Lingqiu, located in the southeast of Datong. It was also the garrison of the 33rd Army of the Jin Sui Army.

As a ray of morning light entered the courtyard, a lieutenant officer in a navy blue military uniform walked into the regimental headquarters of the 128th Regiment.

"Tuanza, they've arrived."

After a standard military salute, the lieutenant whispered to the officer in front of him who was standing in front of the sand table and thinking.

"They came so quickly, it seems that they came on a hurried march overnight, which is really in line with their usual style. I just don't know if these 'third parties' are going to be allies or villains. ”

The white gloves were pressed on the wooden frame of the sand table, and Du Xingbang's face sank like water. The head of the 128th Regiment is an alumnus of Taiyuan, and he is also a graduate of the Martial Arts Hall. The navy blue military uniform was worn with angulars on the body, and the armed belt was also strong and neat. The most striking thing is his two carefully rested green beards, and a pair of bright eyes that reveal a kind of shrewdness and ability unique to Shanxi people.

"Tuanza, what are we going to do when they're here......"

Lieutenant adjutant Li Huaizhen asked tentatively, the fact that he can be by Du Xingbang's side as an adjutant shows that he knows his commander's temper very well, and generally when he shows such an expression, it means that the other party's heart is very unsettled.

"Don't think too much about it, just treat it as a normal friendly army and make a hole in front of you. Everyone had just sat down, and no one was going to flip the table right away. We don't eat it, but drawing a knife when we meet is not a way of hospitality. ”

Du Xingbang tightened his cuffs, picked up the horsewhip and said to Li Huaizhen.

"Let's go, come with me. There are friends from afar, and they don't talk about it. ”

……

"Leizi, where have we been?"

Sitting on the horse, looking at the soil and stones on both sides of the road, Yue Siliang turned his head and asked. When Leizi heard the question, he hurriedly spread the map in his hand on the horse's mane and searched for it along the line.

"Commander, let's go to Lingqiu County."

"Hmm."

Yue Siliang nodded lightly and didn't say anything. Even when marching with the large army, Yue Siliang maintained a vigilant mentality.

"I've entered Lingqiu, and the battle is not far away."

Yue Siliang's heart was not calm, the division commander and the brigade commander had talked to him before. If there was a combat mission, he would be placed in a position that would not be easy. This put a lot of pressure on Yue Siliang, but he was unwilling to live up to everyone's expectations of him, and at the same time, he must play the prestige of the Chinese.

"Huh?"

At this moment, Yue Siliang subconsciously felt that the corners of his forehead were a little itchy, and there seemed to be something in the dark that guided him in that direction. When he turned his head to look at the dirt slopes on both sides of the road, he saw a dignified officer standing out of the way of the Jin Sui army, and he was also looking at him with burning eyes. The two looked at each other, then nodded at each other.

"Commander, that person was looking at you just now, I'm afraid he has some bad intentions."

Lei Zi also noticed Du Xingbang, looking at the other party's spiritual clothes and eyes of unknown meaning, Lei Zi subconsciously became hostile, and said to Yue Siliang precautionarily.

"Well, I can't talk about bad intentions, but this guy seems to be a very interesting person. It's okay, we're going to be here for a while this time. I think I have a chance to talk to this friend of Jin Suijun. ”

On the dirt slope, Du Xingbang and his adjutant Li Huaizhen said something similar.

"The person who passed by us just now should be a regiment leader."

Hearing Du Xingbang's self-muttering question, Li Huaizhen analyzed it on the side.

"Perhaps, seeing that he is still riding a horse, he should at least be the commander of the regiment. Judging by the number of troops led, this should be a regimental commander. ”

"Oh, that's right. I'd really like to get in touch with this guy. Huaizhen, I don't know if you noticed it just now, the troops he led walked in a more orderly queue than the other troops. Although this cannot absolutely represent combat effectiveness, it can also explain a certain problem, this person is certainly not a bad hand in the training of troops. And even if he acts with the large army, he himself has to let the people around him look at the map, which shows that this person is vigilant. Such a wonderful person, I really want to learn from him about the experience of leading troops to fight. ”

Du Xingbang shook the horsewhip and said in an uncertain tone. Li Huaizhen couldn't understand what he meant, so he asked tentatively.

"Danza, you mean it's possible to ...... with them recently"

Du Xingbang whipped his horse, and then smashed it into the palm of his hand.

"I just want to talk about it literally, and I don't mean anything else, don't think about it. Taiyuan is nervous enough, and we urgently need to relieve the pressure here, and we can't make trouble for them at this time. ”

……

Not long after the temporary headquarters of the 115th Division had settled down, the division commander immediately held a meeting. The division commander is almost the youngest among all cadres at and above the division level, and his momentum and determination can be said to be unparalleled. As soon as the troops stopped, he held the first high-level meeting of the battle.

"Now the Japanese army and the Jin Sui army on the Taiyuan side are fighting very closely, Taiyuan can be said to be a major town in North China, whether it is the old west, or the Japanese have made efforts in this. In such a situation, can we beat the side drum and fight a beautiful battle? ”

The red and blue pencils in the hands of the division commander pointed heavily on the map, as if he had made up his mind. The deputy division commander on the side squinted his eyes and looked at the map, as if he was thinking about the feasibility of what the division commander said.

Although it seems that the position of the deputy division commander is not that of a military commander but a deputy, in fact, his military quality is not bad at all, on the contrary, it can be said that he has the ability to shine with the division commander for a while. If the division commander who wins with odds is a powerful Daguan knife that sinks a fatal blow, then the deputy division commander who is in a strong formation is an urn golden hammer that breaks through skillfully and steadily. These two complement each other together, and it can be said that the 115th Division has been sharpened into the fastest sword in the army, but it only lacks a chance to unsheath it now.

"I think it's feasible, although Lingqiu is half a Shanxi away from Taiyuan, but if we can fight a beautiful battle here, it will definitely be enough for the Japanese."

As he spoke, the deputy division commander corrected the map of Shanxi and discussed it with the division commander.

The territory of Shanxi Province is long and narrow, close to the Taihang Mountains, and generally resembles a parallelogram with low left and high right. Lingqiu County is located in the upper right corner of this parallelogram, and Taiyuan City is in the center of this quadrilateral.

Lingqiu and Taiyuan, the distance between the two is five or six hundred miles in geographical location, if you don't talk about old age and death in the past, it is almost the same, but any change on Lingqiu's side during the war may affect Taiyuan.

Shanxi Province relies on the Taihang Mountains, and it is difficult to cross the Central Plains since ancient times. There are only a few roads that can be walked from Hebei to Shanxi, and Lingqiu is one of the key roads.

At present, the Japanese have no place to supplement logistics in Shanxi, so they can only keep transporting supplies from Hebei to Shanxi, and Lingqiu is one of the several supply lines taken by the Japanese, which means that if there is a war here, it will definitely be able to play a good role in the direction of Taiyuan.

"Just do it!"

After several deliberations and decisions, the deputy division commander swung his fist into the air vigorously. The division commander finally made up his mind and put his finger on a place name that had been entangled in his heart for a long time.

"Pingxingguan!"

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