Fifteen minutes later, the headquarters of the Ninth Brigade, Hu Yunshan said to Zhou Qingxiang, "You look at the map, judging from the current position of He Jianye, if they march at full speed without any obstruction, the time to reach Zhenru is 7 o'clock in the morning, at that time the Japanese planes can already take off, not to mention, they have to break through the blockade of the Japanese army all the way, although there is no large force of the Japanese army in the area from the Beijing-Shanghai Railway to Zhenru, but there will be no small force; Therefore, it is basically impossible for them to arrive before 7 o'clock, and once they have passed 7 o'clock, they will face bombing by Japanese planes; The danger is great. ”

"Brigadier Commander, just say what to do! I obey orders completely! Zhou Qingxiang said,

"Okay, you first take the replenished Eighteenth Regiment to feel Zhenru, in Zhenru to build fortifications, pay attention to the large number of anti-artillery holes! Bring a lot of clothes and food, and do a good job of logistics after He Jianye arrives at Zhenru, their condition should not be good. As for the road, it's all up to them. Hu Yunshan ordered,

"Yes, Brigade Commander, I'll gather my troops and set off now!" Zhou Qingxiang saluted and went out,

"I'll go to the division headquarters and find the division commander!" You gather the medical staff of the brigade headquarters and prepare reinforcements.

"Yes, Brigadier General!" Fan Ling walked out of the brigade headquarters.

At 5 o'clock in the morning on November 3, He Jianye led a large group of men and horses all the way towards Zhenru, and the Japanese squads and squadron-level blocking troops along the way were pushed over by a force of nearly 5,000 people led by He Jianye....... However, the casualties and the rise were very fast, and more than 200 of the rescued routs were killed and many more wounded.......

At 6 o'clock in the morning, there was still an hour before the light of day, and there were still the last 5 kilometers from the defense line of the Zhenru National Army, He Jianye ordered everyone to take a break, drink saliva, and eat something......

At half past six, when the rest was almost over, He Jianye stood up and shouted to everyone,

"Brothers, there are only 5 kilometers left in the difficult journey, and we must reach Zhenru before half past seven, otherwise the plane of the Japanese devils will not let us go! Whether we can survive or not depends on whether we are fast enough in the future! Everyone, get ready to go! ”

Seeing that the dawn of hope was just around the corner, nearly 5,000 people carried the wounded and rushed forward at the speed of a rapid march, although there was no need to hide at this time, but He Jianye still did not dare to let the brothers move forward with torches; Just run a large amount of fire to attract the Japanese artillery bombardment, and it will be a failure!

Running wildly in the cold wind before dawn, because of the anticipation in their hearts, all the brothers who went forward did not feel the cold, and just went towards the truth.......

At 7 a.m., the scout brought back a man,

"Report to the regiment commander, the 18th Regiment receiving troops have arrived in Zhenru, we are safe! This is the liaison officer! ”

"Commander He, there is less than 1 kilometer ahead to reach our defense line, but for the sake of safety, can you tell the brothers to take off the military uniforms of the Japanese devils, I am afraid of causing unnecessary commotion!" The liaison officer said,

"Oh! It was my negligence! I'll tell them to take it off! He Jianye said,

"Brothers in devil uniforms, 1 kilometer ahead is our receiving troops, military uniforms and hot porridge are waiting for everyone, but we can't help but lose our faces, we are all the way from the devil's encirclement and interception, not by the yellow skin on the body! For this reason, many brothers fell on the way home for us to break through the siege smoothly, and some wounded brothers bought us time with their lives for our safety! He Jianye looked at the brothers who were listening intently to his speech,

"Then, when we are about to get home, let us take off our yellow skin and go home in our own military uniform! Even if our military uniforms are very torn and cold to wear, at least this shows that we are Chinese soldiers! Everyone, listen to orders! Take off the military uniform of the devil! He Jianye ordered,

"Brush, brush, brush......" The sound of undressing sounded, and the brothers stomped a few times to vent their anger.......

"Brethren, let us salute those who will make it easy for us to get home! Salute! After He Jianye finished speaking, a standard military salute was directed towards Fuzaohama!

"Let's go!" He Jianye first strode towards Zhenru, followed by the happy rout; Although they were ragged, and although they were yellow and thin, they had a heart that was desperate to go home.......

Zhenru Town, which is less than 5 square kilometers, has set up a large number of temporary tents, pots of hot porridge, and drawers of steamed multigrain cakes...... There are also a large number of military uniforms and hot water placed in several tents next to it, all of which show that the 18th Regiment has made a lot of preparations in the past few hours.......

Hu Yunshan and Zhou Zhixiang were waiting for He Jianye's arrival at the entrance of Zhenru Town, Hu Yunshan looked at his watch from time to time and said,

"Why hasn't it arrived yet? It's 7:10, and it's about to dawn......"

"Brigade commander, don't be in a hurry, I have already sent a liaison officer two kilometers forward, and I will report back as soon as there is news!" Zhou Qingxiang said,

"Brigade commander, let's smoke a cigarette first, maybe they will arrive before we finish our cigarettes" Zhou Qingxiang put a cigarette on the ground,

Li Yutang took it and smashed it twice, inadvertently looked at the neat flow of people as it was, and said,

"Here they are!"

He Jianye ran at the front, and when he saw a lot of officers standing at the entrance of Zhenru Town, He Jianye shouted,

"All, stand upright. two columns, with the wounded in front; Enter the town neatly! ”

"Yes" Yang Xiaoshi and Zeng Da immediately went out to rectify the team,

Five minutes later, two columns of routs entered the town in full formation......

"Brigadier Commander!" He Jianye ran to Hu Yunshan's front with a standard military salute,

"Well, it's good to be back! Let's wash up and eat a bite to eat, then head back to our own barracks on the south bank of Suzhou Creek to talk! Hu Yunshan patted He Jianye on the shoulder and said,

"The wounded soldiers are coming this way, there are medical officers here!" Guided at the entrance of the town,

"Let's go this way first, get dressed, and take a shower." At the other intersection there was a guide to the procession,

As for the guard company and the reconnaissance company that completed the mission, they finally had the privilege of going from the other entrance to the bathing area and changing clothes area specially set up for them, where hot hot water was waiting for them.......

As for the rout, it is not so well treated, it is cold water with a brush......

Originally, he was afraid that the Japanese planes would bomb him, so Hu Yunshan also prepared a lot of hollow holes and anti-aircraft machine guns, but they were not used, and the Japanese planes did not come at all, washing, eating, and resting.......

At 12 noon on November 3, Hu Yunshan organized the entire brigade of the Ninth Brigade to return to the south bank of Suzhou Creek! He Jianye was apprehensive in his heart, he didn't know if what he fought with the brigade commander before leaving would not work against Hu, after all, he brought back a little more people, far beyond the establishment of a regiment.......