Late at night, the troops of both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party reached a tacit agreement to cease fighting. The fighting lasted for a whole day and half of the night. It was okay for the Eighth Route Army, but the Kuomintang army had long been wailing.
"Damn it, what do you look like? The Eighth Route Army hasn't done anything to you yet. If the inspection brigade arrests you, I won't go get you!"
Although the lieutenant colonel who spoke was not tall, his words were sonorous and powerful. The horse whip he waved in his hand hit the lazy soldiers in the rear.
At present, Luochuan County is still under the control of the National Army. The 167th Division of the First Army is stationed in the county. The frontline troops rely on the county and confront the Eighth Route Army on the highway.
When the 167th Division just arrived in Luochuan, the morale of its officers and soldiers was high, and they really showed their determination to fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army in Luochuan.
However, after fighting like this for nearly a week, there was still no progress in the war situation. The strange thing was that Shangfeng neither sent a telegram of reprimand nor sent troops for reinforcements.
The officers of the 167th Division also came to their senses and began to choose to retain their strength. The battle during the day created a lot of momentum, but it was the local security group who was responsible for charging into the battle, and the regular army was responsible for suppressing firepower from behind.
"Battal Commander, those grandsons in the inspection brigade use chicken feathers as arrows. If they have the ability to fight with the little devils, they will keep an eye on their own people all day long!"
"You talk a lot, be careful of what comes out of your mouth!" the officer in sheep's clothing raised his riding crop, but was hurriedly hugged by the old veteran who spoke, Youzi.
While he was talking, a gunshot was suddenly heard from the front position, and a dozen or so lazy National Army soldiers from the rear entered the position one after another.
"what's the situation?"
"Battal Commander, someone is sneaking over from the other side!"
Although bonfires were lit on the positions, the main positions of the enemy and ours were at least two or three miles apart, and the road section in the middle was so dense that it was hard to see clearly.
"Don't shoot, I'm your battalion commander Yan Shaoqing's classmate..."
Yan Shaoqing's eyes suddenly froze when he heard this familiar voice, and he immediately sent two people to bring the messenger over.
The person who came was none other than Zhou Zhoumin. At that time, Zhou Weihan sent a reconnaissance squad to escort him first. However, it was daytime when he arrived at the battlefield. Zhou Zhoumin did not want to be too conspicuous, so he waited until night to sneak over.
"Why are you the only one coming back?" Yan Shaoqing couldn't help but ask.
"Don't mention it, arrange a car for me immediately. I have something important to report to the military commander!"
Zhou Zhoumin and Yan Shaoqing were both classmates of Huangpu Branch No. 7, but they were assigned differently after graduation. One joined the security force directly under the army, and the other was placed in the front-line combat force.
It was a secret that Zhou Min led his team to sneak into the Eighth Route Army base area, so they passed through Yan Shaoqing's defense area at that time.
Now he is escaping alone. How dare he publicize this kind of thing? Therefore, no one on Tuesday dared to report on the phone.
The First Army Headquarters and the 1st Division were stationed in Tuji Town at the eastern end of Luochuan, while the 78th Division was stationed in the area from Huangling to Yijun.
Judging from the entire formation, the entire First Army is arranged in a triangle, with the 167th Division and the 78th Division on the front line, and the 1st Division as a reserve.
In Tuji Town, Zhou Weiguo met Zhou Weiguo as he returned secretly.
"Military Commander, this is the third young master's personal letter to you!"
There was no sadness or joy on Zhou Weiguo's face, which made Zhou Min feel a little uneasy. The guard battalion was an elite force equipped with fine equipment, but one-third of it was lost in his hands.
"Damn it, we haven't seen each other for so many years, your tone is quite serious!" Zhou Weiguo smiled instead of getting angry: "Did he ask you to bring anything else?"
"There is indeed a saying!"
"Third Young Master said that the military commander must have made a lot of money following Commander Hu. Can you get some hard goods like gold bars?"
Zhou Weiguo's eyes widened when he heard this: "What the hell, how can I have any money?"
"Yes, I told the third young master the same thing, but he didn't believe it. He also said that Chief Hu's wife made a lot of money, and Sister-in-law Yuhua must have had a hand in it!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Weiguo completely lost his temper. If he wanted to survive within the national army, he had to do something.
Mrs. Hu Zongnan took the lead, and all the family members of the officials with high numbers in the Xiyinxing camp were more or less involved. If you don't come, you are not one of our own.
"How many people know about your return?"
"Military seat, I returned from Yan Shaoqing's defense area secretly, no one else knows!"
"Go to the munitions office tomorrow morning to pick up your supplies. Be sure to bring back all the brothers from the guard company. This battle won't last long!"
Zhou Weiguo was a pure soldier and was very strict in running the army. After taking office, he investigated and punished several officers who drank the blood of soldiers, set up several role models in the 167th Division, and ruthlessly killed the evil spirits.
He could not be said to be rejecting the Eighth Route Army, but he could not be said to be accepting of it. In recent years, he had tried not to actively engage in friction with the Eighth Route Army. If possible, he would have preferred to lead his troops east across the Yellow River to fight the Japanese army.
However, although he was the commander of the First Army, he still had to obey the orders of his superiors and stationed in Shaanxi Province, obediently watching other national army troops fighting against the Japs on the east bank of the Yellow River.
After finally receiving the order to march, we went north to fight the Eighth Route Army.
Zhou Weiguo did not want to lose his troops in the civil war, so although the First Army made no progress on the frontal battlefield, it made a killing move and directly sent three elite troops to sneak into the Eighth Route Army base area.
This secret operation was personally deployed by Zhou Weiguo, and not even Hu Zongnan knew about it. Our comrades lurking in the Xijian camp were also kept in the dark.
After careful calculation, both sides suffered mutual losses this time. The anti-college students who went to Yichuan suffered considerable losses, and the elite troops of the national army who sneaked into Luochuan were captured.
On the other side, in the western part of Luochuan, an overnight public trial was being held in the newly opened base area.
Although Shaanxi Province was not occupied by the Japs, the lives of the local people were equally difficult. As the rear area, we had to provide people and money and food, and were burdened with various exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes.
Officials of the local National Government took the opportunity to enrich themselves from the national crisis, and local landlords took the opportunity to occupy people's land. The arrival of the Eighth Route Army was like a spark falling into dry wood, and a raging fire suddenly ignited.
However, the senior officials of both sides knew that the battle around Guanzhong, Longdong and other places would not last long, and the little devils must not be allowed to reap the benefits.