Deputy Regiment Commander Cheng Wanli and Chief of Staff Liu Binghe walked side by side to Tie Haichuan and looked at the scenery outside the city together. Today is a rare good weather, the sun is out, several peaks covered with snow not far away are also vaguely revealing iron-blue mountains, the frozen roads have begun to thaw, and there is an endless stream of people coming in and out of the city. At this time, Pingyao County is like a pure land far away from the hustle and bustle, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the buying and selling shops are dotted, and the large and small traders are chasing me and running a small business, and they are very happy.

Deputy Regiment Commander Cheng and Chief of Staff Liu couldn't help but sigh in their hearts at this time: What is such a peaceful scene? This is the peaceful and prosperous era! If it weren't for the fact that there were serious troubles inside and outside, why would they still need to wear this military uniform? It is estimated that he has already changed into a Mao suit and traveled all over the country to create a peaceful world!

Deputy regiment commander Cheng Wanli is a native of Fuzhou, not long after he was transferred to the 89th Regiment as deputy commander, he was transferred here by Sun Yuanliang, the commander of the 88th Division, after the sacrifice of the former deputy regiment commander Jiang Jiyuan. As a matter of fact, this deputy regiment commander's leadership ability and military level are very average, he is familiar with ancient and modern military books but has no combat experience, and he seems to be very rigid in the use of tactics and does not know how to be flexible. If it weren't for the fact that the 88th Division was heavily damaged by the Japanese army in the First Battle of Nanjing, the formation would have been almost completely lost. Otherwise, this kind of pie-in-the-sky good thing would not have hit Cheng Wanli, a miscellaneous military academy officer who was not from Whampoa.

Compared with Cheng Wanli, a real "outsider", Chief of Staff Liu Binghe is Tie Haichuan's serious 800 classmates and alumnus. Liu Binghe, a native of Jingzhou, Hubei Province, graduated from the Second Corps of the Wuhan Branch of the Huangpu Military Academy, and was one of the few military cadets who received formal German education that year, and officially graduated at the end of November 1933 and joined the field. It's a pity that the qualifications are not high, and until now there is basically nothing to take the battle exploits. You must know that as early as when he hadn't applied for the military academy, several of his seniors such as Yang Longfei, Fang Luocheng, Tie Haichuan and others had already made contributions on the battlefield of bullets and bullets, and they didn't know how many times they had passed through the Ghost Gate. Compared with these people, Liu Binghe will not receive much attention even if he is from a descendant. Sometimes what a soldier needs is not necessarily his background, but his actual military exploits.

Deputy Regiment Commander Cheng Wanli interrupted Tie Haichuan's contemplation and asked, "Tuanzao, what are you thinking?" ”

Tie Haichuan's voice was like an echo from a distant valley, quite magnetic and vicissitudes: "I wonder when this devastated country and nation will be able to rebuild a peaceful and prosperous world......

Cheng Wanli couldn't cry or laugh at this, he said in his heart, what's wrong with Tuanza? Usually I like to express some sentimental feelings when I have nothing to do, China has been officially out of touch with the so-called "peaceful and prosperous era" as early as a hundred years ago, not to mention now, it is not much better than the Opium War at that time, there are a lot of internal and external troubles, and it is the Japanese and the Communist Party, how can there be any peace and prosperity? It is estimated that the things in the Year of the Monkey and the month of the horse are all ...... I think so, but Cheng Wanli, who is quite a politician, will certainly not choose to overturn the head of the regiment Tie Haichuan's vision for the future according to the above logic, which will completely offend his superiors. Although he didn't say it, Cheng Wanli still understood in his heart that although the combat strength of the rebuilt 88th Division was not as good as before, he was still one of the few "German Armor Division" commanders in the Central Army in the final analysis. Tie Haichuan is still a tiger general under Chairman Chiang, which is a fact that no one can erase. To tell the truth, at this time, not only is his future promotion and the development of the army in the hands of Tie Haichuan, but I am afraid that his own power of life and death is also in his hands. If he offends him by saying the wrong thing one day in the future, he may be crowned with a trumped-up crime and the head of a celebrity falls to the ground, even if he is cut first and then played, he has this right, no way, who makes the backstage hard?

"Tuanza, this is not a difficult task, I think the day will soon come to rebuild the peaceful and prosperous world. As long as we work hard to eliminate the Japanese army and the communist forces on Chinese territory as soon as possible, a peaceful world will come in a blink of an eye...... Chief Yan once said at a high-level meeting a few days ago that it was a matter of time before the big girl took a sedan chair ——— drive away the Japanese! But dealing with the Communist Eighth Route Army is a different matter, because they have the same culture as us and belong to the same Chinese descent. But it can't be helped, we have different beliefs, and the two beliefs are incompatible. Although it is a political disagreement, it must be resolved by military and military force. Compared with the Japanese, the Communist Eighth Route Army was the confidant of the party-state and Chairman Chiang. If you can't eradicate them with your own hands, you can also use the hands of the Japanese to weaken them, and it is better to annihilate them in one fell swoop. In this way, we can also let go of our hands and feet to fight with the Japanese! ”

Tie Haichuan put down his two arms, and said lightly while moving his muscles and bones: "Why don't I understand this truth? It's just that the strong ones are not destroyed, and they must first take their own allies to open the knife, and their conscience is not at ease. If we can drive the Japanese out of China as soon as possible, we will have a good break with the Communists. But if the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is not over, we will catch fire in the backyard and fight our own families, wouldn't it be a matter of letting the devils sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and benefit from it? Spreading it out also makes people laugh! ”

After listening to the words of Deputy Regiment Commander Cheng and Tuanzao, Chief of Staff Liu Binghe, who is good at both left and right, had no choice but to speak: "Tuanza, I think that in the future, my 89th Regiment can seek an intermediate strategy, which will not delay the fight against the Japanese army, but also restrict the development and growth of the Eighth Route Army." In this way, we will be clean at both ends, the devil will not look at our jokes, and the Eighth Route Army will not feel that we owe him, what do you say? ”

Tie Haichuan sighed and said, "The idea is good, what about the way?" I don't want to listen to your self-aggrandizement and high-minded talk here, I want a solution that can mediate and compromise between them, and this is the key to solving the problem. Instead of shaving your head——— it's hot, you know what I mean? ”

"Danza, I actually know why you're in a bad mood. In this way, I have in my hand the news from the forward reconnaissance post, I think you may be interested in reading it......" Liu Binghe pretended to take out a telegram from his pocket and said.

Tie Haichuan rubbed his somewhat sore eyes, and did not show great interest: "Forget it, I won't watch it, you can read it to me!" ”

Liu Binghe took it in one bite, and read it word by word as if reading a textbook: "That's good...... According to the latest news, a fierce battle broke out in the area of Jiangjunmiao in the northwest of Yangquan last night: a commando team composed of dozens of Japanese troops tried in vain to annihilate the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army stationed in Jiangjunmiao. The battle lasted only twenty minutes before it was declared a complete Japanese retreat. In the battle, the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army killed 12 people and wounded 15 people. The casualties of the Japanese army are unknown for the time being, and it is reported that the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army found only one Japanese corpse when cleaning the battlefield, and the follow-up work of sorting out the relevant situation is still continuing......"

Tie Haichuan's pair of beautiful sword eyebrows raised slightly, and he was laughed at the result of the battle as stated by Chief of Staff Liu. How did this gang fight? The strength of a regiment went to fight against a Japanese commando team of dozens of people, but let the devils kill twelve people? What a joke, it seems that the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army is nothing more than that. Thinking about it, after all, they are just a group of rabble who have not received formal training and military academy education, Tie Haichuan blamed himself in his heart: I shouldn't have been angry about this, to put it bluntly, who can expect a team like them to decide the future of the Anti-Japanese War? It seems that he should really change his temper in the future, and he can't hear that the army will show a kind of anger of "hating iron but not steel" when it loses the battle, which is not good.

Liu Binghe further said: "Tuanzao, if you want me to say, what really interests you and me is not the victory or defeat of this Eighth Route Army unit, but the number of this regiment and the identity of the commander of the department. ”

Tie Haichuan responded jokingly: "Oh, listening to Brother Binghe say this really inspired me, could it be that this is the battle commanded by an officer of the Eighth Route Army who graduated from Whampoa in the past?" This is strange, in my opinion, the teaching level of the Whampoa instructors is not low enough to teach only some generals, right? ”

"Danza, I'm afraid the result will make you feel incredible. Judging from the information obtained by the forward reconnaissance post of our regiment, the commander of the independent regiment is none other than your old friend, Yang Longfei, the former commander of the 25th Regiment of the 67th Division. ”

Liu Binghe's estimate was good, when Tie Haichuan heard this name, it was like a thunderbolt from the sky, he even couldn't believe his ears, and then began to wonder if the eyes and mouth of Chief of Staff Liu Binghe were misread and misread. How is this possible? The old senior, whose life and death are uncertain, actually broke away from the national army sequence and switched to the Eighth Road? It's true? Tie Haichuan Ning, who has always respected Yang Longfei, can have auditory hallucinations for himself, how could the old senior who used to regard the Three People's Principles as a lifelong belief in the Communist Party of China get on the broken ship of the Communist Eighth Route Army? This is clearly illogical.

"Danza, I know you're skeptical about this person's identity, and so am I. I have already assigned the front line to continue to collect information about the head of this independent regiment named Yang Longfei, and it is estimated that it will take less than two days to get the news. But one thing has been confirmed, that is, this person, like you and me, graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy. I think from this point of view alone, I can already confirm the identity of this person! Think about it, among the graduates of the entire Whampoa Department, is there a second one named Yang Longfei? ”

The last line of defense in Tie Haichuan's heart was also breached, and he answered "no" in his heart. But Tie Haichuan, who is upright by nature, always maintains the idea of "seeing people in life and corpses in death", and before he really meets the head of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army named Yang Longfei, he would rather choose no one than believe it.

"Brother Binghe, you and I shouldn't be strangers to Yang Longfei, right? This person was born in the fifth phase of Huangpu, and during his studies, he also served as a mid-captain of the first infantry team, and was the proud protégé of Chen Jiji, then the director of education of the Huangpu Military Academy, and Yu Hanmou, a member of the school council. As far as I know, this man is quite familiar with the way of arranging troops, and is a veteran of urban fortification and defensive warfare. Do you think it is possible for such a person to be defeated by a group of Japanese commandos composed of dozens of people? Tie Haichuan asked.

Liu Binghe didn't seem to intend to answer him directly, but chose to be kind and slow to guide him: "Tuanza, I admit that your words are very convincing. Before I received the information, I couldn't believe it if it was just hearsay. But this news did come from the intelligence organization set up by the Central Army in the Jinsui area. As for the reliability of this information, I have negotiated many times with Wang Mingjiang, head of the Shanxi Station of the Military Command, and there is no doubt about it. If you think about it, the military commanders' intelligence network operations have always been meticulous, and without full evidence, they dare not pat their chests against me and guarantee it...... In addition, Tuanza, Stationmaster Wang entrusted me with a word of advice, don't always have too high illusions about some old friends in the past. You must know that among the previous graduates of the Huangpu Department, there are not a few people who have switched to the Communist Party halfway. Let's not talk about the closely, let's just say that among the fifth batch of students Yang Longfei studied, how many of his old classmates were working in the ranks of the national army, and they didn't know why they joined the Communist Party. The group seat, knowing the face of the person and not knowing the heart......"

Tie Haichuan waved his big hand angrily and said, "Brother Binghe, I will remember your heartfelt words." But I hope that in the future, it would be better for my subordinates not to carry me behind my back and have too much contact with some personnel related to the military command. Their intelligence network is theirs, and it has nothing to do with me. If our 89th Regiment wants to gain a foothold in Shanxi, it must establish a group of its own intelligence organs. Deputy Regiment Commander Cheng, this matter is entrusted to you to be fully responsible, the first reconnaissance object after the establishment of the Intelligence Department of my 89th Regiment is this independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army stationed in the General Temple, especially the identity of their regiment commander, it is best to find out the details of this person. If it weren't for the order issued by the Commander's Department of the War Zone to defend the county seat, I, Tie Haichuan, really planned to go to the General's Temple in person to meet this Eighth Route Army Commander named Yang Longfei! ”

Liu Binghe asked softly: "Tuanzao, if it is confirmed that this person's identity is Yang Longfei, the former head of the 25th Regiment, what will you do?" ”

Tie Haichuan stared back at Chief of Staff Liu Binghe with a frosty face, and replied coldly: "That can only prove that we are temporary allies, and after driving out the Japanese, I, Tie Haichuan, will kill him with my own hands!" ”

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Xiao Zhiyuan, the newly arrived political commissar of the Independent Regiment, was escorted by a guard squad and arrived safely at the Eighth Route Army garrison established in the vicinity of the General Temple. When he was about to walk to the door of the regiment headquarters command room, he found that two people were pushing and shoving in the yard, moving their hands and feet, looking at the posture, if he didn't stop it, he would fight in the next second.

These two unlucky people who memorized words in broad daylight were none other than the head of the regiment, Yang Longfei, and Zhang Shan, the deputy head of the regiment. The reason why the two quarreled was that Zhang Shan fell in love with Shi Chahai, the leader of the guard platoon directly under the regiment, and wanted to ask him from Yang Longfei to be a guard for him. Yang Longfei refused without thinking about it, the reason is very simple, Shi Chahai is his person, the commander of the guard platoon he pulled up, if he leaves, who will take this platoon? Isn't this the groundbreaking on the head of Tai Sui?

Zhang Shan saw that he couldn't succeed, so he had the idea of replacing people with guns, and the second after he made this suggestion, his face was gently slapped by Yang Longfei with his right hand. Yang Longfei, who had a wicked smile on his face, pushed the other party away and scolded: "You kid and Lao Tzu are shaking their wits here!" Still a gun for a replacement? Where did you get your gun? The guys in the hands of the soldiers of the whole regiment are all the old family money saved by Lao Tzu, do you want the wool to come out of the sheep? Lao Tzu still doesn't agree! Just the twenty fast and slow machines tucked in your trouser belt, you want to replace the platoon leader of the guard platoon under Lao Tzu? Zhang Shan, do you really treat Lao Tzu as a begging for food? Unless Lao Tzu's head is squeezed by the door, you don't have the door! Go and go, do what you should do, don't bother Lao Tzu! Let me tell you, as long as you don't fight Shi Chahai's idea, all the cadres and soldiers of the Independent Regiment can be chosen by you, and whoever wants to be a guard for you will be taken away, and I will never stop you. If you are willing, choose one of Xie Dacheng's battalion commanders to be your guard, but the premise is that they agree. I can warn you, if you dare to ask for someone with me here again, Lao Tzu will knock you with the flat pole at the door, do you believe it or not? ”

Zhang Shan's iron-blue face was gloomy, and he refuted dissatisfiedly: "Commander, this is your fault. You can't just allow the governor to set fires and not allow the people to light lamps, right? Oh, if you can drag the Li Shengun from the position of company commander and give you to be a guard, I can't ask a guard platoon commander to be my police guard? You don't make sense, it's not nice to say, you are a shapeless landlord, and you feel comfortable that you have wronged others......"

"Shut up! Damn, you can buckle your hat, the landlord is the landlord, and you can fucking make a landlord? Do you know what this shapeshifting landlord means? The little culture you kid learned in the old private school isn't enough for a dog's lunch. What kind of college student are you pretending to be ——— with glasses? You can't go, if you don't go, Lao Tzu really knocks you......" Yang Longfei didn't finish speaking, he picked up the flat pole from the wall and waved it in his hand, and it could be smashed on Zhang Shan's body in a moment.

I only heard the political commissar Xiao Zhiyuan yelling: "Stop!" What are you doing? Who allowed you to fool around in the regimental department? Look at what you two look like, even if you move your hands and feet, you can move the guys? What kind of system is it ......" He pointed at Yang Longfei and scolded: "You, it's you, why are you looking at me with that kind of look?" It's justified to make mistakes, right? I ask you, what is this man's enmity with you? Why did you beat him with a flat shoulder, and if you really made a mistake, would you be responsible? ”

Before Yang Longfei could reply, Zhang Shan was not happy at first, as soon as he heard that the guy opposite cursed that he was beaten up, he immediately blew up the cat. He pretended to have a Beiping accent and shouted: "Ahem, cough, how can you speak?" I'm telling you, you're not going to be with me! Our old comrades-in-arms have nothing to do with each other, how can it come out of your mouth and become real? What's in your way? He glanced at a soldier standing behind the man and asked, "Zhang Laosi, who is this brother?" It's not a soldier of our regiment, is it? Dare to talk to the people like this, but it's against him? ”

Xiao Zhiyuan was completely angry, he didn't expect that he would help the other party get justice, not only did people appreciate it, but also bit himself. Xiao Zhiyuan angrily pointed at Zhang Shan's nose and roared, "How did you speak? Who did you just say that swear word at whom? I warn you, don't put so many bits and pieces in your mouth! Our Eighth Route Army is a regular army, not a local bandit or bully, so don't bring me the Jianghu habits I learned from the three sects and nine streams to the troops. If you don't want to do a good job, take off this clothes, take the money home, and don't ruin the reputation of the Eighth Route Army here! ”

Yang Longfei and Zhang Shan were also on fire, and they dropped their hats almost at the same time. The thinking logic of the two at this time is almost on the same line, the reason is very simple, Lao Tzu is a head of a regiment and a deputy head of the regiment, why are you sweating when you have nothing to do? What's in the way of you being an outsider? Take 10,000 steps back, if you really want to make trouble, there are also brigade commanders and division commanders in charge, is it your turn to meddle in your affairs?

After Zhang Shan threw off his hat, he walked straight to Xiao Zhiyuan, he waited for a pair of big eyes and shouted: "Damn, don't be ashamed of your face, the more you talk about it, the more you get more and more energetic, right?" Zhang Laosi, where did you invite Bao Gong? Come up and point out this and scold that, and blast him out to Lao Tzu! As he spoke, he was about to reach out to push the other party's shoulder, but the warrior Zhang Laosi immediately blocked him in the middle.

Zhang Laosi lowered his voice and hurriedly persuaded: "Can't bang, Deputy Commander Zhang, this is the new political commissar of our regiment——— Political Commissar Xiao." ”

Zhang Shan was stunned for a moment, he looked at the guy who was used as a punching bag by himself just now, and he made trouble for a long time, this kid is the political commissar sent by his superiors to the independent regiment? Zhang Shan scolded himself in his heart: Fuck, this is really the answer to the old saying, if people are unlucky, they will hit their heels when they fart. I came to ask the regiment commander for the guard, but I didn't say anything, and I opened my mouth to scold the new political commissar, what the is this called......

He looked at the guy in front of him with some embarrassment, and asked cautiously, "You...... Are you the new Commissar Xiao? ”

"That's right, I'm Xiao Zhiyuan. I never dreamed that I had just arrived at the regiment department and had not yet entered, and I saw the two of you playing unscrupulously here, hooking shoulders and backs, pushing and shoving, so that others could see what they looked like? Even if you don't forget it, you still learn to hurt people? Let me tell you, this situation is very serious, I have only been here for one day, and the habits and styles of the regiment have become like this? If it continues, you will not be able to rebel? I won't say more, but now you both tell me your names, and I'll talk to your head for details. ”

Yang Longfei was happy when he heard it, he raised his chin and pretended to be cynical and said with a cynical smile: "There's nothing to talk about, in our independent regiment, I'm not afraid that you have the ability, I'm afraid that you won't be able to do it." If you have the ability, let alone beat the soldiers, you can even beat the regimental commander. If you don't have those two brushes, then you deserve to be bullied, no one can help you, the emperor Lao Tzu is also this rule, thunder can't move! ”

Xiao Zhiyuan's originally calm mood broke out again, and he shouted in a bad tone: "! What is your attitude? Do you have any reason to hit someone? I think you're the most serious problem here! It's a matter of quality for him to open his mouth and curse, what about you? You've been involved in violent assault, you know? I'm strange, you can do this ruthlessly to your own comrades, what else can't you do? Do you know how bad your behavior is? What is the difference between your behavior and those Japanese traitors who burn, kill, loot, and are full of evil? I ask you, are you still a Chinese? ”

Yang Longfei's brows furrowed suddenly, and the anger that had been silent in his heart finally erupted like a gushing volcano. He gritted his teeth and scolded: "Let your mother's fart!" Lao Tzu is not Chinese? When Lao Tzu was Chinese, your kid hadn't blossomed yet! Damn, what the fuck are you a political commissar? I think the higher-level leaders are also blind, sending birdmen like you to our regiment to support political work? If you really put the independent regiment in your hands, Lao Tzu's regiment will sooner or later let the devil serve it! To tell you the truth, Lao Tzu is the head of the regiment Yang Longfei! Don't you want to talk to me about work? If you want me to say, stop there! Our regiment relied on its hard and hard military exploits, and it was not something that could be brought in by selling a few dog skin plasters. Anyway, you haven't dismantled this thing, I advise you to go home! If your superiors ask you what's going on, you'll say I'm driving you away! The superior leader wants to kill me Yang Longfei waits, you go! With that, Yang Longfei picked up his hat from the ground and left angrily.

Zhang Shan, the deputy head of the regiment, was also frightened by the fierce appearance of the regiment leader, and after being stunned for a few seconds, he picked up his hat and chased out. Only political commissar Xiao Zhiyuan and soldier Zhang Laosi were left standing motionless. I have to say that Xiao Zhiyuan was completely shocked by Yang Longfei's "bastard energy" just now. He asked himself, he was a veteran who had gone through the 25,000-mile Long March and had four or five years of party experience, and he would be scolded by this regiment commander who had never met so much that he couldn't say a word, so that he was not a person inside and outside now, and he didn't even have to lose his temper.