The news of the great victory in Gunzhou was publicized by newspapers in various places and spread throughout the country in a short period of time.

The names of the 81st Division and the 55th Army suddenly rose to prominence, while the 20th Division, which had gone through bloody battles, was unknown and unknown to anyone.

When the telegram punishing Sun Yumin reached the 20th Division, even Liu Wenzhi, who had always been calm and calm, couldn't sit still, and opened his mouth to scold Zhan Shutang and Cao Fulin for being shameless.

Xiao Yuying was angry, shouting to teach a lesson and leading his troops to be stationed in the exhibition hall in Gunzhou City.

After two or three days of rest, Lu Man's mood calmed down temporarily, and when she got Sun Yumin to be scolded by telegram, she ran to him as soon as possible, because she didn't know if it was someone close to her, or someone sent by her father, who poked out the problem between the two people, causing her father to not help him speak and help him mediate, so he would be punished by the above.

This is from the beginning of the attack on Juye, and until now, Sun Yumin has seen Lu Man for the first time in nearly half a month.

The obviously emaciated face and pale countenance, as well as Chu Chu's pitiful expression, made Sun Yumin's heart ache. The two looked at each other, and their eyes were full of affection, which could not be disguised no matter what.

Lu Man bit his lip and said softly, "I'm sorry ......"

Sun Yumin's strength was knocked down by this pure voice like a clear spring, and the torment of his soul these days suddenly dissipated to the Nine Heavens Cloud, he walked up to this girl who had almost done everything perfectly, held her emaciated hands, and said softly: "It's me who is sorry for you!" ”

Just such a short sentence, but like a key, opened Lu Man's tearful cheeks, and her voice began to whimper a little: "You're right, it's me who is wrong, it's me who shouldn't have forcibly entered your world, and even the injustice you are receiving now is because of my ......"

Everyone couldn't understand the meaning of her words, only Sun Yumin knew that this woman would always carry all the responsibilities and burdens on herself, even if she only had a pair of immature shoulders.

Sun Yumin couldn't bear to see her body shaking from sobbing, took her hand and hugged her into his arms.

Lu Man didn't know if it was because he was sad or excited, and he cried even more in Sun Yumin's arms.

Xiao Yuying also walked over and got into Sun Yumin's other shoulder, but she tilted her head with a smile and looked at the two of them, as for why Lu Man was crying, and whether she wanted to coax her or not, she didn't care about it at all.

The entire room was silent, looking at the three people huddled together.

Two footsteps came in, apparently deliberately made by a walker.

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone's eyes were attracted by the sound of footsteps, Xiao Yuying whispered in Sun Yumin's ear: "Sister Chen Yun just saw you holding Sister Lu Man at the door. ”

Only then did Sun Yumin know that the little girl didn't drill into her arms for no reason, it turned out to help her out of the siege, and having such a sister can really reduce a lot of trouble.

It was really Chen Yun and Deng Xiufen who entered the house, and when they saw them coming in, Sun Yumin did not let go of the two people who were holding each other, but only looked at Chen Yun in a daze.

Chen Yun didn't show any concern, but walked to the side of the three of them and said, "What is there to cry about, if you can't do it, you won't do it, who can't pick a pick." ”

Xiao Yuying broke free from Sun Yumin's arms and sneered: "Do you want to pick a picker to go to you?" "This little girl has become her hardcore supporter since Lu Man fished Sun Yumin out of a big prison, and the heartbroken Lu Man has her company these days, otherwise he may not be able to recover from his grief so quickly.

Chen Yun's face was full of embarrassment, and she hurriedly argued: "I didn't mean that." Fortunately, there are no outsiders in this room, and the only one who can't understand is Tang Chunhong, but as a woman, she just thought that what Xiao Yuying said about going to her was the result of the two daughters fighting for a husband, and she also interjected and ridiculed: "Is there no man in this world?" It's so strange that it grabbed someone's house. ”

Deng Xiufen saw that her sister was being bullied by others, so she immediately stood up and said, "Whoever grabbed someone's house, it's her!" She wanted to continue, but Chen Yun covered her mouth, and she didn't know what she was talking about.

Chen Yun was full of apologies and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry for causing you trouble." ”

Liu Wenzhi saw that Sun Yumin had frowned, and hurriedly came forward to reprimand Xiao Yuying and Tang Chunhong, saying, "What are you talking about!" I didn't see that the teachers were all being trained, and you are still arguing about this trivial matter. ”

Tang Chunhong's buttocks twisted, and she was the first to walk out, followed by Xiao Yuying, she was afraid that Sun Yumin would yell at her, so she hurriedly followed the ass and walked out. Lu Man was embarrassed to snuggle in Sun Yumin's arms anymore, wiped away his tears, and after saying hello to Chen Yun, he found a chair and sat down.

Chen Yun saw that Sun Yumin didn't talk to her, a little boring, she pulled Deng Xiufen and prepared to leave, but saw the little girl who had only been out for a short time holding a piece of paper, and ran in happily, shouting: "Brother, there is another telegram." ”

Liu Wenzhi took the telegram from her hand, read it, handed it to Sun Yumin, and said: "Master, the chairman of the committee has called, and I will award you the Order of the Blue Sky and the White Sun, and reward you with 100,000 yuan in the ocean, and I will send a commissioner to give you the medal on a later day." ”

Sun Yumin sneered: "Beat a stick and then give a piece of candy to eat, it's a common trick." ”

Liu Wenzhi said: "Master, I don't think so. "It was rare for him to express opinions that were contrary to those of Sun Yumin.

"Tell me about it." Sun Yumin was also very curious, he wanted to hear what this old subordinate could say.

"Although the two telegrams were sent to you, the previous telegram was actually sent to Sun Tongxuan's gang to see, after all, the new Third Regiment was indeed wiped out in this battle, and in order to block the mouth of Youyou, it is indispensable to punish you."

Sun Yumin himself also handed over the guilty letter to the above, and he had been prepared for punishment for a long time, but he didn't expect that Lao Jiang would award him a medal, and he really didn't have this talent in the face of these trade-offs.

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After Li Tiedan and Deng Dongping got the news of Sun Yumin's punishment, they all jumped like thunder, and rushed to Jining from the station, and even Zhang Xiaohu ran over with his arms hanged, but was driven back by Sun Yumin one by one.

Li Tianxi's new regiment was adapted from the whole Sichuan army, and it was originally thought to be the most difficult to manage, but the result was the opposite. The people of the Sichuan Army received much better treatment than the original troops in the 20th Division, they were warmly dressed, the weapons and equipment were brand new, and the ammunition was received by each person to receive a base, which was unimaginable in the Sichuan Army. When the soldiers learned that it was Sun Yumin who privately gave the money awarded to him by the top to the officers and soldiers of the 20th Division, many of these real men of the Sichuan Army were moved to tears.

Upon learning that Sun Yumin had been punished, the 20th Division's hard work was also handed over, and the soldiers of the newly formed 1st Regiment of the Sichuan Army were all filled with righteous indignation, and they all asked to petition the headquarters of the 12th Army and the Third Army Headquarters.

When Li Tianxi reported the situation to Sun Yumin, he knew that he had another elite soldier under his command, and the unhappiness of these days was finally swept away.

The people who came to the aid had just left, and Tang Chunhong received another order from the Fifth Theater Command to visit.

Sun Yumin snickered from time to time with the telegram sent by Li Zongren in his hand, it seems that Lao Jiang and Chen Bui their so-called trade-off technique has worked, and after receiving the reward, the 81st Division and the 55th Army seem to have immediately become elite, and take the initiative to ask Ying to take charge of the city defense of the first line from Wenshang to Gunzhou.

Being able to have someone to defend the city for him and someone to help wipe his ass, Sun Yumin was not happy to be upset, and he did not hesitate to give the order to hand over the city defense.

Wenshang, where Zhang Xiaohu was stationed, was handed over to the 81st Brigade of the 241st Division, and Gunzhou, which was garrisoned by Li Tiedan, and Jining, which was guarded by Sun Yumin himself, were handed over to Cao Fulin's 55th Army.

On February 22, the 27th year of the Republic of China, after more than half a month of fighting, the 10 regiments of the 20th Division led by Sun Yumin: Sun Jiehai's artillery regiment, Dong Wenbin's guard regiment, Zhang Xiaohu's 115th and 116th regiments of the 58th Brigade and the newly formed 1st Regiment reorganized from the Sichuan Army, Li Tiedan's 117th and 118th regiments, the new 3rd Regiment with only 500 or 600 wounded soldiers left, and the 119th Regiment of the 60th Brigade and the newly formed 2nd Regiment embarked on the journey back to Heze.

It is early spring, even at the junction of Shandong and Henan, there are all kinds of tender green beginning to appear everywhere, the bridge on the highway, on the embankment of a stream, a few weeping willows are swaying its posture with the wind, the turquoise river reflects the afterglow of the setting sun, and the rippling waves are like gilded edges, surging to the shore layer by layer.

On both sides of the highway there was an invisible procession, and two jeeps marched in these two long queues, and the yellow dust raised was like a light veil to hide the team on the right side of the road.

Xiao Yuying sat in the passenger seat waiting for a jeep, looking at the picturesque scenery, not only exclaiming: "It's so beautiful!" She turned back to the back row and shouted, "Sister Lu, Sister Hong, look at those willow trees, look at the river." ”

The two women sitting in the back row were staring out the window in a daze, especially Lu Man, seeing Sun Yumin and Chen Yun sitting in the same car, and sitting in the back row together, so that her already injured heart was frustrated again, she didn't say a word all the way, only occasionally turned her head back, and looked from the glass behind the car, but in addition to the raised loess, she could only see the square-faced driver driving in the jeep behind and Deng Xiufen who was dozing all the way.

Hearing Xiao Yuying's words, Tang Chunhong, who was looking at Lu Man separately, looked in the direction that the little girl pointed to, and was immediately shocked by the beautiful scenery in front of her, she said to the driver: "Stop, let's take a break." ”

Lu Man came back from his daze, looked at the two women who were about to get out of the car in a daze, and said, "What are you doing?" ”

Tang Chunhong and Xiao Yuying glanced at each other, spread their hands and said, "This woman is already stunned and cannot be saved." ”

Two jeeps stopped on the bridge, and five beautiful women with different characteristics got out of the car, and one Sun Yumin was wearing a major general's uniform.

The marching procession did not stop because of a few of them, and no one looked at them because of these fairy-like women.

Xiao Yuying and Tang Chunhong had already run to the willow tree to feel the indispensable green in life, while Lu Man sat on a boulder on the bridge and looked at the two happy women.

Deng Xiufen in another jeep got out of the car first, she quickly ran to the back door, helped open the door, and helped Chen Yun, who was pale in the car.

Sun Yumin got down from the car door on the other side, looked at Chen Yun's uncomfortable appearance, was very anxious, and hurriedly walked up to Lu Man and said, "Director Lu, can you help see what happened to Chen Yun?" ”

Lu Man was completely absent-minded, and replied casually: "Pregnant people are like this!" As soon as the words came out, she immediately came back to her senses, and she immediately regretted that no one had said it, why was she so stupid to speak for others.

Sure enough, Sun Yumin was shocked by Lu Man's words, he couldn't believe it, looked at Chen Yun, who was retching on the side of the road with Deng Xiufen's support, and asked, "What did you say?" Is it true? Am I going to be a dad? ”

How much Lu Man hoped that he was pregnant, and how much he hoped that he wanted to be a father and be the father of his own child, but when things came to this point, he couldn't do anything, so he simply stood up and said, "Yes, you want to be a father, be happy!" Let's get what you want! When she said the last sentence, she almost shouted at the top of her voice.

Xiao Yuying and Tang Chunhong under the willow tree heard her roar, Deng Xiufen, who was patting Chen Yun on the back, and Chen Yun, who couldn't vomit anything, also heard the conversation between the two, and even the soldiers marching in the nearby team heard this heart-rending shout.

Sun Yumin felt Lu Man's mood, and also found that he really shouldn't be so happy in front of her, just when he wanted to say something to her, Lu Man suddenly ran to the river embankment, like a green butterfly, through the weeping willow branches like a long whip, and passed through the two women who were looking at her stupidly.

Tang Chunhong sighed and said, "What a rival!" She was worried that this stupid woman would do something stupid, so she quickly chased after her.

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Just when Sun Yumin withdrew his troops from the direction of Gunzhou and Wenshang, the 10th Division of the Japanese Army and the heavy artillery brigade assigned to him of nearly 50,000 people, under the command of Ryosuke Isoya, pressed from the front line of Tai'an to Gunzhou, and another brigade of Japanese troops pressed towards Wenshang with the cooperation of the 9th Independent Brigade of the Imperial Allied Army.

When Sun Yumin learned from Tang Chunhong about the military situation that was constantly reported by various departments, he couldn't help but be deeply worried, the predecessor of Cao Fulin's 55th Army was originally a unit within the local security regiment and bandits that was forcibly incorporated by Sun Tongxuan. Although it is an army with an establishment, the total strength of the army is less than 25,000 people, and although there are quite a few people, the weapons and equipment are varied. The 55th Army has two divisions: the 22nd Division and the 29th Division, and each division has two brigades under its jurisdiction: the 64th and 66th Brigades of the 22nd Division, and the 85th and 87th Brigades of the 29th Division. Each brigade has three regiments, with a total of 12 regiments: the 127th Regiment, the 128th Regiment, the 129th Regiment, the 130th Regiment, the 131st Regiment, the 132nd Regiment of the 22nd Division, and the 169th Regiment, the 170th Regiment, the 171st Regiment, the 172nd Regiment, the 173rd Regiment, and the 174th Regiment of the 29th Division. There are not even formed artillery in these divisions, and the only one that can handle it is the 82mm caliber mortar battalion directly under the army, which Cao Fulin regards as a treasure.

Once the war starts, how can the small city of Gunzhou withstand the bombardment of the Japanese heavy artillery, and how can it be defended!

Sun Yumin was in a hurry and had no choice, so he had to strengthen the defense of the front line of Juye.