Han Xing and Liu Zhiyuan quickly withdrew from the small bridge on the Xinqiang River, and when they arrived at the south bank of the Xinqiang River, it was already dark, and it was the night of the 23rd. Here, a large number of national troops are reinforcing the new defensive line.

Retreating from this line of defense of the Nationalist Army, the troops of the Southern Expeditionary Army are gathering here. 12 Z-8 helicopters were parked on the side, and green tents were erected. Some of the officers and men who had just arrived were resting, some were sorting out their housework, and some were burying pots and cooking in the pot, and smoke was rising.

Han Xing saw that all the troops of the Southern Expeditionary Army had basically arrived, including artillery regiments, special operations battalions, directly subordinate regiments, health teams, and so on.

Everyone saw that Liu Zhiyuan was leading Han Xing to come, and all the officers immediately ran towards this time. Hou Dashan was startled and said, "Commander Han, aren't you missing!" God really has eyes, the sky is immortal, Cao, if you hang up, how can this battle be fought? ”

Wang Qiankun, the logistics director of the General Staff, snorted when he saw Han Xing is nose, and immediately got up: "You, the commander, it's really the commander's business." Just like me, the chief of logistics, if I don't care about food and ammunition, I run to the front and charge into battle. Tell me, isn't our unit out of order!? What to eat, what to drink, what weapons, ammunition and devils to fight? Hmph......"

Chief of Staff Liu Zhiyuan was even more angry, and said to the correspondent: "Immediately notify all the principal cadres to go to the headquarters for a meeting." If this problem can't be solved, the battle will be fought in the future! ”

Han Xing also knew that he had made a very serious mistake. If Liu Zhiyuan hadn't rescued him in time, he and the guard company would have all been thrown on the straw shoe ridge. Once a fait accompli is created, the situation of the Southern Expeditionary Army will become very difficult, and support for the 15th Army will be very limited. This will cause irreparable losses to the defense of Changsha.

In a newly erected green tent, that is, in the new base of the Southern Expeditionary Army, a meeting of the main commanders of the various units of the Southern Expeditionary Army was held. On the top of the tent in the house, a pony lantern was hung.

There was not even a table in the tent, only a small pony, and everyone sat on this small pony for a meeting. This is also logistically improvised from the arsenal.

The meeting was presided over by Chief of Staff Liu Zhiyuan. Liu Zhiyuan said with a calm face: "Just today, a very serious mistake occurred in our Southern Expeditionary Army. That is, our commander of Hanhang made a serious offense, went to the north bank of the Xinqiang River, participated in the battle of Straw Shoe Ridge, and almost couldn't come back. Let's talk about it, what are your opinions? ”

Hou Dashan spoke first and said to Han Xing: "Commander Han, this is your mistake. You are the commander, I usually admire you very much, but this time, you did something really wrong! You don't want to think about it, what does the commander do, he commands, he commands the entire Southern Expeditionary Army, if you hang up, what will we do? Who then commands. Also, the soldier is not dead, the commander is dead, where to put the face of each of us! ”

Liu Zhiyuan was a little angry when he heard his words, which is a mistake in criticism, and it is clearly a sycophancy.

Director Pan Xiaoan of the General Staff Department was still quite unkind to Han Xing, and said, "Commander Han, this is really what you did wrong. Our entire Southern Expeditionary Army, each with its own division of labor, each with its own work, you are good, personally run to the Straw Shoes Ridge, look for a good time. If you really close your eyes and leave first, it will be a dereliction of duty, a serious dereliction of duty. If you are sacrificing, you will be severely criticized. ”

Fan Shuyu is the daughter of Fan Zhuxian, the former commissioner of Liaocheng and the security commander of the Sixth District of Shandong, and the wife of Zhang Weihan, the current commander of the Zhuxian Column, and the current captain of the health team of the Southern Expeditionary Army. She seriously criticized Han Xing, saying:

"The reason why our Southern Expeditionary Army has been able to win battles is that everyone has fulfilled their duties and done their jobs well. If our health team does not rescue the wounded, but goes to help with the logistics of transporting food and grass, do you think this thing will work? How many warriors would have to be sacrificed! Commander Han, you really didn't do it right this time! ”

Everyone criticized Han Xing one after another, saying that it was wrong for Han Xing to lead the guards to fight the Straw Shoes Ridge in a bloody battle.

Han Xing also realized his mistake and said sincerely to everyone: "I was wrong, I realized my serious mistake. Everyone's criticism of me is a help to me, and I ask the organization to deal with me seriously. ”

Liu Zhiyuan said: "As for Comrade Han Xing's erroneous handling opinions, we will study them and then report them. The other is the handling of the wrong problem of Company Commander Zhang Xiaosan. My personal opinion is that Comrade Zhang Xiaosan should be punished with a major demerit, let's study it! ”

Everyone blamed Zhang Xiaosan for his serious mistakes.

Zhang Xiaosan was still injured, endured the pain on his body, and was so unjust that he couldn't shed tears. He emphasized: "Commander Han, I haven't persuaded you, but I don't care if I persuade you!" ”

Han Xing also testified on behalf of Zhang Xiaosan: "Company Commander Zhang did persuade me not to participate in the battle of Straw Shoe Ridge. But I didn't listen, and scolded him, this is my fault, and it has nothing to do with Company Commander Zhang. ”

Liu Zhiyuan said solemnly: "Persuaded, it doesn't work, that's why I gave you a major demerit punishment, if you don't even persuade you, then it's not just a major demerit." I know that Company Commander Zhang is also injured and has his difficulties, but have you thought about it, compared to the major mistakes you made, being injured and wronged are nothing. I would like to propose again that if a similar situation occurs in Commander Han in the future, he will deal with it decisively. Otherwise, what else do you want your guard company commander to do?"

Zhang Xiaosan had no choice but to nod again and again and said: "I was wrong, I was wrong, I obeyed the decision of the organization." ”

Liu Zhiyuan saw that the criticism of Han Xing and Zhang Xiaosan was almost over, so he said: "If you don't have any opinions, the problem between Commander Han and Zhang Xiaosan will end here for the time being." Now, I would like to ask Commander Han to talk about the current military situation and the tasks of our various departments! ”

At this time, the book was back to business. Of course, without strict organizational discipline, everything is not to be discussed.

Han Xing thought for a while and said, "At present, the military situation on the front line of the Xinqiang River is still grim. Defending in this area was Guan Linzheng's 52nd Army, while the Japanese army was a frantic attack of nearly three divisions and nearly 80,000 troops.

Everyone knows how many people Guan Linzheng can have in an army, and I estimate that there can be a maximum of 20,000 people. In addition, the Japanese army has strong aviation, artillery, armored troops, and special forces, which are many times stronger than the 52nd Army, and the situation is as dangerous as an egg!

The main task of our Southern Expeditionary Army is to control air supremacy and strike at the enemy's artillery and armored forces. If these tasks can be completed well, they will be able to effectively support the national army on the front line of the Xinqiang River.

The specific task was that the artillery was ready for artillery bombardment, and the air force was always ready to attack the Japanese army. I led the guard company, the special operations battalion, and the tank battalion that was about to come up, and I was ready to command the air force and artillery to support the national army. In general, they do not participate directly in the war. ”

Everyone listened and nodded.

Liu Zhiyuan concluded: "Okay, if you don't have any opinions, you will resolutely follow Commander Han's instructions." ”

After the meeting, take a break. On September 23rd, I was really tired, and on the night of the 22nd, I hardly slept all night, and I came from Shangfu to Yingtian. On the morning of the 23rd, there was a big battle in Yingtian, and just after the battle, Yingtian arrived at the front line of the Xinqiang River. In a bloody battle at Straw Shoes Ridge, Han Xing almost lost his life. In the evening, they withdrew to the south bank of the New Wall River and held a meeting again.

Han Xing is no matter how messy his brain is, he urges himself to take a break. Because tomorrow there will be another fierce battle.

It was only four o'clock in the morning of September 24 when the rumbling sound of artillery woke Han Xing up.

Underneath the waning moon, vague mountains and ghostly trees were reflected, and opposite, the waters of the New Wall River flowed like a stream of molten tin. At this time, on the other side of the Xinqiang River, copper-colored clouds swelled up, forming a kind of glow in the middle of the night. One could see the silhouettes of the black trees on the riverbank against the golden sky.

In the midst of the rapidly whitening sky, an owl made a monotonous, mournful, high-pitched call.

The night was as quiet as death, everything in the world was drowsy, and the moon was hiding under the covers. But the war, you, quietly came to this land of right and wrong, stirring up the day of blood and fire.

Han Xing got up as soon as he could, and immediately led the quickly assembled guard company and special operations battalion to the Wang neighborhood where the artillery was the loudest in front, followed by Zhang Zuogan, the chief of operations, and the radio station.

The personnel of the guard company were replenished that night, and all of them were replenished from the special operations battalion, and the personnel lacking in the special operations battalion were supplemented by excellent fighters selected from the regiments directly under them. The personnel lacking in the directly subordinate regiment will be replenished from the Liaocheng base camp. This has almost become the norm.

Wang Jiefang is also a small plateau, fifty or sixty meters higher than the surroundings, that is, there are two or three square kilometers, on this small plateau, there are many private houses, just forming a natural defensive position. On the opposite side is Turtle Mountain, which is also the place where the Japanese army gathers heavily.

By this time, the sky was already bright, and with the naked eye, it could be seen that the enemy on the other side of the river of the whole new wall was moving, and everywhere was a yellow patch. In the entire attack of Xinqianghe, it was divided into several points, and Wang Jiefang was one of them.

Han Xing first met with the highest military commander guarding Wang Jiefang, and met him in Wang Jiefang's headquarters. Han Xing saluted him and said, "Han Xing of the Southern Expeditionary Army has come to support Wang Jiefang. Who are you? ”

The other party also saluted Han Xing and said, "Thank you to the Southern Expeditionary Army for coming to support, I have known about the Southern Expeditionary Army for a long time." I am the commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 1246th Regiment of the 2nd Division of the 52nd Army, and on behalf of the 500 officers and soldiers of the whole battalion, I warmly welcome the arrival of the Southern Expeditionary Army. ”

After the introduction, the two sides shook hands tightly. The two did not have time to greet each other, and the Japanese attacking troops had already begun to cross the river.

Han Xing saw from the window of the headquarters that there was a wing attacking Wang's neighborhood, that is, about 4,000 people. They lined up neatly on the opposite bank, squatting on the ground one by one, waiting for the order to attack.

There was a buzzing sound in the sky, and a squadron of Japanese aviation, that is, 12 95-1 fighters, flew from east to west, preparing for an air attack on the Chinese positions on the south bank of the New Wall River.

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