Chapter 20 Chapter Eighteen

one The god of war suddenly came to the throne, and the mountains and the south and the north were at the same time mobilizing their troops. It is night, the concave and convex mountains are dark and windy.A small three-story building in the northeast corner of Shouchun County, an important town in the west, showed a dark silhouette in the dark night. Occasionally, strong lights leaked from the gaps in the thick window curtains on the third floor, and were quickly absorbed by the dense eucalyptus trees. Thirty Looking here from Mi Wai, it was still pitch black, coupled with the fact that there were many bright hills and dark whistles shaking, this made this exquisite small building more gloomy and mysterious.

This place is called No. 45, Anfeng Lane. It was originally the police office of the Japanese and puppet government. After being taken over two months ago, it became the division headquarters of the new 137th Division of the Kuomintang Army.At this time, more than 20 national army generals in yellow uniforms were sitting in the war room of the division headquarters, listening solemnly to the lieutenant general and division commander Liu Hanying's "bandit suppression" plan. "Dear colleagues, following the breakdown of the negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, General Marshall, the special envoy sent by President Truman, has returned to China, and the truce has been invalidated. Our army's plan to suppress bandits is about to start in full swing. The main force of the national army is being transferred north. The letter commends our department's outstanding spirit and immortal record for adhering to the anti-Japanese war in Ou Cong Mountain. Because the area where the headquarters is located is dangerous and has important strategic significance, the supreme commander ordered our department not to move temporarily, stick to Ao Cong Mountain, and wipe out the Communist bandit Yang Tinghui's department on the spot... "

The troops of the Jianghuai Military Region, which Liu Hanying called the "communist bandit Yang Tinghui's Department", have now been reorganized into the eighth column of the Jianghuai Field Army. Yang Tinghui is the column commander, and Wang Lantian is the political commissar of the column. At the same time, they are also in full swing.Liu Hanying paused for a while, his eyes slowly swept across the faces of the participants.Everyone was expressionless. The war room of the division headquarters was temporarily arranged, four feet wide and six feet long, and it was magnificent.About a foot away from the door, there is a huge sand table, on which the uneven mountainous features and landforms are impressively presented.Behind the sand table is a rectangular mahogany conference table. From left to right sit Lieutenant General Liu Hanying and Major General Wen Zeyuan.Liu Hanying's left hands are Major General Zuo Wenlu, Chief of Staff, Zhang Jiayu, Major General of the First Brigade, Wu Bingqiu, Major General of the Third Brigade, and six school-level officers.On Wen Zeyuan's right are Major General Ji Hatian, Major General and Deputy Commander, Ma Ziwei, Major General of the Second Brigade, and Zi Gefei, Colonel and Brigadier Commander of the Fourth Brigade, followed by six school-level officers.This force is a newly organized division in name, but its actual strength is already four brigades. Including the troops directly under the division headquarters, there are a total of fifteen regiments with a strength of nearly 20,000 troops, which is stronger than a single army of a motley army.

On the front wall behind Liu Hanying and Wen Zeyuan hung a huge combat map with hand-framed full deployment of troops.From the map, several thick arrows were thrown out like several fierce fists, and gathered in one place vigorously. The text here marked "Bandit Liang Bida Department". Judging from the situation plotted on the map, the little "Bandit Liang Bida Department" is undoubtedly the turtle in the urn and cannot escape this time.This is Liu Hanying's first choice of attacking target. To protect Jiang, he must first protect Huai, and to fight snakes and seven inches. If he wants to fight Yang Tinghui, he must kill Liang Bida first.

Lieutenant Colonel Chen Mohan, head of the Third Regiment of the Reorganized First Brigade, was sitting beside Siegfried, and there was no expression on his face either. Since Shi Yunbiao's death in battle, the path traveled by the remaining troops of the original Seventy-ninth Army in the past few years brings tears of bitterness when I talk about it, and tears of blood and hatred when I think about it.First, the stragglers were downsized into a supplementary battalion, and later Moganshan died of unknown reasons.Even though the general Chen who was hung up to help the command headquarters was furious, he had no choice but to block and prevaricate. The truth about the bloody battle at 812 Heights, the death of Shi Yunbiao, and the death of Moganshan was like tiny grains of truth. The sand, falling into the deep well, was submerged by layers of falsehoods created by the officers who were the direct relatives of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.General Chen has long been stripped of his military power and placed in the air, he can't reach the world or the ground, and he has all kinds of false titles of this councilor and other committee members, which are actually just a symbol. If it is not considered that General Chen is a veteran of the party and state, The target of the audio-visual public opinion's attention, those direct relatives officers wished to kill him.

The length of the whip is too long, let alone a light and fluffy wool whip.Since the big tree has no leaves and cannot enjoy the shade, the people under it can only do it for themselves.On the other hand, Chen Mohan, who joined halfway, learned from the pain and struggled to find a way to live for himself and the brothers from the original Seventy-Nine Regiment. At the beginning, after Chen Mohan took over the position of battalion commander of the supplementary battalion, he once called a few deep-rooted veteran officers of the original 79th regiment to hold an extremely secret meeting within a very small range.Since then, the mental outlook of the supplementary battalion has deteriorated greatly.

Chen Mohan took the initiative to propose to Zhang Jiayu that in order to strengthen restraint, the regiment seat should deploy four platoon leaders and seven squad leaders within the regiment to make up for the supplementary battalion.Chen Mohan called this "mixing sand" to help him control the veterans of the original 79th regiment.At the same time, Chen Mohan went to the director of the political training department, Ji Hatian, and claimed that the supplementary battalion was the old foundation of the 79th regiment. Dispatch political trainers to give lectures to the officers and soldiers of the supplementary battalion every week. Chen Mohan called this "brainwashing".In terms of running the army, Chen Mohan also changed Shi Yunbiao, Mo Ganshan and others' style of a gentleman who "precedes others with his body" and "rules the army with his heart", but emphasized the distinction between ranks and the distinction between upper and lower ranks. Eat with soldiers, company officers no longer train with soldiers, and even platoon officers no longer live in the same room with soldiers.Chen Mohan called this approach "to save face".

They mixed sand and washed their brains, and after washing their brains, they regained the face of the officers. So, on the surface, everyone became a loyal believer of the Supreme Commander. People don't distinguish between men, women, old and young" and so on are actually empty talk, but the army has loose hearts, officers and soldiers are separated, and military discipline is abolished.Officials began to put on a show and domineering, beating and scolding soldiers, gathering crowds to gamble, deducting military pay, and even some people smoked big cigarettes. In the restaurant, officers from the supplementary battalion also appeared.

If you go back a few years, when Shi Yunbiao and Mo Ganshan were alive, they found that smoking opium and whoring, the light ones were severely punished, and the severe ones were all possible to beheaded.But now in Chen Mohan's hands, the supplementary battalion has completely changed. Gradually, it is not much different from the other battalions of the 246th Regiment. Pulled to the training ground again, the officials are soft, the soldiers are lazy, but they are bluffing when they shout, and the knives and guns are mostly flamboyant fists and embroidered legs.From their mouths, they could no longer hear the palpitating thunder-like roars of those years, and from their eyes, they could no longer see the chilling hatred of those years.

Liu Hanying watched all this silently.On the one hand, he didn't quite believe that the men of the old 79th regiment had turned into mud so quickly, and their hatred had been eroded so quickly.As a soldier, he understands a rule. It is easy to change a person. If you can't change it, you can just kill it. However, it is difficult to change an army, especially a family-like army that is not directly descended. A dark air has been passed down from generation to generation, like a ghost, always controlling their spirits in the dark.However, Liu Hanying looks at the problem from a different angle, and it is possible to conquer them and change them, because their top officer has changed, and Chen Mohan is not a remnant of the 79th Army. If you are scared, you dare not call again, let alone a human being?

After all, an arm can't hold back a thigh, and a man who knows current affairs is a hero. It seems that Chen Mohan is well versed in this. Liu Hanying admired Chen Mohan more. In Liu Hanying's view, since Chen Mohan was not a member of the 79th Army, and Shi Yunbiao and Mo Ganshan were not his parents, he, Chen Mohan, couldn't bear to hit his head with their ghosts.Thinking about it in his own shoes, Liu Hanying himself is not so loyal to the Supreme Commander, and he would run away when the situation is not good. Then, Chen Mohan has no reason to risk his own life for the dead Shi Yunbiao and Mo Ganshan The danger is to do the loyalty of the illusory. Of course, not all officers see things that way. Around Liu Hanying, there are also some people who believe that the supplementary battalion is the foundation of the 79th Regiment after all. Many officers and soldiers are die-hard cronies of Shi Yunbiao and Moganshan. They used to hate corruption in other troops, but now they have turned around. It happened so fast, and in a blink of an eye they were all in the same boat, even Zhongbo was no longer distinguished. Even Zhao Wuwei, who has been up and down in the positions of battalion commander and company commander, and has serious dissatisfaction and even hatred for the commander, now shows that he has no chest. Dazhi eats, drinks, prostitutes and gambles, and treats the chief with a respectful and low-browed look. He even marries a concubine in a show of power to show that he is willing to degenerate. Whether there is fraud in this, or whether there is a deeper conspiracy, is indeed worth deliberating.Zuo Wenlu was very suspicious of this. Liu Hanying disagreed.Liu Hanying believes that people like Zhao Wuwei have been under Shi Yunbiao and Mo Ganshan's subordinates in the past, and Wu Peimei's poison is too deep. In addition, he was young at that time and easily acted on his emotions.It's different now. From the brigade to the regiment, the supplementary battalion has been given preferential treatment. Although the officers have been demoted, their pay has been increased.What is the purpose of a mud-legged person like Zhao Wuwei coming out to join the army? Being an official is important, but isn't the reason why being an official is important because being an official is because you can make money? Ghost, Liu Hanying has a clear understanding of these officialdom rules. If you have milk, you are a mother, and if you are an official, you are a mother. Money, money is officials.That being the case, if you give him money, what else can he say? Besides, those veterans of the 79th regiment are getting older day by day, with more bark on trees and more worries about people. Go soft.Once Shi Yunbiao and Moganshan died, the ghosts of the 79th Army could no longer be restrained. These latecomers are not Wu Peimei's filial sons and grandsons, and it is unlikely that they will always follow Wu Peimei's way. Liu Hanying valued Chen Mohan more and more.There are no historical accounts in the minds of young people, but they may have been bewitched by Shi Yunbiao and Moganshan for a while. With the disappearance of Shi Yunbiao and Moganshan, the residual poison of this bewitchment can be gently wiped away with the veil of grace. It just disappeared. Soon, another thing happened.It made Liu Hanying, Zhang Jiayu and others strengthen their trust in Chen Mohan. Less than half a year after Chen Mohan became the battalion commander of the supplementary battalion, Chen Kexun, who served as the director of the headquarters of the group army Jiang Wenzhao, sent four gold bars and a secret letter to Liu Hanying, hoping that Brigadier Liu would cultivate and reuse his compatriots. His younger brother, Chen Mohan, and Yun Chen's family have been in business for generations, and they are quite familiar with financial management. Mohan has been involved in housekeeping since he was a child, and has a talent for managing funds and accumulating funds. "Mo Han is really a scholar, and I'm afraid he can barely handle the art of war. If he can be given the position of military supplies and finance, it will be beneficial for him to show his intelligence. Ke Xun and his family respect all appreciate Brigadier Commander Liu's compassion." After reading this letter, facing the four golden bars, Liu Hanying sneered in her heart: His mother is indeed the son of a rich man, and the wishful thinking has been transferred to Lao Tzu's head.What the surname Chen likes is my vacancy. Naturally, Liu Hanying would not hand over the financial management to Chen Mohan, his cousin Huang Xiangshu had the right to manage the military supplies, and no one else could intervene.But gold bars: still can't refuse.Besides, Chen Kexun was in high position next to Jiang Wenzhao, the commander-in-chief of the group army. It would make a big difference if he said more or less. Supplementary Battalion Commander. Liu Hanying felt that it was more appropriate for the supplementary camp to be managed by Chen Mohan.In order to show his mind, in addition to the confidant captain Zhang Gusheng sent by Jihatian to the supplementary battalion as the deputy and trainer of the battalion, he also appointed a nearly forty-year-old old dog who was already weak in the eyes of Liu Hanying and Zhang Jiayu. Zhao Wuwei served as the deputy battalion commander of the major. On the eve of the surrender of the Japanese army, Jiang Wenzhao secretly came to Aotu Mountain to inspect the defense and met with officers above the regiment.Chen Kexun, who came with the commander-in-chief, also met with Chen Mohan. When the two brothers talked about family affairs, they both burst into tears. Apart from being sad, they were also very grateful that they both served in the army and served the party and the country.After Commander-in-Chief Jiang Wenzhao knew about this relationship, he specifically told Liu Hanying: "They are all brothers of our own family and should be reused." In this way, when the "Aotushan Anti-Japanese Independent Brigade" was expanded into the new No. 137th Division, it was logical that Chen Mohan became the lieutenant colonel of the third regiment of Zhang Jiayu's first brigade. Chapter Eighteen two No one knew what Chen Mohan was thinking at the moment. After a while, the officers had left their seats and stood around the sand table.The metal rod in Liu Hanying's hand pointed at the eastern part of the sand table: "Since entering August, the Soviet Army has established the First and Second Far East Armies and the Pacific Fleet to attack the Japanese Army. The Communist Army took this opportunity to plot to seize the territory. Bump Shannan The eastern part of Yu has been completely reduced to a red area. Yang bandit Tinghui took the throne as king and expanded on the spot. He has been appointed as the commander of the eighth column of the so-called Jianghuai Field Army. In addition to the local armed forces under the jurisdiction of the original divisions, two more were established successively. Field Independent Brigade. It is reported that Liang Daya, the commander of the second brigade, or Liang Bida, recently gathered in Meiling and announced that he was an enemy of our army. His troops were scattered in Jiangdianji, Chenbu Town, Xujiaji, On the front line of Pengta, day drills and night training, its flames are blazing. The chief department ordered the headquarters to take advantage of Liang Bida's new construction and not to fight, first take Chenbu Town and Pengta, defeat the enemy's spirit, and achieve "a soldier who wins without fighting." The purpose. The division of tasks of each department is——” Having said this, Liu Hanying stopped talking, and raised her eyes to glance at the officers.All the officers were shocked. "The first brigade of the new 137th Division." "Here!" Zhang Jiayu retracted his jaw and raised his chest, "clicking" with both feet. Chen Mohan secretly groaned in his heart: Cooking beans to burn Osmunda, it seems that the first fire will be the first to bear the brunt of the department. "Your troops gather all your forces in the direction from Mabei to Songdian. The enemy in front of you is Liang Bida's two battalions. Their defensive position is a line of trenches, and there are no heavy weapons in the depth. The defensive front is wide and there are many weak links. It is better to take multiple routes. Assault, occupy a place, consolidate a place, advance step by step, force the enemy to push back step by step, and nibble away every inch..." After that, Chen Mohan couldn't hear what Liu Hanying said.Two people appeared in his vision, one was Liang Bida and the other was Zhu Yudao.During the most difficult years of the Anti-Japanese War, Shannan and Shanbei depended on each other as lips and teeth. Now they have just defeated the alien race, and they turned against each other.How to shoot this shot, Chen Mohan was very confused. "Second Brigade." Liu Hanying drank again in a low voice. "Here!" It was Ma Ziwei who responded. . Chen Mohan shivered, and unconsciously straightened his back.He suddenly realized that the time for the showdown was approaching.In the past two years, he and his brothers endured the humiliation, humbled themselves, said what should not be said, and did what should not be done. They paralyzed the vigilance of Liu Hanying and others inch by inch, and gained their trust inch by inch.What is all this for? At the beginning, it was to preserve strength, so that the brothers of the old 79th Army and 79th Regiment could rest and recuperate.Then, what is the purpose of preserving strength? Now there are more than 1,200 horsemen, a mortar company and a machine gun company, as well as a group of hard-core brothers such as Zhao Wuwei, Chen Shiyuan, and Yu Caojin.Over the past few years, he has been struggling with painstaking efforts and bleak management. The brothers endured humiliation, wept and drank wine, and guarded a secret together. Hoop together to become an impenetrable spiritual fortress... But where will this team end up? What Chen Mohan can rely on is still the ghost of the 79th Army. He waved the banner of the soul of the original 79th Army again and again. The will of the brothers is tightly held together in their own hands.Rather than saying that he is in command of this army, it is better to say that the undead of the 79th Army are in control of this army.An army can be broken up and disrupted, but its spirit is immortal and deeply rooted.The influence of Shi Yunbiao, Moganshan and others on the troops is rooted in the hearts of every officer and soldier.The reason why Zhao Wuwei, Chen Shiyuan, Yu Caojin and others, former veteran officers of the 79th Army, fully trusted him and helped him was because they regarded him as the faithful successor of Shi Yunbiao and Moganshan's will. They manage the army secretly by the way of "leading the way", or rely on the spirit of "soldiers eat dry, officers eat less; soldiers eat less, officers drink water" to inspire their subordinates.The so-called phenomenon of corruption, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling in the ranks of military officers is actually all acting, a feint, and a deliberate and depraved look for Liu Hanying and Zhang Jiayu to see. It is another form of keeping a low profile. How did Liu Hanying, Zhang Jiayu and others know that with Chen Mohan's acquiescence and even hints, Zhao Wuwei also established a "Patriotic Spirit Society" within the army. The current battalion commander Chen Shiyuan, battalion commander Yu Caojin and seven company commanders All are members of the society.The society has only one program: to restore the spirit of the 79th Army, and to avenge General Wu Peimei, the old commander Shi Yunbiao, and the Deputy Moganshan Regiment. Chen Mohan knew better than anyone else that the regiment he led was still a giant bomb that could detonate at any time.If he was alienated from his troops, he too would be blown to pieces in the end.Of course, Chen Mohan would not be alienated from his team, in fact, he has already become the backbone of this team without hesitation.Since joining the army, he has not found anyone who can replace Shi Yunbiao and Moganshan in his heart.Undoubtedly, he will unswervingly lead this team in accordance with Shi Yunbiao's spirit. He didn't expect that after several years of life and death, thousands of miles away, there is still a pair of old and sad eyes watching him closely.On the ninth day after he became the commander of the third regiment, he suddenly received a secret letter forwarded by Zhao Wuwei: "All the souls of the Seventy-ninth Army are deeply gratified for your arduous fighting spirit. Jian Dan Qin Xin, the sun and the moon can learn from each other. In the name of an anti-Japanese general, I order you to put national interests first, do not fight unjust wars, and leave no place for right and wrong... To survive, it is advisable to temporarily withdraw your edge and avoid exposure With vigor, hold your wings and wait for action. When the time is right, abandon the darkness and turn to the light.” This secret letter terrified Chen Mohan.In this way, what I have done, and the secret hidden deep in my heart, have all been fully understood by others.So, who is this self-proclaimed "anti-Japanese general"? Could it be the General Chen who endured humiliation and lived in the Supreme Command? Zhao Wuwei didn't say anything.Chen Mohan didn't ask either.Everyone pretends this never happened.But there is no doubt that Chen Mohan trusted this order that seemed to come from outside without hesitation.It wasn't until later that a woman named Yu appeared that Chen Mohan knew that Gao Qiujiang had passed on the letter.In the secret letter, he also made specific arrangements for his next move, requiring him to strictly control the troops and control dissidents. Soon someone will get in touch with him to assist him in his actions.There was a sound of crackling leather shoes colliding, and Chen Mohan suddenly became alert.When I looked up, I realized that the combat meeting was over, and the officers had already stood up.Chen Mohan suddenly stood up.At this time, he saw Lieutenant General Liu Hanying watching him coldly.Beside Liu Hanying, there was another pair of eyes, which cast a meaningful smile at him—it was Major General Wen Zeyuan, deputy division commander. Chapter Eighteen three Chen Mohan learned that Han Qiuyun married the half-truthful foreigner George Feng, and was about to leave for Canada on the day that Commander-in-Chief Jiang Wenzhao visited Shuhuobu in person.That day was not far away from the Japanese Emperor's unconditional surrender. The second elder brother, Chen Kexun, married Jiang Wenzhao's cousin Wei Erya, who was more or less like a dragon and a phoenix.The second elder brother told him that his second sister-in-law, Wei Erya, was also from a scholarly family, and she was the jewel in the palm of Wei Hanxuan, a famous Chinese medicine doctor in Anqing City.Chen Mohan looked at Wei Erya's photo, and his image was not bad. Even though he was wearing a boat-shaped military cap, he still couldn't conceal the beauty of the southern country.Chen Mohan said at the time: "That's good, our Chen family in Lanqiaobu, except for the dead, is under the command of Jiang." The second elder brother didn't care about his younger brother's subtext, and said with concern: "You are also in your twenties, and you have to think about life-long events. I, as an older brother, will also pay attention to you. Women in Ou Convex Mountain have short knowledge. How about finding one of the female officers of the general headquarters for you? If it is done, I can transfer you to the commander-in-chief. You have a deep family background and perseverance, and you will always develop better than Liu's subordinates at the top. I know that your situation here is very delicate. Liu Hanying is a man of yin and yang, why don't you find a chance to leave? If you want, I will handle it." Chen Mohan didn't pick up the quarrel, and said, "Second brother, haven't you thought about Han Qiuyun in these years? He is your first love. As far as I know, she still has you in her heart." Chen Kexun said: "Why are you so closed? She is going to Canada with George Feng soon. Not only has she left me behind, but she doesn't even care about China." Chen Mohan was stunned.After thinking for a while, he said, "That's true. Although I have met a few times in the past two years, I have never talked about your affairs. I have also heard about her and George Feng. But what else can you ask of her? It's fine to leave, she was originally a miserable person, I hope she can escape from the sea of ​​suffering." Chen Kexun was still thinking about his younger brother's future, and he said unrelentingly: "Mo Han, think carefully. If you want to leave the concave convex mountain, I will start activities. This is not a difficult task. The first step is to give you my sister-in-law. Find it." Chen Mohan shook his head and said "no" softly. "Can you tell me why?" "Where there is no fragrant grass at the end of the world, why bother to look far away?" Chen Kexun was pleasantly surprised: "So, you have fallen in love with me. Since the second brother is here, why don't you come and see me, my brother will be half of your family." Chen Mohan smiled and said: "Since the brothers are reunited, of course such important matters should be decided by the second brother. However, I really haven't considered this matter right now. What I mean is that although there are few ladies and ladies in Aotu Mountain, I can't do it." In order to marry a wife, use the energy of the second brother. The love between a man and a woman is something that cannot be met, and you always have to choose yourself." Chen Kexun thought for a while, smiled, and said, "Your thinking is always trendy, so of course the second brother can't force it." Chen Mohan said: "Furthermore, the two of us brothers are now soldiers of the party and state, and there are soldiers and horses behind us. The war is not over, why should we call ourselves home. Forgive my brother for his lack of filial piety, I don't want to think about it for the time being." Chen Kexun clearly felt that although they were siblings of the same mother, they had not seen each other for several years, the ups and downs of wars and horses were chaotic, and both of them had a little more cautiousness in officialdom and career.There is no mention of my younger brother's marriage and transfer. During the battle meeting for the attack on Bida's tribe in the southern Liang of the Aotu Mountain, Chen Mohan still had another pretty little girl in his mind.This woman is Gao Qiujiang's sworn younger sister, Yu Yu—her real name is Yu Zhen. In the war that is about to start soon, Yu Zhen is also a crucial figure. In the autumn half a year ago, when Gao Qiujiang endured grief and anger to complete the task of killing Li Wenbin, the traitor of the Eight Routes, and decided to return to Outu Mountain to avenge Mogan Mountain, she did not expect that someone would strike first before her. It was in a hotel in Luo'an Prefecture in the middle of the night when the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Gao Qiujiang told Yu Zhen about her history and real identity. Hearing the shocking love between her and Moganshan, Yu Zhen burst into tears , the different love styles and the same love tragedy tightly held the hearts of these two women together.On that night, Yu Zhen asked the two of them to become sisters, and said that he would go back to the concave mountain with Gao Qiujiang as her helper in revenge. Gao Qiujiang finally agreed.If Gao Qiujiang and Yu Zhen were using each other before this, then when the topic of love became the furnace of emotion, they melted each other's hearts together.A woman in love is brave, a woman in love is desperate, and a woman who has lost her lover is fierce. They drank all night in the hotel and formulated a very sober revenge plan in a slightly drunk state, including how to return to the concave-convex mountain, how to forge Yu Zhen's identity, when to attack, how to get out after the attack, and so on.At that time, Gao Qiujiang didn't mention Chen Mohan and Chen Mohan's supplementary battalion. She once heard Mo Ganshan say that the last hope of the 79th Army and the 79th Regiment lies with Chen Mohan, who is a deeply hidden ally.In this way, she couldn't relate her actions to Chen Mohan, she was taking personal revenge. Although the plan was very thorough, it died before the first step was implemented. A few hours before dawn, Gao Qiujiang was completely on the alert instinctively. He heard a noise in the hotel yard. This noise was a common noise. This kind of noise had happened in the past. For example, people staying in the hotel came out at night. Relief, temporary lodging for passing vendors, etc. But on this night, Gao Qiujiang heard something unusual from the ordinary noise, and keenly smelled a cold murderous aura from the dewy night wind.She immediately hinted at Yu Zhen, and the two of them only made eye contact a few times before sneaking out of the room. Of course it is impossible to escape.The small building was surrounded, and they started a gun battle with a few men who were about to go upstairs. A dozen hard fires from downstairs shot at the upstairs, and the bullets were like migratory locusts. The two sides stood in a stalemate for more than ten minutes, and Gao Qiujiang was wounded in three places, but luckily none of them were fatal.Seeing that the situation was not good, Yu Zhen threw a rope that he had prepared earlier to the pole of the adjacent building, tightened the loose buckle, and urged Gao Qiujiang to swing for his life. Gao Qiujiang is from the north, and he has never played the trick of swinging in the Jianghuai area. Besides, the other party is obviously targeting her. Of course, she can't just run away and leave Yu Zhen behind. The two argued for a while, Yu Zhen finally compromised, Gao Qiujiang handed her a secret letter, instructing her to sneak into Oolongji in Ootu Mountain after escaping, and hand the letter to a person named Zhao Wuhai, or to Shannan Liang Bida, this is the secret letter that Chen Mohan saw later.Although Yu Zhen didn't have the skills to fly over walls, she had perfected her ability to escape a few years ago. When she swung to the next building, Gao Qiujiang broke the rope with a gun and continued to attack the killer downstairs.Yu Zhen got out of danger and listened to the movement here in a relatively safe corner.The two sides fought fiercely for more than ten minutes, and the gunfire gradually faded away, and finally fell silent.Whether Gao Qiujiang is dead or alive now, there is still no clear answer. Chapter Eighteen Four The first time Chen Mohan met Yu Zhen was already half a month after the establishment of the new 137th Division was announced. That morning, Chen Mohan brought his entourage back to Erlonggang to inspect the defense. He crossed the street from the west entrance of Wulongji, and walked between Wanyuan Salt Store and Tongda Cloth Village on Tingzi Street. This day, Long Ji had an extra person out of thin air—Tongda Buzhuang Xing had an extra pretty girl. This woman is about eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a light lake blue Shilin cloth gown, a black short skirt, short hair cut to the ears, and a pair of cloth shoes with small loops on her feet.From his appearance, he was not a native of Wulongji, but a student from the city. Chen Mohan was a little alert at that time.Recently, Shangfeng reported that the Japanese army was about to be defeated and might have to put all their eggs in one basket for final revenge. The "Liuhua No. 1" secret service agency in Luo'an Prefecture sent a large number of spies to sneak into the concave and convex mountainous area to collect intelligence and assassinate anti-Japanese officials.At this time, there was a strange and pretty woman in Wulongji. Before the background was clarified, he couldn't take it lightly. When Chen Mohan paid attention to that woman, she was still holding a piece of silk in her hand, as if she was working, and she also looked at Chen Mohan with a pair of novel eyes, her face was flushed with shame, but she was not restrained, she was generous, and handed it to Chen Mohan. Chen Mohan gave a bright and friendly smile.Chen Mohan hesitated a little, nodded politely to the woman, extremely reserved, and then continued on his way surrounded by guards without turning their eyes.At this time, Gui Lanting, the owner of the cloth shop, walked out from behind the shelves of Tongda cloth shop. When he saw Chen Mohan, he cupped his hands and said, "Chen Ying... Head Chen, congratulations to Gao Sheng. You haven't visited the shop for half a year, sir. , our shop has the Jinzhai Emerald Eyebrow that was picked just before Guyu, please give me a piece of it, sir." Chen Mohan never liked to deal with the business world. In the past, in order to raise supplementary military pay, he occasionally met up with a few celebrities from the business world in Wulongji. All the local tyrants and evil gentry know this. Chen Mohan didn't answer the question of drinking tea, and asked calmly: "This lady is..." "This is my niece Biwei, An Biwei." Chen Mohan smiled: "Oh, Miss An." Then he said to Gui Lanting: "Thank you, Boss Gui, for your kindness. I'm on business recently, so I won't be visiting. Let's wait another day." Back at the regiment headquarters, Chen Mohan immediately asked the orderly to invite Zhao Wuhai, and told about the discovery of a strange woman in Wulongji, and asked Deputy Zhao to inform the intelligence room to investigate the origin of this person.Although Zhao Wuwei agreed in his mouth, but in his heart he was clear.Not only did he know the origin of that woman, but he personally arranged for her to stay at Guilanting's house.She is Yu Zhen. At the beginning, when Gao Qiujiang was assassinated, although Yu Zhen didn't meet the killer directly, she had been working with Gao Qiujiang before, and I'm afraid she had already been noticed.Regardless of whether Gao Qiujiang is dead or alive, her opponent obviously knows her whereabouts, and the little girl has disappeared, and the opponent will definitely not let it go.Since all this happened because of Moganshan, then, once the little girl escaped, of course she might enter the Oolong Ji. The opponent should be able to judge this point.For Yu Zhen, Wulongji is obviously not a place to stay for a long time.In view of this consideration, after seeing Yu Zhen, Zhao Wuwei made a decisive decision, and instead of doing anything, he secretly sent Yu Zhen to Chaozhou and handed it over to Wang Lantian, the leader of the Communist Army. As early as last summer, Zhao Wuwei received a secret order from General Chen, asking him to secretly observe and influence Chen Mohan, and be ready to lead his troops to abandon the dark and turn to the bright at any time.Yu Zhen had been trained by Yang Tinghui and Wang Lantian in Chaozhou for half a year, and became an excellent spy worker. As the KMT-CPC war was about to begin, Gao Qiujiang was gradually forgotten by his opponents, and Yu Zhen was rediscovered. Sent back to Wulongji as the liaison between Zhao Wuwei and Chaozhou. Of course, the timing is not very ripe at this time, Zhao Wuwei can't tell Chen Mohan about the relationship between Yu Zhen and Chaozhou, he just said to Chen Mohan: "There is no need to investigate, I know this person, he is not an enemy, but our friend. " Chen Mohan's eyes widened, without saying a word, he immediately judged that the person standing behind Yu Zhen was actually Zhao Wuhai.Chen Mohan said coldly: "Deputy Zhao Tuan, you are my old commander. However, I have to be responsible for this army. There are some things that I should be aware of." Zhao Wuwei said: "Let me tell you something, she is from Gao Qiujiang." "Oh..." Chen Mohan let out a sigh, and didn't ask any more questions, it would be superfluous to ask any more. Shortly thereafter, the faces of Liu Hanying and Yang Tinghui were torn apart. When Chen Mohan was most confused, Zhao Wuwei took Chen Mohan to Miaozigang where Moganshan lived, and met Yu Zhen again there. This time can be regarded as the first official contact between Chen Mohan and the Communist Party after the civil war started.Yu Zhen handed Chen Mohan a letter, which was actually written by his mentor Wang Lantian who had been away for several years.After reading this letter, Chen Mohan really had mixed feelings, and only then did he realize that that pretty girl is now an intelligence officer of Yang Tinghui's department. Chapter Eighteen Fives Liu Hanying's newly formed 137th Division's first round of attack on Liang Bida's troops failed to achieve the expected goal. In the early stage of the battle, Liang Bida commanded the troops to avoid the main force of Zhang Jiayu's first brigade, and created momentum in Chenbu Town and Xujiaji area, and then voluntarily gave up the two important strategic towns in Liu Hanying's view, allowing Zhang Jiayu's troops to Celebrated with pride in Chenbu Town. In fact, the occupied Chenbu Town is already an empty town, with only a small number of guerrillas tirelessly carrying out harassment activities in the surrounding area.At this time, Liang Bida had dispatched Zhu Yudao's 1st Regiment and Qu Xiangqian's 3rd Regiment, and strengthened the strength of Qianyu's militiamen to concentrate in the narrow area along the Jiguan Mountain line between Songdian and Mabei, sparing Ma Ziwei's 2nd Brigade One battalion in the vanguard of the attacking force led the two battalions of the Second Horse Regiment into the narrow strip of nearly 3,000 meters between the two mountains. In this way, an exquisite long snake formation is formed. If you hit the head, you can't care about the tail; if you hit the tail, you can't care about the head;Liang Bida chose to "hit his waist and abdomen". 战斗打响后，三千土洋八路像是拔地而起，以迅雷不及掩耳之势扑向马梓威的两个营，山野里顿时枪炮轰鸣狼奔豕突。梁必达部在此处的兵力占绝对优势，但在其它地方又是绝对空虚，自然不敢恋战，速战速决，马梓威的这两个营转眼之间就灰飞烟灭了。 待马梓威回过神来，紧急调兵遣将，然而为时已晚，梁必达部隐身一般没了踪影。 梁必达有段通俗的战术理论：叫化子不跟龙王爷比宝，打得赢就打，还不能久打，见好就收，来日方长。打不赢就跑，还不能瞎跑，割草也别放过兔子。 前几年山南山北一致对外，国共两军几年没有大打出手，马梓威对梁必达的战术一向不屑，认为毫无章法，不按规矩来，上不得大台面。但这回却让马梓威尝到了苦头。马梓威调集的增援部队扑了一空，恨恨地正在回撤途中，岂料梁必达主力又杀了个回马枪，在预备队陶三河的二团呼应下，将马梓威殿后部队又吃掉了一个半营，还生擒了马梓威部三团团副余子秋。 在陈埠镇方向，张嘉毓的捷报刚刚发出，就接到刘汉英十万火急的通报：山南江淮野战军第八纵队梁必达旅副旅长兼凹凸山军分区司令员窦玉泉指挥的二旅一个团和分区的九个独立营，加上地方武装近五千兵力正向陈埠镇进军，更为严重的是梁必达指挥的两个野战团以及配属的地方武装撤除宋店马陂战斗之后去向不明，梁必达一向善于快速机动连续作战，分析认为是要对张嘉毓部形成合围态势。 张嘉毓顿时惊出一头冷汗，指挥驻扎在陈埠镇一带的一团另二团的两个营火速后撤，沿途又被窦玉泉指挥的几支地方武装神出鬼没地打了几个小阻击，东一榔头西一棒子，防不胜防，损兵折将仍在继续。 其实，梁必达压根儿就没有打算合围张嘉毓，只不过是让窦玉泉组织地方武装打草惊蛇，张嘉毓就沉不住气了。这次抢夺地盘的战斗，以刘汉英新编第一三七师三个整营遭到全歼，五个营受到重创，损失兵力近两千，并且丢失了西皋、三河、天堂寨等处方圆十几公里的地盘为代价而告结束。 刘汉英的脸连续黑了两天。刘汉英对张嘉毓和马梓威等人说，轻敌，轻敌是致败的根本。这话主要是说马梓威的。当初马梓威进军鸡冠山的时候，刘汉英就告诫他要呈多路纵队齐头并进。但是马梓威不把梁必达放在眼里，倚仗全副美式装备，兵强马壮，梁必达无奈他何。另外，将部队分成数路，他也不放心。 他习惯于一个拳头打人，他也怕用巴掌打人遇到硬骨头会折断手指。却没料到，这回一个拳头伸出去，没有砸住梁必达，反倒被梁必达敲折了手腕子。 马梓威自知理亏，并不争辩，只是说：“鄙职有过，是轻敌了。不过这个梁必达的确不是个玩艺儿，不按规矩来。几年没跟他们打了，还不太适应他们的路数。” 张嘉毓在一边打圆场，笑着说：“梁必达这个人，还真不能小看。大字不识几个，但是朱毛的那一套游击战术他还吃得很透，心领神会，运用自如。集中绝对优势兵力，各个击破，这套战术是很厉害的。” 刘汉英抚掌叹道：“我军在其它战场上，也是吃这个亏。说起来算是有自知之明了，他不跟你摆谱，不跟你以阵对阵，他东奔西跑，神出鬼没，出其不意。你在明处，他在暗处。阵地战不灵了，弄得不好，本部要在这个问题上吃大亏。我劝诸位不妨多看看毛泽东的书，以其人之道，还治其人之身。” 马梓威不以为然地说：“师座言之有理，但在鄙职看来，也未必那么严重。土八路就是土八路，可一可二不可再二。依职之见，我部趁敌初战告捷，正在得意之际，出击梅岭，端掉梁必达的老窝。” 刘汉英正色道：“还是轻敌。梁必达跟你不一样，梁必达不姓马，不是马谡，没有你想象的那么简单。”马梓威一脸尴尬，看了看刘汉英，又看了看张嘉毓，不吭气了。 Chapter Eighteen six 陈墨涵暗自庆幸，此次进攻梁必达，刘汉英没让自己的部队打头阵。他虽然已经接到了王兰田的密信，但他并没有贸然表态。军中无小事，何况他的处境十分微妙，他必须慎之又慎——正是得益于这种滴水不漏的谨慎，他和他的部队才有了今天。 不到决定性的时刻，他是绝不会贸然行动的。出征之前，陈墨涵说想尝一尝凹凸山名茶谷雨和清明之间的金寨翠眉，赵无妨心领神会，马上说通达布庄桂老板的茶道功夫是乌龙集第一流的。他说那好吧，就去勒索他一次。本部雄踞凹凸一方，抗日有功，保护这些土豪劣绅在战乱之年仍然财源不断，喝他一杯清茶也是给他一个面子——这话就有点跋扈了，当然也很像国军军官的做派。 不仅喝茶，还喝了酒。不仅喝酒，还要桂兰亭的内侄女安碧薇小姐作陪，还喝得半醉。 在十分短暂的单独接触的机会里，陈墨涵喷着浓厚的酒气，嘟嘟囔囔语焉不详地对俞真说，两军即将开战，兵戎相见，此处不是久留之地，我劝安小姐还是离开这是非之地为好。 听他那口气，好像对于俞真的身份以及彼此此前的接触全都忘记了，好像压根儿就没有发生过那些事。倒是俞真沉不住气了，急不可耐而又直截了当地告诉陈墨涵，王兰田要求他在这次战斗中绝不能露出异常表现，上峰怎么布置就怎么打，继续取得信任，将来有更重要的事情需要他做。 陈墨涵当时就明白了，刘汉英的作战计划已经在杨庭辉和王兰田的案头了，这次讨伐必败无疑。同时他也清楚了他和他的部队在这次出征中该做出怎样的举动，但他在俞真面前却仍然装糊涂，半真半假使劲地睁着一双朦胧的醉眼：“安小姐你说的是什么?什么是异常表现?什么继续取得信任?我怎么听不明白啊。”弄得俞真一头雾水。 俞真毕竟年轻，城府不深，还以为这个人真的是一喝就醉，真像个酒囊饭袋，那可不是要误大事吗?后来还是赵无妨向她递了个眼色，背过陈墨涵，意味深长地告诉她：“你的任务已经完成了。”她这才疑疑惑惑地放下心来。 见过俞真，陈墨涵的心里就有底了。所幸的是，他的三团加强给了三旅的武丙球，进攻时为张嘉毓部的第二梯队，同时担任东南方向的警戒，防止潮州方向杨庭辉野战军主力赶来打援。战斗很快就结束了，陈墨涵的三团一枪没放。 Chapter Eighteen seven 三团仍然驻扎在乌龙集。 团部还是原先的七十九大队的大队部，只不过陈墨涵为了体现国军长官的气派，派工兵将团长“官邸”和作战指挥部都修理了一番，官邸由泥墙茅屋变成了二层砖瓦小楼。底层住着卫兵、勤务兵和伙夫，楼梯下面是个豪华狗舍，德高望重的雪无痕在此下榻。 战后十多天的一个晚上，副师长文泽远突然光临。 陈墨涵心中暗暗惊诧。表面上看来，文泽远在凹凸山一向都是不显山不露水，而且深居简出。当然大家都知道这位长官肚里有牙，不摸他的底细，又碍着刘汉英的忌讳，很少有人单独同文泽远来往。 文泽远这一次是根据刘汉英的安排，来一旅三团摸摸官兵思想动态的。文泽远笑呵呵地对陈墨涵说：“什么动态?你老弟的动态就是部队的动态，我连营长们都不见，老弟你给我弄几个好菜弄瓶好酒，我吃饱喝足了，使命也就完成了。”——俨然一副超然度外的架式。 陈墨涵说：“长官赏脸，敢不奉陪?来人啦!” 马上就有勤务兵出现在门口。 “慢，”文泽远摆了摆手，让勤务兵退出，狡黠一笑，说：“这顿酒我不在你的团部喝，这顿酒我要喝出个排场。老弟和乌龙集通达布庄桂兰亭桂老板近日过从甚密，我听说桂兰亭茶道功夫好，桂家菜做得好，更有妙处，桂兰亭的内侄女国色天香，是不是啊?老哥一生胸无大志，美食美酒美女而已。老弟尊我一声长官，愧领了，何不巴结我这个无为的长官尽兴一次?” 陈墨涵震惊不已，几乎出了一身冷汗，竭力镇定下来，朗声一笑，说：“啊呀，真是好事不出门，恶名行千里啊。长官面前我就襟怀坦白了，还真有这么回事，桂老板家的确是茶好菜好，至于说美女嘛……啊，长官，老桂是有一个内侄女，算不上国色天香，也是上等佳丽。卑职见过两面，是很有姿色。不过……嘿嘿，没有别的意思啊，那是从书香门第出来的，不是风月女子，自然不是随便可以唐突的。以卑职之见，酒，还是在这里喝，长官要尽兴，我让赵团副找几个歌女来，小曲下酒。” 文泽远做不悦状，冷笑地看着陈墨涵：“老弟也太小气了吧?我说美食美酒美女，前二美都是可以吃的，后一美我只欣赏。老弟的红颜知己，文某身为兄长又是长官，岂能掠人之美啊。”这回真是把陈墨涵放在火炉里烤了，一向温文尔雅的文泽远，居然提出如此荒唐的要求，显然醉翁之意不在酒。拒绝吧，不合适，反而有可能授之以柄，他本来有十分的猜疑就会变成一百分的确信。不拒绝吧，也不合适，大家都是心照不宣，文泽远老谋深算，稍有差池，俞真的身份就有可能暴露。 想来想去，陈墨涵终于横下一条心来：就按这个老狐狸的要求办。 陈墨涵是这么想的：既然文泽远已经知道了俞真的存在，那么，也许他已经知道得更多了，现在反而是文在暗处，陈在明处。搪塞不是办法，也是搪塞不过去的，倘若硬顶，就是打草惊蛇。稍有不慎，俞真还有生命安危之虞。不如先退一步，届时见机行事。一旦异常，就采取断然措施，无毒不_丈夫，大事面前，必须果断。只要刘汉英还不知道文泽远掌握的秘密，就是把文泽远杀了，也是能够找到借口说清干系的，说不定刘汉英还会窃喜。思路进入这一层，陈墨涵就坦然了，说：“好，既然长官有此雅兴，兄弟自会安排妥当。只是，长官的安全……” 文泽远又摆了摆手，笑道：“勿须多虑。本官也不是党国要人，在你的乌龙集，难道还有刺客不成?把你我的卫兵放在外面即可。” 陈墨涵思忖：意图看来是显然了，不能再怠慢了。便高喊勤务兵，叫来了赵无妨，当着文泽远的面，如此这般安排了一番，好戏就开始了。 通达布庄是乌龙集第一大商号，桂家祖宗三代经营，颇有资产，在凹凸山舒霍埠一带都很有名气。只是日军骚扰这几年，生意有些冷落。桂兰亭是个聪明人，同刘汉英和杨庭辉的部队都有些来往，两边都尽力笼络，近年由于赵无妨重金收买，神不知鬼不觉地做了许多连陈墨涵也不甚明白的事情。 文泽远和陈墨涵谈笑风生地刚踏进布庄门面，桂兰亭便满脸堆笑地迎了上来，作揖打躬：“敝号有幸，文将军和陈团长大驾光临，令陋室蓬荜生辉啊。” 文泽远笑容可掬地说：“哪里哪里，桂老板乃一方名士，文某也是久仰。今日文某和陈团长前来骚扰，也是拜会。都是一家人，不必多礼。” 一句话，倒有些反客为主的味道了。 进了客厅，里面便噼里啪啦一阵响动。按照赵无妨的安排，乌龙集屈指可数的几个头面人物早就在此等候多时了。文泽远见满屋子都是遗老遗少，脸上不易察觉地泛起一丝苦笑，看了看陈墨涵，对方居然也是苦笑。 排列座次不费周折，当然是要把文泽远推到首席，陈墨涵在文泽远右手作陪，其他土豪劣绅虚情假意推推攘攘一番，也就各就各位了。 酒过三巡，文泽远王顾左右而言它，问道：“桂老板，还有没有其他客人啊?” 桂兰亭赶紧回答：“没有了没有了。” 陈墨涵笑笑说：“桂老板，你不是还有个亲戚吗，读书人也是见过世面的，也该请上来，不然人家小姐会认为我们凹凸山人不会待客啊。” 桂兰亭愣了一下，见陈墨涵和赵无妨神色坦然，便又离座屁儿颠颠地进了内房。 筵席最优美的一道菜终于出现了，并且还多出了一个人——桂兰亭在洛安州读书的女儿桂景致。 是晚的俞真和桂景致都穿了一身当地小家碧玉常穿的衣裳，桂景致穿的是白底红碎花的对襟褂子，俞真穿的是蓝底白花府绸短衫，这样的衣裳配着她们的学生短发，又是一番别样风采。两个姑娘没有就座，很温顺地立在文泽远和陈墨涵的身后，给二位长官斟酒。 陈墨涵料定文泽远会对俞真盘问一番，譬如读什么书啊，假期做哪些事啊，令尊大人在哪里高就啊，虽然赵无妨肯定已经通知俞真有了准备，但文泽远是何等人物?几个问答一对照，必然就能发现破绽，光她的口音和她同桂家的关系一项，文泽远就能算计个子丑寅卯。 奇怪的事情发生了。文泽远不仅对两位姑娘十分客气，并且还一反在团部说话时的风格，对桂兰亭说：“孩子们都是读书人，不要让她们沾上我们这些老朽的酒气腐气，既然她们不习惯，就下去早点安歇吧。她们在场，我们这些老头子也不好撒野啊。” 俞真得令喜出望外，拉着桂景致，向文泽远道了一声谢，便款款离席。 陈墨涵更是云遮雾罩了，实在摸不透文泽远这个老狐狸到底唱的是哪出戏。 这个晚上文泽远兴致极高，似乎别无贵干，就是冲着桂家茶桂家酒来的，放量豪饮，同乌龙集几个泥腿子贵族谈古论今，妙语连珠，喝得酣畅淋漓。 直到筵席结束，陈墨涵护送文泽远返回舒霍埠的路上，文泽远才带着三分醉意对陈墨涵说：“令兄是文某的至交，你的事也是我的事。你的选择我知道，我看这个女子不错。” 陈墨涵装疯卖傻，说：“啊，是啊，长官说不错，那就错不了。” 文泽远打着幸福的酒嗝，又说：“有些事啊，当断得断，不断反为其乱。老弟，有用得着大哥的地方，你说一声，大哥我鼎力相助。” 这话就费猜详了。乍听起来指的是男女私事，细嚼起来又不尽然，似乎没有那么简单。弦外之音别人可以浑然无觉，陈墨涵却听得心惊肉跳。他基本上已经证实了，他的行动已经为文泽远所掌握，同时也还可以证实，文泽远暂时还没有加害他的意思。这到底是为了什么，眼下还是个谜。