The river was so cold that Meng Youtian was not walking fast. He wanted to keep it steady and try to avoid falling and falling. The stones at the bottom of the river were round and pointed. Fortunately, Xiao Man cut off the hem of the cotton coat and wrapped it up for him, but she also felt it hurt. The floating ice floating in the water hit his legs from time to time, perhaps cutting through the skin, perhaps bleeding, but her legs were already numb from the cold and not so painful.

The girl who was being held horizontally looked up at Meng Youtian from time to time. She couldn't say whether she was grateful or happy, maybe she had both!

"That, I, I'm not afraid of the cold, nor is it delicate, it's that..." When Meng Youtian shook his body and stood firm again, Xiao Man said stutteringly: "That, I don't want others to see it, see it..."

"Don't tell the secret of the girl's family." Meng Youtian pursed his lips gently and said, "I am your brother-in-law, it's time to take care of you."

Xiao Man lowered her eyelids and said nothing. The secret that she was ashamed to speak was unable to speak again after Meng Youtian said this. The courage she had finally plucked up was wiped out by resentment and helplessness. Yes, he took care of himself and felt sorry for him, but because he was his sister's husband and his brother-in-law.

"You should find a good female companion. Some things and some words are only convenient for women." Meng Youtian pondered for a moment and said, "How about Xiao Taozi? Where is Xiao Juzi?"

"Juzi is going to get married, Xiao Taozi follows Sister Qin." Xiao Man said dullly: "I don't like other people."

"If you marry someone, you won't be able to do it?" Meng Youtian shook his head gently and said, "I told her Qin Lianfang, if you think Xiao Taozi is okay."

Xiao Man opened her mouth and did not express her opinion. She didn't like Xiao Taozi to joke about the relationship between her and Meng Youtian, although it was just a casual joke and had no malice.

Meng Youtian finally stepped on the ice layer by the river, and at first made a clattering sound. Then he stepped into the solid place. He exhaled a mouthful of white mist and put Xiao Man down.

"Brother-in-law, get dressed quickly." Xiao Man quickly handed the clothes, shoes and socks she was holding to Meng Youtian.

Meng Youtian quickly dressed neatly, but did not feel warm immediately. He bent down, rubbed his almost unconscious legs with both hands, and then continued to walk forward. It is not possible to remain motionless. Only when he moves will drive away the cold.

The sound of gunfire and explosion came faintly. Meng Youtian turned his head in confusion and distinguished the direction. It seemed that it was in the mountains. It was far away, and it was behind the team. I don’t know who was fighting against the enemies in the mountains, but this restraint, no matter how big or small, would be beneficial to Meng Youtian and others’ breakthroughs.

At this time, everyone did not have time to speculate and study the sound of gunfire in the mountains, nor did they have the ability to deal with it and move quickly. Arriving at a safe area is their top priority.

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In the county town, a small building of the Japanese devil headquarters was lit with a half-light and dark cover lamp, and the pink and white walls were gray-yellow. The doors and windows were covered with curtains, and a cloud of smoke was lingering in the room.

The commander of the garrison, Koizumi, was not sleeping yet. He was bare-headed, wearing a wide white blue pajama, wearing a pair of wooden clogs, and holding a cigarette in one hand, thinking hard.

Koizumi smoked one by one, then walked back and forth in the room with her hands on her back, making the floor "creak, creak" sound. Takapei Daman's death made him worried. Tumen Village had not been occupied yet, which made him even more angry and puzzled. After the big sweep, this situation was extremely abnormal. The enemy who was beaten to pieces could not recover so quickly, unless the enemy's large troops came back from the periphery.

Could it be... Koizumi shook her head and tried hard to get rid of this idea, but she could never get rid of it completely. What if there was really an unpredictable bad situation, what should I do? Could this just-better security situation disappear so briefly?

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Japanese army relied on its relatively disadvantage in its military strength under its equipment advantage and could only adopt regional key cooperative defense, and could not effectively implement military control over the entire occupied area.

Taking the 62nd Division in North China as an example, the division occupied the Changzhi and Yangquan areas, two railways, Zhengtai and Baijin, about 500 kilometers of railways, and 188 large and large strongholds, of which nearly 20 were in the county town. The division is a third-class Class B division, without a brigade system, with 8 infantry brigades, 42 squadrons, and 128 infantry squadrons. Others such as artillery, baggage, and labor are not counted, and the controlled area is too large, and 128 infantry squadrons are not enough to divide, because a county town must at least have an infantry squadron, and the two regional capitals must also have garrisons, and the divisions must also have mobile direct troops. Therefore, these strongholds must be stationed by the puppet army, so that a large number of Japanese troops can be used for field combat purposes.

The Japanese army was short of troops and usually demolished the east wall to make up for the west wall. In one county in the occupied area, two squadrons were usually to the top, and only one squadron was really mobile. Most counties were handed over to the puppet army guards, while all the Japanese army went on combat, which could drive the anti-Japanese armed forces and guerrillas to run around the mountains.

"Dingling..." The phone suddenly rang, interrupting Koizumi's thoughts.

"Hey, what's the matter?" Koizumi picked up the receiver and the voice of the military captain Yamaki came from inside.

After a while, Koizumi put down his receiver. Yamaki was able to arrive at Tumen Village in another two or three hours and take over the command. This made him feel a little relieved and hoped. He had high hopes for Yamaki whether the situation could be discovered and whether the current situation could be maintained.

"Stimulating, strong wine, I'm going to continue waiting for news. My brain needs to be stimulated." After putting down the phone, Koizumi took out a bottle of whiskey from the cabinet, drank half of the bottle in one breath, and with a bang, he pushed the bottle hard on the table, spilling half of the wine on the table.

"Report, Captain Oshima asks to see you." The sentry outside the door said loudly.

"Let him come in." Koizumi owed her body.

As soon as Oshima entered the door, he smelled a strong smell of alcohol. He knew Koizumi's temper very well and had no headaches. He usually didn't drink much. Looking at the bottle on the table, he didn't know what serious happened.

"Your Excellency, are you uncomfortable?" asked Oshima with concern.

Koizumi stared at red eyes and asked in a daze: "Ojima-kun, sit down, I'm fine. I just want to drink and drive away my sleepiness, waiting for the latest news from Yamaki."

"Yamaki?" Oshima didn't quite understand Koizumi's words, so hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Excellency, what happened? Is it not going well for Your Excellency Takahira? Such weather, and the bandits are used to escaping, so there is no need to rush."

"Too hurry?" Koizumi smiled bitterly, "Oshima Jun, Takahira Jun has become a god."
Chapter completed!