I am an artillery soldier

Chapter 432
Ten minutes later, the devil could not resist the attack of Liu Gen and others, so he could only flee quickly.

Liu Gen stopped the soldiers who wanted to chase down, evacuation was the most important thing, and he took the initiative to attack the devils in order to be able to evacuate smoothly.Now that the devil's army is fleeing, it is naturally the best time for Liu Gen and others to evacuate.

The soldiers obeyed Liu Gen's orders very much. During the battle, they could all see Liu Gen's ferocity when fighting the devils.Among these fighters, no one can compare with Liu Gen. It's not that they don't have the determination to fight the devils, but because their physical fitness is not comparable to Liu Gen. Even if they desperately want to kill more devils, it is still difficult to do so.

"Ergou, take your brothers to quickly clean up the battlefield, and plant booby traps on some devil corpses by the way."

"We don't have time to transfer the remains of the sacrificed brothers. We can only hope that when we have time to return here, we can collect the remains of the brothers so that they can be buried in the ground." Liu Gen was a little depressed. He didn't even have time to collect the remains of the soldiers who died in the battle with the devils.

Liu Gen was very ashamed. In the battle, those sacrificed soldiers were very fierce. They fought the devils bravely, but now he can't do anything for them, even collecting the corpses.

Chen Ergou noticed Liu Gen's depression, patted Liu Gen on the shoulder, and comforted him: "Genzi, those brothers who died know our situation, and they will not blame us."

Liu Gen nodded, indicating that he was fine, and told Chen Ergou not to worry about him.

The speed of cleaning the battlefield was very fast. Chen Ergou knew the time was tight, so he didn't let the soldiers clean it too carefully, but took away the weapons and ammunition from the devils.A lot of ammunition was found from the devils. These devils are still very rich. Even the previous several charges did not let them consume too much ammunition.

But now the ammunition is cheaper than Liu Gen and the others. As for the shells, they have not seized them.The devil is not a fool. When he fled, he took away the shells of the [-]nd infantry artillery.

Chen Ergou briefly looked at the military ranks of these devils, and the highest rank he saw among these devils was lieutenant.It seems that the commander of this devil infantry squadron was very cautious. After finding out that he was no match for Liu Gen and others in hand-to-hand combat, he decisively fled.

However, even though the commander of the devil infantry squadron reacted quickly, many devils were still killed in hand-to-hand combat.In the several times the devils took the initiative to charge and this time in the hand-to-hand battle initiated by Liu Gen and others, there should be one and a half squads of devil soldiers killed and injured, and there may be even more.

After Chen Ergou and others finished cleaning the battlefield, Liu Gen asked the soldiers to replenish their ammunition briefly, and then led them to evacuate directly towards the depths of Siding Mountain.On the way to evacuate, Liu Gen did not give up letting the soldiers set up booby traps and traps.

Maybe if Liu Gen did this, after being chased by the devils, he would find the direction Liu Gen and others left.But the booby traps and traps laid out can also delay the speed of the devil's pursuit, giving Liu Gen and others enough time to evacuate.

Before Liu Gen ordered the students to evacuate, he sent a telegram to the division headquarters, hoping to get the support of the troops this time.Liu Gen was sure that this time the Artillery School was found to be completely different from the last time, which was Yoshio Shinozuka's last effort before leaving Shanxi.

The previous failures in the encirclement and suppression of the Japanese base area made Shinozuka Yoshio not have enough prestige among the various units of the Devil's First Army. In addition, Liu Gen had prepared in advance, making the area where the Artillery School is located a booby trap The area where mines and traps coexist is very dangerous for the devils, and it has become a tasteless rib in the eyes of the devils' troops.

But this time it was different. During this period of time, the devil troops have been frantically looking for the traces of the troops of the Eighth Route Army.For the devil's troops, finding the Eighth Route Army troops is a good opportunity for them to make meritorious deeds. The arrival of the new commander Yoshio Iwamatsu wants to see their achievements even more.

Now it was hard to find an Eighth Route Army unit. Unless the casualties of the Devils' troops were too much for them to bear, the Devils' troops would not stop chasing Liu Gen and others easily.

Relying only on the strength in his hands, Liu Gen was not sure that he would be able to deal with the devils' pursuit. He needed the support of other troops. Only in this way could they evacuate safely.

On the way to evacuate, both Liu Gen and Chen Ergou were at the back of the team, this is to prevent the devils from catching up.During this period, Chen Ergou also wanted Liu Gen to return to the middle of the team so that the soldiers could better protect him, but Liu Gen refused.

Liu Gen's refusal made Chen Ergou very helpless, and he found that he had no reason to persuade Liu Gen.If he was worried that Liu Gen didn't have enough fighting power, then he could clearly see Liu Gen's fighting power when he took the initiative to attack the devils.

Among them, Liu Gen's marksmanship made his eyes shine even more. Chen Ergou is a veteran of pistols, but he found that Liu Gen is better than him in pistols.As for close combat, there is no need to say anything, even in the dark, Chen Ergou can sometimes spot the fiery eyes of the soldiers looking at Liu Gen.

There is no way to let Liu Gen leave, and Chen Ergou can only follow Liu Gen, hoping that he can protect Liu Gen in case of danger.

"Ergou, how much did we sacrifice in this battle with the devil?" Liu Gen looked at Liu Gen and couldn't help asking.

From the team, Liu Gen could see the changes in the team, and even the obvious changes in the number of soldiers, but he wanted to know a clear number.

"103 people were sacrificed, 23 were injured, and 5 were seriously injured. There are less than 150 troops who can continue to fight." Chen Ergou said in a low voice.In order to be able to evacuate safely, the battle with the devils is inevitable, but even so, such a sacrifice is still a bit too big.

Most of the soldiers were sacrificed in hand-to-hand combat. The combat effectiveness of this devil infantry squadron is not weak, and there are many old devils who are good at fighting. many.

"Compared with the devils, our fighting power is still not enough!" After a moment of silence, Liu Gen sighed.

Liu Gen couldn't accept the number of casualties, but he knew there was nothing he could do about it. Even though the soldiers trained hard every day, compared with the devils, the training time of the soldiers was still too short.What's more, the soldiers didn't eat well during training, they could only be said to be full.

The ability to manage food is due to the fact that the Artillery School has material support from the division, and Liu Gen has not relaxed the training requirements for the soldiers, so they can train with food every day.Among the many units of the Eighth Route Army, there are not many who can eat enough every day.

Is there any way to do this? The crazy raids of the Japanese anti-Japanese base areas by the devils, as well as the natural disasters and man-made disasters in the past two years, have resulted in not much food production in the anti-Japanese base areas.In order to raise supplies, various troops have used many methods, and there are not many that can provide sufficient supplies like the Artillery School.

"Have you contacted the evacuated students? Don't let them wait for us to catch up, let them run directly to Huangya Cave." Liu Gen said to Chen Ergou in consideration of the safety of the students.

Naturally, Chen Ergou didn't have any objections. Why did they choose to stay and resist the advance of the devils?Isn't it just to ensure the safety of the students?Chen Ergou still knew a little about Huangya Cave. He stayed at the division headquarters before and heard it from the division commander.

The terrain of Huangyadong is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There is an arsenal of the Eighth Route Army. In order to ensure the safety of the Huangyadong arsenal, the headquarters also specially dispatched a special task force to defend it.Even if there are devils attacking with more than several times the strength, Huangya Cave's defense will not easily cause problems.

It can be said that as long as the students arrive at Huangya Cave, there is no need to worry about their safety.

"Genzi, you can also take some soldiers to Huangya Cave. Let me run with these devils for a few days. I don't believe that these devils can keep up with me." Chen Ergou looked at Liu Gen, also wanting to let Liu Gen entered Huangya Cave.

Liu Gen is the principal of the Artillery School. He is very important. Without Liu Gen, the Artillery School would not be complete.The training of the first batch of students is not the end for Liu Gen. He still needs to train more students to appear. For Liu Gen's safety, Chen Ergou is willing to use himself as a bait.

"No, I'm here, so I can rest assured."

"If you really let me go back to Huangya Cave, I will be safe, but I will definitely worry about you all the time, and I will not be at ease." Liu Gen shook his head and refused.

Liu Gen knew the danger outside, but he was extremely unwilling to let him give up these soldiers and let Chen Ergou take the soldiers as bait to attract the attention of the devils.From Liu Gen's point of view, he and the soldiers have always been the same. There is no one who cannot be sacrificed. It is impossible for him to watch the soldiers risk their lives to entangle with the devils, but he stays in Huangya Cave.

Seeing Liu Gen's refusal, Chen Ergou said nothing, so he knew Liu Gen would refuse.Looking at Liu Gen in front of him, Chen Ergou became more and more silent, the team was moving forward, he walked a few steps slowly, landed behind Liu Gen, found an opportunity, held his right hand together, and smashed hard towards Liu Gen's neck .

Liu Gen didn't have the slightest defense against Chen Ergou. Liu Gen didn't react until his sword fell, but he passed out before he could say anything.

Some soldiers heard the movement and looked towards where Chen Ergou and Liu Gen were. They were surprised to see Liu Gen fainted.

"Battle Commander, what happened to Instructor Liu?"

"Yeah, why did you faint all of a sudden?"

"I seem to have heard something just now..."

"..."

The soldiers quickly gathered around and looked at Liu Gen worriedly. They were all worried that Liu Gen's health was in trouble.In the hand-to-hand combat, Liu Gen was desperate, but he didn't have too many wounds on his body. From the perspective of the soldiers, this was a bit abnormal.

No matter how good Liu Gen's strength is, how could there be no big wounds under the constant fighting?Now that Liu Gen suddenly fainted, in the eyes of the students, it was very likely that Liu Gen's hidden injury had occurred.

"Don't worry, everyone. Instructor Liu was knocked out by me."

"Having been with Instructor Liu for so long, everyone should be aware of his abilities. Our battalion was sent to the Artillery School to do security work. The most important thing is to protect Instructor Liu."

"Our situation is too dangerous now. I am going to take some brothers as bait to attract the devils, and the other brothers will be responsible for sending Instructor Liu to Huangya Cave. There is a regiment of our troops there. According to the terrain there, it is enough Resist the attack of the devil army."

"..."

Chen Ergou didn't hide the fact that he knocked Liu Gen unconscious. He chose to do so because he knew that Liu Gen would not be able to leave unless he did so.For Liu Gen's safety, Chen Ergou could only do this.

The soldiers fell silent, and they looked at Liu Gen without any problems.The soldiers knew the importance of Liu Gen, and they all knew that without Liu Gen, there would be no artillery school.Besides, Liu Gen's fighting power is so strong, if Liu Gen can survive safely, then Liu Gen will definitely be able to kill more devils in the future,
"Next, those comrades who are willing to be bait with me to lure away the devils should stay, and those who have parents to take care of at home should not stay." Chen Ergou looked at the soldiers present and shouted.

The soldiers looked at each other, and soon they made a decision. Under Chen Ergou's gaze, the soldiers took a step together, and they all wanted to follow Chen Ergou as a bait to lure the devil away.Perhaps following Chen Ergou as bait, they are likely to die, but the soldiers are not afraid of death.

What's more, as long as the devil army can be thrown off, it's not impossible to survive!

"What are you messing around with? Let me go back! I don't need too many people, just twenty or thirty. What's the problem with all of you standing up now?"

"Niu Da, I remember you still have your mother at home, what are you doing?"

"And you Liu Dachao, you already have cubs, are you still impulsive?"

"..."

Chen Ergou cursed loudly, but the soldiers didn't move at all, let alone move their footsteps at all.Looking at these soldiers, Chen Ergou kept yelling, but just yelling, his eyes were wet with tears.

"You bastards! Damn it! I'm still your battalion commander? Go back! Take Instructor Liu to Huangya Cave!" Chen Ergou took a few breaths and cursed loudly again.

In order to make the soldiers leave, Chen Ergou went directly in front of the soldiers, stretched out his hand and pushed them hard, he didn't want these soldiers to die with him.If it weren't for Chen Ergou's inability to lure away the Devil's troops alone, then he would prefer to go alone instead of bringing the soldiers with him.

Under Chen Ergou's full push, the soldiers were pushed by him and could only keep backing.Seeing this, the soldiers took the initiative to retreat without waiting for Chen Ergou to push themselves.In the end, Chen Ergou selected 25 soldiers to follow him as bait to lure the devil troops away.

The rest of the soldiers were responsible for bringing Liu Gen to Huangya Cave. After a brief explanation, Chen Ergou asked the soldiers to take Liu Gen away, and he led the soldiers to set up various traps and tricks here. thunder.

(End of this chapter)