Bandit Camp

Chapter 3 Who is the Commander-in-Chief

"This is the boss of our Thirteen Loyalty Arhats. He is nicknamed Xiashanhu Feng Zhongliang in Jianghu. We brothers like to call him Brother Shanhu." The brother called the second brother pointed to the cheeky man beside him and said, "We My name is Guo Zhonglin, the second child among the Thirteen Arhats, I have studied for several years, but I have always been poor, so my friends call me a poor scholar."

Guo Zhonglin introduced here, the cheeky man stood up and hugged Zhang Luohui with both fists, as a greeting.

"Our third child, Xiong Zhongren, who is nicknamed Xiong Xiazi, and next to him is the fourth child, the white-eyed wolf Li Zhongyun." Guo Zhonglin pointed out all the way, "The fifth child, the sky cannon Luo Zhonggang, the sixth child, the bald eagle Xiao Zhonghe, the seventh child, the iron rooster Liu Zhonghai , old nine, fat monkey Xiang Zhonggui, old ten, flat sparrow Xiang Zhongju, old twelve, drunk Lian Zhongjian, old thirteen, iron deaf Wei Zhongyue."

Guo Zhonglin introduced all the way, and all the brothers got up in turn to greet Zhang Luohui. After the introduction one by one, Zhang Luohui clasped his fists and saluted all the brothers, saying: "It is an honor for me, Zhang Luohui, to meet all the heroes today. In this battle, we will definitely show the majesty of the national army and the spirit of the heroes of Erlang Mountain."

Zhang Luohui's provocative and heroic words failed to arouse everyone's emotions, on the contrary, they made everyone laugh again.

Before Guo Zhonglin had time to sit down, he had already bent over with a smile. He pointed at Zhang Luohui and said to Ye Tufei with a smile, "Sixth Master, you hit the mark again. This Captain Zhang is really a little-brained guy."

Zhang Luohui was confused, and asked Guo Zhonglin, "Why did Second Brother Guo say that?"

Luo Zhong, the fifth brother, had just laughed enough, and hurriedly replied, "Our thirteen Arhats line up from the eldest to the thirteenth, but there are only 11 of us sitting here now, why don't you ask who is missing? ?”

Zhang Luohui only focused on memorizing everyone's surnames, but ignored the number of people and rankings. He was quite embarrassed by Luo Zhonggang's words.

At this time, Xiashanhu Feng Zhongliang knocked on the table and said, "You guys should stop joking with Captain Zhang. It's not good to repeat what our sixth master said behind his back."

Guo Zhonglin was naturally not forgiving. He turned his head to look at Feng Zhongliang, and protested, "What's the matter with making a joke? The sixth master can give Zhang Tuan Zhang a comment, that is to think highly of him, Zhang Tuan Zhang, what do you think? Zhang Tuan long?"

Feng Zhongliang ignored Guo Zhonglin's nonsense, and turned to Ye Tufei, "Sixth Master, please send a message. After all, we don't have much time, so we can hurry up for a while."

Ye Tufei had been watching the crowd bickering with great interest. Hearing Feng Zhongliang's suggestion, he seemed a little reluctant. He paused for a few seconds before speaking. "Oh, that, what Boss Feng said makes sense. We really don't have much time, so let's get down to business first!"

After everyone quieted down, Ye Tufei said to Zhang Luohui: "Then let Captain Zhang talk about his thoughts first!"

Zhang Luohui has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. Unable to restrain his inner excitement, he took a big step forward and said loudly: "Little Japan attacked Jiajiawang from the east bank of the Yishui River. Dao Erlang Mountain's valley pass. The terrain of Erlang Mountain, you must be much better than me, Zhang Luohui, the valley pass is interspersed among the many hills of Erlang Mountain, it is a good place to fight and ambush."

After coughing lightly, Zhang Luohui took out a map from his pocket, laid it flat on the table, pointed to the marks on the map, and said, "We can extend the valley passageway from Fenghuangling to Sanshanwa for two Arrange two defensive positions on the side, my 258 regiment guards one, and you Zhongyitang guards the other. Liu Ye, you have a large number of people, you can leave some as a reserve team. In this way, we can support each other on the left and right, and form a defensive front and rear Depth, can Little Japan easily pass through?"

After listening to Zhang Luohui's battle plan, Ye Tufei smiled, but did not speak in a hurry.

Here, Feng Zhongliang took the lead to ask: "Commander Zhang, according to what you mean, our two armies are fighting together, so there must be a commander-in-chief?"

Zhang Luohui looked at Feng Zhongliang, nodded secretly, and said: "Brother Shanhu has raised this question well. The most important thing in marching and fighting is to achieve unity of command. This commander-in-chief is indispensable."

Guo Zhonglin took off his gold-rimmed mirror frame, threw it on the table, and yelled at Feng Zhongliang, "Aren't you talking nonsense? Master Liu is sitting there. Of course, Master Liu has come to command? Isn't it? Head Zhang?"

Zhang Luohui smiled, but said: "The most suitable person to be the commander-in-chief is me."

Before the voice fell to the ground, the fifth brother Luo Zhong just jumped up and said: "Our Zhongyi Hall has more people than you, and more guns than you, why should we listen to your command?"

Zhang Luohui was very patient, and explained: "Old brother, we are fighting against Little Japan, not fighting for territory in Erlang Mountain. Little Japan is extremely powerful. If we want to win this battle, we must unify orders and strictly implement them." Battle plan, I say this not to look down on our brothers in Zhongyitang, but having said that, you have not undergone strict military training. This is a fact. If you don’t follow my unified command, I’m afraid that this battle will suffer a lot. of."

The fifth child refused to accept and wanted to say something, but was stopped by Ye Tufei. He ordered: "Old fifth, everyone has been tossing around for most of the night and is hungry. Why don't you work hard? Wake up the brothers from the kitchen team and give me a hand. Are you guys having fun?"

The fifth child sneered a few times, but finally obeyed Ye Tufei's order, turned around and walked out the door.As soon as we arrived at the door, Ye Tufei stopped him again: "By the way, fifth, let the brothers in the kitchen team take out all our wealth, and let everyone, including the brothers under Captain Zhang, have a hearty meal tomorrow morning." Meal. After all, this meal tomorrow morning is the last meal for our brothers, so we can go on the road when we are full."

The brothers who said these words looked at each other in blank dismay, unable to understand the meaning behind Ye Tufei's words.

Zhang Luohui couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "Why does Liu Ye say that?"

Ye Tufei replied: "According to Zhang's tactics, the brothers on both sides of us will be slaughtered by the little Japanese in less than an hour. I mean, if we don't make it to lunch, we will all die. gone."

Zhang Luohui blushed, disregarding etiquette, and asked instead: "Why did Master Liu decide that we won't be able to last for an hour?"

Ye Tufei smiled lightly and said, "How many people are there under Commander Zhang? How about the equipment?"

"Excluding the cooks and porters, there are 240 combat troops..."

Ye Tufei didn't wait for Zhang Luohui to finish, and asked again: "How many light machine guns? How many heavy machine guns? How many grenade launchers? Are there guns? Well, you don't need to answer me, I may know your situation better than you. We have only a dozen or so light machine guns, and a few heavy machine guns, but there are not many bullets. As for the guns, let me not talk about them. Your regiment commander Zhang is just three or five mortars. Ten rounds. On the other hand, Little Japan, oh yes, how much does Commander Zhang know about this fast assault force of Little Japan?"

Zhang Luohui faltered and couldn't explain clearly.

Ye Tufei shook his head, sighed, and said, "Okay, let me tell you, Little Japan's army has at least 700 people, and there are eight tanks, fourteen armored vehicles, one with 24 There should be an artillery squadron with two mortars, and as for light and heavy machine guns, there should be forty or fifty in total.”

Zhang Luohui took a breath, and asked unwillingly: "How did the sixth master know this information?"

Guo Zhonglin pointed to the window, and interjected, "Little Japan in the east and government troops in the west, our people have been watching them all the time!"

Following the direction of Guo Zhonglin's finger, Zhang Luohui saw two homing pigeons.

At this time, Ye Tufei went on to say: "According to Commander Zhang's battle plan, the two positions on the left and right of the Yanshan Passage seem to be able to take care of each other, with depth and support, but Commander Zhang should know that the defense tactics of this position rely on It is a solid fortification. We still have three hours at most. To use the foreign words you are used to, six hours. What kind of fortification can be built in such a short period of time? By then, Little Japan won’t need to worry too much. 500 meters away, 24 mortars lined up, and around 300 meters, dozens of light and heavy machine guns were arranged in a cross pattern. Eight tanks led the way, [-] tanks followed, and an infantry squadron chased after them. The machine guns fired at the same time, forming a dense firepower blockade network, the flat fire of eight tanks, the full-fire assault of [-] armored combat vehicles, and the burst charge of an infantry squadron. This is not a battle, it is simply a massacre! Commander Zhang , in this situation, how long do you think we can survive?"

Zhang Luohui suddenly felt a chill down his back. Ye Tufei's analysis was correct, but he also ignored it.Under such a comparison of firepower, it was like a child holding a small stick was going to confront an adult holding a machete.

"Then what should I do?" Zhang Luohui asked without concealing his panic.

Guo Zhonglin couldn't bear it anymore, and interjected again, saying: "Listen to Master Liu, Master Liu has his own way."

Zhang Luohui looked at Ye Tufei for help, and said, "Please give me your advice, Sixth Master."

Before Ye Tufei could answer, Guo Zhonglin once again grabbed the conversation and said, "Now, according to Commander Zhang, who should be the commander in chief?"

As soon as the words fell, Luo Zhonggang rushed in and shouted: "Liu Ye, of course it is Liu Ye, is this still a discussion between the mother-in-law and mother-in-law?" After speaking, the man had already stood in front of Zhang Luohui, "Teacher Zhang , are you still not convinced?"

Zhang Luohui looked embarrassed and refused to speak out.

Feng Zhongliang knocked on the table and said, "Okay, okay, there's no need to argue anymore, let's just listen to Liu Ye's tactics!"

But Ye Tufei waved his hand and said, "No hurry! You can play for a while, and we can talk about it when we are full. Oh, by the way, Commander Zhang, call your brothers to come up the mountain too, depending on the weather, I guess Can't hide from the heavy rain."

Zhang Luohui agreed, and wanted to go down the mountain to meet his brother himself, but was stopped by Feng Zhongliang: "Tuan Zhang is not good at walking in mountains, so let's arrange for our brother to go there. Commander Zhang, please write a note to our brother." Enough."

Zhang Luohui took the pen and paper, and when he was about to write, a brother outside reported that news had come from Gengji Town in the east.

Ye Tufei took the note that the brother handed over, on which it was written: When Chou Shi, the Japanese army entered Gengji Town, it has now reached its peak.

(End of this chapter)