After Huang Hua and Huo Cheng received the order last night, they took the three infantry companies and the engineer battalion to Xiaoyugu Village to find boatmen and carpenters to prepare to build a pontoon bridge. At this time, there is no shortage of manpower on the ferry, what is lacking is ideas and methods.

After Xiao Siming explained the method of building the pontoon bridge, Sun Zhicheng, the commander of the engineer battalion, immediately set up the three companies of the engineer battalion and organized those boatmen and carpenters to start action.

Xiao Siming, who has crossed his soul, has much broader horizons than Sun Zhicheng. As soon as he took command, things became orderly, and there was a taste of factory operation.

Several wooden stakes have been erected on the shore, which are used just to fix the pontoon.

Xiao Siming immediately asked the commander of the first engineer company to take charge, tied two wire ropes on the wooden stakes, and connected the other end to both sides of the first four wooden boats, and fixed the boats at once.

Next, Xiao Siming divided the carpenters on the site into several groups, one group was responsible for sawing the wooden rafters of uneven length into neat rafters with a chainsaw for later use; The second group is responsible for the processing of wooden rafters, that is, the ends of the wooden rafters are flattened with a chainsaw and axe to facilitate fixing on the ship and connecting the boat. The third group is responsible for chiseling tenons on wooden rafters and wooden boats to facilitate the erection of railings; The four groups have the largest number of people and are dedicated to carpentry and bridgemaking.

Behind the carpentry group is the ironworking group responsible for nailing, holding hammers, axes, and large iron nails, and nailing wooden rafters to the wooden boat!

After the four wooden boats were connected together with wooden rafters, the laying team behind them began to lay the pontoon bridge deck with wooden planks and bed boards on their backs. Then it is to erect short wooden poles on both sides of the pontoon bridge, and then tie ropes to ensure the safety of passage.

Sun Zhicheng and the cadres and soldiers of the engineer battalion had never seen this kind of dry method, and they were dumbfounded. The local carpenters, blacksmiths, and boatmen who came to help build the pontoon bridge had never seen it, and they all laughed at it!

Sun Zhicheng thought to himself, Commander Xiao is so young, why is there so much? If he were to be the commander of the engineer battalion, he would definitely do better than himself. It seems that Kang Da is to cultivate people, and if you have the opportunity, you have to go to Kang Da!

When the 14th Division of the Japanese Army smuggled across the Yellow River, Li and these fellow villagers basically hid in the reeds by the Yellow River and escaped the catastrophe. Many people can clearly see that at that time, the Japanese army had a special bridge-building unit, and the trucks were pulling all the boat and bridge equipment. After arriving here, he first secretly crossed the Yellow River with several small boats carrying troops and took control of Dongkou Town, and then unloaded the special bridge equipment from the car and spliced it together. The passage of the bridge is like building a wooden boat, spliced piece by piece, very fast!

Now it is the turn of the Eighth Route Army to build the pontoon bridge, and the villagers want to see how the Eighth Route Army built the pontoon bridge. As a result, the Eighth Route Army Engineer Battalion was planting stakes and pulling ropes, and it was impossible to make a scripture back and forth, and the villagers sighed in their hearts, knowing that the equipment of the Eighth Route Army was far worse than that of the Japanese army. Eighty percent of this pontoon bridge can't be built.

What stunned the fellows was that there was a thin and tall little eight roads, and the command was orderly, there were eyes and eyes, and after a while, nine wooden boats were connected together, and the pontoon bridge was opened, and eighty percent was about to be built.

A carpentry master wearing a short hexagram didn't know what to think, so he walked up to Xiao Siming and talked, and without saying a few words, he asked Xiao Siming where he was from, what his surname was, and what his parents were doing.

Xiao Siming was busy to death, where did he have time to gossip with this fellow at this time, and he didn't want to tell him the truth, so he said that his surname was Li, he was from Luoyang, and his parents were gone.

Unexpectedly, when the carpenter master heard this, he said: "Baby, you see that your parents are gone, and no one has to worry about your affairs." I see that you are not very old, but you are very honest and sophisticated, and you are a good young man. I'll be cheeky to tell you something! You don't know, my girl also graduated from high school, she is 18 years old this year, she is handsome, and she is one of the best people in our ten miles and eight towns by the Yellow River! If you want, I'll have someone go back and call her in a moment. You see, if you can see it, let her follow you, and also go to the Eighth Route Army, just like the female Eighth Route in your team, carrying a medicine box and a small pistol in her waist. In the future, if you are a young couple and a beautiful one, I will rest assured that I will no longer worry about my daughter's affairs! ”

During the Anti-Japanese War, the common people in the occupied areas had a beautiful girl, it was bad luck, and they were worried every day, for fear of encountering little devils and dog traitors who were not as good as animals, and they were looking forward to getting married as soon as possible!

What this old man said must be true, the problem is that he found the wrong object and found Xiao Siming. Maybe you can do it with another person!

Xiao Siming hurriedly said to the fellow: "Uncle, our Eighth Route Army is not allowed to find a partner casually!" ”

The fellow didn't understand and asked Xiao Siming: "Your Eighth Route Army is so unreasonable?" It is natural to say that you marry your daughter-in-law, and since ancient times, I have never heard of any dynasty or generation that does not let people say that your daughter-in-law is married! ”

Wang Lushui hurriedly pulled the fellow away and told him that if his son and girl were willing to be the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army would definitely welcome them. But don't be so reckless and reckless as to pull Comrade Li to say kiss, the impact will not be good.

Unexpectedly, the fellow was annoyed when he heard it, and shouted loudly that it was natural for him to find his daughter-in-law's family, what was the bad effect? Does the Eighth Route Army have to fight for a lifetime?

Wang Lushui couldn't cry or laugh, so he had to explain to him again the nature, goals and discipline of the Eighth Route Army.

Or another carpenter came to persuade the fellow and said to the fellow, "Uncle, what are you yelling about?" You don't look at it, the young man you fancy must be the official of the Eighth Route Army, so many people listen to him, people who go south and north, can they look at our girl in the poor countryside? ”

The fellow was not convinced, and said angrily: "My daughter is so handsome, what is not worthy of him?" ”

"Uncle, don't say it. I know that you are very angry when you see the female soldiers of the Eighth Route Army wearing military uniforms and pistols, and you are envious, and you want your daughter to be the Eighth Route Army! Don't say anything, hurry back and discuss with my aunt, why don't you let my sister follow the Eighth Route Army? Do you have to pester people on this Yellow River beach to say goodbye? Shame on people, isn't it? ”

The fellow didn't say much, turned around and went home to call his daughter to join the army.

This scene made Yan Rou, who came with the logistics office later, see it, a pair of eyes were watery, and the autumn wave was full of Xiao Siming's back, and she smiled when she looked at it.

After the four wooden boats were fixed together by wooden rafters, laid with wooden planks, nailed nails, and reinforced with ropes, Xiao Siming directly led his Zhaoye Jade Lion to go over immediately, confirming that it was stable and feasible, Xiao Siming ordered to follow this construction procedure!

According to Xiao Siming's approach, as long as there are enough ships, enough materials, hundreds of people in the engineer battalion, and so many fellow villagers to help, it is no problem to build three pontoon bridges or even five pontoon bridges in one night!

Without saying anything, Sun Zhicheng immediately ordered three engineer companies to separate, and each company was responsible for building a pontoon bridge.

By the time all nine of the existing boats are connected and secured, a quarter of the pontoon bridges needed for the 200-meter-wide river will be completed.

The experiment was a success!

Xiao Siming's judgment was right, most of the people in this area live on the Yellow River, and almost every family has a boat, and they are indeed hidden. After Huocheng and the others mobilized again, wooden boats swung out of the reeds and ditches and forks by the Yellow River and concentrated on the ferry.

It would be easy to do it with a boat, Xiao Siming immediately ordered the instructors of the first engineer company to draw a platoon from each of the three engineer companies, and draw out a part of the carpenters, blacksmiths, and boatmen of each group, and take a boat to cross the Yellow River, start construction on the opposite bank, and dock on both sides!

On the other side of the river, there is Huang Hua commanding the Eighth Route Army Recruit Corps, most of the troops of the baggage battalion, the first regiment, three battalions and nine companies that originally crossed the river with Huang Hua, and the villagers mobilized from Dongkou Town, there is no shortage of manpower!

Now, the speed of building a pontoon bridge is suddenly faster!

At three o'clock in the morning, the first pontoon bridge was successfully built!

Xiao Siming led the jade lion horse in the night, and Wang Lushui led his jujube red horse, one after the other, from the west bank of the Yellow River to the east bank, and met with Huang Hua who was waiting on the bank.

Looking back at the trembling pontoon bridge under the cover of the night, Wang Lushui sighed: "I dare to say that this is the best pontoon bridge built in the history of our army!" ”

Xiao Siming laughed and didn't answer Wang Lushui's words!

In the night, the thin Huang Hua stood by the Yellow River, his angular features looked a little blurred, and a pair of bright eyes were looking at Xiao Siming and Wang Lushui who walked off the pontoon.

Seeing Huang Hua, Xiao Siming didn't have any extra words, just told him to safely transport the materials to the Lunan Mountains, fortify the walls on the spot, and then mobilize the masses on the spot to create a base area.

Wang Lushui was afraid that Huang Hua and them would encounter devils and dangers along the way, so he repeatedly told them to send scouts and sharp soldiers when marching, and to pay attention to the cover of both wings; When camping, it is necessary to arrange open and dark sentinels, and in particular, cadres must be arranged to lead shifts and machine guns to be on duty.

Hearing this, Xiao Siming was a little impatient, and pulled Wang Lushui away.

Wang Lushui felt that he hadn't finished explaining yet, and said that he would wait for a while.

Xiao Siming smiled and said to Wang Lushui: "Political commissar, when did you become such a mother-in-law?" With Lao Huang's qualifications and ability, it is more than enough to be a brigade commander and a detachment commander. If he didn't even have the ability to safely transport supplies to Lunan, he would have fought for so many years in vain! Let's go, don't waste time! ”

Saying this, Wang Lushui also smiled, shook hands with Huang Hua a little embarrassed, and said "See you in Yimeng Mountain", and then followed Xiao Siming back to the west bank of the Yellow River.

After returning to the west bank, he personally experienced the solid and usable Wanglu water of the pontoon bridge, and without hesitation, he urged Xiao Siming to quickly order, start action, and transfer some materials before dawn!