In the spring of March, the south of the Yangtze River has long been red and willow green, but the snow in the outer northeast has not yet melted. A troop wearing dogskin hats and cotton coats was cautiously weaving through the jungle. This is the advance team led by Chen Hanzhang, a general of the Anti-Japanese Federation, who began to set off in February, and after many difficulties and dangers, finally crossed the Outer Mongolian Plateau and came here.

According to the plan previously planned, they would set up a secret camp there to receive the follow-up troops, and then they would continue north to the Chukotka Peninsula on the shores of the Arctic Ocean.

Chief of Staff Wang Zuozhou looked at his watch, suddenly whistled, and ordered: "The troops stop advancing!" Rest in place for half an hour, and the fifth company is responsible for guarding! ”

"Yes!" The commander of the fifth company responded and quickly commanded the troops to disperse in all directions of the forest.

The soldiers who did not have to serve as a guard took off their backpacks, took out a packet of fried noodles from it, and ate it with the snow water. There is no way, the journey from Suiyuan to Chukotka is too far, so you can only choose this simplest field food. Fortunately, the soldiers of the advance team were all crawling out of the old forests in the northeast, and this hardship was nothing. And now the snow is melting, and there is a lot of moss and mushrooms to eat in the forest.

A small group of cavalry suddenly came to the front. The soldiers stopped what they were doing one after another and looked over, and when they saw that it was the reconnaissance company of the advance team, they turned their heads one after another to do their own things. This kind of long journey is the most physically demanding, so every rest time is extremely precious.

Fang Huzi, the commander of the reconnaissance company, easily jumped off his horse, turned around and tied his horse to a birch tree next to him. Poof, poof. The white horse snorted with some displeasure, and its front hooves were gently gouged in the snow, and when he found that there was a lot of grass and moss underneath, he gnawed with joy, and even threw his ears in excitement.

Staff Chief Wang strode over, stretched out his hand and patted the horse's back, and asked with concern: "You're back, Huzi, is it going well along the way?" ”

Company Commander Fang wiped his sweat and said, "It's okay!" The devil may not have enough troops, and there are not many garrisons in this area. However, the Oroqen camp was very well guarded. We didn't dare get too close. Only Uncle Lunjishan was invited. ”

The road was almost deserted, and only the Russians had accurate maps, but the Soviet government refused to provide them for various reasons. Fortunately, there are also "living maps" in this area. It is the Oroqen people and more than a dozen other ethnic minorities who have been hunting on both sides of the Heilongjiang River for generations.

I heard that I found the guide. Wang Staffing Daxi. Hurriedly said: "Oh, why didn't you say it earlier if there were guests?" ”

The two of them hurriedly walked a few steps, and the Uncle Lunjishan had just tied up his horse. Seeing the chief of staff coming over, he hurriedly saluted kindly. He wore a leather robe with a beautiful heart-shaped double pattern painted on it, but it was a little shabby.

From the time of the invasion of Tsarist Russia into the Outer Northeast, bloody massacres were carried out against the local natives. I don't know how many peoples and tribes disappeared under the butcher's knife of the Cossacks. Genocide in the Soviet Union was relatively rare, but ethnic discrimination was still severe. Even the Georgians of Stalinist origin were oppressed, not to mention these Yellow People of the Far East.

In short, the Oroqen and other ethnic groups in the northeast have had a very difficult time in recent years. Especially after the Japanese invasion last year, the environment was even worse. For example, the Oroqen people in China were almost exterminated by the Japanese army, and by 45 years, only more than 1,000 people were left to hide in the mountains.

Company Commander Fang introduced: "Chief of Staff, this is Uncle Lenkeshan, he was found by the army of Tsarist Russia to work as a coolie on the Chukchi Peninsula when he was young, and he is very familiar with the geography of this area. ”

Chief of Staff Wang hurriedly returned the salute, shook Uncle Lun Keshan's hand and said affectionately: "Xie Lu, thank you, Uncle Lun Keshan!" On behalf of the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Anti-Japanese Federation, I welcome your arrival! ”

Uncle Lun Keshan suddenly shook Chief of Staff Wang's hand with both hands, and said in surprise: "You, there are tens of thousands of people!" Is this true? It's all like the weapons on these warriors? "Uncle Lenkeshan speaks Chinese, and although it is a little stiff, he can understand it completely.

It was two powerful big hands that could grasp the roe deer, and the pain made Chief of Staff Wang breathe cold, but it was not easy to break away, so he had to endure and said: "Yes, Uncle Lenkeshan, who are you?" ”

Hearing a plop, Uncle Lun Keshan actually knelt down, startled Chief of Staff Wang and Company Commander Fang, and hurriedly said: "I can't help it!" As he spoke, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to help, but the uncle refused to get up.

"Ask the army to save us Oroqen!"

It turned out that the Japanese army had been invading the Soviet Union in 1941 and had carried out massacres in the area immediately after that. The targets of the massacre included not only Russians, but also other peoples living in the Far East. Moreover, the Kwantung Army justifiably called it a legitimate retaliation, because the Soviet Union also massacred the Japanese living in the Far East around 38 and moved the Koreans to Central Asia.

The Japanese army was already violent, and with the deliberate connivance and instigation of the top brass of the Kwantung Army, it soon turned from sporadic killings into organized and premeditated acts of genocide. Company Commander Fang: The Japanese troops they saw around the Oroqen camp were actually preparing to carry out the massacre.

Chief of Staff Wang hesitated for a moment and asked, "Uncle Lunkeshan, how many clansmen are in your camp?" ”

Uncle Lunkeshan hurriedly said: "There are five hundred and seventy-three people! As he spoke, he kowtowed to Chief of Staff Wang again. Originally, the Oroenks rarely knelt except for the gods and elders, and it seems that the situation of this tribe is indeed very serious.

Chief of Staff Wang asked again: "How many Japanese troops are there?" ”

Lenkeshan was stunned for a moment and guessed: "There may be a thousand people!" ”

Fang Huzi interjected: "Not so much, we reconnoitred, it should be an infantry brigade of about eight hundred people, plus two infantry guns and more than a dozen horses." ”

In fact, as soon as the Japanese army arrived, they were discovered by the Oroenks, and they were all excellent hunters, very good at concealment and observation. It's just that they don't know anything about modern and modern military affairs, so they can't accurately find out the strength of the other side. In addition, due to the lack of understanding of geography by the Japanese army, they were not able to completely surround and die, so Uncle Lunkeshan ran out to ask for help, but he didn't know who to ask for help, so he followed Fang Huzi here in a daze.

Chief of Staff Wang was puzzled: "Then why don't you run?" ”

Uncle Lenkeshan said indignantly: "The old man and the child can't run fast. Besides, the Far East is now full of Japanese troops, and if we run, they will be able to destroy us in a straightforward manner. ”

Chief of Staff Wang was stunned for a moment, and scolded angrily: "This group of little devils who exterminate human nature! As he spoke, he stomped his feet fiercely, and said to Fang Huzi: "Take good care of Uncle Lenkeshan, I'll report to the commander-in-chief!" Then he turned and walked towards Command.

It is said to be the headquarters, but it is just a simple concealment department made of wood. Commander-in-Chief Chen Hanzhang spread a blank piece of paper on a large stone and prepared to draw a simple map. Since there is nothing, create it with your own hands.

"Yo, it's time to recuperate, isn't it so soon?" Chen Hanzhang looked up. See that it is the chief of staff of the king. I couldn't help but put away the blank paper with some regret and complained: "I've just started drawing!" ”

Chief of Staff Wang smiled: "Commander-in-chief, don't draw this thing." I've got you a living map. ”

Commander Chen was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Have you found the guide of the Oroqen tribe?" Walk. Take me to meet me! ”

Chief of Staff Wang hurriedly stopped him and said, "Commander-in-chief." There's another problem here. We have to make a decision now! ”

Commander Chen was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "What's the situation, tell me quickly!" ”

Chief of Staff Wang recounted what he had just learned. Then he asked: "Commander-in-chief, do you say we are saved, or are we not saved?" ”

Commander-in-Chief Chen walked a few steps in the shed and muttered, "Alas, our advance team is only more than 1,200 people, and our strength is too weak. If you do, you may not be able to save it, but put yourself in it. More importantly, the tasks assigned to us by our superiors will not be completed. ”

He paused for a moment, and then said, "But if you don't save it, first of all, you can't get through it on your conscience." And since we will not be saved, why should the peoples of the Far East believe in us and help us? ”

Chief of Staff Wang nodded and said, "Yes, commander-in-chief, I also feel embarrassed, so I specially asked you for instructions!" ”

Commander-in-Chief Chen asked rhetorically, "What about your opinion?" ”

Chief of Staff Wang replied: "Save, of course I have to save!" If our advance team runs out, we may send another group of comrades organizationally. If it hurts the hearts of the fraternal nations of the Far East, it will be difficult to make up for it in the future. ”

Commander-in-Chief Chen patted Chief of Staff Wang on the shoulder vigorously and said happily: "Well said! However, the villagers of Oroqen must be saved, and the tasks assigned to us by the organization must be completed. Our main task this time is to make a forward stop in the Chukotka area, and the number of people does not need to be too large, so I plan for you to lead a hundred or so people to Chukotka first. ”

Chief of Staff Wang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "No, commander-in-chief, I still stay, you lead your troops to Chukotka!" You are more literate than me, you can speak English, and you can communicate well with Americans. ”

Commander Chen hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Don't fight over this matter anymore." There are so many people in the team who can speak English, and there is no shortage of me, and going to Chukotka is just as dangerous as staying to fight, but the division of labor is different. ”

Seeing that Chief of Staff Wang was about to say more, he said: "It's important to save people, let's go see Uncle Lunkeshan now, so that we can formulate a plan." As long as this battle is fought smoothly, it is not impossible to retreat. ”

Upon learning that the advance team of the Anti-Japanese Federation agreed to rescue the trapped Oroqen tribe, Uncle Lunkeshan was overjoyed and kowtowed to Commander Chen a few times. But when he heard that the advance team was only in his early 1,000s, he immediately became disappointed and even desperate. Uncle Lenkeshan thought that the enemy was strong and I was weak, and he went to die in vain, so he only asked the advance team to help take away hundreds of teenagers and children in the tribe.

Chief of Staff Wang couldn't laugh or cry, and it was not easy to convince Uncle Lenkeshan. In fact, this is not to blame Uncle Lenkeshan, whose people have been invaded by the Russians since the 17th century. In their eyes, those "Russian explorers" who ate human flesh and drank human blood were simply invincible demons, and I don't know how many Oroqen people were eaten alive by these demons. And then the Tsarist Russian army and the Soviet army were even more powerful and in a mess, and there was no possibility of victory at all.

However, such an invincible force was beaten by the Japanese and had no power to fight back. The psychological impact on the Oroqen and other peoples in the Far East can be imagined. So although the number of the advance team was slightly larger than that of the Japanese army, Uncle Lenkeshan was still pessimistic and desperate.

Commander Chen said cordially: "Uncle Lenkeshan, please believe us!" We will rescue those Oronian folks, and victory will be ours. Belong to the Chinese! ”

"Chinese?" Len Keshan silently muttered in his heart, the title was already a little vague to him, but when he thought of the people of the tribe, he still bowed in the direction where the mountain god lived, and prayed to "Bai Nacha" to bless them to defeat the evil army.

Mitaha, Oroqen camp. Outside the rows of oblique pillars (the original dwellings of the Oroqen people, made of tree poles, animal skins or bark), a large group of ethnic people stood in the dark. Everyone's hearts were heavy, and the purpose of the Japanese army's coming was very clear to everyone. A few days ago, several tribes similar to them had been slaughtered by the Japanese army.

The leader who negotiated with the Japanese army returned, and the tribesmen gathered around: "Chief. What do the Japanese say? ”

The leader was tired and said, "The Japanese want us to hand over 20,000 skins." And a hundred horses and a hundred reindeer! ”

Everyone was amazed: "Oh my God, we are just a small tribe, how can there be so many?" ”

"Yes, Patriarch. We can't afford to pay that amount! ”

"The Japanese are simply more ruthless than the Russians. Even if you can hand it over. How can we survive without horses and reindeer! ”

……

The patriarch raised his hands and said with a wry smile: "The Japanese have no intention of giving us a way to live!" They said. They said that if they couldn't hand it over, they would go into the stockade and take it themselves! ”

"It's despicable! Chief, let's fight the Japanese! ”

"Yes, fight with them!"

……

The patriarch said bitterly: "They are an army, there are more adult men than in our tribe, and there are artillery and machine guns, how can we fight?" ”

One of the elders suddenly cried bitterly, "What have we done wrong, it is so difficult that the descendants of Bai Nacha will be extinct!" When the other tribesmen heard this, their noses were also sore, and they began to cry bitterly.

Just as he was helpless, someone suddenly shouted, "Look, Elder Lenkeshan is back!" "It turns out that the uncle's status in the tribe is still very high, no wonder there is an Oroen totem on the robe.

"Elder Lenkeshan!"

Everyone hurriedly gathered around and asked, "I heard that you came across an army of Han Chinese, what did they do, can they help us?" ”

Elder Lunkeshan coughed, pointed to a young man behind him and said, "This is President Fang Qian, Master Fang, they want to help us deal with the Japanese together!" We are saved! ”

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Lord Fang, how many of you are there, can we win?" ”

These people all speak Oroqen, and some speak Russian, which Fang Huzi can't understand. Fortunately, there were translators, Uncle Lenkeshan could speak Chinese, and some of the soldiers of the advance team could speak Oroqen or Russian.

Fang Huzi answered everyone's questions one by one, and then said to the leader solemnly: "Lord Chief, there is no problem with victory, but we can't stay here, we must evacuate north after the battle." ”

After listening to Uncle Lunkeshan's translation, the leader said happily: "There is no problem, we Oroqen people have long been accustomed to a nomadic life, as long as the people of the tribe can survive, we are not afraid of great suffering!" ”

Fang Huzi nodded and said, "Okay, then let's arrange it now, I'm afraid the Japanese army will start attacking soon!" ”

……

At the mountain pass, three kilometers from the camp, a Japanese commander was looking with a telescope. He is the commander of this unit, the captain Matsuda Shaosa.

A squadron leader ran to report and said, "Captain, the allotted time is almost up!" ”

Matsuda snorted and sneered, "Suoga, I knew that they couldn't afford to make up so many skins!" Listen to their wails, Tachishima-kun, what a wonderful sound! Every time I hear this cry of despair, I feel my blood boiling. As he spoke, he pulled out his saber and muttered, "Look at this guy, it can't wait!" ”

Squadron Leader Tateshima glanced at the delicate saber enviously and complimented, "This is really a treasure sword!" If I could own such a famous blade, I would definitely cherish it as a family inheritance and pass it on to future generations. ”

"No, you're wrong, Tateshima-kun! This is a war knife, and the best destination is to be on the battlefield and drink the blood of the enemy! Keep it at home and treasure it, that's an insult to it! Matsuda slid his hand over the surface of the knife and said proudly, "Look at it, it has the same heart as me!" ”

Squadron Leader Tachishima asked curiously, "Then it must have tasted the blood of many people!" ”

Matsuda said proudly, "Of course! It has killed thousands of Koreans and Chinese, and hundreds of Russians. What are the Oroqen people, when the Great Japanese Empire unifies the world, I will let it taste the blood of every nation! They both laughed triumphantly.

Kojiro Harano, the chief of staff wearing glasses, hurried over and reported, "Your Excellency, the troops are ready!" ”

Matsuda asked sternly, "Are all the passages blocked?" Last week, due to our negligence, we allowed more than a dozen of the Nanai tribes to escape, and even our wing was severely reprimanded by His Excellency the Commander. I don't want that to happen again! ”

The chief of staff of the field hurriedly said respectfully: "Please rest assured, Your Excellency the captain, this clean-up operation is guaranteed to be foolproof!" ”

Matsuda said with satisfaction, "Yo Xi! Order the troops to attack and advance immediately! ”

"Hello!"

The squadron leader of Tateshima was preparing to direct the attack when a soldier suddenly ran to report: "Squadron leader, the Oroqen people have expressed their willingness to surrender to us. Just ask us not to kill them. ”

Matsuda sneered. Say, "If we don't kill, then what are we doing here?" The surrounding Japanese soldiers all laughed proudly.

The Chief of Staff of the Field thought for a moment and said, "Your Excellency, since there is an easier way, why do you need to let the soldiers risk their danger to attack? ”

Matsuda was stunned. Puzzled: "Yuanye-kun." What do you mean? ”

The Chief of Staff of the Principle smiled: "Let them lay down their weapons first." Stand in line, and ......" as he said as he disguised himself as a machine gun with his hand, and said in his mouth: "Sudden ......"

Matsuda laughed. Thumbs up and said, "Yo Xi!" Then he turned to the herald and said, "Prepare the squadron of heavy machine guns, and then tell the Oroqen that we promise not to kill them - of course this is impossible!" When the Japanese soldiers heard this, they laughed again.

Soon, a team of Oroqen people came out, but it was sparse, and the team of nearly 500 people dragged on. Because many people lead horses and drive deer carts. Watching them get closer and closer, the Japanese soldiers trembled with excitement.

Five hundred meters, four hundred meters, three hundred meters, two hundred meters, the squadron leader of Tateshima couldn't help but look at Matsuda. Matsuda shook his head and said, "Put it closer, wait for a distance of 100 meters before firing." ”

The chief of staff of the field pushed his glasses and said suspiciously: "Your Excellency, there seems to be something wrong, those people in front of you don't look like Oroqen people when they walk. ”

Matsuda took a sharp look, and sure enough, these people were clearly veterans who had accumulated years, and wasn't that sparse formation just a skirmisher line? He hurriedly shouted, "Quick, fire!" ”

It was too late, it was fast, only to hear a whistle, the row of Oroqen people in front suddenly scattered and lay down, and a dense rain of bullets suddenly covered the Japanese position. This is a masterpiece of four Maxim Bang Bang guns and six 60 mortars. The smoke and explosions had not yet dissipated, and the commandos posing as Oroqen also charged.

The Japanese headquarters, machine gun positions and infantry artillery positions were all destroyed at the first time, and the surviving soldiers were also dizzy, and they were completely vulnerable to the elite assault team.

On the other side of the mountain, a squadron of Japanese troops was tightly guarding several mountain passes. A cavalryman dressed in a Japanese uniform suddenly arrived and ordered: "The Oroqen have surrendered, Your Excellency has prepared the machine gun, there is nothing for you here, hurry back!" After saying that, he left without looking back.

Squadron Leader Ichiro Nokura looked at the back of the cavalryman in confusion, hesitated for a moment, waved his hand and said, "The battle is over, the whole team is evacuated!" ”

The Japanese troops of the entire squadron quickly withdrew from the various intersections, and then rushed to the brigade headquarters in four neat columns.

Two hundred meters ahead, four Maxims and twelve Czech ZB30s suddenly showed their barrels.

"Don't be in a hurry, put it to 100 meters and then fight!"

"Yes!"

……

"Hit!"

Da Da Da ...... A stormy salvo broke out in an instant, and bullets rained down on the Japanese columns. It may have been that the attack was too sudden, and the Japanese officers and soldiers were suddenly in shock, terror, confusion, and wild shouting. I saw the little devils fall one by one, and the orderly column fell in an instant. They lost their command and command, and only knew that they were fleeing in all directions, and the vengeful bullets still refused to give up in pursuit.

After ten minutes, the turmoil on the ground finally calmed down. The corpses of the Japanese soldiers were strewn all over the field, and the ground was stained red with blood......

At the same time, the battle on the commando side is also coming to an end. Matsuda knelt on the ground, looked at the command knife inserted into his abdomen, suddenly showed a strange smile, and muttered: "Yo Xi, it's so lucky, it tasted the blood of the Japanese again!" (To be continued......)