The bushes were left behind, and in front of them were blue skies and white clouds and lush mountain forests. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The humid air with the scent of pine cones wafting through the mountains makes you feel like you've entered a fairyland.

Zhang Sheng didn't have time to sigh that the mountain scenery was infinitely good, and the guide Wu Siguo had already set off again. Quickly follow the rugged mountain trails and walk for an hour with a ten-minute break. Five hundred meters behind the team followed a team of 3,000 men, a brigade of the 3rd Provisional Division. And then there was the continuous army, which was the contingent of the New Tenth Army. Lin Xincheng, commander of the New Tenth Army, was also among them.

Commander Lin neither rode nor rode in a chariot, but he and his soldiers walked along the mountain road.

"Commander, why don't you ride a horse." The young guard looked at Lin Xincheng with a look of concern. Xiao Sun doesn't look young, but it has been two years since he worked as a guard with Lin Xincheng. Xiao Sun is very discerning, and he has many positions as a patriarch, and he knows when to call him. Just like now, Lin Xincheng is leading the New Tenth Army, and he is called the commander.

"Yes, Junza, I don't know how long this road will take, so you might as well ride a horse. I'll find you a good horse. Yu Tao, the commander of the Sixth Division, also followed suitably.

"Hehe, are you afraid that I won't be able to keep up with the team? I think that when I followed us as the commander-in-chief to fight from the south to the north, from Henan to Jiangxi, from Jiangxi to Inner Mongolia, and from the prairie to the northeast, my two legs have long been trained! If you don't believe it, let's compete and see who can go fast! With that, Lin Xincheng quickened his pace.

Xiao Sun hurriedly followed, Yu Tao smiled bitterly, and walked fast under his feet. Lin Xincheng really didn't blow it, and when the troops began to rest, he was only slightly red on his face and a little sweaty on his head, but Yu Tao was already panting heavily, and his sideburns were wet with sweat.

"Commander, you're really this!" Yu Tao gave a thumbs up, "I'm willing to lose the bet." When this battle is over, I will invite you to drink. Xiao Sun, and you, I will also invite you to drink when the time comes. Yu Tao knows the truth of being a subordinate, not only using his willingness to gamble and losing to invite the chief to drink, but also not letting go of the people around the chief.

Sure enough, Lin Xincheng was just stunned for a moment and was happy, "Wow, don't be bad when the time comes!" I want to eat braised elbow pot wrapped meat, Xiao Sun, after this battle, let Master Yu invite the two of us to have a good meal to satisfy our hunger! ”

This time, everyone present was happy. Not only are those who are invited happy, but those who are invited to dinner are also happy. If you want to invite the chief to dinner, you can't just invite it, so you have to see the right time and be invited. He Yu Tao took the opportunity of joking and betting to make an appointment for a treat, and it is estimated that Liang Xing would be envious if he knew.

When you invite guests to dinner, you don't have to invite Master Liang. Finally, he had a chance to get close to the chief, how could he let others get involved? Liang Xing, let's talk about it when we have a chance in the future.

The ten-minute break had arrived, and the troops began to march again. Lin Xincheng still insisted on walking, and no matter who persuaded him, he resolutely refused to ride a horse. Only the pine trees remained green, the leaves of the other trees were gone, and the low bushes were only a mess of small branches.

The sky has already darkened, but the road ahead is still far away, and it is dangerous to walk the mountain road in the dark. During another short break, Lin Xincheng called and asked the troops in front of him, how far did they still have to go?

Get answered, there are still two and a half hours. If you take three breaks, that's three hours. In short, you will be able to get out of this dustpan mountain before midnight!

In autumn and winter, it gets dark very early in the Northeast. It was just after five o'clock, and it was already completely dark. In order to ensure the safety of the night march, the troops lit torches, and a long fire dragon appeared on the mountain. Commander Lin handed down a military order: be careful with torches, and beware of igniting dry trees on the mountain to avoid causing wildfires. At six o'clock in the evening the troops stopped again, and it was time for dinner.

The soldiers gathered in a clump and lit a fire and began to grill the dry food they had brought with them. The guard Xiao Sun handed the hot salted meat and steamed buns to the army commander, and Lin Xincheng took a bite of the salted meat and nibbled on the roasted steamed buns with clear water, with a comfortable face. After walking for most of the day, it is a rare enjoyment to be able to eat hot food at this time.

The meal was fast, the rest time after the meal was not long, and it took almost twice as long to start and turn off the fire. Look at the watch, it's past seven o'clock now. The troops moved out again, and the well-fed soldiers were noticeably in better spirits, their steps were brisk, and the speed of their march was greatly accelerated.

I didn't feel it before eating, I ate something and rested for a while, and when I got back on the road, Lin Xincheng felt that the calves of his legs were a little sore and swollen, and he knew that this was because he usually walked less.

As Ren Laifeng's deputy, he is also considered to be in a high position, how can he usually have the opportunity to walk such a long way? Today I walked for hours at once, and my muscles were sore, which was inevitable.

Xiao Sun had already reminded him several times that he could ride a horse or ride a carriage with a heavy load, but Lin Xincheng refused. Since you have chosen to walk, it is better to walk to the end. Lin Xincheng believes that he has a strong physical foundation, and he can't be tired when he walks.

The rest between night marches was significantly longer than during the day. Ten minutes of rest during the day, and half an hour each time after dinner. By half-past nine, the soldiers were already preaching: this was the last march, and at most half an hour would be over the dustpan mountain. Lin Xincheng could also clearly feel that the road under his feet seemed to be flat.

Before half an hour, that is, about twenty minutes, there was a faint sound of gunfire in front, and the vanguard of our army came into contact with the devil!

The combat staff officer called Lin Xincheng to answer the phone, and the brigade commander of the former guard brigade called to report the urgent military situation: the vanguard battalion had met the Japanese army, and the two sides had already stood together. The brigade commander intends to lead his troops up to support, and this is a report to the commander before going to the battlefield.

"Pay attention to the connection between the various units, and find out as soon as possible the commander, number, and number of personnel of the enemy in front of you. Feel free to report back if you have any situation! After making a simple instruction and hanging up the phone, Lin Xincheng ordered all units of the New Tenth Army to speed up their advance and connect with the avant-garde brigade as soon as possible.

The further I went, the more dense and loud the gunfire became. Lin Xincheng stood on a big stone and looked into the distance, the streamers of the tracer bullets were intertwined into a shining fire net, and groups of fire meteors were constantly flying around, which was the artillery of both sides firing at each other. There were many meteors flying in this direction, and there were few flying past, and the Japanese artillery fire was still significantly stronger than ours.

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