Chapter 51: Forging a Bloody Path (Part 2)
"Seize them, seize them!"
Luoxiang's actions were like stirring up a hornet's nest, and the Kwantung Army infantry, Japanese gendarmerie, and Todoiwa special agency agents swarmed out to run amok everywhere.
The whole street was like a boiling pot, chaotic and disorderly, with Japanese soldiers holding guns everywhere, and loud Japanese shouts echoing everywhere!
The Northeast Army Command also received the report, but they were not clear what happened either. To prevent friction with the Japanese army, Rong Jun ordered the Northeast Army to strictly defend their positions, not to take the initiative to attack, not to interfere in other people's affairs, and not to fire without authorization!
In the defense zone of the Northeast Army, the Northeast Army actually still has to shrink in the fortifications and dare not take any action, which is a great shame!
Many Northeast Army soldiers were filled with righteous indignation, but they had no way to express it and were forcibly suppressed by their military superiors.
This way, the streets became a paradise for Japanese soldiers, and their arrogant figures were everywhere! This made the Northeastern Army soldiers who saw all this extremely angry!
"Grandma's, this is the Northeast Army's Fengtian, how come it looks like a little devil's place!" A soldier of the Northeast Army punched the sandbag and cursed, "If I had known it was so despicable, I wouldn't have joined the Northeast Army, I would have gone to the mountains to be a bandit instead!"
"Nonsense! You little brat, if you stir up the soldiers' hearts again, I'll kill you!" The company commander beside him roared at him.
The warrior sat silently behind the fortifications!
Not to mention the Northeast Army soldiers who were suffocating with anger, Luo Xiang and his men also encountered trouble. After all, there were too many Japanese soldiers, and they only had a few people, the strength comparison was too disparate!
Jiang Dahai had also withdrawn from the abandoned church and joined Luo Xiang and others, a group of five people fighting in retreat, heading towards Guandi Temple!
Luo Xiang and his men were in charge of scouting the Japanese gendarmerie, while the other two groups were responsible for the Japanese consulate and Kyoto business district. They had agreed to meet at Guandi Temple, and if all three sides converged, their strength would greatly increase, and the chances of breaking out of the encirclement would also be much higher!
The streets inside the city of Fengtian are crisscrossed, with east-west being streets and north-south being roads. The terrain is very complex, if not for Luo Xiang and his team having undergone professional training in remembering routes, they would probably get lost even after walking around during the day.
In the intense crossfire, even with a map, there's no time to look at it!
Along the Dashizimen Street, they fought and retreated eastward, planning to bypass the central area of Fengtian City and then head north towards the Temple of Guan Yu.
Japanese soldiers were closely pursuing from behind, biting and not letting go, surrounding and chasing in one direction, while constantly dispatching troops to encircle and block from several other directions, attempting to intercept Luo Xiang and the others halfway!
Luo Xiang and several others each held a miniature submachine gun, responsible for blocking the enemy; Jiang Dahai's hand was an improved 88 sniper rifle, specifically targeting the devils' machine guns and grenade launchers. Along the way, more than fifteen machine gunners and six grenadiers had fallen under his gun, successfully suppressing the devils' heavy firepower!
Japanese soldiers without machine guns and grenade launchers were like venomous snakes with their teeth pulled out, their attacking power had decreased significantly. Although they also posed a threat to Luo Xiang and the others, they never launched an effective attack on them.
As a result, the two sides became entangled and unclear, fighting and retreating along Daxi Gate Street all the way forward, rushing straight to Daxi Zheng Street. From there, they could head north through Xiaobei Street and exit from Xiaobei Gate, passing through Heping Street and rushing towards Guandi Temple near Dabeibian Gate.
"Captain, this won't do! The devils are biting down hard. Even if we merge with the second and third combat teams, it's still a problem!" Sun Dongyang threw a grenade at the Japanese army, then turned his head to shout at Luo Xiang, "We have to think of something, create some trouble for the devils!"
"What's the matter?" Luo Xiang was shooting at the oncoming devils, his marksmanship was excellent, and almost every time he fired two shots, one of the devils would fall to the ground!
"I've got a way!" Sun Dong turned his head and saw the French consulate not far away on the side of the street, so he rolled his eyes and rushed towards the French consulate with his gun!
"What's this kid thinking now?!" Luo Xiang didn't understand what he wanted to do, so he just stopped thinking about it and intensified his fire, drawing the enemy's firepower over!
Sun Dong bowed his head and ran quickly, soon approaching the restricted area between the French Consulate and the main street. At this time, the French army, who had been holding guns and keeping watch, immediately raised their guns and shouted loudly, "Go back immediately, or we'll open fire!"
Sun Dong's mouth corner brought a sly smile, suddenly shouting in Japanese, "Charge into the consulate, long live the Great Empire of Japan!" After finishing, he raised the gun in his hand and fired a burst of bullets, then turned around and ran, faster than a rabbit!
This burst of bullets, due to Sun Dong's intentional misfire, only wounded the shoulders of two French soldiers, with no fatalities. However, it enraged the troops protecting the French consulate, and for a time, gunfire erupted, continuously firing at Sun Dong, while more bullets were fired towards the large Japanese army in the back!
The Japanese had always looked down on the French army, and as soon as they were attacked, they immediately launched a counterattack. For a time, both sides were inextricably entangled, and the scene was extremely chaotic!
Although the Japanese had stronger fighting power than the French, the French army held a geographical advantage and had more troops, so both sides were basically evenly matched, with casualties on both sides.
However, as a result, Luo Xiang and his men's pressure was greatly reduced. In the chaos, only a portion of Japanese soldiers continued to chase them forward!
The entire Dashizi Street was in chaos for a while, with gunfire sounding like popping beans, and it was impossible to distinguish the number of shots. The excitement was comparable to setting off firecrackers during the Chinese New Year!
Gunfire, grenade explosions, and cries of killing filled the night sky, with flames illuminating half of the city. More than half of the residents of Fengtian City were startled, people got up one after another, ran to the courtyard to listen to the movement, some bold ones even opened the gate, rushed onto the street to see!
Luo Xiang led the crowd in a frantic rush, and soon they arrived near the Great West Gate. However, they found that the Great West Gate had been blocked by the Northeast Army's fortifications, with two machine guns mounted on sandbags, their dark muzzles pointing directly at the crowds on the street!
With a heavy heart, Luo Xiang estimated that the Great West Gate was impassable, but he still had the idea of trying to see if it would work. He loudly shouted towards the Northeastern Army behind the fortifications, "Brothers of the Northeastern Army, we are exchanging fire with the Japanese devils! Can we borrow a path to pass through? We need to rush to Peace Street!"
A Northeastern Army officer with a lieutenant's rank stood up from the opposite side, pulled his big hat on his head, and shouted towards this side, "Sorry, we are ordered by our superiors to prohibit anyone from entering the Great West Gate. You'd better go around!"
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