Yoshida Mingzhen rushed to the nearest stronghold and asked Taiyuan to order various strongholds in Qingxu and Jinzhong to strictly investigate suspicious persons. Then he led people to search in the direction of Qingxu. After interrogating various strongholds along the way, no trace of Zhou Weihan and others was found.
"Baga, it's too easy to hide a few people in the mountains of China." Yoshida Akima stood on the road and said angrily as he looked at the nearby mountains.
Zheng Sanchun on the side did not dare to speak at this time, for fear of offending Yoshida Akima.
The words were divided into two parts. Zhou Weihan knew very well that the 70 or 80 people on his side had an obvious target. If they were targeted by traitors and puppet troops from various counties, they would not be able to escape.
The carriages were abandoned, leaving four horses carrying some heavy loads.
Fortunately, we didn't encounter any big trouble along the way. Just when we were passing by a village, we happened to see five puppet soldiers coming out of the village, and Li Da, who was leading the way, took care of them.
"Captain, we are walking along the junction of Jinzhong and Taigu County. After walking a hundred miles, we should reach Heshun." Li Daben, who was leading the way, came back to report.
"Stop advancing, let everyone take a rest, and disperse the reconnaissance posts." Zhou Weihan said. It was already the second day of evacuation from Taiyuan.
After hearing the order, the workers and their families slumped on the ground. Fortunately, people in this era are hardworking and have nimble legs and feet. The past two days have really exhausted everyone.
Suddenly, a burst of gunshots was heard in the distance, and Zhou Weihan suddenly became alert.
"Captain, there was a lot of gunfire, and there are not many people on both sides," Dong Jiang said.
"This is the activity area of the Taigu Independent Detachment. Maybe our Eighth Route Army team has been entangled by the enemy." Zhou Weihan said with a frown.
At this time, the soldiers who had gone out to investigate hurriedly came back and reported: "Captain, our people are at war with a group of enemies ahead."
"Let everyone gather immediately." Zhou Weihan said loudly.
"Li Daji, you and your people must move immediately and find a safe place to wait for us. Don't run too far. Enemies from other directions may come to support you when they hear gunshots. Don't let them hit you." Zhou Weihan ordered.
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"Captain Zhou, some of us also touched guns when we were in the arsenal. Give us some weapons and let us go with you." Huang Liang, Zhang Fangyin's student, said.
"No, you are all rare talents. We are here, it is not your turn to go to the battlefield." Zhou Weihan said without refusal.
"Dong Jiang, give them the weapons seized from the puppet troops." Then Zhou Weihan said: "The weapons are given to you. You follow Li Da's instructions. There are many women and children here, and your task is to protect them."
Zhou Weihan watched Li Daben evacuate with the workers and their families, and then said: "Now we are the only nine combatants left, so we can let go and fight."
Zhou Weihan, Wei Dayong, Thief Jiu, Ma Dazui, four soldiers from the guard company including Dong Jiang, and Niu Erbao, a total of nine people, all the weapons and equipment were picked up on the way back.
Where the war is going on.
Li Shengli was a platoon leader of the security company of the Taigu Independent Detachment of the Eighth Route Army. This time he was ordered to escort about thirty students from Taiyuan to report to the headquarters of the Anti-Japanese University branch.
Before arriving, Commander Qin of the detachment repeatedly emphasized the importance of this mission to him, and Li Yousheng did not dare to neglect it. He selected twenty capable soldiers from the platoon and rushed to the designated location at the junction of Taiyuan and Jinzhong.
Li Yousheng still remembers that during the meeting, the comrades from the Taiyuan underground organization solemnly said to him: "Comrade Platoon Leader, these students are all good seedlings carefully selected by us. You must protect their safety."
Li Yousheng patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, comrade, I will guarantee with my life that I will complete the mission."
The journey went smoothly, although I don't know why the little devil suddenly tightened his vigilance.
You conducted strict inspections on the road, you couldn't deploy manpower in the mountains, so you finally arrived at the junction of Taigu and Jinzhong. Seeing that you were on your own territory, Li Yousheng also relaxed his vigilance.
Seeing that Li Yousheng had been on the road these days, he also found a cave in the mountains to rest. The soldiers were okay, but the few female students looked at it and couldn't hold on any longer.
That night, we decided to find several fortress households to house these students in a nearby village.
But I never thought that a female student would be targeted by all the bad guys in the village. She failed to take advantage of her and was beaten up by the soldiers instead.
The second-rate man had a grudge and reported the incident to a nearby stronghold that night.
When Li Yousheng learned about this, he was very vigilant and immediately gathered his troops to evacuate. However, he still did not get rid of the enemy's pursuit. He sacrificed seven soldiers from the rear and was driven here all the way.
The soldiers Li Yousheng brought were all well-chosen, and their weapons and equipment were not bad, including a Czech-style rifle. The other soldiers were also equipped with better rifles, with more than 30 bullets per person.
Normally, Li Yousheng would have run away long ago if he couldn't defeat him, but the bad thing was that he had a bunch of students with him.
At this time, a small detachment of Japs and about forty puppet troops blocked them in a hill. The Japs' machine guns kept firing, suppressing Li Yousheng and others so hard that they could not lift their heads.
The machine gunner who was just shooting at the Japs with machine guns was specially taken care of by the Japs and was killed with one shot. Fortunately, the Japs didn't carry a grenade.
"Platoon Commander Li, if you give us a few grenades, we will never leave the little Japs alive." A female student said with a childish face, but she said firmly.
"Comrades, you are all good. I will organize a breakout later. When you hear the order, run as hard as you can. No matter who falls, don't look back." Li Yousheng said loudly.
"Squad leader, you lead the people to protect the students as they retreat. If the others cover us, even if we use our bodies to block them, we still have to block the kid's bullets." Li Yousheng gritted his teeth and said.
"Platoon leader, we can't evacuate. The kid is a good marksman, and he will be a target wherever he goes." said the squad leader.
The little devil also learned to be shrewd and knew that the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side led a group of students and did not move quickly.
The puppet troops had just launched a wave of attacks, killing more than a dozen people, and found that the Eighth Route Army's firepower was quite fierce.
They didn't launch an attack anymore. They just exchanged fire with Li Yousheng and the others, holding them back, waiting for the reinforcements to come with grenade launchers, and hit them one after another.
"Platoon Leader Li, let's fight the kid here. The squad leader is right. If you can't run even a few steps, you'll be beaten to death by the kid. It's better to wait for the kid to surround you and kill a few more kid."
It’s worth it,” said a male student who knew something about military affairs.
"We were revolutionary comrades before we were alive, we share the same fate after death, and we will fight against little devils in the next life." Others said excitedly.
Li Yousheng looked at the living figures in front of him and felt regretful in his heart. He was careless and made mistakes.
At this time, Zhou Weihan also led his people to the place where the two sides were fighting.
"Captain, look, the people surrounded on that hill are our comrades." said the investigating soldier.
"Why are there still students? We can't wait any longer. The Japs' reinforcements will arrive at a moment's notice, and they all have to be inside when the time comes." Zhou Weihan said solemnly, holding a telescope.
"Don't you guys like to take detours? Let's give him a powerful one this time."