Chapter six hundred and seventy seventh never abandon
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 at 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 seemed to be very fast. The vanguard dispatched by the first echelon also It proves that the river here seems to be fast only on the surface, but the river is indeed not deep.
The simple bamboo raft was quickly put together, but the 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, no matter how hard they tried, they could only put three people on it. The wounded, together with Yang Zhen's war horses and the horses carrying the radio station, were able to barely carry all the wounded.
As for the remaining people, including Yang Zhen, they all took off their clothes 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 have bare buttocks. However, the second echelon that follows is a little embarrassed. For these middle and lower-level cadres, the soldiers almost still live a puritan-like life. , and in the army that has 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, Now I dare to do some research on the physical aspects of men and women in the room at night. In most villages, the folk customs are quite simple.
Most people still find it difficult to accept a large group of men exposing their bodies naked in front of a woman. Even at night, it is the same when they expose their bodies in front of a woman who is not their closest friend. Unacceptable,
To be honest, Yang Zhen was a little embarrassed, but Yang Zhen knew that he couldn't take off the cotton-padded clothes. He took off his clothes and went into the water. Even though it was cold for a while, he wiped it off after getting ashore and put on dry cotton-padded clothes, and he could recover in a while. Come, 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 tomorrow.
Although Wannan is located in the south of the Yangtze River, 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 different from that in the Northeast, where you wear cotton-padded clothes that are twice as thick as here. The climate that often makes people shiver with cold is incomparable.
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 infecting people with frostbite. Once the cotton-padded clothes are soaked and worn while marching, they 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. A makeshift crutch made of bamboo supported the first echelon's rope made of leggings, and they descended into the river.
As Yang Zhen, the highest commander of the entire army, took the lead, all cadres no longer felt embarrassed. 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. Pulling the crossing rope pulled out by the vanguard with leggings, they crossed the river.
Fortunately, the Qingge River at this time 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, and the water depth is even worse than during the flood season. The deepest point is only up to the waist. Now With the ferry rope pulled out by Yang Zhen to hold on to, there were no obstacles. Within half an hour, all the troops were ashore.
Although Yang Zhen had been working hard in the Northeast for two years and thought that his physique was already very frost-resistant, he still felt a chill when he entered the water in the biting river during the twelfth lunar month. 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 sweat, and don't stop."
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 his blood vessels were not flowing, it would be easy to get the root of the disease. , who had 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 towards the north.
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 get their blood flowing. However, Yang Zhen did not follow the second echelon to go north. He had to wait for those 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 will be people crossing the Qingge River without setting up pontoons or ferries, so they put most of their energy on various ferries. The New 7th Division paid no attention to this section of the river bank that was considered impossible to even cross, and did not even arrange a patrol.
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 did not encounter any obstacles in crossing the river.
After the third echelon came ashore, dressed and ran to the north, Yang Zhen turned around and took a look 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 Jingxian 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. Giving up temporarily 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 glanced at the river that recorded their three years of fighting and living in southern Anhui, and followed Yang Zhen to leave.
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 to take a breath. This was already the junction of Jingxian County and Nanling. Going further forward was 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. Fanchang to the north is also the old guerrilla base 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 the Jiangbei people. 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 you at any time.
The Northern Jiangsu Command 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 will lead some of the guard troops to cross the river and go 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 was repeatedly explained by the Central Committee, no matter where 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 the call back from the North Jiangsu headquarters, Yang Zhen shook his head. He knew what the central government meant. As long as he could save himself, the more than a thousand troops currently in the three theaters and the Japanese army could be given up if necessary. Compared to Not to mention that more than a thousand people were trapped and horses were scarce, and for the troops who were actually running out of ammunition and food, it would be 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 capabilities that are much stronger than those of the Third Theater Zone. If the Japanese army is slightly negligent, 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, I was able to lead such a small force. It is much safer to go north. Compared with the larger target of more than a thousand people, at this time, I lead a small force to go north alone. The target and danger are much smaller.
But if he was asked to leave his troops and escape on his own, Yang Zhen couldn't do it even if he was beaten to death. "Don't abandon, don't give up" is Yang Zhen's creed. Not to mention that there are still more than a thousand people in the army, there is only one left. Yang Zhen also wanted to bring him to Jiangbei intact. This was Yang Zhen's determination before he divided his troops.