"Report to the commissar, chief of staff, that 150-watt radio has a range of 5 km, and a 60-watt radio has a range of 2 km, but if we use three stations at the same time, then their range of influence will exceed the range of ten km." Wu Xin replied confidently.

"Okay, very good, Captain Wu, very good, I hope your electronic detachment can inflict heavy losses on the battlefield and make meritorious contributions." The commissar nodded excitedly

At this time, it was already twelve o'clock in the evening, and in the mountains at the junction of Shanxi and Hebei, a cavalry unit was slowly shuttling through the mountains and forests. Although there were countless torches in the middle of the troops, there were still many soldiers who fell from their horses from time to time, but this was in the dense woods, and the thick thatch did not cause much damage to the soldiers.

Following this cavalry unit, slowly looking back, a force about a battalion in size was sandwiched between the cavalry troops, carefully shuttling through the dense forest. There is no need to guess, the troops of this battalion are the guard units of Liu Hua, the commander of the Reading Division, and Li Qing, the chief of staff, and the remaining company is the soldiers of the newly formed electronic detachment in the base area, and the cavalry units in the front and rear are of course the cavalry regiments that are responsible for defending along the way.

This unit had set out two days earlier, although in the past few months, the army has not made any major moves against the base areas. However, this does not mean that the Yue Army has relaxed its grip on the Eighth Route Army's Reading Force Divisions gathered in the Jinyi base area, except for sending a large number of intelligence personnel to infiltrate the base area, and fighting an espionage war with the intelligence and security offices in the base areas. Every day, reconnaissance planes, fighter planes, and other planes are constantly dispatched to search for important facilities and targets in the base areas and bomb them. More importantly, find out the possible troop movements of the Reading Division, and judge the possible battles of the Reading Division from the movement of troops.

In order to prevent the air force of the Chinese army from discovering the movement of the units of the Reading Force Division and the purpose of the operation of the Reading Division, the soldiers had no choice but to travel day and night, evading the reconnaissance time of the Japanese planes, and secretly arrived at the Third Army Division. Two days had passed, and on the night of the first two days, the troops marched more than 150 miles. Successfully crossed two railway lines heavily defended by the Japanese army, and came to the junction of the two provinces.

"Chief of Staff, map" Liu Hua rode on his war horse and said to the chief of staff next to him. At the same time, he walked to the side of the marching queue and stopped.

"Commander, you see, we have now come to this position, and we are still about 100 miles away from the meeting point discussed by the commander of the third division, and it is estimated that we will connect with the comrades of the third division who have come up to meet tomorrow night." The chief of staff spread out a map on the ground, took out a captured flashlight, and said according to the junction of Meng County and Fuping County on the map.

"Well, Chief of Staff, most of us here are cavalry, the marching speed is fast, there should be no problem to reach the destination on time, I am just worried about the rest of the troops, although they set off in front of us, but they carry too many supplies, it is difficult to speed up the march on such a rough road, especially the artillery regiment, with robes and shells, I am afraid that they will not be able to reach the designated position on time!" Liu Hua asked with a worried face.

"Commander, according to our statistics on the latest march of each regiment, there are a lot of problems, you see, do you want to send a telegram to each regiment and ask them to speed up the march?" suggested Chief of Staff Li Qing.

"No, we are marching in the dark and cannot speed up any more, so that our troops will be treated as non-combat casualties. In this way, you send a telegram to the various troops, telling them that we will give each unit one more day so that they must arrive at the designated position on time," Liu Hua ordered.

"Yes, Commander, I'll send a report" The chief of staff nodded in agreement with Liu Hua's opinion.

"Well, after sending the telegram, we will continue to set off, and strive to enter the Fuping County area before dawn. Otherwise, after dawn, there are so many of us that we don't even have a place to hide. Liu Hua replied.

The next night, the troops were also on a rapid march against time. Since the troops had already entered the Fuping County area, that is, the edge of the base area of the Third Army Division. There was no longer any need for the troops to continue walking deep in the mountains and old forests, and walking on the fairly flat mountain roads, the troops' marching speed unconsciously nearly doubled.

On the side of Commander Liu Hua were also Li Qing, chief of staff, Wang Hu, commander of the cavalry regiment, and Wu Xin, captain of the electronic detachment. While everyone was discussing the current situation of the battle, there was a sound of horses' hooves, and a cavalryman was seen running towards his position on a fast horse.

"Commander, could something happen?" Looking at the cavalry that was getting closer and closer, Li Qing, the chief of staff next to him, frowned.

"I don't think we've entered the base area of the Third Army Division now, what else will happen!" Liu Hua thought for a while and said.

"Commander, chief of staff, he is Comrade Li Hao, commander of the reconnaissance company of our cavalry regiment" saw the death of the cavalry who came to see clearly, and hurriedly wanted to introduce two people.

Soon, the cavalryman stopped in front of everyone.

"Report to the chiefs, the reconnaissance company of the cavalry regiment has been connected with the reconnaissance unit of the Third Army Division, please instruct the commander," the commander of the cavalry company replied loudly.

"So fast, hehe, quick, bring the comrades from the third division who came to pick them up," Liu Hua said happily.

Soon, the same cavalryman followed the company commander Li just now and quickly came to Liu Hua and the others.

"Report to the chiefs, the commander of the cavalry battalion of the Third Army Division has been ordered to come to meet him, and I ask the chief for instructions." The cavalryman replied with a military salute in front of Liu Hua and the others.

"Ah, it's Lao Wang, hehe, I really didn't expect that your kid would become the commander of the cavalry battalion so quickly. Hehe, I didn't lose the face of our cavalry regiment. Seeing that it was the commander of the cavalry company who had stayed in the third division, Wang Hu couldn't care about the commander and chief of staff around him, and hurriedly said.

"Hehe, regiment commander, do you remember me, here, Commander Wang takes great care of our cavalry, and gives priority to replenishing the soldiers of our cavalry battalion. You see, in less than a few months, I have four companies under my command. The commander of the cavalry battalion on the opposite side replied embarrassedly.

"Hehe, yes, the chief has seen it, by the way, I almost forgot, this is the commander of the base area This is the chief of staff" It was only at this time that Wang Hu realized that he had forgotten the commander beside him, and when he saw the commander looking at him with a smile, he couldn't help but feel a chill, and hurriedly introduced it to the cavalry battalion commander in front of him.

"Report to the commander, Comrade Chief of Staff, the commander of the cavalry battalion of the Third Army Division, on the orders of Commander Wang, came to answer and ask the two commanders for instructions"

"Hehe, I don't dare to take the instructions seriously, I just heard you say, you did a good job, in less than three months, one company of the army has grown into four companies. Very good, this time we are here to see how your cavalry battalion is fighting? Liu Hua said with a smile.

"Yes, Commander, Chief of Staff, the cavalry battalion will definitely live up to your trust." The battalion commander hastened to answer.

"Alright, Camp Commander Wang, how far are we from your point of contact now!" Liu Hua quickly returned to the topic and asked.

"Commander, there is still about an hour to go, and now Commander Wang is at the headquarters in Xiazhuang Township. Ask the commander to follow our cavalry battalion. Camp Commander Wang replied.

"Okay, your cavalry battalion will lead the way." As he spoke, the troops had begun to move on.

Sure enough, less than an hour before the troops were marching, a village with lights appeared at the front of the troops. You know, at this time, it's still in the middle of the mountains. There are only a handful of ordinary people who can light the lamp. And in the village in front of me, many houses were indeed lit up, needless to say, this was the headquarters of the Third Army Division.

"Chief, it seems that the commander and political commissar of the headquarters have arrived at the entrance of the village" Seeing the headquarters, the commander of the cavalry battalion, who had been following Liu Hua and others, hurriedly introduced.

"Okay, comrades, work harder, go over" As he spoke, Liu Hua sped up the speed of his war horse.

"Division commander, chief of staff, you are here" Before he reached the entrance of the village, he saw Wang Nanhu, with the political commissar and a few comrades who looked like cadres, greeted him.

"Hehe, Commander Wang, Political Commissar Chen, you have also worked hard" Liu Hua jumped off the war horse and shook the hands of the two.

"Division commander, chief of staff, we haven't seen each other for almost half a year! Hehe, anyway, we met today, let's have a good chat tonight. Also, the command has prepared hot meals for the fighters to give them a good rest. Tonight, let's also have a drunk party and have a good chat, and the chief of staff, Wang Hu goes, go with me to drink" Seeing the commander in front of him, the chief of staff, and his original comrade-in-arms Wang Hu, Wang Nanhu couldn't help but feel hot and said excitedly.

"Okay, let's get drunk tonight," Chief of Staff Li Qing replied with a smile.

"Staff Officer Wang, you immediately arrange for the soldiers of the cavalry regiment to camp, be fast, and ensure that every soldier has a hot meal and hot food to eat tonight. Also, stew all the wounded mules and horses that you just killed today, and relieve the soldiers of their hunger Commander, Chief of Staff, let's go in" Wang Nanhu ordered to the chief of staff behind him, led everyone into the village, and came to the headquarters of the third division.

Sure enough, as Wang Nanhu said, the headquarters had already prepared a meal, and as soon as they walked into the door of the headquarters, Liu Hua and the others smelled the smell of meat. The burst of meat aroma made Liu Hua and others, who had been living on dry food for several days, couldn't help but salivate.

"Political Commissar Chen, it seems that you are doing a good job as a housekeeper? With such a good life, it seems that we must have a good meal tonight. Comrades, go, eat. Liu Hua smiled and started Chen Revolution's joke.

"Hehe, teacher, you're joking, we are in the mountains, we lack everything, but there is no shortage of meat, as long as you want to eat, you can eat it every day."

In this way, under the leadership of Liu Hua, everyone had a good [***] time. At the end of the banquet, except for Chief of Staff Li Qing and Political Commissar Chen Revolution, in order to prevent any sudden accidents from happening in the base area, they did not dare to drink more, and only drank a few sips in moderation. The others were all drunk, especially Wang Hu, the commander of the cavalry regiment, who drank nearly a jar of old wine.

With the chief of staff and the political commissar in charge, the next day, until the afternoon, the drunken ones got up from their beds. When Liu Hua walked out of the room arranged for him, a cool breeze blew on his face, and Liu Hua knew that it was already dusk the next day, and the troops training outside were already slowly assembling and driving towards their camps.

"Guard, guard" Thinking that he had slept for a whole day in a daze, Liu Hua couldn't help but be annoyed when he thought of the tense enemy situation he was facing now, how could his guard be that he didn't wake himself up for a day.

"Ah, Commander, you're awake, and I'm about to wake you up for dinner?" Seeing the commander get up, the guard hurriedly said, "How are you a guard, why don't you wake me up in the morning, don't you know that a day's delay will delay a lot of things?" What kind of dinner do you have, follow me to the headquarters immediately" Hearing that the guard actually let him go to dinner and didn't mention work at all, Liu Hua was even more annoyed.

"Yes, commander" The guard lowered his head aggrievedly, followed behind Liu Hua, and walked towards the headquarters. At this time, in addition to some staff officers, there were only chief of staff Li Qing and political commissar Chen Revolution.

"I'm sorry, Chief of Staff, I'm late, it's all because I was so happy last night, I drank too much, and I didn't get up today. Also, even the guards didn't wake me up, I had already criticized him. Seeing that the two of them were busy, Liu Hua replied embarrassedly.

"Commander, don't criticize Xiao Wang, I asked him not to wake you up, anyway, there is nothing to do today, just have me and Political Commissar Chen in the headquarters." The chief of staff replied.

"Chief of Staff, that's the case, no wonder, I thought when Xiao Wang had such courage. Comrade Xiao Wang, I didn't understand the situation just now, so I criticized you casually, I'm sorry. Liu Hua looked at the aggrieved guard behind him embarrassedly and said.

"By the way, Chief of Staff, you didn't wake me up, didn't they do it?"

"Yes, Commander, Commander Wang, Commander Wang, are they still sleeping? Hehe, it's just you who gets up. Chief of Staff Li Qing smiled mysteriously.

"It's not good, I'm at a loss, Chief of Staff, Political Commissar Chen, you guys continue to be busy, I'll go to sleep" Liu Hua suddenly realized, and after speaking, he turned around and wanted to leave the headquarters. However, it was too late, and the chief of staff's hand had already grabbed his arm.

"Hehe, Commander, since you're up, let's work? The commanders of the three main regiments of the Third Division have been waiting for you at the headquarters for an afternoon, and since you are here, we will get to know each other, and we will need the cooperation of the three regiments in future battles. The chief of staff said with a smile.

"Alas, I regret getting up so early. Xiao Wang, you too, since the chief of staff won't let you wake me up, why didn't you say it earlier! Liu Hua, who was arrested, nodded helplessly.

At dinner, Liu Hua and the chief of staff met with the commanders and political commissars of the 1st Regiment, the 2nd Regiment, and the Reading Regiment of the 3rd Division, and learned in detail about the current situation of the three regiments and the acceptable combat missions. It was also notified that a combat mobilization meeting at and above the regimental level will be held at the temporary headquarters tomorrow morning and that specific combat tasks will be assigned, and all cadres at the regimental level who can feel the command headquarters tomorrow morning must attend.

The next morning, all the cadres who were able to arrive arrived as scheduled, including cadres at and above the regimental level of the Third Division, the artillery regiment, and the first regiment of the Rapid Reaction Brigade of the Cavalry Regiment Looking at the dozens of cadres gathered together, Liu Hua couldn't help but feel excited.

"Comrades, now I declare the meeting officially open, and as for the content of this meeting, I believe that all of you are the senior commanders of our army, because you should know that the content of the entire meeting will be kept absolutely secret before the battle begins." Chief of Staff Li Qing stood up and said.

"Yes, before the meeting began, what I wanted to say was about confidentiality, and the key to the success of the battle we are discussing today is confidentiality. As long as the regimental commanders and political commissars present here do not reveal the purpose of the battle before the battle begins, we can say that we have won half of the victory in this battle. Comrades, do you have the confidence to complete the task of secrecy? Liu Hua continued with the words of the chief of staff.

"Yes," dozens of people replied neatly.

"Okay, there is a chief of staff to introduce to you the purpose and goal of our campaign, and also let everyone have a number of psychology" Liu Hua finished speaking, and sat down.

"Papapa" Chief of Staff Li Qing stood up amid applause.

"Comrades, first of all, I would like to explain to you that the General Headquarters and the Headquarters do not want to launch an offensive operation at will, and there are certain reasons for this campaign, and it has been carefully considered by the Headquarters and the General Headquarters. As for the reason, many of you here have been farmers, so you should know that it is time for spring ploughing. However, due to the winter sweep of the devils, there has been a serious shortage of grain in the base areas, and now there is no surplus grain to make grain seeds. And who has so much food in the entire base area? Needless to say, everyone knows that it's a little devil. Li Qing took a sip of water and continued.

"The headquarters and the headquarters, in order to solve the two problems in the base areas, and at the same time to solve the food problem of our troops this year, have decided to launch a large-scale war spirit to grab grain from the little devils."

"Okay, you should rob the little devil's food, their food is all from us, why do they eat food, we are wild vegetables. You should rob the little devil," the chief of staff's voice had not yet fallen, and a regiment commander sitting below stood up excitedly and said.

"Yes, rob the little devils, let them also taste the taste of hunger and robbery00" Hearing someone stand up and speak, the remaining cadres echoed.

(To be continued)