The devil who has no will to fight and desperately escapes, how can he dare to turn back and resist? Just when he didn't seem to hear the sound of chasing and killing behind him, he just looked back and wanted to take a look, but this look didn't scare him to death, a figure had already approached his side, he didn't have time to resist, a sharp pig-killing knife was swung up, his head was cut off, and his body was kicked away by a close figure.

The devil who fled at the front, heard a 'poof' sound behind him, and then heard a small thing fall to the ground, he didn't know that it was the head of the devil who ran away after him, which had been cut off by the thunder sword, this sound of small things falling from the woods in the early morning, did not cause him to care too much, just when he thought he had escaped from danger, suddenly a black object flew from behind, and he slammed his body forward, rushed out a few steps and fell to the ground.

The little devil who fled the fastest and farthest escaped, while crawling up, glanced at the black shadow lying side by side with him, and lost his head, and the frightened little devil got up like a wolf and was about to rush out.

The black shadow behind caught up, reached out and grabbed the little devil who escaped, the pig-killing knife quickly entered the sleeve, the left hand pinched the devil's neck, the right hand grabbed the top of the devil's head, both hands were used at the same time, only to hear the sound of 'click', the little devil's neck was twisted.

Lei Jian flew up and kicked the little devil away, he turned around and ran back like crazy, shouting as he ran: "Duan Zhigang, you come out for me quickly." ”

At this time, Song Chun ran to Lei Jian from the side, crying and said: "Commander Lei, your guard Duan Zhigang and the two soldiers were all killed by the little devils, and the three sacrificed soldiers were finally found out from the pile of enemy corpses, but they and their heads are unknown. ”

"Ah——, grandma of the little devil who is lying in the groove, my Lei Jian must kill all the little devils guarding the pontoon bridge, if I don't kill this group of bastards, my Lei Jian is sorry for my brother, I must avenge the soldiers who died in battle."

Staff Officer Zhou Peng, who followed up, persuaded sadly: "Commander Lei, the sky is about to dawn, the battle to attack the Yellow River Devil Pontoon Bridge is about to begin, and the main forces are waiting for our news, waiting for you to give the order for a general attack, you see ......." ”

"Malegobi, my brother and my comrade-in-arms were killed by the little devil and beheaded, I, as the head of the regiment, must connect the head and body of my brother together, bury the bones of the loyal here, and come to pay homage to future generations, I must do this, otherwise I am not worthy of being their commander and brother."

Lei Jian shouted: "Order all the soldiers to find the heads of Duan Zhigang and the other two martyrs within five minutes, connect the heads and bodies for me, dig a pit and bury them, and find them for me quickly——。 ”

The soldiers of the pioneer company had never seen Lei Jian so angry, so sad, and almost irrational roar, but they saw even more that their regiment commander was a very trustworthy and good regiment commander and good brother, and he really regarded the soldiers as his own brothers.

Quickly found the heads and bodies of Duan Zhigang's three martyrs, Lei Jian personally verified, held Duan Zhigang's head, placed it on Duan Zhigang's neck, there was no surgical needle by his side, he took off his belt, tied his head to his shoulders, and carefully picked up Duan Zhigang, for fear that his head would fall off again, step by step carefully placed Duan Zhigang in the grave pit dug by the soldiers with bayonets.

After the three soldiers were placed, Lei Jian ordered with tears in his eyes: "Hold the soil and send it to your comrades." ”

Lei Jian looked at the bulging grave, put himself in the night, carved the names of Duan Zhigang's three warriors with a pig-killing knife, and inserted it in the grave, his voice was choked, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Salute——。 ”

The pioneer company said goodbye to the three martyrs buried in the soil, and put the five rescued women home, no one spoke, and followed Lei Jian with heavy steps, and the hearts of each of their soldiers were very uncomfortable, this is war, there will be sacrifices in war, the martyrs fell, and the descendants followed closely.

Lei Jian returned to the west bank of the Yellow River with the pioneer company, he ordered the troops to hide and wait for the action order, he took Wang Xiaoliang, Zhang Ping, director of the investigation office, Zhou Peng, combat staff officer, and Ma Ming, commander of the pioneer company, to a tree and squatted in front of the roots

He looked at his watch and said in a hoarse voice: "It's already two o'clock in the morning, and the general attack on the Yellow River pontoon bridge erected by the devils will be launched at the scheduled time, and there are still hours and fifty minutes, Director Zhang immediately adjusted the radio station, got in touch with the various operational units, found out their positions, and the situation around each unit, and immediately reported to the 372nd Wing of the Japanese Army on the east bank of the Yellow River, where the two brigades operating on the east bank of the Yellow River are now. ”

"Yes, Commander Lei, I will start contacting immediately, and as soon as there is news, I will report to the regiment commander immediately." Zhang Ping stood up as he spoke, walked to a hidden place, quickly set up a radio station, and began to intensify contact with the east bank of the Yellow River.

Lei Jian gathered the soldiers of the pioneer company together, and after the counting, he burst into tears, and said with a heartache: "When we forcibly crossed the Yellow River, the pioneer company was one hundred and twelve people, and now there are less than 100 people left, more than a dozen of us are very good soldiers, just left, some of them did not die in the battle of the anti-Japanese beacon fire, but were swallowed by the roaring river, and Duan Zhigang three soldiers, and more than a dozen devils who pounced on them, and died heroically, they are rare good soldiers, good brothers. ”

Wang Xiaoliang cried and said, "Commander Lei, how far are we to reach the assembly place set by our superiors?" If I get entangled with the enemy along the way, I don't know how many soldiers will fall on the way west, and I really can't stand this kind of casualties. ”

"The cadres and fighters of our independent regiment, why don't you grieve? But this is war, we are in the stage of holding off with the enemy, and the final victory of the war depends on the fighting spirit of both the enemy and us, whether the side can hold on, and the side that can hold on can achieve the final victory. Lei Jian heard Wang Xiaoliang's negative emotion, and he said vigilantly, which was also a reminder to the soldiers around him.

At this time, a black shadow ran over from not far away, rushed over and squatted beside Lei Jian, and whispered: "Report to the regiment commander, I have already contacted the commanders of the various units on the east bank of the Yellow River.

Li Gang's cavalry battalion had already reached the designated range, and as soon as it received the order, it would immediately launch the fiercest attack on the Japanese puppet army on the east bank of the Yellow River on the pontoon bridge, and the puppet army responsible for the outer guard.

Niu Dali, deputy commander of the regiment, led a battalion of soldiers, is now close to the upper 100 meters of the position on the east bank of the Yellow River, and the reeds and weeds in front of it have been cleared by the cunning Japanese army, and it is inconvenient for the troops to conceal it.

Battalion Commander Cao Shangui led the Second Battalion, the organs of the Escort Regiment and various logistics departments to arrive at the designated place and be ready to cross the bridge at any time.

The three battalions led by battalion commander Qi Benfeng served as the rear guard of the independent regiment, and sent four small units to scatter to reconnoiter in the east, south, and north directions, and found that in the direction of Guangxing in the east, there was a large Japanese army moving, less than 100 miles away from the east bank of the Yellow River, and the marching speed was very fast, and if the enemy advanced rapidly, it would arrive at the Japanese pontoon bridge position on the east bank of the Yellow River in about six or seven hours. ”

Lei Jian listened to Zhang Ping's report in such detail, he took off his coat and put it on his head, and arranged for the soldiers to take out the raincoat and cover the several commanders around him, and Lei Jian spread out his carefully marked march map and put it on the ground.

He pointed to several key parts and said: "These places are the main targets for us to launch an attack on the enemy's pontoon bridge at 3:50 a.m., and the troops on the east bank of the Yellow River have already issued orders to prepare for attack before we cross the Yellow River, and once we receive the order, they will launch an attack on the enemy's position with the greatest firepower at all costs."

Our vanguard company has reached the west bank of the Yellow River, and its main task is to eliminate the devils of the Japanese pontoon bridge position on the west bank of the Yellow River, seize the pontoon position, cover the large force of the independent regiment, and pass the pontoon bridge of the Yellow River smoothly and safely.

At present, there is exactly one hour left before the time for launching a general attack at 3:50 a.m., and within this hour, we must get close to the enemy's position on the west bank of the Yellow River to reconnoitre; only by grasping the deployment of the devil's troops and the most detailed information on weapons and equipment can we take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to launch a sudden attack and succeed in one blow.

You are here to prepare for battle, and I will take the soldiers of the guard squad to reconnoiter near the Japanese beachhead pontoon position, and if there is no accident, we should return within half an hour. ”

Without waiting for Lei Jian to finish speaking, Wang Xiaoliang hurriedly shouted in a low voice with a white face: "Commander Lei, can you not tell us cadres and soldiers to worry about you?" Reconnaissance close to the enemy's position, which is ...... life. ”