The beacon of youth

The soldiers who occupied Qilang Mountain outside Yichuan City immediately found that the Kuomintang army on Fengchi Mountain, another position outside the city, was blocking our siege troops at the foot of the mountain with firepower.

This is not bad, Brigadier Liu ordered the soldiers to escort all the prisoners who had just been captured on the artillery position, and then began to lecture: "Listen to me, you want to die or you want to live. It's easy to die. The peanuts can be dealt with immediately, and if you want to live, you have to make meritorious service to the People’s Liberation Army, and now there is a big meritorious service waiting for you to get it, do you want to do it?”

The captured Kuomintang officers and soldiers on Neiqilang Mountain hurriedly asked if there was any great merit that could save them from death, as long as they were not shot, they could do whatever they wanted.

Brigadier Liu pointed to Fengchi Mountain on the opposite side: "If you use artillery fire to destroy the firepower of Fengchi Mountain, even if you have made great contributions to the People's Liberation Army, are you sure?"

Who dares to say that the captives are not sure? The chief of the Eighth Route is too tempered. If he doesn’t make it right, he might kill you. Who is the soldier? Under the command of Brigadier Liu of the Three Columns, the soldiers who had not taken off their cap badges calculated, aimed, loaded, and then bombarded the Kuomintang positions in Fengchi Mountain under the command.

Not to mention, the Kuomintang prisoners under the threat of the PLA commander's guns fired really well. A violent artillery attack blasted the Kuomintang positions on Fengchi Mountain with thick smoke, and dead bodies were everywhere. The Fengchi Mountain positions were not bombed. The dead soldier cursed and shouted: "F*ck, you are blind, why did you beat up your own people?"

Some of them looked at the incoming artillery fire with a little more attention and immediately understood what they were blind. This is because the position was occupied by the communist army.

Besides, Zhang Hanchu, Brigadier Zhang Zhang, in the city, felt that even if a city as strong as Yichuan could not be defended, he could hold on for a few days. He did not expect that Qilang Mountain, the main position outside the city, would be captured by the communist army in one day. It seems that the communist army is really powerful. It's not because Liu Kan's entire army was wiped out, but because our party and country are exhausted.

Just when Zhang Hanchu was like an ant on a hot pot, a confidant gave him an idea: "Traveler, I can't take care of others now. It will be dark soon, and the city is not broken. Hurry up and go. 36 notes are the best way to go." superior."[

Zhang Hanchu said with a bit of concern: "During the meeting yesterday, I told the brothers to guard for a while, and then take them back to Xi'an. Isn't it a bit treacherous to leave like this?"

"Traveler, what's the matter of treachery? It's good to keep yourself in this form now. What brother do you want? It will be dark in two hours. There is a small water gate in the northeast corner of the city. It was used by ordinary people to carry water away. , and then it was blocked, shall we dig it up and sneak away from there?"

The lights at the 24th Brigade Headquarters were dim. Zhang Hanchu, who was sitting on a chair, had dull eyes, curled up in his military overcoat and thought about it. Thinking of this, Zhang Hanchu said to this subordinate: "Okay, let's go tonight, but we can't dig the water gate. It will make too much noise. Let's walk the city wall. You prepare the rope and take two Guards, we will leave as soon as it gets dark."

Time passed bit by bit, and the sky was getting darker and darker. The two columns of the Northwest Field Army were still attacking the city. The city of Yichuan was not big, and the brigade could not deploy its troops. The two columns each used a main brigade to attack the city. After attacking the city, the main force of the rest of the column surrounded Yichuan like an iron barrel.

Before Zhang Hanchu left, he glanced at his office and the houses around him: "Hey, I still feel a little emotional after living for such a long time. I originally wanted to be a local emperor in this small place for a few years and enjoy some happiness. The army came so fast, brothers, I’m sorry, it’s not me, Zhang, who is cruel, but there is really no way, if you want to blame, you can blame the Communist army for coming too fast.”

"Traveler, let's go. After we go out, we still have to play hide-and-seek with the communist army in the mountains. Time is limited."

Relying on his familiarity with Yichuan's geography, and under the cover of night, Zhang Han only brought three guards, and slipped quietly down a corner of a city wall that neither attacker nor defender paid attention to.

Zhang Hanchu was tied under the city wall with a rope by the guards, but due to the cold weather, the guards' hands were not firmly grasped. The brigade commander Zhang Da of the national army was very heavy because of his good food, so the rope slipped from the guard's hands. After falling down, Zhang Hanchu was severely thrown to the ground.

If this was normal, Zhang Hanchu would have thought of shooting the guard, but now he can't. There are only three people around him, and he still needs to be counted on by these three people to get him out of the mountainous area.

The figure of Zhang Hanchu and a few guards stumbled and disappeared into the night. The oath of success or benevolence, the ambition of the party and the country, and the brothers who were together are all ignored now.

Outside Yichuan City, two people carrying loads came along a small road. If you look carefully, you will understand that they are two soldiers in gray military uniforms. They are not young, and the patches on the old gray military uniforms are falling , although the clothes on their bodies are very tattered, but the mental state of the two is very good.

One said: "Old Zhang, hurry up, comrades are still waiting to eat our steamed buns." The other said: "That can't be too fast, it's dark and the road is slippery, one accidentally threw the burden into the ditch What should I do if I go back home? It’s too late to steam again, comrades, don’t you have to go hungry?”

From the tone of these two people's words, one could tell that these two people who carried the burden were two cooks from a certain unit of the Third Column of the Northwest Field Army, and they were delivering meals to the soldiers on the front line.

While the two were walking and talking, one of the cooks suddenly saw a few shadowy figures walking towards them not far away.

Although the two of them may be cooks, they are not combat soldiers, but they are also veterans who have been soldiers for many years, and they are very vigilant. A few people came over, and the cooks didn't have guns, but not having guns didn't mean anything, they could do great things without guns, and the cooks of the Eighth Route Army could go to the battlefield. [

The ghostly people who walked over were none other than Zhang Hanchu, the supreme officer of the Yichuan garrison of the Kuomintang, and several of his guards. Zhang Hanchu broke his waist when he fell from the city wall, and was running for his life with the help of several guards. But here I ran into two cooks from the People's Liberation Army.

The two cooks jumped out from behind the stone when these people came close, and raised the poles in their hands and asked loudly: "Who is it? Which part? Put your hands up."

When Zhang Hanchu heard these words, his soul was scared away. It's over, it's over, he still met the People's Liberation Army. Now it's over. My wife can't see it anymore, my aunt can't see me anymore, and my children can't see me anymore. Gold bars, The ocean can no longer be seen, and everything is over.

But when the big brigade commander and a few guards settled down and took a closer look, shit, it turned out that there were only two people, and what they were holding was not a weapon, but a shoulder pole for carrying a load. Iron bucket, I understand, this is not a large army of the People's Liberation Army, just two cooks.

Seeing all this, the minds of a few people are a little alive again. There are four of us. Although the brigade commander has a broken waist, there are still three guards. Soldiers may be able to run out after solving it.

What do these two cooks in the People's Liberation Army do?Lao Balu, who has been a soldier for many years, has seen a lot of big scenes and has a lot of eyes. Seeing these boys keep rolling their eyes, he guessed what they were thinking.

One of the cooks said: "Why, it seems that we have no guns in our hands? Let me tell you a few, this is the defense zone of our third column. If the soldiers patrolling around have something to do, as long as the gun is fired, I guarantee 5 minutes. The wife will arrive, and at that time you will have no chance of surrendering, you will have to pick you up with a bayonet if you don’t use a gun, do you understand? If you understand, quickly throw down the gun and raise your hand. "

These guards were undecided, not knowing whether to surrender or resist, at this moment they all looked at Zhang Hanchu who was wearing a soldier's uniform.

In the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Zhang went back and forth in his mind. What the two eight-way officials said made sense. Three guards with two hands against two large shoulder poles were definitely not opponents. The patrol team of the People's Liberation Army could arrive immediately, but my waist was broken, and I couldn't run away, what should I do?what to do?

After much deliberation, I really came up with a way, what way?At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, I thought, I am wearing the clothes of a soldier. Who would know that I am the brigade commander of the national army?What's so great about catching them, hang out among the captives, and try to escape if you have a chance.

Even if there is no chance to escape, didn’t the Communist Army always say that it would give preferential treatment to prisoners? It also advertised that those who are willing to join the People’s Liberation Army will stay, and those who are not willing to join the army will be given travel expenses when they go home. Can't we go?As long as I can go back to Xi'an, I will still be an officer of the national army.

The brigade commander Zhang made up his mind and immediately raised his hand and said: "Comrade Eighth Route Army, we surrender, we surrender, we are all soldiers, we were captured by the Kuomintang, we have heard about your army's policy for a long time, and we are willing to hand over our guns .”

While talking, he winked at the guards. The guards are nothing. If you, the brigade commander, want to surrender, we will follow suit. Anyway, we are also soldiers, and the People’s Liberation Army treats the soldiers really well.

A few guards threw all the guns in their hands on the ground, and then raised their hands. The two cooks saw that the Kuomintang soldiers had thrown away their guns, and hurried up to pick up the guns one by one. Go back a few steps. v! ~!