Sun Lianzhong continued with this and said: "You are right, what the Second Army lacks is the air force and heavy artillery, the imp's plane is buzzing over our heads, and the heavy artillery is so heavy that we can't raise our heads, so we are angry!" No, I just want our true Buddha to come forward and support us! ”

Han Xing didn't speak, and let Sun Lianzhong onto the bench, and the guard brought a bowl of boiling water. Sun Lianzhong politely took a sip of boiling water while looking at Han Xing's face.

Now the dignified commander of the Second Army, it is really difficult for him to look at the face of his small Southern Expeditionary Army.

The Kuomintang army was not incapable of fighting, and there was no shortage of people who dared to die, but the weapons were too far behind those of Little Japan. War has never said that whoever has more people is superior. Other people's planes and artillery bombs, no matter how many people you have, what is the use, you can't fight bayonets at all, you can't see people's faces, and you won't be blown up or killed sooner or later!

What Han Xing's Southern Expeditionary Army came to do was to use the superior air force and the strength of the Army Mechanized Regiment to support the national army, but although this is the case, the words cannot be put bluntly. As soon as people say it, you get it, isn't it a bit stupid. What Han Xing thought was, at this time, what was most lacking in his Southern Expeditionary Army?

What Han Xing thought of was that what his Southern Expeditionary Army lacked most was its position in the Kuomintang army.

The Kuomintang always said that the Eighth Route Army did not dare to fight against the large forces of the Japanese army, and always played a supporting role, and always loved to friction with the Eighth Route Army. Especially behind enemy lines, people like Wu Yunzhou and Han Ziyi did everything possible to engage in friction with the Communist Party and the Eighth Route Army, and did not hesitate to use the power of the traitors Luo Zhaorong and Xu Guanwu to wipe out the Eighth Route Army and then quickly!

But how can you tell Sun Lianzhong about such a complicated matter, it's hard to explain it clearly!

Han Xing had no choice but to sigh and say, "Our Southern Expeditionary Army also has our difficulties!" was almost wiped out by others, and he almost lost sight of General Sun. ”

As soon as he heard this, Sun Lianzhong was not happy, rolled up his sleeves, obviously stood on the same record with Han Xing, cheered Han Xing and said: "Whoever dares to bully my brother is bullying me." I'm not done with him—"

Han Xing said: "It's a long story, so I won't say these unpleasant words, and I don't have time to say them." Commander Sun, what is the purpose of our Southern Expeditionary Army, that is, to join forces with General Sun to fight devils together. Our Southern Expeditionary Army has nothing else to do, so General Tusun will give us a few good words for the Eighth Route Army, and just say a few more good words. ”

Sun Lianzhongguan was in this position, and he couldn't hear anything. Han Xing's meaning, he had already understood, patted his chest and said:

"Commander Han, don't worry! Our propaganda machine was all dispatched to vigorously publicize the exploits of the Southern Expeditionary Army. Actually, Commander Han, I think you are too realistic, and in terms of publicity, even if you report more, there is nothing. As long as the battle is won, the above is happy, and no one has the time to check out, how many devils are there? How many planes are there? ”

What Sun Lianzhong thought of at this time was that he desperately needed the cooperation of the Southern Expeditionary Army, and he desperately needed the support of the Air Force and mechanized regiment of the Southern Expeditionary Army. As long as the battle is won, it is easy to say anything, but if the battle is lost, it will not do the superiors, themselves, and their troops at all.

Sun Lianzhong also said to Han Xing: "In terms of military supplies, as long as we have them, we will definitely give priority to supplying the Southern Expeditionary Army." ”

Han Xing said to Sun Lianzhong again: "Commander Sun, tell me, what is the main purpose of this battle for these hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops?" ”

Sun Lianzhong glanced at Han Xing and said, "Test me, aren't you?" Needless to say, in my personal opinion, the purpose of Sonobe Kazuichiro's 11th Army in launching this campaign was to completely defeat all the troops in my 5th theater, and the main purpose was to eliminate the main force of Tang Enbo of the 31st Army. ”

"What else?" Han Xing continued to ask.

"I think," Sun Lianzhong continued, "that the main purpose of the Japanese army is to destroy the people, and after they have destroyed the people, they will withdraw to their original positions, which is no different from the time of the Suizao Campaign. ”

"Could it be that they don't have a request to grab land?" Han Xing asked him rhetorically.

"I'm afraid not, right?" Sun Lianzhong said, "The Japanese army has already occupied so many places, what is the use of occupying some more places, and it will have to spend a lot of troops to defend it." ”

Han Xing shook his head and said, "According to our intelligence department, the real purpose of the 11th Army led by Sonobe and Ichiro in this campaign is to cross the Han River and occupy Yichang. ”

Of course, Han Xing didn't dare to say that this was history and an inevitable end, so he could only push this matter to the intelligence department.

"Unless they are insane," Mr. Sun said, "they think that if they occupy Yichang, they may move westward along the Yangtze River waterway and occupy Sichuan." Yichang used to be the Three Gorges, this difficult water area has been set up by the national army many water barriers, even if there is no defense, it is difficult for the Japanese warships to break through, not to mention that there are many fortifications along the river along the way, it is absolutely impossible to attack Sichuan by water.

And what about attacking by land? It is also unlikely, because without the destruction of the Fifth Theater of Operations, the Japanese army will simply not be able to advance westward. If you force your way west, put a knife on your elongated neck, and once the lone army goes deep and is cut off from the supply line by the Fifth War Zone, it will be a fiasco in the Battle of Taierzhuang. Not to mention the overland route from Yichang to Sichuan, all of which are terrifying mountainous terrain and extremely difficult to cross. ”

Han Xing said: "This is a military analysis, and I think so too. But these Japanese soldiers are all crazy people, they have lost their minds, and they can think of and do all kinds of unthinkable things. ”

Sun Lianzhong said: "No matter what you say, the matter of attacking Yichang is something that the highest military department should consider. Our task is to fulfill the tasks of our own troops, watch our own doors, and manage our own people well. ”

Han Xing had no choice but to say: "My words have been said, and the intelligence department has also provided you with information." How to deal with the Japanese attack on Yichang depends on how you report to the highest military department. ”

Sun Lianzhong said: "Okay, after this battle, I will explain the situation to Chief Li." ”

The two commanders reached a verbal agreement, and Han Xing immediately ordered all the troops assembled in Nanyang to rush to the front line in Miyang at once. At this time, it was May 3rd, and the Japanese army had been attacking Miyang for two days. The distance from Nanyang to Miyang was 96 kilometers, and Han Xing immediately took a car and took the guard battalion to the east and rushed to the front line.

Imitation Jiefang trucks are constantly shaking, and there is a deep ditch not far from the road, which was set up to guard against the mechanized troops of the Japanese army. The road was full of great plains, and the car went around a big ditch, turned onto the road, walked a little way, and then continued around a big ditch.

The number of people on the road began to increase, and as before, the local government retreated almost completely in order to avoid the area occupied by the Japanese army from being ravaged by the Japanese army. Of course, it is also necessary for the sake of clearing the wilderness and not leaving a grain of food or water for the Japanese army.

It is really old and young, holding children, leading cows and sheep, carrying tattered bedding, the team is really endless, and there is no end in sight. But their sad mental outlook is reflected on their faces, far away from their hometown, I don't know when they can come back, which one can have a smile on their faces!

In this team, there are also a lot of wounded soldiers. Han Xing kept looking at them, some of them hurt their arms, some of them hurt their legs, and the injuries were extremely serious. Some walked with each other's arms, and some were carried by ambulances. Han Xing thought, needless to say, these are all bombed by artillery and planes, since they retreat to the rear, the injuries are not light, but there are very few wounded in the chest and abdomen.

It was not that the enemy's aircraft artillery could not blow up the chest and abdomen, but that under such harsh conditions, it was injured in the chest and was basically hopeless.

The further you go, the bigger the smoke becomes, and the smoke gathers in the sky, dyeing the sky a gray-black color. There was also a faint roar of cannons, which was relieved for a while. Han Xing thought that the battle between the two armies was first of all an artillery battle, and if he only heard the enemy's artillery bombardment, but could not hear the sound of our side firing back, the victory or defeat of this battle would be almost a foregone conclusion.

At this moment, the shadow of two enemy planes suddenly appeared in the sky, and the sound of warning gunfire not far away also rang out. Someone shouted: "Air raid - air raid - "

Zhang Xiaosan immediately issued an order: "Get out of the car and avoid the enemy's air attack." Air defense - air defense - "

A group of guards surrounded Han Xing and immediately hid in the trench next to him. As soon as it was concealed, a 96-1 fighter began to strafe the cars on the road. "Sudden ......", "Da ......" machine gun bullets splashed strings of earth bubbles along the car.

Some cars were hit, bullet holes appeared, and some cars were hit with fuel tanks, which ignited a fire and clouds of smoke.

Immediately, several aerial bombs were also dropped. "Boom-" "Boom-" Aerial bombs began to explode. The power of aerial bombs is also quite terrifying, and the explosion range of a bomb can involve a radius of 60 meters. Several cars were blown up at the time, and one car was directly shattered.

Debris of the car splattered in all directions.

The troops were good at saying that they could obey orders, but the common people were miserable, and as soon as they saw the enemy planes coming, these people began to run and flee in a disorderly manner. The cattle and sheep couldn't control the explosion when they heard it, so they scattered in a hurry. Wu Xiaoming couldn't stand it anymore, and shouted loudly at them: "Get down, get down, all lie down-"

But in the midst of the violent explosions and the strafing of machine guns, his voice was heard somewhere. There was a woman with a child in her arms and two children in her arms, and when the bomb went off, both children screamed in fright and ran wildly. When the woman saw this, she also picked up the child in her arms, and cried out loudly: "Second small, third small, stop-stop-"