Having said this, Yang Zhen looked at the staff officer next to him, but shook his head slightly and said: "Jicai, it's just you and I here. There's no one else, so don't call me my job title. I'd better listen, brother." It's fine, I won't let you call me big brother in front of outsiders, because I'm worried that they will give you too much care that you shouldn't enjoy."
"Moreover, once word spreads about your relationship with me, it will be very detrimental to your growth. Some people are not good at doing things, but they are good at flattering others. You are still young, and it is easy for you to get into trouble once you are flattered. I am worried about the long-term relationship with those people. Contact with others will have a negative impact on you, so I don’t want to expose our relationship in front of outsiders."
"But privately, I am your eldest brother. Even if a broken bone is connected to a tendon, the blood can be cut continuously. When there is no one around, you still call me eldest brother. It makes me feel more comfortable. You and my little sister are both My brother and sister, I have always hoped that you brothers and sisters will grow up quickly."
"Before you came to Qiqihar this time, didn't you take the time to visit your parents? I went to the customs for several months. Now that I have come back from the customs, I have been too busy to take time to see the old people. I don't know what their parents are like. How is your health? You are not around anymore. The old man must be a little resentful towards me now."
It turns out that the combat staff officer who is now accompanying Yang Zhen is Yang Jicai, who has been transferred to the Nenjiang Military Region. When he heard what Yang Zhen said, he quickly said: "Brother, don't worry, before I am transferred to the Nenjiang Military Region, I will go to Fu." When I was training at Jin Base, I stopped by to see my parents. They are both in good health, but they just miss you a little."
"Especially Mom, I often miss you so much that I shed tears. When I thought I didn't know whether you were alive or dead, I didn't know if I would see you again in this life. Mom has been thinking about you. Now that we are close, we still can't see you often. Old people, they have some opinions, but they also know that you are busy with work now and have no time to take care of them, so they can only complain a few words, forget it. Now that your father and mother are teaching in the local school, they feel very fulfilled when they have something to do. "
"By the way, what they are most concerned about right now is your marriage, haha, especially since dad often talks about wanting to have grandchildren. This is what parents complain about you the most. They say that you are already a grown-up. If this is the case for ordinary people, There are already a lot of children your age at home, but now you don't even have a settled wife, and you don't know how long this grandson will be delayed."
Although after listening to Yang Zhen's words, he changed his name from No. 1 to eldest brother, but since he and Yang Zhen got to know each other again, Yang Jicai respects this eldest brother but is more afraid of him in view of Yang Zhen's current prestige in the military. Although the title has been changed, the honorific title has not been changed. Although the number one is no longer called, the title is still very reserved.
Yang Zhen seemed helpless as Yang Jicai kept talking to you, but there was nothing he could do about it. This younger brother always seemed frightened and afraid of him. Besides being close to him, he was more in awe. Not only this younger brother, but also his other younger siblings. Yes, even the little girl with the most cheerful personality is always timid when seeing me.
Faced with this situation, Yang Zhen could only think of ways to bring the relationship that had become somewhat distant over the years closer, but as the commander-in-chief of hundreds of thousands of troops, and in the current tense war environment, he I really don’t have much time to spend with my family and get closer to the relationship I should have. I can only put it aside temporarily until the war situation stabilizes in the future.
Hearing Yang Jicai tell his parents that he was in good health, Yang Zhen nodded slightly with relief and said: "After returning from northern Shaanxi, I was planning to go see them, but I didn't expect these things to happen. Now it seems I can only Let’s put the matter aside, I can’t help myself now, if you have time, try your best to visit the two elders.”
"And tell my little sister, don't run around during the medical school holidays and go back to spend time with your parents. My youngest and my wife are studying in the Soviet Union. It's too inconvenient to go back and forth. You and I are soldiers, so we have to focus more on work. Come on, let her have some leisure time now, and let her go back to spend more time with her parents during the holidays. No matter how the old man opens it, after all, he is old and needs the company of his children. "
Although there are some parents who care about this life, for Yang Zhen, the personal relationship between his children can only be passed by. After listening to Yang Jicai's words, especially his parents' complaints against him, Yang Zhen just smiled knowingly, but did not talk about it in depth. , after taking a deep breath, Yang Zhen said to Yang Jicai: "Let Liming prepare a plane immediately, and I will rush to Hailar right away."
"Isn't there a film team from the Political Department of the Military Region that is also in Qiqihar now? Let them go with them to film the Japanese army's unscrupulous behavior. It will be used as evidence to judge them one day in the future. No matter where in the world, we will never let them go. Get past these two-legged beasts."
When Yang Jicai heard that Yang Zhen was about to fly to Hailar, he quickly said: "Brother, I will go with you. Now we have to fight the Mongols and the Japanese army on both sides. Commander Wang is under great pressure. The Nenjiang Military Region does not have many combat staff. If I don't go, there will be even fewer people around you and Deputy Commander Wang."
Regarding his brother's request, Yang Zhen shook his head and said: "You don't want to go. One person is needed to coordinate here. Wang Guangyu left you with the job of communicating with the aviation force. You have to continue to do this job. Since you have already Once you are familiar with it, it will not be good if you change people at the last moment, and if you stay, you can also urge the follow-up troops to follow up and coordinate their communication with Wang Guangyu in front."
In the past few years, Yang Zhen has developed the habit of being a military commander and it is difficult to change his decision once he has made it. Even when facing his own brother, he will not change his mind easily. He asked Yang Jicai to stay. , even if you stay, it will never change.
After calming down the somewhat unwilling Yang Jicai, Yang Zhen immediately flew to Hailar without any hesitation. For Yang Zhen, the time spent dealing with those uninvited and shameless guys was already too much. On the battlefield The military situation is like a raging fire. Every minute of delay will delay the important event.
As an important town for the Japanese military presence in Western Manchuria, Hailar is responsible for guarding the entire so-called border defense center from Mohe in the north to Zalut Banner in the south. In addition to a permanent Japanese airport, there are also several field airports, and its air control range is Almost all over Western Manchuria,
Although after the battle last year, most of the Japanese aviation forces here were lost in the battle, and the remaining ones were evacuated south to the Wangye Temple line due to the cutoff of the Binzhou Railway and poor supplies, the Japanese airfield here still maintains its good condition,
When the 23rd Division was about to escape, they focused their main energy on destroying the Hylar fortresses and massacre city. They did not have time to destroy the airport located more than ten kilometers outside Hylar City. The permanent cement structure was The runway and command and control tower are basically intact,
The temporarily transferred C-47 transport plane that Yang Zhen and his party were riding, together with several planes transporting supplies for the vanguard, easily landed at Hailar Airport. When Yang Zhen got off the plane, he commanded the First Independent Brigade of the Nenjiang Military Region to enter first. Wang Guangyu from Hailar is already waiting at the airport,
Seeing Yang Zhen walking down the gangway, Wang Guangyu walked over in a few steps. After saluting, he wanted to say nothing but didn't say anything. He just looked at Yang Zhen with red eyes. He was silent for a long time before saying with a sigh: "No. 1 , we arrived too late, and nothing could be changed except for the dozens of children rescued by the first responders."
"No. 1, I am the military commander in charge of the war on the Western Front. In this matter, my reaction was too slow. If I had acted immediately after getting the confession of the Xing'an officer, even if I could not save the overall situation, at least I could have saved the situation. A part of the people are coming. I have a heavy responsibility in this matter. I'm sorry to the fellow villagers in Hylar who were killed. Please punish me."
Regarding Wang Guangyu's request for punishment, Yang Zhen patted him on the shoulder and shook his head and said: "I can't blame you for this matter. It's because our intelligence system is not sensitive enough. We didn't know the news until it was too late. How can you do this?" , it’s already quite good, let’s not talk about the punishment again in the future.”
"Furthermore, we did not expect that such a complicated situation would arise. None of us expected that at this time, someone would add insult to injury and detour the troops. They were actually stopped halfway by the bullshit Mongolian People's Army and were unable to meet the deadline. Arrive at the detour point.”
"When it comes to accountability, I, the commander of the military region, have the greatest responsibility. The intelligence information was not sensitive, which resulted in the passive handling of the Japanese army's massacre. The complexity of the situation was not judged enough, which caused the roundabout troops to encounter obstruction, which led to what happened today. The responsibility for the tragedy lies with me and has nothing to do with you."
At this point, Yang Zhen waved his hand to stop Wang Guangyu who wanted to say something else and said: "This matter ends here, let's not argue anymore. It is not the time to discuss the issue of responsibility. The top priority is how to deal with the current situation. Especially the 23rd Division that was responsible for the murder, and those uninvited guests from the north with strange intentions."
Hearing Yang Zhen mention the 23rd Division, Wang Guangyu shook his head and said: "No. 1, we may not be able to catch up with the 23rd Division now. If there is a plain terrain between us and Hailar, now We still have time to pursue, but what separates us is the Daxinganling forest area, which is more than a hundred miles wide from east to west."
"The terrain of the Daxinganling area is complex. Although the altitude is not high, there are dense forests everywhere. Except for a few small trains used to transport wood in forest areas, the east-west transportation has always been mainly railways, and the highways connecting the east and west slopes. There is only one within our base area."
"And this is the only road that is currently in spring. The snow in the forest area has melted a lot, making the road extremely muddy. In addition, the road condition originally made of earth and stone is in extremely poor condition. It is simply unable to bear the passage of large troops and motorized vehicles. The advancing 1st Division will have to dismount and march on foot after passing Jingxing. Judging from the speed at which I lead the 1st Independent Brigade to march westward, even if we advance lightly, it will take at least three days to reach Hailar."