Botou County, where the air defense regiment is stationed.

After receiving Qiao Youhua's order, the regiment commander Ma Yunlong immediately found his own herald and ordered: "Immediately order all the 1st antiaircraft artillery battalion to assemble, and I will personally lead the emergency to Shimen to stand by." ”

The herald stepped forward and saluted, "Yes." Then he turned and walked away quickly.

About 15 minutes later, hundreds of artillerymen, ammunitionmen, and automobile soldiers of the 1st antiaircraft artillery battalion stationed outside Botou County were urgently assembled, and all 15 88mm antiaircraft guns were hung behind 15 military trucks, which were loaded with boxes of various shells.

In addition, an anti-aircraft machine gun was assembled overnight, and five other military trucks were also loaded with ammunition and anti-aircraft machine guns and soldiers.

Ma Yunlong explained his deputy regiment commander and other subordinate officers, and immediately took several subordinates out of the city on two captured three-wheeled motorcycles and went straight to the assembly place.

As the most powerful strategic unit of the Dragon's Tooth Column at this stage, the air defense regiment has transport vehicles, military trucks, and motorcycles that are difficult for other units to match.

It can be regarded as the highest mechanized army air defense unit.

After Ma Yunlong arrived, the commander of the 1st Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion strode to Ma Yunlong from a military truck, stood up and saluted: "Regiment Commander, the 1st Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion has been prepared, please instruct!" ”

After Ma Yunlong returned the salute, he said: "The superior ordered us to dispatch immediately, hurry to Shimen to standby, and if the preparations are completed, let's set off immediately." ”

"Regiment commander, I heard from the herald, you are going too?" The commander of the first battalion asked.

"Well, let's go." Ma Yunlong nodded.

"Yes!" The commander of the first battalion happily agreed, and immediately turned around and commanded in a loud voice: "Target Shimen, set off immediately, hurry!" Full speed march! ”

After receiving the order, the soldiers of the antiaircraft artillery battalion, which had already been prepared and were waiting for the battle, mobilized one after another, the artillerymen and ammunition men got into the cars one after another, and the automobile soldiers began to start the vehicles.

The roar of the engine was endless.

Fortunately, since this was a combat operation within their own base area, rather than a cross-border operation, they did not need to carry too much fuel and other combat materials.

Because the counties along the way, can provide supplements.

Seeing the convoy move, Ma Yunlong turned around and got on the motorcycle, and waved his big hand: "Let's go." ”

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The first to arrive at Shimen was the artillery battalion directly under the brigade of the Third Brigade, followed by Shimen, and more than 3,000 infantry gathered from the Dezhou area.

Before the antiaircraft artillery unit of the air defense regiment arrived, Qiao Youhua was not idle, and sent people to carry out reconnaissance in the area around Jingcheng Pass several times, and gained a clearer understanding of the Japanese army's troop deployment and activity pattern outside Jingcheng Pass and in Jingcheng County.

At the same time, he also discussed with Wu Ming and others, perfected the specific battle plan, and prepared countermeasures to deal with the possible sudden changes.

had lunch with Wu Ming, and after the meal, Qiao Youhua and he went to the headquarters to walk outside, smoke and chat, and talked about the future expansion of the army.

Wu Ming said: "Now, we have three main brigades, three regiments directly under us, and a large number of logistics and militia units, and if we expand the organization next time, we should be able to consider forming a multi-arm mechanized unit, even if the situation does not allow us to directly form a mechanized unit, we can also gradually mechanize it first." ”

Qiao Youhua nodded and said: "Well, that's right, next time I will expand it, mainly for the expansion of your three brigades, each infantry brigade is no longer a simple infantry combat unit, but also equips you with your own tanks, air defense, artillery, chemical defense troops and other arms and combat units." ”

"In this way, each of your divisions will have the ability to fight independently of various combat situations, and its combat effectiveness will be greatly enhanced."

Qiao Youhua's words made Wu Ming nod deeply in agreement, because with the continuous expansion of the anti-Japanese base areas in the future, there is a high probability that each brigade or the expanded division should fight independently in different directions.

However, the probability of concentrating forces for joint operations is much smaller, so it is very necessary to use a division as a combat unit and increase the number of arms of various land forces in order to enhance its combat effectiveness!

While the two were talking, they unconsciously came to the south gate of Shimen, Qiao Youhua looked up at the south gate of Shimen, and said, "Let's go, let's go around the city wall." ”

"Okay." Wu Ming nodded hurriedly, and followed Qiao Youhua straight up to the south gate city wall, and several garrison soldiers guarding the city wall saw the two of them standing up and saluting.

After Qiao Youhua and the others returned the salute, they came to the city gate building and looked out of the city.

Qiao Youhua felt and said: "Do you still remember the battle with the Japanese army in Shimen more than a year ago, when we had just gained a foothold in Luquan County and the strength of the base area was still very weak? ”

Wu Ming also seemed to fall into the memory, and nodded: "Of course I remember, the Japanese army in Shimen mobilized a large number of troops to encircle and suppress us several times, but we were all defeated. Now our base has already expanded several times or even ten times, and Shimen has become our hinterland. ”

Qiao Youhua took out a cigarette and lit it, and gave Wu Ming another one and said: "There is a saying that things are man-made, in 37 years, the Japanese devils were in full swing, all the way like a bamboo, and they attacked the city for thousands of miles one after another, and the whole country was sad, and now we are not carrying it over, and we have opened up a good situation behind the enemy."

I believe that as long as we continue to work hard, it won't be long before we can recover Pingjin and drive the devils in Hebei out of the Guannei! ”

Wu Ming said: "After recovering Pingjin, we can first postpone the exit, while expanding our strength, while uniting other fraternal troops in various parts of our Eighth Route Army, recovering the lost territory in Jincha, Lusui and other places, and finally concentrating on going out of the customs, recovering the three eastern provinces, and recovering our great rivers and mountains in China!" ”

"Well, if we can recover the Northeast, it will definitely be able to hit the Japanese army that invaded China, the Northeast is an industrial powerhouse, once we recover it, the devil army will be half crippled, and by then, it will not be far from recovering all the lost territory and winning the War of Resistance against Japan." Qiao Youhua said with a yearning voice.

Wu Ming asked: "Commander, have you ever thought about where we should go after the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is over?" ”

Qiao Youhua glanced at Wu Ming, turned his gaze into the distance, and said, "It's hard to say now, let's take one step at a time, the world is vast, can there be nowhere to go?" ”

Wu Ming smiled and said: "That's right, our duty is to protect the family and defend the country, if there is really that day, the war is over, I want to rest and rest." ”

"There will be a day." Qiao Youhua fell into deep thought, if possible, he still wanted to go back to the 21st century, after all, there were his relatives there, and a familiar one.