At the same time that Xu Wen led the four platoons to pursue the riverside Zhengsan, Li Gang also rushed to Dingbei County (now Dingzhou City) with the main force of the guard battalion. There is also a Dingnan County not far from Dingbei County, because the devils have reduced their forces to defend Qingdu, so there are no troops stationed in Dingbei and Dingnan counties, and the guard battalion easily recovered Dingbei County.

In Dingbei County, the guard battalion set up its battalion headquarters in the office compound of the county political axe.

Li Gang took off the military hat, then picked up the water cup on the table, raised his head and drank it all, after drinking, Li Gang asked Wang Hanshan: "Company Commander Wang, is there any news in the fourth row?" ”

Wang Hanshan, the commander of the third company, shook his head and said: "No, the fourth platoon does not carry a radio, so it is impossible to get in touch with the battalion headquarters, but there should be no problem with the fourth platoon, listening to the soldier who stayed, the devil only has less than a squad of troops, and the fourth platoon should be more than enough to deal with them." ”

"Hmm!" Li Gang nodded, and then said: "Our next target is Qingdu, and the devils have all withdrawn from here, probably because they want to shrink their forces and then carry out key defenses." Company Commander Wang, you immediately take the third company to recover Dingnan County, according to the scouts' report, Dingnan is now an empty city. ”

"Yes! Mission completion guaranteed! Wang Hanshan stood on the right path.

…………………… Shimen, the military headquarters of the Reading Army.

Zhang Mingyu put on white gloves for himself and asked Liu Cheng, the chief of staff next to him, "Chief of Staff, where is the guard battalion now?" ”

"Back to the military seat, the guard battalion reported that it has now arrived in Dingbei County, and the guard battalion also reported that there are no devils in Dingbei and Dingnan counties at all, and it is likely that the devils have withdrawn to Baoding." Liu Cheng replied while sorting out the documents.

"Hmph, the little devils are shrinking their forces, it seems that they want to fight us in Baoding." Zhang Mingyu snorted coldly. Due to a series of victories, Zhang Mingyu subconsciously contemptuous of the army at this time, and the previous psychology of vigilance is gradually changing.

After all, Zhang Mingyu is also a human being, as the so-called people are not saints and sages, often after a series of victories, there will inevitably be a trace of arrogance in the psychology.

Liu Cheng also nodded at this time and said: "Yes, the little devil is also good at learning now, and he is no longer dispersing his troops and being eaten away by us step by step, but instead gathering troops to fight with us." ”

Zhang Mingyu said disapprenously: "Order all regiments to start immediately, and the goal is Baoding!" In addition, a telegram was sent to the guard battalion, asking Li Gang to leave a company to stay in Dingnan and Dingbei counties, and the main force immediately went north, marched towards Qingdu, and took Dingdu within two days! Full assistance from the Air Force! ”

"Yes!" Liu Cheng stood up and happily took the order.

Half an hour later, except for one battalion left to guard Shimen and Zhengding, the main force of the three infantry regiments of the First Division had all embarked on the journey, and the armored division had already taken the lead in setting off, and the long torrent of iron armor pulled up the dust. Zhang Mingyu stood on the stone gate city wall and watched as tens of thousands of soldiers of the Reading Force lined up in a long line and headed north.

I can't help but be full of pride, the eldest husband lifts the three-foot green peak, and drives tens of thousands of tigers and wolves to go on the expedition, this kind of indescribable pride is difficult to avoid even the saint.

It's just that Zhang Mingyu doesn't know that once these tens of thousands of soldiers are gone, he doesn't know how many people will return triumphantly, and he doesn't know that a huge conspiracy against him and the victorious army he created is secretly going on.

………………… Beiping, the headquarters of Okamura Ninji.

Nanzao Yunzi, the head of the special service of the army in Beiping, walked into Okamura Ningji's office with his plump buttocks, and when he saw Okamura Ningji, Nanzao Yunzi suddenly retracted his feet and said: "General! Monitored important information from the Reading Army. ”

"Oh?" Okamura Ninji said with an awe-inspiring expression: "Please speak!" ”

"Hay!" Nanzao Yunzi suddenly bowed his head and said: "I have heard a total of two important pieces of information, the first is that the main force of the Reading Force set off from Shimen half an hour ago and came to Baoding, and the other Reading Force Forward Force received an order to advance from Dingbei Chaoqingdu!" ”

"To the West! The people of China have finally been dispatched! Okamura Ninji nodded and said, "Miss Yunzi, you have worked hard, please go and tell Okabe-kun to come!" ”

"Hay!" Nanzao Yunzi suddenly lowered his head, and immediately turned around and took the order.

After a short while, Naosaburo Okabe straightened up and strode in. Okabe Naosaburo strode up to Okamura Ninji and said, "General, are you looking for me?" ”

"Okabe-kun, please take a seat!" Okamura Ninji beckoned.

"Hay!" Naosaburo Okabe did as he was told.

"Okabe-kun, I just received information that the Reading Force is dispatched! Its forward troops will be able to reach Gyeongdu by tomorrow afternoon at the latest! Okamura Ninji said with a solemn expression.

"So fast?" Okabe Naosaburo was slightly startled and said: "But at this time, the vanguard of the Kwantung Army such as the First Division has not yet arrived in Beiping, and if the people of China attack aggressively, the situation will be a little bad." General, I suggest that we immediately order the Eighth Brigade of Reading Power to increase the number of troops in Qingdu, and in addition, I can order the First and Second Flying Corps, which has arrived at Beiping Airport and Tianjin Airport, to immediately take off to intercept and bomb the forward troops of Reading Power Army! ”

"Okabe-kun, will this leak our plan in advance?" Okamura Ninji frowned.

"Nope! General, please rest assured, with the surname of Zhang Mingyu, after his forward troops are bombed, he will definitely immediately dispatch planes to engage in air combat with the Imperial Air Force, so that he can just try the power of the new fighter newly developed by the Empire, I heard that the Navy has a good reputation for this fighter! Naosaburo Okabe said confidently.

"Will the Empire's new fighters be able to defeat the advanced fighters of the Shina people? You must know that in the first few encounters, the Imperial fighters were defeated in several battles, setting a new record for the most shameful of the Imperial Air Force! Gangcun Ningci said with concern.

"General, please rest assured, the reason why the previous air forces were defeated was entirely because our fighters were old, and the surname can not be compared with the Chinese people, the strength of the pilots of the empire is beyond doubt, this time with the new fighters, we will definitely be able to defeat the Chinese air force and gain air supremacy in North China from the beginning!" Naosaburo Okabe explained.

"Hmmm! Okabe-kun, you are fully responsible for this matter, and in addition, give Umezu Mikun to let the Kwantung Army come at full speed. Okamura nodded.

Okabe Naosaburo stood up abruptly and said uprightly, "Hai! Please rest assured that the commander will do his best. ”

..................... "What do you say?" Reading Lijun he set off? Yan Xishan asked in surprise.

"Yes!" The adjutant nodded hurriedly and said, "Our people saw with their own eyes that there were more than 30,000 people, as well as hundreds of armored vehicles and tanks, all of which drove out of Shimen City and headed for Baoding. ”

"Damn, this Zhang Mingyu is also anxious, Lao Tzu's 200,000 troops are not ready, he set off so soon. Order Yang Aiyuan, hurry up and prepare, first send a group of troops out of Taihang Mountain, let the Reading Force fight in front, let's see in the back first, and when they win, all armies and divisions will give me the strength to eat milk to grab the territory, how much can I occupy! Yan Xishan scolded.

"Yes!" The adjutant thought for a moment and asked, "However, the commander is now in the hands of the Reading Army, can they let us go to Hebei by the way?" ”

"Oh! I forgot about it! You go to the General Staff Headquarters and send a telegram to Zhang Mingyu in my name, to the effect that I, Yan someone, personally led the children of the Three Jin Dynasty to assist and fight the devil together! Yan Xishan slapped his forehead and said.

"Yes!" The adjutant readily agreed.

……………… As soon as Zhang Mingyu got into the armored command car, Chief of Staff Liu Cheng rushed over in a hurry, and said with two breaths: "Military seat, I received a telegram from Yan Xishan of the Jin Sui Army. ”

"Yan Xishan?" Zhang Mingyu hesitantly took the telegram, read it hurriedly, and then said to Liu Cheng: "Chief of Staff, what do you think?" ”

"I think that Yan Xishan came to help is fake, and I am afraid that it is true that he came to fight for territory with us." Liu Cheng replied thoughtfully.

"Hmm!" Zhang Mingyu nodded and said: "I think so too, but if we don't let the Jin Sui army enter Hebei, it will be difficult for Yan Xishan to attack Taiyuan in anger, then things will be very bad." ”

"Junzuo, I have a suggestion, it's better for us to let the Jin Sui army enter Hebei in a bright and bright way, since people have come to help, we have no reason to refuse!" Liu Cheng smiled slyly.

Zhang Mingyu pondered for a while, and then readily agreed: "Okay! In addition, send a telegram to Ling Tianbao and ask him to act cautiously, in case the Jin Suijun pretends to destroy Yu and take the opportunity to seize Taiyuan! ”

"Yes!" Liu Cheng happily accepted the order, and then turned around and left.

……………… Jitouling, after Xu Wen stabbed to death by the river, more than 30 devils have all been annihilated. He hurriedly ran to Da Gen and shouted in pain: "Da Gen, wake up!" Wake up! ”

Dagen slowly opened his eyes, and when he saw Xu Wen, his big mouth full of blood smiled slightly: "Platoon leader, I'm afraid I can't do it." As he spoke, he took out a letter from the pocket of his military uniform, and then said intermittently: "After I die, I can get a hundred oceans, and this letter has the address of my family on it, please send the money to my old mother in the family together with this family letter, thank you much!" ”

"Big root ......." Xu Wen couldn't hold back his cry anymore.

At this time, Dagen was only dying, and said with a pale face: "Platoon commander, it's a pity, I can't fight side by side with the brothers in the future, and I can't kill devils with you anymore, if there is an afterlife, I will still be a soldier of the Reading Army, and I will fight devils with my brothers!" Also, please tell my mother that Dagen did not embarrass his ancestors! I didn't become a Han anniversary, I am a Chinese [***] person! The words were crooked, and he was angry.

"Big Root ......."

"Squad Leader........."

Xu Wen and several second-class soldiers cried one after another.

Xu Wen wiped away his tears and opened the letter to see that the inscription below read the west end of Lijia Village, Huishan County, Anhui Province. It can be seen that Dagen's enlistment time has not been short.

It turned out that Dagen followed Lai San as a puppet army, and later followed Lai San in Huishan to participate in the Reading Force Division (Reading Power Army) and has been in the military for three years now.

With tears in his eyes, Xu Wen put away the family letter, then walked to the corpse of Zhengsan by the river, pulled out the machete inserted in his body, shouted, raised the big knife in his hand and slashed at the neck of Zhengsan by the river, only to hear a thud, a dirty head detached from the body, rolled down into the distance, and a stream of dirty blood shot out.

Xu Wen bent down with hideous eyes and picked up the Emperor's Imperial Treasure Knife by the riverside, and then said to the squad leader: "Clean up the battlefield......"

(To be continued)