Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 642: A Desperate Choice
Takeuchi Yunzan's wish came close to being fulfilled.

After dawn, Major General Kunizaki started to vomit blood again, plus the previous ones, there is half a catty without a bowl.

If another army major dies, Kunizaki will not be so pissed off. .

As an army major general at the head of a mixed brigade, he has more than a dozen majors, not to mention the number of crucian carp crossing the river.

What's more, there are so many captains who want to be promoted, let alone one or two dead, even if four or five die, there are many people who fill the hole, but the reputation is not very good.

But now, the biggest support of the detachment-the artillery positions have been taken away, and there is still a reputation for being a ball!

What really stunned Kunisaki and almost killed him was the chase that followed.

His military order is very clear, the two infantry brigades don't need to chase and fight, as long as they control the main roads in the mountains, once they find the Chinese, they will deploy troops to besiege them. No matter how you can hide, you are just a turtle in a urn, and you can't escape with your wings.

But he obviously still underestimated human nature.

The lieutenant and vice-captain who took over from his minor as the acting captain before the battle inherited the behest of the captain who had died heroically in battle.

To put it bluntly, I just wanted to show my bravery, and led the 800 ranks to chase after them, vowing to kill the Chinese who caused such casualties to their own infantry brigade.

All the detachment commander's military order, the poor gangsters not to chase after, and the ancient and modern warnings about Lin Mojin are all forgotten.

The still steaming body of the captain of the Major has already told everyone that the Chinese are only a few hundred meters away, and he still has 800 people. Who is he afraid of?

The Death Squadron is really scared right now.

More than 350 people, more than 30 people were killed on the spot during the charge, and there were more than 20 lightly and severely wounded, and there were still combat effectiveness, no more than 300 people, and more than half of the grenades were used, and all the mortar shells were used up. A mortar that has been carried so hard is actually not as lethal as a rolling pin.

If they were overtaken by a brigade of Japanese troops, no more than one-tenth of the 300 people here would survive.

But if you really want to escape, you may not be able to escape.

The first is the terrain factor. Marching at night and being in the mountains, they dare not light torches, but the Japanese army has a flashlight in their hands, and the traces cannot be erased at all.

The most terrible thing is that they not only carry the mortar but also carry the wounded and the remains, the speed is far slower than the pursuers who are rushing behind.

If there is no accident, the Japanese will catch up within half an hour, and the death squads who cannot escape can only fight according to the mountain.

But this was not the last straw that broke the camel's back.

As the supreme commander, Tang Dao led ten people to observe the movement of the Japanese pursuers at the end. Li Jiujin, the commander of the Second Company of the Independent Battalion, was considered the number two figure in the entire Death Squad, and would report to him if there was any situation.

The reconnaissance soldiers who were one mile ahead of the death squad rushed all the way to Li Jiujin: "Report to Company Commander Li, there are Japanese in front of us! Many Japanese are in the mountain pass we must pass through."

"What?" Li Jiujin's head was buzzing.

The Japanese pursuers are still behind, how can there be Japanese in the mountains?
Could it be that they had anticipated that the Death Squad would retreat in this direction?But this is obviously unscientific. If they had such an ability to predict the enemy beforehand, their artillery positions would not be so easily attacked.

"It should be the group of Japanese artillery who were scared away. The number will never be less than a thousand, or more." The veteran from the Four Elements Battalion judged.

Knowing the origin of the Japanese army ahead, but for Li Jiujin, the temporary commander, it was not easy at all.

The combat effectiveness of the Japanese artillery is scum, but that is more than 1000 people, not more than 1000 pigs. At such a time, they meet on a narrow road, and once they fight for their lives, that is also a combat effectiveness that cannot be ignored.

What is this called? This is called chasing soldiers behind and intercepting in front. It is a dead end.

Li Jiujin looked back at the dots and dots of light shining down the mountain, his always cynical face was full of solemnity, the muscles on his face twitched, and he made a decision instantly.

He stretched out his hand to make a gesture, and called Yang Xiaoshan, who was only three meters away from him, and lowered his voice: "Xiaoshan, you lead your platoon to catch up with the front team to be the vanguard. Fully open, rush over, after rushing over, don't look back, run for me, if you die from exhaustion, you have to return to the position, you all have to live well for me."

"Yes!" Yang Xiaoshan nodded.

Waving back, he led his infantry platoon forward.

However, after walking more than ten meters, Yang Xiaoshan turned back again.

Based on his understanding of Li Jiujin, even if the situation was critical, he would not give orders to himself in such a tone, and it even sounded like leaving a last word.

"What are you doing back here, hurry up and execute the order!" Li Jiujin stared.

"Old squad leader, we rushed over. What are you and the officer going to do? The officer is still behind." Yang Xiaoshan looked down the mountain and asked worriedly.

"You are a small platoon leader, why do you care so much? I and the officer's life is very hard, and you don't need to worry about it." Li Jiujin frowned and growled.

"I" Yang Xiaoshan wanted to say more.

"What's wrong, I can't cure you when I'm the platoon leader." Li Jiujin waved his hand, but in the end it landed lightly, patted Yang Xiaoshan's shoulder, and his voice became much lower: "You are a soldier, follow orders !"

"Old squad leader." Tears welled up in Yang Xiaoshan's eyes.

Originally, he wasn't sure, but now, he was finally sure.

Why did Li Jiujin only ask him to lead his platoon to serve as arrows, because he would take all the rest of the Second Company to stop the Japanese army from pursuing them for the whole army.

Although he didn't say it clearly, Yang Xiaoshan, who has followed him since he joined the army, knows him very well, just like his old squad leader knows him.

The reason why he said he wanted them all to live was because the Second Company needed to be rebuilt, and he and his infantry platoon would be the backbone of the reconstruction.

"Go! Remember, you and your soldiers have to live for me." Li Jiujin waved his hand.

Yang Xiaoshan raised his arms, saluted, turned and left.

But when he turned around, tears were already streaming down his face.

He knew that this farewell might be forever.

The veteran who has been in the army for ten years and is the best at saving his life, this time, he chose a trick that will definitely kill him.

The strong man broke his wrist.

A strong man may be able to live, but that wrist is determined.

"This idiot!" Li Jiujin looked at the young platoon leader who was running quickly, with a gentle expression on his face.

He already felt a trace of warmth in his hands.

Those were the soldiers under his command, which were dropped when he turned around.

Perhaps, this is one of the reasons why he made such a decision!
They live, they die!
All this is worth it.

However, Yang Xiaoshan's tears flowed in vain.

Because Tang Dao came back, Li Jiujin's order was rejected.

(End of this chapter)