Chapter 833: Firm in Thought
After Vice Chairman Zhou left Taihang Mountain, Liao Fan locked himself in the headquarters and studied the map all day, since he had decided on his own ideas, he had to come up with a specific plan to implement his plan as soon as possible.
"Brother Fan, it's time to eat!"
Every day, the guards personally delivered the meal to Liao Fan to the table, but Liao Fan didn't have time to eat at all, so he only ate a few bites of food when he had time, and then continued to bury his head in drawing straight lines on the map.
A combat map is not just a simple map, with fine and coarse points, and sometimes you have to compare several maps to find the exact location, and you need to understand the local terrain.
The most important thing is that Liao Fan still has to understand the army of a strange country, and he must master the various habits of this army, such as what time to get up in the morning, what time to have breakfast, and what time to train, of course, these things are not visible from the map.
"Go and find Master Huang!"
The stakes are very high, Liao Fan must arrange everything, as for the reconnaissance matter, he must also go in person, and he also has to take Huang Changsheng there, because this matter must have a commander that Liao Fan can trust, not only to better carry out the task to ensure that there will be no mistakes, but the important thing is not to expose this matter to their new 33rd Army.
"Brother Fan, are you looking for me?" Huang Changsheng came to the command headquarters and knew that there must be another mission.
"Prepare a jeep, let's go out tonight, and tell your daughter-in-law, we may have to go out for ten days and half a month, there is no danger, don't let her worry!"
"Brother Fan, where are we going......
"You'll know when you go!"
Liao Fan put away the map on the table, and then began to let his guards prepare food and drink, they must be well prepared to stay in the wild for a long time when they go out this time.
A jeep was speeding on the field, and because for the sake of secrecy, the troops along the way were not notified, Liao Fan and Huang Changsheng were dressed as grassland people.
"Brother Fan, why don't you leave?"
The jeep stopped on the bank of a river, Huang Changsheng looked at Liao Fan in wonder, since receiving the order, Huang Changsheng didn't know what Liao Fan's purpose was, and suddenly stopped in this wilderness, or in the past two days, except for resting and eating, Liao Fan had never stopped at all, and galloped all the way here.
"Hide the car, we're going to walk next!"
After crossing the river, they will enter a strange country, which once belonged to China, but has become a different country. At this time, Huang Changsheng somewhat understood what Liao Fan was going to do.
Huang Changsheng put all the necessities they needed for the past few days into his backpack, and then the two of them swam across the river and into the depths of the grassland.
Although it was an independent country, the armies here were from two countries, the Mongol soldiers and the Soviet troops, and the Soviet troops were stationed here to prevent the Japanese army from entering their country through the Mongol army.
The steppe culture was mostly nomadic and migrated with the water and grass, and the army here was mainly cavalry, but the Soviet troops were different, they had the ability to produce enough steel monsters, so there was no need to fight with horses.
Liao Fan and Huang Changsheng were dressed as grassland people, and if they didn't talk to people, no one would know that they were from China.
"Brother Fan, there are a few yurts ahead, should we get a few horses?"
While resting, Huang Changsheng found a few yurts, and there were horses around, in the grassland, horses are a good means of transportation, if they get two horses, they don't have to carry so many heavy things on their backs on the grassland without roads.
"Don't make trouble, we're not in our own country now, if something happens less, we have a better chance of surviving!"
Liao Fan's biggest concern is that they will be arrested as spies, once such a problem occurs, it will be difficult for them to return to China, especially the Soviets, their attitude towards the enemy is very terrifying, Liao Fan does not want to treat himself as an experiment.
Now that they reveal a little less of their whereabouts, their next plans will be more successful.
"That'...... Where do we go from here? ”
The grasslands are huge, and it is precisely because of the vast and sparsely populated areas that it is difficult to find the targets they are looking for.
Liao Fan took out the map and looked at it carefully: "Let's go east along the border line, there should be what we need over there!" ”
There will inevitably be patrols along the border, and if they can find them, they will be able to find the targets they want, but before they can do so, they must hide their whereabouts.
This season, there are a lot of mosquitoes on the grassland, which is a torture for two people.
"Brother Fan, try this grass again, it should be able to repel mosquitoes!"
For more than three days, the two of them tried countless kinds of grass in order to repel mosquito bites, but they were still bitten all over their bodies, but Huang Changsheng was still happy about it.
"Brother Fan, what do you say the mosquitoes on this grassland eat to grow up? The mosquitoes in Taihang Mountain are half the size of our heads, and if we catch two more, we can all stew a pot of soup! ”
There are only two people on the grassland, except for looking for a target, the rest of the time is boring Huang Changsheng to death, as long as there is a little time, he will try his best to find something interesting from the grassland, catch a bug, he has to find a way to separate the male and female.
Just as it was getting dark, they finally found their target, and a shot alerted them.
"This should be the army of the Mongols!" Liao Fan looked at the three soldiers on horseback in the distance with a telescope.
"How can the discipline of the Mongolian army be like that of the puppet army, there is no military law and military discipline at all, and the guns are fired indiscriminately!" Huang Changsheng also looked at the three soldiers, who killed a wolf with a gun.
"Don't underestimate their combat effectiveness, the people on the grassland are all natural warriors, it's just that they have fewer rules than us! Keep an eye on them, and then we'll have to rely on them to show us the way! ”
After walking aimlessly on the grassland for two days, they finally found a clue, and they would definitely not let go of such a good opportunity.
"These little cubs are actually eating barbecue! I can smell the smell of barbecue! The leader must be a blind officer! "After walking on the grassland for two days, eating military dry food and drinking cold water, when he smelled the smell of barbecue, Huang Changsheng couldn't help but drool.
"It seems that you are used to living a comfortable life, Kang Xin makes you good food every day, you can't live a hard life as a division commander!" Liao Fan glared at Huang Changsheng.
Huang Changsheng said with a smile: "Brother Fan, where is the matter, we have been sleeping in the open for two days, I just want to order something delicious!" ”
In the past two days, the two of them have not seen a bit of meat, and when they smell the smell of barbecue, they naturally have an instinctive reaction, after all, many organs in the human body are not controlled by the brain.
"Keep an eye on it, when you return to China after completing the task, Lao Tzu will invite you to eat barbecue!"
Liao Fan did not tell Huang Changsheng the true purpose, maybe Huang Changsheng did not have the burden in Liao Fan's heart from beginning to end, although Liao Fan made the final decision, but this matter has been wavering in Liao Fan's heart, at this time he has stepped into a foreign land, at this time Liao Fan already has a heavy burden in his heart, and any little thing may affect his determination.
In the dark night, there were occasional wolf howls in the steppe, and after nightfall, the weather became a little cold, but the three Mongol soldiers had no intention of leaving.
"Let's get a little closer, they have war horses, and they must be faster than us!"
Under the cover of night, Liao Fan and Huang Changsheng quietly approached the bonfire, in fact, Liao Fan was worried that the smell of barbecue would easily attract wolves, and being able to get close to the bonfire could be regarded as protecting them.
However, the soldiers of the steppe seem to have a good way of dealing with the wolves, and every once in a while, they shoot a few shots into the darkness in the distance, in order to keep the wolves in the distance from approaching them.
I don't know how long they lay in the haystack, the Mongolian soldiers were finally leaving, and Liao Fan and the two of them followed. The place they were looking for was Mongolia or where the Soviet troops were stationed.
It was very difficult to track the war horses in the dark, and sure enough, in the second half of the night, the three war horses were completely out of their field of vision, and Liao Fan and the two of them were lost.
"It's too late today, find a place to rest, and wait until dawn tomorrow to see if there are any clues!" Liao Fan was a little discouraged, and finally got a clue, but they lost it.
Huang Changsheng saw that Liao Fan was preoccupied, his mouth was obediently closed, and he didn't speak all night, except for the sound of mosquitoes and insects on the grassland, there was only the howl of wolves in the distance.
"Changsheng, hurry up, there is the sound of a car!"
As the sky was bright, Liao Fan heard the sound of a car in the distance, and immediately got up to check the situation in the distance.
It turned out that they had been chasing all the way the previous night, and they were so tired that they did not notice the distant noise at all, and it was not until they got up in the morning that they found that they were very close to the place where the Mongol army was stationed.
Of course, two people can't get close to the station, they need to be observed from a distance, and there are patrols around, they are too close to the army station, and they can be easily spotted.
"We're here for five days, and after five days we're leaving, remember that you can't let go of any details, as long as you can remember everything for me!"
Liao Fan took out the map and began to mark the route, as long as the reconnaissance mission here is completed, then Liao Fan will hand over the task to the troops below, there is no need for him to act, but Liao Fan is also responsible for the safety of his soldiers, he must mark the news as much as possible, only in this way can the soldiers reduce casualties as much as possible.
As Huang Changsheng said, the Mongolian army had poor military discipline. But their combat effectiveness is very strong, the people on horseback, the war horses provide them with a strong advantage, and the most important thing is that the country does not need their protection, the USSR provides them with military protection, so there is no need for the Mongolian army to maintain good military discipline.