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Text Chapter 473 Autumn Harvest and Winter Storage 31

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    The Japs were approaching and the sun was about to set. While they were still visible, the Japs launched an attack.  Wu Jiu Literature Book Club uploaded that relying on the simple fortifications they had just completed, Liu Zhenghong and the others withstood the Japanese's last attack before sunset.

    Night fell quickly, and in the darkness, the Japs lit piles of bonfires, forming a circle.  On the one hand, they wanted to keep warm, and on the other hand, they wanted some firelight to prevent the Eighth Route Army from breaking out in the dark.  .

    Time passed little by little, and the moon rose into the sky. Today is the 13th day of the lunar calendar. The temperature is very low in the early winter night. Some fires were also raised on Liu Zhenghong's position. From the outside, it seemed that the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were also warming themselves up by the fire.  .

    There were not one or two cold gunshots on the battlefield. It seemed that everything was expected by Iijima. He had been thinking about the final blow that would be launched tomorrow.

    The night was getting deeper and deeper, and Iijima slowly fell into sleep.

    Under the cold moonlight, piles of bonfires were burning. There were fires not only on the Japs' side, but also on Liu Zhenghong's position.

    After several days of fighting, Iijima's troops suffered a lot of casualties. In order to ensure uninterrupted pursuit and to put more and more pressure on Liu Zhenghong, Iijima ordered the two puppet troops who followed closely.  The squadron forced a march. At present, the Japanese and puppet troops have joined forces. They formed a seemingly loose but actually very tight encirclement against Liu Zhenghong's enemies by the lake.

    This encirclement is connected by fires, each fire is one hundred meters apart, and there are several puppet soldiers guarding the fire.  Not far from the fire, there are Japanese soldiers hidden in the dark. Once the puppet troops discover the Eighth Route Breakthrough, they will fire warning shots, and the Japanese soldiers will immediately provide fire support.

    In addition to these security forces around the encirclement, Iijima also formed several mobile teams. These teams are not far from the encirclement. When the eighth-way breakthrough point is determined, these teams will immediately block the breakthrough.

    The night is getting deeper and deeper.  The bright moon slowly rose above the head. Except for one or two cold shots in the night sky, there was no movement on the Eighth Route Army's position.  The puppet soldiers guarding the fire slowly relaxed their vigilance, and some began to take a nap while leaning on their guns.

    The Japanese's warning fires reached all the way to the shore.  A puppet soldier fell asleep holding his gun, and the fire burned beside him.  Because no firewood was added for a long time, the flames of the fire gradually dimmed.  The temperature was getting lower and lower, and the puppet soldiers suddenly woke up from the cold.

    "Sneeze!" The puppet soldier sneezed, and he hugged his arms tightly together to keep his body warmer.  At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of water splashing on the lake.

    There was no wind at night.  There are no boats on the lake, so how can there be the sound of splashing water?  The puppet soldier opened his eyes and looked carefully at the lake. This sight made him pale with shock. He saw some figures shaking in the distance on the lake under the moonlight.  The lake is very quiet at night. If you listen carefully, in addition to the sound of wading in the water, there is also the sound of the collision of firearms and equipment.

    "The Eighth Route Army has escaped. The Eighth Route Army has escaped from the lake!" The puppet soldiers pointed at the black figures and shouted.

    "Nani? Nani?" A Japanese soldier ran over from the darkness with a gun.

    Following the direction pointed by the puppet soldiers, the Japanese soldiers also saw those black figures and heard the sound of wading in the water.  There must be activity on the lake.  The Japanese soldiers did not dare to neglect, and he quickly ran to his superiors to report the situation.

    Iijima was shaken awake by his staff officer, and his officer came to report the latest situation to him.

    Because he was not sure whether all eight groups were gone or just one group, Iijima immediately reacted: "The mobile team near the north pursued along the lake shore. The rest of the troops immediately launched a full-line attack!"

    Iijima¡¯s reaction was normal, because he was not sure whether the people moving on the lake were all the Eighth Route Army. Maybe the Eighth Route Army was just a group of troops wading away through the water.

    The sound of gunfire soon rang out at the front. This was Iijima's soldiers preparing for firepower.  Gunfire also rang out in the northwest, as the chasing team was shooting at the black shadow in the lake.

    Time passed not long ago.  The charge started from the front.  Various battle reports continued to come back, and the attack on the encirclement circle ended quickly because there was no one inside. Iijima's soldiers quickly occupied the position that was guarded by the Eighth Route Army just now.

    At this time, Iijima was deeply regretful.  Since Iijima led his troops to pursue the pursuit, the battle situation developed as he planned. He also surrounded the remaining soldiers of the Eighth Route Army at the predetermined location.  The plan to corner the Eighth Route Army and then surround them has been realized.  Iijima could almost see the final moment of victory.

    However, Iijima really did not expect that the Eighth Route Army would break out from the lake.  In winter, the water in the lakeIt was not high, but the water temperature was very low, and there was no sign that the Eighth Route Army had ships. Therefore, in Iijima's mind, this lake was the only way out for the Eighth Route Army.

    However, the reality in front of him has told Iijima that the Eighth Route Army left and really waded through this cold lake. This made Iijima extremely angry after falling short.  After being furious, Iijima ordered: "Pursue, pursue! Pursue all night long!"

    Liu Zhenghong did not expect that the breakout would be so smooth. Liu Zhenghong expected that the lake would be shallow in winter and the troops would probably leave by wading through the water, but he did not expect that Iijima had not thought of this.

    Liu Zhenghong was trudging through the lake at this time. The lake was very cold and there was a lot of mud at the bottom. Every step he took required a lot of effort to pull out his feet that were stuck in the mud before he could walk.  What's even more painful is that there are old water chestnuts that have accumulated over the years in the mud. The thorns of these old water chestnuts are so sharp that a person's foot will get a bloody hole if he steps on it.

    "Damn it, the Japanese are bullying us, and our Chinese old men are also bullying us." An injured soldier cursed in a low voice.

    The lake water was cold to the bone, and Liu Zhenghong's body was shivering. His upper and lower teeth touched each other from time to time, making a "grinning" sound.

    No one in the team was cursing. This emotion gradually infected everyone. Liu Zhenghong suppressed the cold feeling and said in a lighter tone: "Comrades, Lao Lingjiao has created difficulties for us, but Lao Lingjiao is not  Traitor, it's also useful. Let's fish up these old water chestnuts, and when they land on the shore, we can still use them as food."

    "Ah, I stepped on a round thing. Haha, this is a wild duck egg. There will be duck eggs to eat later." Liu Zhenghong's optimism began to take effect, and suddenly a soldier touched a wild duck egg and laughed.

    At this time, the Japanese on the shore opened fire.  "Eight hooks! Eight hooks!" In the quiet night, the sound of gunshots seemed particularly clear.

    The breakout operation has been exposed, and keeping quiet at this time is meaningless. The most important thing for the team is to escape quickly. Liu Zhenghong let go of his throat and ordered loudly: "Speed ??up."

    "Speed ??up and move forward." "Speed ??up and move forward!" Liu Zhenghong's orders were passed on orally by the soldiers and reached the front of the team.  Under the cold moonlight, in the bone-chilling lake water, and amid the sound of enemy gunfire, the team of the Eighth Route Army sped up. They trudged all the way in the lake water. They followed the guidance of the Big Dipper and headed north.

    It was almost dawn, and Liu Zhenghong led the team ashore.  Trekking from the lake, the Eighth Route Army followed a straight line, while the Japanese pursuing along the lakeshore took an arc. They not only jumped out of the encirclement of Iijima troops, but also left the Japanese soldiers far behind.

    When the troops landed, Liu Zhenghong ordered a fire to be lit for the soaked soldiers to warm themselves, and for the injured soldiers to clean and bandage their wounds.

    The Japs were temporarily freed, but the condition of the team was not good. Those with injured feet could not survive. Some soldiers with weak constitutions had caught a cold last night, and some began to have fevers at this time.

    The Japanese were right behind them. Liu Zhenghong and the others only rested for half an hour before continuing on the road. Their retreat direction continued to the north.

    The Japanese are in the south of their defense area. The ninth detachment dare not take it lightly. The officers and soldiers of the first brigade are naturally on guard. Even Li Qinglin and Liang Xixian came to the first brigade to take command.

    The battle situation in the south continued to spread before their eyes, and the news that Liu Zhenghong and the others were blocked by the lake soon spread. However, this result was not surprising, so Li Qinglin and the others knew about both sides from the beginning.  The reason is that the strength gap is too big.

    Yuan Bearded's team is fighting with Shimada, and Liu Zhenghong's team is about to be destroyed. However, the ninth detachment, which is also a squadron of the Chinese Communist Party, does not come to rescue for various reasons. This makes the third team as a soldier  The officers and soldiers of the ninth detachment were not in a very high mood. Even Liang Xixian, who regarded anti-Communism as his bounden duty, was in a heavy mood.

    But in the morning of the next day, news came that the Eighth Route Army had broken out of the encirclement by wading through the water. Li Qinglin finally breathed a sigh of relief, and Liang Xixian couldn't help but sigh: "Fortunately, fortunately!"

    Li Qinglin struck while the iron was hot: "Brothers, no matter what, this breakout operation of the Eighth Route Army is a classic example. It is definitely not an accident that they survived the desperate situation this time. Our commanders at all levels must study it carefully."

    This time, even Liang Xixian nodded frequently and said: "We should really learn from the Eighth Route Army. The fighting will of their officers and soldiers is indeed our role model."

    Liuzi asked: "Boss, the Eighth Route Army is out of danger this time. Should we provide support?"

    Liang Xixian stopped talking this time. Li Qinglin thought for a while and said: "There must be a lot of injured people on the Eighth Route Army this time. We have never come to rescue. If we don't take any action,We can't live with it in terms of face, right?  Director Liang, if we support them with some medicines now, it can be regarded as fulfilling our sincerity as friendly forces. Let's see if this works?  "

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