Commander Duan Renyi thought that Staff Officer Fang was too much. This battle may also be fought, but it is unrealistic to say that it will start immediately. The mission of their new third regiment was very clear, which was to fight for the Battle of Hexi. But if the devils don't pass here, who will they block? Hit whom? The Xima River is very long, and the devils in the east of the river can cross the river from anywhere, and there are many ways to enter the battle area in the west of the river, and they may not have to take Ma'anshan, which they are guarding.

However, he didn't say it. It's not that he is afraid that Staff Officer Fang will laugh at him for not understanding, but that he is afraid that if he says this, he will slack the fighting spirit of the brothers. In any case, it is always right to be well prepared, in a war, anything can happen, and a strong team cannot be slackened, let alone his broken team!

Seeing that the staff officer Fang had walked away with the iron mill, he said to the second battalion commander Lan Qian loyally:

"Why don't you fight for me at all? Battalion Commander Hou, Battalion Commander Zhang has never led soldiers to fall, you Lan Duzhong have both led soldiers and fought, why are you like this?! Look at the trenches dug up! Can you blame the staff officer for getting angry?! ”

Lan Duzhong scolded hatefully:

"He's on fire? Damn, I'm still on fire! As soon as it starts, Lao Tzu will shoot him in the back first! ”

He glared at Lan Duzhong:

"Nonsense! Staff Officer Fang was sent by the headquarters of the 23rd Route Army, whoever dares to touch a single hair of him, I, Duan Renyi, will never spare him! ”

Lan Qianzhong's eyelids rolled:

"Is the leader of the new third regiment you, or is he him?"

He smiled reluctantly:

"Whatever! It's me and him, it's all the same, anyway, it's all about fighting a good battle! ”

"But you are the lieutenant colonel and the commander of the regiment, and he is a major staff officer......"

He was on fire:

"What lieutenant colonel, major? How did I become the head of the regiment, others don't know, don't you know?! It's not that you're making trouble in Jiejiadian County, I'm going to let the good county magistrate be inappropriate and come here to suffer the guilt?! I'm not a regiment commander at all, or I have a lieutenant general class, and I have to listen to the staff officer! ”

Lan was silent.

He sighed:

"If you want to lead troops to fight, I am not as good as Staff Officer Fang, nor as good as your Battalion Commander Lan and other battalion commanders, but for the sake of fighting devils against Japan, you all have to help me more!"

Lan Duzhong bowed his head in response:

"Yes!"

And he said:

"Also, no matter what, you can't make trouble with Staff Officer Fang, although this person is a little ruthless, but the one who came to help us make up for the stage, not the one who demolished the stage, we have to understand this!"

"Yes!"

"Alright, you can get busy!"

Lan Qianzhong left honestly, but he couldn't help but get up, turned around silently, and looked at the calm Xima River under his feet in a daze. The sky was hazy and dark, and the Xima River lost its splendor given by the setting sun, and the surface of the river became a dimmer. On the other side of the Mingmeng River, the endless wilderness dissolves into the darkness of the night. Perhaps the Japanese puppet army that was about to be blocked was on the other side of the river, under the cover of darkness day and night......

Head Duan Renyi's heart trembled for a while.

Duan Renyi never imagined that he would put on the uniform of the national army at the age of forty-two and become the commander of the lieutenant colonel in one fell swoop. I didn't expect that not long after becoming the regiment commander, I would lead my troops to fight. Until he stood at the forefront of Xiagangzi Village in Ma'anshan and lectured, he still felt that all this was very unreal, and he was in a trance like being in an absurd and funny dream.

Before planting in this dream, he was very sure of being the county magistrate, and he did it for five years, doing diligent and hard, and his political deeds were not good, but they were not bad. If it weren't for the artillery battalion of the 377th Division of the 23rd Route Army stationed in the county seat of Jiejiadian, if it weren't for the brothers of the artillery battalion and the people of the county town of Jiejiadian fighting together, he, the county magistrate, would definitely be able to do it steadily. What's worse is that something that shouldn't have happened happened, and he was dragged into an earth-shattering event without any mental preparation.

The incident took place three months ago on a nightly basis. That night, the gunshots and artillery rang out loudly, and he was still in the dark, not expecting that Lan Qianzhong, Zhang Fangzheng and others would hide from him, the county magistrate, to do something to the artillery camp of the national army.

The military discipline of the artillery battalion is not good, he knows it. In less than half a year after the battalion was stationed in Jiejiadian, seven or eight Huanghua girls became pregnant in an unknown way, and he also knew it. For this reason, he went to the artillery battalion headquarters twice in person, and summoned the commander of the artillery battalion Lu for an interview three times, and asked the battalion commander Lu to restrain his subordinates. Camp Commander Lu was very polite on the surface, saying that he wanted to investigate and handle, but in fact, he neither investigated nor did he do it, and his brothers became more and more fierce, and finally made trouble on the head of Widow Zhao on Erdao Street and stole a guard dog from Widow Zhao. Widow Zhao is not an ordinary person, known as "Company Commander Zhao", young and coquettish, very communicative, the head of the self-defense regiment Lan Duzhong, the captain of the death squad Zhang Fangzheng, the deputy Hou Duyan and others, are all frequent visitors to her house, and it is said that they have also worked hard in her "company", and as a result, they have caused big trouble.

He didn't know what was going on that night, but he only knew that when he was frightened by the sound of gunfire, Lan Qianzhong, Zhang Fangzheng, and Hou Duyan broke into his house, and as soon as he entered the door, Huo Di knelt down. He froze, instinctively feeling that something was wrong.

"What, yes...... Did you do it? ”

Lan Qianzhong nodded.

"Why are you hiding it from me?"

"I ...... We don't want to bother you! ”

These three people's heads are so simple! made such a big mess, and said that he didn't want to bother him! In fact, as soon as the gunshot rang out, his fate was already doomed. As the county magistrate, he couldn't escape the involvement of such a big thing under his nose, and it was when the devil soldiers were pressing! In any case, the artillery battalion is a national army that fights devils, and even if military discipline is corrupt, it should not be wiped out by its own people.

He was mad, scolded Lan Duzhong and the three by name, insisted that they were rebels, and asked them to immediately release the captured survivors of the artillery battalion and surrender to the headquarters of the 23rd Route Army.

When the three of them heard this, they all stood up and immediately declared that they were not rebelling, but for the people! And declared: If he thinks it is a rebellion, they will not have this county magistrate from now on!

He was angry and afraid, so he rode to Yinwa Station thirty miles away overnight, took a ride to the provincial capital, and found the old ** Gao Hongtu in the provincial government meeting hall at four o'clock in the afternoon the next day. Gao Hongtu was shocked when he heard the news, interrupted the current situation talk meeting of celebrities from all walks of life, and dragged seven or eight celebrities to ride directly to the headquarters of the 23rd Route Army with him.

Han Peige, lieutenant general and commander-in-chief of the 23rd Route Army, had already learned the news of the incident one step ahead. When they entered the headquarters, he and Gao Lao ** were just about to speak, General Han Peige ordered them to drink tea very strictly, and when they were trembling and drinking tea, General Han Peige had a black face and played with a pistol, and the chief of staff and adjutant director next to him had a murderous look.

At this time, Battalion Commander Lu was put back, looking very embarrassed, wearing riding boots on one foot and cloth shoes on the other, without a military hat, and his face was covered with mud and water. General Han Peige became angry as soon as he saw Battalion Commander Lu's appearance, paced around Camp Commander Lu, and stared at Battalion Commander Lu for a long time before squeezing out a sentence from between his teeth:

"What about the person I gave you?"

Battalion Commander Lu trembled all over his body and did not dare to say anything.

General Han Peige asked again:

"Where's the cannon I gave you?"

Battalion Commander Lu trembled even more, staggering and almost falling down.

In front of him and Gao Lao**, the general shot the battalion commander Lu to death, strode to the front of the military map, raised his hand and fired another shot at the red circle marked with the words "Unloading Jiadian", and then threw the gun on the table, and explained to the chief of staff as if no one was around:

"Order the 1764th Regiment, 1765th Regiment, and 1766th Regiment of the 377th Division to immediately open and blast out the unloading armor for me before dawn tomorrow!"

He, Gao Lao**, and the gentlemen and celebrities who came with him were all stunned by the general's actions and orders, and they were like puppets. He knew that the general's order was not child's play, as long as the three regiments of the 377th Division drove to Xijiadian tonight, everything would be irreparable, and under the heavy artillery bombardment, Jiadian would become a ruin, and the 30,000 people in the city, as well as his family, wives and children, would all turn into unjust souls under the cannon.

He "pounced" and knelt down in front of the general. Gao Lao** and the celebrities who came with him also knelt down and pleaded.

The general personally went to help the elder **, and ordered them to get up, and sighed and said:

"You are all brothers and my guests, and when you come to my headquarters, what will outsiders say when they see it? Sit, sit! ”

After he and the others sat down again, the general pulled his face and asked:

"How do you think this matter will be solved?"

Gao Lao** said:

"To the mob leaders, catch those who should be caught, and kill those who should be killed!"

That's exactly what he thinks.

The general shook his head:

"Elder Hong, who am I arresting? Who are you killing? At this moment, Shajiadian is still in the hands of the mob! ”

That's just as well.

Gao Lao ** was speechless.

The general waved his hand and said:

"With the face of your elder Hong and everyone, I won't fight. Let's do it: if the mob eats one of my battalions, they will give me back one regiment! Wouldn't they all be happy if they were incorporated into the national army, first, they could enhance the strength of our army, second, they would resolve the incident peacefully, and third, they would also help you clean up the place. ”

Gao Lao ** agreed.

"Good! Good! If so, the general's merits to the country and the people are immeasurable! ”

General Han immediately aimed his sharp gaze at him:

"Since Meng Hong's favor is approved, then this regiment will ask County Magistrate Duan to bring it to me!"

Gao Lao** didn't think of this question at all, and opened his mouth and said:

"General, this ...... This section of the county magistrate is the local administrator appointed by the provincial government, is it ...... How can you ......?"

General Han said coldly:

"Is the county magistrate Chinese? Do the Chinese want to fight devils? My devil-fighting team was eaten by the mob under the rule of County Magistrate Duan, shouldn't he, the county magistrate, do something for me, the commander-in-chief?! If Elder Hong and County Magistrate Duan don't give me this face, I will have to do business and solve it with arms! ”

He knew he was doomed. The thing is obvious: if he does not do this regimental commander, the order that General Han Peige has just canceled will be reissued,—— and the general has every reason to do so. Then he may be able to live without worry, and the county town under his rule and the people with whom he has lived day and night will be finished, and he will not be able to escape the torment of conscience caused by the ruins and cemeteries.

When he was thinking nervously, Gao Lao ** said again:

"General, this matter is very important, old ...... The old man is saying that you have a great stake to General Han. This...... Can the county magistrate lead troops to fight? If you ruin the reputation of the 23rd Route Army, you will let the world laugh at you General Han! ”

General Dao:

"No one is born to lead soldiers! As long as the county magistrate Duan is willing to do it, he will be able to do it well! I, Han Peige, guarantee that he will become a decent regiment leader in less than half a year! ”

He had nothing to say, after Gao Lao ** and the gentry and celebrities said goodbye, he was left at the headquarters of the 23rd Route Army like a hostage, and that night he received an order and a letter of appointment signed by General Han Peige to form a new third regiment; The next day, wearing the uniform of a lieutenant colonel of the National Army, he went to Xijiadian with the major staff officer Xiang Gong and the major adjutant Huang Zeming sent by the 23rd Route Army Headquarters; Five days later, under the coercion of the machine guns and heavy artillery of the 377th Division's besieging troops, a team composed of more than 1,800 old and young masters from Xijiadian was pulled out of the county seat.

This was the end of the Dejiadian Incident.

Because of this incident, he lost the position of county magistrate, joined the army at the age of forty-two, became the head of the army, and now he has to fight some kind of resistance battle in Ma'anshan.

God the knows about it!