The sky was getting brighter, and the sound of horse hooves sounded from the south, getting closer and closer. Dozens of people heard the clanging sound of the gun bolts being pulled by the military masters guarding them. They all concentrated on guarding and stood ready, and immediately closed their mouths consciously.
After a while, two tall war horses ran to the south and stopped next to the wounded. Two big men jumped off their horses, walked towards a tall young man, saluted, muttered something and then left quickly, leaving the whole forest behind.
All move.
Dozens of people were so scared that they huddled together, fearing that it would affect them.
Just when all the people were silent, they suddenly saw the tall young man who had just been whispering to the two big men striding towards him, followed by more than a dozen fierce-looking men with long and short spears and daggers on their backs.
The big man and dozens of people were filled with panic, thinking that these soldiers were going to kill people and silence them. They were all trembling in fear and despair.
The old man was so frightened that he stood up and wanted to run away, but he was held down by the strong hands of the military master behind him. For a moment, the old man lost all hope and all his energy seemed to have been drained. He suddenly collapsed to the ground, a pair of
A strong big hand stretched out at the right time and helped the old manager up:
"Uncle, don't be afraid. My nephew says a few words and you can go back."
The old man opened his eyes in confusion and looked at An Yi who was helping him up in horror. He moved his mouth and wanted to hum a few words, but found that he was speechless.
An Yi shook the old manager and told him to stand up, saluted apologetically, and said kindly:
"Folks, uncle, I have wronged you! We had no choice but to take you abducted. We were worried that the villagers would get excited and spread rumors, so that the Zhilu Army in the southwest would discover our whereabouts, so we had to take away the villagers who caught our whereabouts.
Bring us here... My nephew was so anxious that he forgot to introduce himself. My name is An Yi, and he is the commander of the independent division of the First Army of the Revolutionary Army. Since we were surrounded by the enemy in the east of Xuzhou and could not return, we had to go all the way.
I was beaten to death and escaped secretly. I saw that I was only a hundred miles away from the Yangtze River. I couldn't be careful! I'm sorry, but I also ask the folks to be patient. My nephew said goodbye now and thanked the folks for their help! Goodbye!
"
An Yi saluted and turned around to leave. All the soldiers followed him and quickly went south. They walked a hundred meters away and disappeared at the corner of the forest.
The old manager and the villagers around him looked at each other in shock, and it took a while before they came back to their senses.
A young man shouted in surprise: "Oh my God! I thought I saw the wrong person before, but I didn't expect it was really General An, the famous Northern Expedition general! He looks exactly the same as the one in the newspaper taped to my window! He's just a little thinner.
, the noses and eyes are very similar..."
"What a sin! There are so many wounded soldiers carrying and carrying them. I'm afraid there are more than a thousand people..."
The villagers all sighed. The old man took out the piece of warm ocean from his arms and looked at it for a long time. He felt sour. Without waiting for the tears to flow down, he stamped his feet and walked to the edge to pick up the plowshare.
He took the cow and left quickly. The young man from the same village quickly picked up the plow and chased the cow. While chasing, he asked loudly:
"Uncle Guan, wait a minute, isn't your third son working as a foreman at the old Nanchang Rongjun Hardware Factory? His letter said that the factory belongs to General An's Independent Division, right? Old Uncle Guan, wait for me... Hey,
Why are you crying..."
8:10 am, Mazhuang Station.
All the roads in Mazhuang Town were blocked by the murderous officers and soldiers. At dawn, more than a thousand people in the town heard several gunshots from the direction of the station and then calmed down. When they opened their doors and saw the patrolling officers and soldiers filling the streets, they were all shocked.
Frightened, the bold ones who went to ask were immediately driven back to the door, and were sternly warned not to go out, otherwise they would be responsible for any casualties. The timid ones had already retreated home, closed the doors and windows, and found a corner for their family to hide. So, the whole town
It fell into a deathly silence. Except for the officers and soldiers with guns who could be seen everywhere on the two streets that intersected the north and the south, there was no one left.
At 8:30, more than 2,000 people drove into the town from the north. Hundreds of seriously injured people on stretchers and injured soldiers were quickly sent to the simple station. The whole town was filled with the sound of footsteps and
The low shouts, the occasional horse neighing and the sound of horse hooves were heart-stopping. Many brave people quietly peeked through the cracks in doors and windows, having no idea what was going on with this scarred Zhilu army.
On the platform, An Yi looked at the dilapidated iron carriages on the second track and asked worriedly: "Hutou, no train has passed by for so long?"
"No, the station master and a group of people on the railway have interrogated them all. They said that except for a train loaded with cannons heading to Chuzhou Station in the south yesterday, no train has passed by in the past two days. On the contrary, there were only trains from Mingguang Station and Bengbu Station.
Quite a few, I guess they’re all backlogged there.”
Hutou reluctantly led An Yi into the stationmaster's room, pointed at the enemy captain and stationmaster who had guns held to their heads by four brothers, and introduced:
"This is a company commander guarding the station. He had less than eighty men. We killed them all, leaving only this grandson. This is the station commander. He doesn't know anything about it. He has no feelings for our revolutionary army. I
I’m too embarrassed to beat him, it’s so fucking uncomfortable!”
An Yi nodded, pointed to the phone on the table and asked: "This place is less than five kilometers away from Mingguang City, and the enemy didn't call to inquire?"
"Here, I answered the call the first time, saying that the company commander had gone to the latrine. Another call came half an hour ago. I answered it with a gun to his head. This grandson is quite sensible, and he cooperated with the report and said that he was safe and sound.
Things... By the way, where are Lao Ding and Hu Hu? Why didn't you see them?" Gu Changfeng asked.
"I guess they have reached Mingguang. I asked them to find a way to get a train back. It seems to be difficult. There is really no other way. We can only cross the railway and head south into the mountains."
An Yi sighed and looked at the stationmaster who raised his head. He saw the strange twinkle in the stationmaster's eyes. His heart moved. He quickly motioned to the two soldiers behind him to move their guns and pointed at the two brothers behind the captain.
: "You two, take this prisoner out first... Mr. Station Commander, my name is An Yi, the commander of the Independent Division of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army."
The webmaster nodded, raised his square black face and stared at An Yi's face, looking a little excited:
"I recognized you. I recognized you as early as the moment you walked into the station commander's office! The "Model Camp" book my daughter bought has several photos of you in the pages. Although the control of the Zhilu Army is very
It's strict, but the little girl still hides it carefully like a treasure."
An Yi smiled and said: "I am a lost dog now. I haven't shaved my beard for ten days... Mr. Stationmaster, is there anything you can tell me?"
The station commander nodded and stood up: "General An, you must kill that company commander before you leave, otherwise I will not be able to save my life."
An Yi was overjoyed: "Sir, please tell me, I, An Yi, remember this kindness."
The stationmaster waved his hand: "General An, you're welcome. There are many of my brothers at Xuzhou Station and Liuquan Station in the north. They respect General An very much. Okay, no more nonsense. The train will return from Pukou in ten minutes.
It will pass through this station. Since it is a special military train, it will not stop at our small station. General An has to quickly send people to the railway crossing a mile or two south to warn and try to make the train stop. Then it is up to the general to decide what to do.
."
An Yi shouted in surprise: "Hutou, take one of you for a run and bring this with you..."
An Yi grabbed the signal light and signal flag from the stationmaster's desk and handed it to Gu Changfeng, who was inexplicably excited. Gu Changfeng responded and rushed out of the office door.
An Yi stretched out his hands, grabbed the stationmaster's hand and held it tightly: "I won't thank you enough! As long as An Yi doesn't die, we will meet one day. May I ask what your name is?"
"My name is Fang Dewen, from Xuzhou. General, please don't be polite. The reason why I didn't tell the general named Hutou just now is because I was really not sure who you were. I didn't know until I saw the general himself. Please
Forgive me!
The general's reputation is so great that many people are surprised that they haven't heard from him for so long. But I know that the general is besieged in the north. I didn't expect that the general can fight back among the thousands of troops of the Northern Army.
People admire you!”
Fang Dewen had a nice smile, but there was no trace of the indifference he had when they first met.
Suddenly, there was a burst of noise outside the door. An Yi's expression changed and he ran out quickly. He immediately heard fierce gunfire coming from the northwest.
Bearded with sweat, he came to An Yi and reported anxiously: "It is estimated that our whereabouts have been discovered by the enemy. A battalion of Zhilu Army troops quickly drove over from the direction of Mingguang. We were three kilometers west of the town.
We had to order Lao Ding and Xia Jian to violently block the enemy. They had just annihilated half of the enemy, and a large number of troops were immediately added to the direction of Mingguang. The blockade is still ongoing. Before dawn, we entered Mingguang and caught a patrolling platoon leader for interrogation.
The 4th Infantry Division is on its way to Mingguang. Fortunately, only one regiment of the 39th Infantry Division is left in Mingguang. Our more than 400 brothers can barely withstand it, but there is a problem here. How can there be so many wounded soldiers?
Let’s go? Make up your mind quickly!”
An Yi was so anxious that his head was covered with sweat and his heart was beating like a drum. Just as he was about to answer, he heard gunshots coming from the south. An Yi rushed down the platform and looked south. When he saw the smoke from the train, he immediately jumped on the platform and said to Huzi:
"Tiger Tou intercepted the train in the south and a fight broke out. You quickly call dozens of brothers and move the pile of sleepers on the edge of the railway in front to the railway and pile them upright. I guess the enemy will not dare to charge."
"Great! We're saved now!"
Beard turned around and ran to the platform where the officers and soldiers gathered, commanding the troops to start working.
An Yi turned to Lin Yaodong: "Xiaojiu, hurry up and notify Deputy Commander Yin and the Chief of Staff to carry all the wounded and sick to the south platform."
"yes!"
"Chen Mian?"
"arrive!"
"Kill the enemy captain at the door of the office!"
"yes!"
An Yi gave Fang Dewen a solemn military salute: "Mr. Fang, please go to the stationmaster's office and take refuge. I will ask the guards to guard it for you. You can come out after we evacuate. If anyone asks, just say that you hid in advance."
See you later!”
Fang Dewen stepped forward to shake hands with An Yi and said excitedly: "General, take care, see you soon!"
An Yi jumped off the platform and stood in the middle of the railway. He took out his telescope and looked south. In less than a minute, the smoking locomotive appeared in An Yi's field of vision. Through the telescope, An Yi could clearly see Gu Changfeng on the roof.
Wave the flag and keep conveying the message of "finished".
An Yi was so surprised that he jumped onto the platform and shouted: "Herald——"
"Arrived!" The herald came striding over.
"Take a few people to the west of the town, notify Battalion Commander Ding and Commander Xia to retreat immediately, and order them to ignore the pursuing troops behind them and retreat to the station immediately!" An Yi quickly ordered.
"yes!"
The train slowly stopped on the platform. Wu Liheng, the deputy of the Third Regiment, led his adjutants and guards and crowded on the front of the car. He held the frightened train driver with a gun. When he passed by An Yi, he grinned at An Yi and then continued to perform the intimidation mission.
An Yi ran to Gu Changfeng who jumped off the roof of the car: "Did it go well?"
"Eight brothers are dead, grandma's! I didn't expect the enemy to be so perverted and even send people to escort the empty truck... Please call the brothers to get on the truck. I saw a fierce fight in Zhenxi on the roof of the truck!"
After Gu Changfeng finished speaking, he saw that it was very slow to send the wounded to the train gate. He rushed to the middle of the train in a hurry and took charge personally.
An Yi turned around and rushed out of the train station, ran towards the horses left outside the gate, flew up, and shouted an order to the bugler behind him: "Blow the retreat horn! Blow the retreat horn quickly, so that all the brothers guarding the intersections can
Withdraw!"
"yes!"
The bugler took off his bugle and blew it to the sky. Several guards who had snatched the horses flew on their horses and pursued An Yi who was rushing towards the battle site in Zhenxi. After a while, they reunited with Xia Jian and Ding Zhicheng's troops who had retreated to Zhenxi.
An Yi shouted to his brothers to retreat to the station at full speed and board the train. He took off the rifle behind him and rushed to the corner of the room in front of him. With precise marksmanship, he killed three enemy officers who were charging on horseback. The enemy's offensive stalled slightly when they saw this.
The guards turned pale with fright, and they all rushed towards An Yi and dragged him off the battlefield. Xia Jian directed more than a hundred brothers to throw out all the last grenades, and then under the cover of deafening explosions and thick smoke, they headed towards
He ran wildly in the direction of the station.
Nine fifteen, Mingguang Station.
There were whistles on the platform and people were shouting. The more than 8,000 officers and soldiers of the 4th Temporary Division of the Zhili Allied Forces who had just arrived at the station and jumped off the train. Before they could figure out what the fierce exchange of fire was coming from the south, they were ordered by their superiors to immediately
Getting on the train, the up and down, plus the large amount of ammunition that had just been moved out of the train, caused the whole station to be in chaos. The officers were yelling and cursing, and it took a long time for the officers and soldiers to understand:
The An Yi Independent Division snatched the returning train at Mazhuang Station in the south and fled south. Orders from the top were ordered to get on the train immediately and give chase!
The Wuhe camp in the north was also busy. The coach Chu Yupu, who had not slept all night, had dark circles under his eyes and his lower eyelids were swollen, like two peeled preserved eggs. He loudly issued one order after another to his generals:
He ordered the Bengbu Tong Railway to inform the Chuzhou garrison to intercept the train and eliminate the remnants of Anyi's troops. At the same time, he called Sun Chuanfang and asked him to order the garrisons in Pukou in the southeast, Lai'an in the north, and Quanjiao in the south to guard and defend to the death.
Annihilate all the remnants of An Yi on the railway line...