Age of Rebirth

Chapter 680 The Calm Yellow River

Tang Qiuli rushed to Mei's mansion overnight to propose a marriage, and it didn't take much trouble. The two elders of the Mei family readily agreed to his request. To be honest, entrusting the second daughter to him is absolutely at ease, not to mention that it is nothing for the two sisters to marry a man. Mei Xue no longer shy away from the novelty, and generously accompanied Tang Qiuli with Mei Ting. Seeing the intimate relationship between the three, the two elders nodded and smiled gratifiedly.

According to Mr. Mei's wishes, the marriage will be done in Dingbian tomorrow, but there is still one thing on his mind. Naturally, Tang Qiuli couldn't ask for it. Mei Xue has already attracted him deeply, longing to find the last paradise. Heart, isn't it a great joy for a man, two delicate and beautiful flowers are by his side, and he is secretly proud when he thinks about it, but there are countless things to deal with tomorrow, so he has to explain euphemistically. After the battle, they must return to Dingbian for marriage.

The two sisters were talking with their parents. Tang Qiuli called Mei Ling to another room alone. Not to mention the joy in Mei Ling's heart. In his heart, he thought that only Tang Qiuli could be worthy of the eldest sister and the second sister. , for any other man, Mei Ling would not feel comfortable if he got the second sister, she was the hero he admired in his heart.

What Tang Qiuli talked about with Mei Ling was something else, because he had a vague feeling of uneasiness, which became stronger from the moment he saw Mei Ling and learned that he joined the military academy cadet brigade. The guy's face was full of excitement, he was eager to try, and he wanted to go to the battlefield immediately to make contributions, which made him even more worried. Meiling had never participated in actual combat, even if he was an intern in the field army, because of his status, the brigade commander was like a baby, and he knew the division commander. There is only such a brother-in-law, who left him at the brigade headquarters and heard the sound of guns, but he is still far away from the real battlefield. [

Therefore, what Tang Qiuli said to Mei Ling was based on his actual experience on the battlefield and his experience in years of bloody battles. The most important thing was how to protect himself. He listened to the mantra very carefully, took out his notebook, and recorded it down carefully, interjecting a few sentences from time to time, all of which were on point.

Mei Ling's heart is full of pride. He can listen to the idols in the minds of all the military students and personally guide the tactics. How many people can there be in Quanding?Only Mei Linger, this is the capital to show off to his companions, Tang Qiuli takes good care of each of his relatives, and does his best to bring them happiness and peace, especially as he gets older, this feeling becomes more and more serious. When it got stronger, Mei Ling's attitude reassured him a lot.

The two of them hid in the house and talked privately, and Mei Xue, who couldn't be away from him for a moment, felt flustered, chatted with her parents absent-mindedly, answered irrelevant questions, came over from time to time to probe her head, and it was Mei Ting who came over and drove the two of them out, and the family chatted again After a while, seeing that it was getting late, I stayed overnight at my father-in-law's house. In the middle of the night, I felt a soft and smooth body slipping into the bed. I felt that Mei Ting was still there, and knew that it was Mei Xue who couldn't bear the loneliness and was full of worries. His heart was in a romantic mood at this moment, Tang Qiuli hugged Mei Xue's body, and fell into a deep sleep.

At 25 o'clock in the morning, Dingbian special city government square, battle flags fluttering, crowds of people, guns flashing, all walks of life in Dingbian to defend the Yellow River defense line armed swearing-in meeting is held here, according to Tang Qiuli's order, organize the strength of 28 people Who would have known that, despite mobilization by various parties, the final number reached more than 4, nearly [-] more than that.

More than 20 people, according to their respective establishments, stood neatly in the wide square. These people could not be seen. A few days ago, they were ordinary people. The team flags fluttered in the spring wind. Tang Qiuli stood on the rostrum On the first day, his heart was full of excitement, a surge of arrogance rose in his heart, this was his greatest capital, Bai Chucai, the commander of the Dingbian security area, gave an order, and the team left the square in order and headed to the front line.

Tang Qiuli saw the figures of his father and mother in the seeing-off crowd, and his father-in-law and mother-in-law looking at him. General Jiang Baili's upright body was walking at the front of the student brigade of Dingbian Military Academy. Feng Zhi'an, whose temples were already grey, The general walked past with the team energetically, their eyes met, the old general's eyes were full of determination, his heart was full of anger, his throat choked up, he turned around and ordered Shanhu: "Tiger, let's go!"

Jumping off the rostrum, boarding the jeep, the convoy drove out of the urban area, and the eyes were full of lush greenery, rows of straight trees, blooming fresh greenery, like soldiers waiting for inspection, the long yellow sand and spotted salt around Dingbian in the past Alkali has been replaced by green, and Tang Qiu seems to be able to feel the eager eyes of his relatives and citizens in Dingbian after he left.

The 28 armed personnel, according to their respective defense areas, leave Dingbian Town and head to their destinations. The Sun Zhenbang Corps is the backbone of river defense along the Yellow River. Within a day, all deployments were completed, nearly thousands of miles of river defense, guarded like an iron bucket.

Tang Qiuli, who arrived in Wubao, received a telegram from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The defense of the Yellow River defense line this time was not just a matter of establishing borders. The Japanese army pointed out that the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region was also the first to bear the brunt. There is absolutely no reason to shirk responsibility. Please call Vice-Chairman Tang, allowed the left-behind area of ​​the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region to send troops to participate in river defense. It was a wish. Tang Qiuli, who was worried about the lack of regular troops, of course would not refuse the good deed sent to his door. He replied immediately and fully agreed. The number of troops was at his own discretion. .

That afternoon, Xiao Jinguang, director of the Eighth Route Army's Rear Guard Office, arrived with four regiments of troops. Tang Qiuli secretly admired that the Eighth Route Army not only kept what it said, but also acted so quickly. Of course, it could not treat others badly. The logistics department of the Dingbian garrison area immediately changed the equipment for the troops of the Eighth Route Army. This made Xiao Jinguang overjoyed. He got so many benefits without firing a single shot.

The troops left behind by the Eighth Route Army took over the defense from Yongheguan to Hukou. Tang Qiuli set up the headquarters at Wubao Ferry, which is one of the largest ferries in the Shaanxi section of the Yellow River. It is across the river from Liulin Town in Shanxi. It is the shortest route from Taiyuan to the Yellow River, and it is also the location where Ningji Okamura first attacked.

After waiting for a day, there was no movement of the Japanese army. Information came from Shanxi. The Japanese army was busy strengthening public security around Taiyuan, attacking the city and looting land, and expanding the occupied area. No Japanese army advanced to any ferry of the Yellow River. There was a fierce battle between the Jin army and the Japanese army, and the Jin army was defeated and defeated in Jinxi Baode. It is reported that Yan Xishan was in the Jin army.

Tang Qiuli couldn't help but laugh, Okamura Ningji pursued Yan Xishan closely, and he would not give up if he could not kill this officer Yan Xishan. It was also Yan Xishan's bad luck that Okamura Ningji chose him as his opponent Indeed, as in history, Yan Xishan was forced to cross the Yellow River to the west and settle in the Qiulin area of ​​Shaanxi, leaving the territory he had ruled for many years. Presumably the mood of Chief Yan at this time is desolate and helpless, right?Yan Xishan has lost all his roots and has no capital to turn the clouds and rains. He is destined to become history in Shanxi.

When the time comes, we should resume contact with the Nanjing government and Yan Xishan's radio station, and keep silent. It's a bit fake. As soon as the radio station was turned on, there was no telegram from Yan Xishan, but the telegrams from the Nanjing Military Commission came one after another, not asking about the fall of Shanxi. With all kinds of questions, Tang Qiuli was not in the mood to answer the call for the time being, and his thoughts were all on Neiji Okamura.

The situation is not normal. The old devil Neiji Okamura didn't send troops to the west as quickly as possible. What the hell is he paying attention to?Ningci Okamura in Taiyuan City, sitting in Yan Xishan's mansion, lamented that Yan Xishan would enjoy it, but he didn't feel like enjoying it at this time. The 32 troops who first entered the Taihang Mountains, after such a long period of tossing, especially after the battles of Huangyadong, Heshun, Taigu, Jinzhong, and Taiyuan, the total strength of the troops has been reduced to 24. About ten thousand people.

Divide troops to occupy the key points, and spread them all over the land of the Jin Dynasty like sheep dung eggs. The troops he used to attack Shaanxi and Dingbian can only mobilize about 8 people, and the four key points of Hequ, Liulin, Xiayukou, and Fenglingdu As for the direction of attack, he could only choose two of them. He chose Liulin and Fenglingdu as the attack locations for crossing the river, and he still had to make various preparations, so he had to suppress his eagerness for the time being and start working out a battle plan for crossing the river westward.

Ningji Okamura was not too worried about the defense forces of the squadron along the Yellow River. Tang Qiuli's main force was fighting the imperial army in Pingjin. Crossing the river anywhere, what worries him is the strength of the troops. Neiji Okamura is not so arrogant. With [-] troops, he can occupy the entire territory of Shaanxi, as well as Gansu, Ningxia, and Qinghai. Looking at the vast land in western China, Okamura Cunningji felt very powerful.

He originally hoped that the troops of the Kwantung Army going south would be able to enter Shanxi as soon as possible, but in the area from Shanhaiguan to Tangshan in eastern Hebei, he fought inextricably with Tang Qiusheng's corps, one of the main corps of the Independent Division. He is not worried at all about regaining Tianjin. It will be a matter of time before the original situation in the Pingjin area is restored. What he is most worried about is that once Tang Qiuli realizes his intention to cross the Yellow River west, he will mobilize all the troops he can mobilize. The banks of the Yellow River are tightly fortified, and the difficulty of crossing the river will increase many times by then.

What Neji Okamura needs most now is time. As long as the Kwantung Army troops enter Shanxi, it will be the beginning of his large-scale crossing of the river. It is estimated that at least 15 troops will be needed to capture Shaanxi, and the Dingbian is said to be Tang Qiuli's largest The logistics is a production base. Unfortunately, the intelligence department of the Imperial North China Expeditionary Army has repeatedly reached out to Dingbian, Shaanxi. [

Neji Okamura could only wait anxiously, mobilizing his troops as much as possible to prepare for crossing the river. His greatest reliance was the troops of the Kwantung Army going south. Don't you know that the troops going south of the Kwantung Army were fought by Tang Qiusheng's Sulu Mobile Corps? In the area of ​​eastern Hebei, it is difficult to move even a single step.

(To be continued)