After the war, the big store was full of devastation, and bullet marks and bullet holes could be seen everywhere on the walls.

Since the Japanese army had already retreated on all fronts, many of the seriously wounded were transferred to the field hospitals of the military region, and as soon as the field advance hospitals that followed the main force returned, they did not bother to camp and rest, and directly plunged into intense work. The streets were filled with the sound of diesel generators, which Mr. Liu knew were to provide electricity for the surgical lighting.

Cai Zhong took the first step, and now he has arrived at Zeng Zhongsheng's ward. When Liu Yimin, Luo Ronghuan, Tan Zheng, Guo Hongtao, and Li Yu came in, Cai Zhongzheng was sitting in front of Zeng Zhong's illness, holding Zeng Zhongsheng's hand, and looking at his old comrades-in-arms in a daze.

When Liu Yimin saw that Zeng Zhongsheng was lying on the chuáng covered with a quilt, with a bandage on his head, and only his eyes, nose, and mouth were outside, he sighed in his heart, turned around and asked Tan Zheng: "What's the matter, didn't you say that you were injured by a small interspersed unit of the Japanese army?" How did it get like this? ”

Tan Zheng's face was full of pain, and he replied: "It is true that he was injured by a small Japanese interspersed unit. It was night, and the little devil disguised our army and suddenly came up without warning, but fortunately our password was changed frequently, and the little devil lù stepped out of the horse, and the third battalion of the guard immediately entered the battle after the secret sentry fired. But this group of devils is very powerful, it seems that there are only one hundred and ten people, but the tactical movements are skillful, the marksmanship is extremely accurate, and all of them use German-style submachine guns and German-style grenades, and the third battalion of the guards suffered heavy casualties, and they were torn open by the little devils, and they went to the side of the headquarters. After receiving the report, the chief of staff immediately ordered the headquarters to retreat, and he pounced on the gap in the position with his guards to cover the transfer of the headquarters. By the time the reinforcements arrived, the chief of staff and the guards had already been surrounded by devils, covered in wounds, and their pistols had been knocked out by the little devils, and it seemed that the devils were trying to catch them alive. He immediately struggled to play the glorious bullet with the guards, and died with the little devil. The guards died at that time, and the chief of staff was also seriously injured by the explosion, and after being rescued, he organized surgery at that time and removed six warheads and five pieces of shrapnel. But one of the bullets hurt the vital point, and the person remained unconscious. Li Lingfeng and the others just knew that after the chief of staff was injured by the devil's small army, they chased after him, and there is no news of eliminating this devil's force yet. ”

Luo Ronghuan asked, "What day is this?" ”

Tan Zheng said that it was the night of the little devil's evacuation.

Liu Yimin asked Chen Tong to come over and ask about Zeng Zhongsheng's injuries.

Chen Tong led the field hospital to move forward with the main force, and he had just returned to Dadian. However, he had already checked Zeng Zhongsheng's injuries and exchanged views with Dr. Steven, the American doctor in charge of the operation. The commander and political commissar came to see the chief of staff, and Chen Tong soon knew. At this time, he and the attending doctor, Steven, had already rushed over and were waiting outside the door.

Hearing the commander's shout, Chen Tong and Steven hurriedly walked in and reported Zeng Zhongsheng's injuries to the leaders in detail.

Steven's Chinese is not good, and he can only speak in English mixed with Chinese, mainly relying on translation.

Steven said Tsang's injuries were severe, mainly because a bullet wounded a lung lobe. The warhead has been taken out, but this warhead is a bit special, it is a poisonous warhead, and I can't figure out what toxin it is soaked in, which caused my dear Zeng's injuries to worsen. I was awake twice after the operation, and I have been unconscious ever since. Now there is no good way to detoxify, and the patient's injuries are getting worse and worse, and he is already in a deep coma.

Liu Yimin was anxious when he heard this, and asked Chen Tong and Steven if they could think of detoxification?

Chen Tong was already full of tears, choked up and reported that the existing medical technology could not, the toxins had invaded the lungs, and the chief of staff could be sacrificed at any time, so he should prepare for the future.

Liu Yimin was stunned, stood up and grabbed Chen Tong's clothes and shouted: "You are talking nonsense! How could the chief of staff be sacrificed? You save Lao Tzu! Save! ”

Luo Ronghuan pulled Liu Yimin's hand, Liu Yimin knew that he was stunned, said sorry to Chen Tong and Steven, walked out of the room and sat on the threshold, mō took out a cigarette and smoked it fiercely.

Liu Yimin smoked on the threshold with a blue face, and Luo Ronghuan and the others in the room could no longer maintain their composure, shouting "Lao Zeng" and "Chief of Staff" one after another, wanting to wake up Zeng Zhongsheng, even if he woke up and said a word.

On the night of the same day, Zeng Zhongsheng, member of the Standing Committee of the Shandong Bureau, member of the Party Committee of the Shandong Military Region, and chief of staff, died heroically in the field hospital of the Eighth Route Army in Dadian due to his injuries.

The Dadian Shandong Bureau, the Shandong Military Region, and the Shandong Anti-Japanese Democratic Senate Station, wept everywhere, and it was bleak.

Liu Yimin returned to the big store all the way, didn't even drink saliva, and rushed to the hospital to guard Zeng Zhongsheng's sickbed. As a result, Zeng Zhongsheng couldn't open his eyes until he died, and he didn't even leave a word.

This was a blow to the head, which made Liu Yimin unable to slow down all of a sudden.

After experiencing the sacrifice of so many comrades-in-arms, Liu Yimin's tears have long since dried up, and he can't shed tears even if he wants to.

Liu Yimin personally drafted a telegram to the chairman and the boss.

Liu Yimin wrote in the telegram: "Chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou, Commander-in-Chief Zhu, Comrade Wen Tian, Comrade Chen Yun, and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng: It is with great sadness that I report to you: On the night of the 10th of this month, Comrade Zeng Zhongsheng, a great soldier, an outstanding military strategist of our party, one of the main founders of the former Hubei-Henan-Anhui Base Area, one of the main leaders of the Red Fourth Front Army, a member of the Standing Committee of the Shandong Bureau, a member of the Party Committee of the Shandong Military Region, and chief of staff of the Shandong Military Region, died of his wounds and died a heroic martyr.

Comrade Zeng Zhongsheng's sacrifice was the greatest loss of our army in Shandong since the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. This loss rendered all the gains of the entire anti-sweep operation meaningless. The sacrifice of the commander-in-chief of our army's inner line in Shandong is tantamount to declaring that our army has won and lost even though the anti-sweeping operation has been won. Destroy so many devils, how can they withstand a Zeng Zhongsheng? If I could have predicted all this, I would rather give up the battle plan of annihilating the enemy in southwest Lu and attacking Shimen and Qingdao, and change Zeng Zhong's life and death.

Since taking up the post of chief of staff of the Seventh Army Corps of the Red Army, Comrade Zeng Zhongsheng has been prudent and diligent, and has made outstanding contributions to military education, troop training, and command operations. After entering Shandong, Comrade Zeng Zhongsheng successively served as the commander-in-chief of the Ludong front, the commander-in-chief of the northern front, and the commander-in-chief of the inner line of the Shandong troops of the Eighth Route Army. Because of Zeng Zhongsheng's presence, I was able to command the outside line of operations, and I was able to lead the army south to the Suzhou-Anhui border twice.

The Japanese invaders dared to break my Yuan Rong and kill my general, and they must pay for it with blood! I swear: I will take the head of the commander of the North China Front, Tada Jun, and the commander of the 12th Army, Iida Zhenggu, to pay tribute to Zeng Zhongsheng!

Crying Blood Report!

Liu Yimin.

In the early morning of December 11, 1939. ”

The Shandong Bureau and the Shandong Military Region sent telegrams to the Central Committee and the General Headquarters, giving a detailed report on Zeng Zhongsheng's martyrdom and his achievements, and asking for instructions on whether to announce the martyrdom to the outside world.

Li Yu proposed that he should report to Chiang Kai-shek and ask Chiang Kai-shek to posthumously confer the rank of lieutenant general on Zeng's chief of staff.

Liu Yimin also had this idea, and felt that he should report to the Nationalist Government and ask the Nationalist Government to posthumously confer the rank of general on Zeng Zhongsheng. But when he thought that Chiang Kai-shek had even canceled the name of the tutor, and Zeng Zhongsheng was a famous red bandit leader who had to be eliminated in Chiang Kai-shek's mind, he was gloomy for a while, and felt that it was a fate to seek fish, so it was better not to report it. But on second thought, it was his business whether Chiang Kai-shek would posthumously confer the military rank, and whether he would report it or not was his own business. The Nationalist Government should give due compensation to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives to defend the country, otherwise, what is the use of such a government?

Cai Zhong teamed up with Zeng Zhongsheng several times, and his feelings were very deep, and he was already choked up and speechless, looking at Liu Yimin with his eyes, as if he wanted Liu Yimin to uphold justice.

Liu Yimin immediately drafted a telegram to the Central Committee and the General Headquarters to convey to the Nationalist Government and the Chinese Civil Committee, reporting in detail Zeng Zhongsheng's achievements since he went north to resist Japan, and demanding that the Nationalist Government and the Military Commission posthumously confer the rank of General Zeng Zhongsheng, chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army's instructor and chief of staff of the Shandong Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, and bereavement in accordance with the rules.

Zeng Zhongsheng's martyrdom was a major event, and the condolence telegrams of the Central Committee, the General Headquarters, the chairman, and the CEO came one after another, one after another.

The chairman's first telegram was only eight words: "Shocked by the bad news, tears flowing!" ”

Immediately after that, a second telegram came, saying that the Xinhua News Agency had been notified to announce the news of Zeng Zhongsheng's martyrdom and the life of the martyr early tomorrow morning, and at the same time ordered all base areas to set up mourning halls, the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army organized cadres and soldiers at and above the brigade level to offer condolences, and the Eighth Route Army's offices in various localities set up mourning halls to accept condolences from the masses from all walks of life.

Immediately after that, a third telegram came, strictly ordering Liu Yimin not to be emotional, Zeng Zhongsheng's martyrdom was a major loss to our party and our army, and we should not blindly take revenge for it. The War of Resistance was not won overnight, nor was it possible to solve the problem by assassinating one or two Japanese chieftains. The best way to avenge the martyrs is to restore the base areas as soon as possible, restore the strength of the troops, break the encirclement and suppression of the devils, accumulate strength, and fight in a down-to-earth manner for the complete victory over the aggressor.

The chairman was afraid that Liu Yimin would be in danger alone, so he went to Jinan and Beiping to assassinate Tada Jun and Iida Zhengu.

The fourth telegram was to analyze the gains and losses of our army's anti-sweeping operation in Shandong, and pointed out that our army's strategy and tactics were correct and achieved great results in this anti-Japanese army's heavy sweeping operation. The victory of our army cannot be denied because of the martyrdom of Zeng Zhongsheng, and this matter should be viewed correctly.

In addition to mourning, the Shandong army was ordered to heighten its vigilance and strictly prevent the Japanese army from launching a surprise attack after the news of Zeng Zhongsheng's martyrdom was announced.

Early the next morning, the Xinhua News Agency reported in the form of a press release the news of the heroic martyrdom of General Zeng Zhongsheng, chief of staff of the Shandong Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, and published the life deeds of the martyrs, focusing on the brilliant achievements scored by Zeng Zhongsheng in assisting Liu and Luo in commanding troops since they went north to resist Japan.

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