Tangshan West, Tangquan Village.

The entrance to the village is heavily guarded, with dozens of soldiers armed with German-made MP18 submachine guns scattered in all corners of the village.

Obviously, there are big people in the village.

Ye Zhao, commander of the 66th Army, Yu Yingqi, commander of the 478th Brigade, and other generals of the Cantonese Army had just come down from the battlefield filled with gunsmoke when they received an order that the commanders of the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters had arrived.

"Junzao, looking at the posture, Tang Mengxiao doesn't seem to have such a big hand?"

"I'll know in a while, this time you're giving our Cantonese army a long face!" Ye Zhao smiled and said.

"It's still a good leader."

"Let's go!" After tidying up the military appearance a little and handing over the war horse to the guards, Ye Zhao and Yu Yingqi walked into the village together.

A young officer approached: "Is it Army Commander Ye and Brigade Commander Yu?" ”

"Yes!"

"Commander-in-Chief Tang has come to visit you, in front of the ancestral hall!"

Ye Zhao and Yu Yingqi were both taken aback, and Lao Jiang came over in person.

"Commander Ye, you guys fought very well, and I am very pleased with a great victory in Lizigou." Lao Jiang saw Ye and Yu, and without waiting for them to come forward to salute, he spoke.

"Take a seat!"

"Okay, I was supposed to come here at noon, but it's a little late." Lao Jiang beckoned the two of them, "Sit down and talk." ”

"The commission to come to see you in the rain of bullets is an important thing to you and an ardent hope for you." Tang Mengxiao said.

"Yes!"

"Commission, let's report on the battle situation first."

"Early this morning, the 33rd Wing of the Japanese Army launched a fierce attack on our position, dispatching five planes and eleven combat vehicles...... After a day of fierce fighting, more than half of our troops were killed and wounded, and the number of Japanese casualties was also more than 800, and now the position is still in our hands. ”

"Okay, well fought, although we lost in Shanghai and suffered a little loss militarily, but we are politically victorious, although the defeat is still glorious, it is impossible for Japan to destroy us in three months, Nanjing is our capital, it has a great political influence, and it must be defended, I will hand over the east gate of Nanjing to you 66th Army, you must hold the heart of stubbornness, hold Tangshan, and never let the Japanese invaders step into Nanjing City." Lao Jiang was a little excited.

"Yes, the humble post must follow the instructions of the commission and guard the east gate of Nanjing."

"By the way, I heard that there was a big hero in Lizigou?"

“……”

"What, what's the problem?"

"Report to the commission, during the fierce battle in the morning, Ensign Leng drove the captured Japanese tank to assault from behind the Japanese army, inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese army, destroyed many Japanese tanks, broke through the siege, and his whereabouts are unknown, it is very likely to ......" Yu Yingqi's eyes were red, and he choked up a little.

"Hero, when the country is in danger, stand up and kill the enemy to serve the country, there are more such people, our country and nation will be saved, Meng Xiao, you have to see people in life, you have to see corpses in death, and do a good job in bereavement work." Old Jiang said solemnly.

"Please rest assured, we will definitely do a good job in the aftermath of Second Lieutenant Leng." Tang Mengxiao said solemnly.

The route taken by this Japanese cavalry made Leng Feng feel strange, and they followed the road to the north and then to the west, and the speed was not fast.

They also seem to have joined up with a team, more than doubling in number.

There were heavy ruts on the ground, but they didn't seem to be all the way to the car, and there were heavy wagons.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Cong Hu and the three of them were waiting for Leng Feng's decision to continue tracking.

It's better to find a place to rest for the night.

"Tiger, is there a place to stay near here?" Niu Miao asked

"Yes, there is a Taoist temple not far away, even if we are like this, people may not be willing to receive us?"

"If it is convenient for the monks to be with others, it is convenient for themselves, and besides, we are just spending the night for a night, and we will not do anything to them?" Niu Miao muttered.

"Judging from the messy footprints on the ground, it seems that the Japanese soldiers have left the main road and taken the mountain path, and their destination is ......" Leng Feng took a pencil and drew a line on the map.

"Cong Hu!"

"Big brother, what's the matter?"

"Go west along the northern foot of Jiuhua Mountain, go around, can you reach Mengtang?" Leng Feng asked calmly.

"Yes, although we have many mountains here, most of them are not high, and they can be crossed, and the valleys between the mountains extend in all directions, as long as there is a pair of iron feet, you can go through." Cong Hu nodded and affirmed.

"Cong Hu, you lead the way, let's go to Mengtang."

"Big brother, are you sure?"

"It is certain that the Japanese cavalry chasing us must have a new combat mission, and from where we are, there is only one road from Longtan to Tangshan, and Mengtang is the node of this road, if the Japanese army sends a force to bypass here and capture Mengtang, the consequences will be unimaginable." Leng Feng explained.

Some memories in Leng Feng's mind gradually recovered, and some of the deployments in Nanjing, which the Japanese army occupied, slowly remembered.

The Japanese army used the tactic of outflanking, which was fatal to the Nationalist army that was passively defensive and had a chaotic command system, and it was even possible to penetrate directly into Nanjing.

Once the Japanese army occupies Mengtang and continues to advance westward, it can directly threaten the safety of Nanjing, and can flank the left flank of the 66th Army in the south, cut off their retreat, and calmly encircle and annihilate it.

I didn't know that the defenders of Mengtang were part of the national army, and Leng Feng couldn't remember for a while, there were too many troops defending Nanjing, and there were few of them in formation, and most of them were tired divisions withdrawn from the Songhu battlefield.

"Big brother, I listen to you." Cong Hu was the first to follow Leng Feng, and Leng Feng's skills and abilities were also seen by him.

"What do you think?"

"We don't have a problem with that." Niu Miao smiled, and Tie Shan also nodded.

"Okay, in that case, let's go now." Leng Feng put away the map and put it in his leather bag very neatly.

There is his identification in it, and he doesn't dare to throw it away.

It's dark and dark, but luckily they have a guide who is familiar with the terrain, otherwise the road below is really not easy to walk.

"Everyone be careful, it rained the day before yesterday, and the mountain road is slippery."

Following the horseshoe prints and ruts on the road, they walked north and then west for more than two hours.

By this time it was already dark.

Light the torch that has been prepared and continue walking.

"Wait a minute." Leng Feng suddenly stopped the team, he held the torch, bent down, and carefully searched the ground.

"Big brother, what did you find?"

"Don't you smell gasoline?" Leng Feng asked.

"Gasoline?"

"There's a weird smell, it's the smell of gasoline." Niu Miao said.

"Found it, here." The cold front cleared the grass and found a puddle of gasoline that had not yet fully volatilized.

Gasoline is not an ordinary commodity in this era, and most people are not bold enough to use gasoline as fuel or lighting.

And gasoline is volatile and not easy to store, but some equipment can't move without it, such as cars, tanks, etc.

The cavalry did not need gasoline as power, so the answer was forthcoming, it was a baggage brigade that carried supplies.

The Japanese army could requisition grain on the spot, but strategic materials such as gasoline could not be requisitioned even if they dug a big hole in the ground.

They can only rely on their logistical supplies.

"Extinguish the torch, quick!" Leng Feng suddenly ordered, and quickly put the torch in his hand on the ground and extinguished it with his foot.

"Big brother?"

"The wind and humidity here, such a large chunk of gasoline should have volatilized a long time ago, but there are still remnants, which means that they should have spent the night somewhere nearby to avoid the wind." Leng Feng explained, "If they are in a high place and can see the torches, then they have discovered our whereabouts. ”

"I really learned a lot from my eldest brother."

"Walk, walk as lightly as possible, pay attention to what you say, and cover your mouth." Leng Feng explained.

The cold wind shouted, and the four of them couldn't help but shrink their heads, in this winter, the clothes on the four people were relatively thin.

"Tiger, are there wolves in the mountains?" Niu Miao asked in a low voice.

"Yes." Cong Hu is not a talkative person, and since the tragic disaster at home, he has become more precious to words.

"Are there really wolves?"

"Second brother, there are tigers in the mountains, why are there no wolves?" Tie Shan smiled and teased Cong Hu.

"Go, go......"

"Whew......"

"Oh, there are wolves!" Niu Miao shuddered in fright.

This is really not a casual chatter, as soon as the words fell, I couldn't hear a faint wolf howl in the distance.

"Shhhh Leng Feng raised his hand and motioned for the team to stop.

"It smells of meat!"

"Second brother, you shouldn't be a dog, right?" Tie Shan covered his mouth and smiled.

"Go, little brat, you know, big brother means, the devil we're looking for is nearby." Niu Miao glanced at Tie Shan.

"Da Niu is right, the person we are looking for is around here." Leng Feng nodded, "Cong Hu, are you familiar with this?" ”

"Okay."

"What do you mean by okay......"

"Come with me, at least you won't get lost!" Cong Hu stood up with a machine gun in his arms and said.

"I said Tiger, will you give me that machine gun to resist for a while?" Along the way, Niu Miao had the idea of fighting the Conghu machine gun more than once.

He's a heavy machine gunner, and he doesn't grab it in his hand, so he's always a little panicked.

"Nope."

"Tiger, are we brothers?"

"Tigers don't have brothers." Cong Hu's words completely dispelled Niu Miao's calculations.

"Okay, big bull, there will be more machine guns in the future, you just have to lie down on the machine gun and sleep." Leng Feng said.

"Okay."

"Come, let's have a sip of wine to warm up first." Leng Feng took the kettle on his waist and handed it over.

"Big brother, where did you get the wine?"

"Uncle gave it, home-brewed rice wine, don't drink too much, this wine is easy to get started." Leng Feng explained.

After eating some dry food, drinking two sips of rice wine, and moving a little, my limbs suddenly warmed up.

Continue along the mountain road.

After walking for about ten minutes, Cong Hu, who was walking in the front, suddenly raised his hand and made a stop movement.

Leng Feng stepped forward, side by side with Cong Hu, and looked at Cong Hu's fingers, and found firelight in the valley in front of him, with a lot of people, and it seemed that there were quite a few people.

"Big brother, what now?"

"There are too many of them, there are four of us, just one machine gun, and there is only one magazine left." Leng Feng said, "Let's go with us, but we must not get too close and not let them find out." ”

"Good!"

"Go, watch your step, don't make a sound." Leng Feng admonished, and the four of them bent their waists and lowered their heads, anyway, there was a firelight in front of them, so they wouldn't get lost.