Chapter 4 Reunion (Eight Parts)

The map on the table was seized from the annihilation of the Songcun Squadron last night. It is accurate than any version that everyone has seen before. In addition to two clear rivers, there is also an inland lake with a huge water surface. Together with Jining City, which is located upstream, it forms a closed quadrilateral on the ground at the foot.

In the Jedi, Shao Yong and others who had been trying to chase the enemy before, took a breath, and their ambitions disappeared without a trace. This was not just a step away from the sky, and they could fall into the abyss that could never be restored. At this moment, as long as there was a large army blocking the west bank of the Nalin River, they could join the Morikawa United chasing to completely trap the 93rd Regiment on the weed beach with the two rivers, which was more than a hundred miles acres. By then, everyone would have no way to heaven and no way to enter the ground.

"Now I can see that it is a Jedi. What did you, Fatty Zhang, have been doing," Immediately, someone's eyes were on the verge of his eyes and wanted to fight to the death. No matter how the enemy stopped it, the strategy of rushing south with all his might was your Zhang Songling. Before the Xiacun Brigade arrived, the strategy of snatching Yangjiaqiao and opening a remote road for the entire regiment was also the strategy of your Fatty Zhang. Now that this road has been gone for seven or eight out of ten, you suddenly jumped up and said that everyone was trapped in the Jedi. You, what is your black fat man's intention?

However, when Zhang Songling's blood-stained eyes were already on the questioning of everyone's mouth, no one could say it. The situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly and it was difficult to predict. What's more, everyone has been marching urgently these days and has no time to stop and sort out the enemy situation carefully. Until last night, no one had ever thought that there was a spy hidden beside Fu Zuoyi, reporting every move of the 93rd Regiment to the Japanese devils. At the moment, the enemy was secret and we were clear. Everyone stayed in Chahardo for a moment and had an extra risk of being completely wiped out by the Japanese invaders. It was the wisest choice and almost the only choice.

"Yan, Commander Yan, you won't do things so well. After all, he is a big shot in the National Government. No matter what, you have to be a little face." After a long silence towards the map, the cavalry battalion commander Shao Yong raised his head and murmured to retort.

The fact that Yan Xishan was secretly contacting the Japanese army is now an open secret for the cadres of the 93rd Regiment. The reason why the 93rd Regiment left Zhao Chengshou, who was closest to him, did not seek refuge, but instead asked General He Long to cover his cover to return to Suiyuan was because he had no hope for the Jin army. However, the cooperation between the Jin army and the Japanese invaders was still at the private level. With Yan Xishan's own style of conduct, he would not bet all the bets on the Japanese side. If he ordered his subordinates to make way and help the Japanese destroy the 93rd Regiment, wouldn't he completely tied himself to the Japanese chariot? If this aroused the revenge of Chiang Kai-shek, Fu Zuoyi and the Eighth Route Army, no matter how solid the foundation of Yan's person in Shanxi was, he would probably be uprooted and cleaned up completely.

"Yes, Commander Yan, last year, announced in the newspaper that he would fight the Japanese to the last soldier." Several staff officers from the cavalry battalion were from the Jin clan, and the relationship between them and the Jin army was still chaotic. After hearing Shao Yong's words, he was unwilling to speak on the side.

"I just feel something is wrong. Maybe the real situation is not as bad as I thought." Zhang Songling took his eyes off the map and responded carefully, "Sending a Japanese army through his defense zone will inevitably trigger condemnation from the public opinion across the country. Commander Yan is a person with an army in his hand, so he should not always put all the bets on like Wang Jingwei."

"No, Commander Yan has really been on the battlefield. How could Wang Jingwei's little face be compared with him?" Hearing this, the cavalry battalion immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Regardless of the facts, the facts would develop in, and could not wait to confess their love to the old commander.

"It should be like this." Zhang Songling nodded again and sighed softly. So far, his series of judgments on the Jin army were based on assumptions, and of course he was not very convincing to everyone, so he was unwilling to affect the unity between himself and Shao Yong and others because of a series of unverified judgments. However, after announcing the abandonment of these bad assumptions, the panic in his heart suddenly became aggravated three times, just like a traveler who was walking felt a beast peeking nearby, and all his hair stood up. Before he knew it, cold sweat moistened his spine.

This is unscientific! But almost every veteran on the battlefield who has been on the verge of death will have similar intuitions in his heart when he is about to face danger. The difference is that some people have very strong intuitions, and some people have relatively weak intuitions. Although Shao Yong, Xu Diding and others have repeatedly spoken for Yan Xishan, they feel increasingly uneasy in their hearts. After hesitating for a moment, they take the initiative to back down: "Captain Zhang, what do you think we should do? The leader said before departure, let us all listen to you."

"Yes, fat man, do you have any remedies? We are not afraid of ten thousand, just afraid of what if."

"After saying that, Team Zhang, let's prepare early, it's better than not being prepared at all at the moment."

Amid everyone's expectant or suspicious eyes, Zhang Songling took a deep breath and said slowly: "The only way I can think of now is to send a team of people to occupy the Nalin River Bridge first, and then send more scouts to cross the river to inquire. When the situation is not good, immediately warn. If there are not many enemies blocking the other side of the river, or the enemy's foothold is not stable, when the regiment Qi arrives with the main force, we will rush over in one go."

This is consistent with Fatty Zhang's usual style. No matter when it reaches the end, they will never sit and wait for death. Everyone was stunned at first, and then shouted loudly. Whether it is a Jedi or a trap, it has reached this point and there is no possibility of turning back. If you have the skill of being suspicious, it is better to continue to work hard to move forward. Even if the situation is really at its worst, everyone may not be able to fight a path of blood.

Since everyone's opinions were agreed, Zhang Songling no longer wasted too much time. He quickly gathered the backbone of the cavalry battalion and the guerrillas to dispatch troops and generals. He first sent deputy battalion commander Xu Diding to lead a cavalry to seize the Najin River Bridge. Then he sent Xiao Zheng to bring a handwritten letter from political commissar Fang Guoqiang, and rushed across the Najin River Bridge to find the Sixth Guard Regiment responsible for picking up everyone. He asked the latter to speed up and join in so as not to give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it. Finally, Zhao Tianlong was called to his side and carefully reminded him: "Brother Long, you are the most familiar with the terrain here. The task of exploring the west bank of the Najin River will be handed over to you. You will take the brigade's guard squad and set off with Battalion Commander Xu and others. If Battalion Commander Xu and others did not encounter enemy troops when they took over the bridge, you will immediately take the guard squad to the west bank of the river and search repeatedly. Once an unexpected situation is discovered, you will immediately relay the rewards. Don't make any delays."

"Don't worry, even a mouse can't escape my eyes within a radius of five miles." Zhao Tian thrust his chest and promised loudly that his good friend would always think of him in the most difficult times, which made him very proud, so he would make the best efforts to repay his good friend's trust, and would never let a little disappointment appear in his eyes.

"Be careful, no matter how many enemy troops are, don't show off." Zhang Songling whispered again, grabbed Zhao Tianlong's hand, and personally sent him out of the temporary command post. Looking at his good friend's riding a war horse and moving farther and farther in the sun, he suddenly felt that the broad back was a little strange.

Since he took over as the captain of the Blackstone Guerrillas, the chances of fighting side by side with Zhao Tianlong have been decreasing. Especially in the past few months of cooperation with the 93rd Regiment, he spent almost half of his time on making suggestions for the cooperation parties or handling daily affairs. It was difficult for him to have the opportunity to personally pick up his saber and charge into battle. Even if there was, he was wrapped up by the guard squad and could no longer rush side by side with Zhao Tianlong at the forefront of the entire cavalry brigade like before. The latter's attitude towards him became more and more respectful, more and more attention was paid to maintaining his prestige, and more and more and more as his boss rather than a friend.

"After seeing off the 93rd Regiment, I have to take time to have a good chat with Brother Long." Unwilling to be separated from his good friends, Zhang Songling thought silently, thinking about how to narrow the distance between them again, Fang Guoqiang's voice suddenly came from his ears, "Captain Zhang, you just said that the Jin army would give way to the Japanese invaders. Is there such a possibility? Why do I think this situation will happen in 100, Battalion Commander Shao and others, they are just afraid of embarrassing and are unwilling to agree with your judgment."

"No matter whether I judged correctly or not, I have done everything I can do. Next, I can only deal with it." Nodded slightly, Zhang Songling responded in a low voice, "It's just right for you to come out. Let's see the brothers. If the situation changes, there will be a bad battle to fight next."

"Let's go, I'm going to find a few to follow me to clear the mines." Fang Guoqiang couldn't come up with a better idea, so he could only nod. But vaguely, he felt that Zhang Songling was still worried about some other things, but what was he worried about? The other party was unwilling to say it, and he couldn't ask too deeply.

Visiting the wounded, boosting morale, and summarizing combat experience, a lot of things were over, and Commander Qi and the main force of the 93rd Regiment arrived. The team carefully walked past the road opened in the minefield, joined forces with the cavalry battalion, and took a break, immediately set off the camp and rushed to the Najin River Bridge.

Xu Diding, who was in the first place to occupy the bridge, did not send anyone back to ask for help, and Zhao Tianlong, who was ordered to cross the river to explore the road, did not issue any alarm. All the current situation shows that Zhang Songling's previous concern seemed to be too much. With the fire of resistance everywhere, the Mongolian garrison troops, which were already short of troops, could no longer draw more people to intercept the 93rd Regiment. With the previous lessons of the Kawata Brigade, all the puppet troops nearby also stopped, for fear of annoying the 93rd Regiment, and went straight to the door to plow the courtyard and sweep the cave.

Seeing that the forward of the team had already stepped onto the bridge deck of the Najin River Bridge, the regiment commander Lao Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around and said to Zhang Songling with a smile: "You kid finally made a wrong judgment. I just said, although our Commander Yan is getting more and more confused as he grows older, he is also a master of Xinhai, and he is still in the big festival."

Before he finished speaking, a fierce gunshot suddenly came from a very far away place on the other side of the river, "Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Afterwards, a strong yellow smoke rose from south to north, and rushed straight to the bridge deck. Huang Yan was in front of him, and several horses were galloping at lightning. Zhao Tianlong, who was riding on the horse, kept firing into the sky while slamming the stirrups hard, "Ping Ping Ping, Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping! Cavalry, Jin army cavalry, Jin army cavalry"
Chapter completed!