Heroes of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 216 The Wind and Snow in Transbaikal VI
When Yamamoto Heisaku took a big mouthful of hot fried rice porridge into his mouth, tears flowed from his eyes.

It's hot and comfortable.

So hot!

The snow wall built up kept most of the wind and snow outside, and only scattered snowflakes fell from the head.

After wolfing down a big pot of porridge, the two of them were covered in sweat and finally completely warmed up.

"Sleep well today, and start tomorrow!" Yamamoto Heisaku said contentedly.

"No! If you want to go, you have to go right away! After sleeping for a few hours, the snow may be knee-deep, and we can't go even if we want to. In the end, we can only wait to be rescued and arrested." Qian Xiaobao shook his head and said .

Pulling a sledge through a foot or two of snow for hundreds of kilometers is a no-brainer.In the end, either freeze to death or seek help from nomads who can see and fall into the hands of the army.

Yamamoto looked at Qian Xiaobao in a daze, then slapped his thigh and said, "Okay! We'll set off right away!"

Because of the snow wall, the snow piled up very thick nearby.The two pulled the sledge and rushed out with the greatest effort.

If, as Heizaku Yamamoto said, sleep before leaving, the snowdrifts blown by the strong wind near the snow wall will be as big as a tent.

Heirasaku Yamamoto pulled the sledge with Qian Xiaobao with one hand wearing a leather glove, and held a compass in the other.

The two walked southward in the direction indicated by the compass.

The strong wind blew snowflakes on the two of them.There is a vast expanse of whiteness between the sky and the earth.

This kind of weather reconnaissance has only one advantage, that is, it is difficult for the enemy to find people.

No one can be seen from tens of meters away.The footprints behind him were quickly smoothed out by the wind and snow.

Although Yamamoto Heisaku couldn't look far, he still didn't forget to observe the surrounding terrain.

This area is a flat prairie stretching as far as the eye can see.If railways are to be built in the future, the speed must be very fast.

Especially when there is an urgent military need.

Two people pulling the sledge are like walking on two legs.Standing on the left side of the sledge, Qian Xiaobao always pulls the sledge to the left intentionally or unintentionally.

In this case, the sledge still keeps turning to the left.Turn left to go east.The further east you go, the closer you are to the border.And to the east is Manchuria.

The two stumbled on the snow field for six or seven hours.The wind and snow did not decrease at all.

Qian Xiaobao and Yamamoto Heisaku fell into the snow from time to time.It's really tiring.

Qian Xiaobao pointed to a forest in the distance and said: "Go into the forest and build a snow wall, set up a fire to roast your boots, and you must roast your feet!"

In fact, Yamamoto Hirasaku has already regretted it in his heart.The decision he made to go south into the nomadic country for investigation was too reckless.If it was him alone, nine out of ten he would not be able to get out of this vast snowfield.

Now, of course, Qian Xiaobao listened to whatever Qian Xiaobao said.It is obvious that Qian Xiaobao is more experienced than him in this weather environment.

Going into the woods now is not for fear of being discovered, but because the snow will be thinner if the wind cannot blow through it.And you can break off the branches and burn them at will.

When the two of them warmed up by the fire, their faces were covered with water.The frost on the fur hat and on the eyebrows has now melted and flowed onto the face.

It took Qian Xiaobao a lot of effort to get the boots off his feet.The foot wraps were frozen inside the boots.

"Boots and foot wraps must be dried!" Qian Xiaobao instructed Yamamoto Tairasaku.

Now he felt that his ears were very itchy, and he couldn't help but reach out to scratch.

Never freeze your ears.Qian Xiaobao prayed in his heart.

This time, after roasting the fire and drinking the fried rice porridge, both of them shook a little.Eyelids are also fighting uncontrollably.

"Isn't it okay to sleep?" Yamamoto Heisaku asked.He was so tired, he really wanted to sleep well.

"No! The snow is getting thicker and thicker. In the end, if you can't walk, you can only wait to be caught." Qian Xiaobao shook his head and said.

Yamamoto Hirasaku must not be caught by the nomadic army.In that case he would be sent to the Soviet Army for harsh interrogation.

He'd rather shoot himself before he gets caught!
For the Japanese, death is the best way to solve problems.As long as you take the initiative to die, those previous mistakes and mistakes can be wiped out.

Yamamoto feels a little ashamed now.Why is he not as good as a Manchurian?

"However, Chief Yamamoto, as you told me just now, what we have seen after walking so far is a flat terrain. This is very suitable for building a railway. Can this task end here? Let's turn around now Go east and cross the border back to Manchuria?" Qian Xiaobao asked.

Hearing Qian Xiaobao's question, Yamamoto bowed his head in deep thought.

He and Qian Xiaobao have been walking on the snow field for more than 20 hours.It went fast at first.Now that the snow is too thick, walking is much slower.

However, the distance traveled should still be more than [-] kilometers.

Yamamoto Heisaku took out the map and looked down.He originally planned to go all the way south to Bayin Tumen, [-] kilometers away.It seems that we can only give up now.

"Okay, let's turn around and head east across the border now!" Yamamoto said.

A day later, Qian Xiaobao struggled to pull the sledge alone on the snow that was more than a foot deep.

Hirasaku Yamamoto is gone.

His feet were frostbitten and he walked with a limp.In the end, I couldn't walk at all.

There was no other way, Qian Xiaobao could only let him lie on the sledge and wrap him in the animal skin tent.

Qian Xiaobao threw away the water skin bag and other miscellaneous things.

Looking at the map, it is only tens of kilometers away from the border, so there is no need for these things at all.

It is said that people who freeze to death have smiles on their faces.If you open the fur tent and you can see Yamamoto Heisaku, that's it.

He seemed to have fallen into a coma, but there was a faint smile on his face.

Qian Xiaobao tied the rope for pulling the sledge around his waist and trekked hard in the snow.Every time he walked a certain distance, he had to use a compass to determine the direction.

The snow was still falling.Qian Xiaobao hopes that the heavy snow will continue to fall without stopping.Only in this way can he cross the border smoothly.

The head of the Manzhouli Branch of the Kwantung Army's Intelligence Department, Xiao Juehuang, was woken up by his subordinates late at night.

The Kwantung Army's No. 20 Third Division search team found two people near Kerlun.I knew from one person that they belonged to the intelligence department of the Kwantung Army.

"What's their name?" Akira Xiaojue said into the phone.

"What? Yamamoto Heisaku and Qian Xiaobao?" Akira Xiaojue asked in surprise.

According to the scheduled plan, shouldn't the two of them be near Chita now?
"Okay, I'll rush to Keren right away!" Little Hori Akira finally said.

"Prepare the car. I'm going to the field hospital of the 23rd Division near Kerren immediately." Akira Xiaojue said to his subordinates.

(End of this chapter)