As soon as nine o'clock arrived, hundreds of boats appeared on the river, which was originally invisible to a sampan, including canopy boats, sailboats, small steamers, and bamboo rafts......

That formation, Luo Yufeng and Qin Yankun met for the first time in their lives.

"Honorary Liu Xinyu, captain of the 1st Division Water Transport Volunteer Team, which one is Luo Brigade of the new 38th Brigade?" Liu Xinyu personally drove his minesweeper over.

This is the only combat ship that the convoy can get its hands on.

Captured from the Japanese, wounded, and rejuvenated after repairs, the main attack armament of this minesweeper was two 37-mm machine guns.

"I am, Captain Liu, you guys are finally here, every second is right!" Luo Yufeng stepped forward and held Liu Xinyu's hands tightly.

"Hello Sir Luo!"

"Okay, Captain Liu has worked hard, can we cross the river now?"

"This time, we have mobilized a total of 300 large and small ferries to try to send you across the river in one fell swoop." Liu Xinyu replied.

"Three hundred, enough, enough!" Luo Yufeng was overjoyed and said repeatedly.

"Heavy weapons and cars, all loaded onto barges, we have a total of four 500-ton barges, we can take away as much heavy equipment as you have."

"Great!" Luo Yufeng and Qin Yankun's previous worries were instantly swept away.

Pukou, Honorary 1st Division Headquarters.

Although he received telegrams from Liu Xinyu and Luo Yufeng respectively, Leng Feng was still a little worried, so many troops crossed the river at one time, or at night, even if Liu Xinyu had accumulated a lot of experience in crossing the river at night, but after all, it was on the water, water and fire were invisible, and once something happened. That's not a trivial matter.

Moreover, the Japanese Navy had opened a narrow passage, and Japanese patrol ships had already appeared on the river, and in case they ran into it, this target would be exposed.

Dangdang......

The wall clock hand on the wall points to the ten o'clock position.

"Boss?"

"How's it going, is there any news?" Leng Feng asked eagerly.

"The fastest small steamer has docked at the wharf in Wujiang Town, and the ships behind it have docked one after another. Liu Xinyu's driving 'Xiangyang' was at the rear, with the new 38th Brigade headquarters. Guo Weiquan smiled and reported.

"Alright, alright, it's finally here." Leng Feng's worries between his eyebrows can be regarded as relaxed.

On February 7, that is, at four o'clock in the afternoon of the eighth day of the first lunar month, the reconnaissance battalion directly under the new 38th Brigade Headquarters rushed to Yuxikou. After loading at Yuxikou, it was transported to Wuhu, and then shipped from Wuhu to Shanghai, Suzhou and other regions.

Because the new 38th Brigade occupied Xuancheng and the Yangtze River waterway was also blocked, piles of coal were accumulated at Yuxikou waiting to be loaded and transported.

Without coal, many power plants in Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places will have power outages, and people's daily heating will also be affected. The price of coal in the market has already started to rise.

Coal is a strategic resource, and they are also in desperate need. Therefore, the transportation line of Xuancheng has not been fully restored, and the coal from Yuxikou began to be loaded and transported to Wuhu first.

The Japanese did not yet control the Huainan Railway and the Huainan Coal Mine, but the coal transportation business did not seem to have stopped because of the Sino-Japanese war.

The reason is very high-sounding, the Japanese certainly salivate over coal, if not to sell it. What should the people in the occupied area do that day, this winter, they also need coal to make a fire to keep warm, and this Huainan coal mine is now a private enterprise, and the government cannot force them not to sell coal.

And how do the workers who live on this railway and digging coal for their food?

As long as the Japanese do not occupy the Huainan Railway and the Huainan Coal Mine for a day. The coal business is still doing the same.

However, Wuhan was also ready to blow up the Huainan Railway, and had no intention of giving the railway and coal mine to the Japanese.

It's just that it's not yet time to blow up the railroads and coal mines.

The coal produced here is also supplied to the people of the Kuomintang region, and no one is willing to blow up the railways and coal mines that have been built at great expense unless they have to.

Huainan coal mine has a large storage capacity and high quality, and it is a matter of time before the Japanese occupy this place, which the government knows very well, and holds the idea that it can exist day by day, so that it can also lose less.

Guarding Yuxikou is a local security regiment, the head of the regiment is called Liu Hongyu, there are less than 600 people, and the weapons and equipment are not bad, after all, the financial resources of the financier behind are not weak.

But it's hard to say about combat effectiveness.

"Commander Liu, General Inaba said, as long as you let go of the dock and let the imperial army go ashore directly, when the time comes, in the new government, there will be at least one position of brigade commander, and the rank will be at least major general."

"Now that the Japanese are powerful, the national government has moved its capital to Chongqing, this world will be Japanese sooner or later, and now in the past, that is from the dragon's minister, and the future is limitless."

"Liu Hongyu, knowing the current affairs is a junjie, your brother weighs it carefully."

"Can you allow Liu to think about it?"

"Early tomorrow morning at the latest, don't blame me for not reminding you, such a good opportunity, after this village, there will be no such shop." The middle-aged man with a small head and a blue plaid suit looked arrogant.

"Yes, thank you Mr. Saito."

"Adjutant Qiu, send off!"

Sending away this Japanese Saito, Liu Hongyu was entangled, this was obviously an ultimatum, the Japanese will land at Yuxikou tomorrow.

No matter how straw bales are, this can also be heard, he is a security group, and he usually bullies the common people, and if he really fights with the Japanese, he is not an opponent at all.

In fact, there was an omen on this day, if it weren't for the fact that the family was all in Yuxikou, he Liu Hongyu would have left with his belongings, this security chief, who loves to be whom.

If you want to make yourself a traitor, the old lady in the family will definitely not be able to pass the level.

"Tuanza, Tuanza, no, no, no......"

"What's the panic, the Japanese are calling?" Liu Hongyu jumped up and scolded.

"No, it's not, it's ****, ****......"

"**** early him. it......"

"Who's the boss here?" The reconnaissance battalion of the new 38th Brigade sent people to reconnoiter Yuxikou and found that there was no trace of the Japanese army, so they led people directly into Yuxikou.

The people of the security group looked like ****. It was so aggressive that no one dared to step forward to stop it.

Just rushed into the regimental headquarters of the security regiment.

"I'm Liu Hongyu, the head of the security regiment, who is the chief?" Liu Hongyu was not lightly frightened, why did the Japanese lobbyist just leave, and the **** came, could it be that his secret meeting with Saito was revealed.

"**** Cao Xingyang, commander of the reconnaissance battalion directly under the new 38 brigade."

"It turned out to be Camp Commander Cao. It's really a rare guest, hurry, please inside, Adjutant Qiu, make a pot of hot tea for Camp Chief Cao! Liu Hongyu said with a smile on his face.

"I don't drink tea, from now on, the defense of Yuxikou will be handed over to us, and you and your security regiment will start now, and you will not be allowed to leave the barracks for half a step. Violators of military law are engaged, do you understand? Cao Xingyang said heavily.

"Battalion Commander Cao, this, what is this for, our security regiment has not committed anything?" Liu Hongyu said aggrievedly.

"Send a report to the brigade, just say that we have controlled Yuxikou and have not found the Japanese army, in order to ensure that the news is not leaked. Our unit will change into the uniform of the Yuxi Security Corps and block the roads and bridges entering and exiting Yuxikou. At the same time, a blocking position was built at the pier. Cao Xingyang commanded the communication soldiers.

Liu Hongyu is not stupid, as soon as he looks at this posture, he knows that the **** may have known that the Japanese army is going to cross the river from Yuxikou, and sent troops to take the lead and occupy Yuxikou.

At this time, he had two options. The first is to tell Cao Xingyang that Saito approached him and threatened him to take the initiative to open the Yuxikou port and take the initiative to let the Japanese army land, so that he would make a meritorious service. The second is to conceal the news that the Japanese army is about to land, and then when the Japanese army lands, give this **** a shot from behind, come to a combination of inside and outside, welcome the Japanese ashore, and then surrender to the Japanese with all their hearts, be a slave to the Japanese, and then enjoy the so-called glory and wealth.

Liu Hongyu pondered carefully, **** will be defeated sooner or later, even if he has made meritorious contributions to **** now, but his home is in Yuxikou, he must leave Li, once the Japanese know, they will definitely settle accounts after the autumn.

When the time comes, who will he go to cry to?

Therefore, the Japanese are more reliable, he is a security chief, and he was given the brand of lieutenant colonel, he is very hydrated, relying on his ability, he will never want to be a general in this life.

Or the Japanese are interesting enough, the brigade commander and the major general, this is a big and majestic thing, in the future, the Japanese will win the world, then they will be the ministers of the dragon, at least they can leave a mark in the history books.

"Adjutant Qiu!"

"Tuanza ......"

"You do something for me......"

"Tell Cao Xingyang, this kid, the situation in Yuxikou is complicated, there are no less than 20 Japanese trading houses alone, whether this Yuxikou security group can believe it is not easy to say now, it is best to disarm directly." Luo Yufeng received a telegram from Cao Xingyang and instructed.

"Disarm, it's not good, after all, it's friendly forces, there is no evidence that the security regiment is all over the day, we have no reason to collect their guns, in case it provokes an accident, it will be troublesome."

"It's a bit inappropriate to disarm, but the ammunition depot has to be controlled by us, so we can receive more." Luo Yufeng thought about it for a while, and felt that what Qin Yankun said made sense, and he couldn't be too domineering.

Yuxikou, the barracks of the security regiment, which has been controlled by the reconnaissance battalion.

"Camp, our people just saw ......"

"Send someone to keep an eye on us, and when we came, the brigade told us that we must be cautious and careful, and we can't let go of any small things, that is to suffer a big loss." A hint of coldness flashed in Cao Xingyang's eyes.

"Understood."

"Saito Fuyuki, Japanese?"

"I inquired with a platoon commander of the security regiment, this Saito has a good relationship with Liu Hongyu, often drinks and eats together, and is a normal Japanese businessman."

"If it's normal, why did Liu Hongyu send his adjutant to find him quietly?"

"Maybe he was afraid that his relationship with Saito would be known, so he ......"

"It's not that simple, extraordinary times, extraordinary means, arrest that adjutant Qiu for me, I will interrogate him personally." Cao Xingyang didn't believe this.

"Camp, isn't that good?"

"At this time, as long as it has something to do with the Japanese, we have to investigate, so there's nothing wrong with that?"

"Understood."

(To be continued.) )