Since Gao Quan has decided to defend Quzhou, of course he will not take the 500 Army to force several divisions of the anti-Japanese army, there are seven armies in the Quzhou area, why should Commander Gao leave a few people to advance and retreat with him.

First of all, the 86th Army, due to the frequent bombing of devil planes, the radio station that the 86th Army could contact with the theater was damaged yesterday, and now whether it is Chen Yiding or Cao Zhenduo, if they want to get in touch with the theater, they can only use the radio station of the 500th Army. Therefore, Gao Quan received this order in the theater, but Chen Yiding and Cao Zhenduo of the 86th Army did not know about it at all, and Gao Quan told them when he wanted, and whether the 86th Army could stay and defend Quzhou with the 500th Army completely depended on Gao Quan's wishes.

The remaining armies on the periphery, of course, Gao Quan had to send them telegrams one by one. Wang Yaowu and Sun Dianying once said that they would become friendly with the 500 Army, and Gao Quan now sent a telegram to Wang Yaowu and Sun Dianying, asking these two army commanders to assist. If you say that you are going forward and backward, you can't leave me here alone at a critical moment! Of course, the name used must be in the name of the anti-Japanese war. In the midst of the war, could the two well-known commanders resolutely withdraw their troops regardless of the lives and deaths of their allies?

Then he sent a report to Shangguan Yunxiang and Wang Jingjiu, telling the two commanders that due to heavy rain for several days, the waters of the Qujiang and Wuxi rivers had risen sharply, and the 500th Army and the 86th Army could not be transferred, and asked to stay in Quzhou and fight to the death with the Japanese army.

The remaining 49th, 25th, and 26th armies could not be let go, and Gao Quan also sent telegrams to these three army commanders.

The heavy rain was still falling, and as those old Quzhou people said, there was no sign of stopping at all. As the pouring rain continued to fall, the waters of the Qujiang River and the Wuxi River, which surrounded Quzhou, began to rise at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" Cao Bao, dressed in a raincoat, loudly urged the troops to speed up the march, and the sappers carrying all kinds of tools marched through the suburbs of Quzhou in the rain like a long dragon, and the ranks were lit up with a little light, but the lights could not shine far in the gloomy rainy night. A soldier slipped and fell, and the comrades around him hurriedly stretched out their hands to pull. The sloppy soldier quickly got up and refollowed the group.

There were dense raindrops in the sky, and not far from the Wuxi River was the roaring water. Cao Bao and half of the engineer regiment were to rush to the upper reaches of the Wuxi River as soon as possible to build a dam and store water, and the other half of the people were already led by the deputy regiment commander to the Qujiang River.

There were scouts on the left and right sides of the road, but the engineer regiment did not encounter the Japanese along the way. Two hours later, the troops finally arrived at the flood control destination and went to the gate. This time, there was no need for Cao Bao's orders, the sappers performed their own duties, felling, piling, filling soil, and transporting stones, and a series of work was carried out in an intense and orderly manner. Cao Bao looked at the sky and cursed quietly: This ghost weather! If you build a dam, you will build a dam, how can you brave such a heavy rain to build a dam? God didn't say to stop this rain for half a day, and then start it when the embankment is repaired!

Engineering waits for no one, and devils don't wait for anyone! Cao Bao roared twice and immediately threw himself into the labor army. Although Cao Bao was born as a stonemason, he has been an engineer with Gao Quan for so many years, and the current engineer corps commander has long been trained into an all-rounder, as far as his skills are concerned, whether it is repairing bridges or paving roads, including putting explosives and engaging in blasting, few people can compare. On the construction site, he is the chief engineer and technical director, using his experience and technology to direct the workers in the labor and guide everyone how to complete the project task quickly and well.

The scouts along the way were personally led by Shi Lei. Since the commander of the engineer regiment is here in person, of course, the equivalent of the reconnaissance regiment will also have a regiment commander. Of course, this is just a coincidence, not that Shi Lei came specifically to support Cao Bao, and the things on the battlefield are not so particular at all.

The sappers were at the river, but the scouts had to search far away, and they had to make sure that the enemy was spotted before they could get into a dangerous distance. The surroundings of Quzhou have long been beaten into a pot of porridge, and within a radius of several hundred miles, it is not uncommon to meet devils in any place, not to mention that it is not too far from Quzhou City.

There was a village in front of it, which looked like it was still a medium-sized village, and that large area of houses would have to have at least a few hundred households. Shi Lei decided to send a squad of scouts into the village to reconnoitre, and if no trace of the devil was found, the boundary of the reconnaissance would be set in this village. There is no need to scout too far, this time the task is to ensure that the engineering corps builds a dam that can store some water. When the time comes, the embankment will be opened, and the water of the Wuxi River in Quzhou will rise rapidly by one and a half meters, and the little devil who is crossing the river will be suddenly surprised, and it is best to drown him tens of thousands of people!

"Erga, take your people into the village to have a look." Shi Lei gave an order to one of the scout squad leaders closest to him.

"Yes!" Erga agreed, raised his right hand and waved, and more than a dozen heavily armed warriors walked out from behind him, "Go!" Looking at his appearance of cherishing words like gold, who would have thought that this would be the "story king" of the reconnaissance group, just because the scouts had to be cautious in their words and deeds as soon as they entered the battlefield, and they would see more and talk less. Of course, Shi Lei knew the temper of his subordinates, so he didn't say much at the moment, just found a big stone and leaned on the side, waiting for the news.

"Da Da Da!" Before Erga entered the village, there were suddenly a few gunshots in the village, and the sound sounded like a Type 96 light machine gun, devil! Erga waved his hand, and the scouts were immediately ready for battle. It was not far away, of course Shi Lei heard the gunshot, Commander Shi raised his hand and made a few gestures, and the scouts quickly formed a battle formation and quietly approached the village from several directions.

"Ahh From the village, there were heart-rending shouts of women, followed by unbridled laughter, and scolding from men, dozens or hundreds of voices seemed to pop up out of nowhere, making people sound so weird.

Soon, the crying, shouting, and scolding gradually became quieter, and the closer Er Ga gotten, the quieter the voice became! There was a pool of flesh and blood on the stone mill at the entrance of the village, and it could be seen from one of the feet that was still intact that this was once a person. Seeing this scene, ordinary people either vomited, or cried in horror, scouts have tough nerves, especially during the Anti-Japanese War, our army scouts have seen countless tragic scenes, and the soldiers have already refined an iron heart! Erga and his comrades just glanced at the stone mill and continued into the village. They want to see what the devils have done to this village, and how they should repay this blood debt!