At 9 o'clock in the morning of the next day, Song Zhewu and his entourage rushed to Shuibao Village, and after Shuibao Village, they arrived in Shanxi.

Shanxi and Hebei are basically bounded by natural ridges in the Taihang Mountains, and at the provincial boundary of the ridge they met a small cavalry unit of the Jin Sui Army, which was led by a major staff officer to meet Song Zhewu. This staff officer told Song Zhewu that Zhao Pilian had arrived in Lingqiu and sent him to lead Song Zhewu.

This is Shanxi, but not his Taihang Administration, there is the garrison of the Jin Sui Army, and without the guidance of the Jin Sui Army, it is not very easy to pass smoothly. Song Zhewu still understands this. Looking at the time, Song Zhewu told Liang Bi: "Order the troops to speed up and rush to Lingqiu for lunch." ”

Song Zhewu and his entourage numbered more than 600 people, and under Xiao Guodong's arrangement, Li Dayong's guard company had been expanded into a guard battalion, and on the basis of the original guard company, a squadron was transferred from the special brigade to form a guard battalion.

Xiao Guodong believes that the Fourth Route Army can develop to this day, without Song Zhewu would not be able to do it in any way, Song Zhewu is the absolute leader and soul of this branch, without Song Zhewu, the Fourth Route Army would not exist, so Song Zhewu's security is the top priority and must be strengthened. As soon as Song Zhewu returned to Laiyuan, he and Ye Changgui reorganized the guard company, and Li Dayong still served as the battalion commander.

Among the regular guards, the original guard company was responsible for Song Zhewu's perimeter guard, the squadron of the original special brigade was responsible for middle-level security, and the personal guard was Ye Qing's guard.

There are more than 500 people in this battalion, and the extra dozens of people are nominally members of the guard battalion, but in fact they are some officers of Zhang Yafei's division and the special brigade, and Shi Ming, who is already the commander of the regiment, is among them, but his current identity is a captain and staff officer of the guard battalion.

The reason why these people were stuffed into the guard camp was for Song Zhewu's plan. From Laiyuan to Shanxi through Lingqiu, from Lingqiu through Fanzhi, Yuanping to Taiyuan although the road is far, but this route is easier to walk, convenient for large troops to pass. Moreover, entering Shanxi from here is the center of the Yanbei region, and the area north of Taiyuan can be quickly controlled. Therefore, this road is extremely important for the control of Shanxi, and to ask Shi Ming and others to come, it is necessary for them to be familiar with the terrain and terrain, and make the necessary preparations to quickly capture various important places.

Lingqiu is located on the northeastern edge of Jin Province and is the southern gate of Datong to the coastal area. The name of "Lingqiu" began in the Warring States Period, because the sixth monarch of Zhao during the Warring States Period, King Zhao Wuling, was buried here, and the tomb of King Zhao Wuling is still relatively well preserved. Although there are mountains and rivers in Lingqiu, there is no traffic obstruction, and it is the transportation hub of Yanbei and Datong region to connect with Hebei.

Song Zhewu and his entourage, under the leadership of the staff officer of the Jin Sui Army, galloped along the Tang River valley and arrived at Lingqiu at noon.

Song Zhewu saw from a distance that outside the Dongguan of Lingqiu County, there were a large number of soldiers of the Jin Sui Army who separated the crowd on both sides, and there was a group of people standing in front of the east gate, not only officials and gentry in suits and coats, but also many soldiers, led by one person in a suit and leather shoes, it was Zhao Pilian.

Far away, Song Zhewu jumped off the horse, strode forward, and warmly shook hands with Zhao Pilian, who was hurrying up.

Song Zhewu's actions made Zhao Pilian very satisfied, don't say that there is no general who has been so enthusiastic about him over the years, even those division commanders and commanders in the Jin Sui Army have no one to treat him like this, but Song Zhewu, a nationally renowned hero, is respectful to him Zhao Pilian, which makes him feel very face-saving.

Zhao Pilian said with a smile on his face: "Wenge, I want to congratulate you!" The First World War in Manchuria greatly increased the prestige of our [***] people, and the recovery of Outer Mongolia has done a great good thing for the country and the nation, and the merit is in the ages! ”

"Mr. Lutai, I praised it falsely, Zhewu is ashamed! The great victory in Manchuria and the successful recovery of Outer Mongolia were all due to the soldiers' lives and some luck elements, and Zhewu was just doing his duty as a soldier, so he deserved such praise from Mr. Lutai. Song Zhewu said with a smile.

Zhao Pilian shook his head with a smile and said: "Wen Ge, don't be too modest, if it is a bit tricky to recover Outer Mongolia, the first battle in Manchuria is not a little false, it is tens of thousands of Soviet troops, since the fight with the great powers, the Chinese [***] team has never achieved such a big result, Wen Ge has achieved such a result, it is really the first person in the [***] people in a hundred years, this is not just a sentence of soldiers can be explained by their lives." ”

Seeing that Song Zhewu was still modest, Zhao Pilian smiled slightly, changed the topic and said, "Wen Ge, Chairman Yan is eager to see you as a big hero!" Chairman Yan sent me to greet Wen Ge this time, and he was afraid that Wen Ge would be tired from the journey, so he specially asked me to bring his car. Come, let's go to the city, the reception banquet is ready, and we will set off after eating and resting for a while. ”

"Thank you, Chairman Yan, for your kindness!" Song Zhewu said with a smile.

"It's my first time in Shanxi, and I want to take a good look at the scenery along the way.

In fact, Song Zhewu wanted to slow down and take the opportunity to let the people who had special tasks in his guard unit have ample opportunities to check the terrain of various important places along the way.

Song Zhewu was reluctant to take the car, and Zhao Pilian did not insist, so he took Song Zhewu's hand and walked to the city.

The commander of the garrison and the magistrate of Lingqiu County, who accompanied Zhao Pilian to greet Song Zhewu, did not introduce them to Zhao Pilian because their rank was too low, and they just followed carefully with Xiaoxiao.

Just after walking a few steps, there was a faint roar behind the foot of the mountain in the distance, and Zhao Pilian stopped in confusion and turned back to watch.

After seeing the foot of the mountain in the distance, the motor roared out of a truck not to mention the Taihang Mountains, even Shanxi, which is not very many, the carriage was covered with oilcloth, and from the height of the oilcloth, the truck was full of things. To Zhao Pilian's surprise, this truck was not one, nor ten, but more than sixty, all of which were covered with tarpaulins to prevent rain and snow.

The convoy soon drove outside Dongguan, and because Song Zhewu's guard battalion occupied the road, the car stopped behind the procession, and a major officer wearing the grass green uniform peculiar to the Fourth Route Army jumped out of the first car, and trotted all the way to the city gate.

Song Zhewu knew that these trucks were the convoy of his Fourth Route Army, because his flour mill had been relocated to Taiyuan in October last year, and a large amount of raw wheat purchased in Hebei was in the source and other places, while the flour mill relocated to Taiyuan could not buy new grain in winter, and the raw grain needed for production had to be transported by Laiyuan. This convoy is to deliver grain to Taiyuan.

In fact, this convoy had been regularly transporting flour to the Jin Sui Army in Shanxi when Song Zhewu went to Hubei, and at the same time bringing back Yan Xishan's weapons and ammunition to the Fourth Route Army. Of course, these are still on the surface, and this transport team also has a special task, that is, to establish a good relationship with the Jin Sui army stationed all the way from Lingqiu to Taiyuan.

Zhao Pilian saw that it was the convoy of the Fourth Route Army, and asked Song Zhewu suspiciously: "Wen Ge, ...... are you?" ”

Song Zhewu knew that Zhao Pilian had misunderstood, thinking that he was sending something to Yan Xishan? smiled and didn't answer, waved his hand, and motioned for Ye Qing to let the major come over.

Ye Qing shouted out the blocking guards, and the major ran in front of Song Zhewu and reported with some excitement: "Report to the commander, Liu Yu, the major chief of the transportation section of the logistics department, was ordered to deliver new grain to the Taiyuan Xinghua Flour Mill. ”

Although this Liu Yu can often see Song Zhewu in the logistics department, but because his rank is too low, he has no chance to talk to Song Zhewu at all.

Song Zhewu nodded and said, "Very good, hard work!" ”

Song Zhewu said, "Very good, hard work!" Liu Yu's tears of excitement were about to fall, and he stammered and replied: "It's not hard, this is where the duty lies." ”

Song Zhewu turned to Zhao Pilian and said, "Mr. Lutai, this is the convoy for my flour mill to transport grain. ”

Zhao Pilian was also a little embarrassed for his thoughts, and said with a smile: "I'll just say, on the ground in Hebei and Shanxi, except for Wenge, there are still people who use so many trucks to transport grain, or you are rich." ”

Zhao Pilian, who was laughing, stopped talking for a moment, and pointed to a group of soldiers of the Jin Sui Army garrison who were carrying more than a dozen heavy cardboard boxes and two raw pork fans from the front of the convoy, and said angrily: "Commander Wang, what's going on?" ”

The regiment commander of the Jin Suijun, who had been following Zhao Pilian, suddenly turned red.

Although they didn't have the courage to blackmail the transport team of the Fourth Route Army, it was still easy to find some trouble for them, but this Liu Yu was very sensible and generous, every time he passed by, he sent wine and meat, and he also thought about the 200 oceans that Liu Yu gave him. Their regiment was stationed in this remote Lingqiu, and only by extorting some small money from past business trips could they have some oil and water, and he was very happy to have such a God of Wealth come often.

But he wouldn't say these things anyway, he opened his mouth and didn't speak, but looked at Liu Yu for help.

Liu Yu is very shrewd, which is why he was sent to be in charge of this matter. In his convoy, except for a dozen or so soldiers, the rest of the people were often rotated with new faces, and most of these people he did not recognize. There were very few people he had seen, these people were from special brigades, and there were also junior officers of several divisions, but these people were mostly dressed in soldiers' clothes in their escort teams. Liu Yu is only responsible for contacting and passing through the passes along the road, and there is another person in charge of the escort team, Liu Yu understands that this must have another meaning, no one told him the reason, and he didn't ask.

Liu Yu just tried his best to carry out Xiao Guodong's order that he should do everything possible to establish a good relationship with the Jin Suijun along the way, and he just tried his best to cooperate with those people in the escort team who took the opportunity to move around everywhere they went.

Liu Yu saw that the head of the Jin Suijun surnamed Wang was ugly, and said to Zhao Pilian with a smile: "This sir, we can reach Taiyuan smoothly all the way, thanks to the brothers of the Jin Suijun along the way to take care of them, these things are a little bit of our heart, and I took the initiative to give them to the head of the Wang regiment." ”

Song Zhewu also smiled and said: "Mr. Lutai, I know these things, there is no extortion in Commander Wang, it is going to be the New Year, and it is not easy for the brothers to leave home, these things should be regarded as New Year's gifts for the brothers." ”

After speaking, he took Zhao Pilian's hand and said, "Mr. Lutai, I've been walking for a long time, and my stomach has already barked, so I'm going to blackmail you for a banquet......"

(To be continued)