The wide river valley was the first hurdle for the 97th Army to move south. At this time, the old course of the Yellow River has basically been cut off, and there is not much water left on the riverbed. But the situation is more troublesome now than before. Because the water layer is thick, you can still row, but now this water level can neither row nor dare to leave. The death zone of thick mud has split North China in half.

The 34 Brigade and the 10th Cavalry Regiment were ordered to form an advance detachment and cross the river in the first batch. Everyone was quite excited, but when they went to the river, they were dumbfounded. With such a thick mud, let alone people, even horses can't get by.

Li Dazhuang and his subordinates tried several places in a row, but they couldn't do it, and they didn't dare to go forward at most 100 meters. This made him so anxious that he jumped to his feet by the river, and ordered the whole brigade of soldiers to come and find a way.

Zhang Haiyan said with a smile: "Da Zhuang, don't worry, they must have arrangements for the military seat." ”

As expected, it didn't take long for a large number of civilians from the military engineering regiment and the Eighth Route Army to arrive. They carried stacks of straw bags on their shoulders, and some of them had shovels in their hands, as if they were ready to fill in the path here. It's a stupid idea, but it's also the most effective.

When Regiment Commander Chen Mingfa saw Zhang Haiyan and them, he hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Brigade Commander Zhang, Deputy Brigade Commander Li, I didn't expect you to come so early, I'm really sorry." ”

Zhang Haiyan waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's because we came early." "They had planned to cross the river early to squeeze out a little more time for the follow-up, but they didn't expect to be a chess game. That's the question of the staff officers, if there is a qualified brigade chief of staff. There is no such mistake in the final match.

After this period of tempering, the engineering regiment is very handy in the work of building bridges and paving roads. While digging sand and gravel to fill the straw bags, they spread the straw bags on the river one by one, and soon paved a broad road.

Li Dazhuang was a little uneasy, stepped on it with his foot, and said, "Old Chen, are you sturdy straw bag?" ”

Head Chen smiled: "Don't worry, it doesn't matter if it is broken after it is placed, as long as it is not broken when it is moved." ”

The soldiers of the engineering regiment and the people in front of the branch sweated like rain and worked hard. In a short time the project was advanced to the middle of the river. The attentive sappers also built several bridge holes out of wooden planks. It's been raining for the past few days. The river itself is a low-lying place, and it is really impossible to have no flood channel.

Zhang Haiyan looked at it for a while and felt very particular, so he praised it: "Okay, Lao Chen." It's a long skill to follow the military seat! ”

Head Chen smiled. "It's nothing," he said humbly. It's just a little bit of a scratch about it! It's a pity that the materials seized last time were blown up by devils, otherwise ......"

Li Dazhuang hurriedly said: "Otherwise, what would it be? ”

Head Chen smiled: "It will definitely open your eyes." ”

Li Dazhuang turned his face away and said with disdain: "Cut." You just blow it, I don't believe it! "They are all old men of the 97th Army, who doesn't know who they are, what kind of big-tailed eagle they are pretending?

Zhang Haiyan took the opportunity to take the lead and said with a smile: "Okay, you old Chen, you said it yourself." Now there are so many reinforcements from the little devils, and there must be a lot of supplies they carry. I'm going to seize some and come back, how about you compare it to us? ”

I thought that Regiment Commander Chen would be happy, but I didn't expect this guy to say: "Hehe, I understand Brigade Commander Zhang's good intentions." But our equipment is already in place, so you don't have to bother. ”

Zhang Haiyan said strangely: "Where did you come from?" "What is the situation of the 97th Army, he doesn't know what to do, it takes a lot of effort to build a 60 cannon, and there is a fart of sapper equipment? A shovel per person is not bad.

Head Chen refused to say it with a smile, because he had already leaked the secret just now. Besides, if he continues to shout, the people in the Security Section of the Political Department must invite him to tea.

"Don't talk about pulling down!" Li Dazhuang didn't bother to pay attention to him, and when he saw that the road had been paved, he hurriedly urged Zhang Haiyan to set off quickly. The night owl couldn't wait, and had already led ten regiments to take the lead. Seeing this, Zhang Haiyan hurriedly commanded the infantry to quickly follow.

The river is only a short kilometer, and it will be completed in a short time. Stepping on the land of Henan again, everything is so familiar, but it is so unfamiliar. The night owl said hello and led the 10th Cavalry Regiment to reconnoiter first. The infantry cautiously followed behind and dispersed in attack formation.

Looking at the familiar or unfamiliar faces, Zhang Haiyan suddenly remembered those comrades-in-arms who died here. But when he thought of his comrades-in-arms falling beside him one by one, his heart was as uncomfortable as a knife, so he shook his head vigorously, as if to throw those unpleasant experiences out of his head.

Li Dazhuang looked at him in surprise and said, "What are you doing?" ”

Zhang Haiyan said: "Oh, it's okay! ”

Li Dazhuang muttered: "It's okay for you to shake your head, I thought you were crazy, I was scared!" ”

Zhang Haiyan scolded with a smile: "your eggs, you got sheep madness!" Cheer up the brethren, and there is a high chance that they will encounter the enemy ahead. ”

Li Dazhuang said impatiently: "I know, you still need to say this!" ”

As he was talking, several gunshots suddenly rang out in front of him. Not long after, several cavalrymen Pegasus came to report that they had captured Japanese prisoners in front.

Zhang Haiyan hurriedly rushed up with a battalion in person, and the rest of the large army was handed over to Li Dazhuang to command in order to respond in time. They weren't far from the place of the incident, so they arrived quickly.

There were several corpses lying on the ground covered in blood, and their identities were so tattered that they could not be identified. There were also several beggar-like captives crouching to the side.

Funnily enough, these guys are nibbling on the oil cake in their hands, as if they had just been released from starvation prison. This kind of oil cake is a standard ration of the 97th Army, and it can also be guaranteed to be spoiled for a week in summer. Since the taste is much better than chow mein, it is very popular with fighters. These captives were blessed by the fact that the warriors looked at them pitifully and evened out their rations.

Zhang Haiyan looked around, but he didn't see any Japanese troops, so he asked, "What about the prisoners you caught?" ”

The night owl hurriedly greeted him, pointed to the group of guys who were squatting on the ground and nibbling on oil cakes, and said, "Aren't you squatting here?" ”

Zhang Haiyan's eyes widened and he said, "Night owl." Who are you blinded toe? It's not the first day I've met Japanese devils. What are you doing? Let me tell you, killing good and risking merit is a loss of head in our 97th Army! ”

The night owl couldn't cry or laugh, and said, "Alas, Captain Zhang, why don't you believe what I said?" The soldiers of the first battalion all stared at him, with strange eyes, thinking that you lie and don't make it round, so obvious that a fool will believe it!

Zhang Haiyan looked at these beggars suspiciously, and said, "Is it really the Japanese army? So I asked the interpreter to come forward and talk to the guys. What made Zhang Haiyan and the soldiers of the first battalion fall through the glasses. These starving ghosts were really Japanese soldiers. It was also a unit of the 10th Division, which was known for its combat effectiveness.

The night owl said proudly, "Well, I didn't lie to you!" ”

Zhang Haiyan was a little embarrassed, and in order to change the topic, he asked: "They didn't wear Japanese clothes either, how did you see it?" ”

The night owl laughed, "I don't know where I can tell." They saw us turn around and run. Doesn't this mean that there is a ghost in my heart? The commander of the first battalion thought it was a bandit. So he took his brethren and pursued them. As a result, the guys ran and shouted. Isn't it just exposed? ”

The warriors were overjoyed when they heard this, and they couldn't help but laugh. To tell the truth, a few days ago I heard that the chairman of the NPC National Committee ordered the Yellow River to be opened and released to flood Henan. Everyone is quite angry. But now when I see the Japanese devil end up like this, I can't help but be happy, it's really a relief, and all the anger is gone!

Zhang Haiyan said to the translator: "You go and ask them to see how they got this kind of virtue." ”

The interpreter hurriedly stepped forward and muttered to a few of the captives. The veterans of the 97th Army all forcibly learned Japanese, and almost everyone knew a few words. So they were busy pricking up their ears and eavesdropping, half of them were curious, and the other half was watching the devils talk about their bad luck, listening to relieve their hatred, right?

Several Japanese prisoners were busy dealing with the oil cakes, and they didn't like to talk at first, but they opened up the conversation box as they spoke. Thinking of the inhuman encounters these days, these guys actually cried on the spot, making Dou E miserable, but fortunately there was no snow in June.

Looking at this poignant scene, Zhang Haiyan and the night owl looked at each other, thinking in their hearts, is this still a Japanese devil? How can you have a virtue with a crying girl?

The translator secretly laughed and said, "Brigade, these devils can be regarded as suffering a great crime." What retribution, retribution! Ha Luha, God is really long-eyed! These bastards, that's how they should be! ”

Zhang Haiyan hurriedly said: "No, you can make it clear, what's going on?" ”

That's when the translator told the story. It turned out that this group of Japanese soldiers was stationed outside the city at that time and was responsible for guarding. Because there was nothing around them that could threaten their strength, they were very lax up and down. They were still dreaming when the flood came! I woke up when the water reached my back. What else can be done at this time? Run bare-ass!

After escaping the camp, they found that most of the troops were scattered and there were few guns left. The most decent was a squad leader with a military cap on top and a crotch cloth underneath.

It's summer, so it's not cold, but it's not good to be bare! So they had to go to a village that had not yet been flooded to grab clothes, but they didn't expect to go a step too late, and the villagers inside had already escaped. They searched the whole village, but they only found a few rags that had been thrown away and unwanted.

The problem of clothes was solved, but an even bigger problem arose - they ran out of food! Relying on the Longhai Railway, they have always had relatively abundant logistics supplies. When you don't have a mission, you can go to the village and loot. But now that the supply lines are broken and the people have fled, who is looking for food?

Private Yuichiro Yano recounted their tragic experience with a handful of snot and tears: "I began to fight hard and relied on cigarettes to relieve my fatigue. Later, all the cigarettes were smoked...... We went around looking for food, and there were still potatoes in the dry fields, but within a few days they were all eaten. I boiled the pumpkin seedlings and ate them, but they were immediately snatched up by everyone. Soon there was nothing left to eat in the fields......"

The interrogation of the prisoners delayed for a while, and Li Dazhuang also led the main force to catch up. Knowing that the Japanese army had fallen to such a point, everyone was very excited and looked forward to the future.

On the one hand, Zhang Haiyan commanded the troops to search for the traces of the Japanese troops in separate ways, and on the other hand, he informed the military seat of the enemy situation. When the news first came back to the military headquarters, Zheng Huzi and the others were stunned, and they couldn't believe their eyes. So he sent an urgent telegram to the 34th Brigade to ask them to confirm whether the information was wrong.

Li Dazhuang smiled: "Ha, I knew that it would be like this, and they couldn't believe it." ”

Zhang Haiyan smiled and said, "Who will believe such a nonsense thing?" I saw it with my own eyes and thought it was fake! Let the telegraph operator call back immediately, and say that it is undoubted, and suggest that the military department take measures as soon as possible. The little devil is a little miserable now, but the North China Front will definitely be reinforced. If you miss this opportunity, it will not be easy to come across it in the future. ”

Li Dazhuang said happily: "Lao Zhang, how many devils do you say we can leave this time?" ”

Zhang Haiyan smiled: "I can't say for sure. But it's tens of thousands to leave half of it! Everyone laughed, rolled up their cuffs one by one, and just waited to have a big fight with the devil. (To be continued......)

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