Chapter 15: The March
Gao Quan thought that although he had taken some responsibility on the issue of riding, it was worth the money to arrive in Xuzhou all the way safely. He really didn't know how many accidents would happen on the road if he marched with such an army, and if he could mobilize the blood of these heroes, he might not be able to really play an unexpected role. The risk of marching with these people in a safe and war-free place is too great, and he would rather bear the charge of disturbing the people himself, but also bring this group of men and horses to the front line safely, and have the strength to rush the devils.
However, some things are not transferred by the will of the individual, and sometimes when things suddenly appear, they cannot be changed by the power of the individual at all. At Lanfeng Station, Gao Quan received an order from the Commander's Department of the Fifth Theater Command: The original Ninth Army's newly organized independent regiment was changed to an independent regiment directly under the Fifth Theater, and immediately got off the train from Lanfeng Station and rushed to Linyi to stand by at the speed of a rapid march.
Linyi? Gao Quan smiled bitterly, his life is really good, he can catch up with this kind of scene every time. Fortunately, Commander Li of the theater had not yet thought of assigning himself to the Second Group Army, and if he let his regiment participate in a battlefield like Taierzhuang, not to mention the more than 2,000 people of the independent regiment, it was himself who could not be said to be able to get out of Zhuangzi without embarrassment.
Gao Quan's actions at Linfen Station spread all over the north and south of the river and on both sides of the Yellow River at an unimaginable speed. As one of the most well-informed people in China today, Chief Li of the Fifth War Zone is not at all surprised to know this news. After hearing this bizarre incident, Chief Li specially asked someone about the origin of this independent regiment and Gao Quan's life deeds. From Gao Quan's appearance in Luo Wenyu to the present. Of course, according to what Gao Quan said, some of his things in the Northeast Army must now be unsubstantiated, and it is not surprising that after the Japanese occupied Mukden, too many people's archives were lost, and it is not surprising that there is one less.
After listening to this, although Chief Li affirmed Gao Quan's heroic behavior in resisting the Japanese invaders, deep down, he still despised Gao Quan's behavior. General Li Zongren was an old-fashioned person, and at his age, it was impossible for him to be radical. There is a super fierce general in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", named Lu Bu, although he is brave and invincible, and has no opponents in the cross-border exchanges, he has no life principles at all. Chief Li is precisely the person who is most disgusted with Lu Bu. In his opinion, Gao Quan is now the same as Lu Bu, a slave with three surnames, selling himself everywhere, once such a person gains power, he is a ruthless commodity who does not recognize his six relatives and turns his face. Chief Li admires the loyal and righteous people the most, and Gao Quan's actions are obviously far from his appreciation.
In the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Lu Bu threw himself into Ding Yuan, demoted Dong Zhuo, and finally killed his father-in-law Dong Zhuo with his own hands and robbed Dong Zhuo's concubine Diao Chan, who is the most ruthless and unintentional guy in the book. Especially after this guy was caught by Cao Cao, he actually wanted to join Cao Cao again, but was killed by the treacherous Cao Cao. And Gao Quan followed Liu Ruming first, and then defected to Yan Xishan, isn't the World War Zone the territory of Chief Yan, and now he has come to join himself, and before leaving, he staged such a play at Linfen Station, isn't this what is the contemporary Lu Bu? It's just that I don't know if this person is as brave as Lu Bu, even if he is really an invincible general like Lu Bu, in the Fifth War Zone Commander, General Li Zongren, he will definitely not be reused!
Gao Quan didn't know that Chief Li had such an evaluation of him, if he knew, he would definitely go to Chief Li to cry and cry wronged, all of this was not his willingness, he was forced to be helpless. He wanted to follow Liu Ruming, he wanted to go to the Eighteenth Group Army, but there were always people blocking his way!
Since Chief Li didn't want to see Gao Quan, of course he didn't want him to come to Xuzhou, his independent regiment could be tossed like that in Linfen, and when he arrived in Xuzhou, it was not necessarily good! Let's let him go far to Linyi and play with the devil with Pang Bingxun's old slippery head!
The independent regiment got off Lanfeng and marched all the way to the northeast. From Lanfeng to Linyi, there were many Chinese troops deployed in the middle. These troops are organized into corps and group armies, and are divided into large corps of each faction. For these veterans who have been scheming and fighting the civil war for most of their lives, Gao Quan has a deep sense of vigilance. Thirteen regiment-level troops who do not rely on and have no foundation, swaggering across the entire land of Lunan in broad daylight, are no less than children of young age running around the city with heavy money. Any force here sees its own team, as long as it shows its covetousness, it is not something that its two thousand or so people can compete with.
In fact, in this era, if you don't want to find a partner to take refuge in, you can just mix it yourself, and the possibility is almost non-existent. Just like he went from the 143rd Division to the 256th Regiment, and then to the newly formed Independent Regiment, he didn't even have his own basic troops. At first, he only wanted to kill devils, but now that he has a regiment of men and horses in his hands, he can be regarded as a little strength, and he doesn't want to lose this power in his heart, so he wants to try to keep this power. The surest way to keep this little bit of people in his hands is, of course, to find a force to take refuge. Since he has to find a backer sooner or later, Gao Quan certainly hopes that he will choose an object that is more beneficial to him, rather than being swallowed by others. Since he had this in mind, of course he had to be careful and careful.
The independent regiment has always had a reconnaissance company, and now this reinforced company is about to reach the scale of 300 people, and the commander of the reconnaissance company is Liu Qi. On this march, we must not only guard against the Chinese troops, but also guard against being hit head-on by the devil's army. The fighters of the reconnaissance company were like webs cast by spiders, scattering far and wide around the Independent Regiment, and news was always transmitted back to the central position of the Independent Regiment.
The Grand Canal is ahead, and the reconnaissance company has sent information that Japanese troops have been found five miles ahead!
Say touch and bump! Gao Quan immediately ordered the whole regiment to hide. There is a small plateau nearby, and the vegetation on the highlands is dense, which is a good place to hide. There is only one bad point, this high ground is a little close to the road, the straight-line distance is less than 300 meters, Gao Quan strictly ordered the troops not to make any sound, and ordered the commanders at all levels of the troops to strictly restrain their subordinates, if any unit stabs out Lou Zi, its commander will engage in military law! These heroes on the rivers and lakes are better to let their former bosses restrain them for the time being.
More than 2,500 officers and men of the regiment quietly lay on the nameless high ground less than 300 meters away from the highway, looking at the highway a few hundred meters away. The tremor of the earth and the roar of the machines came from far and near. At the head were a few motorcycles driving the way, followed by a unit of chariots and tanks, and then behind were the infantry with no end in sight.
Chariots and tanks "rumbled" one after another, and the tracks crushed the road, making a piercing "crunch" sound and setting up a puff of smoke and dust that covered the sky. Before the smoke and dust cleared, the little devil's infantry came in a line with no end in sight. The devils wore steel helmets, and behind the steel helmets there was still a rag like a broken curtain, and the 38 big cover was carried on their shoulders, and they walked on the land of China with their chests and stomachs up, looking at the arrogant appearance of the little devils, Gao Quan really wanted to shoot him now.
"Commander, there's a devil search team coming from the north!"