Independence Corps

Chapter 56 The Jedi Counterattack (4)
Naturally, Miyata would not have imagined that the New Fifth Division would pass through Huanghua Gang overnight and hit him on the throat.The New Fifth Division did not take the road that Gangben and the others took when they came, and there were many sentry posts on that road.The vast and stretching Miliang Mountain not only has the mysterious Eighteen Caves of Qinv Peak, but also has many passages that the devils don’t know. Zui, there are precipitous cliffs on both sides of this road, towering rocks and overgrown bushes, but there is a flat and open road in the middle.It's just that this road is not usually used by many people, and since the old commander Tu Zhucheng stationed in Miliang, this road has been blocked even more.Banshigou is rich in mineral deposits, including iron ore and copper mines. The old commander Tu Zhucheng deployed a regiment in Banshigou to mine the ore here without anyone knowing it.

The New Fifth Division went into battle lightly, with only a small amount of light artillery and grenades, but this was enough for Miyata.Miyata was still waiting impatiently for Yamazaki to bring Mrs. Zeng and the others to him. After waiting and waiting, there were violent gunshots from both sides.

Yamazaki has been shot dead.As soon as Yamazaki left Gangben's base camp with his team, Crow sent the information to Old Tang. The first detachment of the Self-Defense Regiment, who had already been waiting on the road, had a fight with Yamazaki near Erdaoliangzi by virtue of their familiarity with the terrain. In guerrilla warfare, Yamazaki was finally killed under a rocky cliff, Master Zeng and the others were rescued.Unfortunately, Principal Wang passed away.He is exhausted.Yamazaki tied a few of them to the horse, and they had to go as fast as the horse went.By the time a team snatched them from Yamazaki, Principal Wang had already passed away. He was dragged to Erdaoliangzi by a horse.

Angry bullets roared from the east and west of the eagle's mouth. Although Miyata had been prepared, he still seemed extremely panicked when he was caught by the gunshots from both sides.Miyata never expected that he originally wanted to encircle Tu Lanlong and destroy it from three sides, but in the end he let Tu Lanlong put it in his pocket!When Miyata gathered his men to fight in a hurry, Hua Tianming and the others of the new fifth division had already crossed two barriers and aimed their guns directly at Eagle's mouth.

Almost at the same time, under the mountain on the south side of Huanghuagang, Zhang Guozhen and Shen Mengzi also launched a general attack on the 25th Division of Zhongtian, and a battle of annihilation officially started!
Shen Mengzi is fighting more and more courageously now, he and the red powder group of Niangniang Mountain have merged into one, two machine guns merged into one, but the bullets fired are more fierce.Liu Mi'er was right next to him, and while beating him, he asked him, "Where are you going after beating the devil?"

"Go home and farm!" Shen Mengzi replied excitedly.

"Take me, I want to farm too." Liu Mi'er threw a grenade, and boldly dropped the words.

"Okay, you take the red powder group, I take the 72 group, and go back to my hometown together."

"No, just the two of us!"

Tu Lanlong saw this scene.

After the word "beat", Tu Lanlong left the plum garden and came to Yunshuijian.At this moment, he was standing on the rockery between the clouds and water, looking up into the distance.The smoke of the wolf in the distance and the flames of war nearby can be seen in a panoramic view.When the gunshots rang out from the Eagle's Mouth, Tu Lanlong said in his heart, Miyata, your dream is too beautiful. If you want to slaughter my grain like Gucheng, your ambition is too great!

Teng Yunfei ran up from the rockery and reported to Tu Lanlong: "Young Commander, the 56th Division of Zhuye has appeared in Pingguchuan."

"Okay, I'm afraid he won't come, let me inform you that only one battalion will be left in Meiyuan, and the rest will all go to Pingguchuan!"

After finishing speaking, Tu Lanlong walked down the rockery, and took the box cannon used by the old commander Tu Zhucheng from the old regiment leader Gu Shanyi: "Old regiment leader, Lanlong is gone."

"Lan Long, take me with you, let me fight the devils too." Gu Shanyi begged.

"You'd better stay here, the clouds and waters can't be left alone for a day, this is the rule set by the foster father."

"Then... Lan Long, I'll wait for your triumphant return."

The two hands clasped tightly, and separated again.Tu Lanlong jumped on his horse and ran towards Pingguchuan with his guard group.

Pingguchuan revealed a strange silence.

There is no sound around, it seems that the wind of this day is also still.The night has already enveloped the earth and condensed this long valley in darkness.

Takeno was unsure, he didn't know whether this move would be risky, and whether it would go as smoothly as he thought, but he had no way out, the fierce gunfire from Eagle's mouth had already made him understand that Commander Miyata was surrounded , Whether or not they can break out of the siege depends entirely on Commander Miyata's good luck.But Takeno decided that it would not be so easy to survive under the guns of the 11th Army.If it was easy, he wouldn't take the edge of his sword.But whether this Huarong Road can really work, Zhuye seems to lack confidence.

One kilometer away from the two cliffs, Takeno ordered the troops to stop and sent a team of engineers to check the situation.After the engineers entered the Pinggu River under the cover of night, Zhuye's heart beat more and more violently, and he couldn't calm down no matter what.He rushed to Benz next to him and said: "The Chinese don't lay down their pockets, do they?" The regiment commander Benz is more confident than him: "Lieutenant General, please rest assured that the Chinese have used all their strength to deal with Gangben and the commander. Never would have thought that someone would go this route.”

"No, Chinese people have always been cunning, you and I should be careful." When Zhuye said this, it sounded like he was reminding Benz, but in fact he was comforting himself.

Fortunately, an hour later, the engineers sent out returned, and the engineering captain reported that there was no abnormality in Pingguchuan, and the stupid Chinese people didn't notice it.As soon as he didn't notice it, Takeno's beating heart calmed down, and he ordered the troops to quickly pass through the cliff mouth, enter the valley and maintain their formation, and advance at full speed without delay.

So, in the dark night, on the wasteland, Zhuye led his remaining brigade, and walked through the cliff mouth like a ghost.Zhuye now only has one brigade of troops left. He didn't have too many troops, maybe two more brigades.One was ruined by Izawa in Tianxian Ridge, and some were lost when they passed the Confucius Temple. Now these people have become the entire family property of Zhuye, and Zhuye really dare not take it lightly.

More than 500 meters away from the cliff, there is a trench, newly dug, covered by grass.When Zhuye walked quickly through the mouth of the cliff, everyone in the trench held their breath, all their hearts were in their throats, for fear that Zhuye would suddenly change his mind and turn around and leave.All the troops in Zhuye passed the cliff, and the leader of a detachment whispered, "Can we act now?"

The one-legged old Tang lightly patted the shoulder of the detachment leader: "Wait a little longer, don't worry."

After waiting for another 20 minutes, the impatient detachment leader lost his temper and asked again: "Can we act now?"

Old Tang patted him on the shoulder again: "There is no rush, there is still a good show."

"Is there still a good show?" The detachment leader blinked his eyes, not quite believing what Old Tang said.

Only then did Old Tang tell the truth: "The crow sent information, and Gangben also followed."

"Gangben is here too?" The detachment leader's voice was full of surprise and excitement.Old Tang smiled complacently, then leaned down again, and carefully observed his surroundings.

At this time, Okamoto just arrived at the place where Takeno stopped just now.Even though the night was very dark, Gangben still saw the messy footprints and debris left on the ground, no, he felt it.For a senior commander, any abnormality during the march cannot escape his eyes.Gangben stopped and asked Ren Tianxing: "Hetian Jun, are you going to Pingguchuan soon?"

Ren Tianxing bowed his waist and said: "Yes, I believe Zhuye and the others have passed the cliff."

"Order the troops to stop advancing." Gangben said suddenly.

Ren Tianxing was startled secretly, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Let Takeno-kun explore the road first, and we will pass after we are sure it is safe." Gangben was afraid that Ren Tianxing would not understand, so he explained smartly.

Ren Tianxing hastily flattered: "It's Mr. Gangben who has a vision, and Wada admires it."

Gangben chuckled, and said coquettishly: "Didn't you say that the mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind? If there is a mantis in front, I am the oriole."

"Wonderful! Mr. Gangben's words are really wonderful!" Ren Tianxing was flattering Gangben while watching the cliff mouth vigilantly. He was really afraid that the comrades in the detachment would be impatient and blow up the cliff in advance.Thinking again, how could it be? My cousin never missed anything in delivering information. Old Tang and the others should have received the information long ago.

Time passed by every minute and every second, Gangben seemed to want to fight Ren Tianxing deliberately, but after nearly an hour, he still didn't say to start, so Ren Tianxing had to doze off pretending to be sleepy.The devil set off in the middle of the night yesterday and has walked for more than 20 hours now. He was so tired that he called his mother long ago. Gangben's move hit the devil's arms, and many devils took a nap with their guns in their hands.Gangben was worried that if he waited any longer, his morale would be completely lost, so he ordered the troops to move on and pass the cliff quickly.

Within 10 minutes of Okamoto and the others passing through the mouth of the cliff, a huge explosion sounded suddenly from the two cliffs, followed by two puffs of thick smoke, and the flash of fire instantly illuminated the Pinggu River.Gangben, who was walking in the middle of the line, turned his head and turned pale in shock.

"Baga, Chinaman, Chinaman!" Gangben spoke incoherently, his expression became terribly terrified because of extreme horror.

"Hetian, Hetian, didn't you say that the people in China didn't take precautions?" Gangben shouted, looking for Ren Tianxing.Strange, why did Hotan, who was whispering to him by his side just now, disappear in the blink of an eye?

Gangben was still yelling, and the gunshots from all directions had already rang out.Meng Bingliang, who had already ambushed on both sides of the Pinggu River, waited for the explosion to sound from the cliff. The sound of the explosion was like tying up the pockets.Meng Bingliang yelled to fight, and the soldiers of the self-defense regiment raised their submachine guns and rushed towards the devils at the bottom of the valley.

On Old Tang's side, before the smoke from the cliff cleared, the brothers who were ambushing in the trench jumped out of the trench and shot at the devil's tail.

The explosion also stunned Zhuye who was walking in front. Zhuye was secretly proud that if they walked fast, they would be able to cross Pinggu River before dawn. Once they crossed Pinggu River, Zhuye could breathe a sigh of relief.Unexpectedly, the sound of the explosion made him lose all his dreams, and when he realized what was going on, it was too late when he wanted to command the devils to fight again. Tu Lanlong's cavalry brigade had already brandished big knives and charged at him.

Zhuye screamed, raised his saber, and yelled hoarsely: "Hold it, hold it up!"

But how can we stand it? This is a battle that is destined to be recorded in the annals of history. The seemingly open Pinggu River is a grave deliberately dug by Meng Bingliang and Tu Lanlong for the devils. The end - death!

Pingguchuan's killing sound shook the sky!
Pingguchuan made all the Japanese invaders tremble three times. Overnight, nearly four Japanese brigades were wiped out. Lieutenant General Takeno committed suicide by caesarean section.
The one-legged old Tang witnessed this battle of annihilation.

The special commissioner from Chongqing, Zeng Qi, witnessed this battle of annihilation.

It was the first time that Yuan Jietong from Taiyuan saw such a heart-pounding lore!

On the second day after the war, Chief Yan went to Chongqing in person to announce the good news to Chairman Jiang face to face.After Jiang Gong listened, he praised again and again: "Well played, show off our army's prestige, show off our country's prestige. Everyone said that Tu Lanlong did not fight against the Japanese. Now, we can stop their mouths."

Yan Xishan stood up excitedly and said: "It is the Chairman who cultivated it well."

The chairman of the committee said modestly: "The credit is not mine alone. Half of the credit for this great victory should be credited to you. Wait a while, I will tell the reporter that this victory is of great significance. I will let Wang Jingwei take a look. On the ground, not only the sound of surrender, but more soldiers are rising up to resist and heroically kill the enemy!"

Afterwards, the Chairman led Officer Yan into the luxurious reception hall.

The next day, several newspapers in Chongqing published the conversation between the Chairman and Chief Yan. When Tu Lanlong was mentioned, many newspapers adopted a series of praise words from Chief Yan: "Facing the invading enemy, Lanlong cleverly arranged , create false appearances, lure the enemy into the urn, take advantage of the paralysis of the enemy, attack with all his strength, and form a lore to the enemy."

One day not long after, a newspaper in the rear published such a message: At the critical moment when the 11th Army of the Kuomintang refused to send troops and the Japanese invaded our Miliang Mountains wildly, the soldiers of the 72nd Regiment were not afraid of powerful enemies, united progressive forces, and fought bloody battles with the enemy , In the end, we won more with less, and wiped out the invading enemy in the Huajialing area. This battle created a new situation for our 18th Army's war of resistance.

At this time, Tu Lanlong had already embarked on another difficult road to meet his wife and daughter.

After many years, Tu Lanlong still couldn't help feeling palpitations when he recalled the past.He admitted that he had the mentality of retreating during that war, but this mentality was always restrained by another force, and he failed to gain the upper hand in the end.For the soldiers of the national army who died in that war, Tu Lanlong not only remembered, but also deeply blamed himself.

Especially Tan Weiming.After that battle ended, Tu Lanlong could not hear others mention Tan Weiming for a long time.One day after the war, he went to Shizuizi. At that time, summer had come, and the land scorched by artillery fire was flourishing again, and several kinds of flowers that could not be named were blooming in his sight.Tu Lanlong picked a flower from the stone mouth and gently threw it into the valley river below.The valley river was rippling with blue waves, and the flower swirled a few times in the water, and dangled away.Tu Lanlong felt that his heart gradually drifted away with the flower.

Later, Zu Tiao asked him to visit Tan Weiming's grave, but Tu Lanlong shook his head and refused.He knew that he was not qualified to sweep Tan Weiming's grave, so he told Zu Tiao, let everything pass, and don't touch the wounds of the past lightly.

Tu Lanlong did not touch it. The death of his adoptive father Tu Zhucheng has become a mystery since then.

The 11th Group Army finally returned to the chairman. The day before accepting the reorganization, Tu Lanlong quietly left Miliang City with his wife and daughter, accompanied by Lao Tang and others.Later he returned to his hometown, Baziying.Soon after, he left Baziying again.After the Anti-Japanese War ended, Tu Lanlong once thought about taking over the factory owned by his father-in-law Zu Cihang, but he gave up again.No one knew what was going on in his mind. People only knew that Tu Lanlong had changed since the victory of Miliang.Sudden silence, depression.

I'm afraid only Old Tang can understand him.Encouraged by Lao Tang, Tu Lanlong later ran a theater in a small town called Guyuan, which was the hometown of his father-in-law Zu Cihang.

On the day Zeng Qi was assassinated, Tu Lanlong asked someone to sing a play, which was still "Tattooing the Mother-in-law", but it was no longer E'er who played the mother-in-law.

Later, Tu Lanlong often thought of E'er, she was a good girl, he would say it to everyone.

As for Lin Jianying and He Yingying, Tu Lanlong quickly forgot about them.

One day he saw the news in the newspaper that He Yingying was appointed as the magistrate of Miliang County, suddenly raised his head, and said to the empty sky, how time flies!
Time really flies, and in a flash, it has been four years since the liberation.

(End of this chapter)