Chapter 74 Huaihe River Blockade (Artillery Attack)

When Peng Dezhu and Li Tieshu entered Zhouzhong Village, the villagers were already in chaos. There were people in the streets and alleys, and villagers were running back and forth, shouting hysterically: "The devils are coming! The devils are coming!

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Peng Dezhu and Li Tieshu, because the panic of the villagers blocked the street, prevented them from immediately passing through the village to the position in the north of the village. Peng Dezhu was blocked in his hurry many times by villagers running past. At this time, the villagers

There were gunshots coming from the north, which meant that Chai Yunci and the others were already in contact with the Japanese.

After being blocked by a village woman who rushed out of her home again, Peng Dezhu couldn't bear it anymore, took out his rifle and fired two shots into the sky "Bang! Bang!".

The gunfire suddenly rang out from around them, causing many panicked villagers around them to immediately stop running and become quiet. These villagers looked at Peng Dezhu in horror. After Peng Dezhu fired two shots, he inserted the gun back into the gun case.

, said to these villagers: "Why are you running around? Have the Japs entered the village? Still don't believe that our troops can stop the Japs' attack?"

When the villagers heard Peng Dezhu's question, no one knew how to answer Peng Dezhu's question. Just when they felt embarrassed, Mr. Zhou walked out of the crowd. He walked up to Peng Dezhu and said: "Sir Peng,

Commander Li, I made you laugh. People from the countryside are ignorant, so I hope you will forgive me."

After Peng Dezhu and Li Tieshu saluted Mr. Zhou, they said: "Mr. Zhou, the Japanese have arrived in the north of our village. Let everyone be prepared to evacuate at any time!"

After listening to Peng Dezhu's words, Mr. Zhou asked nervously: "Chief Peng, are you saying that your department is going to withdraw?"

Peng Dezhu hurriedly waved his hand to Old Mrs. Zhou and said: "No! No! Old Mrs. Zhou, please don't misunderstand. It's just that there are many Japanese coming, and I'm afraid we just won't be able to resist them. However, please don't worry, Old Mrs. Zhou."

, if such a situation really occurs, even if all of our independent company is killed in battle, all those who insist on reaching our village will withdraw across the Huaihe River!"

After listening to Peng Dezhu's words, Mr. Zhou hurriedly saluted Peng Dezhu and said: "Sir Peng! With your words, we villagers in Zhouzhong Village are very grateful. On behalf of the whole village, I would like to thank you!" With that,

He just bowed to Peng Dezhu.

Peng Dezhu hurriedly stepped forward, held Old Mrs. Zhou with both hands and said, "Mr. Zhou, I don't dare to do this! You must not do this. Fighting the Japanese is just a fellow countryman. This is our duty as soldiers. You must not do this."

." After helping Mr. Zhou up, he continued: "Mr. Zhou, we don't dare to stay here any longer. There's already a fight in front. We have to go up quickly. Please let the fellow villagers do what we do.

Be ready to evacuate."

After saying that, Peng Dezhu and Li Tieshu saluted Mr. Zhou again. When he put down his hands and was about to turn around and run to the battlefield, Mr. Zhou suddenly grabbed Peng Dezhu and said, "Sir Peng, I hope you will take care of yourself."

Ah! I will organize the young adults in the village and be ready to support you at any time."

After hearing what Old Mrs. Zhou said, Peng Dezhu was greatly moved and nodded to Mr. Zhou. He saluted Mr. Zhou again, turned around with Li Tieshu, and ran towards the north of the village.

As soon as Peng Dezhu and the others left, the villagers gathered around Mr. Zhou. They all asked if they really wanted to prepare to cross the river immediately as Peng Dezhu said.

Mr. Zhou watched the figures of Peng Dezhu and Li Tieshu disappear before his eyes, and then returned his attention to the villagers around him. When he saw the villagers, they were all asking questions. Mr. Zhou suddenly used his crutches

, banged on the ground a few times, and said angrily: "Looking at the looks of each of you, are you really ready to run away right away? Chief Peng and the others are still fighting the Japanese for us in the front! Give me all of them.

Shut your mouth, Liu San!"

When Liu San heard Mrs. Zhou calling him, he hurried to his side and said, "Old Mrs. Zhou, what are your orders?"

Mr. Zhou turned around, glanced at the villagers present, and said to Liu San: "Gather all the young people in the village. If Chief Peng and others are useful, bring our people to me!"

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"Is there really going to be a war?"

"Don't we have these soldiers? Are we still needed?"

"If they can't stand it, we might as well die if we go up there!"

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Hearing that Mr. Zhou really wanted to organize Qingzhuang, these people started talking about it again.

Mr. Zhou looked at the villagers with an air of excitement. He suddenly raised his crutch and smashed it on the ground. "Crack!" With a sound, Mr. Zhou's wooden faucet crutch was smashed to the ground and broke into pieces.

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Seeing that Old Mrs. Zhou was angry, the villagers no longer dared to talk nonsense. They all looked at Old Mrs. Zhou in fear, waiting for him to show off his power. After Old Mrs. Zhou broke his crutch, he glanced at the villagers again,

He said angrily: "Look at all of you, you are such a bear! You are pretending to be the descendants of my Zhou family! When faced with a national crisis, instead of thinking about how to fight against foreign humiliation, you just want to run away! Could it be that you have run away, this home where we have lived for generations?

Don’t you want it? Although Chief Peng and others are in the army, marching and fighting is their duty. However, they do not have certain regulations and must protect our village. But, what about them? In order for our village not to repeat the same fate

They fought to the death with the Japanese pirates several miles away from the village! Now, they are fighting to the death with the Japanese pirates just outside the village so that we people can escape safely! And what about you? You Zhou Zhou

The people of Zhongcun not only don’t care about their own homeland, but they also don’t care about the life and death of their benefactors. I’m going to die of shame for you!”

As he said this, Mr. Zhou raised his hands and shouted loudly toward the sky: "O ancestors! Hexuan is incompetent, and I am ashamed of my ancestors!"

After hearing what Old Mrs. Zhou said and seeing him blaming himself for his ancestors, the villagers all felt ashamed. Suddenly, a strong man in his twenties walked up to Mr. Zhou and said, "Plop!", knelt down in front of him and said

: "Master, Xiu Jie knows he was wrong. Xiu Jie will go home right now. Even if he uses an axe, he will help Chief Peng and the others fight against the Japanese pirates to the end!"

Mr. Zhou looked at Zhou Xiujie with relief, stretched out his hand to pull him up and said, "Okay! Okay! There are some men in our Zhou family who are not afraid of death!"

When the other villagers heard what Mr. Zhou said, they heard "Plop! Plop!" and fell to their knees. Mr. Zhou nodded very happily and said to the villagers: "Folks! It's not the old man who is making things difficult for you, it's us.

You must protect your home! Everyone has heard about Chen Ying, but there are still many things you don’t know. I heard Chief Liu say that the Japanese pirates caused more harm to other places than Chen Ying.

Not as good as that! So, folks! We have to help Chief Peng and the others so that we can save our own homeland! Don’t be afraid, everyone, the invading enemies are Japanese pirates. I heard about this place when I was young, it’s just a bullet.

The land has been a vassal state of China since ancient times, but now because the lord is temporarily ill, he invades for no reason! I can tell you here that the Japanese pirates are wishful thinking. I think that China has a history of thousands of years, and the territory

How can the vastness be shaken by the Japanese slaves in such a small area! Folks! Let us use our fists to tell these Japanese slaves that we, China, cannot be bullied or violated!"

Mr. Zhou's righteous words made the villagers present feel excited. Under Liu San's arrangement, all the young and strong men in the village gathered in the Zhou ancestral hall.

Peng Dezhu and Li Tieshu didn't know that other things had happened in the village after they left the village. When they were about to run out of the village, they saw a few hundred meters away from the north outside the village.

The enemy's artillery shells flew towards the village here. However, fortunately, the enemy's target was not the village, but the soldiers on the position outside the village.

Seeing this situation, Peng Dezhu and Li Tieshu quickened their pace. When they rushed out of the village entrance, they saw soldiers in full formation. Peng Dezhu and Li Tieshu bent their waists and rushed towards the first line of defense set up five hundred meters away from the village entrance.

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Artillery fire kept exploding around them, and Peng Dezhu and Li Tieshu had no choice but to run towards the position despite the artillery fire. Because, after the artillery fire stopped, it was time for the Japanese to launch an attack. They needed to go to the front line and direct the battle nearby.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The explosion of the artillery shells produced huge sounds and heat waves. From time to time, you could hear the screams of some soldiers who did not avoid the explosions.

Now such tragic screams no longer cause Peng Dezhu to have any emotional fluctuations. He has become accustomed to such sounds. His life seems to be to face death every day. Everything on the battlefield has trained him.

Solid heart. Because of this solid heart, he became even more determined to fight the Japanese without regrets.

Peng Dezhu ran forward, and the sound of artillery shells streaking through the air sounded again in his ears. He judged from the sound that the shells had landed. He hurriedly ran sideways, then suddenly jumped up and rushed towards a Japanese soldier.

In the shell crater created by the explosion.

"boom!"

This shell exploded on the route that Peng Dezhu was running on just now. However, this scene was not seen, because at this moment, everyone was trying to hide themselves to avoid the Japanese shells.

After the shell exploded, Peng Dezhu raised his head and looked over. Where he had just ran, a crater with a radius of about one meter appeared there.

The Japanese artillery fire has begun to hit the rear defense line. It seems that the Japanese have extended their artillery fire, and the infantry charge is expected to come soon. Seeing this situation, Peng Dezhu no longer cared about whether the Japanese artillery shells would attack him.
Chapter completed!