Morning of July 5th.

The officers and men of the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 3rd Regiment stationed in several villages in the Longgang area saw a unit coming from a distance on the main road outside.

At the front of this unit were two military flags, one was the 27th Blue Star Flag of the Chinese Alliance with a red background, which they also had from the Revolutionary Government of Guangzhou, and the other was a single yellow star flag with a red background.

The group meandered for miles, longer than their two battalions combined.

"What kind of team is this? Why are all bodies so strong? ”

"Wow, did you see it, heavy machine guns?"

"What's on the mule's back? Is it a barrel? What kind of cannon is that? ”

"Their clothes are so beautiful, tsk, and boots."

……

In the envious eyes of the officers and men of the 1st and 2nd battalions, the officers and men of the 3rd battalion also sang the newly learned military song:

"Onward, onward, onward!

Our procession to the sun,

Stepping on the land of the motherland,

Burdened with the hope of the nation,

We are an invincible force.

We are the children of workers and peasants,

We are the armed forces of the people,

From fearless, never yielding, fighting bravely,

Until the reactionaries are wiped out,

The flag of China is flying high.

Listen! The wind is howling,

Listen! How loud the revolutionary song is!

Comrades marched to the battlefield of liberation in full steps,

Comrades rushed to the borders of the motherland in full order,

Onward, onward!

Our procession to the sun,

To the final victory, to the liberation of the whole country! ”

Xie Niancheng, a "genius", once again showed his "lyrics and songs" creation skills.

The eyes of Hu Yang and several of his officers were about to fall to the ground.

"Tuanzao, this is the third battalion of the Meiling People's Regiment and the First Anti-Smuggling Brigade?"

"Oh my God, what kind of weapons are they holding? Why don't I know each other? ”

"I know this, the one with the rack is a light machine gun, the thick tube is a mortar, no wonder you don't know it, it's all new in Europe, and I also saw it in magazines."

Hu Yang sighed: "This is like an army, I would rather go there to be a company commander than be the current regiment commander." ”

……

After a few days of marching, the third battalion was already in shape.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the troops had already driven ten miles to the western outskirts of Tamsui City. The night before, Xie Niancheng had communicated with the division headquarters through the Guò radio station, and the division had set aside a camp for them.

Lin Xianyun, who served as a staff officer at the division command post and was now the liaison officer of the third battalion, stood on a hill and was really shocked when he saw the formation of the third battalion.

Xu Geng saw Lin Xianyun from a distance, and patted his horse on the hill: "Old Lin, have you waited for a long time, how is it, how are my soldiers?" ”

Lin Xianyun exclaimed: "How did Battalion Commander Xie train his soldiers? Where did you get the equipment? You're going to have to talk to me tonight! ”

Lin Xianyun showed Xu Geng the way, and went to find Xie Niancheng.

Seeing Xie Niancheng and Yang Yuwei coming together, Lin Xianyun dismounted and saluted: "Battalion Commander Xie, Lin Xianyun, a staff officer of the division headquarters, reports to you, I am today's liaison officer, responsible for the camp arrangements of the third battalion. ”

Familiarity is familiarity, in the army, what should be done still has to be done.

Xie Niancheng replied: "Please ask Staff Officer Lin to lead the way." ”

When the troops arrived at the camp, Lin Xianyun was impressed by Mali's actions and the subsequent construction of fortifications and the arrangement of guards.

In the graduation exam, Lin Xianyun took the first place in the theory, and Xie Niancheng took the lead in the tactical action, plus Xu Geng, the three of them were called the "Qingpu Three Heroes", and now Xu Geng is directly Xie Niancheng's subordinate, Lin Xianyun's desire to win was completely extinguished after seeing Xie Niancheng's three battalions.

After settling the troops, Lin Xianyun said: "Battalion Commander Xie, there will be an operational meeting at the division headquarters at seven o'clock, please Battalion Commander Xie attend on time." ”

Xie Niancheng grabbed Lin Xianyun, who was about to go back to his life: "Old Lin, let's go over together later, come, eat together, and casually tell me about the situation in the past few days." ”

Lin Xianyun did not shirk.

After the two sat down, the orderly brought today's dinner, and the aluminum alloy dinner plate produced by the Xie Group was full of two meats, one vegetable and one soup, and Lin Xianyun was slightly displeased when he saw it.

Xie Niancheng said: "Lao Lin, what's the matter, it's not appetizing?" ”

Lin Xianyun is a sincere person: "Lao Xie, we are a revolutionary army, and your three battalions are new troops, so it's not good for you to specialize yourself." ”

"Lao Lin, do you think my dinner is a small stove? Let's go out to eat. ”

Lin Xianyun put down the dinner plate, and the two walked past more than ten tents in a row, and all the soldiers they saw ate at this level.

When they arrived at a meadow, the two sat down, and Lin Xianyun was a little ashamed: "Lao Xie, how did you do this logistics?" The food is so good, and they all live in tents! ”

Xie Niancheng patted Lin Xianyun on the shoulder, "There will be a chance to understand in the future, come, tell me about the battle situation first." ”

Lin Xianyun said seriously: "We have been here for two days, and the enemy situation has been figured out, it is two divisions led by Ye Ju, almost 12,000 people, one division is in Tamsui City, and the other division is in the high ground outside the city...... It's only been a small contact in the past few days, and I'm going to study the attack plan tonight. ”

"Our battalion also wants to pull it up and do it, what do you think?"

"You guys?"

"Yes, the troops will never be able to improve without experiencing actual combat!"

"If you want to participate in the war, you can tell Commander Jiang, I estimate that we will start attacking the outer highlands in the next two days, and it is not Ye Ju's family that guards the highlands, and the combat effectiveness should not be strong."

……

At the beginning of the combat meeting, as usual, He Yingcheng introduced the enemy's situation.

"At present, the Left Route Army of our Eastern Expeditionary Army is facing 15,000 people from the enemy's Lin Hu Division on the northern front, the Middle Route Army is facing off with 10,000 people from the enemy's Hong Zhaolin Department at Futian, and the enemy in front of our Right Route Army is 12,000 people from the Ye Ju Division."

"Our right army is the key to the overall situation, and if our army can make a breakthrough, the enemy will shake the whole situation, and the situation of the entire Eastern Crusade will be opened up."

"Our army has 8,000 troops (excluding the three regiments), and we will not encircle the enemy in Tamsui, but are now deployed as follows: the second division of the Guangdong Army will attack the highlands west of the city, and the instructor will attack the highlands in the south of the city......"

"Any other opinions?" After introducing the battle plan, He Yingcheng asked.

In the reply of "no" in unison from the officers of the Second Division of the Guangdong Army and the instructors, Xie Niancheng's words "I have an opinion" were very abrupt.

Jiang Wei saw Xie Niancheng raise his hand and said, "Niancheng, if you have any opinions, say it." ”

Xie Niancheng stood up and saluted: "Report to the commander-in-chief, I will teach the three regiments to fight!" ”

The officers present have not yet seen the military appearance of the third battalion, and when they heard Xie Niancheng take the initiative to ask for battle, they were a little speechless, you little friend, do you think that fighting is a game?

Jiang Wei gave an encouraging look: "Tell me what you think." ”

"Report to the commander, I teach the third battalion of the regiment to be willing to attack the high ground east of the city!"

As soon as Xie Niancheng said this, the other officers had no opinion, no matter what, if Xie Niancheng's troops attacked from the east of the city, it would be better than no one to fight.

Jiang Wei thought for a while and said: "Fighting a war is not a child's play, your three battalions have not been established for a long time, and they have never fought a war, and they are not fully prepared, but they will suffer a big loss." ”

"Report to the commander, you can't take the high ground east of the city, and you are willing to engage in military law!"

As soon as Xie Niancheng said this, the four were in an uproar.

The officers of the Cantonese army who did not know him exchanged heads one after another.

"Who is this? Didn't you hear that the three regiments of the instructor are all veterans, ruffians and militia groups? ”

"What kind of military uniform is he wearing? Why haven't you seen it? ”

"The highlands east of the city? It's a regiment that is guarding somewhere, and if it really starts, why does the attacker need twice as much as the enemy, right? He even dared to brag about taking the high ground with a battalion? ”

"The people in the first and second regiments of the instructor usually have a very big tone, and the tone of these three groups is even bigger, and the cowhide is almost endless."

Gu Dingwen, Chen Qin, Zhang Linfu and others also looked at each other.

"Is Xie Niancheng too arrogant? It's true that they have artillery, but after all, they only have one battalion. Chen Qin was a little worried.

"Well, with courage, I admire him." Zhang Linfu admires Xie Niancheng's style of daring to fight.

"If the enemy sees that the main force of our army is at the south gate and the west gate, the defense force on the east gate may be weak, and if the artillery fire is fiercer, it is not impossible to defeat it." Gu Dingwen said.

Jiang Wei was a little touched when he saw Xie Niancheng's generosity, and got up and said:

"Okay, good, we revolutionary soldiers must have this kind of indomitable spirit, but Nian Cheng, you can't fight a war based on morale, after all, you only have one battalion, so good, the east of the city will be handed over to you, if you can fight, you can fight, if you can't fight, don't fight hard, it can play a role in containing the enemy, and I will also give you a credit!"

After the meeting, Xie Niancheng left with the officers who taught the instructor, and a regiment commander of the Cantonese army at the door came over and patted Xie Niancheng on the shoulder: "Battalion Commander Xie, your courage is commendable, I hope to see you tomorrow." ”

Yue Jun and the instructor secretly competed, you can understand what he said.

Xie Niancheng listened to the blessing: "Thank you so much, thank you, tomorrow I will set up the celebration wine, you must appreciate it!" ”

……

Back at the station, the officers in the battalion had been waiting for a long time.

Xie Niancheng sat on the main seat: "Tomorrow we will fight the east of the city!" Huang Xue, have you seen the terrain? ”

Huang Xue got up and said: "Report to the battalion commander, the high landmark in the east of the city is 210 meters high, and it is a grassland shrub ......."

"Very well, let me tell you what I think: the enemy on the hill east of the city is at most a regiment, and we ...... That's all for my plan, what do you think? ”

Xie Niancheng's plan sounded almost perfect, and the officers really couldn't think of a reason to refute it.

Su Huaiyu, who was delicate, asked Wen Deyun: "Company Commander Wen, are you sure of the battalion commander's plan?" ”

Wen Deyun got up and said loudly: "Report to the battalion commander, my artillery company guarantees to complete the task." ”

"You're training for so short, is it okay?"

"Report to the battalion commander, no problem, if you accidentally injure a comrade, you will kill me!"

Peng De also got up and said: "Battalion commander, in order to increase my certainty, I will reduce the artillery coverage distance from two hundred meters to one hundred meters!" Even if there is a mistake, it is worth it! ”

Xie Niancheng looked at Wen Deyun.

Wen Deyun thought for a while and replied: "If you are 100 meters, if you have difficulties, 150 meters should be no problem." ”

Without waiting for Peng De to speak, Xie Niancheng made a decision, "Okay, then one hundred and fifty meters, Wu Yongqiang, we will have dinner at three o'clock in the morning tomorrow...... Let's all go down and prepare. ”

The officers stood up together: "Yes!" ”

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