Yang Dezhi, commander of the 2nd Army, received the order, but it was too late to convene a military meeting, so he immediately ordered the 4th and 5th Divisions to prepare and asked them to be lightly armed. That night, Yang Dezhi led two divisions, leaving behind all the heavy equipment, and each soldier carried 10 days' rations in addition to weapons, ammunition, and luggage, and then set off quietly on a covert march. Except for the generals and officers at and above the division level who knew about this mission, the other officers and men of the unit did not know where to go

In the darkness, the troops divided into two columns and headed north, and soon their vigorous figures were hidden in the mountains. In the queue, the army commander Yang Dezhi and the political commissar were neck and neck, and both remained silent. The troops' march suddenly slowed down and began to climb the mountain, and the road was thorny and almost sheep's intestines. The two dismounted and handed the reins to the guards. The political commissar opened the conversation and said: "Lao Yang, it seems that our butts have become delicate, American jeeps have replaced war horses, and we are not used to riding horses." ”

"Yes, after the shotgun was replaced, the tradition was lost, but I still feel the kindness of the war horse," "Yes, the claws that you and my buttocks grind out are gone, and my body has become fragile." Lao Yang, the headquarters asked us to reach the northwest side of Datong in three days and join the tank troops heading south. It takes hundreds of kilometers to reach the destination in 3 nights, and it is very difficult to march at night, and it is a high-intensity march. "When I heard that there was a combat mission, the officers and men were in high spirits, and I am sure that they will be able to overcome the difficulties." A steep slope appeared ahead, and the two stopped talking.

In the darkness, the soldiers kept calling among themselves, "Keep up, don't be left behind!" "Reminding each other is also to prevent soldiers from falling asleep. The east reveals the white of the fish's belly, and dawn comes. In the late spring, it is a little cold in the mountains, "Stop moving!" Rest in place! The soldiers quickly opened their backpacks, covered themselves with quilts, and soon fell asleep. More than 20,000 horses seemed to be silent, demonstrating the strict military discipline of the Eighth Route Army. The sun rose a pole high, Yang Dezhi woke up, the guard put a box of canned food and a flatbread in front of him, he felt a little hungry.

After a while, the political commissar also woke up, ate something briefly, and came to Yang Dezhi's side. At this time, Yang Dezhi was leaning over to check the map while chewing on a flatbread. "Last night, we marched 120 kilometers and the speed was too slow." Yang Dezhi realized that the political commissar was coming to his side, "Yes! We must speed up tonight, and I will go and discuss it with the two division commanders. "Maybe too tired, the vast majority of the soldiers are still asleep. The sun rose and the temperature rose, and many soldiers began to catch up on sleep after eating indiscriminately.

In the afternoon, the soldiers became alive and well. Army Commander Yang Dezhi summoned the two division commanders and said: "The headquarters requires us to reach Chenjiaji in the northwest of Datong the morning after tomorrow, and join up the tank troops heading south to quickly launch an attack on Datong. The headquarters had a very urgent time requirement, and the purpose was to not give the Japanese army time to prepare and achieve the purpose of the attack. Tonight, we are still marching in the mountains, and we have to walk 140 kilometers. Tomorrow night we will get out of the mountains, so tonight's march is very important, understand? "Understood!" "Hurry up and eat, and we'll leave at dusk!"

On the west side of Baotou, the front banner of Urart, the tank unit of the Eighth Route Army was in chaos. Li Yunlong received the order from the headquarters, immediately sent a telegram to Fu Zuoyi, and then led the headquarters to set off. Before leaving, Li Yunlong ordered the guards to go to the health team and serve as the personal guards of Dr. Mei. Li Yunlong scared the guards, and if Doctor Mei had an accident, let him come back with his head. Tank fighting vehicles set off first, followed by wheeled trucks. The motor roared and deafened, and the steel army was mighty and majestic. Liu Xiaofeng, as a pioneer company, is still at the forefront as a pioneer.

The tank was moving forward at high speed, and Liu Xiaofeng seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood. "Company commander, during this time, you ran to the health team twice in three days, and I heard that the brigade commander trained you." The gunner sat outside the turret and couldn't help but tease. "I've been having a lot of diarrhea lately, and it's hard for you to know." "Come on, who doesn't know that a beautiful military doctor came to the health team, and the whole brigade has spread it. I heard that this beautiful soldier is an overseas Chinese, you won't be worried about it! ", I'm just curious to go a few more times. To put it bluntly, Gu Jun's kid also ran to the health team, I can't be angry! ”

"Company commander, tell me what that beautiful soldier looks like, which makes everyone swoon." "More beautiful than the woman in the painting, Gu Jun's kid doesn't pee to take care of himself, thinking that he is a little white face, hum! The lazy toad wants to eat swan meat. After Liu Xiaofeng finished speaking, he was obviously a little depressed and silent. How did the company commander, the brigade commander know? "I said that if you don't speak, others can sell you as a dumb person, shut up!" The gunner was bored and grimaced. The tank was driving at high speed, and Liu Xiaofeng was bored and raised his telescope to look ahead.

In the steel queue, Gu Jun was also depressed. I heard that a beautiful military doctor came to the health team, so I went to peep. Which Cheng wanted to see Doctor Mei, it can be said that he fell in love at first sight. After returning from the health team, Gu Jun was in a trance, and there was a way that happiness should be actively pursued, so he launched an offensive against Mei Ting. was so urgent that he found that Liu Xiaofeng was also beating Mei Ting's attention. As a result, Doctor Mei generously told him that he already had a partner. was politely rejected, and Gu Jun's mood was naturally low. The brigade commander was inexplicably informed about this matter, and was reprimanded again.

After being rejected by Dr. Mei, he was criticized again, which made matters worse, and he has been in a depressed state for the past few days. Fortunately, there was a combat mission, which made his mood a little more comfortable. In the back of a caravan truck with a red cross wheel, Mei Ting leisurely looked out, the grass along the way was like the sea, the scenery was very attractive, and the upcoming battle made her excited. Since coming to the tank unit, she has listened to a lot of Li Yunlong's stories, and her dissatisfaction with Li Yunlong has receded, and she has gradually become less disgusted with Li Yunlong's vulgarity.

The brigade commander sent his own guards to protect himself, which made Mei Ting feel very warm, indicating that the brigade commander was a person with thick and thin. At this time, the guards were on guard with guns in their hands. "Xiao Zhang, what are you nervous about?" "Doctor Mei, you can't have an accident, the brigade commander said that if something happens, let me go to see him with my head up." "Confused, that's the brigade commander scaring you. Can you go to the brigade commander with your head up? Xiao Zhang smiled embarrassedly. Xiao Zhang, let me ask you what the brigade commander's wife does! "Madame? The brigade commander has never asked for a wife! Mei Ting's face turned red when she heard this, and her chest couldn't help but pound.

Secretly observing his words and feelings, he saw that Xiao Zhang didn't seem to notice his gaffe. Mei Ting stabilized her emotions and asked: "Xiao Zhang, does your brigade commander hate me very much, he has always respected me, is he saying bad things about me behind my back?" "Doctor Mei, you have wronged the brigade commander. Since you came to the army, you are not afraid of hardship or tiredness, and you have high medical skills, and the brigade commander often praises you behind your back. "Really?" "I never lie, it's all true." Xiao Zhang's innocent appearance amused Mei Ting.

The jeep accompanied the tank, and Li Yunlong and Zhou Ting sat in the back seat. "Lao Li, the headquarters reported that the two divisions of the 2nd Army set off two days ago, and asked us to arrive at Chenjiaji at the same time as the troops. In order to avoid premature detection by the Japanese army, we were asked to avoid villages and market towns. But our steel army can't be hidden. In addition, the truck has to move along the road, and it is impossible to move in concealment. Political Commissar Zhou Ting was a little worried.

Li Yunlong's eyes turned and said: "What we want is to be fast, enter Shanxi, leave 10 tanks to cover the convoy for the time being, and we will approach Chen Jiaji and then notify the convoy to move forward, so that the problem will be solved." "It's better that your head turns fast, there are no Japanese troops stationed in the north of Datong, only a small number of puppet troops, so you can divide the troops into two ways according to your method." Entering the territory of Shanxi that night, Li Yunlong led the tank to choose a deserted shortcut to continue southward, and political commissar Zhou Ting stayed behind to stand by. In order to replenish fuel on the way, each tank had two more oil drums on it.

In the morning, a Japanese cavalry patrol appeared on the north side of Chenjiaji. Suddenly, there was a rumbling motor in front, and the soldiers of the Japanese patrol force reined in their horses and looked at them in shock. If you don't look at it, you will be stunned when you see it. I saw a dense steel monster rumbling towards me, "It's an enemy tank!" A Japanese soldier shouted in terror. Enemy tanks are coming, report back to the city immediately! The leader of the Japanese army shouted loudly, and the war horses galloped wildly. The tank fighting vehicles of the Eighth Route Army became famous in World War I, and the Japanese soldiers already knew about it.

"Company commander, find the Japanese cavalry!" The gunner, leaning out half of the turret, shouted. Liu Xiaofeng was napping, and when he heard the shouting, he hurriedly climbed out of the turret to check, "Damn, it's the Japanese cavalry patrol, we're exposed." He picked up the walkie-talkie and reported to the brigade commander. Li Yunlong, who was in the command car, said with a smile when he received the report: "It is normal to encounter Japanese cavalry patrol troops, but it is abnormal not to encounter them." Order Company Commander Liu to capture Chenjiaji immediately! Political Commissar Zhou Ting said: "Send a report immediately and get in touch with Yang Dezhi's department!" ”

Chen Jiaji stationed a squadron of the puppet army, and at this time, the puppet army had not yet gotten up. The sentries standing guard, seeing the dense tank and combat vehicles, roaring along the kilometer, almost looked stupid, and even forgot to report it. When the tank and chariot came to the front, he woke up like a dream, and immediately ran away. Liu Xiaofeng's tank rushed to the front, and he didn't get into the turret, half of his body was still exposed. "Shoot, scare, scare these puppets!" The machine gun suddenly went off, sending smoke to the ground. The bullet is not aimed at the puppet army sentry, otherwise he would have seen Hades a long time ago.

The puppet army sentry was so frightened that he immediately threw away his gun, raised his hands and knelt tremblingly on the side of the road. The tank stopped next to the puppet army sentry, and Liu Xiaofeng beckoned, "You two come up!" Two puppet army sentries trembled and climbed onto the tank, "How many troops are stationed here!" "Sir, there's a squadron of the Imperial Allied Army stationed here!" "Lead the way!"

Soon, Liu Xiaofeng led 6 tanks to stop in front of a courtyard gate, and the puppet army inside was terrified and prepared for battle, but no one dared to shoot. "You go down and inform the people inside to lay down their arms and surrender, and the Eighth Route Army will give preferential treatment to the prisoners. If we don't surrender for 10 minutes, we'll rush in and kill. ”

In less than 10 minutes, the puppet army soldiers walked out in a trembling line, and a puppet army squadron leader was disheveled, and ran to Liu Xiaofeng in embarrassment and said, "Sir, we surrender!" "Order your men to stand in line!" The steel monster suddenly appeared in Chenjiaji, and in the eyes of the people, this must be a tank of the Japanese army. The timid closed the door, and the bold climbed on the roof of their house to peek. About an hour later, a group of men and horses appeared in the southwest, and two divisions of the 2nd Army arrived without incident.

The officers and soldiers stopped advancing at the entrance of the town, and many soldiers sat down on the spot and fell asleep back to back, they were too tired. The army commander Yang Dezhi and the political commissar dismounted at the entrance of the town and walked over to meet Li Yunlong.