"Why are you keeping your head down? Where are the people?"
The soldiers did not speak, but silently moved out of the way, looking back slowly with frustrated eyes, and some were even wiping tears.
Ayi's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, a bad premonition arose spontaneously, and he quickly followed the soldier's gaze.
I saw Da Kui lying flat on the ground with his eyes closed. Two soldiers were still bandaging his wounds. The large area of blood red on his chest showed a trace of desolation.
Ayi walked silently to Dakui. The latter's breath was very weak, his eyes were closed, and there was no expression on his calm and pale face.
The bullet hit his chest, which was exactly what he said, even if he died, he would die on the road of frontal charge.
"Captain..." The soldier next to him choked even more, but couldn't say the words when he reached his lips.
Ayi's eyes were slightly red and he knelt down. Looking at this familiar face, he felt mixed in his heart. After all, he was a step too late...
Dakui opened his eyes and saw Ayi's figure, and said with a slightly self-deprecating tone: "Here we come...hehe, this...this time it's a bit...too much...ahem..."
His wound had been wrapped with gauze, but the shot was relatively serious. It was estimated that the lungs had been pierced by the bullet, and a trace of blood overflowed from his mouth as he coughed loudly.
"Stop talking and know what to do. Your injury is serious. Wait for me to take you back."
"Why are you going back? I...I know my body...is almost ready. Bring it to them...there are still any...tasks."
Dakui's intermittent voice became weaker and weaker, and everyone knew that he was only on his deathbed.
"Don't worry, I know. I...what else do you wish for?"
Ayi held his hand tightly and didn't know what to say.
"I really want to go back to my hometown to eat... a bowl of Mianyang rice noodles. The taste is guaranteed... I guarantee you will remember it ten times after eating it..."
Dakui smiled with difficulty, the expression on his face was a little yearning, and then he became sad again, his voice became weaker and weaker, and his eyes slowly lost their luster.
"The three brothers have all begged to die...I am the only one left...the old man at the head of the house has no one to take care of him..."
Brother, have a good journey... I will lead them to kill a few more little Japanese to avenge you!
Tears slowly slid down his cheeks. Ayi held Da Kui's cold palms and thought silently in his heart.
All the soldiers present shed tears. Ordinary people only know that there is no army without a river, but who knows that nine out of ten households have no sons?
"Everyone quickly cleans the battlefield and collects the bodies of the fallen brothers. We will set off in half an hour!"
"yes!"
Ayi wiped away his tears and cheered up again. Everyone could be lonely at this time, but not him, because he still had a mission, and because he was still the commander of this team.
Both sides suffered losses in this battle. Although the Japanese army was finally repelled, the leading troops of the engineering regiment in Ayi's hands also paid a heavy price.
The deputy commander of the regiment, Da Kui, was killed in the battle, and more than 400 soldiers were killed and injured. Preliminary estimates indicate that the casualties of the little Japanese were about the same. It can be said that the two sides were evenly matched.
However, this was still the result of the Engineer Corps being at a disadvantage. Fortunately, Ayi was able to forcefully reverse the situation. Otherwise, the leading force of the Engineer Corps would not know what would happen in the end.
The deceased was gone, and the next thing had to be faced. Ayi suppressed the sadness in his heart and ordered the troops to start moving, because it was very dangerous to continue to stay.
Moreover, the purpose of this trip is to support a group. Now we are only one step away from Lashio, so there is no time to delay.
The remains of the soldiers were gathered together, and time was limited to bury them. The soldiers could only mark the place so that they could come back and take their remains home later.
The troops began to move southwest, and after marching another seven or eight kilometers, they finally made contact with the two battalions behind them. At this time, the distance between the two sides was less than ten kilometers. If they marched in a hurry, they could catch up with them.
So Ayi asked the team to slow down their march. An hour later, they finally reunited with the large army. Looking at the location on the map, the engineering regiment should now be more than 20 kilometers away from Lashio.
The sun had already set to the west, and the time came to four o'clock in the afternoon. After the Japanese's blockade, they were already nearly five hours late.
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Meanwhile, Lashio…
The battlefield at Shuangfeng Mountain has entered a fever pitch. Colonel Kikuchi received the news that the brigade was defeated. This also means that the Chinese reinforcements are not far away. If Lashio cannot be captured again, all efforts will be in vain. .
"Did the opponent come with a division? In less than half a day, an infantry brigade was defeated and fled. Is Mizuno an idiot!?"
Kikuchi was furious, but helpless rage could not solve the problem.
Kimura took the telegram and read it carefully and put forward some different opinions: "Didn't Mizuno say that they also severely damaged the Chinese army? I think they will not be able to support Lashio in the short term. Our department can only take advantage of this." Take the position as soon as possible when the opportunity arises, so even if the Chinese come, it will be of no avail."
Kikuchi thought about the same truth and immediately ordered: "Well... that's all we can do. Send a report to Mizuno and tell him to gather his troops immediately and continue to contain this group to help the enemy. If he dares to let a Chinese come over, I will ask him life!"
"Also, order all the artillery to open up all firepower and pull up the reserves. At any cost, we must capture Lashio before night comes!"
"Hi eh"
At this moment, the Shuangfeng Mountain position was already devastated. The hilltops had been plowed up by Japanese artillery shells, and the built fortifications and bunkers were all destroyed, but even such a group of resistance was still abnormal. tenacious.
As early as last night, Long Wen Zhang had asked Mi Long's third battalion to return to the frontal defense line to assist Meng Fanglia in resisting the Japanese attack.
And he himself continued to cruise around the outskirts of Lashio with a company, like a nimble mountain ape, seizing the opportunity to constantly harass and attack the Japanese, causing them a lot of headaches.
Even so, the frontal defense line is getting more and more tense.
"Also, order all the artillery to open up all firepower and pull up the reserves. At any cost, we must capture Lashio before night comes!"
"Hi eh"
At this moment, the Shuangfeng Mountain position was already devastated. The hilltops had been plowed up by Japanese artillery shells, and the built fortifications and bunkers were all destroyed, but even such a group of resistance was still abnormal. tenacious.
As early as last night, Long Wen Zhang had asked Mi Long's third battalion to return to the frontal defense line to assist Meng Fanglia in resisting the Japanese attack.
And he himself continued to cruise around the outskirts of Lashio with a company, like a nimble mountain ape, seizing the opportunity to constantly harass and attack the Japanese, causing them a lot of headaches.
Even so, the frontal defense line is getting more and more tense.
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