Chapter 93: Internal Friction (Part II)
I'm watching the mountain scenery from the castle tower,
I heard the chaos outside the city.
Banner flapping,
But it turned out to be a soldier sent by Sima.
I also sent to inquire about it,
When he inquired, Sima led the troops and went west.
It's not that Ma Tan has no talent and no talent,
It's because of the discord between the generals that the street pavilion is lost.
How lucky you are to win three cities in a row,
Insatiable and take away my western city.
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In Panlong County, in the courtyard of the division headquarters of the 51st Division, the stage is high, the gongs and drums are noisy, and the old student dressed as Zhuge Liang is holding a feather fan and wearing a scarf to lead the singing, which from time to time causes the following to applaud.
There are dozens of tables under the stage, and behind each table sits a group of officers in military uniforms, looking at the uniforms of the Central Army and the Jin Sui Army, while those in black military uniforms are the uniforms of miscellaneous regiments formed in several places.
Of course, the familiar black dog police uniform is also among them, and these guys seem to be indispensable everywhere, always appearing in any place that makes people gnash their teeth.
In the cross-courtyard on the west side of the compound, more than a dozen cauldrons are lined up, and the cooks invited from Dengyinglou, the best restaurant in the city, are busy by the pot, sweating like rain, busy hands and feet.
With the sound of pots and spoons colliding, one after another famous dishes came out of the pot, and were served on the table under the busyness of a group of horses, and placed in front of those shiny officers.
In the air, a wisp of rich aroma reverberate, making people appetite, and suddenly a pair of chopsticks did not give in the slightest modesty, and a fish was divided in the blink of an eye, leaving only a skeleton on a plate.
Chen Hanlin, the commander of the 51st Division, was sitting behind the first table facing the stage at this time, grinning and laughing, slapping his face twice from time to time.
"Malabazi, sing so well!" The stage had already sung to the ** place, Chen Hanlin shook his body like an urgent urination at night, and shouted with a curse in his mouth, "Reward, reward." ”
The two horses hurriedly ran out from behind him, took out a silver dollar pillar wrapped in red paper from their pockets, beckoned to the actors on the stage, and then stuffed the red paper bag into each other's hands.
"Thank you, thank you!" The actor was overjoyed, hurriedly bent down to take it, and bowed again and again.
Chen Hanlin in the audience was overjoyed, he reached out and touched his round belly, and then grinned to the base of his ears with satisfaction.
At this time, the sound of gunfire was heard in the distance, and the direction seemed to be the direction of the front line, although it was dozens of miles apart, it could still be heard clearly.
Chen Hanlin also heard it, his brows furrowed, and he snorted in his nose, "Grandma's, it's really disappointing." ”
Today is the day he marries the wife of the seventh aunt, so it was a very happy thing to gather these people together to celebrate, but I didn't expect to be disturbed by the sound of gunfire.
Beside him was Geng Mu, the commander of the 53rd Division, this was a slender mustache, his eyes were cloudy, and at first glance, the wine was too serious, he opened his mouth at this time, "Brother-in-law, don't take it to heart, those little devils have 258 regiments on their top, and they won't be able to get here for a while." ”
Chen Hanlin's eyes widened, "They dare to come, Lao Tzu's three divisions are here, and they will be sent to death when they come." ”
The people around him all laughed, feeling much more at ease.
Now there are three divisions stationed around the county, such a strong force, it is estimated that those little devils will definitely choose to make a detour and avoid Panlong County, as for the life and death of those miscellaneous regiments, they have nothing to do with these people, so they don't bother to care about their life or death.
The gunfire became more and more intense, and it seemed that the battle in front was very lively, which made Chen Hanlin's brows furrow.
The commander of the 711th Division of the Central Army on the side smiled, he is Chen Hanlin's brother-in-law, but this kid is also a talent, his brother-in-law marries another woman, he is happier than Chen Hanlin, just like he married his wife, "Brother-in-law, don't you need to be so depressed, aren't you just a few little devils, forgive them and don't dare to make trouble." ”
"Yes, with Division Commander Chen and all the division commanders here, Panlong County can be described as impregnable, and it is purely a dream for the Japanese to want to fight." This time it was Li Zhi, the president of the county Chamber of Commerce, who was also the richest businessman in the county.
Hearing everyone say this, Chen Hanlin was finally in a better mood, and he shouted to the stage, "Why did his grandmother stop, sing to Lao Tzu." ”
A few of the actors who stopped hurriedly began to sing!
Listening to the still beautiful opera on stage, Chen Hanlin felt bored.
Originally, he was stationed in the area of the Pingjin Great Wall, but he didn't expect the Japanese devils to suddenly launch a fierce attack on Pingjin, although the devils' offensive along the Great Wall had not yet risen, but they also smelled the smell of war.
In order to preserve his strength, Chen Hanlin, through his uncle's activities as the vice minister of finance of the Nanjing government, was transferred to Panlong County, on the border between Rehe and the three eastern provinces, intending to survive here until the end of the war.
In his opinion, the Nanjing government has millions of soldiers, weapons, equipment and logistical supplies are very sufficient, and the little devils cannot take advantage of anything.
But I didn't expect that since the devils landed, they have been all the way like a bamboo, along Qinhuangdao to the Pingjin area straight into the North China Plain, and quickly captured many places, so far except for a few big cities such as Beiping and Tianjin are still holding on and waiting for help, the rest of the places have been occupied by the devils.
Now the devils are concentrating their forces on the line from Shijiazhuang to Qingyuan and Hejian, and they are confronting the Central Army and the Jin Sui Army, and there are frictions from time to time.
At this time, Panlong County, which was supposed to be relatively safe, was no longer safe, and the devil's troops did not intend to let go of this county town built facing the mountain, and sent a brigade of troops to press towards this century-old city.
Ever since he learned the news of the devil's attack, Chen Hanlin, ignoring the orders of Zhang Yuntian, commander of the group army, pushed several miscellaneous regiments up to a mountain position dozens of kilometers away and blocked the enemy there.
And the 51st and 53rd Divisions of the Jin Sui Army led by him, and the 711 Division of the Central Army, were all concentrated near Panlong County, ready to run away at any time.
"If you can keep it, you can keep it, and if you can't keep it, you can run", this is the idea that Chen Hanlin has in mind.
At this time, there was a commotion outside the gate, which reached Chen Hanlin's ears, and he waved his hand irritably, "Go and see, who is so blind?" ”
The adjutant went down, quickly ran back, leaned into his ear and whispered, "It's Zhang Yuntian, who said he wanted to see you, but was stopped by the guards." ”
As soon as they heard that it was Zhang Yuntian, all the officials and gentry led by Chen Hanlin showed displeasure, and secretly thought, "What is this old guy doing?" ”
For this so-called group commander who was relegated to a place where rabbits don't, Chen Hanlin and others had a lot of headaches, because he didn't eat soft and hard, and he was thinking about resisting Japan.
For this reason, Zhang Yuntian had many disputes with Chen Hanlin and other generals, and even slapped the table once.
It's a pity that none of the three divisions here are his troops, and he has only one guard in his hands, less than three hundred people, so he has no strength to deter these people at all.
Since that time to tear his face, Zhang Yuntian has never appeared in front of Chen Hanlin and others, some people say that they are recruiting ordinary people in Panlong County, training them as recruits to prepare for the Japanese resistance; Some people say that he is now giving up on himself, drunk and unconscious every day, sleeping at home; Some people also said that he had been so angry that he left the county seat of Panlong.
Anyway, without Zhang Yuntian's constraints, Chen Hanlin felt much more comfortable, and he wished that he would never appear.
But today, he appeared again, especially on his own big day, which made Chen Hanlin quite annoyed.
"Go, let him in!" Chen Hanlin waved his hand to his side and motioned to the adjutant, "I want to see what this old thing wants to do?" ”
People didn't know what was going on, they all turned their heads to look at the door, and at a glance they saw Zhang Yuntian walking in from outside the gate.
As the adjutant went out to deliver the order, there was a noisy sound of footsteps at the gate, which sounded a little messy.
Chen Hanlin leaned back, leaned back on the back of the chair, then reached out and ripped off the clothes in front of his heart, squinted his eyes slightly, and stared at the actors who were still singing on stage.
Zhang Yuntian came to him, stopped and looked at Chen Hanlin, who seemed to be watching the performance intently, now his hair is a little gray, he looks a lot haggard, and he has also lost weight, it seems that he has not been very comfortable during this time.
However, the breath of the old soldier still exists, and it has become more and more condensed and more distinct because of the baptism of war.
Just as they walked to that station, everyone couldn't help but feel a little short of breath.
Chen Hanlin still didn't stand up at this time, but watched the performance on stage, and his mouth kept cheering, as if Zhang Yuntian didn't exist.
The last time the two tore their faces, there was no need to act anymore, so Chen Hanlin simply showed his attitude this time, and he didn't play any jokes with Zhang Yuntian.
"Chen Hanlin, the front line has been carried out to such a point, you are still singing and dancing here, working and losing money." Zhang Yuntian became popular as soon as he entered the courtyard, he didn't expect that at this time, these guys were still doing these things here, "Let me ask you, the front line is tight, 258 and several other regiments have repeatedly asked for help, why do you hold your troops." ”
Listening to Zhang Yuntian's words, Chen Hanlin raised his eyelids unhurriedly, looked at the angry commander of the group army, and said lightly, "Chen's duty is to protect the safety of Panlong County, so he can't leave lightly." ”
"Ho-ho-ho, huh?" Zhang Yuntian laughed angrily, he looked at Chen Hanlin coldly, and then said in a deep voice, "I am now the commander of the group army, so I ordered the 51st Division, 53rd Division, and 711th Division to immediately dispatch troops to support the front line. ”
Chen Hanlin squinted his eyes and swept Zhang Yuntian, and then said in a strange manner, "The general will not be affected by the name of the foreign army, I'm sorry Commander Zhang, I won't go." ”
"I'm not going either!" Geng Mu was also on the side to help.
"I'm not going either!" There was a heckler.
"A bunch of greedy people who are afraid of death!" Zhang Yuntian's beard was all open, and he stretched out his hand and pointed at the guys opposite, "The common people provide food and pay to support you, but I didn't expect you to be timid when you can use it." ”
"Old thing, you're tired of living!" Annoyed, an officer reached out and pulled out his pistol.
At the same time, Sun Jianping, who was standing behind Zhang Yuntian, also pulled out two guns and pointed them at the other party's head, "You kid is tired of being alive." ”
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