Age of Rebirth

Chapter 240: The Night of the Grassland

The flat and open grassland is conducive to the rapid assault of the cavalry. No matter how powerful and well-organized the infantry unit is, if it is charged by the cavalry in such a burst, it will be out of formation and can only be slaughtered by the cavalry.

Therefore, in the plains, the cavalry is the nightmare of the infantry, unless the infantry is equipped with a large number of automatic firearms, or has a complete anti-cavalry barrier, and the dense rain can curb the speed and breakthrough ability of the cavalry.

Tang Qiuli now has a kind of confidence that with the current cavalry strength, he can fight with an army of more than [-] people and win it.

In the evening, the troops camped by a small river. At this time, they were hundreds of miles away from Beiping City. After sending out a few reconnaissance troops, Tang Qiuli called a meeting of officers from the 29th Army Cavalry Brigade and independent division company at the temporary headquarters. joint meeting. [

At the meeting, Tang Qiuli reported the information sent back by the special warfare unit. Wang Ying's bandit troops went southward in the starry night, and now they have arrived in the area of ​​Pangjiabao in the northwest of Huailai. Near the Longguan Pass of the Inner Great Wall, he came into contact with the vanguard of Wangying's gang.

According to reconnaissance, the Wangying bandit gang has a total strength of more than 800 people. Among them, the cavalry is a brigade with about 500 people. It is the elite unit of the gang. There are more than 160 Japanese soldiers in a squadron, because their clothes are the same as ordinary bandits, and they can only be judged by their daily behavior.

The Japanese soldiers in this squadron have become the main combat force of Wang Ying's gang. They are equipped with four mortars, twelve throwing barrels, two heavy machine guns, and fourteen crooked light machine guns. Forces pose a great threat.

Hearing what the deputy army commander said, the officers at all levels below couldn't help talking in a low voice. It is obvious that these officers of the 29th Army have an instinctive fear of the Japanese. In North China for several years, what they face every day is to bark their teeth and show their claws. The arrogant and arrogant Japanese soldiers saw their sophisticated weapons and equipment.

I thought that fighting a few thousand bandits would be a piece of cake for these Northwestern men who grew up on horses. Now, there are more than two hundred well-trained Japanese soldiers among the bandits. There was a look of fear on his face.

Tang Qiuli knew very well that if the officers of the 29th Army could not be given confidence, the battle would be lost before the battle was fought. To break the myth of the invincibility of the Japanese army, it is impossible to eliminate this negative factor that affects the morale of the troops.

He also didn't expect that Japanese soldiers would be mixed in Wang Ying's bandit army, which would bring unexpected difficulties to this easy battle. Obviously, the Japanese did not believe in the fighting power of Wang Ying and these bandits.

In the eyes of the Japanese, these 3000 mobs are not as good as the fighting power of a squadron of their own. If it were not for the consideration of many factors, they would not be able to tear themselves apart from the North China authorities. Get rid of these bandits and go it alone.

Tang Qiuli suddenly thought, among the more than 2 bandits chasing and escorting the troops, were there any Japanese?He was really worried, not because he was worried about the combat effectiveness of Li Honggang's first independent brigade, but because he was afraid that they would not know that the Japanese were involved, so they would be careless and incur unnecessary losses.

He whispered a few words to Zhao Yuhe, Zhao Yuhe's face changed, he also thought of this question, and then hurried out of the temporary headquarters, looking at the anxious look of the Chief of Staff, the worried expressions of the officers of the 29th Army thicker.

Tang Qiuli was also worried about the situation of the escort troops. According to the time, the bandits' first wave of attack had already begun. He didn't want to waste too much time here, so he simply adopted the most morale-boosting method.

He asked the head of the First Regiment of the First Brigade of the Cavalry of the Independent Division and the deputy head of the Division Security Brigade to report the equipment of the Independent Division to the officers of the Cavalry Brigade of the 29th Army.

The two troops consist of 26 mortars, 43 heavy machine guns, and [-] Czech light machine guns. The guard brigade is also equipped with Type [-] submachine guns and shell guns. The cavalry regiment is equipped with Type [-] submachine guns and Type [-] submachine guns. rifle.

After hearing this, the officers of the cavalry brigade were shocked and couldn't hide it. The officers of the third regiment in the middle were better off. The officers of the first and second regiments on the left and right flanks had their eyes as big as eggs. More popular than dead.

Look at the independent division, a cavalry regiment and a regiment-level guard brigade, equipped with so many firearms, this is not a complete field force, the Japanese stuff, compared with the independent division, it is like a beggar and a dragon king. Far away, with so much equipment backing up, I'm afraid that there will be more than a hundred people in Japan!

It can be said that there is food in the bag, not afraid of famine, guns in hand, not afraid of hungry wolves, with the weapons and equipment of the independent division at the bottom, the officers of the cavalry brigade at all levels suddenly feel that their waists are not strong enough, they are full of confidence, and have a sense of confidence. An impulse to fight the bandits immediately. The guys in his hands were not as good as others before, but now they are more than their opponents. If they dare not fight, they will be a coward. The atmosphere of the meeting became relaxed and active, and gradually became impassioned. Tang Qiuli smiled secretly, The people under him can still correctly understand the leadership's intentions.

There are heavy firearms, but there are not as many as mentioned. Mortars and light and heavy machine guns have at least three times the water, which is far more than the combined forces of Wang Ying and the Japanese in front.

Later, after the battle was over, the officers of the Cavalry Brigade of the 29th Army discovered that there were not as many heavy firearms on our side as they said. They once asked the deputy commander in confusion, and the deputy commander just replied, "Soldiers, it's tricky." Dao also!"

Looking at the bewildered eyes of these officers, Tang Qiuli smiled lightly, leaving an unfathomable image in the hearts of these officers. However, from then on, all the 29th Army troops under Tang Qiuli's command have treated him with respect. Orders and decisions, with deep conviction. [

After the meeting, the officers of the cavalry brigade returned to their respective camps with full confidence, and arranged for tomorrow's battle according to the deployment of the meeting. Tang Qiuli looked at the backs of these officers with satisfaction, and once he gave them a certain victory With such confidence and courage, these people are all good men galloping on the battlefield!

He turned around and pointed at the commander of the cavalry and the deputy captain of the guard brigade with his fingers. These two guys, with a proud look on their faces, said as if asking for credit, they all learned this from you, the commander. , by your side, no matter what, I have to smell a little fairy!What is false is true, and what is true is false!

Tang Qiuli got angry and drove the two guys away. He walked out of the tent of the temporary headquarters. On the night of the grassland in June, the air was filled with the smell of green grass, and the warm wind was blowing from the remaining veins of Yanshan Mountain. The warmth makes people intoxicated, the deep night sky, distant and mysterious, full of stars, blinking beautiful eyes, seems to be a living life, the sky full of stars, instantly filled his lonely and lonely heart.

He suddenly wondered, the twinkling stars, that one is his beloved, those beautiful eyes, whether he can have a heart-to-heart communication with her through telepathy, Tang Qiuli slowly closed his eyes , It seems that among Gao Tian's countless stars, the one that belongs to the lover, and start to blend with heaven and man. He believes that as long as a moment of understanding is enough to comfort the deep wound in his heart.

"Master, Chief of Staff Feng is calling urgently!" An abrupt call interrupted his just beginning to be quiet. It was Zhao Yuhe who hurriedly looked for him, holding a message in his hand, his expression a little hasty.

Tang Qiuli felt a little regretful. He gathered his wandering thoughts and returned to reality. His heart was beating powerfully. Ever since Xiaoling disappeared, his heart hadn't been at peace for a moment. Just now, Although he didn't enter that mood, he found a way to communicate with his lover in the night sky, and this alone was enough to comfort his hesitant heart.

Turning his head, Tang Qiuli, with a detached and peaceful face, received the telegram. When Zhao Yuhe called Tang Qiuli, he silently guarded a dozen guards in the distance, and it was too late to stop them. These guards all followed Tang Qiuli. An old man who gets along day and night.

They know a lot about the unforgettable love between the teacher and Dean Zhang, and Xiaoling is the most beautiful incarnation in their minds. Only Dean Zhang can be worthy of our teacher, this is a soldier of the special guard their unanimous opinion.

No matter in the vast forests, rolling mountains, white snow, howling wind in the Kanto region, or in the vast plains in North China, or the vast expanse of waves on the coast of the Bohai Sea, whenever the teacher looks up at the starry sky and meditates silently, the guards know that , the teacher is missing his missing lover again.

They have a tacit understanding not to disturb, and try to avoid being disturbed by others. The loyal guards are beside the beloved teacher, guarding the sacred space for him, because the guards have discovered a rule, as long as the teacher is like this every time, never From body to spirit, everything was as calm as water, and even the overwhelming sadness between the brows had faded a lot.

The guards try their best to share the pain in their hearts for their teacher, and they can only guard him with their own loyalty. This is also the greatest wish of the guards.

Zhao Yuhe keenly discovered that the teacher who hadn't seen him for a while seemed to have a temperament change, as if he had undergone a spiritual baptism, and a little bit of starlight dimly reflected on the face of the teacher who was much younger than him.

That kind of wisdom and self-confidence with a strong heart, in the night, the shining eyes made Zhao Yuhe almost want to worship him. He didn't know what happened in this short period of time, from the nervous gestures of the guards. Among them, the delicate Zhao Yuhe seemed to have guessed something.

Zhao Yuhe couldn't help regretting that he might have disturbed some of the teacher's emotions. Many years later, Zhao Yuhe, who was already a strategic direction coach, talked with his colleagues about that ordinary June night on the Bashang Grassland. When he saw the teacher, he himself said that the teacher at that moment was like a god, which made him want to worship unconsciously.

Perhaps from that moment on, in Zhao Yuhe Gaoao's heart, there was a monument to follow forever. Of course, the ability of the teacher, in the future fighting career, also fully proved this point.