Agents of the Republic of China

It's late autumn, the leaves in the mountains and forests have shown a haggard yellow color, the clear sky seems to be due to gunpowder smoke, and it is gradually darkening, dark clouds slowly occupy the sky, the sun seems to be unable to bear to see the bloody scenes on the earth again They hid behind the clouds early in the fight, so although it was just four o'clock in the afternoon, the sky was a bit gloomy.

The fourth Japanese attack of the day had just been repulsed, and the Deshan defense line was riddled with holes and gunpowder smoke everywhere. Lin Xiaotang threw away the hot weapon in his hand, and sat in the trench panting heavily, trying to dig out I took out a cigarette to smoke, but my hands were shaking badly, especially the finger of my right hand that was pulling the trigger, which could no longer be straightened.After finally pulling out one, he shook his hand and dropped it on the ground again. Lin Xiaotang sighed, picked up the cigarette with difficulty, and brought it to his mouth.

Several smoky men approached him with a "crack", one of them brought the fire to his mouth, and unceremoniously snatched the whole pack of cigarettes in his hand.

Lin Xiaotang didn't take it seriously, leaning on the trench, enjoying the aroma of tobacco comfortably.

"Sir Tang, if the Japanese continue to attack like this tomorrow, I'm afraid we won't be able to defend for long!"

Lin Xiaotang opened his eyes, "Has the number of casualties been counted?"

Zhang Yaoguo nodded, "Today, 260 people were killed in battle, 120 were seriously injured, and only about 600 people remained intact."

"Has the telegram for help been sent?" Lin Xiaotang asked.

"Yes, we will send it every hour. The same is true for Changde. I heard that the Japanese have broken through Changde's outer defense line and may enter the city tonight. Commander Yu is also very anxious."

Lin Xiaotang sighed, "Now there is nothing we can do, we can only wait, if we can't hold on, we will withdraw!"

Zhang Yaoguo asked in surprise, "Where are you going? Changde?"

Lin Xiaotang shook his head, "Changde must not be able to defend it. Once Deshan is lost, it is only a matter of time before Changde falls. If we want to retreat, we have to retreat to the depths of Deshan. The Japanese will not find us so easily in the deep mountains and old forests. Besides, There are still 20 troops outside the army, and after occupying Changde, the Japanese army will target them, and when they fight, we will find an opportunity to rush out."

Zhang Yaoguo nodded, "I still hope to hold on to Deshan. If you want to retreat, Mr. Tang, please take the wounded and the Americans away. You are smart and knowledgeable, and you will definitely be able to take the brothers away. go out."

Lin Xiaotang looked at Zhang Yaoguo's young face in surprise, "What about you?"

Zhang Yaoguo smiled lightly, "There must be someone to cover you. The most important thing is that I am a member of the 188th Regiment, an elite member of the Central Army. Our task is to stick to this place. The boss has not set a deadline, so we must always stick to it. Even if there is only one person left, this is doomed since I went to chase Captain Deng yesterday morning, I can't go."

Lin Xiaotang carefully looked at the childish face, and said earnestly: "You are the future of the Communist Party, don't always hold the determination of death and success, I bet you, if there is no American Pressure, even if we stay here for a week, the reinforcements will not arrive. I believe you understand your own problems better than me. If the reinforcements are not available, is your death meaningful? Keep your useful body, maybe you can do it More things. Besides, things haven't reached the worst point yet, maybe there will be a turn for the better!"

Suddenly, not far away, a soldier called out, "Look, what's in the sky?"

In the gloomy sky, accompanied by a huge roar, a huge transport plane passed through the high clouds. Behind it, there seemed to be more than a dozen blooming white flowers out of thin air. The sight became clearer and clearer.

Huoyan held a sniper rifle in his hand, and opened his mouth wide enough to stuff an egg, "Where did you come from, you dare to parachute in this situation, you are looking for death!"

Huoyan immediately raised the sniper rifle and aimed at the transport plane in the sky, "US C47 transport plane is specially used for paratrooper airborne."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaotang immediately moved to his side, "Are you sure?"

Huoyan handed him the sniper rifle, "If you don't believe me, you can see for yourself."

Zhang Yaoguo at the side hurriedly handed the military binoculars in his hand to Lin Xiaotang, "Mr. Tang, use mine to see."

Lin Xiaotang raised his binoculars and carefully looked at the figure of the transport plane soaring in the sky. A bright smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Zhang Yaoguo, it is really an American plane. I saw the Stars and Stripes on the fuselage. We are saved." , Deshan is saved."

Zhang Yaoguo was speechless, opened his eyes wide with tears, and nodded vigorously.

Huoyan curled his lips, "Of course it's an American, you can tell just by looking at the model of the plane!"

The Japanese army position at the foot of the mountain suddenly exploded with gunfire. Lin Xiaotang hurriedly jumped into the trench and watched the movement of the Japanese army with binoculars.

The artillery position behind the Japanese position continued to emit a large amount of smoke and flames. Obviously, they had also discovered the transport plane in the sky and more than a dozen American paratroopers. They were using a small number of anti-aircraft guns to shoot at the target.

Lin Xiaotang put down the binoculars, and ordered loudly to Zhang Yaoguo, "Order our artillery, immediately bombard the Japanese artillery positions, don't care how many shells are consumed, those paratroopers in the sky are definitely here for Xiao En, we must ensure their safety! "

Zhang Yaoguo said with some concern: "I'm afraid it won't be effective. Their artillery positions are too far away, and may have exceeded our shooting range."

Lin Xiaotang waved his hand, "I can't care about that much anymore, tell the artillerymen to move the artillery forward as much as possible, if we can't save those airborne Americans, our reinforcements will be in vain. All we can do is to protect the United States no matter the cost. People landed safely, as for whether they can land within the range of our control, it depends on God's will!"

Zhang Yaoguo nodded, turned around and ran away.

Huoyan looked worriedly at the snow-white parachute in the sky, "Artillery cover is one thing, what else do we have to do?"

Lin Xiaotang looked at him, "Quickly let go of farts, there are so many people on the mountain, only you are familiar with the way of the US military, so hurry up and say something if you have any ideas."

Huoyan thought for a while, "There is a large flat land behind the mountain. If you give me some people and some fuel, I will light a bonfire on the flat land and point out our location to the paratroopers above."

"Commander Yu, bring the brothers from the theater special service team and follow Huoyan to set up immediately." Lin Xiaotang ordered without hesitation.

At this time, the communications soldiers rushed down from the direction of the command post on the mountain, "Mr. Tang, the theater command called. The U.S. military will send personnel to the Tokuyama defense line by air, and order our department to set up clear marks on the ground to facilitate the accurate airdrop of U.S. military personnel."

Lin Xiaotang opened his mouth and cursed, "Fucking people jumped down, the telegram just arrived, and I'm not afraid of those paratroopers jumping to the Japanese side!"

Cursing to scolding, Lin Xiaotang did not dare to neglect the sudden appearance of American paratroopers. What they brought might be a turning point that could save the defense lines of Changde and Deshan.Soon, a huge bonfire rose into the sky on the flat ground behind the mountain. The flames were more than 20 meters high, and the black smoke shot straight into the sky. Pulled to the forefront of the position, there was uninterrupted shelling directed at the Japanese position.

After the Japanese positions were bombarded, they simply opened up their positions and took this opportunity to launch the fifth attack before night fell. The Japanese infantry all over the mountains and plains started another desperate attack towards the Tokuyama line of defense.

Soon, the Japanese fighter planes also came to join the battle. While searching for the paratroopers in the air, they continued to bombard the Tokuyama position indiscriminately. Fortunately, most of the paratroopers had already swayed into the mountains of Tokuyama at this time. Among them, only two unlucky paratroopers were unfortunately shot, and the parachute was also smashed by the machine gun of the Japanese aircraft, and fell straight down.

After the U.S. transport plane completed its mission, it had already returned. The Japanese anti-aircraft artillery could no longer find its target and had stopped firing in the air. Lin Xiaotang also hurriedly ordered the artillery to withdraw the artillery immediately, so as not to be dumped under the bombing of the Japanese Air Force. But despite this, four guns were blown apart in the bombing.

Zhang Yaoguo commanded the army to block the fifth attack of the Japanese army, and at the same time mobilized manpower to go deep into the back mountain to search for the whereabouts of the American paratroopers.

After an hour, the sky completely dimmed. Perhaps the Japanese army was afraid of the extraordinary combat capability of the Tokuyama defenders at night. Therefore, when the night came, the attack ended hastily, and the Japanese army also retreated a certain distance. , They retreated to a distance they thought was safe before setting up camp, and at the same time sent a large number of people to be responsible for the security around the camp, and strictly defended against the night raids of the squadron.

Lin Xiaotang and Zhang Yaoguo arranged the defense work at night, and they were about to go to the support together to ask about the situation of the American paratroopers, when Huoyan and Lao Zhao, who was going to collect medicine, greeted him in a hurry, "Seventh brother, the man has been found , a total of ten people, two of them were killed by devil planes when they were in the sky, and two of them jumped into the Yuan River when they landed just now, and their whereabouts are unknown now. Broken arm, now they are temporarily placed in the headquarters, meeting with Sean and two American reporters."

Old Zhao interjected: "Mr. Tang, Tuan Zuo, my brothers and I have already collected all the herbs. It is estimated to be more than 500 catties, which is enough for our entire front line. Look, what should we do next?"

After listening to Lao Zhao's report, Lin Xiaotang thought for a while, and asked Zhang Yaoguo and Huoyan to meet with the Americans first. He wanted to arrange the installation and use of the counterfeit version of the "gas bomb".

After Zhang Yaoguo left, Lin Xiaotang called a company commander in the forward position and told him to cooperate with Lao Zhao to disperse all the herbs he picked in the grass 50 meters away from the defense line at night. The Japanese should not be aware of abnormalities, and at the same time pay attention to the safety of personnel. The Japanese attach great importance to the remains of soldiers. Usually at night, they secretly send people up the mountain to transport the remains of soldiers, cremate them uniformly, and transport the ashes back to the country. .Therefore, Lin Xiaotang especially told the company commander and Lao Zhao to be more careful, if they encounter Japanese, they should retreat immediately, and they must not let the Japanese find out the intention of killing.