and Death
Niangniangfen is a small village in a mountain valley, surrounded by mountains on three sides. To the east is Lion Mountain, to the west is Elephant Mountain, and to the north is Fenghuang Mountain, also called Baimao Mountain. On the flat land in the middle of the mountain valley, a large mountain-like mountain rises.
The mound is covered with trees, and on both sides there are two clear streams flowing along the mountain valley, cheering and singing as they flow towards the open land to the south.
Li Lingfeng and Wang Tongsheng led the special operations brigade and sniper brigade to have already arrived here. Seeing Liu Yimin and his party arriving, Li Lingfeng and Wang Tongsheng briefly reported on the situation in the small village.
It turns out that the reason why this village is called Niangniang Tomb is because of the earth mountain in the valley. According to the villagers, this is the tomb of Concubine Quan of Emperor Yongle Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty. Concubine Quan was the daughter of the Korean Gong Cao Dian Shu Quan Zhizhong.
She was presented to Zhu Di by the King of Korea in the name of offering paper. Because she was naturally beautiful, had a good temperament, was familiar with military literature, and was good at playing the flute, she stood out in Zhu Di's harem and was named a virtuous concubine.
, in charge of the affairs of the Sixth Palace, and exercised the power of the queen. On the way back to the court with Zhu Di's expedition to Mongolia, she died of illness due to ineffective treatment. She was only twenty-two years old. Fellow villagers said that Concubine Quan passed away when passing by Weishan Lake.
She was seriously ill and wanted to be buried by the beautiful Weishan Lake after her death. Therefore, after her death, Zhu Di ordered people to conduct feng shui surveys within a hundred miles, and finally selected this "surrounded by mountains, rushing springs, and Erlongxi"
"Pearl's Feng Shui Treasure Land" was used to bury his beloved concubine. Even the soil for the grave was transported by soldiers from Weishan Lake. The common people said that the left lion and right elephant acted as guard, and the three mountains and one water buried the emperor's wife. It is said that Quan
After the concubine's death, Zhu Di guarded the tomb here and couldn't bear to leave. Concubine Quan had a dream at night to persuade her husband to return south, so Zhu Di had to choose Huang. Four soldiers surnamed Wang guarded the forest and guarded the tomb, and returned to the court in tears. Now only the surnamed Wang is left in the village.
There are about seven to eighty people in this family.
Li Lingfeng spoke with great emotion, and the soldiers listened attentively. Liu Yimin said that she was a poor woman again, and ordered to strengthen the vigilance, asking the guards to unpack the 100 Zhongzheng rifles sent by Li Zongren, clean them, and separate them.
Give it to each soldier and carry it on the horse. The special operations brigade is also asked to return the weapons and ammunition stored by the first guard company. The troops rest here. After dark, the special operations brigade will guide them and move eastward along the road signs left by the reconnaissance company.
While the troops were resting, Chen Yaoguang ran to see the tomb of Concubine Quan. When he got there, he saw a large mound covered with trees and various flowers and plants. The scenery was very beautiful.
Girls are more sentimental. After listening to Li Lingfeng's introduction and seeing the tomb of Concubine Quan in person, Chen Yaoguang felt sour in her heart. She thought that the woman in this tomb must have been a charming and flower-like person during her lifetime. Otherwise, with the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di's
Because of his character, he would not even take her with him when he went on an expedition, and would never abandon her for a moment. Even after she died, Zhu Di not only guarded her body, but also guarded her tomb. Later, he even changed his hobbies and fell in love with Korean food.
Choosing a concubine in North Korea. If she was not a fairy-like figure, how could she stand out among the Sixth Palace and be so favored by Zhu Di?
As I was thinking about it, I was thinking about myself. I had already made up my mind to leave him and become a real Eighth Route Army soldier. But by some mistake, I met a God-given opportunity in Xuzhou, formed a love relationship, and fulfilled my wish. But this was a spring dream.
He will wake up soon and return to the army. I am afraid that he will send himself far away, out of sight and out of mind. Moreover, I am afraid that he will never admit to others that she is his woman for the rest of his life. How can his life be like this?
Bitter!
On the contrary, the woman in this tomb died in the prime of life, when the two were in love, and she rested peacefully in the green mountains and beautiful waters. She no longer had to go back to the deep palaces of the capital to compete with three thousand beauties for favor, and could live freely.
Look at the spring flowers and autumn moon, the clouds roll and relax. As a woman, as a woman beside an outstanding man, this concubine Quan is considered to have a good life!
The more the girl thought about it, the more she became more and more sad, and her tears flowed down uncontrollably. Finally, she cried solidly in front of the concubine Quan's tomb before returning to the camp.
When Liu Yimin saw Chen Yaoguang's eyes were red after coming back from the outside, he knew that this girl had gone to the tomb of Concubine Quan. She must have been moved by the scene and cried. The soldiers were around and could not comfort her. He sighed in his heart and turned around to continue talking.
Li Lingfeng and the others are discussing the matter of the special team.
The sun was about to set, and the afterglow turned the surrounding mountains into a golden color. Liu Yimin no longer waited and ordered Li Lingfeng to lead the special team to set off and clear the way ahead.
An hour after the special operations team set off, they saw that the sun had set and twilight spread from all around, covering the mountains tightly. Liu Yimin then ordered the first guard company and the sniper brigade to mount their horses and follow the road where the reconnaissance company and the special operations brigade passed.
go ahead.
In order not to alarm the enemy, the soldiers did not light torches along the way, but all dismounted and led their horses forward.
At this time, Zaozhuang did not have a separate county or city. The north belonged to Teng County and the south belonged to Yixian. However, due to coal mining, Zaozhuang has become a coal city, much larger and more prosperous than ordinary county towns. Among them, coal mining
The giant Zhongxing Company had developed into a large modern coal mining company before the war. It was also known as the three largest coal mines in China along with Kailuan Coal Mine and Fushun Coal Mine.
This ZTE company not only has coal mines, but also gave birth to the first stock of China's national industry, the first ship, the first train, and the first port. The company was founded by Li Hongzhang, and Xu Shichang, the president of the Beiyang government, and Li Yuanhong successively served as chairman
, Premiers of the Beiyang Government Zhou Ziqi, Zhu Qijin, Zhang Xun, Zhang Xueliang, etc. are all major shareholders of the company.
Before the Japanese army occupied Zaozhuang, the Nationalist Government had strictly ordered the ZTE Company to blow up the coal mine. Unfortunately, the company's management was lucky enough to make up a reason and refused to blow up the mine on the grounds that the company was controlled by foreign capital, leaving a modern coal mine behind.
It was given to the Japanese army and became the biggest gain for the Japanese army in launching the campaign on the southern section of Jinpu Road.
At this time, it was the 39th Regiment led by Major General Lai Wuping, commander of the Eighth Brigade of the Japanese Tenth Division, who was stationed in Zaozhuang.
Since Lai Wuping retreated to Zaozhuang, he fought several small-scale battles with the national troops who counterattacked northward. He completely gave up the intention of counterattack. According to Isotani Rensuke's order, he hunkered down in Zaozhuang city, defended tightly, and waited for reinforcements to arrive.
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The captain of the 39th Regiment, Colonel Takazo Numata, became a little nervous after being taught the lesson of the 5th Brigade Cavalry Battalion in Cangxian County. He did not dare to hear the words Eighth Route Army and Liu Yimin. He immediately broke into hysterics when he heard these words.
Well, after returning from Tianjin to defend Shandong, I never heard the word Liu Yimin again. This guy's mood has basically stabilized.
In this battle at Taierzhuang, the 39th Regiment was led by Major General Lai Wuping, and brought 3,000 troops from Liu Guitang, commander-in-chief of the Imperial Association Army, to reinforce the Linyi battle. After fighting for a while, Colonel Numada Dujiazang discovered that if the Kuomintang government troops
If he resisted desperately, this battle would not be easy. This guy suddenly became smarter at this time and no longer let the 39th Regiment take the lead. He always let the 39th Regiment supervise the battle from behind, forcing Liu Guitang's Imperial Army to attack. As a result, Linyi
He failed to defeat the enemy and suffered a defeat. Liu Guitang, who had lost his troops, hid away when he saw him. However, the abundant crops in Numata successfully preserved the strength of the 39th Regiment. Therefore, after going south to reinforce Taierzhuang and garrison Zaozhuang, Seya
After Lieutenant General Isotani Rensuke, whose detachment was almost completely wiped out, heard that the 39th Regiment was fully organized and almost fully staffed, he sent a special message to report that Colonel Numada had good command and had made every Numada happy.
He walked with a bump on his back, and kept explaining to his several captains the work of charging the Imperial Army in the war, and supervising the work of the Imperial Army.
On April 14, Colonel Numata Takazo heard from Major General Lai Wuping that the base camp would mobilize a large army to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Chinese army in the Xuzhou area. He immediately suggested that the main force should be concentrated and cooperate with the troops guarding Yixian County to clear the area.
The Chinese army on the outskirts of the county was preparing for large-scale operations. Unexpectedly, Major General Lai Wuping ignored him and asked him to go back and train the troops honestly and wait for orders.
Numata Kazo, who returned in anger, could not live a restful day. Either he wanted to slap the kid in the face or kick the traitor's ass, which made the entire 39th Regiment in a state of panic. Until after dinner, Numata Kazo
Then I made up my mind to go out of the city to conduct a sweep no matter what, to demonstrate the combat power of the imperial army. Otherwise, even those who maintained the association in the city would feel that the imperial army was defeated and there was no way to survive.
Colonel Numata Kazo went to see Major General Lai Wuping again. This time, Major General Lai Wuping was very happy and asked him to take a brigade and a cavalry squadron to sweep nearby villages to explore the strength of the Chinese army. So Colonel Numata Kazo
Get on the armored vehicle, take five cars, a brigade of infantry, and a squadron of cavalry, and kill along the Taizao Highway toward the Shiyang area southeast of Zaozhuang.
There are many crops in the marshes. Commander thought, there must be many rich and wealthy people in the surrounding countryside who have hidden their treasures. His going here is tantamount to a sneak attack, and the five cars will definitely be full.
When Luo Yan led the reconnaissance company across the Taizao Highway from Shiyang, there was no enemy situation here yet, so he left road signs, used the radio to send a safety code, and continued to move forward in reconnaissance.
At 10 o'clock in the evening, Li Lingfeng led the special operations brigade to the vicinity of Shiyang and found that there were Japanese armored vehicles, cars and cavalry activities on the Taizhou-Zao Highway. The villages on the east side of the highway were in flames. It was obvious that the Japanese were doing evil. Li Lingfeng knew that his mission was to escort
No. 1 returned to the base area and did not dare to join the battle at will. He ordered two special operations squadrons to covertly engage the enemy, conduct detailed investigations, and report the situation to Liu Yimin.
By the time Liu Yimin led the 1st Guard Company and the sniper brigade to rush for reinforcements, it was already 10:40. The soldiers from the special operations brigade who were approaching for reconnaissance also returned one after another to report on the enemy's situation. When several aspects of the situation were met, Liu Yimin had a rough idea of ​​the enemy's situation.
The Japs should be a brigade of infantry and a squadron of cavalry, with one armored vehicle and five cars, and are committing murders in villages on both sides of the Tai-Zao Highway. Among them, the Japs in Shiyang Village on the west side of the highway are a small group, and the main force of the Japs is concentrated in
Villages on the east side of the highway were burned, killed and looted.
Liu Yimin calculated silently, and with the special operations brigade, the sniper brigade and the security company, he could attack the enemy unprepared and completely annihilate the Japs. However, it was night now, and it would be difficult to deal with the Japs once they retreated into the village.
If we look forward to it, the Japs from Zaozhuang will definitely be reinforced, and it will be difficult to get rid of the enemy easily.
However, the Japs in this area must be troops of the 10th Division, old Japs who have committed numerous blood debts. It would be a crime not to kill them when they see them. Even if we cannot completely annihilate the Japs, we can just eliminate some of them.
After making up his mind, he considered that although there were few Japs in Shiyang, they could hide in the village and fight back at any time, which was not conducive to a quick victory. Although there were slightly more Japs on guard on the highway, their targets were obvious, which was conducive to a quick victory. Liu Yimin immediately
The special operations brigade and the sniper brigade were ordered to leave the horses behind and be guarded by the first company of guards. Li Lingfeng led the second special operations squadron and the first sniper squadron to quietly move to the roadside, destroy the Japanese armored vehicles, and kill the Japanese cavalry and the soldiers guarding the cars on the road.
Troops; Wang Tongsheng led the 3rd Special Forces Squadron and the 2nd and 3rd Sniper Squadrons to eliminate the Japs in Shiyang Village; after the shooting started, the Guards Company mounted their horses and rushed across the Zaotai Highway, cooperating with the Special Forces Brigade and the Sniper Brigade to set up an ambush circle on the roadside to meet the Japs.
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Li Lingfeng and Wang Tongsheng disagreed, believing that the safety of No. 1 should be ensured first. It was too close to Zaozhuang and could easily attract Japanese reinforcements.
Liu Yimin looked up at the fire in the direction of Xiwangzhuang, interrupted Li Lingfeng and Wang Tongsheng, and ordered them to execute.
It wasn't until the soldiers of the special operations brigade and the sniper brigade disappeared into the night that Liu Yimin ordered the guard company to mount their horses. Each soldier led several horses. As soon as Li Lingfeng and the others started to start, he led the guards to rush over.
Although Chen Yaoguang had received some military training, he was only good at shooting. Seeing that a battle was about to begin, his heart was pounding. Until Liu Yimin picked her up and put her on the horse, telling her to stick to his back and hold her tightly.
Only then did I feel at ease.
Although Colonel Numata Takazo wanted to show his lustful power, he was not a fool. He knew that the main force of the Chinese army was in the midst of a counterattack and could re-siege Zaozhuang at any time. Therefore, when he commanded his troops to raid the village, he left behind a cavalry squadron and a small squadron.
Infantrymen guard cars and stand vigil on the highway.
Since Liu Yimin wanted to fight, and he wanted to use the fight to mobilize reinforcements from the Japanese who were doing evil in the villages along the highway, Li Lingfeng was not polite. After the troops were mobilized in place, he issued the attack order.
Yamada Muo is the son of a middle school teacher in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. When he was in school, he already learned a wealth of knowledge about China. Originally, his father wanted him to go to a normal university after graduating from middle school, so that he could inherit his father's legacy.
As a result, Yamada Muo obtained his mother's consent and quietly signed up to join the army. His mother's idea was the same as his, that is, being a teacher is a boring job that will wear down one's will and do nothing. It might be better to join the army, which might be okay.
Go to China and earn a lifetime of wealth.
It was also Amaterasu who took care of him. After two years in the army, Japan began to send more troops to North China. Yamada Muo accompanied the 10th Division to burn and kill all the way in North China, and was actually promoted to squad leader. Her mother received the letter he sent back.
After making money, she wrote to him and told him that her greatest pride in life was to train a hero who was good at fighting for His Majesty the Emperor. She was proud to have such a son!
After retreating to Zaozhuang, Yamada Muo was always looking forward to a holiday. He finally looked forward to today's raid out of the city, but the captain actually ordered his team to guard the car. Yamada Muo was inexplicably sad and angry, looking at the fire in the village not far away.
, all the white silver coins, yellow and orange gold bars and the figure of the flower girl were dancing in the eyes were shaking in the bed. In my heart, I cursed ten thousand times to greet all the female relatives within the eighteenth generation of the brigade captain. Who made their family have such a child?
Your Excellency, the stupid captain, and you gave such a stupid order?
Yamada Muo, who had a cat's paw in his heart, could no longer care about the issue of guarding the car at this time. He was looking forward to the captain, who had had enough fun in the burning and killing, to think of his team and ask him to choose one too.
The goal is enjoyable.
At this moment, Yamada Muo heard a strange noise. When he opened his eyes, he saw a shell flying over with bright light and crashing into the armored vehicle with its headlights on, smashing the armored vehicle into a ball.
Fireball.
Yamada Muo no longer bothered to greet the captain's elder sister and sister, and opened his mouth to shout "enemy attack!" Unfortunately, he had no time to issue a combat order, because his second lieutenant's uniform was too eye-catching, and a bullet flew towards him.
, knocked out his two front teeth, and blasted a big hole in his mouth. Poor Yamada Muo fell on his back, and could no longer provide gold and silver for his mother.
Li Lingfei arranged this: the Second Special Operations Squadron quietly moved to the side of the road to engage in close-range shooting. First, they used rocket launchers to knock out the Japs’ armored vehicles and try to seize the Japs’ cars. The No. 1 Sniper Squadron hid 150 meters away from the road and focused on dealing with the Japs.
Machine gunners and cavalry on the car. Since it was night, the scope of the sniper rifle did not work. Therefore, Li Lingfeng ordered the 1st Sniper Squadron and the 2nd Special Forces Squadron to shoot with the August 1 automatic rifle to ensure the shooting speed.
The sound of gunfire woke up the soldiers of the Japanese cavalry squadron and infantry squad who were on guard on the highway. These guys were indeed elites. Some lay down on the spot, and some got under the car, but without exception, they all quickly looked up.
, determine the direction of the attacker, and then quickly draw a gun and shoot.
It's a pity that these Japs are just the elite of ordinary troops. Compared with the special operations brigade and sniper brigade that Liu Yimin has trained for several years, they are nothing more than babies. As long as those Japs fire one shot, Li Shuniu can snipe the first squadron.
The shooters immediately delivered a bullet. In the end, those Japanese cavalrymen who were lucky to be alive could not bear it anymore, jumped on their horses and ran towards Zaozhuang, because they knew that they were encountering devil-like troops and were heading towards Zaozhuang.
The main force of the brigade led by Colonel Numata Takazo is probably going to die if they get closer. However, they don't know that if they can be allowed to escape, the sniper brigade's signboard may have to be changed. No, the Japanese cavalry who mounted their horses and fled will become
After hitting the target, one by one scrambled to fall off the horse.
Upon hearing the gunfire, Liu Yimin immediately ordered the guard company to set off, and he took the lead and rushed to the front. He knew that the Japs on the road would soon be eliminated, and they were no match for the Second Special Operations Squadron and the First Sniper Squadron.
Sure enough, when the guards rushed onto the road, Li Lingfeng was already commanding the troops to clean up the battlefield. Liu Yimin ordered the Japanese cars to be lined up in the southeast direction, and all the car lights were turned on, illuminating the battlefield. He ordered the troops to disperse immediately and let all the war horses go.
Get down and prepare for an ambush.
Not long after, the Third Special Operations Squadron and the Second and Third Sniper Squadrons led by Wang Tongsheng also returned. They reported that there were only 56 Japs in Shiyang Village. There were too few people and the fight was boring.
When Liu Yimin heard this, he knew that the Japs still had three and a half squadrons of troops in other villages, and they might arrive soon. The Japs from Zaozhuang would probably also quickly reinforce them, and they might even cut his way out, so he ordered him to wait for the Japs to come up.
Give them a head-on attack and quickly evacuate.
When gunshots were heard on the highway, Colonel Numata Takazo was commanding his wolfdog to bite an old man. The old man's son was so ignorant that when two of his soldiers went to take off the clothes of his flower girl, the old man
His son dared to use a guillotine to split two soldiers into two pieces. Although his son was also shot to death, how could the name of a humble Chinese person compensate for the lives of two Yamato warriors? Colonel Numata Takazo was furious
Next, he even killed the old man's flower girl. Still not satisfied with his hatred, he ordered the soldiers to drive all the villagers to the big grain field. He wanted to kill them as a warning to others, so that these Chinese people would know the consequences of offending the imperial army.
Just as the wolves and dogs were unleashed to bite the old man in front of the villagers, gunshots were heard on the highway. Numada Kazo immediately understood that the Chinese army must be attacking his security force.
Colonel Numata Takazo could not care less about killing any more people, and ordered the messengers to notify the troops who were raiding several villages to gather and quickly reinforce the security troops.
When he was approaching the highway, Colonel Numata Takazo noticed that only the car lights were on and everything was quiet. It seemed that the Chinese army that was attacking had retreated.
Colonel Numata Takazo waved his hand and ordered a squadron to run forward and get on the road to check the situation. He led the remaining troops to search around. Of course, Colonel Numata Takazo, who had experienced the Battle of Cangxian, was not an ordinary imperial army.
Officer, he got off his horse early and walked in the middle of the team.
At this moment, a sudden change occurred, and gunshots rang out all around. Colonel Numata Takazo immediately fell to the ground and organized his troops to fight back.
After fighting for a while, Colonel Numata Takazo felt something was wrong. Hearing the sound of gunfire, the opponent only had light machine guns and rifles, and the light machine guns were all burst fire. This kind of firepower is supposed to be only a small unit of the Chinese army or a miscellaneous army, but why?
How come the casualties of the troops are so high?
The opponent's gunshots are becoming less and less frequent, but the strange thing is that guns and guns can kill. Especially your own officers, machine gunners, and grenade launchers, who will lie on the ground like dumplings. If they continue to fight like this
After a while, I'm afraid the whole team will be shattered here.
Feeling that something was wrong, Colonel Numata Takazo hurriedly ordered the signal corps to seek help from Major General Lai Wuhei, ordered the troops to move back, distance themselves from the Chinese army, and used heavy machine guns and infantry artillery to suppress the enemy.
Liu Yimin noticed that the Japanese soldiers began to crawl back, so he ordered the troops to end the battle, quietly retreat, mount their horses and advance eastward.
As soon as he gave the order, he heard Chen Yaoguang next to him making an "ah" sound. He turned around and saw that this silly girl was falling straight back. Then he remembered that Chen Yaoguang had no combat experience. When he heard his order to retreat, he must have stood up and prepared to fall back.
He ran and was hit by Japanese soldiers.
Things were just as Liu Yimin thought. After the battle started, Chen Yaoguang crawled next to Liu Yimin and watched Liu Yimin shoot the Japanese one by one with the 81 automatic rifle. She couldn't help but feel itchy and used the weapon Liu Yimin had just given her for self-defense.
The small pistol shot at the Japs, but unfortunately they missed several shots, which also attracted Liu Yimin's scolding. Liu Yimin even pressed her head hard to the ground.
Although Liu Yimin's attitude was not good, in Chen Yaoguang's eyes it was all sweetness and happiness. She knew that the man was protecting her and was afraid that she would be in danger.
Upon hearing Liu Yimin's order to retreat, Chen Yaoguang thought the battle was over. Without thinking, she stood up and prepared to walk towards the war horse. At this moment, a bullet hit her.
Liu Yimin stepped over and hugged Chen Yaoguang who was about to land. When he lowered his head, he saw that the girl had been shot in the chest and blood was seeping out.
Liu Yimin's liver and gallbladder were about to burst and he hurriedly called the health worker to bring him a first aid kit.
At this time, Chen Yaoguang was already dying. He forced his eyes open and saw Liu Yimin hugging him with a smile on his face. He said intermittently: "This result is very good. Tell my parents that I am very happy." After saying that, he nodded.
He tilted and fell into Liu Yimin's arms.
The health center crawled over to check and said to Liu Yimin: "Report to the division commander that Comrade Chen Yaoguang has died. The bullet hit her heart."
Liu Yimin looked at the direction in which the Japanese were retreating, and then turned to look at the lights of the Japanese convoy coming quickly from the direction of Zaozhuang. He said bitterly, "Tenth Division, you wait." He picked up Chen Yaoguang and ordered the troops to retreat immediately.
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After completely losing sight of the gunshots from the opposite side, Colonel Numata Takazo took courage and ordered his troops to join up with the reinforcements who had arrived on the battlefield.
This time, Major General Lai Wuping personally led the reinforcements and also brought several tanks accompanying the 39th Regiment. After seeing Colonel Numata Takazo, Major General Lai Wuping ordered the battlefield to be cleared. Only by clearing the battlefield did the battle begin.
It was discovered that not only the cavalry squadron was collectively destroyed, but also the squad that went to Shiyang Village to sweep up and the squad that guarded the car were collectively crushed. Even the main force of the infantry brigade that returned to the rescue with Colonel Numata Takazo was also killed by two-thirds. If he had arrived a little later,
, it is estimated that this fool like Numata Kazo will destroy the entire army. What is especially intolerable is that the captain, several squadron leaders and even the squad leader are almost all destroyed. This brigade is considered finished.
In a rage, Major General Lai Wuhei grabbed Colonel Numada Takazo and opened it with a crackle.
It wasn't until Major General Lai Wuping's hands were tired from beating him that he stopped, and then Colonel Numata Takazo covered the swollen face of Lao Gao and said: "I'm reporting to the brigade commander, this unit is very strange. The firepower is not strong and the gunshots are sparse."
They are sparse, but their marksmanship is extremely accurate. Soldiers will be killed if they are not well concealed, and they specialize in targeting officers, machine gunners, and grenade launchers."
Major General Lai Wuping was alerted when he heard this. Thinking about it, this is an invincible elite brigade. They fought against Linyi for so long, but they didn't suffer as many casualties as they did in this moment. This force is really powerful!
Seeing that Major General Yoriwuhei was silent, the ignorant Colonel Numata Takazo boldly asked: "Your Majesty, Brigade Commander, shall we pursue him or not?"
Major General Lai Wuping looked at the wreckage of the armored vehicle, then looked at the vast night, and said to Colonel Numata Takazo: "Was your mother premature when she gave birth to you? Otherwise, how could your head be rusty?"
After saying that, he ignored the commander of Numada Duojiazang and ordered the troops to quickly clear the battlefield and withdraw to Zaozhuang.
After returning to Zaozhuang, Major General Lai Wuping sent a report to Lieutenant General Isotani Rensuke, reporting the fighting situation in Shiyang, and requesting that the Second Army and the North China Front Army investigate the movements of China instructor Liu Yimin's department, because Lai Wuping could not think of anything.
, apart from Liu Yimin’s troops, which other Chinese army has such strong combat effectiveness.
When the North China Front Army Headquarters received reports from various levels, Kita Seiichi had already received reports from spies in Xuzhou and knew the information that the instructor Liu Yimin went south to Xuzhou to meet Chiang Kai-shek. After comparing the two, the truth came out. Chapter 39
What the regiment encountered must be Liu Yimin and his guards. Liu Yimin must have gone north from Xuzhou via Taierzhuang and returned to Western Shandong. Therefore, General Shouichi Temple ordered the Second Army to immediately dispatch all intelligence personnel and mobilize all forces to investigate Liu Yimin's whereabouts.
Be sure to eliminate them on your way back.
Of course Liu Yimin didn't know about these measures of the Japs. However, if the Japs guessed his destination wrongly, they would naturally not be able to achieve their purpose of intercepting him along the way.
After leaving Zaozhuang, feeling that they would not encounter Japanese troops for the time being, Liu Yimin ordered his troops to light torches and gallop forward.
After running all night, they returned to Gaoqiao Village at dawn and met up with Luo Yan and the troops of the Fifth Teaching Brigade operating here.
Liu Yimin ordered the troops to camp, got off his horse, put Chen Yaoguang on the grass, broke some flower branches, and placed them next to Chen Yaoguang's body. Then he asked Li Xiaoshuai to contact the head of Gaoqiao Village to buy a coffin from a fellow villager and prepare it.
Put Chen Yaoguang to death.
Originally, Liu Yimin wanted to bury Chen Yaoguang on the spot, but after looking at the surrounding mountains, he felt that none of them were as good as those in Cuilai Mountain, and probably not as good as Mengshan Mountain, so he decided to transport Chen Yaoguang's body back to the division headquarters and then choose a place.
Burial.
Li Lingfeng and Wang Tongsheng only knew that Chen Yaoguang was sent by Chiang Kai-shek to embarrass the division commander. They did not know the twists and turns involved. Seeing that Liu Yimin was so concerned, they suggested that they serve as stretchers to carry Comrade Chen Yaoguang back to the division headquarters for burial.
Liu Yimin shook his head: "She is a good girl. Carrying her on a stretcher will not only affect the marching speed, but also easily cause the body to bump. It is better to put it in a coffin and transport it."
The party building in Gaoqiao Village started early and the mass base was good. Li Xiaoshuai quickly brought a coffin by car. Liu Yimin took a look and saw that it was made of pure cypress wood with good paint and carvings. He knew it was a big family at first glance.
The longevity food was carefully prepared, so I agreed.
Since he was on the march and kept everything simple, Liu Yimin asked Li Xiaoshuai to take the soldiers to find some pine branches, cypress branches and flowers, and lay the bottom of the coffin to make the fragrance rich. Then he asked the soldiers to go away, set up tents, and found some flowers.
A young daughter-in-law washed Chen Yaoguang's body with water, took out clean underwear from Chen Yaoguang's backpack and put it on for her. She went to the village to buy two new beddings and was busy all morning before burying Chen Yaoguang.
Chapter completed!