Chapter 21: Breaking Out of the Encirclement!

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  Zhang Mingyu led the army to break through the siege again, and once again broke through the siege from the front of the devils, then quickly fled south, running for more than 30 miles. The soldiers of the Independent Regiment were fine, but those puppet troops were so tired that their legs went soft and they couldn't run anymore. Some people simply lay on the ground and refused to move.

  Zhang Mingyu saw that the fake army wasn't leaving, so he hurried back to tell them: "Brothers, hurry up and run! The devils' cavalry will catch up soon!" "You guys go ahead and run, I'm completely unable to run anymore! If those little devils come, I'll fight it out with them. Ah, damn it, I'm exhausted to death!" Lai San said.

  Zhang Biao whispered to Zhang Mingyu: "Since they don't want to run, let's not bother them. Let's retreat first!"

  Zhang Mingyu looked at these pseudo-soldiers, although they now seem like scattered sand, but Zhang Mingyu believed that as long as he was given time, he would absolutely be able to turn them into real elite soldiers. Some of these pseudo-soldiers were captured by the Kuomintang and forced to become soldiers while still alive, but in reality, they did not want to fight. Zhang Mingyu really could not bear to abandon them to flee for their lives alone. Because he believed that every Chinese person with a conscience was patriotic! They all dared to engage in a mortal battle with the invaders to protect their homes and country, it's just that they lacked a leader. For a long time, they had been subjected to unfair treatment by the Manchu people, which had worn away the Han Chinese blood in their bones! Strong iron bones, bloodthirsty men, only my Chinese brothers are soldiers.

  "Brothers, I, Zhang Mingyu, believe that you are all men of honor and not cowards. Think about our ancestors, the Han people from thousands of years ago were so powerful and majestic! Our ancestors had a saying: 'Whoever offends the great Han dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are!' Our ancestors made those little devils bow their heads to us and pay tribute year after year. And now, those Japanese pirates are killing our compatriots, our brothers and sisters, on our own land! They want to destroy our nation, our country, and take away the land that our ancestors left for us to survive! What should we do as Chinese people?"

  At this time, whether it was the warriors of the independent regiment or the puppet army soldiers, they were all moved by Zhang Mingyu's generous and stirring words, and they all cried out loudly. A puppet soldier jumped up and said: "We want to fight the little devils to the death! Let's drive them back to their old home in the East!"

  "Right! Beat up that little bastard!"

  "Send the little devils back home!"

  The pseudo-soldiers all loudly echoed in agreement.

  "Brothers, be quiet for a moment! But we can't have a head-on collision with the little devils. We must cleverly beat these sons of bitches! Now we need to first evade the enemy's pursuit and then find opportunities to deal with them later!" Zhang Mingyu said.

  Lai San stood up and said: "Zhang Shifu, we'll follow you! But I have a request,"

  "Commander Lai has something to say, feel free to speak!" Zhang Mingyu said.

  "Is it possible for us to join the National Army? Can we be your soldiers?" asked Lai San.

  "No problem! Now you are all my soldiers!" Zhang Mingyu said with relish.

  The pseudo-army warriors cheered and shouted: "I'm also a national army! No one scolds me as a traitor!" They followed Zhang Mingyu to the National Army defense zone.

  Yoshida Taisa watched Zhang Mingyu lead his troops to break through from the front, so angry that he spat blood. What made him even angrier was that damn Lai San, who had defected at the critical moment, causing the Imperial Japanese Army to lose so many brave generals and allowing those damned Chinese to escape.

  Yoshihiro Tachibana ordered the cavalry to pursue the Chinese troops at all costs and annihilate them! The remaining two cavalry regiments chased towards the direction of the Independent Division's breakthrough.

  Zhang Mingyu was leading nearly a thousand people rushing south at this time, and this battle was won! Zhang Mingyu's subordinates did not decrease but increased by several hundred people. Although their combat effectiveness was not good, as long as they gave Zhang Mingyu time, they were afraid that they could not train elite soldiers?

  Zhang Haisheng, who was in charge of the rear, ran over and said to Zhang Mingyu: "Master, the enemy's cavalry is catching up, there are about two battalions!"

  "Mom's little devil is fast enough!" Zhang Mingyu scolded: "Zhang Biao!"

  Yes!

  "You and Hai Sheng bring the machine gun squad and the blocking detachment, hold off the devils for an hour! If you let a single devil through within an hour, I'll kill you, damn it!" Zhang Mingyu ordered.

  "Master, don't worry! If we can't stop the devils, you won't have to shoot me either! Save bullets for the devils! I'll take care of myself!" Zhang Biao shouted loudly.

  Zhang Biao and Zhang Haisheng led the machine gun squad and sharpshooters to quickly run towards a small ditch without water behind them, set up their machine guns, and waited for the arrival of the devils.

  Zhang Mingyu led the main force to a mountain valley not far away, at this time Lai San ran over and said to Zhang Mingyu: "Boss! Zhang Lao's troops only brought that many people, but the devils have two large teams! Please approve me to take a company to support Zhang Lao's troops!"

  Zhang Mingyu thought for a moment, and then Lai San said: "Old Zhang, don't think about it! Brothers all know that blocking the devils is a matter of life and death. You'd rather let your brothers go to their deaths than make us go to our deaths. Just because of this point, brothers all know that Old Zhang, you are much stronger than the devils. We're willing to block the devils and buy time for you!

  Actually, Lai San's words made Zhang Mingyu sound too great. It wasn't that Zhang Mingyu didn't want to use them, but their combat effectiveness was too low. Normally, they would cower in fear at the sight of the enemy, let alone be sent to block them, which would be suicidal. Moreover, it would also affect Zhang Mingyu's plan. Since there was a chance to curry favor with them, Zhang Mingyu was happy to send them off! It could also win people over!

  Zhang Mingyu said: "Lai Tuanzhang, don't say anything. The brothers have just followed me, I cannot let you go to your deaths!" Zhang Mingyu refused to let them go no matter what.

  Perhaps it was Zhang Mingyu's superb acting skills that moved Lai San and the pseudo-soldiers to tears, and Lai San even knelt in front of Zhang Mingyu, pointing his gun at his own head, saying: "Zhang Laoda! If you don't let us go, I'll die right in front of you!"

  Zhang Mingyu saw the treacherous plan succeed, and secretly laughed in his heart. On the surface, he still showed an expression of reluctance to part with them, but ultimately said helplessly: "Good brothers, you want to go, I'll fulfill your wishes! However, you must come back alive and tell Zhang Biao to block the enemy for an hour before quickly alternating cover and retreating towards that mountain valley in front!"

  Lai San was so moved that his nose and tears flowed, leading over a hundred people to reinforce Zhang Biao and others. At this time, Zhang Mingyu's broad-mindedness and selfless image had deeply imprinted on the minds of the puppet soldiers like a hot iron! "A commander like him is worth fighting for and dying for!" The soldiers thought. Little did Zhang know that his unintentional move today would save his life in the Burmese battlefield years later, thanks to these very puppet soldiers.

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