Xu Rui and Wan Zhongshan led the first squadron and arrived almost at the same time.
However, because Xu Rui and the others were in the downwind area, they did not smell the strong and nauseating burning smell before arriving at Huilonggou, but they also saw the fire that almost burned half of it red.
Xu Rui and Wan Zhongshan had the same idea as Heipi. They both believed that the militia chose to die together.
"It's over." Wan Zhongshan sighed and said, "There must be something wrong with Xiao Hei. Secretary Wang and the others didn't have time to take away the supplies, so they chose to burn them. I just don't know if the county brigade and the various district teams have any
Delay the Japanese, and if the Japanese chase the civilians, it will be troublesome."
Xu Rui is not as pessimistic as Wan Zhongshan.
There might be something really wrong with Heipi, otherwise Lao Wang would never have ordered the burning of supplies, but to say that the Japanese would wipe out the county brigade and all district squads so quickly, and pose a threat to the civilian men mobilized by Wang Husheng, Xu
Rui didn't believe it, because the Japanese had this time, why didn't they put out the fire?
Rescue supplies are obviously more important to the Japanese, right?
Facts also confirmed Xu Rui's judgment. As the distance approached, Xu Rui and the others soon discovered that the Japanese army column stopped on the railway track was indeed on fire, and there were indeed many figures making a fuss.
However, their efforts to put out the fire seemed so ineffective. Instead of reducing the intensity of the fire, it actually burned more intensely.
"Everyone is here, prepare to fight!" Xu Rui quickly gave the order. The officers and soldiers of the First Squadron unsheathed their bayonets and loaded their bullets. The members of the special operations team quickly dispersed and hid in the sparse bushes on both sides of the railway.
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After walking about a hundred meters further, Xu Rui was suddenly startled. Because his eyesight was much better than ordinary people, he could see clearly that the people fighting the fire in front were not Japanese soldiers, but a group of officers and soldiers wearing gray and white cotton uniforms. Except for
In addition to the officers and soldiers of the brigade, there were also many militiamen in civilian clothes.
Xu Rui also couldn't understand. What's going on?
If something happened on Heipi's side and the Japanese reinforcements arrived early from Fengyang direction, and Wang Husheng had no choice but to burn the supplies, then it should be the Japanese who were putting out the fire at this moment, but how could it be the brigade officers and soldiers and the militia? Also, if Feng Yang
Japanese reinforcements have arrived from Yangfang, where are the little Japanese?
Xu Rui searched everywhere but couldn't find even a single Japanese.
But if it weren't for the Japanese troops arriving from Fengyang direction, how did the fire start?
Looking at the intensity of the fire, Xu Rui knew that gasoline had been used. Without gasoline to support combustion, the fire would never have become as big as this. Didn't the train skins even melt?
At this time, they all saw Wan Zhong Mountain clearly.
"Captain, he seems to be from our team."
"Where are the Japs? Where did the little Japs go? Why don't you see the Japs?"
"Could it be that the fire went off accidentally, but this shouldn't be the case."
Everyone murmured in a low voice while speeding up and hurried over.
As the distance got closer, the situation at the scene became clearer.
It was really the brigade that put out the fire, and it was Heipi's second squadron, in addition to the county brigade.
Because of the shortage of manpower and the intensity of the fire, everyone from the No. 1 Squadron and the County Brigade went to put out the fire, and no one even left a warning. Fortunately, Xu Rui and the No. 1 Squadron from Wanzhongshan arrived this time.
If it were the Japanese, the Second Squadron and the County Brigade would definitely suffer a big loss.
"Who is that, your squadron leader?" Xu Rui stopped a veteran and asked loudly.
"Captain?" When the veteran saw it was Xu Rui, he was obviously stunned and quickly saluted.
Xu Rui waved his hand impatiently, frowned and asked, "Let your squadron leader come over to see me."
The old soldier left in despair, and within a moment, the disgraced Hei Pi came over. As his name suggests, this real person could not be more dark. He Shuya also came with Hei Pi.
"Xiao Hei, what's going on?" Xu Rui asked with a dark face, "Why did you burn the supplies?"
Heipi said with a grimace: "Captain, I don't know what's going on. Let the nerd tell you. Only he knows about this."
He Shuya then told everything that happened in the previous hour.
When he heard that this was the case, Xu Rui's face immediately fell.
Wan Zhongshan yelled at Hei Pi angrily: "Xiao Hei, what did you do? Didn't you promise repeatedly that you would never let the Japs from Fengyang direction arrive in advance? How come it's not even ten o'clock? Fengyang
The Japanese reinforcements from the direction arrived at Huilonggou, and now it's over, all the supplies in the truckload have been burned."
Heipi lowered his head, not daring to say anything back.
If it weren't for his dark appearance and the smoky face all over his face, others would definitely notice that his dark face would have turned into a monkey's butt due to embarrassment. He would be too embarrassed to see anyone. Before the war started
The general shouted louder than the mountains, and boasted that the Japanese would not be allowed to reach Huilonggou before dawn. The result was good, the Japanese arrived before ten o'clock.
Wan Zhongshan was furious, but surprisingly Xu Rui didn't get angry.
Xu Rui looked at He Shuya intently and asked in amusement: "Bookworm, is this really your masterpiece?"
He Shuya thought Xu Rui was complaining that he didn't protect the supplies well, so he lowered his head and said: "Captain, I didn't expect that the explosion of more than a dozen barrels of gasoline would be so terrifying. The splashing gasoline hit everyone at once.
More than a hundred meters away, the fire spread directly to the carriages. By the time we reacted, more than a dozen carriages had been swallowed up by the fire. At this time, it was already too late to save the supplies in the carriages. This is all my fault. I didn't.
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He Shuya was still blaming himself, but Xu Rui's big hand like a cattail leaf placed on his shoulder.
"Nerd, yes, you did a good job this time!" Xu Rui patted He Shuya's shoulder hard and said sincerely, "It's not in vain that I taught you tactics for three months, hehe, but you can apply what you learned so quickly.
And the way it is used so skillfully is beyond my expectation. Yes, it’s really good.”
Xu Rui did not hesitate to praise him, but He Shuya was stunned by the praise.
"Captain, don't you blame me?" He Shuya asked blankly.
"Blame you? Why should I blame you?" Xu Rui laughed loudly, "It's too late for me to praise you."
"Praise me?" He Shuya scratched his head and said with some guilt, "But I didn't protect the supplies well?"
"What does this little material mean?" Xu Rui laughed loudly, "Compared with a qualified commander, such a small amount of material is nothing at all. Nerd, you are very good!"
Xu Rui was telling the truth. He really didn't expect such an unexpected surprise.
He Shuya's performance really surprised Xu Rui and made him extremely happy.
After praising He Shuya, Xu Rui turned around again. When facing Hei Pi, his whole face immediately fell.
"Nerds are pretty good, and I was very surprised." Xu Rui glared at Heipi coldly, and said coldly, "But you made me very disappointed. However, we will talk about this later. Let's put out the fire first."
Heipi hurriedly led others to put out the fire again, and Xu Rui also joined the fire-fighting team.
Although the fire has completely spread, and almost all the fifty carriages of the military column have been swallowed up by the fire. Basically, it is impossible to save the materials in the carriages, but Xu Rui still wants to make a last-ditch effort, maybe return it
Are there any opportunities to lift out a few boxes of bullets or rounds of artillery shells from the carriage?
By this time, the fire on the highway had been extinguished. In addition to many charred corpses of Japanese soldiers, there were still many unburnt steel helmets left at the scene. The officers and soldiers of the brigade and the militiamen of the county brigade picked up these helmets and used them to buy from the old soldiers.
He scooped water from the Long River to put out the fire, but this was a drop in the bucket.
Until the end, not even a single package of supplies could be snatched out of the carriage.
The sky was getting brighter, and the fifty carriages had been burned to nothing but skeletons. Xu Rui sighed and finally gave up.
"That's all, no need to work anymore." Xu Rui waved his hand, indicating that the officers and soldiers of the brigade and the militiamen of the county brigade did not need to put out the fire. Finally, he comforted himself, "At least we still transported half of the supplies, right? With this
Half of the supplies we have received are enough to sustain us for a while."
Wan Zhongshan casually threw the helmet aside and asked: "Captain, what should we do now? Do we still want to turn around and kill the Japanese reinforcements in the direction of Pukou?"
"No need." Xu Rui waved his hand and said, "It's already dawn. It's not cost-effective to fight with the Japanese. If the Japanese call for a plane, you will have to suffer. Besides, we have already obtained the supplies.
Although it’s only half of it, it’s still half of the mission. Let’s take a look around to see if there’s anything else we can take away.”
The officers and soldiers of the brigade responded with a roar, scattered in all directions, and began to clean the battlefield.
Xu Rui walked around and pointed loudly at the officers and soldiers of the brigade.
"Xiao Liuzi, that tricycle over there still has a spare tire. Take it off and take it back."
"Thirteenth child, remove the four steel rings from that truck and take them back to me."
"Who is that? This steel plate is not bad. It should be of some use if you take it back. Take it away with me."
"Over there, what are you wandering around for? I really don't know what to pick up, so just carry these rails back to me. You should be able to get a lot of farm tools. Summer will be busy soon, and the people in the base area are short of farm tools.
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"Oh, by the way, all the wheels of these trains have also been removed and moved away for me."
"Those steel helmets, although the paint has been burnt off, can still be used after taking them back and tidying them up. They can still block bullets for a while. Take them back, take them all back."
"Brothers, listen carefully to me. Everything that is needed and can be taken away will be taken away. Even a small piece of steel plate cannot be left behind. Don't forget that our brigade is the famous Wild Wolf Troop. What is it?
Wolves, wolves are the most protective of food. Have you ever seen a prey enter a wolf’s mouth and still have even one bone left?”
