Chu Pengtian's heart was dull, although he didn't like the old man since he was a child, but the old man was always his master, and he also saved his life, just at the city gate, the death of the old knife and gun had a lot to do with him.

I don't know how long it took, Yingzi was also tired of crying, she squatted on the ground and twitched vigorously, no matter how Chu Pengtian comforted her, Yingzi didn't say a word.

"Let's wash our faces and eat something first!" Chu Pengtian handed the water and food to Yingzi.

Yingzi, who hadn't eaten since the morning, ran all the way and cried for so long, she was already tired and thirsty.

"I'm going to go back to the county seat!" After Yingzi had eaten and drunk enough, Chu Pengtian said to Yingzi.

"Brother Tian, don't go back, they have guns in their hands, the godfather is dead, I don't want to lose you again!" Yingzi looked at Chu Pengtian helplessly and said in a choked voice.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid, I'll help you find a place to hide later, and wait for me to come back!"

Chu Pengtian is not a ruthless and unrighteous person, the old knife and gun died indirectly because of him, he didn't want the old knife and gun to be exposed to the wilderness, so he decided to go back to the county to take a look, if he could snatch the corpse of the old knife and gun back, it would be better, if not, he would do his last filial piety for the old knife and gun.

By the time Chu Pengtian returned to the county seat, it was already noon, and the old knife and gun and the heads of the people under him were hanging on the high city wall. The corners of Chu Pengtian's mouth twitched, he didn't say anything, just kowtowed the old knife and gun a few times from a distance, and then left.

The old knife and gun died in a foreign country after all, and in the end, there was not even a corpse to collect, not that no one cleaned it up for him, but there was really nothing to be done, just like those women, they would never be able to get out of the county seat after entering the county.

Chu Pengtian didn't leave a single tear from beginning to end, but Chu Pengtian believed that he would definitely bring his troops into this county town to avenge his master.

Just the day after the old knife was killed, Liao Fan received a message from Chu Pengtian again, more precisely, the information sent by Chu Pengtian. Liao Fan didn't have time to confirm the accuracy of this information now, and could only judge the little devil's actions based on the descriptions of the soldiers.

"If what Chu Pengtian detected is right, then the little devil must have taken action recently, but who is the target of the little devil's action?" Li Lingfei analyzed.

"This is the crux of this problem, according to the strength of the little devils in Shanxi, they are no longer able to launch a large-scale attack on us, and the forces of all parties around Shanxi are not less than ours, so it is difficult to guess the target of the little devils' actions this time!" Liao Fan also frowned and analyzed.

The little devil suddenly mobilized so much food into the county seat, it was definitely not to support the Japanese army in Changsha, of course, it was for his own use.

"Around Shanxi, in addition to us, there are Zhongtiao Mountain, Yan Xishan's Jingsui Army, and the rest is the Eighth Route Army!" Li Lingfei said.

"Nakajo Mountain!" Liao Fan seemed to suddenly remember something, "Map!" ”

Liao Fan once clearly remembered that the defeat of the Zhongtiao Mountain Battle was the greatest shame of the National Army's War of Resistance Against Japan, but the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain took place two years later, was it because of the emergence of the New 33rd Army that the little devils were forced to take action against Zhongtiao Mountain in advance.

Liao Fan looked at the map, the Zhongtiao Mountain on the map is not so majestic, now Zhongtiao Mountain and Taihang Mountain are collectively called the two famous mountains of China's Anti-Japanese War north of the Yellow River, the strength of course should not be underestimated, if the little devil takes the risk and mobilizes troops to raid Zhongtiao Mountain, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Li Lingfei, go and call Political Commissar Liu and Director Wang to the headquarters!" Liao Fan didn't dare to rashly conclude that the little devil was attacking Zhongtiao Mountain, he had to make preparations in many ways, so that the Eighth Route Army should also be careful.

Political Commissar Liu and Director Wang were soon taken to the headquarters by Li Lingfei.

"According to what we have investigated, the little devils in Jinxi and Jinzhong are being mobilized on a large scale, and they may have military operations in the near future, as for where their action goals are, we have not yet reached a conclusion!" Liao Fan introduced the situation to the two people.

"Jinxi and Jinzhong?" Political Commissar Liu asked.

"That's right! One of my company commanders went to Jinxi, and he found that the little devils were mobilizing military rations on a large scale! If it's not us, you're the only one left! Liao Fan said.

"If it's us, where are they going to attack? Zhongtiao Mountain or the Eighth Route Army, or the Jin Sui Army of Chief Yan? Wang Haoran asked.

"Is there a recent transfer of officers in Zhongtiao Mountain?" Liao Fan asked.

Wang Haoran smiled: "I'm just a colonel, and the transfer of officers in Zhongtiao Mountain is not under my control!" ”

"Then go and ask!" Liao Fan looked at Wang Haoran with dissatisfaction, when his life was at stake, Wang Haoran didn't seem to care about the next thing at all.

Wang Haoran was dissatisfied with Liao Fan's attitude, and after taking a look at Liao Fan, he left the headquarters.

"Political Commissar Liu, I'm afraid this matter is also related to the Eighth Route Army!"

"I understand what you mean, I'll arrange it!"

After Political Commissar Liu also left the headquarters, Liao Fan sat on a stool and looked at the map, guessing the next possible move of the little devil. He had already given the order to Hu Guoshan and Liu Chundao to be vigilant in case the little devils in Shanxi suddenly took military action against them.

Now that the main energy of the little devils is focused on the Ninth War Zone, it is a bit risky for the commander of the little devils in Shanxi to take sudden action at this critical time, but it may not be impossible to succeed.

Liao Fan was uneasy, if the Japanese army really wanted to raid Zhongtiao Mountain in the southwest, once it succeeded, then Liao Fan's plan to deploy for so long would fail, and the Japanese army was likely to break the current stalemate in Shanxi.

Time passed minute by minute, and now the information in Liao Fan's hands is not perfect, but he must remind Zhongtiao Mountain to pay attention to the movements of the little devil, and he can't wait for Wang Haoran to confirm the news.

"Go to the office in Chongqing, and now you must tell the news to Chongqing and Zhongtiao Mountain!"

Liao Fan did not expect to be wrong, Wei Lihuang was transferred from Zhongtiao Mountain by Chairman Jiang a few days after returning to the Zhongtiao Mountain Headquarters from Taihang Mountain, and He Yingqin was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Zhongtiao Mountain.

It was precisely when the Japanese army in Shanxi got the news that they gave it a go and decided to raid Zhongtiao Mountain and wipe out the main force of the Nationalist army north of the Yellow River.

Chongqing and Zhongtiao Mountain both received telegrams from Liao Fan, but the Changsha problem had not yet been resolved, and Chairman Chiang was powerless to distract from matters outside the Ninth War Zone, especially in the past two days, even Chen Cheng and Bai Chongxi began to persuade him to let Xue Boling guard Changsha City.

And He Yingqin, who got the news, didn't take Liao Fan's reminder to heart at all, because after two years of operation, Wei Lihuang has built Zhongtiao Mountain into an impregnable wall, and he is confident and even conceited that he is no worse than Wei Lihuang's ability, and how many Japanese soldiers will let them be buried in Zhongtiao Mountain.

However, since ancient times, it is easiest for people to ignore the strength of the enemy, and it is also the easiest to be breached.

Liao Fan didn't put all the treasures on his warning telegram, because his intuition told him that the most tragic scene would be staged again, and they needed to contain the Japanese army in Shanxi and make the Japanese army in Shanxi feel the pressure.

"Signal soldier, tell Division Commander Hu to arrange a brigade of troops to launch a tentative attack on the enemy-occupied areas around Heshun County, not asking for how many enemies to be destroyed, only asking for pressure on the little devils!" Liao Fan ordered.

"Brother Fan, our telegram has been sent, won't Zhongtiao Mountain and the Chongqing government listen to our advice?" Li Lingfei didn't understand why Liao Fan still gave a combat order.

"This is war! We can't overstate how thorough we are! Liao Fan said to Li Lingfei, "Never believe that you have made the most comprehensive preparations." ”

"Brother Fan, then do you want Liu Chundao at the stone gate to move too, and let him cooperate with Hu Guoshan's action!" Li Lingfei immediately suggested.

"No, a large number of officers under Liu Chundao are studying in school, the command system is not perfect, and we also have to guard against the sneak attack of Taihang Mountain by little devils, and Liu Chundao needs to guard the entrance of Taihang Mountain, and Liu Chundao's troops cannot move for the time being!" Liao Fan said.

With the strength of Hu Guoshan's division of tens of thousands of horses, it was more than enough to hold Heshun County, and now he took the initiative to attack and harass the surrounding Japanese troops, putting pressure on the Japanese army, hoping that they could slow down the Japanese army's attack.

Liao Fan has a heavy heart, if Zhongtiao Mountain is lost, will the little devil take the opportunity to take Luoyang, and then the entire Henan will all fall into the hands of the little devil, and the little devil will break the current situation of being surrounded on three sides, and Liao Fan will lose more than half of the significance of arranging the troops to go north.

"Let's hope nothing big happens!" Liao Fan calmed down and thought quietly, now that all the arrangements he can make have been made, the next thing can only change is to look at the changes, hoping that the Chongqing government can pay attention to the news he sent.

"Old Lu, follow me to the special combat team!"

Liao Fan finally thought about it, and decided to send the special combat team.

The soldiers of the special combat team are busy training their newly recruited soldiers, the elimination rate of newly recruited soldiers is surprisingly high, sometimes ten people can not keep one person, these recruits will be sent to Liao Fan's new barracks after elimination, where they will go through some training, and then after the selection of the special operations team again, if they are not qualified, they will be treated as ordinary soldiers, either stay in the military headquarters to wait for reorganization, or be assigned to various units.

Since the special combat team was reorganized into a special combat brigade, Huang Changsheng's training of the special combat team was almost harsh, because according to Liao Fan's requirements, they did not need to expand rapidly, but needed better quality of soldiers and better combat cooperation.

"Recently, I saw that your special combat team sent back 300 people to me, how many did you leave here?" Liao Fan asked Huang Changsheng.

"Only five people survived the final training, and now they are looking for someone to train them in cultural knowledge! If you don't qualify, maybe these five won't be able to stay! Huang Changsheng sighed and said.

Liao Fan asked Huang Changsheng to recruit soldiers from ordinary people, which really made Huang Changsheng a little embarrassed, it was really better to draw experienced veterans from the army for training. But Liao Fan also knows that all troops now treat veterans as baby bumps, even if Huang Changsheng takes the order to ask for soldiers, even if the division commander of each unit is willing to give, the regiment commander is not willing to give, step by step, in the end, Huang Changsheng will not only not be able to ask for soldiers, but will also waste time.

If you recruit soldiers from ordinary people, it is not without benefits, or it is indirectly to train a group of excellent soldiers for Liao Fan.

"You don't have to be too anxious, my soldiers there, after three months of training, you can pick another batch, after your training and then after our veteran training, they will definitely be reborn, maybe there are suitable people!"

"Brother Fan, just say what you are looking for! It's not a day or two for the two of us brothers, don't talk like this, even if you take 10,000 steps back, Brother Fan, you are also my superior, and you have something to order directly, and you are so suddenly close to it, which makes me have an ominous premonition! Huang Changsheng said uncomfortably.