Returning to the Tucheng station, Li Xiaolong immediately wrote the "Review Report" at his desk. When Huang Han came back from patrolling the camp, he saw Li Xiaolong writing the review with a painful look on his face. After thinking about it, he asked the guards to feed the two mules and horses, and then took a look.
Find some tattered blankets and torn sacks, sew them up, tie them with ropes or belt buckles, and use them as saddles, in case you need them later.
Several guards and military staff quickly went to work, feeling deeply guilty for Commander Huang Han, Li Xiaolong and others. The army originally had more than forty war horses, but the dozen or so horses that transported medicines to the central headquarters were gone.
After returning, the central leaders don’t have horses to ride on, so who has the nerve to bring them back?
When the troops were divided, Huang Han, who was just and fair, showed no selfish intentions and assigned three horses to carry heavy machine guns to each of the divided regiments. As a result, his troops only had fifteen horses left.
After several tough battles, the nine horses that were killed were not even wasted on their belts and flesh, and they all ended up in the belly of the wounded comrades. The whole army came to the old city to garrison, and two of the six horses died from exhaustion. Same thing.
They were cut up and boiled, and the remaining horses were reduced to skin and bones. They were slaughtered one after another for three days and became a nutritious soup to help the wounded and sick recover. The commanders and soldiers were considered lucky to be able to get even one bone.
At this point, the entire 20th Red Army no longer has a horse. Today, thanks to the blessing of Company Commander Chang, we finally got two mules to pull the cart. Why haven't we prepared them as soon as possible for the army commander and political commissar who have so many things to do?
Half an hour later, Huang Han and Li Xiaolong finished explaining their affairs in the army to Liu Ziyuan and Du Qiliang, then mounted the big mules and horses and galloped eastward.
Fortunately, the dark clouds in the sky had faded at this time, so there was no need to worry about rain on the way. However, the biting cold wind still stung their faces. However, the matter was urgent and they could not care about anything else. They had to
Rush to the legion headquarters that was quietly transferred to Macheng Town last night as soon as possible, explain the situation to the superior leaders and organizations, and request for punishment, so that you can feel at ease.
Huang Han and political cadre Li Xiaolong, who have experienced brutal internal struggles, know very well that the sooner such a thing is reported, the better. If someone reports it in advance, the nature will be completely different.
I'm afraid I can't explain it clearly with my mouth full.
When Huang Han and Li Xiaolong ran halfway, it was just after 9:30 in the morning. The two people, physically and mentally exhausted and anxious, had no idea that the soldiers of the Third Army Corps were experiencing a miracle, and this miracle had affected Army Commander Peng Dehuai and Chief of Staff Deng Ping.
After he and the soldiers were stunned, they were overjoyed.
The Third Army Corps of the Central Red Army, which had just successfully occupied Gulin County the night before, was resting and recuperating. Yesterday evening, it was suddenly discovered that more than 4,000 Kuomintang troops had been occupying the dangerous terrain on the Jiulongyan line about ten kilometers north of the city. They were threatening the Third Army Corps and the entire Red Army.
The safety of the main force posed a great threat. Commander Peng Army was full of worries and immediately ordered Commander Li of the Fifth Division to find out the enemy's situation. A report was soon sent: From the enemy's camouflage uniforms, steel helmets and standard weapons, he learned that it was the Anjia Army.
Of the security force.
Commander Peng Dehuai pondered for a moment and immediately reported the situation to the Central Headquarters. The Central Headquarters quickly ordered an exploratory attack on the enemy in the morning the next day.
At seven o'clock in the morning, more than 7,000 soldiers of the Third Army quietly moved into position according to the "surrounding three and missing one" deployment. All units of the army were ready for attack and were about to storm the enemy's position from the front and both wings.
Just eight minutes before the gunshots of the general attack rang out, the enemies in the front positions suddenly and quickly evacuated their positions without any warning, and fled into the distance in an orderly manner. The chief officers of each department were stunned. For a while, they could neither chase nor fight.
No, I was jumping up and down in a hurry.
Commander Peng Regiment received the emergency report from the front line and was stunned for a long time. He reacted and immediately ordered a pursuit. However, the officers and soldiers of the Anjia Army garrison brigade with more than 4,000 people were running surprisingly fast. They were lagging behind the Red Army soldiers who were nearly ten minutes away.
Can you catch up? It's better not to chase. The longer you chase, the farther away you are. The speed and efficiency of the two sides immediately formed a sharp contrast. Commander Li of the 5th Division and Commander Xu of the 4th Division were so angry that they couldn't stand it and scolded their mothers. They had to order their subordinates.
All ministries withdrew their troops and occupied the Jiulongyan position, waiting for further orders.
When the battle report came, Lao Peng, who had fought hard battles for half his life, couldn't believe it. The enemy escaped without firing a shot. According to his idea, if the attack could not be defeated within a while after it was launched, he would have to withdraw to the south of Xuyong.
Zhu De's troops, who were walking back, rushed to the rescue and attacked the enemy from behind. But now, as if they were punched in the air, all plans were useless. Lao Peng angrily rode his horse and rushed to the front line to check. When he arrived to the south of Jiulong Rock,
Before half past eight, I suddenly spotted two huge silver planes flying towards me.
The guard behind Peng Dehuai jumped off his horse, grabbed the reins of the regiment commander's mount, and shouted to dismount and take cover. As a result, he was busy for a long time, but the enemy plane did not drop bombs. After circling over the heads of the Red Army for several times, it suddenly lowered its altitude, "
"Buzzing" down.
The soldiers on the ground and at the foot of the mountain all thought that the planes were about to carry out indiscriminate bombing. Many officers and soldiers lay down in the muddy trenches and low-lying areas and covered their ears. However, they waited for a long time and did not hear the explosion.
The roar of the aircraft went away. Everyone looked up and saw six or seven huge white parachutes blooming in the sky. There were all square objects hanging under the parachutes. They swayed in the wind for a while and landed on the road south of the position.
on and around the wasteland.
The entire battlefield was surprisingly quiet. A few brave cadres and soldiers jumped up. Amidst the calls of their companions to "be careful of bombs" and "slow down if there is danger", they rushed towards the huge squares falling from the sky without fear.
When I saw the package, I saw that the ropes were tied neatly and tightly, and I couldn't untie them with my hands. I was so anxious that I immediately pulled out my bayonet and cut the ropes, opened the grass-green oilcloth, and pried open the box boards. What followed was nothing but surprise.
I was stunned - they were all medicines! The boxes were full of urgently needed life-saving special medicines!
Where did the soldiers dare to delay? They immediately carefully subcontracted all the medicines and rushed them to Gulin City. At the same time, they made an emergency report to the central government. When Commander Peng and his entourage returned to the city full of doubts, the political cadres reported urgently: Vice Chairman Zhou and
Comrade Chen Geng and his party called from Macheng to inquire about the situation of the war.
When Lao Peng heard that it was these two people who were taking action, he immediately understood what was going on. He realized that the various departments of the central government would soon arrive in Gulin. Without saying a word, he ordered the directly affiliated security regiment to immediately send all the medicines to the twenty south.
Macheng, which is many kilometers away.
It was already noon when Huang Han and Li Xiaolong arrived in Macheng. Under the guidance of the guards and officers from the headquarters, the two quickly found the legion headquarters, dismounted from their horses and entered the courtyard. They ran into the main hall and immediately approached Deputy Zhou who was chatting in a low voice.
Chairman, Commander Lin Biao and others saluted and reported.
Lin Biao raised his head and saw Huang Han and Li Xiaolong. He was very surprised and asked: "Why are you two here if you don't take a good rest?"
"this……"
Although Huang Han had met Lin Biao when he was at Whampoa Military Academy, the two did not interact with each other that often. In addition, they were now in a superior-subordinate relationship, so he didn't know how to report it for a while.
Li Xiaolong was still smart. He walked up to Lin Biao, pulled him to the corner, explained the situation in a few words, took out the inspection report signed by him and Huang Han from his briefcase, and handed it over respectfully with both hands.
, begged in a low voice:
"Comrade Commander, I am in charge of this matter. Facing hundreds of wounded, Comrade Huang Han was so anxious that he had no choice but to agree to my decision. The main responsibility lies with me."
Lin Biao turned the cowhide envelope in his hand, looked at Huang Han, then turned his head, stared into Li Xiaolong's eyes for a while, and then said nonchalantly:
"You can report it to Vice Chairman Zhou privately later. This matter is quite special. But that's fine, I don't need to notify you again. Since you have solved it yourself, I don't have anything to do with you here. Okay, let's take care of it first.
Take a break and drink some water to wipe your sweat before we talk."
"yes."
After listening to Lin Biao's answer, Li Xiaolong secretly complained in his heart, thinking that Lin Biao had already received the report, but when he thought about it, he thought it was impossible! No matter how fast the report was, it was not as fast as himself and Huang Han. The only radio station in the army was Chang
Sheng knows how to use it, but since he is unconscious now, it is impossible for others to use the radio to make snitches.
Thinking of this, Li Xiaolong was determined. He followed Lin Biao towards the leaders and found that Huang Han had sat next to Vice Chairman Zhou, and the two were chatting happily. Huang Han was a little restrained, while Vice Chairman Zhou was generous and gentle in tone.
Chen Geng looked at Huang Han, his younger brother, with a smile and interest.
Vice Chairman Zhou got excited about the conversation and stood up to suggest that Lin Biao, Huang Han, Chen Geng and Li Xiaolong go out for a walk together.
Everyone obeyed the order happily. Li Xiaolong glanced at it quietly and immediately understood that this was a tactful move by Vice Chairman Zhou. It was estimated that there were some words that should not be heard by the civil and military officials at Mantang headquarters and the legion.
The headquarters of the First Red Army was set up in the school. Everyone talked in low voices and walked slowly out of the school gate. They stopped when they reached the small river bend a hundred or ten meters in front of the door. Vice Chairman Zhou held his hands kindly and asked in a low voice what the end was.
What's going on?
As soon as Li Xiaolong heard that the real drama was coming, he immediately reported the situation truthfully and stood solemnly with Huang Han, waiting for Vice Chairman Zhou's opinion. However, he found that Vice Chairman Zhou shook his head and smiled at each other with Lin Biao and Chen Geng.
His expression looked very relaxed.
Li Xiaolong and Huang Han were very surprised, but they felt a lot more relaxed. They knew that if Vice Chairman Zhou smiled in front of such a serious incident, things would be much easier to handle.
Vice Chairman Zhou naturally folded his hands and said with a smile: "Chen Geng, please tell Comrade Huang Han and Comrade Li Xiaolong about the situation. Your trip to Xufu is almost the same as their method of retreat.
The results are similar, haha!”
Chen Geng nodded, and then briefly gave a brief account of his trip to the Xu Mansion. Afterwards, he said with emotion: "An Yi is still nostalgic for old friendships, but he doesn't seem to have any clear political stance, and his warlord style
He is also very prominent in his tough and ruthless methods. As long as his vital interests are not harmed, he is still easy to talk and very generous. However, once his interests are touched, he will immediately turn his back on others. What a spicy thing.
I can use any means. However, I am still very grateful for his generous help this time. I guess Comrade Li Xiaolong feels the same as me on this point."
Huang Han suddenly felt extremely relaxed, and Li Xiaolong was also relieved. Li Xiaolong nodded heavily, took half a step forward, and said with emotion to Vice Chairman Zhou and Chen Geng:
"Yes! In fact, this time I was too shameless to treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor. After all, they had helped us when we were in old Nanchang and we had some friendship with each other. Fortunately, although Gu Changfeng and An Yi
He is a domineering warlord who goes his own way, but his conscience is still intact. I am also very grateful to them this time for not embarrassing the little comrade we secretly sent to deliver the message. I am very happy."
Vice Chairman Zhou nodded and turned to Lin Biao, who had been listening silently but did not speak: "Comrade Lin Biao, what do you think of your classmate An Yi?"
Lin Biao shook his head slightly: "Although he and I were in the same class when we were in Huangpu, he was in the engineering department and our barracks were far apart. When we met, he always nodded as a greeting and never said a word to me.
words, and he is a famous person in Huangpu life. He gets along very well with the people in the first and second periods. He is also a member of the Blood Flower Drama Club. He is the object of everyone's attention wherever he goes. I don't like to join in the fun, so
I just knew him and had no contact with him.
"Actually, it's Comrade Chen Geng. Comrade Zuo Quan can talk to him, but this guy is very slippery. He can get along well with both Communist and Kuomintang students, and he has never revealed his political stance. Now
In retrospect, such a person is quite profound and terrifying, not to mention the way this guy does business and makes money, let alone his fighting skills."
Everyone smiled knowingly after hearing this, and they all knew what Lin Biao's underlying meaning was. An Yi was originally nicknamed a profiteer, but when his business has reached this point, it is difficult for ordinary people to figure out his thoughts. There is probably a lot of insidiousness and cunning in it.
, there is no businessman but no treachery.
Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Vice Chairman Zhou ordered Huang Han and Li Xiaolong to have a casual meal with everyone before going back.
Li Xiaolong quickly approached Vice Chairman Zhou's ear and reported in a low voice about the thousands of dollars that An Yi had given away along with the medicine. Vice Chairman Zhou nodded to indicate that he understood, and walked back to the school yard with the two of them, praising them as they walked.
He was selfless and made serious criticism in the end, saying, "Special circumstances will be treated with special treatment, and this will not happen again." It is estimated that the final verbal warning will still be given.
Chen Geng and Lin Biao were walking side by side behind. Chen Geng saw Lin Biao looking like he was walking with his head down and not farting, so he thought for a while and asked in a low voice:
"What are you thinking about?"
Lin Biao stopped slowly: "I was wondering when I would have the opportunity to fight An Yi."
Chen Geng was quite surprised, then smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "I think so too! But it depends on when. Fortunately, his army did not have any ill intentions towards us this time, otherwise our life would not be so easy, even if it was necessary
Beating is something that will happen in the future, I don’t know if I have to wait until the year of the monkey... Let’s go and eat, my stomach is growling.”