Chapter 1 Mountain Residence (No. 7 Middle School)

"You're going to chase to Blackstone Village?" didn't expect Zhang Songling to make a decision so quickly, Wu Nan was stunned and instinctively asked. The place was far away, and there were many bandits and bandits along the way. Zhang Songling chased after him alone, I am afraid that before he reaches his destination, he will have to be tied up by the bandits as a meat ticket.

"Hmm!" Zhang Songling nodded solemnly, not taking the danger of this trip to heart at all, "I promised Xiaoyu to avenge his father!" ”

"Oh!" Wu Nan opened his mouth, and the expression on his face was a little complicated. The guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army and the Investigation and Statistics Bureau of the newly established Military Commission of the Nationalist Government have also recently executed a number of traitors who were determined to help the Japanese devils harm the Chinese people. However, the purpose of the former and the latter is either to consolidate the base area, or to prevent the traitors from using their own influence to recruit more minions for the devils. (Note 1)

But at this moment, Zhang Songling was neither a member of the guerrillas nor a backbone of the military command, and neither discipline could restrain him. And if he spoke out as a friend, Wu Nan asked himself that the friendship between them was not so deep. He hesitated for a while with his mouth open, and then asked in a low voice: "Then are you still going to find the 27th Division?" They're not in the north! ”

"You got in touch with the 27th Division?!" Zhang Songling was overjoyed, grabbed Wu Nan's arm, and asked loudly.

On Wu Nan's only military uniform, he was immediately caught with a blood-red handprint, and the corners of his mouth twitched in distress. Hurriedly broke free of his arm, took a few steps back, and distanced himself from Zhang Songling, before replying in a low voice: "I haven't contacted Commander Feng of your 27th Division, but from the recent battle report, I saw the news of your 26th Route Army." Specifically, in the area of Taierzhuang, your 26th Route Army and several other brother units of the National Army killed a division of the little devil."

"Ahh This time, it was Zhang Songling's turn to be surprised. His eyes were round and he was stupid for a while, until he heard Meng Xiaoyu's footsteps, he reluctantly came back to his senses and asked, "When is it?" What does the war report say? How many little devils have you killed? Tell me, can you tell me more about it! ”

Meng Xiaoyu walked over with two cups of jujube leaf tea on a wooden plate and handed Zhang Songling and Wu Nan a cup each. Then she stood meekly beside her man, like a housewife who had just passed through the door for a few days.

Wu Nan's self-esteem was immediately greatly satisfied, and he picked up the teacup and took a few sips slowly. Then he put away his smile and slowly added, "Just over half a month ago, it should be between March 20th and April 7th. Your 26th Route Army, now officially renamed the Second Group Army, the 60th Army of the Yunnan Army, and the 20th Army of the Central Army have laid a big pocket for the devils in Taierzhuang......."

Taierzhuang, the main battlefield of this battle, is only 100 miles away from Zhang Songling's hometown. And among the troops who participated in the war, there were 26 roads that he had dreamed of. Therefore, since he heard Wu Nan's first sentence, he completely forgot where he was at the moment. I only felt that the whole person flew up, flew over the heavy mountains, and threw myself into the battlefield of blood and fire again.

In late March, the devils invaded south from Zaozhuang. Liu Lanzhai, commander of the cavalry company of the 31st Division of the 26th Route Army, was ordered to lure the enemy, and the commander of the 91st Brigade, Qi Zibin, personally led a regiment of brothers to respond, and retreated while fighting, successfully leading the Japanese army into the trap pre-arranged by Li Zongren, Sun Lianzhong, and Tang Enbo. (Note 2)

This time, the National Revolutionary Army fully absorbed the experience of the defeat in the Battle of Niangziguan, fought steadily, and firmly controlled the initiative in the battle situation in its own hands.

The little devil is arrogant, and with his past experience, he thinks that as long as he attacks fiercely enough, he can not care about any of the opponent's schemes. Looking at the front of Taierzhuang, he concentrated his forces and pounced.

If it was the Jin Sui Army or other local Kuomintang troops guarding Taierzhuang, the little devil's trick might not be ineffective. Here, however, they met their old rival, the 26th Route Army, which was known for its difficulty.

Although there were no aircraft and artillery, and although two of the three divisions under the command were disabled in Beiping and Niangziguan, their vitality has not yet recovered. However, the 26th Route Army still resisted the devils and did not retreat a single step.

At the most dangerous time, the 31st Division was almost exhausted, and the division commander Chi Fengcheng personally rushed to the position with a broadsword.

The Japanese army broke into two-thirds of Taierzhuang, and the division commander Feng Anbang left a suicide note asking Sun Lianzhong to take care of his wife and children on his behalf, and led the guard battalion to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army.

General Huang Qiaosong, who was promoted to commander of the 27th Division because of his great achievements in the Battle of Niangziguan, carried the coffin into battle, fought in Liujiahu, and fought with the Japanese invaders who came to reinforce for three days and three nights, so that he could not get closer to Taierzhuang.

On April 2, reinforcements from the Japanese invaders arrived and captured the east and southeast gates of Taierzhuang. The 31st Division formed a death squad to enter the city from the south gate, and recaptured the northeast corner of Taierzhuang after a bloody battle. Of the 200-strong death squad, only 11 survived. (Note 3)

On 3 April, the 80th Brigade of the 27th Division and the Japanese Sakamoto Detachment fought for positions on the east side of Taierzhuang, and after holding out for a day and night, they were ordered to withdraw, including the seriously wounded brigade commander, and there were less than 100 remaining personnel, including the seriously wounded brigade commander.

On 4 April, Towne's troops returned to their positions, and the Chinese army successfully encircled. He immediately launched a counterattack against the Japanese invaders, defeated the Isoya Division in one fell swoop, and severely damaged the two detachments of Sakamoto and Seya who came to reinforce them, and successfully recovered Taierzhuang and its outlying areas.

At this point, the Battle of Taierzhuang ended with the complete victory of the National Revolutionary Army. Nearly 11,000 Japanese prisoners were killed and wounded, and more than 700 prisoners were captured.

Although the National Revolutionary Army also paid a very heavy price, this battle made the little devils' plot to quickly destroy China and declared bankruptcy again.

This was the first time since the July 7 Incident that the National Revolutionary Army defeated its opponent in a battle at the division and regimental level.

This is also the first time since the July 7 Incident that the National Revolutionary Army, including the Eighth Route Army, has captured more than 100 devils alive on the battlefield. (Note 3)

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Out of respect for his peers, Wu Nan spoke very slowly and carefully. Although he had fought with many officers of the 27th Division, they used to be enemies with each other.

At this moment, he sees himself only as a pure soldier.

As for Zhang Songling, a student soldier full of enthusiasm, he is even more pure. Neither has any ill feelings towards the Eighth Route Army, nor has he been exposed to too much darkness within the National Revolutionary Army. He only thinks about doing his part for the country and the nation, and does not take into account any faith at all.

When the guests and hosts are from the perspective of the Chinese nation, the resonance arises without any guilt. Wu Nan applauded and applauded the bravery of the 26th Route Army, and Zhang Songling also clapped his hands vigorously at the same time. Wu Nan's face was red and hot because of excitement, and Zhang Songling was also full of blood. Unconsciously, the two of them raised the teacup in their hands and touched it vigorously in mid-air, "!" ”

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Tea is not wine, but the taste is as strong as wine at the moment. With three points of drunkenness, Wu Nan smiled and pointed to the mountains, "Twenty-six roads, the Sichuan army, the Yunnan army, and the Central Army." As long as we Chinese unite and do not fight a civil war, are we still afraid that he is a little devil? Brother, you'd better not be in a hurry to leave, stay, you'll see another big drama soon. You are ashamed of your 26th Road in Taierzhuang, and our few troops here in Shanxi cannot continue to be tossed by little devils! ”

"You're going to make a big move?" Zhang Songling's soul was still immersed in the scene about the Battle of Taierzhuang, and he couldn't react for a while, so he asked casually.

"Hehe........" Wu Nan smiled, with a somewhat unfathomable expression on his face, "It's not just our Eighth Route Army that is left in Shanxi right now. Brother, don't you want to avenge Uncle Meng? Instead of staring at Zhu Er, a traitor, it is better to directly aim the gun at the devil. Even if you don't join our guerrillas, there are still ......"

"Brigade Commander Ji of the Twenty-sixth Road has a life-saving grace for me." Zhang Songling quickly gathered his mind and interrupted with a smile.

This vigilance, which has been engraved in his bones, makes Wu Nan have nothing to do. He knew that the plan to pull Zhang Songling into the guerrillas would probably never have a chance to be achieved. But this did not prevent him from giving a few pertinent suggestions to the young people, and after thinking about it, he smiled and said, "If you want to chase the twenty-sixth road, I'm afraid this is not a good time." The devils have just suffered a big loss near Taierzhuang, and with their temperament, they will definitely gather heavy troops to retaliate in the near future. The smell of military personnel on your body is too strong, and taking the train in the enemy-occupied area is too easy to arouse the suspicion of the devil. If you go on foot to catch up, by the time you get to the place, the large army will have already moved! ”

"I won't chase it directly, I'm going to avenge Xiaoyu's father first!" Zhang Songling seems to have only one tendon in his head, and he doesn't care what others say, and he won't change. "After Zhu Er is killed, I will make a detour south along Chahar. Mix in with the caravans that come and go outside the Cypriot and give them bodyguards, and I don't think anyone will notice me again! ”

Note 1: Survey and Statistics Bureau of the Military Commission of the National Government, i.e., the Military Command. Formerly known as the Fuxing Society, it was officially named the Survey and Statistics Bureau of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government at the end of 1937. However, its own losses were also very large, and many important members were captured and defected and became minions of the Japanese.

Note 2: Qi Zibin, an anti-Japanese hero, a fierce general of the 26th Route Army. He has participated in major battles such as the Battle of Taierzhuang and the Battle of Shipai. Meritorious. After the Anti-Japanese War, he served as the commander of the Baoding garrison, and was soon dismissed. In 1952, he died of poverty and illness in Taiwan, and was buried with money for his old boss and colleagues.

Note 3: One said that the captain of the death team was Bai Dehou. According to the actual situation at that time, the establishment of Bai Dehou was the 27th Division, and it was difficult to be transferred to the 31st Division as a death captain. His name cannot be found in the list of meritorious service recipients of the Taierzhuang Campaign.