Datong.

Command of the 36th Army.

After the order was issued at 6 o'clock in the morning, the top brass of the 36th Army gathered in the headquarters and waited for the good news from the front.

At less than 8 o'clock in the morning, a correspondent walked in briskly with a strong step and a happy face, standing upright and saluting, and his voice was very loud, "Report to the commander-in-chief, Zhangjiakou has sent good news." ”

After speaking, the correspondent held the telegram in both hands and respectfully presented it to Zhang Yunfei, and now, with the passage of time, Zhang Yunfei is majestic in the minds of the vast number of officers and men of the 36th Group.

In front of Zhang Yunfei, everyone is generally very respectful or humble, and Zhang Yunfei has gradually become the military god of the 36th Group Army and the soul of the entire 36th Group Army.

After receiving the telegram, Zhang Yunfei looked at it for a moment, and then handed the telegram to Comrade Zuo Qingquan, chief of the General Staff next to him.

Although the expression on Zhang Yunfei's face has not changed much, everyone who is familiar with Zhang Yunfei can still see that Zhang Yunfei is happy and in a very good mood.

Seeing that everyone finished reading the telegram, Zhang Yunfei said heartily: "Comrades! Now that the tens of thousands of remnants of the little devil's army have abandoned the city, we will be able to recover Zhangjiakou soon. ”

Zhangjiakou was a big city, since the fall in 1937, it has been nearly three years now, and now, it has finally recovered this city that has been humiliated by the iron hooves of the little devils.

Zhangjiakou was restored, and everyone was happy.

Comrade Zuo Qingquan, chief of the General Staff, immediately spoke: "Commander-in-chief, the recovery of Zhangjiakou is a major event and a happy event, but we cannot let go of the more than 30,000 little devils who fled eastward. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yunfei said firmly: "Lao Zuo, we must not let go of these little devils, we will definitely clean up this group of little devils." ”

"Command! The 6th and 8th columns sent a part of their troops to pursue the little devils, and the 4th column sent another part of their troops to intercept the group of little devils who were fleeing in the direction of Beiping. ”

Zhang Yunfei looked dignified after issuing the order, and several correspondents next to him quickly recorded it, and then walked quickly to the confidential place to issue Zhang Yunfei's order.

After Zhang Yunfei conveyed the order, he turned back to Deng Wenping, director of the General Political Department next to him, and said: "Old Deng, after the recovery of Zhangjiakou, your General Political Department will immediately send comrades and set up the Zhangjiakou City Party Committee and Municipal Axe as soon as possible to comprehensively manage Zhangjiakou in the future. ”

"Commander-in-chief, rest assured, we will handle this matter immediately, determine the candidate, and we will report it to you as soon as possible."

Zhang Yunfei nodded with satisfaction, "Lao Deng, this matter is hard for you, now we are attacking North China on a large scale, it will not be long before many cities in North China will be recovered, the task of your General Political Department is very heavy, and at that time, the task of the entire Northwest Bureau is also very heavy." ”

At present, Comrade Deng Wenping is also concurrently serving as deputy secretary of the Northwest Bureau to assist Zhang Yunfei in his work, so Deng Wenping is specifically responsible for the establishment of party organizations in various recovered cities.

Comrade Deng Wenping, who was next to him, also nodded lightly, "Commander-in-chief, our task is very heavy, but please rest assured, no matter how heavy the task is, we will handle it properly." ”……

Zhangjiakou.

In the 6th and 8th columns, some of the soldiers of the infantry regiment were cleaning up the battlefield, and some comrades began to enter the city and fully take over Zhangjiakou, a city that had been occupied by little devils for two or three years.

The rest of the tank regiments and mechanized infantry regiments began to pursue the little devil, and the little devil left Zhangjiakou for just over an hour, and according to the speed of the little devil's march, it should only be about a dozen kilometers away from Zhangjiakou.

The troops involved in the pursuit of the little devils, in addition to the above-mentioned troops, also have two rocket artillery regiments under the two heavy artillery brigades, these two regiments are equipped with a total of more than a hundred rocket artillery launchers, these rocket artillery did not come in handy during the siege of the city in the morning, and this time the pursuit of the little devils should come in handy.

At present, several of the 10 columns are equipped with a rocket artillery regiment, each with dozens of rocket launchers, as well as hundreds of large trucks, which are mainly used to transport personnel and rocket shells.

Not long after, two tank regiments, two mechanized infantry regiments, and two rocket artillery regiments left Zhangjiakou in the east, chasing the little devil slowly, and the whereabouts of the little devil were clear to everyone.

The commanders of the two columns, Chu Tianming and Sun Chuanzhi, as well as a large number of soldiers, lined up in a neat line and began to enter Zhangjiakou.

The soldiers are neat, the weapons are advanced and sophisticated, majestic, high-spirited, starting from the west of Zhangjiakou City into the city, Chu Tianming and Sun Chuanzhi two people riding horses, and everyone, slowly entered the city.

The city gate west of Zhangjiakou had basically collapsed in the heavy shelling in the morning, but now it has been cleared by the soldiers to make a wide road into the city, just convenient for entering the city.

At the gates of the city and on both sides of the streets, many ordinary people were elated, beating gongs and drums, welcoming the soldiers into the city. In the past two or three years, the people of Zhangjiakou have lived under the silver power of the little devils, and in order to survive, the people have swallowed their anger.

This morning, the fierce artillery outside the city was heard, and the people inside the city heard it, although everyone's door was closed, everyone guessed that it might be that the soldiers of the 36th Army were starting to attack the city again.

Last year, the 36 th Group Army attacked Zhangjiakou, and in addition, Zhangjiakou's geographical location was not far from the base area of the 36 th Group Army.

The sound of artillery in the morning filled the hearts of the common people with anticipation, and everyone looked forward to the recovery of Zhangjiakou and the 36th Group Army to drive away the little devils.

As soon as the cannon stopped, it didn't take long for the little devil to begin to retreat, the little devil's retreat was not small, many people knew that the little devil had escaped, not long after the little devil left, the people began to open the closed door of their homes one after another, and came out to watch.

Seeing that the little devil really ran cleanly, the common people were running to tell each other, high-five each other to celebrate, and it didn't take long for almost all the people to know that the little devil had escaped.

"Kid, father, have all those little devils who killed a thousand knives run away?"

"Uncle, did the little devil really run away?"

"Run, all run, his grandmother's, this time the little devil ran faster than the rabbit."

"Oh! That's great! ”

“……”

It didn't take long for more and more people on the streets, and the originally deserted streets immediately became lively again, and the people also swept away the previous decadence and haze, looking jubilant and in a better mood than the New Year.

Even some old people who don't usually go out much, trembling on crutches, walked to the street, saw that there was no longer a little devil, and there were people with excited faces everywhere, and couldn't help murmuring: "Oh my God! You've finally opened your eyes, you've opened your eyes! ”

Many people who were celebrating together, I don't know who said in surprise, "Fathers and fellow villagers, let's go to meet the soldiers of the 36th Group Army, and they will enter the city from the west of the city in a while." ”

"Really! Let's go, everybody! ”

"Yes, all of you go, all of you go to meet our beloved warriors."

More and more people flocked to both sides of the streets into the city, and many people, who did not know where to get the gongs and drums, began to beat gongs and drums to welcome the soldiers of the 36th Group Army.

Some ordinary people also happily twisted Yangge, and some ordinary people also took out strings of firecrackers, ready to set off firecrackers to welcome the soldiers.

The soldiers who entered the city saw so many people on both sides of the street welcoming them, and their chests straightened up, their steps became more powerful, and their faces were full of pride.

Chu Tianming and Sun Chuanzhi, riding a high-headed horse, walked slowly with the team, and when they saw the cheering people on both sides of the street, the two kept waving their hands to thank the people.

Several reporters accompanying the army who were acting with the troops, seeing such a touching side, felt that the corners of their eyes were a little moist, and they hurriedly picked up their cameras, and bursts of silver light flashed, and this grand scene of entering the city was immediately frozen.

The next day's "Datong Bao" devoted a large report on the recovery of Zhangjiakou and the entry of the 36 th Group Army into the city.

As a large number of soldiers entered the city, the entire Zhangjiakou was immediately taken over by the troops, and Zhangjiakou successfully returned to the hands of the [***] team and completely recovered, during which there was no accident, not even a little confusion.

The little devil's command headquarters and barracks in the city are firmly controlled by the soldiers, and some of the materials left by the little devils have also been cleaned up.

Everyone was cleaning up the little devil's headquarters, the little devil's sun flag, and some of the signs related to the little devil were taken down and destroyed, and one red flag after another began to flutter in the sky above the little devil's headquarters.

East of Zhangjiakou City.

The tank regiment, the mechanized infantry regiment and the rocket artillery regiment, a mighty group, began to pursue along the route of the little devil's escape, these regiments were all mechanized troops, and it didn't take long to chase them several kilometers away, and slowly disappeared from everyone's field of vision.

At the front of the line was a huge contingent of dozens of Type 39 tanks, which had excellent cross-country ability and were able to drive on the wide field, and behind these tanks, many tanks were just keeping up. At the back of the line, there were a large number of rocket launchers, a large number of trucks.

The 6th and 8th columns, the regiments with the best mobile surnames, were sent out one after another, just to catch up with the little devils and hit them hard.

(To be continued)