Xiu'e returned to Zhang's mansion with a face full of grievances, and saw that Zhang Kexin was packing her bags, so she added fuel and vinegar to Fang Cai's words, hoping that Miss could vent her anger. Zhang Kexin was even more annoyed with Li Ling, and sneered: "He alone destroyed the cavalry company, and bragging about it is all in the sky." ”

"Alas!" Zhang Fayao sighed: "This matter is all true. Li Ling chased and killed a Japanese for thousands of miles, killed him in the Tai'an military camp of the Qilu coalition army, and then destroyed a reorganized cavalry company that pursued him. Li Ling is extremely heroic, has a natural talent, and has an unlimited future. It's a pity that I can't be my Zhang family's son-in-law. ”

Zhang Kexin gasped, stunned for a moment, and felt a burst of regret in her heart. But she was so humiliated by Li Ling in front of the public, and finally resentment took over, gritted her teeth, and said hatefully: "Anyway, Li Ling insulted me too much, I will go to the beach, and I will let him Li Ling compensate me a hundred times in the future." ”

Zhang Kexin is the pearl of the entire Zhang family, and because of her talent and appearance, she has always been arrogant, how can she suffer this kind of grievance, and now she has a monstrous hatred for Li Ling. Zhang Fayao sighed again, and he couldn't control her, so he had to send more people to protect her, maybe when he got to Shanghai Tang, he had a father who could enlighten her.

Nowadays, the Northern Expeditionary Army is like a bamboo, sweeping most of Shandong. The form of the world is gradually becoming clear, and the defeat of the Qilu coalition has been decided. Zhang Zongchang resisted stubbornly along the Jinpu line, and when he arrived at Jinan, the provincial capital, there was only a strong team of Tai'an Cheng Guorui.

After the military headquarters issued the task of advancing, the various divisions and regiments of the Northern Expeditionary Army rushed to the road with full horsepower in order to seize the first credit. However, Li Ling ordered the ** battalion to advance slowly, and the subordinate officers were all dissatisfied. In such a situation, who does not want to be promoted through meritorious service and seize the results. Even Liao Yaohui is unhappy, if the time comes, there will be no reward for meritorious deeds.

Finally, a day later, the ** battalion approached Tai'an, and Li Ling ordered everyone to march northwest and stationed in Gongjia Village, twenty kilometers away from Tai'an City, but sent some scouts to act. Qin Mushu finally couldn't help but say: "The army is pressing Tai'an, we should be the main force to attack the city, why did the battalion commander let us be stationed here?" ”

Li Ling smiled and said, "Let other troops do the work of consuming troops in attacking the city, we just fight to help and cheer." Or save some energy to do something else. ”

As soon as he spoke, Qin Mushu, Liao Yaohui, and the platoon leaders below were red-faced. Qin Mushu, who had just had a good impression of him, was full of contempt in his heart. The ** battalion belongs to the First Army and is a regular descendant of the Northern Expedition, and Li Ling dares to treat this ** battalion as his own unit to retain his strength.

Li Ling saw everyone's expressions, smiled again, and said, "Don't worry, everyone, aren't you fighting and making meritorious contributions just to be promoted?" I'll let everyone be promoted without fighting, and you'll find out in two days. ”

Everyone was full of doubts, but Li Ling sold Guanzi, although he was in a hurry, he could only let it go.

On April 28, the Northern Expeditionary Army surrounded Taicheng, occupied the commanding heights in the north and south such as the Haoli Mountain, the Temple of Vision, and fired artillery demonstrations. A day later, the sound of "booming" siege came from the direction of Tai'an, and the soldiers of the ** battalion were boiling one by one, how could Li Ling not move, and the military department did not issue an order, but he was in a hurry, and even Sun Yuzhu muttered and complained that Li Ling did not lead the team to assist the large army.

Qin Mushu finally couldn't bear it anymore, quarreled with Li Ling, and threatened to go to the military headquarters to sue Li Ling. Liao Yaoxiang was also impatient, and persuaded Li Ling: "If the losses of other armies are too great, our ** battalion is here to recuperate, and it is not a joke for the military department to blame it." ”

"If the two group armies can't attack one Tai'an, then you Huangpu descendants will also eat soft rice." Li Ling said unhurriedly: "You just wait!" In less than ten days, Tai'an will be breached. ”

"What's in it for us to break the city? Originally, our ** battalion was established not long ago, and it should be the time for meritorious performance, if we retreat here, we will not be rewarded for meritorious deeds on the day of breaking the city. Huang Yan, the commander of the first company, as a subordinate, was also a little indignant.

Li Ling smiled: "Then let's pick up a ready-made cheap." ”

Liao Yaoxiang's eyes rolled: "You mean we pack up the prisoners and intercept the booty?" ”

"The children can be taught!" Li Ling smiled: "The Northern Expeditionary Army is unstoppable. The 1st, 2nd, and 2nd major armies besieged a Tai'an, and they were simply captured, otherwise they would have given us an operational order. If on the day the city is broken, a large number of enemy troops will inevitably break through, and we will focus on fighting the water dogs, and then let the brothers below give me spiritual points, and let the enemy personnel go, but intercept the weapons and ammunition for me. ”

Everyone's eyes lit up, if they could capture a group of prisoners of war, it was indeed much stronger than following the army to attack the city, and they ordered their subordinates to prepare for battle. In addition, Li Ling sent Liao Yaoxiang to organize nearby villagers to also take action together.

On May 2, the first division of the Northern Expeditionary Army attacked Taicheng, and Xu Haichun's brigade under Zhang Zongchang led his troops to break through. Li Ling had already received the information and set it up near Gongjiazhuang, preparing to catch turtles in the urn.

Gongjiazhuang is the only way for the enemy to escape. Sure enough, he led the enemy into the encirclement according to his own plan, but before Li Ling had time to be happy, he saw that there were nearly 2,000 soldiers under black pressure. Li Ling felt a big headache, ** There are hundreds of people in the camp, how can they eat the troops of 2,000 people, although the other party is a remnant of the defeated generals, but there is a saying that poor Kou Mo chases.

Qin Mushu, the deputy of the battalion, was also overjoyed, and sighed when he saw this form. There are too many enemy troops, and if you counterattack, your ** battalion is simply not enough for people to drink a pot.

Li Ling gritted his teeth and said, "The soldier is in danger, so we will gamble on him." Inform the nearby villagers to prepare for action. ”

Liao Yaoxiang was uneasy, since Li Ling ordered to be ruthless, he was also ruthless, and took the order to go.

Brigadier Xu Haichun insisted on Tai'an, and his strength was weak, and he saw that the general trend had gone. had to order his subordinates to break through. Among the nearly 3,000 people, nearly seven or eight hundred people died and disappeared after defending the city for many days. Although the rest of the troops had escaped, most of them had lost their armor and were in disarray. Restrained by his efforts, the troops were finally brought under control. Now that the morale of the soldiers is low, a two-day rest will surely restore their fighting spirit.

After fighting all night last night, Xu Haichun no longer has the demeanor of the past except for the dust on his face. He looked around and said, "We haven't eaten since yesterday, everyone is hungry, and if the enemy army can't catch up with us for a while, let's order the cooks to make a fire and cook!" ”

As soon as the major's adjutant Shang Jingzhong conveyed the order, he realized that something was wrong. Now the terrain on which they are located is like a basin, with high hills on all sides and low in the middle. This is a big taboo for leading troops. Just as he was about to remind the brigade commander Xu Haichun, he suddenly found that two miles away, a blue sky and white sun flag was extremely eye-catching under the sunlight. Shang Jingzhong, who was distraught, ran to the center in a panic, and exclaimed loudly in a shrill voice: "The enemy is coming......"

The exclamations of the desimiles echoed through the valley, and the exclamations of the silent places followed. In a mess, groups of disheveled officers and men got up from the ground and rushed around like headless flies, screaming in terror, the pulling of bolts and the shrieks of whistles.

Xu Haichun took the telescope handed by the guards and looked around, gasped after watching it, and immediately realized that he couldn't escape even if he put on his wings: five or six light and heavy machine guns were set up on the eight-meter high ground in the east, and people were surging and the woods were swaying within nearly ten meters on both sides of the mountain col; The only exit in the north was spread out with six huge blue sky and white sun flags, and more than a dozen arrogant revolutionary soldiers stood on the mountain pass. He was pointing at him, and two of the officer-like men seemed to be staring at him; At the foot of the hill to the south, flags waved, and the dense grass was undulating, apparently full of ambushes. Two light machine guns were erected on the commanding heights of the ground at a distance of meters; On the relatively gentle yellow mud fort in the west, more than ten blue, blue, red and red flags were erected, and one of the red flags fluttering high was embroidered with six big white characters: The First Army of the National Revolutionary Army! Under the banner. A skinny officer, escorted by dozens of officers and soldiers, silently watched every move in the valley.

Xu Haichun put away the binoculars and yelled angrily at the adjutant: "What about the sentry? Where's your guard post? All fucking bunch of rice buckets! ”

The adjutant lowered the binoculars. Beads of sweat broke out on his forehead: "Brigade seat, I didn't expect that the revolutionary army would be surrounded from all sides." Estimate...... It is estimated that they have already touched the plant and waited for the rabbit, let's find a way to break through! ”

No one cared about the metaphor of his words, Xu Haichun snorted coldly and said: "I have killed and injured thousands of my soldiers since the breakthrough of Tai'an, and now the enemy army is ambushed on all sides, and it is difficult to get out again." Our department is at the end of the road, and the mountains and rivers are exhausted. Give up your weapons and turn to sincerity! ”

In such a situation, there is only one way to surrender, and Adjutant Shang Jingzhong suddenly realized something: "What about you, brigade commander?" ”

Xu Haichun looked worried: "What can I do." Zhang Dashuai has the grace of reinvention for me, and I have nothing to repay, I can only ....... Alas! Bring me a soldier's costume and I'll put it on and walk away!" ”

Shang Jingzhong thought that he was going to choose to commit suicide when he heard the first half of the sentence, so he breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly helped him change into a shabby soldier's uniform. Then follow him around, ready to see the right time to escape.

"Listen to the people below. You have been surrounded by the main forces of our First Army. Quickly put down your weapon and take it down. If there is no response within twenty minutes. Our 1st Army will open fire in full swing and leave no room alive. A big man's voice floated over with a loud voice to persuade him to surrender