The guerrilla columns of these towns gave up resistance and fled to Wencheng County and Jingning, gathering in these two places to form a local superior force, relying on the dangerous terrain to not only preserve their own strength, but also frequently attacked and harassed the Japanese supply lines, so that the Japanese army's logistics and heavy troops were overwhelmed. Matsui Shigen originally planned to concentrate his forces for a clean-up after the capture of Fuding and Longquan, but now, with the overall rout of the troops on the southern front, let alone the clearance, he now has to worry about the other party's attack.

Matsui's worries are not unreasonable. He had just breathed a sigh of relief because of the departure of the Air Force of the Cadet Army, when the captain of the cavalry brigade that had opened the way in front sent someone to report that the improvised engineering bridge over the Ao River had been blown up.

The Ao River originates at the southern foot of Wudi Mountain in the South Yandang Mountains, and flows through Xiaojiang Town is the main stream of its northern line. At that time, there was no bridge over the main stream of the Ao River, and local residents relied on ferries to travel between the two banks. When the troops of the southern front of the South China Front attacked Cangnan, in order to facilitate the passage, a simple pontoon bridge was built on the river section where the Huangdu ferry was located where the local residents ferried, and a brigade was stationed for defense.

Wencheng County now has three guerrilla columns: Cangnan, Ruiping, and Wencheng. The three guerrilla columns were under the unified command of Tian Wenfeng, the captain of the three major brigades of the former Xinghuo Brigade. When the Japanese army first started to build a bridge over the Ao River, Tian Wenfeng sent people to target it. And last night, when Gu Shoufu launched the first blow of the New Year's strategy, he also sent Ruiping (Ruian, Pingyang) guerrilla column to attack the Huangdu ferry and killed more than a dozen devils. At about 10 o'clock in the morning, after receiving Jiang Guangnai's telegram order to harass and snipe the fleeing Japanese troops along the way, he immediately thought of this pontoon bridge. At the end of the war, the significance of this pontoon bridge was not so important, but now it is determined whether the Japanese army can escape the lifeline of pursuit. At that time, because the Meixi Brigade of the Ruiping Guerrilla Column, which was closest to the pontoon bridge, was also in Meixi Township, nine kilometers away, it was definitely too late to rush there, so he had no choice but to send the commanders of the three guerrilla columns and ask them what they could do. He said to the three column commanders: "The Huangdu pontoon bridge must be blown up!" As soon as the Huangdu pontoon bridge was blown up, the Japanese army's eastward escape was cut off! However, it would take two hours for the Meixi Brigade, which was closest to the Huangdu pontoon bridge, to arrive there, and everyone should think about what a good way to do it. ”

Chen Yao, the captain of the Taoyuan Guerrilla Brigade of the Ruiping Guerrilla Column, who was squatting at the door, said: "If there is a fast horse, I have a way!" ”

Everyone looked at him together, and his immediate boss, Huang Ma, the column leader of the Ruiping guerrilla column, said: "Don't sell Guanzi, quickly say what can be done." ”

Chen Yao stood up and said, "Didn't we hide a speedboat in Taoyuan?" If there is a fast horse that can rush over in less than twenty minutes, bring some explosives and go straight down the river with a speedboat to blow up the pontoon, there will definitely be time in time. ”

This solution is feasible, but another problem is in front of everyone: where to go to the horse? Moreover, one horse is certainly not enough. Because you have to carry explosives, and you need professional people to operate speedboats and explosives, then at least three horses are required.

When everyone was scratching their heads and had nothing to do, Gu Baofu, the commander of the Cangnan guerrilla column, said with a wit: "Without a horse, can a donkey be successful?" Don't we have several donkeys in our logistics department? ”

There is really no way, if there is no horse, then you have to use a donkey. So, led by Chen Yao, a group of four guerrillas with six donkeys, four donkeys carrying people, one donkey loaded with explosives, and one donkey loaded with gasoline, and set out on the road under the eager gaze of Tian Wenfeng and others.

Tian Wenfeng and others realized the importance of the Huangdu pontoon bridge to the Japanese army, and Matsui Ishine naturally did not realize it, which is why he asked Okubo Harukawa's cavalry brigade to rush to the Huangdu pontoon bridge before the main army. However, Okubo Harukawa was still a step late in the end, and when Chen Yao and others lit the explosives fuse and jumped into the gasping Aojiang River, the devils of the Okubo Cavalry Brigade had just arrived to the west of the Huangdu pontoon bridge. At this gallop, Okubo and the others were also tired enough, and he straightened up and moved his almost numb buttocks, when he heard one of his subordinates shouting, "What is that?" "Hurriedly follow the prestige, and then his face changed." No! The little devil shouted anxiously - it was late, the speedboat hit the pontoon bridge and was trapped, a few seconds later, a row of giant Lang rose into the air, and in the explosion of "boom", a gap of more than ten meters was blown open in the middle of the pontoon. Immediately, the pontoon bridge that was broken in two swayed downstream under the impact of the river, and then it was slowly pulled apart, and it was stuck to the shore like two strings of duckweed in the exclamation of the devils......

The ......little devil who was defending the pontoon bridge finally reacted and began to shoot at the river. But the gunfire sounded more like blatant irony to Okubo. The little devil was furious, rode his horse to the commander of the pontoon bridge, Kimura Ichiro Shaosa, picked up the whip and pulled it down, scolding as he smoked: "Eight grids! It's over, it's over! Ichiro Kimura, the pontoon bridge was bombed, and you are fully responsible! You bastard, what can you be responsible for......"

When Gu Shoufu hijacked the people of Cangnan to launch the third blow of the New Year's Raiders, Matsui Ishine, Okuichiro, including Gu Shoufu himself, did not expect that the Xuebing Army would reverse and take advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack. Therefore, the meaning of the Huangdu pontoon bridge for them is just a pontoon bridge.

Liu Yuqing, Pang Deya, and Jiang Guangnai didn't expect it to be like this, so they didn't realize the great significance of this pontoon bridge.

Therefore, the bombing of the Huangdu pontoon bridge actually has a very strong dramatic color. Who would have thought that six donkeys and a speedboat would change the outcome of a battle?

Tian Wenfeng, the initiator of the bombing of the bridge, did not realize that the impact of his decision would be so huge, and when Okubo Harukawa was beating Kimura Ichiro of the same level with a horsewhip like crazy, he was galloping on the mountain road of Nanyandang Mountain with the main force of three guerrilla columns.

Perhaps just because the horse was replaced by a donkey, Tian Wenfeng was not confident enough to blow up the pontoon bridge before the arrival of the main Japanese army. He led his team down the mountain to the front line of Pingyang and Ruian, just to resolutely carry out Jiang Guangnai's orders. Fearing that they would not be able to beat the water dogs, the guerrillas ran wildly through the mountain roads, while Matsui Ishine was vomiting again because of Okubo's urgent military briefing. "Eight squares! Kimura, stupid donkey! The old devil was really angry, he scolded with trembling lips, his legs were weak, and the devil officers around him were frightened.

"Your Excellency! You're fine, are you?! ”

"Your Excellency, please stop your anger!"

"Your Excellency, what now?"

……