At dinner that day, several political instructors of the Second Regiment of the Instructor came happily to tell Zheng Yi that the villagers in the village had changed their attitudes one after another, talked with the officers and soldiers one after another, and were willing to sell their mountain goods, beans, ginger and onions, and other things at home when they saw that the officers and soldiers were trading fairly, not bullying the common people, and helping to repair the collapsed wooden bridge in the north of the village. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Zheng Yi immediately praised the political cadres' practices and instructed the division staff officers to record the political cadres' work achievements one by one.

This move has greatly increased the enthusiasm of the political cadres and made them full of gratitude, because such a record of achievements is an important basis for promotion by the instructor.

In the early morning of the next day, before the rising sun had risen to the top of the mountain in the east, the three detachments led by Xu Maofu, deputy commander of the special service company, had quietly marched south on the hoarfrost.

The two machine gun companies of the machine gun battalion of the 2nd Regiment lined up neatly under the high platform in front of the small temple, silently waiting for the departure order, and in front of more than 300 officers and men were neatly placed rows of light and heavy machine guns and ammunition boxes, adding up to no less than 80 pieces.

The officers and men of other battalions and companies continued to pick up steel shovels and machetes to cut down bamboo and wood and build barracks, and hundreds of villagers in the village were also mobilized to build barracks for the instructors, cut thatch, saw wood, and peeled off the bark of large pine and cypress trees.

On the high platform, division commander Zheng Yi, second regiment commander Zhao Jingting, political commissar Li Zhao, who had just rushed back, and deputy division commander Han Shouren sat together and repeatedly discussed the action steps of the soldiers who surrendered without a fight, and finally all agreed with Zheng Yi's analysis and unanimously decided not to bring the mortar company and the three infantry companies of the second regiment and the second battalion.

At the same time, Ciping, which is only 19 kilometers away from Xiaping, is bustling with activity.

More than 200 sturdy men with green scarves on their heads and belts around their waists lined up in ten rows, carrying rifles, shotguns and machetes on their backs, and with shuttle sticks tied with red tassels around them, under the worried gaze of thousands of fathers, old villagers and children, they picked up bowls of soju with great heroism, raised their heads and drank them in the face of Wang Zuo, who had made a generous speech on the high kan, and shook them casually, and roared in unison in the "crackling" ceramic breaking sound.

The high-spirited Wang Zuohu was bright-eyed and refreshed, suddenly wiped off the wine stains scattered on his beard, flew and landed on the horse's back, and with a wave of his big hand and shouted to set off, the whole team immediately raised his sword and spear and followed, and quickly advanced towards the mountain pass north of the village.

In less than half an hour, five fast horses rushed to the entrance of the village in the billowing smoke and dust, and Yuan Wencai, who was in the lead, shouted "stop", turned the horse's head and ran to a group of mothers-in-law who frequently wiped their tears under the big tree, and asked loudly: "Fourth sister, second brother, are they gone?" ”

The middle-aged mother-in-law standing in front of her immediately sat on the ground and cried while patting her thigh: "His eldest brother, why did you come?" Those ghosts who are in a hurry to reincarnate have gone a few sticks of incense! ”

"My lord...... Don't think about it, how can their two hundred men and more than fifty muskets beat an army of thousands of people? Do you want the whole village to collect their corpses? Oh my God, how will I live this day next......"

Yuan Wencai was so anxious that he shouted, turned his horse's head and whipped it, and rushed up the north slope at once, and the three attendants immediately chased after him, and the heroic girl who fell at the end didn't have time to dismount, and shouted to a group of mothers-in-law under the big tree:

"Fourth sister, sisters, don't worry, Commissar Mao has already sent someone to Xia Ping yesterday to give an order, Xia Ping's army will definitely not go to war with my second brother and them, I am going to chase after the second brother and them. Don't cry, go home and wait for our good news, drive-"

The fourth sister hurriedly got up and ran a few steps, and shouted loudly to the sturdy girl who rode over the top of the slope: "Zizhen, you slow down, don't get hurt......"

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There is only 20 kilometers from Ciping to Xiaping, which seems to be not far, but most of them are winding mountain roads that rise and fall up and down, and the locals walk at a normal speed, which takes three hours, that is, six hours, to complete.

If you ride a horse, you can save half the time, because even if you ride a horse, you can only trot but not run fast, otherwise you will lose control and fall down the mountain.

Wang Zuo's 200 men and horses did not know whether they were well-trained, or the number of people was bold, and the speed of marching on the mountain road was very fast, Yuan Wencai, who was half an hour behind, and the five people rode to chase for an hour, and ran for nearly ten kilometers, but they still did not see the figure of the team in front, so anxious that Yuan Wencai was sweating and anxious.

When he came to the most dangerous Tongmu Ridge, there was a mountain road with a very steep slope and twists and turns, and he couldn't ride a horse, Yuan Wencai, who was anxious, raised his legs and dismounted, and walked forward with a sweaty war horse without taking care of drinking saliva, and the others also hurriedly led the horse to follow, and He Zizhenjiao, who fell at the end, reminded loudly and panting:

"Brother Yuan, it doesn't matter if we don't rest, we have to let the horse take a breath, otherwise the horse will run away!"

"Yes, big brother, I haven't stopped breathing since I ran from Maoping, my horse is about to foam!" Yuan Wencai's right-hand man, Zhu Youting, also shouted.

Yuan Wencai glanced back, then turned around and continued to walk forward without saying a word, and after walking the twists and turns of the long-distance mountain road to the bottom of the mountain, he stopped and wiped his sweat frequently:

"Nandou (Wang Zuo's name) is not unaware of that violent temper, even if Master Zheng can restrain it, I don't dare to guarantee that Nandou can calm down, in case there is a misfire or something, maybe it will really be a river of blood!"

"Therefore, we must not stop to rest, even if we break our legs, we must continue to chase! Get on your horse, I guess you're very close to them, and maybe I'll be able to catch up with them by crossing the col ahead. ”

He Zizhen asked loudly: "Big brother, didn't you meet with Commissioner Mao in Okura yesterday afternoon?" What did he say? ”

Yuan Wencai, who was about to get on the horse, sighed: "Sister, I now know that Commissar Mao and Commander Zheng are not in charge of the same mother-in-law, although they are both members of the Communist Party, but Commissar Mao has to listen to the Provincial Party Committee of Hunan Province, and Commander Zheng is the direct instructor of the Nanchang Uprising Army, and it is directly under the direct jurisdiction of the Party Central Committee who does not know where, and the Provincial Committee of Hunan Province cannot control him." ”

"If it weren't for the fact that Commissar Mao and Senior Director Zheng have been old friends for many years, and there is an alternate member of the Central Committee, Political Affairs, Governance, Bureau, and Alternate Member, maybe Senior Commander Zheng would have patted his ass and done it alone......"

"Don't talk about it far away, you can see the arrogant move of the surnamed Zheng who didn't even say hello and directly led the troops to occupy Xiaping, you will know what's going on."

He Zizhen couldn't help but be anxious after hearing this: "When I see that Master Zheng later, I will ask him carefully, why don't you say hello to our local party committee?" Why bully your comrades? Is he still a Communist? ”

Yuan Wencai shook his head again and again, turned on his horse and said loudly: "Then let's go quickly, I also want to meet this famous Zheng Yi, and see what he looks like, driving ......" (To be continued.) )