"Battalion commander, battalion commander, you're fine!" The soldiers of the first company finally caught up, and both men and horses were so tired that they were panting.

The night owl jumped off his horse, pointed at the black leopard and said angrily, "Go, find a gelding to give this beast to Lao Tzu!" ”

The soldiers were taken aback and hurriedly persuaded: "Don't pay it, battalion commander! What a brave horse, if you are gelding, you have no spirituality! ”

"Yes, battalion commander, it's just such a horse, let's keep it for breeding!"

While he was persuading, the panther had already climbed onto the mare's back. The warriors were stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.

Several gray military uniforms came on horseback, and the first one wore a cadre uniform with four pockets and rode a white horse. They shouted from afar: "Hey, are you from the 33rd Division?" We are from the 129th Division Cavalry Regiment! ”

The night owl said, "Hey, why did you run behind us?" I am Ye Mingyuan, the commander of the cavalry battalion of the 33rd Division. ”

The gray military uniform had already approached, and the cadre smiled and said, "I am Wang Zhenxiang, the commander of the cavalry regiment." Our regiment was ordered to cover the transfer of supplies, and took the path. You were the one who rode the dark horse just now, right? Oh, I saw you rushing into the enemy line alone from a long distance, chasing more than 20 devils alone! What a hero, a hero! He gave a thumbs up.

The first commander of the cavalry regiment of the 129th Division was Xia Yunting, and now he has been transferred to western Hebei to serve as the head of the independent regiment. Wang Zhenxiang used to be the company commander of the cavalry battalion, and he was promoted to Lu as a regiment commander. This person is particularly bold, and there will be an introduction later.

The night owl was a little embarrassed, and waved his hand again and again and said, "This is nothing, this is nothing!" Thanks to your snipers who came to the rescue just now, otherwise you would definitely not be a hero, you can only be a martyr! ”

Captain Wang laughed when he heard Ha Lu, pointed to a stocky man next to him and said: "He was the one who shot just now, his name is Liu Ertang, he used to like hunting at home, and he practiced good marksmanship!" ”

The night owl was taken aback and said, "You shot the three shots?" ”

Liu Ertang smiled honestly: "Usually it's not so accurate, just now the head of the regiment told me that I must save you." As soon as he was in a hurry, he fired three shots in a row, but he didn't expect them to hit all of them. ”

The night owl rolled his eyes when he heard this, not knowing what Lu Dao was thinking.

After a while, the brigade of the cavalry regiment also arrived. In addition to the black horse company just now, there are also white horse companies and red horse companies, a total of three or four hundred horses, which looks quite spectacular.

The soldiers were overjoyed to see the two dozen or so Oriental horses they had captured. The company commanders began to quarrel over the distribution of horses and equipment. There is no way, there is a lack of materials! If you don't want to do more, you won't be able to explain to your subordinates when you go back. You must know that many warriors in the road have not yet ridden horses, and they are watching with their eyes!

Head Wang said: "Comrades, don't quarrel. These devils were originally the prey of Battalion Commander Ye of the 33rd Division, but we just helped stop them, and we couldn't take advantage of others. So saying, he was going to return the horse to the night owls.

The night owl's life was saved by others, so he was naturally embarrassed to accept it, and the two sides pushed back and forth, and each took half of it after the worst.

As the sky grew dark, the two armies joined forces and prepared to camp on the spot. After the three battalions cleaned up the battlefield, they also rushed over to join them. Although the casualties in this battle were not small, the capture was even greater. In particular, two 70 mm caliber mortars were obtained, which were particularly rare, and even the soldiers of the Eighth Route couldn't help but come over to watch the excitement.

In the evening, an urgent telegram from the division headquarters reached the 3rd battalion. Battalion Commander Kong hurriedly called the night owl and said, "The division headquarters sent an urgent telegram ordering us to rush back to Taiyuan overnight. ”

The night owl was taken aback and said, "I just took the cavalry regiment to go with us to fight Yangquan!" Taiyuan, what's going on? ”

Battalion Commander Kong handed the telegram to the night owl and said: "There are spies in Taiyuan City who have sent a report to the outside world, but our army has not been able to stop it in time. Now the true situation in Taiyuan has been known to the Japanese army. The division commander said that the situation was critical, and that it was necessary to concentrate forces and forces to form a local advantage over the enemy and break through each one. ”

The night owl said angrily, "Damn, what do those guys in the city do?" It's all fucking wasted on our previous covert work! Now it's okay, it's too late to pick up an empty city in Yangquan! ”

Battalion Commander Kong was also a little annoyed, he waved his hand and said, "Forget it! Things have already happened, and there is no use complaining. Fortunately, we have won a big victory today, and the enemy in the direction of Yangquan is no longer to worry. ”

The troops were about to open overnight, and the night owl and Battalion Commander Kong ran to say goodbye to Commander Wang. Head Wang smiled: "Coincidentally, we just received an order to go to Taiyuan." I guess the supplies are too busy and we need to help. To be honest, I'd rather fight a war than move things. ”

The night owl said, "Hah! You can move hard, we will go back and fight a big battle with the devils! He was still angry about the leak, but the thought of going to war was much better.

Anyway, on the same road, the three people marched together and rushed to Taiyuan overnight. It's hard to walk when it's dark, but fortunately, there are many horses, and supplies can be carried on horseback. Moreover, the horse's night vision is extremely strong, and the warriors only need to follow the horse. After walking for most of the night, the troops finally arrived at the eastern suburbs of Taiyuan.

Chief of Staff Zhou was bringing people to meet them here and settle them in several villages outside the city. These villages are more secluded, and correspondingly more difficult to navigate.

The night owl was a little unhappy, and said, "Senza, seeing that you are about to enter the city, why do you sleep in this room?" How nice the houses in the city are, spacious and comfortable. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou sighed and said, "I'm afraid that there will be devils' planes to bomb me early tomorrow morning, and the city is uninhabitable, so let's stay here for the night first!" ”

The night owl got angry when he thought about it, and couldn't help but complain for a while.

The chief of staff smiled: "Okay, don't complain." Taiyuan is so big, and there are few people in charge of vigilance, how can it be comprehensive? And even if there are no spies in the city to send a report, they can't hide it from the devil for long. After all, such a large piece of the Fenhe Plain, where is the blockade? ”

In fact, this is also the case, while the hidden agents in Taiyuan City secretly sent a report to Lu's superiors, the remaining devils and traitors in Taigu and other places also called for help to Lu's superiors one after another, and the Japanese army will be able to obtain this information tomorrow morning at the latest.

Chief of Staff Zhou calmed down the troops, and when he returned to the division headquarters, it was almost dawn. He saw that the lights in the war room were still on, and hurriedly walked inside. Inside the room, Zheng Weiguo was comparing and drawing on a map with several staff officers, as if they were studying the battle plan.

Zheng Weiguo heard the footsteps, looked up and saw that it was the chief of staff, and hurriedly said: "It's Lao Zhou, have all the troops settled down?" ”

Staff Officer Zhou said, "It's all settled." The 3rd Battalion of the 342nd Regiment and the 1st Company of the Cavalry Battalion have just arrived, and this time they have won a big victory, and they have also handed in two 70 mm caliber Japanese mortars! ”

Zheng Weiguo stopped his pen and said with a smile: "I was still worried that too many recruits would affect my combat effectiveness, but now I am finally relieved." Let them keep the two cannons for themselves! Let other battalions learn from them, and strive for a mortar company in every battalion. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou handed over two notes and said, "This is the post-war summary of Battalion Commander Ye and Battalion Commander Kong, I took a look, and the problem of recruits is still very prominent." In order to temper the officers' ability to command operations independently, Zheng Weiguo required them to conscientiously sum up after each battle to understand the gains and losses.

Zheng Weiguo looked at it and said, "Well, it's not bad to be able to do this." However, it seems that the recruits cannot be allowed to take the lead tomorrow, otherwise the casualties will be too great, and it will be unbearable. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou nodded and asked again, "Did the headquarters call back?" When will reinforcements arrive? We can't let a dissatisfied division stick to Taiyuan! ”

Zheng Weiguo said to a staff officer: "Go! Send the telegram from headquarters to the chief of staff. He also said to Chief of Staff Zhou: "According to the staff of the 14th Group Army, the general seat was very angry when he learned that we dared to deceive him, and he became angry for a while. However, after reading our battle report, he was not angry, and not only ordered all units to actively reinforce us, but also helped us to obtain support from the air force, and asked the Military Commission for credit for us. ”

Zhou was overjoyed and said, "Great, I know that the Dao Commander will not blame us!" ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled bitterly: "But the commission (referring to Chang Kaishen) heard that our department overcame Taiyuan, and he was so happy, and then asked us to hold on for a month, waiting for the situation to improve!" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou was taken aback and said, "One month! How is this possible? ”

Zheng Weiguo pointed to the top telegram and said, "Look at it yourself!" ”

When Chief of Staff Zhou saw that this was the chairman's warrant forwarded by the 14th Group Army (this is more powerful than the order of the Military Commission), it read: Yan and Wei were transferred to the 33rd Division in the Second War Zone, and they were glad to hear that your troops had recovered Taiyuan, and the whole country was overjoyed, thinking that victory was expected. Now that the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression has reached the most critical moment, and one step back is the period of the country's destruction, our 33rd Division was specially ordered to hold on to Taiyuan for at least one month, waiting for the situation to improve. I hope that your department will be determined to sacrifice, persevere to the end, and if you waver, you will be punished by the law of revolutionary soldiers!

The so-called Revolutionary Military Joint Sitting Law is an extremely harsh military law formulated during the Whampoa Military Academy, and the following are some of the contents:

Article 1: With the aim of accomplishing the national revolution and practicing the Three People's Principles, all officers and men of the Party shall have the spirit of sacrifice and shall not retreat from the battlefield when engaging the enemy, no matter how dangerous it is.

Article 2, the method of sitting in this company, is applicable to officers and soldiers who retreat from battle in wartime.

Article 3, the provisions of the law of joint sitting are as follows:

1. If the squad leader retires from the class, the squad leader will be killed.

Second, if the platoon commander retreats with the whole platoon, the platoon commander will be killed.

3. If the company commander retreats with the whole company, the company commander will be killed.

Fourth, if the battalion commander retreats with the whole battalion, the battalion commander will be killed.

5. If the regiment commander retreats with the whole regiment, the regiment commander will be killed.

6. If the division commander retreats with the whole division, the division commander will be killed.

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Chief of Staff Zhou only felt a chill on his neck, and hurriedly said, "What about the reinforcements?" ”

Zheng Weiguo was a little helpless and said: "The 14th Group Army was blocked in the middle by the enemy's 20th Division and 108th Division, and it couldn't come at all for a while. The general seat asked Chief Yan to lead the Jin Sui army to help, and Chief Yan agreed, but the troops did not move at all. However, Commander-in-Chief Fu said that he could lead his headquarters to hold the 109th Division for a period of time. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "What can I do about this? By the way, what about the Eighth Route Army? They must have done something to move so many supplies, right? ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "The headquarters of the Eighth Route Army has agreed to support our operations and has transferred the 359th Brigade of the 120th Division to join our 332nd Regiment and the first artillery battalion to block enemy reinforcements on the Yangqu and Xinkou lines, and the 385th Brigade and 386th Brigade of the 129th Division to fortify on the Zhengtai Line and the Tongpu Line respectively, and the cavalry regiment will serve as the general reserve. In addition, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region transferred 3 detachments (brigade level) over, and they are currently on the way. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said happily: "It's still interesting enough for the Eighth Route Army!" He thought for a while and was a little frustrated, and said: "However, it is unrealistic to rely on them to block the enemy's reinforcements. ”

Zheng Weiguo sighed and said, "Yes, it's good to be able to help buy a day or two." Therefore, we must concentrate our forces to destroy the enemy all the way, and if we don't fight, we will only be afraid! Only in this way can we take the initiative. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "But our soldiers are very tired from fighting hard, and it is difficult to attack any way. If the troops are insufficient, the consequences of defeat are simply unimaginable. ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "I'm also worried about this matter! ”

Director Xiong said, "I have an idea. ”

Zheng Weiguo and Chief of Staff Zhou hurriedly said: "Say it quickly!" ”

Director Xiong's idea is very simple, that is, to let the enemy go again, and when all the units are rested, the enemy will be annihilated in the suburbs of Taiyuan in one fell swoop.

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "No! This is also too risky, if we fail to destroy this enemy in time, the devils will come from all directions. When the time comes, don't say that Taiyuan can't hold it, even if we want to get out, it will be difficult. ”

Zheng Weiguo thought for a moment and said: "This method is really risky, but there seems to be no better way at present." Let's study and see which troops will arrive in Taiyuan first, when and when will the surrounding enemies arrive......"