Rise from the sword

Chapter 65 Difficulties and Choices ([-])
Night falls, and the crescent moon hangs high.

The wind blowing from the south is not much chilly, but it is rare to feel warm at night in northeastern Shanxi this February.

"This ghost weather..."

Wang Gensheng avoided the small stream that appeared after the snow melted, cursing in his mouth.

Winter should be honestly icy and snowy...
A few days ago, it was minus ten degrees day and night, and my breath was freezing. How can it be warm now?

After patrolling around, he wanted to take off his cotton-padded jacket when it was hot.

Wang Gensheng walked up to Zhang Dabiao and said:

"I cut a few branches on the mountain and tied them with rattan to make a few stretchers. Then I tied them to the back of a big mule, and laid out marching quilts, and let the seriously ill soldiers lie on them."

"Okay" Zhang Dabiao nodded: "What about those brothers who are not physically fit?"

"From the rest until now, five of them are almost recovering, and the rest are okay. They should not be left behind with the mules. However, although these boys are hard-working, they will definitely not be able to march long distances. I have prepared a few stretchers for Just in case," Wang Gensheng replied with a smile.

Those who can enter the assault company are all determined warriors. If they can walk by themselves, they will never trouble others, but no matter how strong their willpower is, they cannot break through the physical limit.

"Next, let's see the news from Su Jigang's side." Looking at the crescent moon in the sky, Zhang Dabiao seemed to mutter to himself.

"What if you can't cross the river? You can see this method from the map, and no one can guarantee whether it is true or not. Moreover, it is winter now, and the amount of snow melting snow may not necessarily have the amount of summer flash floods."

Wang Gensheng's tone was worried:
"There are devil's search teams everywhere now. The nearest is only a few kilometers away from us. It will definitely be discovered tomorrow."

"It's not just a map, I've seen this situation before. When the snow melts, there will be torrents and rivers. You can take boats, and old boatmen can even take rafts. In this weather, the torrents will definitely get bigger tomorrow, and the amount of water is not a problem. "

Zhang Dabiao's tone was calm, not panicking at all:

"There is a Jing River in the south of here, and there are many villagers who rely on water for food. As long as there is a waterway, they can find boatmen and boats. Don't underestimate these villagers who drink water."

"If it doesn't work, then throw away some of the baggage, take the path in the mountains, break through the encirclement of the devils from east to west, and then rely on the speed to get rid of the devils' pursuit, and go back to Yangcun in the northeast of Jin."

"However, this circle is half a small Shanxi..."

As a last resort, Zhang Dabiao did not want to change the route of breaking through.

Not to mention the regiment commander's contingent...

Detouring half of Shanxi to return to Yangcun, the distance is nearly a thousand miles, at least a dozen days of trek, and he does not have a map of the northeastern Shanxi area, so it is easy to get lost without saying, in case of encountering devils or other troops, such as Jin Sui Jun, that's not a good thing...
As for bringing more than 100 people and carrying a lot of medicines, rushing to break through the encirclement of the devils, Zhang Dabiao really never thought about it. Even if the supplies are carried by mules and horses, the mobility of the troops is guaranteed, and their firepower is unprecedentedly strong , but there are more than 100 people, this is too much to look down on devils...

At midnight, Su Jigang, whom everyone had been waiting for, finally returned, and brought a man in his forties with him.

"The next surname is Li, and the single name has one Chinese character"

"Our bosses have great admiration for all the heroes of the Eighth Route Army"

In his forties, Li Han, an old peasant-style man with a mink hat, folded his fists and saluted Zhang Dabiao:
"Attack the Guizi Soldier Station and kill dozens of Guizi soldiers. It's exciting to hear that. I heard that you are here. In our area, those traitors who take refuge in the devils are too scared to go out."

"Since we are all fighting devils, we are bound to help."

"Thank you bro"

"It's urgent, so don't gossip"

Zhang Dabiao doesn't like politeness: "This flash flood broke out, is there a waterway that can carry supplies to avoid the devils and go to Yangquan?"

"Have"

Li Han pointed to a mountain in the distance, and his tone was decisive: "The mountain torrent broke out and the water level rose sharply. That is Minyi Mountain. Where can I go to the west of Yangquan from where I went into the water and walked all the way to the west of Yangquan? very familiar"

"but"

Having said this, Li Han paused:

"Brother Zhang said before that you have a lot of cargo, more than [-] catties, then the raft will definitely not work, you need a boat to transport it, we have prepared wood, and it will take two days at the earliest to set up the boat. Thousands of kilograms of supplies, the boat prepared in the stockade can’t carry so many people from your army.”

"In addition, our stockade has been targeted by the two devils, and you will definitely be discovered in the past."

"West of Yangquan? Where have you been going?"

Zhang Dabiao's eyes flashed, and he spread out the map: "This is a nearby map, can you point to it?"

"Here"

"From Suiyi Mountain to Mafang Village in the south of Meng County"

Li Han was also literate, and quickly pointed out the location: "The melting snow and flash floods have strong stamina, the water flow is very stable, and they will not retreat for three to five days."

"Mafang Village"

Wang Gensheng on the side opened his eyes wide: "It's only two hundred miles away from Yang Village, and it's only over 70 miles away from Xiaoxingjia Village, where the third company of the New First Regiment is stationed. You can get there in half a day with good legs and feet."

In this era when there is no communication between individual soldiers and individual squads, each regiment of the Eighth Route Army will spread out several companies and platoons to expand the alert range.As an old man of Xinyi Regiment, Wang Gensheng naturally knew that some Xinyi Regiment troops were stationed there.

"Six thousand catties of goods, fifty people, five of whom are sick, can I go to Mafang Village by water?" Zhang Dabiao looked at Li Han.

"Medium, it works"

Li Han affirmed, and then his tone was worried: "However, this trip will dispatch a dozen wooden boats, and a dozen brothers will be dispatched. In this way, there will be less power in the stockade. We are afraid of the devil and the two devils. I'm here to make trouble..."

"It's a good solution"

If you want a benefit, it’s still going around like this. If the head of the regiment can directly say the price... Zhang Dabiao grinned: "Two Czech machine guns, five German-made [-]-shot mirror boxes, plus [-] rounds of machine gun bullets. , how about [-] rounds of shotgun bullets?"

"Okay, brother atmosphere"

Li Han suddenly opened his eyes wide, his tone excited.

The price was far beyond his expectations.

Two machine guns, five shell guns, [-] rounds of ammunition.Much better than he expected, he was just going to get some pistols or rifles.

With a machine gun, put the machine gun upright at the gate of the stockade, and those two devils will die as often as they come...

Let Li Han go to avoid the rest, Zhang Dabiao organized a meeting with the people of the assault company, and he ordered it directly.

"The waterway is feasible, so we have to divide our forces. I, Wang Gensheng, and Monk Wei will lead 100 people together with mules and devils to go around in circles."

"Brother Su (Su Jigang), you are familiar with this place and understand water. You take fifty soldiers by water to transport medicines and radio stations, and the patients also want you to take them with you."

"Okay" Everyone has no opinion.

"Pay attention to safety, give half of the promised weapons and ammunition first, and then give them the other half after the completion of the matter, so that the soldiers should protect the medicine separately. Although this group of people did not show hostility, they should not be careless. When you choose people, remember to choose Some warriors who are capable of water, if there is an accident, it is also easy to deal with"

"When necessary, you can give up radio stations and medicines and protect people first"

Zhang Dabiao told Su Jigang:
"I'll bring you the watch of the regiment leader. After arriving at Mafang Village, go to the Xinyi regiment first. The new regiment leader Ding Wei is a good friend of our regiment leader. In addition, I will give you another soldier from the former Xinyi regiment. You can ask him to contact him, he has acquaintances there"

"it is good"

Su Jigang nodded: "Don't worry, even with five patients, I still have more than 40 fighters, comparable to a small team of devils."

Before, he was the battalion commander of the Independent Regiment. If he can become a battalion commander, he is naturally good at dealing with others, and he naturally understands the essential truth of guarding against others.

"And weapons and ammunition"

Zhang Dabiao said to Wang Gensheng: "You go to arrange the distribution of ammunition. It is enough for the soldiers who break through with medicine to bring a base amount of ammunition. The excess ammunition is distributed to other classes, and the machine guns for Li Han are also in the class with medicines. middle"

"Okay" Wang Gensheng nodded.

"Then prepare yourself"

Looking at his watch, Zhang Dabiao said, "Let's set off in half an hour."

Half an hour passed in a blink of an eye, and the assault company was divided into two teams. The first team consisted of 50 soldiers, including all wounded and weak fighters, and [-] fighters who were proficient in water. Li Han led the team to carry medicines and other supplies. Under the cover of night, they entered a nearby village to hide, and they will go to Yang Village along the water in two days.

On the other hand, Zhang Dabiao, Monk Wei, and Wang Gensheng brought a hundred soldiers and forty mules and horses to attract the attention of the devils and break through the encirclement of the devils.

"As soon as the sun rises, we will leave"

At [-]:[-] midnight, Su Jigang had already left with the medicine and the radio station. Zhang Dabiao convened a meeting of the remaining squad leaders to formulate the following breakthrough plan:
"We want to attract the attention of the devils, so as not to let the devils find out that we have divided our troops and cover the transfer of the soldiers with medicines, so after dawn, find an opportunity to fight a battle, kill a group of puppet troops who are searching, and attract the surrounding devils"

"Then we hurriedly moved northwards quickly"

"Without the medicine, the weight of each mule and horse is less than [-] catties, and the speed can be improved a lot. If the soldiers are physically weak, let the soldiers rest on the mules and horses immediately."

"Now go to rest..."

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Independence Corps resident Yangcun.

Eight o'clock at night.

"Tonight we will arrive at Shouxian County, where the sixty-mile drive is completed, and then take the mountain road to Yangquan. Every two hours of marching, we will rest for a while to recover our strength."

Li Yunlong assigned tasks to several battalion-company-level officers of the Independent Regiment: "Pay attention to concealment along the way, and avoid enemy patrols."

"Yes" everyone should be.

"Go." Li Yunlong waved his hand.

A full [-] soldiers formed a reinforced battalion, and under the personal leadership of Li Yunlong and Kong Jie, set off along the mountain road to Shou County.

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(End of this chapter)