Chu Yunfei and Liang Gang, two Whampoa classmates, meet again after three years of absence.

After saluting and shaking hands, the two had another bear hug, patted each other on the shoulder and laughed loudly, the laughter was full of heartfelt joy.

"Brother Tie Feng, I really didn't expect that you would come to Northwest Shanxi!"

"Brother Yunfei, I never thought that we would have the chance to fight the enemy side by side!"

"Brother Tie Feng, in order to congratulate you on your promotion and also to welcome you, my younger brother specially prepared some small gifts, please accept them."

After speaking, he turned his head and waved, and the Jinsui army behind him brought hundreds of mules and horses over.

Chu Yunfei pointed to the mules and horses lined up and said, "There are 1000 official rifles, 20 Czech machine guns, 24 civilian 10 heavy machine guns, and 1 base ammunition." He said, "In addition, there are 10 yuan in French currency, and 20 catties of miscellaneous grains such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn."

Liang Gang hurriedly said, "Brother Yunfei, how dare you do this?"

Chu Yunfei said: "Brother Tie Feng, you and my brother. It's a shame to say this."

"Okay, then I'd rather be obedient than respectful." Liang Gang also happily accepted.

Because he knew that Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army was gradually refitting with American weapons.

So even if he doesn't take this batch of weapons and equipment, it will be cheaper for other Jinsui troops.

By the way, even though Liang Gang went to Huangshan Mansion in Chongqing before leaving for Northwest Shanxi, Chang Kaishen also met him personally and encouraged him.

But it's just verbal encouragement.

Actual support was nonexistent.

Liang Gang could also guess what Chang Kaishen meant.

It's nothing more than wanting to see his performance before placing a bet.

If the Independent 94th Brigade performs well after he takes office, then weapons, equipment, ammunition and even funds will continue to come in, and it may even be replaced with American equipment like the 358th Regiment.

If the performance is not good, nothing needs to be mentioned.

Therefore, the batch of weapons and ammunition provided by Chu Yunfei really solved the urgent needs of Liang Gang and the 94th Brigade.

At that moment, Liang Gang invited Chu Yunfei into the brigade headquarters, and made people pour water.

Liang Gang laughed at himself and said, "Brother Yunfei, I only have boiled water here, and I still look at Haihan."

Chu Yunfei smiled, and asked again: "Brother Tie Feng, is the situation of the 94th Brigade under control?"

"It's just a bunch of jumping clowns, they can't turn the sky around." Liang Gang smiled and said, "However, the military discipline of the 94th Brigade has been completely corrupted by these moths, and it may take a while to rectify it. Therefore, in a short time Our independent 94th Brigade may not be able to support the 358th Regiment from the battlefield."

"It's nothing." Chu Yunfei smiled.

"At least for half a year, there will be no major battles in Northwest Shanxi."

"Oh?" Liang Gang said, "Why is Brother Yunfei so sure?"

Chu Yunfei said: "The reason is very simple, because the Japanese army in Shanxi consumed too much in the previous raid against the Taihang Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, especially the 2nd Guards Division, which was recently transferred to Anhua, was injured in this raid. Vitality, without half a year of rest, I am afraid it will be difficult to recover."

Liang Gang said: "Speaking of this raid, I heard a rumor on the road..."

"Brother Tie Feng, that's not a rumor, but a fact." Chu Yunfei said solemnly.

Liang Gang's expression became serious in an instant, and he said in a deep voice: "The 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army really killed and wounded more than 1 Japanese soldiers with a single brigade, and killed more than 8000 of them?"

Chu Yunfei said: "This should be the truth."

Liang Gang said again: "And after the 386th Brigade completed the cover mission and killed and wounded so many Japanese soldiers, they broke through the encirclement from the front and turned to Northwest Shanxi, right?"

"And their area of ​​activity is in the middle of your brother's defense zone."

Chu Yunfei said: "This is probably the main reason why the principal transferred you, a general, to Northwest Shanxi."

After a pause, Chu Yunfei said again: "The headmaster definitely hopes to use the power of a general like you to suppress the fierce power of the tiger and wolf division of the 386 brigade, so as not to make it lose control."

"Brother Yunfei is serious." Liang Gang waved his hands.

"The principal still wants to borrow more from you, brother Yunfei."

While talking, Liang Gang's guard company commander Gao Shen walked in.

Seeing Chu Yunfei present, Gao Shenxing didn't know whether to say something or not.

Liang Gang said: "Commander Gao, this is Commander Chu of the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, and also my classmate from Huangpu. If you have anything to say, just say it in front of him. There are no military secrets between us."

"Yes!" Gao Shenxing agreed, and said again, "The investigators reported that the Eighth Route Army in Fuliang Mountain has already made a big move and is rushing towards the defense area of ​​our 94th Brigade alone."

"Hmm!" Liang Gang got up abruptly upon hearing this.

"Fuliang Mountain is the territory of Li Yunlong's independent regiment."

Chu Yunfei also got up, and said: "However, Li Yunlong will not provoke friction at this time, so there is a high probability that they are not coming for the 94th Brigade alone."

"Brother Yunfei, you must be on guard against others."

Liang Gang said: "The predecessor of the 94th Independent Brigade was the 94th Division."

"This unit has a deep relationship with the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army."

After saying this, Liang Gang said again: "Pass in my order, the 1st and 3rd regiments will assemble immediately!"

……

Yelangyu is a canyon.

The road leading to Shuiquan from Fu'an County passes through Yelang Valley.

There are eight main passages across the Taihang Mountains, namely the Eight Xings of the Taihang Mountains.

Zhengtai Road is located in Jingxing, while Fuan and Shuiquan highways are located in Puyinxing, so this highway is also an important passage from Hebei to Shanxi.

After Zhengtai Road and Tongpu Road were attacked by the Eighth Route Army on a large scale, it was this road that took on the heavy responsibility of transporting personnel and materials from Beiping to Taiyuan. Otherwise, the Japanese army in Shanxi would have run out of ammunition.

And now, even though Zhengtai Road and Tongpu Road have been reopened,

There are often Japanese troops and supplies entering Shanxi from this road.

Wang Ye sent a combat team to squat in Yelangyu for a long time.

In the past few days, Wang Ye has personally led the Wolf Warrior Squadron to guard here.

This morning, when a small troop of devils passed through Yelang Valley,

Wang Ye was keenly aware that a Japanese army or convoy was about to pass by.

Wang Ye immediately sent Wei Xi, the fastest runner, back and forth to Zhaojiayu to report to Li Yunlong.

After receiving Wang Ye's report, Li Yunlong immediately summoned the independent group. Except for the cooking team, the supply department and a small number of civilian personnel who stayed behind, all other combatants were dispatched and brought to Yelangyu.

Zhao Gang also came along. Li Yunlong didn't want him to come, but Zhao Gang threatened to cancel the operation, and Li Yunlong could only obediently obey.

Li Yunlong asked: "Xiao Wang, how is the situation?"

Wang Ye said with certainty: "According to my observations, tonight or tomorrow morning, there will definitely be a group of devils or a transport force passing through the Wild Wolf Valley."

"But as for the combat troops,"

"It's not good to say that it's still a transport force."

"It doesn't matter whether he is a combat unit or a transportation unit, our independent regiment will do it!" Li Yunlong snorted coldly, then turned around and shouted, "Commander of the 3rd Battalion!"

Wang Huaibao stepped forward and said, "Regimental Commander?"

Li Yunlong said: "You take the 3rd Battalion out of the area two kilometers north of Yelangyu to guard."

Watching Wang Huaibao leave with the 3rd Battalion, Wang Ye said, "Commander, are you worried that the 94th Independent Brigade will attack us from the flank?"

"Prevention is essential." Li Yunlong nodded and said, "Although the combat power of the 94th Brigade alone is not top-notch, it would be very troublesome if we were suddenly attacked from behind when we were fighting the devils with bayonets. I asked 3 Battalion watch them, then there is no problem."

After saying this, he said again: "1st Battalion Commander, 2nd Battalion Commander!"

Zhang Dabiao and Shen Quan ran to Li Yunlong in response.

Li Yunlong said: "Lead the troops to ambush on both sides of Yelang Valley."

"Yes!" Zhang Dabiao and Shen Quan led the troops into the position immediately.

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang also led the rest of the direct subordinate team into the ambush position.

Both sides of the road quickly quieted down, only the north wind was still blowing.

……

About ten kilometers to the north of Yelangyu.

Liang Gang is leading the two regiments of the 94th Brigade, about [-] troops, and is rushing southward.

The 94th Division has never had a chance to be replenished after breaking through from Lin County, so the 94th Brigade alone has a total of less than 2000 people, and the three subordinate regiments have only 500 people each.

Therefore, Liang Gang is only a brigade commander in name, but he is actually a regimental commander.

Chu Yunfei was worried that the 94th Independent Brigade would really fight with the Independent Regiment, so he brought Sun Ming and the guards to follow.

Walking halfway, Gao Shenxing, the guard company commander of the 94th Brigade, came back from the front and reported: "Brigade, the Eighth Route Army stopped suddenly after reaching the Yelang Valley and stopped moving forward."

"Wild Wolf Valley?" Liang Gang stretched out his hand, "Map."

Suddenly, a staff officer took out the map from the satchel and spread it out on the ground.

"Here." Chu Yunfei quickly found Yelangyu on the map, and said, "It seems that the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army just wants to launch an ambush, so let me just say that the Independent Regiment cannot provoke friction. "

Liang Gang said: "Since this is the case, we don't have to overreact."

After saying this, Liang Gang said again: "Pass on my original order, and all regiments will bring them back!"

Seeing that Liang Gang was also preparing to return to Tiandagang, Chu Yunfei suddenly suggested: "Brother Tiefeng, you are here, why don't you take a closer look at how the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment fights?"

"It's true." Liang Gang nodded happily.

"Let's see what's so special about them."

At present, Liang Gang ordered the main force of the 94th Brigade to return to Tiandagang.

Then he and Chu Yunfei each led a squad to Yelang Valley.

……

The independent group waited for one night.

Waiting is actually a routine operation for the Eighth Route Army.

In order to wait for the devil's transport team, waiting for three days and three nights is nothing at all.

It's just that, in this weather, it's really difficult to wait for a night in a place like Yelangyu.

Because even during the day, the temperature is zero degrees at most, and at night it is definitely below minus ten degrees. At this temperature, fresh urine can freeze instantly.

That's not the hardest part.

The most difficult thing was that the north wind was blowing.

Because Yelangyu is a mountain pass and an outlet.

Even if the body is retracted into the soil ditch beside the road, even if the body is covered with withered grass, the cold wind still swishes in, until it gets into the bones of the soldiers.

Although the soldiers were all wearing cotton uniforms,

But those cotton military uniforms have long been tattered into rags, and the cotton batting has almost fallen off, almost completely losing its warmth retention function, and wearing it on the body is just a psychological comfort.

There are also many soldiers who don't even have to wear ragged cotton clothes.

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang didn't have worn cotton-padded clothes. As regiment cadres, they had to set an example by giving their relatively intact cotton-padded clothes to the wounded in the regiment.

So at this moment, both Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were too cold.

It finally dawned, but it was a cloudy day. Not only could the sun not be seen, but the wind started to blow again. Judging by the situation, it might snow again today.

Li Yunlong looked around and found that the dead grass covering the soldiers was shaking. Obviously, the soldiers were too cold and shivering all over.

Fortunately, the northwest wind is blowing now.

Otherwise, if the devil sees it, he will definitely be exposed.

Li Yunlong retracted his hands into his sleeves as much as possible, and made fun of Zhao Gang beside him while shaking to keep warm: "Old Zhao, look at you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you are like a fucking beast with a green face."

Zhao Gang retorted and said, "You fucking still talk about me, and you're not much better than me, just follow a fucking winter melon with frost."

Then the two turned their heads together and looked at Wang Ye.

Then the two were surprised to find that Wang Ye had fallen asleep.

In such a cold day, with such a strong wind, how can this idiot be able to sleep?

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