Glorious Mission 1937

Bayantala Town is a very small town on the Horqin Grassland. It is more like a small village than a town. There are only about 40 herdsmen and a few shops opened by Han people in the town. It is a relatively closed place on the Horqin Grassland, and few outsiders come here.

October 10 was an unforgettable day for the herdsmen of Bayantala. On this day, they saw a sight that they had never seen in their entire lives.

Early in the morning, the old herdsman Battelle handed over his dependent grandson Husler to the shopkeeper Lao Wang next door to take care of him. He himself stepped on his horse and went out to drive the flock of sheep to graze on his own grassland.However, the rumbling sound from far away startled the steed under his crotch. If old Battelle hadn't ridden a horse all his life and his riding skills were relatively good, otherwise he might really be thrown off the horse.

It was so easy to control the restless horses and sheep. Old Battelle fixed his eyes, and he was stunned by the sight that was imprinted in his eyes. He saw monsters suddenly popping up on the hillside in the distance, moving at an extremely fast speed. Rush towards the town.

Old Bart was stunned, looking at the monsters all over the mountains and plains, the old Bart who claimed to be Baturu on the grassland was at a loss. He didn't know where these monsters came from, where they were going, and at the same time, he didn't know where these monsters would come from. It will not harm the herdsmen in the town.

Thinking about myself being over 70 years old, this is considered a long life on the grassland. There should be nothing to be afraid of at such an old age. Old Bart straightened his clothes and urged his horse to run towards these monsters. To see what these things are.

In the armored command vehicle, Li Daniu, commander of the 4th Mechanized Infantry Division, and Bao Xinghua, commander of the [-]st Armored Division, were resting with their eyes closed.The long-distance march of one day and one night has already made all the officers and soldiers feel exhausted. Before arriving at the battlefield, everyone is taking the time to rest.

"Reporter, there is a situation!" Captain Li Gang, who was in charge of communication, suddenly reported loudly.

"Keep your mother's voice down, I'm startled!" Li Daniu opened his eyes and said.

"Okay, old cow, you kid can be foolish, you haven't fallen asleep at all, you're yelling!" Bao Xinghua scolded with a smile.

"Xiao Li, you're talking about yourself. What's the matter?" Bao Xinghua turned his head and said again.

"Master seat. There was news from the vanguard team that they were stopped by an old herdsman!" Li Ganghui reported.

"An old herdsman?" Li Daniu and Bao Xinghua both frowned and asked.

"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel Wang Han of the forward team said that an old herdsman stood alone in the middle of the road and stopped our army!" Li Gang said.

"Damn it. Our mechanized infantry division and an armored division were stopped by an old herdsman single-handedly. What kind of shit is this!" Li Daniu said loudly.

"Daniu. You can't stop talking nonsense, kid. There must be something wrong with the old herdsman stopping us. Dealing with herdsmen is not dealing with devils. One shot!"

"Then what shall we do? Wait?"

"No need to wait, the forward team is not far from us, let's go, let's go and have a look together!"

"Okay, let's go, let's go and have a look!"

When Bao Xinghua and others arrived at the scene, they saw Lieutenant Colonel Wang Han of the Vanguard Armored Battalion negotiating with an old herdsman. The old herdsman was over 70 years old, his face was full of wrinkles, and his hair was all white. I knew that I was getting old, riding a tall maroon horse, and staring at the whole convoy with sharp eyes.

Bao Xinghua and the others rushed over immediately after getting off the car!

"Master seat! Master Zhang! You are here!" After seeing Bao Xinghua and Li Daniu, Wang Han said with a military salute.

"Wang Han, what's going on?" Li Daniu frowned and asked.

"Reporter, this old man asked who we are and what we are doing in their town! He also asked what our tanks and armored vehicles are? There are many questions, and my Mongolian is not very good, so this communication is somewhat difficult !” Wang Han replied.

"That's it, Lao Bao, you grew up on the prairie, and you are a direct member of the Golden Family, so it's up to you!" Li Daniu said.

Bao Xinghua strode forward, stroked his chest with one hand and said, "Qi Saibainu (hello)"

The very pure Mongolian language, old Battelle felt relieved, he was different from the person just now, he knew it was the voice from the grassland, since he was from the grassland, he would not harm the compatriots in the town.

"Sebenu, who are you?"

Bao Xinhua replied in Mongolian: "Old man, we are the troops under the command of the county king of Siziwang Tribe in Gegentala Grassland. We are here to fight the Japanese devils!"

"The county king of the Siziwang tribe, but the county king of Zhazaketuoluo?" Old Battelle asked in surprise.

"Yes, this generation's King Zasak Doro is called Bilig, and the next generation's King is called Chen Feng. He is the son-in-law and nephew of King Bilig, and also the chairman of Saibei Province. We are all his soldiers. The evil enemies from the East have occupied our grassland and slaughtered our people at will, His Highness Chen Feng organized an army to resist, and now they have reached the Horqin grassland, and all the places to the west have become a grassland paradise!" Bao Xinghua replied.

"Are you here to kill those demons?" Old Battelle asked tearfully.

"Yes, old man, do you have devils here?"

"That's not true, but three years ago, an oriental cavalry passed by our town. Those demons killed more than 50 people here that day, and all the beautiful girls in the town were snatched away. Among them were my son and my son. Daughter-in-law!" Old Battelle said in pain.

"Old man, don't worry, Changshengtian will not let those beasts go, their end will come soon!" Bao Xinghua said with a full face.

Old Battelle wiped away his tears and said, "Thank you! Where are you going? Old Battelle, I have lived on the Horqin Grassland for 70 years. I am very familiar with the roads here and can guide you!"

Hearing that the old herdsman took the initiative to lead the way for the troops, Bao Xinghua was very excited.As a child who grew up on the prairie, Bao Xinghua knew very well what was most important in marching on the prairie, not food or fresh water, but an old herdsman who was familiar with the terrain.

The environment on the grassland has not changed much, and there are no landmark buildings, so it is easiest to get lost on the grassland. Sometimes you may not see anyone after walking on the grassland for ten or eight days, so a An old herdsman who is familiar with the terrain is equivalent to a moving map, which is very precious.

"That's great, old man, this is the place we're going to, you always check it out, do you know it?" Bao Xinghua took out a map and said, pointing to a small dot on it.

The map is a simple map drawn by hand, with only a few place names marked on it, including nothing like rivers and mountains.

The old Battelle frowned and looked at the boss for a while before saying: "The place you are going to should be in the southeast of Menda Town, isn't it?"

"Yes, Bagexi Gacha, 75 kilometers southeast of Menda Town!" Bao Xinghua said.

"Ba Gexi Gacha no longer exists. It was wiped out by those oriental demons last year. No one in the entire Gacha survived! All the yurts were burned!" Old Bart said.

Bao Xinghua and the others were taken aback. Fortunately, they met Old Battelle, otherwise they really would not have known about it. Finding a village that does not exist on the grassland is not an easy task.If there is no one who is familiar with the terrain to lead the way, things may be delayed.

"Old man, do you still remember the way to get there?"

"Remember!"

"Okay, pack up, we'll set off right away!"

"Okay!" Old Battelle drove the sheep back to the town, and then set off with Bao Xinghua and others.

What Bao Xinghua and others didn't know was that at this moment, an infantry division and a chariot division of the Japanese army were also rushing from Namusi to Xiedai Sumu, while Bagesi Gacha was The only way for the Japanese army.

After a whole day of rapid marching, the army finally arrived at Longhe Tupaozi, a village closest to Bagesi Gacha, where Bao Xinghua and Li Daniu ordered the troops to rest for an hour, the troops had meals, the vehicles were refueled, and dinner was finished Then continue to march.

In the afternoon, Bao Xinghua and others had already received an urgent telegram from the headquarters of the Corps, saying that the main force of the Japanese army had arrived in Menda Town. The shells from both sides of the battle completely destroyed Menda Town, and the hills to the west were cut down by about half a meter.

Therefore, the headquarters of the Corps ordered Bao Xinghua and others to speed up their march and must arrive at the scheduled location tonight, and then launched an attack on Namusi, the Japanese army's logistics base.

As long as this logistics base is destroyed, the frontline troops of the Japanese army will lack ammunition and supplies. At that time, under the joint attack of the main force of the corps and Bao Xinghua and others, the collapse of the entire Japanese army is completely predictable.

The same is true for the Japanese army. Their goal is to detour behind Menda Town and cooperate with the main force to form a siege of the Chinese troops in Menda Town. It would be even better if they can wipe out all the Chinese troops in Menda Town.

The battle on the front line of Menda Town during the day made the Japanese army's most elite Kwantung Army finally see how powerful Chen Feng's troops are. Tactics were unable to break through Menda Town, and the rescue of the Japanese and puppet troops in Tongliao encountered great resistance. Therefore, the Japanese First Front Army Command ordered Lieutenant General Yokoyama Isamu, the head of the First Division, to arrive tomorrow morning. Predetermine the position and launch an attack on the Chinese army.

In order to complete the task, Lieutenant General Yokoyama ordered the troops to march overnight.Because it was marching at night and on the grassland, it was easy to get lost, so neither China nor Japan sent out scouting troops, but chose to march in groups.Neither the Japanese army nor the troops in the Eighth War Zone knew that there was an identical mechanized force marching in front of them, and the distance between the two sides was infinitely approaching. (To be continued..)