Lei Jian and Li Yongchang were discussing how to solve the problem of food for the comrades in the tunnel, when they suddenly heard gunshots coming from the gate of the city, and Lei Jian immediately realized that before the retreat of the Japanese army, they would now start to carry out a brutal massacre of the Rongchang Dyeing Factory, an important reserve base for cloth and cotton.

He didn't want to see the Rongchang dyeing factory tragedy written in the previous literary and historical materials, and tried to rescue the workers in the factory area and find a way to protect the rear factory of the Eighth Route Army. Lei Jian resolutely ordered Li Yongchang to do everything possible to evacuate the workers in the factory area, seize the time to dismantle the main parts of the machine and do a good job of concealment, especially the finished cloth supporting the front line, and use all forces to strive to transfer to the underground tunnel, so as to minimize the killing of workers and the loss of important materials.

Wang Xiaoliang listened to the gunfire outside more intensely, squatted in front of the stretcher and nervously asked: "Commander Lei, listen to the gunshots, the enemy has started a shootout with the factory guard team at the gate, I will immediately lead two squads of the guard platoon to the gate to reinforce, and the other squad will protect you and quickly withdraw into the tunnel, you say ......." ”

"Deputy Regiment Commander Wang, according to the enemy's deployment, a guard platoon of more than 40 soldiers, simply can not stop the enemy's attack on the factory, I order you to lead the guard platoon to quickly reinforce the gate of the factory, and you must block the attacking enemy outside half an hour, in order to cover Li Yongchang to lead the workers to hide the important parts of the machine and the finished cloth, especially to cover the workers to quickly withdraw from the factory, otherwise the Rongchang Dyeing Factory will be bloody."

Wang Xiaoliang accepted the order, stood up and said to Wang Ziming: "You lead five soldiers, immediately retreat into the tunnel with Regiment Commander Lei, Vice President Zhang, Chun Tao and other important comrades from the field hospital, and hold the mouth of the tunnel. ”

Wang Ziming shook his head and categorically refused, looked at Lei Jian's eager request: "Commander Lei, I ask you to take back the order of the guard platoon to participate in the protection of the factory, and order all the guard platoon to enter the tunnel to hide, you must know that the enemy attacking the Rongchang Dyeing Factory must be a very fierce force, even if the guard platoon is all sent out to block it, it is difficult to keep the enemy out of the factory."

If the enemy finds that the factory is blocked by the troops of the Eighth Route Army, the ferocious devils will mobilize a large force to encircle and suppress it, and then the entire dyeing factory will really be bleeding. ”

Wang Ziming saw that Lei Jian frowned and did not reply, grabbed Lei Jian's hand anxiously, and continued with an almost pleading attitude: "Commander Lei, even if you send two squads to the gate to block the enemy, you can't stop the attack of so many devils in the city.

Then the soldiers of the guard platoon are forced to retreat because it is unfavorable to block, and it is impossible to enter the tunnel to conceal it, I will never detonate the preset tunnel device to blow up the tunnel mouth, block our soldiers outside, and die under the enemy's muzzle bayonets with all the outnumbered enemies, Commander Lei, you quickly release the order of the guard platoon to reinforce the gate of the factory. ”

Lei Jian listened to Wang Ziming's bitter pleading, his heart was like a knife, as a soldier of the Eighth Route Army, the commander of the only regiment, and the director of the training department of a certain base before crossing Lei Jian, he couldn't just let the vicious little devil go into the factory with a gun, and set fire to the important rear base of the Eighth Route Army.

He could not watch the brutal enemy arrest the workers and carry out inhumane hunting, protect the factory and rescue the workers, which was also the responsibility of a soldier of the Eighth Route Army.

Lei Jian looked at Wang Ziming with a firm look, and suddenly shouted at Wang Xiaoliang: "Execute the order, immediately reinforce the factory gate, use the factory concealment as a cover, block the enemy from rushing into the factory, order the factory team to withdraw from the battle immediately, bury the weapons, and quickly withdraw from the factory to disperse and hide." ”

Wang Xiaoliang turned around and shouted, "The guard platoon will take on the weapons and act with me immediately." ”

"Stop for me." Although Lei Jian was weak, he shouted at Wang Xiaoliang with his best efforts at this time.

Wang Xiaoliang turned his head sharply and asked, "Head Lei, what other ...... do you have?" ”

"Xiaoliang, I ordered you to lead the guard platoon to reinforce the gate of the factory area and cover the withdrawal of the factory team from the battle, but it is not for you to lead the soldiers to fight brutally, once you successfully cover the withdrawal of the factory team, you must find a way to block the enemy at the same time, adopt the tactics of confusing the enemy, and withdraw to the tunnel as quickly as possible, do you understand?"

"Yes, please rest assured that Regiment Commander Lei, I will lead the guard platoon to successfully complete the task and smoothly bring the soldiers of the guard platoon to you."

"Xiaoliang, take care, you must come back alive for me." Almost with all his strength, Lei Jian shouted out these words that made people cry excitedly.

Wang Ziming watched Wang Xiaoliang lead the guard platoon to quickly rush out of the finished product warehouse, he looked at Lei Jian and said emotionally: "Commander Lei, your order will give the lives of these dozens of soldiers, I really feel ...... for the order you given." ”

Lei Jian was already very tired, struggled to look at Wang Ziming, and said in a small voice: "Comrade Ziming, if I remember correctly, it won't take an hour, the Rongchang Dyeing Factory will become a scorched earth, and the entire factory will be a river of blood." With such a tragic scene that I can't bear to witness, do you tell me Lei Jian to be indifferent to the destruction of the factory and the slaughter of the workers? We have a small force of the Eighth Route Army in front of us, and I can't do it without giving an order to protect the factories that will be destroyed and the workers who are about to be slaughtered. ”

When Wang Ziming heard Lei Jian say this, his brows furrowed and he almost rushed to Lei Jiantou lying on the stretcher, and asked in a trembling voice with nervous emotions: "Captain Lei, don't scare me, the situation you said will never happen, it will never be possible." ”

Lei Jian stretched out his hand to hold Wang Ziming, seeing that Wang Ziming was frightened by what he said, he was so frightened that he shed tears, and he said in a heavy tone: "Comrade Ziming, although I try to stop the enemy's atrocities, I may not be able to change history and protect the lives of factories and workers. ”

Wang Ziming heard Lei Jian's words so serious, he said to Zhang Guanghua: "Immediately carry Regiment Commander Lei into the tunnel, I will lead a few comrades to stay at the mouth of the tunnel, and then Deputy Regiment Commander Wang will lead the guard platoon to withdraw into the tunnel in time." ”

Lei Jian heard that Wang Ziming was going to be in a very dangerous period in the Rongchang Dyeing Factory, and withdrew him into the tunnel, and couldn't help but sit up angrily to argue with him, but Zhang Guanghua and Chun Tao around him were slightly forced, and he was pressed on the stretcher.

Zhang Guanghua had already heard that their current situation was very dangerous, and completely agreed with Wang Ziming's arrangement, she said with an undoubted attitude: "Chun Tao, Doctor Ma and Nurse Xiao Liu, we will immediately transfer Regiment Leader Lei into the tunnel to hide, the speed should be fast, do you hear?" ”

"Kidnapping, you're kidnapping, bastard, I protest, put me down, it's an order." Lei Jian didn't know if he drank the good things in the pot from where Zhang Guanghua got it, or if he ate a sweet potato, and he suddenly shouted in a voice three degrees higher than usual.

Zhang Guanghua, who was carrying the thunder sword in front, turned around and said: "Commander Lei, you are the commander who gave the battle order, and now you are my seriously wounded, I order you to immediately obey the order of the attending doctor and move to the tunnel to hide, this is also an order." ”

Lei Jian was forcibly carried to the mouth of the pit by Zhang Guanghua's four female comrades, and quickly led Lei Jian into the pit and quickly concealed it.

Wang Ziming ordered the little dragon who followed him: "You enter the pit to find the hidden setting, check it carefully and carefully, don't set up the detonation at a critical juncture, and then the entire pit will be attacked by the devil devastatingly, do you understand that there is no little dragon?" ”

"Don't worry, Minister Wang, I promise to complete the task." The little dragon accepts the task and quickly jumps into the tunnel.

Wang Ziming ordered the five comrades: "Check the weapons, prepare for battle, and be sure to cover the rapid withdrawal of the guard platoon into the finished product warehouse with firepower when Deputy Regiment Commander Wang leads the guard platoon to retreat." ”

Besides, the enemy suddenly sent heavy troops to surround the Rongchang Dyeing Factory, and with the cooperation of a small team on the periphery and a dozen devils from the special reconnaissance team, the commander of the Japanese army Matsumoto who commanded the encirclement of the dyeing factory, brandished his command knife and ordered: "Quickly surround the dyeing factory, rush in and arrest anyone who sees it, as long as there is resistance, they will all die." ”

In order to protect the safety of the finished Kulei sword and others, Li Yongchang and Wang Ziming secretly arranged a factory protection team to ambush at the gate of the factory.

Geng Mingli, the captain of the factory protection team, was the captain of the underground martial arts team of the anti-Japanese government of Fuping County, and was ordered to secretly organize a factory protection team in the dyeing factory to protect the lives of the factory and workers.

Geng Mingli strengthened the protection of the factory before the Japanese army entered Fuping City, and when he received the order of Wang Ziming, the enemy's minister of industry, he led 17 factory guards to deploy at the east gate.

(End of chapter)