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The regiment sent by Yang Shufan can be regarded as a well-equipped and highly combat-effective regiment in Zhang Zongfu's 11th Army. The regiment has three infantry battalions, as well as a regiment direct machine gun company, mortar company, baggage company, communication platoon and other forces, with a total of about 2,100 people and more than 150 mules and horses.

Although he was severely injured by the Northern Expedition Army during the battle in southern Shandong not long ago, it was said that his regiment was sent to eliminate the 4500 bandits occupying Mengyin County, and the whole regiment didn't care much about it.

"Just hundreds of bandits in the mountains who are treasured by muskets, I guess they can scare their pants when they see that the whole regiment is full of machine guns and artillery, and they may be scared to pee their pants!" The adjutant of the regiment headquarters said to his regiment commander with a smile.

"I'm afraid that the bandits will run away as soon as they see us, so I have to go to find them. It's best that they are all in Mengyin County, so that the brothers can take them all in one go." Captain Lei, who had a beard, was also full of satisfaction and did not take the 4,500 bandits seriously.

"If they all went to the mountains, then we would treat it as going to hunt in autumn and wander around in the mountains. Don't the storytellers say that the emperors and ministers used to like hunt in autumn and winter? This time we will also hunt in autumn and hunt in autumn once under the leadership of the group." The deputy clerk smiled and complimented.

"Yes, we'll go hunting once in autumn. By the way, we'll go to the mountains to have some fun for the brothers." Captain Lei also raised his interest.

The group set out leisurely from Linyi and crossed the Yang River toward Xiacheng Post.

When the group of people arrived at Xiachengyi, they found that the original people here had disappeared due to the war. The group cursed and packed up some food by themselves.

After dinner, Captain Lei said to the adjutant: "Tell your brothers, I will arrive at Qingtuo before dinner today. When I get there, I will find a place to rest."

"Don't worry, it's only 80 miles from Linyi to Qingtuo. We have already walked almost halfway. It's definitely no problem to arrive at Qingtuo in the evening." The adjutant promised.

Just as this group of people started to march towards Qingtuo while talking and laughing, they didn't know that their every move fell into the eyes of the reconnaissance personnel sent by Gu Haichuan's troops.

Since Zhang Zongchang's main force returned to Shandong from the south, Zhao Zhenzhong ordered all departments to take strict precautions. Although it was judged that Zhang Zongchang would not have too many troops sent to the suppression for the first time, because he did not know which direction Zhang Zongchang would enter the Yimeng Mountains, Zhao Zhenzhong ordered all departments to adjust their respective defense lines according to actual conditions and report them to the headquarters, and at the same time evacuate the people in the marginal areas and near major traffic arteries. It was in this case that Gu Haichuan temporarily moved the few people left near Xiachengyi to the controlled area north of Qingtuo.

Then the departments began to arrange the plan according to the plan formulated by Zhao Zhenzhong. After the various measures were arranged, they waited for more than a month, and it was not until the end of October that they discovered this group of people coming from the direction of Linyi.

After discovering the troops of this regiment, the reconnaissance personnel quickly reported the regiment's number of troops, weapons and equipment, and defense conditions to the Gu Haichuan regiment headquarters stationed in Yaojiadianzi area. After receiving the news, Gu Haichuan told the correspondent: "Notify the First Battalion that they must implement the original combat plan, and try to drag the regiment to the area north of Xiaoyi River."

"Haichuan, do we want to go over and take a look?" Chen Zhiyuan, the deputy commander next to him, suggested.

"Guantao and I will go over, you and Yunzhong will guard the house." Gu Haichuan decided.

Sun Guantao, chief of staff of the regiment, reminded: "Haichuan, if we want to achieve our original combat goal, if we only use one battalion in the early stage, it is probably not safe. Should we move forward with the Second Battalion as a reserve team?"

"Okay, let the Second Battalion arrive between Gegou and Qingtuo tomorrow morning, and wait for the enemy to cross the Xiaoyi River to assist the First Battalion to block the enemy's retreat. After the enemy enters our preset battlefield, it will launch an attack." Gu Haichuan thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, the deputy regiment commander Chen Zhiyuan and logistics department head Fang Yunzhong led the Third Battalion and the regiment directly under the regiment to continue to keep alert to Yishui County. Gu Haichuan and Sun Guantao left the regiment headquarters and rode their horses to the first battalion defense zone near Qingtuo.

In the evening, Commander Lei led the entire regiment to Qingtuo, but found that the people here had escaped. After searching, they did not find a piece of food, let alone wealth and other things to harvest. Depressed, Commander Lei cursed: "Damn it! I walked all the way in this valley and didn't even see a ghost. I won't be dead, right?"

The adjutant on the side shivered and whispered: "Tuanzu, we have walked dozens of miles since we passed Xiacheng Post today. We have seen 3 or 4 villages in all sizes, but we have not seen a single figure. Could it be that we have encountered anything unclean, right?"

After hearing the adjutant's words, Commander Lei's heart skipped a beat. After thinking about it, he couldn't help feeling guilty. He swallowed his mouth and spitted, and said with courage: "We have so many brothers, and we have guns and cannons, so we are not afraid of those." Although he was not afraid, his face was a little panicked. Then, Commander Lei ordered: "Let your brothers be alert tonight!"

"Yes!" The adjutant agreed and hurriedly ordered the commander's order.

Commander Lei and Adjutant did not sleep well all night, and the next morning both wore dark circles. However, when Commander Lei and Adjutant had breakfast and led the team on the road, they found that the whole regiment was on the way, from the commander to the soldiers, they all had dark circles, with a little fear and anxiety in their expression.

It turned out that when the adjutant issued the orders of the regiment commander to each battalion yesterday evening, in order to make each battalion beware, the adjutant specifically told several battalion commanders about the strange things along the way and asked each battalion to strictly prevent unclean things. After receiving the order, the battalion commanders were also very nervous and conveyed the news to each company, and then from the company to the platoon and then to the squad. As a result, the entire regiment did not sleep well last night.

After understanding the situation, Commander Lei did not bother to scold the adjutant and led the listless soldiers of more than 2,000 people across the regiment to cross the Xiaoyi River and head towards Mengyin County in the northwest. Commander Lei is now eager to find a village with people and find a living person to ask clearly what is the reason for the journey that can’t even see a figure?

But the situation of the two or three villages I saw after crossing Xiaoyi River was exactly the same as those on the way I came. There was no one in person and no gain. The more I walked with more than 2,000 people, my scalp became more and more numb. In addition to the sound of more than 2,000 people and more than 150 mules and horses walking on the mountain road, there were the sound of a few birds flying in the mountains. In addition to the clouds in the sky, everyone was cheering while walking, and the whole team was filled with a strange atmosphere of panic.

Just as Commander Lei and the whole regiment were in panic, the team had already walked along the Xiaoyi River to a valley. Just when the whole regiment was nervous, a rumbling sound suddenly came from the front of the entire regiment, followed by a heart-wrenching scream.

"What's the situation?" Commander Lei was anxious and asked his subordinates sternly.

"This is better to send someone to the front and take a look." The adjutant said with some fear.

After a while, the situation was cleared. It turned out that the team ahead suddenly collapsed downward while moving, and a deep ditch more than 5 meters wide appeared, crossing the valley horizontally, blocking the entire team's way.

Commander Lei and the adjutant walked to the front and felt even more distressed. It turned out that some old and decaying wood plates appeared in the soil two feet below the road ahead, including some coffin boards with different new and old coffin boards. At the same time, looking at the road ahead that they had not yet walked, they were covered with dead branches and leaves, without any traces of pedestrians and livestock walking.

"Why did this fall?" Commander Lei asked.

"When the brothers lined up, the road suddenly collapsed. The brothers who fell below were no longer moving, and it was probably not going well." The company commander walking in front said in panic.

"Captain, aren't we really seeing a ghost?" a battalion commander asked with his lips trembling.

"Don't talk nonsense. Where did the hell come from in broad daylight?" Captain Lei scolded him while cheering himself up.

"But, there is no sun today, it's cloudy." Another battalion commander swallowed his saliva with some difficulty, and pointed his hand at the sky and said.

Commander Lei looked up at the cloudy sky, and felt that his scalp was about to explode.

If you want to say, the soldiers and gangsters under Zhang Zongchang have done a lot of bad things such as smashing, burning, and plundering. They are usually extremely vicious to the people, but in Zhang Zongchang's team, they also have an extraordinary awe of Feng Shui, ghosts and gods from top to bottom. This can be seen from the fact that Zhang Zongchang was thinking of burning the body of Sun in Beijing to destroy the Feng Shui of the Southern Army.

Commander Lei, the battalion commanders, the company commanders, all have carried several lives on their backs and have done many things that are harmful to the world. Now, when the few people saw the exposed broken and rotten wooden boards, half-old coffin boards and road conditions in front of them, all this was obviously not done by someone deliberately within 10 days and half a month. So what kind of power would it do?

Several battalion commanders and regiment commander Lei looked at each other and found the fear in each other's eyes.

"Roun, why don't we withdraw Qingtuo first?" the adjutant suggested in a low voice.

"Okay. Go back first to collect some wooden boards to build a bridge so that the brothers can continue to move forward." Captain Lei found a reason for himself.

The team turned into the front team and returned to the way they came. But before they walked far, a scream came from the front.

Commander Lei and his adjutant rushed to the front and found that the bridge originally built on Xiaoyi River was also broken.

"How did this bridge break?" Captain Lei asked, but he didn't realize that his voice was already a little strange.

"The regiment seat is a company brothers lined up to pass the bridge, and the bridge suddenly collapsed." The former guard battalion, the current commander of the Forward Battalion, said helplessly in fear.

The Xiaoyi River is a tributary of the Yi River north of Mengshan. The river is not deep elsewhere, but in this valley, the steep terrain on both sides makes the river water significantly deeper than elsewhere, and the river flows much faster. Not to mention whether you can cross the river during the cold season at the end of October, people can pass by, but how do those mules and horses climb down the steep slope? Those mortars and heavy machine guns still have 10 days of food supply and weapons and ammunition to cross the river? I want to build bridges and roads, but not to mention human figures, I can’t see any ghosts nearby, and there are no materials and tools, so what can I do?
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