Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 362 Gaojia Town Crisis 2

Hearing Liu Jie say this, Wu Mazi said, "It's no problem to stop the Japanese, but what about the people in Gaojia Town?"

"If we follow the previous plan and evacuate the people to the mountains, will it be enough time?"

They did receive the news quite late, and it was very difficult to evacuate all the people within three hours.

"Let's concentrate our forces. We still have a few hundred people left in the logistics department. Although they are not as strong as the brothers in the main regiment, at least they can fight the Japanese with guns."

Liu Dabao, a former lieutenant colonel in the National Army, has been with the independent regiment for more than a year and has now been completely integrated into the team.

In the past, it seemed that he had completely abandoned his family.

Liu Dabao is now completely a soldier of the independent regiment, and he can do it if he really wants to fight to the death.

The independent regiment fought its way from Nanjing to Jin, winning battles big and small one after another, which eventually won back the heart of the death-fearing Liu Dabao.

In fact, he had always been low-key in his work. This time, the main force of the independent regiment went out, and quite a few people from the later stage also went there, so Zhou Qianli called him over directly.

Zhou Qianli was quite satisfied that Liu Dabao was the first to speak.

After all, Liu Dabao graduated from a military academy, so there is no problem with his ability.

Nodding, he said, "Those soldiers who can hold guns, take up theirs. Changfeng has handed the station over to us, and we must defend it."

After thinking for a moment, he continued, "Zhao Chong, notify all militia companies to immediately move the civilians to the mountain. Quickly."

"Old Wu, you lead the 37th Battalion ahead. Remember, not a single Japanese soldier can be allowed into Gaojia Town until all the civilians have evacuated."

"Xiao Wu, go get some explosives from Deputy Battalion Commander Liu. You're familiar with delaying the Japanese, so try to buy time for everyone."

At this point, all they can do is to delay time as much as possible. With the defense strength of Gaojia Town, if the people are not evacuated, the people in the entire Gaojia Town will suffer. This is beyond doubt.

As several people took the order and left, the entire Xianyaling base began to operate quickly. The telecommunications department and the monitoring department received the order and also started to move quickly. Orders were issued from Xianyaling one after another.

In Huangjia Village, a loud assembly call sounded at the entrance of the village!

The militia soldiers who were still training a moment ago began to line up and assemble.

One row, two rows in place.

Three and four rows are in place.

The militia company in Huangjia Village has a total of more than 200 people. More than half of them went out with the main regiment this time, so there are only about people left in the village.

When Huang Xiaoer, the militia company commander, saw that all the personnel were in place, he immediately began to arrange tasks.

"The first and second platoons are responsible for protecting the villagers as they enter the mountains, and the third and fourth platoons are responsible for carrying the elderly with mobility issues. We must move quickly and evacuate everyone within two hours."

"Everyone remember, the devils are really coming this time. There are over 4,000 devils and more than 2,000 puppet troops. Everyone must ensure the safety of the villagers."

Because the Japanese were kept out by the Independent Regiment during the New Year's Eve, and the Huangtuling battlefield was opened up two days ago, everyone became a little slack.

But now it’s different. The Japanese are really coming. Huang Xiaoer knows very well that it will be difficult to stop the Japanese for long with only more than a thousand people in the 37th Battalion.

So they had to enter the mountains as soon as possible to avoid causing casualties among the civilians.

The military situation was urgent, so the soldiers of the militia company did not ask any questions and went directly to the villagers' homes after receiving the mission.

Huang Xiaoer hesitated for a moment and led a group of people to his fifth uncle's house.

After knocking on the door, it was still Aunt Wu's cheerful face. Seeing that it was Huang Xiaoer, Aunt Wu asked nervously, "Xiaoer, I just heard the village call. Are the Japanese coming?"

Huang Xiaoer nodded slightly and said, "Is Fifth Uncle at home? The Japanese are coming, so I brought a few brothers to ask Fifth Uncle to go to the mountains."

Even though the elderly people in the village had expressed their unwillingness to go into the mountains long ago, he still couldn't let go of these elderly people who had watched him grow up, and he still wanted to make a final effort.

Hearing this, Fifth Aunt glanced towards the old man's room and said with a worried look on her face, "Your Fifth Uncle said long ago that he won't go into the mountains. He wants to stay at home."

Huang Xiaoer sighed inwardly. There were too many elderly people like him in the village. The military situation was urgent, and he just wanted to try to persuade them again.

"Aunt Wu, please pack your things first, and hurry up."

Huang Xiaoer walked into the house and found his fifth uncle lying on the bed.

Before he could speak, the old man, Fifth Uncle, spoke first, with a smile on his skinny face, saying:

"Xiaoer, you guys should go now. The old man won't live for many days. If he goes into the mountains, he might not come back. Even if he dies, he wants to die at home."

"Fifth Uncle, just listen to me. We'll take turns carrying you."

"There are cotton-padded jackets distributed by the regiment once you enter the mountains, so you won't be cold."

Huang Xiaoer was really helpless. During this period, he visited many elderly people in the village, but these elderly people were like stones in the toilet and would rather die than go into the mountains.

When Fifth Uncle heard what Huang Xiaoer said, he waved his hand with a smile and said nothing more.

For the old man, no matter how dilapidated his home is, it is still his home and it is impossible for him to leave.

Huang Xiaoer persuaded them for a while, and when an hour had passed, he discussed with several people and decided to take everyone into the mountains first.

Those who really don't want to leave can only stay in the village. If they don't leave, everyone will be in danger.

No one knows whether the Japanese will split their troops, and the road into the mountains is not easy to walk on, so we must evacuate first.

Half an hour later, the villagers of Huangjia Village evacuated to the mountains in a mighty force.

Twenty kilometers east of Gaojia Town, the Japanese had already left the dilapidated official road and officially entered the area of ​​Gaojia Town.

At this time, the special forces team had more than 100 people and had placed a large amount of explosives on the road 15 kilometers away from Gaojia Town, waiting for the Japanese to come.

Five kilometers behind them were the soldiers of the 37th Battalion. In order to delay time, Wu Mazi divided the battlefield into four parts.

First, the first company of the third battalion was responsible for the first blocking, followed by the second and third companies. The two battalion artillery companies with a total of more than 30 mortars were responsible for fire support.

The entire 7th Battalion of more than 1,000 soldiers was responsible for the two rear positions, and the entire layout was progressive.

Anyway, Wu Mazi's mission was to delay, fire a few shots and then evacuate, and he was not prepared to fight the Japanese to a death, so the arrangement was not the same as before.

The brigade commander Mizukawa Kita led his troops to attack this time in order to avenge the previous defeat.

He received the intelligence about Gaojia Town. There were only more than a thousand people left behind. Although his troops were not large, he didn't believe that he could be defeated with only one regiment and two thousand puppet troops.

In particular, he also brought the entire brigade's field artillery and a lot of supplies, so he had plenty of troops to accompany the independent regiment.

This time he must dig out the roots of the independent regiment. There is no other way.