"That's it," the colonel of the Central Army stood up from his chair this time, and put his hands in a gesture of stopping: "Everyone is suppressing the fire, the Xu Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, how to say it, is also our friendly army, and it has just fought side by side, and it is impossible to be so angry at others one by one." ”

Hearing Qin Zhongxiao's mouth spit out the title of "Xu Brigade Detachment", Chief of Staff Zhang Hong couldn't help but attack again: "Tuanzao, could it be that our 391st Regiment wants to recognize the establishment of this detachment of the Eighth Route Army!?" ”

"What's the use of us not admitting it? I didn't see what people said in the flying pigeon biography: From now on, the new customs defense of the Xu Brigade Guanmen Mountain Dispatch Detachment will be used! Qin Zhongxiao replied with a wry smile.

The first battalion commander Li Jiayu also suddenly laughed at this time, and stroked the hard stubble on his chin with one hand: "Grandma's, it's still the Eighth Road to be promoted quickly, Lao Tzu drove from the 26th year of the Republic of China (author's note: that is, 1937) to Hebei and Shanxi to fight the little Japanese, and he is still a battalion commander after a bloody battle all the way." But Wu Zijian, a family, changed from deputy battalion commander to regiment commander overnight. I knew this, I might as well have done it in the first place! ”

As soon as the words fell, the people in the entire regiment headquarters burst into laughter, and even Zhang Hong, the chief of staff, who had always been with a tiger face, grinned angrily and funny.

After everyone had laughed enough, the colonel of the Central Army calmly summed up: "Ladies and gentlemen, the expansion of the private army of the Eighth Route Army, our 391st Regiment can't manage it, and there is no need to take care of it!" Let's just remember that when the national crisis is at hand, the duty of a soldier is to expel foreign insults and defend the country. The Guanmenshan detachment of the Xu Brigade of the Lin Division at least proved that they were heroes of resistance against Japan in the past, and as long as they are unswerving, they will still be a reliable friendly force of our 391st Regiment in the future. ”

After glancing at the faces of his subordinates, Qin Zhongxiao's gaze finally fixed on Zhang Hong: "Chief of Staff, immediately reply to the Xu Brigade Detachment, indicating the willingness of my 391st Regiment to continue to unite with friendly forces to attack the Japanese army." As for the 10,000 yuan awarded by the former enemy's general headquarters in the Second World War Zone mentioned by Detachment Commander Wu, what I mean is that after the bonus is in place, our department will keep 6,000 yuan and divide it into 4,000 yuan and hand it over to the Xu Brigade Detachment. ”

"I disagree!" Chief of Staff Zhang Hong responded with unyielding gaze at the head of the regiment: "In this joint operation, our regiment is the main combat force in all battlefields, and the Eighth Route Army only undertakes the task of blocking and breaking off in the east and west directions, even if these two directions have received strong support from the main force of our regiment later; I suggest that only 2,000 yuan be allocated to the Eighth Route Army; If the group seat insists, a maximum of 3,000 yuan can be allocated! ”

The chief of staff of the Central Army said passionately, and at the same time, he frequently threw everyone with his eyes.

Sure enough, his proposal quickly received a positive response. Looking at the surging public opinion, Qin Zhongxiao obviously smiled bitterly this time and nodded in acquiescence. But I was thinking in my heart: This plan to distribute bonuses was successfully passed on my side, and when I got to the Eighth Route Army, I was afraid that the new Captain Wu, Chief of Staff Li and others might not be able to go against the grain.

This impromptu meeting finally dissolved, and the staff officers complied with the instructions to write a reply to the Flying Pigeon's Mission. Qin Zhongxiao strode outside the house, breathing in the sweet and fresh breath of spring in the Great Elm Mountain.

Generally speaking, the colonel of the Central Army was not in a bad mood at this moment, and the battle of the night attack on the Nantongpu railway line by the Eighth Route Army, after the telegram of the female colonel of the military commander, was finally learned by the commander of the Second War Zone, Wei Lihuang, who not only gave high praise, but also issued a lot of bonuses. When he received the commendation order from the former enemy headquarters of the commander of Wei, Qin Zhongxiao was extremely excited, this was the first time he contacted the commander's department through the radio station of the military command Shanxi Station last time, and once again made him feel that he and the 391st regiment were not fighting alone: the second theater is still there, and the commander of Wei is still there!

Qin Zhongxiao, who was born in Huangpu and served in the Central Army, has always regarded Wei Lihuang as his real commander-in-chief since he entered Shanxi.

At present, Commander Wei Lihuang led the rest of the Central Army to retreat to the last line of Jinnan, facing the main force of the Japanese army's elite Sena Division under heavy pressure, which can be called a thread of fate. At this critical moment, the 391st Regiment suddenly jumped onto Tongpu Road and stabbed the Sena Division in the back, which really solved the urgent need of the Jinnan front.

In the regiment headquarters just now, his subordinates once denounced the behavior of the Eighth Route Army for self-promotion and promotion, and Qin Zhongxiao himself, why didn't he want to be promoted in the war zone? If the colonel's epaulette can be turned into a golden star, it will make people's hearts surging when they think about it!

As long as the Second World War Zone does not fall, as long as his superiors are still there, as long as he persistently resists the Japanese army, the 391st Regiment will be upgraded to a division and brigade, and he will become a general, and there will be a time.

Not far away, a flock of gray and white pigeons suddenly rose into the air, circled in formation above the camp of the 391st Regiment for a few weeks, and flew in the direction of the outside of the mountain - the colonel of the Central Army knew that it was his communications platoon that put the letter prepared by the regimental staff officer to reply to the Guanmenshan detachment of the Xu Brigade of the Eighth Route Army into the foot ring of the carrier pigeon and sent it away.

The colonel of the Central Army stared at the group of carrier pigeons with great interest, and saw that they flew farther and farther, and finally turned into insignificant little black dots in the air.

Suddenly, a communications staff officer came running behind him and interrupted the leisure of the regimental adults: Major Wang of the Shanxi Station of the Military Command called.

Qin Zhongxiao's heart moved, could it be that Chief Wei Lihuang's bonus of 10,000 yuan was allocated? Thinking of this, he immediately followed the communications staff officer with great excitement and hurried back to the regimental headquarters.

However, the contents of the telegram that had just been translated disappointed the colonel of the Central Army. This telegram from Major Wang Suihua, head of the Second Intelligence Group of the Shanxi Station of the Military Command, did not mention anything about the award and bonus in the Second War Zone, but once again mentioned the old words that the 391st Regiment was asked to launch an armed reconnaissance against Little Elm Mountain.

The chief of staff, who had already read the telegram, looked depressed - in the last fierce battle on the railway line, the 391st regiment had not finished wheezing and licking its wounds, and the telegram orders of the female major of the military commander came one after another. Not only did she send a telegram to inquire, but Wang Suihua herself also said in the telegram that she would immediately leave from Wencheng City and go to the headquarters of the 391st Regiment of Da Yushu Mountain, asking Qin Zhongxiao to send someone to the old location at the northern foot of Xiao Yushu Mountain to respond; On the eve of the departure, the military commander's radio station will call again to inform them.

"Tuanzao, Major Wang is here in person, I'm afraid we won't be able to push it this time." The chief of staff said listlessly - none of the news that came today could make him happy.

"Why push?"

Qin Zhongxiao quickly dissolved his disappointment, walked to the military sand table, stared at the location of the small elm mountain above, and began to think. Seeing this, several staff officers immediately followed silently, standing quietly aside and waiting for orders.

After staring intently for a moment, the major of the Central Army withdrew his gaze from the sand table, turned his head and found that his chief of staff was still lazily sitting at the table of the Eight Immortals, so he coughed quite dissatisfied.

Seeing this, Zhang Hong had to get up and take two steps and stand on the side of the sand table, while his group seat had already picked up the slender wooden pole and pointed:

"This time we attacked the Nantongpu railway line, the Japanese puppet army in Fengdian County once again attacked from our flank, it seems that this enemy force has become a strong enemy that the 391st Regiment will have to face for a long time in the future."

In order to make up for his negligence just now, the chief of staff took the initiative to take over the topic of the regimental seat: "If our unit wants to launch a small-scale armed reconnaissance against Xiaoyushu Mountain, it is bound to take into account the interception and harassment of the Japanese puppet army in Fengdian on the way back. After all, this fortified city with high walls between the big and small elm mountains is a tactically insurmountable obstacle. ”

Unexpectedly, Qin Zhongxiao suddenly stabbed Fengdian County on the sand table with the thin wooden pole in his hand: Since we can't get around, why don't we simply use the aftermath of attacking Tongpu Road to pull out this annoying obstacle?

Zhang Hong was startled, stared at Qin Zhongxiao's face, trying to judge whether this was a joke made by Lord Tuanzuo - an infantry brigade of the Japanese Otsuka Wing stationed in Fengdian City, plus a cavalry regiment of the puppet Mongolian army, regardless of combat effectiveness, in terms of numerical superiority alone, the Japanese puppet army was almost two enemies and one.

Seeing that his chief of staff did not respond positively, the colonel of the Central Army began to hit the head of Fengdian County with the wooden pole again, and Bangbang sounded. This time, Zhang Hong finally couldn't sink anymore, and shouted a little angrily:

"Tuanza, we have lost the defense of this county twice, we can't be hot-headed and repeat the mistakes of the past!"

Qin Zhongxiao glanced at the chief of staff diagonally opposite, dissatisfied with his choice of words. However, this guy told the truth in every word, which finally dispelled his urge to teach the other party a few words, and brought the topic to the military reconnaissance of Little Elm Mountain.

Looking down from the sand table, the small elm mountain on the sand table made according to the actual terrain scale is indeed much smaller than the big elm mountain. A dirt road that runs through the mountain is said to have been widened and tamped by the Japanese, and it is guarded by guards along the way. According to the memories of local people who used to walk through the mountains, the exits at the east and west ends of the dirt road correspond to Fengdian and Wencheng respectively, and on the way pass a coal mine with a small railway station: Songjiagou. The railway tracks of the railway station pass through the northern suburbs of Wencheng and intersect with the Tongpu Railway.

The most important thing now is that the people have mostly reported that there are still several paths in this small elm mountain, which are criss-crossed and entwined; Some of the trails are said to be connected to the main road that runs from east to west in the mountains, but they are rugged and steep, and they wind under dense forests, making it easy to get lost.

The wishful thinking of the colonel of the Central Army was to dispatch several reconnaissance teams, mainly composed of elites of the special service company, in groups of four or five, to sneak into Xiaoyushu Mountain in civilian clothes and grope their way to the main road in the mountains under the strict control of the Japanese army, including the Songjiagou station mentioned several times by the female major of the military commander. And then find out what kind of reputation the Japanese are doing in the mountains. Being able to avoid alarming the enemy as much as possible without firing will ensure the safe return of the reconnaissance group, and second, it will also provide concealment and suddenness for the next possible military offensive.

So, Deng Shoushan, the deputy commander of the spy company, was found, and Qin Zhongxiao and Zhang Hong discussed with him for a long time in the sand table, and preliminarily drafted a plan.

"As soon as Major Wang of the military commander arrives, your reconnaissance team will be dispatched immediately!"

The colonel of the Central Army made up his mind.