Just when General Political Commissar Qin Gang, Commander-in-Chief Fang Tianzhu, Chief of General Staff Yang Furen and others were discussing whether to change the retreat route, Yu Chenglong also came to their side.
"Deputy Commander Yu is here. Sit down quickly. We are discussing where the team should retreat. I just want to hear your thoughts first."
General Political Commissar Qin Gang asked Yu Chenglong to sit down and continued to express his thoughts. It seemed that he felt that he could no longer run blindly like this.
"It seems that the Japanese planned this time very carefully. They knew in advance that we were going westward and intercepted us at a pre-planned location.
As soon as we came out of the mountain and started taking action, they arrived immediately, drove us into the mountain, and forced us to retreat along the route we used.
When we returned to the east and retreated eastward, they had already laid an ambush on our retreat route, waiting for us to take the bait and trying to eliminate us in one fell swoop.
Fortunately, the deputy commander and others rescued us in time, and we were able to break through. But the Japanese also thought of this, so while they sent a large force to ambush us, they also sent multiple reconnaissance forces.
To intercept us on our possible retreat route, this is the reality before us. It is very serious. We must act decisively and come up with countermeasures!
We are almost out of the mountain now, and it is impossible to retreat further. I agree with Commander-in-Chief Fang's opinion. The team retreated diagonally into the mountains of the northwest. Let's see what everyone thinks? "
"We are completely unfamiliar with the terrain there, and it would be more dangerous to rush in blindly. Especially since winter is coming, what can we eat, wear, and live?"
It’s not like starving to death or freezing to death. My opinion is to divide the team into several groups as we did in the past, and use circuitous ways to contain the Japanese in circles.
This kind of tactic was very effective in the past, and it can be used now. I don't believe that I can't delay them or get rid of them! Even doing so is dangerous. "
Captain Xiao Dongxue made a suggestion. She felt that the Anti-Alliance Manbei Corps had reached a critical moment of life and death. Separating the teams to contain the Japanese might allow most people to survive.
"We are now almost out of ammunition and food, the soldiers are already exhausted, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly weakened. It may not be possible to divide our troops to contain the enemy at this time.
Before we can bring down the little devil, I'm afraid we ourselves will go down first. However, spreading out is still a way to break out. The target is small, but where should we go after breaking out?
This requires a clear explanation. I couldn't run out in the end. I didn't have a centralized place to stay. I was wandering around like a headless fly with no where to stay. "
Chief of General Staff Yang Furen expressed his concerns, saying that even if they broke out, they would not have a place to stay, and it would be difficult to survive the whole winter.
"I still stick to my point of view. There are only more than a hundred people in the team now, and it is not appropriate to disperse. We can make plans after everyone works together to break out."
Commander-in-Chief Fang Tianzhu did not agree with the strategy of dispersing and breaking out. He felt that it would be more advantageous for the team to gather together, and they could still compete when encountering danger.
"The situation is critical now, and we must make a decision quickly. Deputy Commander Yu, please tell us your thoughts quickly. Our deputy commander always has a surprising way to win at critical moments."
General Political Commissar Qin Gang still did not express his position clearly, but asked Yu Chenglong to talk about his plans, because he knew that when Yu Chenglong came to the headquarters at this time, he would definitely express his opinions.
"I agree to break out and break out. Let's run out of the mountain. Those who can escape will find a place to stay with relatives and friends for a winter. We will gather again in the spring of the next year and rebuild the team."
Yu Chenglong's firm statement surprised General Political Commissar Qin Gang. He did not expect that Yu Chenglong would have such an idea, so he immediately disagreed.
"This is definitely not possible! We still have more than a hundred people, and our strength is still not small. The banner of the Anti-Union Manbei Corps cannot be knocked down."
The general political commissar Qin Gang's attitude was also very firm. He could not agree to the disbandment of the Manbei Corps of the Anti-Japanese War and to go to other places, which would make it difficult for the team to gather together.
While everyone was holding their own opinions, another gunshot was heard from behind. Such discussions had to be suspended, and everyone immediately stood up to deal with the situation in front of them.
"This time, Deputy Commander Yu is leading the retreat from the front, and I will go to the back. Quick, start taking action!"
Commander-in-chief Fang Tianzhu stood up and ran to the back. He wanted to replace Yu Chenglong and be responsible for blocking the Japanese pursuit and covering the retreat of the large forces.
"It's better for me to go! The gunfire is not fierce, and it's not a large army of Japanese soldiers. I'll be able to handle it for a while, but the Japanese soldiers won't be able to come up in a short time.
Let everyone take a quick bite. We haven’t eaten in a few days, so we’ll take it with us if we don’t have time. The commander-in-chief is still commanding from the front, so don’t worry from behind. "
Yu Chenglong quickly grabbed Commander Fang Tianzhu, and others also persuaded him. Commander Fang Tianzhu had no choice but to lead the team forward again, letting Yu Chenglong go behind to block the enemy's pursuit.
When they arrived at the Duoya Mountain area, they encountered another Japanese team. After a fierce battle, the troops got rid of the Japanese entanglement.
However, after this battle, more than fifty soldiers died, and Commander-in-Chief Fang Tianzhu and Chief of General Staff Yang Furen were also injured.
In this way, the Anti-Alliance Manbei Corps, which was chased all over the mountain, struggled with the Japanese for more than twenty days. Every time they encountered someone, someone died, and the situation became more and more miserable.
It was already early winter, and only a few of the soldiers had put on cotton-padded clothes. They were cold and hungry. The hungry soldiers ate whatever they saw and could hardly run.
Perhaps it was the road of heaven and earth, but the soldiers discovered a group of wild boars on the way back. They worked together to shoot and kill two of them.
Yu Chenglong asked everyone to carry the wild boar to the old house frame of his old father-in-law's house where he had nursed an injury. He lit a fire in the house frame and roasted the wild boar meat.
In order to prevent being discovered by the Japanese, Yu Chenglong asked the soldiers to block the outside of the house. After struggling for most of the night, the soldiers finally ate and went to bed.
Before it was fully light, the Japanese team caught up with them again. In desperation, Yu Chenglong asked someone to open up the cellar where he had been hiding, and decided to hide the chief inside.
The General Political Commissar, Commander-in-Chief, Chief of General Staff, Captain Xiao, Deputy Captain Hua, Political Commissar Jin and others were all pushed in and told to hide.
Yu Chenglong led people to attract the Japanese and ran into the mountains again. After five or six days of struggle, the Japanese were finally completely thrown away, but only about forty people remained in the team.
When Yu Chenglong and others returned to the place where they had hidden the General Political Commissar and Commander-in-Chief, everyone had no strength at all. Not to mention fighting, they couldn't even walk.
All the brothers are filled with resentment, sorrow, anger and disappointment at this time! The General Political Commissar Qin Gang is planning to organize a meeting to discuss the next action plan.
Yu Chenglong said that it is okay to hold a meeting now, but there are only so many people left. Everyone must attend the meeting and let everyone express their opinions.
