The telegram sent by the 41st Army was forwarded by the Military Commission's attendant office. The telegram asked to ensure the safety of the observation group and the press group, saying that the 41st Army's headquarters had sent a commando to the Han Ferry 25 miles upstream of the Daqinghe Bridge.

The military headquarters asked Wang Jindong to send a powerful force to send the observation group and the reporter group to Han Huafen while the Japanese army had not yet encircled Zhiyuan County, where they were responsible for crossing the river.

If you cannot send all the staff of the press team and the observation team at the same time, be sure to ensure Ouyang Xue's safety.

Seeing Wang Jindong frowning there, Chief of Staff Liu received the telegram and read it, saying, "Standard, this matter should not be neglected. If Ouyang Xue has a few shortcomings, our 187th Division will be able to escape this time, and the trouble will be great in the future."

Wang Jindong knew in his heart that if something went wrong with Ouyang Xue, not to mention that he was the commander of the 187th Division, even his father-in-law could not explain to the above.

He thought for a while and said, "The people from the observation group and the press group are all in big trouble now. You can arrange to send them all away immediately."

After hearing this, Chief Liu did not move. He saw that there were many staff officers standing not far away in the war room. He said to Wang Jindong: "Stand, please take a step to speak."

The two of them came to a room next to the war room. Chief of Staff Liu said: "Stand, I suggest that Ouyang Xue only send out alone.

First, if you encounter Japanese interception on the road, it is easier to protect her alone than to protect so many people. Even if you can't break through, you can still protect her from returning to the county town safely.

Secondly, there are people like the observation group and the press group here, and there is a lot of energy behind them. In order to ensure their safety, someone will urge the top to help us with all their efforts.

If the battle is finally won, these people have experienced the battle between life and death with us. They will definitely make great publicity for us in the future, and our 187th Division will live a better life in the future."

Wang Jindong heard it. Chief of Staff Liu said beautifully, but in fact he used these people as hostages and forced him to go up to the peak to rescue the 187th Division.

Wang Jindong understood it very well. He said: "What you said makes sense. It is too dangerous to protect so many people from the observation group and the press group to leave. If they encounter problems with the Japanese army on the road, our 187th Division will not be able to explain to the Military Commission, the Fifth War Zone, the Ninth War Zone, and the press. For safety reasons, please leave them in the county."

As they were speaking, several more telegrams came, including the Political Department of the Military Commission, the Fifth War Zone, the Ninth War Zone, and some telegrams sent under various names. They all asked to ensure the safety of the observation group and the press group.

Wang Jindong was amused and cried, and he said: "At present, no one cares about the life and death of our 187th Division, but only cares about the safety of the observation group and the press group.

Chief of Staff Liu, this matter will be done as you said, so you can be responsible for making arrangements.”

Chief Liu still did not move his steps, and he said: "I have a way to keep the other members of the press team and the observation team. However, I am afraid I can't convince Miss Ouyang."

He was really troubled by this matter. Ouyang Xue's cousin came to persuade her in person, but he didn't persuade Ouyang Xue to leave. He was really not sure.

Although the superiors asked them to escort Ouyang Xue out at any cost, he did not dare to forcefully kidnap others.

Wang Jindong's mind was quickly turned around. He thought for a moment and said, "This matter is easy to deal with, you... say so, it will definitely be OK."

Chief of Staff Liu extended his thumb in admiration and said with a smile: "The teacher is indeed wise."

Chief Liu walked out of the war room and came to the division headquarters guesthouse of the 187th Division. In the small conference room of the guesthouse, he gathered Director Zhou of the Political Department of the Military Commission, two colonels led by the Ninth and Fifth War Zones, and the head of the press regiment.

Director Zhou and others had heard about the Japanese army coming to siege, and they were all in a hurry to leave here.

Director Zhou said: "Chief Staff Liu, I heard that the Japanese army has come over. I have the responsibility to protect the safety of the observation group and the press group. Please escort us away safely immediately."

Chief of Staff Liu said: "I am here to discuss this matter with you. The Japanese army came too suddenly this time. In the southeast, the Japanese army was less than 15 miles away from the county town, and the Daqinghe Bridge was occupied by the Japanese army. In the northeast, the Japanese army had surrounded Lanxi County. In the north, the Japanese army had crossed Lu County and approaching Linchuan Town.

At present, the enemy's movements in the west are unknown, but according to my guess, since the Japanese army sneaked into the Daqinghe Bridge, they should have sent troops to encircle the west.

How many troops did the enemy have? Where have they arrived now? It is difficult to grasp the situation in a hurry.

I discussed with the division seat and wanted to send troops to escort you out. There is a small ferry called Han Huadu, 52 miles from the upper reaches of Daqing River. We will send a reinforced company to escort you across Daqing River from there."

Director Zhou and others were very happy. Director Zhou said, "Okay! Then act quickly."

At this moment, a staff officer came in to report and said, "Chief Liu, the Japanese army has been found ten miles southwest of the county town, and the specific situation has not been determined yet."

"This, damn Japanese! How could this happen?" Chief Liu felt very embarrassed.

He said: "The Japanese army was also found in the west, and the situation was unknown. If you escort you out, you will be intercepted by the Japanese army. If you encounter Japanese army in the wild, this may be troublesome."

Director Zhou and the two colonels led by the two war zones were soldiers. When they heard this, they felt that the risk of breaking through was too high. They began to discuss in a low voice.

Chief of Staff Liu said: "Our teacher said that we must ensure your safety no matter what. If you are willing to break through, we can send another company to protect you. If you are willing to stay in the city, even if our 187th Division is completely conquered, we must ensure your safety.

If we die, we will die first. As long as our people are still alive, we will definitely ensure your safety.”

The four team leaders were moved when they heard Chief Liu's passionate words. They also believed that it would be too dangerous to force the siege to break out, and it might be safer to stay in Zhiyuan County to wait for assistance.

Director Zhou said: "Since your 187th Division can resolutely fight the enemy, at this time, we should also stay with you to fight the Japanese invaders. We decided not to leave and fight with the 187th Division."

Chief of Staff Liu thought to himself: "You are so beautiful, you are indeed a political worker."

He pretended to be moved and said excitedly: "Okay, the officers and soldiers of the 187th Division, when you hear that you are fighting with them here, your morale will definitely rise."

After leaving the conference room, a smile appeared on the corner of Chief Liu's mouth. In fact, no trace of the Japanese army was found in the west. He arranged the staff officer just now, deliberately scaring Director Zhou and others. This trick seemed very useful.

Chief of Staff Liu came to Ouyang Xue's room, and he knocked on the door and said, "Miss Ouyang, are you here?"

Ouyang Xue opened the door and saw Chief of Staff Liu. She asked, "Chief Liu, are you in trouble?"

Chief Liu saw that Zhao Jie was still there in the room, and he said, "Ms. Ouyang, please borrow a step to speak."

Ouyang Xue was very smart. She had already vaguely guessed the purpose of Chief Liu's visit. She said, "Zhao Jie is my sister. If you have anything, just say it in person."

Chief Liu was helpless, and he couldn't resist the young lady. So he closed the door and said, "I just received a telegram from the Military Commission's attendant's office, asking my department to send someone to escort you out of Zhiyuan County and return to Wuhan."

Ouyang Xue said calmly and firmly: "The Japanese army has come, and the officers and soldiers of your 187th Division are here to fight the war firmly. How can I leave at this time? I must fight with you to the end.

Although I am just a reporter and cannot get a gun, I will use my pen to record the heroic deeds of the officers and soldiers of the 187th Division's soldiers' bravery against the war one by one."

Hearing Ouyang Xue's words, Chief of Staff Liu was really moved. He said to himself: "I am worthy of being my wife's cousin, and I am no less than a man."

He said: "Ms. Ouyang, I understand your feelings and know that you are a patriotic and passionate young man. If all the young people in China can be like you, why worry about not driving the Japanese invaders out of China?!

But, Miss Ouyang, you must also understand our difficulties. We are just a grassroots combat unit..."

Ouyang Xue interrupted him and said firmly: "Chief Staff Liu, you need to say nothing. I have decided to do it and will never leave here."

Chief of Staff Liu said with emotion: "Miss Ouyang, you are really admirable. Alas, it's a pity that all the soldiers were sacrificed in vain."

Speaking of this, he sighed, then took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his eyes.

Seeing Chief of Staff Liu like this, Ouyang Xue couldn't help but be curious. She asked, "What happened? Who died in vain?"

Chief of Staff Liu took out a telegram and handed it to Ouyang Xue, and then continued to wipe his eyes with a handkerchief. He rubbed it hard, and his eyes were red.

Ouyang Xue received the telegram and saw that it said: The 41st Army task force was fighting fiercely with the Japanese army in the ferry in South Korea. Although it temporarily defeated the enemy, more than 50 officers and soldiers had been sacrificed. The Japanese army could continue to send troops to occupy the ferry at any time. Please escort Miss Ouyang to the ferry quickly. Before meeting Miss Ouyang, our army will guard the ferry to the ferry to the death and fight to the death of one soldier. Please do not delay.

Behind are three expedited symbols.

Of course, this telegram was forged by Chief of Staff Liu. He took a random telegram and wrote the translated contents below. Anyway, Ouyang Xue couldn't understand the radio symbols.

Ouyang Xue never expected that so many officers and soldiers had been sacrificed to save him. Moreover, if he did not go to the ferry quickly, more people would sacrifice.

Ouyang Xue is a passionate young man, and she is also an informed and reasonable person. In this case, she has no choice.

She said helplessly: "Okay then! But I have a request, let's take Zhao Jie with me."

Zhao Jie originally thought that Ouyang Xue was quite famous. Through the conversation between Chief of Staff Liu and Ouyang Xue, she realized that the young lady who has been with her day and night these days turned out to be so important.

What she felt even more emotional was that Ouyang Xue was willing to take her away with her. She said gratefully: "Thank you, Miss Xiaoxue."

For Chief Liu, as long as Ouyang Xueken leaves, other things are nothing. He said decisively: "No problem, then I'll make arrangements now."

As he said that, he walked towards the door. When he arrived at the door, he turned around and said, "I hope you two will keep this matter confidential and don't tell the people of the press team, otherwise it will shake the morale of the army."

Ouyang Xue understood this, nodded in agreement, and then began to pack up with Zhao Jie and prepare to leave.

Twenty minutes later, three trucks loaded with soldiers drove away from the west gate of the county town and headed towards the Han Ferry.

Daqinghe Bridge.

After captaining the bridgehead on the north side of the Oyo River Bridge, Jiro Nakajima, who was the captain of Nakajima, immediately organized troops to cover the engineers to lay explosives on the bridge and be ready to blow up the bridge at any time.

At this time, two more squadrons of Japanese troops rushed to the Oqing River Bridge. They were ordered to help Jiro Nakajima and stick to the bridge.

When the two squadron leaders saw Jiro Nakajima, they saw that he had captured the Oaki River Bridge and both admired him. They said they were ordered to come to support Jiro Nakajima and accept his command.

Jiro Nakajima is a very powerful figure. He successfully occupied the Orei River Bridge. He was very excited and his mind became more and more enlightened.

He took out the military map and pointed to Han Baifu upstream of the Daqing River Bridge and said, "In this area, the enemy wants to cross the Daqing River. In addition to this bridge, there is also this ferry crossing.

In order to prevent the enemy reinforcements from crossing the river from here, I decided to seize this ferry."

The reason why the Japanese army's combat effectiveness is inseparable from the active fighting spirit of their officers and soldiers.

Both squadron leaders were young and had the same passion for making achievements. They believed that Jiro Nakajima's decision was correct and agreed.

Jiro Nakajima said: "I decided to take my Nakajima to advance to the team to capture the Hanhuaduo Ferry. The task of sticking to this bridge will be left to you two to complete. Please!"

"Hayi." The two young Japanese squadron captains felt their blood boiling. They saluted Jiro Nakajima, saying that they would never let his expectations down.

Jiro Nakajima immediately handed over the positions to the two Japanese squadron leaders, led Nakajima to advance, and marched in the direction of the Korean ferry.

Pingyue County.

After Gao Jiu sent a telegram to Wang Jindong, he said to Li Guishan, the captain of the Pingyue County Public Security Army who was standing beside him: "Captain Li, you have also made contributions to annihilation of the Yamaguchi Brigade this time. Time is tight, and I still have important things to do, so I won't tell you more."

This was the first time Li Guishan saw Gao Jiu. When he saw that he easily wiped out a brigade of the Japanese army. If he hadn't been clever and had contacted Gao Jiu in advance, his security army brigade would have been finished long ago.

He said, "Master Jiu, if you have something to do, you should be busy first. If you have the chance, I would like to invite you to have a drink."

Gao Jiu smiled and said, "Okay, when I come back this time, I will definitely have a chance."

Li Guishan said: "Then you are busy, can we say goodbye?"

Gao Jiu nodded and said, "Take your people away."

Li Guishan hurriedly said, "Thank you, Master Jiu, then I will say goodbye."

After saying that, he gathered together and prepared to leave.
To be continued...