January 22, 1938. Outside Kunshan City, it was still dark.

A crescent moon hangs in the sky, on the simple road outside the city, facing north and south, with a faint moonlight shining in the night.

A man is moving forward quickly. From his steps, we can see the unique temperament of a soldier. He is walking on an uneven road. The distance between each step is exactly the same. He always walks on the right side of the road. There are scattered and tenacious people in the middle of the road.

Dogtail grass, the war more than a month ago did not make the tenacious life bow its head,

Usually there are not many cars on the road, most are mules, donkeys and carriages, and there are layers of footprints left by livestock.

According to southern standards, this man is quite tall. He seems to be walking very casually, but there is a faint hint of coldness. Judging from the direction he is going, he should be going to Kunshan County in the north. There are two people about 300 meters behind him.

People dressed similarly and walking at the same pace followed leisurely.

Winter in the south is actually not colder than in the north, and can even be considered warm. However, there are not many people on this cold and small road. The only people walking on the road before dawn are a few people carrying vegetables into the county town. I wish I had gone there early.

It can be sold at a good price. Willow and eucalyptus trees, which are common in the south, are planted on both sides of the road. Beyond that is farmland, which is full of water. The roadbed is covered with weeds on both sides. A ditch extends along the road on one side, and the road is higher than the farmland.

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Approaching the Japanese checkpoint in the south of the city, the farmland turned into dry fields. Most of the crops planted in the fields were cold-resistant radishes and cabbages. If they were placed in the north, the fields should be bare weeds.

The figure did not stop, but turned towards the field ridge heading west. Vegetables were also planted on the field ridge. There was a palm-wide path left on the side. The harvested vegetable fields revealed a large area of ​​sparse vegetables. It was difficult to see clearly in the night.

Under the cover of the woods, I could see a Japanese patrol with a flashlight on the road. After avoiding it, the figure came from the field to a row of houses, chose a house, jogged and climbed up the second floor from the small tree next to the house.

The window on the first floor is absolutely familiar. Open the window skillfully, take the towel from your neck and wipe the footprints on the window sill, enter the room, listen for nothing unusual, open the door and go through an aisle to the front room, open the door again and enter the front room.

In front of the window, I slowly lifted the window up with my hands and pushed it open a small gap. The wooden shaft made a slight creaking sound. I looked at the street below through the gap between the window and the frame. For a long time, there was nothing unusual.

Go back to the room you just entered, open the window and close it again, this is the code. Then you find a chair, take off the towel around your neck and wipe it quickly, sit down and close your eyes to relax.

Soon the window creaked and opened again, and two figures jumped in.

"It's really cold. This damn place is not as cold as our hometown, but the cold wind keeps getting into me."

"Platoon leader, do you think what they said last time is true? Hundreds of thousands of people died in Nanjing. Damn the devil. What the newspapers said is different."

The people who came in and were sitting before took out a pack of cigarettes from their trouser pockets, and each of them fired one. By the light of the cigarette, it was Li Yuan who said unhurriedly: "It's almost ten, I should be able to do it today."

We have received accurate information from our 49th Army. The specific situation is not clear. The personnel left behind at the Ministry of Military Affairs will give us the latest information."

The first person to speak was the second platoon leader Yang Yong. Because his leg was injured by a Japanese artillery shell, he could not retreat with the regiment and stayed in Kunshan. The other one was named Yang Ping, the squad leader of Li Yuan. During the Kunshan retreat, he was

They could not be taken away, and a 90-kilometer emergency march would kill people. Nearly 200 wounded soldiers had to stay with the help of the supervising team. Li Yuan, who was familiar with the treatment of wounded soldiers, stayed behind and led a wounded unit of more than 200 people and 5 standard platoons.

In the dark of night, with the help of the war supervisory team under the command of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs, they were temporarily stationed at the house of a wealthy family in Dutou Village. This family had certain connections in the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs and had fled to Nanjing. After arrangements by the secret investigation team of the Military Committee of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs, the house where they are now located

It was all planned by the Ministry of Military Affairs, but there were too many people.

Dutou Village is more than ten kilometers away from the county seat. It is not a big place. Too many people can easily attract the attention of the Japanese. Most of the wounded have recovered some time ago. With the help of the left-behind personnel of the Ministry of Military Affairs, they went west in batches to find the 49th Army. Now only the wounded are left.

The eleven seriously injured ones, the remaining twelve from Li Yuan's platoon, and one medical soldier, totaled 24 people. At the beginning, it was impossible for one medical soldier to treat so many wounded people.

The level was not very high, but they were inspired by Li Yuanpai's calm handling of the wounded. Not one of the wounded died! God has no intention of favoring anyone, so the soldiers knew full well that hundreds of them were really seriously injured.

The brothers who were difficult to cure all brought bundles of grenades and left them in the woods from Taicang to Kunshan. It was because of their decisiveness that the Japanese were also frightened and unwilling to pay more casualties, so attacking in the woods was not so easy.

Hurry, they sacrificed their young lives to preserve the strength of the regiment. Otherwise, with the strength of a Japanese division, there would be no bones left to supplement the regiment.

The Japanese army was very daring. The 10th Division did not arrive at Kunshan on time, delaying the fighter plane. The reply to the headquarters was: Encountered an elite German weapon division, our unit suffered 4062 casualties, and completely wiped out this Chinese army.

The sky gradually gets brighter.

Li Yuan went down the stairs to the first floor and gently removed the door bolt. Upstairs, Yang Ping observed the street from the window and tapped his feet twice on the wooden floor. Hearing two bang bang sounds, Li Yuan opened the door.

I poked my head out of the door on the first floor to see if there were any pedestrians outside, and closed the door again after going out. This is an alley, and I walked through the alley to the street, and walked through the streets and alleys on the street. Kunshan is now occupied by the Japanese army.

In order to survive, ordinary people still have to run around. The winter sunshine slowly shines on people's bodies, which does not make people feel more warm. Li Yuan is now wearing a gray suit. He is walking with the unique steps of a soldier. This cannot be changed. Be vigilant.

Looking around to avoid the Japanese patrols, Li Yuan turned out of the main street and came to a small street. There were very few pedestrians on this street. Some shops facing the street sold cloth, Chinese medicine, oil smoke, sauce, vinegar, etc. There were also some shops on the roadside.

Let go of those who are carrying a load of vegetables. In the winter, I just have some radishes, cabbage, and sweet potatoes, waiting for customers to come up and choose.

The Japs have not occupied Kunshan for a long time, and they have not organized large-scale traitors yet. The Special High School is mobilizing a large number of manpower from the Northeast. As long as they do not encounter the Japs' patrols, it is basically safe. Today, he went to the left-behind personnel of the Military and Political Department.

Date of contact.

Li Yuan came here once every three days and was already familiar with it. Since he came here often, he saw the Huachang Trading Company's shop from a distance. He slowed down and looked around to see if there was anything unusual. This time

Come here. Li Yuan arrived an hour early. There is a shoe polishing stall on the roadside at the corner. This is a left-behind outsider. Li Yuan stopped here. Huachang Trading Company is in front. It is a three-story old formula wooden building.

Right above the gate, there are the big characters of Huachang Trading Company. The window in the middle of the third floor has been half opened to indicate safety. The trading company looks normal from anywhere. Li Yuan did not enter through the main entrance and bypass the street.

An alley went to the back of the street, and the houses ran from front to back. The back street was an alley, and there was a drainage ditch in the middle. It was very messy, and there were wood piled at the inconspicuous back door. Some of them might be old furniture that had been discarded by the owner. Li Yuan took out a

I checked my pocket watch and saw that there was still half an hour before the agreed time. There were several wild dogs in this alley, rummaging through the garbage. They looked warily at the distance and let out a low whine.

Li Yuan took out a pair of gloves from the bag he was carrying and put them on. Looking at the environment, next to the back door of Huachang Trading Company, there was a protruding eaves. Li Yuan rushed forward and kicked on the wall, climbing up

I went up to the eaves and followed the eaves to the window on the second floor. I listened carefully and there was no sound or movement inside the house. The street was also very quiet.

Slowly moved under the third window. He took out a bayonet from his calf, inserted it through the crack of the window, unbolted the window bolt, and quickly got in. The street was still the same, without any movement. Enter

After the room on the second floor, Li Yuan inserted his bayonet back, removed his Browning pistol from his armpit, and came to the door. After about five minutes, there was no movement outside the door. He opened the door and followed the wall to the door.

At the door of the second room on the street in front, he held the door handle and pushed it inward without force. The door was not bolted from the inside. Li moved away from the door handle and came to the side of the door shaft.

Li Yuan held the gun in his right hand and opened the door with his left hand. A middle-aged man in his 30s was sitting in front of the table, looking at Li Yuan with a half-smile. On the table were some newspapers and documents. I looked at him in surprise.

Said: "Why don't you go through the front door every time you come? You always have to go through the window." The middle-aged man organized the pile of paper in front of him. He picked up a cowhide bag, put the newspapers and documents in the bag, and handed it to Li Yuan

. He took out an inverted cup from the plate on the table, poured boiling water into it, and pushed it to the edge of the table. "Brother Li, don't be so unaware every time." This was not easy to say. He said "

Thank you." He went to the window and opened it, looking at the people passing by occasionally. He asked: "What's the news from the military headquarters?" "The losses are huge and the personnel are insufficient. Commander Liu is in Wuhan, and the central government plans to prepare the 5th Division.

To make up for it, they are all recruits recruited from the local area, but they have no equipment, and they are still talking about it. Everyone has seen the contribution of your 49th Army. Now the personnel losses in various departments are huge." After a pause, Li Yuan showed no intention to answer, and continued

He said: "How are the conditions of the wounded?" Li Yuan was thinking about it and replied casually: "Not bad."

After the Xi'an Incident was peacefully resolved, Zhang Xueliang sent Chiang Kai-shek back to Nanjing on December 25, 1936, never to return. Nearly 200,000 Northeastern troops were leaderless, and serious disagreements arose over the issue of the main battle force and peace, which eventually developed into internal

Ying Detian, Miao Jianqiu, Sun Mingjiu and others of the Northeastern Army's young faction, who slaughtered and ignored the overall situation, killed Wang Yizhe, commander of the 67th Army of the Northeast Army. Liu Duoquan, commander of the 105th Division, wanted to avenge Wang Yizhe and sent his troops into Xi'an to hunt down the young faction.

Officer, he trapped and killed Gao Fuyuan, the brigade commander who contributed to the Northeast Army's alliance with the Communist Party to resist Japan. The tragedy of internal massacres intensified. At the critical juncture, the CCP representative Mao Zedong worked hard in many ways to avoid further expansion of the situation. In March 1937, the Northeast Army

The senior generals rashly accepted the "B Plan" proposed by Chiang Kai-shek for the eastward transfer of the Northeastern Army, and fell into the trap of not being under the control of the various armies and dividing the troops for use. The Northeastern Army then transferred eastward and was stationed in southern Henan, northern Anhui, and northern Jiangsu.

Region. From April to June, the Nanjing government conducted training and downsizing of the Northeastern Army, reducing the large to the small, and the strong to the weak. The A Corps of four divisions in each army was reduced to two divisions in each army and two brigades in each division.

In this army organization, only the 2nd Cavalry Army retains three divisions. The 105th Division was reorganized into the 49th Army and has two divisions, the 105th and 109th. Chiang Kai-shek, who always wanted to divide the Northeastern Army, would never let the 49th Army replenish it. It would not be safe to add even one division.

Kindhearted.

As a liaison platoon leader, this was nothing to say. Looking at the middle-aged man opposite him who didn't say anything, he seemed to have remembered something, and took out two brown paper tubes from the drawer, "This is your military expenditure of 200 silver dollars, specially subsidized by it."
Chapter completed!