In the blink of an eye, the enemy plane flew into the sky, roaring and suddenly circling at a low altitude, and the pilot of the first enemy plane found a dirt road not far from the railway, with several horse-drawn carriages and more than a dozen figures, pulling the carriage into the green gauze tent.

The devil pilot immediately reported to the group commander: "01, 01, I found the carriage and the figure below, and they are entering the green yarn tent, please instruct." ”

"Order your crew to reconnoiter at low altitudes, find suspicious, and carry out bombing."

"Roar." The pilot immediately gave the order: "The wingman follows, reconnoiters at low altitudes, finds the target, strikes with fire." ”

The two enemy planes suddenly got down headlong, less than 1,000 meters above the ground, and then pulled up the nose of the plane, and reconnoitred at low altitude and found that the carriage on the dirt road was missing, and at this time the carriage on the dirt road had been concealed into the green gauze tent.

The devil fighters reconnoitred back and forth at low altitudes, but did not find the carriage that had been covered by the fighters with crops, and finally carried out fire strafing according to the position of the target they had just discovered, pulled it up violently, drilled into the air, and the entire group flew west along the railway line.

Lei Jian ordered the troops to quickly drill out of the green gauze tent, and after investigation, in this time more than a dozen enemy planes, blind fire bombardment and strafing, the troops suffered casualties, especially several mules and horses pulling carts, lost three, in order to quickly approach the assembly area, safely pull weapons, ammunition and military supplies to the destination, only three war horses were transferred from the cavalry battalion to enrich the transport team.

After a two-hour rapid march, Cao Shangui's second battalion first arrived at Peacock Valley, the assembly place designated by the superiors.

Lei Jian rode on his war horse and advanced along the railway line, when he saw the mountains in front of him, the trees were lined up, lush, and the boundless mountain momentum, he not only gasped and praised: "This winding mountain, although there is no peak rising from the ground, the momentum is also fierce, the mountain is not high, it is really a place for a soldier,"

Luo Jinchuan listened to Lei Jian praising the mountains in front of him, and couldn't help but say: "Commander Lei, we should be about to arrive in Peacock Valley, the soldiers of the army are hungry and tired, thanks to the fact that it is almost there, otherwise, the army will really be dragged down." ”

"Yes, the soldiers have really worked hard, but after this long-distance forced march and many battles with the enemy on the march, it is really rare to get this opportunity to exercise the combat effectiveness of the troops. Political Commissar Luo, do you say that our long-distance journey will improve the will of the soldiers of the army and temper the spirit of enduring hardships and standing hard work? ”

"Haha, you stinky boy, you have said everything, and you asked me to express your position, aren't you teasing me?" Luo Jinchuan smiled and looked at Lei Jian.

Luo Jinchuan saw that a serious expression appeared on Lei Jian's face again, and his heart twitched sharply and asked: "Commander Lei, there are so many planes in front of you that are scouting along the railway line, is this what you said about the 'Battle of the Hundred Regiments' is about to begin?" ”

Lei Jian frowned and nodded: "This is the prelude to the 'Hundred Regiments Battle', and in a while, along the entire North China Railway and Highway, a large-scale sabotage battle will be launched. ”

"It's so powerful, how could there be such a big battle, and what caused it?" Luo Jinchuan looked at Lei Jian and continued to ask.

Lei Jian felt that the big war was about to begin, and it was necessary for him to do a good job of mobilizing his troops in advance on the eve of the big battle that was about to start.

He turned to look at Luo Jinchuan with a smile: "Political Commissar Luo, you want to know the reason, I want to use the information I have searched for, when our troops enter the Peacock Valley, the assembly area, and have not yet participated in the new campaign, we will hold a military meeting of cadres above the company level, and simply explain the upcoming big battle as clearly as possible, which can also be regarded as a general mobilization before the war." ”

"Okay, many cadres of the army have been exposed by you from time to time the 'Battle of the Hundred Regiments', this terrifying battle, made them fascinated, the sooner you can explain it clearly, it can also improve the psychological quality of the cadres to meet the big battle, lest you really encounter a fierce and cruel battle against the enemy, make a panic, and be unable to adapt for a while." Luo Jinchuan said this, in fact, he also wanted to figure out the true meaning of this 'Hundred Regiments War'.

Luo Jinchuan suddenly reminded in a low voice: "Commander Lei, the great battle that has not yet been determined by the superiors, once our independent regiment leaks out now, it will not be ......." ”

"Don't worry, Political Commissar Luo, I will pay attention to flexibility, until the last critical moment, I will not say so bluntly, and in this military meeting, we must also emphasize the discipline of secrecy, and there will be no major incidents." Besides, I guess that when we arrive at the Peacock Valley assembly area, there will definitely be personnel sent by our superiors to give our independent regiment a clear combat mission, and it is not good to say that the superiors will do pre-war mobilization, and then we will all have the bottom in our hearts, I guess like this, Political Commissar Luo, do you think there is such a possibility? ”

"What you kid said, although I sometimes feel a little sudden, but in the end it has been confirmed, I trust your judgment."

While the two were talking, the troops had already walked into the mountains along the valley formed by the two mountains, and the railway line sandwiched between them.

Qu Jiaming, who was following in front of Lei Jian, suddenly shouted: "Commander Lei, Political Commissar Luo, five or six war horses rushed over in front, and they are about to come." ”

Lei Jian picked up the binoculars, looked at the several war horses rushing over, and found that one was the cavalry battalion commander Li Gang, and the other was the communicator beside him, and he didn't recognize the others.

He said to Luo Jinchuan beside him: "It seems that these war horses that rushed over were brought by Li Gang to meet us with the superiors who answered us." ”

While speaking, five war horses rushed to him, Li Gang suddenly reined in the war horse, the war horse jumped up and neighed in the air, and then slowly landed, and when the five war horses stopped, Li Gang saluted and reported: "Report to Regiment Commander Lei, Political Commissar Luo, Director Ma Mingshan, Director of the Operations Division of the Southern Hebei Military Region, come to greet you." ”

Li Gang said to a middle-aged man beside him who looked burly, had a purple face, and was quite majestic, pointed to Lei Jian and Luo Jinchuan and said: "Director Ma, this is the head of Lei Jian, the independent regiment of the Fifth Detachment of the Eighth Route Army, and this is Luo Jinchuan's political commissar. ”

Just as Li Gang introduced each other, several people jumped off their horses at the same time, took a few quick steps and held their hands tightly.

Director Ma Mingshan shook his hand holding the Lei Sword and said with a smile: "Commander Lei, I have admired your name for a long time, but I didn't expect that you were still a half-grown child, and you could bring out such a brave and warlike army. ”

He greeted Political Commissar Luo who was standing beside him: "Political Commissar Luo, it is really a blessing for you to partner with such a young and promising commander, and I am very envious." ”

Lei Jian didn't expect that he, a half-grown child who crossed over to a rural baby, would have such a reputation in the Jinchaji-Hebei Southern Military Region, he said embarrassedly: "Director Ma has won awards, awards, you are my senior, and I hope to help me, an immature young man, I thank you here first." ”

"Hahaha, I didn't expect Captain Lei to be so young, so strict in self-discipline, and very pleasant to speak, but I want to correct it, I don't dare to call myself a senior in front of you, do you think I look rough and have a very old face?

I tell you, I, Ma Mingshan, am not yet thirty years old this year, but this dignity has sold my age, and I look like a person in my forties or fifties, this is all congenital malnutrition, and I didn't make up for it the day after tomorrow, hahaha, let's not talk about it, let's hurry to the mountain front village in Peacock Valley, I will introduce you to a chief, he will be very happy to see you. ”

Lei Jian was a person who had seen the world before he crossed, and he heard that Director Ma Mingshan was going to introduce him to a chief, and guessed that the level of this chief should not be too low, otherwise the chief of operations of the Southern Hebei Military Region would not say so.

Out of politeness, he was inconvenient to ask, and said to Luo Jinchuan: "Political Commissar Luo, we are still discussing that matter on the road, it seems that when we arrive in Shanqian Village, we will speak more clearly if we want to meet our chief." ”

Luo Jinchuan immediately heard the meaning of Lei Jian's words, and couldn't help but curse in his heart: "This stinky boy, the big battle that the two of them talked about just now seems to have naturally been pushed to this chief, hey, what a ghost elf." ”

The large troops of the independent regiment have entered the Peacock Valley one after another, and the Peacock Valley sounds very beautiful, because the mountain in the south of the village in front of the mountain is nearly a thousand meters high, which is much more majestic and steep than other mountains, and there is a big stone standing on the top of the mountain.

(End of chapter)