Chapter 246 Persistence is Victory
"Wow, what kind of plane is this? It's so amazing. It can go straight up and down, and you don't even need a runway?"
"It's so amazing. I didn't expect that we had only been away for a month and we even had planes at home!"
"Master, I will also be a pilot when I go back!"
"Yes! Yes! We all have to be pilots and fly a plane to fight the Japanese! "
Seeing that Yang Fan jumped off the helicopter after adding fuel, Liao Youtian, who had been talking to him for a long time, Meng Wu'an and others surrounded him again and looked at Yang Fan with a gaze.
These four big guys who were straight up and down gave them a lot of visual shock today!
"Don't worry, let's talk about this when you go back!"
Yang Fan still waved his hand, and then ordered: "The operation team sent a signal to the opponent! Liao Youtian, hurry up and take people to move all the liquor from the helicopter, wait for them to swim over, and each person will give them a sip of warming their bodies!"
Seeing the signal of a strong light flashlight from the opposite side of the river, Wang Liguo quickly bent down and pulled the cable hard to find that it was tight. Then he shouted at the officers and soldiers of the Kuomintang who had already put the lifebuckle on his body:
"Okay, the cables across the river have been fixed! Don't panic, put the lifebuckle on your body, don't bring all the guns and ammunition into the river. Escape from now on is the most important thing!"
"Line up, don't be confused! No one can cross the river alive if they are in chaos!"
"The river water is cold and turbulent, and it is very uncomfortable to soak in the water! But everyone must persevere and never give up!
Because you can only go home to see your parents alive after crossing the river!”
"There is not only wine across the river, but also your wives and children are waiting for you to go home! Dear brothers, perseverance is victory!"
Wang Liguo, Liu Qiang and four others exclaimed the truth and mobilized everyone's will to survive with the utmost effort!
You should know that the river surface is as high as 1.8 kilometers wide, the river water is biting cold and the water flows fast, even if there are lifebuoys and cross-river cables as assistance!
But it is very challenging for these cold and hungry scattered soldiers to climb over the Yangtze River in one breath!
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"Dad! Mom! The child must go back to see you alive!"
"Brothers, don't you be afraid of fighting the Japanese. Are you still afraid of swimming across the river? Go!"
"Thank you for your brothers from Shandong Independent Teachers, who are great kindness and great virtue, and you will never forget it forever!"
"If we can go home alive, we will definitely give Chief Yang a long life card!"
The guns were not fast enough to be sharpened in the battle. A few simple words of encouragement instantly caused the hungry and cold soldiers of the National Army to burst out with a strong desire to survive and tears of gratitude!
Soon, the first-ranked National Army soldier resolutely threw the rifle into the river, and then grabbed the rope and walked step by step into the cold and bone-black river water!
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The officers and soldiers behind threw all their guns and ammunition into the river, and then pulled the cables to swim to the center of the river in turn like dumplings!
It was already 11:40 on December 12 at night. The cold wind was soaring and the river was thirsty. Soaking in the water was no different from falling into an ice cellar. The sharp cold air made people's scalp tingling and goose bumps all over their body!
However, all the officers and soldiers had a fire of hope in their hearts, without fear of the cold and darkness at all, and unswervingly pulled the cable and swam forward!
"Brother Erniu, I can't do it anymore! Please tell my parents when you go home, you'll say something to me, my son is unfilial and I'll let them down!"
An injured Sichuan soldier gritted his teeth and persevered to Jiangxin, but at this time he had no strength to move forward and could only say his final farewell to his fellow villagers in front!
Erniu roared to the back and said, "Gou Danzi, what nonsense are you talking about! Are you mute? Wouldn't you go home and tell your parents? Hurry up and give me your hand! It's about to cross the river!"
"I'm sorry, I really don't have any strength! I don't want to implicate you, I'll implicate everyone! Brothers, don't give up, I'll take one step first!"
The wounded soldier of Sichuan Army shook his head, resolutely used the best strength to let go of the lifebuoy, and then slowly sank into the bottom of the river!
Because, he knew that there was no way to cross the river with just one hand at this time. He did not want to drag down his fellow countrymen, nor did he want to get stuck in the middle and delay other brothers' escape route!
"Goudan, you idiot! You coward! Woooooo! These dog officials who are so slaughtered only know that they are running away and do not regard us soldiers as humans!"
Erniu cried so hard that he was unable to turn the world around at this time, so he could only continue swimming forward with tears and anger!
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"My brothers!"
"Come on everyone! Living is the most important thing!"
The officers and soldiers of the national army before and after the empathized with it. They could die on the battlefield for the country and nation, but they could not accept the death of being regarded as a worthless son!
If it is placed on land, it is only a short ten minutes walk, but it is placed on this cold and bone-breathing Yangtze River at this time, it is a dangerous survival challenge!
Many military officers and soldiers swam and closed their eyes in despair, letting go of their hands, and letting the rushing and cold river water wash themselves away!
No one wants to give up on himself easily. Everyone knows that only by crossing the river can he survive, but a person's physical strength and will are limited after all!
Many times, everything is not conquered by will alone!
"Everyone hurry up and pick it up and prepare the wine to warm everyone up!"
After nearly half an hour of anxiety, Yang Fan finally saw four cables that were held on to the riverside one after another.
"Brothers, you are suffering! Take a little bit of hot wine to warm your body!"
After the first military officer and soldier of the National Army was helped to the shore, Liao Youtian handed a bottle of high-level liquor in his arms to him!
"Thank you, sir! If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have survived!"
Qian Chenxue took the warm wine bottle with his trembling hands, raised his head and took a sip of the wine, pushed the bottle out!
However, at this time, the extremely spicy wine smelled like a ball of fire burning from the throat to the internal organs, and the chill on the body suddenly drove a lot!
He did not dare to use open flames, so Yang Fan ordered people to use self-heating materials to warm dozens of boxes of wine on the shore. Perhaps everyone's mouthful was far from enough, but at least it was a heart, so he could do as much as he could!
"Brother, please keep your work slowly, don't stay by the river for too long! It's better to walk forward, as the Japanese gunboats may appear at any time!"
Liao Youtian nodded lightly, then turned around and walked towards another brother of the National Army who had just arrived ashore!
"Reporting the division seat! A Japanese army is rushing to Xiaguan Wharf, and there is still 1.5 kilometers away! Please give me instructions!"
Chapter completed!