"The devils' tanks are coming! Someone shouted."

  Li Bin picked up the binoculars and looked at the smoke-filled front line, he saw the shadows of more than a dozen tanks on the riverbank, those tanks were obviously different from the Japanese-style light tanks he had seen in Gou Bangzi. Li Bin racked his brains to think what kind of tank this was, suddenly, he remembered that this tank was actually the FT-17 light tank of the original Northeastern Army!

  "Damn it! These tanks were originally the Old Marshal's! Because Young Marshal refused to resist, the tanks all fell into the devils' hands and are now being used to attack us!" Li Bin roared in extreme anger.

  Before his words had fallen, Wang Zihao also secretly shed tears on the side: "I didn't expect that the old general, a generation of heroes, would be so weak..."

  The enemy tanks are coming, Li Bin is not going to let the soldiers use their flesh and blood to fight against the steel monsters, so he orders: "Pass down the order, the second line of trenches will retreat completely, lay down landmines and explosives, and retreat to the third line of trenches!" After finishing, he turns his head to Wang Dandan, who has become his messenger, and says: "Immediately send a message to Liu Hanshan! Let him rush into the fourth line of defense and bombard those turtle shells with artillery fire!"

  Armored train commander Liu Hanshan sat in the carriage with a worried look on his face, with two telegrams on the desk in front of him. The first one was from Zhang Xueliang, which read: "The Japanese are launching a large-scale attack on Jinzhou, and China's national strength is weak. If we fight, we will not be able to defeat the Japanese invaders. In order to avoid regular troops fighting the Japanese and losing face, as well as to avoid unnecessary losses, I command your armored train to withdraw immediately and retreat back to the interior!"

  Another telegram from Li Bin just arrived: "The enemy tanks are invading, our army has no artillery to counterattack, only the armored train can defeat the strong enemy! Order you to launch a swift attack with the armored train to defend against the enemy at the fourth line of defense!"

  "Captain, let's retreat! After all, General Xiao's orders cannot be disobeyed," a soldier said.

  Liu Hanshan was in a dilemma at this time, on the one hand, there were orders from his superiors, and strictly executing orders was a soldier's duty; but on the other hand, it was a matter of national righteousness! If his armored train did not advance, then the enemy tanks would come up, and those righteous and brave soldiers who were fighting bloody battles might suffer heavy casualties! What should he do? Liu Hanshan was at a loss.

  Seeing Liu Hanshan's embarrassed expression, Zhang Dajun, the deputy trainmaster who was loyal to Zhang Xueliang, immediately said: "Trainmaster! We are all soldiers, and soldiers must obey their superiors' orders! Let's retreat!"

  "Wait a minute, let me think again!" Liu Hanshan fell into painful thought.

  On the battlefield, the devils' tanks crossed the first trench and rushed towards the defenders' position with a loud roar. The tank machine guns fired wildly, and the tank cannons spat out balls of fire, mercilessly devouring one by one the retreating volunteer soldiers.

  The devils' infantry followed the tanks, shouting "Wah wah" as they charged forward. The remaining Chinese defenders calmly and unhurriedly opened fire on the devils, shooting down one devil soldier after another to the ground. However, those soldiers were soon either hit by tank shells or swept away by machine gun bullets. Afterwards, the tank treads ruthlessly crushed the brave warriors' bodies.

  The bullets of the warriors hit the tank, but only saw "ding ding dang" spouting out a burst of sparks. The tank rotated its turret, and a 37mm shell landed in the trench and exploded, engulfing a warrior who was holding a Type 13 rifle and shooting in an instant.

  The belly of an FT-17 tank that was running amok let out a loud "boom" and the tank burst into flames. This gasoline-powered tank turned into a giant torch as soon as it hit the explosive. The hatch opened and three Japanese tank soldiers jumped out, their bodies on fire.

  Bullets of vengeance immediately shot towards these devil tank soldiers, knocking them down next to the burning tanks until they were burned to charcoal.

  "Watch out! There are landmines and explosives!" The commander of the Japanese tank corps shouted loudly with his head sticking out.

  These tanks spun around in place and no longer dared to advance forward.

  Across the shore, Ishiwara Kanji saw all this through his binoculars and immediately ordered: "Open fire on the Russian positions!"

  The heavy artillery fired, and the shells fell like a meteor shower, exploding in the trenches. The triggered landmines detonated one after another, creating a continuous thunderous roar.

  After the artillery bombardment, Ishiwara Kanji ordered the infantry to charge forward and protect the tanks.

  Wave after wave of devils rushed forward to the thunder field, and from time to time Japanese people stepped on landmines that had not been cleared after the artillery fire, and from time to time there was a loud explosion, and the devil's limbs flew into the sky.

  The enemy tank followed the "Thunder Hero" and advanced step by step. The defending army could not withstand it, retreating step by step, and just as the tank was about to rush over the third trench, several soldiers who were specially tasked with blocking tanks poured gasoline into the trench, ignited the firewood, and instantly turned the third trench into a fiery trench. Gasoline-powered tanks are particularly afraid of fire, so they wandered around the outside of the trench for half a day without daring to advance.

  But using this method to block the enemy tanks can only last for ten or twenty minutes, and after the fire is extinguished, the enemy tanks will still come crushing over!

  The telegram has been sent for half an hour, and the enemy's tank is approaching the fourth line of defense. Where is Liu Hanshan's armored train?!

  Li Bin, who was anxious like a burning fire, asked Wang Dandan: "Dandan! Has Liu Hanshan replied to the telegram?"

  Wang Dandan replied: "No, there is no news at all until now."

  "Prince Hao interrupted and said: "Big brother, what's going on! Didn't Liu Hanshan agree to listen to your command? Why did he change his mind at the critical moment!"

  "I'll go take a look at Liu Hanshan's place! I bet something must have happened there!" Li Bin said.

  He turned to Wang Zihao and said, "Third brother, you hold out here first! No matter what the cost, we cannot let the enemy tanks break through the fourth line of defense!"

  Li Bin rushed out of the command post and galloped to Ma Lang, riding a horse along the railway line towards Liu Hanshan's armored train base. Halfway through, Li Bin seemed to have thought of something suddenly, he turned to Hong Biao and Fang Juntian's base, calling out two and more than ten special soldiers to follow him to the armored train.

  In just a few minutes, the fine horse stopped in front of the armored train, and Li Bin dismounted.

  The guard standing at the door of the car saluted Li Bin, who returned the salute and walked into the car. He saw Liu Hanshan sitting dejectedly with his head hung low in front of the table, so he asked: "Director Liu, didn't you say that this armored train is waiting for my command? Now that the enemy tanks are approaching, why don't you launch a counterattack?"

  Liu Hanshan hadn't spoken yet, but the deputy trainmaster Zhang Dayong preempted him by saying: "We're very sorry! We are Young Marshal's men! We can only follow Young Marshal's orders!"

  Li Bin angrily said: "To listen to General Shao's command? Just because of General Shao's non-resistance policy! As a result, now your Northeast Army tanks have fallen into the hands of the Japanese devils! Now those tanks are being used by the devils to massacre our anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians! Is this what you wanted to see?"

  "Sorry! I'm just a soldier! Whatever General says, I'll do!" Zhang Dayong replied.

  "If General Shao were to abandon the armored train to the Japanese for them to slaughter us, would you do the same? Is it that when the country is in difficulty, you still prioritize your personal loyalty over the interests of the nation and its people?" Li Bin retorted.

  "What country? The country you're talking about is just Chiang Kai-shek's Nanjing government! I'm a man of the Young Marshal! I don't care about the National Government! Moreover, Old Chiang hasn't even ordered us to resist!" Zhang Dayout said with a cold smile.

  However, Liu Hanshan was a hot-blooded man. When he heard that the Northeast Army's tanks had been seized by the Japanese and used to massacre anti-Japanese military and civilians, he immediately jumped up: "Commander! The devils have taken away the old commander's tanks and are using them against us, I'm willing to launch a counterattack!"

  "How dare you!" Zhang Dayout pulled out his pistol and pointed it at Liu Hanshan, "Do you want to rebel or what?!"

  "It's not a rebellion! A Chinese with conscience cannot watch the Japanese use our own weapons to slaughter us Chinese! Get out of my way!" Liu Hanshan pushed away Zhang Dayong's handgun.

  "Alright! You dare defy military orders! You traitor!" Zhang Dàyǒng burst into a rage.

  Liu Zhenshan sternly retorted: "For the sake of Generalissimo's military orders, we Northeastern Army must die with our chests out! With this order, the arsenal gate was locked, and how many hot-blooded men died under the devils' guns and bayonets without even having weapons to resist! Are you still going to let us Northeastern brothers die in vain for such a foolish order today?"

  "Rebelled! Come on! Take down these two traitors for me!" Zhang Dayout shouted loudly. A group of Zhang Dayout's personal soldiers rushed over, pulled out their pistols, and pointed the dark muzzles at Li Bin and Liu Hanshan.

  Liu Hanshan flew into a rage: "Am I the train conductor or are you? What right do you have to arrest me?"

  Zhang Dajun sneered and pulled out Zhang Xueliang's letter: "Open your dog eyes wide and take a look! General Zhang has long known that you bunch are unreliable! He had me secretly serve as a supervisor! If you dare to rebel, I can immediately follow orders and capture you!"

  Li Bin calmly looked at the guns pointed at him by his own soldiers, his face unchanged and his heart unshaken. He spoke in a calm and collected tone: "Brothers! You are all brothers from the three eastern provinces! Now the Japanese devils are trampling our three eastern provinces, ravaging our brothers and sisters, and our loved ones are being slaughtered by the Japanese bayonets! And yet you still prioritize loyalty to a foolish leader over the interests of our country and nation?! Commander Zhang is afraid of the Japanese, and you, these proud men, are also afraid of the little devils!"

  These bodyguards' hearts trembled with fear, and their Mauser pistols slightly lowered.

  "Don't listen to his nonsense! Serve the lord and be loyal to the lord's affairs! Do you understand?! We are taking General Shao's money, not the National Government's money! Quickly take down these two traitors!" Zhang Daxiong shouted at those close guards.

  Those bodyguards were shouted at by Zhang Dàyǒng, and the muzzles of their guns were again aimed at Li Bīn and Liu Hànshān. The other two men came up to bind them up and take them away.

  At this moment, more than a dozen big men suddenly jumped onto the armored train. The first big man immediately twisted Zhang Dajun's arm, and the muzzle of his Mauser pistol was aimed at his temple. The remaining several big men each held an MP18 submachine gun in their hands, with a Mauser pistol inserted into their waist, a large knife on their back, and the black muzzle of the assault rifle aimed at those loyal soldiers.

  The leader of the group was Hong Biao, who grabbed Zhang Dayong and pointed his gun at his head, shouting: "You little runt! Let him go right now!"

  Zhang Dàyǒng was pinned down, but he still didn't admit defeat. He recognized Hong Biao and shouted loudly: "Hong Biao! You're also a Northeast Army officer! You're one of Young Marshal's men! Are you going to rebel or not!"