Niu Haifeng, the guerrilla captain of the mining area, said with a smile: "Li Yu, this little brother of the soldier, but the famous little devil called the 'devil who killed the imperial army', the 'thunder general' in the mouth of the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, and the commander of the 'only regiment' of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, Comrade Lei Jian, how is it, I didn't expect it?" ”

Li Yu hurriedly stood up and shouted: "Report to the chief, I am Li Yu, the person in charge of the underground organization of the Dongwangshe New Mine in the Jingcheng Coal Mine, and I have urgent information to report to the chief. ”

"Come in, talk in the house." Lei Jian said that he was about to pull Li Yu's hand again, Li Yu stepped back embarrassedly and said: "Captain Lei, I'm a coal black, whoever touches me is black, hey, let's leave a little distance, so I will feel better." ”

Lei Jian was no longer pretentious, took the lead in walking into the house, according to the mine information provided by Li Yu, he revised the sketch he drew again, and after repeated verification by the three of them, to ensure that nothing was missing, Lei Jian said to Niu Haifeng: "Brother Li has been thrilling and hard all the way, please take Brother Li to wash first, and then arrange to sleep." ”

After sending Li Yu and Niu Haifeng away, Lei Jian sat down, spread the sketch on the table, and repeatedly studied how to attack the new mining area of Dongwangshe in the Jingcheng Coal Mine.

Lei Jian had to be cautious, the mission he accepted this time was more special than any battle he had commanded. In the past, the campaign was very flexible, and if it could be fought, it could be fought as soon as it could be fought, and if it could not be fought, it would be stopped and the tactics would be changed, and it was really hopeless to defeat the enemy, and it was possible to withdraw with the troops.

However, this time it was a large corps operation, attacking the three new and old mining areas of the Jingcheng Coal Mine, and Commander Nie of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region mobilized the strength of a central column. This campaign has time, has a goal, and requires a large force to coordinate operations, once a mining area is not good, it is very likely to drag the entire attack on the Jingcheng Coal Mine Campaign, which will cause very bad consequences, Lei Jian dare not care?

The sky has begun to turn white, Lei Jian is still immersed in research, he drew a schematic diagram of the new mine in Jingcheng Coal Mine, at this time a figure walked in, standing behind Lei Jian who was unconscious, Lei Jian was already very focused, and he didn't feel that there was still a person standing behind him.

But his sense of smell is very sensitive, faintly smelling a kind of garlic smell exhaled through the stomach acid reaction, Lei Jian flashed his body to the side, and the person behind him was so frightened that he had to retreat and scream.

Lei Jian saw that it was Ma Mingshan, he frowned and asked, "Political Commissar Ma, why are you standing behind me secretly?" If I hadn't known that this was at the command post of our regiment, I would have taken advantage of your unpreparedness, grabbed you with both hands behind my back, and threw you to the ground backwards. ”

Ma Mingshan shook his head and said: "Head Lei, I walked into the room and saw that you were too focused, so I didn't dare to disturb you, I stood behind you and wanted to see what you were studying, who knows how you suddenly found someone behind you." It wouldn't be that you would know when I walked into the room and deliberately scared me, wouldn't it, my Captain Lei? ”

"Hahaha, Commissar Ma, did you eat garlic for dinner last night? It is the smell of your nose and mouth that betrays you, and I can tell you that at the beginning of the campaign, I did not allow soldiers on special missions to eat garlic, because those who do not eat garlic can smell it from afar, and this will reveal your target. Lei Jian looked at Ma Mingshan and said with a smile.

Ma Mingshan's face was red by what Lei Jian said, and he said embarrassedly: "Commander Lei, I haven't been in the company for many years, and a lot of combat experience has been left behind, my old horse is incompetent, pay attention in the future, you must pay attention." ”

He saw that although Lei Jian was laughing, the tiredness on his face could not be concealed, and he asked with concern: "Commander Lei, have you stayed up all night?" This is not good, according to what you told me in private, the 'Hundred Regiment Battle' that is about to start, that is, the general sabotage battle against Zhengtai Road, there are still 16 hours before now, if you are exhausted, our 'only regiment' is very likely to be in a bad situation because the command is not in place, I am staring at the command post, you squint for a while, the body is also the capital of the revolution, this is what you often say to everyone. ”

"Old man, no, I don't have time to squint for a while, while I am still sober, I will immediately convene a military meeting of cadres above the battalion level to make specific arrangements for the general attack plan on the Dongwangshe New Mine in the Jingcheng Coal Mine at night."

Lei Jian shouted as he spoke: "Chief of Staff Zhou, pass on my order, the cadres above the battalion level will immediately go to the front-line command post for a meeting, by the way, bring Niu Haifeng, the guerrilla leader in the mining area, and Li Yu, the head of the underground organization of the Dongwangshe mine, together with all the cadres who will participate in the meeting in ten minutes or ten minutes, must arrive at the command post." ”

In less than ten minutes, all the cadres of the 'One Regiment' arrived, and Lei Jian said straight to the point: "Comrades, we are less than 15 hours away from the start of the 'Hundred Regiments Battle' campaign, and during this time, we require the participating troops to make preparations for the last weapons and equipment and mobilization of soldiers before the war. ”

"Captain Lei, don't worry, we are ready to listen to orders at any time." The commanders of the battalions and the various departments accompanying the military operations replied loudly and excitedly.

"Deputy Head Wang, have you bought all the things I arranged for you to buy in Fuping County?"

"Report to Captain Lei, according to your order, I also bought some spare tools, and I will never delay your business." Wang Xiaoliang patted his chest and said.

Lei Jian suddenly had a feeling that he was still a little uneasy about the sketch he drew of the new mine in the east of the Jingcheng Coal Mine, and decisively stopped the meeting and ordered: "Wang Xiaoliang, Niu Haifeng, and Li Yu, immediately carry out a new task with me, and the others will return to the army and continue to make pre-war preparations." ”

Wang Xiaoliang waited for the cadres of the meeting to leave, looked at Lei Jian and asked, "Commander Lei, what is the task?" ”

"Xiaoliang, you find the reconnaissance platoon Qu Jiaming and ask him to select five scout fighters with good skills and cleverness to act with me." Lei Jian said and shouted to the outside world: "Song Tiedan, gather the guard squad and listen to my orders." Everyone immediately dressed up and prepared to go. ”

Ma Mingshan, who was standing on the side, said with concern: "Commander Lei, in your pre-war operation, you have to get close to the enemy to reconnoitre, you must pay attention to safety, and I and the cadres and soldiers of the 'One Regiment' are waiting for your good news." ”

Lei Jian smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, Commissar Ma, I will be extra careful, and I will definitely come back before dark." ”

He ordered the assembled cadres and soldiers: "Our troops are divided into three routes, I, Deputy Regiment Commander Wang, and Qu Jiaming each take one route, and act separately, targeting the Dongwangshe New Mine of Jingcheng Coal Mine to carry out peripheral reconnaissance. ”

It didn't take long for the young offspring dressed as three waves of croppers to walk out of the north of Gangtou Village, and it seemed that the team was not in order, but they rushed out of the village with the wind under their feet, and then the soldiers were divided into three directions and hurriedly ran along the mountain road to the stone town in front.

The middle road led by Lei Jian, with Li Yu as the guide, walked along the dirt road with green gauze tents on both sides, walking as fast as flying, and when he approached Stone Town, Li Yu said to Lei Jian: "Captain Lei, Stone Town is more than a mile away from Dongwangshe New Mine, the situation here is more complicated, let's be careful when we do things." ”

Li Yu is right, although Stone Town is far away from the county seat, and it is a small mountain town, but Stone Town benefits from the resources of Jingcheng Coal Mine, and comes to Stone Town to pan for gold.

When Lei Jian visited Gangtou Village, he had already heard about the chaos of Stone Town, and when he was approaching Stone Town, Lei Jian whispered to Li Yu: "Comrade Li, we can't enter Stone Town now, find a way to bypass it, close to the periphery of Dongwangshe New Mine, and reconnoiter on the spot." ”

A group of seven people dressed as ordinary people Lei Jian and them, bypassed Stone Town, walked forward less than a mile, and saw a tall chimney, about thirty or forty meters high, standing on the slope of the hill in front, from the top of the chimney came out thick black smoke, straight up more than two meters, before it began to drift away, polluting the surrounding sky into a gray patch.

The further you walked, the more scenery came into view, and Li Yu said in a low voice: "Captain Lei, the building you saw in front of you is the new mining area of Dongwangshe of Jingcheng Coal Mine, and the buildings you see outside the wall are the main areas of the mining area, which are guarded by the mine police and are strictly guarded. ”

Lei Jian stopped suddenly, pointed to the crops on the side of the road and said quickly: "Get into the green gauze tent and go in." ”

The seven people only flashed in the figure, and had already disappeared, got into the thunder sword that was squatting on the ground in the green gauze tent, took out the sketch he drew from his underwear, spread it on the ground and found four pieces of soil to press the four corners, and re-determined the position of the building in the reservoir area that he had just seen on the periphery, and made corresponding adjustments.

Li Yu said: "Commander Lei, there are still bunkers, secret sentinels, and plainclothes teams set up by devils in the mining area, we can't see them outside, and I can't get close to me inside, so I'm afraid that if I launch a general attack, the enemy's bunkers and secret sentinels will suddenly block the fire, and we will suffer a big loss." ”

(End of chapter)