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In August of the first year of the Republic of China, it was the hottest weather in the country. Dogs were so hot that they stuck out their tongues, and people were sweating even when they sat still. But as the saying goes: "train in the winter, train in the summer." Therefore, the troops did not take a rest, but took advantage of the heat to carry out large-scale military training activities.
After the liberation of Xi'an, the 3rd Battalion of the 87th Biao of the 44th Mixed Association where we were was expanded to the 88th Biao. The Biaotong was the original battalion commander General Jiang Yuyan. Because of my outstanding performance, I was promoted to the leader of the 2nd team, 2nd row and 1st shed.
The newly recruited soldiers this time are all locals from Shaanxi. Some are former soldiers of the 39th Mixed Association of the Army, who were incorporated into our association due to the dismantling of the army; some are students from the Shaanxi Army Middle School and were assigned here after graduation; more Most of them are school students and farmers' children who come to join the army for various purposes. Generally speaking, the quality of these people is not as good as that of students from the school affiliated to Jingshi University. Those who have served in the army have many military camp habits, and their command movements are also very different from ours. Those who have just joined the army do not have much education, and some even I can't even understand the "School Military Training Code". I feel that being a shed leader is more tiring than being a private soldier before.
Within a few days of the expansion of the troops, our 88th target was ordered by Governor Zhao Xingzhi to head to Shangzhou at the junction of the three provinces of Hubei, Henan, and Shaanxi. We were responsible for wiping out the remnants of the former Qing Dynasty and local bandits there, and defending against invading enemies from Henan Province on the opposite side. The local forces are not difficult to deal with, but the key is the Yi army stationed in Lushi and Neixiang. The Yi Army was led by Zhao Ti, a famous figure in Beiyang. It had nearly 10,000 troops and was well experienced in battles. Since its formation, it has participated in famous battles such as the suppression of the Nian bandits, the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War, and the Gengzi Revolution. Its strength should not be underestimated.
After arriving in Shangzhou, General Jiang Yuyan built defensive positions at Lulingguan, Dalingguan, Fushuibao and other important military locations, while ordering all ministries to actively recruit new soldiers while speeding up training. Because of the good treatment of our troops, Mr. Sun was exempted from land tax and many people were grateful. In addition, Shaanxi had heavy taxes and constant floods and droughts in recent years. Many people could not survive, so joining the army was a way of survival. During the liberation, many soldiers became governors and commanders. It also stimulated many young people. Therefore, many people signed up to join the army, resulting in serious overstaffing of the army. Our shed is originally equipped with 12 people as standard, but actually has 25 people, more than double the number.
On the afternoon of August 5, hundreds of brothers from our second team were training between Dalingguan and Wuguan. Suddenly we received an urgent telegram from the Ministry of Biao, ordering us to return to the station before twelve o'clock that night and be on standby. We immediately realized that something big had happened. The telegram didn't say what it was, and we didn't know either. Many people speculated that the Yi Army on the other side was making some big move. We accordingly increased our combat readiness level to prevent emergencies.
No matter what, the situation has become tense, and a gunfire may occur at any time, followed by a large-scale war, so the atmosphere is a bit heavy. Even the recruits who had previously hoped to gain fame by joining the army became silent at this time. Everyone hurried on with their heads down, and returned to Dalingguan camp around 9:30 pm. There was solemnity inside and outside the camp. We returned to the barracks in silence to rest, while the platoon leader and team leader went to the battalion headquarters for a meeting. Although everyone was exhausted after traveling nearly a hundred miles a day, many recruits still suffered from insomnia that night.
At five o¡¯clock in the morning the next morning, the wake-up call was sounded in the camp. After washing and eating, each platoon held a full platoon meeting and announced the standard order succinctly: "Order! Each shed leader will leave 10 people according to the ratio of recruits and veterans, and designate acting shed leaders. The remaining personnel pack their bags. , carry a basic amount of ammunition, and set off on time at nine o'clock today! What questions do you have?"
Sun Liangcheng, the director of shed 2, raised his hand and said: "Report, where is the destination of this departure?"
The platoon leader looked serious: "Secret! You will know the exact location when you arrive."
3. Shed leader Shi Yousan asked: "Then will we come back?"
The platoon leader replied: "Whether we can come back or not is also a secret."
"Leave a standard force, carry a base amount of ammunition, and don't tell where you are going or whether you will come back. What does this mean?" It shows that this is definitely a major mission with no return! In addition to finding a job to support my family, I joined the army to repay my kindness. The worst that could happen was losing my life, so I wasn't too nervous. I just missed my parents at home, so I raised my hand and said, "Report, can you write a letter before departure? By the way." Take your savings home?"
The platoon leader nodded: "Yes! But the letter cannot involve military secrets. After writing, it will be handed over to the platoon as a document. He will be responsible for checking and mailing it. Once any content that leaks military secrets is found, military law will be dealt with!"
The other soldiers asked a few more questions, and the platoon leader stood up: "For this march, the battalion headquarters will pay an extra month of military pay. According to the battalion headquarters' orders, I have other tasks, so I will not participate in this march. The platoon leader's post will be temporarily replaced by the platoon leader. 1 Shed manager Liu Ruming will take care of you. If there are no problems, everyone will go back to allocate quotas, pack their luggage, and prepare to go out.Come on! "
By nine o'clock, everyone packed their backpacks and shouldered their rifles and lined up at the gate of the camp. At this time, I saw our commander-in-chief, General Jiang Yuyan, standing in front of the queue, inspecting the preparations of each platoon one by one. When he passed by our platoon, he recognized me: "Hey, Liu Ziliang! He became the platoon leader in less than a year after joining the army. It's very good!"
I quickly stood at attention and saluted: "Reporting to the general manager, I am only temporarily serving as the nursing platoon leader, but I will actually serve as the leader of the 2nd team, 2nd platoon, and 1st shed."
General Jiang Yuyan smiled and encouraged: "Then work hard and strive to become an official platoon leader as soon as possible!"
Inspecting the entire battalion, General Jiang Yuyan waved his hand vigorously, and our 3rd Battalion began to march under the leadership of the staff of the Biao Department. The team first drove towards Jingziguan, opposite Dalingguan, where Yijun was stationed. The closer they went to the enemy, the more nervous they became. Everyone thought they were going to fight Yi Jun. Many people held the steel guns in their hands tightly, with a look of fear on their faces. While I was nervous, I kept looking around, preparing to deploy my troops as soon as I heard the gunshot and seize the surrounding favorable terrain.
Unexpectedly, when we were still five or six kilometers away from Jingzi Pass, our direction of travel changed, we deviated from the main road, and walked south along the mountain trail. While everyone felt confused, they also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After four or five days of building roads, building bridges, climbing mountains and ridges, we finally arrived at a place called Dalangtan. A force of more than 2,000 people was already stationed there, and we later learned that it was the Hubei General School Regiment and the Military Command Guards.
In these dog days of summer, we have been climbing mountains and wading in rivers for so many days with our clothes on our backs and fully armed. We were initially worried about fighting, but we didn¡¯t feel hot or tired yet. Now that we know that the enemy is a friendly force and there is no need to fight, everyone suddenly becomes a puddle of mud.
The day after the two armies met, my temporary platoon leader ended my mission because the battalion headquarters sent a new platoon leader to our platoon.
The new platoon leader¡¯s name is Bai Chongxi, whose courtesy name is Jiansheng. He is from Guilin, Guangxi. He graduated from the second phase of Guangxi Army Primary School and later joined the Guangxi Mixed Industry Association to serve. After the outbreak of the Revolution of 1911, he followed the Governor of Guangxi Shen Bingkun and the Governor of Huncheng Association Zhao Hengti to the north to aid Wuchang, and stationed in Xiaogan to confront the Qing troops heading south. After the success of the revolution, most of the troops supporting Hubei from various provinces returned to their hometowns. The few who remained in Hubei were reorganized and disbanded by Li Yuanhong under various names. Shen Bingkun and Zhao Hengti failed to deal with Lu Rongting, who was the governor of Guangxi at the time, so they had to stay in Hubei to accept reorganization. Bai Chongxi was recruited into the general school corps by Zhang Zhenwu. Not long ago, he followed General Fang Wei to retreat to the junction of Xiangyang and Yunyang.
¡°Of course, initially we didn¡¯t know where we were. After I handed over the platoon affairs to Bai Jiansheng, I asked him this question during a casual chat: "Platoon leader, do you know where we are now?"
Bai Jiansheng was a little surprised, but he still answered seriously: "This is the boundary of Junzhou, Xiangyang Prefecture, next to Yunyang Prefecture and Nanyang Prefecture, Henan, and not far from your Shaanxi Province."
Xiangyang Mansion? Isn¡¯t that a place in Hubei Province? How did we get to Hubei Province? I was a little surprised and asked: "Then what will the platoon leader do after he knows that we are meeting here?"
"What else can you do? Just fight!" Bai Jiansheng replied concisely, "Why don't you know anything?"
I replied: "I am just a small shed leader, so naturally I have no way of knowing the military secrets on the mountain."
Bai Jiansheng said: "Then I will tell you whatever I want, just don't talk nonsense to others." Then he started from the enmity between Li Yuanhong, the leader of Wuchang, and Zhang Zhenwu, and continued to the recent murder of Zhang Zhenwu and Li Yuanhong's suppression. . Finally, he said contemptuously: "That Zhang Guoquan didn't know the heights of the world. He didn't listen to the advice of Commander Fang and tried to fight against the two towns of the Hubei army with three haphazard alliances. The result? He collapsed at the first touch and had to retreat from Xiangyang City in embarrassment. Only then did he remember Captain Fang's advice, and while asking for help from Chief Sun, Governor Zhao, and Governor Jiang, he moved closer to us.
"In Li Yuanhong's eyes, our regiment leader is a serious problem and must be eliminated as soon as possible. Zhang Guoquan's troops and the Hubei army took over the fire outside Xiangyang City two days ago. It is thought that once they have taken care of the chores in Xiangyang City, they will report to Yunyang We are marching in the direction of Fufu. It only takes three or four days to reach the boundary of Junzhou where we are from Xiangyang. The war is about to break out, so the first major thing after we meet up is to fight."
"Just two or three thousand of us?" I couldn't help but say in surprise, "According to what you just said, the other party has more than 10,000 people in two towns!"
Bai Jiansheng said: "It is said that Shaanxi and Sichuan will each send 4,000 people to join us. But as of now, the news is mixed."
¡°What¡¯s the good news?¡±
"The good news is that the Thirteenth Association, which participated in the attack on the Seventh Town of Xiangyang, will return to guard Yichang and Jingmen under the leadership of Tang Xinzhi to prevent us from taking advantage of the opportunity; the Eighth Town will leave the Sixteenth Association to guard Xiangyang and others. Land to prevent Zhang Guoquan from causing trouble. In other words, the invading Hubei army this time consists of two confederations of 8,000 people, only half of what we expected."
"What about the bad news?"
"The bad news is that the 4,000 people sent by the Sichuan Army will not arrive before the war breaks out. Even from Shaanxi, it is estimated that only 3,000 people can come. In other words, we have to fight with 5,000 people against the 8,000 people from the Hubei Army. "
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The above excerpt is from Chapter 3 "Attack on Hubei" of "Memories of a Soldier" (also known as "Memoirs of Liu Ruming"). (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)The number of captured Hubei troops was 8,000 in two confederations, only half of what we expected. "
"What about the bad news?"
"The bad news is that the 4,000 people sent by the Sichuan Army will not arrive before the war breaks out. Even from Shaanxi, it is estimated that only 3,000 people can come. In other words, we have to fight with 5,000 people against the 8,000 people from the Hubei Army. "
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The above excerpt is from Chapter 3 "Attack on Hubei" of "Memories of a Soldier" (also known as "Memoirs of Liu Ruming"). (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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