Spy Wars: I am the Captain of the Military Police

The fighting continued into the afternoon...

"The second platoon is responsible for blocking the left wing and will hold on until 3:30!" The company commander's roar was particularly harsh in the intervals between artillery fire.

Li Changshun took a deep breath, loaded the last few bullets into the magazine, and crawled towards the position he was responsible for.

The situation on the left wing was worse than expected.

This was originally a two-story house, but now only half of the crumbling wall and several huge bomb craters remain.

Five soldiers are holding their ground here, including Erwazi who has a leg injury.

He saw Li Changshun coming over and tried hard to force a smile, but his expression was distorted by pain.

"Listen." Li Changshun scanned every nervous face. "Our mission is to hold the Japanese back, not to die. We must retreat at 3:30 sharp, not a second longer."

"The Japs are coming again!" the observation post warned at the top of his lungs.

Through the thick smoke, you can see Japanese infantry deploying their attack formations.

About a squad of Japanese soldiers advanced with alternating skirmish lines to cover each other. Their helmets reflected cold light in the dim light, and their bayonets were like a forest of death.

"Hold steady! Shoot closer!" Li Changshun ordered in a low voice, his finger lightly on the trigger.

One hundred meters, eighty meters, fifty meters... The Japanese troops were getting closer and closer, and their khaki uniforms and ferocious faces could already be seen clearly.

"beat!"

The sound of Zhongzheng rifle volleys suddenly filled the air. The Japanese soldiers in the front fell to the ground, but the enemies behind them immediately lay down and returned fire.

The Japanese army's accurate shooting immediately suppressed the position. The bullets hit the bunkers with a chirping sound, splashing up a string of dust.

"Machine gun! The Japanese's Type 99 light machine gun!" a soldier exclaimed.

A Japanese light machine gun was set up in the ruins, and its continuous long bursts of fire made the defenders unable to raise their heads.

Li Changshun saw two soldiers who tried to fight back being shot and falling down. One of them had his helmet blown off, and his brains and blood splattered on the broken wall.

"Da Liu! Knock down that machine gun!" Li Changshun shouted to the best shooter.

The soldier named Da Liu took aim calmly and pulled the trigger.

The Japanese machine gunner fell to the ground, but the assistant gunner immediately took over his position and the firepower did not decrease at all.

To make matters worse, the Japanese army had begun to outflank the left flank.

Several figures were quietly making their way through the craters and ruins.

"Grenade! Stop them!" Li Changshun yelled and threw a grenade.

The explosion temporarily blocked the Japanese army's detour, but the situation was already extremely critical.

Erwazi suddenly struggled to sit up and tied a grenade to his waist: "Kuaizhe, cover me! I'm going to meet these little devils!"

Before Li Changshun could stop him, Erwazi had already crawled out of the shelter with his broken leg.

Under everyone's shocked gaze, the seriously injured soldier roared like a wild beast and rushed towards the Japanese machine gun position.

The Japanese army obviously did not expect this, and it was too late when they turned the machine gun around.

"Little Japs! I'll fuck your ancestors!" Erwazi's last roar was drowned out by the explosion.

The huge shockwave temporarily stalled the Japanese attack. Li Changshun's eyes were bloodshot as he roared, "Revenge for Erwazi! Beat him! Beat him to death!"

The anger of the defenders erupted like a volcano.

Rifles and pistols suppressed the Japanese offensive for a while.

Liu Da took the opportunity to kill three Japanese soldiers in succession, including an officer wielding a saber.

However, Japanese reinforcements soon arrived, and more enemy troops poured in from the rear.

The shells began to fall again, this time accompanied by indirect mortar fire.

"Platoon leader! We're running out of ammunition!" a soldier reported anxiously.

Li Changshun counted the few remaining ammunition and his heart sank.

Each man had less than ten bullets and only three grenades left.

The Japanese offensive seemed endless.

At this moment, Hu Daguo came over from the right wing with two soldiers to reinforce: "Knapsack! The company commander ordered an early retreat! The main force has crossed the river, our mission is accomplished!"

Li Changshun glanced at his pocket watch. It was 3:15. Fifteen minutes earlier than originally planned.

"Demolition team! Install explosives!" he shouted to the soldier in charge of the blasting.

This was a last resort prepared in advance, burying explosives on the position to delay the Japanese pursuit.

Several explosive packs were quickly placed in key locations, and the fuses hissed.

"Retreat! Take turns to provide cover!" Li Changshun gave the final order.

The survivors fought and retreated, and every time they retreated a distance, they used cover to shoot and cover their teammates' retreat.

The Japanese pursuit was extremely fierce, with bullets following them like shadows.

At a street corner, Da Liu suddenly fell to the ground with a groan.

The bullet entered his back and exited his chest, leaving a huge bloody hole.

"Big Liu!" Li Changshun wanted to turn around to rescue him, but was held tightly by the big guy Hu.

"It's hopeless! Go!" Big Hu roared and threw his last grenade at the pursuing Japanese soldiers.

The explosion temporarily delayed the pursuers.

Li Changshun took a last look at Da Liu's fallen figure, gritted his teeth and continued to retreat.

They walked through the familiar streets, but now everything was different.

The place where the battle had taken place was littered with corpses, including those of his own comrades and Japanese soldiers.

The ruins were dyed red with blood, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

At a crossroads, they met the rearguard team led by Fang Xiaoshu. There were only five people left by the company commander, and all of them were injured.

"The Zhejiang Road Bridge has been blown up," Fang Xiaoshu gasped, "but the Japs have found other river crossing points. We must leave here as soon as possible!"

Suddenly, there was intensive gunfire from the flank, and another group of Japanese troops surrounded them. Bullets whizzed past, and another soldier fell to the ground.

"Split and retreat! Gather in Qingpu!" Fang Xiaoshu made a quick decision: "Those who are still alive must avenge their dead brothers!"

The team immediately split into several groups, each looking for a way to survive.

Li Changshun, Hu Daguo and two other soldiers formed a group and entered a narrow alley.

The gunshots behind him gradually became sparse, but the Japanese pursuit continued.

From time to time, a cold gunshot was fired from a window, or a shell exploded nearby.

When they passed through the last piece of ruins, Hu Dagu suddenly pushed Li Changshun away and said, "Be careful!"

With a gunshot, Hu Da's body shook and he slowly fell to the ground.

Behind a broken wall in the distance, a Japanese sniper was reloading.

Li Changshun and two other soldiers opened fire at the same time, smashing the broken wall into pieces.

The Japanese sniper disappeared, but Big Hu had already fallen in a pool of blood.

"Big guy!" Li Changshun rushed to his comrade.

Hu Dagu gasped for breath, blood flowing from the corner of his mouth: "Kidnapper... remember... kill a few more... devils..." His hand slowly loosened...

Li Changshun reached out and took off Hu Dage's epaulettes, his mother's photo, and the half piece of hard cake that Erwazi had gotten and put them together.

He took one last look at the serene face of Big Hu, then turned and blended into the smoke-filled ruins.

The road to retreat is still long, and the battle has just begun.