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The moon gradually rose, and the earth was bathed in a bright and soft silver light, quiet and profound. The breeze swept by, and the leaves swayed with a loud noise, as if whispering to each other.

In the courtyard of the Houhuanglou Mansion in Lema Township, the moonlight also flows down quietly, giving people the feeling of being separated from the whole and existing alone, not bright and soft, but miserable and cold, silent and desolate.

The security is tight, the atmosphere is tense, and everything is going on quietly. The towers were full of soldiers, free of bluff shouting and dereliction of duty. One by one, they held their breath and silenced, did not smoke, did not cough, and peeked into the distance through the hazy moonlight.

The short road from the door to the hall was full of guards, standing in the shadows of the corners and under the trees, not moving or talking, like Weng Zhong in front of the mausoleum. People occasionally talked, but also whispered, for fear of alarming something.

In the center of the hall hung a gas lamp that sizzled, and it became even brighter and brighter because of the dim lights in the various houses, and the light painted the various furnishings of the hall a faint white color.

Song Kebin sat on the mahogany chair next to the Eight Immortals Table in the middle of the hall, his left hand on his knee, and his right hand on the Xuanyao bowl on the table, the tea in the bowl was already cold, but he didn't take a sip.

Suddenly ordered him to lead the First Route Army to Zhecheng for reinforcements, which greatly surprised him. Others don't know the combat effectiveness of the Communist Party of China Salvation Army, but he is very clear. And in front of him is not only the National X Army, but also the Three Columns, the troops that suddenly rose and even the Japanese suffered losses one after another, and he also knows very well. How to deal with it, the grim and unforgiving time is forcing him to make a decision as soon as possible.

Song Kebin served in the Northwest Army in his early years, and successively served as the quartermaster of the 6th Army of the National Coalition Army, the director of the Anhui Provincial Department of Finance, the member of the Shandong Provincial Government and the director of the Department of Finance, and the counselor of the Military Commission. Later, he was co-opted by Zhang Lanfeng, who was also a member of the Northwest Army, and served as the commander of the Third Route Army of the Communist Salvation Army.

And there were many officers like Song Kebin who were born in the Northwest Army faction, and there were many under Zhang Lanfeng, Cao Dazhong, commander of the First Route Army, Sun Jingxuan, commander of the Third Route Army, and many low-level officers and soldiers.

Song Kebin slowly stood up, paced a few steps heavily, and then stood down again, inadvertently stroking the bowl. The guard, who had been waiting at the door of the hall, walked in lightly, gently placed the new tea on the table, and stood with his hands down, waiting for his orders. Song Kebin didn't say anything, just tilted his head slightly, and the guard put away the herbal tea and quietly retreated.

If the Japanese army in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War was overwhelmed and unstoppable, there were not a few people like Song Kebin who lost confidence, or temporarily sought peace and became traitors.

However, Song Kebin still has a clear conscience, unlike Zhang Lanfeng, who regarded the sacred anti-Japanese national liberation struggle as a golden age of personal entrepreneurship, and dreamed of being promoted to become rich when he was in a pool of blood of national killing, and turned to the Japanese with all his heart.

The sudden change in the situation, the anger accumulated in Song Kebin's heart by the Japanese army's burning, killing and looting in eastern Henan, and the instigation of the military commanders, coupled with a very good timing, made Song Kebin's heart rekindle anyway.

Song Kebin stood on the steps and waited anxiously, his mood was upset, although he repeatedly kept himself calm in his heart, it was difficult to maintain his inherent state of mind.

At this time, Li Baotai, the captain of his personal guard, walked over lightly and said with uncontrollable joy: "Commander, Chief of Staff Huang is back. ”

"Oh, please." Song Kebin's spirits lifted, he pulled the placket of his clothes, stood more steadily, and quickly regained his inherent majesty.

Song Kebin sat on the main seat, facing the light of the gas lamp, his face shining with black brilliance, and listened attentively to the narration of Chief of Staff Huang Guoyi, neither interrupting the other party's words nor saying anything.

"They have promised that the First Route Army will be merged into the Third Army as an independent brigade anyway, and it will be under Sun Tongxuan's control. Humility believes that as long as you raise your arms and shout, there is no shortage of people who respond to the righteous action. Huang Guoyi said with a hint of mockery and contempt on his face, "Cao Dazhong and Sun Jingxuan, I don't think I should inform them first." After we are anyway, wouldn't it be a great accomplishment for you to move them in a letter? ”

Song Kebinteng stood up, walked quickly to the window, faced the blowing night breeze, frowned and pondered. After a while, he turned around suddenly, like a rooster that was about to fight, "That's right, Cao Dazhong and Sun Jingxuan are also very dissatisfied with Zhang Lanfeng, anyway, it may be very big, but we must take the lead." Zhang Lanfeng, hehe, he wants us to protect his hometown and take advantage of the fire for him, his wishful thinking is good, but no one is a fool. ”

"The National X Army can capture Kaifeng and recover Huaiyang; The three verticals can rise rapidly and repeatedly defeat the Japanese invaders. We are no match for them. Huang Guoyi sighed, "In the current situation in eastern Henan, the Japanese may not have any good way, and defeat is inevitable."

"We can only transfer troops from afar, and it is really not urgent." Song Kebin nodded in agreement, his tone changed, and he said proudly: "We are Chinese, and we are inseparable from the devil, anyway, the heart has long been there, but we are just waiting for the opportunity." ”

Huang Guoyi nodded again and again, this is right, how can it be forced by the situation and forced to do it anyway?

"Commander-" Huang Guoyi hesitated for a moment, but still said the old topic, "Although we are all from the Northwest Army and are in the same vein as the Third Army, the Third Army is also a miscellaneous brand in the eyes of the national government, and may not be as popular as a rookie like Yang Tianfeng!" ”

Song Kebin sighed lightly and said, "I don't know this. But Yang Tianfeng is too strong, and he naturally doesn't have to worry about eating and drinking, but if he wants to continue to hold the military power, I'm afraid it won't be so easy. ”

Huang Guoyi opened his mouth and did not continue, he had reservations about this decision. It is said that people go to high places, water flows to low places, Yang Tianfeng is in full swing, but Song Kebin wants to take refuge in Sun Tongxuan, which is really not a smart choice.

The room fell silent, Song Kebin walked to the window, opened the window wider, leaned out slightly, and scanned the mansion shrouded in a solemn atmosphere through the hazy moonlight.

The tide rises and the Third Army used to be a miscellaneous card, but the successive achievements have to be impressive. Moreover, Yang Tianfeng's vision is very high, and his choice of comrades-in-arms and his attitude towards surrendering the puppet army have made Song Kebin fearful. Therefore, after thinking about it again and again, he decided to join Sun Tongxuan, who was of the same line and lineage.

I don't know what the noise was startled by the little bird in the tree, flapped its wings a few times, chirped a few times, and then retracted into its nest. All these sounds did not destroy the tranquility of the night, but made the moonlit night seem more peaceful and deep.

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Song Kebin's First Route Army decided to do it anyway, and immediately made the battle situation clearer. Because Zhecheng was besieged, the advance between Shangqiu and Zhecheng stopped, and the hesitant suppression * of the Communist Salvation Army fell into the situation of being outflanked and besieged.

The 2nd Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division immediately dispatched and penetrated behind enemy lines from the left flank that Song Kebin had awayed, cutting off the enemy's retreat from the other two routes. The Guo detachment, which was advancing eastward from Taikang, received a telegram, turned to Shangqiu and made a rapid advance, taking advantage of the favorable conditions caused by the enemy's contraction of defense, and marched more than 40 miles in one night to join the division with the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division in Luhe Township, which was more than 10 miles south of Shangqiu. The main forces of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division and He Cuizhi's 81st Division also turned to rush to Shangqiu.

According to Yang Tianfeng's plan for temporary changes, Song Kebin led five or six hundred cronies to quietly retreat, and conspired to attack Shangqiu at the place where Luhe Township met with Guo's detachment and the Second Brigade.

"Two thousand three hundred sets of military uniforms, this is already the limit, there are a lot of soldiers-" Song Kebin smiled bitterly and stopped, he didn't know the whole battle plan, but he also realized that Yang Tianfeng's plan was not small.

"Enough, the rest of the men and horses can wear variegated clothes, pull carts, and pretend to be people." Guo Songlin nodded very confidently and said, "These hundreds of people in your department need to be dispersed and act as guides for the attack on Shangqiu. ”

Song Kebin immediately opened his mouth wide and didn't close it for a long time.

Ma Bingzhong is very ordinary about this, and he believes in the combat effectiveness of the three verticals. Nearly 3,000 men and horses attacked Shangqiu against Zhang Lanfeng's only remaining Fourth Route Army, although it was more than 3,000 against more than 4,000, the so-called Fourth Route Army was definitely not the opponent of Guo's detachment.

"Our army will not move for the time being, but Brother Guo will have to fight alone for an hour." Ma Bingzhong hesitated for a moment and said, "There should be no problem with the two armies being about five or six miles apart, right?" As long as the devil's plane does not move. ”

"It's better just in case." Guo Songlin smiled faintly and said, "General Ma, rest assured, there is no problem for my detachment to hold out for an hour or two." The rest of the Fourth Brigade of the Japanese Cavalry stationed in Zhu Baji was handed over to General Ma. ”

The 4th Cavalry Brigade was the ace cavalry unit of the Japanese army. Formed in 1901 at Toyohashi, the cavalry unit fought in the Russo-Japanese War and had a frontal defeat over the Cossack cavalry. This Japanese cavalry had three cavalry squadrons, a machine gun squadron, and a number of units directly under its jurisdiction, and the total number of troops was more than 1,000.

But in Huaiyang, a cavalry squadron and a machine-gun squadron of the 4th Brigade Regiment were ambushed and annihilated, and only more than 600 men remained in its division.

"General Song, please also follow our troops and deceive the city and seize the door." Guo Songlin turned to Song Kebin with a smile and said, "Please also rest assured General Song, the combat strength of our department will never put your life in danger." ”

Song Kebin slowly closed his O-shaped mouth, straightened his chest, and said generously: "It is Song's responsibility to fight the Japanese traitors and recover the lost land." For the country and the people, sacrificing one's life is the supreme honor. ”

"Then we'll leave right away." Guo Songlin turned to the chief of staff, "Is the troop redressed finished?" If we wait for the enemy to know that General Song is anyway, we will lose a lot! ”

The chief of staff nodded and said, "The troops can set off immediately and attack Shangqiu directly." ”

The pride on Guo Songlin's face flashed, he marched more than 30 miles, and he could start fighting again after resting for only an hour, and he was really difficult to lead such an elite.

…………… (To be continued.) )