"Call the group again to see where they have arrived!"
Lei Xiong paced back and forth anxiously in a very simple hall.
This is the temporary residence of the Si Xing Youth League Headquarters, which was rented from a local farmer.
The main force, including the three infantry battalions and the artillery battalion of the Fourth Line Regiment, has been stuck here for two days.
Originally, according to Tang Dao's military order, the main force of the Si Xing Regiment, led by Lei Xiong, was responsible for clearing the way for the baggage train carrying a large number of supplies. It was about 100 kilometers ahead of the baggage train for nearly three days. When the whole army left the Xuzhou theater, the whole army
Meet and head to Zhengzhou.
But after leaving southern Jiangsu and entering a small town at the junction of the four provinces of Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, and Anhui, an infantry squad responsible for forward reconnaissance lost news after entering Mangshang Mountain, which was the only way forward.
This is a situation that the Four Lines Regiment has never encountered before. The person responsible for this reconnaissance mission is an infantry squad from the 2nd Battalion and 3rd Company. Although it is basically composed of former Sichuan troops, Lei Xiong knows that even if they are fighting the Japanese army, a
A heavily armed infantry squad would never be swallowed up easily without even raising an alarm.
Frightened and angry, Lei Xiong did not immediately send more reconnaissance troops into the vast Mangshan Mountain area to search for traces of the missing persons. Instead, he sent many people disguised as civilians to inquire in the town.
Sure enough, this inquiry revealed a lot of information.
Three days ago, an army of more than 10,000 people hurriedly entered the Mangshang Mountain area. Although he did not know its number, Lei Xiong instinctively thought of the 20th Army Corps that Tang Dao had offended in Xuzhou City.
After Tang Dao received Lei Xiong's telegram, he immediately called Comrade Lao Wu who was in charge of the 67th Army Headquarters. Not long after, Comrade Lao Wu called: In the area where the 20th Army Corps was ordered to station, in addition to the Weishan Lake area, Mangshang Mountain was added.
Territory! Be careful!
Although he did not believe that the 20th Army Corps would dare to attack friendly forces in the war zone, Tang Dao would rather think of people with darker thoughts than put the lives of more than 2,000 people in the Four Lines Regiment in the hands of others.
This was proven by the merciless killing of friendly forces by some people during the Wannan Incident two years later.
Tang Dao immediately telegraphed to Lei Xiong: The entire army should stop advancing and no more reconnaissance troops would be sent to the mountainous area. Everything would be decided after the entire army converged.
The baggage train, fully loaded with equipment and supplies, moved all-out towards the main force led by Lei Xiong. Lei Xiong could only obey the order and let three infantry battalions begin to set up defenses around the small village where the army was stationed.
Everything was in accordance with wartime standards. In two days, the first battalion staying in the village dug three trenches outside the village. The second artillery company was in the village, the first artillery company was in the rear of the village, and the second and third battalions dug temporary field positions on the rear flanks.
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With the current combat strength of the Four Lines Regiment, as long as they are not besieged by enemies with more than three times the number of troops, it will be no problem to hold on for two days. But what makes Lei Xiong feel anxious is that due to the Battle of Guangde, 80% of the troops were consumed.
Ammunition, the inventory of ammunition for the infantry and artillery of the Fourth Line Regiment is now appallingly low. However, after waiting for more than a day, the 20th Army Corps stationed in the mountains discovered that the Fourth Line Regiment had begun to set up field positions and was ready to move.
The scouts scouting outside the mountain discovered at least two infantry regiment numbers, which meant that at any time there might be five to six thousand people attacking the main force of the Four Lines Regiment, which only had more than a thousand people.
Like Tang Dao, Lei Xiong, who has witnessed countless internal conflicts and even fights with swords and guns, will never underestimate the darkness of some people. Those butchers sometimes kill their own people even more brutally than the Japanese.
Lei Xiong had heard his old boss talk about how in Gan Province a few years ago, the executioners wielded their butcher knives at ordinary people, and killed anyone who participated in over-farming! Heads were rolling in, villages were slaughtered, households were wiped out, and it was like a bloody land.
At the end of the battle, many soldiers began to refuse to accept military orders, but those in higher positions showed no mercy.
However, this was the first time in Lei Xiong's life that he faced such a dilemma. He didn't want to raise a gun against his compatriots, but thinking that an infantry squad was still in the hands of those people or even wiped out, the anger in his heart was even more intense. How to make a decision?
, we can only leave it to Tang Dao, the backbone, to make the decision.
Perhaps, not only Lei Xiong was uneasy in the face of such an unexpected situation that he was about to start a war with his own people, but it was also the first time for the officers and soldiers of the Sixth Regiment.
They can kill the enemy or die, but that is when facing foreign invaders. Their hearts are extremely determined, but when they think that the person on the opposite side is shot by their own bullets or the one who shoots the bullets is one of their own, how will they feel?
Sad? Sad? Angry?
Maybe, it’s a combination of both! It’s incredibly complicated.
However, the only thing that is certain is that they are not afraid.
No matter who dares to shoot at them, their only option is to fight back.
This is an army that has been tempered countless times in the flames of war. They trust their commanders and their comrades. No matter who wants to kill them, they will never be able to do so without paying a sufficient price.
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In Mangshang Mountain!
In a wooden house built of logs, a middle-aged soldier with two gold stars on his collar badge was looking at the military map in front of him attentively, until an army colonel shouted "Report!" outside the house.
"Come in!" The middle-aged soldier rubbed his stiff brow and shouted softly.
Seeing the army colonel striding in, he raised his eyebrows and said, "What, the Sixings Regiment is still standing still?"
"Yes, division commander, the Fourth Army Regiment seems to have been frightened. Not only did they stand still, they also dug a large number of trenches around the village where they were stationed. They also did not send anyone to negotiate with our department!" The Army Colonel stood at attention.
answer.
"Oh?" The middle-aged soldier frowned slightly, stood up and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.
"Master, they all say that these four groups are tough. Unexpectedly, they captured an infantry squad and frightened them into this. I think it is better to meet them than to be famous!" said the army colonel with a arrogant face.
"Yes! If I had known that capturing a small infantry squad would frighten the four-pronged regiment like this, we might as well let them go into the mountains." The middle-aged soldier also shook his head with some annoyance. "However, these guys are too cautious.
Well, the leading reconnaissance troops are actually seven or eight kilometers ahead of the main force. No matter how deep our troops are hidden, there are still tens of thousands of troops, so it is inevitable that they will not find out the clues!"
"Master, what should we do now?" The Army Colonel looked helpless on his face. "They passed through the normal defense area of our department, and our department can find reasons to search them and seize those people they recruited in Xuzhou who have not yet been registered.
The new recruits who had been registered, including the little Taoist priest who caused the conflict, were found and slapped on the face of Commander Tang. But now they are not coming at all, and our troops cannot take the initiative to go out to find trouble for them! If the two armies once
If we open fire, the Xuzhou commander who has long been dissatisfied with the regiment commander will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble."
"Don't come in! That's easy to do, then let them stay there, unless they don't want to leave and stay here waiting for the Japanese to come over. They can just block it for our troops!" the middle-aged soldier said on his back. After taking a few more steps, his eyes showed cunning.
"If that arrogant Commander Tang wants to negotiate with our department, please reply to him. Our department has been ordered to garrison Mangshang Mountain. Naturally, we will strictly investigate everyone who passes through this area. This is the responsibility of our department. When you meet Those with unknown identities will naturally be detained and interrogated!"
"By the way, among the dozen or so soldiers who were disarmed by our unit, have any of them surrendered?"
"No!" The Army Colonel shook his head.
"They are all very hard-nosed. Two of the whips that were soaked in water were broken off. No one is willing to sign and pledge to tell them which side their leader is having an affair with and is seeking refuge in the north."
"Really? That means you haven't beaten me hard enough. Keep beating me! Beat them to make them submissive. You can correct me on where Tang wants to go. You also know that what the old man hates most is not corruption and incompetence, but corruption and incompetence. As long as this name is given to the man named Tang, let alone the 67th Army and the 43rd Army, he can't solve the case. What can the theater commander do to me, the 20th Army?" The middle-aged soldier said with a smile on his face. cruel.
"Yes! I understand!" the Army Colonel stood at attention and held his chest high.
The two soldiers who racked their brains to deal with Tang Dao and the Four Elements Group probably never dreamed that they would not have to worry about these crimes on their foreheads. They would not return when the Four Elements Group arrived at their destination two months later, in the northern mountainous area. The idea of "setting up camp" and fighting the Japanese fiercely, and "taking refuge there" was already obvious.
To put it in Tang Dao's words, so what if I'm the one? It's not like the big guys advised me to give some face to a certain principal, so as not to offend him for his high blood pressure, I'll change the flag immediately and let you take a look.
While the two soldiers were still plotting, they were five or six kilometers away from the mountain.
A group of cavalry rushed into the heavily guarded position of the Si Xing Regiment with all the wind and dust.
The leading soldier entered the village entrance, jumped off his horse, threw the horse's reins to the soldiers who came up to greet him, untied the black scarf covering his face, and strode towards the village.
That's Tang Dao.
His expression was calm, as if he had no idea that a dozen of his soldiers were missing in the mountains, while there were tens of thousands of 'friendly troops' in the mountains who were eyeing him.
Only those who are familiar with him know how angry Tang Dao is!
Just like a volcano, before it erupts, it is so calm that it makes people palpitate!
But once it erupts, it will be a tsunami that can make the earth tremble and the oceans roll up huge waves!
