The marching road map issued by the Ninth Detachment was finally delivered by the detachment's staff in the afternoon. Li Qinglin set off immediately after obtaining the road map.

The ones walking with Li Qinglin were Ding Goudan's guard platoon and Dong Zhao's cavalry platoon were squad 1 and 2. This group of people and horses had 42 horses. They were talking about riding horses. In fact, these forty-two riders were not exactly horses, and there were a considerable number of big mules inside. Forty-two riders were running on the road at the same time, and the momentum was quite amazing.

Li Qinglin's departure was very sudden, and the cavalry was fast enough. Although Japanese or puppet troops were stationed in important villages and major transportation routes, there were still many gaps in the vast villages. In addition, Li Qinglin chose a small road to march, and the marching speed was fast enough that he often passed by before the enemy responded. Li Qinglin and his team marched smoothly. On the fourth day, Li Qinglin finally arrived at the destination of this trip, Sangyu Town, Wanlin County.

Sangyu Town is not far from the junction of Wan'an County and Wanlin County, and the town is not big. There are only a hundred families in total, which is considered a mountain town.

There are mountains on both sides of Sangyu Town, and a road passes through the middle. This road has been a business road since ancient times, with many merchants coming and going from south to north. Over time, a small town has been formed between the two mountains so that passers-by can rest.

After Li Qinglin's forty-two riders arrived in Sangyu Town, the first thing they had to do was to buy forage and essence that the mules and horses were urgently needed, because they had been marching continuously these days, and the forage they carried with them had been consumed. In order to prevent the physical energy of these mules and horses from decreasing, Dong Zhao and his team's first task is to supplement the physical energy of these long-distance mules and horses.

The third squadron of Li Qinglin's 3rd squadron now has a cavalry platoon. The first squad in the guard squad and the second squad in charge of communication are also cavalry corpses. In addition, the mules and horses that transport supplies are now more than 100 mules and horses. In a squadron with more than 100 people, there are so many transportation and riding animal powers, which has reached a very terrifying number.

In addition, in order to enhance their transportation capabilities, each squadron has also equipped some mules and horses. Therefore, the total number of mules and horses owned by the entire third brigade has reached nearly 200.

The increase in horses and mules naturally brought about improvements in the combat effectiveness and transportation capabilities of the troops, but also brought about economic pressure.

In order to keep these military livestock strong in combat, these mules and horses not only need enough forage, but also need beans, grains, wheat and other essential materials, and even need some salt every day. Therefore, the funding for maintaining a military livestock is almost the cost of three ordinary soldiers.

Among the active troops of the National Army, the number of mules and horses is also organized. Although mules and horses do not need to receive military pay every month like soldiers, the funds required for their equipment and food are also allocated by superiors according to the organization.

The number of livestock in the third brigade has significantly exceeded the standard. Although it is summer and there are fresh grass for livestock to eat all over the mountains, if hay becomes the main forage after autumn, then

The source of a large amount of forage has become a problem. Li Qinglin had raised two mules at home before and had been prepared for this problem, so he has always asked Jin Guanjun to pay attention to solving this problem.

There are many big car shops in Sangyu Town, and Li Qinglin and others chose one of the big car shops named "Shunfu". There are also many merchants in Sangyu Town that specialize in providing livestock and forage, and the forage that Li Qinglin and others needed were soon ready.

Sangyu Town was originally the garrison of Li Fuhe's third guerrilla column. Since he publicly announced that he was a puppet army, many people in his troops have fled, and the people here also hated him to the core. Li Fuhe thought he could not gain a foothold here, so he fled to the territory of the Japanese army and lived under the wings of the Japanese army. The Japanese army was short of military strength and had sent troops to Sangyu Town to sweep it for a while, but in the end he had to return to Shuizhi. Sangyu Town is basically a blank area at present.

After settling down, Li Qinglin asked Dong Zhao to send sentries outside the town, and then asked someone to ask about the situation of the previous local government. After inquiring, Li Qinglin and the others received the reply that the original township chiefs and security chiefs had basically escaped, and the local people who could make the decision are some of the big households and the patriarchs of large villages.

Li Qinglin came to Sangyu Town in advance and did not immediately set up a defense zone. After briefly asking about the situation here, Li Qinglin and the others had a meal in this big cart shop.

In order to arrive at Sangyu Town as soon as possible, Li Qinglin and his party slept in the open. Although they were riding horses, the group had been traveling for days and were quite tired. Li Qinglin decided that all the staff would have dinner as soon as possible and rest in the afternoon at the big cart shop.

When Li Qinglin and his group were holding big bowls and squatting in the yard of the big cart shop to eat voraciously, the sentry suddenly brought three soldiers of the National Army holding horses. The three were black and thin, with tattered military uniforms, guns and harnesses, and they were not well-raised. They didn't even have any fat on the three horses.

After their introduction, these three people were soldiers of the former Li Fu and the Third Guerrilla Column, and were also cavalrymen. After Li Fu and publicly surrendered to the enemy, the three people were unwilling to be traitors, so they fled halfway through Li Fu and retreating back to Shuizhi. Among the three people, one of them was the leader, and he was also a sergeant squad leader named Han Youzhi.

There is no state army here, nor does it have grassroots regime. Since these three people left Li Fuhe's team, they have no ammunition, military pay and food. They have relied on the local people for help in the past few months and have not been starved to death. Today I heard someone say that a team of national troops came from the town, so they rushed to the scene without even having lunch.

Someone defected to the place as soon as he came here. Could these three people be spies sent by the enemy?

While listening to their stories, Li Qinglin carefully observed their expressions. He found that the three people looked calm and had a thorough look, and there was no trace of lying. Li Qinglin had half of the trust in these three people.

Seeing that the three of them had not had lunch yet, Li Qinglin hurriedly asked his soldiers to take the three of them to the stable to drink water and feed them, and then asked the clerks from the big cart shop to bring three bowls of rice.

These three

I was probably too hungry, so they picked up the bowl and ate it. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the three of them eating voraciously, Li Qinglin quietly called Dong Zhao aside, and he asked Dong Zhao to go upstairs to find out if what the three of them said was true.

After a while, Dong Zhao came back. He attached himself to Li Qinglin's ear and whispered: "What they said is true. These three people really escaped from Li Fuhe. According to the people, there are still many soldiers who fled Li Fu and his troops around the town. Some of them are working in labor and some go to wealthy families to guard the house."

These people would rather work and go hungry than be traitors, then these people must be warriors who are determined to fight against Japan. Such people are exactly what Li Qinglin needs urgently at the moment.

Thinking of this, Li Qinglin couldn't help but feel moved. He turned to Dong Zhao and said, "You can find three military uniforms right away."

Dong Zhao agreed and immediately went to the inner room to find the soldiers to ask for military uniforms.

Li Qinglin then said to Han Youzhi and the other three: "You go and take a shower immediately, and then change into new military uniforms. Wait a while, you will take Platoon Commander Dong to various villages to post some notices."

The three of them were taken to take a shower. Li Qinglin asked Ding Goudan to buy pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Li Qinglin wrote more than a dozen notices on the long table in the big cart shop, which said that the Third Battalion of the Independent Advance Detachment of the First War Zone had taken over the defense zone today. We welcomed anti-Japanese patriots who had left the puppet army to join the Third Battalion of the Anti-Japanese Team.

Before Li Qinglin's announcement was written, two young men in casual clothes came to the big car shop. These two men were actually soldiers who were separated from Li Fu and the team. They are now working as young men in the shops in the town for a living.

Of course these people have to stay. Li Qinglin asked Ding Goudan and the first squad leader Guo Zilin to be fully responsible for this matter. Although the two scattered soldiers came, the original military uniforms and guns were still hidden in the store. Ding Goudan followed them back to get the guns and military uniforms. Li Qinglin specifically asked Ding Goudan to bring some money by the way to thank the shop owners who took the two soldiers.

Han Youzhi and the other two took a shower and changed into new military uniforms. Their appearance was indeed completely renewed. Dong Zhao brought a few people with him, took the notice written by Li Qinglin, and the three of them took them to each village to post the notice.

Seeing that there was nothing to do in a short time, Li Qinglin was preparing to go to the room to rest. Just as he was about to enter the house, a group of people came to the cart shop. These people were carrying wine, meat, grain and rice, and Ding Goudan brought them to find Li Qinglin. These people were merchants in Sangyu Town, and they spontaneously brought their belongings to work hard.

When Li Fuhe's third guerrilla column was stationed here, they continued to donate taxes from the anti-Japanese stalls. If anyone did not give them, his soldiers would immediately go to the merchants to seal the door, which made these merchants miserable during that period. Later, Li Fuhe brought the Japanese to sweep twice. Although the Japanese army did not kill much in Sangyu Town, these robbers robbed all the big stores, so the merchants hated Li Fuhe and the Japanese army to the core.

After Li Qinglin and the others came, they did not disturb the place. The soldiers bought things in fair transactions, especially Ding Goudan brought the money to thank the two shops that took in the escaped soldiers.

They all deeply moved these ordinary Chinese people. They unanimously agreed that the third brigade brought by Li Qinglin was a team with strict military discipline and an anti-Japanese team. After the initiative of the president of the Business Association, several merchants joined forces to bring items to work hard. They sincerely hope that Li Qinglin's third brigade would be permanently located here to ensure safety.

These people are representatives of the local area. Although the army has guns, force cannot solve everything. Li Qinglin has a deep understanding of this. Li Qinglin quickly let these people into the house and asked Ding Goudan to make tea for everyone. The military and civilians said many scenes. He said politely. The first meeting between Li Qinglin and local people ended in a peaceful and friendly atmosphere.

In fact, under this peaceful state, Li Qinglin was anxiously waiting for someone in his heart.

That afternoon, when the staff of the Ninth Detachment sent the road map, they also brought a top-secret telegram from the First War Zone. The telegram clearly instructed Li Qinglin to arrive in Sangyu Town on time and to stay in the "Shunfu" car shop in Sangyu Town. As long as Li Qinglin showed the name of the Ninth Detachment of the Independent Detachment here, someone would come to contact him at any time.

Several groups of people have come today, including scattered soldiers who have separated from the puppet army and local gentry merchants, but none of them say they are here to join him.

So where is the person who is this joint? Who will he be? When will he appear?

Li Qinglin has been waiting anxiously...
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