Toudao Town, the temporary residence of the New Regiment.
When Xu Rui's eyes accidentally glanced outside the town, his eyes suddenly lit up. Leng Tiefeng and Wang Husheng followed Xu Rui's eyes and saw mountains of wood.
"Wood?" Wang Husheng was a little confused.
Leng Tiefeng was also a little confused. What was there to be happy about when he discovered wood?
Xu Rui chuckled and said to the Siberian Tiger: "Huzi, tell the political commissar and veterans where the wood piled outside the town is going to be transported?"
Siberian tiger said: "Japan."
"Japan?" Wang Husheng said in surprise, "This town has no railways or even roads. How can so much wood be transported to Japan? Is it transported by air?"
"Air transportation? Political Commissar, what are you thinking about?" the Siberian Tiger said, "Of course it's water transportation."
"Water transport?" Wang Husheng's eyes immediately turned to the small river flowing outside the town not far away, and he said, "This river seems to be only a few dozen meters wide. Although it is the flood season, big ships cannot enter at all.
If you don't come, if you only use small boats, so many small materials will have to be transported until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse..."
Speaking of this, Wang Husheng suddenly stopped.
Because Wang Husheng immediately thought of herding. Although he had never experienced herding, he had never eaten pork. How could he not see pigs running? He had heard of herding for a long time.
At that moment, Wang Husheng turned around and said to Xu Rui excitedly: "Old Xu, you mean... release?!"
"Yes, let's go!" Xu Rui smiled and said to Leng Tiefeng, "The small river in front leads directly to the Tumen River. Brothers can enter Hunchun by sitting on a wooden raft, and then walk a short distance.
It only takes less than two days to reach Wujiashan Fortress, and we can enter Hunchun County early tomorrow morning!"
"Yes!" Leng Tiefeng agreed and left in a hurry.
Xu Rui turned back and ordered Zhuoligetu: "Atu, you rush to Yanji County immediately and tell Shi Changqing that the Fifth Battalion only needs to hold on in Yanji County until dark today! Then withdraw to Sanjiangkou to meet up with the main force of the regiment."
"Yes!" Zhuoligetu agreed, then turned around and mounted his horse and hurried away.
Watching Zhuo Ligetu's figure go away, Wang Husheng said again: "Old Xu, is it really possible? I have heard people say that it is very dangerous to discharge?"
Xu Rui said happily: "The discharge is dangerous, but can it be compared with the deep mountains and old forests of Changbai Mountain? Our new regiment has even broken through the deep mountains and old forests of Changbai Mountain, are we still afraid of the danger of just discharge?"
Wang Husheng said with relief after hearing this: "Yes, this danger is nothing."
As for Leng Tiefeng, except for the dozen or so Wolf Fang members who were on guard duty, he gathered all the rest. He also mobilized dozens of veterans from several main battalions. They all took off their military uniforms and put on the ones bought at a high price from the town.
Wearing casual clothes, Qiao dressed up as a rower in the town and began to build wooden rafts. During this period, several Japanese reconnaissance planes whizzed past from low altitude, but there was no doubt because Changbai Mountain is rich in timber, and most of this wood will pass through the raft.
It was transported downstream to Rajin Port and then sold to Japan, so the Japanese pilots did not have any suspicion.
I was busy for almost half an afternoon, and by evening more than 300 wooden rafts had been built. All the rafts were sharp at the front and wide at the back. This was to facilitate maneuvering and turning in the river, but every piece of wood in the raft was nailed with iron nails.
It is fixed and can be said to be very strong. As long as it does not violently collide with the reefs in the river, there is basically no fear of falling apart.
At this time, the sky was gradually getting dark, and Xu Rui immediately ordered the entire army to mount the wooden platoon.
At this time, the new regiment had only more than 3,000 officers and soldiers and more than 600 horses left, so each wooden platoon only needed to carry ten officers and soldiers and two horses. There was no pressure at all! Each wooden platoon carried ten soldiers.
Xu Rui also assigned one crew member. In addition to the six mildly and seriously injured people who were incapacitated, the remaining four veterans and two were responsible for taking care of the wounded to prevent the raft from falling into the water during the bumpy discharge process. The other two veterans were responsible for control.
raft.
Such an arrangement is absolutely necessary.
Because the river near Toudao Town is relatively narrow, the current is very turbulent, and reefs appear from time to time, even experienced dischargers will be very careful when passing this section of the river, and the officers and soldiers of the New Regiment
But there was no experience, and what was worse was the discharge at night, which became even more dangerous.
From Head Road Town to Sanjiangkou, it merges into the main stream of the Tumen River. It is only a hundred miles long, but it encounters more than 20 dangerous shoals. When passing through the most dangerous dangerous shoal, there were more than a dozen rafts that could not avoid it.
The reef in the river shattered after the impact, and all the lightly and seriously injured members of the platoon suffered misfortunes. The wooden platoon following behind only rescued a few veterans who were good at water.
But then again, this loss really seems insignificant compared to traveling through deep mountains and old forests.
Moreover, there is a great advantage of using the waterway, that is, it is fast. At nearly midnight, the main force of the new regiment has arrived at Sanjiangkou, and by this time, Shi Changqing's fifth battalion was already waiting by the river.
Xu Rui personally controlled a wooden raft to the shore, and then jumped ashore.
After receiving the code, Zhuo Ligetu and Shi Changqing immediately came forward. Immediately afterwards, the officers and soldiers of the fifth battalion who were sitting in the reeds by the river also stood up one after another. Under the moonlight, Xu Rui glanced over.
, and found that there were only about 300 people at most, and many of the officers and soldiers had their heads and bodies wrapped in gauze and were seriously injured.
Obviously, the enemy's deadly attack in Yanji County inflicted heavy casualties on the fifth battalion. Xu Rui's estimate was correct. If the attack continued, the fifth battalion would only be able to hold on for about two days at most.
Seeing Xu Rui sizing up the officers and soldiers of the fifth battalion, Shi Changqing's head immediately dropped.
Shi Changqing said: "Captain, I have let you down. The battle in Yanji was not fought well."
"It's not your fault." Xu Rui waved his hand and said, "It's just the little devil who has learned a lot. Every time he faces a new group of us, he always uses the same tactics that will kill both the enemy and the stone, which makes us very passive."
"Yeah." Shi Changqing nodded heavily, "The Japanese devils are really crazy."
Xu Rui nodded and said, "By the way, the Japanese pursuers won't catch up soon, right?"
"That's not possible." Shi Changqing said, "We came to Sanjiangkou to meet up after getting rid of the Japanese soldiers. At this time, most of the Japanese soldiers are still marching along the highway."
Xu Rui nodded and immediately ordered the officers and soldiers of the fifth battalion to get on the wooden platoon.
Moreover, at this time, the surface of the main stream of the Tumen River had become much wider. Xu Rui asked the officers and soldiers of the new regiment to hook together the wooden rafts that were originally operating alone to form a large wooden raft. This was not only more stable, but also more controllable.
With fewer people, more officers and soldiers can rest.
The officers and soldiers of the new regiment rode down the river on a wooden platoon, and not far away they found the Japanese pursuers.
Because there is a section of the river parallel to the riverside road, separated by at most four to five hundred meters, so from the river you can clearly see the formation of Japanese soldiers holding torches and turning on their headlights on the road, but the Japanese soldiers marching on the road are not
There were no continuous wooden rafts sliding across the river, because the wooden rafts were completely integrated with the night and the river surface.
Soon, the wooden rafts flowing down the river left behind the Japanese marching on the road.
After confirming that the Japanese had been left behind, Xu Rui finally let out a long sigh of relief.
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Liuhe County, the headquarters of the Japanese Far Eastern Army.
The two old Japanese, Yamashita Tomofumi and Kobayashi Asaburo, didn't know that the officers and soldiers of the new regiment had already formed a line and flowed down the river, and they were still there playing their crowns to celebrate.
"Your Excellency, Commander!" Kobayashi Asaburo said excitedly, "After defeating the defenders of Yanji County, the 38th Division is rushing towards Tumen County. More importantly, Tumen County has not discovered a new group of troops.
The whereabouts of the regiment, this is enough to show that the new regiment has not left the Xilin River Valley, and the 38th Division has already walked in front of them, haha!"
The officer next to him, He Zhongzhi, poured cold water on him and said, "Mr. Xiao Lin, could it be that the new regiment has already passed Tumen County?"
"Absolutely impossible." Kobayashi Asaburo said firmly, "Not to mention that the new regiment is already exhausted at this time. Even if they are in good condition and even if they abandon almost all their baggage, they will never be able to reach the front of the imperial army.
, it is even less likely that they have passed Tumen County, after all, they still bring a large number of wounded with the army!"
Shiga Tadashi immediately fell silent, because he had to admit that what Asaburo Kobayashi said made sense.
Yamashita Fengwen nodded slightly, and he fully recognized Kobayashi Asaburo's judgment in his heart, and then said: "However, we still cannot take it lightly and order the pursuit and annihilation army to advance at full speed. After entering Tumen County, they will launch on the spot.
Build a blockade between the county and Hunchun County, and the main force of the new regiment must not be allowed to enter Hunchun County."
After saying that, Yamashita Fengwen turned to Shihe Zhongzhi and said: "Congratulations to you, the aviation corps cannot relax its vigilance and will continue to send out night reconnaissance aircraft to conduct comprehensive night reconnaissance in Yanji County, Tumen County and Hunchun County.
You need to find out the whereabouts of the New Regiment for me! If I haven’t discovered the whereabouts of the New Regiment for a moment, I won’t be at peace for a moment!”
"Hai! I'm going to arrange a reconnaissance plane right now." He Zhongzhi gave a serious pause, then turned around and walked away.
Watching He Zhongji's figure go away, Yamashita Fengwen turned back and asked Kobayashi Asaburo: "Kobayashi-kun, where do you think the main force of Xu Rui's new group will be at this time?"
Kobayashi Asaburo said with a smile: "I think that the new group is probably still stranded in the Xilin River Valley."
Yamashita Fengwen frowned slightly and said, "But, I always feel like we have overlooked something."
"Really?" Asaburo Kobayashi was somewhat disapproving, and added, "We don't seem to have overlooked anything. The new group does not dare to take the main road, so they can only take small roads or even walk through the jungle. Is it possible to take the waterway?"
