Rise from the sword

Chapter 336 The Brigade Commander's Guess

Late at night.

Chen Fan stood on the top of a mountain, looking up at the starry sky with fascinated eyes.

In the boundless night sky, endless stars are shining, streamers are twinkling, like a river of stars flowing, beautiful and beautiful, in the river of stars, a crescent moon hangs high, sprinkled with moonlight like silver sand.

"so beautiful."

After looking up for a long time, Chen Fan said blankly.

Even though I have been here for so long, I still never get tired of seeing this boundless starry sky every time.

After a long time, he retracted his gaze and quietly looked into the distance.

With the help of the silver-sand-like starlight, a team can be vaguely seen passing through at a very fast speed in the distance between the horses.

Behind him, the mountain-like system followers stood silently.

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Between the bridleways.

"That's it, we'll rest here for an hour and a half."

When the team passed through a mountain forest, Zhang Dabiao in the middle of the team looked at his watch and said suddenly.

Following his order, the entire high-speed marching team stopped quickly, and then entered the woods on the side.

"Commander Luo, you are in charge of taking care of the big mule."

Zhang Dabiao commanded.

The independent regiment participated in this mission and selected the toughest and most physically fit fighters.

And these people, because of their strong thinking and top military capabilities, most of them are officers at the grassroots level, company and platoon level, so in the team, except for the soldiers in the original special team, the rest of them are basically unable to run away.

The man named Company Commander Luo nodded, took out his bayonet, and dug in a bush. After a while, as the soil layer was dug open, he took out several cotton bags wrapped in canvas.

These feeds are pre-prepared here.

Afterwards, Company Commander Luo and several soldiers first unloaded the weapons, ammunition and food on the back of the big mule, and then prepared hard feed mixed with corn flour and soybean flour for the mule.

"eat more."

"There are."

After patting the big mule that was munching on the mixed feed of cornmeal and soybean flour, Lianchang Luo fell down on the grass, gasping for breath, and began to loosen his leggings.

Although I don't know how far I ran, but from the afternoon to now, I only rested for two hours, which means at least ten hours of high-speed marching, and Captain Luo patted his calf.

A smile was evident on his face.

Tired, feeling physically exhausted, but, it feels, okay.

After eating something and resting for another hour, I can continue to walk and continue to march.

Don't panic if you come another thirty miles.

Thinking of this, he turned his head and looked at the big mule beside him. Unlike the past, although the rapid march this time was fast and far away, there was no load. Even weapons, ammunition and all other baggage were carried on the back of the big mule. March in clothes and shoes.

There is no minimum load of ten kilograms, no troublesome firearms affecting the march, and no need to bring water by yourself. Marching is much easier. What's more, although the road here is a mountain road, it is all horse roads, which are fairly flat , the ups and downs are not big, and it is not difficult to walk.

Moreover, since graduating from the headquarters officer training school half a year ago, and then being transferred to the independent regiment, in the past six months, I have eaten meat every day, and every meal has been full of fine grains. My body is much stronger than before, and there are enough stored in my body Oil and water can support a high-intensity march.

As a veteran who had walked out of the grassland, Company Commander Luo knew very well that this kind of extreme forced march is a test of physical strength, and depends on how the usual training and food are.

At this time, the soldiers in charge of cooking had already boiled sugar water and white corn batter, and sent them to all the soldiers.

After drinking a cup of freshly boiled sugar water and eating the cooked corn mush, Luo Lian let out a long sigh, lay comfortably on the grass, and closed his eyes.

"If there was such a thing in the grass, it would be... how wonderful..."

At this time, the weather was a bit hot, and the breeze in the mountains was blowing, and the military uniform was covered on the stomach, and Captain Luo sighed inwardly.

Then, he fell into a deep sleep.

At the front of the forest, Zhang Dabiao opened the map with the faint light of the flashlight, and found the current location of the team, and then he looked at his watch.

The time is now 11:30 in the evening, and their current location is nearly [-] kilometers away from the scheduled location. After resting for an hour and a half, there are only five hours left.

Obviously, it was impossible to arrive at the scheduled location at six o'clock in the morning.

"Battalion Commander, let's..."

On the side, a platoon leader was a little anxious.

"It's okay, let the soldiers rest for a while, rest for two hours before starting."

Zhang Dabiao's tone was relaxed.

Plans belong to plans.

But after leading troops to fight for so many years, he is very clear that the plan will basically change.

The ideal situation for him is to be able to move 120 kilometers away, which is the safe place he expected. After the ghosts reacted, they would never have thought that their movement speed could move 120 kilometers a day without passing through the road. .

But it doesn't matter if they can't reach the scheduled location. According to the current situation, after two hours of rest, they can only move for sixty miles. As long as they are well concealed, this distance is enough.

"Yes."

The platoon leader didn't say much, but silently spoke to the soldiers in charge of security.

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Under the same night.

It is also a mountain road.

Wang Gensheng led sixty soldiers and forty big mules full of gold, and under the cover of night, they marched along the mountain road at high speed.

Although they marched two hundred miles in a hurry yesterday, after a day of recuperation and marching without heavy loads, the soldiers were still physically fit. At this time, they had already marched more than one hundred miles in the middle of the night.

"We are still 550 kilometers away from Shou County."

During the team repair period, Wang Gensheng took out the map and said to himself:
"However, everything is still planned for now."

According to the scheduled plan, they will arrive in Shou County within eight days. Only by maintaining a marching speed of nearly one hundred kilometers a day, that is, two hundred miles, can they jump out of the vortex caused by the robbery of gold in time.

"It's time, wake up the soldiers and continue on your way. Today is a good day, so go more."

Looking up at the sky, Wang Gensheng said.

It hasn't exceeded the plan yet, but that doesn't mean it won't be later.

Once it rains and bad weather occurs, their speed of action will be greatly reduced, and now they have good physical strength and can maintain a high-speed march, but as their physical strength declines, it is unknown whether they can guarantee a distance of [-] kilometers a day.

Therefore, it is always good to take advantage of the good weather and the good condition of the soldiers to walk more.

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It has been four days since the gold was robbed.

at night.

A mountain road.

About twenty ghost cavalry came from a distance.

"According to the footprints, they went all the way to the northwest through this horse path..."

"The time of the footprints cannot be determined, but it is estimated that they have been left for at least twelve hours."

A ghost cavalry dismounted, groped the ground for a while, and said to the captain behind him.

"To the northwest?"

"More than twelve hours."

The cavalry captain frowned.

After discovering that this group of people fled northward, they set off immediately and chased them all night. In the past three days, they have chased more than 170 kilometers of mountain roads. The horses are tired and the people are almost down, but they still haven't found any trace of each other. , not even a trace of freshness was seen.

Aren't these guys carrying gold?How did you go so fast?
and.

The opponent is still heading north, but continues to the northwest, along this road, in this direction, and that is the territory of the North China Front Army.

"Where are they going?"

The cavalry captain bared his teeth, feeling that things were getting more and more complicated.

Could it be that this group of people came from the North China Front Army?

No way.

No way.

Sending troops across almost half of the Republic of China, hundreds of kilometers, ran over to rob gold, is this something normal people can do?
"Rest and wait for orders from superiors."

After a moment of hesitation, Captain Guizi ordered.

The order given by the superior was to chase along the traces until they caught up with this group of people, but if they continued to chase, there was a dangerous area ahead.

The guerrillas are running rampant here, and the government forces are entrenched. They may not be able to come out if they go in.

Moreover, because the gold robbed has been leaked, all the forces here are crazy now, looking for the group of people who robbed the gold with red eyes everywhere, and they don't know who they are, and even report them to the news that they have been fleeing. Leaked out, it caused the northern forces to go crazy, and it completely became a hornet's nest.

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"interesting."

Headquarters.

In the staff department, Staff Officer Mo looked at the latest telegram with a particularly interesting tone.

"what happened?"

On the side, the staff officers who were working looked over here one after another.

"The Southside has gone mad."

After taking a sip of tea and moistening his throat, Staff Officer Mo continued:

"Over the Huaihe River, three tons of gold from the Devil's Navy was robbed by a group of people, and then the group of people who robbed the gold retreated northward, causing chaos in the forces north of the Huaihe River."

"Little devil, the national government troops, some other anti-Japanese troops, and even bandits all ran out, looking for this group of people with red eyes."

"But no one has been found so far. All parties are fighting fiercely for some important intersections. Including the Guofu and the devils, nearly [-] troops have been stirred up."

"One hundred thousand..."

The staff officer in the room bared his teeth.

This is comparable to a big battle. Although these troops are all targeting the group of gold robbers, the two sides will definitely clash, and the final effect is no less than a big battle.

"However, who exactly robbed the devil's gold?"

Staff Officer Mo held the telegram in his hand and was a little puzzled.

After all, it is the headquarters, with strong intelligence capabilities. The first time I got the news, it was not the government, nor was it directed by the devils. As for whether it is on my side, there is no need to ask.

The troops in the south were also at a loss, and they were also trying to find the people who robbed the devil's gold.

None of the three parties are capable, so who are those people?

"What gold?"

At this moment, Staff Officer Luo from the brigade headquarter came in, accompanied by Li Yunlong's brigade commander.

"Something about the south."

Staff Officer Mo replied with a smile: "Over the Huaihe River, the devil's three tons of gold were robbed, and this group fled to the northwest. Now the captured south has become a pot of porridge. The devil, the government, and even our troops It's all messed up."

"Three tons of gold?"

"Three tons of gold?"

These two voices came from Staff Officer Luo and the brigade commander.

Staff Officer Luo exclaimed, his tone full of desire.

If I can get these three tons of gold here, then the army's funds can be completely cut down, and the days of this year or even the first half of next year will not be so difficult.

On the side, the Brigadier also shrank his pupils.

He remembered what Li Yunlong had said to him before.Combined with this group of people who robbed the gold and retreated to the northwest, that is, their own direction, then...

"Where is the Huai River?"

Thinking of this, the brigade commander immediately asked.

"Kangda County, Banqiao Town, on the Huai'an side of Suqian..."

Staff Officer Mo replied.

"More than 700 kilometers..."

The brigade commander gritted his teeth, and instantly hesitated about the doubts in his heart.

More than 700 kilometers, unless Li Yunlong is a kid...
wrong.

The brigade commander suddenly realized that something was wrong.

This kid has never hesitated in doing things, he does whatever he thinks of, he never hesitates, but last time he actually hesitated about one thing, and even asked him secretly.

Well, for three tons of gold, this bastard might really dare...
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Taiyuan.

The headquarters was filled with laughter from Shinozuka Yoshio.

"General Tanimoto, I heard that your three tons of gold have been taken away?"

"You are too careless."

"Gold is a strategic material that the empire urgently needs."

"You have to learn a lesson. I was robbed of a ton of gold by the guerrillas in Taiyuan before because of lack of troops and carelessness. You were robbed again. It really insults the majesty of the empire's gold."

The phone was hung up suddenly, and Yoshio Shinozuka still heard the violent breaking sound over there, it was the sound of the phone being smashed.

"Hahaha···"

Yoshio Shinozuka was not annoyed when the phone was hung up, he was still smiling happily.

"General."

After Shinozuka Yoshio finished laughing, Kazuki Yamamoto, holding a stack of documents in his hand, spoke:
"According to the information from the southern investigation, the attackers used a Mauser pistol with strong firepower. The fragments of the grenade showed that the model was a German-made M24 grenade. Moreover, .[-]-inch pistol bullets were also found in the cabin."

"Plus that batch of Army motorboats of unknown origin."

"I suspect that it is Li Yunlong's independent group that did the fighting this time."

"Ok?"

Yoshio Shinozuka's smile froze suddenly.

"Did Li Yunlong send someone to do it?"

Yoshio Shinozuka looked at Yamamoto in disbelief.

"Ah."

Yamamoto nodded and continued: "It is estimated that Chen Fan provided the information and the motorboat, and then Li Yunlong sent people to do it."

"Shou County is more than 700 kilometers away from Huaihe River."

Shinozuka Yoshio still couldn't believe it: "Also, how will the gold be transported back, the supplies along the way..."

Having said this, he stopped suddenly.

So far, they still don't know how the mysterious Chen Fan transported that batch of weapons and ammunition.

(End of this chapter)