Yamashita Fengwen nodded and said: "However, the pursuing legion must catch up with Xu Rui's troops as soon as possible and put enough pressure from behind without giving them a chance to breathe!"
Kobayashi Asaburo said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, Commander, the situation in Tonghua is unclear at the moment. Do you want to postpone the pursuit?"
Kobayashi Asaburo was still worried about an ambush in Tonghua, worried about repeating the mistakes of the Guards Division in the Second Battle of Songhu.
Yamashita Fengwen waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Xiaolin. Even if the 38th Division passes through Tonghua and pursues it, I guarantee there won't be any ambush in Tonghua City!"
After Yamashita Fengfumi said so, Kobayashi Asaburo couldn't say anything more and hurried to the communications office to convey orders to the 38th Division.
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Let’s talk about the Wolf’s Fang Brigade and the Second Battalion led by Xu Rui.
In order to hide their presence as much as possible, Xu Rui and the others did not march along the main road, but traveled over the mountains and ridges on remote mountain trails. Fortunately, although the mountain roads were difficult to walk, the distance was closer, and it only took less than three days. By the next day, Xu Rui and his group of more than 800 people had arrived at a small town called Liangjiang Town on the west bank of the Songhua River.
Xu Rui ordered the troops to hide and stand by, and then took sweet potatoes and Siberian tigers to the riverside to conduct reconnaissance.
The Siberian tiger is from this area. He pointed to the other side of the river and said to Xu Rui: "Captain, across the river is the boundary of Yanji. From here to the northeast and more than two hundred miles away, you will reach Yanji City. From Yanji City to About two hundred miles to the southeast is Hunchun. When I was a child, I followed my grandfather to Hunchun County and knew there was a shortcut."
Xu Rui nodded and said, "But the most urgent task is to cross the river first."
To Lang Ya, a mere Songhua River was nothing, but Huang Shouxin's Second Battalion had many landlubbers, and it was difficult for them to swim across the river.
The Siberian Tiger pointed forward and said: "Commander, look, there is only a small group of Japs stationed on the pier in Liangjiang Town. These few Japs are not enough to fill our teeth. They will be solved in minutes. Once the Japs are killed, we can dock." All the ferries at the pier belong to us, isn’t it a piece of cake to cross the river?”
"Huzi, you think too simply." Xu Rui shook his head and said, "Although there are not many Japanese troops stationed on the dock in Liangjiang Town, we can easily kill them all, but as long as we kill this group of Japanese, Yamashita Fengwen will The old Japanese will immediately know that there are troops passing through Liangjiang Town, and then he may think that the Langya Brigade is going to make a surprise attack on Wujiashan Fortress. If so, we don’t need to go to Hunchun, and it will be in vain if we go!"
"You can't do anything." Siberian Tiger scratched his head and suddenly said, "Oh, by the way, Captain, I suddenly remembered that there is an abandoned small dock five miles upstream of Liangjiang Town. Sometimes There will be fishing boats docked there to put fish cages, and if you can find a fisherman, you can cross the river without alerting the Japanese."
Digua interjected: "If you are lucky or not, you will know if you go and see it?"
At that moment, the Siberian tiger took Xu Rui and Di Gua and headed straight to the upper reaches of Liangjiang Town, and then found an abandoned small pier in a river bend. With good luck, they actually found two boats with fish cages. Small fishing boat!
At that moment, Xu Rui quietly retreated with the Siberian Tiger and Sweet Potato, and then after nightfall, he took the Langya Brigade and Huang Shouxin's Second Battalion to the abandoned small dock, and with the help of two small fishing boats, quietly After crossing the Songhua River, the Siberian tiger took a small road and headed straight to Hunchun County.
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At the same time, the main force of the new regiment has entered Baishan County.
Baishan County can be said to be the most remote area in the entire Changbai Mountains. In Xu Rui's original plan, the anti-Japanese base area to be opened by the new regiment was centered on Baishan County. The reason why Xu Rui chose Baishan County was because of the high mountains in Baishan County. The transportation in Linmi is inconvenient, making it very difficult for the Japanese to invade and suppress the enemy.
But now, because the people in the entire Changbai Mountain area have been harmed by the Japanese and bandits, Xu Rui's entire plan has been aborted, and he has no choice but to risk a surprise attack on the Wujiashan Fortress!
Baishan County is much more remote than Tonghua County, and banditry is much more serious. Correspondingly, the bandits now occupying Baishan County are more powerful than Zhensanshan, which previously occupied Tonghua! There are a total of three groups of bandits occupying Baishan County, and each group alone is not as powerful as the Heixiazi Village in Sanshan.
As the troops entered Baishan County, a very serious problem was placed in front of He Shuya.
This very serious problem is that the bandits have occupied Baishan County and blocked their way forward!
The Langya Brigade led by Xu Rui and Huang Shouxin's Second Battalion were able to cross mountains and cross primeval forests, but the main force of the new regiment led by He Shuya could not do this because Xu Rui and the others did not carry any baggage, while the main force of the regiment not only carried There was a lot of baggage and supplies, and crucially, there were a lot of wounded people!
If they really had to go over mountains and ridges and cross virgin forests, not a single one of the more than 3,000 wounded soldiers accompanying the army would survive! This is definitely an unbearable loss for the New Regiment, because the injuries of the more than 3,000 wounded are actually not serious. As long as they are given a stable environment and careful medical care, they can recover easily.
Once these more than 3,000 wounded soldiers recover, they will immediately become elite veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles!
Such veterans are a huge asset to any army. Even if Xu Rui didn't say it, He Shuya would never abandon these more than 3,000 lightly wounded soldiers.
Therefore, the main force of the new regiment can only march from the main road!
Marching from the main road, you must pass through Baishan County!
He Shuya was discussing with Wang Husheng when Shi Changqing strode over.
"Battal Commander Xiao He." Shi Changqing said loudly from a distance, "Leave it to our Fifth Battalion to capture Baishan County. I promise to capture the county before noon and will definitely not delay the march of the main force of the regiment. "
"What are you making fun of?" Wang Husheng said angrily, "Didn't you see that I am discussing with Shuya?"
"Political Commissar, what else is there to discuss?" Shi Changqing asked, "Besides fighting hard, is there any other way?"
"Yes!" He Shuya nodded and said, "In addition to fighting hard, there is a better way, and that is to borrow a way from the bandits!"
"What, borrowing a passage from bandits?" Shi Changqing stretched out his hand to touch He Shuya's forehead exaggeratedly and shouted, "Battle Commander Xiao He, you don't have a fever, do you? Otherwise, how could you say such nonsense?"
Wang Husheng also felt that this method was not feasible and said: "Shu Ya, this method is indeed not feasible."
He Shuya did not panic, but asked calmly: "Political Commissar and Battalion Commander Shi, why doesn't this method work?"
Shi Changqing curled his lips and said: "Isn't it obvious? Our new group has almost killed all the bandits in Tonghua. When the bandits in Baishan see us, they must treat us as if they have met our enemies? Maybe they can lend a way to our group?"
He Shuya shook his head and said: "Captain Shi, you are wrong. If we kill the bandits in Tonghua, the bandits in Baishan will not hate us, but will be grateful to our group! Because from now on, the entire Tonghua County will become a Of course, this has to be done on the premise that the new group cannot threaten their safety."
"Shu Ya, what you are talking about is not the key." Wang Husheng shook his head and said, "The key is that the road passes through Baishan County. The bandits lending the road to our group means that our new group will be allowed to enter the city! The bandits don't worry Let’s take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack? Wipe them out in one fell swoop and occupy Baishan County!”
"This is indeed a problem." He Shuya nodded and said, "But I am confident in convincing the bandits in Baishan City."
"What are you talking about? Are you confident in convincing the bandits in the city?" Wang Husheng was dumbfounded and asked, "You still want to go into the city to lobby?"
"Yes, I want to try." He Shuya said solemnly, "Actually, the regiment leader proposed to wipe out all the bandits in Changbai Mountain indiscriminately. I was opposed to it. However, in order to build a secret camp, I also I didn’t say much, but since we no longer build secret camps, we can definitely try to win over the bandits in Changbai Mountain.”
After a pause, He Shuya continued: "Especially Zhensanjiang, the most powerful of the four major bandit gangs in Baishan County. I had heard of his name in Fujindu back then. This person only robbed government officials and large households, never It harms the poor people, and sometimes in disaster years, they will even provide food to help nearby victims."
Wang Husheng shook his head like a rattle and said, "Then he is also a bandit! Don't trust him easily!"
He Shuya said: "But political commissar, if we attack Baishan County by force, it is difficult to guarantee that we will take it before noon, and the Japanese behind us are only half a day away from us. In other words, if we cannot take Baishan County before noon, we will If there are troops left to stop the attack, many unnecessary casualties will be added."
After a pause, He Shuya continued: "On the contrary, if I successfully convince the bandits in Baishan City here, not only will the main force of the regiment be able to pass through Baishan smoothly, but the bandits in Baishan City will also help us to stop the little Japs. You can take this opportunity to put some distance between you and the little devil."
Wang Husheng was a little moved when he heard this, but he still firmly objected to letting He Shuya go, saying: "You can try, but you absolutely can't go to Shuya. Find someone else."
Du Junjie volunteered: "Captain, how about I go?"
"Political Commissar, I have to go!" He Shuya shook his head and said, "You don't know the rules of the bandits. If you send someone with an unequal status to negotiate, they will consider it a humiliation. Not only will it fail, but it will also lead to rebellion. ! Precisely because I can only negotiate with the bandits, because now I am the acting leader of the new regiment."
Wang Husheng was in a dilemma, agree or disagree