"Captain!"
"Captain!!"
"Captain!!!"
"..."
Five or six minutes later, Zhang Pingan and his team returned to the brigade headquarters. The squadron captains from each squadron also gathered over and greeted Zhang Pingan one after another.
Zhang Pingan didn't answer, just nodded to everyone, and then strode into the brigade headquarters.
"Captain!!!"*2!
Luo Qiming and Lei Long saw Zhang Ping'an coming in and shouted quickly.
"What's going on? Are the troops ready?"
Zhang Ping'an did not exchange greetings with his two partners. He directly spoke with a solemn expression and asked two questions in succession.
Upon hearing Zhang Ping'an's inquiry, Lei Long was the first to report: "The specific situation is that more than 600 Japanese and puppet troops in the county went out to carry out raids. We don't know the reason at the moment, but the county government's order is to let us do our best to protect us. The lives and property of the people in Quanyang County are safe."
Speaking of this, Lei Long was also a little helpless and said: "The Japanese and puppet troops dispatched very suddenly this time. By the time the county government received the order, almost an hour had passed, and now the latest situation has not been reported back."
"Um!"
After Thunder Dragon finished speaking, Zhang Pingan's expression did not change, he just frowned slightly, and then looked at Luo Qiming.
Feeling Zhang Ping'an's gaze, Luo Qiming reported loudly without hesitation: "Captain, all weapons and equipment have been distributed, and all troops have been assembled. They are ready for battle and can set off at any time!!"
Zhang Pingan nodded after hearing this, and then said: "Okay, let's make a long story short. Since the troops' weapons and equipment have been distributed, we will set off immediately."
"On the way to Lijiawan, we will conduct a temporary reorganization of the troops. Veterans and outstanding recruits from each squadron will be added together to form a reinforced team." Speaking of this, Zhang Pingan looked at Thunder Dragon and said: "Old Lei, you are responsible for this!"
"Yes, captain!" Upon hearing Zhang Pingan's order, Thunder Dragon responded loudly without any hesitation.
Zhang Ping'an nodded slightly and continued: "The remaining troops will all become reserves and will not participate in this battle." At this point, he looked at Luo Qiming and said, "Lao Luo, you are in charge of these people. Lead the team!"
"Yes, captain!" Luo Qiming agreed without hesitation.
After simply assigning tasks, Zhang Ping'an waved his hand and said: "Okay, let's wait until we meet the enemy to make a decision. Let's go now!!!"
Following Zhang Ping'an's order, the entire county brigade seemed to have found a backbone and began to move quickly. Three minutes later, more than a thousand county brigade soldiers left Wangjiaba and ran quickly in the direction of Lijiawan. While running, the squadron leaders and squad leaders of each squadron ran and shouted back and forth among their own teams. Soon the new and old veterans were distinguished.
After more than ten days of running-in training, each squadron leader and team leader had a good understanding of the situation of the soldiers in their respective units, so everyone did not have any difficulties after the order was issued.
Wangjiaba is about 7.5 kilometers away from Lijiawan, and Lijiawan is about 6 kilometers away from Quanyang County. Five or six minutes after setting off, the new and old veterans were separated, and after ten minutes, the gap between the new and old veterans was reduced. Reflected.
The veterans had an advantage in terms of physical strength, especially now that it was a forced march. Soon Zhang Ping'an and Lei Long continued to advance at a faster pace with more than 700 combat-effective troops. Luo Qiming took the remaining people and controlled his speed and physical strength to chase Zhang Pingan and others.
For a distance of fifteen miles, a normal march would take about an hour and a half, but in a forced march, the time would be greatly reduced.
Half an hour later, when they were still four miles away from Lijiawan, a burst of rapid explosions and gunfire suddenly came from the front left. The sound of gunfire immediately attracted the attention of Zhang Pingan and others.
"Mao Fugui!!!"
Zhang Ping'an didn't talk nonsense and shouted directly: "Go and see what's going on!"
"Yes, Captain!"
Mao Fugui, a direct descendant of Zhang Pingan, did not hesitate to lead several soldiers and quickly moved in the direction of the gunfire. Other soldiers and cadres of the county brigade also quietly followed under the leadership of Zhang Pingan. Enter.
Mao Fugui moved quickly and ran back after a while, saying: "Report to the captain, we found the Fourth District team and several village soldier teams ahead, blocking hundreds of Japanese and puppet troops at the pass in front. These days The puppet troops should be our target this time."
"Um?!!!"
Hearing Mao Fugui's report, Zhang Pingan frowned, and a bad premonition arose in his heart: "Could it be that the fellow villagers in Lijiawan have been killed?" As soon as this idea appeared, Zhang Pingan's eyes suddenly narrowed, and a touch of Cold murderous intent emerged from his eyes.
"Old Lei!"
Zhang Ping'an didn't talk nonsense. He turned to look at Thunder Dragon beside him and said, "You take the troops and get ready for battle. I'll go to the team's position in the fourth area."
"Yes, Captain!"
Thunder Dragon responded without hesitation when he heard this.
"Walk!"
After giving the order, Zhang Ping'an directly led about a squad of soldiers from the side and headed towards the position of the fourth area team. As for Thunder Dragon, he led the troops to prepare for battle, and then led the squadron leaders himself, He touched it quietly, preparing to check the situation on the battlefield.
"Captain, the firepower of the Japanese and puppet troops is too fierce, and comrades are running out of bullets and grenades!"
On the blocking position of Team District, a squad leader said helplessly to the captain of Team District.
After hearing the words of the squad leader, the district team leader's expression did not change at all, and said calmly: "Tell the comrades, when the bullets are out, we will fight with the bayonet, and when the bayonet is broken, we will fight with all our strength. In a word, we must not let the Japanese and puppet troops cross this Pass, we must buy time for the fellow villagers to move, and the tragedy of Lijiawan cannot be allowed to happen." When he mentioned the three words Lijiawan, the eyes of the district team leader turned red, and his eyes were full of anger and anger. Hate.
"yes!!!"
The squad leader was the same. Hearing the three words Li Jiawan, he also fell silent, and then nodded vigorously.
"Don't worry, if we keep insisting, Captain Zhang will come with his troops." Maybe he felt that his words just now were a bit callous, so the district captain hurriedly added.
"Report!!!"
However, at this moment, a surprised voice sounded: "Captain, the captain is here!!!"
"Um?!!!!"
This sudden sound made the district team leader and squad leader a little confused. They had just talked about the county brigade, and the next moment, the county brigade really came.
"Zhuzi, how is the situation?"
Just when they were a little confused, Zhang Pingan strode to the district captain and asked directly.
The captain of the fourth district team is named Ma Erzhu, nicknamed Zhuzi. He was originally a squad leader of the first district team. Due to the lack of cadres, he was transferred to serve as the team leader.
"Captain!!!"
Hearing Zhang Pingan's familiar voice, Ma Erzhu shouted quickly, and he was very excited. Then as if he thought of something, his expression became very heavy and sad, and said: "Captain, you have to give Lijiawan a hundred dollars." More than 30 people and 16 comrades from the Lijiawan Village Army took revenge, and they died so tragically!!!"
Zhang Ping'an's heart sank when he heard this. He knew that his guess was true, and something bad had really happened to the fellow villagers in Lijiawan.
"what happened?!"
Zhang Ping'an looked at Ma Erzhu with a solemn expression and asked.
After hearing this, Ma Erzhu continued to report: "Captain, the Japanese and puppet troops went crazy for some reason. After coming out of the county, they came straight to our base area. The first one to bear the brunt was Lijiawan. Although we discovered that the Japanese and puppet troops were dispatched, the news When the news came back, the Japanese and puppet troops also came to kill them."
"In order to buy the villagers time to escape, the villagers' army in Lijiawan used the only weapons in their hands to buy the villagers two or three minutes. In the end, of the more than 200 people in the village, only three or four people escaped. Ten people, the rest were all killed by the Japanese and puppet troops, including many elderly people, pregnant women, children, and many newborn babies." At this point, Ma Erzhu, a seven-foot man, could no longer hold back his tears. It was obscene, and the soldiers from other district teams, as well as the village soldiers who came to support from other villages, each had a look of sadness and sorrow on their faces.
Ma Erzhu wiped his tears and continued in a hoarse voice: "After the little devils slaughtered the village, they continued to move forward, targeting Xiaohou Village. And those people from Lijiawan who escaped with their lives were killed after the Japanese and puppet troops left. I went back to look for my surviving relatives, but there was no one left alive.”
"Captain, the little devil is not a human being!!!"
"Newborn babies were thrown into the wells and drowned alive! Pregnant women were raped and humiliated by them, and finally they disembowelled the fetuses and threw them out. Some old people were not spared either. After being humiliated, they impaled them on wooden sticks to survive. It hurts like hell.”
As he spoke, Ma Erzhu grabbed Zhang Ping'an's hand and said, "Captain, please avenge the fellow villagers in Lijiawan and avenge the fellow villagers who died in pain!"
As soon as Ma Erzhu said these words, others followed suit, looked at Zhang Pingan with expectant eyes, and spoke one after another.
"Captain, you must avenge your fellow villagers!!!"
"Captain, our fellow villagers died so tragically, the little devils are not human beings!!!"
"..."
Zhang Ping'an listened to everyone's words and looked at everyone's hopeful eyes. He could not help but think of the scene in Lijiawan that was like a Shura field. His teeth were gritting at this moment. There was a sound, and a fire of anger rose in the chest.
"rest assured!!!"
Zhang Ping'an gritted his teeth and squeezed out this sentence: "I will definitely avenge the revenge of the Lijiawan fellows." As he said that, he glanced at the Japanese and puppet troops below who were preparing to organize another attack. The murderous intent and anger in his eyes were about to turn into reality, and he said in a very firm tone: "None of these beasts can escape. I want to use their heads to comfort the fellow villagers who died tragically in Lijiawan, and the ten people who died tragically." Six comrades who died.”
After saying that, Zhang Ping'an's eyes quickly scanned the terrain and found that it was not bad here. It was a good place where one man could block the way and no one could access it. It could also be ambushed and attacked, and the commanding heights were firmly in his hands. , which is why the district team and the militiamen of several villages only have a total of sixty or seventy people, but the more than six hundred Japanese and puppet troops are temporarily unable to break through.
Therefore, Zhang Ping'an was not prepared to change places and start the battle here.
"You guys stay here and cooperate with the comrades from the district team to defend!"
Zhang Ping'an didn't waste any time and left the soldiers from the squad who came with him behind, while he returned the same way.
"Captain!"
After Zhang Pingan came back, everyone found that Zhang Pingan's expression was not very good.
"Um!"
Zhang Ping'an nodded when he heard this, then waved to everyone, lying on the ground and said: "Let's make a long story short, this Japanese and puppet army is our target. The people of Lijiawan have encountered unexpected events. About 80% of the villagers Killed." Having said this, Zhang Ping'an looked at the Japanese and puppet troops below, with a trace of killing intent in his eyes, and said: "I am ready to completely annihilate the Japanese and puppet troops in front of me, and I will take no prisoners or live alive. Understand?"
Hearing Zhang Ping'an's words, both Thunder Dragon and the squadron leaders were stunned for a moment, but soon they also reacted and looked down at the Japanese and puppet troops who were also filled with murderous intent.
"Understood!!"*N!
Everyone did not shout in unison, but just shouted lowly.
"I ORDER NOW!!!"
Zhang Ping'an was very satisfied with everyone's attitude. He looked at the Japanese and puppet troops below and said: "The first squadron and the second squadron are moving quickly. The target is the ridge opposite. I don't need to say more about your mission. When the battle starts, you will die." Beat me, I only give you fifteen minutes."
"Yes!"*2!
The captain of the first squadron, Mao Fugui, and the captain of the second squadron, Zhou Huairou, heard this and responded in unison.
"Set off!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Pingan waved his hands to the two of them, indicating that they could set off.
"Yes!"*2!
The two of them didn't waste any time, and immediately retreated quietly, quickly organized their troops, and followed the path Zhang Pingan had just come from, heading around to the opposite mountain ridge.
"Squadron Three!"
Zhang Pingan's voice sounded again: "You are responsible for defending the front with the comrades of the district team to prevent the Japanese and puppet troops from breaking through from you!"
"yes!"
Lu Dingguo, the captain of the third squadron, responded quickly.
Zhang Ping'an didn't speak this time, but just waved his hand. Lu Dingguo, together with Mao Fugui and Zhou Huairou, turned around and led the troops to run quickly towards the district team's position.
"Fourth Squadron and Fifth Squadron, your mission is to get behind the enemy. After the battle begins, you two squadrons are responsible for blocking the enemy's retreat path. You must not let any little Japs or puppet soldiers escape from you." Escape there." Zhang Ping'an looked seriously at Qin Mingkun, captain of the fourth squadron, and Song Tongguo, captain of the fifth squadron, and ordered.
"Yes!"*2!
Qin Mingkun and Song Tongguo agreed to this task without hesitation, and then turned around and left with their troops without Zhang Pingan's signal.
"Old Lei!"
Looking at the actions of these two guys, Zhang Ping'an shook his head helplessly and said to Thunder Dragon: "Old Lei, you follow the Fourth Squadron and the Fifth Squadron."
"Okay, Captain!"
Upon hearing this, Lei Long agreed without hesitation. At the same time, he patted Zhang Ping'an on the shoulder and said: "Captain, please take care and pay attention to safety!" After saying that, he told the captain of the Sixth Squadron, Huang Jinlong, and said: "Jinlong , remember to protect the captain!"
"Yes, Team Thunder!" The Golden Dragon responded unequivocally when he heard this.
Everyone quickly left, leaving only Sixth Squadron Captain Huang Jinlong, Artillery Squadron Captain Ge Erhe, and Liu Ermin and others who followed.
Zhang Ping'an looked at Golden Dragon and said, "Jinlong, your Sixth Squadron is building a position on the spot."
"Yes, Captain!"
The golden dragon responded when he heard the words, then turned to greet the soldiers to get busy.
Zhang Ping'an ordered Ge Erhe again: "Erhe, you also quickly find a suitable place to build an artillery position. Time is running out, you must speed up!"
"Yes, Captain!"
Ge Erhe also responded without hesitation.
In the end, only Liu Ermin and a few others were left. Zhang Ping'an said: "Let's go, let's move down the flying thunder cannon first!" After saying that, he waved to a squad leader of the Sixth Squadron and said: "Take your Ben, come with me!”
