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Thinking of this, Ou Zhenhai immediately called Xia Zifeng over, and said, "You guys keep an eye on Chu Yuan, I suspect he has a problem with his subordinates."

Xia Zifeng said: "Since you think there is something wrong with him, why don't you just arrest him?"

Ou Zhenhai said: "No matter what, he killed Xiao Chengyong and said he wanted an uprising on the battlefield. How can we arrest him now? And I'm just guessing, and I don't know what he wants to do. You guys went to the city to camp. It’s time to be careful.”

Xia Zifeng agreed, and the [-]th regiment entered the city, while the other troops continued to be busy, some were building bridges, some were building fortifications, in case the Qing army from Xianshan came to attack, Ou Zhenhai did not rest, and told Lin Yuan about various things. Report, before I knew it, it was already three o'clock in the morning on November [-]th, and suddenly I saw a fire coming out of the city.

Ou Zhenhai hurriedly said to the telegraph operator: "Quickly ask where the fire light is coming from."

The radio operator hurriedly picked up the microphone to inquire, and then said: "The Thirteenth Regiment replied that there was a fire somewhere."

Ou Zhenhai frowned, and said: "Nonsense, who lit the fire in the middle of the night, how could there be a fire if no one lit it! Hurry up and ask them to investigate clearly."

At this moment, seeing flames shooting up into the sky from all directions in the city, Ou Zhenhai thought, "So many places are on fire at the same time, someone must be setting them on fire! Could it be that what Chu Yuan and the others have decided is the plan to set fire to the city?" ?”

At this moment, he suddenly heard deafening explosions in the city, followed by gunshots from the city. Ou Zhenhai hurriedly said, "Get me the thirteenth regiment!" As soon as the radio was connected, Ou Zhenhai asked, "Why?" What? Where did the gunshot come from?"

Xia Zifeng said: "It's Chu Yuan and the others, they are exchanging fire with our troops!"

Hearing this, Ou Zhenhai slapped the table fiercely, and said angrily, "I was tricked by Chu Yuan! How is the situation in the city now?"

Xia Zifeng said: "Someone set fire to the city, the wind is strong tonight, almost the whole city is on fire now!"

Ou Zhenhai asked, "What about the explosion?"

Xia Zifeng replied: "The Qing army placed explosives on the roofs of some houses, and the sound of the explosion was caused by the flames igniting the explosives."

Ou Zhenhai said in a hurry: "Then you all must withdraw from the city quickly!" Xia Zifeng received the order to quickly lead all the troops to retreat. If the troops camped in the city were not Lin Yuan's troops, they would definitely not be able to evacuate because they camped in the city. At that time, the various troops lived in scattered places, and it was not easy to convey orders. However, Lin Yuan's military radio station was attached to the squad level, so through the radio station, the various troops quickly knew the order to withdraw from the city.

Seeing the flames in the city, Ou Zhenhai hurriedly asked the staff: "Where is our fire company? Where is it?"

The staff officer smiled wryly and said, "At the end, they are non-combat troops, so we didn't call them."

Ou Zhenhai looked at the half-built pontoon bridge, and reluctantly dismissed the idea of ​​asking the fire brigade to put out the fire. At this time, a staff officer reported: "A troop has withdrawn from the city." Ou Zhenhai rushed out of the headquarters to see the soldiers. Seeing that their faces and bodies were full of smoky marks, they were in a state of embarrassment.

Ou Zhenhai asked, "Which unit do you belong to?"

An officer said: "We belong to the [-]nd Battalion of the [-]th Regiment. Our troops were stationed on the edge of the city wall. When there was a fire inside, we escaped without any casualties."

Ou Zhenhai nodded. At this time, the fire in the city was getting bigger and bigger. The flames almost lit up the night sky, and the thick smoke covered the whole city. At this time, some troops withdrew from the city, along with the common people. Many of those civilians were injured and howling in pain, so Ou Zhenhai asked the military doctor to treat them.

A few elderly people knelt on the ground and begged: "Master Jun, we still have relatives in the city, please rescue them."

Looking at the poor grandpa and aunt, Ou Zhenhai had a sore nose and a feeling of sadness in his heart, but he knew very well that his troops could not enter the city no matter what. He comforted the people a few words and asked his subordinates to take them down.

Lin Yuan's troops withdrew one after another, while the staff counted the casualties, and when the last troop withdrew, the staff sent the casualty figures to Ou Zhenhai and said, "No body was found, so we can only record the number of missing persons. "

Ou Zhenhai nodded, looked down, and saw that 85 people were burned and 87 people were missing. He thought to himself: "The fire in the whole city did not burn too many people to death." Then he breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, the staff officer said in a heavy tone: "Teacher, most of the missing persons are members of the regiment headquarters, and among them is the head of the thirteenth regiment—Xia Zifeng."

As soon as Ou Zhenhai heard this, his heart sank, and he thought: "I lost a team leader in a fire, Lin Shuai will definitely not let me go." Thinking of these, Ou Zhenhai said: "Hurry up and use the radio to contact them!"

The staff officer said helplessly: "Their radio station can't be contacted, it seems to be malfunctioning."

Ou Zhenhai hurriedly said: "Has anyone from the [-]th Regiment Headquarters escaped? Find one for me!"

Not long after, the staff brought a little soldier to Ou Zhenhai, and the little soldier said, "I am the operator of the [-]th Regiment Headquarters."

Ou Zhenhai asked, "Where are the others in your regiment headquarters?"

The little soldier replied: "Regimental Leader Xia took the people from the regiment headquarters to personally arrest that man named Chu Yuan. I wanted to follow, but I got separated, so I escaped with everyone."

Ou Zhenhai said angrily: "What a Xia Zifeng, if you don't hurry out of the city, you actually want to take someone to catch that Chu Yuan." , Is it Captain Xia and the others?"

A group of soldiers rushed over and came back quickly and said, "No, they are all ordinary people." Ou Zhenhai sighed in disappointment, and said to the telegraph operator: "Get ready to send a report to Commander Lin, just say that the [-]th Regiment is missing. Willing to accept any punishment."

At this moment, I only heard the excited shouts of soldiers from a distance: "Master, Commander Xia and the others are back!"

Ou Zhenhai was filled with joy and anger for a moment, and said, "Hurry up and let this guy come to see me." Not too long later, he heard Xia Zifeng's voice laughing and talking in the distance: "It's not that easy for the Qing army to burn us to death." Accompanied by the voice , Ou Zhenhai saw Xia Zifeng walking in front of him, followed by several soldiers, and the soldiers were carrying an angry man, looking at his face, it was Chu Yuan.

Ou Zhenhai ignored Chu Yuan, stretched out his hand and pulled Xia Zifeng closer and scolded: "If there is a fire, don't hurry out of the city, and go to arrest Chu Yuan, what a hero!"

Xia Zifeng chuckled and said, "Master, didn't I capture Chu Yuan? The merits and demerits are equal, okay?"

Ou Zhenhai looked at Chu Yuan on the ground, and said, "What's the use of him? If you make a mistake in the process of catching him, how can I explain it to Lin Shuai?"

Xia Zifeng said: "Our third division fought all the way from Beijing to Xiangyang. Which Qing army did not kneel and surrender when it saw us? Then look at the other troops participating in the battle. Which one is stronger than us? The seventh division, that is mechanized The Infantry Division was defeated by the Qing army in the battle of Tuhai River; the amphibious combat brigade, that is a special operations force, was almost successfully ambushed by the enemy in Luoxia Town. Only our third division is the Changsheng Division. I was cheated by this guy! I must catch him and wash away our shame!"