However, the discussion of the citizens of Datong quickly reached the ears of the signal soldiers, although he did not ask the soldiers what happened in Datong City, but the discussion of the common people in Datong City has explained everything.

"Commander, on the way back, I heard something......

The signal soldier didn't know whether he should report this matter to his division commander or not, but he shouldn't hide such a big matter from Li Weimin.

"What's the matter?" Li Weimin asked his soldiers curiously.

"The citizens of Datong are talking about one thing, and I am also hearsay about this matter, I don't know if it is true!" The communication soldier hesitated, because he felt that this matter was true, and every time he went back to deliver a report, he could see Liao Fan in the command center, but this time he didn't see Liao Fan when he went back, only Huang Changsheng was in the command center. However, it is also possible that Liao Fan went out, and it is not for sure, after all, he has not been back for long.

"If you have something, just say it, don't mother-in-law!"

"The people in Datong City are talking about Brother Fan's death!"

"What!" Li Weimin's eyes suddenly widened, he had been worrying about the front line for the past few days, he had not rested well, and when he suddenly heard the news, he was like being overrun by electricity.

After hearing the news, even the staff officers in the command exploded, Liao Fan's death, how could this be.

"Where did you get this news?" This is not a trivial matter for all the officers of the New 33rd Army.

"I'm hearsay, they said that there was an explosion at the north gate of the city yesterday morning, and today I walked from there, and I paid special attention to it, and there were indeed traces of the explosion over there! Actually, this is also my guess! ”

"Disturb the morale of the army, go to your platoon commander to get ten army sticks, if you dare to cholera the morale of the army again, be careful that I will shoot it!"

Li Weimin suddenly became angry and shouted at the soldiers, no matter what the soldier said is true or not, this is a military stick that is not wronged, such a big thing, you can't say it in front of everyone, even if Liao Fan is really injured, it will disturb the morale of the army, if you are not injured, it is to spread rumors, and you will be shot in the new 33rd Army.

After the communication soldiers retreated, Li Weimin put on a smiling face and said to all the officers in the headquarters: "Brother Fan, Fu Da has a great life, even if he encounters an attack, he can turn danger into safety, not to mention that he has Lu Liming by his side and they are well guarded, it will definitely be fine!" ”

After saying this, Li Weimin felt uneasy in his heart, if Liao Fan was really injured, what should they do, he must find a way to go back, and then figure out this matter.

Now that everything is being carried out on the front line, it is still possible for Li Weimin to leave the front line temporarily, but it is a little difficult to find a reason to hide it from everyone.

However, there is nothing difficult for Li Weimin, he arranged soldiers, secretly returned to Datong, and found Huang Changsheng.

On the same day, Huang Changsheng arranged for the soldiers to come to Li Weimin's headquarters: "Division Commander Li, Brother Fan asked you to go back, saying that there is an order to be handed over to you!" ”

This sentence completely stabilized all the officers in Li Weimin's command, since it was an order from Liao Fan, now Liao Fan must be safe and sound, but they don't know that this is deliberately arranged by Li Weimin and Huang Changsheng.

Of course, Li Weimin happily assigned tasks to everyone and returned to Datong.

Back to Datong's first feeling, Li Weimin knew that something was wrong, because he could see from the surrounding areas that this was not Datong under normal circumstances.

"Speed up and go straight to Command!" Li Weimin shook his nervous hand.

Everything around the headquarters was still as usual, and it was not particularly tightly arranged, but after returning to the headquarters, Huang Changsheng was already waiting for Li Weimin in the headquarters.

"Changsheng, what about Brother Fan?"

Li Weimin asked Liao Fan where he was when he entered the door.

"You sit down now, and I'll tell you about it slowly!"

"It's all this time, how can you say it slowly, tell me if Brother Fan really has an accident?" Li Weimin was still in the mood to sit down and listen to Huang Changsheng slowly.

Huang Changsheng looked at Li Weimin, and then nodded seriously: "I had surgery yesterday until the early hours of the morning, and I was still in a coma, and the doctor said that it is still unknown whether I can wake up!" ”

Liao Fan has been transferred to the ward last night, although the wound is stitched, but Liao Fan's condition still does not improve, and according to the military doctor, Liao Fan is not suitable to stay in Datong, the best way is to turn back to Taihang Mountain. The medical conditions in Taihang Mountain are the best in the New 33rd Army, and the environment is much better than that of Datong.

"How so?"

Li Weimin, who learned the exact news, couldn't believe that Liao Fan was really attacked.

"By the way, I also want to ask you, I have ordered the news to be blocked, how did you see the clues?" The reason why Huang Changsheng asked Li Weimin to come back was to find out how he suspected that Liao Fan was injured.

"My communications soldier came back and heard some rumors from the people in Datong City, and then deduced this matter! But don't worry, I've already dealt with it over there, and no one will take the news of Brother Fan's injury seriously! ”

"Hey! After a long time, Brother Fan always doesn't show up, and he can't hold the fire! ”

Huang Changsheng knew very well that the news of Liao Fan's injury would not be blocked for a long time, and even a communication soldier could infer the news of Liao Fan's injury from the gossip of the common people.

"So what are we going to do?"

"What else can I do? We can't control the mouths of the common people, but the mouths of our soldiers must be blocked, it's time to say anything, don't talk about freedom of speech, if anyone dares to talk about this matter, whether it is openly or privately, as long as someone talks about Brother Fan's affairs, they will be severely punished! ”

Everything can be messed up, but the troops can't be messed up, this is Huang Changsheng's last method. The New 33rd Army is surrounded by strong enemies on all sides, and once the troops become chaotic, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Can you find out who did this?" Li Weimin asked.

"Only two bodies were found, and it was impossible to tell who they were!"

The efficiency of the troops was swift, and after checking each house, they finally found two bodies in a dilapidated yard, both of which had committed suicide by poisoning, and it was clear that they must have something to do with it.

"Did the three of them know about this?"

Huang Changsheng shook his head, and then said to Li Weimin: "There is one more thing I want to discuss with you, the Japanese army in Shanxi has gone south to attack Henan, and Luoyang has been surrounded!" ”

"The Japanese army in Shanxi?"

"Yes, this morning, Chongqing sent a telegram, asking us to send troops to support and relieve the siege of Luoyang! Now that something has happened to Brother Fan, Brother Liao has no intention of doing the military, and I can't make decisions about this matter! ”

Huang Changsheng's main thought was that Liao Fan's attack must have something to do with Chongqing, at this time, it would be good if their new 33rd Army didn't fall into the ground, and they still wanted them to rescue, but there was no door.

"This is indeed a big thing, Henan's position is too critical, once Henan is lost, the situation in the fifth theater will be passive!" Li Weimin didn't expect that Liao Fan was injured, and trouble would follow.

The most important thing is that Li Weimin's main energy is now on the Japanese army on the front line of the Great Wall, and he has no time to take care of Shanxi, and he can't help at all.

"This matter should be discussed with Lao Hu, now I'm afraid only Lao Hu can help!" Li Weimin continued.

Before the battle began, Liao Fan had already ordered Hu Guoshan to prepare for battle, and whether to attack to the west or not was waiting for Liao Fan's order.

"It seems that this matter has to be discussed with Lao Hu!"

"Can I go see Brother Fan now?" Li Weimin asked Huang Changsheng.

"It's better not to go, it's easier to cause misunderstanding among others, if the matter really can't be hidden, I'll give you an explanation at that time! This afternoon, I plan to send Brother Fan back to the station, my sister-in-law is in the hospital, and he takes better care of Liao Fan than us! ”

Huang Changsheng had already decided to send Liao Fan back to the resident hospital for treatment, and this morning he had already arranged for the soldiers to return to the garrison and communicate with Li Lingfei and Fu Hongyu, and they must have received the news when Liao Fan was sent back to the resident hospital.

Li Weimin nodded and did not continue to ask to see Liao Fan. Liao Fan was seriously injured and fell into a coma, whether he saw it or not, the final result was like that.

"You still have to worry about the things on the front line!"

The only thing Huang Changsheng was worried about now was their offensive plan, if something really went wrong on the front line, they would lose a large number of soldiers, and all the plans would have to take a big step back because of a failure.

"Don't worry, I will definitely stabilize the situation ahead!"

Liao Fan was seriously injured and fell into a coma, which made Li Weimin feel very bottomless, he must have no problem stabilizing the troops, but the morale of the troops is not something that can be stabilized in a sentence or two, once the morale is frustrated, the Japanese army will give them a big counterattack, and they can only retreat to Datong.

At this time, Luoyang was besieged, and Commissar Jiang was furious, their battle in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo region was not very smooth, and now they were bitten by the little devil again, how could this make him happy in his heart.

Especially now it is not only the pressure from the Japanese army in Shanxi, but even the Japanese army in Anhui is also preparing to move westward, and in one fell swoop all the national troops on the border of Henan.

Once Henan was lost, the Japanese army was directed at Tongguan, and the Japanese army in Shanxi no longer had to worry about being attacked on all sides.

"Did he Liao Fan send us a message?"

Chongqing has already sent two telegrams to the New 33rd Army, but the New 33rd Army has not yet sent any reply to Chongqing.

"Commission, there is no news from the New 33rd Army, but last time Liao Fan sent a telegram to ask about the matter between us and the Eighth Route Army, and we didn't reply to them, did Liao Fan hold a grudge against us?" One of Chairman Chiang's secretaries reminded.

"He, Liao Fan, is not the kind of person who is cautious, it is estimated that the new 33rd Army is already arranging the battle plan!" Wei Lihuang said that judging from his dealings with Liao Fan, Liao Fan is not a person who will not be saved when he sees death.