The War of Resistance: My Expedition, My Country

Without saying anything, several special forces members began to look for a visually reliable anchor point on the opposite side. "Boom!", the rope shot quickly to the other side under the action of the pneumatic device. Unfortunately, the rock on the opposite side was too hard, the distance was far, and the pneumatic device was insufficient, so the anchor claw could not be fixed. After trying several more times, it still didn't work!

Just when John was getting anxious, he saw the guide found a vine from somewhere and started cutting the surrounding bamboo. Although John didn't understand why the guide did this, he still signaled other team members to help. Reagan also communicated with the guide and understood his idea.

The guide's plan was to tie several bamboos together, making them longer than the width of the river. They would then lower them upstream and securely tie the ends of the bamboos to the riverbank. This way, the bamboos, pulled by the backflow and the poles, would be stranded on the other side. Thus, a simple support system was established! Next, using vines attached to the front of the bamboo poles, they would pull the improvised bamboo rafts across, stringing them together one by one. As long as they could support a good swimmer and provided a good anchor, the rest was straightforward; the process was straightforward.

The special forces team immediately got to work. Once they understood the principle, their method proved more reliable than the guide's original plan. They chose several thick bamboo poles as the main poles, surrounding them with thinner, more resilient bamboo. Using specialized ropes was clearly more effective than rattan. Working together, the team quickly completed the project.

Then, everyone worked together to lift the front end of the simple bamboo raft along the riverbank a few dozen meters upstream and lower it into the water. At the rear, several people nimbly and securely controlled it. Soon, the front end of the raft ran aground on the opposite bank.

One team member swam across the river along the raft, and after reaching the shore, they found a fixed point and tied the rope. Together, they pulled the raft straight and then swam across the river one by one along the raft.

By the time the task force crossed the Nanka River, it was already dark. According to the guide and the map, reaching Wangangshan would take about three more hours, roughly coinciding with the agreed rendezvous time with Liu Xiao and the others. John and the others didn't dare to delay and set off immediately, finally arriving at the rendezvous point on time.

"Dear Miss Liu and Wei Wei, we have met again!" John, despite being tired, walked up to Liu Xiao and Wei Wei with William and said enthusiastically.

"Lieutenant Colonel William and Major John, I'm glad that we can meet here safe and sound!" Liu Xiao spoke some English and communicated simply with John and the other.

John heard the uneasiness in Liu Xiao's tone and asked quickly, "What's wrong? Did you have any problems on the way?"

Wei Wei nodded and took over the conversation, saying, "For some reason, Mr. William's secret has been known by the Japanese and that we are going to escort William to China. The Japanese army ambushed and attacked us twice in Wansen and Mengnau. The news came from the local overseas Chinese guerrillas, as if someone inside us had provided William's information to the Japanese army!"

“Damn it!” John yelled, and asked anxiously, “Did you find out who leaked the secret?”

Wei Wei shook her head. "In order to prevent accidents, Commander Qin has personally led another brigade from the other direction. According to the analysis of Commander Qin and Captain Liu, the leakers should not be in our operation team, but may appear in the national army personnel who airdropped with you, or in Chongqing!"

"Damn it! I want to know who he is. He must be smashed into pieces!"

"Major John, don't be too careful. Commander Qin has made careful arrangements for the airborne National Army personnel. At least the other party does not know our course of action and plan now. At present, what we need to do is to change the route as soon as possible and surprise the Japanese army. At the same time, temporarily cut off contact from the outside world!"

After Wei Wei finished speaking, she pulled Liu Xiao, John, and William aside and whispered to them about Qin Shixin's plan.

Qin Shi pretended to lead the 600st Battalion, composed of the former 2nd Battalion of the 1th Regiment, to reinforce John, Liu Xiao, and the others. However, he actually returned with most of his men after their departure, lurking around the garrison. Qin Shi clearly had a hunch that the leaker must be within the guerrilla detachment, and he strongly suspected it was either the new deputy commander or the chief of staff! Therefore, he deliberately went to reinforce the guerrilla detachment himself, leaving the headquarters and command to the two men. At the same time, he secretly hinted to the captains of the guerrilla detachments and trusted key officers.

Sure enough, after Qin Shi left, the detachment's intelligence department and radio station were immediately taken over by the chief of staff under the pretext of military intelligence. Then, several men in black appeared in a secret location in the garrison, as if waiting to meet someone...