The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 392 Big Yellow (Bonus chapter 4350 for the creation of the pornographic photographer)

The small team that rescued Liu Fusheng, who was currently unconscious, was actually a dozen or so brothers from the supply company of the Northern Jiangsu Independent Regiment, led by Mina, his sister-in-law.

This included Zhou Yaozu, a teenager, and the old ox that spontaneously followed along.

To be more specific, the situation is as follows:
Since Hu Biao and his men continued their attack on Jieshou Mountain, the fighting between the two sides has become increasingly fierce due to the desperate resistance of the Japanese.

Almost every minute, several, or even more, people on both sides were injured or killed.

Unfortunately, no one paid them a second glance; the attention of all the spectators on the battlefield was drawn to the aerial combat overhead.

On the one hand, compared to the battle situation, the aerial combat overhead was much bloodier and more intense.

On the other hand, everyone knows a simple truth:
Whether Jieshou Mountain could be taken down before nightfall depended not so much on the ground battle, but on whether our own air force could withstand the Japanese planes in the air combat.

So, since the air battle began, apart from Hu Biao and his men who were still blindfolded and desperately attacking the positions on the hilltop,

The attention of everyone else on the battlefield was drawn to the fierce battle overhead.

They cheered loudly for every Japanese plane that was shot down, and couldn't help but sigh deeply for every one of their own planes that was lost.

As for other matters, it seems that these people can't be of much help either.

Because in such an exceptionally fierce air battle, not a single pilot from either side ejected; naturally, there was no situation where these people needed to go around rescuing their own pilots or capturing Japanese pilots.

The Japanese pilots, among others, dared not parachute.

Because the area below was entirely controlled by the Nationalist army, they knew that the only outcome of parachuting would be falling into the hands of the Nationalist ground forces.

Given the atrocities they had committed, they knew that if they fell into the hands of the Nationalist army, a quick and painless death would be the easiest outcome.

So after their plane was damaged, they immediately fled towards Nanning City, gambling on whether they could successfully escape back, since they wouldn't parachute to their deaths right away.

The pilots on the Nationalist side had no intention of parachuting.

In addition, when the first few Nationalist Army planes crashed, the Fifth Army soldiers on the ground rushed to the scene to provide assistance.

Each time, however, they were met with the dismay of discovering that the air force comrades in the wreckage were long dead.

After this happened several times, they stopped having any hope of rescuing people from crashed planes.

Therefore, when Mina watched Liu Fusheng's I-15 fighter jet crash into a hill four or five miles away...

To their great surprise, not a single one of the Fifth Army soldiers moved.

Mina, who happened to have nothing to do at the moment, was quite anxious and immediately shouted out:
“A platoon from the supply company is coming with me to check over there. In case the pilot is still alive.”

After shouting, Mina picked up an M35 helmet with her left hand and a submachine gun with her right, and led the charge towards the hills.

At her call, a dozen or so brothers from the supply company quickly followed suit and started jogging.

This included Zhou Yaozu, a thin, barely-grown boy.

Originally, when he set off, he hadn't planned to bring his old yellow ox, Dahuang, which was a few years older than the others, intending for it to continue grazing in the same spot.

After all, this old ox, whose lifespan was nearing its end, was already exhausted from the forced march this morning.

Unexpectedly, after watching his young master's hurried departure, the old ox Dahuang hesitated for a moment before trotting after him...

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"You, and you, quickly make a makeshift stretcher out of your rifles and clothes and carry this air force brother to the hospital, or it will be too late."

Mina hurriedly gave instructions to the two brothers in the supply company.

After rushing here, they were pleasantly surprised to find that the young pilot was still alive.

The massive blood loss already made the situation quite dire.

So the only thing Mina could do was use a small first-aid kit she carried with her to stop the pilot's bleeding and give him a penicillin injection.

However, these measures were still far from enough. Only by sending the pilot to a field hospital for blood transfusions and surgery could the pilot be guaranteed to survive.

So the order was given to immediately arrange for someone to take the pilot to the hospital.

As for why she didn't go in person, there were other, more important reasons, of course.

The main thing is that after arriving there, Mina discovered that in addition to the pilot being alive, the old biplane fighter was surprisingly well preserved.

In the brief moment between bandaging the pilot, she turned her head to look at the sky.

It was discovered that the battle between the two sides was still ongoing, with both sides suffering heavy losses and many aircraft forced to withdraw from the fight due to crashes and damage.

However, because the Japanese had a stronger financial foundation, they clearly held an absolute advantage.

The Japanese still have 27 or 28 aircraft, but the National Revolutionary Army only has 11 left. Each of them is facing attacks from two or more opponents, making it very difficult for them.

That arduous battle was so intense that witnessing it left one with an indescribable sense of frustration.

Mina couldn't help but think about taking the plane into the air to help; even just one more plane could relieve some of the pressure on the air force brothers.

Afterward, Mina looked around and realized that the terrain was still somewhat suitable for the aircraft to take flight, provided that it was pushed onto the top of a small hill on her left.

At that time, a path about 200 meters long, with a gentle slope, and relatively straight and flat, will be available to serve as a natural runway for airplanes.

Meanwhile, the path was lined with only low shrubs and no larger trees, which led to damage to the wings...

Although Mina is a girl, she makes quite a few decisive decisions.

Once the decision was made, they immediately took action.

He called out to his eight brothers, including Zhou Yaozu, and together they pushed the I-15 biplane fighter, which weighed about 1.2 tons, toward the mound on the left.

At first, things were fine; the plane was pushed all the way down to the bottom of the hill with not too much turbulence.

However, when they tried to push up the path along the mound, they only managed to move forward a small distance. Even with all their might, they still couldn't push it any further.

Instead, before they knew it, the plane had retreated back to the bottom of the hill and almost crashed into them.

"Commander Mi, why don't we go back and call some more men to help? Five or six more should be enough," one of the brothers suggested upon seeing the situation.

“No way! By then the aerial battle will be over.” Mina shook her head and refused.

After all, it's a journey of ten miles or so to and from the starting point; by the time someone is called over, it might be an hour later, and by then, you won't even have time to eat a hot bowl of shit.

Then another brother spoke up with another suggestion: "Let the ox help pull it; this old ox is definitely stronger than a few people."

Upon hearing this, Mina hesitated.

Speaking of which! Mina had naturally seen such a big cow before and had even thought of using it to pull the cart.

But this ox was too old, and looked like it could die at any moment. Mina strongly suspected that if she made it pull the heavy plane, it might die of exhaustion after just a few steps.

However, the existence of this old ox is not as simple as that of an ordinary ox.

It represented the deep affection and support that Zhou Yaozu's family had for the Northern Jiangsu Independent Regiment; Mina instinctively didn't want it to be exhausted, which is why she hadn't voiced this idea before.

But right now, it seems we can't worry about those things.

However, before Mina could agree to the proposal, a scene unfolded that she would never forget many years later.

With a long, aged moo, Da Huang walked up to his young master, Zhou Yaozu, and knelt down on his front legs.

Looking intently at its young master, large tears welled up in its eyes, as if it were saying goodbye.

Then it got up again, walked to the plane, and stood there.

Just like it had stood before the iron plow before each time it plowed the fields in its more than ten years of life; but this time, it needed to pull an airplane.

It turns out that this old ox actually understands everything; it just can't speak.

"Go find some thicker vines and tie them to the cow and the plane, quick!" Mina shouted, her voice already trembling with tears...

The surrounding low bushes are filled with a large number of various vines, and they are quite sturdy.

Once the vines are twisted together, their sturdiness is not much different from that of a rope.

Ten minutes later, with a 'smack', Zhou Yaozu used a thick vine to forcefully whip Dahuang's rump, making the old ox struggle to get up.

At the same time, Mina and the others worked together to push the plane.

With the help of the old ox, the I-15 fighter jet finally managed to slowly move up the hill.

However, the higher you go, the more difficult it becomes to move.

Especially when there were still about ten meters left to the top, the increasingly steep slope created another crisis where they could not push the boat and were about to slide down.

At this critical moment, Zhou Yaozu whipped Da Huang's buttocks with all his might, hoping to squeeze out its maximum strength in this way.

Big Yellow was also exerting all its strength, its heavy breathing was frightening; and the vines with leaves stretched taut, leaving bloody marks on its body.

During the process, the teenager bit his lip tightly, his face already covered in tears.

Since he could remember, he had been herding cattle from the back of an ox, and he had long regarded the old yellow ox, Dahuang, as his family.

Or rather, no nation has ever had such a profound affection for cattle as the Chinese.

Finally, thanks to the sheer power that Big Yellow unleashed as if it had exhausted its life force, the I-15 fighter jet reached the top of the hill.

Mina, who was almost completely exhausted, collapsed to the ground. She had just breathed a sigh of relief when she heard a long, old moo.

Sensing something was wrong, she quickly got up and staggered towards the front of the plane.

Then, she saw that Big Yellow had collapsed to the ground. Even without getting a closer look, a clear intuition welled up in her heart, blurring her vision with tears:

Big Yellow, it's exhausted...

(End of this chapter)