Because Orchid passed away, Xia Tingbai changed his mind and no longer went west with the guards. Instead, he chose to stay in Pingliang with the little girl Orchidhua and wait for Wu Anping to return. However, Orchidhua should be called Wu Dingyao now, which Xia Tingbai rose according to the seniority of Wu Anping's family "Kangdao Dun and Ding".

Wu Anping understood what she meant to do so and accepted it happily. So the little girl Lan Huahua is now Xia Tingbai's daughter and Wu Anping's daughter. But everyone doesn't know that the relationship between Wu Anping and Xia Tingbai is actually not as close as others imagine.

The art troupe has not been built yet, so it is naturally staying in Pingliang to continue to improve. However, when the guards set off on the afternoon of the 18th, the soldiers were still deeply inspired and their morale was even more high. "From forward! Our team is facing the sun, stepping on the earth of the motherland..." Accompanied by this majestic and passionate melody, the guards set off in high spirits and rushed to the battlefield hundreds of miles away.

In Pingliang, the security division left a thousand people to garrison, of which 700 were the original Longdong Army prisoners. Now they have become members of the People's Liberation Army and have to work with the other 300 security division soldiers to maintain stability in the rear.

Wu Anping looked at the guard division winding on the Lanxi Highway, but remembered a conversation between him and Xia Tingbai before departure.

At that time, Xia Tingbai was a little disappointed. She said: "People in this era encountered a lot of suffering, but their feelings were both sincere and strong, such as orchids and Liu Gensheng. In them, there was something that the people of our era had been sought but could not get."

Wu Anping knew what she meant. At that moment, he didn't know where the courage came from. He said vaguely: "If... I would... you..." There were only a few words intermittently. He was not even sure what he was saying, but he knew that his face was very hot and red, and his heart suddenly hung in the air, bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang

Xia Tingbai felt inexplicable at first, but soon she woke up and her blush slowly spread to her face. She did not dare to look at Wu Anping because her eyes were expectant, nervous, brave and determined. Her eyes just passed by, which made her mind feel messy.

Finally, she sighed lightly and said, "Let's talk about it when you come back..."

Wu Anping knew that Xia Tingbai was in a complicated mood. This answer was not the one he was most looking forward to, but it made him feel excited. His blood almost immediately boiled, and he suddenly hugged Xia Tingbai into his arms. Unprepared Xia Tingbai first subconsciously exclaimed, and then wanted to refuse, but hesitated, and gently laid his head and neck on Wu Anping's shoulder.

"Commander-in-Chief, Lunde is ahead." Xiao Lan's words interrupted Wu Anping's wonderful recollection.

"Well, say hello to the left-behind troops, and we won't stop, walked around the city and headed straight for Jingning." Wu Anping thought for a while.

It is now on the afternoon of June 19th. At this time, Zuo Chun'an, Yu Tiepeng had conquered Jingning, Li Zhang's Fourth Division also captured Zhuanglang, and Yu Dacheng's Second Division of the South Road and the Fifth Division of the Anbingchao merged, left a battalion in Guguan, Longxian each. More than 10,000 other troops advanced westward, easily occupied Zhangjiachuan, and now they have attacked Qingshui.

At this time, the People's Liberation Army had had a small-scale exchange of fire with the small forces of the Kong Fanjin Gan Army, south of Jingning and near the northwest of Zhuanglang. However, these were just advance forces of the Gan Army from Tongwei. In order to drag its main force into the battlefield, whether it was Zuo Chun'an, Yu Tiepeng's First Division, Third Division, or Li Zhang's Fourth Division, they deliberately limited their firepower and troops, making the fire exchange between the two sides even more equally, and each battlefield was in a stalemate.

Although the 20,000 Gansu troops who were attacking bandits from Dingxi and east to suppress the bandits were also traveling day and night, the march was not very fast. After passing Huining yesterday, he had just passed Wang Chuan and it was estimated that it would take at least one and a half days to reach Jingning. However, by then, it was estimated that Zuo Chun'an and Yu Tiepeng had already arranged the net of heaven and earth, and were waiting to swallow the Gansu army in one bite.

At 6 a.m. on June 20, the security guard arrived in Jingning.

After a brief rest, Wu Anping, Zuo Chun'an and Yu Tiepeng convened various divisions and battalion-level commanders and fighters to hold combat meetings.

Although the regiment commanders and battalion commanders are all the best in the non-commissioned officer education at Ziwuling Base, and if we look back, they almost all come from the five thousand trainees Wu Anping first recruited in Xifeng, to be honest, except for a few regiment commanders, Wu Anping couldn't name them at all, but he just felt familiar.

In terms of the security division, the first regiment commander Huang Rixin, the second regiment commander Zhang Dongzi, the assault regiment commander Lu Xiping, and the material support regiment commander Gou Weimin. Needless to say, these four people are, Wu Anping certainly understands them.

But in the First Division, the commander of the First Division, Jin Dahu, the commander of the Second Division, Jiang Han, the commander of the Assault Group Yu Zhen, and Zhang Zongbei, the commander of the Material Support Group, he was only familiar with Jin Dahu and Yu Zhen; in the Third Division, the deputy commander of the First Division, Hu Dunzi, the commander of the Second Division, Zou Sheng, the commander of the Assault Group, Wang Zhiyi, the commander of the Material Support Group Ba Wudou, only Jin Peng, and Hu Dunzi are acquaintances.

As for the battalion commander, he can only call him the guard division, the battalion-level commander of the First Division and the Third Division. Although he has seen him during the training of the Xifeng army, he cannot call him any of the names.

This was a bit embarrassing for Wu Anping, but what was helpless was that even though he knew that this situation should change, he did not have the energy and time to specifically remember and strengthen communication. His biggest reliance was the D-7 engine, which was also the biggest reliance of the Longdong Group and the People's Liberation Army. As the only driver of the engine, he had too many things to be busy with, and some work could not be done very carefully.

Although it is a bit incompetent, it can be seen from everyone's eager eyes that these commanders and soldiers are quite satisfied with him as the commander-in-chief.

After calming down, Wu Anping said: "Since Dong Zhiyuan's oath, although the People's Liberation Army has won consecutive battles and conquered cities and land, the big reason is that the Gansu army's troops are moving westward. We took advantage of the emptiness of Longdong and Longnan, so we succeeded one after another. In fact, the People's Liberation Army has never experienced a major war. In each battle before, we faced only three thousand enemies at most, and more often, the enemy army has less than one thousand people. Such a battle cannot test our true strength at all."

Zuo Chun'an coughed dryly and took over the conversation, "The army that has not experienced the test of the war cannot be said to be a powerful army. Although we have absolute confidence, in the next battle, we will face the main force of the Gansu army, with more troops than our three divisions combined. Everyone must be motivated, fight this battle well, and defeat the enemy cleanly. Have you heard it clearly?"

The battalion commanders answered in unison: "I heard it clearly!"

Wu Anping nodded with satisfaction and continued, "Since the enemy wants to wipe out our bandits, we will give the enemy a surprise. The 20,000 Gansu troops set out from Dingxi have passed Dachawan and entered the Jingning territory. The war is imminent, and our combat operations will be launched soon. The following will be announced by Commander Yu Tiepeng."

Dear regiment commanders and battalion commanders all turned their attention to Yu Tiepeng.

Yu Tiepeng said readily: "The goal of this battle is to wipe out the Gan army and weaken Zhang Zhaoguan's strength to the greatest extent. According to this idea, we will set the battlefield in Mijia Bay and the western slope area. The terrain here is conducive to exerting firepower, blocking and preventing the enemy from escaping."

"The specific combat deployment, the headquarters decided to assemble the Jin Dahu Regiment of the First Division towards Libao and near the Shuikou, and Jiang Han Regiment arranged a front line in Tugongzhai and north of Zhaiziwan; the Hu Dunzi Regiment of the Third Division and Zhaisheng Regiment of the Third Division were arranged in a staging manner along the southeast side of the Qijia Dashan Mountain and launched an attack south; the Huang Rixin Regiment of the Security Division and Zhang Dongzi Regiment of the West Slope to form a fan-shaped movement defense to prevent the enemy from advancing east; the three assault regiments of the First Division, the Third Division and the Security Division will be used in a concentrated manner, and will be placed between Dongpo and Yangjiawan. After the battle breaks out, enter the battlefield and lock in the victory."

As soon as Yu Tiepeng finished speaking, Ba Wudou, the head of the Third Division's Material Support Corps, stood up: "Report, the Material Support Corps are all full of staff, and the training is not pulled down at all. There is no shortage of weapons and ammunition. You can completely participate in the war. We can't just clean the battlefield. I ask several commanders to consider and send the Material Support Corps to participate in the war."

As soon as Ba Wudou sat down, Gou Weimin, Zhang Zongbei immediately stood up: "As long as the Material Support Corps leaves a battalion, it can ensure the safety of materials, and other soldiers can participate in the war."

Yu Tiepeng looked at Wu Anping, saw him nodding slightly, and said, "Since that's the case, you should be a reserve team, but you must ensure that the military supplies cannot make any mistakes."

Although it is only a reserve team, the commanders of the three material support regiments are already satisfied. After all, they are one step closer to the battlefield. The combat power of the material support regiment is actually not inferior to other regiments, otherwise they will not be responsible for escorting and guarding military supplies. You should know that for the People's Liberation Army, due to their strong firepower and mobility capabilities, their dependence on specific materials such as ammunition and oil is far higher than that of other troops in the Republic of China.

After Yu Tiepeng arranged the combat mission, Wu Anping emphasized: "This battle is of great significance. As long as the Gan army is wiped out, Zhang Zhaoguan and Kong Fanjin will have to turn into defense. They will no longer dare to clamor for the suppression of bandits. We will also form an attack on Lanzhou. After this battle, the Second Division and the Fifth Division of the Southern Route Army should also conquer Tianshui. The remaining Gan army will be surrounded by us on three sides. There is no other way except retreating to Lanzhou."

Zuo Chun'an smiled and said, "After this battle, as long as you fight another battle in Lanzhou, the war in Gansu will be over."

The regiment commanders and battalion commanders were all excited. They had been waiting for this day for a long time.

Wu Anping waved his hand and said, "Execute separately, and the meeting will be dispersed."

After these commanders and soldiers left, Yu Tiepeng smiled at Wu Anping, and Zuo Chun'an said: "Han Youlu is the one who commands the 20,000 Gan army.

Although this man was Zhang Zhaoshen's subordinate, he was actually the local emperor of Guyuan, and he was also a small warlord. Now that Guyuan is captured by an independent brigade, he probably is furious and wants to take revenge. He would never have thought that we would open our pockets and catch him all in one place, right?"

Wu Anping and Zuo Chun'an looked at each other and smiled.
Chapter completed!