Chapter 4: Turning to War (1)

Brigade Commander Ling Qianxi had already waited for the arrival of the two regiments under his command in Anji. The troops under his command, in their own absence, were still able to defeat the Japanese army, and only more than 80 people in a complete Japanese army brigade escaped back to Changxing alive, not to mention, only two tanks made Ling Jinxi happy to get up in the middle of the night and hurry. Tanks, that is a mobile fortress, is an invincible existence, the Battle of Songhu, the North China Front, tanks have become the nemesis of the Chinese army, and as a result, let his subordinates easily get rid of two. The most unbelievable thing is that only about 30 people died, or the troops at the tail of the tail did not obey the command and chased and killed the poor men, all of which were some red-eyed stragglers on the Songhu battlefield.

The 21st Group Army no longer criticized the invincible this time, but all kinds of praises poured over like flowing water, and the first stop was the brigade commander Ling Zhuxi.

Ling Zhuxi's enthusiasm made the two regiment commanders Mo Di and Qin Zhenyuan almost unbearable, and the forty-seven-year-old Rong County man had a smile on his face, and as soon as he spoke, he said: "I have reported to my superiors and ascended to the rank of colonel." ”

Mo Di was taken aback, his butt from major to lieutenant colonel has not yet warmed up, and he is about to be promoted to colonel again, which is really a fight and a good one! From now on, when you see Xie Dingxin again, you can sit on an equal footing, and you don't have to salute anymore. Bah! That buddy is dead, and I don't want to see him again.

"Tomorrow, Commander Wei will accompany General Li Pinxian, commander of the group army, to Anji in person and give you a ribbon." Ling Lixi was stunned after saying this, his eyes were completely attracted by the loot in front of him: "Tianzong, what kind of gun is this?" ”

Mo Di and Qin Zhenyuan looked at each other and smiled, turned around and accompanied Ling Qianxi to the two Type 92 heavy machine guns removed from the tank, and said: "This is a machine gun removed from two tanks, it should be a Type 92 heavy machine gun, with a caliber of 7.7 mm, it is terrifyingly heavy, it is more than 100 catties, it has to be carried by two people, and one person can still handle it if it is fixed on the tank, if the infantry is used to fight field battles, I am afraid that no team can deal with a machine gun." I also got it back out of curiosity to show everyone a new one, and then I didn't need it. ”

"Why?" Ling asked Xi.

"One is that there are fewer bullets and it is difficult to supply, and the other is that the mobility is poor, not as good as the Czech type, and it is not much stronger than the crooked handle." Mo Di said.

"In that case, I brought it to Mr. Bai, which is also a gift." Ling Qianxi said.

"Okay, you can just take this thing, we don't need it, we'd rather use a crooked handle than this clumsy and heavy thing." Mo Di kicked the Type 92 heavy machine gun on the ground, and the heavy machine gun didn't move at all, which showed that it was heavy enough and heavy.

Ling Zhuxi didn't feel dumbfounded, this kind of big guy is indeed not suitable for a light cavalry-style general like Mo Di. said: "That being said, it is more or less a rarity, and it was removed from the top of the tank, and the commemorative significance is extraordinary. ”

Mo Di smiled and said, "Don't be in a hurry to report your merits, there are still a lot of troubles waiting for you." ”

"Heaven say, who is looking for trouble?" Ling Qianxi has a good temper, and in front of him, his subordinates can basically speak freely. He is a native of Rong County, Guangxi, and was born in a poor peasant family in Shitang Village, Shixiang Township. In 1917, at the age of twenty-six, he joined the model battalion of the Tiannan garrison commander Ma Xiao as a student soldier, and he was regarded as a student in the barracks, and his first position in the barracks was the chief of the department, and he was ridiculed as a general who came out of the gang leader.

(After the liberation of this Gong, he served as a counselor of the Counselor's Office of the Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and was elected as the first, second and third municipal people's representative and member of the CPPCC of Nanning City, and in 1958, he was transferred to the Nanning CPPCC organ as a full-time standing committee member.) In response to Premier Zhou Enlai's call, he wrote many literary and historical memoirs based on his own personal experience and memory, leaving valuable historical materials for future generations. He died in Nanning on December 9, 1969, at the age of 79. Author's note. ）

"Not Japanese yet!" Mo Di said: "The Japanese have a very heavy revenge mentality, and this time they have suffered a big loss in Tashan, how can they be so good at resting, I estimate that they will definitely raise heavy troops to retaliate, and we must not guard against it." ”

"Tianzong means that the Japanese will chase after Anji." Ling Qianxi said.

"The chase is certain, I don't know if I can enter Anji, from Tashan through Si'an, the road is divided into two, one to Anji, one through Guangde, which direction the Japanese are going, I dare not judge."

Ling Zhuxi seemed to be splashed with a basin of cold water, full of enthusiasm suddenly disappeared without a trace, his own 48th Army, after the Battle of Songhu suffered a lot of losses, the 173rd and 174th divisions basically fell into shape, the 176th Division was better, only Xie Dingxin's whole regiment was destroyed, the other three regiments were still a little popular, the 525 Brigade added up to more than 1,000 people, and his own 526 Brigade was the strongest, because after the break, it was supplemented into two standard regiments, plus the invincible troops directly under the brigade headquarters, the number of which was more than 3,500 people. If the Japanese army came to attack, only one of its own brigades could fight. There is no problem in fighting a brigade, but if it is a wing, it is a hard battle, if it is a brigade, then there is no need to fight again, it is good to be able to run.

"Even if it comes, it won't be so fast!" Ling Zhuxi speculated.

"The Japanese who slipped through the net in Tashan will definitely be able to return to Changxing last night, and I estimate that the reinforcements from Wuxing of the Japanese army should have arrived in Changxing today, and if nothing else, they should go to Si'an tomorrow, whether they will enter Guangde or Anji, and they should see tomorrow night." Mo Di said.

"him, I'll talk about tomorrow's things tomorrow, I asked people to prepare a celebration wine, give you two groups to celebrate, drink it first tonight." Ling Qianxi said: "I'll go back to the brigade headquarters first, and report what you just said to the division headquarters, whether it's offensive or defensive, please go to the peak to be the master." You deal with the troops first, I have already sent a dozen live pigs over, enough for them to eat for 2,000 people, and after you have settled the troops, you will come to the brigade headquarters, and I will prepare good wine. The puree liquor here is good, and it is not inferior to Guiping's milk spring Guilin's Sanhua. ”

Mo Di laughed: "Good, good! The brigade seat is really Mount Tai collapsed in front and the color remains unchanged, and the deer is on the left and the eyes are not instantaneous. We will definitely accompany the traveler for a drink today. ”

Instead of killing the live pigs sent by the brigade headquarters, they disposed of all the dead mules and horses that were transported back, and not only the two regiments had enough to eat, but also the personnel of the brigade headquarters could not eat it all. If you can't finish eating, it is salted well, and at the end of November, the wind is high and dry, and it is a good season to dry meat.

Qin Zhenyuan carefully selected and brought a leg of excellent donkey meat, and Mo Di came to the brigade headquarters with the Zhongzuo war knife he picked up on the battlefield, preparing to add a dish to the brigade lord and give a gift by the way.

As soon as I entered the brigade headquarters, I found that chickens and dogs were jumping here, and where was the scene of the celebration banquet, it was clearly the tension before the war. The staff of the staff and the confidential room walked with the wind, and when they saw the two regiment commanders coming in, they didn't even bring a seat to pour tea. Ling Qianxi stood at the table in the middle, hunched over, his head almost buried in the map on the table. can make Ling Jinxi, who is already a little presbyopia, look at the map so attentively, which shows that the urgent problem of the military situation is not small.

Seeing the two of them come in, Ling Qianxi raised his head, smiled apologetically, and said, "I guess I won't be able to drink tonight!" ”

Mo Di asked curiously, "What's wrong?" Has there been a change in the military situation? ”

"Yes!" Ling Qianxi said: "After I came back, I reported the situation you said to the group army headquarters, and Commander Li immediately reported it to General Bai, and General Bai made it clear that the 18th Infantry Brigade of the 18th Division, the 23rd Brigade of the Field Artillery Wing, the 12th Field Artillery Wing, the first brigade of the 12th Field Artillery Wing, and the 30 Type 94 tanks of the 18th Armored Wing Light Combat Vehicle Brigade were not Yixing in the north, but to the west. According to the study of the General Staff, the direction of the enemy's offensive is either Guangde, or us, Anji. ”

Mo Di smiled bitterly in his heart, this still needs to be studied, there are two roads in Si'an, one Anji and one Guangde, and there is no third. Although I thought so in my heart, I didn't dare to say it, and I listened respectfully.

"The 170th and 172nd Divisions that arrived in Guangde the day before yesterday have been diverted to Tonglu, and the 145th Division of the Sichuan Army of the 23rd Group Army, which is now stationed in Guangde, is commanded by Rao Guohua. Guarding Anji is our 176th Division. Ling Qixi said: "The order from above is that no matter which side the Japanese army attacks, we must not take a step back, and we must block the invading enemy." The Military Commission has ordered Liu Xiang of the 23rd Group Army to send troops to take over the defense of Si'an. ”

"Since Liu Xiang's department is guarding Si'an, there is nothing for us to do, we are busy, and we are just drinking." Mo Di said lightly.

Hearing Mo Di's words, the people in the entire command stopped being busy, and their gods became relaxed, and they comprehended Mo Di's level again and again, and they had long regarded him as the first wise man of the 526 Brigade, according to the grapevine, Mo Di may be promoted to the deputy commander of the 526 Brigade. In fact, now Mo Di is in the 526 Brigade, and he is almost the same as the deputy brigade commander, the two main regiments, one is himself, and the other is derived from his own regiment, except for the troops directly under the brigade headquarters, the others are almost his subordinates. Li Desong, chief of staff of the 526 Brigade, did not dare to treat Mo Di as a subordinate, but asked very respectfully: "Commander Mo, please solve one or two doubts, and let us drink a meal of wine with peace of mind, I heard that the brothers of the 1055th Regiment and the 1056th Regiment have made thousands of horses, mules and donkey meat back, and they are braised and fried and fried, and the stewed bone broth is fragrant all over Anji City. ”

eyes, looking directly at the donkey meat in Qin Zhenyuan's hand.

"There's nothing confusing about it, it's very simple." Mo Di said: "Since the Sichuan army has led this single matter, they are naturally the main attackers. Even if they can't hold Si'an, they will only retreat to Guangde, and the Japanese will naturally follow them to Guangde and will not come to Anji again. ”

The people in the command headquarters, you look at me, I look at you, much more relaxed, and there is a smile on his face. A staff officer stepped forward to take the donkey meat in Qin Zhenyuan's hand, glanced at it, and said: "This piece of meat is good, the meat has little fat and tendons, I will send it to the secretary general, let him cook a few good dishes, just to send the new good wine to the brigade." ”

Ling Zhuxi also understood, and scolded with a smile: "The chief of staff and the three directors stayed with me to accompany the two meritorious regiment commanders, and the others all went to the two regiments as planned, and had fun with the soldiers, fuck, there are ten thousand catties of good meat, just look at my small piece!" ”

Someone smiled and said: "Brigade, this piece is not small, I'm afraid there are about 20 catties!" ”

Amid the laughter, the people who had been busy in the headquarters before dispersed in a hurry, and one person carried a box of wine and went to different companies as planned to have fun with the officers and men.

Ling Zhuxi walked up to Mo Di and said, "You are really the little Zhuge of our army, in a word, the dark clouds will all disperse, and you will see the light of day again." ”

Qin Zhenyuan said with a smile: "The main thing is that we have only fought a battle, and the losses are not small, and we can't fight again, and Shangfeng also knows it." Even if the blame is down, the board can't hit us in the ass. ”

Mo Di handed the Zhongzuo saber in his hand to Ling Qianxi, and said with a smile: "Let's hurry up and serve the food, while drinking, while discussing, how to take advantage of the Japanese and Sichuan army to fight, we will get some benefits behind the devil, and rob him of a son of a bitch." ”

Li Desong asked puzzledly: "We robbed the devil's things, won't we introduce the devil into Anxi?" ”

Qin Zhenyuan smiled: "Don't be so stupid, we don't leave footprints at our own mountain gate." ”

Mo Di said: "It is also a good thing to attract some devils, which can not only reduce the pressure on the Sichuan army, but also divide the power of devils." The 23rd Brigade of the Devils only had the 55th and 56th Infantry Wings, and the losses during the Wuxing operation were not small, and the time was still short, so it is estimated that it can only be reorganized and cannot be replenished. If they only attack the side of the Sichuan army, they still have a certain chance of winning, if they dare to divide their troops, one wing to fight the Sichuan army, and one wing to fight us, I estimate that they can only have no return. ”

Ling Zhuxi smiled, invincible, although he is small, he has a big heart, he has the concept of killing the enemy, and the overall idea, given time, he will be a general.