More than ten guns were loaded with bullets, and the dark muzzle was aimed at the sloppy and exhausted friendly forces. Platoon leader Li Tiezhu had only Ding Jiaqiao's position in his heart. Whoever wanted to retreat without authorization to be a deserter, even the king of heaven would not do it!

"I said to Platoon Leader Li, don't look at the situation. The troops have been dispersed and there are Japanese everywhere. Even if we go back and take back the position, we can't defend it." Old Wang listened to the gunshots getting closer and closer, and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him.

Li Tiezhu took a step back and moved the gun at Lao Wang's head: "The chief did not order the retreat, no one is allowed to be a deserter! Now I will go back and fight the Japanese ghost!"

"Hey, I said to Platoon Leader Li, it is clear that we will go back and beat dogs without going back. How can you repay your kindness and revenge and let us go back and die?"

Li Tiezhu was slightly touched, but he still stubbornly blocked the way: "Then I don't care. Anyway, there is no order from the superior, everyone cannot retreat without authorization, they must stick to their positions..."

Ah! Before Li Tiezhu finished speaking, a huge fist suddenly hit his face and was kicked to the ground. The rifle in his hand was pulled away from his hand by someone.

"You beat the chief! You are impatient to live..." Li Tiezhu was punched by someone, and was in pain. He struggled to get up from the ground. He happened to see Yang Ling's cold face as sharp as a knife, and his angry voice became weaker.

Yang Ling didn't like someone to point the gun at him, whether it was an enemy or a friendly army. Facing Li Tiezhu who was stubborn and unable to recognize the situation, he was too lazy to talk. He would never talk to him if he could do it.

Yang Ling attacked Li Tiezhu. Neither the Gui army soldiers following Li Tiezhu nor the remaining soldiers following Yang Ling did not react. They were stunned and were still wondering why they suddenly hit someone?

"Tie him up!" Yang Ling ordered the platoon leader Wu Jiang behind him.

Wu Jiang's head stepped forward without saying a word, pulled out the cowhide belt around his waist, pressed Li Tiezhu, who had not yet reacted, and started to tie him up.

"What are you doing?! Do you want to rebel?" Li Tiezhu struggled and roared. He was beaten and tied up again. He yelled at Yang Ling: "My surname is Yang! What do you want to do!"

Yang Ling ignored Li Tiezhu who was yelling. He was just a stubborn person. Now the Japanese have broken through their defense line, and now they will definitely die without life when they go back.

On the dark night, the troops were dispersed, and even if the commander wanted to give a retreat order, they could not receive it. Yang Ling was not afraid of death, but did not want to die meaninglessly, so he withdrew with the remaining soldiers.

However, Li Tiezhu's habitual orders from the executive chief have become a habit. He will not analyze and rush back when facing dangerous situations. That is not bravery, but lack of intention. Not only will he die, but he will also let the people who follow him die.

"What are you still standing there? Shoot! Kill these deserters!" Li Tiezhu's hands were tied tightly, and he was so anxious that he shouted at the more than ten Gui soldiers who were still holding guns.

More than a dozen Gui soldiers looked at each other and looked embarrassed. These were their friendly forces fighting the Japanese in the trenches, and they were really unable to shoot.

Besides, these Gui soldiers didn't want to go back to die, and they all wanted to have a way out, but facing the stubborn platoon leader Li Tiezhu, they had to bite the bullet and rush back. Now seeing Li Tiezhu tied up, they hesitated and stood there without moving.

"What do you want to do? Do you want to be deserters too?" Li Tiezhu roared and asked the Gui soldiers loudly. At this moment, he was already tied up with his hands and could not move.

"Platform leader, we don't want to desert soldiers, but there are Japanese everywhere there. We will die if we go back. It's better to take down and wait for the commander to..."

"You cowards! cowards!" Li Tiezhu was so angry that he cursed.

Yang Ling frowned: "Clog his mouth."

Lao Wang took out a piece of dirty rag from his pocket that he didn't know what to do, and stepped forward and laughed: "Party Leader Li, I've offended you." As he said that, he ignored Li Tiezhu's wide eyes, he blocked his mouth, leaving only the sound of whimpering struggle.

Yang Ling raised his head and looked at the Gui army soldier who was still holding a gun and said, "I order you to put down your gun immediately as the company commander, and follow us to the next position, waiting for the commander's new order."

"Yes!" The Gui soldiers who followed Li Tiezhu didn't want to go back and die. Now that Yang Ling, a company commander, gave orders, they naturally put down their guns without hesitation and prepared to evacuate and escape. Whoever goes to die is a fool.

Li Tiezhu watched the person who followed him be fooled away by Yang Ling. He was already cursing Yang Ling in his heart, coward! Coward! Of course, Yang Ling couldn't hear it, only Li Tiezhu's whimpering sound.

The Japanese attack was very fierce. The Chinese defenders from Jiangwan to Yunzaobang were covered with fierce artillery fire. The troops suffered heavy losses and were dispersed. A large number of defeated soldiers rushed towards the positions behind.

The Chinese defenders who had lost their organization were like ducks driven away. In the dark, they kept fighting with the pursuing Japanese assault troops, and the corpses were everywhere on the road from Yunzaobang to Zuomatang.

Under Yang Ling's flexible command, Yang Ling and his team of remaining soldiers, sometimes running away and sometimes ambushing the pursuers, repelling several Japanese soldiers who were catching up.

They fought and retreated. By dawn, they had completely thrown away the pursuers chasing on their butts. Their own team had expanded to more than 300 people because of the collapsed soldiers, which was a large scale among the defeated soldiers.

"Company Commander, do you think we will be shot when we lose our position and retreat without authorization?" After leaving contact with the Japanese, Lao Wangtou was always very nervous. Although it was for survival, it was a violation of military law without ordering to evacuate without authorization.

Yang Ling turned his head and looked at the frowning old Wang head and comforted him, "Don't worry, I gave the retreat order. Even if the supervision team holds the responsibility, I, the company commander, will bear it."

Now the Gui army of five or six divisions on the front line has been defeated and has suffered almost all losses. Even if Yang Ling and the others want to hold their positions, they will be unable to support the fierce attacks of the Japanese. Instead of making meaningless sacrifices, it is better to retreat to the second-tier position to stand firm instead of leaving the green mountains without fear of burning firewood.

"Company Commander, Company Commander, someone is coming in front!" A soldier in charge of the reconnaissance ran back panting.

Yang Ling looked stern and shouted softly: "Old Wu, take people to the slope on the left, and the rest of them hide on the spot!"

As soon as Yang Ling's words fell, more than three hundred remaining soldiers all dispersed with a whistle, and the sound of pulling the bolts were everywhere.

It was dark and I couldn't see whether the person came was a Japanese or a friendly army, but there were a large number of people in the dark, and the remaining soldiers were extremely nervous and tightly clutched the guns in their hands.

When the people got closer, Lao Wang raised his head from the grass and whispered: "Company Commander, it seems he is his own person."

Yang Ling was also observing. Although he didn't see clearly, the other party did not wear a steel helmet and his footsteps were messy, unlike the Japanese.

"Which unit is in front?" Old Wang shouted outside under Yang Ling's instructions.

This voice scared the person who was marching quickly, and hurriedly fell down and pulled the bolt.

"We are the troops removed from the 174th Division. Which part of you are?"

"We are from the First Army!"

The two sides asked each other and confirmed their identities. It turned out that this was the first army ordered to block the gap.

"You have just retreated and there are so many people? Where are the rest? Where are the Japanese? "A middle-aged officer came up and saw more than 300 scattered soldiers in a mess, asking several questions in a row like cannon beads.

Yang Ling took a step forward and shook his hand at the middle-aged officer and saluted: "Report to the sir, we have been broken up..."

Hearing Yang Ling's description, the middle-aged officer frowned. He did not expect that the fight ahead would be so bad. He looked at the scarred soldiers and said to Yang Ling: "The War Zone Command has issued a retreat order to you. Maybe you have broken up and not received it. The command center asked you to retreat south of the Beijing-Shanghai Railway and rest on the north bank of the Suzhou River."

After the middle-aged officer finished speaking, he waved to the team and began to advance in the direction of the Japanese, leaving behind a happy and encouraging crowd. They finally didn't have to worry about being labeled as deserters, and the haze in their hearts was wiped out.

"Everyone has it! Retreat!" Yang Ling cleared his throat and shouted.
Chapter completed!