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Chapter 12 Air Combat (3)

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    In June, the Flying Tigers went to Guilin, and his younger brother Zhang Ren was also sent to Zhijiang Airport in western Hunan, which has become the largest aviation base of the national army.

    Zhang Xian had to go back to the training office and complete his training course in a down-to-earth manner.  However, although the moment of fighting side by side with his younger brother Zhang Ren was so short, it remained in Zhang Xian's memory for a long time, and it will be difficult to erase it in this life.  Those few hours, although thrilling, allowed courage and wit to overcome all fears, leaving him with the wealth to dare to face everything.  At the same time, it also made Zhang Xian feel relieved about his younger brother. It seems that his younger brother Zhang Ren has also matured and is a real air warrior in the national army. In some aspects, he is much better than himself.  His worries seemed unnecessary.

    The encounter with his younger brother Zhang Ren allowed Zhang Xian to finally get a lieutenant title. He could clearly know that his two younger brothers were still alive, and both were avenging their parents and the country.  And try hard.  Of course, he must also work harder to set an example for his younger brothers. He is the eldest brother after all.

    Wang Jinna returned from western Yunnan. The war in western Yunnan has basically stabilized. The Japanese army faced off with the national army on the west bank of the Nujiang River. The battle line was stretched too long and they no longer had the strength to break through the Nujiang River.

    At this time, the news of the expeditionary force was basically fed back. Some went to India after being dispersed by the Japanese, some returned to China, and some are still trekking in the vast jungles of northern Myanmar, looking for a way back.

    His first classmate showed up in Kunming, that was already in July.

    On July 15th, Zhang Xian and all his classmates went to welcome the 200th Division of the Fifth Army of the Nationalist Army who had returned from the expedition. This division was the first mechanized division of the Nationalist Army. Unlike other divisions, he  It is a five-regiment system with a strength of 20,000 people. When it went to Burma, there were more than 9,000 people. Only about 2,500 people returned to the motherland.

    Everyone gathered on both sides of the street with reverence, ready to welcome the warrior back.  Zhang Xian and other trainees from the training office were arranged at Biji Pass and stood in a neat queue outside the city gate. However, the first thing that caught everyone's eyes was not the mighty sergeants, but a nanmu coffin being carried by the sergeants.  , four bloody clothes hung on both sides of the coffin.  Lying in the coffin was a national hero, General Dai Anlan, the commander of the 200th Division.

    Dai Anlan is from Wuwei County, Anhui Province. His family is poor. At the age of 19, he was admitted to the high school of Anhui Public School founded by Mr. Tao Xingzhi.  At the age of twenty, he joined the army and participated in the Northern Expedition.  At the age of 21, he was admitted to the third phase of the Infantry Department of Huangpu Military Academy and participated in the Northern Expedition the following year.  At the age of twenty-nine, Dai Anlan served as the commander of the 145th Regiment of the 25th Division of the 17th Army of the National Army and participated in the Battle of Gubeikou.  When the July 7th Incident broke out, Dai Anlan was promoted to the commander of the 73rd Brigade. He participated in the battles of Baoding, Caohe, Taierzhuang, and Zhongtiao Mountain. At the age of 34, he was promoted to the 89th Army of the 85th Army due to his military exploits.  Deputy Division Commander.  Later he was promoted to commander of the 200th Division, awarded the rank of major general, and was ordered to participate in the Battle of Kunlun Pass.  In one month of hard fighting, 6,000 enemies were killed and many were captured, writing a glorious page in the history of the Anti-Japanese War.

    On March 1 of this year (1942), Dai Anlan was ordered to lead the 200 Division as the vanguard of the Fifth Army to fight in Burma.  In the battle of Tonggu, Dai's division fought against an enemy five times his own. At the cost of 800 warriors, he annihilated more than 5,000 enemies. Even the Japanese invaders had to admit that the battle of Tonggu was one of the most difficult battles in the Burmese War.  .  Just after the Battle of Tonggu was completed, the 200 Division was transferred to Yexin.  Before they could take a breath, the British troops on the west route were surrounded, and they were ordered to rush for reinforcements.  Just after the siege was lifted, Tangji on the East Road fell again. On April 21, he was ordered to regain Tangji.  At dawn on the 24th, the 200th Division launched an attack, successively captured the highlands on the south, west and north sides, and broke into the urban area to fight with the enemy in the streets.  The battle was extremely fierce. General Dai personally went to the front line to direct the battle until midnight. Tangji was captured. The news of victory spread widely, and the people of the country rejoiced.  Due to the roundabout encirclement by the Japanese army, Dai Anlan's troops fell into a tight siege by the Japanese army.  On May 16, on the way to retreat, he was suddenly ambushed by heavy Japanese troops. Dai Anlan came to the front line to take command.  After several days of fierce fighting, the entire division suffered heavy casualties. Dai Anlan was shot in two places in the chest and abdomen, but he still broke through the encirclement.  In the rainy mountain forest.  Dai Anlan's wound infection worsened, and when he arrived at Mengguan on May 26, he died for his country at the age of 38.

    After the death of Dai Anlan, the remaining members of the 200 Division were extremely sad and determined to carry the body of their division commander back to the country.  Under the leadership of Zheng Tingji, the unit broke through the last line of Japanese defense on June 2 and arrived in Tengchong, western Yunnan, on June 27.  At the border of Yunnan and Myanmar, after an old overseas Chinese learned the sad news of General Dai Anlan's death, he rushed to the army and donated a nanmu coffin prepared for himself for General Dai's burial.

    When this nanmu coffin appeared in front of them, everyone burst into tears, and some people couldn't even kneel down.

    Zhang Xianhe Qi is about the same size as himMany school-level officers walked forward and came to the coffin-carrying sergeants. They gave a deep military salute to the coffin and the returning soldiers, then took their poles and placed them on their own.  on the shoulders.  After the handover was completed, everyone walked slowly into Kunming City carrying the coffin with heavy steps.

    The person who was taken over by Zhang Xian was a captain. He and Zhang Xian nodded. Their eyes intertwined with each other, and their eyes were filled with tears.  Neither of the two people spoke, but after the handover, he gently patted Zhang Xian on the shoulder, stayed by his side, and followed him into the city.  Zhang Xian really wanted to talk to him, but at this solemn and sad time, any talking to him would be regarded as disrespectful. He had no choice but to suppress the eagerness in his heart and wait until this serious process was over before talking to him.  Come to reminisce.  And the captain who was traveling with him had the same thoughts as him, because he also recognized Zhang Xian, and they were classmates who graduated from the same class.

    This captain is called Mo Yuntian, and he is Zhang Xian¡¯s squad leader. Zhang Xian is the youngest classmate in the class, but Mo Yuntian is the oldest in the class.

    Zhang Xian and his party carried the hero's coffin through the streets of Kunming, and finally carried it to the mourning hall specially built for General Dai, and placed the coffin smoothly on the high platform.  All the officials, celebrities and gentry in Kunming came to participate in the memorial ceremony for the hero. Only then did Zhang Xian have the opportunity to be alone with Mo Yuntian.

    The two hugged each other tightly, and silent tears rolled down quietly.

    Zhang Xian never dared to ask. Twenty of his classmates participated in the expeditionary force, and there were also ten classmates in the 200 Division.  But now, I only saw Mo Yuntian, but the other classmates did not show up.

    "Hundreds of us were surrounded by the Japanese. The battle lasted for seven days and seven nights. Many of our brothers died. In the end, only eighteen of us were left." Mo Yuntian told Zhang Xian calmly, but Zhang Xian took it from him.  His red eyes revealed his inner unrest: "My division commander, chief of staff, and I broke out, and met a group of Japanese soldiers very close to us. It was night, and the division commander was shot and wounded.  I was carrying his. The chief of staff had studied at the Japanese Military Academy and knew the Japanese language. He shouted to the group of Japanese soldiers, and the Japanese soldiers thought we were their own and stopped pursuing them, so we were able to escape."

    "What happened next?" Zhang Xian asked.

    "More than a dozen of us took turns carrying the division commander over the deserted mountains, thinking of returning home, but the division commander was already dying. We had no food, no drink, and no medicine. Two days later, the division commander died."  Tears welled up in his eyes again: "The division commander can always take the lead, endure hardships, and charge forward. He is the soul of our army and our hero! So at that moment, we made this decision. We must  Go back to the motherland with him."

    "You did it!"

    "Yes!" He nodded: "We met the 598th Regiment. Under the leadership of Commander Zheng, we broke through the enemy's last blockade and returned to Tengchong. At that time, the division commander's body had begun to rot, and everyone  He took off his military uniform and wrapped it around him. Those military uniforms were of all military ranks, including soldiers, lieutenants, and school officers. Until later, a local old man gave him the coffin he was preparing for his birthday.  Gave it to us.¡±

    Zhang Xian fell silent, and the tears in his eyes fell quietly.

    "The moment we set foot on the motherland with our teacher, all of us burst into tears and shouted, we are back!" Mo Yuntian was still talking: "When we passed Tengchong, the county magistrate took all the elders in the county  The villagers knelt along the street. They were there to welcome us back! From that moment on, I swore: My dearest motherland, I will sacrifice everything for you. As long as I can drive away the invaders, I would rather  Give your life for this!¡±

    "My dearest motherland, I will sacrifice everything for you. As long as I can drive away the invaders, I would rather give my life for it!" Zhang Xian was also murmuring Mo Yuntian's words,  At the same time, there was resonance, yes, this is what he wanted to say in his heart.

    The two people looked at each other, and many words were choked in their throats, but they could not say them out.

    "Get up! People who don't want to be slaves! Build our new Great Wall with our flesh and blood" Mo Yuntian suddenly sang in a low voice with his hoarse voice. Zhang Xian knew that this "March of the Volunteers" was exactly what he wanted.  It is the military song of their 200th Division.

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    Mo Yuntian also left, carrying the coffin of their division commander to the east. They wanted to send their division commander back to Quanzhou, Guangxi, and bury him there, which was the birthplace of their two hundred divisions.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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