For several days, Chen Fei patrolled among the troops, and at the same time paid attention to Lu Nanfei's situation.

"Old steamed bun, the last time you went to the Emei Mansion, what did Brother Zhou say? It's been almost a month, why haven't you let people go? Chen Fei touched the old steamed bun and said. The old steamed bun has heard this no less than ten times.

"Come on, at that time, Deputy Director Zhou said that Chen Fei could rest assured that he would not embarrass Lu Nanfei." The old steamed bun replied.

"Oh, are those CCP personnel in the original 11th Hall still in Chongqing?" Chen Fei said again.

"After the disbandment of Hall 11, these people have also returned to Yan'an, but there should be a few people who have hidden." Old steamed bun said.

"I'm talking about Tong Li." Chen Fei said.

"She's already back to Yan'an." Old steamed bun said.

Chen Fei nodded and said, "Old steamed bun, you said that the matter is clear, why are these four people still detained?" ”

"How do I know this, maybe when the devil really attacks the south, I will release these four people." Old steamed bun said.

"Maybe, by the way, did Dai Li's promise of twenty machine guns be delivered?" Chen Fei said.

"It's been sent here a long time ago, and it's all waiting for you to arrange it at Lao Zhangtou." Old steamed bun said.

"Well, the reconnaissance battalion has killed so many brothers, send five machine guns over, and the pension of the wounded brothers who sacrificed, just like on the battlefield, one cannot be missing." Chen Fei said.

"I've already arranged it, but there's one thing, Fang Min came to the Intelligence Department, did you agree?" Old steamed bun said.

"Agreed, you look at the arrangement, Fang Min is still very capable." Chen Fei said.

"Well, then I know, Fang Min is good, I am going to hand over the general affairs of the intelligence department to her, after all, it is my own person, and I can rest assured that the money is in his hands." Old steamed bun said.

"Okay, it's getting cold, and many new soldiers don't have cotton clothes, so you tell Lao Zhangtou to get ready quickly." Chen Fei said.

"Yes, if it's okay, I'll go back first, the work of Lannie hasn't been going well these days, I have to keep an eye on it." Old steamed bun said.

"Well, if it doesn't work, send Zhu San to go, this woman is useful to us." Chen Fei said.

"Okay, got it." The old steamed bun replied and left.

The troops that Chen Fei inspected today are Zhao Dadao's five regiments, Zhao Tuan has always been brave and famous, but the defense does not lack all Chen Fei's special attention, plus Zhao Xiaojuan's incident some time ago, it is estimated that Zhao Dadao will have to be dealt with sooner or later.

"Big knife, come and sit." Chen Fei said as he handed over a flue.

"Division commander, don't worry, give me a month, the troops will definitely be able to attack and defend well." Zhao Dadao took the flue.

"Well, I know this, whether the troops can attack and defend and be on guard, not only the troops must practice more, but you, the commander-in-chief, also have to learn, your character is destined to be the characteristic of this army, and you must calm down more in the future." Chen Fei said.

"Understood, understood." Zhao Dadao hurriedly replied.

"By the way, is your sister still in touch?" Chen Fei said.

Zhao Dadao was stunned for a moment, bowed his head and said: "I know, the division commander is worried that she is a communist, but she is my sister after all, division commander, I understand some things, no matter how you arrange it, I, Zhao Dadao, will follow you to fight devils for the rest of my life." ”

"Oh, I thought too much." Chen Fei immediately said that he didn't want to be estranged from his brothers.

"I know no one wants this to happen, but I can't convince my sister either······ This world is. Zhao Dadao scolded.

Chen Fei patted Zhao Dadao on the shoulder to express comfort.

"Things haven't come to that point yet, let's walk like each other, there are some things I can't control, but I'll arrange it when it really gets to that point." Chen Fei said.

"Thank you, teacher, I wrote it down." Zhao Dadao said.

"Okay, don't say these kind words, let's go, go to the company and have a look." Chen Fei got up and said.

The training style of the 5th Regiment is a long-distance cross-country with a punch and a dash. Bayonet fighting is even more commonplace, but Chen Fei noticed that the Fifth Regiment has a commendable good habit, that is, orders and prohibitions, strict discipline, and soldiers never hesitate to give orders from their superiors.

It's not that other troops won't order and prohibit, but Chen Fei feels that the discipline of the Fifth Regiment is far better than that of other troops, and the upper and lower levels are distinct, unlike Zhao Liu's Regiment, where the regiment commander and the commanders at all levels are all in harmony, and the commander is not like a commander.

"The blood of the troops is enough, and they lack flexibility, especially the squad leaders and deputy squad leaders, and they still need to learn to be able to independently command small units of troops in battle and the enemy's unexpected encounters and sneak attacks." Chen Fei said to Zhao Dadao.

"I understand, it's just that there are too few educated, our regiment, the company commander and above can read and draw, I am arranging for the whole regiment to study, and strive to lead the commander to write." Zhao Dadao said.

"Well, having culture is the most important thing, and that's something I always emphasize." Chen Fei said.

"Report!" Chen Fang ran over and said.

"What's wrong? What's the matter? Chen Fei replied.

"Divisional commander, Colonel Chennault has come to your office, saying that he has something to discuss with you." Chen Fang said.

"Oh, let's go, big knife, I'll go first, tomorrow I'll ask Lao Zhangtou to send five machine guns over." Chen Fei said.

"Thank you, Commander." Zhao Dadao said happily.

Chennault sought out Chen Fei because he had found the place where the airport was built, Yunnan. It's just that the road from Chongqing to Yunnan is far away, and he hopes that Chen Fei can send troops to protect it.

"Colonel, how many warriors do you need to escort?" Chen Fei asked Chennault.

"Of course, the more the merrier, my friend, you know that the current batch of aircraft parts and accessories, the staff are the foundation for building the air force in the future, and there can be no loss at all." Chennault said.

Chen Fei nodded and said, "I know this, but if you send one or two regiments to escort you, you will definitely be discovered by the enemy along the way, and the travel time may be extended at that time." ”

"What then? You can't send dozens of fighters to escort you! Chennault said.

"What time is it going?" Chen Fei asked.

"It's ready, it's ready to go." Chennault said.

"Oh, how about I give you an idea?" Chen Fei said.

"You say." Chennault said.

"Let the caravan send you, you pay for it, and I will send another battalion of soldiers to escort you in plainclothes." Chen Fei said.

"Is that okay? How much does it cost? Chennault said.

"Okay is definitely OK, just a little harder, as for how much money, how much can you give?" Chen Fei asked rhetorically.

Chennault thought for a moment and said, "A thousand dollars." ”

"Can you add more?" Chen Feidao, in fact, a thousand dollars is already a lot, about seven or eight thousand oceans.

"Up to another $500, no more." Chennault said.

"Oh, okay, then $1,500, I'll contact the best caravan in Chongqing, and we'll leave tomorrow." Chen Fei said.

"Okay, by the way, Captain Chen will accompany him as an interpreter, otherwise he will not be able to communicate verbally, and something will happen sooner or later." Chen Fei said.

“OK！” Chennault stood up and nodded to Chen Fang in thanks.

As soon as Chennault left, Chen Fei said to Chen Fang, who was interpreting next to him: "Thank you for your hard work this time, this trip is not easy." ”

"Don't worry, division commander, I promise to complete the task." Chen Fang immediately said.

"Okay, let Zhang Ning take the teaching team for a trip, it's decided, by the way, Wang Liang, is Zhang Ning's injury healed?" Chen Fei asked.

"It should be fine, I saw him lead the teaching team up the mountain to practice a few days ago." Wang Liang said.

"That's good." Chen Fei said.

Zheng Lao Fart went out from the old steamed bun office, and he was secretly happy in his heart, this time it was a big deal, and he had to give the long face of the master with a deposit of five hundred dollars in his hand, which made him feel like a dream, he hadn't seen so much money for a long time,

The next night, Zheng Lao Fart led everyone to leave Chongqing.

A few days later, Chen Fei suddenly received a notice from the Military Commission that he found that the devils had an attempt to besiege Changsha for the third time, and ordered Chen Fei's division to quickly reinforce the Ninth War Zone.

The Third Battle of Changsha was on the verge of breaking out.

Chen Fei led his troops day and night to the war zone, and while he was on the march, he received a report from the Military Commission that the devils had attacked Pearl Harbor, the US naval base, on December 7, and then the Republic of China officially declared war on the devils. In the evening, Chen Fei took advantage of the rest of the troops to hold a meeting and told everyone about the report on declaring war on the devils.

"Damn, it's been fighting for so long before you really get off the war book." Zhao Liu scolded.

"Does it make sense? It's been so long. The old dog said.

"It must be meaningful, we have an alliance, and there will be more support from the Americans in the future, but what does this little devil think, dare to fight the Americans." He Wenbin said.

"No matter what he thinks, the division commander's 11th hall director some time ago didn't work in vain." Zhao Dadao said.

Everyone talked word by word, Chen Fei coughed, and everyone stopped talking.

"Okay, I hope you will speed up the march, enter the war zone as soon as possible, and familiarize yourself with the position as soon as possible, the troops that blocked the devils this time are all elite troops, many of them fought from the Battle of Songhu like us, and the regiments must not lose face in front of the fraternal troops." Chen Fei said.

"How come, teacher, you can rest assured." Zhu Guowen said immediately.

"This time, we and the 74th Army are sticking to the last line of defense outside Changsha, and the 10th Army is on the side, although the pressure is great, but they are all trusted troops, and it should not be a big problem to cooperate." He Wenbin said.

"Well, they're all the best troops, and if you can't hold it anymore, you won't have the face to see the principal." Chen Fei said.

"Come, come, sir, eat something, bacon and cabbage, make sure you have a mouth full of oil, hehe." Lao Zhangtou and a few soldiers came over with a cauldron.

"The division commander asked everyone to drink some wine to relieve their fatigue, and then they may have to have a full hungry meal." The old steamed bun said to Chen Fei.

Chen Fei nodded and said, "Okay, it's time to make a strong wine, everyone has some of it." ”

This time, everyone was very happy, and it was too comfortable to have a small drink to drink in the open air.

The next few days were a rapid march, and although the troops were tired, they were able to adapt to it, after all, this kind of march is usually trained.

On this day, the independent division finally rushed to the outskirts of Changsha.

"Deputy Division Commander Zhu, you take the troops to rest in place, and I will go to the Ninth Theater Headquarters to take over the task." Chen Fei said.

"Yes." Zhu Guowen replied.

Chen Fei rushed to the city with Wang Liang and the guards.

Changsha City is similar to Chongqing, all of them were bombed by devil planes, Chen Fei entered the city, found the Ninth Theater Headquarters to report, a major reception officer came out to greet him, he saw Chen Fei's ID and immediately said: "Division Commander Chen, the headquarters has been moved to Yuelu Mountain, I will accompany you immediately, Deputy Commander Luo has specially ordered." ”

"Okay, I'm in trouble." Chen Fei said.

The headquarters of the Ninth Theater is located in the Qingfeng Gorge at the foot of Yuelu Mountain, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and is very hidden, and the mountain trails are full of secret sentinels, and heavy machine gun positions are also set up on several small dirt slopes, and the defense is very tight.

"Report," Chen Fei shouted

"Oh, Division Commander Chen is here, quick, quick, come, commander, this is Chen Fei, an independent division of the Central Army, a fierce general who fought all the way from Songhu." Luo Zhuoying said, he knew Chen Fei and met him several times in the Ministry of National Defense.

"Okay, the commission is a bloody investment this time, haha." Xue Yue laughed.

"Sit down." Luo Zhuoying said as she poured a glass of water for Chen Fei.

"Thank you, Chief Luo." Chen Fei said.

"Master Chen, it's been hard all the way." Xue Yue said.

"It's not hard, now the troops are gathering outside the city, please give an order from Chief Xue." Chen Fei got up and said.

"Sit, sit, sit. Since our elite troops are here, then I, the commander, are not welcome, this is Tianping Town, and your independent division cannot retreat even a step when it enters Tianping Town. Xue Yue pointed to the map.

"Yes." Chen Fei replied loudly, he looked up at Xue Yue's eyes, and when the two of them met, they were both so firm.

Chen Fei looked at the small dot on the map near Changsha and said that he understood.

"What difficulties can be mentioned, after all, it is not easy to stick to Tianping Town!" Luo Zhuoying said.

"Yes, the devil wants to attack Changsha, this is the only place to pass, and it is also the last line of defense, as long as the devil captures Tianping Town, even if the door to Changsha is opened." Chief of Staff Wu Yizhi said.

"Please rest assured, sir, the independent division swears to live and die together in Tianping Town!" Chen Fei replied loudly.

Chen Fei didn't mention the difficulty, he wanted to mention whether he could support the artillery when needed, but he still endured it.

Xue Yue and several elders looked at each other, and they all felt that Chen Fei was indeed extraordinary.

"That's okay, I'll leave everything to Brother Chen." Xue Yue said.

Chen Fei saluted the chiefs, turned around and left.

Xue Yue looked at Chen Fei's back and said, "Brother Luo, you know Chen Fei, tell me, can he hold Tianping Town?" ”

"Except for Zhang Lingfu of the 74th Army, I dare to say that no one in the national army sequence is more courageous than him." Luo Zhuoying looked at Xue Yue Dao.

Xue Yue nodded and said, "Then you can't be wrong." ”

Chen Fei returned to the troop station and immediately ordered to go to Tianping Town.

Tianping Town is less than 7 miles outside Changsha City, it is a satellite town of Changsha, the town is not big, three dirt roads are vertical horizontally, a large number of earthen houses are developed around the three roads, the town is easy to attack and difficult to defend at a glance, there is no commanding height, a horse and a flat river.

"Chief of Staff He, order the troops to spread out in the town, the first regiment, the second regiment in front, the fifth regiment, the sixth regiment on the left and right flanks, and the third regiment to press the formation." Chen Fei said.

"Yes! And what about the separate regiments and direct units? He Wenbin asked.

Chen Fei pointed with his hand and said: "The independent regiment went out three miles to set up defenses, and fought and retreated after receiving the enemy. ”

"As for the direct troops, they are arranged in the middle of the town." Chen Fei said again.

"Yes." He Wenbin replied and immediately went to make arrangements.

"You're here to fight the devils in the streets?" The old steamed bun next to him said.

"There's no way, this terrain is not dangerous to defend, so I can only fight hard, I hope it won't last too long." Chen Fei said.

"This town is too small, there is not much room for maneuver, it can only be a turnip and a pit, and the casualties will be too great at that time." Old steamed bun said.

"Don't worry, I saw the 150mm heavy artillery just now, in the Yuelu Mountains, the commander-in-chief will not ignore us at that time." Chen Fei said.

"Really? Do we still have heavy artillery? The old steamed bun said.

"Seeing is believing, three 150mm heavy guns, and many 100mm guns, it is estimated that they were transferred from other places, and this time the principal is bloody." Chen Fei said.

"I'm relieved to have heavy artillery, our intelligence department has also received calls these days, I heard that the devil doesn't have heavy artillery this time, because the road is too difficult to walk." The old steamed bun said happily.

"God help me, this time I'll be a devil." Chen Fei said proudly.

"Division commander, I'll go to each regiment to have a look." Zhu Guowen said.

"Okay, tell the regiments that the street fighting is just a word! I hope that all delegations will have a deep understanding. Chen Fei said.

"Yes." Zhu Guowen said.

In the next few days, the independent division went all out, and with the help of the people of Tianping Town, every household was connected with trenches, and Chen Fei's headquarters was set up in the cellar of a large family, and through the expansion of the engineer battalion, it could basically resist the accurate shelling of four or five heavy artillery.

"Chen Fang, Chen Fang informed the communications office that the telephone line should not be exposed to the ground and should be buried deeply." Chen Fei said.

"Commander, Chen Fang has gone to Yunnan." Wang Liang said immediately.

"Ah, oh,, I'm not used to it." Chen Fei smirked.

"Division commander, commander of the 11th Army of the devils, Anan Wei has a chance that the devils estimate more than 120,000 people, and the attack will start at noon today, this is the enemy situation report of the Ninth War Zone." Just as Liu Xiaomei from the communications office came over, she handed over a telegram as she spoke.

"Well, got it, are the phone lines in place?" Chen Fei took the phone and single-handedly.

"It's in place, and all the troops are connected." Liu Xiaomei said.

Chen Fei said: "The main line should not be exposed to the surface, but should be buried deeply. ”

"Yes." Liu Xiaomei replied.

Chen Fei nodded, looked down at the telegram, Liu Xiaomei turned around and left.

"120,000 people, it is estimated that there are only about 30,000 people in a division here, this battle can be fought." Chen Fei said.

"Yes, let's block all the way to Tianping Town, I'm afraid that the devils are also exhausted, 120,000 people, and he Anan Weiji is too underestimating us." Zhu Guowen said.

Chen Fei put down the telegram, walked out of the command headquarters and looked at the sky, thinking, it was dark and dreary, it was estimated that it was going to snow, and the devil plane would not be able to take off at that time, and the battle might be easier, but it might not be a good thing for the independent division, because the devil attacked here, and Changsha City was already close at hand, and if he didn't fight hard, the pressure on the independent division was really not small.