After a long time, Tiegang finally controlled his emotions.
It wasn't until Tie stopped crying that Xu Rui patted his shoulder and said, "Gangzi, it's time to go."
Tiegang nodded when he heard this, but still said with some worry: "But the teacher's seat still has the remains of the military seat... The Japanese won't mess with their remains, right?"
Just now Tiegang saw that the bodies of Zhang Zizhong and Xiang Tianhu had been carried away by the Japanese.
"No, the Japs really want to destroy the body of Zhang Junzuo and Brother Xiang. They just did it." Xu Rui said with certainty. This quality of the Japs is still worthy of praise. For the brave men who died in the battle, they still Very respectfully, in history, after Zhang Zizhong died in battle, the Japanese gave him a generous burial.
Seeing that Tiegang was still a little worried, Xu Rui added: "If the Japanese really mess up Zhang Junzuo and Brother Xiang's body, we will find a way to get it back. The top priority now is to collect the defeated troops of the 18th Division. "
The 180th Division was ordered to break off the rear and cover the retreat of the main force of the 59th Army. However, Xiang Tianhu did not gather the entire division together and defend in one place. Instead, he spread out all three main groups and fortified themselves layer by layer. , there is actually only one guard battalion and one reconnaissance company around him.
The guard battalion and reconnaissance company had basically followed Xiang Tianhu to death.
The three main regiments have also been basically wiped out, but there are still many broken troops wandering outside. For the Nationalist Government, these broken troops may be a burden, because most of these broken troops are injured, and it costs money just to treat them. The cost is high, but for the independent brigade, these defeated troops are the most precious resource.
"Let's go." Xu Rui patted Tiegang's shoulder and said, "Based on the battlefield analysis, the 18th Division's final breakout direction should be the northeast. Although Brother Xiang died for his country, there must be many brothers who have already broken through. Go out, let's search all the way to the northeast and gather these brothers together."
"Yeah." Tie Gang nodded. Stand up.
"Let's go." Xu Rui waved his hand, and the ten members of the special operations team quickly disappeared into the thin morning light. The Japanese who were cleaning the battlefield not far away did not even notice that they were less than a kilometer away from them. There was once a small Chinese force lurking and taking away one of their guard posts.
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Passing through a sparse forest, the gurgling sound of a stream suddenly came from ahead.
Hearing the gurgling sound of the stream, Mo Zichen immediately became energetic and broke out separately from last night. He hadn't had a sip of water for more than ten hours, and the fighting had never stopped for a moment. By now, his throat felt like smoke, and he was extremely thirsty.
Mo Zichen immediately stood up, ready to go and have a drink.
However, as soon as Mo Zichen stood up, he immediately froze there again.
Because, less than ten steps away from Mo Zichen, there were two Japs standing!
The two Japanese soldiers were holding several dark green water bottles in their hands, and their faces and uniforms were stained with water. Apparently he had just returned from fetching water from the creek, but he met Mo Zichen unexpectedly halfway.
After a moment of daze, Mo Zichen was the first to react. He raised his hand fiercely, and a cold light shot out from the palm of his hand, but it was a money dart.
Before Mo Zichen joined the army, he was a famous swordsman in Guanzhong. He was good at using hidden weapons, especially the money dart.
Mo Zichen's money darts are specially made by blacksmiths. Each money dart is five centimeters in diameter. It is two millimeters thick. The edges are filed into teeth and sharpened quickly. After the money dart is thrown out. It can fly and spin, and can easily cut through human skin, flesh, and even bones.
Mo Zichen was the first to react, and with a flick of his hand, there was a money dart.
The money dart flew across the side of the neck of the devil in front, severing the common carotid artery. The devil immediately covered the wound and slowly fell to the ground. But the other Japanese took advantage of this brief moment to finally react. He shook his hands and threw away the kettle filled with water. He wanted to raise his gun and shouted: "Chinese..."
"Damn it!" Mo Zichen quickly fired the second money dart, but he still didn't have time to stop the Japs. The Japs shouted out the Chinese characters for three characters before being hit in the face by the money darts, and then fell to the ground screaming. , Mo Zichen flew forward and kicked the devil's neck with a click, breaking his neck bones.
The screams of the second Japanese soldier suddenly stopped, but it was a little late.
Because the prisoner's screams had already alerted the resting prisoner nearby.
A dozen or so Japs shouted and rushed out of the woods not far away. After seeing Mo Zichen, the dozen or so Japs immediately chased after him with bayonets in hand.
Mo Zichen ran away, the wind blowing loudly.
However, Mo Zichen played and ran all night last night. He was really exhausted. Not only was he thirsty, but his legs were as heavy as lead. So no matter how much he ran, he could never get rid of the little boy behind him. Japs, Mo Zichen thought, if he keeps running like this he will eventually die from exhaustion, so he might as well fight to the death with the Japs.
Gritting his teeth, Mo Zichen was about to turn around and fight the Japanese, when the grass in front suddenly stood up.
"Dad Japan." Mo Zichen was shocked. Without thinking, he threw his hand and hit him with another money dart.
Then it wasn't until the money escort took action that Mo Zichen realized that the man in front of him was not a Japanese soldier. He was clearly wearing a military uniform. He should be a friendly army, but he didn't know which army he was from.
"Flash..." Mo Zichen quickly shouted, signaling the other party to stay away.
Fortunately, before Mo Zichen could say anything, the man in front of him just made a casual move, and the money dart thrown by Mo Zichen flew close to the side of his neck, not even his fur was touched. Injured, Mo Zichen was stunned for a moment and said, "Dad, this person is so fast. He can still dodge his own hidden weapon at such a close distance."
With just this stunned moment, the dozen or so Japs behind him caught up with him.
Mo Zichen woke up from a dream. He slipped behind a rock and hid behind a nearby rock. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the man just stood there without moving. He quickly reminded him: "Hey, this brother, a Japanese." We're catching up, so hide quickly, the kid's marksmanship is not something you can boast about, so be careful and save your life."
"But it's no longer needed." The man said calmly, "The little Japs' shooting skills are indeed good, but how can a dead Japs still be able to shoot?"
"Dead Japs?" Mo Zichen was stunned again when he heard this.
What did he say? Those dozen Japanese were chasing him all the way. Did he still know whether they were dead or alive
However, when Mo Zichen turned his head to look in the direction he came from, his eyes suddenly widened.
Baby, is this true? Aren't you being blinded by this? In less than a moment, all the Japanese who had been chasing him like a lost dog were killed
They were really killed. Seven or eight "savages" wearing thatch and wearing branches were holding bright bayonets and stabbing more than a dozen Japanese. When the bayonets were inserted into their bodies, some of the Japanese could still grunt. Mo Zichen's facial muscles twitched unconsciously when he heard the sound of the sharp blade cutting through the skin and flesh tissue.
Who are these people? They all look like savages, where did they come from
Until a familiar voice appeared, Mo Zichen's eyes suddenly lit up and he shouted: "Gangzi?!"
Seeing Mo Zichen, Tiegang was also overjoyed and also shouted: "Old Mo? Why is it you?!"
"Why can't it be me?!" Meeting Tiegang at such a juncture, Mo Zichen was excited and sad at the same time. After the surprise, he immediately sighed sadly, "Gangzi, our 18th Division is finished. All the troops are gone." They were scattered, and I don’t know where the military and division commanders went, and I don’t know if they broke out.”
Tiegang sighed: "Old Mo, the military commander and the master commander have already died for the country. I saw it with my own eyes."
"What are you talking about?" Mo Zichen's eyes widened when he heard this, and he grabbed Tiegang's shirt.
After a long while, Mo Zichen let out a long sigh and let go of Tiegang's clothes, and said sadly: "Now our 18o Division is really finished. Our 18o Division was originally adopted by our stepmother, and no one cares about it now." Even if we gather the brothers who broke out, we may not be able to restore our numbers."
Tiegang said: "Old Mo, we are not going back to the 1st Army."
After saying that, Tiegang took out the telegram Xiang Tianhu gave him and handed it to Mo Zichen.
Mo Zichen read the telegram in silence, but did not express his position immediately.
Tiegang introduced Xu Rui: "Brother Xu Rui, this Mo Zichen is the commander of the reconnaissance company directly under our 18th Division. He was a famous swordsman in Guanzhong in his early years."
"Captain Mo." Hearing that Mo Zichen was once a swordsman, Xu Rui clasped his fists and bowed his hands.
The so-called swordsman is actually a killer who makes a living by taking people's money and eliminating disasters for them.
Tiegang introduced Xu Rui to Mo Zichen: "Old Mo, this is brother Xu Rui."
"Are you Chief Xu?" Mo Zichen stared at Xu Rui and said relieved, "Let me just say, there are not many people in this world who can escape my money escort, Mo Zichen, but Chief Xu can definitely do it."
Because he delivered supplies twice, Xu Rui has long been a good friend in the 18o Division. Almost every officer and soldier knows him, but they may not be able to recognize him. However, most officers above the company level know Xu Rui. Mo Zichen is Because I was outside both times, I had never seen Xu Rui, otherwise I would have recognized him just now.
Xu Rui asked: "Captain Mo, are there any other brothers nearby?"
"I don't know." Mo Zichen shook his head and said sadly, "Last night, I was ordered to lead a platoon to open the way, but I was attacked by little Japs one after another, and the troops were all scattered. I wanted to go back and find the master. I don’t know where the teacher went, but he ended up here in a mess, and I don’t know what happened to the other troops. Oh, by the way... "
After thinking for a moment, Mo Zichen said again: "There seemed to be gunfire in the southeast just now."
"There are gunshots in the southeast? That must be the troops of our 18th Division." Tiegang turned back to look at Xu Rui. Xu Rui waved back, and the members of the special operations team immediately disappeared into the forest. (To be continued.)