After Li Jinzhu fell off the cliff, he happened to fall on a wild fruit tree. The wild fruit tree was more than one meter high and had soft branches.

Finally a life was saved.

However, the violent impact brought by the height of more than ten meters still caused him to suffer minor injuries in many places.

Before Li Jinzhu fell off the cliff, he had been knocked unconscious by the violent explosion of the giant stone mine. When he slowly woke up, it was already a few hours later. After waking up, he felt a burst of pain in his body.

He struggled to sit up, hid under a bush, and simply treated his wounds.

He looked at the high cliff and knew that he was not physically strong enough to climb up, so he quietly waited for his comrades to come to rescue him.

It was late at night and Li Jinzhu was very hungry. He tightened his belt, curled up on the ground and fell asleep.

He didn't know how long it took, but he was awakened by the sound of gunfire and explosions in the distance, and saw two figures climbing down the cliff.

He knew that the guerrillas had sent people to save him. When they approached, he whispered: "I'm here."

When Li Yinzhu saw that Li Jinzhu was still alive, his nervousness suddenly relaxed. Tears welled up in his eyes. He said excitedly: "Brother, just be okay."

Li Jinzhu was injured and could not exert his strength. Li Yinzhu and the guerrilla were also worried as they looked at the high cliff. It was said that with the strength of the two of them, they tied Li Jinzhu's waist with a rope and climbed up the cliff. They could pull Li Jinzhu down.

They were pulled up, but the top of the cliff is a ridge, which is too close to the Japanese surveillance post. If they do this, they will definitely be discovered by the enemy. In this case, not only will they not be able to save Li Jinzhu, but they will also be caught.

's life.

Li Yinzhu had no choice but to quietly climb up the cliff alone. When he was near the top of the cliff, he moved laterally and climbed up the mountain from their original route.

Wang Chengzhu, Wang Xiaohu and others had been waiting anxiously. When they saw Li Yinzhu coming back, Wang Chengzhu asked hurriedly: "Why did you come back alone? How is brother Jin Zhu?"

Li Yinzhu said: "It's okay. My brother is fine. He just suffered a slight injury."

Gao Xiugu kept looking at him nervously. When he said that Li Jinzhu was fine, she felt relieved.

She said: "Why don't you rescue your brother?"

Li Yinzhu explained the situation.

Wang Xiaohu said: "Deputy of the brigade, I will lead people to rush down and rescue brother Jin Zhu."

Wang Chengzhu said: "That's it, I'll cover you."

Wei Heping said: "Brother Huzi, I will go with you."

Wang Xiaohu nodded, and he and Wei Heping called more than thirty guerrillas and headed down the mountain.

Wang Chengzhu quickly ordered the members of the artillery team to set up mortars and be ready to provide cover at any time.

The surveillance post of the puppet army was already a little tired, but he became energetic again after being shaken by the gunshots and explosions coming from the bottom of the mountain. He was worried that the guerrillas on the mountain would rush down, so he kept watching there vigilantly.

When the guerrillas were seventy or eighty meters away from him, he seemed to see some dark shadows moving. So he wiped his eyes, stretched his neck, and observed carefully.

When the guerrillas reached about 60 meters, he saw clearly that there were indeed many people moving here.

Knowing that these were guerrillas on the mountain, he immediately fired the alarm and shouted: "The Eighth Route is coming down the mountain."

Wang Xiaohu, Wei He and others knew that their action was exposed, so they no longer hesitated, straightened up, opened the way with six light machine guns, and ran directly down the mountain.

The gunshots alerted the Japanese and puppet troops who were resting on the mountain ridge. They scrambled to their feet and rushed towards the hillside.

It was dark at night, and neither side could see the other clearly; they were both shooting at the other side's muzzle.

The incident occurred suddenly, and the Japanese and puppet troops acted in a panic. They were unable to organize firepower for a while, but were firmly suppressed by the fierce machine gun firepower of the guerrillas.

Wang Chengzhu saw clearly the location of the Japanese and puppet troops at the foot of the mountain and fired mortars at them.

Taking advantage of the heavy casualties of the Japanese and puppet troops, who were temporarily unable to organize an effective counterattack, Wang Xiaohu, Wei Heping and the guerrillas took the opportunity to rush over. They passed Li Jinzhu's position and stopped a dozen meters in front, looking for cover.

, to block the Japanese and puppet troops at the foot of the mountain.

Li Yinzhu quickly led several soldiers to rescue Li Jinzhu.

A Japanese squadron leader who was under the mountain ridge saw this situation and immediately organized his troops to rush up the mountain. At the same time, he ordered mortars to provide cover. The battle was fierce, and the mountain ridge was flashing with the light of gun muzzles and exploding shells.

Li Yinzhu threw the rope off the cliff and threw a torch below. The guerrillas below tied the rope around Li Jinzhu's waist by the light of the fire. Li Yinzhu and others pulled Li Jinzhu up, and then pulled the man

The guerrillas also pulled up.

Seeing that Li Jinzhu had been rescued, Wang Xiaohu, Wei Heping and others retreated while fighting, covering Li Jinzhu and others back to the mountain.

The Japanese soldiers chased them, and the guerrillas on the mountain beat them with machine guns, rifles, and grenades. The Japanese soldiers left a pile of corpses and retreated.

Gao Xiugu was very excited when she saw Li Jinzhu. With tears in her eyes, she shouted: "Brother Jinzhu." She stepped forward and hugged him.

Her move touched the wound on Li Jinzhu's body, causing him to grin in pain. In order to show his heroic spirit in front of the girl, he suppressed and remained silent.

Gao Xiugu felt Li Jinzhu's body trembling, and then realized that her behavior was a bit impulsive. She quickly let go of him and said apologetically: "Brother Jinzhu, I'm sorry, are you in pain?"

Li Jinzhu was really in pain, so he forced a smile and said, "It's okay."

At this time, Huang Wanqiu's cry was heard: "Brother Huzi, you are injured."

When everyone took a look, it turned out that Wang Xiaohu was bleeding, one on his back and one on his shoulders. It turned out that he was injured by Japanese mortar shrapnel when he was retreating.

In this battle, two guerrillas lost their lives and three others were wounded.

Li Jinzhu said apologetically: "I'm really sorry that so many brothers were killed or injured because of me."

Wang Xiaohu's injury was not serious. He said: "That's right. Our independent regiment will never leave our brothers without mercy."

Wang Chengzhu also said: "Brother Huzi is right. No matter which of our guerrilla brothers is in danger, there is no reason not to rescue him."

Hearing this, Wei Heping's men and the new guerrillas who joined the Eighth Route Army were very moved, and their sense of identification with the guerrillas deepened.

Lin Xueying felt deep emotions in her heart. In the dictionary of military command, the emphasis has always been on preserving strength, and there was a lack of such strong comrades-in-arms friendship. Therefore, she escaped by herself when the assassination attempt on Li Fuying failed. For a moment,

She had a lot of thoughts, and she couldn't help but feel a little sad when she remembered that sooner or later she would return to the military command.

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The Japanese army dispatched an infantry regiment, plus a puppet brigade. Such a large operation will certainly attract the attention of all parties.

Second Theater Command Chief's Department.

The chief of staff received the report from the 68th Army of the Jinsui Army and hurriedly asked the staff to mark it on the map.

When he saw the Japanese and puppet troops heading towards Guancheng County, he asked with some confusion: "There are no members of our Jinsui Army there anymore. What are the Japanese and puppet troops going to do with so many soldiers and horses?"

Li Kun had been paying attention to Xu Dalong's situation. He said: "Come on, Xu Dalong and his guerrillas are in the mountains near Guancheng County."

The chief of staff remembered and said: "Xu Dalong and the others are just a small guerrilla group. A regiment of the Japanese army and a brigade of the puppet army have a total of seven or eight thousand people. Where they go, are they just

To deal with Xu Dalong and his guerrillas?"

Li Kun said: "It's very possible. Everyone, not long ago Xu Dalong and the others annihilated an infantry brigade of the Japanese army and a regiment of the puppet army. In order to annihilate the Dalong brothers, the Japanese and puppet army could only send a larger force.

The troops go."

The chief of staff said with emotion: "It is really unexpected that the Japanese and puppet troops attach so much importance to Xu Dalong and his guerrillas."

At this point, he stopped because he was embarrassed to say what he wanted to say. The Japanese and puppet troops had so many troops that not even an infantry division of the Jinsui Army could stop them, but they were used to deal with a small army.

Guerrillas, the gap between them is really embarrassing.

He said with some worry: "The Japanese and puppet troops are so powerful, I don't know if Xu Dalong and the others can handle it."

Li Kun was also a little worried. He wanted to suggest sending troops from the Jinsui Army to help, but he knew that Shangfeng would not agree, so he did not speak and could only silently pray to Xu Dalong and others for their own blessings.

Li Kun really regarded Xu Dalong as his brother now. He left the war room of the headquarters and went to the Eighth Route Army's office in the second theater. He found Representative Wang and told him about the large-scale Japanese and puppet army's attack on Qilin Peak.

He was notified, hoping that the Eighth Route Army could send troops to support Xu Dalong and the others.

Representative Wang now has a very good impression of Xu Dalong. After hearing this, he felt very heavy because there was no main force of the Eighth Route Army in this area. Even if he wanted to send troops to reinforce, he had no choice but to send a telegram to the headquarters.

Headquarters.

When the boss heard the news, he said: "Well, the Japs really think highly of Xu Dalong and the others, and they actually dispatched so many troops to deal with their guerrillas."

The chief of staff said with some worry: "The Japanese army has too many troops. I wonder if they can evacuate safely?"

The division commander remained silent and looked at the map in deep thought.

The head of the headquarters saw his appearance and asked: "What do you think?"

The division commander said thoughtfully: "Last time, the Japanese army dispatched an infantry brigade and a puppet army regiment. There was such a disparity in strength, but they were all wiped out by Da Long. Their tactics must be unique.

Although the Japanese and puppet troops have a large number of troops this time, I think Xu Dalong and the others still have ways to deal with them, and they may still be able to bring us surprises."

The boss knew that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was now hundreds of kilometers away from Xu Dalong and the others. Even if they wanted to send troops to rescue them, they would be beyond reach. There was no use worrying.

The boss said: "You are right. I am now looking forward to the little guy Xu Dalong being able to create miracles again."

He said to the chief of staff: "As long as you have news about Xu Dalong and others, report it to me immediately."

The chief of staff said: "Don't worry, boss, as soon as there is news, I will report it to you as soon as possible."

Guancheng County.

The infantry battalion of the 7th Brigade of the Puppet Army was ordered to transport food and ammunition back to Guancheng County. They knew that there was a guerrilla group operating outside the mountains. On the way to Guancheng County, they were on high alert and returned in fear all the way.

When they arrived at Guancheng County, they did not encounter any guerrilla attacks, and their mood gradually calmed down.

After they rested for a night, early the next morning, they drove more than 30 carts loaded with food and ammunition to Qiligou Village.

Along the way, the battalion commanders of the puppet army were still very vigilant. Guard posts were posted far away on both sides of the marching column. All officers and soldiers were loaded with bullets, ready to be ready for guerrilla attacks.
To be continued...