With the 20 large boats brought by Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang, the speed of the 33 Brigade crossing the river has suddenly accelerated a lot. In order to launch a counteroffensive on the south bank as soon as possible, Brigade Commander Zhao Yunxiang was so busy that he couldn't even take care of eating, so he personally led his troops to rush over.

There are now two infantry battalions on the south bank, plus a cavalry platoon and two artillery batteries (a mortar company and an infantry artillery company).

Kang Jianfei, the commander of the first battalion, trotted all the way over and said: "Report to the brigade seat, after reconnaissance by our department, no trace of the Japanese army has been found nearby, and it is very likely that we have already evacuated before our army arrives." ”

Zhao Yunxiang snorted and said, "Don't be careless, let the cavalry reconnaissance platoon expand the scope and continue to search." ”

Ma Junren, the cavalry platoon commander, lit up his eyes and said busily: "Brigade seat, how much range can we search?" ”

Zhao Yunxiang scolded with a smile: "What, you still want to go to Sanyi Ji to find out?" Don't think that I don't know what to do, just you guys, if the rope is loosened a foot, you dare to run out of the road. "Note: Sanyiji is 20 miles away from Chenliukou in a straight line, and it is the core control area of the 14th Division's heavy garrison.

The platoon commander wanted to go south to catch a few "tongues" and come back to make a big contribution, but he didn't expect the little trick to be recognized, his old face turned red, and he smiled: "Don't dare, don't dare!" ”

Brigade Commander Zhao waved his hand and said, "Go quickly, the perimeter guard of the 33rd Brigade will be handed over to your platoon." ”

The horse platoon was overjoyed and hurriedly gathered troops to prepare for the pull. At this time, a telegrapher from the communications platoon hurriedly came over and said, "Brigade seat, the military headquarters is in an emergency!" ”

Zhao Yunxiang hurriedly read a few lines of the telegram, and suddenly shouted loudly: "The cavalry platoon has suspended its action!" ”

The platoon commander was stunned. Let the deputy platoon commander continue to reorganize the troops, hurried back, and said: "Brigade seat, is there a new task?" ”

Brigade Commander Zhao said: "Well, the 14th Brigade of the friendly cavalry is almost at Lanfengkou, you can divide a squad to pick it up." This is an order issued directly by the military department, and it must be completed well! ”

The platoon commander hurriedly said: "Yes, brigade, I'll arrange it." He gave the task of guarding to the deputy platoon commander, and he personally led a dozen cavalry to quickly rush east.

Don't look at the friendly forces, a brigade came. But as soon as they arrived. The 97th Army is no longer alone. The 14th Division will also be completely surrounded, which is of great significance for the development of the entire campaign.

Da da, da-da, the sound of hurried horses' hooves came from a distance. The sound grew louder and louder, and in the blink of an eye, a large group of cavalry rushed in front of them. They were dressed in tattered gray uniforms. He carried a large knife on his back. Holding a mess of weapons in his hands. It looks like a dark horse and a thin horse, but it has a fierce atmosphere.

At the head of the line was a standard-bearer, who held the reins of his horse in one hand. In one hand, he held a blue sky and white sun flag, on which were written several big characters of the first battalion of the 14th Cavalry Brigade. The flagpole is very old, and the flag is very broken, but it is sassy in the wind, and the murderous spirit still exists.

"Stop!" The banner was originally pointed diagonally forward, but the flag bearer suddenly raised the flag into the air and shouted loudly at the same time. The cavalrymen received the order and began to control the speed, and the entire horse team slowly stopped.

"Look, the camp is in front of Lan Fengkou, are we going to attack directly, or will we wait for the main force of the brigade headquarters to arrive?" An officer asked, pointing ahead.

The battalion commander, like Zheng Weiguo, is also a beard. He picked up the binoculars and observed, and said strangely: "Why didn't you move, let's not move, let's send two brothers to investigate!" ”

The 14th Cavalry Brigade was formerly the 2nd Cavalry Division of the Northwest Army, which had extremely strong combat effectiveness. Although the division commander Zhang Zhankui was not well-known in later generations, he was the No. 1 ruthless character at that time, and he once took the Guide Airport of the Central Army in the Central Plains War and bombed six planes (one said that there were more than ten planes). So don't look at the fact that they lost the Sanyi set without firing a shot a few days ago, but they are still very capable of fighting if they really want to launch a ruthless attack.

Several soldiers jumped off their horses and cautiously approached them. After a nervous search, it was found that the ferry port had long been empty, except for some destroyed boats and a dozen killed boatmen.

After listening to the report, the battalion commander couldn't help but scold: "The little devil raised by the son of a bitch, he runs really fast!" Little third son, send two brothers to inform the brigade commander that we will continue south! "Note: The Yellow River has turned a large bay at the mouth of Lanfeng, and if you want to continue westward, you have to go south.

After walking for more than ten miles, a puff of smoke and dust suddenly rose in front of him. The dust was so high and urgent that the marchers knew at a glance that there was a cavalry unit approaching. From the scale of the flying dust, it is also possible to roughly infer the number of troops.

The bearded battalion commander hurriedly shouted: "Stop! The cavalry slowed down and stopped. Stops like that are cool, but they can easily hurt horses, and the cavalrymen are horse lovers, so they don't usually use it.

The soldiers were a little nervous and asked, "Camp, is it a devil or a friendly army?" ”

The battalion commander stroked his beard, his face was a little solemn, and said: "I can't see it for the time being, the brothers have all dismounted and are ready for battle." There aren't many cavalrymen coming, if the devils kill them! ”

The 14th Cavalry Brigade should be strictly divided, and it belongs to the lancers, that is, the troops that get on their horses and move and dismount to fight. Of course, lancers generally also have the qualities of light cavalry, and can charge and slash with a saber. Why did the bearded battalion commander want the brothers to dismount and fight?

It turned out that two days ago, the Japanese army attacked Sanyiji with heavy troops, and the 14th Cavalry Brigade ran away when it found that something was wrong. Unexpectedly, the 18th Wing of the Japanese Cavalry chased after them and almost drove them into the Yellow River. After seeing the strength of the Japanese cavalry, how dare the bearded battalion commander fight with them? After weighing the pros and cons, he simply gave up riding battles.

The company commander was a little excited and said, "Okay! The day before yesterday, the devil chased us like a rabbit, and the feng shui took turns, and it was our turn to be majestic. As he spoke, he shouted to his brothers: "Hurry up, the brothers guarding the horse stake quickly take the war horse away!" ”

The bearded battalion commander also shouted loudly: "Be careful, the little devil's marksmanship is not for nothing, don't let your father and mother feel distressed!" ”

The fighters quickly laid an ambush on both sides of the road. One by one, they stared at the front, just waiting for the bearded battalion commander to give an order. These soldiers are veterans of several years of war, although they are a little slippery in normal times. But combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.

Da-da, da-da-da, the cavalry on the opposite side was getting closer and closer, and the sound of horses' hooves sounded very crisp and powerful. The company commander's face changed slightly, and he said in a low voice: "Yingzuo, when I hear it, it's a big Yanma, it's really a devil!" Didn't you say that they all shrank in the direction of the Sanyi Collection, why did they kill it again? ”

The bearded battalion commander said helplessly: "How do I know the Dao? After this battle, let's withdraw, Lao Tzu doesn't want to be cannon fodder for Jiang Guangtou! ”

The company commander suddenly exclaimed: "Camp, look! ”

The bearded battalion commander hurriedly looked ahead. I saw two big flags waving in the wind. One side is the blue sky and white sun flag, and the other is the tiger pounce on the sheep flag. There were two rows of cavalry behind the banner, and vaguely, they were all tall horses. Very majestic. Look at their uniforms again, they are all new. There is almost no breakage. The equipment was also very good. The waists bulged, and at a glance, they knew that they were wearing box cannons.

An officer sat firmly on a large ocean horse and shouted: "We belong to the 97th Army." Which way of friends are ahead? ”

The company commander said in a low voice: "Can the 97th Army have such a good horse?" Don't pretend to be a devil, right? ”

The bearded battalion commander said, "Let the brothers not come out, I will come forward and test it first!" ”

The company commander hurriedly said: "Don't, you are always sitting here, I'll just go." So saying, he jumped out of the side of the road and shouted, "What evidence do you have?" Why should I believe you? ”

The officer on the opposite side stretched out his hand to take a large flag and said, "This banner is the evidence, have you heard of it?" This is a flag hand-embroidered by Madame as a gift from the Chairman of the Committee. ”

In fact, the Military Commission only gave the 33rd Division the honorary title of Tiger Fighting Sheep and Tiger, and did not give any military flag at all (the Flying Tiger Flag does not count, it belongs to the nature of a pennant). It's just that in the play, the queen of a dynasty once embroidered a flag for a certain army, and it was even falsely said that Song Meiling personally embroidered a big flag for Zheng Weiguo. The most nonsense thing is that the soldiers knew that the Tao was fake, and they still talked nonsense everywhere, so that the people of the whole country knew about it.

The company commander looked at it, and the flag was indeed embroidered with the pattern of a tiger pounceing on a sheep. But he had never seen this flag before, and he couldn't tell the authenticity, so he was a little hesitant.

The officer on the other side waited a little impatiently and shouted, "Hey, brother, what part are you from?" What are the cats doing here, don't be a broken army! ”

The company commander was furious, rolled his eyes, and scolded: "Your grandfather is the rout, and Lao Tzu is from the 14th Cavalry Brigade!" ”

The officer was so angry that he smoked and shouted angrily: "What a big dog, dare to talk to Lao Tzu like this, be careful that Lao Tzu shoots you!" With a wave of his hand, the cavalry behind him formed a goose march and surrounded him.

Not to be outdone, the company commander jumped out of the grass on the side of the road with guns in hand.

A squad leader next to the officer shouted: "Don't do it!" Then he said to the officer: "Platoon commander, they just said that they were from the 14th Cavalry Brigade!" "It turned out that this officer was Ma Junren, the commander of the cavalry reconnaissance platoon of the first battalion of the 33rd Brigade.

The platoon commander was a little puzzled and said, "You guys are really from the 14th Cavalry Brigade?" ”

The company elder said with a grin: "Then can there be a fake? He squinted his eyes and said, "Why, you don't look like it?" ”

Thinking of the task, the platoon commander Ma pressed his anger and said, "To tell you the truth, we were ordered to come to meet your department, and you didn't receive a notice from your minister?" ”

The company commander was a little embarrassed when he heard this, and hurriedly ran to ask the bearded battalion commander.

When the bearded battalion commander heard this, he said: "It's bad, we're in a hurry, the brigade headquarters may not have time to inform us, it's really a friendly army!" So he hurriedly stepped forward, arched his hand, and said, "Our man is Zhang De'an, the commander of the first battalion of the 14th Cavalry Brigade!" I offended a lot just now, please forgive me! ”

Seeing that this person was polite and a commander, the cavalry platoon commander hurriedly jumped off his horse and saluted and said, "The humble position is Ma Junren, the commander of the cavalry reconnaissance platoon of the first battalion of the 33rd Brigade, I have seen the commander!" ”

Battalion Commander Zhang looked up and down, and suddenly said, "Platoon Commander Ma is from the Northwest Army, right?" ”

The platoon commander was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his thumb and smiled: "The chief's eyes are so good!" You're right, I used to be in the 29th Cavalry Brigade. Including me, most of the officers and men of the 33rd Brigade are veterans of the Northwest Army. ”

Battalion Commander Zhang said happily: "No wonder, why is this momentum so familiar when I say it." It's not that I'm boasting, the army in the world is the only one in the world, and our Northwest Army can fight! The Central Army is far behind us! ”

The platoon commander smiled and did not answer.

Battalion Commander Zhang turned around again and said to the company commander: "Go and contact the brigade, just say that we have connected with the 33rd Brigade of the 97th Army of the friendly army, and ask the follow-up troops to follow up quickly." ”

The company commander said happily: "Yingza, I'll run it myself!" As soon as the traveler is happy, maybe he can give me a few rewards! ”

Battalion Commander Zhang smiled: "It's best for you to go, but be careful on the road, there are a lot of bandits here!" ”

The company commander patted his waist and said proudly, "Don't worry!" With this gun in my hand and this horse in my crotch, which bandit who is not long-eyed dares to touch me? Then he said to the platoon commander: "Brother, my brother couldn't stand it just now, don't take it to heart!" ”

The platoon commander smiled and said, "How can it? There are also places where the lowly position is not just now. ”

The company commander slapped the shoulder of the platoon commander and said with a smile: "Refreshing, worthy of being a hero of our Northwest Army!" When this errand is over, I will definitely invite you to drink. As he spoke, he jumped on his horse and hurried to the northeast. (To be continued......)

PS: I wish my friends a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, thank you for your silent support of Shanren!