On the fourth day of crossing the river, the weather became very cold, and it was still snowing heavily, and soon a thick white carpet was laid on the ground.
A few soldiers of the national army who were riding fast horses and had snow on their bodies and faces hurried to the independent brigade, and when Zhou Wu saw their appearance, he sighed in his heart, it could be that the little devils of Yangzhou came to attack here "Report to the brigade seat, the Japanese army is rushing towards us from Yangzhou, Liuhe, and Yizheng, the nearest distance is less than twenty kilometers away from us, the number is about seven or eight thousand, there are tanks and armored vehicles, and cavalry."
"In addition to these three devils, there are two puppet armies in the northwest that are also coming together, with more than 10,000 people, and they are all national troops from Yangzhou and Taizhou."
At this time, the fat man's injuries had basically healed, but he was still a little weak, and when he heard this person's report, he was so angry that he scolded.
"His grandmother's, there is actually a national army, I really don't know what those officials think, resist the little devils one by one faster than rabbits, after taking refuge in little Japan, helping devils to fight their own people is more active than anyone else, it's really fucking beasts."
The fat man wanted to scold a few more words, but was stopped by Zhou Wuyi with a wave of his hand, Zhou Wu felt that the situation was a bit serious, the little devil sent troops to encircle and suppress, he had already been mentally prepared, but there were so many national army troops who came with the little devil, which he never expected.
In this way, the independent brigade not only had to deal with the Japanese army, which was three or four times larger than itself, but also had to deal with the puppet army with a large number of people, and the difficulties can be imagined.
At present, there is neither logistical support nor personnel replenishment, and the odds of victory are slim.
Now there is only one way in front of the independent brigade, that is, before the Japanese army and the puppet army have formed an encirclement, quickly break out, if it is rubbed any longer, it will really become a turtle in the urn.
The situation was urgent, and Zhou Wu immediately called the staff officer of the brigade headquarters to call all the officers above the company level to hold a military meeting to discuss how to quickly break out of the encirclement and in which direction to break through.
Soon, all the officers above the company level arrived.
Ding Ning briefly talked about the situation that the three Japanese troops and the two puppet armies were surrounding.
After listening, everyone immediately scolded, and accused those puppet soldiers who recognized the thief as their father, they didn't resist the little devil, even if they helped the little devil to beat their own people, after this kind of beast died, what kind of face did they have to go to see their ancestors Zhou Wu waved his hand, signaling everyone not to be too excited, those traitors scolded and scolded to death, and now the top priority is to find a way to break out in the current sinister situation, and where to settle down after breaking out.
Heated discussions began, with some advocating breaking through to Suxian County and moving closer to the theater headquarters, some advocating fighting guerrillas on the front lines of Liuhe, Yizheng, and Yangzhou, and some even proposing to disband the independent brigade on the spot.
As soon as the fat man heard this suggestion, he didn't care about his injuries, he stood up suddenly, pointed at the officer who proposed to disband the independent brigade and scolded: "Do you want to fucking take refuge in the little devil and be a traitor, tell you, as long as my fat man is here, don't have this dream." ” This frightened the officer's face and trembled.
Zhou Wu hurriedly drank and ordered the fat man to sit down, and if he had something to say, everyone was a brother who fought side by side and escaped death.
Subsequently, Zhou Wu said solemnly: "You don't want to continue to fight with the devil, I understand this, if you want to leave, I will not be embarrassed."
As long as you promise not to join Little Japan as traitors, we are still brothers, but if I find out that any of you have become a traitor and have done something sorry for the Chinese, then don't blame me for not talking about brotherhood. ” These words were sonorous and powerful, and the officers below immediately stopped talking, mainly because they were afraid that the fat man would be angry and directly take a gun to destroy themselves.
Zhou Wu felt that the morale of the troops was unstable now, and some brothers were no longer willing to fight after crossing the river, and they wanted to go home to farm, have children, and honor the elderly.
In the current situation, it is normal to have this kind of thought, and he can't insist that his brothers follow him to fight devils.
These people have experienced the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing, and have done their best for the country, have paid due sacrifices, and are worthy of the country.
They don't want to fight with the little devil anymore, they want to go back to live a hot life with their wives and children, and they want to go back to honor their elderly parents.
Zhou Wu and Ding Ning discussed for a while, and both of them felt that the emotional instability of some officers and soldiers in the army now would definitely affect the future battles, and if they were not done well, there would be disastrous consequences, and this problem must be solved in time, otherwise there will be endless troubles.
Ding Ning meant not to let those soldiers who didn't want to fight go home for the time being, because the little devils and the puppet army had already come over in five ways, and he was afraid that these people would go out to join the little devils, or be unfortunately captured, and tell the little devils about the situation inside the independent brigade, and the consequences would be serious.
In general, Ding Ning wanted to wait until the battle was over before letting them go home to prevent leaks.
But Zhou Wu didn't want to do this, since those brothers no longer had the heart to fight with the little devils, there was no need to make it difficult for them, so let them go home.
Ordinary officers and soldiers also don't know any important military secrets, and there should be no big problems.
Ding Ning thought about it and felt that what Zhou Wu said was reasonable, since other people's minds were no longer here, it was not necessarily beneficial to force them to stay, so it was better to let them go back and let them go.
Thinking of this, Zhou Wu said to everyone: "Since some brothers are not willing to follow me to fight devils anymore, then I am not reluctant, everyone brothers, good to get together and disperse, but it is still the same sentence, don't be a traitor, don't do anything sorry for your ancestors, if not, don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless."
In addition, the brothers' journey home will be paid as usual, and since the little devils are coming in five ways, I hope that you will wait until this battle is over before leaving, even if I ask you. ” As soon as these words came out, those who were shouting to leave felt a little embarrassed, to say in their hearts, Zhou Wu was good to them, but they proposed to leave at this critical juncture, it really seemed too unkind, and how to be a person when it was spread out in the future As a result, those who were going to leave said that they would never be traitors, but would just go home to farm and do small business, and they promised Zhou Wu that they would not leave for the time being, and then leave after this battle.
Zhou Wu immediately thanked him, and then he and Ding Ning, Ge Sanmin, Fat Man and others agreed on a specific and feasible breakthrough plan.
Ding Ning said: "Although there are many puppet troops who have taken refuge in the little devils, their combat effectiveness and will are relatively weak, and we can choose to break through from the junction of the two puppet army troops, so the probability of success is relatively large." ” t1706231537: