After recovering the whole territory of Hainan, Bai Fei stayed in Sanya and other places for two days, dealt with some aftermath matters, and then led the troops back to Haikou.

In Haikou, Bai Fei and others were warmly welcomed, and the local people almost welcomed them, and the lively scene was very touching.

Mei Yuehai and others prepared a grand welcome banquet for Bai Fei, which was held in the largest restaurant in Haikou City.

At the banquet, Bai Fei met Tan Shenglin, commander of the 463 Brigade, for the first time, and after talking, Bai Fei was full of affection for this Guangzhou man who spoke Cantonese Chinese. Both of them were from military backgrounds, and the war was naturally indispensable in the chat, and they talked about the Battle of Xuzhou and the Battle of Lanfeng.

Tan Shenglin said: "Speaking of which, as early as last year, when the Lanfeng battlefield was sealed, we cooperated..."

Bai Fei recalled for a moment, remembering that Li Hansoul's 64th Army was indeed present during the Battle of Lanfeng, so he said in surprise: "Yo, then what I told you just now about the first meeting, wouldn't it be rude." I'm really sorry, look at my memory. ”

Tan Shenglin waved his hand and smiled: "You remember correctly, this is indeed the first time we have met." Then he began to tell the story:

It turned out that in 1938, Tan Shenglin was promoted to deputy brigade commander and regiment commander, and the whole army immediately went to fight on the Longhai Line. During the battle, Tan Shenglin was tasked with attacking Luo Yuqi, which was close to the Longhai Railway and was an important transportation artery to the west of Xuzhou. Since this place was occupied by the Japanese army, the railway line was cut off, and a large number of troops and materials in Xuzhou could not be transported out and withdrawn in time, so there was great military value and strategic significance here, and it must be recaptured.

However, just when Tan Shenglin led his troops into the position to prepare for the attack, he suddenly received news from his superiors that Lan Feng had been lost and their situation was very dangerous, and asked them to withdraw quickly. However, there is no explanation of where it was withdrawn.

At that time, the people of the 155th Division where Tan Shenglin belonged were panicked, and Tan Shenglin discussed with his colleagues in several other regiments and said to them: You take people to the north first, and after gathering troops in a safe place, then find a way out of the encirclement. The others asked him what to do, and he said, "I won't leave for the time being, stay behind to cover you, and see what the situation is."

The next day, the 64th Army received an order from above, asking him to open the transportation hub as soon as possible, because the Battle of Xuzhou was nearing the end at that time, and a large number of materials and personnel should be withdrawn as soon as possible. Li Hansoul didn't dare to slack off, and immediately called to inquire about the situation, and when he learned that Tan Shenglin was still nearby, he asked him what he wanted to do?

Tan Shenglin said: "We have no losses, we have not lost a single shot or soldier, and we can immediately enter the battle to attack Luo Yuyan." ”

Then Tan Shenglin led his troops to quickly enter the battle, and they arranged defenses on the periphery while fighting, and sure enough, in the later battle, they encountered a Japanese cavalry. At that time, the Japanese cavalry could be said to be a nightmare for the Chinese infantry, but at that time, due to Tan Shenglin's early arrangement and proper arrangement, the Japanese cavalry reinforcements did not take advantage of the slightest advantage, but the beaten people turned on their backs, and suffered heavy casualties, so that Luo Yuqi's enemy could not get reinforcements, and finally after a hard battle, Luo Yuqi was finally captured.

"The battle was fierce, and at the end of the battle, the brothers suffered more and more casualties, and one of my deputy regiments, Chen Gongren, and many soldiers were killed. Battalion Commander Zhang Zezhong and I fought side by side with the devils in the wheat field, and then we were both injured and almost died..."

Tan Shenglin said this, a little sad, picked up a glass of wine and walked in, and sighed: "I guess God thinks I haven't lived enough, don't want me, and in the end I survived, but my brothers didn't have such a good life..."

Bai Fei also sighed lightly, Tan Shenglin didn't say these things, he didn't know about them before. However, there are so many unsung heroes like this, in the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War, which battle was not built up by Chinese soldiers with mountains of corpses and a sea of blood? Most of them, not to mention the heroic deeds of their lives, even their names have never appeared in the history books, and they have all dissipated into the years and dust...

Tan Shenglin wiped the corners of his eyes, quickly recovered his mood, and he said: "Although we suffered a lot of casualties, we finally snatched Luo Yuqi back, and later I heard that you also took back Lanfeng, and the Japanese army also suffered a big loss there, and the retreat has been peaceful, so we are more relieved and happy." In the following days, not only were hundreds of trains rescued, but a large number of materials and personnel were also safely transferred through Luo Yuqi, so that the devil's encirclement plan failed, so I think our sacrifice was worth it! ”

Bai Fei ordered someone to pour a full bottle of wine for Tan Shenglin, then stood up with the wine glass and said, "Brigade Commander Tan said well! Fight against the Japanese invaders and sacrifice glory for the country! Come, let us drink this cup and pay tribute to all the Chinese sons and daughters who have made sacrifices for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression! ”

"Good! Dry! ”

Everyone here includes Wang Weiguo, Li Shuyang, Xu Changsheng, Li Hu... As well as Mei Yuehai, Tan Shenglin, and the two regiment commanders and a chief of staff under Tan Shenglin, they all stood up and drank the water and wine in the cup together.

After everyone re-seated, Bai Fei suddenly said: "Speaking of sacrifice, Brigade Commander Tan led his troops to Hainan to help in the war this time, and has been fighting fiercely with the Japanese army for more than a month, and it is said that your troops have suffered more than 1,300 casualties, which really makes us feel guilty, so I want to give your troops some compensation privately..."

Tan Shenglin said: "Brother Zhenyu, didn't you say it just now, sacrificing glory for the country, why are you saying such things now?" Don't you look down on me Tan someone? Besides, I came to Hainan to resist Japan and for the sake of national righteousness, how can I ask for your compensation? ”

Bai Feixin said, you can come here to resist the Japanese, and I also used my face to get it from Zhang Fakui, although it is also to defend Hainan and resist the Japanese army, but in fact, most of the reason is because there are important pharmaceutical factories and arsenals here.

But these words were not easy to say directly, so Bai Fei said: "Brigade Commander Tan misunderstood, I naturally know about the sincere patriotic enthusiasm of you and your brothers, but after repeated battles, presumably the consumption of guns and ammunition in your department should also be great." It just so happened that in the process of annihilating the Japanese army on the island a few days ago, we obtained a lot of Japanese-style equipment, and we didn't have much use for keeping these things, so..."

Before Bai Fei finished speaking, a regiment commander surnamed Lin under Tan Shenglin suddenly said: "That's good, now we are short of equipment, it's not a secret, the consumption a few days ago is indeed a bit large, if there is this batch of Japanese-style equipment supplement, it will be even better." ”

Tan Shenglin listened to Bai Fei's words, and his heart was also very moved, but he asked Head Lin to speak out first, which made him a little faceless. So he glared at the head of the regiment, blamed him for talking too much, and then sneered: "Brother Zhenyu is laughing." ”

Bai Fei laughed and said: "What are you laughing at, Brigade Commander Tan is too much of an outsider, I like Captain Lin's fast-talking personality." ”