The river was so dark that nothing could be seen. The rope tied to the brothers of the Fiery Special Warfare Brigade was being stretched continuously. Everyone on the river bank felt their hearts in their throats.
The current in the middle of the river was rapid. Although the brother swam hard toward the other bank, the huge current made him barely able to control his body shape and he was swept downstream.
There was no way to draw strength from the water. Facing the surging river water, the brother kept struggling and fluttering, but to no avail.
"Quick, pull back!"
Seeing the rope sliding quickly towards the river, Yang Ling shouted loudly and hurriedly, and more than 20 brothers holding one end of the rope pulled back with all their strength.
Soon, the soaked brother was dragged back to the shore. Being in such a fast river had exhausted all his strength and he could no longer stand firm.
"Help him down and rest, and find another person." After Yang Ling encouraged the brother for a few words, he ordered behind him.
Soon, the second brother who was tied up slipped into the water and swam hard to the other side. This brother almost lost his balance in the middle of the river.
Fortunately, he paid attention to maintaining his strength and finally swam over despite all his efforts. When he heard the shout of the brother on the other side, the brothers who stayed on the other side all cheered softly.
Several more brothers went into the water and followed the ropes that had been fixed on the other side of the river to reinforce and check them. Although the current was fast, they could cross the river by holding on to the ropes tightly and swimming to the other side.
For safety reasons, every brother crossing the river held hands with each other while holding on to the rope to prevent being washed away by the water.
"Hold on tight, don't go ashore, don't let go, or you'll be washed away by the water." Yang Ling repeatedly told the first group of brothers to cross the river.
These brothers nodded solemnly, then got into the water one by one, grabbed the rope and swam towards the other side of the river.
Because if you hold on to the rope to cross the river, as long as you don't let go, the brothers will be able to cross the river without any danger, even though the river water will make them stagger.
Seeing that the first group of brothers successfully crossed the river, Yang Ling immediately let the second group of brothers enter the water. However, one brother failed to hold on firmly and was almost washed away by the flood.
It took the brothers a full hour to cross the river without any danger. Looking at the fast-flowing river in the dark, they were all terrified.
After crossing the river, they did not stop too much, but headed directly towards the assembly point agreed with the guerrillas.
In a dark forest, about a hundred guerrilla officers and soldiers wearing cloaks and raincoats were lurking here.
This is the place they agreed with the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade, but they waited and waited, but did not see the arrival of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade.
"Captain, did the Flame Special Warfare Brigade have something go wrong on the road?"
The appointed time had passed, but not a single person from the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade was seen, which made some guerrillas lose their composure.
The guerrilla leader is also very anxious. After all, this is already an enemy-occupied area. It will be dawn soon and it will be very dangerous for them to stay here.
If the members of the Lieyan Special Forces Brigade were ambushed by Japanese soldiers on the way and some prisoners sold them, then their guerrillas would be completely destroyed.
"Let's wait a little longer. It's raining so heavily. Maybe they were delayed on the road."
Although the guerrilla leader was enthusiastic and anxious, he was patient and prepared to wait a little longer.
"Send a few brothers to look for them in the direction they came from. They might be lost."
It was dark and raining heavily. After thinking about it, the guerrilla leader decided to send a few people to meet Yang Ling and the others.
Indeed, as the guerrilla leader expected, Yang Ling and the others arrived in this area despite overcoming many difficulties.
However, because it was dark and pouring with rain, they were not familiar with this area, and the simple map in their hands did not match the surroundings and they did not know who drew it, so they had been wandering around for a long time.
Fortunately, the guerrillas sent out to respond quickly discovered Yang Ling and the others who were lost. They imitated a few bird calls from a distance, and Yang Ling and the others quickly responded.
"Are you the Flame Special Warfare Brigade?"
Soon, a few guerrillas wearing bamboo hats and raincoats emerged from the darkness.
"We are the Flame Special Operations Brigade. I don't know who drew this map, and it doesn't match the surroundings, so we got lost."
Yang Ling stepped forward and checked the code with the guerrillas, and then explained after confirming it.
"Our captain is worried that you will get lost, so he sent us to pick you up." The guerrillas said, "We are hiding in the woods over there. Please come with us."
Yang Ling waved to the back, and then led his brothers to quickly meet up with the local guerrillas. At this moment, one and a half hours had passed since the time they agreed.
"Sir Yang, it's raining heavily now, and you are exhausted from coming all the way. Why don't you go to our campsite in the mountains to rest first, and we can find time to rescue the captured officers and soldiers another day?"
Seeing that Yang Ling and the officers and soldiers of the Flame Special Forces Brigade were all wet and covered in mud, the guerrilla captain kindly put forward his own suggestions.
"In order to avoid long nights and long dreams, we should act according to the original plan and rescue the captured officers and soldiers now. It is raining heavily now, which can be regarded as a cover for us."
After all, this is an enemy-occupied area. With so many of them here, even though all the traces they have taken have been taken care of, if they are exposed, it will be a problem, so Yang Ling insists on acting according to the original plan.
"That's fine." Seeing that Yang Ling wanted to act according to the original plan, the guerrilla leader no longer pressed him and nodded: "Then I will introduce the situation of the prisoner of war camp first."
Several brothers gathered around and spread out a raincloth. Yang Ling, the guerrilla leader and several major officers all got into the raincloth, took out their flashlights, spread out the map, and listened to the guerrilla leader's introduction to the situation.
"The prisoner-of-war camp is guarded by a Japanese reinforced squadron. According to the information we obtained, there are more than 1,100 captured brothers from various units detained there."
Yang Ling asked: "Are you clear about the specific situation inside?"
The guerrilla leader replied: "Some of us were captured and repaired the prisoner-of-war camp of the Japanese. We know some of the situation. I heard that the barracks on the left are where the prisoners live, and the barracks on the right are where the Japanese live."
"How many exits are there in the prisoner of war camp?" Yang Ling asked.
"There is only one exit, and there are two heavy machine guns. The area around the camp has been cleared, and there is a barbed wire interceptor. The Japanese have patrols patrolling on time, but we have already mastered the patrol rules."
"How far is the nearest Japanese stronghold from this prisoner of war camp?" Yang Ling lowered his head and thought for a moment before asking.
"About ten miles away, a Japanese squadron is stationed. They have military vehicles. If a battle breaks out here, they will be able to come over quickly."
"In this way, you are responsible for destroying the roads and intercepting the Japanese reinforcements. The task of rescuing the captured brothers will be left to our Lieyan Special Forces Brigade." Yang Ling thought for a while and then ordered.
The Japanese prisoner-of-war camp was guarded by a Japanese squadron, but Yang Ling was still confident that he could rescue the people. And when he sent away the guerrillas, he was also worried that they were not trained enough and might not be able to alert the enemy when they raided the prisoner-of-war camp.