Since Liu Yimin guessed Shouichi's intentions, he naturally couldn't let him get his way. He immediately sent a report to the General Headquarters, reporting the information on the arrival of the three divisions of the Kwantung Army in Zhangjiakou together with his own judgment, and requesting the General Headquarters to report to the Xi'an River Defense Unit and the Second Theater Commander's Department to quickly make preparations to meet the enemy.

After sending the telegram, Liu Yimin rode to the station of the special operations brigade.

Li Lingfeng and Wang Tongsheng led the special operations brigade and sniper brigade to live in a mountain village not far from the division headquarters. When Liu Yimin came, it was almost dark, and it should be time to raise the fire and cook, but the village was lifeless, there was not a trace of cooking smoke, and not even a cowbell or dog barking could be heard.

When I entered the village and met the soldiers, I realized that the people of this village had been killed by the devils. When the troops entered the village, the village was littered with the remains of villagers, men, women and children. Li Lingfeng and Wang Tongsheng led the soldiers to dig three rows of grave pits on the hillside behind the village and buried the remains of the villagers.

Liu Yimin went to see the graves of the villagers, didn't say a word, bowed, turned around and returned to the village with Li Lingfeng and Wang Tongsheng.

Liu Yimin ordered the special combat team to assemble, inspected the soldiers' equipment one by one, inquired about the surname of the 30 97-type sniper rifles captured in Taiyuan, and then rushed to the first regiment with the special combat team.

After the arrival of the 1st Engineer Battalion, which had arrived on order, Liu Yimin inquired in detail about the training of the 2nd and 3rd Battalions and their previous combat performances, and met with the cadres of the 2nd Battalion, the 3rd Battalion, and the 1st Engineer Battalion, listened to their reports, and encouraged them to display the prestige of the special operations detachment.

Subsequently, Liu Yimin issued an order to Li Lingfeng, Wang Dahu, Wang Tongsheng, and Wang Xinyun to form a special combat detachment and open a way for the whole army to attack Tianjin, and told them how to contact the reconnaissance battalion led by Luo Yan.

After giving the order, Liu Yimin carefully said to Li Lingfeng and the others: "This attack on Tianjin is different from the last attack on Chengdu. First, the Chinese army and the Sichuan army cannot speak the same language, and they are vigilant, have obvious air superiority, developed communications, and the North China Plain is convenient for the enemy to maneuver. Second, it is necessary to control the pace of action, and it is necessary to wait for the main force of the First Army of the Chinese Army and the three divisions of the Kwantung Army to penetrate deep into Shanxi before attacking Tianjin, so that the requirements for the concealment of the troops will be even higher. Everywhere you go, be sure to keep the message tightly sealed. If you can avoid it, you can avoid it as much as possible, and if you can, you can't hit it as much as possible. When the Chinese army is fighting fiercely with our army in Shanxi, we will attack Tianjin and make a big fuss in North China, so that we can disrupt the strategic deployment of the Chinese army at once, and let it come back and forth to rescue, advance and retreat, and be exhausted. After that, we quickly went south to Shandong and established a base in Shandong. This is a task of great strategic significance, which is of great significance to our instructors and to the overall situation of our War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. ”

Glancing at the few cadres who were listening carefully, Liu Yimin paused and continued: "If this task is for other troops, the possible completion of this task is almost zero. The reason why I dared to make such a decision was because I had a special combat team and an old battalion. With your tactical qualities, plus the experience gained from several operations, there will be absolutely no problem in completing this mission. The reason why they brought the second and third battalions and the first engineer battalion was to take advantage of this operation to further enhance their ability and level of cooperation with the special combat team. Do you have any faith? ”

Several people saluted in unison and shouted in unison: "Resolutely complete the task!" ”

Liu Yimin nodded, handed over the battle plan to them, and told them that the special operations attack on the city would be commanded by Li Lingfeng, and if there was a field battle in the event of an enemy encounter, Wang Dahu would command it, and it would be necessary to fight quickly. Then he ordered the special operations detachment to rest and run in Fanzhi for two days, and then began to move on the evening of December 9, and he followed Liu to establish the first echelon to move closely behind the special operations detachment. After leaving Yi County, he quickly changed into military uniforms, disguised the actions of the army, and traveled day and night to ensure that the action was sudden.

That night, Liu Yimin stayed in the special operations detachment and corrected the soldiers' study books overnight, and it was not until the morning of the next day that he finished correcting the homework books selected and sent by the battalions, companies, and squadrons.

After leaving the special operations detachment, Liu Yimin returned to the division headquarters, rested a little, and called Qian Zhuangfei to inquire about the movement of the army again.

This time Qian Zhuangfei's report was more detailed, the army held an operational meeting in Beiping on September 7, and Terauchi Shouichi ordered the commander of the First Army, Lieutenant General Kazuki Kiyoshi, to serve as the commander of the Shanxi operation, and to supplement the complete 20th Division and the 109th Division as the southern line to storm Niangzi Pass; With the 1st, 8th, and 25th divisions of the Kwantung Army as the northern line, it invaded Shanxi from Zhangjiakou; The 3rd and 4th brigades were mixed with the newly formed reading force in the army to join the Jinpu Line to fight. The newly transferred North China Front Aviation Regiment provided air cover.

After listening to Qian Zhuangfei's report, Liu Yimin was silent, waved his hand to let Qian Zhuangfei leave, and paced back and forth in the room by himself, thinking slowly.

The current situation is obvious, the army is bound to win Taiyuan, the Jin Sui army defending Taiyuan has no strength to resist the army, Wei Lihuang's 14th Group Army and the 17th Route Army of Yang Hucheng and other troops who arrived are good to be able to hold Zhongtiao Mountain. Needless to say, avoiding the enemy's edge and hitting the enemy's weakness is the way of a soldier.

From this point of view, as soon as the instructor leaves, this Taiyuan will inevitably be lost. In this way, let the main force of the army fall into the empty city of Shanxi, our army get out of the way, occupy the two compartments, and now the strength of the Eighth Route Army is much stronger than in history, with the level of [***], Liu Bocheng, He Long, and Xu Xiangqian, it will naturally take advantage of the terrain of Shanxi to constantly seek and destroy the enemy. I am afraid that the army will soon find out that bad luck occurs every year, and this year is especially numerous. When the time comes, he is showing his skills on the North China Plain, and the old devil Shouichi in the temple is afraid that he will not be able to take care of his head, and he will end up in a state of anxiety, being beaten everywhere, and apologizing.

Just do it, he will attack Taiyuan, I will fight Tianjin, you will fight yours, I will fight mine, see who can have the last laugh. Let's see if it's the money for arms hoarded in Tianjin that is affordable, or the empty Taiyuan is tempting!

Thinking about it, Liu Yimin laughed unconsciously, this is really if he wants to fall asleep, someone will send a pillow, and he also thinks that the attack on Tianjin needs to mobilize the main force of the army, and this temple Shouyi mobilized the main force to attack Shanxi. By the time he found out that Taiyuan was an empty city, Tianjin had already fallen into the pocket of the Eighth Route Army. When the time comes, this old devil must be in a panic to transfer the troops attacking Shanxi back to Pingjin. If he doesn't come back to help, Lao Tzu Suo will play a little bigger, and the 100,000-strong army will attack the North China Plain and smash the jars and jars of the army!

After thinking about it thoroughly, Liu Yimin couldn't help but scolded Shouyi in the temple: "Guawa! ”

After scolding, he personally went to draft a telegram, which clearly expounded the situation of the army's attack on Shanxi and the principles and methods of our army to open up the road, occupy the two compartments, clear the fields with strong walls, and be flexible and mobile, and sent it directly to the chairman, the general headquarters, and the headquarters of the commander of the Second Theater.

In the afternoon, Liu Yimin, Luo Ronghuan, Cai Zhong, Zeng Zhongsheng, Wu Zheng, Qian Zhuangfei, and Hu Di all went down to the unit to inspect the formation and run-in of the troops. Even Tang Xingying led Zhao Xiaoman and Jingjing to various departments of the logistics headquarters to supervise the work, inspect every link in detail, and strive to reduce mistakes.

Although the logistics support of our army is simple, and the rations are basically carried by each unit itself, the task of the baggage regiment is still very heavy. Fortunately, the instructors have already realized pack horses, and each brigade, regiment, and battalion has its own baggage troops, and all weapons, ammunition, and food are carried by mules and horses, but the tasks of the baggage regiments are still arduous, not to mention the long-distance march, which must be kept secret, and the neighing of pack horses alone is annoying enough.

When Tang Xingying led Zhao Xiaoman and Jingjing to the baggage regiment, the regiment commander Yang Wei was holding a combat meeting, and the central topic was how to ensure the secrecy of the march. On the one hand, I hope that the moon stars are scarce and easy to march, and on the other hand, I hope that the night is as dark as paint to facilitate secrecy, and Yang Wei will be difficult to live or die.

Seeing Tang Xingying coming, Yang Wei hurriedly saluted the report and said the problems to be solved at the meeting.

The three female comrades naturally didn't understand this, so they could only comfort Yang Wei and ask him to mobilize cadres and soldiers to find a way to ensure the safety of thousands of pack horses and material baggage.

Seeing that the baggage regiment could not help, the three of them discussed it and went to the field hospital to visit the wounded.

When Zhao Xiaoman was entangled by David and other six Yankees in Hancheng, in a hurry, she called Liu Yimin to save her, and she kept holding Liu Yimin's hand until Liu Yimin said that she would go to her residence to see her for a while, and then let go and left, looking forward to meeting her sweetheart. Unexpectedly, Liu Yimin's words again did not count, and he left overnight, and then ordered the art troupe to be transferred to the place.

At that time, Zhao Xiaoman's heart was broken. In the days when he left Liu Yimin, he washed his face with tears every night, and the feelings that he had been forced to suppress suddenly erupted like a torrent. But she knows that it will never be possible to get together with Liu Yimin in this life, even if she wants to get together overnight.

In desperation, Zhao Xiaoman devoted himself to Lu Yi's work.

This time he was transferred to work as a Muslim tutor, and Zhao Xiaoman was naturally overjoyed. Returning to the old army, seeing his old comrades-in-arms, and seeing him, Zhao Xiaoman felt that the cold wind that was slaughtered in this winter was indescribably warm and kind, and the coldness gave people a kind of encouragement to forge ahead. Even those dead trees and withered grasses seem to be surging with a kind of vitality that longs for spring, spring breeze, and spring rain.

When he arrived at the field hospital, Zhao Xiaoman let go of his singing voice, and sang songs such as "Ten Sending the Red Army", "On the Songhua River", "Thirty Miles", "Orchid Flower", "Go to the West Exit" and other songs continuously, not only the wounded were drunk and fascinated, but even Tang Xingying and Jingjing were deeply infected. Excited, Jingjing also recited Zhu Ziqing's "Moonlight on the Lotus Pond" and Zhang Ruoxu's "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night" to the wounded.

After Tang Xingying was unwilling, she recited aloud Liu Yimin's inscription poem in Maotai Town. Unexpectedly, when she recited, the lightly wounded recited it in unison, and Tang Xingying knew how much the soldiers loved their husbands, and I was afraid that all his poems would be recited by the soldiers.

Sure enough, after a short pause, some soldiers stood up and recited the seven laws written by Liu Yimin during the Battle of Xiaoshui, and then some soldiers recited Liu Yimin's inscription in Hongshi Gorge in Yulin.

Chen Tongzheng was worried that Ling Kun was busy with the work of the education committee and could not devote himself to ideological work in the hospital, and when he saw that Zhao Xiaoman and Jingjing were so welcome to the injured people, he immediately asked Tang Xingying to report to the division commander and political commissar, whether he could send Zhao Xiaoman and Jingjing to the hospital temporarily to act as political commissar and deputy political commissar to help with the work.

Tang Xingying was a little embarrassed, she knew what these two people were thinking, and the central government ordered them to stay in the Political Department to work, if she suggested that they be sent to work in the field hospital, I am afraid it would cause them to misunderstand.

Just when Tang Xingying was secretly pondering in her heart, Zhao Xiaoman and Jingjing actually said "okay" at the same time, and they were willing to stay and help with the work now.

Tang Xingying felt guilty in her heart, feeling that she underestimated people, although these two girls had conflicts with herself, but love is love, love is love, they are definitely excellent cadres who can pull out and win. He immediately said that he would report to Commander Wu when he returned, and asked Commander Wu to consult with the division commander, political commissar, and Director Cai, and strive to send two comrades, Zhao Xiaoman and Jingjing, to work in the field hospital temporarily.

After returning to the logistics headquarters, Tang Xingying immediately reported the painful request to Wu Zheng, explaining the attitude of Zhao Xiaoman and Jingjing.

Wu Zheng thought for a while and said: "These two comrades will inevitably have another important task in the future, but now that we are on a long-distance march, the work of the field hospital must be strengthened. I will now go to the division commander, political commissar, and Director Cai, and appoint Comrade Zhao Xiaoman as the acting political commissar of the field hospital and Comrade An Jingjing as the deputy political commissar of the field hospital. With their abilities, they will definitely be able to do it. After saying that, I went directly to the chief to report.

On the afternoon of December 9, 1937, after receiving the report on the completion of the organization of various echelon units, Liu Yimin issued an order for the whole army to take the special operations detachment as the lead and advance eastward in concealment. The division leaders immediately went down to the echelons in accordance with the battle plan and moved with the troops.

On the winter night in northern Shanxi, the wind is biting.

Thousands of soldiers of the special operations detachment, carrying torches, lined up in a neat queue, waiting for Liu Yimin, the instructor and division commander and secretary of the party committee, to see them off.

In the distance, a procession of torches galloped along the avenue from afar. Gradually, the rushing cavalry units approached the special operations detachment.

Li Lingfeng, Wang Dahu, and Wang Tongsheng patted their horses, galloped out at the same time, and stepped forward to greet them.

Seeing Liu Yimin, Li Lingfeng saluted on his horse and shouted loudly: "Report to the division commander, the special operations detachment is finished, please review!" ”

After Liu Yimin returned the salute, he slowly walked past the front of the team, and then, standing in the middle of the team, shouted loudly: "Comrades: Since the invasion of China, I have killed my people, humiliated my sisters, occupied my rivers and mountains, and seized my homeland. As a Chinese [***] person, if you don't come forward at this time, when will you wait! Our special operations detachment is well-equipped, well-trained, invincible, invincible, looking at the world, there are few opponents! I command you to be the vanguard of the whole army, to open the way for the whole army, and to kill the heart of the enemy! Wash our bayonets with the blood of devils, and pay tribute to our compatriots who died with their heads. Kill him with a river of blood, beat him with a fart and pee! You answer me, can you do it! ”

He was answered by a thunderous roar: "Yes! ”

Liu Yimin nodded with satisfaction, waved his big hand, and roared: "Let's go!" ”

The special operations detachment, which was all on horseback, under the command of the cadres, immediately turned around, lit torches, and galloped eastward.

(To be continued)