The blood of the Anti-Japanese War stained the mountains and rivers

During the search and suppression operation, they learned that Yang Ling and the others had split up after tortured and tortured the captured officers and soldiers of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps.

Now the three infantry brigades of the Devils are chasing after it is just a cover. A large number of people and some supplies withdrawn from Huaiyin are being led by Zhang Liechen to the south of Shandong by the small road.

After learning this information, the excited Xie Zhengxiang and Liu Heitan reported to the Huaiyin Mountain Pass Infantry Brigade, and chased after them with more than 500 people under their command.

Although Zhang Liechen and the others had withdrawn for several days, their team was bloated and huge, and they had to avoid the reconnaissance planes of the devils in the sky during the day, so they walked very slowly.

When they eliminated the bandits in Heilangzhai, the scouting officers and soldiers at the rear found a puppet army chasing after them.

Zhang Liechen and the others had very few troops to fight, and they couldn't contact Yang Ling and the others for a while, so they were very afraid of the pursuers behind them.

So they didn't dare to stay, and hurriedly withdrew their people to the mountain, but when they got to the mountain, there were dense forests and thorns everywhere, and the mountain road was rugged, so their speed could not be increased.

"It doesn't work like this, please inform everyone and let everyone speed up."

Looking at the team moving slowly in the mountains, Zhang Liechen, the deputy captain standing on a rock beside the road, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

If they were traveling at this speed, the puppet army behind them would catch up with them in a short time.

And now they only have about [-] officers and soldiers who can fight. It can be said that they are powerless if they want to protect such tens of thousands of people.

The only thing he can count on now is that everyone can enter Xiaoqingshan earlier and hide.

Even if the puppet army chased into the mountains, they would not dare to go deep because they were not familiar with the terrain, because there were many bandits on the mountain roads.

However, their old and weak women and children and some evacuated machinery and equipment walked extremely slowly on the mountain road, which caused Zhang Liechen, the vice captain, a headache.

When Zhang Liechen led the team to drill into the mountain overnight, Xie Zhengxiang, the head of the first puppet army regiment, and Liu Heitan, the deputy head of the puppet army, also led more than 500 puppet troops into the mountain.

The puppet soldiers chased all the way, but their feet were weak from exhaustion, and now they have to chase them all night, and they all complained.

"Hurry up, cheer me up and catch up with the guerrillas. Everyone will reward you five dollars!"

Seeing the puppet troops walking slower and slower, the head of the regiment, Xie Zhengxiang, was eager to make contributions, but he was also generous. He directly took out half of the bonus he got when he surrendered to the enemy to reward the troops, hoping that they could speed up.

On the rugged mountain road in the Lunan Mountains, the two teams hurried on the road overnight, one behind the other. The torches they held were like fire dragons swimming in the mountains, which was quite spectacular.

Text Chapter 240 Ambush at night

Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man. Under the temptation of the ocean, the puppet soldiers' spirits were lifted, and they accelerated their pace and chased towards the mountains ahead.

The puppet soldiers only carried some guns, ammunition and dry food. Although it was night, they marched fast.

On the other hand, Zhang Liechen's team seemed bloated and huge. Many people trekked with their families and their families. Although some factory machines in Huaiyin had been disassembled and packed, they were still heavy.

The deputy captain Zhang Liechen led some officers to continuously boost morale in the team and urged everyone to move forward quickly, but the effect was minimal.

In the middle of the night, the scouting officers and soldiers of the rear team responsible for monitoring the pursuers chased after them sweating profusely.

"Report sir, the puppet army is less than five miles away from us!"

After hearing the report from the scouts, Zhang Liechen, the deputy captain, also shivered, and led a group of officers up a hill beside the road to observe the enemy's situation.

Looking around, in the distance of the dark and silent mountains, a long dragon of torches was rapidly approaching them from behind.

"Mr. Zhang, what should we do?"

At the current speed, it is difficult to get rid of the pursuers of these puppet troops, and the expressions of all the officers are extraordinarily dignified.

"Now we can only send someone to stop it, otherwise we will be caught up sooner or later."

Zhang Liechen, the deputy commander, glanced around the faces of these travel-worn officers, and asked, "Who is willing to lead the troops to stop the attack and buy time for retreat?"

Everyone knows that there are quite a few puppet soldiers chasing after them, and blocking after this interruption has always been a deadly battle, and they may lose their lives, which can be said to be extremely risky.

"I'll go."

"I go."

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After only a few seconds of silence, everyone asked for a fight.

"How about this, Battalion Commander Zheng, Deputy Battalion Commander Wang, take two consecutive breaks and stop these puppet troops to buy time for the big guys to retreat." In the end, Zhang Liechen focused on the battle between battalion commander Zheng Gang and deputy battalion commander Wang Dongming. body.

Now Yang Ling took away all the troops capable of fighting, and now only Zheng Gang and Wang Dongming were the only battalion-level officers around Zhang Liechen who could command the battle.

"Yes! Guaranteed to complete the task!"

Battalion Commander Zheng Gang and Deputy Battalion Commander Wang Dongming spoke together and agreed.

"Remember, don't fall in love with fighting, just withdraw after repelling the puppet army." Vice-captain Zhang Liechen was worried, and reminded him one more time.

Now they only have such a little force in their hands. If they are entangled by the puppet troops behind them, they will be powerless to deal with the bandits if they attack.

The battalion commander Zheng Gang and deputy battalion commander Wang Dongming who received the order quickly led two companies of more than [-] guerrilla officers and soldiers to build a blocking position on the spot relying on the mountain.

Zheng Gang is the battalion commander of the Patriotic Battalion, and Wang Dongming is the deputy battalion commander of the Combat Battalion. The two once fought side by side to kill devils, and now at this critical moment, they join hands again to kill the enemy.

"Old Zheng, we only have the strength of two companies, and the puppet army has more people than us. If we resist stubbornly, we won't be able to hold on for long, and the casualties will be heavy."

Wang Dongming, the deputy battalion commander, was also from a combat battalion. When the two were discussing blocking tactics, they were the first to express their opinions.

"Old Wang, how do you want to fight?"

Although Zheng Gang is the battalion commander, he has been guarding the rear after all. Hearing what the deputy battalion commander Wang Dongming said, he immediately asked for advice humbly.

"The puppet army is in a hurry, so there must not be much time to conduct effective investigations on the dense forests on both sides of the road. What I mean is that instead of passive defense, we should take the initiative to attack. With the help of the cover of the dense forest, we will first lay an ambush to weaken their strength." Vitality."

"Okay, let's do it like this!" Battalion Commander Zheng Gang agreed without thinking.

Zheng Gang pointed to both sides of the road and said: "I will lead a company to ambush in the dense forest on the left side of the road, and you lead people to ambush in the rock pile on the right side. When the puppet army comes over, let's give him an ambush!"

"Well, send an infantry squad with a machine gun on the hill to control it."

"Use our grenadier group together, and shoot out all the grenade grenades later."

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Battalion Commander Zheng Gang and Deputy Battalion Commander Wang Dongming finalized the details of the ambush in a few words, and quickly arranged it.

The officers and soldiers of the two companies quickly divided into several groups. The machine gun fire team seized the commanding heights by the roadside, and the riflemen, etc. formed squads and platooned into the dense forest by the roadside to ambush.

"Turn off the safety of all guns first, and it is strictly forbidden to whisper to each other, otherwise the battlefield discipline will be enforced!"

After all, the number of the puppet army is large, and the success of the ambush is related to the length of the blocking time, so Zheng Gang and the others repeatedly told the officers and soldiers in the ambush to keep absolute silence.

It didn't take long for everyone to wait for ambush. Under the light of torches in the distance, puppet soldiers wearing big-brimmed hats appeared in the field of vision in crowds.