War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 426 Money-loving! (Thanks to '沪言乱语' for the 1888 reward!)
Cang County.

When Xu Chaoyang led his troops southward, there was only one route available, which was to lead the army through Cang County and directly rush to De County, and then go west into Hebei, go through Xingtai and arrive in Shanxi, and then enter northern Shaanxi from Shanxi.

There was no problem with the route, the problem was... he led a group!

A group is different from an individual. Do you think you can just walk away like that?
To the east of Cang County is Baoding, and to the north is Jinan. If you walk in that direction, anyone with a standard of vision can see you, unless...

"Take off your clothes, quickly!"

"Everyone, take off your uniforms, put on the prepared clothes, and bury all your equipment on the spot!"

Yang Jingyu held his waist and shouted loudly in the woods outside Cang County. Behind him was Xu Chaoyang who was looking at him eagerly.

"Lao Yang, Lao Yang!"

"I'm panicking."

Yang Jingyu looked back and asked, "Why are you panicking?"

"Old Yang, this is the wealth we have accumulated over so many years of fighting in the Northeast. How can we not be panicked if we just give it up like this?"

"Look, there are twenty IG18 cannons. This is something we couldn't even imagine when we were in the Northeast... Just buried like this?"

Deep in the woods under the cover of night, Yang Jingyu looked at him silently.

Xu Chaoyang kept on talking: "Tell me, when this thing is managed by the people in the organization, can they take good care of it and send it to the northwest in batches like we do?"

"When they were sent to the northwest, the superiors saw so much good equipment. Could they unscrupulously withhold it and not send it to our 217th Regiment?"

"What if something happens to this thing during transportation? Who will compensate?"

Xu Chaoyang was really panicking. When he led the team to the forest in the wilderness of Cang County, facing this road with an uncertain future and full of dangers, Xu Chaoyang was not afraid; there was Baoding blocking the road to the west, Jinan blocking the road to the south, the sea to the east, and the battlefield to the north, but Xu Chaoyang was not afraid either...

But when they had to bury their equipment on the spot and split the entire 217th Regiment into smaller units and send them to northern Shaanxi in batches, Xu Chaoyang started to panic as soon as he took his gun off his body.

A soldier, a soldier who has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, asking him to hand over his gun is like taking away his soul.

Yang Jingyu was amused: "Was I present when you discussed this with Li Hansheng?"

Xu Chaoyang: “Not here.”

"When did I know this?"

"Just now."

Yang Jingyu looked at him and asked again: "Then why don't you ask me?"

"Who will compensate me? You kept everything away from me to keep it secret. Now who will compensate me if something happens to my equipment?"

Can Xu Chaoyang not keep it a secret?

Does he dare not keep it a secret?

How did Zhao Dengyu die?

It was Pan Yugui, director of the Political Affairs Department of the Hebei-Chahar Political Affairs Committee, who betrayed the enemy. It was he who told the Japanese about Zhao Dengyu's retreat route, leading to the deaths of Zhao Dengyu and Tong Lingge.

The 217th Regiment has been stationed in Tianjin for so many years. Even if it has been detained in Dagu Factory all year round, what if?
As long as there is a crack in the 217th Regiment, Xu Chaoyang will be easily calculated when he deploys! He even prepared this batch of civilian clothing buried deep underground in the suburbs of Cang County through Yuan Keqin, instead of letting his own people buy and bury it.

It's not that Xu Chaoyang didn't trust Yang Jingyu, but he was afraid that the matter would be leaked if it was not kept secret. Otherwise, he would not have made a retreat plan in advance when Li Hansheng went to Dagu Factory. At that time, Li Hansheng was wondering whether Captain Xu was too "far-sighted". Now, everything has come true.

Is there anything that should not be fulfilled in open-book exams?
This is why after Li Hansheng reported to the Northern Bureau, the Northern Bureau formulated a retreat plan specifically for Xu Chaoyang's 217th Regiment. That was to retreat from Tianjin to Cang County, change into civilian clothes in Cang County, and use pre-prepared documents to transform themselves into civilians. After burying their equipment on the spot, they would arrive in northern Shaanxi in batches as civilians.

Of course, the fact that the retreat route was planned by the Northern Bureau was enough to show how much our party valued the 217th Regiment after it demonstrated its combat effectiveness. But Xu Chaoyang was worried. Usually their equipment was oiled and maintained by professional workers from the Dagu Factory. What if something unexpected happened if it was buried underground?

"Captain."

"elder brother."

"The boss."

"Brother Chaoyang."

At this moment, all the backbone members of the group gathered together, and everyone looked at Yang Jingyu.

Yang Jingyu said something crucial at this time: "Do you understand now why we have to go to northern Shaanxi?"

When everyone was at a loss, an inexplicable centripetal force burst out from Yang Jingyu. Even Xu Chaoyang wanted to rely on this centripetal force. Just like his name, only Chaoyang could make people feel at ease.

"Chaoyang, although I don't know what plan you made with the Northern Bureau, I assure you that the organization will not easily break up such a strong combat-capable unit. Yes, we may let the comrades who arrived first serve as instructors for other units before the 217th Regiment is fully assembled and pass on battlefield experience. After all, the 217th Regiment has rich combat experience that many units cannot match, especially since there are many new recruits in our hometown now;"

"Maybe, during the equipment escort process, there will be emergencies that cause the equipment to be used in advance, but this is also for safety reasons;"

"But I can assure you that you don't have to panic at all. You don't know that our brigade commander Wang is looking forward to such a combat-capable unit all day long..."

"Hey, do you believe me?"

Xu Chaoyang was thinking and raised his head: "Is there any need to ask?"

“Then you should trust the Party!”

party!
This word...

Xu Chaoyang turned around and shouted to the 217th Regiment: "I order the entire regiment to change clothes as soon as possible. Those who have changed clothes should go to our 'Political Commissar' to collect travel expenses, and then rush to Xingtai from the Cangxian and Dexian stations, and then enter Shanxi from Xingtai. Someone will pick you up there. I will give you the specific details after you have changed your clothes!"

The 217th Regiment disbanded.

This highly cohesive force split into small groups and set out along the woods towards Cang County and De County.

"Remember, this is the travel expenses, don't gamble!" When Xu Chaoyang personally handed the money to Liu Gen'er, he did not forget to remind him, and Qu Yong: "Listen to me, no matter how much injustice you suffer on this journey, just bear it. When you return to northern Shaanxi, I will help you. Don't be reckless. Do you hear me?"

The second sister and Duan Jingwen are the ones you don't need to worry about the least. They can just set out as a couple. No one will pay attention to such people in the vast crowd.

Eventually, the entire 217th Regiment disbanded. Since Xu Chaoyang's missing ear was too obvious and he was too recognizable, he decided to set out alone.

But Xu Chaoyang did not tell anyone that he did not leave. He waited alone at the other end of the forest with dry food for three full days. It was not until midnight on the third day that someone came to dig up their buried equipment and transported it away one by one in donkey carts. Only then did he feel relieved and turned around to run towards Cang County.

Because he saw Li Hansheng.

　Thanks to '沪言乱语' for the reward of 1888. It’s been a long time since we last met. I miss you so much. I am grateful. I am grateful for your existence. Thank you a thousand times. I am grateful enough.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)