On the outside of Xiaotang Village, there was still smoke on the positions of a company. Zhang Xinghan led the officers and soldiers of one and three rows to repel the Japanese attack again. The entire position was full of corpses and blood flowed into a river.

Even at the most dangerous moment just now, the position was almost broken by the Japanese army, and Zhang Xinghan did not transfer the reserve team to the second platoon. He knew that the second platoon was the last force in his hands and must not be used easily until it was absolutely necessary.

The riverside on both sides of Xiaotang Village is covered with reeds and water plants. The reeds on the river are densely packed like forests. The second row leader Wu Wenhu and dozens of soldiers were hiding in this dense reed marsh.

The breeze blew by, and the reeds hanging on the river swayed left and right in the wind. From the outside, there was no way to see that there were dozens of Chinese soldiers hidden in the dense reed marsh.

"The platoon leader, the first and third rows are playing in front, but we are on the left side of the bench. This is really a bad feeling. Besides, what did the young white-faced company commander let us stay here? Do you look down on the brothers?" A squad leader came to Wu Wenhu and complained dissatisfiedly.

"Yes! Platoon leader, otherwise let's go to the front line. We're here, what's the point? We're going to fight the Japanese."

"Yes! We want to fight the Japanese." Soon, the soldiers agreed.

"Qingjing! What are you talking about? You are crazy about gaining and losing, right?" Wu Wenhu waved his hand impatiently, and then scolded: "If you are a soldier, you must be a soldier. If the commander is not obeying the orders of the commander? Without rules, you can't be like you. How can you lead this army? How can you fight this battle? Company Commander Zhang is a great hero in the anti-Japanese war. When he swung a big blade at the mouth of Xifeng, you didn't know where you were. Since he had made such a arrangement, he had his own reason. We just obeyed. Where did so many things come from?"

After being scolded by Wu Wenhu, the soldiers were all like eating Coptis chinensis, and they had nothing to say. How could they not listen to the platoon leader?

Wu Wenhu nodded with satisfaction at everyone's performance. Just as he was about to comfort him, a soldier in charge of letting the air shouted urgently: "Plane leader, the Japanese!"

"Where?" Wu Wenhu rose up and strode towards the sentry.

Dozens of soldiers behind him also stood up and unfolded in combat formations.

"On the other side!" The sentry pointed to the other side of the river and whispered to Wu Wenhu.

Wu Wenhu looked in the direction pointed by the sentry and saw a group of Japanese soldiers. It seemed that there were hundreds of people, but because of the river blocking, the Japanese soldiers were at a loss by the river.

"Brothers, prepare for the battle! No one is allowed to open without my order!" Wu Wenhu whispered.

The soldiers in the reed marsh pulled the sling and aimed at the other side of the river, ready for battle.

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On the other side of the river.

"Chief of Staff, what should we do? There is a river blocking it here." A Japanese squadron leader was somewhat frustrated to Yamaki Motomori, chief of staff of the 68th Infantry Regiment.

"Inoue-kun! Are there any bridges nearby?" Yamaki Sora looked around and asked.

"No, Bei Zhi has ordered people to check it out. There are rivers and streams here, and the terrain is very special. The road entering Xiaotang Village has been blocked by the Chinese army. There are water on both sides of the other places. If we want to bypass the river, we have to walk at least ten miles." Major Inoue shook his head and said.

"It seems that the Chinese army is very smart. The terrain here is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack! It is indeed a strategic location." Yamakimoto said this and turned to look at the river surface and said, "Kun Inoue, send someone to test the depth of the river. If possible, the troops will swim across the river directly!"

"Hayi!" Major Inoue suddenly lowered his head, then turned around and left with a saber in his arms. Soon, two Japanese soldiers who knew water were ordered to unload their equipment and ammunition and began to go down the river.

"Platform leader, the Japanese have gone down the river, will they fight?" A top soldier in the reed marsh asked in a low voice.

"What's the hurry? Let the Japanese make trouble. If they dare to cross the river, put them in the center of the river and then fight them, so that they will never come back!" Wu Wenhu sat leisurely on the ground, saying as if nothing had happened. He admired Zhang Xinghan's arrangement in his heart. If Zhang Xinghan did not deploy troops on both wings, then once the Japanese crossed the river, they would be able to attack the Japanese in front. By then, they would probably have to die for the whole country.

The soldier stopped talking, but held the steel in his hand tightly, focusing on the actions of the Japanese opposite.

Soon, the two Japanese gradually went down into the river. On the bank of the river, the water flow was not very fast or deep. The two Japanese Japanese had just entered the water and the water level was just at the base of their thighs.

In August and September, the temperature in Shanghai was not too low, and the water temperature was still bearable. If the Japanese dared to go into the water in October, they would probably have been cramped by the cold river water before they could enter the center of the river.

The two Japanese continued to move forward carefully. The river surface was more than 20 meters wide, and the river bank was less than 30 meters shallow. The two Japanese walked forward about four or five meters, and the water level had already spread across their waists. The two Japanese turned around and said a few words in Japanese, Jilagua, and then began to return the same way.

When the two Japanese came ashore, Yamaki Yuan said to Major Inoue with a cold expression: "Inoue, you will lead the first team to swim across the river. After crossing the river, you will immediately occupy the commanding heights and cover other troops to cross the river!"

"Hayi!" Major Inoue responded suddenly with his head down, then turned his head and said, "The first team is ready to cross the river!"

After receiving the order, dozens of Japanese soldiers carried the ** in their arms, and then, under the leadership of Major Inoue, they jumped down from the river one by one like dumplings.

"Platform leader, the Japanese have crossed the river!" The top soldier who had been focusing on staring at the Japanese every move said in a low voice.

"It seems that the Japanese want to swim over. It's great. The water depth in the middle is enough to submerge them all. Everyone is ready to fight. When the Japanese cross to the middle, they will fight the Japanese in the river. They don't have to worry about the Japanese on the other side. After the people in the river, they will retreat immediately." Wu Wenhu said excitedly when he saw this.

"Yes!" The lieutenant happily agreed and immediately passed the order. Soon all the soldiers were ready.

About three minutes later, more than 50 Japanese soldiers carried Buzhao and swam to the other side. It was not uncommon for Japanese to swim. Japan itself is an island country, most of the citizens can go to water, and there are also many soldiers who can go to water.

Seeing that the Japanese had already swam to the center of the river, Wu Wenhu took the lead in driving the **, and with a bang, a Japanese who had been aiming at him was immediately hit and sank to the bottom of the water with bright red blood.

** sound was an order, and dozens of soldiers fired one after another. The dense bullets suddenly formed a series of cross-fire nets and sprinkled towards the center of the river. The bullet hit the water surface and immediately aroused a series of water droplets.

Suddenly, the sound of the slight sound suddenly sounded, and Yamagimoto, who was sitting on a soil pellet on the other side of the river, was shocked. He suddenly stood up and looked at the Imperial Army warriors in the river, who were suffering from fierce firepower from the other side, and had no power to fight back. He couldn't help but get furious and quickly pulled out his command knife and commanded the remaining two teams to shoot.

In the river center, Major Inoue and dozens of his subordinates were in a miserable situation at this time. Because the river center was quite fast and deep, he and his subordinates couldn't even stand firmly, let alone shoot at **.

Dozens of Japanese soldiers were running around like rats falling into the water. From time to time, people were hit by dense bullets and then sank into the water.

"Bagaya Road!" Major Inoue witnessed his subordinates being hit one by one, and he couldn't help but feel angry, but he had no power to fight back. After losing more than one-third of his troops, he quickly ordered a retreat.

More than 20 Japanese devils were as if they were amnesty, and quickly turned around and swam back desperately.

"Fight!" In the reed marsh, Wu Wenhu threw out a grenade with his own strength and roared.

Although the Japanese on the other side also launched shooting, because they lacked heavy weapons and the second row had reed marshes as cover, the Japanese on the other side could only shoot randomly according to the sound of the two, and did not cause casualties to the second row.

The officers and soldiers of the second platoon were killed happily. The Japanese were like moving targets in the river, and bullets were shot out one by one. Soon, more than 20 Japanese were killed one by one.

When he found that his subordinates were all broken, the panicked Major Inoue quickly plunged into the water and planned to dive back.

Unexpectedly, the moment he had just drilled into the water, a bullet seemed to have eyes, passed through the water surface and sang into Major Inoue's butt with a slight sound.

The heart-wrenching pain spread throughout Major Inoue's body. He opened his mouth and roared. As soon as he opened his mouth, the cold river water swarmed in.

After being forced to drink the river for a while, Major Inoue endured the severe pain from his butt and dived back to the other side.

When Major Inoue was fished up like a chicken, Wu Wenhu issued a retreat order, and he led the soldiers of the second platoon to quickly evacuate the reed marsh.

"Inoue-kun! Are you okay?" Yamakimoto asked angrily and annoyedly, looking at the embarrassed Major Inoue.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, I'm not a bad job... It's okay..." Before Grandpa Inoue could finish his words, he fainted due to excessive blood loss.

"Send Inoue to the field hospital right away!" Yamakimoto ordered the two Japanese soldiers.

"Hayi!" The two Japanese set up Major Inoue and left quickly.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, what should we do?" A Japanese captain said in grief as he looked at the river surface that had been dyed red by blood.

"A detour! Be sure to attack Luodian and cut off the retreat of this group of Chinese troops! The blood of the warriors in the first team will not flow in vain! You can immediately send someone to notify the corps captain and ask him to send another squadron to reinforce us. We will immediately detour northward and bypass the river to attack Luodian!" Yamakimoto stared at the red river surface and gritted his teeth.

"Hayi!" The second lieutenant of the Japanese suddenly lowered his head and turned around and left.
Chapter completed!