At this time, most of the elite troops of the Nanjing government were in the south, and the main force was encircling and suppressing our Red Soviet areas. It was impossible to provide large-scale support to the north with dwarfed financial and military resources.
In an emergency, Nanjing mobilized the 17th Army of the Central Army to move north quickly, and at the same time mobilized the 29th Army of the former Northwest Army and the 32nd Army of the former Jin Army to quickly gather in the Pingjin area as backup for the 200,000-strong Northeastern Army.
It was under this circumstance that Zhou Wen, who was still accompanying Liu Ruolan on a sightseeing tour in Lishi, received an urgent telegram from Taiyuan.
In the evening of that day, Zhou Wen was about to rush back to the army overnight, and there were many people coming to see him off. Zhou Wen looked at his father's concerned eyes, then looked at Xiaohu and Hong Xiu, whose eyes were red and swollen from crying, and finally turned his attention to Hong Xiu, who was holding Hong Xiu's hand.
Neither of them spoke to Xiaohu's Liu Ruolan. They just looked at each other and understood what the other meant.
"When I leave, I will leave the house to you."
"Don't worry, I'll wait for your safe return."
Also coming to see him off were his uncle, cousin, and some squire elders from Lishi County who were familiar with the Zhou family. They all looked at Zhou Wen with concern, and the atmosphere was a bit solemn.
Zhou Wen wanted to lighten the atmosphere. He was not going to die, but to send more Japanese soldiers to hell. There was no need to worry his relatives and friends so much.
As soon as he turned his eyes, he saw a middle-aged man wearing a navy blue uniform of the security team at the back of the crowd. He was looking this way with fear. He couldn't help but feel happy. He waved to him and said with a smile: "
I said, Hao Laodao, when you see me, you are like a mouse seeing a cat. Have you done something bad again?"
It turned out that this man was Hao Laodao, the former bandit leader and commander of the masked army who moved to Lishi with the folks from Ertang Village.
Speaking of Hao Laodao, he did his best for the folks in Ertang Village.
So after he arrived at Lishi, Gao Xiaoshan asked him and a few of his confidants to join Lishi's security team first. They would undergo formal training and learn some rules. But whenever Zhou Wen came home, he would stay far away.
Not daring to meet each other, really like a mouse not daring to meet a cat.
After Zhou Wen and the others left Henan, Hao Laodao led a strong masked army and erected poles in the Funiu Mountains, clearing out all the bandits in the surrounding mountains, becoming the largest bandit in a radius of dozens of miles.
Moreover, he followed Zhou Wen's instructions and did not rob or kidnap, but only collected protection fees and money for traveling. Anyway, the offerings from hundreds of villages and towns within a radius of dozens of miles were enough for these hundreds of bandits to live a smooth life.
Deziliuziluidi.
With his care, the folks in Ertang Village naturally had a good life, and they lived a good life peacefully for two years.
When Gao Xiaoshan took people back to Ertang Village again, they heard that he was taking them to Shanxi. Many people were reluctant to leave, saying that they were satisfied with the good food and good life now, and they had to go thousands of miles away.
Shanxi outside the country is not very happy!
No matter how hard Gao Xiaoshan tried to persuade him, some people were still unwilling to leave. When Gao Xiaoshan was having a headache, Hao Laodao was unexpectedly helpful.
In fact, although Hao Laodao is illiterate, he has a very bright mind. He knows how he got his good life now. If he had not met Chief Zhou, he would have been starved to death a long time ago. What a good life he has now.
The days were obtained by following Commander Zhou's instructions. How dare you disobey Commander Zhou?
Moreover, he himself knows that the life of being a bandit will not last long. Even though life is going smoothly now, it is because the government is too lazy to pay attention to you. Who knows when someone will be an official and hundreds of thousands of people will be slapped on the head.
The officers and soldiers marched into the mountain.
Even though the masked army seemed to have strong troops, it was still not enough to face off against the officers and soldiers. During the Central Plains War, he personally experienced the tragic situation of being broken into a stronghold by the regular army's artillery and machine guns. It was really frustrating every day.
Yes, if you can run away, your ancestral graves will be filled with smoke, if you can't run, your ancestors will be dead in the deserted mountains.
So he found Gao Xiaoshan as soon as possible and asked to take his confidants who were willing to go to Shanxi to join Governor Zhou.
This is the solution to Gao Xiaoshan's problem. Even the commander-in-chief of the Masked Army is going to Shanxi. You orphans and widowers who have no power to restrain a chicken, old and young men, don't you know that the Masked Army is a big tree?
Alas, are the good old days coming to an end?
Finally, Gao Xiaoshan naturally took hundreds of fellow villagers on the journey to Shanxi.
To say that Hao Laodao has made a contribution in this matter, and he has taken good care of Ertang Village in the past few years, he should have made an explanation after meeting Zhou Wen, not to mention that he straightened his back a little, at least he
It's better not to be so evasive that you don't dare to see people.
But this guy was a little afraid of meeting Zhou Wen for one thing. He was living a good and comfortable life in Funiu Mountain and Ertang Village, so he naturally thought about it and got involved with a widow who supplemented the old generation of the group.
This widow named Aunt Ma is actually not too old, only about thirty years old, and she has an eight-year-old daughter. As the saying goes, thirty is like a wolf, and forty is like a tiger, and Hao Laodao is in his prime, and the two
Not long after they flirted with each other, they fell asleep together.
Hao Laodao also has a conscience. Not only is he very kind to Aunt Ma, but he also loves the cheap girl he picked up for free. Every time he returns to the village, he buys some gifts for the little girl. Every time he comes back, the little girl becomes happy.
Just call him daddy.
Originally it was a matter of mutual consent between the two of us, and it was hard for others to say anything, but it was different when it came to Zhou Wen. Why?
Hao Laodao is senior.
You must know that the old brothers in the supplementary group are all of the same generation as Wang Huzi and Old Uncle Wu. The brothers in the mercenary group have to call everyone uncle when they see them.
Now that you, Hao Laodao, are actually living with Aunt Ma, who used to call you aunt, then when I see you, Zhou Wen, will I still call you "Uncle Hao"?
After Hao Laodao understood this problem, he couldn't sit still. He asked Chief Zhou to call him uncle, but he couldn't bear it even if he was given a few more courages!
However, now he knows that Zhou Wen is going to fight, and he doesn't know when he will come back. He didn't get Zhou Wen's nod, and he didn't dare to openly marry Aunt Ma as his wife.
A matter.
So he thought, whether it is a blessing or a curse, there is no way to avoid disaster. He must get accurate trust from Chief Zhou. If he gets the approval from Chief Zhou, everyone will naturally be happy. If not, he will take Aunt Ma away.
In a foreign country, you have to support your wife and daughter with your own strength, right?
Now that he finally saw Zhou Wen greeting him, he quickly ran up.