At noon, the county government hastily posted a mobilization notice that corrected all the rumors and made the entire county seat of Yihuang boil. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

People from all walks of life soon learned that this contingent was the vanguard of the newly formed First Division of the 32nd Army of the Central Army, which had been sent by the Nanjing Government to attack the communist army, and that it had to retreat to Yihuang and rest for the time being because it could not defeat the tens of thousands of communist troops advancing south after the Nanchang Riot in the fierce battle of Nanfeng.

In the announcement, the county government ordered all town militia groups to immediately rush to the county seat to concentrate and assist the officers and men of the central army in building two fortifications in the south and east of the city, and called on the elites from all walks of life and all the people to have money and contribute power, unite as one, and defend their homeland.

At 3 p.m. on 3 September, Yihuang County Magistrate Huang Baozhang and Police Chief Lu Donghan organized 3,000 people and elites from all walks of life to gather in the east of the city to warmly welcome General Guan Shan, deputy commander of the First Division of the Central Army, and the officers and men of the two regiments to Yihuang County.

Zheng Yi and political commissar Li Zhao, who came prepared, wore straight military uniforms and rode tall horses, leading a long procession holding high the battle flag of the newly formed First Division of the National Revolutionary Army to the welcoming crowd.

"Duan Xuan, this guy did a good job! Why didn't I know he had the ability to act before? Li Zhao looked at the black crowd outside the county and sighed with emotion.

Zheng Yi said with a smile: "This guy has a good voice and good looks, after a few years of training, he has made great progress in all aspects, and he can speak standard official dialect, but unfortunately he can't speak Cantonese well, and as soon as he speaks in Guangdong Province, people in Guangdong Province know that he is a northerner." ”

Li Zhao laughed, and after laughing, he quipped: "The first batch of old brothers you brought out with your own hands are all human spirits, only Lao Cao Zhong is honest and honest, and he gets along with me best...... It's a pity that he was transferred......"

"Stop, what are you doing with those unhappy things now? Speaking of spirit, you are now Li Mingguang, the political training officer of the new First Division, and I am Guan Shan, deputy commander of the new First Division. ”

After Zheng Yi finished speaking, he straightened his big cap, raised his hand to stop more than ten meters away from County Magistrate Huang and others, turned over and dismounted with Li Zhao, and saluted Duan Xuan and Tian Antai who trotted over to salute and report, and saw that County Magistrate Huang and Director Lu greeted enthusiastically with a group of squires and virtuous people, and immediately strode forward and saluted a military salute straight:

"With the county magistrate of Laohuang and all the virtuous people moving away to welcome them, Guan and the three thousand brothers under his command are grateful!"

Li Zhao also bowed his hand: "Ashamed, ashamed!" ”

Seeing that the generals of the central army were so kind, the county magistrate and the squires finally let go of their hanging hearts, and they all stepped forward to salute with their fists, and said a lot of welcome speeches, and then happily ordered Director Lu to serve a few wines.

Zheng Yi and Li Zhao each took a large bowl of wind wine, looked at each other and smiled and raised their heads to drink, "Gollum" and "Gollum" drank it a few times, and then showed the bottom of the bowl, and immediately won a round of applause.

The people of Yihuang behind him immediately rushed up, holding bamboo baskets full of cakes and snacks, teapots and tea bowls, and ran to the long line behind, delivering cigarettes, water and eggs to the soldiers.

The cheerful laughter of the squires, the warm greetings of the people and the flattered thanks of the soldiers intersected, and the strong love between the army and the people made Zheng Yi in a trance, and he thought in an instant that he had returned to the fiery years of the Northern Expedition.

At the end of the half-hour welcome ceremony, Zheng Yi and Li Zhao walked into the city with the county magistrate Huang and the virtuous people, and the two sides of the East Street were crowded with welcoming people.

When it was Zhao Jingting's turn to march into the city, the welcoming people were immediately shocked by a heavy machine gun and a mortar on the back of dozens of pack horses.

Seeing a large number of flower machine guns hanging on the chests of officers and soldiers, barge guns and various pistols on the waists of the officers, everyone was sincerely amazed by the excellent weapons and neat appearance of this army, and no one doubted that this team was not a descendant of Commander-in-Chief Chiang (Yi Huang did not know the news that Principal Chiang had gone into the wilderness).

Seeing that nearly 1,000 officers and soldiers carried hundreds of wounded people over, the people's amazement quickly turned into horror, and they didn't know how fierce the battle was and how many people died, so many wounded soldiers would be carried back, and the people who were originally unwilling to respond to the call of the county government changed their minds in an instant, and they all considered how much food to donate and a few laborers from their families to assist Commander-in-Chief Chiang's army to firmly hold Yihuang and defend their homes.

In the evening, the second regiment of the instructor was stationed in the old military camp in the city, and the first regiment and all the wounded and sick were stationed in the Yiquan Temple at the foot of Emei Mountain in the south of the city.

Police Chief Lu Donghan hurriedly collected more than a dozen Chinese medicine doctors collectively finished dinner, and immediately carried the medicine bags of the medical box to Yiquan Temple to treat the wounded and sick.

That night, the spy company returned to Yintang Town, 11 kilometers southeast of the city, and stationed in Yintang Town, guarding the main communication route leading to the counties in the east, and instructing the Yintang Town People's Regiment to build fortifications to resist the "communist army" that might attack at any time.

At the reception banquet held in the largest restaurant in the city, Zheng Yi and Li Zhaobin, who attended the banquet on behalf of the officers and men of the whole division, were polite and spoke very well when they asked questions.

Zheng Yi introduced the "Nanfeng Battle with heavy losses to the enemy and the outnumbered people" to the county magistrate Huang, Director Lu and the squires in the hall, and said sadly in a voice of exclamation and regret:

"At this moment, tens of thousands of the main forces of the Communist Party have withdrawn from Ruijin and marched into northern Guangdong, and our military commander Qian personally led the 18th Division and the 20th Division and other 20,000 elites to pursue them, while our partial division, which sneaked to the north road in an attempt to cut off the enemy's retreat, had to fight and retreat under the attack of the Communist Party's tens of thousands of troops on both sides, and finally retreated to your land."

"The saddest thing is that when our division was fighting fiercely with a communist army twice its size, the two regiments of Yang Ruxuan, who had come from Fuzhou to fight together, and the three regiments of Lai Shicong, who had driven from Guixi, were immediately crushed when they encountered the enemy's flank army, and they fled north quickly, causing our division to fall into the cruel situation of fighting alone."

"Although Guan has telegraphed the battle situation to Chief Qian, the headquarters is hundreds of miles away from the main force of our army at this time, and the hundreds of brothers who were bravely wounded are in urgent need of medical treatment, so they can only temporarily be stationed in your place for a little recuperation."

The squire nodded frequently, giving Zheng Yi a lot of sympathy and comfort, but they all looked at the county magistrate Huang with a cloudy face.

County Magistrate Huang coughed lightly, and asked with a smile on behalf of all the squires: "General Guan led his troops to station in Yihuang, which is the blessing of my Yihuang father and fellow villagers!" The county magistrate and the county's elders and villagers will definitely help, but I don't know how long your department needs to be stationed? ”

Zheng Yi replied calmly: "Once the whereabouts of the Communist rearguard army are clarified, the headquarters needs to respond immediately......

"According to the current situation, no matter whether the nearly 10,000 rearguard troops of the Communist Party who are fighting fiercely with me go south in a panic, or flee east to Fujian Province, the headquarters may set out at any time, so the time to stay in your land will not be too long, as little as two days, as much as seven days, once the telegram of Chief Qian arrives, the headquarters will not be able to stay if they want to!"

The squires in the hall immediately breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that seven days is not too long, gritting their teeth and spending a little more money and grain and grass can get through, and the most reassuring thing for the squires is the strict military discipline and friendly attitude of Zheng Yi's soldiers.

County Magistrate Huang showed a sincere smile: "General Guan, General Li, since this is the case, there is no need to repair the fortifications in the south and east of the city, right?" ”

Li Zhao immediately sank his face: "If we don't repair, once our division leaves, the communist army will fight, how will County Magistrate Huang deal with it?" ”

In order to save a few money, the county magistrate Huang was stunned, and the squires all showed worry on their faces.

Zheng Yi laughed and explained: "County Magistrate Huang, Director Lu, all fathers and old sages, in my opinion, the fortifications still need to be repaired, sweat more in peacetime, and shed less blood in wartime!" ”

"In this way, if you want, the headquarters can sell you a batch of weapons and ammunition, and even help you train the militia, the scenery should be long-term!"

After a brief period of astonishment, the county magistrate and the squire showed excited smiles, and the police chief Lu Donghan stood up excitedly:

"Thank you, General Guan, for your great help! What our militia and the sages of ten miles and eight towns lack is guns and ammunition! ”

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