Episode 3 Clash II, Absolutely Not Letting Go

  Zhang Dongdong said to Xiaoyu and Dayue: "Grandpa said that when he comes back, he will go to the grave at the foot of the mountain first, to see Zhang Jie Grandpa."

  Zhu County Magistrate hastily said: "Brother Biao, please take my small car, I've specially repaired a road leading to the mausoleum." Zhan Dongdong shook his head: "No need to persuade him, Brother wants to sit in a nine-seater car, saying he's always with eight fellow apprentices."

  Sakura was surprised and very interested, asking: "That......?" Dongdong understood her meaning and interrupted her to answer: "Yes, Grandpa's place is big enough for nine people to live in. When Grandpa eats, he likes to use a large table. When Grandpa drinks alone, he often sets up nine cups..."

  Xiao Yu brushed her hair back and wiped away the moisture from the corner of her eye. Da Yun shook his head, sighing: "Biao Ge, you're still as hot-tempered as ever; whoever offends your junior brother, you'll never let them off."

  Zhan Biao saw Xiao Feng and Zhang Jie fall down, his heart aching with pain, he loudly shouted: "Qiangzi, Er Zhuangzi, you two get off the truck to rescue people!" Then he drove the truck forward. Zhan Biao knew that the mortar's firing speed was 20 rounds per minute, if two people operated it and someone loaded the shells, they could reach 25 rounds per minute. The Japanese mortar team was so accurate, he had to calmly and quickly drive the truck, letting the grenades hit empty space. At this time, Qiangzi had already jumped down before Zhan Biao shouted, Er Zhuangzi heard the order and jumped down with a flip. The two crouched and rushed over, Xiao Feng had gotten up with blood all over his head, it was Zhang Jie who had shielded him from the explosion's shrapnel in an instant, saving him.

  At this time, Zhan Biao made another rapid U-turn and drove back, throwing a burst of grenades in front. Er Zhuzi took Long Jie into the driver's cab, and Xiao Feng was pulled onto the car by everyone. The machine guns on the car desperately covered them. Zhan Biao shouted to Qiangzi: "Qiangzi, take down those devils who are bombing us!" Qiangzi retreated while half-crouching, holding Long Jie's Czech-style machine gun and scanning around with his eyes like an eagle, muttering repeatedly: "Who bombed me? Who did it?! I saw it, I saw it!" As soon as the gun barrel was aligned, the bullets shot towards the three special forces officers 500 meters away. After Qiangzi ran out of bullets, he jumped onto the footboard and raised the machine gun towards the car compartment. Zhan Biao stepped on the accelerator and drove the car out of the smoke, out of the range of the grenade launcher's fire. All the machine guns on the car were still roaring, and the truck became a fire-breathing dragon.

  Zhan Biao drove while shouting at Zhang Jie, Er Zhu Zi was holding the unresponsive Zhang Jie in the passenger seat, crying and saying to Zhan Biao: "Biao Ge, Lao Ba is gone." Zhan Biao continuously slammed his hand on the steering wheel.

  Songshan watched as the truck sped wildly towards the foot of the mountain, and he ordered his men to chase after it while muttering to himself: "Why do China's troops always flee in such a sorry state? Chinese people, where are the heroes?" He didn't know that this was Zhanbiao's furious expression, with his foot pressed down on the accelerator. Zhanbiao was shouting angrily: "We can't let these devils get away!"

  Songshan rushed to the foot of the mountain and ordered all personnel to stop pursuing. He took stock, his own company's three platoons had casualties, with over 50 dead and more than 30 wounded, leaving less than 200 men. The heavy casualties, including a lieutenant company commander, shocked Songshan. His special forces team was fine, with only two lightly injured, but he regretted that the three officers who fired the rocket launchers were killed without taking cover. Looking at the mountain top, which was less than 100 meters high and about 400 meters wide, he thought that the enemy had eight machine guns, no, eleven machine guns, and they were all the best 96-style and Czech-style machine guns currently used by both sides. If they fired down from their position, his side would be at a disadvantage.

  The back of this mountain is the narrow valley where Zhang Biao's enemy was, with a precipice behind and only descending from both sides. For the defender, it is easy to fall into a desperate situation. However, there are not many plants on the slope, few trees, and the slope is steep, making it also easy for the attacker to fall into a beaten state. Songshan was very hesitant in his heart, thinking that it was not worth using his special forces to fight against these Chinese scattered soldiers. But what happened next did not allow Songshan to hesitate, he had to go up the mountain, and he could no longer delay going up the mountain.

  First of all, because Zhan Biao will not let him go.

  Chang Jie was the second youngest among his nine martial brothers, next to San De. He was usually honest and kind-hearted, but trained very hard, mastering the routines and equipment with precision. After joining the army, he also trained diligently in marksmanship, handling heavy machine guns with finesse, and always volunteered for tasks within his squad. Whenever the troops marched or transported equipment, Chang Jie would always be the first to step forward. Years ago, when leaving their village, Zhang Biao had told the parents of his eight martial brothers: "Our lives are tied together, our blood flows together." On the battlefield, bullets have no eyes, and he couldn't guarantee that all nine of them would be safe, but in his heart, he secretly promised to take good care of his younger brothers. Facing Chang Jie lying quietly at the entrance of the cave, he deeply blamed himself for being too careless, thinking that they should have been more vigilant when encountering those ten fierce special forces soldiers.

  Younger brothers all surrounded Zhang Jie's side, Xiaobao and Xiaoyu were busy wrapping bandages around Xiaofeng's head. Xiaofeng was shouting: "Zhang Jie, I want to avenge you! Biao Ge, hurry up and go avenge him!"

  Zhan Biao stood up, took a deep breath, and gritted his teeth: "Songshan old devil, I, Zhan Biao, have not finished with you!" He ordered: "Zhengwen, Erzhuzi, Sande, and Kuozi, Pan Shitou, accompany Xiaofeng to stay at the cave entrance at the foot of the mountain. You bring seven machine guns, after the devils attack the mountain, listen for my phone call and come out of the cave to attack the devils from behind. Qiangzi, Chengyi, and Liu Yang follow me with the remaining four machine guns to the top of the mountain. If the devils don't come up the mountain, we'll attack them down there and avenge Zhangjie!"

  The second reason that forced Songshan to go up the mountain was the explosion sound coming from the village again.

  Songshan underestimated the guerrilla team too much, thinking that a single grenade would be enough to destroy them. Although the squad leaders suffered losses, with 7 people killed and more than 20 wounded, their fighting spirit remained strong. With the help of Yuan Bo, they dealt with the casualties and did not break through. The squad leader ordered the guerrilla members: "Zhan Banlang and others risked their own safety to lure the devils away and lift the siege for us, we can't just leave like this. We must follow behind the devils and launch a pincer attack with Zhan Banlang's team, and give them a good beating. If not, we'll dig into the ground and retreat." At this time, Songshan happened to order nine troop-carrying trucks to come over, which were surrounded by the squad leaders and blown up with grenades. The fuel tanks exploded one after another, flames soared into the sky, killing more than a dozen Japanese soldiers and drivers, and seizing dozens of handguns.

  The guerrilla troops were about to leave the village to chase the devils when Chi Hsiang-hsing rushed back, leading Tan, the regimental commander of the New Fourth Army, and a company of 120 soldiers. At that time, the New Fourth Army was active in units of companies to avoid being caught by the Japanese army due to too large targets.

  Tan Yingchang used the high-powered binoculars passed over by Yuan Bo to replace his own, looked at the battlefield and took a deep breath, saying: "The anti-Japanese guerrilla troops of this country are not weak, all the way are the bodies of devils, they can really fight, where did they get so many machine guns and ammunition? However, why didn't I hear the sound of heavy machine guns all the way? Didn't they guard a heavy machine gun company's equipment?" It turned out that Tan Yingchang had long heard that last year Japanese planes bombed a heavy machine gun company that retreated from Shanghai, and they were informed by wounded soldiers scattered in nearby villages, and confirmed through Yuan Bo's villagers who often met with Occupying Devils on the mountain.

  Then he said to Secretary Gui and Captain Shan: "My other two companies are also rushing here, I agree with your battle plan, and we will annihilate the Japanese troops at the foot of this mountain. When the heavy machine guns on the front battlefield of Squad Leader Zhang sound, we will take advantage of the situation and surround them, eliminating the fleeing devils. Now set off, clearing the battlefield while approaching the enemy."

  Songshan Zheng held up his binoculars to observe the trucks billowing with smoke, and suddenly saw over a hundred New Fourth Army and guerrilla fighters pouring out of the village, slowly approaching while picking up the weapons and equipment of Japanese soldiers who had died in battle. He felt both worry and joy in his heart. His worry was that he shouldn't be surrounded by them here, although they were on different sides - the Nationalist Party and the Communist Party - but now China was cooperating with the Nationalists and Communists, and they were all Chinese people after all. His joy was that as soon as he made a move, he had hooked several routes of anti-Japanese troops, which was a good opportunity to gather and annihilate them. Before departing, he had discussed with the commander of the garrison in the county town, and ordered an infantry company to be on standby, ready to provide reinforcements through radio communication when needed - it would take only 10 minutes by car to cover the 10-kilometer distance. However, Songshan did not want to ask for help yet, as he had confidence in his special forces officer team. But since the enemy was also approaching from the rear, it was necessary to take down the mountain top first, otherwise they would be at a disadvantage.

  There was another, more important reason why Matsuyama angrily climbed the mountain: he had learned of the fate of the ten special soldiers and two pet dogs. He saw a group of special soldiers who were sent to search for the escaped truck earlier return in disarray. Matsuyama looked at the steel warriors who claimed to have the spirit of Japanese samurai with dissatisfaction, as the elite of the Imperial Japanese Army should not be so flustered by something complicated! An officer handed Matsuyama two necklaces with bloodstained purebred dog tags belonging to his large wolf dogs, while another officer held a string of metal identification tags worn under the arms of the ten soldiers. This time it was Matsuyama who lost his composure, he drew his command knife, pointed up the mountain and shouted wildly: "Kill them all!"