“Liu Zhaocheng, Commander of the Seventh Brigade!…,
"arrive!"
"Start from Longlin and drive all the way up Qiubei!"
"yes!"
"Leave immediately."
"yes!"
Liu Zhaochen paid a military salute, turned around, and left.
On October 8, Liu Zhaocheng's 7th Brigade set off from Longlin and headed rapidly towards Qiubei.
At this time, the main force of the Yunnan Army had all been concentrated on the line from Huize to Kunming, and there was no strength to draw troops anymore. Qiubei and other places had almost become empty cities.
Stepping into Qiubei, Liu Zhaocheng saw that there was no war at all in the city.
This is a place where ethnic minorities gather, including Tong people, Yi people, and Hui people.
Liu Zhaocheng paid special attention to this point. When the troops entered the city, he repeatedly told them to respect the customs and habits of local ethnic minorities to avoid conflicts and add trouble to Hengshuai's future arrival.
When the locals saw the army, their eyes showed indifference and numbness. Occasionally they would glance at them and meet the soldiers' eyes. They would quickly look away again and immerse themselves in doing what they were doing. Only a few of them were dragging their noses. The children looked curiously at the soldiers passing by in the city. Some of them were brave enough to even walk forward with the troops. Liu Zhaocheng got off his horse and grabbed one of the children: "What's your name?" name?"
"Ale." Although the child was a little scared, he still said his name.
"Ale." Liu Zhaocheng nodded: "Where are the adults in your family?"
"Abba is dead, and Ama is sick." Ale said with a dark expression.
Zhao Cheng thought for a moment: "Take me to see your grandma, okay?"
Al jumped up and led Liu Zhaocheng to his home, which was a low and dilapidated thatched house. The door panels had fallen off and were leaning crookedly on one side.
Liu Zhaocheng pointed there: "Help them fix it!"
When people living around saw so many soldiers coming in, they were afraid and hid in their houses at first. However, they were a little curious when they discovered that these soldiers not only had no ill intentions, but also helped repair the door panels of the Al family. First they peeked quietly through the crack in the door, and then they boldly walked out of the house one after another.
The soldiers smiled kindly at them, and then turned their attention to the door panel.
Liu Zhaocheng took a look inside the house. There was air leakage everywhere in the house. There was no valuable belongings at all. The stove was together with the living room. There was a broken bowl on top, and it was so dark that he didn't know what it was.
There was a woman lying on the bed, with a tattered quilt covering her body. Seeing someone coming to the house, she struggled to get up. Liu Zhaocheng waved his hand hurriedly: "Don't get up, take good care of yourself. Someone, call the medical officer." !”
"Sir, thank you, thank you..."
Several villagers walked into the house and stood there quietly without making a sound.
After a while, the medical officer came in and checked that it was acute fever and cold. He left some medicine and told him to take it on time. After two days, he didn't have any ejaculation.
The woman thanked her repeatedly, looking like she was about to shed tears.
Liu Zhaocheng dug out a few pieces of ocean and placed them next to the woman: "Take good care of yourself." Then he turned around and walked out.
As soon as I went out, I saw that not only the few villagers who were in the house had come out, but also there were many people outside the house.
"Sir, please help my wife-in-law see a doctor."
"Sir, my son has been ill for several days. Please be kind to him."
Liu Zhaocheng did not hesitate and asked the medical officer to follow these villagers.
The attitude of the villagers completely changed. One person brought a bowl of water: "Sir, please drink water."
Liu Zhaocheng took the water with a smile: "Thank you!"
The villagers surrounded Liu Zhaocheng and asked curious questions. Liu Zhaocheng took the trouble to explain one by one, telling them that he was sent by the Dingguo Army and Wang Hengyue, the patrol envoy of the 11th Jin Dynasty.
The villagers do not know what the "Dingguo Army" is or who the "11 Jin Patrol Envoy" is.
But they know that these soldiers are good people.
"Sir, you are a good person, different from the troops who were here two days ago," said a villager.
"Oh?" Liu Zhaocheng's eyes immediately fell on him: "Were there troops here two days ago?"
"Yes, as soon as we got here, we robbed all the food we had. We argued with them a few times, and they picked up the butts of their rifles and started beating us. Several people were injured by them."
"Where are they now?"
"I left yesterday, saying that I was going to Kunming.
Liu Zhaocheng frowned: "How many people do they have? Can they catch up with them?"
"There are probably hundreds of people. It's hard to say whether we can catch up."
"able!"
A voice sounded, and Liu Zhaocheng turned around and saw that it was Al.
Al came over and said, "Sir, one of their officials also caught me and beat me. He asked me the shortest way from here to Kunming. I was angry with them for beating me, so I pointed them to the wrong road on purpose.
.They will only go further and further. If they want to go to Kunming, they have to turn back!"
Good! Liu Zhaocheng was overjoyed and stood up and touched Al's head! "Al, if you can catch up with them, you will have done a great job!"
"Sir, if you want to chase them, I will lead you!"
"You?" Liu Zhaocheng hesitated.
"Yes!" Al nodded vigorously.
A villager on the side said: "Sir, let Al take you there, he is familiar with the roads here!"
Liu Zhaocheng nodded: "Al, thank you for your hard work."
"Sir, do you still need someone else? You see, I am strong and can fight with a gun without any problem."
"Yes, sir, everyone is hungry. Please take us with you. I heard that you can have enough to eat as a soldier."
Liu Zhaocheng calmed everyone down: "As long as they meet the conditions, we all want it, but I can't do it. I have to continue fighting. Remember me, I am Liu Zhaocheng, commander of the 7th Brigade of the Dingguo Army. I will wait until the war in Yunnan is over.
Come on, come find me!"
Al didn't lie, he was very familiar with the environment in this area.
Ale, a young boy, could clearly judge where the army that passed through Qiubei had stopped and passed by.
"Sir, if you go further, you will reach the horse pass. They will definitely find that they are going the wrong way and will turn back." Ale said with great certainty.
"Okay!" Liu Zhaocheng touched Al's head: "Al, your mission is completed, go back first, there will be a war here soon!"
"Sir," Al raised his head in begging, "Take me with you. I can help you withstand the gun. I can help you shine your shoes. I can do everything! I made an agreement with my grandma. She said, sir, if
If you can take me in, I will follow you, sir. My family is really poor."
Liu Zhaocheng didn't know what to say, so he gently rubbed Al's head without saying a word.
"Damn, that little bastard, I thought you couldn't deceive me by catching a little kid, but you ended up deceiving me and going all the way!" Qi Changkuan cursed as he walked.
"Battal Commander, those are all unruly people. When you get back, deal with them properly!"
The more Qi Changkuan thought about it, the angrier he became. When he returned to Qiubei, he had to deal with all the unruly people one by one!
He wiped his sweat and was about to speak, when gunfire suddenly rang out nearby. Qi Changkuan and his soldiers were startled, and just as they were about to resist, countless soldiers rushed out!
"Surrender, surrender!"
Qi Changkuan and the soldiers under him raised their hands without hesitation.
Liu Zhaocheng held Al's hand and walked over slowly. As soon as Al saw Qi Changkuan, who had once been him, he spat hard.
"Name, number." Liu Zhaocheng asked coldly.
"Report, the nose of the second battalion of the fourth regiment of the second brigade of the Jin Army is as long as the length of the nose."
"From the Chrysalis Army? What are you doing here?" Liu Zhaocheng frowned.
"Sir, after we entered Yunnan, Tang Jiyao didn't care whether we lived or died. My subordinates were ordered to station in Longlin to guard against the Dingguo army, but they had no pay or food. They had no choice but to solve it themselves. Later, they received instructions from Brigadier Hu Ying.
Order, let us withdraw from Longlin immediately, secretly, secretly march to Kunming."
"Secretly heading to Kunming?" Liu Zhaocheng's brows knitted together.
Qi Changkuan glanced to the side: "Sir, please take a step to speak."
Walking aside, Qi Changkuan whispered: "Sir, I am the brother-in-law of Brigadier Hu Ying, so I know some inside information. Since the Jin army arrived in Yunnan, supplies and the like have not been replenished. The following are already very dissatisfied, and we often
There was a conflict with the Yunnan Army, so Hu Ying, Wang Wenhua, and He Yingqin discussed it and planned to enter Kunming while the Dingguo Army was attacking Yunnan, and then expel Tang Jiyao in one fell swoop."
Liu Zhaocheng was surprised: "Seriously?"
"Seriously, it's absolutely true!" Qi Changkuan said quickly: "I was ordered to arrive in Kunming secretly under my command. It's just that we didn't know the way, so we got here."
Liu Zhaocheng pondered there for a while: "According to your estimation, where is the main force of the Jin army now?"
"If we hurry, we can arrive in Kunming probably tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the latest!"
"Qi Changkuan, are you willing to act with us?"
"Yes, yes!"
"Okay!" Liu Zhaocheng raised his voice slightly: "As long as you sincerely cooperate with us, I promise not to kill you!"
Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"
Liu Zhaocheng called the regiment leaders Rao Guohua to his side and explained the situation in Yazhi: "There will definitely be changes in Kunming. I am going to let some brothers put on Jinjun uniforms and raid Kunming to take advantage of the chaos to find opportunities."
"Brigadier, what about our mission?"
"The mission is dead. Now the situation has changed. We cannot miss the opportunity to launch a raid on Kunming. If anything happens, I will bear all the responsibilities alone!"!