In the early hours of May 19

The Japanese army finally repelled the blocking troops along the way and approached Xuzhou, and the defenders along the way saw that the general trend had gone, so they had to lead their troops to evacuate as a last resort.

The little devil naturally would not let go of this opportunity, and sent elite troops to pursue behind him, making some of the evacuated troops in a mess, killing and wounding many soldiers along the way.

It was not until noon that the gunfire near Xuzhou stopped, and then a group of Japanese troops drove into Xuzhou.

At this point, Xuzhou has fallen!

After the little devils arrived in Xuzhou, they found that Xuzhou, where they rushed into it desperately, had already become an empty city at this time, and of course the Japanese army would not be reconciled!

Under the command of the Central China Front and the so-called 'base camp dispatch squad', the Japanese army mobilized heavy troops to pursue westward along the Longhai Railway, crushing many troops ordered to block along the way, and vigorously pursued in the direction of the retreating large force.

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May 21

After three days of traveling, the independent brigade led by Chen Qingzhi finally rushed to the border mountains of Anhui and Henan.

However, he still did not completely relax, and ordered the troops to immediately build defensive positions, and at the same time called the members of the twenty special operations teams over and told them to set up some tricks and traps on the important roads pursued by the Japanese army.

For Chen Qingzhi's order, they naturally nodded happily and agreed.

In fact, they've been itching for a long time.

Since they learned so many skills from Chen Qingzhi, they haven't really shown their skills, but now they can finally operate in actual combat for a while, and everyone is a little excited.

After saluting Chen Qingzhi, the twenty people went into the forest with some grenades and Wang Tianfeng's homemade explosives.

"The troops should build a defensive position as soon as possible, and when they are completed, except for some necessary patrol soldiers and guard posts, let all the soldiers rest and rest! In addition, remember to arrange for the dark whistles to be scattered, take a walk within a radius of five kilometers, and once there is a situation, immediately shoot a signal flare, so you don't have to worry about exposing the location! ”

Chen Qingzhi commanded Fang Xiaodong beside him.

"Yes!" Fang Xiaodong nodded and said.

Chen Qingzhi nodded, very relieved for Fang Xiaodong.

In fact, Fang Xiaodong has always been helping Chen Qingzhi deal with some big and small things in the Independent Brigade, and he can also complete many things well when he hands them over to Fang Xiaodong, which makes Chen Qingzhi very satisfied.

If it weren't for the fact that there was no chief of staff, Chen Qingzhi would really think that Fang Xiaodong was the chief of staff of the Independent Brigade!

Thinking of this, Chen Qingzhi's eyes suddenly lit up.

That's right!

At present, there is no chief of staff for the independent brigade, if it can, Fang Xiaodong can be called to take the position of chief of staff!

But after thinking about it carefully, Chen Qingzhi shook his head regretfully.

Although Fang Xiaodong is doing things safely, it is only because of his character, and his stability is not only reflected in his work, but also in fighting.

Fang Xiaodong was never excited to lead his troops to fight, but fought steadily and steadily, very safely!

Such an officer, although he can't make any brilliant achievements, will not make any mistakes, if in the hearts of his superiors, he is definitely the most reassuring one!

With such a character, being the chief of staff is also very qualified.

Because for a unit, if a commander is a person with a more impulsive personality and often likes to take risks, then the chief of staff he needs must be a steady person, and only in this way can he be vigilant and stop at critical moments.

Although Chen Qingzhi really wanted Fang Xiaodong to be the chief of staff, Chen Qingzhi knew that Fang Xiaodong liked to lead troops to fight!

Although he is safe, what he likes is to go to the battlefield in person, and personally lead the soldiers to lie in the trenches and fight bloody battles together, as for formulating strategies in the command headquarters, it is not what Fang Xiaodong likes at all.

Chen Qingzhi was sure that if he proposed to make him the chief of staff, Fang Xiaodong would definitely refuse!

Thinking of this, Chen Qingzhi couldn't help but sigh.

Thousands of troops are easy to get, and one general is hard to find.

It is even more difficult to ask for a good chief of staff!

Just when Chen Qingzhi was thinking like this, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Chen Qingzhi at this moment, Chen Qingzhi raised his eyes and saw that it was Liu Lanzhai.

"Traveler, can I sit here?" Liu Lanzhai said angrily.

"Do!" Chen Qingzhi moved to the side and gave Liu Lanzhai a place.

Liu Lanzhai sat directly next to him, then took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed it to Chen Qingzhi and helped him light it, then lit it for himself, took a deep breath, and slowly spit it out.

Looking at Liu Lanzhai's appearance, Chen Qingzhi couldn't help but smile, and said that Liu Lanzhai might have something on his mind, so he said, "Don't you want to talk to me about something?" ”

“…… Think! Hearing Chen Qingzhi's words, Liu Lanzhai was stunned for a moment, but still said: "I have a lot of things to say in my heart, but I don't know how to speak for a while!" ”

"I'm guessing you're trying to ask me...... What's the point of us fighting this battle, right? Chen Qingzhi looked at the complicated expression in Liu Lanzhai's eyes, he also took a deep breath, slowly spit it out, and said: "I guess you must be thinking, we paid so many casualties and died so many people, but in the end we still failed, I was a little unwilling in my heart, and I couldn't figure it out, right?" ”

"That's true, I don't understand it in my heart!" He was not surprised that Chen Qingzhi could actually see his thoughts, but said in a deep voice: "Luzao, you said that we gathered 600,000 troops and fought with the little devils for three or four months, and countless soldiers went forward and fought one after another, but in the end it ended in failure, and finally ended in our embarrassed evacuation...... Traveler, you say...... What's the point of our fight? ”

"Is it worth all the blood and the lives you have paid?"

"Is there really hope for our future? Is there really a way out for our Republic of China? ”

Three questions came out of Liu Lanzhai's mouth.

He is a rough man, he doesn't understand any culture, and he doesn't understand any big truths, but he is such a rough person, and now he is saying such a thing, which can't help but make Chen Qingzhi a little moved.

Hearing this, Chen Qingyi hesitated for a while, not knowing how to answer.

If the person who asked him was a progressive young man and a cultural person, maybe Chen Qingzhi's answer was his family and country, but for Liu Lanzhai as a man with a true temperament, Chen Qingzhi really didn't know how to answer.

Chen Qingzhi was silent for a while.

(End of chapter)