Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

In the village, in the courtyard of a wealthy family, the surviving villagers' faces were full of worry.

They all heard that there was an army fighting the Japs, but there were too many Japs here.

They were also worried that the army would not win, and then they would face death next.

"Grandpa, is there an uncle coming to save us?"

A little boy looked at the old man with confused eyes.

The old man touched the little boy's head lovingly and said, "Xiaofeng is right. We will be able to get out soon."

"Then can I have candy when we go out? Xiaofeng loves candy the most."

the little boy asked innocently.

The old man's eyes turned red and he almost couldn't hold back his tears.

He has lived for decades, so it doesn't matter whether he dies or not. The problem is that there are many children in this village, and they are the ones who deserve to live.

"Okay, Xiaofeng, stop pestering your grandpa and come to mom."

A woman spoke up. She was Xiaofeng's mother. Her husband worked in the city and escaped the disaster.

"Village chief, do you think the army outside can defeat these devils?"

"Yes, village chief, you are very knowledgeable, can you hear it?"

The old man still has a lot of prestige in this village. He is not greedy or possessive, and even his son has to go to the city to work.

This is also the reason why our family’s life is not as good as the rich families in the village.

The rich man's entire family died, but their family is still alive.

"The fighting in the village was very fierce, and I couldn't hear it either." The old man shook his head.

A man complained, "Hey, what kind of world is this? Everyone is living a peaceful life. Who have we offended?"

"You still dare to talk." The woman next to him shouted angrily.

"Even Danniu knows to avenge his father, what about you?"

"Your father was killed by the devils, and all you do is hide behind everyone. What use are you?"

The man's face flushed red as he argued, "Charging forward will only lead to death. With so many devils, who can defeat them?"

"Ha! If you don't have any seeds, then you don't have any seeds. What's there to quibble about?" the woman said contemptuously.

"You..." The man suddenly became angry.

The woman didn't want to let him go yet, so she continued.

"I, Xiuchun, have finally seen through you. If we can all escape this disaster, I will divorce you after we get out. Let's all be witnesses."

The man was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that his wife, who always obeyed him, would suddenly say such words.

But now everyone looked at him with contempt.

He teased for a moment, then said nothing, squatting on the ground with a pale face.

"Okay, everyone's life is in danger now, why talk about this?" The old man interrupted the farce.

.........

The battle in the village was very fierce. Gu Changfeng and his men were trapped in danger due to the attack from both sides.

In order to wash away his own shame, Watanabe Yu started to attack with his only two remaining infantry guns.

There was suddenly a sea of ​​fire at the entrance of the village.

Liu Dazhuang came down from the roof because Liu Si observed that the Japanese had already surrounded them.

They could no longer stay on the roof, otherwise they would be easily killed with the Japanese's shooting skills.

Seeing that the defense line was about to collapse, Xiao Wu gave a decisive order.

"Fire platoon provides cover, everyone else evacuates immediately."

There is no other way. If we don’t retreat, we will all die here.

"Brother Gu, it's time for us to leave. Brother Xiaowu has already evacuated." Fang Cheng said anxiously.

Gu Changfeng turned his head and looked at it, then sighed and said, "Old Huang, tell the brother in charge of the mortar to blow up the gun. We don't need it anymore!"

"Then you go over the ridge of the field and have Xiaowu retreat to the grove."

This battle cannot be fought any longer. If we continue, the entire army will be destroyed.

Huang Zhengkui felt a little distressed. He didn't expect that the treasure would be destroyed in the first battle.

But there was nothing that could be done about it. The barrel was already very hot from firing, and it was impossible to carry it while running. In addition, it was too heavy, especially for the Japanese, so it would be better to blow it up.

Everyone held on for a while, and when the gun barrel exploded, Huang Zhengkui immediately shouted, "Brothers, lay down the fire, and the rest of you follow and evacuate."

After they left, Gu Changfeng emptied the bullets in his gun and began to retreat with the fire platoon.

Fang Cheng was running beside him, and when he saw this, he handed over the magazine.

After Gu Changfeng took it, he quickly changed the magazine while running.

He pulled the bolt, turned around and paused for a few seconds before firing a shot, and another charging Japanese soldier fell to the ground.

Liu Dazhuang didn't have this ability, so he ran very fast following Xiaowu and the others.

Seeing Gu Changfeng's actions from afar, he was immediately envious.

"Da Zhuang, look at Brother Chang Feng, then look at you, hey,"

Liu Si was chattering non-stop beside him.

Both of them have the surname Liu, but he did not consider himself an outsider. According to him, maybe they were a family a hundred years ago!

Liu Dazhuang's face suddenly became a little embarrassed, but he decided to ignore him and wait until he got there.

Thanks to Gu Changfeng's continuous sniping and the cooperation of the firepower platoon, the group finally arrived at the grove safely.

Before Zhou Qianli could say anything, Huang Zhengkui said gloomily, "There are too many devils. We brothers can't stop them. We have no choice but to retreat here."

Xiao Wu echoed, "The Japanese suffered more casualties than us. At least a few hundred were killed at the village entrance, and the Japanese artillery squad was also wiped out by Brother Gu."

Gu Changfeng pondered for a moment and said, "In addition to the Japanese transport team, the Japanese machine gun squadron and four infantry squadrons have also appeared."

"How many troops do we have now?" Zhou Qianli asked.

Huang Zhengkui said, "I still have more than 30 people here, and Xiaowu should have more."

Xiao Wu nodded and said, "I still have more than fifty people here."

Zhou Qianli silently estimated and said, "Then we have lost almost half of our forces."

There were more than 80 people on his side, including the artillery platoon, and the losses were heavy.

Jingguchi Cangye, who was at the bottom of the grove, seemed to see the dawn of victory, picked up his command knife and gave orders.

Asai Ryuichi looked at his two colleagues and was so angry that he glared at them fiercely and then gave the order to charge.

When Major Yoshikawa heard the noise down the mountain in the grove, he was suddenly shocked. He had fought this battle very unluckily.

After fighting for more than two hours, the enemy was actually on par with him!

He couldn't figure this out.

Now I finally found the opportunity.

"Kill the chicken and give it to me."

Following Major Yoshikawa's order, the Japanese in the grove began to surround Zhou Qianli's position.

"Retreat first, don't fight anymore." Zhou Qianli made the decision instantly.

This is also the unanimous idea of ​​everyone. As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no fear of running out of firewood. At worst, they can just come back and attack at night.

Gu Changfeng said: "After the firepower is arranged, Dazhuang and I will follow, and the others will evacuate towards the path on the mountainside."

Huang Zhengkui knew that this was not the time to be pretentious, but he still couldn't help but say it.

"Changfeng and I will stay here. Captain Zhou, you guys retreat first."

"Okay, stop wasting time, hurry up, all of you leave, I have a way to leave."

Gu Changfeng didn't want to waste time here, so he went to prepare after he finished speaking.