Leng Tiefeng was stern when he heard this.
Indeed, if he were the commander of the little devil, once he knew that the commander of the temporary 79th Division Independent Battalion had entered the Qixing Lake Swamp, he would definitely surround the Qixing Lake Swamp with all his troops in ambush, and then select elite soldiers They went deep into the swamp to raid the remnants of the 79th Division, vowing to eliminate Xu Rui quickly.
For no other reason, Xu Rui's threat is too great!
Xu Rui added: "However, your worry just now is not unreasonable. If you are not afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. If the commander of the little devil is really an idiot, it is entirely possible not to bite the hook. It seems that , we still have to do something to ensure that the little devil will bite the hook."
"Write something?" Leng Tiefeng asked, "What article?"
Xu Rui said: "Have you brought Chiaki Shigeto's sword?"
"Bring it, what do you want this knife for?" Leng Tiefeng said as he took off the rucksack on his back and took out a saber from the rucksack. This saber was actually Shigeto Chiaki's general sword. After Shigeto Chiaki was captured alive, his sword became Leng Tiefeng's trophy.
Xu Rui casually threw Shigeto Chiaki's general sword to the ground, and then led the 2nd company into the swamp.
After two thousand meters into the swamp, the dry and hard ground was gradually replaced by soft wetlands, and finally turned into puddles.
Xu Rui spotted a pile of grass in front of him and stepped out. He heard a "puff" sound, and the seemingly solid ground where the grass grew immediately sunk in. Xu Rui's heart suddenly shivered. Damn it. Yes, this is not bad luck, right? It would be troublesome if it got stuck in the quagmire.
You know, some swamps are deep enough to swallow people.
But Xu Rui knew better than to panic when stepping into a swamp, let alone struggle desperately.
Xu Rui relaxed his body and allowed the swamp to slowly swallow his right foot. Fortunately, after it reached the knee, Xu Rui's right leg no longer sank.
Fortunately, Xu Rui only stepped on a shallow swamp.
Xu Rui let out a long breath and struggled to pull out his right foot, but what he pulled out was only the bare sole of his foot. The long military boots on his feet were stuck in the mud. Xu Rui looked at his bare right sole and smiled bitterly, He bent down again and touched his long military boots in the mud with both hands.
After groping for a long time, I finally found the military boots and struggled to pull them out.
However, after taking out the military boots, Xu Rui did not put them back on his feet. Instead, he raised his left foot, took off the other long military boots, tied it with a strap, and hung it around his neck. .
Then, Xu Rui simply marched forward barefoot. Marching in the swamp, wearing military boots would be in the way, but it was not as convenient as barefoot.
Seeing Xu Rui do this, Leng Tiefeng and many remaining soldiers also followed suit.
Xu Rui reminded loudly: "Be careful, everyone, we have entered the swamp. You must be careful where you step. Don't panic if you step on the mud. Stay calm and don't struggle, because the more you struggle, the faster you will sink. Furthermore, everyone should pay attention to the comrades in front of you and behind you. It is best to walk forward hand in hand... "
"Puff!" Xu Rui finished his words when a sound suddenly came from not far behind him.
When he looked back hurriedly, he saw Wang Changfu, the platoon leader of the 2nd Company and 3rd Platoon, had fallen into the quagmire. Wang Changfu obviously did not hear Xu Rui's instructions just now. After falling into the quagmire, he panicked and stepped on the mud under his feet. , while vigorously beating his arms, trying to break free from the mire.
Unfortunately, Wang Changfu tried his best to struggle out, but he couldn't get out. In fact, Wang Changfu not only failed to break out of the quagmire, but because of his hard struggle, his whole body sank even faster. In just a moment, , the mud was already up to his waist, and Wang Changfu was frightened.
"Help, help me, Yingzuo, please help me." Wang Changfu shouted with a trembling voice.
"Afu, don't move! Don't move!" Xu Rui's heart sank and he quickly stopped.
Wang Changfu trusted Xu Rui very much. After hearing this, he stopped struggling. However, his whole body continued to sink. In just a moment, the water line of the swamp had already reached his ****. Wang Changfu was worried. The muddy water cluttered his machine gun, so he quickly raised the Type 92 heavy machine gun on his shoulder above his head.
"Fuck you." Xu Rui immediately cursed and shouted sternly, "Afu, throw the gun away, throw the gun away!"
"No, you can't throw it away." This time, Wang Changfu didn't listen to Xu Rui's words, but shook his head and said, "This pheasant neck is still new. It's such a good gun, I can't bear to throw it away."
While talking, Wang Changfu also raised the 92 pose higher.
"Fuck, is the gun or your life more important?" Xu Rui said angrily, "If the gun is gone, you can still grab it from the kid, but if your life is gone, you have nothing. Just listen to me. Throw the gun away, quickly, throw the gun away, I promise, I will give you two brand new pheasant necks after we break out."
Wang Changfu hesitated for a moment, and finally threw away the Type 92 heavy machine gun.
It was impossible not to throw it away, because the water line in the swamp was almost up to his neck.
After throwing away the heavy machine gun, Wang Changfu's body was still sinking under the suction force of Zhize, but the sinking speed was not as fast as before, which gave Xu Rui and the others time to rescue.
"Quick, veteran, go and find a long branch. Who is that, and you guys? Quickly take off your armed belts and tie them into a long one. Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up." Xu While Rui ordered Leng Tiefeng to find a long branch, he asked the remaining soldiers behind him to take off their armed belts and tie them into a long strip.
Before the remaining soldiers could tie their armed belts into a long strip, Leng Tiefeng found a long branch.
Xu Rui held one end of the long branch, took a few steps forward, and tried his best to stretch the long branch toward Wang Changfu. Unfortunately, the long tree was still a little short. Xu Rui took a few steps forward, but he felt that the branch was under his feet. With a sudden sinking, Xu Rui immediately knew that Wang Changfu was trapped in a big quagmire and that he himself was already in danger.
At the critical moment of life and death, Xu Rui lunged forward and fell sideways on the mud.
With this pounce, the long branch in Xu Rui's hand finally reached Wang Changfu. At this time, the water line had reached Wang Changfu's chin, and Wang Changfu quickly grabbed the other end of the branch.
Leng Tiefeng's reaction was also very fast. When he saw Xu Rui like this, he immediately knew what happened. He immediately jumped forward and grabbed Xu Rui's ankles. Seeing Leng Tiefeng like this, several other remnant soldiers were like Meng. Fang Xing also rushed over and dragged Xu Rui's legs together, dragging Xu Rui and Wang Changfu back.
With Wang Changfu's lesson in mind, the next march became even more cautious.
Half an hour later, the 2nd Company had entered the depths of the Qixing Lake Swamp. After a whole night of continuous marching, especially after half an hour of marching through the swamp, the more than 100 remaining soldiers of the 2nd Company were extremely tired. Having no choice but to rest, Xu Rui had no choice but to order a short rest on a small mound.
Xu Rui had another bonfire set up and asked the remaining soldiers to bake their clothes and boots.
After the boots are soaked in water, they will become slippery on the feet. If not dried, it will seriously affect the march and cause damage to the feet of the soldiers. It is still the middle of winter after all, and the weather is very cold. If you do not do a good job in keeping warm. , it may be an exaggeration to have your toes frozen off, but it goes without saying that you have chilblains.
There is nothing to be afraid of when you have chilblains. What you are afraid of is that the chilblains will burst and fester.
Once the chilblains fester, given the current conditions of the Independent Battalion, the soldier will basically be useless.
During the Battle of Songhu, why the Nationalist Army had so many non-combat attrition was because the medical conditions were so poor. Among them, the attrition caused by frostbite and burns leading to ulcers was the most disappointing, because these injuries were not actually Severe, originally it was easy to cure, but it didn’t work...
Many wounded did not fall on the battlefield, but died of illness.
Piles of bonfires soon started to rise on the small earthen buns, and green smoke rose up.
Of course, raising a fire would expose the target, but Xu Rui couldn't care less now.
Anyway, their current task is to act as bait to lure the Japs over, so they are not afraid of exposing their targets at all. Xu Rui is even worried that the Japs can't find them.
Veteran Leng Tiefeng picked the tallest tree and climbed to the top to serve as a guard.
Halfway through the fire, Leng Tiefeng's sharp whistle suddenly came from the tree.
Xu Rui looked up anxiously and saw Leng Tiefeng moving his hands together and typing a series of tactical sign language downwards.
Wang Changfu, who was sitting next to Xu Rui, also saw it and asked Xu Rui: "What is the camp seat, the deputy camp seat saying?"
Xu Rui squinted his eyes and replied: "He said that there were Japs in the southwest. There were about two infantry squadrons. There were also Japs infantry in the northwest. There was about a brigade and artillery. It's not over yet. There were also Japs in the northeast. The Japs have about half a brigade and a squadron of cavalry."
"Really?" Wang Changfu was slightly shocked when he heard this, and said in a deep voice, "So, the little devil really took the bait."
Xu Rui decided to use the 2nd company as bait from the beginning. Wang Changfu also knew it and agreed with it. Again, if there is a war, there must be sacrifices. Whoever's turn it is, it will be who. You can't say, If you don't do it when it's your turn, how can you still fight this battle? No one wants to make sacrifices, and the end result is that everyone dies together.
"Well, the little devil really took the bait." The expression on Xu Rui's face was also solemn.
Xu Rui had long expected that the Japanese would lay an ambush in Hai'an Town, but he did not expect that there would be so many ambushes. The ones that have been discovered now alone exceed the strength of two brigades. Those who have not been discovered will definitely be there. This is It is said that the Japanese who set up an ambush in Hai'an Town had at least an infantry regiment, or even a brigade!
Shan Shan Yuan, an old devil, really thinks highly of him, so he actually mobilized so many soldiers.
But this time, Xu Rui can no longer replicate the miracle of Nantong.
It is completely foreseeable that there will be a fierce and fierce battle next. How many of the more than 150 remnant soldiers of the 2nd company will finally walk out of Qixing Lake alive? I am afraid only God knows. Maybe he, Xu Rui, will too. The explanation is here, but even if he dies in battle, Xu Rui will never flinch. (To be continued.)