The only regiment of Lei Jian, which was hidden one thousand meters away from Laiyuan City, received an order from Commander Nie of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region: It ordered the only regiment to besiege Laiyuan City at noon on October 5, contain and harass the Japanese army in Laiyuan City, and not go out of the city to reinforce the enemy in Lingqiu.

At this time, Commander Yang, who had withdrawn from the ancient beacon tower and the command post of the left column of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, led the command organ of the column to Xiazhuang, where the command post of the only regiment outside Laiyuan City was stationed.

When Lei Jian heard that Commander Yang and the other leaders had entered the village, he immediately jumped and rushed out and rushed to the entrance of the village to greet him.

Commander Yang jumped off his horse, grabbed the child-like active Lei Jian and said, "You stinky boy, after several big battles, you are still so spirited, let me ask you, how is the mood of the soldiers in the army?" ”

"Report to Commander Yang, the only regiment carried out the instructions of the superiors, and at 4:57 this morning, launched an attack on the four gates of Laiyuan City, and immediately withdrew from the battle after dawn, and now the troops are being repaired.

The soldiers did not understand the intention of this battle, and they were a little emotional, and I thought that if they attacked Laiyuan City in the back, they would be released and would not affect their combat effectiveness. Lei Jian said without any thought pressure.

"This kind of thinking is wrong, the soldiers have thoughts and emotions, so they must be channeled in time, otherwise it will cause speculation among the soldiers, which is not conducive to the development of the next battle, what do you say, Commander Lei?" Commander Yang's tone turned to a stern reminder.

Lei Jian still grinned and said: "Please rest assured Commander Yang, the soldiers of the only regiment have followed me Lei Jian and participated in many arduous and dangerous combat missions, and they have become accustomed to the variability in my command operations." ”

"What do you mean?"

"Hehe, Commander Yang, to put it mildly, the orders issued by my Lei Jian Command Operations will change the combat orders at any time according to the advance of the battlefield, as long as it is beneficial to the entire campaign, my Lei Jian will not limit the previous orders without changing them, the soldiers learn war from the war, and they are really used to this flexible and mobile combat mode."

"Hahaha, you stinky boy, you Eighth Route Army Headquarters's 'mobile and flexible strategy and tactics, annihilating the enemy with superior forces', this kind of operational policy, very thoroughly, good, good, as long as you can really lead your cadres and soldiers, 'learn war in the war', your only regiment will definitely become the entire Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, the iron army that cannot be dragged and defeated."

Commander Yang and Lei Jian walked along the dirt road in the village, and saw the soldiers leaning against the houses and courtyard walls of the villagers with their guns, sleeping, he said to Lei Jian with tears in his eyes: "The soldiers have worked hard, we must ensure that every bit of time is taken out and the soldiers can sleep a little longer." ”

"Yes, please rest assured Commander Yang, the troops have no combat missions during the day, so you can sleep and rest." Lei Jian followed Commander Yang and replied immediately.

Commander Yang walked up to a soldier who was reclining outside the courtyard wall, curled up, the barrel of the gun pressed against his neck, and gently tried to move the gun to make the soldier sleep more comfortably.

The soldier was in a deep sleep, his hands were still tightly gripping the gun, and every soldier knew that losing the gun was equivalent to losing his life, and even at the last moment of his life, the belief that the gun was the life of the soldier would not give up.

Commander Yang wanted to move the gun that was holding down the soldier again, but the soldier who was in deep sleep was suddenly awakened, Huo stood up, leaned against the wall, and stabbed Commander Yang with the gun.

Lei Jian slammed Commander Yang behind him, rushed forward and grabbed the barrel of the rifle that the soldier had stabbed, and with a little force, the gun was in Lei Jian's hand.

At this time, the soldier saw that it was their Commander Lei who snatched his gun, and immediately reported immediately: "Report to Commander Lei, someone grabbed the gun in my sleep, and I thought it was the enemy, so I ......." ”

Commander Yang was afraid that Lei Jian would clean up this highly vigilant soldier, so he took a step forward and took the soldier's hand and said: "Little comrade, you can have such a high vigilance and perform very well, but I was almost stabbed by you just now, are your hands and feet still quite sharp, hahaha, good performance, what do you say Captain Lei?" ”

Although the soldier did not know Commander Yang of the 1st Division, that is, the left column of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region in this campaign, he could see that the comrade with a kind attitude in front of him must be a big chief, and immediately made a report: "Report to the chief, Kuang Xiaoquan did something stupid in his sleep and almost hurt the chief, please punish me." ”

"Kuang Xiaoquan, you kid is so blessed today, do you know who this chief standing in front of you is? Haha, this is what you want to meet all day long, Commander Yang, who killed the commander of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army and the 'Flower of Famous Generals' Lieutenant General Norihide Abe, and don't take a good look at it anymore? You kid doesn't have this shop out of this village. ”

Lei Jian would not almost stab Commander Yang because of the recklessness of the soldier being awakened in his sleep, and in order to behave in front of the chief, he ruthlessly cleaned up this highly vigilant Kuang Xiaoquan.

Kuang Xiaoquan excitedly saluted Commander Yang again, stretched out his hands and asked, "Commander Yang, can I shake your hand again?" ”

"Hahaha, what's not to do? We are all soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, which soldier doesn't have a few calluses on his hands? Besides, fighting to the death with the enemy on the battlefield, our soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, I don't know how many little devils have been eliminated, come on, I also want to shake your hands to kill devils, I don't have time to communicate, just rely on the temperature of my hands, connect with each other, and kill devils together. ”

Commander Yang's last sentence of 'kill devils together' woke up the sleeping soldiers around them, they opened their hazy eyes, and under the stimulation of the sun, they saw Commander Lei and several leaders standing in front of him, quickly stood up and saluted and shouted: "Good chief." ”

"Comrades have worked hard, sit down quickly, continue to rest, I won't bother you." Commander Yang said and returned a military salute, pulled up the thunder sword and left, saying as he walked: "The soldiers are really hard, and for them, every extra minute of rest is precious. ”

Lei Jian let Commander Yang into the command post of the only regiment, dragged a bench and said, "Please sit down first, and I, Lei Jian, will immediately report on the situation of the siege of Laiyuan City." ”

After listening to Lei Jian's report, Commander Yang said with great satisfaction: "Commander Lei, I praise the city for your formation tactics, so let's follow your plan." ”

Lei Jian smiled "hehe": "Commander Yang, now that the entire railway line is fighting, it has been smoothly expanding the results, do you and the other leaders take a break first?" ”

"There's no time, the head of the column and I are about to rush to the 25th Regiment, and come to see you, I didn't expect you stinky boy to be so energetic, okay, when this outside battle is over, I'll make you a bowl of braised pork, and treat you stinky boy well."

"Commander Yang, this is too luxurious, let's leave it to the chief and the seriously wounded, my Lei Jian is in good health, I don't need to break the bank, but I heard that Commander Yang has two boxes of sniper rifle bullets in his hand, if you are willing to give me a box, my Lei Jian is grateful, hey, I'm embarrassed to say it."

"Hahaha, and what you Lei Jian is embarrassed to say? Even if I believe it, I'm afraid that the other leaders who heard your name won't believe it either, so it's decided, and both boxes will be given to you. ”

Lei Jian was a little flattered and shouted, "Thank you, Commander Yang, salute." ”

Seeing off Commander Yang, Lei Jian walked out of the house, walked around the village, and saw that the regiment leaders had all gone down to the battalions, and together with the soldiers, they were leaning against the houses and courtyard walls of the villagers and sleeping soundly.

At this time, Chief of Staff Zhou Peng, who was leading the squad on guard, was leading a squad patrol team over, and when he saw Lei Jian standing on the street, looking at the sleeping soldiers, he ran a few steps to Lei Jian's side, and asked in a low voice: "Commander Lei, haven't you squinted for a while now?" You'll be exhausted. ”

Lei Jian grinned: "Chief of Staff Zhou, I'm still holding on, how are all the battalions and departments resting?" ”

"This time it's really good, there is half a day to let the soldiers rest, this is a really rare opportunity for our independent regiment to fight continuously and forcibly march for more than ten days, I don't know if there are such good conditions in the back, if you can sleep on the kang, it will be more comfortable."

Lei Jian patted Zhou Peng on the shoulder: "Chief of Staff Zhou, you can't have too many good things, and you can't force them, you can be comfortable for a while, and you won't be disappointed if you don't covet too much."

Besides, although the first phase of the Battle of the Hundred Regiments has been completed, the second stage is being carried out intensively, and if the third stage of the Battle of the Hundred Regiments is completed and the main force of the Eighth Route Army is transferred behind enemy lines, we will face the enemy's counterattack and sweep, and the struggle situation will be even more difficult. ”

At this moment, he suddenly saw an iron cavalry rushing from the south of the village, and shouted before he could reach it: "Commander Lei, the leader of the left column is surrounded by the enemy, and he orders you to ...... the regiment." ”

(End of chapter)