The soldiers hurriedly cleaned up the battlefield, because of the rush of time, they only had time to bury the remains of their own soldiers, and the corpses of the Japanese soldiers had to be thrown in the wilderness. Fortunately, the temperature in the Far East is very low, and it is naturally fresh, which should not cause plague.

Looking at the time, Commander-in-Chief Chen whispered to the leader: "Can't stay any longer, the Japanese have heard the gunshots and will come over to search soon!" Once you are bitten by the enemy, it will be difficult to get out. ”

The leader nodded, the wrinkles on his face deepened, and waved to the people, "Go, go!" The roe deer that stay in place have no way to live, and the reindeer that run far away can survive. Keep up with the Han army and set off right away! ”

Under the leadership of the leaders and elders, the tribesmen kowtowed to their ancestors and gods, and then left the place where their ancestors had lived for generations with reluctance.

The sturdy reindeer mooed and dragged the cart briskly north. The car was filled with old people, children, pregnant women, and all the belongings of the tribe that could be taken with them. The Oroqen people were good hunters, and they quickly packed up, guarding the sides of the convoy, and some rode horses to explore the road in front.

Uncle Lunjishan's granddaughter, Su Misun, pulled the corner of his coat and asked with tears in her eyes, "Jaya, can we still come back?" ”

"Jaya doesn't know what to do!" Lunjishan glanced in the direction of the camp in confusion, waved his whip, and drove the reindeer forward as fast as he could.

Su Misun asked Fang Huzi pitifully: "Maha (uncle, set of relatives), can we still come back?" "Fang Huzi is also unlucky enough, the battle is over. But while cleaning the battlefield, he was stabbed in the butt with a bayonet by a devil who pretended to be dead, so he had to lie on the plow with the children of Oroqen to recuperate.

Fang Huzi touched Su Mixun's little head with difficulty, and said with a smile: "Yes, when the Mahas defeat the Japanese devils, we can all go home." ”

Sumison asked again, "Amaha, what about the Russian devils?" ”

Fang Huzi froze for a moment, thought for a while and whispered to Su Misun: "If the Russian devil dares to bully Su Misun, Maha will go and beat him!" ”

When Su Misun heard this, his eyes narrowed with joy, and he said to the other party, "Amaha." Teach Sumison to sing! ”

Fang Huzi really knows a few words of Oroqen folk songs. This is a special training conducted before the expedition in order to unite the ethnic minorities in the Northland, so he hummed softly:

High in the Khing'an Mountains, a large forest

The forest is inhabited by the hard-working Oroqen

One bucket per person, one basket per person

The mountains are full of delicacies and wild fruits, and the picking is endless

High in the Khing'an Mountains, a large forest

The forest is inhabited by the brave Oroqen

A fierce horse, a gun

Roe deer and wild deer are all over the mountains, and they can't fight endlessly

……

When Uncle Lunjishan heard this, he couldn't help but secretly wipe his tears with his sleeve. It didn't take long. The young people of the tribe learned this "Song of Oroqen".

The advance party and the Oroqen tribe went north along the Aldan River, a tributary of the Lena River. On the way, many refugees of various ethnic groups who fled were also taken in. The ranks swelled to nearly three thousand people. Fortunately, the Oroqen tribe brought a lot of grain, and they were able to hunt some game along the way. I have been walking for more than half a month and have gone through many hardships. Finally, we came to the most important pier on the Aldan River - Handegar.

Uncle Lunjishan stood on a small hill, pointed to the town in the distance, and said, "Lord Chen, there is the town of Handega for the Russians, which is an important post station and supply point to Chukotka. ”

Chen Hanzhang hurriedly picked up the binoculars and observed, and said: "Well, this town looks not small, but I'm afraid it has been occupied by the Japanese!" Notify the troops ......"

As soon as Lu Dao picked up the binoculars, he saw dozens of "Russian woolly bears" standing shirtless in the snow and dancing with their hands, their big furry hands grabbing a large ball of snow from time to time and rubbing them vigorously on their even more furry chests. From time to time, clouds of mist came out of the snow melting, and there seemed to be a sizzling sound, which made everyone shiver.

An officer-like furry bear was also shirtless, holding an accordion in his arms, singing and dancing: "Battalion commander, oh, battalion commander, he's directing." Fire, artillery battery! Fire, artillery battalion! Fire, artillery battery! Fire, artillery battalion. Fire, artillery battery! Fire, artillery battalion! Fire, artillery battery! Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire, and me......"

The rest of the woolly bears also jumped, kicked the snowflakes and splashed, and from time to time lifted a wine bottle and threw it all over the ground, and when they drank high, they splashed and rolled in the snow, and then picked up the wine bottle and poured it violently, which was really unhappy.

Everyone was dumbfounded, and suddenly laughed together.

Chief of Staff Wang couldn't help but gasp and exclaimed: "I don't know how cold this Russian is!" ”

Commander-in-Chief Chen smiled and said: "The Russians are like this, Lai Leng!" I often take cold showers in the winter, and I see a lot in the Northeast. After thinking for a while, he said: "Since this place is still under the control of the Soviet army, let's send someone to negotiate first and try to get their support." At the same time, it is also important to try to avoid misunderstandings. ”

Chief of Staff Wang nodded and said, "We have Soviet documents and orders, so there should be no problem." ”

Why haven't the Japanese captured this pier yet? It turned out that the Japanese Kwantung Army had a total of only 1.5 million troops (including 1 million regular troops and 500,000 paramilitary forces), but it had to sweep half of the Soviet Union. In the face of such a large-scale campaign, 1.5 million troops are obviously not enough. In particular, after the invasion of the Far East, it was necessary to consolidate the occupied territories and send troops to Siberia to pursue the remnants of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, and for the time being, it was unable to crusade against the more northerly regions. At present, the Japanese army has not even had time to occupy 60 degrees north latitude, let alone the town of Handga, which is about 63 degrees.

Through Soviet refugees and Russian interpreters in the team, Chief of Staff Wang quickly got in touch with the Soviet troops in the town. I thought there were a lot of woolly bears here, but in fact there were not many garrisons, just more than a hundred people led by Captain Yekhalevsky, and they were not regular troops, but forest patrols. In addition to these people, more than 500 coolies were found - political prisoners in the Soviet Union, who were punished for logging here. Or mining.

Captain Yekhalyovsky was also shocked when he saw them, and hurriedly asked: "Davarich Chen, King Davarich, so that Japanese imperialism has occupied the entire Far East?" ”

Chief of Staff Wang said in surprise: "It's been a few months, and you don't even know what to do?" ”

Captain Yekhalevsky shrugged helplessly and explained: "As soon as winter comes we are isolated from the rest of the world. Last winter it was so cold that the radio was frozen and we had lost contact with Khabarovsk (Boli, the capital of the Far East) for months. ”

Due to the extreme cold in Siberia, rubber tires can freeze like broken glass. Not to mention the radio, which is easy to get off the line with soldering. And it is directly crushed into powder. I can't fix it.

Commander-in-Chief Chen nodded and said, "So that's the case!" For the record, it is easy to freeze the radio station in winter, so it must be properly protected in the future. ”

The Director of General Affairs hurriedly replied: "Yes, Commander-in-Chief!" As he spoke, he hurriedly took out a note. The Radio Section and other relevant departments were also informed.

Commander-in-Chief Chen said to Captain Yekhalevsky with a serious face: "Davarich. The situation is much more serious than you think! The Japanese occupied all the area west of Chita last winter. and invaded our country's Outer Mongolia. ”

Captain Yekhalevsky interjected: "I remember that the Outer Mongolian region seems to have become independent!" Somewhat uncertain, he asked several Russian officers around him, "Is that so?" ”

"Yes, Captain!"

Commander-in-Chief Chen waved his hand and said: "That is the conspiracy of the Trotskyist Choibalshan, who has now surrendered to Japanese imperialism. We have decided to liquidate it! ”

In fact, Choibalsan was also unlucky, although he was a separatist, he was still very loyal to the Soviet Union. Therefore, immediately after the Japanese invasion of Outer Mongolia, troops were organized to resist. But how is his three-legged cat's kung fu an opponent of the Kwantung Army? As a result, he was quickly annihilated by the Japanese army, and he became a prisoner of the Japanese army. Under the severe torture of the Japanese army's special high school, poor Choibalsandavarich did not survive, and finally became a shameful traitor. By the way, along with him also defected Comrade Sheng Shicai in Xinjiang.

Both men were originally members of the Communist Party and were deeply trusted by Stalin, so after the mutiny, they also attracted great anger from the Soviet side. Sheng Shicai took refuge in the Nationalist Government, out of international relations, and Xinjiang was still legally the territory of the Republic of China, so Stalin did not do anything with him. Choibalsan was different, and the Soviet army immediately carried out a purge of the Mongolian People's Party.

The Nationalist Government took the opportunity to propose the recovery of Outer Mongolia, and the Soviet Union was too busy to take care of itself at this time, and did not want to make trouble with China at this time, but at the same time it wanted to set up a trap for China (provoke internal fighting between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party), so it announced through the dissolved Comintern that it would merge the Mongolian People's Party into Yan'an. At present, Yan'an has sent a working group headed by Ulanfu to Outer Mongolia, preparing to open up another base here.

As soon as they heard that it was related to the Trotskyists, several Russian officers, including Captain Yekhalevsky, did not dare to say more. Many of the coolies they were responsible for managing came in because of this.

Chief of Staff Wang continued: "Not only that, but after the beginning of spring, the Japanese army continued to advance westward, and before we left, they had already reached Ulan-Ude. ”

An officer in charge of communications hurriedly interjected: "That was already a month ago, according to the latest reports, Irkutsk also fell, and the vanguard of the Japanese army even appeared in Nizhny Udinsk!" "This position cuts almost half of Siberia, and beyond that is the region north of Kazakhstan.

"Oh my God, it can't be!" Captain Yekhalevsky hurriedly asked: "How did they solve the logistical problem?" ”

Chief of Staff Wang spread his hands and said: "It's very simple, weapons and ammunition are transported through the Trans-Siberian Railway, and supplies are looted on the spot!" ”

"Looting?"

"Yes, and not only looting, but they also slaughtered all the inhabitants along the railway, just to ensure the safety of transportation!"

"There is a slope to dig and there is a hemp!" When Yekhalevsky heard this, he was so angry that his lungs were about to explode, but he was helpless to scold them. After all, the 500,000 Far Eastern Front has failed, and there is no way to rely on them alone. Moreover, when the Japanese army frees up their hands, Handega may not be safe, and the Japanese army will definitely advance all the way to the Chukotka Peninsula.

That night, the woolly bears quarreled for half the night under the oil lamps, and finally decided to abandon Handgar and go to Chukotka with the advance team. Commander-in-Chief Chen Hanzhang welcomed this and took over the command as a matter of course. First. They are regular troops, Yekhalevsky they are just patrols; secondly, they had three thousand people, and Yekhalevsky had just over a hundred; Thirdly, they had permission from the Soviet government, and Yekhalevsky they were just a bunch of poor "lost contacts".

However, Chen Hanzhang did not withdraw all the troops, he left a company of troops and more than 300 coolies here, and announced on the spot that all the crimes of the coolies would be pardoned, on the condition that they must stay and fight against the Japanese army. It is worth mentioning that there are a large number of Chinese and Russian-Chinese among these coolies. Most of these people were directly absorbed into the Anti-Japanese Federation.

Furthermore. Some people of various ethnic groups such as Oroqen also left some behind. There are a lot of people with weak physical strength, who are not suitable to go any further, and must take a break. And there are a lot of people, and there are these people who stay to help with laundry and cooking. It can help the troops to relieve themselves from a lot of complicated work. Enhance Handgar's protection.

After leaving Handgar. The troops moved eastward instead. They first arrived at the town of Yuchugeyi on the banks of the Intongirka River, and then passed through the towns of Susuman and Strelka to prepare to cross the Kolyma River. Travel to Chukotka via the shores of the Sherekhov Bay. Don't just write a few sentences without looking, it will take half a month to walk down!

However, just before crossing the Kolyma River, the advance party encountered the Japanese army for the first time after rescuing the Oroqen tribe. It turned out that there was a relatively large city on the coast of Okhotsk called Magadan, which was the capital of the future Magadan Oblast. This Magadan Oblast is the northeastern region of the Soviet Union, and the Chukotka Peninsula and the Kankoga Peninsula are within its jurisdiction. Although the Japanese army was a little strategically frustrated, it was not completely brainless, so as soon as the sea ice melted, they immediately sent a fleet to occupy the city, and sent troops to garrison it, waiting for an opportunity to invade the entire Magadan region to cut off the connection between the United States and the Soviet Union.

By the time the advance party arrived near the city of Magadan, the Japanese had just carried out a brutal massacre here. The surviving inhabitants and the rout fled in all directions, and the Japanese pursued them in desperate pursuit, only to encounter the reconnaissance force of the advance team. As a result, there was a fierce battle between the two sides.

Chen Hanzhang asked solemnly: "Huzi, have there been any remnants of the Japanese army that have escaped or discovered us?" ”

Fang Huzi has been lying on the plow for these days, and his injuries have healed early, so he still does the work of the reconnaissance team. Hearing this, he hurriedly replied: "Report to the commander-in-chief, there are a total of thirty-two Japanese troops in pursuit, all of whom were killed by our army. ”

Commander-in-Chief Chen breathed a sigh of relief and ordered: "Inform the troops to leave immediately, we must pass here quickly before the Japanese army finds us!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Captain Yekhalevsky jumped up with a thud, waved his arms and shouted: "Why are we running away? Davarishi Chen, Japanese imperialism shamefully slaughtered our people, we are going to take revenge! ”

The other hairy bears were also excited, and they all raised their arms and shouted: "Yes, go get revenge and kill those Japanese bitches!" ”

"Everyone, be quiet, listen to me first!" Commander-in-Chief Chen explained loudly: "This is not an escape, but a strategic shift!" There is a saying in China that a gentleman takes revenge, and three years is not too late! What does that mean? We are happy to take revenge now, but the strategic goal of developing anti-Japanese strength will be exposed in advance after receiving aid in Chukotka, and when the time comes, Japanese imperialism will not be completely defeated, and more innocent people will be killed. ”

He paused for a moment, and then said: "But once we get a large amount of supplies in Chukotka, we will be able to form a strategic force in the Far East, and then we will be able to start from here, directly hit the Japanese mainland, and completely destroy this evil country!" ”

"Yes, to be completely destroyed!"

……

Commander-in-Chief Chen wiped his sweat and hurriedly commanded the troops to continue to advance to the northeast. Luckily, the Japanese didn't notice anything, and they thought that the squad had been wiped out by the Russian rout.

After crossing the Kolyma River, the advance party walked for more than a month, finally arriving on the Chukotka Peninsula in June 1942. In a fishing village called Enurmino, the soldiers of the advance team finally made contact with the American troops in Alaska on the other side. Twenty 5,000-ton ships, which had already been prepared, came to a halt on the sea under the guidance of icebreakers (the channel was basically thawed in May, but there would still be ice floes, so the icebreakers had to open the way).

A motorboat was the first to reach the fishing village, and a lieutenant colonel jumped from it, and it turned out to be Carlson (it seemed that he was promoted). It turned out that he returned to China immediately after participating in the teaching brigade to conquer the Zhangdian stronghold, and because the road was very smooth, he even arrived in the Chukotka area ahead of the advance team (no way, who let the family take a plane, let's go on our legs).

"Chen, you have created an amazing miracle!" Carlson came up and gave Chen Hanzhang a bear hug.

Having traveled thousands of miles to get here, and being able to see his old friend again also made Commander-in-Chief Chen very happy, and said happily: "Carlson, you have flown half the world at once, and it is also amazing!" ”

Carlson said proudly: "Aha, of course! He pointed to the fleet behind him and smiled: "Chen, look what I have brought to you!" ”

Chief of Staff Wang didn't care about etiquette, and shouted excitedly: "This, is this all for us?" ”

Carlson shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "Can there be anyone else here except you who can insist?" ”

Not to be outdone, Yekhalyovsky waved his arms and shouted: "And we Bolsheviks!" ”

Carlson approvingly: "Yes, your spirit is also admirable!" ”

Chief of Staff Wang secretly wiped some hazi with his sleeve, and hurriedly said: "Don't talk about this yet, hurry up, let's start receiving!" ”

Carlson smiled: "I knew that you couldn't wait. Johnson, hit the signal! ”

A young officer who was following Carlson hurriedly pulled out a flare gun and fired three shots into the sky, and three green flares quickly crossed the sky. The cargo ship on the opposite side quickly untied dozens of small boats, including several larger landing craft.

Carlson explained: "The water in this fishing port is too shallow for big ships to cross!" (To be continued......)