"Yes." Liu Jianhua and Liu Xiaohai stepped forward to promise.

"Let's go, since you two have arrived, show me the way, and we'll inspect the minefield." Qiao Youhua stood up and walked outside.

Zheng Yunshan and Liu Jianhua hurriedly followed, and the three of them got out of the courtyard, got on their horses directly, and took a reconnaissance platoon and a guard out of the village and headed for the minefield on the western front.

When the minefield was buried, there was a planning map, and because of the large density and scope, Rao and Liu Jianhua also had to rely on the map to discern how to go.

Because the crops in the border area between Luquan and Zhengding County have basically been harvested, it looks very empty, but Qiao Youhua and Liu Jianhua both know that there are at least thousands of mines buried in this open field full of sorghum straw.

And behind this open field, several kilometers in depth, there are minefields crisscrossing and echelon deployments. After briefly taking people on an inspection and finding nothing abnormal, Qiao Youhua and the others planned to turn around and return.

It's just that before he returned to Dahe Village, a left-behind reconnaissance cavalry rode a horse and rushed over, reporting to Qiao Youhua: "Regiment commander, deputy company commander Chen of the guard company was unfortunately killed in an air raid by a Japanese plane on the way to transport grain. ”

Qiao Youhua's expression was stunned when he heard this, and he immediately said to Liu Jianhua: "You continue to stick to the patrol, I'll go back first." ”

"Yes, please rest assured." Liu Jianhua and Liu Xiaohai's faces changed greatly when they heard this, and the latter even begged: "Regiment Commander, can you let the humble post go back with you, Chen Bing and I have been old comrades-in-arms for many years, and I want to send him off." ”

"Yes." Qiao Youhua nodded, waved his horsewhip, the war horse under his crotch was in pain, and he spread his four hooves and galloped forward, Liu Xiaohai and Zheng Yunshan quickly followed with the guard soldiers.

When Qiao Youhua and the others returned to Luquan, it was already noon, and when they came to the vicinity of the regiment headquarters, they vaguely heard the crying of many people.

Turning around the corner of the street, I found that there were many people standing outside the gate of the regimental headquarters, men, women, old and young, and there were some stretchers covered with white cloth around them.

"Captain, you're here." Guo Meng saw Qiao Youhua and his party coming, and hurriedly greeted him.

"What's going on?" Qiao Youhua turned over and dismounted, pointed to the people in front of him and asked.

"These are the families of the people who sacrificed their lives in this grain shipment, and the devil's reconnaissance plane found them and dived and strafed the convoy, and the migrant workers couldn't hide at all, and sacrificed more than 20 people. Chen Bing also organized firepower to confront enemy planes in order to avenge the people.

Although he took the risk of shooting down an enemy plane, he also died for it. Guo Mengdao.

After Qiao Youhua listened, he walked over to the people, and when everyone saw him coming, they all stood up, wiped away their tears, and said hello, Qiao Youhua has a good prestige in the eyes of the people in this area of Luquan.

Qiao Youhua raised his hands and said with a sad expression: "Fellow villagers, you are mourning and changing, don't worry, Qiao Mou once again promised that I will definitely avenge them for sacrificing the revenge of the fellow villagers!" And each person will be paid a pension of 150 yuan, hoping that everyone will mourn and change. ”

When the people heard this, they were excited and grateful, and an old man said with tears in his eyes: "Sir Qiao, we don't want a pension, the soldiers have also sacrificed a lot, just give them the pension, as long as Chief Qiao and the soldiers can kill more devils and avenge my son." ”

"Yes, we don't want pensions either, the money is left for the soldiers to pay their salaries and buy medicine." Other people also expressed their positions for a while.

Qiao Youhua said in a deep voice: "Folks, I understand your intentions, but you have to get this pension, I will let Political Commissar Guo send it to you when I go back, your relatives are sacrificed to help us fight devils, but all those who sacrifice to fight devils, regardless of military and civilian, should receive a pension."

And most of them are strong laborers in the family, pillars of the family, these pensions are really nothing, but the only thing we soldiers can do for the big guys, I hope you can live a less difficult life.

Isn't it true that our soldiers defend the land and resist the enemy, throwing their heads and spilling their blood in order to make our fathers and villagers live a good life and be safe and not oppressed by others?

So don't refuse anymore, I still have to discuss how to act to avenge the military and civilian compatriots who died under the devil's air raid today, so I won't accompany you, that's all. ”

After speaking, Qiao Youhua took Liu Xiaohai, Zheng Yunshan and others straight into the regiment headquarters, and the political commissar Guo Meng took the initiative to stay to appease the people, prepare pensions for them, and arrange the burial of the sacrificed migrant workers.

In the compound of the regiment headquarters, the bodies of Chen Bing and the fallen soldiers were placed, and Liu Xiaohai, who had been a friendly brother of Chen Bing for many years, squatted in front of Chen Bing's body and couldn't help crying.

Zheng Yunshan couldn't bear to say to Qiao Youhua: "Tuanzao, we can't just forget this matter, right?" ”

Qiao Youhua nodded: "Of course, if you kill my brother, you will kill him, this is definitely not an empty word, it will be effective at any time, and it is time to give the devil some color and see." ”

Qiao Youhua walked towards Chen Bing's body, took one last look at Chen Bing, lit a cigarette, put it in the mouth of Liu Xiaohai, who was still crying, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Wipe away your tears, I'll take you to revenge tonight!" ”

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That night, Qiao Youhua personally selected ten fighters, equipped them all with American Thompson submachine guns, four melon grenades per person, and he himself brought a Type 95 assault rifle and ten grenades that had not been used for a long time.

They quietly set off from Luquan County, bypassed the minefield on the Western Front, and touched towards Shimen County, this time, Qiao Youhua's purpose was very simple, that is, revenge, and by the way, see if there was a chance to kill the commander of the devil, Seishiro Itagaki.

At the same time, in the headquarters of the Japanese army in Shimen, Seishiro Itagaki was picking up the dust for Lieutenant General Ryosuke Tsubuya, commander of the 10th Division, and Eijiro Tahato, the commander of the 33rd Brigade, who had just arrived with the 33rd Brigade of the 10th Brigade.

Although Itagaki Seishiro hates the small means of Ryosuke Takuya to compete for war merits, he still has to maintain a minimum of respect and etiquette when they meet, after all, if they want to fight together next, the commanders of the two divisions and regiments still have to have a good relationship of unity, otherwise this battle will not be able to be fought.

In the middle of the banquet, a Japanese soldier broke in and excitedly said to Seishiro Itagaki and Ryosuke Tatani and others: "Your Excellency, two generals, I'm very sorry to disturb your dinner, I have good news for you, the front army headquarters rushed to help our heavy artillery wing has just arrived at the station!" ”