When the sky was bright, Tang Cheng, who was sleeping in the dark, was woken up by Song Tieshan, who had not slept all night, although Song Tieshan, who had not slept all night, looked a little haggard, but the excitement in his eyes was very obvious. At the end of last night's battle, Song Tieshan had such an expression, after cleaning the battlefield and counting all the loot, Song Tieshan was impatient to harass Tang Cheng, and he was anxious to share his joy with Tang Cheng.

How could the sleepy-eyed Tang Cheng not know Song Tieshan's intention, just looking at Song Tieshan's expression of getting rich overnight, he understood everything, Tang Cheng didn't say anything, just waited for Song Tieshan to speak first. "Company Commander Tang, do you know how much loot we have captured?" As soon as Song Tieshan opened his mouth, Tang Cheng almost laughed, this guy really came to show off. Song Tieshan didn't know that Tang Cheng already knew his intentions, so he just showed off with Tang Cheng on his own.

"Counting the trophies we captured on the Tugang side, we now have 86 intact rifles, 2 mortars, two grenadiers, 3,000 rounds of ammunition, 53 melon grenades of the little devils, and two light machine guns." The more Song Tieshan spoke, the more excited he became, and when he was excited, he even waved his arms with the rhythm of speaking. "If this had been placed in my old army, we would have enough trophies to form an infantry company."

As a loyal listener, Tang Cheng did not lose his mind because of Song Tieshan's excitement, and rubbed his face a few times, Tang Cheng interrupted Song Tieshan's excitement. "Captain Song, the ambush of the Japanese army in Tugang and last night's victory are only temporary, once the Japanese army's cross-river infiltration force completes the assembly of large forces from the small formation, we will not have many chances to successfully ambush the Japanese army. Besides, the casualties of your guerrillas are not small, I think you should get out of here quickly, and don't wait for the Japanese army to finally annihilate here. ”

Song Tieshan was confused by Tang Cheng's words, he came to Tang Cheng, but not to let Tang Cheng pour cold water on himself, this was different from what he expected. "Company Commander Tang, what do you mean by this? We have just won the battle, we should think about how to use these weapons and equipment to expand the guerrillas, why did you suddenly say that you want to evacuate Li's shop? Staring at a pair of bloodshot eyes, Song Tieshan looked at Tang Cheng, trying to see the movement on Tang Cheng's face.

Tang Cheng, who was stared at by Song Tieshan, had the same face as usual, and even his eyes did not change, Song Tieshan's expression gradually solidified, he knew that what Tang Cheng said just now was not a joke. "Captain Song, put aside the loot for now, do you know how many people are left in your guerrilla team now? And how many people are left of the guerrillas who rushed to support you? Tang Cheng glanced at Song Tieshan, and then got up from the bed slowly, "I asked the stone to count the number of people last night, and there are only 19 people left in your two guerrilla forces now, including 5 seriously wounded and 6 lightly wounded. ”

"Captain Song, there are only 8 living people left in your guerrilla team who can continue to fight with guns, with this amount of manpower, do you think it makes sense to continue to stay in Li Jiapu? If you don't recruit enough men, the Japanese troops crossing the river will be flattened, and you and your men will not be able to stop them, and the weapons and equipment you have captured will eventually be recaptured by the Japanese army. Tang Cheng's words were no less than a thunderclap, and they brought out the things that Song Tieshan was most unwilling to face.

The guerrilla force he formed in Lijiapu originally had more than 30 people, plus more than 40 members of Miao Changsheng's guerrillas, but in just three battles in one day and one night, only 19 people were killed and wounded. There are only 8 guerrillas who can still fight, and I am afraid that even an infantry squad of the Japanese army will not be able to stop this manpower, Song Tieshan's expression began to become solemn, maybe there is some truth in what Tang Cheng said just now.

Seeing that Song Tieshan's expression began to loosen a little, Tang Cheng continued, "Don't look at the more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition captured, if you really exchange fire with the Japanese army, just the continuous firepower of those two light machine guns, 3,000 rounds of ammunition is not enough for the machine guns to fight." "Tang Cheng didn't tell Song Tieshan, those trophies are the numbers after Lao Dongbei privately divided, if you count the bullets in Lao Dongbei and Liu Shishi's backpack, the number of bullets that really captured these two Japanese soldiers should be more than 4,000 rounds.

"Eat first, and then we'll discuss this after dinner." Song Tieshan couldn't come up with an idea after thinking about it, so he had to take advantage of the situation to change the topic, now it is important to drag the three of Tang Cheng down, as long as Tang Cheng and them can stay, other things can be said slowly. Only paid the price of three deaths, Jiuzi Ah Tugang successfully ambushed dozens of Japanese soldiers, and last night's arrangement killed all the Japanese soldiers who came into the village, Song Tieshan admired Tang Cheng's ability to throw himself to the ground, where he was willing to let Tang Cheng leave.

Breakfast is mixed noodles and porridge, but there is a big pot of meat on the table, Song Tieshan said that a horse in the village was killed by the Japanese army yesterday, anyway, it is not a big problem, so he directly peeled the skin and boiled it in a pot, just to use it to satisfy everyone's hunger. The guerrillas are accustomed to getting together to eat, and there are only the three of them and Song Tieshan who came to accompany them on the table here in Tang Cheng.

After eating a good meal and wiping his mouth, Tang Cheng brought up the old matter again, "Captain Song, we have already agreed yesterday, we will help your guerrillas get through this pass, and then we will continue to go south." Now that those Japanese soldiers have been besieged and killed in Lijiapu, it is time for us to say that we should leave, if you guerrillas decide to leave Lijiapu, maybe we can still walk on the same road for a while. ”

Listening to Tang Cheng say that he was leaving, the guerrillas who were squatting in the courtyard to eat all looked at Song Tieshan with blank eyes, especially Tie Niu and Gouzi, who got up and stood up, hoping that Song Tieshan could leave Tang Cheng and the three of them behind. "Captain Song, you may not know yet, we caught a live mouth when we cleaned up the battlefield last night, I have already asked, there is more than one Japanese army crossing the river, there are many Japanese infiltration units of their small size, and the two Japanese squads we bumped into are only two of them."

"I don't know what kind of communication these Japanese soldiers rely on, but they can't mess around like flies, as long as they know that two squads have folded in Li's shop, I don't think they will sit idly by. With such a few people now, it is impossible for you to ambush the Japanese army again. Since you don't have the ability to ambush the Japanese army, then you should not stick to Lijiapu, but leave here before the Japanese army blocks the southbound passage. ”

Although Tang Cheng's rhetoric did not make Song Tieshan's face better, Song Tieshan also agreed with Tang Cheng's words in his heart, the guerrillas relied on flexible and mobile warfare, and were good at small-scale ambushes and sneak attacks, if they were really blocked by the Japanese army, the guerrillas' greatest advantage would be lost. "Company Commander Tang, if you say this vigorously, aren't you afraid of the little devil." One of the guerrillas squatting in the courtyard got up and stood up, Tang Cheng followed the voice and looked over, it was a person who looked a little familiar, and it should be Miao Changsheng's subordinates.

"I remember, Company Commander Tang, you are from the national army, what the national army is best at is retreating, you have all withdrawn from Shanghai and Nanjing to our Hubei, even if you withdraw a little more, it is nothing." Liu Shishi, who was angry with the guerrillas, threw the bowl in his hand directly, and Lao Dongbei even rolled up his sleeves, seeing that it was the momentum of a fight. Tang Cheng didn't say anything, after all, what people said was right, the national army's war of resistance was not fake, and it was impossible to prepare some troops to go through the motions in troubled waters, coupled with the blind command above, the reputation of the national army has long been stinking now.

"Xiao Hu, shut up, Company Commander Tang and they are all people who sincerely resist Japan, you can't hit a boatload of people with one rod. The superiors have long said that we should treat those who sincerely resist Japan differently. Song Tieshan dared to watch Lao Northeast rush over, and while stretching out his hand to grab Lao Dongbei, he opened his mouth to reprimand Xiao Hu who spoke just now. Xiao Hu, who was reprimanded by Song Tieshan, did not reply, and squatted down again to eat with his head down, but the eye contact between Xiao Hu and Song Tieshan was looked at by Tang Cheng.

Tang Cheng, who couldn't stop laughing, couldn't help but shake his head, this Song Tieshan really used all kinds of means in order to pull him to stay. Showing that he told himself a big truth, and then begged each other, seeing that neither of these two worked, and now even the black and red face is used. According to the singing method of black and red face, this Xiao Hu was still reprimanded by Song Tieshan before he made a clear statement. Sure enough, it was the same as Tang Cheng thought, seeing that Tang Cheng's face remained unchanged, Song Tieshan had to reprimand Xiao Hu fiercely, if Tang Cheng hadn't stopped him, maybe Song Tieshan would really have locked Xiao Hu up.

"Captain Song, we really still have some things to do, if it weren't for escorting the people of the Han family across the river to join their relatives, maybe we wouldn't have stopped at Li's shop. It's a pity that the 5 members of the Han family have not escaped their fate, since there are no more people we escorted, then we have to do our own things, we belong to the 88th Division, we can't always float like this. Tang Cheng didn't say his words completely, but Song Tieshan already knew Tang Cheng's meaning and decision.

Regardless of whether Tang Cheng left or stayed, after yesterday's battle, Tang Cheng and the guerrillas were also comrades-in-arms who fought side by side. In line with the principle of good separation and good separation, when they were sent out of the village in Tangcheng, Song Tieshan took the initiative and sent them an extra 200 rounds of ammunition and 10 grenades to Tangcheng. Seeing that Liu Shishi, who was sitting cross-legged in the carriage, his face was full of sadness, Tang Cheng looked at Li Jiapu, who was getting farther and farther away, and said in a deep voice, "It doesn't matter, let's slow down, I think Captain Song and they will definitely catch up." ”