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It was already quite hot in Hunan at the end of April. The abundant heat and the abundant rivers in the Yongxing area created a warm and humid environment. Even though it was only spring, the mountain was already a world of lush vegetation and exuberant vitality.
In this beautiful green nature, accompanied by the cries of the humans, a dark red liquid was splashing. Wu Xiaohua was only about 1.6 meters tall. She was wielding a rifle with a bayonet attached. She tried her best to stab at a regiment commander who was about the same size as her.
The team trainer had never expected Wu Xiaohua, who had turned pale with fright, to suddenly engage in hand-to-hand combat like a man. Caught off guard, the sharp steel bayonet left a long gash on the team trainer's right ribs. Wu Xiaohua's first shot was successful. Following his usual training, he pulled back his rifle and wanted to finish off the enemy with another shot to the chest.
Tuan Lian screamed in pain after being injured. He threw away the spear in his hand, and his eyes flashed with the madness of a wounded beast. He rushed forward and grabbed Wu Xiaohua's rifle with both hands. Like all the officers and soldiers of the Liberation Army, Wu Xiaohua had received strict training in bayonet warfare. In terms of combat skills alone, he was probably much stronger than those men who had not received formal military training. But as the saying goes, one man with strength can defeat ten men with skill. Her opponent grabbed Wu Xiaohua's rifle. When the two of them fought for weapons, the female was at a disadvantage.
Wu Xiaohua tried a few times, but she couldn't get the rifle back. At this moment, he heard an angry roar. Another team leader pounced from the right. He held a long spear and fiercely stabbed towards Wu Xiaohua.
“?? Bao Bao? Pay? Gua Di S Jia Di? Where are the fierce cherry blossoms in Feng Jiao Valley? Are you all right? Bestow enlightenment? Which fierce mercenary is jealous of Huang Zhen in the ditch? Punishment? Trouble? S Qiong Zhi Qian Qian Hui Jiao Yu? Yicheng, Mi Panghui? The muzzles of the Zuo and Zuo revolvers were still emitting green smoke.
He turned slightly and fired two more shots, knocking down two nearby regiment commanders. Zheng Yufeng then leaned the rifle against her side, opened the wheel of the ZUO revolver, emptied the empty cartridge, and began to load bullets into the wheel.
Wu Xiaohua didn't feel it during the Bayonet Battle, but now that he had his weapon back, he felt like his lungs were on fire. The rifle, which was usually heavy, now felt like it weighed a thousand pounds. He could barely hold it. At that moment, Wu Xiaohua raised his rifle and fired a shot at Zheng Yufeng. One of the team members who had rushed up from behind Zheng Yufeng was shot in the chest. He took another step forward and then fell to the ground.
Zheng Yufeng had already finished loading the revolver. She put the revolver on her waist, picked up the rifle, opened the chamber, and loaded the bullets. Wu Xiaohua leaned against Zheng Yufeng's back and started reloading as well. The rifles of the Liberation Army reloaded automatically. The two female warriors stood back to back. With their comrades behind them, they swiftly reloaded their bullets and fired at the enemies approaching them.
At that moment, there was a loud battle cry. On the hillside, more than twenty Liberation Army soldiers and more than two hundred Xiang Army and regiment commanders were engaged in a chaotic battle.
More than an hour ago, a small unit that had gone to Xiangyin Crossing Town to buy things suddenly heard a warning shot fired by a comrade in charge of monitoring the Yongxing Qing Army. Then, dozens of regiment commanders rushed out from the front.
The platoon leader shouted, "Protect the goods!" Even though there was only one cart of goods, the value was not low.
Hearing the platoon leader's shout, Zheng Yufeng immediately said, "Why are you still protecting the goods at this time? Hurry up and throw the goods away!"
"Huh?" The platoon leader was stunned. He didn't understand what Zheng Yufeng meant.
Zheng Yufeng hadn't personally participated in many battles, so these few battles had left a deep impression on her. It was May of 1852. Vézé had returned from Wuzhou to chase after the Taiping army's main force. The Qing Army's commander-in-chief, Liu Zhangqing, had led his troops to attack Vézé's troops. Vézé had the female troops cover the old and weak, pretending to retreat. Along the way, they had thrown away a lot of valuables. The Qing Army scrambled for these things and messed up their formation. This allowed Vézé's troops to calmly set up a pocket formation. In one fell swoop, most of Liu Zhangqing's troops were wiped out.
After that battle, Zheng Yufeng firmly remembered one thing. For the armed forces of the Manchu Qing, whether it was to disrupt them or delay them, the best way was to throw away valuable things along the way. The armed forces of the Manchu Qing would fight for valuables, giving the troops time to move freely.
Later on, when the Liberation Army fought, they would usually gather their troops and have a huge advantage in firepower. Naturally, this kind of small trick was no longer used. Now, the small unit had obviously been ambushed. The regiment commanders who were close to the ambush were not very impressive, but the Qing Army that had not yet appeared was not a small number. At this time, the most important thing was to quickly retreat to the camp.
"We can't lose these things, or else we won't be able to explain ourselves when we get back!" The platoon leader did not know if he understood Zheng Yufeng's thoughts, but he immediately rejected Zheng Yufeng's suggestion.
Zheng Yufeng immediately retorted, "How can things be more valuable than human lives? If we can safely return to the camp, we can get back whatever we have."
The platoon leader was speechless for a moment. This was true, but he still could not accept the idea of abandoning the goods and retreating. The platoon leader was a second lieutenant, and Zheng Yufeng was also a second lieutenant. The highest rank in the team was a second lieutenant, and the platoon leader was the military commander. At this time, the military command was naturally under his command. No longer arguing with Zheng Yufeng, the platoon leader shouted, "Retreat quickly!"
Although the frame car with roller bearings was light, it could not cross the mountains and ridges. The troops began to retreat along the main road.
The platoon leader brought up the rear. As he retreated, he shouted to everyone, "Comrades, run faster! As long as we cross the three-way junction, we will be safe!"
Zheng Yufeng thought to herself that the enemy's attack from the front and back was probably not an impromptu idea, but a trap set up by the regiment commanders. At this time, it would not be easy to get to the three-way junction before the enemy. But the troops were running in front, and the platoon leader was bringing up the rear. She could not organize the troops, and she was afraid that she could not persuade the platoon leader. Zheng Yufeng had no choice but to quickly move forward with the troops.
As expected, the worst situation had occurred. Before they reached the three-way junction, they saw a large group of Qing Army troops charging in front of them. When the platoon leader saw this, he hurriedly caught up with the troops and shouted, "Take the goods and retreat!"
Zheng Yufeng immediately objected, "How can we run with so many things?"
"Are we just going to leave these things for the enemy?" the platoon leader shouted.
"Are we going to lose our lives for these things?" Zheng Yufeng retorted.
The platoon leader's face was full of regret, but at this time, reason prevailed. He shouted, "Take the valuables and retreat up the mountain."
"Platoon leader, no matter how valuable the goods are, they are not as valuable as human lives! It is not worth losing your life for these things! " Zheng Yufeng's crisp voice almost sounded like she was crying. It was not because she was scared to cry, but because she was trying to save the lives of her comrades.
The platoon leader gritted his teeth and stamped his feet. "We don't want to take the goods. Retreat!"
The troops abandoned the goods and began to run up the mountain. Behind the troops, the Qing Army and dozens of regimental commanders chased after them like crazy. Shouts rang out from the Qing Army. "Reward 10 taels of silver for each person you catch! Reward 10 taels of silver for each person you catch! "
Under the stimulation of such a reward, the Xiang Army saw that there were not many Liberation Army troops. They were also used to walking on the mountain roads. The Xiang Army divided into several groups and quickly chased after the Liberation Army.
Although the Liberation Army was also good at walking on the mountain roads, they were not local people and were not familiar with the terrain. Although they were well-nourished and had better physical strength than the pursuers, after running for a while, because they could not find the best route, the distance between them and the Xiang Army, which was not far, became shorter.
Zheng Yufeng panted and shouted, "Platoon leader, let's find a place to defend now. The troops will be here soon. The closer we are to the troops, the sooner we can get reinforcements. "
The platoon leader was also panting. He swallowed and said, "The Xiang Army will definitely send people to guard … guard the road. We only have so few troops. I'm afraid we can't hold on until … until the reinforcements come!"
While they were talking, a piece of flat land appeared in front of them. The platoon leader led the troops to the flat land, ready to reorganize and look at the direction to continue their retreat. At this moment, more than two hundred enemies suddenly appeared from the side. There was the Xiang Army and regimental commanders. Although they were all panting like the Liberation Army, the Liberation Army did not expect that the enemy would take a shortcut and go around to the front. Caught off guard, the Xiang Army rushed into the troops. The troops had no time to organize a volley of guns, so they could only launch a counterattack immediately.
Not only did the male soldiers throw themselves into fierce hand-to-hand combat, but the two female soldiers also threw themselves into the battle.
In less than ten minutes, the Liberation Army lost more than a dozen soldiers, but the Xiang Army and regimental commanders suffered more than 60 casualties. The remaining more than 100 people no longer dared to continue to fight with this incomparably valiant army. After shouting, some people began to run away. With someone taking the lead, the other Xiang Army and regimental commanders also ran away. But they just ran away, but did not escape. After only running for a few dozen meters, the fleeing Xiang Army and regimental commanders stopped. They hid behind trees or stones and shouted at the Liberation Army team, "You can't run away!"
Zheng Yufeng and Wu Xiaohua stood back to back. Both of them could feel the fierce breathing of their comrades behind them. In less than ten minutes of fighting, their physical strength had been exhausted. Their legs went soft, and they began to sit down. Fortunately, there was someone behind them to support them, so they did not fall to the ground, but slid to the ground softly.
At this time, the platoon leader was also sweating profusely. He panted heavily and began to gather the troops. He could take the lightly injured comrades with him, but he could not take the seriously injured comrades with him. He sent someone to pick up Zheng Yufeng and Wu Xiaohua, who were sitting on the ground. The troops began to continue to retreat. The enemy followed them from a distance like ghosts, and they had no intention of giving up.
The retreat lasted for another ten minutes, and suddenly they heard gunshots in the distance. The platoon leader was refreshed. Where there were such fierce gunshots, naturally, the rescue troops and the Xiang Army began to exchange fire. As long as they could get close to the main force, they could be saved. The small troops began to retreat in the direction of the gunshots.
After running for a while, a group of Xiang Army suddenly stood up from the cliff on the right side of the troops. They were separated by a deep ditch and fired fiercely at the Liberation Army. The Liberation Army had sent out an outpost, but they never expected that the enemy had already run to the other side of the deep ditch. They were caught off guard, and seven or eight soldiers were knocked down by the intense firepower more than 40 meters away. And the Xiang Army, who had been following behind, saw that their ambush had succeeded, and their morale was greatly boosted. They shouted and began to chase up.
Soon, the smoke caused by the continuous shooting of the Xiang Army blocked their sight, and the firing of the Xiang Army finally stopped. The platoon leader took this opportunity to shout, "First Squad Leader, you and the rest of the first squad retreat with the two female comrades. Second Squad Leader, you retreat in the opposite direction. The rest of the comrades and I will stop the enemy here! "
Without waiting for Zheng Yufeng to speak, three soldiers came up, grabbed Zheng Yufeng and Wu Xiaohua, and retreated in the direction where the Xiang Army had not yet been found. The other squad retreated in the opposite direction, firing their guns as they moved. The comrades who stayed in the "position" first fired fiercely at the Xiang Army on the other side of the deep ditch. As a series of screams came from the Xiang Army on the other side, these comrades who were defending the position started to shoot at the Xiang Army that followed behind. Although they didn't hit a few of the Xiang Army's soldiers, they had temporarily stopped their movement.
Zheng Yufeng and the others retreated for a while, and the gunshots and shouts behind them were much farther away. In a col, five exhausted soldiers finally couldn't help but sit down to rest. Retreating was a very "fresh" experience for them. Since the establishment of the Liberation Army, it wasn't that the troops had never experienced exhausting mountain marches, but without exception, they were always chasing the enemy, not being chased by the enemy. Wu Xiaohua lay on the hillside, looking at the blue sky. She didn't know what to say at this moment. Other than feeling surreal, she didn't have any other feelings.
A small stone rolled down from the top, bounced on the mountain rock, and flew over Wu Xiaohua's arm in an arc. Although it was very close to her arm, it didn't touch her arm at all. Wu Xiaohua felt that it was funny, so there really was such a coincidence.
This funny feeling didn't have time to subside, suddenly, from the hillside, a few people suddenly jumped down. The first squad leader and the other two soldiers were already fighting with the enemy. But after running for so long, they didn't have any strength left, and the enemy used knives. With a few screams, the first squad leader and the other two soldiers were quickly killed by the enemy in close combat.
Wu Xiaohua wanted to get up to help, but she was held down by the waist by a person. No matter how she struggled, she couldn't break free from the enemy's control. Suddenly, there was another gunshot, and Wu Xiaohua could tell that it was the sound of Zheng Yufeng's revolver.
The man who was pressing down on Wu Xiaohua's body suddenly trembled, and with a strong smell of blood, a warm liquid dripped on Wu Xiaohua's face. She struggled to push away the body that was pressing down on her, and just when she was halfway up, Wu Xiaohua saw a man jump up from behind Zheng Yufeng, and he stabbed Zheng Yufeng in the back with a knife. After stabbing, the man pulled out the knife and shouted, "Die!"
But just as he shouted, someone behind the man swung the knife, and slashed the man who stabbed Zheng Yufeng. The man didn't stop, he swung the knife a few more times, and killed the other two people next to him. At this time, she heard someone shouting in Hunan dialect, and Wu Xiaohua was dizzy, she didn't understand. The man who killed the Xiang Army turned Zheng Yufeng over, who was still lying on the ground. Wu Xiaohua quickly ran to Zheng Yufeng's side, and saw that Zheng Yufeng's face was pale, but her eyes were still bright.
"This, my name is Lü Shangyang, and I'm Zhou Jinguo … from the same hometown. I'm here to save you. "The person who killed the Xiang Army and saved the two was Lü Shangyang. The person who shouted at Lü Shangyang was Lü Shangyang's brother, Lü Shangyi.
Hearing the name Zhou Jinguo, and the same accent as Zhou Jinguo, Zheng Yufeng was shocked. Zheng Yufeng was sure that Lü Shangyang was probably telling the truth. At this time, there was another shouting in the distance, obviously coming for the gunshot.
Lü Shangyang's face changed, he gritted his teeth and said, "Sister, there are only two of us here, we can't take you away."
"Take our comrade away. Don't worry about me. "Zheng Yufeng smiled.
Wu Xiaohua was scared by Zheng Yufeng's words, she grabbed Zheng Yufeng's arm and cried, "I won't go! I won't go! Sister Zheng, let's die together! "
"Sister, you're really a man!" Lü Shangyang praised. He winked at his brother, Lü Shangyi, who suddenly pulled Wu Xiaohua from behind. Lü Shangyang took off his Xiang Army uniform and covered Wu Xiaohua's head, then carried her on his back and left.
Zheng Yufeng was shocked when she saw the two of them carrying Wu Xiaohua away. But she soon realized that if she let Wu Xiaohua cry again, she would never be able to leave. Although she didn't have much confidence in Zhou Jinguo, they were much more reliable than the Xiang Army.
The sound behind them was getting closer and closer. Zheng Yufeng endured the pain in her back and got up. She picked up a rifle and fired in the direction of the enemy, regardless of whether she could see them or not. She wanted to attract the enemy's attention and buy as much time as possible for Wu Xiaohua to escape. Zheng Yufeng couldn't retreat with Wu Xiaohua, so this was the only thing she could do.
Soon, the Xiang Army appeared in Zheng Yufeng's sight. She struggled to reload the rifle. Then, she started shooting at the Xiang Army. The Xiang Army immediately hid behind rocks and trees, shouting excitedly, "There's a female Cantonese bandit!"
"Catch her alive! Catch her alive! "
"Humph!" Zheng Yufeng sneered in disdain. She took out a notebook from her pocket. After she started shooting, she stuck a photo on the inside of the cover. In the photo, Zheng Yufeng and her husband, Ruan Zhihao, were sitting side by side. In the middle was a cute baby. It was Zheng Yufeng's son, Ruan Xinguo.
Zheng Yufeng stared at her beloved son with gentleness in her eyes. Even her face had the unique smile of a mother looking at her child. She raised the Zuo revolver in her right hand and pressed it against her temple. Closing her eyes, Zheng Yufeng's mind clearly recalled every bit of the time she spent with her son. The little boy snuggling up to Zheng Yufeng, the little baby struggling to walk to Zheng Yufeng's side, and the babbling voice calling out "Mommy".
"Xin! I'm sorry! Mommy is a soldier of the Liberation Army. I won't be a captive, "Zheng Yufeng said to her son in her mind.
Then Zheng Yufeng remembered her husband, Ruan Zhihao. This pistol was given to Zheng Yufeng by Ruan Zhihao for self-defense. "Zhihao, I didn't expect the pistol you gave me to help me in the end! From now on, you have to raise the child alone! "Zheng Yufeng smiled apologetically and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
The Xiang Army hiding not far away watched the female Liberation Army soldier pointing a strange pistol at her head. Although the meaning of this action was very clear, they couldn't understand what was going on.
The gunshot rang out. The female soldier's head was penetrated by the bullet, and she fell to the ground softly. The Xiang Army soldiers felt as if their hearts were hit by a heavy hammer. Being killed by the enemy and being captured by the enemy was something that the Xiang Army could imagine. They had seen people killed before, and some of them were prisoners of the Liberation Army. But choosing to commit suicide in order not to be captured was completely beyond their imagination.
The Xiang Army soldiers stood up at the same time and slowly approached the body of the female soldier. Not long ago, when they saw the injured female soldier, other than boiling murderous intent, they also had the urge to ravage and humiliate this female soldier.
At this moment, all the disrespectful thoughts disappeared without a trace. Looking at the female soldier lying quietly on the ground. The Xiang Army soldiers that surrounded her didn't even have the thought of searching her belongings. Other than shock, there was only respect left in their hearts.
PS: This chapter is the second update today, the next update is tomorrow morning R1058
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