"Ta-ta-ta!"
The machine gun fired without any suspense. The two machine guns were like two scythes of death, rapidly harvesting the lives of the Japanese and blocking the path of the Japanese's attack.
Kazuo Kano commanded a few kamikaze with a wave of his sword, and slowly climbed towards the machine gun fire point while carrying explosive bags. Others lay on the hillside and fired wildly at the machine gun fire point, providing fire cover for the kamikaze bombings.
Gao Chao and others huddled in the outer tunnel. Each of them took out a grenade and threw it at the Japs. More than a dozen grenades fell from the sky and exploded among the Japs. Although the Japs were all lying down, seven or eight of them were still eliminated. devil;
Then there was another round, and the Japanese were killed and wounded several more;
The snipers used the reserved shooting holes to attack the Japs' death squads. The Japs could not get close to the machine gun fire points and could only be beaten passively.
The defenders threw grenades at the Japs group one after another, killing ten or eight Japs at a time. After a few rounds, the Japs couldn't hold it anymore and retreated like a tide, leaving four behind. , fifty corpses.
"Retreat to the inner tunnel!"
When Gao Jun saw the Japs retreating, he immediately ordered everyone to retreat to the tunnel, leaving an empty position for the Japs to explode.
Sure enough, the Japanese artillery fire came as expected, and after the infantry charged, the artillery bombarded them;
This time the Japanese did not fire a few rounds, but continued the infantry charge. The two sides started a long tug-of-war around the tunnel. The snow on the hillside was almost covered with Japanese corpses.
"Your Majesty General, our supplies can hardly keep up. We will be out of food in 5 days at the latest!"
After hearing this, Ushijima said to Kitahara:
"Yo Xi, send electricity to Anping City and ask them to escort a batch of supplies over as soon as possible. We must be more vigilant on the road to guard against sneak attacks by the Eighth Route Army, especially the cavalry from the Eighth Route Army."
"Your Majesty General, are you saying that the cavalry from the Eighth Route Army, which has never appeared, will attack our grain road? Chu Xiong is too cunning, right?"
"Kitahara-kun, be careful when sailing the Wannian Ship. Chu Xiong's tricks are connected one after another. His cavalry has never appeared. We must guard against this! The battle at Shenxianling is not a matter of one or two days. Our food road There can’t be any more problems.”
"Besides, we can't hang ourselves on a tree. It's been six days. It's time to send troops into the mountains to search for the Chinese people!"
"Your Majesty General, how many troops are appropriate to send?"
Ushijima thought for a while and said:
"Two brigades and all the Imperial Alliance Army, let the Imperial Alliance Army lead the way. One squadron and one Imperial Alliance Army company will attack from multiple directions. We must search out the Chinese people and escort them to Shenxianling!"
"Hi, General, I understand. Let's make arrangements immediately!"
After Kitahara finished speaking, he went to make arrangements for the mountain search, but Ushijima decided to divide his forces to search the mountain;
In his opinion, Chu Xiong has made his mark, and he has nothing to worry about. The main forces of the Eighth Route Army are surrounded in Shenxianling. The common people in China are now lambs to be slaughtered. If the common people are found, the food problem can be solved. Another pile of cannon fodder.
He was already imagining the grand scene of driving groups of Chinese people towards the Eighth Route of Shenxianling...
"Chu Xiong, will you fight or not when the time comes?"
"Really been waiting!"
Thinking of this, Ushijima looked proud. He really wanted to see the Chinese killing each other!
"Hahaha……"
Ushijima couldn't help but smirk.
The battles in Shenxian Ridge were going round after round, and for the time being, he could not achieve a big victory, nor could he win quickly. He could only grind slowly, and he was waiting for the good show behind Sou Shan to come on.
One day later, Xu Xi
A squadron of Japs, led by a Company Emperor Alliance Army, came to Lijia Village. As expected, the old Japs Matsuo was not disappointed. The whole village was deserted and there was no trace of fireworks.
The doors of every house were closed. The Japanese kicked open a few rooms and found that they were all empty.
There is no one, no food, no supplies, nothing, even rats will starve to death if they come in!
"Baga Yalu, Li Sang, aren't you from Lijia Village? Where are you?"
Li Youchai, the company commander of the puppet army, joined the Shanxi-Sui Army in his early years. Later, they joined the army to save the country and defected to the Japanese, and he also became a puppet army;
This time the Japanese specially asked him to lead the team to Lijia Village, in order to take advantage of his familiarity with the situation in Lijia Village to help the Japanese find the villagers.
"Taijun, they must know that the imperial army has come and hid in the back mountains. In such a cold weather, I know there is a place that is most suitable for hiding people. When I was a child, I often went to take shelter from the wind while grazing cattle!"
Li Youchai, this traitor, was definitely a die-hard traitor. He even betrayed his parents, brothers and sisters in order to achieve meritorious service.
"Yo Xi, Li Sang, your great loyalty will be greatly rewarded by the people of China!"
Captain Matsuo praised Li Youchai without hesitation. Anyway, it was just empty words and it didn't cost money.
When Li Youchai heard this, his face suddenly burst into laughter, he nodded and bowed and said to Matsuo:
"Taijun, you should serve the emperor. The younger ones don't need rewards. It's just my father and mother who begged the imperial army to let them go..."
"Yoshi, you don't have to worry about this. Your family is a good citizen. Not only will they not be killed, but they will also be rewarded!"
Li Youchai was so moved when he heard this that he almost knelt on the ground and licked Matsuo's toes, and said in a nonchalant voice:
"Thank you, Taijun. Let's set off then, with me leading the way?"
"Yo Xi, you are extremely loyal! Li Sang, hurry up! Lead the way and work!"
Li Youchai was in a good mood after getting the Japs' promise. He still didn't want his family to be killed by the Japs, so he could only trade the entire Lijia Village for the lives of his family.
Lijia Village was far away from the town and was originally not within the scope of the Japs' search for mountains. It was because of Li Youchai that the Japs saw hope, so they sent a squadron over;
Not to mention that they are most afraid of traitors. They are familiar with the local conditions and are the most harmful.
Under the leadership of Li Youchai, the Japanese went straight to the mountain pass, and their whereabouts were soon discovered by the military team guarding the mountain pass;
Chen Erxi immediately sent people back to notify the militia company and villagers, while he himself was preparing to find opportunities to lure the Japanese and puppet troops away.
With Li Youchai leading the way, the Japanese were very purposeful and could be said to have gone straight to the valley where the villagers were hiding. Lijia Village faced its biggest crisis since the village was founded...
In the nameless valley, news of the Japs entering the mountain has reached Li Chennan and the villagers. The whole village has become nervous, and the fire they relied on for survival has been extinguished. Now they can only pray that the Japs cannot find this place.
"My dear, don't be afraid. This mountain is so big and there are dozens of forked roads. Even if you search for ten days and a half, you won't be able to find us;
From today on, let’s just save some food rations, we don’t know how many days we will have to hide.”
Uncle Li Wu comforted his old woman in a low voice. Women are still timid and their faces turned pale with fright.
"Dad, our family has firewood and we are fighting the Japs in the Jinsui Army. If the Japs find out, they will not let our whole family go. You have to be more careful and don't tell anyone."
Uncle Li Wu signaled his wife to be quieter, and then gathered up the only quilt to protect her from the severe cold.
What they didn't know was that their eldest son, Li Youchai, was leading the Japs straight to their hiding place.
