Looking at the back in the distance, Liu Hua secretly thought: It seems that food is still the biggest enemy that plagues the Red Army crossing the grassland. Maybe Liu Hua's idea is really verified.

"Report." The words of the cavalry company commander, the sulfidation that fell into contemplation pulled back to reality.

"Company Commander Wang, what's going on in front, how can there be so many soldiers' remains!" Liu Hua asked.

"Report to the corps commander, as far as we know. Now the comrades of the four front armies have run out of food, and they have been digging wild vegetables since yesterday, and many soldiers have fallen ill because of Cao's environment after entering the grassland, and now they are short of food, and those soldiers are even more "Liu Hua interrupted the cavalry company commander who wanted to continue to belong to Oh.

"How's the situation with the 26th Legion?" The commissar then asked the cavalry company commander. At the same time, his brow furrowed.

"Report to the commissar, the situation in the 26th Army Corps is also not optimistic, there is only one day's ration left for food, but many fighters are sick, and the non-combat attrition is serious."

"Commander, it seems that our troops are well prepared, but our situation is not optimistic, and there is still a week's ration for the food to rise, but many of the wounded are left in the grass. By now a company of troops had already been sacrificed. What can you do? The political commissar looked at Liu Hua suspiciously.

"Political commissar, some bacon and grain were transferred from the logistics department to the comrades of the Fourth Front Army, and we only left 3 days' food." Liu Hua thought for a while and said,

"But, regiment commander, we" Liu Hua interrupted the words of the political commissar, "political commissar, it's okay, I have a way." As he spoke, he looked at the mules and horses of each company. The political commissar followed Liu Hua's eyes and looked at the mules and horses passing by, and nodded. Run to the logistics office of the corps headquarters.

Soon, the cadres of the Fourth Front Army and the cadres of the 26th Army Corps, who had received the food, sent telegrams of thanks, and in this way, the most difficult days finally passed, and the Seventh Army Corps, after killing some of the mules and horses, also walked out of the meadow, passed through Baoza, Brazil, and arrived at Hadapu in Gansu, ready for a short repair. When he came to the temporary headquarters, Liu Hua couldn't take a break, and a staff officer came to his home.

"Staff Officer Wang, go and tell the political commissar to count the attrition of the troops in the past few months and the large amount of materials purchased and raised locally, and be sure to prepare sufficient supplies for the whole army before marching," Liu Hua immediately ordered.

Soon, the commissar walked in with a prepared list.

"Commander, this is the casualty statistics of the troops in the past few months, you can take a look"

"It's so big." Liu Hua looked at the 385 killed on the data, and the 128 people who were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness, "I really didn't expect that our house was so well prepared and had such a big attrition, what about the other troops?" Commissar, do you know about the other troops? Liu Hua looked at the political commissar.

"Commander of the corps, the Fourth Front Army has lost nearly 1,000 people, and the 26th Army Corps has also reduced its strength by more than two battalions, and our situation is the best."

Two days later, Liu Hua prepared to march to Chengxian, Huixian, Liangdang and other areas in accordance with the commander-in-chief's order.

Liu Hua, political commissar, and several division commanders stood in the temporary conference room of the corps headquarters. "After reconnaissance, the current Chengxian County has the strength of a regiment of the former Northeast Army defenders, the weapons and equipment are very good, and the ammunition is sufficient. Now there is Battalion Commander Liu of the reconnaissance battalion to report to everyone," Liu Hua finished speaking, and looked at Liu Xiaogang next to him.

"Yes, the commander of the corps, the chiefs, according to the reconnaissance of the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion mixed into the city, the garrison force is the main force of a regiment, and a security regiment attacks 3,200 people, including a mortar company and a heavy machine gun company, and the firepower is very complete.

"Everyone is clear, now I order the Second Division to be the main attack of this campaign, in which the commander of the artillery battalion of the corps headquarters is commanded by the Guiyuan Division, and the county town must be taken in the shortest possible time......"

"Yes, Commander, the Second Division will resolutely complete the task." Gao Yuan stood up and said.

"Well, the attack on the county seat began at one o'clock this afternoon, and I plan to go to the county seat to rest tonight, don't let me down!" Liu Hua smiled and nodded.

At this time, on the position of the second division, the 12 mountain guns held their heads high, and the muzzles of the guns were facing the county seat of Chengxian County, and at the same time, the mortars of the artillery companies of the 12th division headquarters were also facing the county seat.

"Mortars are matched with artillery." "Boom, boom", 12 shells landed accurately on the city wall, and 12 brilliant fireworks exploded.

At the same time, the enemy's mortars began to return fire, but most of the first round of shells fell on the front of the artillery positions. The mountain artillery battery was ordered to prepare to suppress the enemy's artillery fire. "The commander of the artillery battalion immediately gave the order.

After a few volleys, the enemy's mortars were already dumb. After the artillery fired the last shell, under the cover of heavy machine guns and snipers, the three regiments and one battalion launched a charge. The sound of "tick-tock" heavy machine guns and the sound of the charge trumpet are intertwined.

Soon, after paying a certain number of casualties, the first battalion climbed the city wall and began to expand the breach, the second and third battalions, under the cover of the first battalion, rushed to the city gate, and at the same time, 12 mortars also rushed into the city with the troops, covering the troops for street battles at any time

"The corps commander, political commissar, and the second division took the county seat, completely annihilated the enemy, and captured countless people." The chief of staff smiled and ran into the temporary operational headquarters.

"3,200 enemies were annihilated, 1,880 were captured, 2 mortars, 800 shells, 5 heavy machine guns, not strong, 1,600 light machine guns, and a batch of food"

"Commander, this time the troops are finally replenished." After a series of marching troops such as climbing snowy mountains and crossing grasslands, it can be said that there is no replenishment at all, and there are constantly casualties and attritions, and now you suddenly see such a capture, can you not be happy?

"Go, enter the county, and also, send a report to the commander-in-chief, Mr. He and others" Liu Hua ordered with a smile.

The next day, the Seventh Army Corps still marched to northern Shaanxi as the vanguard of the whole army, and under the powerful artillery fire of the Seventh Army Corps (due to the capture of a large number of shells in Chengxian County, the shells that have been fired out have been completely replenished, and the current artillery of the Seventh Army Corps can be described as sufficient) The next Huixian and Liangdang two threads quickly fell into the hands of the Seventh Army Corps. At the same time, it is getting closer and closer to the final meeting place in Huining, Gansu. Liu Hua's mood became more and more excited. The march was constantly accelerated, and a cavalry company was sent to inquire about the news.