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Jianping County is not big, and there is a small military factory. Zhou Lan really wanted to loot it, but Xinhui resisted this momentum. He estimated that the head of the 41st regiment, Sun, would definitely fight against the wall and clear the country, and he would not give him a fart. left.

The worthless Jianping is indeed the only way to attack Chifeng. If you take Jianping, Chifeng will have no door. If you take Chifeng again, he will go to Chengde.He robbed and scraped along the way, he got a lot of benefits, and at the same time avoided casualties with the smallest battle scale, and preserved his strength.

As long as he arrives in Chengde, he will have a solution.

He had already known Tang Junquan's side, as long as he arrived in Chengde, he would be able to surrender.

He has well-trained soldiers, a large number of excellent equipment, and property looted along the way. More importantly, he is also familiar with the tactics and tactics of the Japanese army, and he can even hand over the Japanese army's recent strategic plans and military strength to the Japanese army. National Government.

What a traitor he was back then, and what a hero he is now.

Even if he did nothing, these politicians will praise him to the sky, because he is a representative, a model, a person of great significance, and a mirror for all the puppet troops who have surrendered.

Look, the national government is tolerant of you, you also have military power, have a bright future, and a bright future.

But only he and He Si knew about this plan. As the "Iron Stone Corps" of the Japanese army, the entire security regiment was still piercing the heart of Pingjin like a knife. The river is still too far away. Once the secret is leaked, the Japanese army will turn around and suppress him. He has only 5000 people, and it is too easy for [-] Japanese troops to eat him.

Moreover, the regiment was not monolithic. If someone was afraid of becoming an enemy of the Japanese and rebelled first, he would be finished without the Japanese taking action.

Following the occupation of Xinhui by the Japanese army, the security team set off towards Jianping and ran for more than a hundred kilometers, and the two sides started fighting.Zhou Tuan's well-trained team showed at this time, the quality of the individual soldiers was excellent, and the terrain was high and down. The overwhelming cavalry from the hilly area rushed to the plain. Although the opponent dug trenches and raised the city wall, the planes flew back and forth. Opening the gap, Zhou Tuan's soldiers rushed into the city like unstoppable water.

Zhou Tuan changed his policy, instead of killing the surrendered soldiers, as long as he put down his weapons and stopped resisting, he would be given a way out.

This was something that Zhou Tuan had never done before. When he first attacked Daqin Tara, Zhou Tuan still had a policy of killing everything and never let the enemy go. As he got closer to Pingjin, Zhou Tuan began to become more human, no longer a Not one of the pure killing legions remained.

Passing Ye Baishou's battle, Captain Sun went up to the city wall to direct the battle in person, and the two sides met each other through the telescope.

"Is this the guy who dug up the graves of the Qing ancestors?" Zhou Lan laughed, "A bit tempered!"

The soldiers of the 41st regiment showed their housekeeping skills when they were close to Chifeng. Before, they were too close to the Kwantung Army and made unnecessary sacrifices. When they arrived near Chifeng, with Chengde and Chahar on their backs, they no longer had to worry about being attacked. Leader Sun, who dared to dig the graves of his ancestors, went all out.

However, he was a little strange in his heart. In the just-concluded battle of Ye Baishou, Zhou Tuan fought against him like a ghost all night. It stands to reason that with Zhou Tuan's strength, Ye Baishou would be attacked sooner or later, but the first Early the next morning, Zhou Tuan took a detour and left.

It felt as if the other party didn't want to fight him face to face, so he circled around and headed to Chifeng.

During the time when the 41st regiment was delayed in Ye Baishou, something unexpected happened to head Sun. Someone in the death squad survived and came back alive.

When we got near Chifeng, it was almost time.Zhou Lan and He Si looked at each other, He Si nodded, and passed on the order of the regiment commander, each battalion was stationed on the spot, and all officers above the battalion gathered, and the regiment leader Zhou would issue an important military order.

The eight battalion commanders got together and entered the temporary regiment headquarters. They felt that each battle was better than the last. The victory was in sight, and the dawn was ahead. The regiment commander must be very satisfied.

Too bad I only got half of it right.Zhou Lan indeed praised everyone present. When everyone stood up proudly and straightened their chests, the head of the group Zhou made a 180-degree turn and announced the same heavy order - the security team should surrender to the Nationalist government.

When everyone was stunned, more than 20 soldiers from the security squad had already surrounded the temporary regiment headquarters with live ammunition.The situation is very clear, those who disagree, those who surrender, will leave today and never return.

He Si read out a prepared notice in public, and after reading it, unfolded it and put it on the marching table, handed Zhou Lan a pen, signed it, and pressed his fingerprints.Lifting Yin Hong's finger, Zhou Lan looked at everyone calmly: "Who is next?"

The secret telegram was released immediately, and all the battalion commanders jointly signed, not one of them.

There was an uproar inside and outside the gate in an instant.

Zhou Tuan killed the carbine first, and launched an attack on Muto's department. He no longer surrendered his gun and refused to kill, and no longer treated the prisoners preferentially.

In the deployment that Zhou Lan knows, as the northernmost route among the Three Route Army, he is the main force of the North Route Army, and the Muto Department is only assisting and responsible for the occupation, so Zhou Tuan wants to defeat Muto, and it is just a matter of lifting this tail completely. .

However, the praying mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind.As soon as there was any movement on his side, the Central Route Army and the East Route Army seemed to have been on guard for a long time, and the troops who did not know where to ambush suddenly fell from the sky, catching Zhou Tuan by surprise.

The Muto Department, which was originally in charge of clearing the field from behind, turned out to be the most elite unit of the Kwantung Army dispatched with full firepower.

Zhou Lan was surprised that there was a wolf in sheep's clothing, staring at him for so long, but he didn't notice it.

If he hadn't betrayed, maybe this kind of surveillance came and went without a trace, and he would have no way of knowing it.

He knew that he had been exposed, and he couldn't figure out what went wrong for a while, but after a day of fierce fighting near Chifeng, he realized now—the enemy was fighting a prepared war, and the situation was already very unfavorable.

He can't afford it, if he can't pass Chifeng, if he can't get to Chengde, he won't be able to enter the customs.If he catches the turtle in the urn, he will be smothered to death in Rehe by the Kwantung Army's three-way troops.

He has failed many times, but he cannot fail this time. If he loses his horse this time, he will never be able to make a comeback.

An emergency meeting was held, and several battalion commanders got into the tent in a smoky manner.

"Leader," Ma Yulin started, "This style of play can't last, we don't have backup, and we're exhausted."

What Ma Yulin said was correct, the security team had strong combat effectiveness, and it could last for a while, but it was not a long-term solution. When the large troops from the middle and east roads arrived and encircled them, they would really become the turkey in the urn.

The other battalion commanders also echoed Ma Yulin's statement. Some of them were loyal, while others had other thoughts.

Collaborating with the Japanese, although it is shameful to betray the country, you can always keep your glory and wealth. The border of the Kanto is so big, and the Japanese are so small. In the future, it is not up to the Chinese to govern themselves. You have to work hard to earn your status now.

Zhou Lan's gaze swept across the faces of the crowd, and stopped on Zhao Changjiang's face. He asked, "Old Zhao, what do you think?"

Amidst the sound of the rumbling guns, Zhao Changjiang sat on a stool calmly. He looked at Zhou Lan and then at the crowd, and made a trick of throwing stones to ask for directions: "Commander, it is a good thing to surrender, but if you tell me in advance, we will be prepared You have to be more full, now you are passive, it’s hard to handle.”

After speaking, he glanced at everyone, and some people had a look of approval in their eyes.

All this came into Zhou Lan's eyes, and he asked, "What are you going to do?"

"That's right..." Zhao Changjiang replied to him. The little regiment leader had a very bad temper. He knew it. In the past, Zhao Changjiang would never have dared to raise any opinions. If Zhou Lan was not insane when he was employed, he would never find a time to kill soldiers and generals to shake the morale of the soldiers.He boldly said: "When everyone collects firewood, they can always plan carefully."

"Battalion Commander Zhao, are you an afterthought?" He Si couldn't help interjecting, "I can't go back to the past, and now we don't talk about preparations, but what to do."

"Did I ask you?" Zhao Changjiang pulled his face and looked serious, "Do you have a share in speaking?"

Zhou Lan raised her hand and stopped He Si who just opened her mouth: "Don't make noise."

Standing on the sidelines, he knew who was planning what.

Before, he put his surrender mind at ease, because he was afraid of Lao Zhao's "preparation in advance", what did he prepare for?Are you going to report to the Kwantung Army, ask for credit, and get promoted?joke.

There was a lot of discussion among the crowd, with some advocating an all-in-one attack, some advocating a breakthrough in all directions, and some simply thinking that this battle should not be fought, because the Kwantung Army is so easy to provoke? With 2 people, the 40 Northeast Army was blasted out of the three eastern provinces, and their mere 5000 people rebelled against the guts of leopards.

In the midst of the chatter, Zhou Lan shook her head lightly, just in time to meet He Si's eyes looking at him.

Earlier, He Si suggested that Zhou Lan take a team of elite soldiers to leave first. There are few people so that they can hide, and it will be safe to enter the customs in disguise.Zhou Lan disagreed, he had to bring his soldiers, which were his belongings, it didn’t matter if the money was gone, the weapons were gone, he had people, and this was the foundation of everything.

Let him go back to the customs empty-handed, and be a "patriotic puppet" and "a model of abandoning darkness and turning to light".

In this messy quarrel, his strategy of going first cannot be implemented.A group of mid-level military officers represented by Zhao Changjiang didn't want to surrender, but they were cornered. They could surrender at any time. At this time, if Zhou Lan wanted to go alone, they would be more concerned than anyone else.

As soon as he slapped the table, Zhou Lan stood up and made a final decision. He looked down at the stunned crowd and said, "There is no need to discuss it. We will retreat across the board and enter Chahar!"

He coerces everyone, and everyone coerces him. Among the fears of each other, everyone is more afraid of him. The power-up has been sent out. Forgive those fools who don't dare to turn back easily, and can only follow him to fight their own way.

Chahar is close to the Jehol border, but only a hundred kilometers away, although it is not a Japanese-occupied area.But it doesn't mean it's better than the Japanese pursuit.

In the northwest of Chifeng, on the border of Chahar, there is a desert with no grass growing.

Zhou Lan couldn't let his team fight anymore, he couldn't afford casualties, and he was always on guard against someone's mutiny, so he decided to try desperately.

After sending a telegram to Tang Junquan, Zhou Tuan entered the vast desert.

The Japanese army's three-way army changed its strategy in an all-round way. Instead of attacking the city and occupying territory, it went all out to pursue the Zhou regiment. Only the head of the 29th army's 41st regiment Sun Tuan took advantage of the Chifeng terrain to deal with the enemy for a day, temporarily blocking the pace of the Japanese pursuit.

Commander Sun retreated from the city wall with blood on his face. The task of responding had not been completed. He had just learned that Zhou Tuan had received a telegram, and he received the order from the headquarters to respond to Zhou Tuan. If the direction of travel is lost, the response will fail, and it will become a block.

When Chifeng fell, Sun Tuan replied to the headquarters: Our regiment has tried its best to deal with the enemy to delay, Zhou Tuan entered Chahar, and his life and death are unknown.

On the border of Chahar, there is a hilly desert where not a single blade of grass grows. In the severe winter season, there are no grass roots, and people can freeze to death or starve to death.

Even if Zhou Tuan can survive the desert and enter the grassland area where no one cares, it will be difficult to escape other puppet army regiments. Those sturdy Mongolian cavalry have amazing fighting power, which will make Zhou Tuan exhausted and close to death.

In the cold spring, a heavy snow covered the vast land of Kanto, and the snowflakes were as big as a cover, drifting for a day and a night.

The air force, which had been delayed for a day and a night before taking off, flew and circled in the white sky, but failed to find any traces of Zhou Tuan.

This sharp weapon made of Chinese, which the Japanese set up as a model most, is shot, and I don't know where it will fall.

In the spring of 1936, Peking.

A fully loaded troop train slowly drove into the East Station. The train meandered more than a dozen knots, like long worms with hard skin and bones, sending hot-blooded soldiers and cold weapons into this ancient capital.

This is just one of many trains. The situation in North China is changeable, and troops are dispatched frequently. The East Station is used for military purposes, and soldiers come in and out.

This is an eventful spring, as can be seen from the busyness of the East Station.The 29th Army has been stationed in Beiping, but the situation in North China is tense, and the Japanese have already eaten into Rehe, looking at Pingjin covetously.

The heart of the Republic of China is already within reach of the enemy. As long as you wave your greedy claws, this ancient country will receive a fatal blow.

The 29th Army stationed in North China is a miscellaneous army. After the Central Plains War, Feng Yuxiang’s Northwest Army was all reorganized by Commander Zhang. However, General Zhang only gave this huge army 50 food and salary and let it go. Since then, the patchwork army has lived a patchwork life. Even the uniforms are not uniform, and the basic military appearance cannot be guaranteed. When they were first dispatched from the east of Jidong, soldiers from some divisions did not dare to go to the streets during the day, and their clothes were too tattered. The common people thought they were bandits.

Weapons and equipment are even more uneven, some are official, there are imitation [-] big covers, and even made in Hanyang. After the fall of Chengde, bullets were tight, and the army was even equipped with a big knife, which is comparable to the sturdy, Bravery complements each other very well.

The train came to a complete stop, and the door was immediately opened from the inside. Well-trained soldiers jumped out of the car, and quickly formed a long line of guards on both sides of the train.They are all energetic, and the uniform brown-yellow military uniforms are distinct from the gray color of the 29th Army who greeted them on the platform, showing their identities as direct descendants of the Central Army.

Following the command to stand at attention from the private soldiers, the little soldiers with German-style equipment raised their heads and chests, and looked forward with arrogance.

The shiny black leather shoes step down the iron steps of the car door, and the line of the military trousers is straight, showing the owner's long and straight legs. Further up, the ocher red armor belt outlines his broad shoulders and straight legs. Straight back.

The red collar and epaulettes are bright and moving on the dark gray military uniform, making this army colonel more clear-eyed and heroic.

After descending the last step, he strode onto the platform and met face to face with a large number of officers who rushed up to greet him.

"Brigade Commander Du, I've heard you famous for a long time!" The senior military officers greeted by the station, led by a crowd of stars, took a few big steps forward, blocking the young and promising brigade commander at the place where he just got off the train. .

Brigadier Du glanced calmly at the opponent's epaulettes, then raised his right hand and saluted with eyebrow-level military salute. Just as he took off his white gloves, his hands were tightly held by the opponent.

The other party shook vigorously and said, "Oh, it's been a long journey, and the journey has been bumpy, and it's been a lot of hard work! I, Tian Lianshan, chief of the general staff of the 29th Army, have been waiting for a long time!"

Du Yunfeng held Tian Lianshan's hand without looking back. He was tall and stood like a [-]-meter green pine. I'm so ashamed to keep everyone waiting." After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and saluted a group of officers behind him.

Chief of Staff Tian gave a brief introduction to the important people behind him. Following his words, Du Yunfeng smiled and waited for them to come up and shake hands one by one.

His hands were strong, his eyes were sincere, and he never said a word. Even though the chief of staff who came to greet him was a major general and older than him, he didn't show any intention of flattering him.

He has this capital.

He came from the northwest and brought General Zhang's most elite mixed brigade, equipped with all-German equipment.And he himself is not only General Zhang's favorite general, but also a hero in suppressing bandits in the Northwest. His outstanding military exploits have been reported to the whole army repeatedly.

Now that he has set foot on the land of Pingjin with a central military force, it is not only a sign that the Nanjing government is deliberately increasing the armed forces in North China, but also a sign that the government is leaning towards North China's policy. He is the special envoy of the government, which means a significant signal.

The platform was only suitable for simple greetings, and everyone immediately surrounded Tian and Du and walked towards the car.

Several limousines and military jeeps had already driven into the station platform, and well-trained soldiers were opening their doors and waiting for them.

"Traveler, slow down," said an adjutant, pinching his white glove with one hand, and blocking the door frame with the other. Du Yunfeng was tall, and this new Ford car looked more modern, but was shorter.

Du Yunfeng sat in the back row, and then he looked up at Song Shudong, and he gave a simple and concise order: "Lead your soldiers!"

"Yes, don't worry about the passenger seat." Song Shudong replied solemnly, and then closed the car door with a correct posture.

Three military jeeps with live ammunition cleared the way, and the black Ford drove out of the platform.

Adjutant Song couldn't accompany him, because he was about to settle down several wagons of soldiers. There were more than 1000 people.In the next two days, there will be several wagons on this special train, and half a month later, there will be military trucks one after another.

This is a complete Du brigade.

With battalions, companies, and squads as units, he quickly assembled the team. He commanded each battalion to perform their duties, lightly counted the number of people and weapons, and then transported the weapons to Fengtai Barracks one after another.

The first batch of soldiers who arrived were cadet training regiments, who had a cultural foundation and were trained in various military academies such as Baoding.I have been busy until the lights are bright, and finally put the weapons and equipment into storage.

Song Shudong commanded all matters in the camp calmly and methodically, and even the older battalion commander obeyed his management.

At first glance he appeared to be a clear-headed officer, but that was not the case at all.

Hades is easy to see, little ghosts are difficult to deal with, the student soldiers under him are simple and easy to manage, and those veteran soldiers are not easy to deal with.

There was a big light bulb in the open-air camp, and he watched the soldier lock the ammunition depot with his hands behind his back before returning to his barracks.

A few orderlies headed by Zhao Xiaolong have already cleaned up the brigade headquarters. He used to serve under Commander Zhang, and because of his cleverness, Commander Zhang bestowed Du Yunfeng on him.

The so-called brigade headquarters is just a row of spacious one-story houses.The barracks where they were stationed was rebuilt from the training ground of the previous dynasty. The place was very large and there were not many buildings. The barracks were built by the engineers themselves, and they were built quickly. It's just for people to live in.

The 29th Army's ability to free up a decent-looking house for Du Brigade is already a great face to the sky.

Compared with the brand-new barracks, the Brigade Headquarters is quite reminiscent of the Qing Dynasty. The old structure of carved beams and painted buildings, the colors are unclear, and it is a dusty old house.

Song Shudong raised his leg and stepped up to the threshold of his calf, realizing that there is gold and jade in it.

This time the big house was facing south and north, with large windows and a large door. The pillars in the house were made of whole beech wood, dark red and old lacquered, so solid that they sounded like iron pillars.

The stone floor has been worn for many years, and it is as smooth as new, and the leather shoes are flat and comfortable to stand on.

"Adjutant Du," Xiao Zhao put down the bucket, and came over to report: "The biggest house in the east has been cleaned up for the traveler, but the house is still a big kang, which is quite old, but I see a camphor wood one in the next room. The single bed, I moved it here and put it in the house, and when I have time to spare, we dismantled the big kang."

Little Zhao Jiangnan, who came to Peiping for the first time, had never seen a kang that occupied half a house.He seemed to be sighing casually, which was really eye-opening, good guy, how can a person in the brigade need such a big space.

Song Shudong's face was a little uneasy.

"Let me take a look," he walked past Xiao Zhao to the big house, the layout of the house in the former Qing Dynasty, there is no door panel between the rooms, only curtains are hung.Lifting the curtain and entering the room, he saw the big kang the other party was talking about.

It is indeed big, just like the custom of the Qing Dynasty outside the pass, the big kang is very spacious from the east wall to the west wall.

Xiao Zhao also followed in. He said, "Is it? It takes up space. I think the big single bed seat is more than enough."

"No need." Song Shudong only looked at the bed once, and then stopped looking. "The traveler is from the north, and he likes to sleep on the kang. Move the bed out quickly, so that he won't be an eyesore when he comes back."

"But," Zhao Xiaolong wanted to say that the traveler had been sleeping on the bed in the northwest all the time, and he looked quite comfortable, but when he turned his face and looked at Adjutant Song's expression, he felt that adding firewood and fuel should be done in moderation, "Okay, I'll do it right away." Move, where are you going? Next door is Staff Li and the others, all with upper and lower bunk beds."

"Leave me in that room," Song Shudong said, "I live there by myself, there is plenty of space, and you can put things on the bed."

"That doesn't look neat."

"There's so much talk," Song Shudong turned to look at him, "If you're told to move, you can move."

In the past, Du Yunfeng said that Zhao Xiaolong was good at serving people and had winks, but Song Shudong didn't think so. He felt that the kid was too naughty, talking too much, as if he had no intention of talking every day, and always made some minor situations.

A few orderlies were called, and the bed was pushed out of the big room, Zhao Xiaolong directed a few young men to do physical work.

In the middle of the night, Du Yunfeng came back under the protection of the guards.

In the chilly second half of the night, he entered the house full of vitality with a bit of cool night wind and the smell of spring from all things.

As soon as Song Shudong heard the guard calling for the seat, he strode into the house.

A brand-new military uniform was specially put on on the train for the platform entertainment. It was starched and crisp but uncomfortable, but as soon as he entered the door, he raised his hand and undid the discipline buckle, and Xiao Zhao, who followed him, trotted past him and lifted the door. After opening the door curtain, Du Yunfeng entered the big room naturally.

"Yo, my room?" He yelled, and at the same time turned around to look around. He has lived in a yurt in the northwest, a wing room in the south of the Yangtze River, and a new-style bungalow. In his memory, he has never lived in this kind of old house. , "Hey, it's spacious enough, interesting."

As soon as he undid the brass button of the armed belt, Song Shudong's hand followed, took the armed belt and handed it to Xiao Zhao, Song Shudong said: "Go out, it's none of your business."

Xiao Zhao said: "Have the group members drank a lot?"

Du Yunfeng let go of the house temporarily, and looked at him in a blink of an eye: "Not much, you go out."

Only then did Xiao Zhao hang the armed belt on the wooden hanger, knocked his heels to stand at attention, and went out with a lift of the curtain.

"Didn't you drink less?" Song Shudong sniffed on tiptoe, and the other party's face smelled of alcohol. In fact, he didn't need to be close to smell it. "I made tea, and it must have cooled down. I will reheat it later."

Du Yunfeng glanced at Song Shudong, and sighed secretly hating iron for being weak.

Even a small soldier can't be restrained, Song Shudong is really not a soldier, he is more than enough to be a clerical officer, and the deterrent power of leading soldiers is far from enough, and he himself doesn't take it seriously, which shows that he is kind and honest in his heart.

It's really hard to hate him, his temper is as hot as Du Yunfeng's, and he can't help but stand up for him.

"You're tired too." Du Yunfeng looked around the room and then Song Shudong, "Go and rest. They'll just get me a basin of water to wash my feet while they're on guard."

"No need," Song Shudong said, those little soldiers are too young, it would be nice if they can clean themselves up neatly, and serve people with careless hands, "I've been with you for a long time, and I know what you want."

Du Yunfeng smiled, Song Shudong was right, he knew what he wanted.

And I know very well that Du Yunfeng's mind is sometimes confused, and he feels that Song Shudong is not an ordinary person for a while.

He is familiar with his past and knows many things that Du Yunfeng himself does not know.

He is someone who knows himself better than himself.

And he refused to say everything clearly, which made Du Yunfeng feel that he must have been very miserable in the past, and made the other party disdain to talk about it.

A lot of words came to his lips and he was about to ask questions, but Song Shudong blocked him with foresight, making him always breathless.

And the other party is absolutely for his own good, he once said: "Yunfeng, your past is not important, your present and bright future are important."

I have to admit, this is quite true.