Chapter 276: Time is Ticking

Just like this time, Su Yingqi followed the Anti-Japanese Federation back to the Guannei base area, and a guy from the Jinchaji army under Taiyuan City saw him and called him Su Erzi directly, you are a dog's foreigner, and you went to the Northeast to get on a car. Grandma's official, I don't know Lao Tzu? Why don't you hurry down and bring Lao Tzu a cigarette. The words are not only quite disrespectful, but also full of scolding.

Seeing this greasy guy, Su Yingqi not only did not get angry, but his eyebrows fluttered and he was elated, not only handed over the cigarette obediently immediately, but also had to light it for others, accompanied him to smoke a cigarette, and talked for a while before leaving.

Without him, that guy was his old platoon commander in the Red Army, and later because he was injured in the head and didn't want to leave the team, he changed his career to become a guy. When the guy called him, he was very embarrassed. Hearing his old platoon commander shouting about himself, Su Yingqi also served with a fart, and he didn't feel a trace of embarrassment.

Before leaving, he also took the initiative to take away the cigarettes stored on himself and his guards. Even the canned food and compressed biscuits that had been distributed to him were stuffed into the hands of the fellow. The people of this era are simple, and the old superiors are always the old superiors, far from the strict hierarchy of the superiors and subordinates later. Not to mention that he Su Yingqi became the regiment commander, even if he became the army commander, he didn't dare to support this old superior who was just a man now.

The same recruit he brought out when he was the squad leader, he taught to shoot by hand, even if the original position has always been higher than him, and now the two of them are considered equal. But in front of him, it will always be the rookie egg. If the old superior says a word, there will still be no hesitation to carry it out, not to mention the orders of the superiors.

The equipment and personnel that need to be prepared for going south are ready-made, and Chen Hanzhang is preparing quickly. At this time, there is no farewell ceremony, and the completion of the preparations is equivalent to preparing for departure. At midnight on the day he received Yang Zhen's order, Su Yingqi crossed the Sanggan River under the cover of escorting troops with the necessary personnel and equipment, and marched south of the Inner Great Wall.

The regiment in the Beiyue District that was escorted did not have time to change its outfit because it was too hasty. However, the boss personally transferred a batch of Japanese-made equipment to them among the troops who returned from the Jinsui Military Region and completed the redress. At present, the whole regiment has all Japanese-made 38 rifles, crooked handles, and 92 heavy machine guns.

Although it is now a small group, it is short and concise. The five Dalian regiments are now fully manned, and after replenishing ammunition and equipment, the regiment has sufficient weapons and ammunition. Not to mention that there is no problem in dealing with the small force of the Japanese puppet army, even if it is against a squadron of the Japanese army, there is no problem.

This kind of organization is obviously much more flexible than that of a regiment with an excessively large establishment of the Anti-Japanese Union. Short, concise, and flexible. Although there are only five heavy machine guns and no mortar formation, the suppressive fire is somewhat weak. However, the firepower of each squad with one light machine gun and two grenadiers per platoon was not inferior to a Japanese squad alone. This kind of organization is very suitable for this kind of decentralized escort operation.

In addition to the weapons used by these technical arms of the Anti-Japanese Union escorted, they are not only artillery in their hands, anti-chemical weapons in their hands, and medical and health supplies. The artillerymen, like the infantry, were armed with an automatic rifle with seven magazines of one hundred and forty rounds. These artillerymen can be converted into infantry at any time when needed.

The other technical arms also have one submachine gun per person, and four magazines have 120 rounds of ammunition. These personnel, coupled with the escort troops sent by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, even if they encountered an infantry wing of the Japanese army, they did not lack the strength to fight a war. You must know that the Anti-Japanese Federation, whether it is artillery, health troops, or anti-chemical warfare troops, has completed the most basic shooting and bomb throwing training.

Although infantry tactics are not specialty, they are not unfamiliar, and they have completed the basic training of infantry. These people can be transformed into infantry at any time if the situation requires it. However, considering the danger along the way, Su Yingqi still prepared for the worst. All the loaded guns were equipped with explosives.

Once he really encountered danger and lost the possibility of breaking through, he could only blow up all of these artillery. Although Chen Hanzhang had repeatedly streamlined the escort force and did not follow the instructions of No. 1, Su Yingqi still felt that the force under his command was too large.

Not only the infantry and cavalry, but also the escort unit of a tank company, including the anti-chemical warfare troops, there are more than 1,000 people who need to be escorted. In addition, more than 2,000 pack horses carrying gas masks, medical equipment, a large number of artillery shells and other supplies for the Taihang and Taiyue troops were transported. In addition to the addition of a tank company with a small number of troops, only fifteen vehicles. But this run is also very earth-shattering. And with the addition of this tank company, it is possible to take only the road.

For such a large target, even if it is covered by troops from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region along the way, it needs to travel more than 200 kilometers, and it is difficult to guarantee 100 percent that it will not be discovered by the Japanese puppet army. Once the Japanese puppet army mobilizes a large number of troops to encircle and intercept them, there will be interception in front and chasing troops in the rear, and it will be difficult to avoid that the troops will not be divided and encircled. In order to be more proper, so that these artillery pieces would not fall into the hands of the Japanese army in difficult times, Su Yingqi still made some necessary preparations.

When he was about to set off to prepare, the map in Su Yingqi's hand was about to be turned over. When he was in the 129th Division, whether he went to serve in the troops of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, or went to Yan'an to concentrate on the northeast, he took this route. I also followed the 129th Division here and was active for a short period of time.

The mountains and rivers in this area seem to be in his heart. It's just that although he is so familiar, the changes in the shape of the past two years, as well as the changes in the enemy situation caused by the current war, also make him quite uncertain about this mission. Especially under the current situation of uncertain enemy situation and the situation of war clouds in the entire northeast of Jin.

Seeing how much of Su Yingqi was uncertain on his face, Chen Hanzhang smiled and said, "How about it, I don't have confidence in this operation." If you're really afraid to go, it's too late for me to change people. Also, if something happens on the road, your boy's reputation in these two battles will be ruined. ”

As for Commander Chen's words, how could Su Yingqi not hear the meaning? His face was flushed, and after carefully folding the map and putting it in his satchel, he did not answer Chen Hanzhang's words. Just took the reins of the horse in the guard's hand and saluted Chen Hanzhang with a military salute. Turning over his horse, he set off with his vanguard with a wave of his hand.

Looking at Su Yingqi's back, Chen Hanzhang smiled slightly, and did not have any discomfort with the somewhat impolite behavior of this group leader. Although Su Yingqi said that he covered it up very well, the unruly character in his bones was very much liked by Chen Hanzhang. He likes this kind of energetic cadre, especially military cadre.

After Su Yingqi escorted the personnel to set off, the boss and Chen Hanzhang kept finding Yang Jicai here. There is no way, the main force of the left detachment disappeared out of thin air, whether it was for the boss who rushed to the north of Jinbei to sit down, or Chen Hanzhang, who was in charge of commanding the operation in the north of Jin, it was quite not good news.

After the disappearance of this left detachment, the boss is now very worried that Yang Zhen's reminder in the last telegram will become a reality. Shenchi, Ningwu and Wuzhai are the core areas of the northwest base area of Shanxi. It is not only close to Xingxian, but also to the Jinsui Border Region and the location of the Jinsui Military Region Headquarters. The most critical distance from the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border area is not very far.

Now that one-third of the troops have been transferred to the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region, where the Jinsui Military Region participated in the war, the troops are quite empty. If the Japanese army really played a black tiger to dig out the heart, attack the east and west, and attack the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border area, then the fun would be really too great. Not to mention that most of the Japanese army invaded northern Shaanxi, even if it entered a squadron, then it was a threat to the security of the central government.

First find the location of the main force of the left detachment, and closely observe the progress of the main force of the 32nd Division under Taiyuan City, as well as the next direction of action. At the same time, urging the main force of the Jinsui Military Region to speed up the return has become a top priority for the boss at the moment. The urgency of this is above other things.

The boss has already given the Jinsui Military Region an order to find out the area where the main force of this left detachment is located at any cost. He also sternly told the acting commander of the Jinsui Military Region that the entire Japanese puppet army in the northwest of Shanxi, whether it was the Japanese army or the puppet army, should be able to master all the movements.

As for finding Yang Jicai, Chen Hanzhang was going to transfer a unit to him, and he commanded him to enter Guanshui Mountain to find the movements of this Japanese army. According to Chen Hanzhang's calculations, the main force of this left detachment should still be lurking in Guanshui Mountain. Because in this area, there is only the line from Guanshui Mountain to Luya Mountain, which can have enough space to accommodate the thousands of troops of this left detachment.

It is necessary to find the location of this Japanese detachment, but also not to startle the snake. Under such requirements, troops cannot bring too much. And now in the entire battlefield of northern Jin, there are not many troops that can be withdrawn. This task was changed to someone else, and Chen Hanzhang was really a little worried.

Yang Jicai, this kid, is bold and careful in Chen Hanzhang's heart, and the most important thing is that he has a lot of ghost ideas. When necessary, it is also quite daring to think and dare to do. Although Yang Jicai had been personally transferred to the boss as a staff officer by No. 1, after hesitating for a long time, Chen Hanzhang still decided to hand over this task to him.

After briefly explaining the task, Chen Hanzhang looked at Yang Jicai, who was standing in front of him in a standard military posture, shook his head and said, "Originally, this time I should have let you rest for two days, but now this task is very urgent." If the exact location of this left detachment is not found out for a day, the entire battlefield in northern Jin and the Jinsui Military Region will be like a thorn in the back. ”

"Even the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region, where the central government is located, is under considerable threat. Under the circumstance that the number of troops to be transferred is not too large, the responsible commander must be bold, careful, dare to think, and dare to do. I've been thinking about this candidate for a long time, but I've decided that you go. Take the reconnaissance squadron you brought with you in Taiyuan, and I'll transfer two more reconnaissance companies to you. ”

"The situation has been explained to you, and now it is the situation, and I would like to ask you what you think or think about the current situation. This area is located at the northern foot of Guanshui Mountain and Luya Mountain, which is not only high and densely forested, but also connected with the mountains and rivers of Jinzhong area. Time is of the essence, and we cannot find a needle in the sea. ”

"In this operation, there is no one key direction. So I came to you this time just to talk to you more and listen to your analysis and judgment. Because we don't have that much time, we go to Lang Fei in the mountains and mountains in the northwest of Jin. Especially if you, as a commander, don't have a focus on finding directions, so you can only spend a lot of time and energy. ”

"The most important thing is that we are running out of time for the whole battle. Now, before the situation is completely clear, we must find them and kill them in the shortest possible time, so as to ensure the absolute security of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border region. Remember, this was a personal order from One. ”