Chapter 679 Stealing the limelight
At the foot of Luotu slope is Luotu Village.
The 4th Division has wiped out all the Japanese soldiers from the forest that broke into the village.
The Japanese soldiers were strong, and the 4th Division suffered hundreds of casualties in the ambush.
Several villagers' houses were also maliciously set on fire by the Japanese soldiers.
Lu Xiong ordered loudly: "Quickly put out the fire! Clean up the battlefield! Bury the bodies and prepare to go north."
The villagers came out of their homes to express their gratitude to the officers and soldiers of the 4th Division.
"Sir! Fortunately you arrived, otherwise our village would be finished."
"The Japanese soldiers are guilty of all kinds of evil. They are truly a group of demons from hell."
"Sir! We also want to join your troops to fight the Japanese."
A grandmother who was over 60 years old stopped Lu Xiong and asked:
"Sir! Do you know my sons?"
The young man beside her said hurriedly: "Sir! My eldest brother is Hu Ji, the second brother is Hu Weiguo, the third brother is Hu Weihua, and the fourth brother is Hu Weizhong. They are all soldiers fighting the Japanese. They have sent letters from Shanghai, Nanjing, Xuzhou, Taiyuan and other places. Oh, by the way! My eldest brother is the commander of the German-equipped division."
Lu Xiong exclaimed: "Grandma! It turns out that Captain Hu is your son. He fought with the devils with bayonets at Chuanshakou, Shanghai with us..."
Seeing that grandma was in tears, he couldn't bear to say any more.
Grandma shed tears and said, "Sir! I know my eldest son is gone. I want to ask, are the other three sons also gone?"
Lu Xiong hurriedly said, "Grandma! You will definitely be back!"
After saying this, he took out a stack of money from his pocket and stuffed it into grandma's hand.
Grandma shook her head and said, "Sir! We can't take this money. Wu'er! Sir, you saved our village, so you should follow him and remember to find your brothers."
"it is good!"
The boy nodded heavily.
Lu Xiong forced the money into Grandma's pocket and said anxiously, "Grandma! No, our commander does not allow us to recruit only sons into the army."
"thump!"
The boy knelt down before Lu Xiong and begged,
"Sir! My name is Hu Changsheng. I just want to kill the devils. Please accept me."
A group of young men knelt in front of Lu Xiong and shouted:
"Sir! The Japanese soldiers have come to our house, please take us in."
"Take the child in and fight the Japanese devils."
Grandma and other elderly people also knelt down and begged.
Lu Xiong helped grandma up and nodded, "Okay! Get up and follow us."
Between Changsha and Miluo, the fleeing army passed by the army rushing to the front line.
When the people saw such a contrasting army and the large number of female soldiers among the troops rushing to the front line, they couldn't help but feel confused.
Some people asked the veterans of the retreating troops: "Boss! Which unit are you from? Why don't you fight the Japanese and run away?"
The old soldier of the retreating army shouted angrily: "Who cares about me? Get lost!"
Some people asked the veterans who were rushing to the front: "Boss! Which unit are you from? Why are you in such a hurry?"
The old soldier responded: "My fellow countryman! We are from the 34th Army Group. We are going to fight the Japanese. The Japanese are almost at Yuchi Mountain."
The people praised: "It turned out that the 34th Army, which defeated the Japanese many times, treated the people so well."
Some people exclaimed: "There are so many female soldiers in the 34th Army who are also on the battlefield? Do the fleeing troops have any shame?"
Indeed, each unit of the 34th Army has a large number of female soldiers who are not at all squeamish and march quickly with the troops.
An officer shook his head and said, "Our 71st Army is really cowardly. They fled from Miluo City without firing a shot. We should join the 34th Army to fight the Japanese."
"Let's go! Let's fight the devils together."
The officer's call attracted hundreds of responses, and countless passionate men of the 71st Army turned around and followed the 34th Army to rush north.
The 71st Army made this choice. The 81st Army Chief of Staff Wang Lin did not want to withdraw in the first place, so he immediately issued an order: "The 81st Army stopped retreating and went north to cooperate with the 34th Army in combat."
The 71st and 81st Armies did this, and Wu Huahu of the 91st Army couldn't help but hesitate.
He is a playboy who leads troops to fight just to gild his reputation.
It is absolutely impossible to let him fight to the death with the Japanese troops.
His chief of staff Hua Jinyun was also a man who loved pleasure. He pointed to the town ahead and suggested, "General! Brothers have been running all night, so let's go to Liulin Town to rest."
Wu Huahu asked with a smile: "Jinyun! Is there anything particularly fun in Liulin Town?"
Hua Jinyun nodded and said, "The good ones include Huagu Opera, the delicious ones include bream and bamboo shoots stewed with bacon."
Wu Huahu said happily: "Okay! Let's rest for a few more days in Liulin Town. It's just right for Chu Xi to finish the fierce battle, and then we can go up and take credit."
Hua Jinyun praised: "The commander is still very shrewd, Chu Xi only knows how to fight to the death."
Wu Huahu said enviously, "But that guy does have three good wives, especially Ning Caiwei from the Central Party Committee. She is really a great beauty. I dream of snatching her away to be my fifth concubine."
Hua Jinyun said with a smile: "Don't worry, Commander! Chu Xi will definitely be killed by the three top assassins of the devils just like Chen Shuo and Li Mi. Then you can propose to Ning Caiwei, how can she, a widow, refuse?"
Wu Huahu said happily, "Yes! That makes sense. As soon as we arrive in Liulin Town, you should immediately arrange for the Huagu Opera. Hey! There is a Huagu Opera performance at the market ahead. Let's go down and take a look."
After saying this, he hurriedly asked the driver to stop the car.
Hua Jinyun said with some concern: "General! There won't be any Japanese snipers in Liulin Town, right?"
Wu Huahu shouted, "Stupid! We are almost in Changsha, where are the Japanese snipers?"
After saying this, he swaggered out of the jeep.
Hua Jinyun hurriedly followed, pointing at the truck behind and ordered:
"Guards, go! Get all the people watching the show out of here."
"Bang!"
Wu Huahu was shot in the forehead and fell beside him.
"Mom!"
Hua Jinyun screamed and fell to the ground.
A lieutenant general died, and people in the market were so frightened that they shouted and ran around in chaos.
In the chaotic crowd, a man in black with piercing eyes ran eastward, saying with a sense of relief: "After following him for so many days, this Olympic champion finally killed this Chinese army commander, but it's a pity that I couldn't cut off his head."
Needless to say, this person is Xiaolu Shisanlang, the Japanese Olympic fixed target shooting champion, who has been chasing Wu Huahu.
He ran to a carriage, got in, and told the driver: "Big Bear! We finally succeeded, let's go!"
The coachman was Daxiong Xiaozheng, the runner-up in the Japanese Olympic Moving Target Shooting. He drove the carriage and said with a wry smile, "Mr. Xiaolu! The commander of the 34th Army, Chu Xi, is not dead yet. Commander Okamura asked the three of us to go to Yuchi Mountain to kill him."
Xiaolu Shisanlang asked in confusion, "Okuma-kun! Is that annoying soldier Sabei Sajuro coming with us too?"
Daxiong Xiaozheng sneered, "That guy is used to being alone. He wanted to grab the first credit, so he went to assassinate first."
Xiaolu Shisanlang said angrily, "Baka! How dare this soldier steal the limelight from this Olympic champion?"
Daxiong Xiaozheng didn't say anything, but he was thinking: "What's more, I want to steal the limelight too, Sabei Sajuro."
To the north, an army consisting of chariots, towed heavy artillery, and war horses was marching towards Miluo City in a mighty manner.
In the armored car in the middle, Xiang Chu had been looking out the window.
Kong Ling said with concern: "Wu Wan's father! It's better not to look for him. No matter how brave the Japanese assassin is, he won't dare to assassinate you among thousands of soldiers."
Xiang Chu sneered, "No! The Japanese assassins have been following us. Ma Fugui! Park the car by the pond in front, and you get off and pretend to repair the car."
"Yes!"
Ma Fugui hurriedly accepted the order.