Two companies crammed into one village may have been a burden for the villagers. However, the villagers not only voluntarily gave up their houses for the troops to live in, but also brought them water and food. Shao Fei was very moved, and he could see that those villagers were helping them from the bottom of their hearts.

Chen Zheng asked Shao Fei's troops to be stationed in Beicun, while his own troops were stationed in the southeast, west, and west of Xiaocun. This can play a role in distracting Shao Fei, because he knows that Shao Fei and they are going south.

Chen Zheng's intentions were obvious to Hongtao, but he just felt that Chen Zheng was naïve. If they really want to leave, how can a company of the Sichuan army contain them.

After dinner, Yang Hongtao and Shao Fei discussed the course of action for tomorrow's southward journey. Shao Fei decided to bypass the 41st Army and the 45th Army Defense Area in Tengxian County and go to Zaozhuang.

While the two were discussing, Chen Zheng led a squad of soldiers from Nancun over.

"Brother Shao Fei."

Chen Zheng walked up to Shao Fei with a smiling face.

Shao Fei teased: "Captain Chen Da, do you want a class to protect you wherever you go?"

Chen Zheng felt ashamed and said, "Laughing, we're here to ask for equipment."

"Equipment?" Yang Hongtao felt incredible and asked, "When did we owe the Sichuan army brothers equipment?"

Chen Zheng replied: "Didn't more than a dozen devils escape from the afternoon battle, and they were later ambushed and eliminated by you." What we want is the equipment of those dozen devils. ”

After hearing this, Yang Hongtao felt that Chen Zheng was a little thick-skinned, he didn't like this person in the first place. I helped him in the afternoon, and now I am still wary of myself, so I said unceremoniously: "Brother, isn't it a little unkind." We killed those devils, and the equipment should be ours. ”

"People are poor and short-minded, and there is no way. After all, those devils were driven out of the village by us, and you picked up the cheap. ”

Although Chen Zheng felt a little ashamed, he was willing to give up his dignity and get those equipment no matter what.

"Shameless fallacy."

Yang Hongtao didn't plan to hand over the equipment, because half of the soldiers in his sixth company were bare-handed.

A squad leader behind Chen Zheng didn't want his company commander to be humiliated, so he brought his soldiers to threaten him: "Surrender or not!" This is our territory, and you can't afford to be presumptuous. ”

Yang Hongtao came up angrily and said loudly: "If you don't pay it, what's the matter?" Changed to rob it, right? Come! ”

The soldiers of the sixth company rushed over from Zhou and surrounded this group of Sichuan troops to death. The two sides began to confront each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

And Shao Fei watched from the sidelines, without any move. For Shao Fei, maybe that's good.

Chen Zheng took the rifle of the Sichuan army soldier next to him, and then threw it to Shao Fei. Shao Fei took the rifle and pulled the bolt, then carefully checked it and threw it back to Chen Zheng.

"Put down the gun."

Shao Fei ordered, then turned to Yang Hongtao and said, "Give them the eighteen 38 covers captured in the afternoon, as well as grenades."

"Big Brother ......"

Just by virtue of the attitude of the Sichuan army towards himself just now, Yang Hongtao was unwilling.

"It's an order."

Shao Fei's expression was serious and serious, and Yang Hongtao could only comply even if he didn't want to.

After Chen Zheng took the equipment he wanted, he left Beicun.

Yang Hongtao has been sullen, he doesn't need to be afraid of those Sichuan troops, they are clearly robbing.

Shao Fei understood Yang Hongtao's mood and explained: "The most important thing for a man is dignity, but Company Commander Chen is willing to give up his dignity for those dozen guns and have the cheekiness to ask for guns, why?" He is for his own soldiers, and for that alone, he deserves the respect of you and me. ”

Shao Fei's words made Yang Hongtao quite touched, and Yang Hongtao asked, "What happened to the robbery that was thrown over just now?"

Shao Fei replied: "It was a home-made 79 rifle, and the rifling was smoothed. I pulled down the bolt, it was heavy, and some parts of it were rusty. Even so, I saw many Sichuan soldiers today holding large blades. ”

After that, Shao Fei introduced to Yang Hongtao what kind of army the Sichuan army was.

The Sichuan army is a miscellaneous army, the overall equipment is very simple, each soldier only has two sets of coarse cloth single clothes, a single quilt, a straw mat, two pairs of straw sandals, and a hat. It's winter, and it's barely cold.

The weapons are even inferior, there are not many "made in Hanyang", many of them are "old Mauser" left over from the Manchu Qing Dynasty and a large number of Sichuan-made "single-one" 79 rifles.

The "old Mauser" left behind by the Manchu Qing Dynasty was in disrepair, and some of the earthen rifles sometimes failed to pull the bolt after two shots.

Unqualified quality is only one aspect, and quantity is also a shortcoming. Not a single company could be equipped with a single machine gun, and there were only a dozen of them in each division. There were only one or two heavy machine guns in one division.

In terms of artillery, each division had only a few home-made mortars, mountain artillery, and field artillery. There are only a few in the entire Sichuan army. There is also no equipment and equipment for transportation, communications, supplies, sanitation, etc.

Before leaving Sichuan, Chairman Chiang promised to replace equipment for the Sichuan army. But later, various departments shirked each other. Until now, the Japanese army has to fight a decisive battle, and the equipment has not been replaced.

The Sichuan army is also a force that no one wants. The chairman of the committee planned to divide the North Road Sichuan Army into the Yan Xishan Theater, but Yan Laoxi refused. General Li Zongren urgently needed troops in the Battle of Xuzhou, and at the suggestion of Bai Chongxi, he accepted the Sichuan army and asked the 45th Army and the 41st Army to defend Teng County.

After listening to Shao Fei's introduction, Yang Hongtao had sympathy for the Sichuan army. It's not that he feels sorry for the dozen or so rifles, but he can't swallow that bad breath.

At this time, Liu Ying, Caizi, and Lu Zhi walked back from the south. Before, Liu Ying took the initiative to help the injured Sichuan army treat her injuries, and she went with great interest, but came back with a sad face.

"What's wrong?" Shao Fei asked.

Liu Ying "whew", a little helpless: "I have done everything I can." But I can't help it without medicine and equipment. ”

Without waiting for Shao Fei to speak, Liu Ying said excitedly: "What kind of army is this?" How can such a unit fight with devils? I suspect that the Red Army was stronger than them. ”

After speaking, Liu Ying took Caizi and left with them, and went back to the room where she slept.

After hearing this, Shao Fei just sighed and shook his head. Then he ordered Yang Hongtao to set off before dawn tomorrow morning, so as not to have too many dreams at night.

Shao Fei didn't want to participate in this battle, nor did he want to have anything to do with the Sichuan army. Although he sympathized with the Sichuan army, Shao Fei did not want his troops to be buried in Teng County. Shao Fei didn't know the process of defending Tengxian County, but he knew the result: the city was destroyed and people died.

During the day, Chen Zheng asked a Sichuan soldier to take the military map back to the regiment headquarters and inform Shao Fei about it. Their regiment commander was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately gave Chen Zheng a death order: before he arrived tomorrow morning, he would keep Shao Fei at all costs.

Chen Zheng's head of the regiment is Wang Wenxi. When Shao Fei was still in the Red Army, because of Lan Ling, they had a fight, and he was captured by Shao Fei.

Wang Wenxi wanted to ask Shao Fei to stay and assist the Sichuan army in guarding Teng County, but his own face may not be able to keep Shao Fei, but there is one person who may.

So, Wang Wenxi immediately reported the situation to his superiors, hoping that the big man would personally come forward to let Shao Fei stay. That big man is the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan army: Sun Zhen.

(End of chapter)