"Fuck it, Zhang Mingyu, this bastard, is so fucking cunning." After listening to the staff report, Yan Xishan was suffering from the fact that he had no chance to sneak attack Taiyuan, so he scolded.

"Commander, don't worry about this matter, we will definitely have a chance." Yang Aiyuan next to him persuaded.

"Hey, let's not mention this matter for the time being, Aiyuan, don't go back today, drink two drinks with me to relieve your worries." Yan Xishan sighed.

Ordos.

At this time, Li Gang had already taken the guards to Wushenqi by truck, although the road was muddy due to snow, but the truck could barely pass, but when Li Gang and the guard battalion had just arrived at Wushenqi, the sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, lightning and thunder.

After a while, the rain poured down, and before it was too much, the heavy rain flooded the road surface and the tires of the vehicles sank deep into the mud puddle.

After Liu Dalong, the commander of the second company, jumped out of the car, he saw that the tires had been deeply sunk into the mud, and the tires were quickly skidding.

He quickly ran to Li Gang and said, "Yingzao, this rain is so heavy that cars can't pass at all." What to do? ”

Li Gang looked up at the sky and said resolutely: "Wherever you go, run forward." ”

"Yes!" Liu Dalong replied loudly. Then he shouted loudly: "Get out of the car and run forward!" Fast! ”

Wang Hanshan, who was newly transferred to the third company of the guard battalion as the company commander, also opened his throat and shouted: "All of them, get out of the car quickly, and run forward." ”

The back door of the truck was opened, and groups of soldiers jumped out of the car one after another, and as soon as they got out of the car, they were immediately wet with their military uniforms by the stormy raindrops.

By the time they all got off the bus and stood in line, all the fighters were soaking wet.

Li Gang got out of his jeep and walked to the front of the queue, making the final mobilization and said: "Brothers, this time our mission is urgent, I hope that you brothers will carry forward the spirit of not being afraid of hardship or tiredness, and it is up to you whether you can reach your destination on time." Now I declare that the whole battalion has abandoned the queue and the companies are running forward. Tomorrow we must rush to Ma Liang Shan before dark. ”

"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison, and then all of them scattered their formations and rushed towards the direction of Maliang Mountain.

Although the heavy rain could not stop the advance of the guard battalion, it successfully stopped the 35th Division of Ma Jiajun and Ma Dianbang.

In Yangliuzi Village, the headquarters of the 35th Division is located at the head of the village.

Chief of Staff Li Xiang looked at the sky that was still raining, and said anxiously: "When will the weather stop raining?" If this continues, we won't be able to reach the base of the Reading Force even at the end of the month. ”

"Staff Officer Li, don't worry, what are you anxious about? Lao Tzu is not in a hurry, if it is really ten days and half a month, although the rain has caused us a certain amount of trouble, but at least it has also caused some trouble to the Reading Army, the heavy rain will wash away the road, which heavy equipment in their arsenal will not want to be moved, so we should rest assured! Ma Dianbang closed his eyes slightly.

"Well, that's all there is to it." Li Xiang sighed.

It rained in the first month, and it was extremely cold, and you can imagine how much pain the soldiers of the guard battalion had to endure when they were soaked in cotton clothes at a low temperature of more than ten degrees below zero.

And it has to travel more than 200 miles long distance, and only the group of demons in the guard battalion can do it. Finally, after nearly thirty hours of running wildly, the guard battalion finally arrived at the foot of Maliang Mountain.

After arriving at the bottom of the mountain, Li Gang took a look at the terrain and immediately ordered: "The first company seizes the commanding heights of the southern hill, the second company seizes the commanding heights on the north side, and builds fortifications. The cooking class immediately buried the pot and made rice. "After all, the fighters are now soaking wet, and their physical strength is also very overdrawn, and they urgently need to replenish their calories.

"Yes!" The three company commanders agreed in unison, and then it was getting dark, and the rain that had been raining for a day and a night finally stopped.

The next morning, when the sun was shining, the 35th Division of Yangliu Village began to set off one after another, and then set off slowly. At this time, the top mountains on both sides of Maliang Mountain. After overnight repairs, the guard battalion of the Reading Army has built two bunker fortifications on both sides of the road.

At this time, in addition to the necessary sentry posts responsible for observing the enemy's situation, a deafening snoring sound sounded throughout the position, and these iron-like soldiers were tired at this time, indeed tired.

Wushen flag.

Zhang Mingyu came here with Cheng Ze's First Rank Corps and Tank Regiment, and saw that the convoy in which the guard battalion was riding was abandoned on both sides of the road, Zhang Mingyu frowned and said: "The communication corps immediately sent a telegram to the guard battalion and asked where they were at this time. ”

"Yes!" A communications soldier snapped to the ground.

In less than ten minutes, the communication soldier came back, walked up to Zhang Mingyu, snapped to the ground and said: "Military seat, the guard battalion called back, saying that they had arrived at their destination last evening, and now they have built fortifications, but no trace of Ma Jiajun has been found yet." ”

"yes, got it." Zhang Mingyu nodded.

Cheng Ze next to him asked, "Junzao, are we going to leave now?" ”

"Set off immediately, your regiment will get on the truck and rush to the base area as quickly as possible, and send a telegram to Wang Zhenwu of the flying regiment, so that he can send two planes to reconnoiter and report the location of Ma Jiajun at any time." Zhang Mingyu said.

"Yes!" Cheng Ze took the order and left, and immediately began to order the troops to move.

Peiping.

As the commander-in-chief of the Northern Group of the Chinese Army, General Okamura Ninji rushed to Beiping by special plane from the puppet Xinjing (Changchun), and at this time Okamura Ninji came to Beiping for two things: First, he wanted to move the headquarters of the group army to Beiping.

It is convenient to unify and command the military units stationed in Pingjin, Zhangjiakou, Shimen, and other places.

At this time, the Northern Group Army had a total strength of about 300,000 troops and 200,000 puppet troops, of which 200,000 were stationed in various parts of the Northeast and more than 100,000 were stationed in Pingjin, Zhangjiakou, Shimen and other places.

At this time, the army stationed in Pingjin was the 10th Division, and the commander of the 10th Division, Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka. As early as Okamura Ninji's special plane was still on its way to Beiping, Yoshio Shinozuka went to the airport to greet him with Chief of Staff Umemura Tsuro.

Not long after, a transport plane, escorted by four Type 97 fighters, slowly landed at Beiping Airport.

After the hatch opened, Okamura Ninji walked out under the escort of the guards, and here Shinozuka Yoshio hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and after approaching, Shinozuka Yoshio and Umemura saluted at the same time: "Welcome to Your Excellency Commander, Your Excellency Commander has worked hard all the way." ”

"Shinozuka-kun, Umemura-kun, you have also worked hard." Okamura Ninji replied.

"General, the residence is ready, please get in the car!" Yoshio Shinozuka said respectfully.

After Okamura Ninji boarded the car, the car soon came to the garrison headquarters of the Japanese army, that is, the division headquarters of the 10th Division.

After entering the headquarters, Okamura Ninji immediately said to Yoshio Shinozuka: "Shinozuka-kun, please immediately summon the officers above the rank of wing commander to come to a meeting." ”

"Hay!" Yoshio Shinozuka bowed his head suddenly, then turned around and shook the phone, and pointed into the phone: "Maxi Maxi......"

………………… Ma Liang Mountain, guard battalion position.

Li Gang, Liu Dalong, Wang Hanshan and others climbed the mountain and looked ahead with binoculars.

Liu Dalong said while watching: "Yingzao, why hasn't this Ma Jiajun appeared yet, can't it be that they have retreated again?" Or did it not come at all, is it because the intelligence of the Air Force is wrong? ”

"No, it rained so hard yesterday that it probably delayed their march, but according to the time, they should be there soon, order the troops, don't shoot without an order, and let the brothers bury more mines in the middle of the road to prevent them from breaking through." Li Gang looked ahead with binoculars in both hands and said to Liu Dalong.

"Yes!" Liu Dalong stood upright, and immediately gladly took the order and left.

Anshan mountainous area, reading the base of the army.

Zhang Mingyu had already rushed to the base with the Chengze regiment and the tank regiment, Liu Masheng greeted him, walked up to Zhang Mingyu and saluted: "Military seat, Liu Masheng, commander of the Third Infantry Regiment of the Second Division, reports to you, please instruct." ”

Zhang Mingyu replied: "Liu Masheng, how is the transfer of the base area?" ”

Liu Masheng motioned for Zhang Mingyu to enter the house with a solemn hand, and replied: "Due to the heavy rain yesterday, the roads were muddy and impassable, and the progress has been slow so far. ”

"How many days will it take to ship it all?" Zhang Mingyu asked.

Liu Masheng pondered for a while and replied: "If you want to complete the transfer of all the base areas, it will take at least half a month. ”

"Half a month?" Zhang Mingyu frowned and said, "What is your long time, it will definitely be too late." What Zhang Mingyu said was too late was that now Reading Lijun has no time to spend on Ma Hongkui. The arsenal and military academy and prisoner of war camp in Taiyuan have just begun, and the enemy of the Reading Force at the moment is Yue himself, not the old warlords such as Ma Hongkui and Yan Xishan.

In case of a real fight with Ma Hongkui, the result can only be a defeat for both sides, and now the main force of the Reading Force has to be garrisoned separately in Guisui, Datong, Taiyuan and other places, and it is simply impossible to assemble on a large scale and Ma Jiajun to carry out the main decisive battle.

How can Ma Hongkui give up the competition for the arsenal and not fight with it. Zhang Mingyu was pacing back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, and suddenly Zhang Mingyu had a flash of inspiration and said, "There is!" ”

Immediately, he thought of Cheng Ze and Liu Masheng and said: "Cheng Ze, Liu Masheng, you immediately gather the troops and follow me to Maliang Mountain." ”

"Yes!" Cheng Ze and Liu Masheng agreed in unison.

After the two left, Zhang Mingyu shouted outside the door again: "Communication soldiers, communication soldiers." ”

"Here! Hao Chun, the captain of the communications corps, and the commander of the company, please give instructions from the military seat. The communications soldier rushed in in a hurry and snapped his way.

"You immediately send a telegram to the guard battalion and tell Li Gang that as soon as Ma Jiajun appears, he will immediately open fire, give me a hard beating, and hurt them. It is attracted to Maliang Mountain. Zhang Mingyu said awe-inspiringly.

"Yes!" Hao Chun stood upright and happily took the order.

(To be continued)