The Fushan section of the Yangtze River is extremely wide. A dozen big men were divided into two groups, taking turns to paddle. It took a full hour to finally approach the north bank. Fortunately, the entire river crossing process went smoothly, and there were no encounters in the process.
Japanese patrol gunboat, otherwise, the consequences would be really unimaginable.
"Who, what kind of person?" The two boats had just docked when a Japanese soldier jumped out of the grass on the riverside, but he said "password" in Chinese.
"Liu Zi, it's me." Hei Qi recognized the Japanese at a glance.
"Brother Qi, it's you" Liu Zi also recognized Hei Qi and shouted excitedly.
When he saw Xu Rui again, Liuzi was even more happy and shouted: "Camp seat"
Xu Rui sighed. As the saying goes, you can tell something by seeing the slightest thing. Seeing that the battalion's guard posts were placed on the edge of the Yangtze River was enough to prove that the entire Nantong city was still under the control of the battalion. This in turn proved that the battalion was not under the control of the battalion.
They were severely damaged. It seems that the large-scale bombing during the day was just a bluff by the Japanese.
At that moment, Xu Rui patted Liu Zi on the shoulder and said, "Liu Zi, where is your battalion deputy?"
"Our battalion deputy just came here to check the sentry. Now he should be checking the west guard post. But we only walked for a few minutes and we won't go far. I will call the battalion deputy back right away." Liuzi said to him.
Xu Rui stood up and saluted the military salute, then ran away with the 38-meter-high cover in his arms.
Hearing that the veteran was nearby, Xu Rui asked Li Hai and Hei Qi to lead Jiangnan, while Cui Jiu and his entourage went to the city first, while he stayed behind to wait for the veteran.
After a while, the veteran hurried over with his San Ba Gai in his arms.
After seeing Xu Rui, the veteran's eyes immediately surged with excitement, but this excitement disappeared in just a flash. Obviously, the veteran didn't want others to know his excitement at this moment, because this
It will make him look weak in the eyes of others, and he doesn't want to leave the impression of weakness on others.
A faint smile immediately appeared at the corner of Xu Rui's mouth.
Although the veteran concealed it well, Xu Rui was still keenly aware of it.
To be honest, Xu Rui is very happy at the moment because the veteran has done a good job.
However, the next moment, the smile on the corner of Xu Rui's mouth solidified again, and then he reprimanded the veteran: "Veteran, what did you do? Why are you still in Nantong? Why are you still in Nanyong? Didn't I tell you at the time?
Do you want to go directly to Damei Mountain after crossing the river? Why don’t you go?”
Xu Rui is really angry. Soldiers are like this. He can disobey his superiors' orders, talk to others, and sometimes feel complacent. But if his subordinates dare to resist his orders, they will immediately become furious. The same goes for Xu Rui.
Soldiers are also not exempt from vulgarity and are really angry at veterans for disobeying orders.
The veteran remained silent and allowed Xu Rui to spray saliva on his face.
It wasn't until Xu Rui finished scolding that the veteran said calmly: "I also wanted to take the troops directly to Damei Mountain, but the little devil refused to let us rest in Nantong for one night. When we wanted to leave the next day, we found that
At least one regiment of Japanese soldiers has already surrounded us from the west and north, and if we try to leave, we will no longer be able to leave."
Xu Rui said persistently: "Why don't you just leave after a night's rest?"
"I can't walk anymore." The veteran responded calmly, "The brothers are all exhausted, and it rained all night before crossing the river. If you don't dry your clothes, you will get sick. Once you get sick, you will not be able to do anything.
It's over." Then he said without being soft or hard, "Since I promised you, I must bring the entire army to Damei Mountain."
Xu Rui snorted lightly, agreeing with the veteran's explanation.
But Xu Rui also knew that what the veteran said was actually all nonsense.
The reason why the veteran did not leave and the reason why the battalion stayed in Nanyong was because of the veteran, because the officers and soldiers of the battalion did not want to abandon him as a cheap commander. Although he had only been the battalion commander for less than three days, the two of the battalion
But more than a hundred brothers have accepted him from the bottom of their hearts, trusted him, and loved him.
The creed of the battalion is not to abandon or give up. As a commander, Xu Rui will not abandon any of his subordinates. As subordinates, veterans, how can they abandon him as a commander? Veterans and others would rather be surrounded by Japanese soldiers than to fight to the death.
When he, the commander, returns, he will be implementing this creed with practical actions.
Therefore, Xu Rui cannot be slanderous. If he is slanderous any more, he is denying the creed of never abandoning or giving up.
At that moment, Xu Rui snorted softly and said, "Tell me, what is the situation now?"
The veteran said: "This is not the place to talk. Go to the headquarters."
At that moment, the veterans took Xu Rui to the headquarters in the air raid shelter.
To Xu Rui's surprise, he saw a few unfamiliar faces in the air-raid shelter, especially a burly man over two meters tall, which caught Xu Rui's attention.
The veteran introduced: "Yingzuo, let me introduce to you. This is the Deputy Wan Ying of the 67th Army."
"Sixty-seventh Army" Xu Rui's eyes narrowed slightly and then said, "General Wu Keren's troops"
Xu Rui has infinite respect for General Wu Keren, who died in the Battle of Songhu and died heroically for his country. It is countless martyrs like General Wu Keren who have supported the backbone of the Chinese nation. For such martyrs,
No matter what kind of honorific is used, it is never excessive.
Xu Rui immediately stood up to attention and saluted the tall man.
"Salute to General Wu Keren who died on the battlefield in Songhu"
"Salute to all the soldiers of the Northeast Army who died on the battlefield of Songhu"
"Salute to all the soldiers of the Northeast Army who are still alive and still fighting bloody battles with the Japanese."
Following Xu Rui's slightly hoarse voice, all the officers and soldiers in the air raid shelter stood up and saluted with their guns raised in the direction of Deputy Wan Ying and several other Northeastern Army officers.
Several Northeastern Army officers quickly returned the greeting.
Deputy Wan Ying did not return the greeting, but stared at Xu Rui.
After a while, Deputy Wan Ying suddenly squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, and began to cry bitterly. While crying, he yelled at Xu Rui with tears in his eyes: "You little thing, what are you talking about? What are you talking about?
What, you just want to make me cry, you just want to embarrass me, right? I will remember you, morning and night I will torture you to death, torture you to death."
When Jiang Nan walked into the air-raid shelter, she happened to see this scene. She saw a man as tall as a hill, crying like a child. She wanted to laugh, but found that she couldn't laugh at all. An inexplicable emotion overwhelmed her.
She enveloped her, making her feel a sore nose. If she was not familiar with the history of the Northeastern Army, it would be difficult for her to understand the big man's mood at this time.
Xu Rui ignored the tall man and turned his attention to the veteran.
The veteran asked Niu Dazhuang to take the map and spread it out, then pointed at the map and said: "Today at noon, a large Japanese army with more than 2,000 soldiers suddenly appeared in the western suburbs of Nantong. After receiving the warning, I immediately led the battalion to move north.
But less than five miles out of the city, we encountered a Japanese cavalry squadron. After we dealt with this cavalry squadron, more Japanese cavalry and at least one group of infantry had already arrived. As a last resort, we had to retreat to the city.
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Xu Rui said: "In other words, there is at least one regiment of the Japanese outflanking them from the northwest."
"At least a regiment." The veteran nodded and added, "Maybe even a brigade."
Xu Rui's eyes wandered on the map and asked: "To the east, have you found any Japanese?"
"No." The veteran shook his head and replied, "Just before you came, I just inspected the security position five miles to the east, and no Japanese were found."
Xu Rui said: "The little devil is surrounding three buildings and wants to drive us eastward."
The veteran said: "That's exactly what I guessed. After all, our combat effectiveness is there. If we fight in the street, the Japs will win, but the casualties will be very heavy. And if we can be driven out of the city, we can fight in the field."
If we are annihilated, the Japanese casualties will be much smaller. After all, the Japanese have absolutely superior artillery and tank troops."
After a pause, the veteran continued: "Furthermore, except for the Japanese who deployed an infantry squadron to launch an attack at around 12 o'clock, they have never deployed troops larger than a squadron to launch an attack since then. Instead, they only used artillery and aviation to attack Nantong City.
They carried out indiscriminate bombings in the area with obvious intimidation intentions."
Xu Rui pondered for a moment and then said: "Let's do this. You first send people to capture a few survivors and ask which army of the Japanese is outside."
The veteran said: "The live ones are readily available. We caught a dozen of them this afternoon."
Xu Rui said: "Bring two of them up immediately, and I will interrogate them myself."
The old soldier turned around and waved, and the two remnant soldiers turned and left. After a while, they escorted two Japanese soldiers, who were all tied up, into the air-raid shelter. The two Japanese soldiers had their nostrils turned upward and looked arrogant.
It’s true, we have become prisoners, what else can we be arrogant about?
Xu Rui walked up to one of the Japanese and asked in Japanese: "What's your name?"
But the Japanese snorted from his nostrils, looked at the sky, and ignored Xu Rui.
Xu Rui raised a cold smile on his lips and said: "You'd better be smarter and answer whatever I ask you. Otherwise, I guarantee you will regret it, definitely."
"Baga Yalu." The Japanese scolded, "The imperial army will not surrender to the Chinese pigs."
"Yo Xi, I hope your mental will can be as strong as your mouth." Xu Rui smiled ferociously, then reached out and patted the devil lightly. The devil didn't know what Xu Rui meant at first.
But soon, he felt a heartbreaking pain that spread rapidly from the place where Xu Rui had just hit him to his limbs and eight meridians.
