After Li Ziyuan looked at the sky, he thought for a while and said, "Old superior, your troops will cover us on the spot and entangle this Japanese army, and it is best to entangle them until dusk." If you can, lead them to the deep mountains and old forests to the northwest. Old superior, with your ability to lead the troops under the cover of night, there shouldn't be much of a problem in disengaging from the devils. ”

After Li Ziyuan's words, the deputy head of the regiment opposite him thought for a while and said, "Okay, there's no problem with this, then let's settle it." It's a pity that although I am the deputy commander of this regiment, I also took over the troops in a hurry after the breakthrough of Cross Ridge. I only have one and a half battalions of troops on hand, otherwise I will give you a company. ”

"Lao Li, I won't say anything else. You will leave immediately, and I promise to take this Japanese army away. But you also have to be careful, the devils around here are not necessarily like this. Also, when I led the team to meet you, there were more than 100 people who had been stragged and scattered along the way, all of whom were non-combatants. ”

"I'm responsible for luring this group of devils away, but I can only hand over these non-combatants to you. These people, I know, are the baby bumps of the higher authorities. This will make your baggage even heavier. With them, I'm afraid they can't move fast. In this way, don't delay here, as long as you cross the Zhanghe River overnight, there should be no big problem. ”

Regarding the words of this old superior, Li Ziyuan shook his head and said: "Old superior, there is no baggage. This is the task I received when I came, and I was mentally prepared for a long time. Let's make a gentleman's agreement, you give me the people, and I promise to take them out for you. ”

"But, old man, your troops don't have enough ammunition. In this way, I still have some of the spare ammunition I have captured, and I will leave it to you. Anyway, I'm just a few people, and I can't take the extra ones with me. You have more ammo to hold off the devil for a longer time. ”

"There is one more point, you must pay attention to the old superior. Judging from these movements of the Japanese army, it is estimated that my old enemy in Hubei also came to Liao County. This guy is insidious and cunning, and his shots are quite vicious. You have to be careful not to get bitten by this guy. ”

"The most important thing is that I don't know how many of these advance teams disguised as our troops sent by the devils this time. If you have brother troops, be sure to make sure that you are in contact. Old superior, after I leave, this area is nearly 100 square kilometers, and I am afraid that there will only be one of your troops left, so you must be more careful. ”

Li Ziyuan said everything to this, and his old superior didn't say anything. are all people who fought on the battlefield, and it would be hypocritical to refuse at this time. Especially for the troops who came to respond, the ammunition was really insufficient. Li Ziyuan took out this sincerity, and his old superiors did not refuse.

After following the Northern Bureau to break through, he was about to meet the director of the political department of his regiment and led a unit to meet the breakout personnel of the headquarters. He is an old director of the political department, but he has been doing political work since the day he joined the army. If you ask him to mobilize, mobilize the masses, and do political and ideological work, then there is no problem. But it would be somewhat difficult for him to command an army to fight.

Seeing his deputy head of the regiment, the director of the political department who had worked very hard, he didn't use his mouth to directly hand over the command. Although he is still a student of the party school, the battlefield at this time decides everything. When he took over the command, the deputy regiment commander realized that the troops were not optimistic.

Most of the troops followed the regimental commander and political commissar to carry out other tasks. At present, facing a grim situation, the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Mountains is basically in scattered activities. The troops that were hastily concentrated were not many, and the troops he had at hand were actually only a reinforced battalion.

On average, the amount of ammunition is only a few rounds per fighter, and the number of grenades is not much. Now that the two of them are assigned tasks, he is having a headache with the lack of ammunition. Li Ziyuan handed over so generously, but it solved his biggest dilemma. Although the amount of ammunition transferred by Li Ziyuan was not very large, it already made him very satisfied.

Moreover, Li Ziyuan took away the part of the non-combatants he contained, and the troops left behind were more capable and flexible. Although he took on the most difficult task, Li Ziyuan also solved his most headache. However, when they broke up, Li Ziyuan's old superior looked at Li Ziyuan and sighed slightly.

He still knows how heavy Li Ziyuan's burden is. He knew even more that even if he carried away most of the Japanese puppet army. But right now, the entire Taihang base area is full of Japanese puppet troops. Li Ziyuan's current situation, under the front hooves that can no longer maneuver quickly, will he not encounter the Japanese puppet army.

Once there is an encounter with the Japanese army, it is difficult to say the outcome with these people. And with Li Ziyuan's current situation, not only is it a piece of fat in the eyes of the Japanese army, but I am afraid that even if he encounters the puppet army, he will also become fat in the eyes of those guys. There was a lot of worry in the eyes of the old superior, and Li Ziyuan saw it. But he didn't say much, just nodded solemnly.

The two of them discussed the follow-up plan as quickly as possible, and Li Ziyuan didn't stay for a minute longer. After taking over the more than 100 non-combatants handed over by his old superiors, he left this small mountain village with the prominent He Sanliang's subordinates. However, before leaving, Li Ziyuan came to the fellow who was rushed out by He Sanliang's cover and asked if there were any women who were breastfeeding.

Although this matter made a big man like Li Ziyuan ask, it was somewhat embarrassing. But the problem is that Li Ziyuan has no choice, there is a newborn child who has no milk and can only be temporarily fed with rice soup. He was hungry several times and cried, and his mother could only stuff the shriveled nipple into the child's mouth to stop the child's crying.

Hearing Li Ziyuan's inquiry, the villagers who were rescued by He Sanliang look at me, I look at you, but they didn't understand what was going on. Just when Li Ziyuan couldn't get an answer, he was very irritable and scratched his scalp. A young woman stood up and said, "Chief, I am breastfeeding, let me follow you to see it." ”

Seeing that someone finally stood up, Li Ziyuan didn't say a word, and hurried to his hidden place with the young woman. When they reached the hideaway, the young woman picked up her dying child, who was already hungry. I didn't care about anything, so I took the child and undressed it and fed the child.

A baby who can only cry when he is hungry and sleep when he is full of food, and some of them naturally close their mouths when they eat. Looking at the child who finally ate milk, Li Ziyuan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. I took out a few yuan of border coins from my pocket, handed them to the child's mother, and left here.

After returning to Ma Yongcheng's side, Li Ziyuan scraped together some ammunition, and drew a machine gun from his own troops, and asked people to send it over there. Open a map and keep your finger on the map. After a long time, he said to a few cadres around him: "Tell the troops, and get ready to set off immediately." ”

Wang Changfeng took a company to open the way, and Lao He's second consecutive break was covered and contained. For the rest, the wings spread out to protect the non-combatants. The remaining machine guns were divided evenly between the first and second companies, the fuses of all the troop grenades were unscrewed, the rifles were loaded with bayonets, and the bullets were loaded. The marches are spaced 150 meters apart, and no contact with any troops is allowed along the way. ”

"We must enter the junction of Liao County and Shexian County before tomorrow morning and strive to cross the Zhanghe River. Judging from the surrounding situation, as long as we cross the Zhanghe River, it means that it is generally safe. However, how long the Japanese sweep will last, we still don't know how long. Therefore, it is still necessary to be prepared for a long battle. ”

"During the march, it is the old rule that no smoking or noise is allowed. I, Lao Ma and Lao Zeng are also divided into three echelons. Lao Zeng followed the first company to act, and Lao Ma took the second company to take care of the stragglers. I took the rest of the troops, covered the non-combatants in the ranks, and acted in the center. ”

Li Ziyuan was neatly arranged, and everyone did not express any objections. Li Ziyuan's voice fell, and all the cadres over there took action. Before leaving, Li Ziyuan came to the expectant mother's side and looked at the stretcher and the few logistics personnel who were responsible for carrying her.

Just as Li Ziyuan was about to leave here, the young woman behind him who had just finished breastfeeding the child called out to him: "Chief, take me with you, I don't have a family anyway." My husband is also a member of the team, and I don't know where he is moving with the team. ”

"A few days ago, all the people in my village were slaughtered by the devils. The two-month-old child, along with his in-laws, did not escape. I went back to my parents' house temporarily, and I escaped. I have nowhere to go now, and my eldest sister has no milk at all, so I can just help take care of the child. ”

Hearing the young woman's words, Li Ziyuan nodded directly without hesitation. Anyway, she has already brought so many non-combatants, and she is not a person like her. Besides, I can't go around giving that child, go to a lactating woman. In this time of chaos, where can I ensure that I can find the right person?

If that child goes hungry any longer, I'm afraid he won't be able to save it. Let's not talk about it, if this child is gone, my previous efforts will be in vain. This child is a descendant of martyrs, and he has to keep such a root for the comrade-in-arms he has not yet met.

Seeing Li Ziyuan nodding, the mother over there hesitated for a moment and said, "Camp Chief Li, why don't I stay with the child." I took the child and this girl and went to their village to cover up. My children and I were following the team, and it was too much of a drag on the comrades. ”

Regarding the new mother's words, Li Ziyuan hesitated for a moment, but finally shook his head: "Eldest sister, don't say anything else." I said I would rush out with you and you, and I would never break my word. Everyone is a comrade, this child is also a descendant of the revolution, and you should not say anything about dragging down or not dragging it down in the future. ”

After saying this, Li Ziyuan walked back to the team without looking back. In fact, when the woman first said it, Li Ziyuan was still a little tempted. It is not the same thing for a newborn baby to follow the troops around, march, and fight in this barren mountain and wilderness.

Let's not talk about whether the child will expose the target because of crying, and the child himself can't afford to toss. Maybe a small light rain was enough to kill this child. Moreover, the child's mother is still in confinement, and if she cannot recuperate, it may cause lifelong illness.