The train goes all the way south, and the small stations along the way don't stop at all. Since the Japanese army at that time had not yet fully controlled the Jinghan Railway, the military train that Hu Fei was riding on was unimpeded along the way.

As long as the train is filled with water and coal, it can theoretically go on forever, but the people on the train can't go without eating three meals a day. When Hu Fei's troops came out of the Yellow Flood Area, there was already little food left, and when they got on the bus from Xuedian, they basically had dry food left to eat. When the train passed through Xuchang, the troops had a meal, and then basically ran out of food.

From ancient times to the present, the most important factor for an army to stabilize is the abundance of grain and grass, otherwise how could there be so many battles to cut off the enemy's grain route in ancient times? The most famous battle related to grain was the Battle of Guandu. Cao Cao attacked Wuchao at night, burned the grain and grass of Wuchao, and finally defeated Yuan Shao's army of 100,000 with 20,000 people.

Now, his troops have also reached the danger of running out of food, and Hu Fei, who knows that he is powerful among them, naturally has to try his best to get out of the predicament. Hu Fei knew that he couldn't just sit on the train and pretend to be fine, he had to find a way to get food before the troops reached Dabie Mountain! Otherwise, it is very likely that the troops will not be able to reach Dabie Mountain, and there will be problems!

The Jinghan Railway is an important railway artery connecting the north and the south, and during the war, many of the mobilization of soldiers and the allocation of grain and grass relied on the railway. The Jinghan Railway is obviously one of the most important transportation lines. Since Hu Fei got on this train, he naturally had to find a way to get on the railway.

After Xuchang, and then to the south is the Luo River. At that time, Luohe was just a small town, but it was an important station on the Jinghan railway line. Tong Guò and the train driver Wang Hanbing knew that when the train arrived at Luohe Station, it usually had to stop to add water and coal. This is just the right time for him to take advantage of this gap to go around the town and see if he can buy food in Luohe.

Hu Fei has money, as long as Luohe has food, he can buy it with money.

With a whistle, the train stopped at Luohe Railway Station on time. Hu Fei gave an order to the troops, and without permission, the officers and soldiers were not allowed to get out of the car! The ordinary passengers of the last three carriages arrived at the terminal station when they arrived at Luohe, and everyone had to get off. From Luohe Station, the entire train was completely requisitioned by Hu Fei as a military train.

The passengers on the car had already seen Hu Fei's power at Xuedian Station, and when they received the order to get off the train, not only did none of the passengers in the three carriages object, but everyone had a sense of happiness that they had escaped.

Seeing the passengers with large bags and small bags of luggage and excited expressions on their faces hurriedly getting off the train and leaving the station, Hu Fei's heart was also as relaxed as putting down a big stone. Two or three hundred more passengers on the car means two or three hundred more lives, and Hu Fei never dared to relax along the way. Now that he had finally sent these people out of the car safely, it was as if he had finished a big task in his heart.

After the train stopped, the staff at its own station came up to add water and coal, and the driver and stoker were responsible for contacting them, and Hu Fei didn't need to ask at all.

took Yuan Fang and Ji Jinbiao off the train and walked around the train station first, but they didn't find anything like they were loaded with grain. It didn't seem like a way to go to the town to look for grain warehouses everywhere in such a rash manner, so Hu Fei decided to find someone to inquire first.

Who to look for? The stationmaster, of course! Hu Fei had the experience of dealing with the stationmaster at Xuedian Station, and when he had a problem, his first thought was to find the stationmaster.

I didn't find the stationmaster in the stationmaster's office, and no one could tell where the stationmaster had gone. This guy dares to leave his post when he is on duty? Hu Fei was very dissatisfied with the stationmaster's disciplinary violations. Out of the stationmaster's office strolling around the station, suddenly saw an idler in front of him wearing a railway staff uniform and walking on the station with his hands behind his back, and Hu Fei greeted him.

The man saw that three officers were coming from this side and hurriedly moved to the side, but Hu Fei stopped when he walked up to him.

"This old man, I'll ask you personally. Do you know where the webmaster is? ”

"What are you looking for him?" The man looked at Hu Fei with a very surprised gaze.

"You're the webmaster, aren't you?" Hu Fei smiled. He didn't know how many times he had heard this kind of answer, as long as the person who asked him what was going on was usually the person he was looking for.

"Oh, yes, I'm Meng Changjiang, the stationmaster of Luohe Railway Station. You're the commander of the cavalry brigade, aren't you? Hu Fei guessed that the other party was the stationmaster in one sentence, and people also guessed that Hu Fei and several people were the commanders of the cavalry brigade, and everyone had a tie in this game. At this time, Hu Fei's interest in this stationmaster is even greater.

"The stationmaster is such a good eye! I am the captain of the cavalry brigade, Hu Fei. Both of them are my robed brothers. Platoon Commander Yuan Fang and Company Commander Ji Jinbiao. The three of them saluted the stationmaster at the same time, and the stationmaster hurriedly clasped his fists and returned the salute.

"Oh, I can't do it, I can't do it. Captain Hu doesn't have to be polite, and neither do the two chiefs! Meng didn't dare to be it. ”

"Deserved, deserved. In order to maintain the normal operation of the station and the normal operation of the Jinghan Railway, the stationmaster has worked hard and worked hard, which is a model for my generation to learn! The tall hat came as soon as he opened his mouth, and Hu Fei's greeting skills had been perfected.

After a few people were polite to each other, the stationmaster warmly invited Hu Fei to his stationmaster's room to sit and rest, which was exactly what Hu Fei wanted. What he was going to talk about with the stationmaster really couldn't be heard by outsiders.

The stationmaster led the way, and several people politely walked into the stationmaster's office. The stationmaster personally made hot tea for the three distinguished guests, and then several people began to enter the formal topic.

"Stationmaster Meng, my brother wants to ask you for help with something, and it doesn't take much trouble, just ask you something."

"Please have something to say." Stationmaster Meng sat there and was very calm.

"To tell you the truth, our army's food is running out, and I want to buy a batch of military food in Luohe. I wonder if Stationmaster Meng can match the bridge from it? Rest assured, there will be a reward after the deed is done! As he spoke, Hu Fei took out a stack of silver dollars from his pocket and handed them over.

"Oh, it's useless, Meng doesn't dare to accept this gift!" Meng Changjiang hurriedly shook his palms to express his resignation, "I have never had much friendship with the army, and I don't know how to buy military rations." Captain Hu should invite another Gao Ming. ”

"Hehe, Stationmaster Meng, don't be in a hurry to refuse." As soon as Hu Fei heard that there was a door, this person said that he had no friendship with the army, which means that there is really military rations in this Luohe Town? Thinking of this layer, Hu Fei's eyes suddenly lit up! "Even if you didn't have a relationship with the army before, and we know each other today, then you don't have a friendship with the army!"

As soon as Hu Fei said this crooked reasoning, Stationmaster Meng only shook his head and smiled bitterly. He didn't understand at all, why did this officer of the national army look for him? has already said that he has no friendship with the army, and he can't help with the purchase of military rations!