The shores of Lake Superior Lake are similar to those of the Great Lakes, with high mountains and dense forests. Several wide roads were carved out in the woods, and long lines of trucks drove along the roads towards the docks.

A motorized regiment requires about 200 trucks, and a motorized corps has three divisions and nine regiments, plus two artillery regiments of an artillery brigade. The vehicles of the 11 regiments were in the area of two thousand. A truck occupies a 10-meter length on the road, and if all the trucks of an army use a long snake formation, the entire length of the road has to be discharged for 20 kilometers.

There are nearly 100 large ships parked on the lake, and compared with these large ships with a square shape, those warships cruising around the perimeter appear quite slender and slender. It was already afternoon, and some of the larger hulls were already headed south with tugboats. Huge water marks cut through the lake, allowing flocks of waterfowl on beautiful Lake Superior to follow in an attempt to find the fish and shrimp that were brought to the surface by the current. Even with the fully armed soldiers, the scene was idyllic.

"I won't follow you to the front line this time." Qi Rui said to Ma Xiaoming.

All the soldiers wore the same uniforms, and only the rank badges and badges seen at close range could see the rank of the army. Among the busy military men, the two colonels were not at all conspicuous. Even if the two were standing by the lake, it was hard to tell how different they were from the busy crowd.

However, in Ma Xiaoming's eyes, Qi Rui is a person who can be distinguished from the crowd at a glance. Not because of Qi Rui's appearance, but because of what Qi Rui unconsciously revealed. Qi Rui has lost some weight in the past month, and the cheerful and straightforward feeling he used to give people has faded a lot, and the heavy pressure in his heart makes Qi Rui even look a little melancholy.

Of course, this change is not Qi Rui's business alone. Most of the motorized infantry backbones, including Ma Xiaoming, are like this. A regiment is better to say, an army, a division needs to worry about too much work, the soldiers can rest, and the backbone has to rotate. These young people are a little out of breath under the weight of the heavy work.

With a strong smile, Ma Xiaoming smiled: "Even if you are not on the front line, you are still on the fifth line." Far from anywhere. ”

Qi Rui also smiled reluctantly. He actually wanted to personally guide the vanguard troops on the front line, and a few days ago he clearly put forward his idea to the army commander Zheng Minglun, "Army commander, I want to go to the front line." ”

"Nope." Zheng Minglun decisively rejected Qi Rui's request.

"Why?" Qi Rui didn't expect Zheng Minglun to refuse so simply, and he didn't even want to listen to the reason.

"You are the acting chief of staff, and the chief of staff is the commander of the command. You ran to the front, who will take care of the headquarters? Zheng Minglun replied coldly.

Perhaps because of his age, the muscles on Zheng Minglun's face also showed some signs of relaxation, and his eyes, which were not too big, were a little triangular because of drooping eyelids. And the eyes in the triangular eyes are still bright, coupled with an unwavering attitude, Qi Rui can't find a reason to refute at all.

Qi Rui had no intention of deterring from this, and in the battle on the west coast, he proved the lack of young infantry officers, including Qi Rui, in infantry combat. This is not Qi Rui and they lost the battle, in the war on the entire west coast, the Guangfu army was invincible, and the enemy was defeated and the whole army was annihilated. Qi Rui and a considerable number of officers felt that they could not be satisfied with winning the battle. Mobility, firepower, and equipment are all above the enemy, but the battle is never hearty. Qi Rui knew that his grassroots command experience was insufficient, but the war itself did not advance according to Qi Rui's ideas. As chief of staff, he simply does not have time to go to the grassroots level to strengthen his command capability.

"Commander, I will go to the front line to help the troops better complete the battle plan." Qi Rui still tried to convince the commander.

Zheng Minglun's triangular eyes flashed, and he said mockingly: "You are a joke." Didn't the chief of staff manage the work of the staff at the headquarters and go to the front line as a front-line infantryman? If you're willing to be a front-line infantryman, no problem! Write a report and I'll let you go right away. ”

Qi Rui was not satisfied with this high-pressure attitude, but he did not misunderstand Zheng Minglun's attitude. Without waiting for Qi Rui to say anything, Zheng Minglun continued: "I was also young, and when I was young, I also felt that it was very pleasant to rush to the front line. But I was in a different situation than you were then. Think for yourself why you feel restless. If you can figure this out, you can go a long way. ”

Zheng Minglun gave this order three days ago, and Qi Rui pondered and meditated for three days, but he didn't solve this problem. At this time, he couldn't help but ask Ma Xiaoming, "Old Ma, I feel very uneasy." Why do you think I'm upset? ”

"Lack of experience. If we fought a dozen battles like this, we would probably feel a lot better. Ma Xiaoming replied.

Qi Rui agrees with this idea, but if Ma Xiaoming can think of this, Qi Rui can naturally think of it. Qi Rui also told Zheng Minglun about this answer, Zheng Minglun first snorted, and then replied: "I didn't grasp the point." ”

Looking at Qi Rui's gloomy face, Ma Xiaoming reluctantly smiled: "With you in the headquarters, everyone is very relieved." The regimental commanders who were old infantry did well in land warfare. Let's do our part. ”

The army commander Zheng Minglun also said the same thing, and now Ma Xiaoming also said the same, Qi Rui is not wrong to think about it. This time, the military headquarters also moved with the troops, just as Ma Xiaoming said earlier, the first-line troops rushed to the front, and the military headquarters was not even a second line, at most a point and a fifth line. If the crow beaks at it and uses the tactical depth of the motorized troops, it is not possible for the enemy to blow up the marching military headquarters with a single shot. From the commander to the soldier, there is no essential difference in the situation that everyone has to face.

The big war is coming, and Ma Xiaoming has no time to chat with Qi Rui here. He soon went to the army to deal with the problem, and Qi Rui returned to the military headquarters to handle his own work. On the way, he happened to meet Wu Chaoyang, deputy commander of the cavalry regiment of the 1st Division. Although it is claimed to be a cavalry regiment, only one battalion is still on horseback, and the remaining two battalions are infantry battalions. The title of cavalry regiment was retained due to the fact that there were twice as many motorcycles in the two battalions as in the other units.

The two of them can be regarded as "old comrades-in-arms", so they couldn't help but say a few more words. "How's the mood of the troops?" Qi Rui asked a very common question.

Wu Chaoyang shook his head, "The troops are okay, but the comrades feel that this time they have drilled into the enemy's stomach and fought more with less, and they are a little uneasy in their hearts." ”

Hearing this equally ordinary answer, Qi Rui's eyes widened suddenly, and he subconsciously asked, "What?" ”

Wu Chaoyang felt that he had missed his words, and hurriedly corrected his statement, "Although the comrades are uneasy, it does not affect the will to fight in the slightest. Even if we have a small number of people, we can still kill the Yankees. ”

"Good! Come on! Qi Rui encouraged loudly. Both of them were busy, so they broke up in a hurry and went their separate ways.

Wu Chaoyang didn't notice Qi Rui's mood swings, it would be strange if there was no emotion deprivation at this time. And Qi Rui went straight to the military headquarters, and after seeing Zheng Minglun, he immediately said: "Commander, I know the reason why I am uneasy." ”

Zheng Minglun didn't react, just raised his head and looked at Qi Rui. The calm attitude contrasted greatly with Qi Rui's excitement.

Qi Rui didn't pay attention to this, he continued: "Because we are outnumbered, we can't make the slightest mistake. I just thought I couldn't go wrong, but I didn't think about this basic point. ”

"It's not that you didn't expect it, you think it's better to fight more with less." Although Zheng Minglun agreed with Qi Rui's point of view, what he said was unceremoniously, "We also participated in many military reforms when we followed the governor, but the Guangfu Army has always been outnumbered by the crowd. We are outnumbered and trained better than the enemy. Even if there is any problem, it will not affect the outcome at all. Although the motorized infantry is good, it is a situation where less fights more, and any problem may affect the situation of the battle. So ......"

Qi Rui didn't care about Zheng Minglun's comments at all, and he also figured out the key along the way, the motorized infantry army was 30,000 people, and the enemy he faced was 100,000. In fact, it is not unaware of this, and the motorized infantry corps, which is in a weak position, still takes an offensive and carries out external operations. The difficulties encountered have also been discussed. But this did not upset the young soldiers of the motorized infantry. Now that Qi Rui figured out what the problem was, he found that he was only a little relieved and did not feel panicked.

"It's good to have that kind of energy." After talking about the difficulties encountered, the army commander Zheng Minglun praised the young soldiers again, "If you are timid when you are young, you will not be able to do anything in the future." Do a good job. ”

"Yes!" Qi Rui stood up and saluted.

Before nightfall, the entire motorized rifle corps boarded the ship. There were no whistles, and the flotilla, which had been subject to light control, had only a signal light on the tail and headed south in the dark night.

This is a plan formulated by the General Staff, and Qi Rui has put great effort into it. It is not impossible for motorized infantry to bypass the American lines, but in that case there will inevitably be leaks. The Great Lakes region is the best part of the United States, and has now amassed millions of troops. If the Yankees were to find out, they could use rail traffic to quickly transport troops.

Before the advent of the motorized infantry, the Liberation Army was to form a force of more than 300,000 to flank it. In the process, they had to cross mountains and mountains, crossing hundreds of rivers and lakes. There's also a lot of fighting with the Yankees.

Breaking through the middle of the lake looks extremely laborious, but in terms of the distance and difficulty of the march, it is the smallest. This seemingly whimsical plan was quickly replied to after it was sent to the theater command, and it was only at this time that Qi Rui found out that the theater had actually had such a plan for a long time, but it was not made public. If there was no such plan in the war zone, it would not have been possible for all kinds of boats in Lake Superior to pop up in a little more than a month.

What's more, Qi Rui found that it was likely to be arranged by his father Wei Ze. This is evidenced by the fact that transports are suitable for motorized troops.

Since his father thinks that this is very feasible, Qi Rui is also relieved. The other personnel couldn't sleep in the cabin with excitement, but Qi Rui didn't feel this way. He lay down on his bunk, and soon fell into his dream.

After recovering enough spirits, it is good to wake up and kill people.