Lei Jian was dragged to the black shadow by the people who ran over, and asked eagerly, "Battalion Commander Lei, why didn't you take me to the mission?" ”

"You? It's such a long way, and besides, this operation is very dangerous, so it can be said that you are risking your life to ensure the completion of this special mission, can you stay at home and don't make trouble for me? ”

"No, no, I'm not worried about not following you, if you don't take me there, I'll follow the troops myself, anyway, I'm going to go."

When Lei Jian heard that this person was so undisciplined, he pretended to be angry and said: "Chun Tao, you are now the health captain of the independent battalion, stay at home to manage your health team and take care of the wounded and sick, this is your job duty and task, how can you disobey orders like you and insist on going your own way?" ”

Chun Tao heard what Lei Jian said so seriously, she simply cried, she said with tears in her eyes: "Brother Lei, I joined the Eighth Route Army, you brought me into the army, I have fought a lot of battles with you, every time you are on the battlefield, you are brave forward, several times almost died, you said that I am not with you, can you rest assured?" ”

"My good Chun Tao, we joined the Eighth Route Army to kill little devils, we can't have personal grudges, and besides, I can't take you with me every time I perform a mission, right?"

"Don't talk about Brother Lei, my life was saved by you from the hands of the little devil several times, I will protect you with my life in my life, and your fire injuries have not been completely healed, I will follow the troops, one is to take good care of you, and the other is that once there is a battle on the road, I can also take care of the wounded and sick, right, Battalion Commander Lei?"

Lei Jian was completely defeated by Chun Tao, but he felt that what Chun Tao said was also right, once there was a battle with the enemy on the road, there would definitely be wounded and sick people, and it should be helpful to bring a squad of medical personnel to move with the troops.

He shook his head and said, "Okay, Chun Tao, just this time, there will be no order in the future, you have to follow me if you have to fight by yourself, can you do it?" ”

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you." Chun Tao thought to herself, I'll follow up with the last time, and I'll talk about it next time.

Lei Jian returned to the front of the troops, made a simple and powerful mobilization, once again strictly enforced the discipline on the march, and ordered the troops to set off.

All the fighters of the independent battalion are equipped with very sufficient weapons and ammunition, and the troops do not feel bloated and cumbersome in their actions, and they are a very capable unit that can fight tough battles.

Lei Jian rushed to the third battalion of the 13th Regiment escorting the political commissar of Shanzongli with a sharp knife platoon, and met with the battalion commander Yu Deshui and Instructor Zhang, clarifying the route of the operation and the main dangerous places that must be passed, and the commanders of the two battalions made strict arrangements.

Returning to the independent battalion that had followed, Lei Jian ordered Niu to lead Cao Guigui's third company vigorously as a rearguard; ordered Wang Xiaoliang to lead a company as an avant-garde company, responsible for the safety of the 3rd Battalion of the 13th Regiment on the way forward; Zheng Tie's second company was ordered to act as an escort on the left and right flanks of the troops, clearing away the danger that suddenly appeared from the two flanks.

At this time, the independent battalion was divided into four, and the three battalions that carried out the escort task, the political commissar of Lebanon, and the gold escort were sandwiched in the middle, forming a multi-faceted escort lineup.

Lei Jian, as the commander of the outer escort of the troops, personally led a company and walked in front of this huge escort team.

Wang Xiaoliang quickened his pace to catch up with Lei Jian, and asked breathlessly: "Battalion Commander Lei, what important big man are we escorting to make such a big move?" ”

"This is a secret, don't ask around what you shouldn't know, a student who has studied in a military and political cadre academy has no quality, I think you have been studying for two or three months in vain."

"Ah, yes, it's so mysterious, isn't it just an escort person? Do you need to cover it so secretly? ”

"Wang Xiaoliang, I need to teach you another lesson, what is called military secrets, you remember it for me first, this matter can't be finished, and I'll talk to you when I have time."

"Yes, yes, can't I ask if I don't ask?" Wang Xiaoliang pursed his mouth and slowed down, and muttered unconvinced: "It's really too mysterious." ”

Lei Jian felt that not only Wang Xiaoliang, but the entire army had this kind of emotion, and once the soldiers' thoughts were resistant, they would be discounted in action.

He grabbed Wang Xiaoliang and said in a low voice: "Keeping secrets and strictly abiding by discipline is the quality that every revolutionary soldier should have in this extraordinary period, in order to dispel the concerns of the soldiers, I can only tell you that this big man we escorted is not only related to the anti-Japanese trend of our Jiaodong, but also the anti-Japanese troops in our entire province must obey his command, you said that if this news is revealed to the enemy, the enemy will send heavy troops to surround and intercept it, once there is danger, who will bear this responsibility?" ”

"My mother, I really can't everyone know that you say this, Battalion Commander Lei, I understand, I will do a good job as a soldier with this company." Wang Xiaoliang didn't expect this escort mission to be so important, and his heart immediately became more vigilant.

The troops left the detachment station, has been marching for most of the day, in front of the junction of Ye and Ping counties, over the mountain in front, there is a Zhuangzi called Da Miaojia Village on the way forward, it is also the water of the Jiaolai River, from this village to exit the only way to enter Laizhou Bay.

Da Miaojia Village is a place with a very important geographical location, and it is also the main route for the enemy and us to enter and exit the two counties of Ye and Ping.

Lei Jian stood on the top of the mountain, hiding behind a tree with a telescope, closely watching the movements of Da Miaojia Village, he knew that if he wanted to pass through this village secretly and not be discovered by the enemy puppet troops stationed in Ping and Lai, he must first find out the movements of Da Miaojia Village in front of him.

He observed for a while, the distance was too far to see the truth, Lei Jian sent a soldier to pass the order, ordering the follow-up troops to do a good job of concealment, not to act rashly, he took a platoon of sharp knives, with the cover of rocks and trees, and quickly approached Da Miaojia Village.

There was still more than a mile away from Da Miaojia Village, and Lei Jian ordered Li Gang to take three soldiers to reconnoiter in disguise, and immediately warn if he found the enemy.

At this time, four men carrying firewood walked out of the woods and walked quickly towards Da Miaojia Village.

When he walked to the entrance of the village, he was blocked by several puppet soldiers, one of whom walked up to Li Gang with a gun, and asked with a cigarette in his mouth, "Which village?" ”

"From Miaojia Village."

", I'm from Shangmiaojia Village, how can I not know you? Nima's dirt eight roads, right? The questioning puppet soldier suddenly pointed his gun at Li Gang's chest and asked in a clamorous voice: "Nima's quick to tell the truth, what the hell is it for?" ”

Li Gang didn't expect this puppet army to be so difficult, he didn't dare to make a big fuss, so he quickly nodded and said, "Boss, we are really croppers who go up the mountain to cut firewood." ”

"Nima's ignorance doesn't understand human language? I asked you which village you are from. ”

At this moment, more than a dozen men walked up, and one of them, a baby-faced half-sized slender tall child, walked up to the puppet army who was arrogant and asked, and deliberately pushed him and shouted: "You boss, can you do something good?" It's nothing to do in broad daylight, right? ”

"How? Where did you little bastard come from, why don't you have any tutor at all? Did you talk to an adult like that? Be careful that Lao Tzu will arrest you and give it to the Japanese, so that you are worse off than dead. ”

The lean half-grown child didn't panic at all and said, "I'm afraid you won't live to that time." "It's too late, it's too fast, and the half-grown child Lei Jian has already put the pig-killing knife across the neck of the puppet army.

The puppet army was restrained by Lei Jian's move, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly shouted: "The little brothers are all blind brothers, and they have offended you, please leave me a bastard alive, there is an old man in my family." ”

"Wouldn't your family also have an old mother and a nursing child? Can Nima's be changed to something fresh, you bastards are all these few words when it comes to a critical moment, usually you don't have an old mother and nursing children at home? Knowing that there are old and young in the family, and they are still domineering outside, they are not afraid of being suddenly killed and leaving the family behind. ”

Lei Jian and a few people packed up a few puppet troops, asked about the situation in the village, and found out the deployment of the enemy puppet army in this area, and he ordered the avant-garde company to immediately occupy Da Miaojia Village.

After eliminating the enemy puppet army in Da Miaojia Village, the commander of the third battalion of the 13th Regiment said to Lei Jian: "Battalion Commander Lei, the front is the Jiaolai River, I don't know if the enemy has heavy troops on the Jiaolai River Bridge." ”

Lei Jian said: "Your three battalions have a very heavy task of guarding, stay in Da Miaojia Village and wait for my exact message before acting." ”

He said that he was quickly approaching the Jiaolai River Bridge with a platoon of sharp knives, and when he was about to approach the Jiaolai River, he suddenly heard gunshots from the direction of the bridge.

Lei Jian ordered the sharp knife platoon to hide immediately, and not to shoot and expose it until it was absolutely necessary.

(Tianjin)