Chapter 7: The Five Thousand Miles March
The next day, Zhang Zhonglin and all the doctors and nurses of Aimin Clinic, as well as medicines and equipment, were pulled out of the city by two carts. Hu Fei looked at Zhang Zhonglin, who was so thin that he didn't look good, and frowned, if it weren't for the fact that this face looked a little familiar, he would have wondered if Yao Lebos had made a fake to fool him. It's only been two months, and this person has changed a lot!
Yao Lebos was also smiling bitterly in his heart. Zhang Zhonglin in front of him can appear with this honor, it is still a masterpiece that he personally arranged, and ten subordinates were busy all night! took a bath, got a haircut, massaged, ate, and even gave him an opium injection before he came out, which allowed Dr. Zhang Zhonglin to stand here alive at this moment. How much thought did he put into it for such a person, and was it easy for him?
Now that the person has been rescued safely, of course, Hu Fei can no longer hold Yao Lebos responsible. And since Yao Lebos knew that Hu Fei was a volunteer, he also understood why people would kill the big housekeeper on the street.
The Volunteers are dedicated to fighting Japan, and if Sadiq is with the Japanese, who will he kill if he doesn't kill him? In this way, the big housekeeper is actually still implicated by the Japanese! Forget it, this can only blame Sadiq for being unlucky, God knows how that kid met Hu Fei when he went to pick up the Japanese!
After arranging Zhang Zhonglin and all the personnel and materials of his clinic into the large army, Hu Fei saluted and said goodbye to the county magistrate Yaolebos. The magistrate of Hami returned the military salute. Hu Fei gave an order, the troops started, and slowly left Hami County.
Yao Lebos watched Hu Fei's team go farther and farther, until it completely disappeared from sight, and then he returned to the city with his entourage. Although the cost of breaking this time is quite large, he can be regarded as having a good relationship with the volunteers. In the future, even if the central government takes over Xinjiang, just because he has supported the Volunteers today, the central government will have to leave a way for him, right?
After Hu Fei left Hami City, the troops continued eastward. During another break, Hu Fei gave the number of the unit, and his team was called the Volunteer Independent Brigade! All the doctors and nurses in Zhang Zhonglin's clinic were integrated into the medical team of the independent brigade, and Zhang Zhonglin himself served as the medical team leader.
Hu Fei's first task for the medical team was to make a military flag! His independent brigade of volunteers must have a decent banner to hold, right?
After Zhang Zhonglin was released from death row in Hami, his mental state was in a rapid recovery, and now he is basically able to govern. After receiving such a task, Captain Zhang couldn't cry or laugh for a while. Let the medical team make a military flag? Did Hu Fei treat these doctors and nurses of his kind for tailors? Does he think that stitching up a wound is the same as sewing a military flag?
Anyway, since the task has been assigned, he has to complete it if it is reasonable or not! Fortunately, the nurses of the medical team were quite ingenious, and after a few days, a bright red flag embroidered with the words of the Independent Brigade of the Volunteer Army was really made!
Hu Fei looked at the military flag, smiled so much that he couldn't close his mouth, and appointed Gou Tianxiao as his flag officer. With the military flag, the spirit of the troops walking is completely different from the original. It turned out to be a bandit, a horse bandit, or a rogue, no matter what he called it, he was always a gang of robbers. Now we are an independent brigade of the Volunteer Army, an anti-Japanese army!
Once people have self-confidence, they have the spirit to walk. The soldiers of the independent brigade were all with their heads up, and their heads were raised high on their horses. Hu Fei saw it in his eyes and was happy in his heart. Wow, this is the posture of the anti-Japanese volunteers! Zheng Runcheng's luck is out of luck, and his soul is broken in Xinjiang, and I, Hu Fei, will represent the volunteers to enter the customs to resist Japan!
Two a day, two days three. The troops stayed overnight and followed the main road to the east. Ahead is the Jade Gate Pass. Tang poems have clouds: Why should Qiang Di complain about the willows, the spring breeze does not pass the jade gate. After passing the jade gate, you will be considered to have entered the customs.
Since raising the banner of the Anti-Japanese Volunteers, Hu Fei's troops no longer have to make a detour when they encounter towns, and pedestrians on the main road will not turn around and run away when they see them. When passing through some towns, you will even be welcomed by the local people.
Seeing that he was approaching Yumen Pass, Hu Fei ordered: The whole army cheers up, so that the people of Yumen Pass can see the demeanor of the anti-Japanese volunteers!
The vast majority of the officers and men of the Independent Brigade did not know how to be a hero, but a small number of backbone members of this unit were transferred back to China from the Soviet Union with Hu Fei, and they experienced the glory of being welcomed by the people of Xinjiang when they first entered the country, and they knew what a hero looked like.
Under the guidance of these backbones, the Independent Brigade of the Volunteer Army formed a neat four-column column and stepped into the Yumen Pass in unison!
The defenders of Yumen Pass asked if they understood that the Independent Brigade was only going to pass through the pass, and that it was to be released immediately after the anti-Japanese volunteers in the interior. The officers led the defenders to stand on both sides of the gate and salute, and the independent brigade cleared the gate with a solemn appearance.
There were many people standing on the side of the road, pointing and talking about the passing cavalry troops. Although there was no scene of welcome in the middle of the road, at least they didn't hide from far away.
Such a scene has already made the officers and soldiers of the independent brigade happy. Think about what they used to do? Roving bandits! Horse bandits! Is there any army of rogue bandits who can swagger into the city like them, swaggering through the city and town? The Gan Volunteers really have a better future than the bastard bandits! At this moment, the officers and men once again realized the benefits of the change of identity.
The more I feel the glory of my identity, the more I cherish my current identity. From the marching norms, to the camping norms, to the civilized speech, it can be said that the independent brigade of the Volunteer Army has undergone earth-shaking changes in the appearance of the army in this long-distance march!
Of course, the nature of these people will not be changed so lightly, but even if it is just their appearance, it is already a miracle! Think about how a few months ago, these hundreds of people were still robbers and hooligans who were full of swearing, wanted to rob things when they saw them, and couldn't walk when they saw women. A few months later, this army, which was also composed of these people, was already a strong army with a neat formation and a consistent pace from the outside!
Although it was a war of resistance in the customs, the large-scale war of resistance in the customs did not break out. Hu Fei was not in a hurry, so he marched at his usual speed. When the sun dawned, the sun began to camp and march forward at a speed of less than 100 miles a day.
The distance from Hutou Mountain to Wuyuan is nearly 5,000 miles, and even if you walk 100 miles every day, it will take 50 days. In fact, when Hu Fei walked to Wuyuan, more than three months had passed since the day he set off. That is, it took almost 100 days for the Independence Brigade to cover the journey of 5,000 miles, an average of 50 miles per day.
Flags fluttered outside the city of Wuyuan, war horses neighed, and it seemed that countless armies were assembled on the grassland outside the city. Hu Fei's team was still twenty miles away from Wuyuan City, and they encountered the mobile alert troops of Wuyuan City. Of course, Hu Fei had a handwritten letter from Wang Ying to him, and there was also the messenger sent by Wang Ying in the team, so he was naturally not afraid of the other party's interrogation.
The messenger who followed all the way went out to say a few words to the vigilant troops, and then said goodbye to Hu Fei when he came back. He wanted to go to Wang Ying, the commander-in-chief of the Han Righteous Army, first, to report the good news that the Independent Brigade of the Volunteer Army had arrived!