Chapter 80 is heartbroken

Liu Yimin was holding Jingjing's body, leading the Second Cavalry Regiment to converge with the main force.

At this time, the Eighth Route Army's instructor returned to the north and the Fifth Brigade had all joined forces, and the baggage convoy also took advantage of the night to advance north. After the Japanese army chased the railway line, because the Eighth Route Army's rear guard unit cavalry regiment moved quickly, the Japanese army could not catch up, and they were afraid that the Eighth Route Army would take advantage of the cover of night to counterattack again, so they chased out about five miles, and as soon as the Eighth Route Army artillery group intercepted it, the Japanese army immediately sounded the gong and collected the troops, and began to build fortifications overnight to organize the troops. In this way, the ambush circle arranged by Hong Chaoyuan's command of the troops was ineffective, and the battle to break through the Longhai Road was over.

In this battle, the Japanese army suffered huge losses, and the Eighth Route Army also suffered heavy casualties. Under the bombardment of such a huge group of Japanese aircraft, no matter how concealed, casualties could not be avoided, not to mention the crazy attack of the Japanese ground forces? In particular, the sacrifice of An Jingjing, a tutor and leader of Shandong's news and propaganda work, is the highest-ranking female cadre of our party and our army to sacrifice since the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and the loss is irreparable.

When Gao Yuan, Cheng Cuilin, Hong Chaoyuan, Hu Laohu, Li Lingfeng, and Wang Tongsheng saw Liu Yimin, they found that a long silver hair had grown from the temple of the division commander's sideburns, shining with a shiny white light under the torch. When I saw that the blood stains on the Jingjing military uniform in the arms of the division commander had clotted into blood clots, and it was as quiet as a water lily in the quiet night, I understood everything.

Cheng Cuilin stepped forward to take Jingjing, Liu Yimin shook his head, hugged Jingjing to a stretcher and put it down, and called the soldiers to get two buckets of water, so that Huang Wei, who was like a tearful person, and a few nurses from the field hospital washed Jingjing's body and changed into a clean military uniform.

After Huang Wei and the others were busy and cleaned, Liu Yimin came over and sat on Jingjing's stretcher for a while, took out a cigarette and match, and wanted to smoke a cigarette, but his hand trembled and he couldn't draw a match, and Cheng Cuilin, who was silently watching Liu Yimin on the side, came over and struck the match, lit the cigarette for him, and let him sit there alone and smoke quietly.

Gao Yuan, Cheng Cuilin, Hu Laohu, Hong Chaoyuan, Li Lingfeng, and Wang Tongsheng saw Liu Yimin sitting next to Jingjing's body and smoking a cigarette, knowing that he felt uncomfortable, and he couldn't wait to immediately launch a counterattack against the Japanese puppet army and avenge Jingjing and the martyrs. However, at this time, in addition to the fact that there were no casualties among the troops of the Fifth Brigade, the casualties of the First Brigade, the New First Brigade, the Cavalry Brigade, and the Baggage Logistics Unit were not small, and it was urgent to reorganize the troops and treat the wounded. Otherwise, it is okay to ambush, but it is not advisable to force a counterattack. They are all high-ranking commanders, and they can distinguish between the important and important at critical times, and they will not be carried away by hatred and fight uncertain battles. Moreover, without Liu Yimin's order, they can't even take revenge no matter how much they want to.

Cheng Cuilin was a little older, and he was the first of the senior generals to know Liu Yimin, so he beckoned a few people to Jingjing's body to give a military salute, and then stood aside and waited for Liu Yimin to finish smoking.

Liu Yimin smoked three cigarettes in succession, and then looked up at a few people and asked them to report the casualties of the troops and the deployment of defenses.

Gao Yuan reported that the armored regiment of the 1st Brigade of the Jiao Brigade lost seven tanks, the 1st and 2nd Jiao regiments suffered heavy casualties, and almost every squad had sacrificed and wounded fighters. Among them, the second battalion and the second company of the 1st Regiment were the hardest, with more than half of the casualties.

Hu Laohu reported that the casualties of the 1st Cavalry Regiment and the 2nd Cavalry Regiment were also very large, but there was no way, the cavalry had a large target, and under the Japanese artillery fire, even men and horses were killed and wounded together, and the two regiments were added together and reduced by one battalion.

Cheng Cuilin's new 1st Brigade was in a slightly better situation, the new 2nd Regiment, the 3rd Regiment and the newly built Recruit Regiment were all used to transport heavy materials, and the casualties were negligible, and the 1st Regiment and the 2nd Regiment defended the western position together, with relatively large casualties.

Wang Tongsheng's sniper brigade suffered no casualties, and the results were still very large, with each soldier killing an average of more than 10 Japanese puppet soldiers.

Li Lingfeng reported that there were casualties again in the special warfare battle, mainly caused by the 1st and 2nd squadrons assisting the troops in defending their positions. Up to now, the first squadron, the first squadron, and the second squadron have not returned, and Wang Laohu has given them the task of waiting for an opportunity to sabotage the Japanese army's logistics and supply system.

After Liu Yimin listened, he said in a hoarse voice: "The little devil suffered a big loss in this battle, and we didn't take advantage of it. The 1st Brigade and the 1st Cavalry Brigade suffered heavy casualties, and the casualties of the 1st Regiment and the villagers transporting grain were even greater. Has Li Xiaoshuai come back? I'm afraid that the second company of guards is going to be rebuilt. ”

Gao Yuan reported that Li Xiaoshuai had returned, but he had been carried back, his intestines had been beaten out, and he was now undergoing surgery in the field hospital, and there were only nine soldiers left in the second guard company.

Liu Yimin was silent after hearing this, and said for a long time: "This revenge must be avenged!" The little devil dared to set a trap for Lao Tzu to jump, it was simply three days without hitting the house and revealing the tiles! ”

Gao Yuan and the others saw that Liu Yimin had green tendons on his forehead when he spoke, and his handsome face looked a little hideous, so they knew that the division commander was angry and wanted to kill the little devil.

Hu Laohu immediately said: "It is better to fight a small than a big one, and concentrating firepower and troops to fight a war of annihilation is the most effective and direct way to eliminate the devils." Please rest assured, as long as the cavalry brigade rests for a day, it will still be alive and vibrant, and people and horses will shout, and it is guaranteed to fight wherever it is pointed! ”

Among these people, Cheng Cuilin is the oldest and generally does not express his opinions casually. Gao Yuan and Hong Chaoyuan are all first-class generals under Liu Yimin, especially Hong Chaoyuan, who stood alone in Lunan and eliminated the Eighth Division, the Tenth Division, and the Jiaoji Road Campaign, and he didn't have the opportunity to participate. Hearing Liu Yimin say that he wanted revenge, the heroic Hong Chaoyuan followed Hu Laohu closely and said: "Please rest assured, the division commander needs to rest and recuperate in the first brigade and cavalry brigade, and the fifth brigade and the new fifth brigade do not need to rest and recuperate, and they can attack at any time." It just so happened that the division commander also asked the division commander to check the combat effectiveness of the Fifth Brigade, the New Fifth Brigade, and the Southeastern Lu Detachment. ”

Since the 1st Brigade went north to participate in the war, there have never been casualties like today, and Gao Yuan has long held his breath: "Division commander, if you have revenge, you will not revenge a gentleman." Others say that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, but I think it's all. Not only do you have to take revenge, but you also have to report it immediately. After a long time, the sixth and ninth divisions of the little devils were withdrawn, where can I find them! Maybe by the time we find them, they'll be someone else's killer. How can that work? Can the revenge of the editor-in-chief of Jingjing still let others avenge us? So what kind of troops have we become? Teaching the First Brigade to be the first in the whole army in terms of equipment, training, and combat effectiveness. Although our unit suffered heavy casualties, it did not affect the continuous operation. Please rest assured that the 1st Brigade was, is, and will be a powerful assault force of our army. Guarantee to complete all the tasks assigned by the division commander! ”

Liu Yimin was not in the mood to listen to the confessions of a few of them in the form of fighting missions, waved them to shut up, calmed down and pondered carefully for a while.

Liu Yimin's original strategy was not to affect the trajectory of history, so that the little devils would launch the Pacific War according to their strategy. At present, the major actions of the Japanese army are basically carried out according to the historical trajectory, the Battle of Wuhan has been fought, the Battle of Nanchang and the Battle of Suizao have been fought, and the Battle of Nomenkan is underway, and there should be results in the next few days. If this development continues, the Japanese army will inevitably attack Pearl Harbor and start the Pacific War. Once the Japanese launched the Pacific War, it was their end. At that time, it will be time to settle accounts with the Japanese army invading China. But the huge casualties stimulated him, especially Jingjing's sacrifice, which made Liu Yimin feel that the Sixth Division, the Ninth Division, and the 114th Division all deserved to die, and they were not worthy of commanding such a powerful force if they were not destroyed.

Jingjing is different from Chen Yaoguang, the girl turned out to be sent by Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling, and she was the person selected by Dai Li, and the purpose was to use beauty to pull Liu Yimin into the water. Therefore, until he got drunk in Xuzhou, Liu Yimin was deeply wary of her, and he couldn't talk about any feelings at all. It was only because of drunkenness that something that shouldn't have happened that Liu Yimin accepted Chen Yaoguang. Especially when Chen Yaoguang died on the way back, Liu Yimin remembered his feelings and treated Chen Yaoguang in the name of his wife. Jingjing is different, this girl joined the Red Army because she met Liu Yimin, and followed her all the way from Chengdu to northern Jiangsu, which is a standard comrade-in-arms. Coupled with Jingjing's deep affection for Liu Yimin, although Liu Yimin couldn't accept it, he knew it very well in his heart. That affection, how can the word "deep"? Seeing Jingjing fall in front of him, how could Liu Yimin not avenge her?

Of course, Liu Yimin also knew that if he wanted to stew the Sixth Division, the Ninth Division, and the 114th Division, he would not be able to do it for the time being. He is not in a hurry, he can wait for the opportunity. As long as the troops are mobilized in place, the little devils will provide our army with fighters. At the very least, there is always a chance to destroy a brigade or division of the Japanese army. The 6th and 9th Divisions were the main divisions of the Japanese army in Central China, and it was impossible for them to stay in this area for a long time. If we can seize the opportunity to do it on the road of the transfer of the Sixth Division and the Ninth Division, the effect will definitely be very good. If it is not good, it is also possible to lure and annihilate the 114th Division after the 6th and 9th Divisions are transferred.

There is another possibility, that is, the Japanese army is very likely to seize the opportunity of our army's northward retreat and take advantage of the cover of fighter planes during the day to launch a sweep against Linshu, Ganyu, and Juxian. They now have strong troops and are fully equipped with the conditions for a big sweep, so it depends on whether the old devils of Shanshan have this kind of egg. If the devils sweep on a large scale, it will be even better, and it can completely lure the enemy deep into the base area to find and destroy the devils. As long as you can fight a solid battle, the little devil is afraid that he will panic.

After making up his mind, Liu Yimin immediately ordered the 1st Brigade, the Cavalry Brigade, and the New 1st Brigade to rest in concealment between Linshu, Donghai, and Ganyu, and the 5th Brigade and the Southeast Lu Detachment to be responsible for deploying defense in the south. The artillery brigade, the air defense brigade, and the fourth brigade were ordered to go south under the stars and assemble on the Shimen line in the south of Linshu. The new 5th Brigade that ordered the deployment of defense in Malingshan was to be reorganized with the artillery regiment of the 5th Brigade under their command. Bao Wen, the political commissar of the cavalry brigade, was in charge of selecting a site in this area, building a martyr's cemetery and burying the martyrs.

After Gao Yuan and the others split up, Liu Yimin went to the Second Guard Company, and he wanted to see this heroic army.

Because it was night, and the troops camped on the spot after breaking through the fierce battle on Longhai Road, the nine heroes who had survived the second company of the guards except for two sentries sat on the ground to rest. Beside them, the bodies of more than 100 martyrs were neatly placed, which were the martyrs of the second company of the guards who were carried back when the blocking troops retreated.

As soon as they saw the division commander coming, the soldiers all stood up and consciously stood in a row, and everyone's face was full of tears.

Liu Yimin swept over the familiar faces, and his heart was as uncomfortable as a knife prick. His guard unit, the second guard company that had been fighting with him in the north and south, was left with nine people in front of him, and those comrades-in-arms who accompanied him day and night and lived vigorously became martyrs on stretchers.

After looking at the nine soldiers who were alive, Liu Yimin went to see the martyrs who had sacrificed again, carefully looked at the stretchers one by one, and arranged the military uniforms of the martyrs while watching. When it was over, Liu Yimin told Bao Wen, who was following him, that he should inform the logistics departments of each brigade that each of the martyrs who died should wear a new military uniform, use a coffin, and send the pension and sacrifice notice back to his hometown.

After doing all this, Liu Yimin stood in front of the nine soldiers and said in a deep voice: "The second company of the hero's guard must be rebuilt. The nine of you are the company commander, instructor, platoon commander, and deputy platoon commander of the new Second Guard Company. After the burial of the martyrs, I order you to drive back to the big store to make up for the repair, select outstanding soldiers from all over the army, and form a new second company of guards. We must always remember the feat of sacrificing oneself to lure the enemy and cover the baggage convoy of the Second Guard Company at a critical juncture, always remember that these martyrs will always be with us, and always remember that you are the best soldiers in the whole of China. ”

After speaking, Liu Yimin gave each soldier a solemn salute, and both the salute and the salute returned the salute with tears in their eyes. In the end, the soldiers hugged each other and cried.

Back to Jingjing's stretcher, Liu Yimin cleaned up his mood and began to clean up the relics that Jingjing was carrying.

Jingjing didn't take anything else with her when she went south to Shuanggou, just a leather bag and a camera, and the paintings that the painters gave her had already been transported away with the baggage cart of the headquarters.

opened Jingjing's leather bag, which contained several notebooks, pens, and pencils, and Liu Yimin flipped through them one after another, basically Jingjing's interview records. There is a notebook with a photo of Liu Yimin and Jingjing in the Seven Star Temple in Yangjiacheng, Shenfu County, Yulin, seeing this photo, Liu Yimin suddenly remembered the scene when Jingjing whispered that he was a fool when he took the photo, and remembered the scene when Jingjing recited "Moonlight on the Lotus Pond" to the soldiers.

After the elimination of the 10th Division, Liu Yimin remembered the scene when he asked Jingjing to record the conversation at the Yellow River crossing in Binxian County after the elimination of the 10th Division, and it seemed that Jingjing came to the front again, took out two eggs and two pancakes from his satchel for him to eat, and said to him when he recorded his farewell, "Don't smoke so much, tobacco is harmful." I know you're busy, stressed, and in a bad mood. I, I, we can't help you, please cherish it, don't know how to cherish yourself. ”

It all felt like yesterday.

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