Chapter 548 Crossing the Yellow River North

Dong Ku requisitioned all the trucks and carriages in the city in Shangqiu. As Dong Ku left Shangqiu, they were led by a battalion of warriors who returned along the way to pick up the infantry.

Dong Ku's army stopped for a moment and went straight to Kaifeng. Not far from Kaifeng, on the Yellow River, the Japanese army was rushing to cross, how could he let go of this opportunity, and how could he leave some Japanese soldiers' lives.

More than 180 kilometers, trucks, arrived near Kaifeng at 10 minutes after dark. Ahead, the Huya soldiers were staring at the ferries shuttling across the river, but there was nothing to stop the Japanese troops from crossing the river.

After receiving the report from the Huya team members, Dong Ku divided his troops into two routes, all the way to Kaifeng, to requisition the trucks there. Horse-drawn carriages, and cleaning up tobacco houses, kilns and other places, can be regarded as expanding military spending in disguise, and they rushed to the location where the Japanese army crossed the river all the way.

Four or five kilometers from the river bank, they encountered the Japanese blocking force covering the retreat.

Seeing the position ahead, Dong Ku didn't even bother to fire the artillery, and ordered Yu Lei to carry out an assault.

After a hard day's work, everyone finally wanted to catch the little devil, and they were all excited, and after receiving the order, six or seven hundred meters away from the position, the truck roared and rushed forward.

The Japanese defense was all light machine guns and heavy machine guns, and there was no artillery support, and the moment they saw the bright lights, the sound of gunfire rang out.

Yu Lei did not rush to let the truck go ahead, he still used the formation during the siege, the three self-propelled guns were cone-shaped, with a team of trucks behind, protecting the front and rushing forward.

The self-propelled artillery of the Japanese bullets flew and clanged, but how could these guns be shaken by heavy machine guns?

At the same time that Yu Lei saw the fire in front of him, the anti-aircraft machine gun went off.

Tom's bullets rained down on the improvised position, in the dust. The Japanese troops on the position were torn apart by bullets, and the machine guns were also extinguished one by one.

The self-propelled artillery did not even pause, and six platoons rushed straight into position. None of the fighters in the truck got out of the car either, and at the moment when the truck entered the position, they were condescending. The Japanese troops who were hiding in the trenches with a clattering strafing shot rushed by.

A total of five or six hundred Japanese troops on the position were all brought down in just a few seconds by the stormy strafing, and they did not even do the least to block.

At this time, the position of crossing the river was in a panic, and the gunfire in the distance had already made the Japanese army aware of the arrival of the pursuers. In the crowding, the baggage of Mei Oh and the boat was still full of river beaches, and the personnel squeezed into the ferry one after another, desperately rowing to the other side of the river.

On the other side of the river, the Japanese army was also in chaos, and the previous orderly march was no longer there, except for those who stayed behind to block the attack, they all accelerated the pace of leaving the riverbank.

Four or five kilometers. The truck didn't even need to use it for ten minutes before it arrived at the location of the river crossing. On the way. Empty trucks were thrown on the side of the road, the supplies on the trucks crossed the river, but the trucks were stranded on the riverbank because there were too few ferries, and a large number of heavy artillery pieces were also left on the riverbank.

Yu Lei saw the shadows of the black holes on the river, and there was not a single Japanese soldier on the riverbank. I couldn't help but be anxious, pulled the anti-aircraft machine gun and fired at the river, while shouting: "Shell the river, shell the other bank within five kilometers!" ”

The self-propelled artillery had already completed the task of taking the lead at this time, and Yu Lei's roar. The muzzle of the cannon was slowly raised, and then, in the dense gunfire, a loud roar rang out.

In the river, the Japanese soldiers were desperately rowing towards the opposite bank, and the cannonballs and bullets poured down, and streams of mud-like water rose into the sky, and the river immediately surged like magma.

Those ferries were not hit by bullets, and they were hit by shells, but they capsized in an instant in the turbulent water, and the river was full of struggling Japanese soldiers.

On the opposite bank, there was no precise target for the artillery fire, and there was no figure in the distance, but the fall of the shells made the figures on the panicked river bank fly in the firelight, and when it exploded, it was also a large area.

Yu Lei's anti-aircraft machine gun did not stop, and the debris of the ferry boat flew sideways, and a puff of blood mist splashed, drinking water, and it was instantly red.

The Japanese soldiers on the ferry, who did not have time to go far, also tried their best, holding their guns, and slammed back fire on this side, but they could not stand the strong firepower on the shore, and in just a few tens of seconds, there was no one on the ships not far from the shore.

"Twenty-sixth regiment! Grab the ferry boat back in the river!! ”

Yu Lei yelled while the team members were changing the magazines.

"Yes!"

The commander of the 26th Regiment of the 5th Division shouted: "Follow me from the 26th Regiment!" ”

In the roar, he took off his backpack and gun, and there was only a big trouser left after dividing five by two, and then he ran into the water, waded through the mud, and plunged into the turbid Yellow River.

The soldiers of the 26th Regiment are all from Hangzhou, most of them are on the edge of the water town, and it may be a little difficult to swim across the Yellow River, but if you don't enter the rapids, you can still swim a few hundred meters.

In the mud splash, a figure jumped into the river and struggled to swim towards the empty boats that no one cared for.

At the moment when the 26th Regiment snatched the ferry, Yu Lei ordered again: "Send people to the nearby villages to find fishermen who can ferry, I believe they are all hiding."

On the surface of the river, after a few minutes of strafing and shelling, most of the boats near the rapids and those on the opposite side had turned into debris, or the bottom of the boats was facing upwards and drifting down the river downstream.

Fragmented corpses, tumbling and floating in the muddy river, screams and cries for help were now cut off.

On the other side of the river, the Japanese rescued some people who had struggled to climb to the shore, but they were unable to resist under artillery fire, so they retreated and rebuilt their positions, preparing to cover the withdrawal of the army.

In half an hour, dozens of boats that blocked the gun holes and were still usable were recovered, but they were not enough to cross the river to pursue.

After Yu Lei only found a few boatmen, he heaved hatefully and reluctantly reported to Dong Ku.

Dong Kuzhi said that although the Japanese army withdrew in a hurry, it was not without combat effectiveness, the large army could not reach the river, and no matter how fierce the firepower of the small force was, it would be difficult to block the onslaught of the Japanese army and would be annihilated.

"Order, requisition all boats and boats along the river, leave the ocean where you can buy boats, and the engineer battalion will build a pontoon bridge and shell the opposite bank!"

In desperation, Yu Lei gave up crossing the river and ordered the artillery bombardment of the opposite bank, so that the Japanese army could not block the pontoon bridge. At the same time, the troops were ordered to requisition boats and door panels in the villages along the river, to cut down trees and stumps, and the author to build pontoon bridges in preparation.

Dong Ku did not go to Kaifeng. There because Ke was in charge, requisitioned vehicles and prepared to cross the river.

He came to the bank of the river and saw that the captured empty carts were turning around, and there were not many boats. Knowing that he could no longer pursue the fleeing Japanese troops on the other side, he ordered his troops to clean up the battlefield. Prepare to cross the river.

Sun Tao was much better there, and two hours after Dong Ku arrived at the Yellow River, where the Japanese army had crossed, he also arrived at the bank of the Yellow River, found a location with a slower current, and began to look for ferries around, and then began to cross the river.

There were no Japanese troops on the other side of the river, and the work of crossing the river was quite fast. Although the Japanese destroyed some ferries, there were still countless boats that were hidden by the civilians along the river. I learned that the advance army was going to cross the river to fight devils. These ordinary people, who had long heard the name of the advance army, spontaneously organized the boats, personally steered them, and in the rapids, a large and small boats began to ferry.

Sun Tao knew that after crossing the Yellow River, the speed of the journey below was fast, and they could do it in one day. Hit Texas.

The speed of the advance army's pursuit made the retreating Japanese troops on the other side of the river panic, and they all knew that if they were caught up by the advance army during the evacuation. It was certain death, so the speed of the march increased sharply, and they all ran desperately towards the territory of Shanxi, knowing that only by entering Shanxi, they could be safe.

Fortunately, the Yellow River is not a small river tens of meters wide. If Dong Ku wants to cross the river here, it will not be possible tonight, at most it will be a ferry force, and it will only be fortified on the other bank, not to mention the pursuit. The river will be fully crossed tomorrow.

Dong Ku's army entered Kaifeng to requisition vehicles, seized tobacco houses, kilns, bullies and other tumors, and prepared to hold a public trial meeting during the day tomorrow, and the act of shooting made those bigwigs in Kaifeng very unhappy, but the troops here were ordered by Zhang Zizhong to withdraw from the city before the advance army arrived. Although it caused some fluctuations, it was limited to complaints.

Yu Keke didn't care about those, he faithfully carried out the order, so that those who thought that this was a city still in the hands of the political axe, and the advance army didn't dare to do anything bad luck, raided the house, arrested, and didn't let anyone go, even some public officials with the political axe, as long as they were guilty, they were all arrested.

Zhang Zizhong listened to the reports one by one in the headquarters, and then saw the list of guns and artillery that had just been taken over by the four divisions that followed Dong Ku, and said with a wry smile: "This Dong Ku really has no scruples, seeing that a large part of his baggage has been left in Shangqiu, and has begun to cross the river, it is obvious that there is no supply line here, but he does not let go of those unlucky goods, and the advance army is a little jealous and hateful." ”

"yes. He sent so many guns, even if he stabbed the chairman, I am afraid that the chairman will turn a blind eye, and we will take back control of Kaifeng when we turn back, and it will take a lot of effort to manage, and the disaster left by the advance army is not only to shoot a few officials, but also to show those ordinary people a new order. ”

The generals next to him are also very helpless, Dong Ku does this, and in the future, the disaster left behind will definitely be very great.

The arrest of the whole city did not cause a big riot, and Dong Ku just did it, he didn't care what Lao Jiang thought, he needed people, he needed fresh blood, in the two days of crossing the river, he believed that even Zhengzhou would have young people coming.

Dong Ku did not enter Kaifeng, and Zhang Zizhong and others knew very well that he did not plan to use Kaifeng as a supply line, but only used it to cross the river.

But he didn't wait, he Yu Ke smoothly entered Kaifeng, Kaifeng's national army all evacuated, understood that Zhang Zizhong intended to let go of Kaifeng, let himself cross the river, ordered Liu Canghao to drive to Zhengzhou, Tianming set up a recruitment office, recruited soldiers for two days in a row, the standard of the general's salary was announced, except for those who smoked big cigarettes, almost all young people wanted.

He believed that Zhang Zizhong would not stop it, he recruited troops to resist the Japanese, and even after Nanjing, Suzhou and other cities that were not on the supply line were attacked, not a single soldier was left, and he clearly sent a signal to Lao Jiang, I don't want your territory.

As for the dark hall, he has already started to do work, and he has already made preparations in advance, recruiting young people and participating in the advance army. It is precisely because of this that Dong Ku sent Liu Canghao to rush to Zhengzhou with a regiment and fifty Huya team members, and I believe that when he comes back, tens of thousands of people will be easy to follow.

These trivialities did not delay the work of crossing the river, and the Japanese army was under artillery bombardment, so they retreated their positions again, far away from the riverbank, and sent a reconnaissance team, and found that the advance army did not cross the river, so they gave up the blockade, pursued the large army, and quickly retreated westward to Shanxi.

Shangqiu, also doing the work of crossing the river, Heze has been connected, the engineer battalion uses boats to make pontoon piers, fixed the boat with wooden piles, pulls wooden planks, pulls them with iron cables, and builds three pontoon bridges in the gentle section of the river, and builds them together at both ends, and the progress should be completed tomorrow morning.

Anti-aircraft artillery has been transported by ferry, and you can also arrange empty rooms on both sides of the strait to prevent Japanese planes from bombing the pontoon bridge to ensure the safety of the pontoon bridge.

In Juye, Sun Tao's army crossed the river very quickly, and the baggage had begun to cross the river in the middle of the night. Tomorrow morning, the vanguard will be able to drive trucks and self-propelled artillery in the direction of Texas, and when they get there, they will be able to speed up their march.

At this time, the ships shuttled in Tianjin, and the Japanese army divided into two routes, all the way to Qingdao by boat, close to Shijiazhuang, and rushed to Shanxi, and the Japanese army near Beijing was also making preparations, preparing to rush to Zhangjiakou, march to Datong, and enter Shanxi.

The movements of the Japanese army in Tianjin had already come from Guo Weiquan, and Dong Ku ordered Sun Tao to block the Japanese troops evacuating from Tianjin as quickly as possible, if the speed was fast, at least those factory facilities would not have time to dismantle to avoid damage in the battle. Moreover, the expatriates will not have time to evacuate, after all, the troops will have to go first.

The evacuation of the Japanese troops was very fast and very crisp, and when the decision to evacuate was made at the base camp, all units and divisions were evacuated as quickly as possible. Maybe they were worried about coming back, but the evacuated Japanese troops hadn't done anything yet, but they took all of them with them. As for the bottles and cans, the boutiques are taken away, and the rest are buried on the spot, ready to be dug up again.

But their movements are not as secret as imagined, the people in the dark hall and the wolf smoke who have already started to work have deployed quite a lot of eyeliner in some important locations, and most of the burial points of the Japanese army have been known.

Although Dong Ku was in a hurry, he also knew that everything was in vain. In today's fierce battle, the dog Dan once again retreated a position, let the Russian soldiers enter the second position, and prepared to shell the position and strangle all the soldiers there.

But after all, the two positions were scrapped, and if this continued, it would not take a week for the soldiers to have enough strong cover to resist the Soviet Russian artillery. At this point, the damage was rising sharply, although hundreds of artillery pieces and thousands of tanks were destroyed, but the opponent's offensive was still fierce. If this continues, as long as the opponent catches the dog's artillery position, it will control the entire first line of defense in a short time.

These are the reasons why Dong Ku is in a hurry to advance north, and the Japanese army is so cooperative to open the way, he will naturally not let go of this opportunity and speed up the march. (To be continued......)