Li Mancang couldn't help but be startled, and subconsciously lifted the big knife hanging in his hand to his chest. Wu Zijian was amused by the action of the second lieutenant of the Jin Army, and hurriedly waved his hand to show that he had no malicious intent:

"Platoon Commander Li, don't get me wrong, I mean, in today's bloody battle, we admire the courage of your army, those of you who stayed on the battlefield to fight with the devil cavalry, all of them are warriors, including a few female soldiers who died over there!"

Speaking of this, Wu Zijian pondered for a while: "However, it must also be admitted that deserters still account for the majority of your army, and such a force will not be able to win the battle." With Platoon Commander Li's ability to slash and kill devils at Xifengkou back then, wouldn't it be a pity to stay in the Jin army? ”

Li Mancang bit his lip and looked at the commander of the Eighth Route Army who was talking eloquently, and he was not angry.

Wu Zijian raised his voice and continued: "Today, you have all seen the battle between our Eighth Route Army and the devils, we have never fought cavalry, but it is really at the critical moment, and no one in the whole battalion has flinched. There are one or two hundred of this devil cavalry, but we have beaten them away! Your platoon commander Li has participated in the broadsword team, and I will tell you that our battalion has also fought the Pingxing Pass! ”

The three words of Pingxingguan really made the officers and soldiers of the Jin army on the opposite side sensational. Wu Zijian was about to strike while the iron was hot, and the communicator from the second battalion headquarters ran over: "Report to the deputy battalion commander, the three companies have been assembled, and the battalion commander wants you to take the 5 companies to start immediately!" ”

Wu Zijian nodded at the correspondent, and then sped up his speech: "Platoon Commander Li, brothers of the 12th Independent Brigade, I, Wu Zijian, on behalf of the Second Battalion of the Eighth Route Army Forest Division, welcome everyone to join!" If you really want to resist Japan, come with us and ensure that you will win the battle in the future! ”

Unexpectedly, Wu Zijian's impassioned remarks did not impress the silence of the dozens of Jin troops standing opposite, which made the deputy battalion commander of the Eighth Route Army, who had a bold personality, deflated.

"Chief Wu, thank you for your kindness," Li Mancang finally spoke: "We are all soldiers, we should know military regulations, although we have broken up, but there are always troops above, we have to go back to report to the commander!" ”

Feng Changzhi personally ran over: it had been delayed here for too long, and he had to take the whole battalion to move quickly. He knew the thoughts of Wu Zijian, his old partner, starting from Wutai, along the way, Wu Zijian had collected nearly 100 defeated soldiers of the Jin Sui Army and the Central Army along the way, all of which had been scattered into various companies, which also made the second battalion still able to maintain a full state after a series of operations in northern Shanxi.

But right now, the old partner is obviously stubborn, and it is clear that the small number of Jin officers and soldiers on the opposite side will not eat hard and soft, and they have no intention of joining the Eighth Road; Today, the second battalion is already rich in terms of capture, and there is no need to be greedy. Feng Changzhi ran to the position next to Wu Zijian, patted him on the shoulder, and motioned for him to go first.

"Brothers of the Jin Army, everyone is a national army, and it is the same wherever they resist Japan! We don't force you," Feng Changzhi deliberately looked at Li Mancang: "I promised to return each of you a gun, now please report, which brother doesn't have a gun in his hand?" ”

Wu Zijian failed to persuade the other party to join his team, he was already very frustrated, and when he heard the battalion commander say that he had to return the gun, he immediately turned around and left, and did not forget to glance at Li Mancang before leaving: This bearded man's knife skills must be good, and it is a pity that he was not able to pull him into the gang!

Li Mancang's side, sure enough, everyone had a gun in their hands, and as for the rest of the guns being confiscated, he couldn't take care of it: seeing that the Eighth Route soldiers were so powerful, they really wanted to rob it, but they were afraid that they wouldn't even be able to save their lives. While watching the Eighth Route Army withdraw, they themselves began to evacuate. It was only at this time that a soldier reminded Li Mancang (he is now the highest-ranking officer in this group of Jin troops) that the staff officer sent by the brigade headquarters was gone!

Li Mancang was stunned for a moment, the staff officer who had just sent the Eighth Route Army to treat them was gone? On second thought, it was obvious that he was taken away. As for why the Eighth Route wanted to coerce the staff officer of the Jin Army, he didn't bother to think about it. Their company was to escort the staff officers and communications squad of the brigade headquarters to Fengdian, and the task was not completed, and their own company commander and deputy company commander explained to the upper peak, and it was not their turn to take responsibility for a small second lieutenant.

But now the corpses of the brothers of the Jin army, which are all over the valley, must be collected at once---- and the Eighth Road has taken away all the casualties of their own families, and the remains of the devils have also been picked up: in addition to weapons, the cotton coats, riding boots, helmets, gloves, and belts on their bodies have all been stripped away. Li Mancang thought: This Eighth Route Army must be poor enough, otherwise it would not have picked up things from the dead.

They began to hastily clean up the bodies of the fallen officers and soldiers of the Jin army, and in winter, the ground was too hard to dig a pit, and it was impossible to bury it, so they carried the corpses onto the truck and prepared for cremation. When she lifted the body of the female soldier who had been stripped of her shirt by the devil cavalry, someone wrapped her in a coat. More people picked up dead branches and hay from nearby mountain ridges and racked them around the car, then set them on fire. At first, the fire was not large, but after a while, the fuel tank burst and flames broke out.

In the smoke and flames, the remnants of the Jin army left in a hurry.

……

In fact, whether it is the Eighth Route Army or the Jin Army, their worries are unnecessary, and the Iwata Cavalry Squadron, which was killed just now and lost its armor, did not gather more troops to return to Dawangyu to seek revenge. The first goal of the Japanese wing commander now is to open the county seat of Fengdian; At the same time, beware of the sudden appearance of enemy troops on the flanks.

In Kosuke Otsuka's field tent, a plan for a second attack on the county seat of Toyodian had just been deployed. In view of the fact that the defenders of China showed no weak combat effectiveness during the siege just now, Otsuka decided to use the advantage of artillery fire to completely destroy the defenders' castle defenses. He ordered the field artillery brigade to immediately prepare for another fire attack, but this time, no longer the artillery fired first, and the cunning Otsuka taught his other infantry brigade, the Aikawa brigade, a new method of infantry and artillery coordination.

The brigade headquarters in Taiyuan has not yet received a telegram reply; Otsuka decided to ignore the flank for the time being---- even if the right flank really had the brigade-sized troops of the Eighth Route Army in action, but with the defense line built by one of his infantry squadrons and cavalry squadrons, it should be no problem to support the defense for two days, and within two days, the field artillery brigade and the Aikawa infantry brigade were enough to split the city defense of Fengdian!

……

In Fengdian City, the regimental headquarters of the 391st Regiment.

The regiment commander Qin Zhongxiao had just ordered the commander of the second battalion guarding Dongcheng to come to the regimental headquarters quickly, plus the commander of the third battalion and the chief of staff of the regiment who served as the reserve, and prepared to hold a meeting to study the feasibility of letting a surprise army out of Dongcheng to attack the flank of the Japanese army. Before anyone arrived, Zhao Mutou slipped into the courtyard to breathe.

He also wanted to take the time to talk to Sun Nier's master and servant.

Since I came to Fengdian to settle down, I have been attached to this family. He likes Sun Nier very much, and it can be seen that the ghostly girl also likes him, the company commander of the national army. Because of this, Zhao Mutou also has a good impression of Sun Nier's housewife Xia Lily. The beautiful housewife and good-looking maid have become the most eye-catching scene in the regiment headquarters. What's more, this family contributed half of the house to fight against the Japanese, and I heard that Xia Lily's younger brother is also a national army. The commander of the spy company once fantasized that one day he and Sun Nier would marry in this house, and the regiment commander would be a big matchmaker for him, and all the officers of the regiment would drink his wedding wine in the courtyard.

But the Japanese came to the door. Unlike in Xinkou and Taiyuan, in addition to fighting with Little Japan, Zhao Mutou has more worries in his heart, and he has to protect the safety of the master and servant.

"Brother Wood, has the little devil really been repulsed?"

I couldn't talk to Zhao Mutou who rushed in just now, but seeing him coming out of the hall at this moment, Sun Nier immediately stepped forward, and a pair of big eyes flashed to meet the gaze of the spy company commander.

"How do you know that the little devil has been repulsed?" Zhao Mutou asked with a grin.

"My master has just come back from Beicheng, he said."

Zhao Mutou glanced at the courtyard, Xia Lily and his wife were not there, and they probably went back to the backyard. Out of nowhere, he had a sense of courage, and he actually reached out and grabbed Sun Nier's hands: "Don't be afraid, sister, our 391st regiment has fought with the Japanese, they are also made of meat, they lie down when they are shot, and the bayonet stabs into their stomachs, and they also spurt blood!" ”

"Oh my God, the more you talk about me, the more scared I become!" Sun Nier's face was pale, and her voice trembled. But a pair of plain hands never withdrew from the hands of the spy company commander.