In the Battle of Yanjiatai, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party once again joined forces to defeat the Japanese army, completely annihilating a Japanese infantry brigade and a cavalry squadron. Annoyed and furious, the Japanese army sent a wing to reinforce it. However, at this time, according to the arrangement of the underground party organization, Xiao De's military department took advantage of the darkness to transfer to Zhaoquanhe with the New Fourth Army.

Zhaoquan River is located in the hinterland of Dahong Mountain, which is the junction of Beijing, Zhong and Sui counties. The terrain here is steep, the ravines are vertical and horizontal, and the karst caves are all over the place, and it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times. It is rumored that Jiang Ziya had stationed troops here when he fought the king of Shang, and the flag and drum were beaten, leaving many ruins such as the flag and drum platform, the view of the array ridge, the old view of the village, and the martial arts training hall. As early as the Soviet period, the famous He Huzi and two kitchen knives led the Red Army to fight in this area many times after the revolution, and stayed overnight in Luohan Cave. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, it naturally became a base for the Red Revolution led by the Communist Party, and the rear base camp of the 5th Division of the New Fourth Army and the headquarters of the Jingzhongying guerrilla force were located here.

For the arrival of the 482nd Regiment, the soldiers and civilians in the base area naturally did not dare to slack off, and they held a grand burial ceremony for the fallen soldiers to treat the wounded soldiers; The common people consciously slaughtered pigs and sheep for labor, and the Jingzhong Ying guerrilla headquarters also made a special trip to send a cow and sent an art troupe to perform a program to show condolences.

For two days in a row, the two units jointly held a celebration party and a party, and the good atmosphere of the military and civilian families in the base area deeply affected many officers and men of the 482nd Regiment and expressed their willingness to take part in the New Fourth Army's fight against devils. Xiao Dejun thought about the ostracism, surveillance, and constraints he had received in the army in peacetime, as well as the military commanders' eyesights, and he also came up with the idea of leading his troops to join the New Fourth Army on the spot, so he reported his thoughts to the party organization and solicited opinions.

Soon, the commander of the 5th Division of the New Fourth Army summoned Xiao Dejun.

"Your troops are very combative! Yanjiatai fought beautifully. ”

One of Xiao Dejun's "horns" stood up and performed a standard military salute: "The incompetence of his subordinates and the lack of way to lead the troops led to the escape of the 3rd Battalion, which almost delayed the fighter plane and caused a big mistake." If it weren't for the full support of the underground party organization, and the brother troops sacrificed their lives to help our department, I'm afraid that I, Xiao, would not have been able to come back to meet the chief! ”

"It is indeed taboo for soldiers to escape from the 3rd Battalion, but the fault is not entirely yours. It is a well-known fact that the Kuomintang is full of factions and intrigues, and in order to preserve their respective strengths, they do not really fight the war. That Wang Kuisheng is the nephew of the commander of your group army and the backbone of the military command, and he is himself the eyeliner and time bomb they have planted around you, and it is only a matter of time before you sabotage and mutiny at the most critical time, and you don't have to blame yourself too much. The most urgent thing at the moment is that your identity has been exposed, and now it is still a period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and if you lead your troops to defect to the New Fourth Army as a whole, not only will it be difficult to explain to your commander He, but you will also be charged with sabotaging the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. Therefore, you can only come here for a temporary rest and recuperation, and the troops still have to be rebuilt. As for your personal arrangement, I will not allow you to go back to the military command, I have communicated with Commander He, and left you with the equipment and part of the backbone of a battalion, plus some of the weapons captured this time, to form a separate unit for you, and the name is all for you, it will be called the 'Dahongshan Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Independent Brigade', and accept dual leadership! What do you think? ”

After hearing this, Xiao Dejun was overjoyed! Another standard military salute: "Thank you for your trust, please rest assured that I, Xiao Dejun, will never live up to your expectations!" ”

The division commander continued: "You commanded the Qingfeng Mountain Resistance Battle and the Yanjiatai Resistance Battle well, and gave full play to the advantages of positional warfare and guerrilla warfare. In the next step, you should make more efforts to combine the two tactics, make use of your strong points and avoid your weak points, and accumulate more experience in special operations in mountains and jungles for the anti-Japanese struggle in this special area of Dahong Mountain. ”

"That's right! In order to ensure the particularity and concealment of this team, your name Xiao Dejun can no longer be used, and it must be changed! Let's call it 'Jianghong', the river of the motherland, the god of war of the majestic Dahong Mountain! How imposing it sounds! Also, in order to cooperate with your work, we also have a political commissar for the brigade. ”

"Commissar?" Xiao Dejun pondered, "It seems that the level of this independent brigade is not low, because the New Fourth Army only has a political commissar for regiment-level troops!" ”

Just as Xiao Dejun was about to answer, a crisp and loud voice sounded outside the door: "Report!" "Look, when it comes to Cao Cao, Cao Cao has arrived! Come on in! ”

As the wooden door creaked open, a female cadre of the New Fourth Army walked in, I saw her in her early twenties, not tall or short, wearing a gray military uniform very decently, with a brown belt tied around her slender waist, and a leather briefcase on her shoulder; He wore a straight-barreled flat bowler hat on his head, with no blue sky and white sun cockade on the brim, only two imitation German mountain hat buttons glowing black; The short black hair, fluffy outwards under the military hat, and a pair of big eyes were bright; The mutton fat-like skin is inlaid with two large dimples, making the whole face look very delicate and pretty. Xiao Dejun was a little stunned for a while.

"It's coming pretty fast! Come, let me introduce you to you! The division commander happily stood up from his chair.

"Xiao Hong! Satsuki 'Xiao', the rainbow' of the rainbow! Nice to meet you! Before the female New Fourth Army could wait for the division commander's introduction, she took the initiative to stretch out her right hand, which seemed to be downright and generous.

"Hello! Xiao..., my name is Jiang Hong, the 'Jiang' of the rivers and mountains, the 'Hong' of the flood, no, it is the 'Hong' of Dahong Mountain, fortunately! Xiao Dejun hurriedly stretched out his hands and tightly held the slender jade hand.

Xiao Hong smiled slyly: "Isn't the 'Hong' of the flood the same 'Hong' as the 'Hong' of Dahong Mountain!" Ouch! Why are you doing so much? It hurts me! ”

Jiang Hong was embarrassed for a moment, and hurriedly let go of his hands.

Seeing that this pair of young talents started a silent contest as soon as they met, the division commander was full of joy.

"That's it! It seems that you two know each other without my introduction! Jiang Hong, the captain of the newly established Dahongshan Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Independent Brigade; Xiao Hong, political commissar of the Dahongshan Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Independent Brigade; Your pair of partners is officially in place today, how to bring this independent brigade next? Is it a wolf, a tiger, or a sheep? It's up to you two to be capable! ”

"She's the commissar?" Jiang Hong looked at the division commander with a little doubt, and thought to himself, "You didn't let me have the surname Xiao, but you sent me a political commissar surnamed Xiao, and she is also a rare beauty, what does it mean?" Wouldn't it be as simple as finding a partner? As everyone knows, it was this arrangement that made him puzzled, and in the future battle, Xiao Hong saved his life twice, which is a later story. In this vast world and among all living beings, there are some chances and coincidences, which are really convincing.