At the headquarters of the 63rd Army, Captain Feng Zhan was arranging armament work to his subordinates, and asked all departments to immediately start preparing dry food and other materials, and only wait for the general assembly to give an order to go north.

Deputy division commander Deng Naibai said: "Uh, military seat, isn't it too anxious? The commander-in-chief only wrote to ask for our opinions, and did not say that he must go north to Jidong! Besides, even if the commander-in-chief has this intention, the task may not fall to our 63rd Army. ”

Chief of Staff Yan Mingzhi also persuaded: "Yes, military seat." We have not received an order from the commander-in-chief, so should we first ask the commander-in-chief for instructions on such large-scale preparations? Otherwise, I'm afraid that it will arouse people's suspicions! ”

The 63rd Army has been bullied by the Central Army since it entered the customs, and He Yingqin, for example, once forced Gong Changhai and Yao Bingqian, generals from the 63rd Army, who were born in the green forest, to leave the army in the name of pure troop composition, otherwise they would stop paying food and wages. Tang Enbo also used the excuse to kill Fan Guanglu, the commander of the 546th Regiment. Under this brutal suppression, the officers and men of the 63rd Army had to compromise like a little daughter-in-law, for fear that disaster would fall from the sky.

Feng Zhanhai waved his hand and said, "You don't understand! Why did the Commander-in-Chief ask for our opinion? Didn't you just want to send troops into eastern Hebei? I just heard that the 97th Army and the 53rd Army are not in favor of going north, so should we be more active at this time? Otherwise, why would the commander-in-chief give us the task? ”

Deng Naibai was a little uncomfortable when he heard this, and couldn't help but retort: "Junzao, why must it be us?" If the commander-in-chief orders us to go north, I, Deng Naibai, will never say a word, who will make us soldiers! But we're now in a big way. What is the capital to grab the task? ”

Feng Zhanhai slapped the table angrily and shouted angrily: "Deng Naibai, what do you mean by this?" ”

Deng Naibai is Feng Zhanhai's old subordinate, and he followed Feng Zhanhai when he was in the Jilin Provincial Border Army. Under the accumulation of authority, Deputy Commander Deng didn't dare to do anything with him, but he still replied in a low voice: "Military seat, I have no opinion on fighting devils, but you have to think about it for the brothers!" ”

Chief of Staff Yan was worried that a conflict would break out between the two, so he hurriedly pulled Deng Naibai's sleeve and persuaded in a low voice: "Deputy seat." Just say a few words! Isn't Junza trying to go back to his hometown as soon as possible! ”

Feng Zhanhai waved his hand. He said in a deep voice: "Yan Mingzhi, you don't interrupt, you let him speak!" ”

Deng Naibai gritted his teeth, stood up suddenly, and said with tears in his eyes: "Okay." Military seat. That's what you asked me to say. There are some things I've wanted to say for a long time! ”

"I want to think that when Xiqia (then acting deputy commander of the Northeast Frontier Command and acting chairman of Jilin Province) defected to the enemy, you led us to raise troops to resist Japan, and how many brothers died under the guns of the Japanese in the two battles of Lalincang and Harbin. Have we ever had a complaint? ”

"Transferred to Hadong, fought in Yilan, besieged Jilin and Changchun, the brothers were hungry and fought with devils, and there was not even a jacket in the ice and snow. The tens of thousands of dead and wounded brothers have not even lost their names and surnames, what are they trying to do? ”

"The devils are surrounded and suppressed by heavy troops, and the brothers follow you all the way to Rehe, and only 20,000 of the 50,000 brothers remain. More than 20,000 brothers died on the road, and the Ministry of Military Affairs did not receive a penny of bereavement benefits, and they still had to deduct our food and salary, and scolded us as bandits! ”

"In the battle of Yongding River, the friendly troops ran faster than the other, so let's hold on to the death, what is the result? More than 6,000 brothers were killed, and the whole army was not wounded. Deputy Division Commander Pang (referring to Pang Taifeng, then deputy commander of the 91st Division, who died heroically in the battle) He, woo woo......"

Speaking of the worst of the time, Deputy Army Commander Deng was so sad that he finally cried bitterly. Chief of Staff Yan Mingsheng and Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang Chunxi also choked up and shouted: "Military seat! ”

Feng Zhanhai turned his head and secretly wiped away his tears, and said in a dumb voice: "You guys, cough, don't talk about it!" Jidong, I'm going to decide. You don't want to go, I'm not reluctant! ”

As he was talking, a loud "report" suddenly came from outside the door.

Feng Zhanhai cleared his throat and asked calmly, "What's the matter?" ”

The guard hurriedly said: "Report to the military seat, the commander-in-chief asks you to go to the 97th Army headquarters to discuss the military situation." ”

Feng Zhanhai hurriedly picked up his hat and put it on his head, pushed the door out, and said, "Let's go, don't let the commander-in-chief wait." ”

The two rode to the compound of the 97th Army Headquarters, and as soon as they tied their horses, a German came out of it in embarrassment. Zheng Weiguo's angry rebuke was also heard in the courtyard, which was nothing more than "the deal is not done, Lao Tzu will talk to the Soviets". The Germans froze when they heard this, hurriedly quickened their pace and hurried away.

When Zheng Huzi learned that the Jidong Rebellion was going to be launched in advance, he was very anxious and hoped that the Germans could transport the two ships of weapons and equipment as soon as possible. But the Germans dodged left and right, saying that in order to avoid being discovered by the Japanese allies, they could only maintain the current speed. almost didn't Zheng Hu to death.

But when he was angry, Zheng Huzi had no other tricks except to put down a few cruel words. If it weren't for the fact that the Germans were very jealous of the Soviet Union, they would not even be qualified to speak harshly. This is the sorrow of a weak country.

Of course, Zheng Weiguo did not think about cooperating with the Soviet Union. But the old Maozi's eyes are on his forehead, and he doesn't bird you at all. He asked the Military Council to talk to the Soviets several times, but each time he provoked a lot of ridicule from the Soviet representatives.

Like what special forces tactics, bazooka techniques, and automatic rifle techniques, Lao Maozi is not even interested in taking a look. Even penicillin, which the traverser tried and tested, was ridiculed as oriental witchcraft. The Soviet military attache also claimed that he would never joke about the lives of Soviet fighters, and asked the Chinese not to bother him with such boring things.

The path of the Nationalist Government did not work, and Zheng Weiguo tried to get the Yan'an side to help convey the message, because the Chinese delegation could talk directly to the Soviet leadership. Unfortunately, so far there has been no response.

Zheng Weiguo complained, pushed the door out just in time to see Feng Zhanhai and his guards, hurriedly restrained his anger, and said with a smile: "Yo, it's Shoushan (Feng Zhanhai's character) who is here, making you laugh." ”

Feng Zhanhai hurriedly saluted, and then asked, "Boss, what kind of demon is the German?" ”

Zheng Weiguo sighed and said: "You'e Zi doesn't have it, it's just that they only value Japan, think that we will fail sooner or later, and don't want to damage the German-Japanese alliance because of cooperation with us." ”

Feng Zhanhai was furious when he heard this. was so angry that he scolded the mustache a few words.

Zheng Weiguo smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, it will be the Germans who will lose, and that mustachioed Führer will not end well, and we will definitely win." ”

Feng Zhanhai was stunned for a moment, and then asked in surprise: "Are the Germans also going to get involved?" Isn't our enemy stronger? ”

Zheng Weiguo explained: "Germany's center of gravity is in Europe, and it will not have much influence on the East. Well, that's a long story, so I'll take the time to explain it to you in detail. ”

Feng Zhanhai was confused, so he had to nod his head and say yes. In fact, there is no problem for Zheng Weiguo to talk about the "general trend of the world" now. It's just that now the European war has not yet broken out. If all of them were "prophesied" in advance, wouldn't they be treated as gods? Well, it's better to keep a low profile.

Zheng Weiguo asked again: "Shoushan, this time your army is the only one who expresses its support for going north and asks the general assembly to fight. Can you share your thoughts? ”

Feng Zhanhai replied: "Report the general seat." Didn't you say you were going to lead us back to the Northeast? We, the 63rd Army, are willing to be the vanguard. Open the passage and open the way for the army to move north. ”

Zheng Weiguo asked him to sit down, and asked the pillar to pour tea. Men are a bit fussy in doing this job. Originally, Chief of Staff Yi Zhou meant to let Zhang Zhilan or Yu Manxia come to the headquarters to serve as an orderly, but Zheng Huzi denied it. Now tens of thousands of brothers are singles, and arranging a female soldier to have a bad influence in the military department.

"Well, Shoushan, it's not a secret, Jizong has no plans to march to the northeast for the time being, because the conditions are not yet ripe. As for the springboard for the occupation of eastern Hebei, it is not very safe, and I think it is very unlikely that we will want to gain a firm foothold in eastern Hebei in the short term. Zheng Weiguo pondered again and again, and finally poured out the truth to Feng Zhanhai. On the one hand, he had to tell the truth, and on the other hand, he couldn't dampen Feng Zhanhai's enthusiasm, which made Zheng Weiguo quite brainless.

Feng Zhanhai said with a disappointed face: "That's the case! Then you mean to give up Jidong for the time being, and you don't plan to send troops? ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "No, from my heart, I really want to be able to help. Because there are no effective troops in eastern Hebei at present, once an insurrection is launched, the losses will be staggering. This is something I very much don't want to see. ”

This is also the main reason why Zheng Huzi feels entangled, knowing that there are more than 100,000 people in Lu Dao who will be sacrificed in vain, can you bear to do nothing? Of course, in addition to casualties, the resources of Jidong also made Zheng Huzi excited.

"There are more than 200,000 guns in the eastern Hebei region alone, and the overall quality is very good. In addition, the people of eastern Hebei have been oppressed by the Japanese, and their patriotic enthusiasm is very high, as long as someone launches it, they can raise at least 100,000 troops! Shoushan, do you think such conditions are worth it? ”

Feng Zhanhai's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "!" Why not? What a pity to miss such an opportunity? You just give the order, I am willing to lead the 63rd Army north to fight in Jidong! ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said with great relief: "He is worthy of being a famous general of the Anti-Japanese War!" However, the 63rd Army suffered a lot of losses some time ago, and now it has to travel a long way to eastern Hebei, will the soldiers have complaints? ”

Feng Zhanhai was stunned, a little embarrassed, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, absolutely not!" Headquarters, it is the wish of all the officers and men of the 63rd Army to go back to their hometown. ”

Zheng Weiguo saw his eyes flickering, shook his head and said, "You don't seem to be telling me the truth." ”

Feng Zhanhai was a little anxious, and hurriedly stood up and said, "Boss, what if someone is greedy for life and afraid of death?" Who is not willing to pull down, I don't believe that there are 10,000 men with seeds in the 63rd Army! ”

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said, "Sit down first!" That can't be said, if you don't want to go to Jidong, it's not necessarily that you're greedy for life and afraid of death. Your 63rd Army fought from the ice and snow of Jilin to the Great Plain of North China, and has always been active in the forefront of the War of Resistance, which is not something that people who are greedy for life and afraid of death can do. ”

Feng Zhanhai was very moved when he heard this, and hurriedly got up to thank him, and gave a general explanation of the problems that the 63rd Army was currently facing, and even the dispute with Deputy Army Commander Deng Naichao just now was not concealed. Zheng Weiguo heard about many situations for the first time, and his heart was greatly touched.

It is also pitiful to say that although the 63rd Army has fought for the country for many years, it has never enjoyed the benefits of the country, and it has rarely been supported by the people. Even the local government in the Jizhong base area did not regard them as soldiers, but as "friendly Kuomintang troops with better performance". Although the soldiers are well fed and warmly dressed on weekdays, they don't even think about supporting activities such as giving military shoes and stuffing eggs.

Of course, the officers and men of the 63rd Army did not regard the people of Jizhong as their fathers, at most as compatriots, so it would be good not to steal or rob, and it was impossible to carry water and chop firewood.

In the eyes of the common people, they are the big soldiers; In the eyes of the chief, they are a bunch of active figures; In the eyes of the Ministry of Military Affairs, they are the remnants of the Northeast Army that need to be digested urgently. In this case, the soldiers lacked a sense of identity with the Jizhong base area, because they were not respected accordingly.

Feng Zhanhai talked about something that happened not long ago. A small unit of the 63rd Army inspected a village, and it happened that there was a family in the village doing a happy event. When the host's family saw that a comrade from the "Eighth Road" was coming, he pulled the soldiers to the banquet without saying anything, and behaved very enthusiastically. The fighters were also flattered and very moved. Who would have thought that when they heard that it was from the 63rd Army, the attitude of the villagers suddenly changed, and they were so angry that the soldiers came back after half of their meal.

Zheng Weiguo felt very ashamed after hearing this, and hurriedly stood up and bowed to Feng Zhanhai very sincerely, and apologized and said: "Shoushan, it's all my fault, as the commander-in-chief of the group army, I don't care enough about the brothers of the 63rd Army. ”

Feng Zhanhai hurriedly said: "How can I blame you? You're busy every day. Besides, the brothers don't blame you and Yachi either. They help the villagers chop wood and carry water, and they also help the villagers build houses, these things we have never done. ”

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said: "But you have shed blood for the country and the nation, and you should be respected, and tomorrow I will go to the 63rd Army with Director Yang of the Hebei Central Administration to visit the brothers." (To be continued......)

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