Yuwang Mountain, 126 meters above sea level, is the commanding height of the entire plain, and it is also the natural barrier in the east of Taierzhuang.

If Yuwang Mountain is not protected, the 60th Army will be defeated, and Taierzhuang will not be protected by the east and north. Xuzhou's 600,000 national troops will be in danger.

On the 28th, the defense of Yuwang Mountain officially began. The Japanese attacked only on a small scale, and the artillery bombardment was not intensive, and even their proud air force did not make a move, and occasionally a reconnaissance plane flew over the mountain.

"Brother, what kind of medicine did you say the Japanese army was selling in the gourd?"

On a hill, Zhang Chong watched the battle ahead with a telescope. At this time, Shao Fei was by his side.

Shao Fei replied: "Old trick, tentative attack, find out the deployment of our troops' firepower." However, it should be noted that the Japanese army is not good at night fighting, and in the battles of Dongzhuang and Huoshibu, they often launched night attacks. ”

Zhang Chong put down the binoculars and handed it to Shao Fei: "Do you want to see it?"

Shao Fei chuckled and said, "No, you know if you don't look at it." It is better to seize the time to build fortifications and prevent enemy shelling. I think that in a month, the elevation of Yuwang Mountain will drop by one or two meters. ”

Zhang Chong gave the binoculars to the guards on the side. (Officers at or above the company level are not allowed to bring binoculars in person)

"Someone wants to see you." Zhang Ran said.

"Who?"

"Director of the Political Office of the 184th Division, Zhang Yonghe."

In the political department, Shao Fei felt uneasy in his heart. What he is most afraid of is getting along with these people who are engaged in politics.

Shao Fei is a soldier and does not want to be involved in the politics of this era. The military politics of this era and the modern era are fundamentally two concepts.

"I'm still gone." Shao Fei refused.

"You have to see." Zhang Chong knew what Shao Fei was thinking about, so he patted Shao Fei and said, "There are some things you can't avoid, you can only find a way to face and solve them."

Shao Fei was a little helpless and said, "Okay, I'll go." But I want to say to the division commander: a rubber band, if the two ends are pulled too tightly, it will break, and if a third party inserts a knife, then he will break quickly. ”

After Shao Fei finished speaking, he left the front line and walked to the rear. Zhang Chong understood the meaning of Shao Fei's words, the rubber band referred to himself, and the tripartite forces were self-evident.

In the battle, "three points around one" is a dead end. Shao Fei knew that he wanted to solve the deadlock, unless he had foreign help. And Shao Fei pinned foreign aid on the Dian army, but there were some things that Zhang Chong couldn't do.

"Report!"

Shao Fei came to a village near the foot of Yuwang Mountain, the rear of the 184th Division.

Out of the office stepped a thin, tough-faced colonel officer. Shao Fei looked at him, he didn't look like a politician, he looked like a soldier.

"You are?"

"Shao Fei."

Zhang Yonghe couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart, held Shao Fei's shoulder with one hand, stretched out with the other, and politely invited Shao Fei into the house.

"You go out first, I have a distinguished guest."

Chen Yonghe smiled and asked everyone to leave. At this time, Shao Fei found that there was Hong Ying among them. After the two looked at each other for a while, Hong Ying left the room without saying a word.

Shao Fei immediately understood that this was an underground party in the 184th Division, and the director of the Political Department in front of him was needless to say that he was also a party member.

"Sit." Chen Yonghe invited Shao Fei to sit on the chair in front of his desk.

Shao Fei replied loudly: "No, I'm a soldier and I like to stand!"

Zhang Yonghe could see that Shao Fei was resistant, so he had no choice but to stand up himself, he hoped that he could talk to Shao Fei on an equal footing.

Zhang Yonghe was by Shao Fei, and he didn't know where to start.

"Shao Fei, that ......"

Before Chen Yonghe finished speaking, Shao Fei waved his hand and told him to shut up. Then I walked to the window in the backyard, opened the window, and saw a person running away quickly, over the wall.

"What man!?"

Chen Yonghe's face changed greatly, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

"The people of the military commanders. Sometimes, it's safest to leave the windows open. ”

Shao Fei walked back, and he was powerless to blame them for their stupidity.

"In the future, it will be better to open less like this, and it will kill Master Zhang Chong."

Shao Fei advised, because they were facing Xu Changqing, an old fox.

"I was negligent." Chen Yonghe was ashamed.

Shao Fei went straight to the point and said, "Since they are all their own people, if you have something to say, just say it." Seriously, I'm busy, and the Japanese may launch a general attack in the evening. ”

Chen Yonghe knew that Shao Fei was walking on thin ice, guarding and protecting everywhere. From the moment I entered the door to the present, both my expression and my words seem to be wrapped in a protective veil.

Chen Yonghe said: "I understand your situation. Some people in the party have begun to doubt your loyalty, although we met for the first time, I never doubted you, I don't believe in you, I believe in Zhang Chong. ”

Zhang Yonghe walked back as he spoke, and then said, "Maybe you don't know me. When I joined the party 25 years ago, there were only 1,000 Chinese party members at that time. I have been arrested and persecuted, but I have never doubted my faith. I hope you don't doubt either, but believe in the organization and the party. ”

Shao Fei said firmly: "I have never doubted my faith. And now, I have always been firmly on the path of faith. As long as there is resistance to Japan, it is my comrade, and there is no reason why I should not help. ”

Chen Yonghe vaguely felt that the belief in Shao Fei's mouth was different from what he said, he was referring to the faith of soldiers.

"Well, I believe you. But after all, you are the Eighth Route Army, a team commanded by the party, and you must obey orders. After this battle, he immediately returned to the headquarters to report. You have disobeyed once in Xuzhou, and if you disobey again, you will really be unreasonable at that time. ”

"Thank you." Shao Fei smiled and said, "I will go back and finish this battle."

This rubber band is almost at its limit. But Shao Fei didn't say a word later, if he was still alive.

Shao Fei left Chen Yonghe's office, and there was a person waiting for him at the door.

"Old friend, meet again."

"When did we become old friends?"

"Once born, two times ripe, three times is an old friend, don't see each other like this, okay? I'm shameless. ”

This person was Xu Changqing, and when he learned that Shao Fei had come to the rear, he immediately came to wait for him.

Xu Changqing was still smiling so silently, Shao Fei really couldn't guess him. The two talked as they walked.

"You communists often do stupid things, I don't understand why we keep losing?"

"With your unfathomable wisdom you wouldn't have guessed."

Xu Changqing lowered his head and smiled, leaking out his deep dimples again, and then said: "Lost, we lost to ourselves, forgot our original intention, and lost to faith." A strong army can't overthrow a government, but faith can. The first prime minister maintained that faith and overthrew the Manchu Qing dynasty and ended the 2,000-year-old feudal dynasty. ”

Shao Fei smiled: "Then you don't give up the darkness and turn to the light."

Xu Changqing was suddenly serious and didn't say a word.

The two came to a forest outside the village, and there was no one around.

Xu Changqing breathed a sigh of relief, took out a photo to Shao Fei, and said, "This is a photo of Zhang Chong and your Vice Chairman Zhou when he was in Wuhan, we have copied a few and handed them in." The evidence is conclusive, but Zhang Chong is now in an important position, and Lao Jiang is forbearing. Help me tell Zhang Chong and tell him to prepare in advance. ”

Shao Fei took the photo and asked, "Why didn't you tell him yourself?" If you want to help him, why do you still steal copies of photos. ”

Xu Changqing only replied: "People are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves."

Shao Fei looked at the photo and said with a smile: "Our Vice Chairman Zhou is still so handsome. Can you give me a photo? ”

"It's for you."

Shao Fei put away the photo: "Thank you."

Xu Changqing patted Shao Fei and said, "The last time we met in Wuhan, my brother gave you a piece of advice. Now that we meet, my brother will send you another sentence: the third sword hangs over your head. ”

"Again!" Shao Fei couldn't cry or laugh, and complained: "What you said last time, the truth is false, the fake is true, and it almost didn't make me stunned." Fortunately, I was smart and didn't cause major losses. ”

Xu Changqing smiled: "This shows my unfathomable wisdom." But in the end, you stupid guess wrong. ”

"What!?" Shao Fei's face changed greatly, could it be Chen Xin'er.

Xu Changqing said: "It's true or false, it must be a little true; If false is true, then it must be true. ”

As he spoke, Xu Changqing patted Shao Fei: "But you kid is lucky, that little devil is no longer your enemy when he wears the illusion of the battle in Shanghai."

Shao Fei asked, "What about you?" Is it an enemy, or a friend? ”

Xu Changqing smiled and pointed at Shao Fei's head, and said, "You better be careful of the sword on your head, it's the sword that killed Dai Huan."

After speaking, Xu Changqing walked away.

(End of chapter)