Chapter 9: Behind Enemy Lines (42)

Wu Wannian was really cunning, in the face of the offensive of the Japanese puppet army, he decisively gave up the previous edge defense area, and transferred to the Gaoling area at the junction of Taihu Lake and Susong, the purpose was very clear, get out of the way, let the Japanese puppet army enter, naturally there was a noble election of Taihu Lake to entangle with them, not to mention that there was also a 526 regiment deputy Jiang Chunyang in Taihu Lake. The most important thing is that he should hurry up and merge Tao Taiping's people, and the meat sent to him should not be in vain.

"County Magistrate Xu, you stepped on the mountain gate and brought devils, I'm afraid that you will have to stop you for a while." Wu Wannian said gloomily to Xu Weiyi, the magistrate of Wangjiang County, who was talking to Tao Taiping not far away.

Hearing Wu Wannian's words, Xu Wei took a moment, Wu Wannian understood his own situation, it was precisely because he was cornered that he came to Wu Wannian, if he could still have the strength to fight, he would not come here to be this person's subordinate. Tao Taiping is a personal essence, and immediately understood the little Jiujiu in Wu Wannian's heart. Although he lost the battle, the banner of the Wangjiang County Garrison Brigade was still in his own hands, and Wu Wannian, the 10th Guerrilla Brigade, was not necessarily better than himself in Wangjiang, so Wu Wannian wanted to present the flag of the Wangjiang Garrison Brigade by himself and collect all his team according to the rules.

The Wangjiang Garrison Brigade, after this period of development, has more than 300 people and has the strength of a battalion, although the garrison brigade is the structure of the regiment, and the strength is too far behind. After two purges by Fujita and Qian Kun, half of the dead and wounded remained, and there was only one reinforced company left. Wu Wannian's men and horses were originally not as good as a complete brigade, because of the battle in Qingcao Lake, they made a small reputation. The banner of the 10th Guerrilla Brigade obtained through Mo Enemy was also quite loud, and the heroes and grasshoppers came from all directions, and before they knew it, there were nearly 500 people. 500 people, the structure of a regiment, in fact, there are many battalions, and two battalions are insufficient, if Tao Taiping's people can be taken into possession, it will be two solid battalions, with the strength of a battle.

Although the idea is good, the trouble is not small, the biggest trouble is that Tao Taiping has a good relationship with Xu Weiyi, he is very polite to himself, and he has completely become a system of his own. Xu Wei was quite wise, often communicated with the soldiers, opened his mouth about the Three People's Principles, and closed his mouth that the revolution had not yet succeeded, and the comrades still needed to work hard to make the soldiers see the county magistrate Xu as if they had met Sun Yat-sen. Tao Taiping is a native of Wangjiang, known for his popularity, and has been influenced by the New Fourth Army, and likes to mingle with soldiers. With these two joining forces, they didn't do well, not by themselves, but by them.

"Captain Wu, you are really joking, if we still have the strength to fight, how can we be disgraced and come to you." Xu Weiyi said: "I'm afraid that in the next battle, I have to take care of Captain Wu more." ”

"Fighting against the enemy, Wu has an unshirkable responsibility, but the Japanese puppet army is powerful, and it can fight the county garrison brigade like this, I know that my combat strength is not much stronger than the county garrison brigade, if I only rely on the strength of one brigade, I am afraid that the garrison brigade's today will be my tomorrow." Wu Wannian said it politely at all.

"Then what did Captain Wu decide to do?" Xu Wei asked.

"First of all, we should be united, and secondly, we should look for foreign help." Wu Wannian said.

This is a good point, Xu Wei nodded his head and said: "I know how to unite sincerely, and I don't understand foreign aid." ”

"In the land of Wangtaisu, in addition to me and Captain Tao, there is also a troop, I think County Magistrate Xu should know." Wu Wannian said.

"Yes, yes." Xu Wei nodded: "The second battalion of the 526th Regiment in Taihu Lake." ”

"If you want to take down this group of Japanese puppet troops, it is only possible to get the assistance of the second battalion of the 526th regiment. With these 600 guns in our hands that have not undergone much professional training, they are no match for the Japanese puppet army. Wu Wannian's words made Tao Taiping can't help but nod in approval.

"In today's plan, Captain Tao and I have to master the troops, and we can't draw out, so I want to ask County Magistrate Xu to come forward and go to Taihu Lake to discuss with Deputy Jiang Tuan if we join forces to break the enemy." Wu Wannian said what he meant.

Xu Weiyi and Tao Taiping are not stupid, they immediately understood Wu Wannian's intentions, and took Xu Weiyi away first, and then he cleaned up Tao Taiping. However, Wu Wannian's words were reasonable, and he couldn't refute them, so he had to bear them silently.

Xu Wei left Xuqiao with his little guards, Tao Taiping sent it far away, Wu Wannian at the gate smiled proudly, in his opinion, Tao Taiping's team had become his bag.

When he had to break up, Xu Weiyi stopped and said, "Send you a thousand miles, there will be a farewell, Brother Tao, please stay!" ”

Tao Taiping stopped and looked at Xu Weiyi expectantly, hoping that the other party could still leave him a little advice.

Xu Wei paused for a moment, but still said: "Remember, you must have soldiers in your hands, you can't be overheaded, as long as you have soldiers and guns in your hands, there will always be a time to make a comeback, if there is no gun, everything will be over!" ”

Tao Taiping understood Xu Weiyi's words, nodded heavily, and said, "I know." ”

Xu Wei walked farther and farther, and in Tao Taiping's sight, it became a small dot, Tao Taiping turned around and shouted: "his grandma, go back!" He walked back to Xuqiao with his own little guards.

Seeing Tao Taiping walking back, Wu Wannian greeted him affectionately, after all, he had eaten in Tao Taiping's hands before, and some face-saving efforts were always done, and said: "County Magistrate Xu, who is honest by nature, is with him, he can't even drink wine, he left, our brothers can finally let go of their throats and drink refreshingly." ”

Tao Taiping also smiled, and hooked up with Wu Wannian, so he was not affectionate.

A good local chicken has already been killed and stewed, the purple clay pot is steaming, a bottle of good Anhui wine has been opened, and two sets of dishes and chopsticks have already been served. Wu Wannian pulled Tao Taiping to sit down face to face, regardless of the guest of honor or each other, Wu Wannian filled the wine, toasted a glass first, and said: "It's been a long time since I had a drink with Brother Tao, and the brother will do it first as a respect." ”

Tao Taiping's phoenix off the shelves is not as good as a chicken, and he doesn't dare to take the shelf of the boss back then, so he hurriedly picked up the wine glass and dried it down, and his mouth was full of praise: "Good wine, good wine!" "It's as if I've never drunk Anhui wine in my life.

After gossiping for a while, the wine has been three rounds, the food has five flavors, and gradually the words have come to the point, Wu Wannian said: "Brother I followed Brother Tao in Wangjiang to mingle, and Brother Tao led it, and now our brothers are back together, and I also ask Brother Tao to board the main body again and preside over the plan." ”

"Nonsense, isn't it!" Tao Taiping said with a smile: "At this time and that time, now I am here to join you, and there is a reason for the dove to occupy the magpie's nest." Brother Wu can let me live under the banner, the foolish brother is already grateful, don't say this kind of thing again, and if you say it, you will drive my brother away! ”

Wu Wannian laughed, picked up the chicken butt and put it in Tao Taiping's bowl, and said: "I remember that Brother Tao has a soft spot for this thing, I don't know if the times have changed, and whether there are old habits." ”

Tao Taiping said with a smile: "I can't change it!" It's rare that Brother Wu can still remember my hobby. Picked up the chicken butt, put it in his mouth, and took a hard bite, and immediately squeezed out a line of oil from the corner of his mouth.

"Since Brother Tao is unwilling to be right, he must be the deputy, and the deputy of the 10th Guerrilla Brigade is none other than Brother Tao." Wu Taiping said.

"Hehehehehe!" Tao Taiping said: "The position is high! I only have more than 140 people, just a company, where can I be the deputy of the brigade in such a high position. ”

"Brother Tao looks down on me, and thinks my temple is too good." Wu Wannian said.

"Where, where!" Tao Taiping was a little embarrassed to be pierced by someone.

Wu Wannian rolled his eyes twice, and said without relaxation: "I know what Brother Tao means, you want to keep the banner of your Wangjiang Garrison Brigade." It's not a brother, I'm talking about you, your flag, don't fight. Look at the entire Wangjiang, almost all of it belongs to Qian Kun, and you are still holding the banner of the Wangjiang Garrison Brigade, where is the garrison! The most important thing is that if you still fly this banner, even if you cross the border when you go out of Wangjiang, you will be a rogue when you go to other counties, you can't raise food, you can't raise rice, and you can only carry it alive when you are hungry. You see my top ten guerrilla teams, walking casually in the six counties of Anqing West, the interest is coming, it is not impossible to go to Huangmei to play, you can raise food and replenish anytime and anywhere, it is completely different. ”

"Hey, hey, hey!" Tao Taiping just laughed.

"If you insist on flying the flag of the garrison brigade, my brother will have to leave you." Wu Wannian said: "The Japanese puppet army is so powerful that I can't hold back, I can only avoid its edge, and I will also move to Susong in the near future." If Brother Tao insists on playing the banner of the Wangjiang Garrison Brigade, he can only stay in Wangjiang by himself! ”

Wu Wannian's words surprised Tao Taiping, he only thought that Wu Wannian would try his best to absorb himself, but he didn't expect that this Wu Wannian didn't care much about his strength. Let yourself stay in Wangjiang with more than 100 people, no food, no clothing, no base, no guns and ammunition, no replenishment, I am afraid that I will not live for half a month, and if I don't use the Japanese puppet army to attack, I will run away without a single left.

After opening his mouth a few times, Tao Taiping's words came to his mouth and swallowed again, picked up the wine glass, poured himself a glass fiercely, made up his mind, stood up, saluted Wu Wanlai with a standard, and said: "Report to the group, Tao Taiping, the deputy of the regiment, report to you!" ”

Wu Wannian paused for a moment and laughed: "Take a break, drink!" The laughter was full of pride, and the old boss had become his subordinate, which was a wonderful feeling!

Tao Taiping became the deputy commander of the regiment, and his right-hand man Tao Shaoping served as the deputy commander of the second battalion and the commander of the sixth company. To be able not to break up the personnel and maintain a unit of his own, Tao Taiping is already very satisfied, the so-called people are under the roof, they can't help but bow their heads, Tao Taiping knows this truth.

Tidying up his subordinates properly, Wu Wannian had already left Xuqiao and entered Susong before Qian Kun's team arrived.