Got rid of the pursuers and defeated the interception from Acheng, and the Japanese puppet army between the Ash River and Songfeng Mountain did not have a large force of interception troops except along the Binsui Railway, and at least in a short period of time, they could not mobilize enough troops.

And the dozens of puppet Manchurian policemen in the few puppet Manchurian police posts that there are naturally will no longer be obstacles. Except for some trouble caused by the plane in the sky, Yang Zhen did not encounter any strong interception on the way to the mountains.

But Yang Zhen didn't expect that since crossing the Ash River, the biggest trouble for him was these planes that had been hovering over his head for a whole day. If these planes were reconnaissance planes, Yang Zhen would not have any scruples.

The two battles he fought by the Ash River made fools understand their intentions. All his actions have lost their hidden meaning. For unarmed reconnaissance aircraft, he naturally does not care. Moreover, as soon as he entered the mountain, under the cover of good vegetation in the northeast mountains, even if more than a dozen reconnaissance planes came, Yang Zhen was not afraid. But these planes are not as simple as reconnaissance aircraft.

Yang Zhen, who hid in a forest to avoid the strafing of enemy planes, patted the dust on his body that was kicked off by the bomb, and said to Guo Bingxun beside him: "This little devil seems to have paid for blood to eat us, and even sent a dive bomber." ”

"By the way, Lao Guo, did the brothers lose much in the strafing and bombing of the devil's plane just now? Damn, the devil is crazy. They actually strafed and bombed our little men. ”

"It's fine. When the brothers were sent to Shanghai for battle, they did not suffer less from the devil's plane. When I arrived in Xuzhou, the plane of the devil was dangling all day long. In the case that they never knew what air superiority was, the brothers had long practiced the ability to avoid planes. Although it is a plain area, the vegetation is good, much better than the bare Jianghuai Plain. ”

"But the reason why the casualties are so small this time is that there is this woods near the roadside. Otherwise, even if they were accustomed to hiding, the casualties would not be as simple as two brothers suffering some minor injuries as they do now. ”

Hearing that there were not many casualties, Yang Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that there are no big casualties." The battle on the west bank of the Ash River, although small, was not large, but we suffered more than a dozen casualties. Coupled with the casualties in the previous battle at the devil's base, counting it, we have already suffered one-third of our casualties since the beginning of the operation. If we go on like this, even if we go into the mountains, we won't be able to last long. These are the most trustworthy old bones. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen raised his head through the dense branches, looked at the devil planes that were still hovering in the sky, and said with some concern: "What I'm most worried about is not these devil planes, but that they want to use these planes to drag us and buy time for them to deploy troops." ”

Regarding Yang Zhen's worries, Guo Bingxun shook his head and said: "Old Guo, don't worry, these devil planes are all light planes and can't carry many bombs." Although it has been hovering over our heads since we crossed the Ash River, it is estimated that the bombing just now has consumed almost all the ammunition. I think they're more monitoring our movements now in order to guide them in the direction of their follow-up pursuits. Now it's getting dark, and the devil's plane doesn't have the ability to fly at night, so it won't last long before he has to go back. ”

"But we really can't stay here any longer. Regardless of whether the devil's reinforcements arrive or not, since the small bowl of sorghum rice last night to now, the brothers have not eaten overnight or almost a day. ”

"This has been fighting and marching since last night, and the body is extremely expensive. If this continues, we will not be defeated, but we will be dragged down first. Besides, even if we can barely hold on, this wounded man can't hold on. ”

"Yes, we don't even have a marching pot in our hands now, and even if we have food, we can't cook it. This body consumption is so large that it can't be replenished by just drinking a few sips of water. Gotta figure out how to get a hot meal for everyone. After entering the mountain, I don't know when I will be able to eat my next meal. ”

Hearing Guo Bingxun's worries, Yang Zhen nodded. Now even he is barely holding on, not to mention those ordinary soldiers and the wounded? Just going there to find something to eat at this time and a half? There are a few villages around here, but this?

After thinking about it for a long time and not coming up with a foolproof plan, Yang Zhen opened the map and said: "Old Guo, judging from the speed of our march and the terrain here, we should now be north of Hujiatun and south of the Binsui Railway. Whether it is visually or on the map, we only need to cross the Binsui Railway again to enter the mountainous area. ”

"We're close to the mountains, but the mountains here are shallow. It's far from safe, so now I can only tell the brothers to hold on a little longer. As long as we cross the Binsui Railway tonight, it should be safe. ”

"Lao Yang, it's not that I have a woman's heart, but look at the brothers, I can't run now. If you don't eat something, once the devil catches up, you won't even have the strength to fight. I must have blocked the Binsui Railway by now, and we can't get a fierce battle at night. ”

"Lao Yang, I don't think it's a good idea for us to cross the Binsui Railway now. The devils have railways to rely on, and it is convenient to mobilize troops. Even if they can't catch up with us for a while, the blockade of the railway line is inevitable. I think instead of paying the price to force a breakthrough of the railway line, we should continue eastward into the Pearl River. It is a high mountain and dense forest, which is a good place for us to rest. ”

Guo Bingxun's voice fell, and Patten Dingjie, who had not spoken, also interjected: "Lao Yang, I think Lao Guo's opinion can be considered." The Pearl River is not only high in the mountains, dense in forests, but also has a lot of room for maneuver. And there we have a certain foundation for the Anti-United Nations. It was there that our three anti-coalition armies were born. ”

Speaking of which. Peng Dingjie hesitated for a moment and said: "Lao Yang, Lao Guo, there is one more thing I don't know if you have thought about it." If Ma Ming and his brothers were all killed in battle, we would not have to worry about leaking secrets while regretting and heartache. But if any of them are captured, I say, will they provide us with our intended resting ground? ”

"How many of our Anti-Japanese League members have survived such a difficult environment, but once captured, few people can survive the torture of the devils. When I was in the Three Armies of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, I personally killed a traitor who was captured and then betrayed and captured by us. ”

"Before I shot him, I asked him why he rebelled, and for the sake of such a little glory and wealth, he betrayed his comrades and brothers who were stirring horses and spoons in the same pot as himself, and betrayed his dignity as a human being."

But he cried and tore open the clothes on his chest, revealing a body with almost no good skin on his body. He told me that he didn't want to betray his comrades, and that he wasn't the kind of person who would betray his comrades for the sake of glory and wealth. If he was that kind of person, he would have run away a long time ago, so why wait until now? He really can't stand it anymore, and the torture of devils is really not something that people can bear. ”

"Looking at his body, which barely had a piece of good meat, I also cried. I told him that military discipline is military discipline, and that for whatever reason, being a traitor is being a traitor, and it is impossible for him to be forgiven. ”

"I tell him that in the next life, when he fights with devils, he will leave a bullet for himself, and he would rather die in battle than be a prisoner of devils."

"When I shot, there was no anger in his eyes, no panic and no fear, all I saw was relief and gratitude. From then on, no matter how fierce the battle was, I would always leave a bullet in my gun for myself. ”

"Because I'm also afraid that one day when I'm captured, I won't be able to survive the torture of the devils, and I'll betray my comrades and brothers. If it hadn't been for the suddenness of this incident, the traitor had put our guns away and gathered them together, we probably wouldn't have had a chance to meet. ”

Regarding the worries of the two people, Yang Zhen shook his head and said, "I also know what you said, and your worries are not unreasonable. But you have thought that we have too little room for maneuver south of the Binsui Railway, and we have almost no room for maneuver except for South Manchuria, where the Japanese puppet forces are most concentrated. The South Manchurian railway line was dense, and the Japanese troops stationed in Korea cooperated with each other, so it was very convenient for the Japanese army to encircle us on all sides. ”

"And to the north it's different, we can have our back to the USSR. If necessary, they could retreat into the Soviet Union at any time, at least without falling into a situation where they were attacked on all sides. There is a vast area of Xing'an Mountains in the north that can be used as a support, and the transportation lines such as railways and highways are far less dense than those in South Manchuria, so for us, the room for maneuver is relatively much larger. ”

"However, North Manchuria also has a fatal weakness that it is vast and sparsely populated, and it is a cold region, although there is a lot of room for maneuver, it is not conducive to our long-term persistence. Once the devils succeed in returning to the tun and merging households, we may be trapped and starved to death in the deep mountains and old forests. ”

"But now it's not the most important thing for us. What we need most now is correction and increased training to deal with the more brutal situation in the future. You have also seen in today's battle, more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns could not suppress the two crooked machine guns of the puppet Manchu army. In less than half an hour of fighting, under the situation of absolute superiority in troops and firepower, more than a dozen people were killed and wounded. ”

"Even if you are not familiar with weapons, but how do you cooperate with each other? Why did I not dare to take a detour from the side as Lao Guo said in the battle on the west bank of the Ash River. I'm afraid that our troops will scatter before they can meet the enemy. In last night's battle, if the brothers had cooperated with each other even if they were more skillful, we would not have suffered so many casualties. ”

"A quarter of the casualties, Lao Guo, Lao Peng, I feel distressed. These are all old brothers who came together from Kannai, and they did not die in the concentration camp of the devils, but they died in a battle with an advantage. It shouldn't be. ”

"My plan was to find a place to stay and rest for at least a month. One is to be familiar with the weapons of the devils, and the other is to train soldiers. As for the future, we will talk about it later. ”

"Lao Yang, what you said makes sense, but the climate here is cruel, and the control of the devil is extremely strict. Except for you and me, most of us are from Kannai, and even basically southerners. ”

"I don't fit in here, I don't say it, but the accents are very different. , not even a single scout can be sent. This mouth, everything leaked out. Why did the devil find out about us so quickly this time, wasn't it Huang Dali's accent that leaked out? ”

"Lao Yang, I mean we try to get as close as we can to the Guannai. When we get to the Guannai, we have the support of the rear, and there are local people to rely on, isn't the room for maneuver far greater than here? As you can see today, the whistleblowers are not necessarily traitors and spies. ”

Regarding Guo Bingxun's idea of wanting to return to Guannei, Yang Zhen shook his head and said, "Old Guo, do you really think we can go back?" From here to Shanhaiguan, it is almost the entire northeast. How many railways and how many rivers will be crossed? How many blockades do you have to break through the devils? Needless to say, it is difficult for us to cross the Liaohe Plain. ”

"As for the scattered return, don't even think about it. Do you remember, when we first got there, the devils took pictures of us one by one and set up a file. And we didn't find the files there. What worries me most is that the devils will send these files to the Kwantung Army Command. Judging from the devil's control of the Northeast, as long as our photos are in their hands, none of us can escape. Scattered, they can only be easily caught back. ”

"The most important thing is Lao Guo, do you know what I found in Shiro Ishii's office? I tell you that the devils have not only established a bacteriological warfare base in Harbin, but also a poison gas warfare base in Qiqihar. ”

"The reason why they traveled thousands of miles to transport us people here from the customs is that most of them are prepared to be used for poison gas warfare, except for some of them to be handed over to the bacteriological warfare base. The reason why they were transported to Harbin first was because their gas warfare base in Qiqihar had not yet been built. ”

"Not only these two major bases, but also the Fengtian Arsenal, which now undertakes almost half of the devil's light weapons manufacturing, major coal mines, and iron mines in Anshan and Benxi, which are the lifelines of the Japanese army to maintain the war. There is also countless grains and timber. Lao Guo, do you think that it is more important for us to stay here or to return to the Guannai? ”

"There are millions of regular national troops in the Guannai, and now our 18th Group Army is also developing very well behind enemy lines, and there are countless anti-Japanese guerrillas that have not been organized. There is no shortage of hundreds of us in Kannai, and we have a greater role in staying in the Northeast than in Kannai. ”

After that, Yang Zhen handed the Type 38 rifle in Xiaohuzi's hand to Guo Bingxun, pointed to the mark of the Fengtian Arsenal on it and said: "Since we can't go back, why don't we turn him upside down here, cut off their war lifeline, and make the Northeast, the largest strategic base of the Japanese army, unsafe." This is the greatest contribution to the Kannai battlefield. ”

After listening to Yang Zhen's words, Guo Bingxun fell silent. He has lived in Tohoku since he was a child, and with his father, who was a railway engineer, having traveled almost all over Tohoku, he is all too familiar with the place.

He wasn't afraid of devils, he was worried about whether these brothers who grew up in the warm land of Tianfu in the south or the land of Bagui could adapt to the cold of the northeast? This is not a few degrees below zero in the pass, and a dozen degrees is considered a cold winter climate, but a severe cold of minus thirty or forty degrees. There is also a hostile situation that borders on cruelty.

Looking at Guo Bingxun, who was silent, Yang Zhen said: "Old Guo, it's not that I don't want to return to Guannei. I've never dreamed of going back to our 129th Division. But we have no way back now, rather than being wiped out by the devil on the road, it is better to recharge in one place and turn the Northeast upside down. Break the devil's plan to use the northeast as a base and then occupy all of China. ”

"If the Anti-Japanese Federation has been able to hold out for so many years and has not collapsed, can't we, the trained regular soldiers, hold on? At the beginning of the Red Army's Long March, we were all southerners, including Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Henan, Anhui, Hubei, Fujian, and Guangxi. Didn't they persist in the barren and bitter cold land of northern Shaanxi? ”