"Keep up, keep up with ......"

"Cheer up, I've walked more than half the way!"

"Sing with me, my car will attack my horse and ......"

Although several young officers of the political propaganda detachment in the middle of the team were shouting and shouting from one to the other, the whole team still moved forward listlessly, and it was no longer as angry as it was when they first came out of the side. This is also to blame them, after all, they have been traveling in this vast Saiwai for a whole week, and it is not bad for this young team to maintain their current form.

The head of the regiment, Tang Zhidao, is also very happy, no matter how good the scenery is, there are times when he gets bored, not to mention that with more and more news coming this time, it doesn't look very safe to go north, and if he doesn't get it right, he will have a fight with the fierce Mongolian bandits. What worries Commander Tang the most is that the cavalry company has been dispatched for a long time, and the intermittent gunfire has been fired several times, but the men and horses have not yet returned, and seeing that the sky has darkened, they will not be able to sleep well tonight if they do not cut off the tail that follows the team.

"Commander, drink saliva!" Seeing that Regiment Commander Tang frowned and licked his lips from time to time, Zhou Wenruo hurriedly handed over the black military kettle.

"Grunt" Head Tang took the kettle and drank it in a big gulp, the wind and sand outside the plug were so big that his lips were dry after a while.

"How's the brothers below?" After drinking some water, Head Tang's face looked better, and asked in a low voice.

"Five or six more fell ill today, and more than ten really can't keep up with the team." Zhou Wenruo said happily: "Fortunately, there are hundreds of more horses this time, otherwise this march will be much slower!" "In the past seven days, dozens of people have been unable to keep up with the team, so they have to be allowed to ride horses.

"It seems that our team still lacks long-distance training, and this is also an excellent opportunity to exercise." Tang Zhidao said helplessly, his people are still a lot worse than the team that ploughed over the snow mountains and crossed the grassland in later generations, and there was also a little gap with the Beiyang elite of the same era.

"Yes, our regiment has lacked training since its establishment, and it took two or three months to barely keep up!" Zhou Wenruo nodded and said: "I heard that Germany and France have used a large number of cars to maneuver in the European war, and we still mainly rely on two legs here, and the gap is getting bigger and bigger!" ”

Throughout modern times, the Chinese army has been catching up with the pace of change in the West, and the establishment, equipment, and training of the Beiyang Army have been as close as the Western powers to the greatest extent, and at present, the artillery regiment of a division of 54 75MM caliber mountain artillery is completely the same as the foreign powers! It is a pity that as soon as World War I broke out, the armies of the Western powers were greatly improved in terms of equipment, tactics, and training, and tanks, airplanes, and poison gas were already used on the battlefield.

"Cars, we can't count on them in a short time!" Tang Zhidao smiled and said: "I still have practiced the brothers' footboard based on reality, and the wheels may not be able to outrun the footboard under China's traffic conditions." In the famous movie "Southern Expedition and Northern War", the wheels of a certain army commander did not run past the opponent's footboard, and he was not able to pull his brother, and finally when he needed his brother, no one could pull him.

"It would be nice to be able to plug the railroad out of the way! From the capital to Zhangjiakou, it only took us one day, but it took more than ten days to get to Duolun. Zhou Wenruo said with emotion: "Otherwise, there will be something outside the plug, and when the reinforcements inside the customs are waited, the daylily will be cold!" ”

"It is estimated that the construction of the Zhangsui railway will start in one or two years." Tang Zhidao thought for a while and said: "At present, Tsarist Russia is too busy to take care of itself, as long as it can exterminate Babu Zabu, the northern Xinjiang should be able to stabilize for a while, but it is still difficult to rely on our disgruntled group." ”

"What does the regiment commander mean that we can only stick to Duolun and wait for the cavalry of Xiao Liangchen's department in Suiyuan to be transferred east?" Zhou Wenruo asked suspiciously, in his opinion, the bandits were just a rabble, and it may not be impossible to take the initiative to attack with the two regiments and the existing garrison in Duolun. …,

"It's the safest way!" Tang Zhidao nodded and said: "We are new to the city, we are not familiar with the place, and we are mainly infantry, and the only thing we can rely on to fight against the Mongolian bandit cavalry is Duolun City." ”

"Commander, let's come back!" Without waiting for Zhou Wenruo to speak again, dozens of cavalry in the wilderness on the side of the road rushed towards the large army on the road, starting with Du Shijie, the staff officer of the regimental headquarters, and Song Hualong, the commander of the cavalry company.

"Yupu, Dazhu, follow me to meet the triumphant soldiers!" Seeing the elated appearance of the visitor, Tang Zhidao knew that things should be done, and hurriedly led Zhou Wenruo and Li Dazhu to meet them.

"Commander, it's been caught!" Song Hualong jumped off the horse and said excitedly: "There are four of them, two of them were killed by us, and the remaining two were all caught." ”

"Well done, well done!" Tang Zhidao also happily patted Company Commander Song on the shoulder and said, "There are no casualties among the brothers, right?" ”

"One person was killed, two were seriously injured, and six were slightly injured!" Speaking of casualties, Song Hualong was gloomy for a moment, and said in a low voice: "My subordinates have also suffered a little bit of minor injuries!" ”

"So many casualties!" Regiment Commander Tang's face sank suddenly, a cavalry company of more than 100 people rounded up four people, and the casualties reached one-tenth, counting the wounded in the previous two days, the cavalry company lost at least 20% of its combat strength. In this endless stretch, the Frontier Cavalry Company was the eyes and ears and vanguard of the entire mixed second regiment, protecting the flanks of the entire regiment, which was of great importance.

"Regiment Commander, these horse bandits are very tough, their equestrian skills and marksmanship are first-class, and Company Commander Song has done their best." Du Shijie, a staff officer who was sent to supervise the battle, hurriedly helped to argue: "I had the opportunity to kill them, but unfortunately in order to catch them alive, I killed and injured a few more brothers." ”

"It's hard to turn into a dragon!" Tang Zhidao modestly smiled at Song Hualong and ordered: "Quickly take the injured brother to bandage it, and I will give more compensation to Duolun!" ”

"Yes, thank you, Captain!" Song Hualong said gratefully, in the past, he and the third battalion commander Chen Daofeng walked relatively close in the mixed regiment, Chen Daofeng died he thought that he would definitely be cleansed, who knew that the regiment commander Tang not only treated himself equally, but also spent a lot of money to expand the cavalry company, so that the cavalry company expanded from seventy or eighty people to more than one people now, and the food equipment of the officers and soldiers was greatly improved.

"Regiment Commander, what about the two people who have been arrested!" Du Shijie pointed to the two people tied to the horses at the back of the crowd and said.

"Of course, it will be tried well!" Head Tang said with an unhappy face: "I want to see which ghost god it is, and it will entangle me as soon as it comes out of the plug!" "The anger that has been stared at for several days finally has a place to vent.

"Pass the order down, stop advancing, camp on the spot, and the second battalion and four companies are on alert!" Head Tang turned around and instructed Li Dazhu again. Although it was not yet dark, according to the custom of the previous days, I had to walk for a while and rest.

In the late autumn on the grassland of Saibei, tents were soon set up, piles of bonfires were set up, wisps of cooking smoke were raised, and the soldiers who had been marching all day were orderly setting up tents, digging simple trenches, and building simple fortifications under the leadership of officers. At first, the soldiers were a little resistant to building such fortifications every night, but when they saw Commander Tang taking the lead in the work, they did so, and it became a habit for a week, and whenever the military order to camp on the spot was passed down, the officers on duty immediately led their companies to guard the perimeter, and the rest of the troops worked under the command of their respective officers.

Today, Commander Tang doesn't have the heart or too much energy to care about these trivial matters, and the top priority is to find out who has been following his team, cut off this tail as soon as possible, and march quickly to Duolun City to build fortifications to meet the Babu Zabu bandits who may be swept in. …,

"Bring people in!" In an inconspicuous tent, Regiment Leader Tang untied his black windbreaker and sat on a wooden chair and commanded murderously, with Wang Guozhen, Du Shijie and several guards and platoon soldiers standing beside him.

"Get in, get in!" The soldiers of the cavalry company kicked and dragged two horse bandits, one tall and one short, one fat and one thin.

"Don't kick Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will go by himself!" Not to be outdone, the short horse bandit was still swearing despite the colors on his body and his mouth. The tall horse bandit was obviously not so spineless, and he was brought in tremblingly.

"Get on your knees!" As soon as the soldiers of the cavalry company went out, the soldiers of the guard platoon took their place and pushed the two horse bandits to the ground.

"Lao Tzu can kneel to heaven and earth, and he can kneel to his parents, but he can't kneel to you dog officials!" The short horse bandit struggled desperately.

"Let go of him!" Tang Zhidao waved his hand and ordered: "This brother is also a man, let him stand and speak!" ”

"Count you as a dog officer with a little conscience, I can spare you when my boss fights!" The short horse bandit stood up, straightened his waist, and said proudly.

"Haha! Then I have to thank you. Tang Zhidao laughed when he heard this, this guy is really arrogant, and he is still so hard-mouthed when he dies.

"Commander spare life, commander spare life!" The other horse bandit was already frightened, and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy and said: "The little one is monitoring your department on the orders of the big boss, and there is no malice!" ”

"Phew! Lin Danda, I've always treated you as a man, but I didn't expect you to be a bad seed! The short horse bandit scolded: "I'm afraid of a ball, even if we die, Han Sanye will avenge us!" ”

"Third Master Han?" Tang Zhidao was stunned for a moment, and after a closer look, this short horse bandit seemed to be a little familiar, so he asked casually: "Are you Han Zitai's person?" ”

"Haha, you've also heard of our third master!" The short horse bandit smiled proudly: "Let us go, otherwise the third master will not let you go." ”

"Take him down to me first, I'm going to try this person alone!" Tang Zhidao glanced at the officers and soldiers around him and said.

"Commander, this—this is too dangerous!" Wang Guozhen is a little reluctant, he is the commander of the guard platoon, and protecting the regiment commander and regiment headquarters is his first duty.

"Guozhen, you've seen what I'm capable of!" Tang Zhidao smiled and said, "Just two more of him is not my opponent, not to mention that he is still tied!" ”

"The regiment commander is careful himself, we will guard outside the tent!" Although Wang Guozhen was extremely unwilling, he obeyed the order and led the soldiers out.

"Third Brother Han is good!" Tang Zhidao asked in a low voice while untying the rope tied to the short prisoner.

"You are?" The short man asked suspiciously, but he couldn't complain about him. The last time I saw Tang Zhidao was at Li Ji Pawnshop half a year ago, when Head Tang had just come out of the Jingshi Detention Center.

"You're a brute!" Tang Zhidao patted the shoulder of the frightened bull and said, "Why are you staring at my people?" ”

"You are?" The brute bull kept scratching his head because he couldn't remember who the person in front of him was, so he could only roll his eyes and think hard.

"Sit down and talk!" Tang Zhidao pulled over the chair and said directly: "My surname is Tang!" ”

"Mr. Tang!" The brute bull came to his senses, stood up violently and said: "You are now the head of the regiment, the big shopkeeper is always talking about you, if it weren't for the recent wind in the north, I would have gone to the capital to find you!" ”

"Where is Third Brother Han? I'm going to meet him! Tang Zhidao said directly: "There is no problem with your injury, right?" ”

"No problem!" Manniu said excitedly: "I can take you there now!" ”

"Don't worry, you go back and pass the word first." Tang Zhidao said: "Tonight we will meet at the foot of the hill in the north!" ”