The golden rising sun makes the scenery of lakes and mountains extremely gorgeous, summer insects are chirping, birds are flying, the island is peaceful and peaceful in the gentle breeze, and the fragrance of flowers is refreshing.
An Yi stood up after washing his face by the lake. When he saw An Jin standing behind him and giggling, he stepped forward and wiped his face with a towel. He covered his forehead with his big hand and stayed for a while: "Not bad, the fever is gone."
"I feel more energetic when I wake up today, but my hands are still shaking when I raise the gun." An Jin bent down and picked up a piece of bamboo filled with water in his hand: "Brother, are you ready to leave?"
"Who told you?" An Yi was a little surprised.
"When I saw my Master Ding come back, he, the Deputy Division Commander, the Chief of Staff, and others were immersed in looking at the map. My Master Li said that it was very difficult to find the east entrance, and the enemy had increased its troops again."
An Jin replied in a low voice, the Master Ding he was talking about was Ding Zhicheng, the captain of the Special Forces Brigade, and Master Li was Li Fuqiang, the deputy of the Special Forces Brigade and the sniper instructor of the entire division. An Jin was able to obtain the salary of two of the best masters in the army, not all of them.
It's because of An Yi's relationship, but because An Jin has extraordinary talents in shooting and martial arts.
An Yi said noncommittally: "Even if there is action, you will stay in the wounded barracks for me. You have just recovered from a serious illness, and your current state is simply unable to bear too heavy a combat mission. Besides, there are so many wounded soldiers."
Brother also needs someone to protect him. For the time being, you should stay with the brothers in the logistics department and the teaching brigade who are guarding the wounded camp."
"Understand, I won't show off. As a special forces soldier, I know when to do what." An Jin said openly.
An Yi patted his head with satisfaction, and the two brothers walked side by side towards several new long wooden tables in front of the hay shed.
An Jin walked towards the straw hut, An Yi put the dark towel on his shoulders, took the cigarette from Xiao Jiu and lit it habitually. As soon as he took a puff, he immediately realized:
"American Red Circle? Grandma is so awesome...where did it come from?"
"Brother Ding gave it to me. Last night he stole three large bags of western medicine, syringes, scalpels and other things from the church. He said he brought it back when he saw a freshly opened cigarette. He also asked me what was written on it?
You also know that I don’t know English, and I only know the American flag.” Lin Yaodong smiled.
An Yi immediately stood up and walked quickly to Ding Zhicheng, who was gathering with his brothers, squeezed in and sat down between Ding Zhicheng and Hu Hu, and asked in a low voice: "Old Ding, how far did you run last night? Which county did you end up in?"
Ding Zhicheng smelled the strong smell of cigarettes and knew that An Yi had smoked American cigarettes. Lehaha pointed at the map and smiled:
"Xuyi County, here... there is a Catholic church on the edge of Zhuangyuan Street, less than 800 meters away from the Huaihe River. It is not marked on our map. There is about a regiment of troops stationed in this county, so I grabbed a soldier and asked
, designated as the 443rd Regiment of the 39th Division of the Anhui Army, the division is headquartered in Mingguang County, 64 kilometers southwest. If we hadn't suddenly rushed into Hongze Lake, this regiment would not have been transferred up. Listen to what the unlucky guy said
, I'm afraid there will be another division coming from the Wuhe to Lingsi line in the west in the next two days. It seems that old man Chu Yupu has decided to conquer us."
An Yi nodded: "This information is so valuable! In other words, the old guy Chu Yupu is dispatching troops. It is estimated that he has arrived in Wuhe County, or in Liuxiang Town at the mouth of the Huaihe River in the west, to personally command the army against us.
To carry out encirclement and suppression, I will do the math..."
"I have calculated that around tonight or tomorrow morning at the latest, Chu Yupu's three armies will move south to the line from Liuxiang to Xuyi. At the same time, according to the intelligence brought back by the reconnaissance team from the east, Jiangba in the southeast, Jiangba in the east
Traces of the Anhui army were found in the three towns of Maba, Donghekou, Hongze on the east bank, and Dongshuanggou. Local fishermen said that they only saw so many troops yesterday afternoon, and there were many three-horse pullers.
The artillery, it seems that the east and southeast sides are also blocked, and the strength should be no less than two divisions." Yin Jinan said.
An Yi tilted his head and looked at the map: "Sun Chuanfang is so stubborn. This grandson is more anxious than old man Chu."
"Don't forget, when we entered Zhejiang to fight, we beat him badly in Quzhou, Lanxi, Tonglu and Kunshan, and he will definitely not be able to swallow this breath.
However, it stands to reason that Sun Chuanfang should focus on the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The most important places are Shanghai and Suzhou and Hangzhou. The taxes there are extremely eye-catching. Isn't he afraid of Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Zongchang? I can't figure it out.
Why would this guy eagerly run to the middle to join in the fun?"
Yang Bin held his chin in his hand and said thoughtfully.
An Yi nodded and said nothing. He pondered for a moment and said uncertainly: "It is very likely that the warlords have a tacit understanding to first leave Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou and other places, and concentrate the main force to attack Nanjing. Yesterday morning, Senior Brother Yu's telegram said that Feng Yuxiang and General Yan Xishan
We started fighting with Fengjun again, and suggested that if we be patient, we might get a turn for the better... Could it be that Zhang Zuolin and his son couldn't stand it any longer and urgently ordered Zhang Zongchang to come back for reinforcements?"
Yang Bin suddenly stood up: "It makes sense, it makes sense! So, I'm afraid Old Man Chu and the main force of the Zhilu Allied Forces won't be able to stay for long."
Huzi said helplessly: "We can't stay long, otherwise many brothers will have to wait to die. If Lao Ding hadn't stolen three boxes of anti-inflammatory potions, Cheng Guang and several brothers with the most severe gunshot wounds would probably have survived today.
If you don’t go, I don’t know how many brothers will die if you don’t go back!”
"How did the discussion go?" An Yi asked Hu Jialin.
Hu Jialin pointed to Zeng Changhe behind him: "This kid came up with a bold idea, and our hearts beat like drums. It's a bit like gambling. The sky is the limit. If you lose, you'll pay everything."
An Yi looked at Zeng Changhe in surprise, who was the hardest working and most spiritual among the young lieutenants. Zeng Changhe calmly showed a shy smile to An Yi, and then told the map his complete opinions.
After An Yi heard such a bold and well-planned idea, he looked in disbelief at this young farm boy who had led him on a mountain road to rescue the villagers in the mountains of northern Hunan. He nodded frequently for a while and asked appreciatively: "Changhe,
How about I leave the suspicious tactics to your command?"
Zeng Changhe opened his eyes wide, saw An Yi's trusting gaze and sincere smile, thought for a while and replied in a low voice:
"I don't know if the enemy's bombers will come. Yesterday afternoon, the reconnaissance plane came. It flew over our heads a few times and then flew to the northeast."
An Yi said with a smile: "It's still early now, and he will probably come back to see what we are doing in another hour. The enemy has an airport in Huai'an. The reason why no bombers came to harm us yesterday, I think it is because the enemy's contact was not smooth for a while.
Or the fighter plane was delayed for other reasons, but since the enemy sent a reconnaissance plane, he must want to deal with us, so even if he does not send bombers today, he will send a reconnaissance plane. You just need to go ahead and do whatever you want.
I will ask the guard captain to follow you as a supervisor, and see who dares not to listen to you."
Zeng Changhe stood upright with his legs crossed excitedly: "My subordinates will resolutely complete the task!"
"Be careful."
An Yi patted Zeng Changhe's shoulder, which had become much more generous: "Is your cousin Chang Geng awake today?"
"He woke up. Doctor Li just gave him an injection of special medicine and fell asleep again. He's a little better than yesterday." Zeng Changhe replied gratefully.
"Go! The sooner you act, the better."
"yes!"
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Just after three o'clock in the afternoon, the two reconnaissance planes that flew in in the morning appeared again, flying from the north and northeast directions respectively over the lake in front of the island. They saw a steamboat below towing more than 40 ships full of revolutionary troops.
The large and small fishing boats had already left the island two kilometers and were slowly sailing to the southeast. They immediately lowered their altitude and circled for reconnaissance. Another one flew over the east side of the island and circled, and saw thousands of revolutionary troops quickly boarding the lake.
Small and large ships circled twice in the air and then flew eastward. Ten minutes later, they made a big turn and flew back for reconnaissance. They found that a steamboat was dragging dozens of fishing boats full of revolutionary troops slowly eastward and had sailed away from the island.
For more than one kilometer, the island is extremely quiet and there is no one around. Even the two long straw huts seen in the morning have been demolished.
At 5:40 in the afternoon, the two planes went back to fill up with fuel and flew back again. Once again, they saw two long fleets of boats on the lake hundreds of meters below. Suddenly, they suddenly stopped on the lake about six kilometers away from Shadui Bay on the east coast.
After turning around and heading north, the two planes circled and conducted reconnaissance for a while. After seeing clearly that the dusty ship was full of revolutionary troops, they flew toward the northeast one after another.
As soon as the enemy plane left, dozens of shirtless brothers on the two pulling steamers began to get busy. The brothers on one ship once again adjusted the direction to due north and quickly fixed the rudder with wire ropes.
The brothers quickly dismantled the roof of the steamboat and any other parts that had nothing to do with navigation. They quickly approached another stopped steamship, removed the large iron hook connecting dozens of ships behind them, and then re-tugged the two trains.
The large steamer carrying the fleet accelerated forward, and the brothers on board all jumped onto the relatively small steamboat. Watching the fleet carrying the lifelike scarecrows wearing military hats and military uniforms slowly and steadily heading north, they immediately turned the ship's bow.
, speeding towards Daxingtan.
Zeng Changhe and more than thirty brothers were very lucky. The reason why the enemy did not send bombers to bomb indiscriminately was not because they did not want to bomb, but because Sun Chuanfang was engaged in a fierce battle on the east road with Zhou Fengqi's 26th Army, which He Yingqin's troops had not yet retreated to the south of the Yangtze River.
The only eight bombers were all sent to assist in the battle. Zhou Fengqi's tribe, which had been defending the important town of Nantong in the north of the Yangtze River for a week, suffered heavy casualties. They had to abandon the county and fled across the river in embarrassment. Sun Chuanfang's tribe got their wish and occupied this strategic position guarding the middle and lower reaches.
The fortress laid the foundation for him to fully contain the Jiangnan Revolutionary Army and complete the raid on Nanjing.
At nightfall, the forty-seven fishing boats that had transported the first batch of more than 1,200 elite soldiers to the north of Zuzhuang on the southwest bank turned around again and rushed to the south of Xiaoxingtan, four kilometers northeast of the river, to continue picking up the wounded. Halfway through, they saw that the steamboat had already arrived.
More than 30 fishing boats, loaded with shirtless officers and soldiers armed with live ammunition, were towed towards us. A battle for time and speed was about to become intense.
At 7:45 p.m., more than 20 cavalrymen wearing uniforms of the Zhili Allied Forces quickly approached the low but solid west gate of Xuyi City. The captain guarding the gate of the Anhui Army came forward to salute and check. A big man with a yellow face dismounted his horse with a smile and took out a
The certificate was handed over enthusiastically.
The captain of the Anhui Army reached out to take it. The big yellow-faced man struck the captain's throat with his palms together like lightning. He then supported the limp captain and shouted loudly: "Brother, what's wrong with you? Why did you faint suddenly? Stand up quickly!"
"
The cavalry on horseback immediately dismounted, and the six guards guarding the gate also ran up to help. The surrounding cavalry suddenly showed their sharp blades and quickly cut the throats of the six guards. The big yellow-faced man gave a low cry, and they all jumped on their horses and galloped into the city. More than two thousand people.
The shirtless Revolutionary Army soldiers also rushed toward the west gate one kilometer away.