Age of Rebirth

Baichengzi in Ximan is the end point of the Bai-A railway line and the starting point of the railway leading to Siping and Shuangliao. The two railway lines meet here, which is an important strategic point in Ximan. Liu Chun commanded five cavalry The brigade sent troops from Saiyinshanda in Outer Mongolia, passed through the Ujumqin Grassland, and started from Aershan in the depths of the Greater Khingan Mountains. After going out with the strength of three brigades, after arriving at Baichengzi, there are still two cavalry brigades in hand.

Since the Kwantung Army garrison and the fifth detachment of the Puppet Manchukuo Taoliao garrison that defended Baichengzi and Taonan were wiped out, the cavalry troops have been stationed here. There is no big battle to fight, and there is no division to point out the next step. , Liu Chun is a person who can't sit still, so he simply started to suppress the bandits.

Those bandits who were not even fully equipped with rifles were the opponents of the regular cavalry, plus the local people hated the bandits to the bone. A few large groups of bandits are called "three evils". I heard that the soldiers wanted to suppress the bandits, but regardless of where the troops came, they all provided information on the bandits, and the brave ones even volunteered to be guides.

Of course, it is not a white lead. Liu Chun, in his capacity as the commander of the Taoliao Garrison Command, posted a notice that anyone who provides information on bandits will not only keep it secret, but also reward oceans and guides of varying degrees according to the importance of the information. , to ensure personal safety, there is still ten yuan of hard work, just like that, if it is ruined, within ten days, the gang of habitual bandits who have been rampant in the local area for many years.Such as "Flying on the Grass" and "Nenjiang King". "Yizhixiang" and other bandits were beaten to pieces, most of the locks were wiped out, and the rest of the bandit leaders fled without a trace.

In fact, Liu Chun did this to remind the division commander that the two cavalry brigades have more than 1 horses.There was no combat mission, so I was free to fight bandits. However, at that time, Tang Qiuli focused all his attention on the battlefields of Liaoxi and Ximan, and paid no attention to Baichengzi, a small town in the corner of Ximan. arrive.

Liu Chun commanded two cavalry brigades.In Baichengzi and Taonan, it was a lot of fun, but compared with the Kwantung Army encircling nearly one million people, they couldn't come to the division's general staff office.You can't just stay in Baichengzi, can you?

But Liu Chun was very worried. What he feared most was that the cavalry returned to Outer Mongolia with the order of the division commander to regain the Northeast.I have nothing to do with myself, so.After receiving the telegram from the division commander, Liu Chun was so happy that he jumped up and down, and hurriedly ordered the staff to call Tong Batu, the commander of the second cavalry brigade, and Liu Chun, the commander of the first brigade, was concurrently in charge.

As soon as Tong Batu arrived at Liu Chun's headquarters, he saw his excited red face, "Old Tong, you are here, good news! The division commander has ordered that our cavalry unit go to the direction of North Manchuria immediately and be incorporated into the new army. The Northern Manchurian Combat Corps, our cavalry unit, has been nesting in Outer Mongolia. It’s been a long time since we fought with the little devils. It’s hard to smell gunpowder. This time we have a chance, promise, this is a telegram!”

After speaking, he handed the telegram to Tong Batu. After reading the telegram, Tong Batu was not as excited as Liu Chun. He stroked the stubble all over his face, frowned slightly and said, "Commander, I'm not that old. Do you understand? You see, the commander of the North Manchurian Battle Corps is Wang Jun, an old acquaintance, the chief of staff of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, Colonel, you are a major general but a deputy commander, and I don’t know how the division is arranged. , are you awkward!"

What Tong Batu said was the truth. He held the injustice for Liu Chun. Liu Chun's position was the commander of the cavalry unit of the Independent Division. After the formation of the Mongolian Border Defense Army into a field corps, the cavalry troops that entered the Outer Mongolia region were the main body, and the Outer Mongolia and Siberia Frontier Army troops were reorganized. The commander was Liu Chun, who is now in Outer Mongolia and Siberia. The area under the jurisdiction of the border guards is astonishingly large.

In addition to the original Outer Mongolia region, it also includes the Asian part cut off by Tang Qiuli from the Soviets, east of 85 degrees north latitude, most of Siberia, until the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Bering Strait. , Among all the corps-level commanders of the Independent Division, he is the number one, and the other military and political committee jurisdictions are not as big as Liu Chun's territory!

Liu Chun understood the old man's mood, and said with a nonchalant smile, "Old Tong, both of us were cavalrymen. If it comes to commanding cavalry to fight, none of the first-level commanders of the independent division dared to challenge us. Yes, but, commanding the mechanized corps to fight, you or I? Every other line is like a mountain! As for the positions of the chief and deputy commanders, who cares, if there is a battle, you can do it, right old man?"

Tong Batu stopped talking, and still muttered: "I just think you are at a loss!" Then, he stopped entangled in the topic, but asked, "By the way, when are we going to leave?"

"What's the disadvantage? I think the division commander's arrangement makes sense!" Liu Chun said with a smile, "To prepare today, the troops will set off tomorrow morning. The first brigade will leave two regiments, and your brigade will leave one regiment. Responsible for guarding the Taoliao area, although those bandits were scattered by us, they can't be kept together. When our main force is going north, we must leave enough troops. In my opinion, leave your chief of staff, He Xigetu, Serve as the security commander of the Taoliao area!"

Tong Batu didn't think about it, and said happily: "Success! According to the commander's arrangement, He Xigetu will stay. This guy is a good hand no matter whether he is fighting or handling government affairs. Let him be at ease. In addition, the troops leave Which route? How to go?"

"Hahaha!" Liu Chun laughed loudly, and said, "Starting from Baichengzi, passing through Yueyuepao and Zhaozhou, and waiting for Commander Wang's troops in Duerbert north of Zhaozhou, how do we go? Fight all the way, let's There are more than 7000 cavalry in hand, the sabers of the soldiers, how long has it been since I saw the blood of the little devil! Don't you, Old Tong, want to sweep the little devils and the Manchurian army along the way?"

Tong Batu laughed loudly, "It's a joy to fight with you Commander Liu. Sweeping all the way is just in line with my wishes. Okay, I'll arrange it right away!"

Liu Chun, the cavalry commander of the Independent Division, and Tong Batu, the brigade commander of the Second Cavalry Brigade, are gearing up to go to North Manchuria to participate in the battle. The newly formed North Manchuria Combat Corps formulated the basic principles and requirements for the North Manchurian Campaign. Although it was already late at night, he had to formulate a battle plan before Wang Jun and the six brigades of the Outer Mongolian Field Corps arrived in Harbin.

Originally, this should be the work of the staff office, but because the battle in North Manchuria is an extra part of the overall plan for the Northeast Campaign, the original campaign plan does not include the North Manchuria area, which is a brand new part He had to do it himself.

The beating candlelight reflected Tang Qiuli's figure on the window, "... To sum up, the basic principle of the Northern Manchurian Campaign was to attract the garrison forces of the Kwantung Army and the Puppet Manchuria in Harbin and surrounding areas. The defense forces of the national army mainly go out of the city to fight with our army in the field, so..."

"Harbin!" After writing here, Tang Qiuli put down his pen, his eyes flashed with nostalgia, and this familiar place name touched the vivid memory deep in his heart, which he hadn't opened for a long time. memory.

On the way to Harbin with a heavy responsibility, the thrilling scene on the train. . . . . .The Kwantung Army field hospital, assassinated the commander of the puppet Manchukuo East Front Road Bandit Suppression, and the big traitor Shao Benliang. . . . . .Blow up the Kwantung Army "731" base. . . . . . ,Then what. . . . . .It is a thrilling and desperate struggle with the elite Kwantung Army special agent unit and ninja hunting team in the vast forest of Daxing'an Mountains. . . . . .

The girl who became his wife accompanied her all the way, clinging to each other day and night during the cave recuperation, under the clear night sky, counting the stars, the forest of two people, the sun rises and the moon sets, the hard journey for more than a month, the feelings are in Crazy growth. . . . . .Scenes of the past were vividly reflected in Tang Qiuli's mind.

Tang Qiuli could no longer sit quietly at the table, the memory that had not been opened for a long time flooded him like a tide, especially the figure of Xiao Ling, who came out vividly, with a charming smile, came from the depths of the memory, His heart suddenly ached sharply, the pain made him gasp heavily, and walked to the window like a dream.

The evening wind in July in eastern Mongolia is blowing with heat, the shadows of the trees are whirling, the leaves are rustling, there is a crescent moon in the sky, a few stars, lonely and far away, "there are beauties in the north, who are left behind and independent. Looking at the country of Qingren again, I would rather not know of Qingcheng and Qingguo, beautiful women are hard to come by again... Hard to get again!" The voice is hoarse, chanting shallowly, like weeping, the candle shadow flickers, the waning moon glows thinly, Tang Qiuli stood in front of the window, like a silhouette, the evening wind blew, brushing his mottled hair, but unable to dry the tears on his cheeks.

Shanhu, who came back from patrolling the special guards outside, just walked into the small courtyard with big strides, when he heard his good brother chanting like weeping, his steps stiffened suddenly, and his heart suddenly contracted into a ball. Shanhu knew that Tang Everything about Qiuli, and even more about the relationship between him and Xiaoling, since meeting Liu Xinlan, Xiaoqiu has not touched that painful memory deep in her heart for a long time, what happened today?

Shanhu knew that Tang Qiuli in this state was in a trance, his heart was bleeding, and the scarred wound was torn open again. He hesitated whether to persuade and comfort his childhood partner and current life-and-death brother ?

Shan Hu glanced at the silhouette against the window, only to find that there was a petite and slim figure standing in front of the door, holding something in his hand, but motionless, as if frozen, Shan Hu grinned , he could see that it was Liu Xinlan.

(To be continued)