Chapter 98: Flags and Flags in the Mountains Reflect the Morning Sun
Chapter Ninety-eight The mountains are full of flags reflecting the morning glow
In the early morning, the mist slowly spreads from the top of the wide and quiet mountain pond. The valleys with a radius of several miles are shrouded in pieces of veil. The early birds are singing on the branches, and the sound of singing is heard from the distant mountains.
The crow of partridges comes, the gentle morning breeze blows through the green treetops, and the light fragrance of flowers and the fresh taste of grass floats on the wind, refreshing your heart and mind.
Geng Xianglin, the major adjutant of the Seventh Hunan-Hubei Border Defense Regiment, maintained a good life routine as usual. The first thing he did after getting up was to squat in a manhole. Although under the crazy attack of the Guangdong-Guangxi Revolutionary Army, the Seventh Regiment had to flee into this remote mountain.
Although he was trying to save his life, Adjutant Geng still maintained his tenacious pace of life.
Unbuttoning his belt, taking off his trousers, and squatting on two tree trunks built above the gap in the mountain pond, the gentle Adjutant Geng always felt a sense of precarious fear, even though he had seen five brothers squatting on these two tree trunks lying on the water.
He squatted in a row on the four-meter-long tree trunk, chatting and laughing while swaying slightly, and excreted happily, but when it was his turn, he always felt scared, especially in the quiet morning, when the two tree trunks made a "squeaking" sound after bearing weight.
It was so harsh that it always frightened Geng Xianglin, who received higher education in Shanghai.
After finally squeezing out the sediment in his body, he used the rough branches prepared in advance to scrape the sensitive area in the hidden center of his buttocks. The worried Adjutant Geng lifted up his trousers and stepped on the solid ground like walking on a tightrope. Only then did he raise his head and spit out to the sky with relief.
After a long puff of turbid air, I opened my eyes and looked at the morning glow above Yanzi Ridge.
Suddenly, Adjutant Geng noticed that the scenery at the Yanziling Pass was very different from the previous two days. He quickly tightened his trouser pockets, rubbed his eyes and looked again. Seven or eight blue sky and white flags on the mountainside one kilometer away and on both sides of the mountain were rising in the morning glow.
Under the extremely eye-catching light, Geng Xianglin, who was so frightened that he could no longer remember to maintain his calm and elegant demeanor, ran to the hut in the small village in panic, and exclaimed loudly in a high-pitched voice: "The enemy is coming..."
The hysterical screams echoed in the mountains, and the silent valley suddenly became a mess. Groups of disheveled officers and soldiers ran out of thatched huts, rushing around like headless flies, shouting in terror, and firing guns.
The sound of pulling and the shrieking of the whistle came one after another.
The tall and thin regiment leader Lu Ronggao, who was in his early forties, rushed out of the big house near the water, surrounded by more than a dozen adjutants and guards. He drew his pistol and fired three shots into the sky. Only then did he frighten the more than 470 terrified subordinates.
The strong regimental deputy ran to the middle of the plains and yelled, trying his best to gather the panicked and confused troops.
Lu Ronggao took the telescope handed by the guard and looked around. He took a deep breath after looking around, and immediately realized that he couldn't escape even if he had wings: 800 meters east of the Yanziling twisting mouth, five or six people were set up condescendingly.
There are light and heavy machine guns, and the forest is swaying with people within a range of nearly 100 meters on both sides of the mountain col; the only exit to the north, Baishi Pass, has six huge blue-sky and white-sun flags in one word, and more than ten arrogant people are standing on this pass that is inaccessible to anyone.
The revolutionary army was pointing at him, and two of the officers-looking men seemed to be looking at him; to the south, across the 800-meter mountain pond, the flags at the foot of the 100-meter mountain were waving, and the dense grass was undulating, apparently full of
In the ambush, two light machine guns were set up on the commanding heights a hundred meters apart; on the relatively flat Huangni Fort to the west were erected more than thirty blue, blue, red and red flags with blue sky, white sun and red ground, including a high-flying red flag.
Six bright white characters were embroidered on the flag: First Army, Second Division! Under the banner, a tall officer, guarded by dozens of officers and soldiers, silently watched every move in the village.
Lu Ronggao put away his binoculars and angrily yelled at the battalion deputy: "Where are the sentries? Where are your security posts? Didn't you boast to me that everything was safe and well guarded?"
The adjutant put down the binoculars, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead: "Gentleman, I didn't expect the revolutionary army to be surrounded from all sides. I guess... I guess they got in before dawn. I got up at four o'clock to check the post... Take a look, Gentleman."
, the sentry from the west is back!"
Everyone looked at the sentry running in panic, and found that the guns and belts of the three people were gone. The sentry squad leader stopped three meters in front of Lu Ronggao, gasping for air and reported in panic:
"Captain, we are surrounded. The one attacking us from the west is a battalion of the Second Division of the Revolutionary Army. The remnants of the Sixth Brigade that we drove away at noon yesterday have surrendered to them... This is what their commander ordered me to do.
In the letter sent to the regimental commander, he said that he would only give us twenty minutes. If we do not reply within twenty minutes, it would be regarded as stubborn resistance to the end. Their second division is located in the west and the two regiments in the south will occupy Yanziling with the east.
The 16th regiment of Li Zongren's 7th Army launched an attack at the same time."
Lu Ronggao quickly grabbed the envelope and opened it to read. After reading it, he pondered for a moment and looked up to the sky and sighed: "Chief of Staff Li, please inform the brothers from all ministries to assemble and put down their weapons to accept the reorganization of the first army and the second division. Since the war started, our army has collapsed across the board. After a fierce battle, our regiment was forced to
He had no choice but to retreat, and suffered more than half of the casualties. He originally wanted to escape into the mountains to avoid his sharp edge, and rest for ten months to make a comeback. Unexpectedly, everything fell into the plot of the revolutionary army... What's more, the letter writer said that he was under the commander's command.
The fierce general Zhang Chengzhu and brother Zhang Zhenbei are sworn brothers, and they must have known that brother Zhenbei has shown great kindness to our army, so I believe that our brothers are at the end of their rope, and even if they abandon their weapons and surrender, it will not be too embarrassing."
"Tuanzuo, this...is!"
Chief of Staff Li saluted, turned around and issued an order loudly. The panicked troops of the Seventh Regiment took their companies and platoons as units and slowly organized their troops. The officers and soldiers were reluctant but had no choice.
Under the stern orders of Chief of Staff Li, the officers and soldiers took off their weapons one by one and walked to the center of the field in order, stacking various weapons together randomly. In the blink of an eye, twelve light and heavy machine guns, more than 300 rifles, and pistols were piled like a hill in the middle of the open space.
As if, the officers and men of the artillery company who had lost their artillery carried dozens of boxes of unopened ammunition from the huts to the north, and walked to the center to stack them neatly.
Adjutant Geng took the letter from Lu Ronggao and read it carefully. The letter was written neatly on the letterhead: Respectfully presented to Commander Lu of the Seventh Hunan-Hubei Border Defense Regiment. Out of concern for the lives of our officers and soldiers, our department and the friendly Seventh Army
Zhou Zuhuang's regiment did not launch a full-scale siege against your headquarters at dawn. I hope that Commander Lu will put the lives of his officers and soldiers first, see the situation clearly, lay down his weapons, and accept the reorganization of the second division of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army. Our division will ensure that
Commander Lu and his officers and men now have official titles and treatment. Sincerely! Revolutionary salute! Task Force of the Second Division of the First Army. An Yi. Also submitted: I have a brotherhood with Zhang Chengzhu and Zhang Zhenbei, and I never forget it every day. I have also heard about it.
Captain Lu and my sworn brother have a very close personal relationship, and my little brother is eager to see his heroic figure!
Five minutes later, hundreds of revolutionary officers and soldiers with guns and ammunition strode forward from Yanziling in the east and Huangnibao in the west. Flags in all directions were still waving and fluttering.
Lu Ronggao tidied up his appearance, ordered several guards to put down their weapons and stay put, and led his four deputies to stride westward.
An Yi stopped five meters away from Lu Rong and saluted respectfully: "I have long admired the name of Commander Lu. On behalf of all the soldiers of the Second Division of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army, An Yi would like to express his sincere gratitude to Commander Lu and the officers and men of his unit.
Respect and a warm welcome!”
Lu Ronggao was surprised when he saw An Yi was so young: "Sure enough, the young hero is so admirable and unexpected!"
An Yi laughed: "Thanks to the general's wrong love, An Yi is grateful! Commander Lu, if there are no other objections, would you allow our troops to lead the surrendering soldiers to Shuanggang Village to rest and recuperate?"
"As of now, everything is up to Brother An to make the decision. Brother An, can you please let me pay a visit to General Liu She? Or I can meet with Commander Zhou Zuhuang of the 17th Regiment under Li Zongren, so that I can listen to your teachings and get to know each other better.
The plan for the reorganization of our department." Lu Ronggao made the request calmly.
An Yi smiled again: "Of course, but I would like to ask the general to follow my younger brother to Shuanggang before we can make arrangements, haha! If the general has no other requirements, will the acceptance work start immediately?"
Lu Ronggao nodded helplessly: "Please!"
An Yi waved back, and the brothers from the second company lined up neatly and ran forward. Each platoon led a completely disarmed surrender company and marched to Shuanggang in the west. Soon Huzi also led the brothers from the first company to arrive, and more than a hundred
The elites surrounded the piles of weapons in the field and watched the long line of troops marching westward on tight guard.
Beard took out the whistle with confidence and blew it in all directions, one long and two short.
The platoon that heard the agreed whistle, the newly assigned 4th machine gun platoon and more than a hundred brothers led by Shi Junren, led groups of villagers in messy clothes and carrying nearly a hundred flags on their shoulders to leave the ambush area and rush towards the area from all directions.
In the small village to the north of Shantang, there were only about 20 mid- to high-level officers, including Lu Ronggao, left in the wide open space.
Lu Ronggao silently watched his more than 400 subordinates gradually disappear, with mixed feelings in his heart. He was extremely sad. He sighed and turned to An Yi, only to find more than 200 silly and cheerful villagers, each carrying a big flag, coming from all directions.
As they came, heavily armed revolutionary officers and soldiers were mixed in with the villagers, old and young. There were more than a hundred defeated soldiers of the Sixth Brigade wearing the same military uniforms as themselves. Yesterday, they were just bereft dogs that no one could pity. Today, everyone is hanging on their necks.
Wearing a red belt, with a look of excitement and pride on his face, he chatted and laughed with the revolutionary troops and villagers around him like a family.
Following Hu Zi's order, more than two hundred soldiers quickly gathered. After counting, they lined up and walked towards the piles of weapons and ammunition in the center of the field. Most of them were carried away on their shoulders and on their backs in the blink of an eye.
When more than two hundred villagers saw that the army could not finish moving, they immediately lowered the big flag, quickly took off the flagpole and threw it aside. They randomly rolled up the red and blue flags into a ball and stuffed them into their arms. Everyone remembered to take them back and remove the middle ones.
The white sun can still be used.
This group of young and old, who rarely showed up once in their lives, worked together and quickly moved away the remaining weapons and dozens of boxes of ammunition.
A tough old man in his sixties who was carrying the flag saw that he had no part in emptying the things. After thinking about it, he picked up the long bamboo pole on the ground, took out the crumpled red quilt in his arms and tied it with a flag.
He grinned with only a few teeth left, happily raised the flag high, and followed the returning team, looking extremely proud and proud.
Now Lu Ronggao and the ten famous captains around him finally understood, and they were all too ashamed to raise their heads.
Lu Ronggao looked pale and ashamed. He gritted his teeth and walked to An Yi and saluted solemnly: "Brother An, please allow Lu to take a few brothers around him to fend for themselves. Please allow Lu to repay your kindness today."
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An Yi returned the gift apologetically, took out a letter from the briefcase on his waist and handed it to Lu Ronggao: "This is a letter of certification that I prepared in advance. It has been stamped with the seal of the Political Department of our First Army. If there are various departments of our Revolutionary Army along the way,
For inquiry, Brother Lu can take it out to ensure that Brother Lu is unimpeded and safe."
An Yi saw Lu Ronggao taking the letter indifferently, thought for a while and explained in a low voice: "Brother Lu, please forgive me for doing this. If it were not for deception, Brother Lu would never put down his weapon due to his character, otherwise Brother Lu would have long ago
Surrender the Fourth Army or the Seventh Army. Even if I launch a sudden attack quietly before dawn, the current effect will not be achieved. Hundreds of brothers will fall in a pool of blood, maybe including myself and you.
Brother Lu is included.
There is something else I need to tell Brother Lu. The younger brother and the older brother Zhang Chengzhu are indeed brothers and sisters, but they are their own masters and cannot be together for the time being. The younger brother and the older brother Zhang Chengzhu have a bet. If the revolutionary army is defeated and the younger brother does not die, they will be together for the rest of their lives.
Brother Zhang is doing his best in front of and behind the horse. If the revolutionary army where my younger brother is from wins, Brother Zhang will lead my younger brother's horse for the rest of his life."
Lu Ronggao looked at An Yi in surprise. An Yi smiled slightly, saluted solemnly, turned around and led his more than 20 brothers to head west quickly.
A group of captains from the Seventh Regiment immediately gathered around Lu Ronggao, cursing at An Yi's back, and vowed to avenge this humiliation.
"shut up!"
Lu Ronggao yelled and said sternly: "Which of you has the strategy to protect my brother? Who has his kind heart? In just half a day, they were able to defeat hundreds of our officers and soldiers without fighting. Such wisdom and courage
, how many people have you seen with this kind of courage in your life? Today he gave us this lesson, which is enough for us to remember for a lifetime! Why do you hate others? If you want to hate, then hate yourself for not having the ability. If I hear someone say this again
If he is disrespectful, please leave me, Mr. Lu, immediately, I, Mr. Lu, do not need such narrow-minded people!"
On the way back, Huzi walked up to An Yi and asked in a low voice: "Are you sure that Lu Ronggao and others will leave?"
An Yi nodded: "Although I don't know much about Lu Ronggao, I still got a general idea from a group of prisoners. First of all, he was trapped on the Baima Bridge for three days and three nights during a fierce battle with Tang Shengzhi's troops, and one of his regiments was almost beaten.
Can Ye will never surrender, which shows that this person is a man. Secondly, he was beaten by the Fourth Army in Pingjiang and moved to Daping to rest and recuperate. He was beaten severely by the Seventh Army and still insisted on leading the team to escape into the mountains, which shows that this person is extremely strong.
Otherwise, he would have surrendered long ago. The price Tang Shengzhi offered to the Zhili army that surrendered was very high. Then I remembered what the old Taoist once said to me. The old Taoist said that the more iron-clad a man is, the more likely he will be.
Thinking of the old relationship, otherwise he would be like the overlord of Chu, a hero with a short temper and a long love for his children, so he took a bold plunge and used the tactic of suspicion and old friendship to bet on him.
By the way, otherwise we can’t afford it, haha!”
Huzi nodded in admiration: "I feel comfortable being with you. You have anticipated every aspect. Taking a step back, if Lu Ronggao sees through it, we can adopt a second blockade plan and occupy favorable terrain to trap them. But if that happens
It will take a long time and the casualties are unpredictable."
"Yes! Huzi, I also want to play it safe. During this period of time, we have relied on good luck to win consecutively, but people will not always have good luck. From now on, you and Jinan will beat me more
, please don’t let my head get hot!" An Yi said with emotion.
Beard laughed, gave An Yi a rare pat on the head, and strode forward to help the brothers in front lift the Maxim water-cooled heavy machine gun, which weighed more than a hundred kilograms, onto the high ridge.