Ye Zhao nodded, and then said: "Brigadier Gao, Wang Ning, and I will go in, and you guys will stay outside." After saying that, he took the lead in crossing the threshold and followed the example of the brigade commander of the 36th Brigade, whose name was Gao Yongxiang. Wang Ning and his two men followed one after another. Other staff officers and guards stood on both sides of the gate, on guard.
Mr. Gao, who was in the hall, had already come out with several of his grandchildren. He looked up and saw Ye Zhao. He saw the badge logo on his military cap. It was indeed not the style of a little devil. His heart was completely relieved, and he Seeing that the three officers who came in had calm faces and clear eyes, but they were not as cunning and cunning as the several national army officers he had seen before. He was half relieved. Mr. Gao had frequent dealings with the national army and knew that the national army In the military system, the Central Army is the easiest to get along with, and the rest are warlords with a certain reputation. The most difficult to get along with is the local security forces. Although Mr. Gao has heard of the Xuebing Army for the first time, based on his experience How could I not tell that the officers in front of me were all well-educated and would not embarrass them and the common people, "Welcome, welcome, it's really brilliant for these officers to come to this humble house." Mr. Gao said in front of him. With a smile, they looked at Ye Zhao and the others and said loudly, and came forward with crutches,
Ye Zhao came here to ask for help, so he decided to lower his profile. Hearing this, he also felt very fond of this old man. He kept saying that he didn't dare, and stood upright with his feet. Then he saluted with a powerful military salute, while Wang Ning Next to him, he introduced his identity and said: "Old man, this is Lieutenant General Ye Zhao, the commander of the 12th Division of the Northern Army of our cadet army. Our cadet army went to northern Guangdong to fight against Japan. It happened to be active in this area recently. I heard that the Gao family has always supported The government’s anti-Japanese actions, so I came here to pay a visit.”
Ye Zhao and the others were not more than ten people here (of course, this was official). From this, the Gao family inferred that Ye Zhao was only a regiment leader at most, but unexpectedly he was a lieutenant general and division commander, not to mention those young juniors. He was startled and became more cautious all of a sudden. Even Mr. Gao's face changed color instantly. He didn't know what the purpose of a lieutenant general came to the door. And based on his understanding of the national army, it was naturally a big plan. However, Although the Gao family is a prominent local family, they have been fishing for a living for generations and do not have much savings. If the lieutenant general and division commander really came here to reward the army, what should he do?
Ye Zhao saw the sudden change in the color of the Gao family, and after thinking about it for a moment, he guessed what they were worried about. Originally, he had thought of saying some words first and then explaining his purpose, but when he saw this, he became more worried. He would destroy the newly established trust, so he said to Wang Ning: "Counsel Wang, please take out the meeting gift I brought for Mr. Gao."
"Yes." Wang Ning responded, opened his backpack, and then took out five envelopes containing twenty-five silver dollars each.
Ye Zhao said: "Mr. Gao, this is your first visit. Please accept this small greeting gift." He then said, "I heard that Mr. Gao is a cheerful person, so I won't be arrogant in front of real people. We are coming to Gao this time. I'm here to borrow a boat. Mr. Gao, you should have heard that Jiujiang has been occupied by the Japanese. We are here to recover Jiujiang. The place we chose to cross the lake is Wuxingli. Our Xuebing Army is purely Infantry, we don’t have the tools to cross the lake, we need your support, of course, we won’t borrow it in vain, um, the rental fee is fifteen yuan per ship, what do you think, we need about fifty ships in total.”
When Wang Ning presented the five silver dollar envelopes, Mr. Gao's expression became even more disgusting. He had never dealt with soldiers, so he knew that it was difficult to get money from being a soldier. He was thinking about this. Is it because Ye Zhao, the Lieutenant General and Division Commander, was playing hard to get? When he heard what he said next, he realized that he was judging a gentleman with the heart of a villain. There are many good generals in the national army who are diligent, love the people, and dare to protect the country. , Although I don’t know what kind of army this student army is, the behavior of these people seems to be different from those security forces who are used to playing wolves internally and grandsons externally. He threw the crutch to A grandson cupped his hands and said: "Sir, you are too foreign. Although I live in the mountains, I still need to know a little about the things outside. Although our Gao family is a people from the mountains, we are also willing to contribute a little bit to the fight against Japan and the defense of the country. Borrowing a boat is a trivial matter. What rent is needed? Hang Seng."
Gao Hengsheng was the oldest young man. He was holding the old man's crutch. Hearing this, he handed the crutch to him and said, "Grandpa."
Mr. Gao escaped from his arms, looked at his pocket watch, and ordered: "It's almost dinner time. You go to the back and say hello, saying that there are distinguished guests at home, and ask your grandma and your mother to prepare a banquet." Then he said to Ye Zhao: "General Ye, if you don't want to see anyone else, just have a casual meal here, and then we will have a good discussion about borrowing the boat. Don't worry, there are plenty of boats. Moreover, if it is inconvenient for you, I will We can also provide capable boatmen.”
Mr. Gao acted boldly, and Ye Zhao was not a mother-in-law person. He and Gao Yongxiang looked at each other, and then readily agreed, saying: "Then I'll trouble Mr. Gao."
The meal was enjoyed by both the host and the guest. During the dinner, Mr. Gao asked tactfully about some things about Xuebingjun. In order to win the trust of the Gao family, Ye Zhao naturally knew everything he wanted to know. Mr. Gao's children, or Marrying far away, or making a living elsewhere, the younger generation in the family only has grandchildren, nephews, and even grandchildren. Among these grandchildren, some of the descendants of the Gao family have heard of the name Xuebingjun. Ye Zhao and the others always acted calmly at the dinner table, and the guards outside refused to leave their posts from beginning to end. All the above made Mr. Gao more and more certain that this student army was indeed a team that sincerely resisted the Japanese. He became even more enthusiastic about the fishing boats in the concession.
After Ye Zhao visited the Gao family, he went to visit the Dong family, accompanied by Gao Hengsheng. As the two big local families, the Gao family and the Dong family often had marriages between them. In fact, when Mr. Gao agreed to this matter From now on, there will be no problems with the Dong family. However, considering that this battle is of great importance and requires close cooperation between the Gao family and the Dong family, Ye Zhao still dare not ask him to go visit him personally.
The time was postponed for two days. On this day, while Ye Zhao was waiting for Feng Xuehai's information and was getting a little restless, Meng Kailan's telegram arrived. If the battle situation at Shizhong Mountain was in danger, the Yanlie Mountain garrison would provide full support. This was the time for Ye Zhao to leave. Hukou had discussed the countermeasures with Meng Kailan on the phone before. The Japanese army attacked Shizhongshan again. Ye Zhao had already received the news in the morning, but he did not expect that Zhongdao Qingcun had already lost 3,000 people. , still have the courage to bring out an army of 5,000 people. Last time, the 123rd Regiment killed 3,000 people with only half of its own casualties. This time, Shi Zhongshan can integrate a brigade of troops at any time. The five Japanese troops Thousands of people were dispatched at the same time, but I'm afraid they couldn't get any results. The 122nd Regiment supported Shizhongshan, and the Yanlieshan position was abandoned. This did give the Japanese army a chance to make a sneak attack. However, if the Japanese army wanted to take advantage of this to gain a foothold in Hukou, then they The number of troops dispatched cannot be reduced. Well, we plan to make two brigades. How many Japanese troops are left in Jiujiang? Eight squadrons. These eight squadrons need to defend the southwest and northwest directions. Those who will eventually stay in Jiujiang City There are only four brigades at most... Mr. Ye Zhao, the accountant, was calculating silently, and began to hesitate in his mind, whether to attack Jiujiang directly, or to cut off the connection between Jiujiang and Xingzi County first, and eliminate the Japanese from the two brigades in Xingzi County. ,
At the Shizhongshan position, Wang Jinyu had used up all the spare barrels. He looked at the Japanese who were still shouting and rushing toward him dozens of meters away. He buried the red barrel in the sand to cool down, and at the same time, he buried the red barrel in the sand to cool down. The Wei Qing-type assault rifle he picked up from his comrades loaded the magazine and opened the safety. He tirelessly pulled the trigger for more than two hours in a row. The index finger, middle finger and ring finger of his right hand were all swollen, and he was suffering from severe pain. , "Maybe it won't be long before I can accompany my second brother." He thought like this and looked around.
The tenacity of this wave of Japanese troops far exceeded the previous wave. Many Japanese soldiers were obviously hit in vital parts, but they refused to close their eyes obediently. They even fired a shot before they died, not knowing whether they would come back to life. The reason is that the bullets fired by these dying Japanese soldiers are extremely accurate and can always injure one or two cadets. Wu Gang filled in the machine gunners as early as an hour and a half ago due to the attrition of machine gunners, and the two machine gun companies have been replaced from the beginning of the war to the present. , there are only a few serious machine gun shooters left, and those who are still fighting are mostly made up by others.
The reserve team was filled in early. Fortunately, Liang saw the opportunity quickly and led the reserve team to attack early. Otherwise, in the previous round of attack, the first line of defense was probably lost, and the Japanese army continued to launch Although the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties due to their fearless charge, it also put considerable pressure on the defenders. The casualties of the defenders appeared precisely under this pressure. Often, the Japanese army charged in a round, although they Almost all of them fell, and the defenders had to pay a few, or even a dozen, casualties. Although Yu Liang came up later, his luck was much worse than Wu Gang. Wu Gang had been stuck on the machine gun position, and he had always been a little devil. The target of special care, but he only had a scrape of skin on his cheek, while Yu Liang's right hand was broken. Now, he can only awkwardly shoot with his left hand.
"Regiment, no, if the 122 regiment doesn't come up, this first line of defense can't be defended." The chief of staff of the 121 regiment said in Yu Liang's ear. He put his lips as close to Yu Liang's ear as possible and said in a suppressed voice. , the sound of guns and artillery on the position was too loud. Even if the distance was far away, it was difficult to hear what the other party was saying, and these words could not be said publicly, otherwise it would definitely affect morale. For this reason, the chief of staff had to act very ambiguous. posture,
In fact, Yu Liang had already noticed this fact despite his concern. He turned back and glanced at the mountain road on the left. That was the only passage leading to Yanlie Mountain. If the 122nd Regiment came for reinforcements, they would definitely come here.
The reassuring camouflage color still did not appear at the end of the mountain road. It seemed that the round of shelling by the Japanese army just now had indeed caused considerable trouble to the 122nd Regiment. He gritted his teeth and said: "Never mind, let's fight."
The chief of staff stopped talking, and at this moment, a small commotion suddenly broke out in the Japanese charging array in front, and a moment later, cheers came from, "The little devil ran away." "The Japanese army retreated." "Brothers." Let’s fight.”
At the critical moment, the Japanese army actually retreated.