The next morning, the camp in Longchuan, Jiangdu, was bustling with activity, and Yin Jinan, Hu Jialin, Yang Bin, Zhan Huanqi, and other reading teachers sat on the reviewing stand, joking and happily scanning the familiar scene in the school yard -- although they had experienced this kind of lively and interesting scene many times, they never got tired of seeing it every time, and they were very happy.

In less than half an hour, more than 2,600 captives were gathered together and lined up in more than a dozen rows, each of whom received two oceans of severance pay from more than a dozen quartermasters under the command of Quartermaster Shi Lejun.

As the commander of the regiment, Xia Jian, shouted, "Those who do not want to be soldiers are out of the ranks", more than 800 prisoners who were frightened by the might of the revolutionary army walked to the front of several square formations one after another, and when they were still nervous and secretly speculating whether it would be the means of the revolutionary army to eliminate them openly and secretly, they had already been taken by the soldiers to the demobilization place set up on the inside of the camp gate, and each person received two oceans, and was also sent out of the camp.

The remaining more than 2,900 captives, seeing that their former colleagues were free to leave with the dismissed ocean, and they were annoyed in their hearts why they didn't stand up just now and still have to face an unpredictable fate, Xia Jian's order had already been issued: all the rest must run around the field, and those who respond negatively will be severely punished!

Soon, hundreds of company platoon commanders rushed up with leather whips in their hands, fiercely glaring at the superintendents, shouting and shouting, so frightened that the captives ran away with their legs raised, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

Nearly 100 veterans among the captives were accustomed to being free and lazy, and they stayed where they were, scolding, and did not cooperate, and were immediately whipped by the law enforcement team members wearing red armbands under the command of the military police captain Li Zhengming, and the well-behaved people quickly rushed into the queue with their heads in their arms, and did not dare to make another attempt, and the stubborn ones were immediately escorted to the camp gate, and were ordered to get out of the camp without even the basic two oceans of severance pay, and as a result, a group of people knelt down under the black pressure at the camp gate.

When the captives saw such a scene, where did they dare to nag and resist? All of them ran forward with all the strength of feeding, and hundreds of people were paralyzed on the field after ten laps, and no matter how the platoon commanders shouted and threatened, they just couldn't get up. As a result, more than 700 people were gathered together, and after each person was given two oceans, they were not dismissed this time, but were led by the brothers of the teaching team to Zhenjiang City, and handed over to General Du Quanzhong, who had surrendered to the uprising, so as to enrich the ranks of this brigade that had just joined the revolution and expanded from a brigade to a division.

Next, the more than 1,850 surviving captives on the field quickly made a choice in the orders of the commanders at all levels, and automatically classified into the five squares of infantry, artillery, machine gunners, engineer signal troops, and baggage troops. As he walked, he told the newly recruited brothers who were frightened and stupid: Take off your dog skins as soon as you go back, put on the uniforms of our revolutionary army, and then go to the instructor to register the files, and then receive weapons and twelve oceans of this month's military salary.

The crowd on the field slowly dispersed, and the deputy division commander Hu Jialin stood up contentedly. The just-concluded battle of Taizhou is his first overall command of the war, the complex battle situation and brilliant results have benefited him a lot, coupled with the long-term perseverance of self-study of various subject knowledge, the whole person's temperament and connotation have undergone great changes, this wonderful improvement is not conspicuous over time, but the beard himself is clearly aware in his heart that his ability and cultivation are as rapid as a matter of course, and he has since entered a new realm.

Yin Jinan followed the brothers back to the headquarters to discuss the aftermath, he wanted to gather the seizures of each regiment and battalion as soon as possible, and Yin Jinan was excited just by the number report:

In this battle, 28 artillery pieces, 165 light and heavy machine guns, more than 4,800 long and short guns, more than 300,000 shells and various bullets, more than 550 horses, 140 boxes of opium and tobacco worth 280,000 yuan, and 320,000 yuan in cash were captured. What satisfied him the most was that most of the weapons seized this time were of the same system as the headquarters, all of them were high-quality weapons produced in Germany and the Czech Republic, and more than 60 percent of the rifles and machine guns were new.

The excited Yin Jinan thought a lot, including many improvement issues in army building, and even wanted to tell his eldest brother An Yi about his happiness and what he wanted in his heart, so that he could share happiness and satisfaction with him. But unfortunately, An Yi had no way to hear this with his own ears, so he let Hu Jialin and Yin Jinan take full responsibility for the aftermath, and he accompanied General Du Quanzhong of Toucheng to set off early, and led more than 5,000 soldiers of Toucheng to Zhenjiang to wait for the formation.

In the camp of the Zhenjiang City Revolutionary Army, Du Quanzhong, whose ancestral home is Jining, Shandong, solemnly received the letter of appointment from General Chen Shuming, director of the Political Training Department, respectfully saluted, and thanked him in a low voice.

Yin Zusheng, deputy director of the General Staff Office, gave Du Quanzhong the latest order of the General Headquarters, and Du Quanzhong readily promised to immediately lead his troops to Danyang in the afternoon to stabilize local order.

After the tedious etiquette, the generals all relaxed, smiled at each other and courteously exchanged courtesies, and sat down to drink tea easily.

At this time, Du Quanzhong's adjutant came to report that more than 700 recruits were delivered by the teaching team of the Reading Force, Du Quanzhong stood up happily, thanked An Yi, and went out with Yin Zusheng and others to review and receive.

An Yi wanted to follow, but was stopped by Chen Shuming's beckoning.

Chen Shuming motioned for An Yi to sit beside him, praised An Yi in a low voice, and then carefully inquired about the battle of Taizhou. An Yi was very respectful in the face of this famous general of the Cantonese army, who had long been familiar, and gave a brief report on the whole process without concealment.

Chen Shuming was greatly praised after hearing this: "The newborn calf is not afraid of the tiger, and the iron bones are strong and the soul of the army is really courageous!" Courage! If Ren Gong (Li Jishen) knew that you were fighting like this, I am afraid that I would also lose my glasses, haha!

By the way, let me tell you something, based on the outstanding contribution of your reading division in this battle, the battle of Yangzhou has been developed into a major battle that links the entire Eastern Front and has as many as 170,000 officers and soldiers on both sides.

According to the analysis of the current situation, there will be many vicious battles to be fought in the future, and there are still many opportunities for you to be promoted to the rank of meritorious service, and I hope you can fully understand the painstaking efforts of Commander-in-Chief Chiang and our Political Training Department. ”

"No problem, it doesn't matter if my subordinates are promoted or not, it's just that the regiments of my division and several deputy positions in the division headquarters should indeed be promoted, without their hard work, how can there be such victories?

Sir, my subordinates beg the commander to do me a favor, let the brothers who can fight and fight under him be promoted to the rank of general, now the commanders of the main regiments of each division are almost all major generals, and only the regiments and even division-level deputy positions of my reading division are still school officers, which is really unreasonable! An Yi unceremoniously asked.

Chen Shuming nodded: "Don't worry, I know the situation of your reading division clearly, and I have specially reminded the staff office and the attendant office for this reason, and the chief officers of the various departments can still listen to my opinions." However, Xiao Yi, don't be too anxious, before I came here, the commander-in-chief already had a plan for rewarding your department, and it is estimated that the political training department and the general staff department are discussing at this time, didn't the commander-in-chief set to summon you before noon tomorrow? It is estimated that the reward and appointment will be announced at that time, and if you are not satisfied, you can make a request to the Commander-in-Chief in person, I think that the Commander-in-Chief will not refuse to agree to your reasonable request, and I and the Political Training Department will do our best to support the construction of your reading teacher. ”

"Thank you, sir!" An Yi happily thanked.

Chen Shuming's adjutant came in and whispered a few words, Chen Shuming nodded, put down the teacup and stood up: "Xiao Yi, time is urgent, we are about to leave Zhenjiang, will you go back to Nanjing with us?" ”

"I'm sorry, sir, the commander of the third division, Commander Gu, asked me to wait here for him to go to Nanjing together, and my subordinates didn't dare to break their promises, so I wouldn't delay the commander's trip." An Yi hurriedly stood up and politely declined.

Chen Shuming nodded, patted An Yi's back appreciatively, and the two walked outside side by side. Du Quanzhong and others warmly greeted him and shook hands, and sent Chen Shuming and his party to the car.

Several headquarters chiefs stepped forward again to bid farewell to the satisfied Du Quanzhong, praised him harmoniously, encouraged and spurred, and then said hello to An Yi on the side, and got into the carriage one after another, and the two sedans slowly drove out of the camp gate under the escort of four troop transport trucks full of guards.

An Yi looked at the familiar Zhenjiang camp, quite emotional, for more than a month of stationing, every grass and tree here seems to have feelings, but with the troops marching, this place will eventually disappear in his memory.

After saying goodbye to his new friend Du Quanzhong, who was inexplicably grateful to him, An Yi rode back to the shipyard by the river, where the logistics department of the Reading Force Division was still stationed, transporting a batch of weapons and ammunition and two batches of military uniforms, shoes and hats sent by Commander-in-Chief Chiang to the north bank, and completing the aftermath before the evacuation.

Ding Zhicheng, the commander of the guard battalion, saw An Yi enter the camp and dismounted, and immediately strode up to meet him, looked around and reported in a low voice: "Boss, the convoy in the city has been away for twenty minutes, and it is estimated that it will enter the expected area in ten minutes, and Deng Bin's group has arrived at the Luojiaqiao area eight kilometers east of the city. ”

"Got it!"

An Yi nodded, sighed and looked at the rolling river, his heart full of apology and melancholy.

…… Luojia Bridge is the main highway bridge on the Grand Canal, only more than 900 meters away from the Yangtze River, and is the only way for Zhenjiang to reach Shanghai in the east.

There are several undulating mountains on the left side of Qiaodong Highway, the mountain is full of trees, the mountain is full of green bamboo, lush all the way to the riverside, this place is only more than 400 meters away from the lively Luojiawei in Qiaodong.

At that time, on the mountain bag more than 150 meters high on the north side of the bridge, Deng Bin, the third marksman of the reading division, was calmly loading the magazine with the 38 big cover in his hand, and the slightly chubby assistant Han Jie had been lying under the roots of the tree three meters in front of the shooting position, and was closely watching the road west of the bridge with a telescope.

Three minutes later, Han Jie's body shook and he let out a low voice: "The target appears, the distance is about seven hundred meters." ”

Deng Bin's eyes flashed with a cold light, he pulled the bolt of the gun expressionlessly, loaded it carefully, picked up the rifle and stretched the tip of the gun out of the bushes, and began to aim at the road at the bridgehead in a kneeling position. It just so happened that at this time, an old man drove seven cows into the bridge deck from east to west, and took up half of the Luojia Bridge more than four meters wide, and two black cars slowly drove up the bridge from east to west.

"Note: The target is in the second car, sitting on the right side of the back seat, and a woman seems to be asleep in his arms, don't hurt by mistake! Wind two, distance one hundred and forty-eight. ”

Han Jie's cold voice came over again.

Deng Bin is like an old tree root, steadily aiming at the gun, the second car has been slowly moving forward ten meters on the eighteen-meter-long bridge deck, Deng Bin still can't find a suitable shooting gap, the wide middle pillar between the front and rear doors of the car and the slow ploughing ox, several times become an obstacle for the target in the car to escape, the long hair of the woman in the target's arms was blown into the window of the breeze, blocking most of the target's head, and depending on the situation, the woman raised her head from time to time, as if chatting intimately, invisibly increased the difficulty of Deng Bin's shooting.

Just when the car was about to reach the east section of the bridge, the target in the car sat up impatiently, rolled down the half-hidden window glass on the right side, and looked up, Deng Bin firmly seized this fleeting opportunity and pulled the trigger.

"Smack-"

Deng Bin quickly loaded and aimed again, Han Jie in front of him had already put away the binoculars and stood up and walked back:

"Mission accomplished, bullet hit the back of the target's head, this shot is quite beautiful, withdraw! Hurry up and cross the north bank and return to the camp in Jiangdu to resume your life. ”

Deng Bin, who was dressed in civilian clothes, nodded silently, stood up slowly, took out the binoculars on his waist and watched intently through the dense leaves: the car had stopped, Pan Henian, the richest man in Zhenjiang, was leaning on the half-lowered glass window, the Tianling cover had been lifted off by bullets, brains and blood stains kept gushing out, the woman in the back seat of the car screamed and fainted, the driver and bodyguard at the front of the car had already gotten out of the car, pulled out their pistols and shouted, and the two men in the car in front of him also ran in horror with their pistols, The two beautiful women who appeared in the end helped each other to the bridge deck, stopped two places away from Pan Henian's body, looked at Pan Henian's deformed head for a while, hid their faces and cried bitterly......

(To be continued)