After arriving at the crossing point found by Yin Yang, Yang Zhen was not reassured because Yin Yang had already scouted this place. Instead, he raised his telescope and carefully observed both sides of the Qingge River. Especially the other side of the river, Yang Zhen looked
He was very careful, searching little by little for anything suspicious on the other side, which meant there was a light indicating enemy troops were stationed there.
After careful observation and personally confirming that there were no enemy troops on the other side, Yang Zhen felt relieved. The New 7th Division on the river bank in this area was indeed undefended, and the water on the river looked indeed very fast. The vanguard dispatched by the first echelon also
It proves that the water flow in the river here is fast only on the surface, but the river water is indeed not deep.
The simple bamboo raft was quickly put together, but this raft, which was made up of four military pots and a few moso bamboos on the mountain, was too simple. Except for the radio station and Li Huilan, I could only put three in despite all my efforts.
The wounded. Together with Yang Zhen's war horses and the horses carrying the radio station, we could barely carry all the wounded.
As for the remaining people, including Yang Zhen, they all stripped naked and went into the water. When the order to take off their clothes was given, all the soldiers hesitated. Although it was already dark, it was cold to let everyone go into the water naked.
First of all, everyone is a little embarrassed, especially in front of Li Huilan, a lesbian.
As the first echelon of the special agent team, it's okay to say that they are all men, so it's okay to be naked. The second echelon that follows is a bit embarrassed. For this middle- and lower-level cadres, the soldiers almost still live a puritan-like life.
, and in an army with strict work style and discipline requirements, most cadres and soldiers are quite conscious.
Moreover, most of these grassroots cadres and soldiers come from villages with relatively conservative folk customs. And the villages of this era are not affected by the almost unlimited openness of the customs. The complex relationship between men and women no longer distinguishes between rural and urban areas. In broad daylight,
I dare to do some research on the bodies of men and women in the room at night. In most villages, the folk customs are quite simple.
It is still difficult for most people to accept a large group of men exposing their bodies naked in front of a woman. Even at night, it is still difficult to accept that they expose their bodies in front of a woman who is not their closest friend.
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To be honest, Yang Zhen was a little embarrassed. But Yang Zhen knew that he couldn't take off his cotton-padded clothes. Even though it was cold for a while after taking off his clothes and getting into the water, he could recover in a short time after wiping himself off and putting on dry cotton-padded clothes.
.But if you don’t take off your cotton-padded clothes and wear this wet cotton-padded clothes on your body, I’m afraid you’ll fall ill before tomorrow.
Although Wannan is located in the Jiangnan area, the lowest temperature in winter is only a few degrees below zero. The coldest weather is only equivalent to the late autumn in the Northeast. The thickness of cotton-padded clothes is also consistent with the fact that in the Northeast, you wear cotton-padded clothes that are twice as thick as here.
The climate is also incomparable to a climate that often makes people shiver with cold.
But it is still the twelfth lunar month of winter after all. Although the temperature of a few degrees below zero will not kill anyone, there is no problem in making people suffer from frostbite. Once the cotton-padded clothes are soaked and worn while marching, you cannot light a bonfire to bake the cotton-padded clothes in a short period of time.
Under this, the soldiers will freeze.
Looking at the hesitant cadres and soldiers, Yang Zhen didn't say anything. He just took the lead in stripping off his clothes, wrapping them in a raincoat and tying them to his body. He pushed Zhang Zixiong away, who wanted to come up to help him, and held a hand with a hand.
The first echelon descended into the river with a makeshift crutch made of bamboo, holding on to the crossing rope made of leggings by the first echelon.
As Yang Zhen, the highest commander of the entire army, took the lead, all cadres no longer had any embarrassment. They could only follow Yang Zhen, taking the lead in taking off their clothes, and using raincoats or raincoats in a good manner.
Wrapping up the oilcloth, he followed Yang Zhen into the water.
With all the cadres taking the lead, the soldiers behind had nothing to hesitate. They took off their clothes one after another, tied them up and put them on their guns. They followed Yang Zhen, who was the first to enter the water in the second echelon, and the guard squad beside him.
Cross the river by pulling the cross-river rope pulled out by the vanguard with leggings.
Fortunately, at this time, the Qingge River has just risen due to rain and snow in the upper reaches, but the water level is still much worse than during the flood season. The water depth is even worse than during the flood season, and the deepest point is only up to the waist. Now
With the crossing rope pulled by Yang Zhen to support us, we encountered no obstacles. Within half an hour, all the troops were ashore.
Although Yang Zhen had been working hard in the Northeast for two years, he thought that his physique was already very frost-resistant. However, in the biting river water in the twelfth lunar month, he still felt a chill when he entered the water. Fortunately, the river surface was not cold at the moment.
Kuan, he was still able to resist for more than ten minutes.
After landing, Yang Zhen dried himself with a hasty towel and put on his cotton-padded clothes. Looking at the soldiers who were shivering with cold after landing, he immediately said to Yin Yang beside him: "Convey the order and ask the soldiers to put on their cotton-padded clothes and run."
Go forward. Don’t stop until you get sweaty.”
As the deputy chief of the reconnaissance section, Yin Yang still understood the intention of Yang Zhen's move. He also knew that even if he dried his body and put on cotton clothes, if the blood vessels were not flowing, it would be easy to get the root of the disease.
.Having just put on his cotton-padded clothes, he immediately ran over, summoned the cadres to take the lead, pulled the soldiers up one by one, and ran quickly northward.
The troops ran northward. On the one hand, they wanted to seize the time to escape from the enemy's last line of defense. On the other hand, they also wanted everyone to activate their blood. But Yang Zhen did not follow the second echelon to go north. He had to wait for the ones behind him.
The troops behind cover crossed the river.
Maybe the troops of the New 7th Division have never thought about it. In this season, there are still people who cross the Qingge River without building pontoons or ferries. So they put most of their energy on various ferries.
The New 7th Division paid no attention at all to this section of the river bank, which was considered impossible to even cross. There was not even a patrol arranged.
After the first and second echelons all crossed the river safely, the third echelon's crossing operation did not encounter any obstruction. The entire crossing operation, which lasted for half an hour, went extremely smoothly. Except for a few soldiers crossing the river
While crossing the river, I fell down because my feet slipped or my legs were cramped due to cold, and I choked a few mouthfuls of cold river water. However, I encountered no obstacles in crossing the river.
After the third echelon came ashore, dressed and ran to the north, Yang Zhen turned around and glanced at the river in front of him that had been crossed twice. After a little hesitation, the Qingge River would become the life and death river for the more than a thousand troops around him.
Turning to the leader of the Third Regiment, the political commissar and Yin Yang, Zhang Zixiong said: "Anyway, although we have paid a certain price, we have now stood out."
"You must remember this river. This mother river in Jing County has witnessed our New Fourth Army's three-year battle and life in southern Anhui. It is a witness to this once fiery history. Remember it and don't forget it.
It, but don’t miss it. The temporary giving up today is to come back better tomorrow.”
After that, Yang Zhen took another look at the Qingge River in front of him, which lay flat like a ribbon on the land of southern Anhui under the night. He turned his head and took the lead to walk north without any nostalgia. Several cadres of the Third Regiment
, also took a look at the river that recorded their three years of fighting and living in southern Anhui, and then left behind Yang Zhen.
After the whole army crossed the Qingge River, Yang Zhen did not ask the troops to stop and rest for a while because the troops were almost out of danger. Instead, he waited until the troops entered the high mountains at the junction of Jing County and Nanling and crossed the Gufeng River.
Finally, I stopped and took a breath. This is already the junction of Jing County and Nanling, and further ahead is the enemy-occupied area.
Although there are still Japanese troops on the Nanling front line, this is an area where the Japanese troops are relatively weak. Like Fanchang in the north, it is also the old guerrilla base area of the three detachments. The five Fanchang defense battles allowed the three detachments to establish a good mass base here.
Basically, it's relatively safe once you get here.
However, due to the current situation of the army, Yang Zhen did not expose the target easily. Instead, he sent cadres from the third detachment to find basic people to buy some food and supplies first, and still hid in the mountains and forests. On the one hand, he seized the time to contact Jiangbei's
Contact the northern Jiangsu headquarters to raise ferries. On the one hand, they send people to conduct detailed reconnaissance of the enemy situation in Nanling and Fanchang.
In response to Yang Zhen's telegram, the Northern Jiangsu Command responded very quickly. Less than half an hour after the telegram was sent, the Northern Jiangsu Command responded. In Wuwei, Jiangbei, the ferry was already ready. As soon as Yang Zhen's headquarters arrived at Fanchang
Within the territory, you can go south to meet us at any time.
The Northern Jiangsu headquarters repeatedly emphasized in the telegram that Yang Zhen must ensure absolute safety. When necessary, the troops can be transferred to the command of Comrade Feng Dafei and persist in guerrilla warfare on the spot. He himself led some of the guard troops and crossed the river north alone.
In this telegram jointly sent by the Central Plains Bureau and the Northern Jiangsu Command, which had been transferred to northern Jiangsu at this time, Yang Zhen was clearly told directly to separate from the troops and act alone when necessary. This is what the central government has repeatedly confessed.
At all times, his safety comes first. If things really come to a point where nothing can be done, how to ensure his safety is what the central government is most concerned about right now.
After receiving a call back from the northern Jiangsu headquarters, Yang Zhen shook his head. He knew what the central government meant. As long as he could save himself, if necessary, the more than a thousand troops currently in the three theaters and the Japanese army could give up. Compared to
Not only were there more than a thousand men and horses, but the troops were actually running out of ammunition and food, it was much safer to go north with only one guard squad.
Although it has now escaped from the encirclement of the Third Theater Zone, it does not mean that the troops are safe, nor does it mean that it has completely escaped from danger. Although there are no troops from the Third Theater Zone in front, there are still combat effectiveness that are much stronger than those in the Third Theater Zone.
The Japanese army. If there is a slight negligence, the situation faced by the troops may be even more dangerous than in Jing County.
The guard squad of my own was all trained by myself. Although it lacked some necessary equipment, its professional skills were no less than those of later generations of special forces. Coupled with my own skills, with such a small force
It is much safer to go north. Compared with the larger target of more than a thousand people, if you lead a small force to go north alone at this time, the target and danger will be much smaller.
But Yang Zhen couldn't do it even if he was asked to leave his troops and escape. "Don't abandon, don't give up" is Yang Zhen's creed. Not to mention that there are more than a thousand people left in the army, there is only one person left.
Yang Zhen also wanted to bring him to Jiangbei intact. This was Yang Zhen's determination before he divided his troops.