Yes, a large group of Japanese troops were coming. Hu Biao, who heard the sound and ran towards the north, ran to the edge of the woods and saw that the Japanese troops had appeared in the open ground ahead.
No one could tell exactly how many Japanese troops there were, but they were like a long snake marching along the Liaoxi Corridor.
Hu Biao's face changed, he knew that trouble was coming.
Now the Japanese army is attacking Jinzhou, which is a general trend. If they go to attack the puppet soldier Zhang Xuecheng, they will be going against the trend. Naturally, they have to avoid the Japanese army.
So when they chose the road, they took the mountainous area close to the northwest.
But the mountain walls in this section are very steep, and it is impossible for them to hide in the mountains.
Now they could not move forward or to the left, but they could not retreat either.
Because they came from that direction, they knew that there was an open area behind them. If they retreated halfway, they would be discovered by the Japanese army!
Even if they could escape back to Jinzhou City, how would they complete the mission assigned to them? Could Hu Biao have Battalion Commander Zhang Lianjie go back and tell his superiors, "It's no use. We ran into the Japanese halfway and were blocked by them. Can we turn back?"
No, his military dignity told him that he couldn't do that.
However, Hu Biao, a veteran soldier, had an idea after a while. He immediately said to his signalman, "Hurry up and tell the rear that a large group of Japanese troops are coming.
My plan is to rush to the east and fight with the Japanese army to see if we can transfer the Japanese army brigade there. The two companies will continue to advance and wait for notification from our people!" Then, he gave a second order, "Feng Zhantian, you take a few people and watch here.
If we start fighting in the east and the Japanese troops in front turn around, you can have the people behind us rush over!"
It has to be said that Hu Biao's position as company commander was not for nothing. He issued two orders in just a short while.
The situation is critical now, and he has no time to ask for instructions from the camp, so he has to make the decision on his own.
And then he gave his third order: "Call our people, go to Qijiazi and wipe out the Japanese there!"
"We don't know how many Japanese there are in Qijiazi?" a soldier blurted out.
"There are not many Japanese soldiers there. Did you see any scouts among the Japanese troops coming over?" Hu Biao answered casually.
What Hu Biao meant was that the gunshots just heard from the east must have been made by the Japanese vanguard.
After all, there is a village called Qijiazi there.
As for how many Japanese vanguards there were, Hu Biao was not sure, but he thought there would not be too many.
What does it mean that a general is not allowed to obey the orders of his king when he is away from home?
Under the current circumstances, Hu Biao can only act arbitrarily.
In a moment, the forty or so people behind Hu Biao came over.
"There won't be many Japanese soldiers in the village ahead. Let's go and wipe them out, and draw the main force of the Japanese soldiers over so that the people behind us can pass through.
When the fight starts, make as much noise as possible!
Let's go! "Hu Biao waved his hand, pulled out his box gun and ran forward, and his men naturally followed closely behind him.
"Brother, let me give you this." Shang Zhen in the team handed his machine gun to Li Fushun as he ran forward with everyone else, bending over.
Li Fushun originally wanted to say, "You keep it for yourself," but after thinking about it, he took it.
Why? Li Fushun certainly knew that although Shang Zhen had seized this machine gun, Shang Zhen had not fired a single shot.
The Hua machine gun is an automatic weapon, and recruits who have never used automatic weapons will not be able to use it.
Although 32 bullets in the magazine of a machine gun may sound like a lot, with its firing rate, it can fire hundreds of bullets in a minute.
The recruits have never used automatic weapons. When they encounter the enemy, they get nervous and pull the trigger. If the bullets in the magazine are emptied, won't it just take a moment?
It was a good fight at the time, but what if something else happened? A submachine gun without bullets is no match for a rifle, which can be used with a bayonet!
Led by Hu Biao, they ran forward with their backs bent. At this time, they didn't know whether the Japanese army coming from the left saw them or not.
But now they can’t do anything about it, let’s start the battle first!
The Qijiazi were not far from their woods. When they came out of the woods, they saw black smoke billowing ahead.
No need to ask, it was the Japanese army that burned down the houses in the village.
The house is burning, and people like Hu Biao are also extremely anxious!
They were members of the Northeast Army, and they were all from the Northeast. How could they bear to see their fellow Northeasterners being killed by the Japanese army?
Especially the temperament of people from Northeast China, most of them are easily angered.
Everyone walked at full speed, and when they rushed through a cornfield, the Qijiazi was already in front of them.
As the name suggests, the village really has seven households. However, at this time, black smoke was already coming out of four of the seven households, and Japanese soldiers were using bayonets to pick up burning firewood to set fire to the other houses!
But that would have been fine. At this moment, they saw that a Japanese soldier had raised his bayonet, and the person stuck on the bayonet was a child who was still waving his hands and feet!
"Damn it!" As Wang Laomao cursed, the flower mechanism in his hand started to ring.
Just a short burst of gunfire knocked the Japanese soldier who was stabbing the child with a bayonet to the ground.
But the Japanese soldier fell to the ground, and the child who was stabbed with a bayonet also fell into the fire!
"Bang", "Bang", "He he he", all the guns of Hu Biao and his men fired.
Originally, Hu Biao planned to engage the enemy secretly and "make dumplings" of the Japanese vanguard.
But seeing the atrocities committed by the Japanese army, they no longer cared about anything else and just fought!
"Hualala", more than forty people rushed into the village with guns in hand.
At this time, the figures of Japanese soldiers appeared in the gap between the houses.
When the enemy and we suddenly meet, the only thing we compete for is which side attacks faster and which side has stronger firepower.
Hu Biao and his men still have six or seven machine guns, and they are well prepared. They will gain the upper hand the moment the two sides engage in fire.
Although one of their soldiers was shot down by the enemy, all the Japanese soldiers they could see on the opposite side were knocked to the ground in an instant!
The distance between the enemy and us was really too close. The rifles used by the Japanese army were manual rifles. If it was not a close combat, then the manual rifles would not be able to beat the automatic weapons!
The sound of a submachine gun firing is naturally different from the sound of a rifle firing.
Up to now, the Japanese army did not have any submachine guns. The Japanese army only had the Type 100 submachine gun in the late period of World War II.
The Chinese army that can use machine guns is definitely not an ordinary team. For example, the guards of the young marshal are all equipped with machine guns.
Hu Biao and his men were targeting the Japanese scouts. Seeing the fierce firepower of Hu Biao and his men, the Japanese scouts did not want to fight anymore and turned around and ran back.
There is a whole team behind them!
However, when Hu Biao and his companions passed through the burning houses, they saw that the people, young and old, men, women, and children had already fallen in the yard.
Although it was only a glance, they saw that most of these civilians were stabbed to death by the Japanese army with bayonets. No wonder the gunshots they heard earlier were not intense.
At this point, who among them, as members of the Northeast Army, would not be furious? Hu Biao and a few others chased after him and aimed their guns.
Just ahead, when the Japanese troops heard the gunshots and were rushing here, Hu Biao and his men's guns rang out again, and then several more Japanese scouts fell before the reinforcements arrived!
"Company Commander, it's time to run. If you don't run now, you won't be able to escape!" Wang Laomao shouted.
"Run, run!" Before Hu Biao could respond to Wang Laomao's shout, Platoon Leader Lu Zhian directly cursed at Wang Laomao.
Lu Zhian has always had a hot temper. As they were both veterans, he was even less willing to tolerate Wang Laomao. Moreover, Lu Zhian thought he was a good shooter, so he just stood there with the rifle in his hand and aimed at a Japanese soldier who was running forward.
But before his gun could fire, there was a "bang" sound, and then Lu Zhian let go of the gun and fell down!
Hu Biao and the others couldn't help but gasp when they looked down at Lu Zhian.
Lu Zhian, who had just cursed Wang Laomao, now had a bullet hole on his forehead. Blood was gushing out of it, and he was beyond saving.
"Run!" Hu Biao ordered.