Chapter 11: Wild Supplements (10)

got off the boat at Heishidu, Qin Guosheng did not look for a hotel, he knew that this small place, even if there was a hotel, it was impossible to accommodate more than 100 people, so he found a fairly flat place not far from the dock to set up camp. Prop up the tent, spread out the canvas mats, the weather is twilight, so it is comfortable to spend the night, and the hardships of being a soldier are used to it, and you can sleep peacefully without braving the wind and rain. The chief of Heishidu lit the lantern and came over to take a look, knowing that it was the regular troops of the 176th Division, not the wild fox Chan of the Red Guard security team, he put his mind at ease, asked the villagers to carry some small vegetables and firewood, and instructed a few clichés such as paying attention to the fire and candles, and collected the money for vegetables and firewood and left.

This place still retains a strong ancient meaning, the folk customs are very simple, there are no thieves and no thieves, you can sleep peacefully without adding a sentry. A few villagers also came to take a look and asked them if they were Soviets, Jin Tongxuan said no, they breathed a sigh of relief, and said no, the Soviets love to engage in communism, and whoever has everything belongs to the Su family, and if you give it, you have to give it, if you don't give it, you will get your life, if the surname Su comes, you have to go home and hide the chicken and duck food. It doesn't matter if the national army wants chickens or ducks, they will give money, and when they meet some commanders who don't know how to run a family, they can sell them at a good price. Then he began to sell his own local products, there are chickens, ducks and bacon, but he couldn't refuse, and bought fifty catties of local wine from them, there are fish in the pot, sheep in the pot, and there must be wine if there is food.

"The conditions here are much worse than those in eastern Anhui, and Tongxuan is afraid that he won't be able to get used to it for a while." Pointing to the bed in the tent that slept on the ground, Mo Di said.

"Let's get used to it. On the march, it is already good to have such conditions! Jin Tongxuan said: "Before I joined the army, I also saw the army crossing the border, under the roof, in the corner of the wall, it is a good place to shelter from the wind and rain." We have a pretty good place to wash away the dust, tents to keep the dew out, wild sheep from the mountains, miscellaneous fish from the river, and local rice wine, I can't think of anything to be missing. ”

"Good! If you are sufficient, you can be happy, and Tongxuan can be content, and you will be able to face everything with happiness. Mo Di smiled.

The makeshift stove was bursting with red flames, and the mutton was emitting a strong meaty aroma. In another big pot, the processed miscellaneous fish was being fried, and according to the cook of the guard company, if we want to make a good dish tonight, fry the fish and boil the wild sheep, we must boil out a big "fresh" character. On the way, he picked some wild grasses that others did not know, which were said to be local lemongrass, and sure enough, on the basis of star anise, this spice was added to the flavor, and the smell in the air was very different from usual.

"It smells so good!" Jin Tongxuan snorted and asked. "Tuanzao has been in the army for more than ten years, when was the hardest time?"

Mo Di thought about it, wanted to say it several times, stopped several times, and finally said: "I think about it very seriously, I have been in the army for more than ten years, and I have never encountered any hardships!" ”

Jin Tongxuan looked at the tent in front of him, and then looked at the mountain of the black hole, the river reflected the light of the stove fire, flashing some ripples, it was the brothers of the guard company taking a bath and wiping their bodies. When the sky is used as a house and the ground is used as a bed, and the campfire is used to cook and the river is cooled, isn't this hard enough?

"If it is relatively the most difficult, it should be the Central Plains War in the nineteenth year of the Republic of China. After the Northern Expedition to Nanjing, I stayed in Nanjing for a period of time, the ancient capital of several dynasties, the culture is profound, I went to Jinling University not far away to audit, went to the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum to visit the ancients, it was a period of refreshing days. In the eighteenth year of the Republic of China, I returned to Guangxi from Nanjing with the troops, because Li Mingrui and Yu Zuobai defected, and Duke De and Gong Jian left Hong Kong, and our troops were stranded in Hunan. Chairman Chiang explicitly ordered Li Yu and the others to govern Guangxi, and they were also responsible for our grain supply. Who knew that these two people actually colluded with the Red Party and were bent on launching the Baise Incident, and they had long forgotten about us remnants of the army. There was no food, no supplies, winter came, no winter clothes, not even a room that was airtight. It was the first time in my life that I had a Ramadan without eating a single piece of meat. Mo Di smelled the aroma of mutton, and then saw the fried fish that were charred and stiff, and they were going down to the mutton soup one by one, and the mutton soup was not long before it was covered with a white layer, like milk. He said, "No matter how hard it is from now on, there will always be meat to eat, there are fish in the river, and there are beasts in the mountains, but there are really none, so find a big family and catch mice." ”

"Eat mice!" Jin Tongxuan felt disgusted, and only the troops from Guangxi could eat this thing, if this thing was also considered meat, he would rather be a vegetarian.

There is meat and wine, and it is difficult for the Black Stone Ferry Wharf to be quiet, and it is lively and noisy until the middle of the night, and then they go to the river one by one to pee and fall asleep.

Wake up early in the morning and continue on your way.

Walk from Heishi to the division headquarters, it is a deep ditch shop at the junction of Huoshan and Yingshan, there are more than 100 miles of mountain roads, the Dongwei River has become much smaller here, and further upstream, it is the main stream of the Manshui River, the river is small and rapid, and the sailboats in Mabu can no longer be navigable. Merchants who go to Huoshan from Luotian Yingshan in Hubei Province through Manshui River and Shangtu City to do business will use a local manpower boat to transport, which carries no more than two tons and is supported a little by little with bamboo artemisia, which is slow and unacceptable. Mo Di does not plan to take the waterway again, and tomorrow, the whole guard company, carrying heavy loads, will strive to reach the deep ditch before dark, even if it is a forced march training.

Packing, packing, how much weight each person carries. Just as Mo Di and Qin Guosheng were carefully inspecting, they saw Jin Tongxuan and his guards walking over with a few mules and horses from the Luoma Market not far away. Jin Tongxuan left the horse, handed over the two mules to the cooking class with the largest load, and said to Mo Di: "Training is very important, but it is not right to use it if you have the conditions. Mo Di saw Jin Tongxuan leave a horse, and said with a smile: "I forgot, there is still a talented chief of staff like you in the regiment, let you walk so many hundred miles a day, I am afraid that your feet will be blistered." Jin Tongxuan handed the horse to Qin Guosheng on the side, and said: "Give it to the confidential room, and carry the hand-cranked generator" and said with a smile: "That's not necessarily, we do surveys, and we walk no less than those who are soldiers." Mo Di said a little worriedly: "I don't know if this mountain road is good or not, judging from the map, it has entered the hinterland of Dabie Mountain, don't let the livestock become a burden at that time." Jin Tongxuan said with a smile that he knew that this road, although it was not big, was an ancient post road, a commercial road from Hubei to Huoshan, and it was no problem to walk on pack horses. The section from Heishidu to Manshui River is relatively small because of the waterway, and when it reaches Manshui River, the road to Yingshan is wider. Mo Di smiled and said: "I forgot that you are engaged in surveying and mapping, and you are a living map." ”

The telegraph was carried on the back by a special person, and this thing was so expensive that it was not fun to let the livestock on their backs and fall to the ground. Hand-cranked generators are not good, and hand-cranked generators with bulky batteries and wooden shelves are clumsy and heavy, and long-distance luggage is not an ordinary trouble. Putting the hand-cranked generator on the shelf on horseback, the two brothers who were in charge of rocking the generator let out a long sigh of relief, they were the most tired when marching and walking, and when they walked, they had to carry the generator, and when they stopped, others could rest, and they would immediately have to generate electricity. Telegraph work had to be done in every moment, and if the message was not received, the troops would become deaf and blind. It's the same with the gang leader, the cauldron for cooking is big and heavy, everyone walks together when they walk, stops, others wait to eat, and they have to cook.

Jin Tongxuan marched and walked, he really didn't blow it, not only could he keep up, he didn't lag behind, he was also very good at walking, he was in a big stride, he was not in a hurry, and his breath was long. Mo Di was a little sweaty, untied the armed belt, and when he carried it diagonally on his shoulder, Jin Tongxuan didn't feel it at all, the armed belt was still neatly tied around his waist, the pony brand oar was packed in a calfskin holster, neatly worn on his waist, and a Japanese adjutant's leather bag was carried diagonally from the left shoulder to the right flank, and with Jin Tongxuan's pace, the leather bag moved gently.

"It's a dangerous road." Jin Tongxuan said: "No wonder in September of the year before last, the Ono Detachment of the 13th Division came and did not return. ”

Mo Di nodded, along the way, the names of Liuwan Village, Majiashan, Wujiachong, Danjiamiao, Shengren Mountain, Tuanshanzhai, Banbianchong, Xiangjiataizi, Lutushi Shop, Dayuchong and other names came out one by one, and the stories I had heard when chatting with Wei Gaozhen in Qianshan appeared in my mind little by little, corresponding to the field one by one.

In September 1938, when Chief Liao was still in charge of western Anhui, the 13th Division Xiaoye Brigade Teaching Team Nanpu Xiangshu Brigade attacked westward from Huoshan and was divided into two units in Wenjiajia, one was personally led by Nanpu Xiangzheng to the south to the Wuqi River, and went to the Caochang River, the Eighth Security Regiment and Wei Gaozhen 1051 Regiment were ordered to block the attack, and the two sides held each other until twilight. The other group went west from Wenjiajia, around 60,000 villages to Malingjian, intending to detour back behind the 138th Division that held Heishidu. This road is more sad, first to Luo'er Ridge, was blocked by the fifth security regiment, and then to Lutu Shipu, and was blocked by the fourth security regiment, and was beaten back before reaching the predetermined position.

Seeing that the national army was strong, the Japanese army transferred reinforcements from Lu'an and made a comeback. The 824th Regiment of the 138th Division, the 1022nd Regiment of the 171st Division, the 1051st Regiment of the 176th Division, the 4th and 5th Regiments of the Security Guard, attacked in many directions, and completely strangled the Japanese army, and no one survived. After the war, the battlefield was cleaned up, and more than 870 Japanese corpses were found in Lutu, Shipai, Hetan, Hongjiachong and other places. There were more than 500 corpses of Japanese soldiers in Wuguixia, dozens of Japanese soldiers including Zuoshu Zhengtai were captured, and 30 light and heavy machine guns and 52 grenadiers were captured.

If it's not this kind of terrain, you can't fight this kind of hatred war! Mo Di sighed all the way. This kind of terrain is not as good as the location, and the Japanese army is just an infantry wing, even a regular brigade, and I am afraid that it will not be able to get benefits.

The sun is getting bigger and bigger, basking on the marching procession on the ancient post road, short shadows, ups and downs. Mo Di took off his hat, scraped it on his forehead with his hand, threw it to the ground, threw out a string of water droplets, and looked at Jin Tongxuan, who was still out of breath and unshaken, and smiled: "Tongxuan is good!" It can really withstand this long march! ”

Jin Tongxuan said with a smile: "When I was studying in Nanjing, I went home on vacation, transitioned from Xiaguan Ferry to Jiangbei, and walked back to Chuzhou along the train road from Pukou in one day. My mother said I wouldn't save money like this, and my father said I saved money on the car and shoes. Uchiko said that I am a dog, and I like to sprinkle something along the way and leave traces. ”

Mo Di laughed, this Mrs. Jin also seemed to be very interesting, and asked, "Tongxuan, is Mrs. Zun also your classmate?" ”

"No, it's the daughter of a world friend, the two families are close, they got married at a young age, and she graduated from college last year and got married." Jin Tongxuan said: "She graduated from Zhejiang Zhijiang University and is now in Shanghai. ”

"She doesn't object to you coming to war?" Mo Di asked curiously.

"She still wants to come!" Jin Tongxuan said with a smile: "It's just that the family won't let it, otherwise she will come early, and she will be more belligerent than me." ”

"Is Zhejiang Zhijiang University in Hangzhou?" Mo Di asked: "Hangzhou is occupied, how can I still go to class last year?" ”

"Not in Hangzhou, in Shanghai." Jin Tongxuan said: "It was precisely because of the Japanese occupation of Hangzhou that the students of Zhijiang University evacuated Hangzhou, and Uchiko followed the students to walk to Fuyang first, and then took a wooden boat up the river to Tunxi, Anhui. Uchiko also returned home, thinking that this was the end of her college life. During that time, don't tell her that she is Japanese, as long as she hears the word Japan, she will grit her teeth, and it is the Japanese who have shattered her university dream. Shortly after, Zhijiang University cooperated with Hujiang, Soochow, St. John's, and Jinling Women's Universities to resume classes in the Shanghai Concession. At that time, our family and my parents-in-law's family were in Shanghai, and Uchiko smiled and said, "I can't think of it this time, and the university has been delivered to my doorstep." ”

"Hehehe" Mo Enemy laughed: "Reading is very important, I haven't finished reading, it seems that I should also gnash my teeth at the Japanese!" No wonder I hated killing Japanese people and never showed mercy, it turned out to be this reason. ”

Jin Tongxuan also smiled, Mo Di did not finish the military school, it was his heart disease that he had always come, and he was reluctant to tell people in the past, after more than half a year in Mabu, he was able to take it out as a joke, it seems that he has seen a lot and matured a lot.

Jin Tongxuan is indeed very good at walking, Mo Di talked to him while walking, and gradually adapted to his walking rhythm, sweating less, and his steps were much brisker. This Jin Tongxuan, there are really a lot of ghosts.

During the lunch break, they received a telegram from Luo Wei from Yuexi Heaven Town, they had arrived at their destination, and the station of Yang Chuangqi's 527 regiment settled down before the west of the city, and the personnel of Yuexi County Government were very polite, sending rice and vegetables, although there was no meat, the amount of food was still relatively sufficient. Although Yuexi's garrison has left, the previous barracks are still there, although dilapidated, it is good to tidy up, and there is no need to rebuild, but at that time, Yang Chuangqi had few people, and we were too many to live, so we were going to build a few more simple barracks in the open space behind.

Jin Tongxuan asked: "The 527 regiment is also a regiment, and we are also a regiment, why are they enough to live and we are not enough to live?" ”

Mo Di didn't answer, Qin Guosheng said with a smile: "We are good at farming with more people, and it is better to celebrate the New Year with fewer people!" ”

Mo Di shook his head and pointed at Qin Guosheng: "You talk a lot!" In the future, you can't talk nonsense, the director of the political department, you must have the appearance of the director of the political department. ”

Qin Guosheng hugged his head and scurried: How did you forget this stubble!