Finally, this day came, and Liu Hua sat in the conference room all day and did not go out. Because he's waiting

"Brigade commander, brigade commander, central telegram, telegram from central government." The communications staff officer ran into the conference room sweating profusely.

"The Kwantung Army and the Chinese defenders of the Lugou Bridge launched an attack, the Chinese defenders resisted, and finally the defenders were killed, and the army occupied the Lugou Bridge and continued to march, and the all-out war of aggression against China officially began."

"Quick, go and call the commissar and the chief of staff to the conference room." Liu Hua said eagerly.

"Brigade commander, what's wrong, so urgent." The commissar ran in and said.

"Political commissar, the army has begun to attack, the army has occupied the Lugou Bridge, and the all-out war of resistance is about to break out," Liu Hua said excitedly, waving the telegram in his hand.

"What, so fast, quick, quick, show me." The commissar took the telegram and began to read it carefully, a smile on his face.

"Order, all troops are on standby, ready to go to the battlefield, ammunition, weapons are all fully equipped" Liu Hua quickly issued a series of orders.

Soon, the Central Military Commission also made a series of reactions, all the troops that were on the battlefield were on standby, and the commander-in-chief rushed to the Yan Xishan Headquarters in Shanxi Province with several division commanders to convene an operational meeting and deployment of the second theater.

Two months passed, and the pre-war mobilization of the troops was basically completed. Liu Hua knew that the 120th Division was the last to move towards the Red Army on the battlefield, but since it came, it must change something: "Political commissar, I want to draft a telegram to the Central Committee, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, and the division headquarters, and the vanguard of the 120th Division of our brigade is currently entering the battlefield to understand the combat effectiveness of the army, and it is a good condition for the main force to enter the battlefield." What do you think? The political commissar looked at Liu Hua, who was eager to fight, and nodded.

In this way, a telegram from the Reading Brigade was sent to three places. Just when Liu Hua was anxiously waiting for a call back. At this time, the Pingjin area has completely fallen, and the army is marching to Taiyuan along the Zhengtai Road, thus occupying the entire vast area of North China, thinking of this, Liu Hua can't help but feel sad, it seems that history still can't be changed, it is estimated that the current Yan Xishan is still negotiating with the commander-in-chief and others, about the Eighth Route Army entering Shanxi to fight

"Brigade commander, brigade commander, the General Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army has called back," the political commissar ran over with a telegram.

The General Headquarters agreed to your plan, and planned to take the Reading Brigade as the forerunner, set off from Fuping County, Shaanxi Province, cross the Yellow River in the east, and set out for the anti-Japanese front in North China, with the departure time starting on 25 September, and the main task was to strike at the enemy troops along the Zhengtai Railway and provide effective support for the upcoming Taiyuan Campaign.

"Haha, political commissar, we're going to the battlefield, little devil, I'm here, the Reading Brigade is here," Liu Hua said happily.

Looking at the happy Liu Hua, the political commissar reminded: "Brigade commander, there are still a few days left before the 25th, should we make preparations, don't rush when the time comes?"

"Well, political commissar, look at me, happily forget such an important thing, order all the departments, sit down and prepare for departure, food, supplies, ammunition out of the part left to carry by themselves, all the excess houses to the baggage battalion before the war, the baggage battalion should load all these houses on mule horses, and require that in the future march, not to drag the troops back, the troops must be flexible and mobile, and at the same time all the artillery should dismantle all the cannons and use them separately to carry them in Rome

Soon, 25 good arrived, Liu Hua stood on the rostrum, looked at the more than 8,000 commanders and fighters in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, there was no superfluous nonsense at the oath meeting, and after finishing the declaration, "Go!" Liu Hua gave the order. The only avant-garde regiment began to walk out of the venue, and the neat steps began to advance against the front line.

The 1st Regiment was the vanguard of the whole army, the 2nd Regiment was the unit directly under the brigade headquarters, the New Regiment was closely followed by the 1st Regiment as the Chinese army, and the 3rd Regiment was the rear guard of the whole army.

Liu Hua looked at the final destination sent by the headquarters, and compared it with the history of the Eighth Route Army's Anti-Japanese War in later generations, he was taken aback. It turned out that his appearance robbed the task of the 386 Brigade led by General Chen Geng in later generations, and he thought of establishing the Taiyue Military Region here in the future, and he served as the commander of the military region.

Seeing the brigade commander, his partner began to stay stunned again, and the political commissar Guan Xiangying shook his head without a scoundrel, it seems that his brigade commander is still too young. "Brigade commander, brigade commander, now that we have arrived in Xiyang and pacified the area east of Pingding, what should we do next!" The political commissar saw the resting troops and had to wake Liu Hua up from his daze.

"Eh, got it, did the reconnaissance battalion come back from going out to investigate?" Liu Hua reacted and asked.

"I've just been out for half an hour and haven't come back yet, I think I should be happy!" The commissar replied.

"Okay, order the troops to rest in place, but be sure to rest in concealment, I estimate that this place has been occupied by the enemy, and it is likely that there will be enemy planes to reconnoitre." Liu Hua ordered, and then fell into deep thought.

Historically, after the army occupied Jingcheng on the 14th, the 20th Division of Kawagishi Bunzaburo and the 109th Division of Yamaoka Shigemu continued to attack Niangzi Pass along Zhengtai Road, and also divided their troops to march to Jiuguan in Shanxi through Banqiao, Changshengkou and Walnut Garden, in an attempt to detour behind Niangzi Pass and flank the Kuomintang Zeng Wanzhong troops who were holding Niangzi Pass. And in the place of Changshengkou, there was an ambush battle, and now that he has come here, he must entertain the devil well.

Liu Hua raised his head confidently, hoping that his arrival had not changed history, "Brigade commander, the cavalry company has come back from reconnaissance." "From a distance, the commander of the cavalry company is running towards this side.

"Company Commander Wang, is there any hostility in the fine now!" Liu Hua hurriedly asked.

"Report to the brigade commander, political commissar, according to the investigation and questioning of the villagers, the 16th said that the army occupied the Jingcheng coal mine, and now many army troops are constantly advancing towards the Jiuguan area." The cavalry company commander wiped his sweat and said.

"Uh, the map." Liu Hua found the place of Jiuguan on a map brought by the staff officer. It seems that history has not changed much, Liu Hua thought secretly.

"Political commissar, you see, this is the old pass, if the enemy occupies this place with heavy troops, and then go behind the Niangzi Pass" Liu Hua looked at the political commissar with a smile.

"Yes, it must be," the commissar said aloud, looking at the map.

"Brigadier Commander, tell me, what to do now?" The political commissar looked at Liu Hua. Liu Hua smiled.