Age of Rebirth

The movement downstairs was indeed loud enough. Liu Tiehan and the others on the second floor could also clearly hear loud noises, mixed with arguing, and it sounded like there were quite a few people.

"Hey!—I heard the news from Chu Ziye, commander of the [-]th Brigade directly under the Corps!" Liu Tiehan frowned slightly and said.

Feng Jiwu listened carefully, and smiled, "Deputy teacher, it's indeed Chu Ziye's news, I'm going to yell and let these guys calm down!" He said, getting up to go to the small building, Feng Jiwu has this Qualifications, the first chief of staff of the independent division, and the brigade commanders directly under the corps, no matter how rebellious they are, they have to give the old chief of staff face.

Liu Tiehan shook his head with a smile, stopped Feng Jiwu, and said, "Forget about Jiwu, it's rare to have a relaxing place, let them quarrel, anyway, it's not a formal occasion now, no wonder, the lawn outside the building is so lively , there are no more than a dozen brigade commanders who are directly under the Corps, and it turns out that they are hiding in the room and bickering! ——Don’t look, it must be Chu Ziye and Liu Hongzhang, who are amazing again!”

Tang Qiuquan and Feng Jiwu both laughed. The corps directly under it is an old-fashioned unit that started as an independent division. The brigade commanders of each brigade are also veterans. If they are sent out, they are all expected to be a corps commander. From the teacher to the deputy teacher Liu, they are all partial, but the two people's preferences are different. The teacher is more strict and strict, and the deputy teacher Liu is appreciative in the gentle wind and rain.

Liu Tiehan heard it right. In a large room downstairs, the twelve brigade commanders directly under the Corps did not participate in the excitement on the lawn outside, but gathered together. These brigade commanders all had some self-esteem. , Those brigade commanders outside.Many of them were my deputy or chief of staff back then, how many brigade commanders have gone out from the regiments directly under them, and now, all of them have put up the sign of major general, and they have become brigade commanders who are on an equal footing with themselves. Free?

Therefore, the brigade commanders directly under the Corps gathered in one room, waiting for dinner, and everyone chatted casually.The atmosphere was relaxed and casual. Ever since the direct subordinate corps was divided into two groups on the battlefield in Outer Mongolia, and each took on different tasks, many people hadn't seen each other for a month or two.Naturally there is much to say.

Major General Chu Ziye, commander of the fourth brigade, and other brigade commanders.Chatted casually.Feeling boring, I looked at Major General Liu Hongzhang, the commander of the first brigade, and saw that Liu Hongzhang was spitting and flying, saying that the first brigade was in the Ural Mountains, so the suspicious soldiers were deployed, and the old man was so frightened that the group army would not dare to go forward matter.He stroked his stubble, rolled his eyes, and wanted to tease Liu Hongzhang a few words.

Speaking of which, Chu Ziye and Liu Hongzhang have an unusual relationship.Within the corps directly under the corps, the two have the closest personal relationship, and they can be called good friends who treat each other with sincerity, but it is strange that when these two meet, they will argue with each other, and neither will obey the other, especially when there are combat missions. There will be red faces in the fight, but once the opponent's troops are in danger, the other's troops will definitely rescue them at any cost.

Chu Ziye lit a cigarette, puffed out the smoke, walked up to Liu Hongzhang, squinted his eyes on purpose, and said, "Brigade Commander Liu, I'm talking about you, so don't talk in vernacular, what happened on the battlefield in Outer Mongolia Everyone knows, isn't that your first brigade? No, it's the division commander who planned the strategy and deployed suspicious soldiers in advance. Otherwise, with the strength of your five brigades of less than 10 people, you can scare the old man The 50 million troops of the front army, after a month of dawdling, still can't get out of Outer Mongolia?"

Liu Hongzhang was not happy to listen to it, he stared at him, and replied: "Come on, big man Chu, it is true that the division commander planned the strategy, but we have only five brigades, facing more than 100 million Soviet troops, we are preparing to pull It's a big fight, but I didn't expect that the old Maozi was so timid. A front army, like an old lady with small feet, took a step and half a step back, which made us wait in vain in the Ural Mountains and Tannu Mountains. 20 days!"

"Otherwise, if we hit the front with a sap, the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front Army would be dumbfounded at that time, and there would be no such thing as you chasing the brigades biting the old man's ass. It's not like you, chasing and beating After more than half a month, I haven't hurt the old man, so I'll just say, small fights won't work!"

As Liu Hongzhang said, he wanted to get some circumstantial evidence to increase his persuasiveness, so he turned to Ouyang Yishan, the brigade commander of the second brigade, and said, "Brigade commander Ouyang, your second brigade position is next to the first brigade's." , Tell me, is this the case? Have we started to fight hard? ——When the troops of Lao Chu and the others can’t hold back the Soviet army, our frontal troops Block the Soviet army on the line between the Tannu Mountains and the Ural Mountains?"

Ouyang Yishan was an honest man, and felt that most of Liu Hongzhang’s words were correct, but there were also some inaccuracies. Among the orders issued by the division commander to the troops that had previously deployed suspicious soldiers, there was such a command, “Once the Soviet Outer Mongolian Front Army has the determination to Break through our army's offensive operations in the Ural Mountains and Tannu Mountains, and the brigades in the two blocking lines should immediately evacuate their positions and transfer to the southwest of Outer Mongolia to stand by!"

That is to say, the division commander didn't let the five brigades of the suspected soldiers fight hard, "Yes, we made preparations for a hard fight, and the fortifications were built so strong that the Soviet army could eat them for half a month. But, it's not..." In the middle of speaking, Liu Hongzhang secretly pinched him hard, Ouyang Yishan grinned in pain, and turned his head to see Liu Hongzhang winking and winking at him Damn, he swallowed back half of the words.

But Liu Hongzhang knew that Ouyang Yishan's honest temper was afraid that he would reveal his secrets. In fact, Liu Hongzhang was still very envious of the troops chasing the Soviet army, including Chu Ziye's brigade, who fought every day and were free to fight. How beautiful it is to choose the direction of attack and decide on your own size!

It doesn't look like myself, a brigade of more than 6000 people squatting eagerly in the Ural Mountains, pulling away their posture, how could they have imagined that after [-] days of strong wind and sand, they didn't even fire a single shot, and they were in a hurry The four gathered in Kulun, not to mention how aggrieved they were, but they absolutely couldn't admit that they couldn't lose face in front of Big Chu, right?

When Chu Ziye heard it, it was not a good feeling, dare you, the pursuit troops of our five brigades, among the more than 100 million Soviet troops, were like entering the land of no one, what kind of scene was that, there were Soviet troops everywhere, I was accidentally made dumplings, but in such a battlefield environment, we still beat the Soviet army to complain, and a big piece of fat fell off with one bite, but my fourth brigade, one brigade ate up the Soviet army An army unit, when it comes to your Liu Dasheng's mouth, it becomes a small fight?

But Liu Hongzhang's words didn't have any flaws, so it was hard to refute. Although he saw Liu Hongzhang winking with Ouyang Yishan, he couldn't catch Ouyang Yishan to question him.

He picked up the enamel jar, poured a few mouthfuls of boiled water, and began to talk vividly about his fourth brigade, the glorious deeds of one brigade killing an infantry army of the Soviet army, and fighting on the flank of the Soviet army. About this matter Hey, the other dozen or so brigade commanders really don’t know that the directly subordinate corps has not joined together since they were divided into two groups. They held a corps combat summary meeting, and Chu Ziye’s eloquence was good, so he immediately attracted them. The other brigade commanders listened carefully and praised a few words from time to time.

Chu Ziye became more and more complacent, spitting stars flying all over the place, talking and gesticulating, but brought the big guy into the fierce battlefield environment, Liu Hongzhang saw Chu Ziye's complacent appearance, he was angry and funny , Suddenly, he remembered something!

Finally, while Chu Ziye was drinking water, Liu Hongzhang stopped talking, and hurriedly said, "I'm talking about Brigadier Chu, don't just talk about the glory of passing five trials and beheading six generals, but also talk about your own size." Is it about going to Maicheng?"

Chu Ziye's eyes widened, and he said aggressively, "I'm talking about Lao Liu, but you can't talk nonsense with red lips and white teeth. When will our fourth brigade pass through Maicheng?"

"Old Chu, it's true that your fourth brigade didn't go to Maicheng?" Liu Hongzhang asked with a smile, looking into Chu Ziye's eyes, he looked like a cunning old fox.

Chu Ziye quickly recalled that the Fourth Brigade had never been on the battlefield, had suffered defeats, and had never lost ground. From North China to Indochina Peninsula, and then to Outer Mongolia, it had never happened once, so he had a solid foundation in his heart. "Old Liu, don't lie to me, if you say you don't have it, you don't have it!"

"Really?" Liu Hongzhang still asked with a smile, "No!" Chu Ziye replied without hesitation.

More than a dozen other brigade commanders also became interested when they saw that the two were arguing like children, and they all participated in it. The brigade commander of the army was divided into two factions, one to cheer up Chu Ziye, "I believe that Lao Chu's troops, not to mention our direct corps, are also the number one brigade in the entire independent division. Don't listen to Lao Liu. Lie to you!"

The other faction supports Liu Hongzhang, "Old Liu, don't be so convincing, tell the facts, and Lao Chu will be convinced, right? Look at his complacency just now, his eyeballs almost rolled into the sky, as if the whole In the battle of Outer Mongolia, Lao Chu fought like a brigade by himself? ——What’s the matter with us?”

Seeing that Chu Ziye took the bait, Liu Hongzhang was proud, "Hmm!" He deliberately coughed, took out a cigarette, and lit it leisurely. Chu Ziye and a dozen other brigade commanders gritted their teeth in anger, " Old Chu, I’ll say it, but let’s say something first, you, Old Chu, can’t lose your temper and jump up and down angrily, making everyone unhappy! Besides, there are brigade commanders from other regiments outside Where are you!" Liu Hongzhang said in a tone-deaf manner.

(to be continued) (to be continued..)