Chapter 10: Anqing (42)

Song Erhu has been in the rivers and lakes for many years, and he is a standard Jianghu guest, although he has not read, he is very knowledgeable, very eye-catching, and very thoughtful, otherwise he would not have seen Liu Qinglong in Bengbu, and he fell to Xu Ping. Defecting to the Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army was the most successful thing he did in his life, and it was also a brilliant beginning. Since then, not only have money, but also guns, and have power. The Yellow River burst its embankment, seized the Huai into the sea, under the leadership of Xu Ping, Song Erhu's people worked day and night, in Bengbu up and down the Huai River for 100 miles to save people from danger, a few days and nights did not close their eyes, although hard, but played a loud name, from Zhengyang Pass to Fengyang line, in the eyes of the people to establish an excellent reputation. After that, it got two more numbers, one is the Bengbu Advance Brigade of the Central Righteous Salvation Army in Eastern Anhui, and the other is the Huainan Brigade of the 12th Guerrilla Column.

Song Erhu rushed to Zhengyangguan from Bengbu overnight, the purpose was very clear, that is, entrusted by Yan Renyi, Zhao Fengzao, and Li Benyi, he wanted to drag Mo Di here for a few days, three days, five days is better, ten days and half a month, the longer the more effective. Song Erhu knew that the people who hoped that Mo Ji would pass over as soon as possible were Zhang Yunyi of the New Fourth Army and Yun Yinglin of the Ninth Guerrilla Brigade, and that the situation that had emerged in Chuzhou was something they did not want to see, and the current trend of development was also something they could not control.

As early as the spring of the 27th year of the Republic of China, Mo Di was still in Huizhou before crossing Jiangbei, and the first batch of New Fourth Army was moved out of the Dabie Mountains in Jute, which was Gao Jingting's fourth detachment. In order to let Gao Jingting's troops move out, Liao Lei, the chairman of Anhui Province at that time, promised to let them temporarily stay in the area of Chaohu Lake in Wuweihan, Lujiang, until all the New Fourth Army in the south of the Yangtze River crossed the river, and then moved north to northern Hebei together. Two years have passed, and the New Fourth Army has come batch after batch, but there is no shortage in the south of the Yangtze River, but the New Fourth Army in the north of the Yangtze River is getting bigger and bigger; before it was a Jiangbei detachment and a fourth detachment, and now a Jiangbei detachment has divided into the Jiangbei Command Headquarters and the Northern Jiangsu Command, and a fourth detachment has also been transformed into a fourth or fifth detachment. After the Yellow River burst its banks, some people were relocated from the mountains of Henan Province and the sixth detachment was established. The five brigade-level units, calculated on average of 3,000 people per brigade, an army of more than 15,000 people, plus the first, second, and third detachments in the Xuancheng area of Jiangnan, the total strength of the New Fourth Army is nearly 30,000, which is already a force that should not be underestimated.

After Gao Jingting was executed, the area around Chaohu Lake is still the foundation of the Jiangbei troops of the New Fourth Army, and the Tangchi in Lujiang County has always been the Jiangbei Command Headquarters before, and in the 29th year of the Republic of China, the New Fourth Army moved to the east of the road in an all-round way, and gradually became a climate, and the Northern Jiangsu Command was established in Bantaji. Chen Yi and Su Yu sat in northern Jiangsu, and Zhang Yunyi stayed in Quanjiao to fully coordinate the work of Jinpu Luxi. Yun Yinglin took office as the commander of Jiuyou and was stationed in the area of Chaohu Lake in Wuweihan Mountain, the purpose of which was also to connect with the New Fourth Army and retain the only channel for the Jiangnan troops of the New Fourth Army to cross the river and advance northward.

Xuancheng moved north to the east, the New Fourth Army moved more and more, and the population following the New Fourth Army to Jiangbei was also increasing, the area east of the road was narrow, and the Yellow River seized the Huai River into the river, Gaoyou Lake, Shao Bo Lake, and Baima Lake were more than twice as wide, and they had become Zeguo. When the New Fourth Army entered Taizhou from the east of the road, it not only had to face the difficulties of natural conditions, but also faced the double pressure of the Nanjing Pacification Army and Han Deqin's 89th Army. It was not easy to move forward, and the New Fourth Army had to go back and establish a base in Luxi, and in this way, it would inevitably have friction with the various units of the national army in Luxi.

Relatively speaking, the various units of the Luxi National Army, except for Yun Yinglin's Ninth Guerrilla Brigade, which was Li Benyi and Xu Ping's Tenth Guerrilla Column, thought that at the beginning, Li Benyi came to Mingguang with one horse and one gun, or Mo Enemy sent a guard company, and his Tenth Guerrilla Column was basically composed of Xu Ping's loyal and righteous National Salvation Army. Xu Ping is a person who has no political acumen, no matter what the Red Party or the White Party is, as long as the devil is a friend, so he has always turned a blind eye to what the New Fourth Army did in Luxi, and there is little friction between the two sides, and there are not many contradictions. Because of the Chuzhou incident, now Li Benyi, Xu Pingbu and the New Fourth Army have become the most contradictory one, and the friction between the two sides is not a sneaky one, but has risen to a battle with an open fire and a cane.

It is Zhang Yunyi's plan to solve the problem as quickly as possible, calm down Xu Pingbu's anger, and continue to maintain the previous peace and quietness. Yun Yinglin's plan is simpler, he came to the Ninth Guerrilla Brigade as the commander, the purpose is to be promoted to a level, as an old man of the Nineteenth Route Army, it is not easy to be promoted from colonel to major general in the Gui Department. Ou Shounian was promoted to the commander of the 48th Army, and he also ascended to heaven alone, but the rank was still colonel, which was quite embarrassing, and he tried his best to save the country. When I thought about the 19th Route Army, Yun Yinglin was the commander of the 78th Division, and after ten years of mixing, not only did he not advance an inch, but he became a colonel, and he really went back the more he got mixed up. He doesn't want to have an accident, let alone a big thing, however, if something comes to his door, he can't deal with it if he doesn't want to.

In order to properly deal with the Chuzhou problem, Zhang Yunyi and Yun Yinglin wanted to break their heads, so they came up with the trick of Mo Enemy, Mo Di has a good relationship with Yun Yinglin and Zhang Yunyi, and the most important thing is that he has a better relationship with Li Benyi and Xu Ping, and he is the middleman, everyone just talk about it, as for Chuzhou, kill a pseudo county magistrate, and let Li Pinxian appoint a new county magistrate, which can be regarded as recovering Chuzhou from the Japanese puppet, a small achievement. As for killing Jin Tongxuan's maternal uncle, make amends and apologize, this year, human life is as cheap as a dog, it is nothing.

Originally, as long as Mo Di could rush to Chuzhou as quickly as possible, this problem could really be solved smoothly as Zhang Yunyi and Yun Yinglin wished. If Mo Invincible does not enter Lu'an in military uniform, but in a light car, dressed in plain clothes, casually dressed as a businessman or a traveling doctor, he can pass through Hefei smoothly. Even if you have to wear his tiger skin, you can take the Lujiang River in Shucheng and enter Wuwei from the south bank of Chaohu Lake, and you can reach Chuzhou safely. As a result, Mo Di took the farthest road, took a boat to Zhengyangguan, and then took a train from Bengbu to Chuzhou. Comparing these three roads, there is only one reason why Modi takes the northern route, that is, there are boats and cars, and there is no need to walk hard.

Zhang Yunyi and Yun Yinglin, who were waiting eagerly, should know that Mo Di had been left by Song Erhu as guests in Zhengyang Pass, they should know that a huge conspiracy was approaching.

Song Erhu's work was done very well, he actually found a painting boat with glass windows in Zhengyang Pass, lit a carbon fire in the painting boat, and found two people to accompany Mo Enemy to swim in the Huai Yingshui, which is known as "seventy-two waters through Zhengyang". These two people, one is the famous Liuqin opera master in Zhengyangguan, called Xiao Fengxian, and the other is Liu Zhuping, a famous local fire brush painting master. This Master Liu is not only good at fire brush painting, but also counts the cultural stories of Zhengyang Pass in detail, Zhengyang Eight Scenery Canggou Boat City, Xiujian Leaving the Feast, Liu Bei Ancient City, Dongsheng Ruins, Bianzhou Fishing Association, Huaishui Fan Fei, Xicheng Spring Willow, Nanhu Qingguang one by one, such as a number of treasures. Every time you go to a place, you can talk about the Song Dynasty before the Ming Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, and every time you go to a scenic spot that makes people linger, or let Xiao Fengxian play a song on the liuqin, or let her sing a little song, such a mood makes Mo Di deeply intoxicated.

For Chinese food, someone sent a painting boat, and for dinner, it was only when Song Erhu was hospitable to guests. After the meal, watching the two large wooden basins being brought in, Mo Di knew that this happy foot soak was about to start again. It's just that today, the one who accompanied Mo Di to soak his feet was replaced by Song Erhu.

The two chaise longues were covered with thick cotton mattresses and then added a piece of animal skin, Mo Di touched it, I don't know what kind of beast's skin, the hair is not long, it is hard, and it is not very comfortable. Mo Di and Song Erhu each have a recliner, and there is also a low table in the middle, which is freshly brewed black tea, and some melon seed snacks are placed next to the tea.

Song Erhu is obviously used to soaking his feet, and he doesn't take soaking his feet as enjoyment anymore, it is completely a pastime and entertainment, when the eldest girl held his feet in his arms and gently massaged them, he clearly saw him use his toes to keep hooking into people's arms, hooking the big girl who helped him press his feet smiled again and again, and kept patting Song Erhu's bare feet hard, making a "pop" sound. Mo Di thought it was fun, wanted to try it, but felt that it was inappropriate, and his heart was ape, and he endured it so badly.

Song Erhu lit a cigarette, took two puffs, and said, "Is Boss Mo still satisfied with the arrangement of the painting boat to swim in the river today?" ”

Mo Di smiled and said: "If it weren't for the Japanese invaders, this kind of day would be regarded as a living immortal on the ground!" ”

Song Erhu smiled and said: "Even if the Japanese invade the border, the life should be lived, and it can't be because of the Japanese, they don't eat, sleep, or play." If you don't eat, don't sleep, don't play with women, the Japanese will withdraw from China, and I'll give it a try. ”

Mo Di was dumbfounded, these two things really can't be combined. Today, from beginning to end, accompanied by two cultural people, to this Song Erhu, he fell from heaven to hell, from extreme elegance to extreme vulgarity. Mo Di knew that he couldn't say this to this rough man, so he asked: "Erhu, I remember that you were with Xu Ping before, why is he with Li Benyi now, but you are with Yan Renyi?" What's going on? ”

"It was arranged by Chief of Staff Gong Qingyuan." Song Erhu said: "We have a common brand, that is, the Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army, the commander of this army is Xu Ping, and I am the captain of the advance brigade, which is a real job. As for being the captain of the Huainan Brigade in the 12th Guerrilla Column, it is pure. The section from Bengbu to Zhengyangguan belongs to the Northern Anhui Office, and I can't take this share if I don't join the Twelve Tours. ”

Mo Die laughed, there is a difference between virtual and real in this position, and it is really to make the best use of things.

In Song Erhu's mouth, Mo Di knew that the current forces in eastern Anhui belonged to him, and there was a big difference between the information sent by the commander-in-chief of the guerrillas in Lihuang Anhui Province, which was much simpler and more vivid. To the north of the Huai River, it was Huaibei, either the Yellow Flood Region or the Japanese Theater, and the Anhui Guerrilla General Headquarters did not take care of it, so it set up a fourth special area and did not send a commissioner. The focus is on the area south of the Yellow Flood Area, the northern Anhui District, first of all, the tenth district, with Hefei as the center, with Hefei, Dingyuan, Huaiyuan, Fengtai, Shou County, Commissioner Yan Renyi. In the second half of last year, when the New Fourth Army ceded this area, it was just as Liao Lei passed away, and Yan Renyi took over as the commander of Anhui Provincial Security and took the oath of office in Lihuang. After he finished taking the oath, the Japanese army had already occupied Hefei, and he had to transfer his stronghold to Dingyuan. The fifth special district, Commissioner Li Benyi, is stationed in Mingguang, Jiashan, and has jurisdiction over Fengyang, Xuyi, Tianchang, Lai'an, and Chuxian. The Jinpu Road passes through this special area, and the east and west of the road are the fifth special area, and Li Ben is the commissioner, but the power of the 10th guerrilla column is in the hands of Xu Ping, so this area has become the area where the New Fourth Army has the most frequent activities. Zhao Fengzao's Ninth Prefecture is located in Xucang, Guhe Town, Quanjiao County, and the area under its jurisdiction basically overlaps with Yun Yinglin's Ninth Guerrilla Brigade.

After listening to this, Mo Di asked, the Japanese puppet army in Hefei has moved west to Lu'an, don't you worry about them entering Bengbu in the north? Song Erhu paused for a moment, laughed, and said: It's not that they haven't been to Bengbu!

Mo Di shook his head, this Song Erhu is also a wall grass, but he is afraid that when the wind comes, it will fall on both sides.