In less than half an hour, the central government successively sent the supplies over, and a total of 83 people from the direct company plus Xia Xinsheng quickly replenished the equipment, each with a long and a short double gun, six grenades, five catties of explosives per person, and each person stuffed more than 10 catties of bullets into their bodies, a helmet with one per person, one kettle per person, one catty of sugar per person, three taels of salt per person, three days of rations plus five catties of rice per person, and one copy of the military map in northern Yunnan for each class. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

A three-person newspaper team that had participated in the Kunming operation rushed over with the radio following the last batch of supplies. At the same time, he also brought a lot of straw sandals and torches, and also brought Xia Xinsheng a watch that checked the time and a few flashlights for the direct company. Due to the urgency of time, the cooking staff set up a large pot to cook several pots of thin rice, filled more than 80 servings with coarse bamboo knots that were available everywhere, and quickly delivered them to everyone in the company under their direct command.

Seeing that the people in the whole company were tightly tied to their bodies, Xia Xinsheng asked Liu Mengzi to gather the team. More than 80 people, due to several months of training and Kunming experience, quickly and neatly stood in front of Xia Xinsheng with almost no movement.

Xia Xinsheng walked slowly in front of each soldier with his feet raised, carefully checked the equipment on the soldiers' bodies, and from time to time he moved to tie up some loose places. When he reached the end of the team, and quickly walked to the front of the team, Xia Xinsheng cleared his throat, glanced at the whole company, and said loudly: "Tell me!" ”

The whole company quickly gathered its feet and stood upright, staring at Xia Xinsheng tightly, and the other soldiers in the training camp who were resting around the assembly place also looked over quietly.

Xia Xinsheng stretched out his right hand, pointed in the northeast direction, and said loudly: "Our Ninth Legion is in trouble!" What's the trouble? It's not a big deal, we have often encountered it before, and it will not be less in the future. That is, our comrades-in-arms of the Ninth Legion have no bullets in their guns and no food in their stomachs.

Xue Yue's rabbit cub is rampant, ready to insert all the way along the Jinsha River to the border, force us in Yunnan, want to squeeze all the way to the southwest, squeeze our Red Army abroad, and finally block the border. It's going to be a lot of trouble for us to come back. He's got a good idea.

What's even more infuriating is Wu Qiwei's unbelievable thing, and he has been encircled and suppressed several times in a row. There are a lot of comrades planted in his hands! It can be said that there is a lot of blood debt! Now I don't know how to write dead words. Dare to chase it to the Ninth Army Corps, only a few dozen miles away.

What a kind! I really thought we couldn't do anything about him! The central government ordered us to rush to the boundary of Huize before dawn to let the comrades of the Ninth Army take a breath and send them supplies. Then block the reactionaries in the east and cover the crossing of the river by the large army.

But I don't want to just do it. Lao Tzu wanted to arrest Wu Qiwei's old boy and cut his live flesh (one of the folk sayings about Ling Chi in Hunan and Hubei). Lao Tzu wants to let those who don't know whether they are dead or alive know that the pot is made of iron!

The road to Aizawa is very long, at least 300 miles! It's also hard to walk, and no one knows what's going on along the way, so you may have to walk while fighting. We may not have more than two days, maybe not at all! But don't feel how bitter, tired, or difficult. The team behind us has to carry so many supplies, I don't think they will feel bitter, tired, or difficult, let alone the company directly under our training battalion? Is there confidence? ”

More than eighty voices shouted in unison: "Guarantee to complete the task!" ”

Xia Xinsheng roared: "Why? ”

Without the slightest hesitation, everyone shouted neatly: "Lao Tzu is the best in the world!" ”

Xia Xinsheng shouted again: "Two columns, each step is not less than seventy-five centimeters, and each minute is not less than one hundred and thirty steps, let's go!" ”

The team walked quickly, and in a moment disappeared into the night. When he got out of the warning area of the central column, Xia Xinsheng asked the soldiers of the two squads to divide into eight groups and disperse to search and advance. Rotate every hour.

The ranks rest for ten minutes every hour of marching. Eating and drinking are quick solutions during the march or during rest. After marching until more than 10 o'clock in the morning, the team walked out of more than 120 miles without any danger, and Xia Xinsheng arranged for the troops to sleep for two hours before gathering and setting off again.

Since they were still in Yunnan, they had reached some tacit understanding with the Dian army, and they were not hindered along the way. The weather is also good and the roads are still clear. With the exception of a limited number of minor repairs, the team continued to march at a rapid pace.

It can travel more than 180 miles in a day and night. Quanlian's physical strength is maintained very well, except for the serious lack of sleep, I haven't seen too much discomfort.

It's just that Xia Xinsheng is bitter, and entering Kunming is a secret entry, and there is not much distance to travel every day. A pair of soles of the feet have not been able to grind out a thick enough cocoon, and in just one day, blood blisters have been worn out on the feet. Xia Xinsheng gritted his teeth and persevered, urging the troops to keep accelerating, and finally his feet were already painful and numb, and he finally connected with the people of the Ninth Army at the west side of the third day at noon.

The whole journey ran for nearly 200 miles, but fortunately, the Ninth Army and the Central Army fought and retreated to the west of Huize. Otherwise, tonight would have been a sleepless night. Whether he can support it and run down, Xia Xinsheng really has no confidence in himself.

It was the Red Seventh Regiment of the Ninth Army Corps that came to greet them, and the regiment commander Liu Huaxiang and Xia Xinsheng briefly bumped their heads. Before he had time to say a few more words, after a few simple greetings, he asked Xia Xinsheng to send a telegram to Su Jin and others, took the map brought by Xia Xinsheng, and led most of the people along the route from the direct company to pick up the follow-up troops of the training camp.

He Changgong, the temporary commander and political commissar of the Red Ninth Army, received a telegram from the arrival of his direct company in advance, and he took two guards and galloped more than ten miles on fast horses to greet him.

Xia Xinsheng and his direct company had just unloaded the load, when they saw smoke and dust rising from the mountain road in front of them. In the blink of an eye, he ran to a distance of only a few dozen meters from Xia Xinsheng and his party, and the first cadre-looking soldier pulled his horse and saddled his horse, and walked over with a limp.

Xia Xinsheng quickly stood up and gathered the team and took Liu Mengzi to greet him, and saluted: "Report to the chief, the commander of the training battalion of the Military Commission Xia Xinsheng was ordered to lead the company directly under the training battalion as the vanguard to come to respond, and now all eighty-six people have arrived, please instruct!" ”

After returning the salute, the lame cadre said: "I am He Changgong, it is not easy for you to arrive here in less than 40 hours!" Find a place to rest! Don't care about these false courtesies, let the soldiers get a good night's sleep first. The communicator went to inform Regiment Commander Liu to quickly arrange a camp for the comrades of the company directly under him, and prepare quilts for each of them. ”

Under the repeated urging of He Changgong, Xia Xinsheng and Liu Mengzi led their subordinates to bring guns and grenades, picked a base number of bullets to equip their bodies, and each of them left a little salt and sugar, and the rest of the materials were kept. After a quick gathering, follow He Changgong to the campsite.

The campsite is not far away in a dense forest, and the campsite in such a background is not very good. Several sheds made of branches and sticks, although they are still ventilated on all sides, can clearly feel that the sheds have put a lot of effort into them. There is a fire pit in the middle of each shed, and most of the dirt is still semi-wet. The wood had just been lit, and a pitch-black cooker hung over the flames. There is also a large black pot with stones to boil water, and the sunlight coming in through the gap hits the water surface and reflects it on the ceiling, reflecting patches of light that flicker. Around the fire pit was a whole circle of branches, and on the branches were neatly placed homespun quilts of various colors.

He Changgong said apologetically: "We haven't been here for a long time, and the things in our hands are limited, so we can only put up a cover to cover the sun." I hope you don't mind. “

On the edge of the firepit, a young man who was pouting and holding a bamboo tube and snorting and blowing fire followed the sound and looked over, saw He Changgong and Xia Xinsheng approaching, stood up and saluted He Changgong. He smiled and stretched out his right hand to Xia Xinsheng and said, "Presumably you are Comrade Xia Xinsheng who created the 'Three-Three System' and the 'Grievance Movement', right?" I've admired the name for a long time! I am Zhou Shengzhen, the political commissar of the Red Seventh Regiment, and Commander Liu has already led the team to greet your follow-up troops. We have concentrated a lot of mules and horses, and I believe that the speed of the follow-up troops will speed up a lot, so you don't have to worry. “

Xia Xinsheng hurriedly held the hand handed over by Zhou Shengzhen with both hands, shook it twice in the old electronic music, and said with a grin: "It's over, it's over." I'm relieved that I can get the troops over as soon as possible. Thanks to the comrades of the Ninth Army Corps. “

Zhou Shengzhen put his left hand up, and Xia Xinsheng shook it up and down twice in a revolutionary style, and said: "Let the soldiers not be in a hurry to sleep, the water will be hot immediately, and first burn your feet to relieve fatigue." If you want straw sandals that are broken, put them outside, and we will make them up for you. I really can't wear it anymore, so let's make a new one according to the size. Then you will be at ease to make up for your sleep. ”

He Changgong said with a smile: "Don't worry, we scared Wu Qiwei's column in the morning, and he was so frightened that he retreated more than 20 miles. They don't dare to keep up today. You sleep for a few hours first, and I'll call you when dinner is ready. ”

The subordinate company hung about 50 pounds of things, ran on the mountain road for nearly two days, and had to be vigilant and investigate in the middle. Although I didn't encounter any situation, I was still tired enough under the double fatigue of mind and body. I burned my feet hastily, and I fell asleep one by one before the quilt was covered. Xia Xinsheng and Liu Mengzi settled the soldiers of their direct company one by one with the help of the soldiers of the Red Seventh Regiment, but they couldn't bear it. In a daze, he watched the comrades of the Seventh Regiment inspect the straw sandals one by one, pick out the broken ones and take them to the open space, and repair them with the prepared straw ropes one by one.

The sun was setting westward on the top of the mountain, and a shout of joy could be heard from afar across the forest, interspersed with the neighing of mules and horses.