Age of Rebirth

Chapter 690 Yan Xishan who loses light

In the battle at Wubao Ferry, Ningji Okamura lost his troops and lost his generals, and he did not get any advantage after several successive attacks. Tang Qiuli was worried that Ningji Okamura faced the current predicament and planned to return to Taiyuan. It was not him. The result he wants to see is that the more than [-] Japanese troops gathered on the banks of the Yellow River are already in his overall plan. They are just outflanking troops from the rear and have not yet reached the designated position. It will take time to complete. deploy.

At this time, Okamura Neji ran away, and he lost an excellent opportunity to wipe out the main force of the Japanese army. He was going to give Okamura Neji a little bit of sweetness, so as not to make this old devil completely desperate. The Yongheguan Ferry is the best choice , He invited Xiao Jinguang, the commander of the Yongheguan Eighth Route Army Garrison Force, to come to Wubao for talks, and Chen Feng, the communications director, sent in a telegram.

Mei Ling and the cadet platoon of the Dingbian Military Academy he led disappeared, not only lost contact with the company he was in, but also lost contact with the Wubao headquarters. The fighting form in the Lvliang mountain area is in a situation where the enemy is strong and we are weak, and it is an enemy-occupied area, far away from the rear, a small force that goes deep behind the enemy, and any unexpected situation may happen.

But what was said in the telegram was not clear. In the name of the teacher, he sent a telegram to the company that Mei Ling was in, asking for a detailed explanation of the reasons. After thinking about it, he told Chen Feng, who was about to leave with the telegram, "Department Chen Chief, don't tell Director Mei and the sisters about the matter of Meiling for the time being, lest they worry." Chen Feng glanced at Tang Qiuli, thinking to himself, the teacher is really considerate and considerate, such a man is married to him Blessings for women. [

The Supreme Commander of the Independent Division sent a telegram directly to an ordinary company. This is unique in the history of the Independent Division. The company commander who received the telegram couldn't help but tremble. His first thought was, " Who is Mei Ling, the intern platoon leader who leads the team, who belongs to the division commander? Can the division commander send a special telegram to inquire about this matter?" He didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately reported in detail what happened at that time.

Four days ago, the [-]st Battalion and [-]th Company of the [-]rd Brigade of the Yellow River Defense Armor Regiment, where Meiling was located, went directly to the Cangerhui area in the hinterland of the Luliang Mountains according to the established combat deployment. The troops coming from the direction fought fiercely in five companies, knocking down nearly a hundred Japanese soldiers. When they moved, they found that they could not get away from the Japanese army smoothly. About two Japanese squadrons were chasing after them.

After circling in the mountains for a few days, they still couldn’t get rid of the entanglement of the Japanese army. This Japanese army seemed to have received a death order, and they would not stop until they were killed. What's worse is that the Japanese army called the garrison stationed in Wenshui, with more than one squadron of troops, pressing from the south, and the troops were in danger of being surrounded again.

The company commander held an emergency meeting and decided to leave a platoon of troops to block the Japanese army and cover the main force to break through. This is a dangerous task. Come on, these students of the military academy, it is true that they are not afraid of death in war, but compared with the other three platoons, they are still a little bit worse, and besides, these people are all baby lumps.

Time is running out, the gunfire of the little devil has come close, under the repeated insistence of Mei Ling and other students, the company commander had no choice but to agree to their request, not at ease, and transferred six of them from the other three platoons. An experienced squad leader, the platoon led by Mei Ling has 51 people, equipped with four mortars, two heavy machine guns, and eight light machine guns. Take part of them.

After the fifth company successfully broke through, they lost contact with the cadet platoon. They had returned to the blocking position and saw shells all over the ground. It could be seen that the fighting was very fierce at that time. After searching for a few days, there was no result. The cadet platoon was like As if it had evaporated, the company commander had no choice but to report the situation to the regiment. The regiment headquarters did not dare to neglect and reported to the headquarters.

When Tang Qiuli saw Wulian's call back, he could do nothing. However, one thing is certain, the cadet platoon was not wiped out, at least they broke through successfully. There were no dead bodies of cadets on their blocking position, so they could only wait. Tang Qiuli Qiuli sent a telegram to Tang Qiuquan again, "Brother Qiuquan, Meiling and the students are missing in the Cangerhui area of ​​Lvliang Mountain. Please ask the special operations detachment to help find them. If there is any news, send a telegram immediately." This is a private matter. Impossible to give orders.

Qiu Quan who received the telegram didn't think so. He knew what Tang Qiuli was thinking. Mei Ling was one of his close relatives. Went to Lvliang mountain area, tried their best to find the whereabouts of the student platoon, and did everything that should be done. Tang Qiuli's heart was in the air, facing the table of meals prepared by Mei Ting and Mei Xue, he couldn't whet his appetite. The sisters of the Mei family saw that he was absent-minded , looked at each other, did not ask the reason, just silently accompanied him to eat.

This made Tang Qiuli unable to face the eyes of the two sisters. Mei Ting suddenly put down her job and ran outside the door to vomit. Tang Qiuli was startled and ran out in a hurry. Mei Ting covered her mouth and glared at him reproachfully, "What a fuss, aren't you afraid to call the entire headquarters?"

Tang Qiuli was puzzled, and asked with concern: "I'm sick, what can I do if I don't see a doctor?" Mei Ting gave him a meaningful look and didn't speak. Just after returning to the room, Chen Feng came over with a letter The telegram came from Yan Xishan, and the contents of the telegram changed the true character of Chief Yan. In a word, it was low-key and very pitiful. According to him, the remnants of the Jin army couldn't even drink gruel, so they were almost like pants. He was often chased by the Communists and was desperate, so he asked Vice Chairman Tang to indicate the next course of action.

"Xun Jian, vice chairman of the Tang Dynasty and commander-in-chief of the Yellow River Basin Theater, our Jin army fell through the battles of Taigu, Jinzhong, and Taiyuan. Facing several sieges by the superior Japanese army, our troops were completely lost. Nai retreated to Northwest Shuo of Shanxi. In the prefecture area, we should preserve our strength and try to make a comeback. Unexpectedly, the Japanese army chased after them. After more than ten days of hard fighting, more than half of the troops were killed or injured. There are as many as 500 soldiers, with fighting spirit and general fighting spirit, internal and external difficulties, and the situation is precarious. The Jin army is under the jurisdiction of the Yellow River Basin theater. Generals and soldiers, do not obey orders, Yan Xishan." This was the entire content of Yan Xishan's telegram.

Tang Qiuli smiled coldly. Now that Yan Xishan remembered that he was under the command of the Yellow River Basin War Zone, when he was holding hundreds of thousands of soldiers and sitting in Taiyuan, looking down on the land of the Three Jins, why didn't he have such an attitude? This person is showing weakness now, completely Putting himself in the position of a subordinate, capable of bending and stretching, he is a shrewd and powerful character. With the speed of his head, sooner or later he will understand the inside story of the Shanxi campaign, and he will also discover his strategy to kill with a knife.

Yan Xishan is finished, lost all his capital, and found that he would not save him, then the enemy will be big. With Yan Xishan's character, he will never knock out his teeth and swallow him in his stomach. He will stay in Shanxi, and he will leave sooner or later. The big question is, the so-called "hitting a snake will not kill you but you will suffer from it" does not give him a chance to stand up, but where is it appropriate?

Even if he couldn't get away from his own sight, and couldn't make waves, and cut off his plan to make a comeback, Tang Qiuli rolled his eyes a few times, and when he got it, it was most suitable to put it in Dingbian, that was his old den, Yan Xishan, an outsider , without a foundation, forgive him for his great achievements, find an opportunity to send him to Nanjing, and let Chairman Jiang arrange him. In short, leaving Shanxi, Yan Xishan is like a fish without water.

After making up his mind, he immediately sent a telegram to Yan Xishan: "Brother Baichuan, the performance of the Jin army in a series of battles in Shanxi is remarkable, and there are many excellent works. The brother's personal training brigade is the best. Report the achievements of the Jin army to the Nanjing Military Commission, and ask Brother Baichuan to report the list of meritorious soldiers and apply for awards from the Military Commission, and the deeds of the three Jin soldiers who fought the enemy bravely will be reported to all the people."

"The Jin army has been exhausted from fighting for a long time. It should be rested in time. The northwest of Shanxi is vast and sparsely populated, and its supplies are scarce. It is also under the threat of the Japanese army. It is not an ideal place to rest and reorganize. My brother has a suggestion that the Jin army troops can be moved to Dingbian. The special economic zone is resting. With my manpower and material resources in Dingbian, it will definitely help the Jin army to regain its glory as soon as possible. Brother Baichuan can be appointed as the vice chairman of the military and political committee of the Dingbian special economic zone. Whether the above suggestions are correct or not, I am eagerly awaiting the reply of Brother Baichuan! Tang Qiuli and the frontline headquarters at Wubao Ferry."

Tang Qiuli looked at the reply drafted by himself, quite complacent, even if you Yan Xishan is as cunning as a ghost, you still want to drink my foot-washing water. He would humiliate himself in front of him, he had no other place to go, he could only follow his own path, besides, after all, Dingbian was separated from Shanxi by the Yellow River, such a temptation, Yan Xishan would definitely not be able to resist.

When Yan Laoxi arrived at Dingbian, it was a piece of meat on the side of his mouth. He was not at the mercy of himself. Giving him the vacant position of vice chairman was also an explanation to the Nanjing side. Yan Xishan's problem was completely solved. Thinking of this I couldn't help but smirked, Chen Feng felt goosebumps all over his body, what is the teacher paying attention to?

Yan Xishan, who received the telegram, sat on the earth pit of a dark cave dwelling, bowed his head and remained silent for a long time. The senior generals of the Jin Army surrounding him did not know the content of the telegram, but Yan’s expression seemed to be that the ancestral grave had been buried. After digging, Yan Xishan raised his head and looked at his subordinates who had followed him for many years, his eyes were dimly lit, his expression was very tired, and his expression was lonely and helpless. [

After a long time, he ordered in a hoarse voice: "Call back the surname Tang, and say that I, Yan Baichuan, accept his arrangement and rush to Dingbian immediately." In the tone of these words, there is a deep heartache and flesh pain, and there is At a loss.

(To be continued)