Age of Rebirth

Chapter 690 Two Lone Army

Yan Xishan, who was beaten to the bum by the Communists and dizzy, lost all his last capital, surrounded by more than [-] weak and weak soldiers, and surrounded by the Communists who were like wolves and tigers. In the barren northwestern region of Shanxi, like a frightened bird, whether to eat or drink, desperate, he had no choice but to ask Tang Qiuli for help, and Tang Qiuli fell into Tang Qiuli's arms. At the risk of losing Shanxi, the soldiers took the risk, isn't it just for the current result.

Yan Xishan quickly called back, and everything was under the arrangement of Vice Chairman Tang. Tang Qiuli sneered, and he was quite sensible. Otherwise, he would be left to fend for himself and be a lonely ghost. When crossing the Yellow River westward in Hequ or Baode, the Dingbian garrison area will send troops to respond and send Yan Xishan, a tumbler who has been in the political circles of the Republic of China for many years, to Dingbian. He is really afraid of Liu Hanzhang and Bai Chucai, not this old and cunning Yan Xishan opponent.

For this reason, he formulated a sixteen-character policy for Liu Hanzhang and Bai Chucai to arrange Yan Xishan, "respect but not use, strictly prevent changes, draw salary from the bottom of the pot, clean water and dry fish", hang it high, so that Yan Xishan will not always be tempted to keep him around. The general and the thousands of disabled soldiers were gradually transferred away, leaving him alone. It is interesting to see how he plays. Chairman Jiang put Zhang Hanqing in confinement for a limited time, and he himself held the former man of the world Yan Xishan In my hands, politics is something that sometimes I really can't tell what's going on.

After solving the stumbling block of Yan Xishan, Tang Qiuli felt a lot more relaxed. Because he was worried about Meiling's safety, he was depressed and became cheerful. He suddenly thought of Mei Ting and told her to go to the military doctor immediately. If she was sick, she could not delay Now, Mei Ting is a little bit awkward, Tang Qiuli is surprised, what's wrong with this girl now?Isn't it just to see a doctor?Just about to make further inquiries, a staff officer ran over, and the Eighth Route Army reported that a small group of Japanese troops had been found at the Yongheguan Ferry. [

Neji Okamura took the bait?Tang Qiuli was excited for a while. This old devil had a bloody encounter at the Wubao Ferry. He wanted to find another way. That would be good. At least within a few days, he had no plans to withdraw to Taiyuan. He happily followed the staff She didn't even finish her meal. Looking at Tang Qiuli's back going away, Mei Ting smiled and shook her head, this careless guy.

Mei Ting leaned over to her sister and asked in a low voice, "Sister, do you want to tell him?" Mei Ting's beautiful face blushed for no reason, she thought for a while, then shook her head and said, "He is busy organizing a battle, so we won't give it to you." He's messing things up, we'll talk about it after this battle is over, I have to make sure, I'm worried it won't be accurate." Tang Qiuli, who had gone far away, couldn't hear the private conversations of the two wives at all.

The battle to defend the Yellow River was proceeding according to Tang Qiuli's plan. After talking on the phone with Xiao Jinguang, he asked the guards to use the Eighth Route Army troops from Yongguan. As usual, do not disturb the small Japanese troops. You can deliberately let the small Japanese troops cross the river. For reconnaissance, the mountain road from Liulin to Yongheguan is hundreds of miles away. Even if Neiji Okamura mobilizes troops, it is impossible to reach Yongheguan Ferry within three to five days.

He has mobilized about 8 elite troops from all the troops participating in the war, and formed seven new field brigades. Except for the Sun Zhenbang Corps, the rest are the Dingbian local armed forces that participated in the battle and performed outstandingly. This is Tang Qiuli. Okamura Neji prepared a big meal. Once the troops outflanking the rear were in place, Okamura Neji failed to cross the river to the west. When he withdrew to Taiyuan, the newly formed seven field brigades would cross the Yellow River eastward, from east to west. Encircle the Japanese army and try to annihilate most or all of the Japanese army in the Luliang Mountains and southwestern Shanxi.

According to the plan, the troops marched into their respective designated areas, leaving Tang Qiuli worried about Meiling, but the situation was not good. He and a platoon of students had been pursued by three squadrons of Japanese troops for several days. Linghe and the six squad leaders temporarily transferred tried their best to escape the pursuit of the Japanese army. Later, Mei Ling almost suspected that there were traitors in their ranks. The Japanese army had a very accurate grasp of their whereabouts. , The Japanese army behind caught up.

To make matters worse, the radio station, together with the operator, was blown to pieces by a mortar during an encounter, and lost contact with the outside world and the troops. They couldn't even call for reinforcements. Sacrifice, watching the comrades who were alive and well just now become broken pieces in a blink of an eye. The students are no longer as passionate and confident as they were at the beginning. Mei Ling admits that without these six veterans with extremely rich combat experience In response, the 51 of them had long been surrounded and wiped out by the Japanese army.

Fight all the way, walk all the way, withdraw from Cang'erhui to Zhongzhuang, then to Hengjian, step by step retreat into the hinterland of Luliang Mountain, enter the mountainous area around Guandi Mountain and North Wudang Mountain, the population gradually becomes scarce, and there are strange rocks everywhere. The precipitous peaks and very few trees provide no place to hide or hide at all. Standing on the hills, the binoculars can see far away. Meiling believes that their figures fell in the eyes of the Japanese soldiers chasing after them. .

During the fighting in the past few days, three people in the platoon were killed and eight people were injured. These are classmates who get along day and night, and they close their young eyes right in front of them, so that these students who have experienced the war for the first time realize that the real battlefield , is not as passionate, blood-boiling, and simple as I imagined, and life can be lost at any time. Mei Ling even began to doubt whether she was right when she insisted on taking on the cover task.

If he hadn't insisted on it, the company commander would not have given the task to the students in the platoon, and none of his classmates would have sacrificed in front of his eyes. He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid that he would not be able to bring his comrades back to the spacious and bright classroom in Dingbian smoothly. When it comes to their parents and relatives, Mei Ling, who was originally relatively taciturn, talked less, lost weight, and fought more fiercely. Every time he fought, he rushed to the front. In a battle yesterday, his back Let the mortar slice open a long gash.

Bringing the wounded, climbing one mountain after another made the march even more difficult. The sky darkened and another night fell. The team serving as the vanguard found a large cave in front that could hide many people. The exhausted students, A burst of excitement, I can have a good night's sleep tonight, damn the little devil, I shouldn't be able to find it here.

When they arrived at the entrance of the cave, these children were about to go in when they were about to go in, but they were stopped by several monitors, and Mei Ling also called to everyone. He knew what the veterans meant. Once discovered by the Japanese army, the whole platoon will be blocked and unable to get out. As long as the Japanese army puts a machine gun at the entrance of the cave, no one can escape. Even if they are not regarded as living targets, they will starve to death inside. Almost like suicide.

Everyone stopped at the entrance of the cave in confusion. Two veterans and four students went in to explore the way. Meiling was busy arranging sentries. He didn't expect this cave to be discovered by Japanese soldiers. He only hoped to take advantage of the Japanese army's weakness in night combat , try to have a good night's rest and recover your strength. To be honest, Meiling has no rules on how to act next. He also commanded the entire platoon to use the dangerous terrain to lay an ambush, cut off the way for the pursuers, and take the opportunity to escape. These gunmen are like tarsal maggots.

But the Japanese army seemed to have clairvoyance and good ears. When they arrived at the ambush site, they were not fooled at all. Being able to withdraw from the battle, so many times, Mei Ling will die, but he still has a question, where is the problem?

The comrades who explored the way came back and finally brought back good news. This cave is very big, with a small cave surrounded by a big cave, like a maze. There is also a small stream inside, and there should be another exit in the cave. Fearing that everyone would be worried, I didn't go any further. It really was a good place to go. Meiling discussed with the six squad leaders and decided that the troops would camp in the cave tonight.

In the cool spring water, Meiling casually ate a few mouthfuls of the remaining dry food. Meiling leaned against the rock. Everything was like a movie in his mind, which made him sleepy at all.

The murmur of the mountain wind blowing over the treetops, the light breathing of comrades standing guard at the entrance of the cave, came to his ears dimly and far away, and the sound of spring grass sprouting on the hillside could be heard clearly, Mei Ling was startled, thinking that he In a dream, he suddenly opened his eyes, everything was the same, with the slight snoring of his comrades in arms, the painful moaning of the wounded, Mei Ling closed his eyes again.

Tomorrow, what will happen tomorrow, if he continues to be chased by the Japanese army, he sighs, if only his brother-in-law is here, he will definitely find a way, every word Tang Qiuli said to him is in his ears While echoing, he quietly recalled the conversation in the study with his brother-in-law after he proposed to his second sister at home in Dingbian.

Tang Qiuli's wise eyes, calm demeanor, and indifferent smile from time to time appeared in front of his eyes again. Although Tang Qiuli was only a few years older than Mei Ling, in Mei Ling's mind, his brother-in-law, But like a mentor, like a wise man and a senior, he is also an idol to follow and a target to pursue.

By the way, my brother-in-law said, at any time, don’t put yourself in a passive situation. Even if it is like this, you must find a way to reverse it, and turn passive into active. Otherwise, you will only lose your life in defeat. In Meiling’s heart, Suddenly, he had another very strange idea. He wanted to see what the Japanese soldiers not far from them were doing in this dark mountain night. [

Dominated by this strange thought, Meiling fell asleep again, he suddenly became excited, maybe he would find something he didn't find, opened his eyes wide, and it took a while to get used to the darkness in front of him, he groped towards the resting place of the six squad leaders go.

(To be continued)