As soon as I came back, I heard the news. Guo Bingxun couldn't help but be surprised. Guo Bingxun, who has stayed abroad and has a deep understanding of feelings, has long seen that Yang Zhen does not have no feelings for Zhang Ting at all. It's just that he is a little disgusted with this kind of marriage brokered by semi-arranged means by his superiors.

In fact, Guo Bingxun has always believed that the commander-in-chief's meaning is good, but the way he takes it is not very suitable. If he had allowed Zhang Ting to take the initiative to pursue it, and only helped a little at the right time, the two of them would have come together long ago. Zhang Ting has a pungent temperament. is a typical Kanto woman, dare to love and hate. Once you fall in love with someone, you will definitely take the initiative to pursue it boldly.

If two people are allowed to fall in love freely, I am afraid that this matter will not be delayed until now. It's just a pity that the method he took was wrong, and the rigid pull caused Yang Zhen's speechless disgust in his heart, which caused the delay.

As for Yang Zhen's character, Guo Bingxun, who has been squatting in a cell for a long time, actually knows better than anyone else. He knew that Yang Zhen's temper was a bit soft and not hard, and his character was extremely tough, and he belonged to the kind of person who was rigid on the outside and soft on the inside. If you force him to bow his head, he will carry it to the end. If you take a flanking tactic, he will give in first.

After Guo Bingxun returned, he did not immediately go to see Yang Zhen. Instead, after discussing the details with the commander-in-chief, Peng Dingjie and Zhang Zhenhua, and then finding people who acted with Zhang Ting to investigate for half the night, Guo Bingxun came to Zhang Ting's mourning hall.

Seeing Xiaohuzi's worried eyes, Guo Bingxun patted him on the shoulder, shook his head, and signaled that he didn't have to worry. And after pondering for a while, he finally walked into Zhang Ting's mourning hall.

When Guo Bingxun walked in, he heard Yang Zhen, who was holding Zhang Ting's corpse tightly, singing a song that he had never heard before. Although the melody and lyrics seem sad, it is still clearly audible that this is a love song. Moreover, Guo Bingxun also concluded from the first time he heard this kind of tune that this is not a folk tune that has existed anywhere in China now.

In addition to military songs, Guo Bingxun heard Yang Zhen's rare song without going out of tune for the first time. What he heard Yang Zhen sing was very attentive, very careful, and very affectionate. It's not like the kind of shirk about this marriage that he showed on the surface before.

"When the moonlight shines on my face, I think I'm about to change. There is a soup called heart-rending soup, and drinking it has magical powers. Close your eyes and see heaven, where your smile is hidden. I dodged the guns of countless hunters. Drive away the sorrow that crawls out of the grave. ”

"For your sake, I've become a werewolf. For you, I was infected with madness. For your sake, put on a thick camouflage. For you, I changed my heart. Can we meet again? I have been begging in front of the Buddha for thousands of years, and I am willing to exchange a few lives for our life, hoping to move the heavens. ”

"Can we meet again? I have been praying in front of the Buddha for thousands of years. Before I step across this bridge, let me kiss you on the face one more time. ”

Listening to Yang Zhen singing this mournful love song over and over again, thinking of his fiancée who died on the execution ground, Guo Bingxun's eyes became a little silky. It's just that he quickly restrained his feelings and walked behind Yang Zhen.

Hearing the sound of footsteps behind him, Yang Zhen gently put down Zhang Ting's body in his hand. He put it very carefully, as if he was afraid of waking up Zhang Ting, who was just sleeping. After carefully putting Zhang Ting away, Yang Zhen said softly: "Why are you back too?" Although Yang Zhen didn't look back, he knew who was coming from the footsteps behind him.

He didn't speak until he saw Yang Zhen put down Zhang Ting in his arms, Guo Bingxun walked behind him and whispered: "Nine times out of ten, life is unsatisfactory." Some things, some people don't know how to cherish when they are there, and only after they lose forever do they find themselves distressed, and they know to cherish them. ”

"Commander, the dead are gone, and the living still have to live after all. In any case, the road still has to go on. Commander, I don't want to persuade you to say anything about mourning, that's a false statement. But there is one thing I still have to say, Zhang Ting She won't want you to be like this, let alone see you now. You are the head of the army, and you have to adjust your state of mind. ”

Yang Zhen turned around to look at this best friend who had come together since he met in the concentration camp, and the brother who lived and died together. He turned around and looked at Zhang Ting's remains, and was silent for a long time before he sighed and said, "Lao Guo, don't worry, I know what I should do." ”

Guo Bingxun listened to Yang Zhen's words, patted Yang Zhen's shoulder wordlessly, and said, "Commander, bury Xiao Zhang." You can't always drag it out. Although the battle situation is now a little more stable, the general environment has not changed. The Japanese army would not be reconciled to suffer such a heavy setback. I think their comeback is almost underway, and it's time to wait. The times don't give us much time to grieve. ”

Waiting for Yang Zhenqing to stabilize a little, Guo Bingxun hesitated, but still took out a piece of paper from his satchel and handed it to Yang Zhendao: "Commander, it is not an accident that Xiao Zhang was killed in this attack. The Japanese air strikes were purposeful, apparently against our medical teams evacuating the wounded. ”

"By the time the medical team evacuated the wounded, it was almost dusk. According to the usual practice of Japanese aircraft activities, this time was already the time for the Japanese planes to retreat. Moreover, in those days, the focus of the bombing of Japanese planes has been on the front line of Jiangjunshi, and there is only occasional harassment in other directions. ”

But according to the person who evacuated the wounded with Xiao Zhang that day, no Japanese planes were found that day. However, as soon as the evacuation team of the wounded withdrew to the Yongxintun line, as many as 16 Japanese Type 97 dive bombers specially designed for accurate ground bombing suddenly emerged from the clouds. ”

"These six Japanese planes not only bombed the evacuation team repeatedly, but also used their on-board machine guns to repeatedly strafe the evacuation team after the bombing. Judging by the actions of the Japanese army, it seems that it was specifically aimed at the target. According to Xiao Zhang's guards, the Japanese planes flew extremely low, and the focus of their strafing was not on the wounded, but on the accompanying medical personnel. ”

"Judging by the characteristics of the actions of the Japanese army, it is likely that they received accurate information. And they are sure that there are high-ranking cadres of our army in this ranks. Otherwise, when the sky was getting dark at dusk, at the great risk of not being able to return at night, these dive bombers with insufficient endurance but extremely high bombing accuracy would not have been dispatched to participate in the battle. Unless there is a point that can be explained, they have a predetermined goal. ”

And judging by the fact that they focused their bombing and strafing on the accompanying paramedics, rather than on the incapacitated wounded, they could even be sure that there was a small Zhang in the team. In other words, this is not an accident, but a conspiracy that is not directed against you, but is also directed against you. ”

"Your whereabouts are strictly confidential, and the cadres and staff around you cannot be said to have been strictly tested. But it's also carefully selected. If you want to find out your exact whereabouts, it will not be easy for the Japanese army unless you plant a nail with sufficient status in the top echelons of our army or by your side. ”

"But Xiao Zhang is the deputy director of the logistics department and the director of the military medical department, and the level of secrecy itself is lower than yours. Her whereabouts are easy to check. And in addition to her own work, she has also been assisting Patten Dingjie and Zhang Zhenhua in managing the military uniforms, and there are many people who know her. ”

"It has been eight years since the September 18 Incident, and the Japanese army has deep roots in the Northeast, and its sensitivity of ears and eyes is far from being comparable to us. Although they can't get their hands on the information of our high-level officials, they won't be able to get the news of your engagement to Xiao Zhang. ”

"They can't get you, so they target Xiao Zhang, the killer, and figure out this matter to disrupt your mind. Let your mind be involved in it, even if it doesn't disturb your mind. But at least it also involves some of your energy and disrupts your thinking. This hand of psychological warfare is so poisonous. ”

After hearing that Zhang Ting's sacrifice was not just an accident, but a premeditated murder, Yang Zhen did not lose his temper. But although he did not lose his temper on the spot, the shock and anger in Yang Zhen's heart were unimaginable to outsiders. This time it's for Zhang Ting, next time? Whose turn is it, the commander-in-chief, himself or some other high-ranking cadre?

It was hard for Yang Zhen to imagine that his troops would become a fishing net, or the kind of fishing net with a large mesh opening. Not only did the fish run away, but even the shrimp soldiers and crabs couldn't catch them.

Looking at Yang Zhen's uncertain face, Guo Bingxun sighed. The foundation of the army is too thin, and there is a shortage of all kinds of talents. Many people wear many hats, and even a considerable number of people are temporarily sent out to take charge. Not only is there no experience, but I can't even figure out how to work for a long time.

Although he has cultivated a group of communication talents, he has temporarily solved the urgent need. However, these people can only be responsible for sending and receiving newspapers, and the repair and maintenance of radio stations still need to be cultivated for a long time. Moreover, what the troops lack at present is not only communications personnel, but also anti-specialty, espionage, security, and even propaganda officers in the political department.

As the chief of staff of the tens of thousands of ** armies, because of the shortage of manpower, he has to temporarily serve as a photography officer in the political department, and he also has to work part-time in all the work such as washing.

And Yang Zhen has to act as several instructors such as demolition and sniping in addition to commanding the army to fight. This is in the middle of a normal army, where would this extremely abnormal situation occur?

In the past, the combat itinerary was short, and I didn't feel it when I was basically fighting near the base. However, it can be said that there are too many problems exposed in other places except for front-line field troops during large-scale roundabout operations. In addition to the instability and even rebellion of the Luobei County Brigade, there were problems with logistics transportation, ammunition replenishment, wounded evacuation, and even food supply.

At present, the personnel of the logistics department of the army are mainly composed of logistics personnel of the former Second Route Army, and these personnel, who are accustomed to fighting guerrilla warfare and eating there and eating there, are obviously not suitable for the current operational supply requirements of the large corps. The wounded who had been evacuated from the front line were delayed, and the replenishment of ammunition often did not arrive on time after the forward troops had consumed the ammunition they had carried empty.

Even when the independent regiment, which had previously used Italian-made 65-bullet rifles and had not had time to reequip, was transferred to the front, the supply ammunition sent back was actually Japanese-style 65 bullets. Although the caliber of both bullets is six or five calibers, these two bullets cannot be used universally at all.

And the replenishment of artillery ammunition is even more of a mess. In addition to the fact that the shape of the rocket artillery shells is too special to be confused, there have been repeated problems with the replenishment of mountain artillery. Mountain artillery shells, which were supposed to be replenished to the artillery battalions directly under the brigades, were sent to the field artillery regiments directly under them. However, the field artillery regiment directly under it received 75-mm mountain artillery shells that could not be used by its own field artillery.

Compared with the chaos of logistics, the anti-special and intelligence work is even more serious and lagging behind. If he had a powerful anti-special department in his hands, Zhang Ting's sacrifice could have been avoided. Guo Bingxun can be sure that without instructions and intelligence on the ground, even if the Japanese army intentionally wanted to carry out the murder, it would not have been possible to appear so accurately.

Judging from this series of actions of the Japanese army, Guo Bingxun can be sure that there is a high probability that there are nails set by opponents in his troops. And this person should have a certain position, otherwise he would not have grasped the whereabouts of the wounded evacuation so accurately.

It cannot be said that the series of problems that have arisen in the logistics of this operation have something to do with this nail, but Guo Bingxun can imagine that the logistics have fallen into a certain amount of chaos, at least partly related to this guy. And he is not alone, it is very likely that the Japanese army has an intelligence network throughout its own base area.

Guo Bingxun can be sure that the opponent is not using the radio to transmit information. Because he has been arranging a high-power radio station to listen to the movements of the Japanese army in Jiangnan and the signals of all radio stations in the base area. However, no anomalous radio signal has ever been found in the base area. Therefore, Guo Bingxun has always believed that the other party did not transmit information through Guò radio.

Now the complicated situation in the base area, especially Zhang Ting's sacrifice, makes Guo Bingxun feel that it is urgent to form a strong anti-special department. Just a good idea, but this is a proven and reliable manpower?