Zhang Dafa rubbed his hands and said excitedly: "This is a good idea, call the engineer platoon up to arrange this piece first." An anti-infantry directional mine was placed five kilometers away. Three snipers were arranged on the slope face, and half an hour after the front fired, the sniper of the brigade commander began. ”

The staff officer immediately poured a basin of cold water on him: "Battalion commander, I see if the ambush can be successful, Chen Leshan's fourth division is a unit that has been trained for a long time and has fought many vicious battles, and it is impossible for troops to pass through this valley without sending troops to investigate." ”

The company commander beside him said indifferently: "Our ambush position is on both sides of the road, and there are still fifty meters away from the road. ”

In the afternoon, they received an order from the Qingpu Brigade Headquarters to ambush between Mopan Mountain and Fangwuling, and several company commanders scolded and said that they would wait for the brigade headquarters to order the task to be yellow, and the brigade headquarters TMD did not survey the terrain in advance and work on the whole map.

"Don't complain, first figure out how to avoid the outpost reconnaissance of the Fourth Division." Zhang Dafa squatted on the ground of the battalion command post.

The battalion staff officer asserted: "How is it possible, the Fourth Division will definitely send soldiers to reconnoitre, put aside the illusion, or block the enemy head-on." ”

"What's the matter with you? Let you figure it out, not make you hold back. I can't think of a way for everyone to skip lunch. With Zhang Dafa's vigorous spirit, everyone in the command post was silent.

The plan to conceal the blocking position was rejected, and it was impossible to hide the position built by the army to avoid the eyes of the scouts. Abandoning the construction of blocking positions, using shrubs and forests as shelters, and making blocking positions was also vetoed, and they would rather be discovered than build positions, otherwise the casualties would be heavy and they would not be able to pay the difference.

The head of the militia regiment was anxious and said to Zhang Dafa: "Battalion Commander Zhang, this can't do this, that's not okay, just I'll go and tell Chen Leshan that the first brigade is not ambushed." ”

A casual whining joke made Zhang Dafa have a flash of inspiration, grabbed the head of the Deqing County militia in his forties, and said: "Don't say it, it's really okay." ”

"Camp Commander Zhang, don't be kidding, isn't this looking for death?" The head of the militia was scared half to death.

"I just need you to take two members of the civilian team to ride from here to Deqing. When you meet the soldiers of the Fourth Division on the way, you say that Huzhou will attend a relative's wedding and return to Deqing. Isn't it just a road, can't there be bandits? ”

"Battalion Commander Zhang, didn't you let your brother die?" The head of the militia was visibly frightened.

"Dude, the Fourth Division knows we're at war? Usually, when you meet someone who is a soldier, it will be difficult for you? The staff officer comforted him.

No matter how many people persuaded him, the head of the militia group just didn't agree, and he only joked once. Although he disagreed, he was able to identify a few volunteers from among the members of the civilian team.

The collective strength is infinite, five people, a small team, three militia volunteers, two soldiers, returning to Deqing from Huzhou The task is to send invitations to Huzhou before the 70th birthday of the mother of the militia elder.

At five kilometers away, he led his horse to smoke, and met the outpost of the Fourth Division and took the initiative to ask about the unit. More than a dozen officers took turns accompanying the five men to rehearse all kinds of possible situations, making arrangements one by one, from their demeanor to the order of returning to the problem.

In the evening, news came from the brigade headquarters on the radio that the first march of the Fourth Division was camping at Baijialing, and there was about one brigade. Zhang Dafa moved the mobile post forward and put the whole battalion on alert, the engineer platoon set out in the middle of the night and lurked at the blasting points and mines on the way, and the snipermen took up their positions before dawn, and after making all the arrangements, they ordered all but the sentries to rest.

Early in the morning of 20 May, Hu Wenkai was woken up by the incessant telephone ringing while he was still asleep, and the operator generally knew that Hu Wenkai's habit was not a matter of urgency, and he would not ring the bell for such a long time.

Picking up the phone, the operator's cautious voice came: "The boss has six calls on the line looking for you, Principal Liang Qichao, Carrotta, Consul Dewey, Li Manqiang, as well as the long-distance Yi manager in Shanghai and a Japanese named He Qimeixiang." ”

"Well, first pick up the phone calls of Li Manqiang and Lao Yi, and then pick up the last call from Teacher Liang He Qimeixiang."

After answering a phone call, his throat was smoking, he grabbed the cold tea next to the bed and poured it violently, Dai Jitao was already dressed neatly, pushed the door in, and handed him a cigarette.

"Brother Ji Tao thanks, I don't smoke before nine o'clock in the morning. These two foreigners are more concerned about the happiness of the people of Zhejiang than we do. ”

"It's not profitable, it's too early, people have interests in Zhejiang."

Hu Wenkai said indignantly: "The interests of the birds are just to wait for us to take a lot of money after we get Zhejiang." ”

"Just now, Mr. Liang Qichao said on the phone that it is easy to take Zhejiang, but it is difficult to deal with the aftermath later, I mean no matter what they say, I am not the central government, isn't it that I want to hold a press conference to announce the reason why I want to get Zhejiang."

"Wen Kai at least communicate with the direct family in the north, I'm afraid of being embattled."

Hu Wenkai explained: "Wu Peifu has already handed over the bottom to attack Zhejiang during this time, and there is no opinion on the direct side. Cao Kun also knew that Lu Yongxiang had been provoking Jiangsu, and for the sake of the war between the direct line and the Feng family, he had to ask me to remove Lu Yongxiang's unstable factor. ”

"Cao Kun had to operate according to our plan in order to obtain this big piece of meat in the northeast, and this month he gradually annihilated Zhang Zuolin's troops in Guannei, and then forced the Beijing government to announce the abolition of all Zhang Zuolin's positions and status."

"Boss, you have already arranged it, so rest assured and wait for Zhejiang."

"Brother Ji Tao, I have ordered the Second Brigade, the Jiangsu Garrison Brigade, and the Navy to march into Anhui the day after tomorrow."

"Boss, this stall is too big, but the boss has decided that I don't have any opinion, and I will take it sooner or later."

Hu Wenkai lifted the quilt and wore a military uniform and said: "Brother Ji Tao's attack on Anhui at the same time is a bit of a big spread, don't take this opportunity to take a hard time to stay." When the direct family gets it, will the Northeast support you to take Anhui? ”

"Yes, I'll go talk to them."

"You don't have to tell them, just let them take Zhejiang with peace of mind. That place in Anhui has no economic value, except for an Anqing city, which I am going to use the navy to capture, and other places are to be attacked by troops. Yao Dasheng's artillery regiment was transferred up, and when he encountered someone who was not convinced, he bombarded it. ”

"The boss is very violent, he wants to show his tiger teeth, otherwise he will think that we are stuck in the era of Qi Xieyuan."

Hu Wenkai thought that even Zhejiang and Anhui could not be recovered, and the investment in troop training and equipment in the past two years would be thrown into the water, and according to his estimates, the combat value of his troops exceeded the level of Nazi Germany in World War II. Even against Wu Peifu's elite troops, the Third Division, he could boast that one brigade in Haikou was enough to defeat the Third Division. Fasten your armed belt, insert a pistol, and say to Dai Jitao:

"Brother Ji Tao and I will go to Tianxing Town to send Carl and Dewey after breakfast, and in the morning, we will go to Far Eastern University to mobilize the students of the party school."

While eating breakfast, the order was sent out, and Sun Xiaolan and others, who were far away in Cangzhou, were brought back by plane, and the operation to recover Anhui was commanded by Sun Xiaolan.

Just as Hu Wenkai was having breakfast, the vanguard search team of the Fourth Division met the members of the civilian team who had returned to Deqing from Huzhou.

The five members of the civilian team led their horses and stood on the side of the road smoking cigarettes and joking with each other, when they saw the search party coming from afar and shouted: "Your unit? Is it a Zhejiang division? ”

The leader of the search team of the Fourth Division was a company commander, and although it was very safe to search in Zhejiang, and it was a routine walk-through, he still commanded the team to circle around in a fan.

"We are from the Fourth Division, who are you?"

"The Fourth Division is not stationed in Cangnan County, why did it come here? We are from the Deqing People's League. ”

"Where's your ID? Where did it come from? It's not the right direction. The company commander asked.

"Documents? We went to Huzhou to invite the brothers of the Huzhou militia to come to the wedding of our head and niece and returned to Deqing, who has nothing to do with documents? ”

"Hey, who of you have the papers? We haven't questioned your papers, but we have asked for them. One of the team members said unhappily.

"I brought my papers." The leader of the militia squad fumbled and took out a small notebook from his pocket and handed it over.

The company commander of the Fourth Division took the small notebook, looked through it, and handed it back.

"I'm sorry brother, it's the rule of the army to check documents, this is my ID." He took out his red military ID card from the pocket of his military jacket and shook it in front of the squad leader.

The team leader was a little embarrassed and said, "I don't know how to read, and I don't know either." ”

The team leader threw away half of the cigarette in his hand, turned over awkwardly, got on his horse, and prepared to leave.

"Slow walking brother, what's wrong ahead?" The company commander grabbed the pack horse's halter.

The members of the civilian team paused for a long time with a stunned look before saying, "Sir, what else can be abnormal on this road?" You haven't walked through? All the way to Huzhou Road. ”

"You came from Huzhou this morning? Are there any other troops on the road? ”

The squad leader with a surprised look replied: "What troops?" There is not a single bird on the road. We set off from Huzhou just after dawn. I want to go back early to inform the head of the regiment that he will not come back in Huzhou today, and I will leave. ”

Seeing the militia squad ride away, the company commander sat down on the rocks on the side of the road, untied the kettle and drank saliva and said, "What can happen to rest in place, wait for the large troops behind to come up, and the morning has not yet eaten." ”

The militia team rode less than three kilometers forward, and when they encountered a large group of people, they were also stopped and asked about the road in front of them, but the focus was on how far away from Huzhou and what the road conditions were.

"The chief is not far away, the narrow road in front of you is the main road for another 25 miles, and the big road is Huzhou for more than 50 miles." The team leader smoked the cigarette given by the other party and replied cautiously and politely.

"How do you know so well?"

"Our militia often runs this road, and the security of this road is under the joint management of Deqing and Huzhou, and the moon is our county, and the moon is Huzhou." What the team leader said was the truth, and that's what it was.

"Tell the team behind to speed up and get out of the narrow road in the mountains early." The officer commanded the adjutant beside him.

Riding a horse to speed up a few people are afraid that they will not be able to go to the three-way intersection and open fire, then, a few people who are bad must not be alive, and when they reach the three-way intersection they take a long breath and turn to the fork and leave.