Chapter 596 Tears of joy

Liu Yimin didn't expect that a short telegram in clear code would be like a spring thunder, blowing up the night sky in North China into a bright and bright light.

Luo Ronghuan didn't leave the office for a whole day, the water and rice didn't get wet, and he lost a lot of weight. At this time, he was crawling in front of his desk, with a stack of white paper spread out in front of him, on which were written two lines of eye-catching heading: "Keeping Dan's Heart and Sweat Green -- Remembering Comrade Liu Yimin, a close comrade-in-arms."

After the Shandong Bureau's urgent request for instructions was reported, in view of the fact that the instructor was the most powerful strategic group in our army, and Liu Yimin had a high prestige among the instructors, and now that he had suddenly died, the cadres and soldiers of the instructor would definitely be swayed by the idea of revenge, eager to take revenge on the Japanese army, and easily fall into the Japanese army's treacherous schemes. In addition, the instructor stationed Chiang Kai-shek's communication and liaison group, holding chicken feathers as arrows, used Chiang Kai-shek's orders to demagoguery. And several of Chiang Kai-shek's orders are quite profound, and the meaning of taking advantage of the fire is hidden everywhere. Therefore, after careful study, the central authorities quickly sent a telegram of instructions to the Shandong Bureau, the Shandong Military Region, and the instructors. The telegram said: After the study of the Central Committee, it has been decided to appoint Comrade Peng Dehuai, deputy commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, to concurrently serve as secretary of the Shandong Bureau, commander of the Shandong Military Region, and head of the instructor and division, and to appoint Comrade Zhou Enlai to inspect the work in Shandong. Zhou and Peng Erming, and the next two days took the opportunity to fly to Shandong. Before Comrades Zhou and Peng Er arrived, Comrade Luo Ronghuan was instructed to lead the work of the party, government, and army in Shandong in a unified manner.

The central authorities have specifically demanded that at this critical juncture, cadres at all levels of our army in Shandong must firmly remember the oath of joining the party, must keep in mind the party's discipline, must keep in mind Comrade Liu Yimin's earnest teachings, must abide by military discipline, obey the unified leadership, and must not be swayed by revenge emotions, blindly impulsive, and do things that make Comrade Liu Yimin blind to death.

The Central Committee made it clear that Comrade Liu Yimin's bones could not fall into the hands of the Japanese for a long time. After Comrade Peng Dehuai took office, he commanded all units of our army in Shandong and the North China Plain in a unified manner to launch offensive operations against the enemy, and no matter what sacrifices and means were used, the bones of the martyrs must be recovered and sent back to Xi'an for solemn burial. From tomorrow, in all areas controlled by our party's armed forces, we will carry out activities to commemorate Comrade Liu Yimin and mourn Comrade Liu Yimin, a people's hero and anti-Japanese pioneer. All localities and units at and above the brigade level should set up mourning halls for all sectors of society to pay respects. All comrades of the Central Committee, responsible comrades of the major base areas, cadres of our regiment and above in Shandong, and cadres of the 115th, 120th, 129th, independent divisions, Shaanxi garrison division, and security division and brigade level should write reminiscences, publish them in newspapers, and then print them into a book to commemorate Comrade Liu Yimin's great achievements forever.

The instructions from the Central Committee basically answered the questions that the instructors, cadres, and soldiers were most concerned about, and now they were waiting for the arrival of Vice Chairman Zhou and Mr. Peng, so that they could direct them to take revenge on the Japanese invaders.

Luo Ronghuan held the pen, his eyes were full of tears, he couldn't move the pen for a long time, and Liu Yimin's heroic face kept shaking in front of him.

From more than six o'clock in the morning to now, Cai Zhong has been immersed in grief, and he has not gone to the Jinan City Government anymore, but has been staying in the big office of the division headquarters, assisting Luo Ronghuan to do work for various troops, appeasing the emotions of cadres and soldiers, and swearing over and over again that the Central Committee has sent Vice Chairman Zhou to guide the work in Shandong, and the Central Committee has appointed Mr. Peng to concurrently serve as the head of the instructor, and as soon as they arrive, they will launch a comprehensive counterattack against the Japanese army to avenge the division commander.

I was busy until dark, and I struggled to speak, so that I had some free time for the time being.

Different from the title of the article written by Luo Ronghuan at the meeting, there was a large line of words written on the manuscript paper in front of Cai Zhong: "Brother, how can you go like this?" ”

Thinking about the scene when he was ordered to act with the Sharp Knife Company after the Xinwei Breakout, and then thinking about the scene of the Red Eighteenth Regiment, the Central Guard Division, the Red Seventh Army and every subsequent battle with Liu Yimin, Cai Zhong involuntarily climbed onto the table and sobbed quietly. After crying for a while, I raised my head to look at the manuscript paper in front of me, picked up the pen and wanted to write something, but unfortunately my hands were not strong, and I couldn't write a word with trembling.

Zeng Zhongsheng is different from Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong, he has been busy studying and formulating the battle plan, and wants to wait for Vice Chairman Zhou and Mr. Peng to come and finalize the battle plan as soon as possible, launch an attack on the Japanese army on the northern front, fight under the city of Beiping, and recapture the bones of the division commander.

Gao Yuan, Liu Jianjian, and Li Qing also rushed to the division headquarters one after another, and they already knew Chiang Kai-shek's order to confer the rank of lieutenant general on them. After arriving at the division headquarters, these three people all have the same attitude, Lao Tzu is not uncommon Chiang Kai-shek's military rank division commander sacrificed, the main force of the instructor is unharmed, and must launch an attack on the Japanese army as soon as possible to retrieve the bones of the division commander.

In the words of Lei Ming, commander of the Fourth Brigade, Li Chang, commander of the Artillery Brigade, and Hu Laohu, commander of the Cavalry Brigade, and Hu Laohu, commander of the Cavalry Brigade, the commanders of the 4th Brigade, the commanders of the 4th Brigade, Li Chang, and the commander of the Cavalry Brigade, if the bones of the division commander are not recovered, and the division commander will be insulted by the Japanese army after his death, it means that none of the 200,000 horses of the instructor will have a handle, and all of them will eat sweet potatoes.

It was not until the telegram from the central authorities arrived that these brigade commanders and political commissars returned to the unit and waited for the arrival of Vice Chairman Zhou and General Peng.

Throughout the day, no one from the leaders and cadres of the tutor department left the division department, and no one ate, and the entire Jiaoji Road Hotel compound was filled with a thick sadness.

At about 7 o'clock in the evening, to be precise, at 7:5 in the evening, the instructor's radio station suddenly received a telegram sent by Liu Yimin. Qian Zhuangfei, He Xinghua, and Li Qiang, who were guarding the radio, couldn't believe their eyes excitedly, and read the translated telegram three times in a row, only then did they cheer and run to report to the leaders.

The radio station was set up on the top floor of the division headquarters, and Qian Zhuangfei, He Xinghua, and Li Qiang stumbled down, shouting "The division commander is still alive, the division commander is still alive"

The three of them shouted together, and when they ran to the division headquarters office on the first floor, a group of staff officers and officers had already gathered behind them.

At this time, Luo Ronghuan's hand holding the pen was still trembling, and tears were dripping, wetting a large piece of manuscript paper.

Hearing Qian Zhuangfei's shouts, Luo Ronghuan, Zeng Zhongsheng, and Cai Zhong were all in one place, and soon stood up from the desk, and heard Qian Zhuangfei shouting loudly: "Report to the political commissar, chief of staff, and Director Cai: I just received a clear telegram from the division commander that he has successfully broken through."

Luo Ronghuan took a step forward and snatched the telegram from Qian Zhuangfei's hand, only to see that there were just nineteen words written on it: "I am Liu Yimin, I successfully broke through after parachuting, and I am on the way back, don't read it." ”

Luo Ronghuan couldn't control it anymore, and the steel man in his thirties sat on the ground and cried.

Cai Zhong took the telegram, read it again, and said while crying: "It is indeed the telegram of the division commander, I am Liu Yimin, these five words, indescribable heroism and self-confidence, is the style of the division commander." On the way back, he was going to tell the central government that he was rushing in the direction of Xi'an. God, you've finally opened your eyes," as he spoke, he squatted beside Luo Ronghuan, crawled on Luo Ronghuan's shoulder and cried.

After Zeng Zhongsheng read the telegram, he saw that Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong were too surprised, and cried with joy, and the tears that had been held back for a day flowed out. However, he did not let out a loud cry of grief, but stretched out his hand to pull Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong up, saying that they should notify the troops immediately.

Luo Ronghuan wiped the tears on his face with his sleeve and said: "Deputy Chief of Staff Qian, immediately send a report to all brigades and detachments, and call if you can, and tell the comrades that Comrade Liu Yimin, secretary of the Shandong Bureau, commander of the Shandong Military Region, and commander of the instructor division, was successfully parachuted after being ambushed by Japanese planes, and has now broken out of the encirclement of devils and advanced towards Xi'an." The order was to be transmitted quickly to all troops, and to every soldier. ”

Cai Zhong added: "Be sure to convey the content of the division commander's clear code telegram word for word, and don't forget to tell Tang Xingying and Ni Hua." ”

The dark clouds in the sky dissipated in an instant, and the cheerful atmosphere in the instructor's department immediately returned.

Li Qiang slowly sobered up from his excitement, and said a little puzzled: "How could the division commander send a report in the form of a clear coded telegram?" Wouldn't the little devil know about it? Aren't they still going after the division commander? ”

Cai Zhong snorted and laughed: "Li Qiang, you have been with the division commander for a short time, and you still know him." Don't think he really knows anything this time, he's embarrassed again, I'll tell you, he doesn't know how to send a newspaper, he's never learned, it must be the telegram he sent by the little devil's telegraph operator with a gun, of course you have to use clear code. There is also an advantage to using clear codes, which is to tell the old devil Shouichi in the temple that Lao Tzu is still alive, and he will fight less ghosts as for the pursuit of the little devils, hehe, the division commander has long said that if you dare to approach our army's rear guard for 200 miles, you will die. Think about the division commander's marksmanship, the little devil will soon stop pursuing. This time, Terauchi Shouichi is a shame at home, and even our Chairman Jiang is afraid that his face will be hot. ”

Zeng Zhongsheng took off his military hat and threw it on the table, and said loudly: "Okay, don't worry about it anymore, hurry up and let the guy cook, Lao Tzu is hungry"

As he said this, there was a gurgling sound in the room. Needless to say, it was the stomach protesting.

The meal in the room has already been prepared, but no one can eat it. After hearing the chief of staff ask him to cook, the guards rushed to fetch food and bring it to the chiefs.

Luo Ronghuan drank a bowl of porridge, picked up two golden cornmeal tortillas, and walked out while gnawing on them, and did not forget to say to Cai Zhong and Zeng Zhongsheng: "I'll go see Tang Xingying and the three girls, Lao Cai will go to see Ni Hua, and the chief of staff will go to see Zhao Xiaoman and Jingjing, so that these girls can also have some food." On this day, they are harder than us."

Cai Zhong is in an excellent mood now. As soon as he heard Luo Ronghuan's arrangement, he shook his head and said, "The division commander has too many troubles. Our Lao Cai doesn't have that ability, and he can't afford to cause so much trouble. Trouble, trouble"

The funny Zeng Zhongsheng smiled and pushed him: "Hurry up and go." If you arrive a little earlier, Dean Ni will shed a few tears. ”

Cai Zhong grabbed a piece of cake and nibbled out the door.

Tang Xingying has been the darkest day of her life since she can remember.

After hearing the major news broadcast by the Japanese army for the second time on the radio, the sun in front of Tang Xingying's eyes disappeared, and darkness rose in its place.

For the whole day, Tang Xingying spent the whole day in a dizziness.

The tears in Tang Xingying's eyes had long since dried up, and her beautiful big eyes had become hollow. Even Xiao Zhenghe seemed to know about his father's sacrifice, and hid in the corner of the yard alone and played in the mud for a day. The guards were afraid that he would fall ill if he did not eat or drink, so they wanted to pick him up and take him to eat, but the little guy cried and shouted and bit and beat him, so that the soldiers did not dare to touch him.

The guard squad leader came in and reported that he had received a telegram from the division commander that the division commander was safe and sound, and that he had broken through.

Tang Xingying's brain had become straight, and she couldn't listen to it at all, thinking that it was the comrades who made up fake news to make her happy in order to comfort her.

Luo Ronghuan entered the courtyard and saw that it was dark in the morning, and Xiao Zhenghe was still sitting alone on the ground in the corner of the courtyard playing with mud, with mud on his clothes and hair.

Luo Ronghuan was distressed, feeling that he had not fulfilled his responsibilities, immersed in pain, and forgot that there were others who were more painful than himself.

Luo Ronghuan stepped forward and wanted to pick up Xiao Zhenghe, but the little guy opened his mouth and bit Luo Ronghuan's hand fiercely, and he almost let go of the pain.

Luo Ronghuan hurriedly said: "He'er, don't bite, I'm Uncle Luo." ”

As soon as he heard that it was Uncle Luo, Xiao Zhenghe let go of his mouth and looked at Luo Ronghuan's face, and then said in a milky voice: "Uncle Robert, the devil's radio said that my father is dead, you lead He'er to fight the devil and save my father"

Luo Ronghuan's heart trembled, this child is not yet three years old, damn little devil, even children are scared

patting Xiao Zhenghe's face and cleaning the mud from his hair and clothes, Luo Ronghuan said: "He'er, don't listen to the little devil's nonsense, that's their rumors." Dad is fine, he sent a telegram back just now, and he will be back in about ten days. ”

Saying this, Xiao Zhenghe slipped out of Luo Ronghuan's arms and staggered towards the house, shouting as he ran: "Mom doesn't cry, Dad is not dead, Dad is not dead"

Luo Ronghuan entered the house and saw that Tang Xingying was sitting on the edge of the bed stupidly, Chen Meisheng and the three female comrades from the field hospital were there to accompany her, and Xiao Zhenghe, who had just run in, was holding her legs and shaking.

In just one day, the beautiful Tang Xingying turned out to be unkempt and sad.

Luo Ronghuan hurriedly said: "Xiao Tang, don't be sad, the division commander is alive and well, he sent a telegram just now, he has broken through and is rushing to Xi'an." ”

Tang Xingying's eyes were empty, and she didn't seem to hear Luo Ronghuan's words.

Luo Ronghuan knew that Tang Xingying was too stimulated, so he hurriedly asked the guards to bring a cup of hot water and let her take a sip to stabilize her mind.

Chen Meisheng's eyes were swollen like walnuts, and when he saw the guards bringing hot water, he took the cup and fed Tang Xingying water.

At this time, the sound of firecrackers suddenly came from outside. At first, there was a firecracker, but then it gradually increased, and finally the city was filled with festive firecrackers.

Luo Ronghuan shouted loudly: "Comrade Tang Xingying, wake up." The division commander is really not dead, you listen to the sound of firecrackers outside, this is everyone celebrating"

Tang Xingying seemed to be really awakened by the sound of firecrackers, slowly raised her head, looked out the window at the night, and only cried out for a long time.