"Captain Ding, there is one thing I don't understand." Chi Yunfeng thought for a while and said, "Please clarify my confusion."
"But it doesn't matter." Ding Wei said calmly.
"You said you took down the Japanese command post, but why don't they know about it now?" Chi Yunfeng asked curiously.
"Judging from the reaction of the Japanese army, they did not know that the headquarters of the Third Division had been taken away."
"Simple." Ding Wei didn't show off and simply explained the reason.
Chi Yunfeng looked Ding Wei up and down and couldn't figure out why this guy was so brave.
He actually dared to pretend to be the commander of the Third Master Division, and the Japanese actually believed him, and they have never doubted the authenticity until now.
Without comparison, there is no harm.
Compared with the impressive record of Task Force 28, Chi Yunfeng's regiment was a bit unsatisfactory and even incomparable.
Someone else captured alive the enemy's top commander on the battlefield. What did Chi Yunfeng's regiment do?
Chi Yunfeng was also in awe of Ding Wei's bold approach.
The atmosphere fell into an eerie silence.
Chi Yunfeng and Mackinsi walked together, whispering to each other in low voices.
After marching for several hours, they finally arrived at the gate of Ren City at night.
At this moment, the city gate is closed tightly, there is no light inside, only a bright moon hangs in the sky.
"Is there anyone?" Ding Wei took a deep breath and shouted.
The originally empty city gate suddenly saw dozens of soldiers with guns and live ammunition standing up.
One of the men, who clearly looked like an officer, raised his gun and shouted sternly: "Who is this, stop immediately, or we will shoot!"
"We are Task Force 28." Ding Wei said without changing his expression, clasping his fists: "I heard that all the brothers around me have evacuated to Rencheng, so I came here specifically to help you brothers and fight against the Japanese invaders."
"Task Force 28?" the leading officer said coldly: "I have never heard of Task Force 28. Are you spies of the Japanese army who want to sneak into Rencheng to cause trouble and then seize the opportunity to capture Rencheng!
"
When they heard this, the soldiers on the tower pulled the bolts of their guns one after another, as if they were ready to fire at any time.
The two sides immediately became tense.
The soldiers of the 2nd Battalion also raised their guns and aimed at the tower.
Ding Wei smiled and said: "Brother, you are worrying too much. We are really the Eighth Route Army. Yes, we are the 28th Regiment. Since you haven't heard of the 28th Task Force, the 28th Regiment should know about it, right?"
I don’t know if word of the 28th Task Force has spread, so it’s better to use the name of the 28th Regiment at this time.
"Regiment 28?" The leading officer muttered twice. He felt that the name was somewhat familiar.
Suddenly, he said again: "You mean, the 28th Regiment Commander, Ding Wei, the Chief of Staff of the North China Front, was captured alive?"
"Yes, it's me!" Ding Wei said, cupping his fists.
"Fart, who is Commander Ding? How can he come here?" The leading officer curled his lips and said, "Besides, they are all from the Eighth Route Army. What are they doing here?"
The leading officer pointed at Ding Wei and said: "If you don't tell your true identity, I will be rude to you."
"Hold!"
Ding Wei was speechless. When did he have to prove that he was who he was?
How the hell do you prove this?
At this time, Chi Yunfeng walked out quickly, stretched out his hands, and shouted to the top: "I am Chi Yunfeng, do any of you know me?"
"Chi Yunfeng, Commander Chi?" the leading officer said excitedly, "Are you Commander Chi?"
"Do you know me?" Chi Yunfeng said excitedly.
The leading officer took out a flashlight, shined the light on his face, and said excitedly: "Captain Chi, it's really you!"
"Captain Chi, I am Heipi, do you still remember me?"
As he spoke, the officer named Heipi excitedly waved his hand towards Chi Yunfeng.
"Black leather?"
Chi Yunfeng thought for a moment and suddenly heard that this guy used to be his adjutant, but later he was attracted by a certain officer. For the sake of his future, Chi Yunfeng let him go.
Unexpectedly, I would meet my old subordinate here.
"Captain Chi, who are they? Have they kidnapped you and want to threaten your cooperation?" Heipi asked.
"If this is really the case, then forgive me for not being able to miss my old feelings. I won't let you open the city gate."
Chi Yunfeng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "Heipi, don't worry, they are our brother troops, we can trust them!"
Then, Chi Yunfeng told how he met Ding Wei and the others.
Judging from Ding Wei's experience, the guy who asked the question and the group of remnant soldiers in the city all had murderous intent.
Obviously they were all veterans who had been on the battlefield and experienced the baptism of life and death. They were not comparable to those ragtag troops.
And this guy trusts Chi Yunfeng very much, otherwise he wouldn't ask the question openly, if you were kidnapped.
If it weren't for the trust accumulated over the years, most people wouldn't ask such a straightforward question.
After hearing what Chi Yunfeng said, Heipi suddenly became furious.
Not only Heipi, but also the other warriors on the city wall had angry expressions on their faces.
Heipi said without hesitation: "Captain Chi, please wait a moment, I will help you open the city gate right now."
Having said that, the 2nd Battalion was still well prepared and ready for battle.
Not long after, the city gate opened wide. Ding Wei carefully looked at both sides of the city gate. There were no signs of an ambush.
"Captain Chi, come in quickly, the Japanese don't know when they will come." Heipi quickly ran to Chi Yunfeng's side.
After saying that, he looked at Ding Wei again, stood up and saluted: "Sir Ding, I'm sorry just now, I believe you also know, be careful when sailing the ten thousand year ship.
All the brothers are hiding in this city, and I am not only responsible for myself, but also for the other brothers in the city!"
Ding Wei understood this very well and glanced at the military rank on the black leather shoulder.
Lieutenant Colonel, the badge on his chest indicates that he is a battalion commander, but the unit he belongs to is stained with blood, and his original unit cannot be seen clearly.
Chi Yunfeng and Heipi were old acquaintances, and they walked into the city side by side.
After entering the city.
Chi Yunfeng arranged Ding Wei and others to the headquarters originally stationed in Rencheng.
This is the only place with the best view in the whole city, and it is also the strongest building.
"There's nothing good about it. It's just hard work for the two officers to live here." Heipi said slightly apologetically.
"It doesn't matter, I've got to help you!" Ding Wei said: "We are used to living in the open, so some accommodation would be nice."
"It's nothing, sirs. You and your troops haven't eaten yet, right?" Heipi asked, "I'll go down and make arrangements and find you something to eat."
"Heipi, don't bother!" Chi Yunfeng grabbed him, shook his head and said firmly.
"Group seats, don't be polite to me." Heipi said with a smile, scratching his head in embarrassment: "It's better to ask you to sit in the group seats to make it comfortable."
"If you like it, you can keep shouting in the future." Chi Yunfeng said with a smile: "But if you want to give us food, forget it. I really don't need it."
When Chi Yunfeng came in, he had already asked Heipi about the situation in the city.
In the entire city of Ren, there were almost more than 1,000 skirmishers gathered from all armies. Heipi was the person with the highest military rank among them.
One can imagine how much effort a battalion commander wasted trying to suppress more than 3,000 stragglers.
Heipi knew Chi Yunfeng's worries and said with a smile: "Tuanzi, don't worry. When I was the battalion commander, I served more than a thousand people. You don't have to worry about the problems in the city."
After a pause, Heipi said seriously: "I, Heipi, would have been reincarnated if it weren't for you. You are my brother, my dearest brother, and my savior.
How can I watch my elder brother starve? You don't have to worry about the food problem. Most of the people in the city have fled.
As soon as the landowners in the city heard that there was going to be a war, they didn't even bother to bring their valuables with them, so they packed up their bags and ran away.
We dug out a lot of food from their homes and the homes of some corrupt officials, which is enough to feed thousands of people for several months, so you don't have to worry about not having enough food."
"Why don't you leave and instead gather here?" Chi Yunfeng said in a dull voice: "Now the defense lines are collapsing everywhere, and the Japanese will come here soon."
Heipi said sternly: "Tuanzuo, you once told me that a real man has things he should do and things he shouldn't do. It's true that there were not so many people in the beginning.
But they all ran away, and I didn't bother them. I gave them enough food and let them fend for themselves. If they were willing to stay in the city, they were all men of flesh and blood.
The group leader who liked me died because no one wanted to support him and they were all trying to preserve their own strength.
In the end, the group asked me to get out, and even threatened me with my life. Finally, I took the remaining brothers and retreated here.
I don't want to be a coward anymore. No one wants us, so we will fight on our own. Instead of being chased by the enemy like a lost dog, why not fight to the death with them.
We should have died on the battlefield a long time ago, and surviving until now is considered a stolen life. Even if we die, I will support a few people so that when the time comes to meet the leader, I will have the dignity to meet him!"
Regarding these words, Chi Yunfeng can be said to empathize with them, because their experiences can be said to be exactly the same.
"Okay, Brother Heipi, that's well said!" Ding Wei applauded.
Apart from some wine bags and rice bags, there are indeed soldiers who fought bloody battles and were willing to shed their blood for the country.
Heipi looked at Ding Wei and said with a smile: "Compared with Chief Ding, these pale remarks of mine are not worth mentioning. How dare I say these in front of Chief Ding?"
"No, that's wrong." Ding Wei said: "Brother Heipi, what you said just now is wrong. Who said no one will help you.
Isn't our Task Force 28 here? This time we will assist you to resist the incoming enemy forces."
"It's a dream come true!" Heipi said with great joy: "Chief Ding is willing to assist in the battle, so it is an honor for us!"
That's it for now.
Heipi wanted to entertain Ding Wei and the others well.
Camp 2, which had been sleeping in the open, eating canned food and dry food, finally had a hot meal.
The food was quite rich, and the landlords ate whatever food they had at home.
After eating and drinking, they went back to rest.
Before going to bed, Ding Wei read a few more telegrams. Most of them were messages announcing victory, and Ding Wei didn't even bother to reply to them one by one.
The more messages there are, the more it means their life will not be so easy in the future.
Ding Wei was preparing to take a rest when he suddenly heard a knock on the door behind him.
When I opened the door, I saw Chi Yunfeng at the door.
"Let's talk?"
Chi Yunfeng saw Ding Wei open the door and said.
Ding Wei nodded.
The two of them went to the balcony on the third floor, where they could see the whole city.
At this time, the whole city was pitch black, with no light anywhere to be seen.
Chi Yunfeng took out a pack of cigarettes from his arms and handed one to Ding Wei.
Ding Wei was cautious. He looked around to make sure that he couldn't see this place from outside the city, and then he reached out and took the cigarette.
Afterwards, Ding Wei lit a cigarette and lay on the balcony puffing away smoke.
Seeing Ding Wei's actions, Chi Yunfeng burst into laughter: "You are more cautious."
"Be careful when sailing a thousand-year-old ship. There will be strong winds and waves. If I am discovered by a bumper-to-bumper Japs and someone is smoking here and fires another shot, I will die in a miserable state." Ding Wei said half-jokingly.
Chi Yunfeng shook his head, lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and exhaled a cloud of smoke.
Looking at the smoke gradually dissipating in front of his eyes, Chi Yunfeng suddenly said: "I really didn't expect that I could smoke like this in this life."
Ding Wei didn't answer, waiting for Chi Yunfeng's next words.
…
at the same time.
Among the Eighth Route Army units such as the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment, it was like celebrating the New Year.
Ding Wei's micro-control command played a great role. Almost all combat units achieved more or less results, seized a lot of equipment, and passed a good year ahead of schedule.
In the new regiment headquarters.
Li Yunlong grinned and looked at the piles of equipment in front of him, grinning from ear to ear with joy.
"Hahaha, Ding Wei is really interesting. He said that the Japanese would come, and they did." Li Yunlong laughed loudly.
"Da Biao, Da Biao, tell me how much we made this time."
"Report to the leader." Zhang Dabiao stood up, cleared his throat and said: "In this battle, more than 800 enemies were wiped out, 620 38 guns were seized, and 200,000 bullets for rifles were seized.
100 boxes of grenades, 4 mortars, 20 boxes of artillery shells, 10 grenades, 5 light machine guns, and 2 heavy machine guns.
There are also more than 800 sets of Japanese military uniforms, and various military supplies are being counted. We have sent all the firearms damaged in the battle to the ordnance station for repair."
"Well done, well done." Li Yunlong casually picked up a machine gun and touched it fondly: "Ding Wei, this guy is really interesting."
The same scene happened in the new second group.
Kong Jie slept with the mortar in his arms at night and was reluctant to let it go.
…
Taiyuan, First Army Headquarters.
Okamura Neiji is currently playing chess with Shinozuka Yoshio.
The two of them sat cross-legged, thinking about their next move.
It's not because Yoshio Shinozuka is so good at chess, but because Neji Okamura can't find anyone else to accompany him, and Chief of Staff Miyano has been captured.
If he couldn't find anyone, he wouldn't talk to Yoshio Shinozuka.
Moreover, the First Army has achieved good results recently. Although there are some telegrams of defeat, overall the problem is not big.
"Shinozuka-kun, what do you think of the recent situation?" Neji Okamura asked casually, feeling a little hesitant.
I don’t know why, but these executioners, whose hands are stained with the blood of countless people, always like Go, a sport that requires meditation, and make themselves look so elegant.
"Reporting to your Excellency, Commander, all units have completed their tasks, the national defense line is close to collapse, and this operation went very smoothly." Shinozuka Yoshio said confidently.
"I believe it won't be long before we can drive straight into the Eighth Route Army's base areas and eradicate them completely."
While speaking, Yoshio Shinozuka also dropped a word.
Okamura Neji's eyes lit up: "Shinozuka-kun, your chess skills are much better than before."
Okamura Neiji hurriedly paused: "It all depends on the guidance of the Commander."
Even so, he said in his heart.
This is not nonsense. I am only the nominal commander of the First Army now. When I have nothing to do, I can only study Go. My poor chess skills are all my fault.
Okamura Neiji dropped a piece and said again: "Shinozuka-kun, you should already know about the attack on the Third Master's Division."