At the inn, Xiao Yifei said to Guo Chunyuan: "Immediately go and invite Kuaishou and the Mountain Tiger to the inn for lunch, and tell them that I have an important situation to tell them." ”

In Xiao Yifei's room, Xiao Yifei, Butterfly, Zhou Gaoyuan, Kuaishou and Panshan Tiger sat at a small round table and drank.

Xiao Yifei said: "This morning I went out for a walk and met a company of the 52nd Division, and I heard the news that the Shuiyang River had been completely blocked by the 52nd Division. From the mouth of the company commander of this company, he learned that the New Fourth Army had passed through Jing County and was coming this way. I will tell you that I must escort this group of New Fourth Army across the Shuiyang River at all costs and be able to reach Liyang smoothly. ”

Kuaishou whispered: "Since the national army has blocked the Shuiyang River, we are people from the rivers and lakes, and we can't fight the national army!" How to escort them across the river! ”

Xiao Yifei said: "There is only one way, let your people immediately welcome the direction of Jing County, after receiving them, let them all change into ordinary people's clothes, and after arriving in this area, they will be ambushed in the mountains." I think the Green Gang has traditionally been in the dock business, so won't you stop doing the water business? ”

The mountain tiger nodded and said, "I'm doing it, I'll immediately contact the brothers in the gang who are doing water business in this area, and ask them to get some boats to come over." ”

Xiao Yifei nodded and said, "Very good, sure enough, the Qinggang in the world is a family, thank you first." After crossing the Shuiyang River, it is not safe, I looked at the map, there are most big rivers on the south side of Nanyi Lake, and they are all high mountains, and it is impossible for the New Fourth Army to walk through. It can only be walked from Nanyi Lake. Tiger, are there any of your people in Nanyi Lake? ”

The mountain tiger nodded and said, "Okay, when the New Fourth Army arrives, I will lead the way and send the Buddha to the west to ensure that this thing is done." ”

Xiao Yifei and Die'er stood up together, saluted Kuaishou and the Tiger Wine, and said with a smile: "My sister Die'er has never drunk, and today in order to thank you, I want to let her have a glass of wine." Two brothers, you have helped me a lot, and I Xiao Yifei will never forget this love. ”

Xiao Yifei drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, Die'er drank half a cup and coughed continuously, Xiao Yifei took Die'er's wine glass and drank it in one gulp.

Sit down, everybody.

Kuaishou said: "Brother, Brother Pan Mountain Tiger and I are the eldest disciples of Boss Chen Yugeng, Boss Chen and Du Gong are the same generation, you and Du Gong are equals, and you are our elders." Our master Boss Chen and Du Gong have a lot of intersections, Boss Chen is now in Huizhou, if he knows that you are coming, he will definitely visit you in person. There is no need to say anything more, the Qinggang in the world is a family, and we Jiangnan Qinghong have helped the two of us to be the masters. ”

Xiao Yifei nodded and said, "Very good, Boss Chen has a chance there, I will definitely go over to visit." I believe that I will always have the opportunity to express my gratitude to Boss Chen. ”

Kuaishou said, "Since we have to do something, let's drink a little less." ”

The mountain tiger nodded and said, "Okay!" After lunch, I went out immediately and arranged all the ferries. ”

Kuaishou said: "You go to the ferry, and I will go to take care of the New Fourth Army." ”

After thinking about it, Kuaishou asked in a low voice, "How can the New Fourth Army believe us?" ”

Xiao Yifei nodded and said, "It makes sense, they were frightened, and it is indeed impossible to trust anyone easily." So be it! I'll ask someone to write a letter and ask your people to take it to the New Fourth Army, and they will definitely believe it. ”

After lunch, Xiao Yifei asked Xue Shiyu to write a letter to the New Fourth Army in the name of Xiao Yifei and handed it to Kuaishou.

When Kuaishou was about to leave, Xiao Yifei caught up and said with a smile: "I have to trouble you to prepare dry food and water for the New Fourth Army." They must be hungry, it is not safe for them to burn and eat food, and it is easy to expose their whereabouts, so it is more appropriate to prepare a few steamed buns for each of them. ”

Kuaishou frowned and asked, "How much to prepare?" ”

After thinking about it, Xiao Yifei whispered: "How many people can break through alive, I don't know the bottom in my heart, let's count it according to a thousand people!" ”

Kuaishou nodded and said, "Okay!" Anyway, they will only arrive tomorrow morning, and now some villagers have already started steaming New Year's steamed buns, so I let my brother into the village and let them steam more, and spend money to buy them. ”

When Xiao Yifei was preparing for the breakthrough of the New Fourth Army through the Jiangnan Youth Gang brothers, the commander of the 52nd Division of the National Army was at the headquarters looking at the map hanging on the wall and laughing with the chief of staff.

The division commander said with a smile: "Intelligence shows that the remnants of the New Fourth Army are crossing the Qingyi River and coming to Xuancheng, and the Qingyi River has made great contributions to force the remnants of the New Fourth Army to throw themselves into the net. ”

The chief of staff said with a smile: "Our unit has already laid out its pockets along the Shuiyang River, just waiting for the remnants of the New Fourth Army to come out of the deep forests and dense forests, and then sweep them all out." ”

The division commander said with a smile: "The route taken by the remnants of the New Fourth Army is the closest route to the Maoshan area, and they are at the end of the road, otherwise they would not have taken the risk of taking this route." ”

The chief of staff said with a smile: "If the New Fourth Army takes the direction of Ningguo, it will enter the Tianmu Mountains in Zhejiang, and our Third Theater has laid down heavy troops to prevent the New Fourth Army from entering the Tianmu Mountains, and this situation should be clear to the remnants of the New Fourth Army." ”

The division commander said: "Southern Anhui must be southern Anhui in our third theater of operations, and we absolutely cannot allow the existence of a single New Fourth Army, and immediately order all units to step up patrols to prevent the remnants of the New Fourth Army from smuggling across the Shuiyang River." ”

Deputy Detachment Fu of the Left Detachment of the New Fourth Army was on the mountain road leading to Xuancheng in Jing County at this time, thinking while walking.

It was not easy for Deputy Detachment Commander Fu, who brought out more than 1,000 people in the heavy encirclement of the National Army, plus the wounded, sick and scattered personnel of the New Fourth Army of other detachments, the total number reached about 2,000.

It should be said that this is a great feat, and if all the contingents can be brought to Maoshan, these contingents will become the backbone of the New Fourth Army in the future, and will be of great significance to the future development of the New Fourth Army.

To be able to bring out so many people, even he didn't expect it, and the preparation was very inadequate. He reorganized the New Fourth Army, which was in good health and physical strength, into three companies, two pistol companies and one rifle company. The reason why two pistol companies were formed was that there were so many officers that they were concentrated in a company to unite the people's minds and enhance their combat effectiveness.

Deputy Detachment Commander Fu must be prepared to be surrounded by the national army in the third theater again, and once encircled again, the three companies must undertake the assault mission, and even if they are exhausted, they must cover other soldiers to break out of the encirclement.

Deputy Detachment Leader Fu is familiar with this road, this is the nearest road to the Maoshan area, the team can no longer afford to toss, and must get out of Anhui as soon as possible. Knowing that there was a high probability that there would be an ambush by the national army on the road ahead, he had to continue to move forward with his team.

An old and new Fourth Army ran over and said loudly: "Captain Fu, a wounded man has an infected wound and a high fever that does not go away, and he may not be able to last for two days." ”

Deputy Detachment Leader Fu stopped, closed his eyes, two tears fell from the corners of his eyes, and whispered: "Old Wu, I know this situation, there are at least two seriously injured people, and they can't hold out for a few days. We have to think of a good way. ”

The soldiers of the old and new Fourth Army sighed heavily and said, "I can only look at their lives." ”

Deputy detachment leader Fu said: "Tomorrow morning, we will go to the Shuiyang River, how to cross the river?" The Shuiyang River is too wide. Alas! I hope that there is no national army by the Shuiyang River, if there is, don't talk about wounded soldiers, even those of us who are not injured will not survive. ”

The soldiers of the old and new Fourth Army patted the rifles on their backs and said loudly: "It's a big deal, one life is worth one life, fight with them." ”

Deputy detachment leader Fu said: "It is only more than 20 miles away from Xuancheng, everyone entered the woods, camped on the spot, and immediately sent reconnaissance personnel to reconnoitre. In the second half of the night, the team set off again to cross the Shuiyang River before dawn. ”

It was already dark, and in the dense forest on the hillside, Deputy Detachment Commander Fu of the New Fourth Army used a flashlight to shine on the camp of the New Fourth Army.

The soldiers of the New Fourth Army were all skinned and ragged. The fighters were so tired that they fell asleep on the ground on such a cold night. Deputy Detachment Commander Fu was worried that the soldiers would not wake up after falling asleep. But because of his proximity to the Shuiyang River, he did not dare to let the soldiers make a fire to keep warm. There are still more than 20 miles to go, hold on a little longer, as long as you cross the Shuiyang River, the soldiers will be saved. Deputy Detachment Leader Fu really wanted to encourage everyone loudly, but the soldiers were asleep, and he couldn't bear to disturb them.

When Deputy Detachment Leader Fu came to the wounded, more than 200 wounded people were lying on stretchers, some were wrapped in straps, some were wrapped in straps, some had no legs, some were without arms, and some were still exposed with their intestines.

Deputy Detachment Leader Fu closed his eyes and wept. The team can't afford to drag it anymore, and it can't afford to drag it anymore. Could it be that a team of nearly 2,000 people was trapped in this dense forest by the national army? There are also three companies with combat effectiveness, and instead of being trapped to death, it is better to fight with the national army happily, and if you want to die, you will die on the way to the charge.

The soldiers sent out to reconnoiter came to Deputy Detachment Commander Fu and whispered: "Report to the detachment leader, the entire line of the Shuiyang River is blocked by the heavy troops of the National Army, and we have no way to pass through." ”

Deputy Detachment Leader Fu's eyes darkened, and he hurriedly stretched out his hand to support the tree, and after he settled down, he whispered: "It seems that we have entered the Jedi, even if we reach the Shuiyang River, there is no boat for us to cross." We're cornered. ”

Suddenly, a soldier ran and shouted: "Report, the sentry found five or six people dressed in civilian clothes, and they were shouting, New Fourth Army, what should I do?" ”

Deputy Detachment Commander Fu's eyes opened and whispered, "It may be plainclothes of the national army, arrest them all immediately." ”