Chapter 11: Wild Supplement (9)

The spring breeze is proud, and the rainy season is affectionate. In the past two days, the rain that had been falling for more than ten days actually stopped, revealing a rare blue sky in the sky, and faint white clouds dotted on it, slowly drifting. People are in good spirits when they are happy, and God will also have fun. "May silk, June Jingyang, July fire, August Weiyang." It is the sixth day of June in the lunar calendar, the half-year festival, the day of autumn, if in the hometown of Guilin, the spring rain has passed, the summer sun is on fire, and the materials of the spring at home will be moved out of the outdoors to dry the flowers and branches in front of the house and behind the house.

Qin Guosheng found a few small boats, put the entire guard company and all the belongings on it, the rainy season, the water level of the Xiwei River skyrocketed, it is the best season for shipping, from the Xiwei River out of the Xihe estuary, and then from the Dongwei River to Huoshan, how to come last year, how to go back this time, but when I came, I was gray, and when I returned, I was angry, my mood was different, and the journey was completely different.

In the early morning, the sky is just faint, a touch of the morning sun, hanging in the east sky. Wei Yongcheng and Li Baicheng came to see them off, a strong farewell, this parting, I don't know when we will be able to meet, although they are in western Anhui, but, from Mabu to Yuexi, the trip also takes three full days, and the most important thing is that in the war years, no one knows what will happen next. Zhong Yi at the division commander level can die, and Zhang Zizhong at the army commander level can also die, the regiment commander is the position that dies the most.

Li Baicheng said: "Boss, there is no limit to the number of people in the field supplement regiment, and there is no clear establishment, you better get a small artillery company, you can use it when you want to use it, the Japanese army's Type 97 90mm mortar is very good, much more powerful than the grenadier." The weight of one hundred and seventy kilograms is divided into several pieces, and two horses may carry one door, unlike the Type 92 infantry gun, which also needs animal power to drag. The caliber is larger than that of the Type 92, and the firing range is also farther than the Type 92, and the most important thing is that it is easy to carry. The brothers all called him a small steel cannon, and one artillery company was enough to equip six guns, and it could be used to attack and intercept. ”

Mo Di nodded, he knew that if he agreed to ask for it now, Li Baicheng would definitely get him six mortars from the artillery regiment, although this was righteous, but it would be inappropriate, after returning to the station, deal with it slowly. The Japanese army in Anqing, only the transshipment and supply base of the Central China Port Supervision Department has this kind of 90mm mortar, and the supply of shells is inconvenient, and it is not as easy as the Type 92 infantry gun. Jin Tongxuan told Mo Di that during the Spring Festival, he went to Shanghai to visit relatives, and saw a new mortar in the barracks near Hongqiao Airport, and was immediately attracted. Mo Di asked him what kind of new weapon he was, and Jin Tongxuan said that it was the 99-style 81 curved artillery gun, and the gun carriage of this mortar weighed less than 50 catties, the shells were more than 6 catties and one round, and two horses and three people could form a firing squad, which was more suitable for flexible and mobile combat behind enemy lines.

Wei Yongcheng told Mo Di that it was best to choose a director of the political department for his troops and report to him, otherwise he would appoint one from above. Wei Yongcheng said that it is best to have the rank of captain or above, and once he is confirmed as the director of the Political Department, he can be promoted to major, which can be regarded as a step forward. Mo Di laughed, pointed at Qin Guosheng and said, that's him. Wei Yongcheng said: Qin Guosheng is a very good military talent, and it is not a pity that he is used as director of the Political Department. Mo Die laughed, and then went up to the level first. Wei Yongcheng was stunned for a moment, and also laughed, this Mo Tianzong, cunning and cunning, major and captain, there is a big difference, to be able to go to the major, even if it is a small company commander, what is the point. Wei Yongcheng sighed, others are using the director of the Political Department to promote others, only himself, because he is the director of the Political Department, he can't be promoted, he is really anxious.

Although they were grinning, everyone was still a little reluctant in their hearts, watching the invincibles go far by boat, Li Baicheng and Wei Yongcheng turned their heads in a depressed mood, this Mabu, since the enemy came, there have been a lot more plays, and now they are separated, there are only two of them, and they can only play chess to live.

Sitting on the bow of the boat, Mo Di felt a little hot, unbuttoned the wind and discipline, opened the placket, the river breeze blowing, the muddy water reflected the sky, there was no sorrow, and the mood was like this surging river, wide and passionate. Along the Xiwei River, there is actually the custom of basking in autumn, on the undulating hills of the riverside, dotted with sparse villages, scattered and orderly on the slope, the sunrise in the east mountain, the morning sun reflects, the ancient dwellings in the mountain villages have experienced the vicissitudes of life, the adobe exterior wall and the drying frame, the colorful harvest fruit combination in the round plaque, draw a magnificent autumn scene between the blue sky and green trees.

Shangfeng understands himself very well and thinks about himself, which can be seen from the team he has built for himself. not only put Luo Wei up as his assistant, but also set Shi Chong as the commander of the third battalion, and the three battalions of the field supplement regiment were completely in place, and the guard company was listed separately and put into the team directly under the regiment, and the whole regiment was all in place. What Mo Di didn't understand was why the Yebu Regiment was placed in Yuexi, which was far away from Anqing and was a relatively safe area. However, this is a poor area and a new county. In the past, the territory belonged to Qianshan and Taihu counties of Anqing Road, Huoshan and Shucheng counties of Huaisi Road, after the abolition of the road in the 17th year of the Republic of China, the counties were directly under Anhui Province, and the 21st year of the Republic of China set up an administrative office, Qianshan and Taihu Lake belonged to the first special district, Shucheng and Huoshan belonged to the third special district, and there was no independent county governance of Yuexi. In the first month of the 25th year of the Republic of China, because of the need to "suppress bandits", the national government established a new county on the border of the four counties of Xiqian, Tai, Huo and Shu, and named Yuexi County because the area was "suitable for living in the west of Qianyue". It is not easy to survive in such a new county with no economic foundation and without full funding from the top. Shangfeng put his own group here, why is it? Mo Di couldn't figure it out.

I don't want to, I rushed to Huoshan today and went to the division headquarters to find out.

Qin Guosheng knew that he would actually hang up the position of director of the political department, and his mouth was so wide that he could stuff a duck egg. He has always been positioned as a typical soldier, but he is no stranger to politics, Nanning Military Academy as a political branch of the Central Military Academy, at the beginning of the establishment of the emphasis on politics and light on the military, and later to Qin Guosheng when he studied, has been double-minded, all students are professional military personnel, but politics is not strange. Being able to be promoted to major from this channel, Qin Guosheng knew that he was already more than one and a half levels higher than his classmates, and most of his classmates were still carrying lieutenant epaulettes, and he already had an extra horizontal bar on his shoulder. All this is because of the right person, as soon as he graduated from the military academy, he came to the front line, and became a formal platoon commander from the probationary platoon commander to the guard company, and then took over Zhao Guolong's position as the commander of the guard company, and the military rank also rose to the captain, and the captain was promoted to major in just one year, which is really the speed of flying. Thinking of this, he looked at Mo Di not far away with reverence, and secretly made up his mind to follow this person in this life.

Jin Tongxuan pushed his elbow on Qin Guosheng's arm a few times before he woke him up from his contemplation, and listened to Jin Tongxuan ask: "Has Deputy Luo Tuan's telegram been received?" ”

Qin Guosheng suddenly remembered that he was not only the director of the political department of this listing, but also the commander of the guard company, and he had been in charge of the telegram exchange in the regiment, and after that, he should still have more work in the security department, and at the same time take care of some work in the staff department.

The ship's telegraph was not turned off, a hand-cranked generator was slowly rocking on the side, and the electricity sent out was only enough for the telegraph. A small folding table rests on the ship, and the telegraph is placed in the center. The telegraph operator sat limply on the side, listening for the signal to appear.

After crossing the mouth of the West River, the river turned into a backwater, and when the southerly wind hit the head, the speed of the boat slowed down, even slower than the pedestrian line, and the experienced guards and soldiers asked to get off the boat and walk. One of the three boats asked for luggage, and the other two were sent back to Mabu, except for Mo Di and Jin Tongxuan, only the confidential officer and two soldiers who took turns rocking the generator sat on the boat, and the rest of the place was full of luggage, tents, guns and backpacks. With Jin Tongxuan by his side, Qin Guosheng also got off the boat, he was very excited, he felt full of energy, and wanted to run on the river beach to vent.

Seeing Qin Guosheng running like a child on the river beach, Mo Di and Jin Tongxuan looked at each other and smiled, a young man who was less than twenty-five years old was already a major in the ranks, and it was definitely not normal if he didn't show it. As soon as this thought popped up, Mo Di smiled and said: "Tongxuan, why don't you go for a run and jump, you are also a young man, a dignified lieutenant colonel!" Jin Tongxuan said with a smile: "I have already skipped it, I skipped the promotion to lieutenant colonel when I was loyal to the National Salvation Army before, this time it is a gentle transfer, and I am used to it." Mo Di nodded, it's really like that, not only is it not a level, but to a certain extent, it is a demotion, he was the head of Zhengyin before, not just the chief of staff, and he followed himself and wronged this young man. Jin Tongxuan didn't care, and continued like a story: "At that time, the three lieutenant colonels came down with a letter of appointment, and it was not me or Liu Qinglong who danced the most, it was a vole. This kid didn't know where he got a bunch of incense and candle paper, burned it lively, and cried a lot. ”

Mo Di laughed, vole, came out of the Pingle Folk League with him, street gangsters, both parents died, an orphan, and not a Pingle native, when he was very young, he followed his parents to flee the famine along the Guijiang River to the north, his parents died on the road, and the people on the road helped to bury him, and it was difficult to find where to bury, according to the old man who watched him grow up on Pingle Street, he should be a person from the Cangwu area, when he first came, a Cangwu accent. Being able to become the commander of the lieutenant colonel and look like a ghost is something that the vole never dreamed of before. Dressed well, but I don't know where my hometown is, and I can't return to my hometown if I want to, so I can only burn a bunch of paper money to comfort my parents underground. The brothers who followed him out of Pingle all had a future, Xu Ping became the commander, Xu Le became the commander, and Zhao Guolong became the chief of staff of the colonel's division, as long as he wanted, he could be the commander of the regular army at any time. The days when I worked at this stage as a colonel were not short, as long as I had the opportunity to go to the senior class of the Central Military Academy to be gilded, I would be able to hang up the general star when I came back. Unlike the Xu brothers, their own stars have a higher gold content and are heavier.

At this time, the operator sent over a telegram, handed it to Jin Tongxuan very sensibly, and said, "Counselor, Deputy Luo Tuan's telegram." ”

It's Luo Wei's telegram! Jin Tongxuan took it, glanced at it, and handed it to Mo Di. Mo Di took the telegram and read it out loud: "The Ministry of Labor received an order, and all of them have been concentrated in the hidden mountains yesterday, and they set off for Yuexi early this morning. ”

Mo Di handed the telegram to Jin Tongxuan and said: "The brothers have worked hard, from the hidden mountain to the intestines, it is more than 80 miles, and there is no car, all rely on the footboard. We estimated that we would not be able to catch up with the division headquarters today, and after getting off the boat at Hengshan Ferry, we were afraid that it would be dark. Jin Tongxuan looked at the map and asked the boatman where he was here, and how long it would take to reach the Blackstone Ferry, and got a positive answer from the boatman, he could rush to the ferry today, but it must have been night when he arrived at the ferry.

A few gunshots suddenly came from the front, which startled Jin Tongxuan, there must be an enemy situation in this place! Mo Di told him that it must be the people of the guard company who had found the game. Jin Tongxuan remembered what Qin Guosheng said when he got off the boat before, if you can't find the game on the shore, when you get close to Huoshan, throw it into the Wei River*, not afraid that you won't find food. Sure enough, after the boat slowly went up, I saw a group of soldiers, waiting on the riverbank, bringing up the cauldron and basin, and it turned out to be a wild sheep that had been peeled.

Jin Tongxuan smiled, this army seems to still retain the evil energy that it was on Centipede Mountain back then!