Chapter 31: Arrows Exhausted, Provisions Depleted

  In a thicket about one kilometer away from the mountain mouth position, several green canvas tents were set up. Near the tents, four special warfare soldiers held submachine guns and vigilantly watched the surrounding movements.

  This is a temporary medical station set up.

  In the medical tent, the ground was just a temporary clearing of muddy land. A small ant, possibly from a destroyed home, was frantically wandering around, but kept circling around its original home.

  Dai'er sat in a makeshift medical tent in the jungle, her hands propping up her cheeks as she stared blankly at the small ant on the ground.

  The battle ahead has just begun, and the wounded have not been sent over yet, so Dye and a few others are bored sitting in the house.

  Listening to the intense gunfire in the distance, similar to the sound of firecrackers, while she herself was very quiet, Dai'er felt a great discomfort in her heart. Especially with someone she cared about fighting fiercely in the distance, covered in blood, that feeling of worry made her unable to sit or stand still.

  "May Qin Gege be safe and sound!" Dai'er silently prayed in her heart.

  Xiao Yue walked over from one side and sat down beside Dai Er, with a hint of worry on her face that was not easily noticeable.

  Although Xiao Yue concealed it very well, Dai Er still saw the tension and anxiety in her heart from her face.

  "Is he...?" After a while, Xiao Yue finally couldn't help but ask, replacing the familiar name with a "he".

  Dai'er stretched out her hand, pinched the little ant that had just crawled out of the circle back again, and put it back where it started. She let out a soft sigh: "Yes, he's fighting up ahead, how can I not worry?"

  While speaking, Dai'er turned her head back, staring at Xiao Yue with an unwavering gaze that didn't move for a long time.

  Xiao Yue felt uneasy under Dai Er's stare, and she reached out to gently brush her short hair behind her ear, trying to hide the turmoil in her heart: "What are you staring at me for?"

  Dai'er's mouth corners revealed a hint of a secretive smile, and she asked in a low voice: "You're not really...?"

  Xiao Yue's hands were clenched together, two red clouds flying up to her healthy wheat-colored face, and she replied in a mosquito-like voice with her head down: "Who likes him? He's stupid like an ox, making something so ugly!"

  Although Xiao Yue denied it, the blush on her face and her tense movements had already revealed what was in her mind without a doubt.

  Dai'er stretched out her hand and pulled Xiao Yue into her own arms, the two people's heads leaned against each other, neither of them speaking, thinking about the person they were worried about.

  As the battle continued, wounded soldiers were constantly being sent down to the front, and Dai'er and her team were busy, nervously working around the wounded: recording numbers, washing wounds, disinfecting and stopping bleeding, bandaging. Finally, they were sent to another tent by a special person for treatment. For a while, it was extremely busy.

  The 29th Army's 217th Regiment originally didn't have a lot of medicine, but the wounded kept coming in waves, and those medicines were quickly depleted. Even most of the emergency medicine that Dai'er and her team had was used up.

  Dai'er was busy, Xiao Yue walked over from the side and whispered in her ear: "The 29th Army's medicine is running out, there is a seriously injured person now, urgently needs anti-tetanus serum, wants to borrow one from us!"

  Dale paused for a moment as she was treating the wound of a special forces member, seemingly hesitant.

  Although they still have one, it's the last spare, prepared for the special forces members at the last critical moment. If given to them now, there will be no way out if the special forces need it again in the future.

  Dai'er hesitated, the little warrior who came to borrow medicine knelt down with a thud and cried out: "Sister, please save our squad leader! He killed four devils by himself and was injured while saving us. I beg of you, or else I'll kowtow to you!"

  Dai'er grabbed the little warrior who was about to fall to the ground and pulled him up, then turned around and ordered Xiao Yue: "Bring that one over!"

  "What if we can't use it?" Xiao Yue hesitated.

  "We can't afford to think about that now, saving people is the priority. We're all injured from fighting against the devils, we can't just stand by and do nothing! Let's talk about it later when it's necessary!"

  Xiao Yue reluctantly handed it over and gave it to the little warrior. The little warrior kept thanking him, took the medicine and ran out.

  Dai'er let out a sigh of relief and bent down to continue treating the wounded.

  ……

  On the battlefield, Qin Yang and He Jikun crouched in a trench, holding binoculars to observe the enemy's situation. As they looked, He Jikun's face became increasingly solemn.

  Wang Changhai walked over from behind with a big knife in his hand and came to the side of the two people.

  After multiple killings, Wang Changhai was also covered in wounds, his military uniform torn to shreds. If it weren't for the numerous holes and the large knife in his hand, he could have been mistaken for a beggar.

  "Hei Hai turned back and asked: 'Chang Hai, how long can our ammunition last?'"

  Wang Changhai wiped the sweat from his face, thought for a moment, and then replied: "There aren't many left, each person only has a few bullets, there are only twenty grenades left! The machine gun ran out of ammo long ago!"

  "What about casualties among the personnel?"

  Wang Changhai helplessly smiled wryly: "Three companies have already reduced their personnel by more than two-thirds, the 4th company is the worst, with only over twenty people left, and other companies are slightly better than it!"

  Qin Yang also said: "Our special forces are mainly responsible for the flank, with relatively less pressure, but now we have five seriously injured and seven or eight lightly wounded. If this continues, casualties will increase rapidly!"

  He Jikun remained silent and didn't say anything.

  Although someone has been sent to the Travel Department to report, it is estimated that the Travel Department will not be able to draw out more people to support, and the various troops of the 109th Brigade are scattered in the Xifengkou and Tie Men Guan areas. The front line and the vanguard of the Japanese army are fighting to the death, and they cannot extricate themselves. Moreover, even if they receive the order, it will be too late for them to rush over.

  That meant they became isolated and had to withstand the Japanese army's attack on their own.

  Several people understood the situation and no one spoke!

  After a while, He Jikun spoke up, looking at Qin Yang with an unprecedented seriousness: "Councilor Qin, I am now ordering your special forces to immediately withdraw from the battle and return to headquarters in the name of deputy commander!"

  "Why?" Qin Yang didn't understand.

  "The special forces can only be used as ordinary field troops here, and they cannot exert their expertise at all. Staying behind is also a futile sacrifice. It's better to let these sparks stay behind and play a greater role in future battles. So the special forces must withdraw from combat immediately!" He Jikun's expression was extremely serious.

  "What if I say no?" Qin Yang firmly shook his head.

  "You must obey, this is an order. Don't forget that you are still a member of the 29th Army's 109th Brigade and a soldier." He Guan's attitude did not waver in the slightest.

  Qin Yang fell silent, and the two of them stared at each other, neither giving in. The atmosphere was extremely tense.

  After a while, Qin Yang let out a deep breath and nodded: "Alright, I'll obey orders!"

  What a relief, just like shedding a heavy burden. The confrontation earlier, if Qin Yang had persisted, he would have been shaken. Fortunately, Qin Yang agreed.

  Qin Yang turned around and shouted. Tie Tou ran over from another trench, jumping and bounding with his usual boundless energy.

  "Sergeant, what's up?" Tie Tou asked in a loud and clear voice.

  Qin Yang looked at the special forces soldier who had been following him for so long, and he also felt a deep sense of emotion. He helped Tie Tou straighten his slightly crooked collar, then his face turned stern: "Special Forces First Squad Captain Li Yuanshan, I hereby appoint you as acting instructor, fully responsible for all actions of the special forces this time. The special forces will immediately disengage from combat and return to the division command post to receive orders from Division Commander Zhao Dengyu, and must not disobey!"

  Iron head is stupid!

  Qin Yang's words were like a heavy blow, leaving him dazed. Shaking his head, Tie Tou stared with wide eyes and asked, "What did you say, Instructor?"

  "I'm saying that from now on, you'll be in command of the special forces team. You are now the highest military officer of the special forces team!" Qin Yang's tone was very affirmative.

  "What's wrong?" Tie Tou jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, his eyes wide with anger as he bellowed: "Why don't you want us anymore? Why won't you let us fight alongside you? Why are you making us leave?"

  Qin Yang looked at Tie Tou's anxious appearance, his heart was warm, but he knew it wasn't the time to hesitate, so he said seriously: "Because you are soldiers, you must obey orders, and there are more important tasks waiting for you when you return to headquarters!"

  "To hell with being a soldier! I'm not going to be a soldier anymore, is it okay if I just stay here as a civilian and fight the devils?" Iron Head's fury was rising.

  "Say it again!"

  Qin Yang's voice was like a thunderclap, exploding in Tie Tou's ear and scaring him so much that he shuddered. His feverish brain gradually calmed down. He lifted his head to see Qin Yang's eyes filled with anger, and Tie Tou lowered his head in guilt.

  "Now that you've become a soldier, you have your own responsibilities. No matter what happens, you can't just do things for the sake of appearances. Even if one day you're no longer wearing a uniform, don't forget, you are still a soldier, a warrior who stands tall and proud!"

  Qin Yang's words pierced deeply into Tie Tou's heart, and he silently lowered his head.

  Qin Yang patted his shoulder and smiled at him: "Now, take the special forces back to the command center. Don't forget that after the battle is over, you still have to bring those living brothers and sisters back to their home - the base!"

  Tie Tou wiped away the tears in his eyes with one hand, gave Qin Yang a military salute, turned around and ran towards the rear. The special forces members stood up one after another and followed closely behind, quickly disappearing into the dense forest in the rear.

  Qin Yang shouted at the back of Tie Tou who was about to disappear: "Don't forget to bring Dai Er and the others from the medical department!"

  "Qin Yang, what's going on here?!"

  It all happened so suddenly that He Jikai didn't react until Tie Tou and the others disappeared into the jungle.

  Qin Yang looked at him, his voice very calm: "You ordered the special forces to return to headquarters, but you didn't say it was me. Now that the special forces have left, and I'm still a councilor, so keep disobeying military orders!"

  "Oh, you little scamp!"

  He Jiguang and Wang Changhai looked at each other in dismay, unsure of what to say.

  "The devils are coming again!" shouted a soldier responsible for observation on one side.

  The three people's expressions tensed up, and each returned to their own fighting position.

  Qin Yang gazed at the Japanese soldiers who almost filled his field of vision, knowing that they too would probably fight to the death. He reached for his chest, but felt nothing there.

  The bullet shell pendant that was supposed to be hanging around his neck had disappeared.

  Qin Yang was taken aback for a moment, then a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "This little girl!"

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