On the road from Lingwu to Yanchi, Ma Dianbang, commander of the 35th Division of the 81st Army (changed it sloppily yesterday. Sit in an armored car and close your eyes.

Chief of Staff Li Xiang (self-grasping) sat next to him, looked at Ma Dianbang closing his eyes and recuperating, and asked: "Division commander, our division is going to make a fortune this time, I heard that there are a large number of factories in the base area of the Reading Army, and if all these factories are taken back to Yinchuan, the commander-in-chief will definitely greatly reward us and others." ”

"Hmph, you kid knows how to grab things, play with women, tell you, things are not that simple, Reading Lijun is not a vegetarian, I am good enough, right? Isn't it still the same as they beat the city and lost the land, and now it's not retreating to Pingjin. Tell the brothers to take it easy for me, than if I was accidentally made dumplings by Reading Lijun, the joke will be bigger. Ma Dianbang snorted coldly.

"Division, don't worry so much, according to reliable information, the garrison of the Reading Army in Ordos is no more than two regiments, and it also has to defend the city, and there are not many troops that can be used, and our 35th Division has 20,000 men and horses who are still afraid of them." Li Xiang said coaxingly.

"What do you know, a regiment of the Reading Force is equivalent to one of our brigades, we still try not to be an enemy of the Reading Army, as long as Zhang Mingyu can promise to leave half of the factory production equipment and workers, then we will let them go, if not, hum........." Ma Dianbang said coldly.

In the air, under the strong sunlight, the snow on the ground began to slowly melt, and the loess that was originally covered with snow was gradually revealed after the snow melted, and the soldiers of the 35th Division suddenly felt that the ground under their feet gradually became muddy.

Many soldiers' military shoes were covered with thick mud, and the marching speed suddenly slowed down, and the armored car that Ma Dianbang was riding in was also stuck in the mud at this time, and more than a dozen strong soldiers were desperately pushing the cart behind the butt of the car.

However, these soldiers failed to push the car out of the mud with all their strength, and not far away, Ma Dianbang turned his head to Li Xiang, the chief of staff, and said, "Staff Officer Li, leave a squad to take care of the armored car, and we will move forward on foot." ”

"Yes!" Li Xiang happily agreed and immediately took the order.

You must know that at that time, the roads in China were mostly dirt roads, and when it rained and snowed, the roads were muddy, and heavy vehicles could not pass at all.

The roads were muddy, and the march was also a major obstacle for the infantry, as some soldiers had to remove the mud from their feet before they had to go far, which greatly consumed valuable marching speed.

There are about 300 miles from Lingwu to the base area of the Reading Army, and even if they have marched 100 miles a day, it will take three days to feel it, and now their marching speed has been greatly reduced, while the 35th Division is still marching towards the base area with difficulty, the 2nd Regiment of the 4th Division stationed in Ningwu has been deployed.

Due to the muddy roads, the armored car regiment stationed in Datong only drove halfway before stopping its advance.

In Ordos City, the high-power radio carried by the regimental headquarters and the guard battalion of the First Regiment has been unloaded from the truck, and now the sound of the "Didi" radio station and the communication personnel coming and going back and forth in the entire regiment headquarters are endless.

Zhang Mingyu had a cigarette in his mouth, lying on the map and carefully observing the map, while Li Gang, Cheng Ze and others waited quietly beside him.

After a while, Zhang Mingyu threw away the cigarette butt that was already burning to the end, turned his head and asked, "Where is the 35th Division now?" ”

"Junzao, due to the muddy roads, the marching speed of the Ma Jiajun has been greatly weakened, and now it is still more than two hundred miles away from the base area, and it is estimated that it will take at least two days for them to reach the base area." Narusawa replied.

"Two days." Zhang Mingyu paced back and forth, muttering: "In this way, Cheng Ze, you immediately gather your troops, leave the militia battalion to guard Ordos, and your regiment and tank regiment will immediately follow me to the base area." ”

"Yes!" Cheng Ze took the order and left.

Zhang Mingyu said to Li Gang again: "Gangzi, you immediately lead the guard battalion to set off, here." Saying that, Zhang Mingyu pointed to the map and said: "Maliang Mountain, remember, you must forcibly march two hundred miles to arrive here in one day and one night, build fortifications on the spot in Maliang Mountain, and if the Ma family army dares to force through, immediately open fire to block it." I'll have the Air Force come to your aid at all times. ”

"Yes, don't worry! Guaranteed completion of the task. Li Gang snapped forward and stood upright.

Li Gang is full of confidence for the same reasons, first, his guard battalion is the strongest combat force in the Reading Army, and it is the elite of the elite. Second, with the support of the Air Force, there is absolutely no problem for the guard battalion to block ten at a time, even if the opponent is a full-fledged division, then it should not be a problem for them to hold out until Zhang Mingyu's reinforcements arrive.

Li Gang happily took the order and left, and then Li Gang's explosive roar sounded in the courtyard: "The guard battalion ......!" Gather! ”

Inside the city of Yinchuan.

Liu Cheng's freedom of movement has been restricted and he can only move in the courtyard, and it is obvious that Ma Hongkui put Liu Cheng under house arrest, and forcibly confiscated the radio station carried by Liu Cheng and his party.

At this time, Liu Cheng was standing in front of the window looking at the sky, and after a long time, Liu Cheng smiled slightly, and then walked back to the bed in the house to rest.

Liu Cheng is not worried about any danger in Reading Lijun, with Zhang Mingyu's ability to deal with Ma Hongkui, it is not easy to capture, but he, the chief of staff, is afraid that he will lose his freedom for a while for the time being.

Seeing that the chief of staff was still asleep, several accompanying guards and communications soldiers couldn't help but whisper: "I heard that Ma Hongkui has trapped us, how can this be good?" ”

"yes, I went to the street today to buy some cigarettes, and I always felt like someone was watching me." Another soldier said.

"The chief of staff is not in a hurry, if Ma Hongkui really doesn't let us go, we will fight with them." A big man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist.

"What's the noise, the chief is not worried, you are worried about a fart, stand at your post well, it is important to protect the safety of the chief." A squad leader walked out and shouted.

was yelled at by the squad leader, and several people immediately lowered their heads and stopped talking.

Fenyang, Second Theater Command.

Yan Xishan was sitting in the headquarters with his deputy Yang Aiyuan discussing the military situation, when a major chief of staff strode in heroically, and saw Yan Xishan and Yang Aiyuan, the major staff officer, suddenly stood up and said: "Commander-in-chief, Commander Yang (Note: Yang Aiyuan, commander of the Sixth Group Army. News came from Taiyuan that Zhang Mingyu led a troop in a car to the west yesterday. ”

"What?" Yan Laoxi asked in surprise: "Zhang Mingyu left Taiyuan?" How many troops did he take? ”

"Please say in the newspaper that Zhang Mingyu was only a small force that followed him out of the city, and he did not see the large-scale advance of the Reading Army, and it may be that its main force is still in Taiyuan." The major staff officer replied.

(To be continued)