At the Guantai ferry, more than a dozen large boats were slowly approaching from the opposite bank. There was a large area of black pressure on the dock, and there were thousands of people waiting in line. This is a part of the 34th Brigade commanded by Zhang Changgui and Li Dazhuang, and the 33rd Brigade has already crossed the river and is now unfolding on the south bank.

The big boat at the front quickly docked on the dock, and an officer shouted: "Get on the boat in turn in a squad and platoon, and follow behind, move quickly!" ”

The fighters rushed in and quickly jumped onto the boat. At this time, there was a sudden burst of singing on the south bank of the Yellow River, and the sound was as loud as thunder. The wild ducks in the reeds on the shore screamed in fright and flapped away. Everyone looked at each other, wondering what was happening on the south bank of the road.

One of the boat bosses said, "What's the matter! A group of cavalry came to the east, and Commander Zhao of the 33rd Brigade was an old acquaintance, and the two groups of people were singing together! ”

The singing gradually became clearer, and although the warriors had not passed the song, they couldn't help but hum along. Li Dazhuang suddenly burst out and said, "Luzao, why is this song so familiar?" ”

Zhang Changgui smiled: "Hear that? ”

"Aspiring recruits should remember that when they are soldiers, they must know to abide by their duties, protect the country, and cherish the people. The soldiers and the people live as one, eat the people's ointment, eat the people's fat, you are careful to know the hardships of the people, heavy labor and thrift, and heavy conduct, and do not forget to protect the ...... of the merchants and the people"

This song is the "Recruit Song" sung by the recruits of the Northwest Army when they enlist in the army, as a Northwest Army, other songs may not be necessary, but this song will definitely be.

Brigade Commander Zhang Zhankui was excited to learn that the 33rd Brigade sent by the 97th Army to greet them belonged to the same line of the Northwest Army as them. Busy personally rushed over with the troops. When the two armies meet, something must be done, right? Now that there is a war coming soon, and it is a tough battle, it is not appropriate to eat and drink again, so Brigade Commander Zhao suggested that everyone sing a song together.

Unexpectedly, this song also sang with feelings, especially Brigadier Zhao Yunxiang and Brigadier Zhang Zhankui. They were all born in poverty and defected to the Northwest Army when they couldn't survive, and it was the Northwest Army that gave them a way out, dignity and status. Moreover, during their years in the Northwest Army, it was when Feng Dashuai was proud, and the entire Northwest Army was also thriving. At one time, there was even a sign of unification of China.

Unfortunately, the good times were short-lived. With Han Fuqu's betrayal, the Central Plains War was won first and then defeated, and the most defeated was a mess, and the Northwest Army Group was instantly beaten to the bottom. And there is no more chance to turn over. I see that the general trend is gone. Some have fallen. It's like Zhang Zhankui, and some ran away, like Zhao Yunxiang.

When the team of the Northwest Army was still there. Everyone may not have any thoughts of gratitude in their hearts, and even resent Feng Dashuai for managing too much, not eating well, and having no money and no women. But after the end of this team, everyone remembered the scenery of the year and the benefits of that time.

Zhao Yunxiang and Zhang Zhankui have both personally experienced the ups and downs of the Northwest Army, and have seen Feng Dashuai rise and fall from tall buildings, so when they think about the past, they are inevitably excited. The two sang and sang, both pretending to squint and secretly wipe their tears. The commander is like this, not to mention the soldiers below.

The bearded battalion commander of the 14th Cavalry Brigade may have aroused some sadness, and suddenly burst into tears. The surrounding soldiers were sad when they heard it, and they also hugged their heads and cried.

Li Dazhuang jumped off the boat, and suddenly heard the soldiers of the 33rd Brigade and the 14th Cavalry Brigade crying, and said strangely: "Wasn't it quite cheerful just now?" I'm crying again! ”

An officer next to him quipped: "It's just that it's not a shame to cry when you're old!" ”

Zhang Changgui waved his hand and said, "Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read!" ”

Seeing that the 34th Brigade had already crossed the river, the 33rd Brigade and the 14th Cavalry Brigade were embarrassed to let out any more sorrows. Brigadier Zhao Yunxiang tried to squeeze out a smiling face and said, "Ha Luha, what a coincidence, there are two Brigade Commanders Zhang. Come, come, let me introduce you to both. ”

Zhang Changgui saluted, stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Chief Zhang is a veteran general in the army, I have heard of it." I think that when the general raided the Guide airport, I was still a small soldier in the Northeast Army! ”

Zhang Zhankui was very happy when he saw him talking about his proud work, but he said: "It's all old things, it's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning!" Besides, they were all civil wars back then, and where can they compare to the glory of the current national war. Your ministry has repeatedly overcome strong enemies, which makes Zhang very admired! ”

Zhang Changgui hurriedly said: "Chief Zhang has won the award, now is the time for my generation to kill the enemy and serve the country, let your two armies work together to fight against the strong enemy!" ”

Zhang Zhankui was overjoyed and said continuously: "Good, good!" ”

Brigadier Zhao Yunxiang also secretly gave a thumbs up, signaling that Zhang Changgui's united front work was well done. The 97th Army expanded too quickly, and there was an urgent shortage of officers and veterans who had been on the battlefield. The 14th Cavalry Brigade just met these two requirements, and they, like the 4th Cavalry Division before them, were not doing well, and there was great hope for pulling them over.

At this moment, a staff officer of the 33rd Brigade hurriedly came and said to Brigade Commander Zhao: "Brigade seat, the military department is in an emergency!" ”

Brigade Commander Zhao took a look at it, and the telegram appointed Zhao Yunxiang as the commander of the southward advance detachment of the 97th Army, responsible for commanding the 97 units that had crossed the river, including the 33rd Brigade, the 34th Brigade, and Zhang Zhankui's 14th Cavalry Brigade.

The military headquarters asked them to form fortifications on the spot in order to gain a foothold on the south bank as soon as possible. As long as it has a firm foothold on the south bank, the 97th Army can attack and retreat, and it will be almost invincible.

At the same time, the 34 Brigade and the 14th Cavalry Brigade also received separate telegrams. The telegram received by the 34th Brigade was also sent by the military headquarters of the 97th Army, asking them to suspend their southward advance, garrison them on the spot, and accept the command of the 33rd Brigade. Zhang Changgui Although they were a little unhappy, they could only obey their fate.

The radio station of the 14th Cavalry Brigade was lively, and several telegrams were received at once, including from the headquarters of the commander of a theater, the 20th Army of Shang Zhen, and the 97th Army.

Seeing so many telegrams coming at once, the officers of the 14th Brigade were a little flustered, they were like motherless children all these years, and it would be no good to send a telegram.

The bearded battalion commander couldn't help but shout: "Brigade seat, what do these telegrams say? ”

Brigade Commander Zhang Zhankui said with a smile: "From now on, we will have to line up to eat under the command of Chief Zheng of the 97th Army." As he spoke, he directly handed the telegram to several battalion and company commanders. Let them circulate it to each other.

Generally speaking, when it comes to the Northwest Army, everyone may think of broadswords and shell guns, and the image of the warrior jumps on the paper. In fact, in addition to paying attention to individual martial arts, the Northwest Army also attaches great importance to the culture of non-commissioned soldiers, and even requires everyone to know at least 800 words.

For example, Brigade Commander Zhang Zhankui used to be a grinder (for the landlord's family), and when he was 16 years old, he was humiliated and ran to become a soldier. After arriving at the barracks, he had the opportunity to learn culture, and he wrote very beautifully with a brush.

The officers were talking in a low voice, and their eyes were a little confused, and they didn't know whether it was good or bad to change the court this time. Brigadier Zhang Zhankui could think about it. He walked up to Brigadier Zhao Yunxiang and arched his hand. said: "Brother Ruiqing (Zhao Yunxiang's words), the foolish brother and his brothers will rely on you to take care of it." ”

Zhao Yunxiang said with a smile: "Don't dare to say anything else, there will be no such thing as harming friendly troops." ”

Zhang Zhankui laughed when he heard Ha Lu, Ha Da Lu.

The 14th Cavalry Brigade was originally subordinate to Shang Zhen's 20th Group Army, but how could it suddenly be reassigned to the 97th Army? First of all, of course, there is the need for operation. Shang Zhen's department is far away in Heze. It is inconvenient to command the war north of Lanfeng County. Secondly, Shang Zhen also wanted to throw this hot yam out of the air.

How did the cavalry brigade become a hot yam? It turned out that the cavalry units were extremely expensive. Raising one cavalry brigade is equivalent to raising eight infantry brigades. After the 14th Cavalry Brigade arrived in Henan, it almost ate Shang Zhen's coffin book after only a few months of work under the 20th Group Army.

What made Shang Zhen even more annoyed was that this army was not easy for anyone to say except for Zhang Zhankui's words. Since it is a white-eyed wolf that cannot be raised. Chief Shang didn't want to continue to spend money on this army, so he took this opportunity to sweep them out of the house, out of sight, out of mind.

At the same time that the 97th Army crossed the river and moved south, the rest of the First Theater also began to try a counteroffensive. It is mainly concentrated in four locations, namely Quxingji, Luowang Station, Sanyiji and Lanfengcheng, of which Sanyiji is the core.

Among them, the troops attacking Quxingji were the 1st Army, the main force of Hu Zongnan's 17th Army Corps; The 64th Army and the 74th Army led by General Li Hanxun attacked Luowangzhai and Luowang Station, and they came all the way after the ass of the Japanese army; The 27th Army and the 71st Army under the command of Gui Yongqing attacked Lanfeng. As for the Sanyi Collection, if the outside strongholds are not cleared, they will not be able to attack it for the time being.

The tactic formulated by Xue Yue was to encircle on all sides, first divide, and then eat all the Japanese troops on the line of Jiahetan, Lanfengkou, and Chenliukou on the bank of the Yellow River in the east, Luowang Station in the west, and in the north on the bank of the Yellow River.

For now, this tactic is simple and effective, and it is a relatively stable approach, at the cost of relatively slow progress. However, there is no way to do this, just as the national army is beating and unstable, it will be a little bit worse to stab Lou Zi. For example, when the wolf and the dog are not on the key time, the entire deployment will be disrupted.

At the military headquarters of the 97th Army, Zheng Weiguo looked at his watch, saw that the time for the general attack issued by the First War Zone had arrived, and said: "Have all the friendly troops started to act?" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "It has already begun, and the theater requires our army to move south as soon as possible to involve the Japanese troops in the direction of Sanyiji, so as to reduce the pressure on friendly forces from all walks of life." ”

Duan Shuanghu was a little eager to try, and said excitedly: "Military seat, the pontoon bridge is almost ready, let me lead the front finger (former enemy headquarters) to cross the river!" We will definitely give you a big face for the 97th Army! ”

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said, "Don't be impatient!" Don't look at Tu Feiyuan, who has been surrounded by us, but their strength is still not to be underestimated. The ancients said it well - the trapped beast is still fighting. Tu Feiyuan is like a ferocious beast, we must be careful to deal with it, and we must not be careless. ”

Deputy Commander Wang Qifeng said: "What the military seat said is true! At present, whoever rushes ahead in this battle will have greater casualties, and we can't use Jiang Guangtou as cannon fodder! ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled bitterly and shook his head, to be honest, he really didn't have the heart to preserve his strength. Now is a national war, and he can't afford to think about it.

At this moment, a communications staff officer suddenly hurried over, still holding an urgent telegram in his hand. Zheng Weiguo knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong!" ”

The communications staff officer hurriedly said: "Military seat, it's not good, the Japanese army is approaching the position on the south bank of our army!" ”

Zheng Weiguo's face sank and asked, "How many troops did the little devil dispatch?" ”

The staff officer wiped his cold sweat and said, "There is only one wing of the infantry alone, and there are even more technical and technical arms!" What's worse is that our army's fortifications on the south bank have not yet been repaired! (To be continued......)

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