Commander Wang left with his brothers, and at this time, Zhou Wu suddenly felt that he had lost his direction, and looking at the two roads leading to Chuzhou and Tianchang in front of him, he actually became indecisive.
Seeing this situation, Ding Ning hurriedly said: "Luzao, we can't stay in this place for a long time, the sky is about to dawn, we must leave quickly and rush to the area controlled by the national army, so that we can stop and breathe and repair." ” After listening to Ding Ning's words, Zhou Wu immediately regained his mind and regained his strength, and he ordered the troops to set off immediately, take the middle road, and strive to reach Chajian Town before dawn with the fastest marching speed.
The town is still under the control of the Nationalist army, and they should have been able to rest there and catch their breath in the past.
Their current location is still more than twenty kilometers away from Chajian Town, and it is already more than four o'clock in the morning, and it is not easy to get there before dawn, but in order to get rid of the little devil and survive, this difficulty is nothing.
The brothers threw away a lot of unnecessary things, took only weapons, ammunition and rations, braved the raging northwest wind, endured the biting cold, gritted their teeth and set off.
The injured brothers and Shen Lina were placed in the middle of the team, Zhou Wu took the lead, Ge Sanmin and Ding Ning were behind, and the team of more than 1,000 people marched towards Chajian Town in the biting cold wind.
After three hours of running, the brothers dragged their tired bodies and finally came to Fork Stream Town.
This place is crisscrossed by rivers, there are many lakes, there are small rivers and streams everywhere, and there are ponds and lakes everywhere.
To the north of this place is Gaoyou Lake, it has a vast area, the harbor is vertical and horizontal, there are many islands, the reeds are tight, the aquatic products are abundant, it is really a good place to occupy the mountain as the king, and fight guerrillas.
In addition, the terrain here is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and people who are not familiar with the place can hardly get out, as if they have followed up the maze.
Outside the town of Chajian, Zhou Wu ordered his troops to pause their advance and send a few scouts to the town to investigate the situation.
Ge Sanmin took the initiative to ask for help, and set off with three or four brothers.
What Ge Sanmin never expected was that there were no national army troops stationed here.
The shops on the street were closed, deserted, and there was no one left.
Seeing this scene, Ge Sanmin wondered in his heart: If the Japanese army has already occupied Chajian Town, that's not right, if the little devil occupies this town, why didn't the plaster flag be raised in the town The little devils love to show off, every time they occupy a place, no matter how big or small, whether they are cities or villages, they will definitely hang up their plaster flags, and if they don't hang the flag, it means that the little devils have not occupied this town, so what's going on with this situation With doubts, Ge Sanmin and the others walked into a teahouse that had just opened, the boss had a sad face, saw four big men walking into the store, and hurriedly greeted him.
"A few guest officers, please, the tea and perfume in the small shop, and the guest room accommodation, everything is available, please come in quickly."
As soon as Ge Sanmin sat down, he beckoned the shopkeeper to come over and asked: "Shopkeeper, we are past merchants, let me ask you, why is this town so deserted?"
After the boss put the teacup on the table, he sighed and said: "This guest officer, I won't tell you, our town used to be lively, people came and went, and there was an endless stream, but since the beginning of winter this year, I heard that the little devils are coming, the people are timid, and those who have some money will take their families to flee, and there was a national army unit stationed in the town before, but they left two days ago." ” "Alas, we little people have no choice but to burn incense and worship the Buddha at home, and pray that the little devils don't come to our house."
The boss shuddered, obviously a little flustered and uneasy.
"Oh, do you know which unit that national army belongs to," Ge Sanmin asked tentatively.
"This, I don't know about this, I heard that it was the Central Army, the number of people seems to be small, only a few hundred, and a few of their commanders came to my shop to drink tea two days ago."
The boss replied cautiously, he could see that Ge Sanmin was not simple, and he was definitely not doing business in the rivers and lakes anyway.
"Okay, boss, thank you, this is tea money, take it."
Ge Sanmin casually put down a few pieces of ocean on the table and left.
The teahouse owner looked at the ocean on the table, and then looked at their backs, thinking that these people must not be in business, but as soon as they make a move, they will have several pieces of the ocean, and they must have a great future.
Out of the teahouse, Ge Sanmin walked around the town again, and he already had a rough idea in his heart.
"Brigade, I have a clear understanding of the general situation, there is no national army stationed there, there is a river at the front and back of the town, the river is wide, and the water depth is more than two meters.
There are still fortifications left over from the past outside the town, but they are in disrepair and are of little use. ” "There is a hill with a low altitude in the west, a small lake in the east, and Gaoyou Lake is a good place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and I really don't understand why the national army should abandon this town."
After hearing this reconnaissance, Zhou Wu discussed with Ding Ning and the fat man, and felt that the independent brigade should immediately drive into this town to rest and recuperate, and then make plans.
"Lao Ge, didn't you say that there are rivers in front and back of this town, how did you get in without a boat?"
asked Ding Ning.
As the chief of staff, he considers things more comprehensively and meticulously, unlike Zhou Wu, who grasps the general direction and gives orders, so he has nothing to do.
"Oh, isn't there a hill to the west of the town, we entered it through a path down the hill, but the path is really small, it can only accommodate two people at the same time, and the road is not good, it is all muddy."
Ge Sanmin said.
"In this way, when our large army enters the town, you immediately send a platoon, no, a company of troops to guard that path, remember to bring a radio, contact the brigade headquarters at any time, and if necessary, you can use plain language."
"Fatty, you take a brother of the company to burn all the things around you that can be used to make rafts before you enter the town, and don't leave a single grass or tree behind, understand?"
Ding Ning did this because he was afraid that after the little devil followed, he would use the surrounding trees to make a simple raft to cross the river, if they burned all these things in advance, the little devil would naturally not be able to come over.
The fat man was very good at sabotage, and he was also very interested, and he took more than a hundred brothers to burn all the trees and weeds in the surrounding three or four miles, and the fire grew stronger and stronger by the howling northwest wind, and for a time black smoke billowed into the sky.
Soon, the smoke brought out the townspeople, and they came out to see what was going on.
It wasn't until the Independent Brigade drove into the town that the common people understood that it was the national army coming. t1706231537: