The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 258 The person you least want to see
Wang Jindong said in the telegram that according to the order of the military department, a company had been sent to escort Ouyang Xue out of Zhiyuan County.

Now there are Japanese soldiers in the west of the county, even if Ouyang Xue and the others want to return to Zhiyuan County, they probably won't be able to do so.

Commander Huang's eyes darkened, and he almost passed out.He sat on the sofa to rest for a while, and took another sip of water.After he regained his strength, he gave the military task force a death order, no matter what, he had to cross the river to find Ouyang Xue.At the same time, the 69th Division was ordered to send troops to help Handu Ferry.

He sent a telegram to Wang Jindong again, asking him to organize a team to escort Ouyang Xue back to Zhiyuan County, or escort her to another safe place.

Chief of Staff Li of the 41st Army was also in a very heavy mood. He asked cautiously, "Sir, do you want to report this matter to the higher authorities?"

Commander Huang shook his head slowly, and said: "The situation is unknown now, how do we report it? After the report is up, aren't we ordered to go to the rescue? We have done everything we should and can do, and now we have to resign ourselves to fate."

Zhiyuan County.

Commander Huang sent a telegram again, asking Wang Jindong to send troops to rescue Ouyang Xue.

In fact, there was no need for Captain Huang to urge him at all. At this time, Wang Jindong was already an ant on the hot pot, running around in a hurry, and he was at a loss.

Chief of Staff Liu was also very anxious. Once something happened to Ouyang Xue, Wang Jindong, him, and the new 128th Division would be finished. I am afraid that even the designation would be revoked, and their future would be over.

He didn't wait for Wang Jindong to issue an order, so he sent someone to call the guard battalion commander over.

After the security battalion commander came, Wang Jindong ordered: "Take all the rest of your security battalion with you and go out of the city to find Ouyang Xue. If you can't rescue her safely, you don't want to come back."

"Yes." The battalion commander saluted and left in a hurry.

Chief of Staff Liu looked at his back, praying that the heavens had eyes, and hoped that Missy would be safe.

At this time, Wang Jindong's father-in-law sent another telegram, and Chief of Staff Liu knew that he had something secret to say, so he left consciously.

Wang Jindong's father-in-law said in the telegram: "I received a call from Mr. Song, asking you to ensure Ouyang Xue's safety, as long as she is safe and sound, even if the 187th division is exhausted, the higher-ups can replenish it for you. It is a matter of great importance and cannot be neglected.”

Wang Jindong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, it seemed that this eldest lady was much more important than his entire 187 division.

He regretted it very much now, why did he send Ouyang Xue away hastily.He should have thought that since the Japanese army attacked the Daqinghe Bridge, they might attack the Han Ferry ferry.

It's too late to regret now, the enemy army is strong, apart from the guard battalion in his hand, it is impossible for him to send reinforcements to look for Ouyang Xue.He is now in the same mood as Chief of Staff Liu, and he hopes that Ouyang Xueji will have his own destiny.

The Japanese army surrounded Zhiyuan County and never launched a large-scale attack.Wang Jindong understood what they were waiting for, and hoped that the sooner the bad news came, the better.

It's a pity that the sky failed. At eleven o'clock in the morning, Qinglong Town fell, and all the officers and soldiers of the 23rd regiment and one battalion died in battle.

At one o'clock in the noon, Lanxi County also fell.

Wang Jindong knew that the Japanese army's large-scale attack on Zhiyuan County would soon begin.

Then, an even worse news came.

At this moment, the last person Wang Jindong wanted to see was the battalion commander, because it was impossible for him to rescue Ouyang Xue in such a short period of time. As long as he came back, it would be bad news.

I was really afraid of something. The battalion commander came back. His head was wrapped in a bandage, his clothes were dirty, and he looked very embarrassed.

It turned out that less than ten miles after leaving the city, the guard battalion was besieged by Japanese troops. After capturing Qinglong Town, these Japanese troops made a detour to outflank Zhiyuan County, and the two sides immediately started a fierce battle.

The guard battalion was expanded on the basis of the original guard company of the 792 regiment. It is Wang Jindong's direct descendant and well-equipped. They held on to a mound and fought fiercely with the Japanese army. Japanese army.

However, the Japanese army dispatched artillery units and bombarded the guard battalion.The guard battalion did not have heavy weapons, and the officers and soldiers suffered heavy casualties, so they had to fight and retreat. They were chased by the enemy along the way. When they left the city, there were more than 260 people, but only 70 people fled back to the county. Injured.

The guard battalion commander said shamelessly: "I'm sorry, sir, the humble job failed to complete the task. You shoot me!"

The guard battalion commander was Wang Jindong's orderly when he was the company commander, and he was his close confidant. Wang Jindong knew that he had tried his best, and said, "You have worked hard! Go down and rest."

Wang Jindong knew that Ouyang Xue was in danger, and he also knew that his future was over.Filled with grief and indignation, but also disheartened, he decided to stick to Zhiyuan County and die for the country, so as not to implicate his family.

After making up his mind, Wang Jindong put on his pistol and was about to inspect the forward positions.

Where did Ouyang Xue and the others go?

This morning, after the three military vehicles escorting Ouyang Xue out of the city, the journey went very smoothly and they were not intercepted by the Japanese army.

The person in charge of escorting Ouyang Xue was a major staff officer named Han Zhihao from the Security Division of the 187th Division.After a period of marching, his mood gradually relaxed.But his eyes kept looking around, worried that something unexpected would happen.

Zhao Jie and Ouyang Xue were sitting in the cab of the second car. For some reason, she felt a little inexplicably excited. Maybe it was because she felt lucky that she was far away from the battlefield, or maybe she felt that she didn't say hello to her colleagues. I left feeling a little nervous.

She really wanted to say something to calm her mood, but seeing Ouyang Xue sitting there with her eyes closed, she had no choice but to stop talking and looked at the fields beside the road.

Ouyang Xue didn't fall asleep, she was just a little depressed.She has always wanted to go to Peach Blossom Mountain, and it seems that this time her wish will come true again.

The convoy traveled more than [-] miles out of the city and passed a gentle slope. The security staff officer Han Zhihao who was leading the team saw a big tree falling in the middle of the road ahead from a distance.

The so-called abnormality is a demon.

Why is such a big tree lying in the middle of the road?
The unusual situation immediately aroused Han Zhihao's vigilance.He immediately gave the order to stop, then pushed open the door and shouted loudly: "Be careful."

At this moment, many black muzzles protruded from the rocks and bushes on the gentle slope, and shot towards the national army on the road.

The staff officer of the security guard hurriedly bent over to avoid it, and several bullets hit the car door with a bang.Then a bullet flew over, shattered the rearview mirror, and the glass shards splashed across the guard Han Zhihao

There was a bloodstain on his cheek.

Han Zhihao didn't bother to wipe the blood on his face, he shouted loudly: "There is an ambush, everyone get out of the car and organize a counterattack." He raised his pistol and shot towards the side of the road.

There are not too many enemies ambushing by the roadside, about 30 people, a crooked sub-machine gun, and a small number of grenades.

The guards even mounted light machine guns on the fronts of the three cars, and the soldiers all held submachine guns in their hands. Their firepower was so fierce that they quickly suppressed the Japanese army.

Han Zhihao didn't know the enemy's situation, and didn't know if there were other Japanese troops nearby. He had a heavy responsibility and dared not love to fight.

He decided to leave the battle immediately. He ordered the company commander of the guard company to lead two platoons to block the enemy from both sides. He led a platoon to cover Ouyang Xue and Zhao Jie and retreat to the hillside behind.

The officers and soldiers of the two platoons of the national army who were in charge of the cover retreated while fighting, and gradually distanced themselves from the Japanese army.

Han Zhihao was very cautious, and led the troops to escort Ouyang Xue and others to the depths of the forest.After marching for about half an hour, no Japanese pursuers were found, and the troops stopped.

Ouyang Xue looks a little weak, but her body is very fit.When she was in school, she was very fond of sports, like playing tennis, swimming and long-distance running, and won medals in the school sports meeting.After the rapid march this way, she still seemed relatively relaxed.

Zhao Jie looks physically fit, but actually lacks exercise.She was out of breath along the way and nearly fell to the ground several times, but was forced to run by two soldiers.

Han Zhihao issued a warning to Zhou Zhou and ordered the troops to rest in place.

In this battle, the national army suffered more than 20 casualties. The worst thing was that three cars were left there, and there was still a large amount of ammunition in the car that was not brought down.

Han Zhihao, the commander of the guard company and the three platoon leaders discussed the next move.

The guard company commander saw that there were enemies here, and it is very likely that the Japanese army has already occupied the ferry.He thought that since he didn't encounter any enemies on the way, he might as well return to Zhiyuan County.

The platoon leaders naturally listened to the company commander, and they also agreed with the company commander's opinion.

Han Zhihao said: "We have been away from the county for so long. According to the time calculation, the enemy's brigade should have arrived in the county. Although we did not meet the enemy on the way here, we cannot guarantee that there are still no enemies there.

There is another problem. The reason why the teacher asked us to protect Miss Ouyang is to prevent her from being besieged in the city.Even if we return to the city now, it is equivalent to entering the siege of the Japanese army again.Once the county is breached, not only Ms. Ouyang, but even us people will not be spared. "

The guard company commander and platoon leaders thought he was right.Everyone looked at each other, nodded, and waited for him to continue.

Han Zhihao said: "The order we received was to escort Miss Ouyang to Han Ferry Ferry, where there is a support force from the national army. As long as we hand over Miss Ouyang to the support force, the task will be considered complete.

Now here is only more than ten miles away from Han Ferry, since the enemy situation on both sides is not clear, we might as well continue to advance to the ferry.If there is no enemy situation there, we have successfully completed the mission.If the ferry has been controlled by the enemy, we will cover Miss Ouyang and move upstream along the Daqing River, and find another ferry to cross the Daqing River.

It is not only safe for us to do this, but also to be able to complete this task is a great achievement, and the future is bright. "

When everyone heard this, they all thought that what he said made sense.The guard company commander said: "Staff Han, you are the supreme commander here, and we all listen to you."

Han Zhihao said, "That's good! Rest for another 10 minutes, and we'll set off right away."

Han Zhihao was a little excited. On the one hand, Ouyang Xue was distinguished, beautiful and generous, and her bearing was admirable.Han Zhihao is willing to serve her.

On the other hand, he thinks this is a good opportunity for him to curry favor with Ouyang Xue. As long as he can safely escort her out of danger this time, it will be like hugging a big thick leg, and his prosperity is just around the corner.

In order to make a familiar face in front of Ouyang Xue, he picked up a water bottle and came in front of Ouyang Xue.

He said courteously, "Miss Ouyang, are you okay?" He passed the kettle over as he spoke.

After some intense exercise, Ouyang Xue was indeed a little thirsty. She took the water bottle, smiled slightly at Han Zhihao, and said, "It's okay, thank you."

Seeing the goddess smiling at him, Han Zhihao felt that everything he had done was worthwhile.He hurriedly said, "I dare not, I should."

Ouyang Xue saw Zhao Jie looking at the water bottle in her hand eagerly, smiled and handed the water bottle to Zhao Jie.

Han Zhihao told Ouyang Xue his next plan.

Ouyang Xue said: "We will obey your leadership as to what to do."

Han Zhihao said with concern: "Next we have to carry out an urgent march. If you can't hold on on the road, you can bring it up at any time. Don't worry, we will carry you to a safe place even if we lift it."

When people are in crisis, it is easy to feel the kindness conveyed by others.Ouyang Xue was also slightly moved when she saw how attentive this security staff officer was.She said: "This journey is very dangerous, thank you for your hard work."

Han Zhihao hurriedly said: "It should be. You rest for a while, and we will start marching." He said goodbye and left.

Soon after, Han Zhihao, Ouyang Xue and others continued to march.They did not realize that two Japanese soldiers were quietly following them.

Those who ambushed Ouyang Xue and others on the road just now were soldiers from the Japanese Nakajima advance team.After Nakajima Jiro occupied the ferry, he was worried that reinforcements from the national army would be sent from the direction of Zhiyuan County.Therefore, he specially sent half a small team of Japanese troops to intercept here and delay the speed of the national army's march to the ferry.

Ouyang Xue was wearing a white dress, and Zhao Jie was wearing a beige top, which was very eye-catching among the national army in dark uniforms.

The person in charge of leading the team was a small captain of the Japanese army. When he was fighting the national army just now, he noticed that the national army was guarding two women.

Before this departure, he knew that the observation group and reporter group of the National Army were in Zhiyuan County.These national troops specially escorted these two women to appear here, and it can be determined that the identities of these two women are very important.He ordered his soldiers to report this information to Nakajima Jiro, and then sent two soldiers from Orion to follow the national army.Let them leave marks on the marching road, and he led the rest of the people to follow these marks and follow them.

Han Zhihao was very cautious. He led the officers and soldiers of the guard company to escort Ouyang Xue and others, and specially picked places with complicated terrain.After marching for about two hours, they came to a mountain west of Han Ferry and carried out reconnaissance in the direction of Han Ferry.

In fact, there was no need to investigate now, they had already heard gunshots.

Standing on the top of the mountain, Han Zhihao looked towards the direction of the ferry with binoculars, and saw a large number of national troops on the other side of the river, and there were also many devils on the side of the ferry, and the two sides were shooting at each other across the river.

Han Zhihao carefully observed the Japanese army's positions and found that the number of Japanese troops was not large, only a hundred or so.And he saw that the national army on the other side of the river was putting rafts into the river, so it should be preparing for Daqing River!
After discussing with the guard company commander and several platoon leaders, Han Zhihao decided to wait until the national army crossed the river and was close to the other side of the river, and launched a surprise attack from behind the Japanese army, and cooperated with the national army crossing the river to seize the ferry.

Not long after, the national army on the other side of the river bombarded us with artillery fire, and then many soldiers jumped on the rafts and really started to cross the river.

Han Zhihao left a squad of soldiers from the national army to protect Ouyang Xue and the others. He led the main body of the guard company and groped towards the back of the Japanese army at the foot of the mountain.

(End of this chapter)