After a heated discussion and analysis, some minor adjustments were made to the latest order issued by Lei Jian.

Lei Jian finally said solemnly: "Our independent regiment can only rest for one day and one night in Shanghe Village, and must force the Yellow River tomorrow night, once delayed, it will encounter the 372nd Wing that followed up on the east bank of the Yellow River, and at that time, if we want to force the Yellow River under the fire of a Japanese wing, we will not only cause great casualties, but will also delay the independent regiment to arrive at the designated assembly area in North China on time, and we will indirectly or directly affect whether we can participate in this big battle for the upcoming 'Hundred Regiments Battle' that will shock future generations." Comrades, I wonder if you have understood the order I just gave to the troops of the Independent Regiment? ”

Wang Xiaoliang said: "I understand, that is, you clearly proposed the 'Hundred Regiment Battle' today, Commander Lei, can you make it clearer?" ”

"This issue is not the focus of today's discussion, and we can make it clear later, and now implement the battlefield resolution, and all units that receive the task will immediately carry out the operation."

At this time, Feng Dalong, who was already familiar with several guards of Lei Jian, saw Lei Jian coming over after the military meeting, and this rough man asked with a smile: "Commander Lei, I didn't expect you to be a big master at such a young age, still a half-grown child, hehe, I don't want to be a bandit, I just want to follow you as a Balu, you are the brother I just recognized, you don't want me, right?" ”

"Okay, you are welcome to join the Eighth Route Army, if your brothers who have a lot of bitterness and hatred and no murder also want to be the Eighth Route Army, I will agree." Lei Jian said briskly.

"Then I'm the Eighth Route Army now? Hahaha, I want a gun to kill the little devils. ”

"Brother Feng Dalong, our soldiers of the Eighth Route Army joined the army, and they didn't reach out to the troops to ask for guns, if they want to have a gun in their hands, then they will go to the battlefield and take it from the hands of the little devil and become a weapon to kill the devil themselves, do you want to ask me to make an exception and give you a gun alone? Yes? Hahaha. ”

Feng Dalong was a little embarrassed by what Lei Jian said, touched the back of his head and said with a red face: "Captain Lei, you still mean to ask me to rob, right?" ”

"You're right, but you used to rob our people, and now you are robbing the little devil to kill our people's guns, and become a weapon in your hand, to avenge the villagers who died under the bayonets of the little devil's muzzle, do you understand?"

"Hahaha, understood, then Lao Tzu will continue to rob, rob the little devil's gun and kill the little devil, hahaha, what is this called Captain Lei?"

"This is called grabbing in a good way, grabbing in a reasonable way, and the villagers who rob give you a thumbs up, hahaha." Duan Zhigang said with a smile.

Lei Jian ordered Duan Zhigang: "Order the reconnaissance platoon to assemble urgently and set off with me immediately." ”

Feng Dalong was in a hurry, he grabbed the thunder sword and shouted: "Brother, I am now your soldier of the Eighth Route Army, I will follow you wherever you go." ”

Lei Jian patted the stout Feng Dalong on the shoulder and said solemnly: "Dalong, I have already approved you to join the Eighth Route Army, but the mission I am carrying out this time is very dangerous, you stay in the team first, and wait for me to come back, okay?" ”

"It's not good, I'm going to kill devils with you, I'm not afraid of death as a bandit, do you think I can be afraid of death when I kill devils? It's useless to talk too much, I, Feng Dalong, have decided to follow you. ”

Lei Jian nodded and appreciated: "Very good, like a man, but this time, we are going to venture through this saline swamp in the west, there will definitely be danger on the way, you must resolutely carry out the order in the action, if you can do it, I will take you." ”

After intense preparations, Lei Jian led the reconnaissance platoon out of the grove and walked into the reeds on the hard saline-alkali ground.

The further you go, the softer the soil under your feet, this softness is not muddy, but there is a layer of saline hard skin on it, and when you step down, the ground in front of your heel will sink, and when you lift your foot and go forward, the back will return to its original state.

Feng Dalong, who was walking beside Lei Jian as a guide, tentatively stepped forward and stepped down, and reminded the soldiers around and behind: "Further on, you will reach the swamp, once you fall, don't move, the more you struggle, the faster you sink, and in the end, the whole person will fall into the mud soup, and you can't save it if you want to." ”

Lei Jian tentatively stepped down, but before his hind feet could keep up, his whole body suddenly sank, so frightened that Lei Jian fell backwards and lay in the muddy soup, he didn't dare to move his body, he could only shout in a low voice: "Stop advancing, stand still and don't move." ”

Feng Dalong saw Lei Jian lying on his back in the muddy soup, he slowly fell to the ground, his body retreated, retreated to a certain distance, handed the wooden stick in his hand to Lei Jian's hand, and shouted in a low voice: "Regiment leader, grab the wooden stick, I'll drag you out." ”

The two worked closely together and finally dragged the thunder sword out of the muddy pool.

Lei Jian sat on the saline-alkali ground with a hard rod, slowly stood up, and looked at the reeds in front of him, the whole reeds were covered with small inlets, and he didn't know which direction to walk to the Yellow River in front.

Feng Dalong looked at Lei Jian and frowned, he shook his head and said, "Commander, there is a swamp in front, let's not take this risk, don't kill the devil yet, die in this mud first." ”

Lei Jian ordered the soldier who was carrying a one-meter-long and thirty-forty-centimeter-wide branch tied up with a rope on his back: "You are all watching in the back, Feng Dalong and I are walking in front, and we will not ask you to deviate from the forward route, and no one is allowed to find another path, this is an order, have you heard it?" ”

The soldier standing behind had seen that Lei Jian had almost fallen into the muddy pond just now, and almost had an accident, and at this time he was so frightened that he was still jumping 'bang', and seeing that Lei Jian was about to venture ahead again, Duan Zhigang and Qu Jiaming shouted and shouted: "Commander Lei, the front is dangerous, you walk in front like this, once something happens, what can the independent regiment do?" ”

"Don't bother me, your task is to follow closely, we just need to be careful and careful, every time we try to take a step, it is a victory, don't speak, follow slowly." Lei Jian stared at the front as he spoke, he was looking for a way to pass, which was the most important choice at the moment.

Feng Dalong insisted on walking in the front, he took the pedal tied with rope and branches in his hand, and threw it forward, which was exactly the distance he had taken in a big stride, he carefully stepped on the branch pedal in front of him, turned around and pulled out a branch pedal that his back foot had stepped on from the mud, looked at the position and fell to the front, so he moved forward in a reversal, faster and faster.

The thunder sword in the back did not dare to follow closely in dislocation, and ordered the warriors behind to keep up.

Feng Dalong moved forward cautiously step by step with difficulty, he was already sweating profusely when he was tired, and when he walked into the center of this saline-alkali swamp, the waterhole in front of him was getting bigger and deeper and deeper, and he didn't know which foot he stepped on, he would fall into it and never get out again.

Lei Jian stabilized his voice behind him and reminded: "Brother Feng, be careful and be careful, I'd rather be slow than aggressive." ”

Without waiting for Lei Jian to finish speaking, he heard Feng Dalong's frightened 'ah', and the whole person was sinking rapidly, and the muddy water quickly overflowed the ****.

Lei Jian didn't dare to move and shouted: "Brother Feng, don't move, the soldiers behind quickly hand me the trunk on his shoulder, bastard, hurry up." ”

Duan Zhigang handed the tree pole in his hand to the thunder sword in front, he really wanted to pull the thunder sword back, he rushed to the front and replaced the thunder sword. He shouted in a low voice: "Captain Lei, there is danger ahead, so let me come." ”

He knew that when he proposed to change positions at this time, Lei Jian would not agree, especially at the most dangerous moment, Lei Jian would not give up the danger to the soldiers around him, and keep the hope of life to himself.

Lei Jian handed the tree pole to Feng Dalong without saying a word, and quickly shouted: "Brother Feng, quickly grab the tree pole and don't move back and forth, I will drag you out of the swamp." ”

"No, Captain Lei, there is no bottom under my feet, it's all soft silt, I can't do it at all, don't waste your efforts, you quickly find another way, otherwise you will retreat, this is too dangerous and dangerous."

Feng Dalong's whole body sank rapidly between speaking, and it had been flooded to the collarbone by muddy water, and it would soon reach his neck, and life and death were only in the blink of an eye.

Lei Jian saw that Feng Dalong was sinking rapidly, and seeing that the whole person was about to sink into the swamp, he desperately lay down in the muddy water, and shouted to the soldiers behind him, Hurry up and hand me the branch pedal vacated under your feet, the speed should be fast,

Duan Zhigang threw four branch pedals to Lei Jian in a row, and Lei Jian was like a relay player on the sports field, throwing the four branch pedals in front of Feng Dalong's head who was about to flood his neck in muddy water, and shouted loudly: "Brother Feng, quickly superimpose the two branch pedals on top of each other, and slowly put the two arms on them, so that the sinking speed can be buffered." ”