Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 317 Northern Shaanxi Frontline

The convoy left Xi'an and passed through Luochuan where we could already see the loess on the slopes. This is the real Loess Plateau, full of earthy yellow. Although it is summer, the green weeds cannot cover up the exposed loess.

Occasionally, there are rows of tall poplars, villages shaded by sparse vegetation, last year’s dried red peppers hanging in front of cave dwellings, and old men with white sheep belly towels on their heads, looking in horror at the monster-like cars that stir up yellow dust all over the sky.

It flew by like a fly.

Years of water erosion has cut the ancient Loess Plateau into thousands of ravines. In each of these ravines, if you walk along the shallow river, you will see villages one after another, like grapes, along the small river.

By the river, scattered deep in the ravine.

This is the Loess Plateau that raised the ancestors of Chinese civilization. It is as thick and silent as before, but it has allowed time to carve its face, gradually becoming old and fragmented.

As the convoy passed through Luochuan, traces of war could already be seen. There were gradually more soldiers wearing gray and khaki military uniforms. In many places, one could see barracks, barbed wire fences on the roads, sentries with live ammunition, and checkpoints.

The sentries conducted strict inspections, which made people smell the smoke of gunpowder.

Because of Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng's special instructions to their respective troops, Tang Qiuli's convoy did not encounter any difficulties along the way. Every time they arrived at a checkpoint, the top garrison officer was waiting for him in person, with an extremely respectful attitude, and he continued to

Escort to the next level.

The soldiers of the Northeastern Army and the 17th Route Army along the way all had questions in their minds. What kind of big shot is this? The commander personally greeted him. What was in the tightly covered car? Despite this, no soldier should go

Open inspection.

The order they received was that they were not allowed to ask questions or inspect anything, and they were all allowed to go.

When the convoy arrived at Ganquan, it was already the real front line. Opposite was the position of the Communist Red Army. However, the soldiers of the Northeast Army stationed here did not seem to care much and there was no tense atmosphere.

Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng should have reached a partial ceasefire agreement with the Red Army in private. No scene of tense confrontation could be seen at the forefront. The soldiers were sitting listlessly in the trenches, which really made Tang Qiuli doubt that such soldiers,

Can we still fight? The Red Army on the opposite side can wipe them all out with a single charge.

When Tang Qiuli got out of the car, a division commander of the Northeast Army named Huang came to greet him in person and held the courtesy of his subordinates. The convoy was arranged to go to Ganquan City. Commander Huang transferred the division headquarters guard camp to strictly guard against those who were driving.

Soldiers who are dishonest in their actions do things like crowing and stealing.

Accompanied by Commander Huang, Tang Qiuli arrived at the forefront position. The soldiers lazily stood up and saluted, which was a courtesy to the commander. He suddenly had the urge to observe these Red Army soldiers at close range.

Later generations saw the image of the Red Army in this period in some film and television works, and could actually visit the scene in person, and the image on the screen appeared vividly before their eyes. Tang Qiuli couldn't help but be tempted, mainly because he didn't want to regret it.

He took the telescope, and through the lens of the high-power telescope, everything on the opposite side was clearly visible. He saw the Red Army soldiers on the opposite side. They were in ragged clothes, and the color of their uniforms could no longer be seen, with patches piled on top of each other.

Their faces were obviously malnourished, but their spirits were much better than those of the well-dressed soldiers of the Northeast Army here. Their morale was high, and they were full of energy.

This was the predecessor of the anti-Japanese army that conquered the country. Commander Huang was worried and sent a platoon of guards to protect Tang Qiuli personally. He had to be careful. The young marshal said on the phone that if something unexpected happened to the guests,

Come and see me.

Maybe there was something different than usual in this position. There was an immediate reaction on the Red Army position. A series of commands sounded. The Red Army soldiers entered the position with skillful tactics and vigilantly monitored the abnormal situation on this side.

At the same time, several telescopes were looking at Tang Qiuli and the others. Tang Qiuli secretly praised that although the Red Army had been injured after traveling 25,000 miles to fight, those who survived were all elites, and those who were timid ran away.

Those who deserted and were not clever enough died in battle.

Those who can fight all the way to northern Shaanxi are people with firm beliefs and outstanding will. For the Communists, the 25,000-mile Long March was a cruel elimination. Although they lost their base, they left their pure

The pure seeds were brought to the Loess Plateau in the northwest,

In the barren land, it landed, took root, and sprouted. Finally, more than ten years later, the red flag was planted all over the white mountains and black waters, the land of Yanzhao, the Mongolian Plateau, the borders of the Western Regions, the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, the green southern Guangdong, the Tianfu Sichuan Kingdom, and the Wuzhishan Mountains, and won the world.

, sit firmly in the country.

Tang Qiuli slipped back quietly. He did not dare to stay any longer. With the Red Army general's extraordinary skills, it was not difficult to guess that a big shot was coming from the opposite side. A surprise shell might kill him!

The next day, leaving all the supplies in Ganquan County, Tang Qiuli led Shanhu and thirty soldiers of the special guard, all in plain clothes and carrying only self-defense weapons, left Ganquan and went up the Luohe River to Wuqi.

Go to town.

All the soldiers didn't even have a single heavy weapon. Only Shan Hu's portable heavy machine gun, which he never left his body, was the only deterrent weapon. Tang Qiuli did not force Shan Hu to leave the heavy machine gun. He just told him to do something simple.

disguise.

Where is Professor Ouyang waiting for them? According to the latest news sent back by Professor Ouyang, they have made a major discovery. If no special unexpected circumstances occur, Tang Qiuli's assertion may become a reality.

This time, Professor Ouyang was very polite in the telegram. He was obviously Tang Qiuli's magical prophet, which completely shocked this erudite and noble old professor. This old man had a naive and straightforward character. He surrendered to

fact.

It was not easy to walk along the way. In the Loess Plateau of northern Shaanxi at that time, there were no decent grade roads. Tang Qiuli and the others walked along the winding path along the Luo River, which was made by traveling businessmen in an unknown era.

Move forward.

At dusk, we arrived at a small town called Jintang. The town is not big, with a few hundred households in total. There is only one inn in the town, which is lit with kerosene lamps. The long shop has a wall covered with years of fireworks.

, so smoked that it was pitch black, and there was an aura of dilapidation and decay everywhere.

Tang Qiuli and the others immediately offered a high price to book the entire inn. The boss was so happy that his eyes were filled with wrinkles, and he hurriedly greeted these Gods of Wealth, who were eating and drinking inside and outside. Although the name of the town was Jintang, after asking the boss, there was no such thing.

What a great place to go.

After a day of marching, the soldiers were very tired, and Tang Qiuli even had pain in the soles of his feet. Everyone had a special meal of northern Shaanxi style and had an early rest.

Shanhu muttered for a while, and four groups of twelve soldiers quickly jumped out of the window and disappeared into the darkness without disturbing anyone.

Tang Qiuli over there was snoring slightly. Shanhu was there. Tang Qiuli never asked about warning matters. Shanhu was more concerned about it than him, so he just slept peacefully.

In the middle of the night, the soldiers who had posted secret sentries outside suddenly withdrew. Shan Hu was suddenly awakened and quickly asked what was going on.

The soldiers said that the town was surrounded. Judging from the situation, the opponent at least had a reinforced regiment. They approached quietly. When the secret sentry discovered that the encirclement had been formed, according to the order of the division commander, after entering the Red Army defense area, they were not allowed to fight with anyone.

Armed conflicts occurred.

The soldiers did not alert each other, and all four groups of hidden sentries withdrew and asked the captain for instructions on how to deal with it. Considering the combat effectiveness and individual quality of these soldiers, the protection division commander rushed out. There was no problem at all, and there were still zero casualties. The opponent did not leave hundreds of soldiers behind.

Eighty lives, even if you are lucky, but shooting is not allowed now.

There was a tense atmosphere in the room. The soldiers of the Special Guards all had fresh memories of their experience in the Northeast, when they were surrounded by the Kwantung Army's Mutou Forest Combat Team in a cave. The division commander was seriously injured and the troops suffered heavy losses. They were *

The predecessor of the *Division Guard Brigade, the Commander's Special Guard was a great disgrace to our unit.

Since then, from the commander of the special guard to the ** division guard brigade, although the name has changed, the soldiers will never forget it. In response to this situation, they conducted cruel devil training. The whole team vowed to never allow things to happen again.

.

Especially the soldiers of the Special Guard, who are all old men of the Blood Hand Regiment, the fire dragons spewing out of the cave, and the bullet-riddled bodies of their comrades before they died, all seem to be in front of their eyes like yesterday. The advantage they have today is that they discovered it in advance.

The other party's actions, this is not a cave with no way in or out.

The noise and atmosphere in the house did not affect Mr. Tang's sweet dream. Shan Hu had no choice but to wake Tang Qiuli up, told him the situation, put forward a plan, and immediately broke out, bringing a group of soldiers to feint attack.

, the division commander retreated eastward along the direction of Baibao and Daliang.

Tang Qiuli turned over, without even raising his eyelids, and said to everyone: "Put away your guns, lie down and sleep, as if nothing happened. Don't worry, you won't be in danger."

The soldiers looked at each other in confusion. They were all confused by the division commander. There were thousands of people outside, surrounding us. How could we still sleep?

Shanhu looked at Tang Qiuli in confusion. Just as he was about to say something, he shut his mouth again. He was used to obeying Tang Qiuli's orders and was never ambiguous. It was the same now. He made a move towards the soldiers, only in special ways.

With a gesture that only the guards understood, he also lay down.

Everyone couldn't sleep, so they put their rifles under their pillows, in the dark, with their eyes wide open, trying to listen to what was going on outside. They all envied the teacher's calmness, and when they looked at them, they immediately started snoring happily again.

, what if someone else is a division commander and I am a junior officer?

Tang Qiuli felt like he had a mirror in his mind. If such a large group of armed forces appeared in the area controlled by the Red Army, it was not the Red Army troops. Who could it be? I was afraid that he would be targeted as soon as he entered Jintang Town, and it was most likely that they were local people.

, told the Red Army.

During dinner, I asked my boss about the situation of the Red Army. The boss was full of praise, saying that he had never seen such an army before, and he couldn't say a word "good" to the common people. It seemed that the common people here were all.

It has been turned red.