Deng Guorui, who was full of red face, reined in his horse in front of Deng Xihou and Pan Wenhua, jumped down, and stepped forward to offer his sword: "Report to the master's seat, my subordinates are fortunate not to be dishonored!" This is the sword worn by Dai Huan, and the brothers are carrying seized materials, seals, documents, and other items. ”

Deng Xihou took the exquisitely made war knife, pulled out half of it, looked at the inscription on the knife carefully, felt the cold breath overflowing with cold light, thought about it and blew it on the blade like a naughty boy and leaned it to his ear to listen, then shook his head and smiled and inserted the knife back, and handed it to Pan Wenhua, who was curiously looking at him:

"This sword is very famous, legend has it that the old man of the Black Dragon Society, the swordsman Takeshita Jingyun from the royal family gave Mr. Zhongshan, Mr. Zhongshan entrusted the sword casting master to carve an inscription on the knife, and then gave it to Dai Huan, who was about to leave the book and return to Guizhou to create an army, it is said that it made Chen Qimei and others red-eyed at that time, Dai Huan was very excited after getting this war knife, and immediately knelt down and swore a heavy oath: revolution to the end, unswerving, the knife is in the people, and the knife is lost!"

Pan Wenhua was shocked, closed the battle knife he drew out, and looked eager: "Dai Hu ...... him"

Deng Xihou nodded, waved his hand, signaled everyone around him to retreat, dismounted with Pan Wenhua one after another, turned to Deng Guorui, the clan brother of Kong Wu who was good at fighting, and commanded in a low voice: "Tell me about the specific process." ”

Deng Guorui glanced at Pan Wenhua, who was still shocked, took two steps forward, and reported in a low voice:

"We were in the courtyard of a farmer's house in the south, surrounded Dai Huan and his chief of staff Huang Daxian and other 17 people, the other party knew that they could not escape and immediately chose to surrender, but they were all wearing the clothes of small soldiers, we interrogated again and again, they still concealed their identities, and their subordinates immediately shot two people in a rage, they had to identify themselves in panic, and asked to meet the teacher, we identified and found that the person was right, and then ...... After all the bodies were searched one by one, they were all buried under the big tree by the pond at the back of the yard, the farmer had already fled, and the house was empty and there was no one. ”

Deng Xihou nodded with satisfaction: "You take a brother with you, and send this war knife to the Syrian Mansion as soon as possible, along with Dai Huan's seal and documents, and hand it over to Commander-in-Chief Xiao." ”

"Yes! Division...... There are also more than 4,000 oceans and 20,000 yuan in silver tickets, you see......"

"After the battle, the silver ticket was handed over to Chief of Staff Tang, and now Dayang is distributed to all the brothers who are on duty, you have to remember, tell the brothers to keep their mouths shut firmly, don't show off everywhere, if anyone tells this matter, I will kill him!"

"Yes!"

The next night, in the east of the city of Syria, the headquarters of the Southern Sichuan Military Division.

Xiao Yimin and eight generals including Bao Jiqing, Sun Zhaoluan, and Wang Lingji sat in the conference room, looking at the precious war knives and the seals of the two sides on the table in the middle, and were silent for a long time.

Sun Zhaoluan's chief of staff, Zhong Tidao, sighed, touched the hard stubble that his chin didn't have time to scrape off, and the two dry mouths squirmed for a long time before he sighed:

"I really didn't expect that the famous revolutionary father Dai Jian was over like this, when I met in Shanghai the year before last, I also advised him not to be too persistent, let alone want to lead his troops into Sichuan again, otherwise it would be difficult for old friends to meet, but I didn't expect him to still embark on this road of no return......"

Sighs erupted, but everyone's mood was very different:

Xiao Yimin didn't feel the slightest guilt in his heart, Dai Jian led his troops to invade the Sichuan border three times and twice, and it was just the last time he was released, and now he came again, just to kill the chicken and monkey, and there was a faint sense of relief in his heart; Bao Jiqing sighed for Zhong Tidao's mother-in-law; Except for Xiao Yimin and Bao Jiqing, Wang Lingji, the only one who understands the entire huge plan, is sighing for the uncertain changes in his life; Sun Zhaoluan and the others' sighs were the simplest, and the crockpot Inoue broke the general and died on the battlefield, so their faint sigh was purely a faint mourning, thinking that Dai Jian had struggled for half his life and was benevolent.

Xiao Yimin finally broke the silence: "Everyone, the news of Dai Xijiu's death in battle will be kept secret for the time being, and when this battle is over, I will notify General Cai Songpo to send someone to collect the body, and now I ask the chief of the general staff to arrange the next combat mission to everyone." ”

The generals straightened their chests and sat upright, immediately put aside their troubles, and looked intently at Bao Jiqing, who was expressionless.

Bao Jiqing's right hand has been placed on the battle plan in front of him, and since he knows everything clearly, he doesn't need to open the file to talk eloquently:

"At present, the two brigades of the Third Division of our army, a brigade of General Deng Xihou, and the 12th Brigade of General Wang Zhanxu have all been put in place, and the fourth, fifth, eighth, and eleventh brigades of the Yunnan Army commanded by Cai Songpo do not dare to retreat easily in the face of our army's pressing step by step, lest the morale of the whole army plummet at the retreat order, and they will be pursued and strangled by our army step by step, and the battlefield of 100 kilometers on the Xuyong line has thus formed a situation of confrontation between the enemy and us, but the initiative on the battlefield is firmly in the hands of our army, and at least for three days, the Yunnan army will not dare to fight or withdraw."

The generals nodded frequently, all aware of the current favorable situation.

Bao Jiqing continued: "We must seize the opportunity of three days to take the lead in launching a counterattack on the western front, defeat Liu Yunfeng's division on the left wing of the Yunnan army in one fell swoop, and after taking Yanjin, continue to move south to occupy Zhaotong, this task will be handed over to General Wang Jian's fourth division." ”

Wang Jian, deputy commander of southern Sichuan and commander of the Fourth Division, was overjoyed, stood up and replied loudly: "Guarantee to complete the task!" ”

The generals were envious of the highly used Wang Jian, which was the first time in the history of the Sichuan army to invade Yunnan in the first surname war, and it would be remembered by military history and history.

Whether it is envy or jealousy, at present, only Wang Jian's two brigades of the Fourth Division are facing Liu Yunfeng's division of the Yunnan Army, and the other divisions are on the main battlefield of the middle line, so this glory can only be won by Wang Jian.

Bao Jiqing motioned for Wang Jian to sit down:

"Ladies and gentlemen, once General Wang Jian's two brigades capture Yanjin, the entire front of the Dian army will surely be shaken, and they will not expect that our army will suddenly move south and take Zhaotong directly, so there will definitely be a short panic! After you go back, you must go to the front line in person, pay close attention to the cracks in the various departments of the Yunnan army, once you see the opportunity, do not hesitate, immediately launch a counterattack on the whole front, the headquarters of the requirements for this battle is only eight words: seize the opportunity, a battle is decided! It is hoped that through this battle, it will bring peace to the people of southern Sichuan for more than five years. ”

"Yes!"

Sun Zhaoluan and all the generals of the South Sichuan Military Region stood up and made assurances to Xiao Yimin and Bao Jiqing one after another.

After the meeting ended, Xiao Yimin left Wang Jian alone, took out the battle plan, and explained the requirements of the battle in detail.

After hearing this, Wang Jian was immediately reluctant: "In this way, what is the point of capturing Zhaotong?" ”

Xiao Yimin laughed: "How can it be meaningless? As long as our army captures Zhaotong, it will immediately cause panic in the whole province of Yunnan, and then the whole country will be shaken, and the general trend of the world is likely to change because of your battle, whether it is military significance or political significance, it is very huge!

"After the capture of Zhaotong, your troops will stay for two days and then withdraw from Zhaotong and return to our Sichuan, which is our unanimous decision after repeated discussions, for our Sichuan army and even the whole Sichuan, not only will there be no losses, but also will win the reputation of our army as a benevolent and righteous division, I believe that after the military and political circles in Yunnan see the situation clearly, they can appreciate our goodwill, and will no longer deliberately provoke a war between the two provinces, sit down and talk in harmony, do business with affection, and jointly develop the people's livelihood of the two provinces, understand?"

"I don't understand."

Wang Jian understood in his heart, but his mouth was still unconvinced, and it was boring to fight a battle without benefits.

Xiao Yimin pulled Wang Jian over and whispered in his ear.

Wang Jian was first stunned, then surprised, and finally laughed, stood up and solemnly saluted Xiao Yimin: "Commander-in-chief, rest assured, his subordinates know what to do!" ”

"Remember, don't overdo it."

"Don't worry, haha!"

(To be continued)