao Meng, remembered the thin body that smoked the old cigarette stick and coughed violently.

"Uncle, you hide first, and when we beat the devils away, you go out of the city again, now there are devils outside, and if you go out, you will be sent to death!" Believe me, it won't be long before we'll get rid of the devils! ”

shook the old man's shriveled hand vigorously, and after finishing speaking, the stone head did not look back, and strode away, leaving only a group of ordinary people kneeling or standing, not knowing how to deal with themselves for a while.