Yang Zhen left silently, but he didn't know that behind him, Li Huilan put down the lunch box in his hand, opened his mouth, and wanted to say something. But after seeing Zhang Zixiong beside him, he finally swallowed the words that had reached his lips.
.Looking at his back, he shook his head slightly and let out a slight sigh.
Although her sigh was very slight, Yang Zhen heard it clearly. But although her steps hesitated slightly because of this sigh, she did not stop in the end. Yang Zhen's sudden departure made Zhang Zixiong slightly
After being stunned for a moment, he quickly followed behind him.
Zhang Zixiong is not a fool. Although Li Huilan's words just now did not make him feel anything wrong, Yang Zhen's sudden departure without saying anything made him keenly aware of the relationship between No. 1 and this beautiful radio operator.
There may be some hidden secrets in between.
But after all, he was still young and didn't know much about men and women. What was the hidden secret between No. 1 and Sister Li was beyond his imagination. He was No. 1's personal guard. Where could No. 1 go?
, he had to follow there. Although he didn't understand what happened between No. 1 and Sister Li, he could only follow No. 1 after he left. He looked back at Li Huilan, who was holding a lunch box in a daze, and then
He followed Yang Zhen and left.
There was just some hesitation, but Yang Zhen, who was walking resolutely, didn't know that behind them, Li Huilan stared blankly at the bamboo rat meat and noodles in the lunch box in her hands, and the tears she shed from unknown moments fell down drop by drop.
Go in. No one knows why she sheds tears, and no one knows who she sheds tears for.
After leaving Li Huilan, Yang Zhen felt inexplicably agitated. There were just some things that he could only suppress deeply in his heart and could not speak out. Looking at Yang Zhen who looked a little bad, Ye Chao said cautiously.
: "Political Commissar, you haven't slept for a few days. Would you like to take a rest first?"
Yang Zhen was slightly taken aback by Ye Chao's persuasion, but he shook his head and said: "Ye Chao, do you know how determined I was to make this decision about the rest of the troops? There is not much time left for us.
If we can't cross the Qingge River before tomorrow morning, we will most likely be surrounded again when they react."
"Although Liangyuan here is nice, it is not a place to stay for a long time. Don't forget that there is a whole division of their New 7th Division in the direction of Yunling in front of us, and there is also a 108th Division in the northeast of us. At present, these two divisions
We still don’t know what kind of action there is. Now we compete with them to see who can move faster. Tell the troops to rest for another half an hour and then set off on time."
Having said this, Yang Zhen hesitated for a moment, and then said: "You ask someone to bring my horse to Li Huilan. And send two guards to her. Under the current situation, she is a treasure. If something goes wrong
Something happened and we became deaf and blind."
Looking at Yang Zhen's somewhat gloomy expression, Ye Chao thought that Yang Zhen could rest for a while, but finally swallowed it, turned around and gave the order. After Ye Chao left, Yang Zhen looked at the green mountains in front of him, but
I just stood there, not knowing what to think about.
It wasn't until the sound of troops gathering from the bottom of the mountain was heard that Yang Zhen turned around and said to Zhang Zixiong: "Send my coat to Xiao Li. Don't say that I asked you to send it there, just say that her situation is special. At night on the mountain
The wind is strong, please keep it covered so as not to freeze. This is not to take care of her, but to consider the physical condition of the lesbian and the needs of the troops."
Hearing Yang Zhen's instructions, Zhang Zixiong felt something but didn't dare to say anything. He just nodded silently and said: "No. 1, the troops have begun to assemble down the mountain. Should we go down too? After a while,
Commander Feng, Section Chief Ye, and Commander Liu should be anxious."
When Yang Zhen heard this, he looked back at Li Huilan's position, which was blocked by a small protruding bamboo forest. After pondering for a while, he did not go there, but turned around and strode down the mountain. Troops had already begun to gather at the foot of the mountain. He originally thought that Yang Zhen would
He said a few words. But he didn't expect that this young military and political commissar didn't even say a word. He just waved his hand and set off with the troops.
Before setting off, Yang Zhen, who was full of thoughts, seemed strangely silent, and even seemed not to notice Li Huilan's slightly red and swollen eyes. After the troops set off, Yang Zhen, who gave his horse to Li Huilan, was the same as all the cadres and soldiers.
On foot.
After setting off from Chikeng Mountain, Yang Zhen led this small force of more than a thousand people, which was no more than a regiment in size and even no more than a battalion and a half according to the current establishment of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, bypassing all garrisoned villages and starting from the west of Baihukeng.
Heading north. Fortunately, the mountains here are high and densely forested. It is located in the hinterland of the mountainous area in southern Anhui, and there are not many inhabited villages.
Coupled with the surrounding enemy situation, they were all attracted to the southeastern area of Jingxian County, and the entire hinterland of Jingxian County seemed relatively empty. The New Seventh Division, stationed from Yunling to the county seat of Jingxian County, was obviously out of shape. Not to mention that the defense was quite lax, mainly.
The troops were all placed in various villages to the west of Jingxian County. There were not many troops deployed south of the Dingjiaqiao line. Therefore, the march on the Chikeng Mountain line went smoothly and did not encounter any enemy situations.
After nearly a day of forced march, after dark, the small force of more than a thousand people led by Yang Zhen arrived at the Qingge River line, the last pass of the northern retreat. Hiding in the grass beside the Qingge River, Yang Zhen raised his telescope
After carefully observing the section of river in front of him, he shook his head.
It is obvious that although the 32nd Army has placed its main forces in the south and the southeastern mountainous area of Jingxian County, the defense on the front line of the Qingge River has not been relaxed. Currently, all the ferry crossings of the Qingge River are heavily guarded, and all
The ferries are all under centralized control. If you want to cross the river, it is impossible to rely on pontoons and ferries, unless you fight hard.
However, the line from Jingxian County to Yunling has convenient transportation. The main force of the New Seventh Division is deployed on this line. Once the gunshots are fired, the surrounding enemy forces can quickly reinforce. This is quite a feat for this lone army.
The disadvantage is very inconsistent with Yang Zhen's original intention of not exposing the target as much as possible.
Looking at the Qingge River in front of him and the blazing bonfire lit by the defenders on the riverside, Yang Zhen put down the telescope in his hand, turned around and said to Ye Chao, Yin Yang and Li Mingbo who had just returned from reconnaissance: "
Judging from the current situation, it is almost impossible for us to get a ferry and build a pontoon bridge. The only option before us is to ford the ferry."
Yin Yang, who was beside Yang Zhen, heard Yang Zhen's words and thought for a while and said: "Political Commissar, our troops have been active here for a long time, and we know very well that the water there is shallow and can be forded. It is a place where the enemy's defense is weak and can be avoided.
We also know how to drive away the enemy's garrison."
"About ten miles to the west from here, there is a river bank. The water there seems to be very fast. In fact, the deepest water is only up to the waist. The water is fast only because of the several large rocks under the water and the trend of the river.
There is a slope at the bottom of the river. However, people who don’t know the bottom of the river generally don’t know that there are rocks at the bottom of the water, let alone that there is a slope there. They think there is no way to wade there.”
"Actually, the water there is very shallow, and the bottom of the river is full of rocks. And we have just reconnoitred that they have no defenses at all on that section of the river. We can cross the river from there to avoid the defenders in front of us. It is already dark now
, their patrols also shrank back to each village. As long as we act quickly, we can safely cross the river in a short time."
"It's just that it's winter, so this crossing is a bit difficult. In addition, the water in the upper reaches of the Qingge River has suddenly risen in the past few days, and the water has risen much higher than when we moved across the river. Political Commissar, should you think of another way to build a few ferries?
?Even if we just tie up a few bamboo rafts, it will be fine. Otherwise, the soldiers will freeze."
Yang Zhen raised the telescope and looked at the situation on the riverside again, shook his head and said: "No, we don't have time to delay. It's dark now, and the enemy doesn't dare to come out easily. Once it's delayed until dawn, it will be difficult to hide our whereabouts
Although the defense line of the New Seventh Division is relatively loose, the transportation here is relatively convenient, which facilitates the enemy's rapid reinforcement. Once our army's whereabouts are exposed, it will be very detrimental to us."
Having said this, Yang Zhen turned to Ye Chao beside him and said: "You lead the first and second companies of the special agent group to cross the river as the first echelon. After completing the crossing, don't stay where you are. Go as fast as possible.
Dry yourself and put on your cotton-padded clothes, seize the surrounding commanding heights, and cover the follow-up troops crossing the river."
"Also, before your first echelon crosses the river, find a few warriors with good water skills and select a company commander with rich practical experience to lead the team to form a vanguard team. Bring leggings to connect the rope to make a crossing rope to assist those behind.
Troops cross the river and reconnoiter the situation in the north of the river. If it is safe, draw three circles with a flashlight as an identification signal. After receiving the signal from the north bank, your first echelon will cross the river again. Note that after the outpost team completes crossing the river, it will immediately
Expand to the northeast."
"The third company formed by the direct team and the teaching corps, as well as the wounded and radio stations, are the second echelon to cross the river. The fourth and fifth companies formed by the third regiment are the third echelon, covering the direct team and the teaching corps.
The completed third company crossed the river. After all the troops had crossed the river, they crossed again.
After hesitating for a moment, Yang Zhen said again: "Tie together the few marching pots we have on hand, tie the top with bamboo to make a simple bamboo raft, and put it on the radio. Let Xiao Li and the wounded sit on the bamboo raft to protect the radio.
, the other people, including me, all went into the water to ford. Also, free up my horse and the horse carrying the radio for the sick and wounded."
""When crossing the river, you should take off all your clothes and don't wear anything else. It would be better to be colder without clothes when crossing the river. But you must not march in wet clothes after crossing the river. Take off all your clothes.
Crossing the river, it will only be cold for a while. Marching in wet clothes, it will be cold for half a day. In this weather, if you march long distances in wet clothes, you will freeze to death."
When Yin Yang and Ye Chao heard Yang Zhen's order, they wanted to persuade him. They wanted Yang Zhen to get on the bamboo raft, but Yang Zhen glared back. Thinking of Yang Zhen starting from the front line of Chikeng Mountain, they felt a little depressed.
With their expressions on their faces, neither of the two people dared to say anything and could only follow Yang Zhen's orders.