Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Wow......

Just when Zhao Chong was worried, Zhao Ziqing climbed out of the water, his lips shivering from the cold.

After swimming for about twenty minutes in the middle of winter, I was almost frozen numb.

When Zhao Chong saw Zhao Ziqing coming back, his eyes lit up and he ran over happily and said, "Battalion Commander, you are finally back."

Zhao Ziqing waved his hand, reached out to pull his assistant ashore, and said:

"Are there any boats left? Go pick up Luo Xiong and the others. We're only coming with a few dozen people this time."

"By the way, bring me some dry clothes. Damn it, I'm freezing!"

Zhao Chong watched as soldiers were pulled ashore one by one, almost all of whose lips turned purple from the cold, and he immediately asked the people to help.

Then he said to Zhao Ziqing: "There are five more ships here. The Japanese are infiltrating too quickly. We can only hide the ships. I will go and arrange for support."

"No, let someone else go. Tell me what's going on now," Zhao Ziqing interrupted.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Chong gave a few instructions to the other soldiers in the communications squad, then looked at Zhao Ziqing and reported.

"The situation over there, Captain Deng, isn't looking good. Elsewhere, there was intense gunfire coming from the direction of the second platoon."

"The third platoon is still fighting the Japanese."

Zhao Qiqing listened carefully for a while and said, "I think Captain Deng will have to rely on himself. We only have so many people here, so we should protect this place first!"

Supplies and civilians are the top priority. He swam in so eagerly because he was afraid that the Japanese would infiltrate this side!

And even if we want to go to provide support, the ship must be kept to pick up people.

If he had to swim again, he wouldn't be able to bear it himself, let alone the soldiers.

"By the way, where are Commander Gu and the others?"

"He said before that the Japs had at least one battalion coming, if they all gathered here."

"I don't think Captain Deng and his men can hold out for much longer."

Although the old battalion commander has returned, Zhao Chong is still very worried. Only one company has returned, and it is obviously not enough to protect so many people.

Zhao Ziqing said helplessly: "Changfeng and the others will probably need another hour."

"Fortunately, we discovered something was wrong in advance, otherwise it's hard to say whether you can hold on."

"Okay, let's not talk about this." Zhao Ziqing turned around and instructed the soldiers who had changed their clothes.

"You will immediately guard all places and report immediately if the devils come."

When the soldiers heard the order, they immediately dispersed with their guns.

Twenty minutes later, Luo Xiong also came back with more than 60 soldiers.

Now Zhao Ziqing finally felt more confident.

At this moment, the soldier who was out on guard came back and said:

"Captain Zhao, the Japanese are coming. Judging from the situation, there are at least a hundred of them."

Zhao Ziqing's eyes flashed coldly, and he said fiercely: "I just feel really angry."

As he said that, he picked up a crooked-handled rifle and asked the soldier to lead the way.

On the river, Toyota Sawao looked around vigilantly. He had a deep understanding of the firepower of this group of Chinese.

As an outstanding graduate of the empire, he doesn't want to fail in this small place. He still has to make immortal contributions to the emperor.

"Sir, look here."

Lieutenant Ikeda, the squad leader, looked around and said to Toyota Sawao.

They observed this area for more than half an hour, and this place was the most suitable for hiding people and things.

In addition, the Chinese had appeared not far away before, so he was very sure that this was the place.

Toyota Sawao looked up at the rows of reeds and nodded slightly.

"Ikeda-kun, you have a good eye. This is probably where the Chinese hid their supplies."

"Should we send the warriors ashore to search?" Ikeda asked.

Toyota Sawao shook his head and said, "Order all soldiers to retreat and send a signal to assemble the Imperial Warriors."

"Send a message to the commander of the regiment. We've found the Chinese's lair."

He only had half a squadron and didn't want to take the risk of attacking.

He knew how difficult the other side was. If he encountered a large force, his ambitions would basically be over.

It's one thing to do, but it requires risking one's life, and Toyota Sawao is not willing to do that.

This is due to information gap. Toyota Sawao didn't know that the main force was not here. Otherwise, with his eagerness to make a contribution, he would never miss such a good opportunity!

As the order was conveyed, the fleet began to slowly withdraw from the river.

Luo Xiong watched the devils go away and asked curiously, "Captain Zhao, what do these devils mean? Why are they leaving?"

Zhao Ziqing was also curious. He was just about to wait until he got closer to fire a volley of bullets at the Japanese soldiers, but they all ran away.

"Forget it, let's wait and see. Who knows what these devils are thinking."

When Sukekawa Seiji received the news, he was very hesitant. He was very confused as to why the main force had not appeared.

He knew clearly which was more important, destroying the supplies or destroying the army.

"Sir, it's time."

"The warriors have been fighting for so long, and I feel that the main force of the Chinese is not here."

Taro Fujii felt something was increasingly wrong and began to urge them forward.

Sukekawa Shizue narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "Wait another twenty minutes. If we don't see a large Chinese force, we'll immediately bombard them."

He also felt that what Fujii said made sense, but he was still a little unwilling.

"The captain has been driven into an obsession. He must eliminate these people."

Fujii thought to himself that he really felt that something bad would happen if he delayed it any further.

The situation in the reed marsh looked very strange from the front, and there was a company.

According to the information they knew, the enemy had at least a regiment of troops. How could only one company appear after such a fight?

But no matter what he thought in his heart, since the captain had given the order, he had to carry it out.

He could only calm down and wait.

"Hurry, faster."

Gu Changfeng looked anxious. So much time had passed and he still had no idea what the situation was.

During the forced march, he also left the telecommunications team behind. Now he couldn't receive any news and couldn't help but feel anxious.

So much supplies and civilians, and so many soldiers from the fifth company...

"Commander Gu, we are only about ten miles away from the reed marsh. We haven't heard any artillery fire, so nothing serious should have happened."

"Besides, Captain Zhao and the others must have arrived first."

Yang Zhenhua spoke out.

Gu Changfeng shook his head and said, "Every step later will increase the danger. Let's hurry up!"

He felt very guilty about this mistake. It was probably due to his experience as a scout, otherwise such a big mistake would not have occurred.

The makeshift team he set up led to many things not being able to keep up, which was also his problem.

If I can escape this time, I should calm down, otherwise the defense of Nanjing will be even more difficult, Gu Changfeng thought to himself.

Ten miles

Bali

With Sukekawa Seiji's order, the shells whizzed towards the direction set by Toyota Sawao!

"Boom! Boom!"

A violent explosion sounded in the reed marsh.

"Damn it, the Japs were just exploring the way."

Zhao Ziqing exclaimed and turned to look behind him.

He finally understood what those devils were doing just now...