"Oh? Tell someone to send them directly to the divisional headquarters! Jiang Qiang raised his eyebrows, keenly caught the unusual information, presumably it was most likely Boss Han's old department who came to throw stones to ask for directions! Ten minutes later, a military vehicle stopped at the gate of the division headquarters! Jiang Qiang saw that he was really an old friend at a glance, and immediately walked up with a smile on his face and said, "Haha, Head Chen, what kind of wind blew you here!" Come on, come on, come on inside, please! "Haha, Chief of Staff Jiang, let's meet again!"

Chen Yannian stretched out his hands with a spring breeze on his face, and Jiang Qiang clenched it tightly and said: "I took the liberty to come to visit this time, and I invited Chief Jiang to pay a lot of attention if there was any disturbance!" "Haha, they're all their own brothers, and if you say this, you'll see the outside! Half a year has passed since the last goodbye, brother, I miss Brigade Commander Yun, Division Commander Li, and all friendly brothers! Today, the head of the Chen regiment came to the door in person, and he must let the brothers treat them well with the friendship of the landlord! ”

Jiang Qiang smiled, and led Chen Yannian and the others to the reception room of the division headquarters with a smile. "Thank you Chief of Staff Jiang for your hospitality! We are truly flattered! After taking a sip of tea, Chen Yannian sighed softly straight to the point: "Alas! As the saying goes, if you have nothing to do, you will not go to the Three Treasures Palace, and this time you really have to do it! Jiang Qiang asked knowingly: "Captain Chen sighed so long, there must be something difficult to solve, right?" They are all their own brothers, if there is anything difficult for Captain Chen, just open his mouth! "Then thank you Chief of Staff Jiang first!"

After Chen Yannian clasped his fists in his hands and thanked him sincerely, he returned to the truth and said: "Chief of Staff Jiang, you should know about Governor Han being escorted to Wuhan by Commissar Jiang, right?" Jiang Qiang nodded and said, "Well, I do already know!" For this matter, I have sent telegrams to the commander of the theater of operations, Chief Li, many times, asking him to intercede for Governor Han! But now, I haven't received a definite reply! Chen Yannian said: "Hey, since Governor Han was escorted to Wuhan, our Third Route Army has begun to panic!"

It's been half a month now, and Governor Han still hasn't had any news, but all kinds of rumors have spread around, and the brothers are really living like a year! Jiang Qiang's expression darkened, and he nodded: "It's completely understandable!" This time, the chairman of the committee has made up his mind, and Governor Han is afraid that there will be more than one bad luck! Chen Yannian sighed: "Who says it's not, if Governor Han really has three longs and two shorts, maybe something will happen to our Third Route Army!" ”

Jiang Qiang immediately asked: "Head Chen, they are all his own brothers, let's open the skylight and say something!" I want to know what you think of Governor Han's arrest, and what are your plans now? "This!" Chen Yannian didn't expect Jiang Qiang to speak so directly, and many of the rhetoric he prepared was completely useless! Chen Yannian pondered for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said: "Chief of Staff Jiang is quick to talk, I will hide it!"

Governor Han retreated without a fight, lost Jinan without firing a shot, and later abandoned Tai'an, Laiwu, and the canal defense line one after another! To be honest, the vast majority of our brothers are very heartbroken and angry about this, and everyone is very emotional! When the national crisis is at the head, shouldn't we, the soldiers, stand up and defend the country? At this critical moment, we fled from the battle, and even set up troops to rob and poison the people, is this still a human thing? Especially when we later heard that the little devils burned and looted all the way, and caused many inhumane massacres in Shandong! We are all so heartbroken that we can't do it, and even many brothers want to directly reverse and pull out the team to kill the little devils! ”

Jiang Qiang said with emotion: "This is completely understandable! Governor Han was confused for a while, the little devil had already hit the door, and he still wanted to preserve his strength, so that he fell into such a field! The so-called cause must have effect, otherwise the chairman would not have dared to use such a blatant trick to detain Governor Han to Wuhan for trial! Chen Yannian said with a look of shame: "Yes, this is also the fundamental reason why we can only be in a hurry!" We're at a loss! We owe it to the old folks in Shandong! ”

As a member of the Third Route Army, Chen Yannian naturally didn't want to see the big boss being engaged in military law, and then the Third Route Army collapsed, but standing in the national righteousness, he really despised what Han Fuyu did! Chen Yannian's true feelings were revealed, Yang Fan nodded secretly, patted Chen Yannian's shoulder and said, "Don't be sad Captain Chen!" As long as I am here, the banner of Shandong's resistance against Japan will not fall. ”

Chen Yannian nodded and said, "I absolutely believe that Chief of Staff Jiang has this ability!" Therefore, I came here to ask for directions for my brothers! Now that our Third Route Army is already in turmoil, our brigade has sent me to discuss with Chief of Staff Jiang, if there is really any change, can we accept our 243rd Brigade? "Haha, I don't dare to ask for it!"

Jiang Qiang immediately nodded and laughed, held Chen Yannian's hand with both hands and said: "The door of our Asian People's Liberation Army will always be open to the brothers of the 243rd Brigade, as long as you are willing to come, I, Jiang Qiang, will definitely not treat my brothers badly!" "The more generals Han Xin has, the better, how could Jiang Qiang refuse these brother troops to come and defect?" Haha, that's it! ”

Chen Yannian's face was excited, in fact, they had such an idea as early as the defense of Texas, but at that time, they were both in the Third Route Army, and they were under the jurisdiction of Boss Han, so there was no way to jump ship directly! But this time is different from the past, Boss Han is already a prisoner and may be executed by the chairman at any time, so their 243rd Brigade can naturally come to Jiang Qiang with a legitimate name!

In the original history, after Han Fuyu was executed, Sun Tongxuan, commander of the 12th Army, served as the commander of the Third Army, Cao Fulin, commander of the 55th Army, served as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, and the 56th Army was removed because the army commander Gu Liangmin was Han Fuyu's family, and the 22nd Division belonged to the 12th Army, and the 74th Division belonged to the 55th Army. "It is a great pleasure to be fighting side by side with my brothers from the 243rd Brigade again! On behalf of the 80,000 brothers of the Asian Liberation Army, I welcome you! ”

Jiang Qiang was naturally so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut, this wave of operations directly absorbed six or seven thousand veterans, and after a few months of good training, he could become a tiger and wolf army! Next, Jiang Qiang began to discuss the defection of the 243rd Brigade in detail, after all, the Japanese army has now wreaked havoc in Shandong!

And the 243rd Brigade is more than 300 kilometers away, even if it moves forward without hindrance, it will take three or four days to reach Gaomi! After some careful discussion, Jiang Qiang decided to use the ant moving method to directly use the helicopter brigade for airlifting, so Jiang Qiang spent a lot of money to purchase 6 transport helicopters from Shanghai! "What? Chief of Staff Jiang, do you mean to directly use aircraft to transport troops? It only takes 2 hours to make a round trip, and 1,300 people can be transported in one trip? Chief of Staff Jiang, do you all have planes? ”

After listening to Jiang Qiang's plan, Chen Yannian was dumbfounded, and he couldn't imagine what kind of scene this was! "Haha, Captain Chen, you can go over with me and see what's going on!" Thinking and directing actions, and in order to avoid long nights and dreams, Jiang Qiang immediately stood up and said to Liu Qiang: "Contact Jiaoxian, if there is no war, let the flight team come back, I will be of great use!" ”

So far, not only have the Japanese attacking forces in Jiaoxian stopped their offensive and urgently discussed how to deal with the sudden appearance of the helicopter flight group, but the Japanese attacking troops in Anqiu and Gaomi had to suspend the offensive after suffering heavy casualties after being repeatedly frustrated! It was already three or four o'clock in the afternoon, and there was still an hour or two before it got dark, and according to the usual style of the little devils, there would usually be no night battles at night! Therefore, this battle will not be fought for a while and a half, and Jiang Qiang can use this time to move the 243rd Brigade back.

The 243rd Brigade is now stationed in Jinxiang County, and has an independent defense area, so as long as it is well organized, there is no need to worry too much about complications. "Okay, Master, I'll do it!" Liu Qiang immediately took the order and left.

Soon, Jiang Qiang made a special trip to take Chen Yannian to the special operations brigade base. "Oh my God, Chief of Staff Jiang, it's incredible that you have such planes and tanks! How did you do that? "Originally, it was enough to be shocked to see the grandeur and prosperity in Zhaoyuan County, but at this moment, seeing dozens of imposing heavy tanks and helicopters in front of him, Chen Yannian was completely dumbfounded, his mouth was wide open, and his eyes were full of horror!" Haha, a little meaning! These are all the belongings that we have accumulated with great difficulty, and we are running in training at this stage! ”

Jiang Qiang raised his eyebrows proudly, patted Chen Yannian's shoulder and said, "Captain Chen, it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, we'd better start acting now!" If it's convenient, can I send you back to Jinxiang County immediately? "Convenient! What's inconvenient! Ha ha! Master Yang, I have never been on a plane in my life, and I can't imagine that I can realize my dream today! ”

Chen Yannian swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his heart was full of shock and happiness, he felt that this move was right, with such a strong backing, would he still need to be frightened in the future? "That's good! Liu Qiang, this task is handed over to you! It is up to you to take care of the 243rd Brigade brothers joining our Asian Liberation Army! Although Jiang Qiang really wants to transport the 243rd Brigade back to Zhaoyuan County in one step and contribute to his Asian People's Liberation Army, he has to eat one bite at a time, and there is no need for him to do everything himself!

What's more, Jiang Qiang, as the leader of the Asian People's Liberation Army, has to be forced to be qualified, and if he behaves too eagerly, it will be despised! "Guaranteed to complete the mission!" Liu Qiang happily accepted the order, not afraid that Jiang Qiang would give him many tasks, but he was afraid that he would be idle and have nothing to do, because every good thing represents a heavy credit and resume! In order to keep it secret and not to cause panic, one hour Liu Qiang drove a helicopter to a field near the county seat of Jinxiang.

"Oh my God, what kind of plane is this? Can you park directly in the middle of nowhere? "It's incredible! Chief of Staff Jiang is really a very human being, and he can make people's jaws drop every time! At this time, Yun Qichang, who received the telegram, had been waiting nearby for a long time, and everyone was dumbfounded when they saw this strange plane directly parked in the field!

According to the time calculation, they originally thought that Chen Yannian should come back by car, but they never dreamed that it would be this way! "Brigade seat, this is Liu Qiang, the commander of the guard battalion of Chief of Staff Jiang, this time he came to discuss with you on behalf of Division Commander Yang! ......" jumped off the helicopter, Chen Yannian ran to Yun Qichang excitedly, and told the harvest of the trip in a general way, and his words were full of pride! "Brother Liu Qiang, let's meet again, haha! Fortunately, I will be glad to meet you! ”

Yun Qichang hurriedly stretched out his hands and shook hands with Liu Qiang warmly, and only after a while of greeting did he get to the point. "What? Is it really possible to transport all of us directly to Zhaoyuan County by plane? This, how is this possible! After listening carefully to Liu Qiang's words, Yun Qichang was dumbfounded again, only to feel that his head was completely insufficient!

Chen Yannian hurriedly nodded and smiled: "Haha, Brigade, I have seen these with my own eyes, and they will never be fake!" Without further ado, please order the brothers to gather here in batches as soon as possible! "Damn, it's better to be a deserter and be scolded or be co-opted as cannon fodder! It's better to take refuge in your own brothers and fight the little devils! Travel, you give the order! At this time, Zhao Tingbi, who was standing on the side, grabbed his military hat, he was really fed up with bird anger these days, and he had long thought that he could change places and fight devils with real knives and real guns!" Well, that's it! Brother Liu Qiang, please contact your army's flying brigade immediately, and I will gather troops! Yun Qichang happily took a picture of the board.

"Howler! Our division has always been looking forward to fighting side by side with the brigade commander and all the brothers! Liu Qiang nodded his head with a smile, and then sent the news back to Zhaoyuan as quickly as possible. After receiving the definite news, the intensive troop relocation project was officially launched, and 21 transport helicopters arrived in Jinxiang County in less than an hour. It was carried for more than ten hours in a row, and it was not until more than five o'clock the next morning that all the officers and men of the 243rd Brigade were transported back to Zhaoyuan County. "What? The 243rd Brigade is gone? ”

It wasn't until ten o'clock in the morning on February 20 that the 81st Division Commander Zhanshutang received the news that all the members of the 243rd Brigade were missing and could not be seen! Zhanshutang was immediately stunned, and now the Third Army has almost become a rat crossing the street, retreating to a few small counties close to the border of Henan, and it is impossible to continue to retreat! "Could it be that they are going to fight the Japanese devils? Why are these guys so breathless? Send them a telegram at once, telling them to withdraw and wait for the order to ascend! ”

After thinking about it, Zhanshutang only thought of one possibility, that is, Yun Qichang led the troops to fight for the Japanese devils, because now the Third Army is permeated with this resentment! "What? How could such a thing happen? Immediately send an order, all troops to strengthen their precautions, and this kind of thing must not happen again! Sun Tongxuan, the commander of the 12th Army, quickly got the news, and the whole person was so angry that it was the first time in so many years that the troops had disobeyed the order and fled!

It's just that they don't know that the 243rd Brigade has arrived in Zhaoyuan County, which is more than 300 kilometers away, and a group of people are eating and drinking spicy food, which is so pleasant! After Jiang Qiang had a long talk with Yun Qichang, Chen Yannian, Zhao Tingbi and others, he made a decision on the spot to retain the current staffing of the 243rd Brigade, but to change its name to the 5th Brigade of the Asian Liberation Army! Yang Fan also decided to let Yun Qichang's 5th Brigade conduct a one-month training, not only to change its outfit comprehensively, but also to carry out new training subjects! Although the combat effectiveness of the 243rd Brigade is not bad, but who does this have to be compared with!

The standard equipment, military technology, and operational concepts of the Asian People's Liberation Army (PLA) are shortcomings that Yun Qichang and other old-style officers have never come into contact with, and these subjects must be made up! "Brother Jiang, are you free now? A distinguished guest has come to the house! Jiang Qiang said goodbye, Yun Qichang and the others just walked out of the barracks, and Yu Yanluo called!

"Okay! I'll be right back! Jiang Qiang immediately nodded in response, not looking at the face of the monk and looking at the face of the Buddha, since his own Yu Yanluo has spoken, no matter who visits, he has to go to socialize. Brother Jiang, you're back so soon! Walking out of the barracks, Jiang Qiang took the car directly back to where he lived, and as soon as he parked the car, Yu Yanluo greeted him with a smile on his face. Jiang Qiang smiled and quipped, "Miss Yu, what makes you so happy?" ”

Yu Yanluo said with a smile: "I'm mainly happy for Brother Jiang, and all of a sudden I have added a strong team, and the strength of our Asian People's Liberation Army will definitely increase a lot!" Congratulations to Brother Jiang, congratulations to Brother Jiang! "Who will be suspicious of the large number of soldiers in these years? Especially now that Jiaodong is under full siege by the Japanese army, it is the time to employ people! "Haha, this is called erecting a recruiting flag, and you have your own food eaters!"

Jiang Qiang smiled proudly, and then asked, "Didn't you say that there was a distinguished guest coming to the door?" Jiang Qiang nodded solemnly and said, "Wang Zhijun, the military liaison representative of the Yan'an regime in Zhaoyuan, came to visit you, saying that there is an important matter to discuss with you!" He's waiting for you in the living room! "Oh, I see! You can go ahead of the rest, and I'll take care of that! Jiang Qiang raised his eyebrows slightly, and then walked quickly to the living room.

After entering the house, Jiang Qiang smiled apologetically at Wang Zhijun: "Representative Wang, I'm sorry to keep you waiting!" Recently, the affairs have been complicated, and I really lack skills! Wang Zhijun hurriedly stood up and clasped his fists with both hands and said, "Where is it!" Chief of Staff Jiang has every opportunity to shoulder the heavy responsibility of defending the territory during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and I have taken the liberty to visit me this time, and if there is any disturbance, please Haihan! "Haha, Representative Wang is polite! You may be seated! ”

Jiang Qiang waved his hand, and after sitting down, he asked straight to the point: "Representative Wang, I don't know what I can do?" So far, Jiang Qiang has not officially joined the Yan'an regime, but he has given a lot of care to the Yan'an regime, and has delivered a large number of advanced radios, telescopes, weapons and equipment, first-aid medicines and other war materials! Therefore, the Red Party has a very high opinion of Jiang Qiang, and has long listed him as a key target!

Wang Zhijun hurriedly replied: "That's the case! Recently, the Japanese army has launched a frantic attack on your army's defense area, causing heavy casualties and military pressure on your army! Our army has recovered Fei County, Lanling County, and established an anti-Japanese base behind the enemy, although the armed forces are still very weak, but our army can respond to and contain the Japanese offensive troops at any time! ...... "In July 1937, part of the main force of the Eighth Route Army left for Shandong. Prior to this, anti-Japanese armed uprisings had broken out in more than a dozen regions of Shandong, led by the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China with Li Yu as its secretary.

In late September, Xiao Hua, deputy director of the Political Department of the 115th Division, arrived at Leling, established the Military and Political Committee of the Hebei-Shandong Border Region, and organized more than 10,000 local armed men into the Eighth Route Army's eastward anti-Japanese advance column. By the end of the year, a guerrilla base area on the plains centered on Ningjin and Leling had been opened. The armed forces in various localities were combined into the Shandong Column of the Eighth Route Army, with Zhang Jingwu as commander-in-chief, Li Yu as political commissar, and Jiang Hua as director of the Political Department. It has to be said that the Red Party regime was very good at engaging in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression behind enemy lines, not only greatly restraining and depleting the Japanese army's vital forces, but also effectively cooperating with friendly forces in combat.

In the eight years of arduous anti-Japanese war, the red regime continued to expand the war of resistance against Japanese aggression behind enemy lines, and gradually grew up bit by bit! "Haha, thank you for your help! I have received this love! Jiang Qiang nodded and smiled at Wang Zhijun with emotion, and then politely refused: "Your army is in a very bad situation now, and it is not suitable to confront it head-on with the current Japanese army!"

Although our defense area has been besieged by two divisions of the Japanese army, it can still withstand it at present! Please keep yourself first, and when the time is ripe in the future, we will join forces again and drive the little devils out of Shandong! "Just as Wang Zhijun said, at this stage, the base areas behind enemy lines of the red regime are still very weak, and it is possible to fight guerrilla warfare, but if it is engaged in a frontal battle with the elite divisions of the Japanese army, it is completely equivalent to an egg hitting a stone! Therefore, Jiang Qiang will never ask them to cooperate with the strategy now, and it is very useful for them to have this positive attitude!

Wang Zhijun said solemnly: "Chief of Staff Jiang has great kindness and deep friendship for us, and our army will not sit idly by and watch your army fight alone!" If necessary, please ask Chief of Staff Jiang to open his mouth, no matter how great the sacrifice is, we will not hesitate to do so! "Thank you! Please rest assured, although the Japanese devils are heavily armed, our Asian People's Liberation Army is not a soft persimmon! If it is really a matter of life and death, I will not be polite to your army! Ha ha! ”

Jiang Qiang hurriedly clasped his fists with both hands, and then said with pride: "Your army is not afraid of hardships and dangers to go to the occupied areas to wage an anti-Japanese guerrilla war, which is really admirable, if there are any difficulties in the future, please feel free to speak!" "Invest in the peach and repay the li, Jiang Qiang made a promise!" Good! I believe that Chief of Staff Jiang will be able to lead the Asian People's Liberation Army to inflict another heavy blow on the Japanese army and finally win a complete victory!

Chief of Staff Jiang is busy, so I won't bother more! "The goal has been achieved, Wang Zhijun will no longer be verbose, and stand up and say goodbye very interestingly!" Haha, the king represents slow walking! Come and visit often! Jiang Qiang personally sent Wang Zhijun to the gate and waved goodbye.

At this time, Zhuang Tao walked over: "Jiang Qiang, come here, I have something I want to discuss with you!" Jiang Qiang nodded immediately, and then followed Zhuang Taobang to a study. Zhuang Tao took out a telegram, handed it to Jiang Qiang, and said, "You take a look at this first!" Jiang Qiang glanced at it, it turned out to be a telegram from Gu Liangmin, to the effect that Han Fuyu's life was hanging by a thread, and only Jiang Qiang could save him in the world, please Jiang Qiang must lend a hand! In addition, the telegram also mentioned that the Third Army was now facing the danger of collapse, and Cao Fulin began to crowd out Gu Liangmin after putting on the hat of the former enemy commander-in-chief, and coveted his 22nd and 74th divisions!

After Jiang Qiang put down the message, he pondered for a long time and said, "I am also very embarrassed about this matter! Zhuang Tao, you should stand tall and see far, I would like to know what do you think I should do? After thinking about it, Jiang Qiang simply threw the pot to Zhuang Tao, because this is a dilemma, no matter what he does now, it will leave people with a handle, it is better to listen carefully to Zhuang Tao's thoughts.!