The shrubs on the riverbed are tall and dense, and there are many dry reeds more than two meters high. If someone sneaks in and hides, it will be difficult to find them in a short time.
Li Shuanggui took advantage of this and got into the bushes like a loach, quickly approaching the main force of the Japanese army.
The little devil was also a little confused by his move in the opposite direction. He couldn't understand why this Chinese didn't run back, but instead rushed straight towards their hinterland. Wasn't that looking for death?
After thinking about it, they still had to do something. Although they didn't think Li Shuanggui would have any impact on their side, the little devils still sent some people to contain them.
As for the remaining Chinese, they have probably figured out the opponent's strength after a series of battles. They are only small in number and have some stubborn problems.
…
"Brother Li!"
Seeing Li Shuanggui's figure disappear into the bushes, Qiu Lin suddenly became anxious and wanted to get up and follow him regardless of his injuries.
"Get down!"
"let me go!"
Qiu Ling just wanted to struggle, but was held down by the third platoon commander. The huge force clamped his arm like an eagle's claw, making him unable to move at all.
The third platoon leader picked up a gun from the side and threw it over, and scolded him sternly: "What's the use of following him like a bear like you now? If you want to help, pick up your gun and cover him!"
Qiu Lin gritted his teeth and wanted to refute but couldn't find any reason. The other party's words were indeed reasonable.
His left arm was scratched by shrapnel, and the wound as big as his palm was dripping with blood. Fortunately, he had already asked the health worker to put a bandage on it. He was not left-handed, so he could still shoot with a gun.
Enduring the pain in his arm, Qiu Lin picked up the G43 with a scope, shot wildly at the Japanese who were charging forward, and then numbly fed bullets into the gun.
Unknowingly, tears had soaked his eyes. Even if he had no battlefield experience, he knew what the consequences would be if Li Shuanggui ran forward now.
Maybe... we'll never see each other again from now on...
On the other side, Li Shuanggui, who was seriously injured, had run nearly two hundred meters on the river bed. The wound on his lower back was still bleeding and irritating his nerves.
flutter…
Due to excessive blood loss, Li Shuanggui's consciousness gradually became blurred. Finally, Li Shuanggui couldn't hold on any longer, and his legs weakened and he knelt on the ground.
The unbearable pain seemed to leave only numbness, and there were faint cries and cries from behind. They should be the little devils who were chasing after him. They were still searching for traces of Li Shuanggui.
In this small place, there are traces of blood on the ground, and it is only a matter of time before it is found.
I probably estimated the distance in my mind and figured out that the Japanese artillery should be located more than a hundred meters ahead. It had only been half an hour, so the enemy probably wouldn't be able to complete the transfer so quickly.
Slowly taking out the flare gun, Li Shuanggui knew that once he fired it into the sky, he would have no way out.
Soon, an approaching Japanese kid just pushed aside the bushes in front of him and discovered Li Shuanggui kneeling on the ground.
"The enemy is here! The enemy is here soon! (Come here quickly, the enemy is here)"
After walking in, the Japanese discovered that the Chinese man had been seriously injured, and the blood flowing from his back had stained a large area of his clothes red.
Especially when I saw the other party's collar badge, I was even more ecstatic. It was obviously a second lieutenant officer.
So he didn't fire immediately, but jokingly walked behind him and put his bayonet on Li Shuanggui's back:
"The weapon is placed and the hand is raised! (Put down the weapon)"
Li Shuanggui did not show any timidity in the face of the little devil's roar. He raised his hand with a sneer, and the signal gun was clearly in his hand.
Seeing the other party's cooperation, the Japanese soldier was very proud. Being able to capture a Chinese officer alive was also a credit. The proud man began to greet his companions eagerly.
The little devils from behind arrived one after another, and while asking, they all began to frown and look at the Chinese kneeling on the ground.
They really didn't understand whether this guy was stunned or why he was running in the opposite direction alone.
"Sergeant, do you want to kill him?"
"Yuki, no, take away his weapons, I need him alive, don't let him die!"
The Japanese Army Cao was not in a hurry to execute Li Shuanggui, thinking that he might be able to get some information out of him.
Just as a Japanese soldier was about to disarm Li Shuanggui, the latter suddenly raised the flare gun above his head and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Everything happened so suddenly that the little devil had no time to stop it.
Whoosh!
Only a muffled sound was heard, and the bright signal flare dragged its flame tail straight into the sky, shooting into the air at a sixty-degree angle. The fiery red light was extremely dazzling in this green sea.
"idiot!"
The Japanese sergeant was so frightened that he fired a signal flare under his nose. This was obviously to guide and mark the position of the aircraft in the sky.
The belated Japanese soldiers raised their bayonets high and stabbed Li Shuanggui hard in the back...
puff! puff! puff…
Several bayonets came out from different directions, and steaming blood flowed rapidly along the blood groove on the blade...
Li Shuanggui, who suffered a fatal blow, vomited blood from his mouth and nose, his face lost color instantly, and his breathing became more and more rapid.
As the Japanese soldier drew away the bayonet, his body lost the last bit of strength and fell unwillingly on the grass.
The little devil no longer cared about Li Shuanggui's life and death. The panicked sergeant immediately ran forward, shouting as he ran and sent someone to notify the troops to evacuate.
…
At the same time, in the cab of the leading B17 bomber in the sky...
The captain looked at the ground through the observation window and found no other traces except the explosion remnants of that round of bombing.
We had just sent two fighter planes to conduct low-altitude reconnaissance, but still found nothing. The reply message sent from the headquarters showed that they did not hit the main force of the Japanese army at all, which is really nerve-wracking.
At this time, the pointer showed that the plane's fuel was running low. If it continued to be consumed, it would not be enough to return home.
The captain shook his head helplessly and signaled the co-pilot to contact the other crew members via radio and prepare to return.
Just as the entire bomber formation was preparing to return, something suddenly appeared in the gap between a large mountain in the lower reaches of the dry riverbed on the ground.
The bombardier could clearly see through the observation equipment that it was a red-purple glowing signal bomb.
"Nine o'clock direction, guidance signal found!"
the bombardier shouted hastily.
At this time, the captain and co-pilot also saw the flare. Although it only stayed in the air for a short ten seconds, the bright and dazzling light clearly marked the location.
They all know that this is the type of pistol flare often used by frontline troops, and its purple-red light is its unique symbol.
"Skinner No. 1 called, Skinner No. 1 called, found the ground guidance signal, coordinates 65.4 south to 76.1 west, all crews immediately carried out coverage bombing of these coordinates!"
"Skinner Two received..."
"Skinner Three received..."
The brief radio conversation ended, and the captain immediately climbed up and turned around, driving the bomber at high speed in the intended direction.
The position was not far away, and soon the three B17s flew over the target. The bomb release bay slowly opened, and the observer was also calculating the data required for bomb release in the sight.
There were not many bombs on their plane, only five 250-kilogram high-explosive aerial bombs were left, but the main event was on Skinner No. 3, which had a cabin full of napalm bombs.
"Height +800, 3° to the right, drop the bomb!"
…
The Japanese artillerymen had just dismantled the artillery on the emplacement into parts, and before they had time to load the mules and horses, they heard loud gunshots three or four hundred meters away. I thought with my toes that it must be the Chinese who were harassing them.
The commander immediately ordered to speed up the transfer. As for the small Chinese force on the periphery, Tadayama Xiu ordered his men to eat the opponent as soon as possible. If they couldn't eat it, they would withdraw. He didn't want to get too entangled with the enemy here.
But what no one expected was that an inconspicuous signal bomb broke the situation first.
After a while...the roar of the aircraft engine sounded again in the sky. For a moment, Tadayama Hobo's heart almost rose to his throat. This was the sound of hell that he least wanted to hear!
…
In the bushes on the river bed, Li Shuanggui lay quietly on the ground without anyone paying attention.
The sky above is so white, yet so far away...
As I lay dying, familiar people or things slowly appeared in my mind like a revolving lantern...
He recalled the time when he was slapped by the instructor for talking too much during training, and the time when he and Qiu Lin went to send a letter and were almost scolded for being late...
Company Commander Chen, who is usually fierce but kind-hearted, the instructor who takes the lead, the Second Platoon Leader who always likes to argue with him,
And that brat Qiu Lin, who always follows you around like a follower every day, whether training or resting,
It's just that all this will be far away from him forever...
In the moment before his consciousness dissipated, he seemed to see those small black spots falling rapidly in the air, as well as the panicked shouts of the little Japs not far away.
After all the hard work it was finally worth it...
(End of chapter)
