Blood is pouring out.

Liu Zhendong wanted to cover it with his hands, but blood kept pouring out. His legs seemed to be filled with lead and he could not move even an inch.

Finally, Liu Zhendong fell softly to the ground, looking up at the bright but gradually darkening sky. He suddenly felt relieved: Maybe in this life, he would never be able to return to his hometown thousands of miles away, and he would even have to die.

Become that wandering ghost.

Before my eyes, which gradually darkened, like a slideshow, scenes emerged: my mother's kind smile before she was alive, the beautiful Songhua River, the happy smiles on the faces of my wife and children, and the oath of allegiance to the young marshal Zhang Xueliang.

What I looked like at that time, these memories are all vivid in my mind...

"These people, these things may not be seen in this life! In the next life... I hope that by then, the Japanese will have been driven away, and the Chinese nation can stay away from the time when they were ravaged by the invaders. Mother, my child is here to accompany me.

You are here, and I have come to fulfill my filial piety to you..." A warm smile bloomed at the corner of Liu Zhendong's mouth, and the picture was frozen in this scene forever, and his wonderful life came to an abrupt end.

On this day, Major General Liu Zhendong, commander of the First Guerrilla Column of the Fifth Theater Zone, was martyred, and his integrity will last forever.

The fierce battle did not stop because of the sacrifice of the first guerrilla commander, Major General Liu Zhendong, but became more intense.

The fall of Liu Zhendong did not break the morale of the officers and soldiers of the First Guerrilla Column. Commander Liu's death further aroused the hatred in the hearts of the officers and soldiers - Commander Liu led them to defeat many battles, and

They are all soldiers recruited by Commander Liu!

What can be said is that Liu Zhendong was not only their commander, but also the guide in their military career and their benefactor who led them to fight against the invaders who destroyed their homes.

"Fight with these little Japanese!!!" a strong man in the lead shouted loudly, his expression was dire!

The bloody bravery of the more than three hundred officers and soldiers of the first guerrilla column has been fully aroused.

They were already fighting with the Japanese troops who were charging into the city. The swords in their hands were rising and falling. Even if they died together, one of them would still be killed!

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon after a fierce battle between the two sides, the Japanese army saw that they could not open the gap and the troops suffered heavy casualties, so they finally ordered to withdraw.

This day's battle is finally over.

The news that Liu Zhendong, commander of the First Guerrilla Column of the Fifth War Zone, had died in battle was sent to Xuzhou via Ju County, and was then transmitted from the War Zone Commander's Headquarters in Xuzhou to the Military Commission.

Wuhan, Chiang Kai-shek's temporary residence, Chiang Mansion.

Looking at the telegram reported from Xuzhou in the office, Chiang Kai-shek's expression was a little complicated. After all, Liu Zhendong was the one who followed Zhang Xueliang, Yang Hucheng and others to detain him, Wei Lihuang and other senior officials.

Chiang Kai-shek decided to let Liu Zhendong go to Shandong, but depriving him of military power actually gave Liu Zhendong a way out.

Now that the news of Liu Zhendong's sacrifice for the country has come, it is inevitable that some emotions will be complicated.

In the end, Chiang Kai-shek wrote a note and then told his adjutant: "Adjutant Yang, take this order to Minister He! Just say that I asked you to send it over."

"Yes, seat!" Adjutant Yang stood at attention and saluted, took the order paper, and strode out.

After Adjutant Yang walked out, Chiang Kai-shek picked up the phone and said, "Hey, pick me up from Minister He's office."

Soon, the call was connected, and Chiang Kai-shek said to the phone: "Hello, my name is Chiang Kai-shek. Here's the thing. Liu Zhendong, commander of the First Guerrilla Column in the Fifth Theater, died for his country. Let's posthumously make him Army Lieutenant General.

!”

"I understand." He Yingqin responded.

…

At midnight on February 28, a section of the Japanese army broke through the gap in the northwest corner of the Juxian city wall and fired to the southeast.

Encountering this incident, the 229th Regiment, half of which were new recruits, was suddenly in chaos. Countless officers and soldiers kept retreating towards the south gate, and the situation was suddenly very chaotic.

"No! You are not allowed to withdraw! The Japanese army only has a small number of people, so they are afraid of a ball! Everyone, follow me and fight back!" Shao Ensan, the leader of the 229th Regiment, climbed onto the tower with a gun in his hand.

Seeing that the crowd was still so chaotic, Shao Ensan immediately fired a shot into the air.

"Bang!!" With the sound of gunshots, the officers and soldiers below the city immediately looked at Shao Ensan on the top of the city, and the team suddenly became quiet.

At this time, Huang Shuxun, the commander of the 115th Brigade, appeared next to Shao Ensan. He shouted loudly and asked: "How dare you usually fight against little Japan? Where have you been?! Come on, follow me back immediately and kill little Japan."

I’m so proud of myself!”

At this moment, the only two mountain cannons in the city fired immediately.

"Boom!!!"

"Boom!!!"

The artillery point accurately landed in the northwest corner. Seeing that the two largest officers in the army were leading the charge again, the morale of the officers and soldiers was greatly shaken. They immediately followed the deputy brigade commander Huang Shuxun and the regiment commander.

Shao Ensan rushed towards the northwest corner.

One of the company commanders named Duo Yinhu led the team to charge very fast.

When they led the troops to the northwest corner, Huang Shuxun and Shao Ensan discovered that the Japanese army that rushed in was only a small Japanese army, not a large Japanese army attacking with all its strength.

So they immediately began to organize firepower to launch a fierce counterattack against the advancing enemy in the northwest corner.

The enemy force that rushed in only had about one small team, and it was not fully organized due to casualties, more than 40 people.

It didn't take long for the more than 40 Japanese troops to be wiped out by the Nationalist officers and soldiers.

In this battle, Duoyinhui Company, which led the fastest charge, captured a light machine gun.

As soon as the news reached the headquarters of the 40th Army, Pang Bingxun, who had not yet fallen into a deep sleep, immediately decided to reward the company with a reward of one hundred yuan.

…

At dawn on the same day, the Japanese army sneaked up with elite troops from the northeast corner of the city, and then gradually extended to the west and south.

The commander of the 229th Regiment, Shao Ensan, personally went into battle to organize a counterattack. However, not every counterattack was effective. For example, this time, the officers and soldiers of the 229th Regiment desperately organized firepower to counterattack, but it was ineffective.

The reinforcements outside the 229th Regiment, that is, the 230th Regiment, although they had tried their best to move closer to Juxian County, they were always restrained and blocked by the Japanese troops and failed to coordinate with the troops in Juxian County.

"Deputy brigade commander, we can't withdraw. So many of our brothers have died, and the brigade commander is bringing reinforcements with the 230th Regiment. We will be able to meet up soon. We should fight the Japanese army in street fights to buy time!" See Huang Shuxun.

Already thinking of retreating, Shao Ensan quickly persuaded the former.

"But now we are at a disadvantage. What if all the troops are exhausted?" Huang Shuxun looked at Shao Ensan and said.

Shao Ensan, who was also wearing a very dirty military uniform, used his intact right arm to gently wipe the dust off his face, and said every word with great weight: "Then we will fight them to the end, and we will share the city with them."

Life or death! Even Liu Zhendong and Chief Liu could die in the battle, and besides, so many of our brothers died at the hands of little Japan, so we can’t just let it go."

"However, we are now at a disadvantage. If we continue to defend, we will only increase casualties and more people will die!" Huang Shuxun said.

"But deputy brigade commander, so many of our living and dead brothers died in the hands of these Japanese troops, and we just left like this?" Shao Ensan said sadly.

Huang Shuxun looked at the bright sky outside, and then at Shao Ensan, who had a miserable face. He patted the latter's shoulders with both hands and said, "Captain Shao, we shouldn't be motivated anymore! We were wrong from the beginning.

Well, these enemy troops in front of us are not what the intelligence said at all, they are the puppet troops of Liu Guitang!"

With that said, Huang Shuxun pointed outside again and said: "Because of this wrong information, we have lost so many good brothers. Outside is part of the ninth brigade of the Japanese Itagaki Division! It's still too late to leave now.

, If you don’t leave, our entire group will have to report here!

At that time, even if we die in battle, how will Quanxia face Mr. Gengchen (pseudonym Pang Bingxun) in the future?!"

After hearing this, Shao Ensan finally lowered his head and said, "Okay, deputy brigade commander, this time, I will listen to you."

"Soldiers must obey orders as their bounden duty. You must execute the order quickly before it's too late!" Huang Shuxun said to the ashamed-faced Shao Ensan in front of him.

"Yes, sir!" Shao Ensan stood at attention and saluted.

…

The situation inside the city was critical, but outside the city, Colonel Katano Sadami was in a very good mood - he was about to conquer Ju County again, and he attacked Ju County twice. This was indeed a good achievement.

Katano Sadami was the captain of the 21st Regiment of the Japanese Fifth Division, and he personally commanded the Juxian attack.

Seeing that Ju County in front of him was about to be captured by him again, Katano Sadami felt full of confidence - what an elite should be, this is what an elite should look like.

Indeed, Katano Sadami had something to be proud of, such as following the commander of Seishiro Itagaki's division to the front of Xinkou and facing off against 200,000 Chinese troops. What a scene it was.

"Congratulations to your Excellency, the commander of the coalition. We will soon capture Ju County again. The commander of the coalition is indeed a man with a long-lasting military career. Whether he enters Shandong, Hebei or Shanxi, he is very brave. He has repeatedly stood up.

War achievement!" Chief of Staff Aichi Seiji said flatteringly.

Katano Sadami laughed proudly and said: "Hahahaha, Aichi-kun, what does it mean to win a mere Ju County? Besides, your contribution is also part of this. If it weren't for you, I might not be able to do this.

We won it easily. So, don’t deny your role so easily. You are all the elites of the empire and my right-hand man. You are indispensable."

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PS: The fourth update is here, the fifth update will wait a little later! I can’t make it in time...

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