Chapter Eleven: Tingxi Bridge Awaits You

  Liu Yuan let Wang Yaowu go to the independent regiment to carry out tasks, apart from someone possibly blocking Ye Ting and not letting him send troops, but also wanted him to see for himself, the most outstanding student of the fourth period, Lin Biao.

  Let him be less arrogant in the future and more humble. There are many excellent people in this world, but he never thought that his words yesterday were not listened to by his junior brother, who instead stubbornly believed that because of Lin Biao's existence, his senior did not pay much attention to himself.

  As for the third-phase figure Wang Yaowu, Lin Biao was not very impressed, always thinking that he was a show-off who actually didn't have much ability. So even before they met, the two were already at odds with each other.

  Just as the two were about to come to blows, Ye Ting finally appeared. Originally, Ye Ting had been very opposed to the idea of replacing him with an Englishman; that the Nationalist and Communist parties could cooperate was already a stretch, but for someone to actually try to do something like this, and not just one person at that.

  Moreover, the reason is very sufficient. Our independent brigade has been marching for so long, consuming a lot of energy and physical strength from the soldiers. If we were to immediately go support the third division, not only would we have little combat effectiveness, but we might even become a burden to them.

  Ye Ting also knew that many people in the Independent Regiment were dissatisfied with the treatment of its predecessor and Chiang Kai-shek's behavior for a period of time.

  But this is war, and there's no room for personal feelings. In fact, I still have a strong dislike for Liu Yuan, who doesn't give me any face.

  Just as Ye Ting was feeling extremely depressed, he heard the noise outside and went out to take a look, only to find that two military officers were preparing for a duel.

  One of them, Mr. Mao, had told him a long time ago that this young man named Lin Biao was very good and instructed him to cultivate him well.

  As for another one, a soldier who was watching from the side told himself that he was Wang Yaowu of the third period and had come to talk about military affairs with him.

  "Put down your guns, do you want to kill each other?" Ye Ting, as a veteran general, was most disgusted with the fact that his own men were firing at each other. In the past, he had given Lin Biao and Wang Yaowu one kick each, and had them locked up for three days.

  Wang Yaowu was also a good fellow, knowing that he had made trouble for himself. Before being locked up, he hastily said, "Commander Ye, since our army received your telegram, your radio station has been in a state of silence. Our division commander specially sent me to find you overnight in the rain, guessing that your radio was broken. Let me bring you a message: Xie Wenbing is absolutely not a match for our Third Division. If you want to gain an advantage, hurry up and take action; otherwise, it won't be long before we recover the whole of Hunan." Wang Yaowu still followed Liu Yuan's words, taking care of Wang Yaowu's face. The quality of the radio might not have been good, but it wasn't on the verge of breaking down at any moment. As for where the problem lay, Ye Ting would notice himself.

  "Don't worry, our independent regiment is not jealous. I'll immediately send troops to attack Xie Wenbing's rear. However, your actions just now have violated military regulations. I must replace your division commander and punish you. Do you acknowledge this?" Ye Ting smiled, Liu Yuan's subordinate was still okay, at least his attitude wasn't bad.

  "I accept your punishment, but you must prioritize military affairs. And this kid dared to defy his superiors, I was detained for three days, he should be detained for at least four days." Wang Yaowu and Liu Yuan were mixed together, of course they developed a temperament that wouldn't suffer losses.

  Lin Biao was unhappy as soon as he heard it, "Captain, if you want to punish me, can't you just remember it first? I'll go fight today's battle first. Punishment and all that can be discussed later. Cooperating with Liu Yuan is a big deal."

  "It's too late to think of fighting now. Take both of them away and lock them up, it seems that locking them up is a good solution." After saying this, Wang Yaowu and Lin Biao were taken away.

  Xie Wenbing's troops had been in a state of confusion since Xie Wenbing was assassinated, and they scattered and fled. Soon after their escape, they encountered even more tragic events.

  That's when they encountered a dozen or so chariots, the Independent Regiment was the only unit that CP had control over, and it was an extremely powerful unit. They possessed something that Liu Yuan envied deeply, which were chariots, also known as tanks.

  For this running iron shell on the road, the straight army was extremely fearful. Machine guns couldn't penetrate it, hand grenades couldn't blow it up, and it could still throw out shells one after another. This made the straight army, which had lost its leader, completely collapse.

  Ye Ting had the war chariots lead the way, with large numbers of soldiers carrying weapons closely following behind, using volley fire to annihilate the Straight Army troops who came running at them.

  It was only then that the straight army discovered that the two newly appeared troops, who had been beating Tang Shengzhi to the point of being covered in bruises and urine, were actually driving them away like ducks, using tactics and weapons they had never seen before.

  This battle is really hopeless, looking at the soldiers rushing like a tide, a chill rose in his heart.

  At last they heard what they had been longing for: "Lay down your arms and you will not be killed."

  Looking at the remaining straight army without any will to fight, Liu Yuan really didn't want to continue fighting with them. If they continued like this, it would only waste his time and bullets.

  This battle, at least 15,000 people were captured on the opposite side, and the dead are not recorded. There were countless weapons and ammunition, but the big guns had been destroyed long ago, and there weren't many bullets left, it can be seen that Wu Peifu's days were not very good either. As for where the big guns came from, this is still a mystery.

  When Liu Yuan stood in front of Ye Ting wearing his general's uniform, Ye Ting was also overwhelmed with emotions. He absolutely could not have imagined that the young man who had once participated in military exercises with him would now be a general.

  Moreover, he also commanded an army of 10,000 men to defeat the straight army of 30,000 to 40,000 men. Although Liu Yuan saw himself and said that he could eliminate them, with the merit of having an independent regiment, Ye Ting knew that Xie Wenbing and others had already been defeated, and they were thoroughly defeated. He was at most the last straw that crushed the camel.

  "All the captives, give them to you, you know our independent regiment can't expand at will, but we lost a lot of ammunition, and we need more ammunition." Ye Ting haggled with Liu Yuan like a little woman, without any sense of loss.

  Liu Yuan also found that Ye Ting seemed to have forgotten the past grievances, and was not holding a grudge. "The ammunition and whatnot, it doesn't matter if we give them to you. We need to continue our march, so we don't want these things anymore. However, we must hand over these prisoners of war to you. We won't be taking these useless soldiers, their will to fight is already gone. So I hope you can temporarily take custody of these prisoners."

  "But we can't expand at will." Ye Ting was confident in reforming these prisoners, but he still knew the principal's measure.

  "Who made you expand your troops? Your fourth army will definitely arrive soon, just hand him over to your military commander." Liu Yuan said with a wave of his hand.

  "Hand over the captives to us, what are you going to do?" Ye Ting said in puzzlement.

  "Of course, we should continue to advance. General Wu is a good fighter, and if he is allowed to catch his breath, it's still unclear who will control Hunan."

  "Where is your destination? Wait for me to hand over the captives to the military commander, and I'll rush over to support you. It's great to cooperate with your three divisions." Yeh T'ing said with a smile.

  "Oh, it doesn't matter if you go or not, but that place sounds familiar, is it called He Sheng Bridge or Ting Si Bridge? I forgot, by the way, where's our teacher Wang Yaowu?"

  "This kid's temper is too explosive, I've locked him up." Ye Ting said with a shake of his head.

  "Ah, Old Ye, I say you've handled this matter well. Lock him up for a few more days and drain his arrogance." Liu Yuan said with a grateful face.

  "Liu Yuan, you scoundrel, why did you get me into this trouble? You're his superior, aren't you?" Ye Ting asked in puzzlement.

  "This arrogant little guy, I'm afraid he'll remember my grudge against him. In the future, when we're fighting on the battlefield, if he shoots me with a single bullet, I won't be able to take it." Liu Yuan said with a bitter smile.

  "You're not afraid I'll abduct you, are you? Our political work is quite good." Ye Ting had a smug look on his face.

  "Whatever, as long as you're not afraid of him shooting you in the back." Liu Yuan said lightly and had already walked very far away.

  "Tanxi Bridge and Hesheng Bridge are far away in Hubei, he can't fly over even if he wants to. Liu Yuan is just talking nonsense, afraid that the Independent Regiment will snatch his military achievements, what a petty person."