Zhang Xiaosan glanced at Yin Zhaoli unconvinced and said, "The analogy is inappropriate, can it be compared with a lamb skewer?" The kebab is fragrant and delicious, can the little devil eat it, and it stinks to death. ”

When Yin Zhaoli was most annoyed that he was happy, others splashed him with cold water. He glared at Zhang Xiaosan in vain, and directly shouted: "You infantry fighting infantry is not a skill. These things are not a big deal in our special operations battalion. And the infantry fights tanks, this is the real ability, how many tanks have you fought in the guard battalion, have you ever fought? ”

When Zhang Xiaosan heard this, he was annoyed, didn't he bury me, he felt awkward, and directly said to Yin Zhaoli: "I said Camp Commander Yin, you can't say that." You infantry fight tanks, is that really skillful? If it weren't for Commander Han who designed the flamethrower, how could you have been able to shoot down the tank, this is not the credit of the flamethrower! ”

Both of them believed that they had merit, and they pinched it open. It was Zhang Fei who was not convinced by Zhuge Liang, and no one was convinced.

Liu Zhiyuan looked at them and concluded: "A tiger rushed into the flock and bit indiscriminately. If two tigers are put in one cage, then don't think about being pure, just pinch! If a bunch of tigers are locked in a cage, it's even more messy! You two don't quarrel either, now it's time for a meeting. Now let's ask Commander Han to talk about the situation first! ”

Hou Dashan took the opportunity to say two sentences: "Men don't (noisy), women don't itch (yell), pickles are too expensive (now the meeting is in session)." ”

For such an active atmosphere, Han Xing is not easy to interfere too much. If people have made meritorious contributions, they will have the capital to make jokes, oh, they have put so much effort into making no jokes, and they will suffocate people to death.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Han Xing.

Han Xing glanced at everyone and said to everyone, "Now, I'll pour cold water on everyone." The situation is very grim, and the advantages and disadvantages of both sides cannot be changed in the short term.

In this counterattack on all fronts in the Fifth Theater, the 31st Group Army of Tang Enbo found an opportunity to annihilate the main forces of the 40th Division and the 3rd Division in one fell swoop, causing them great losses, which was also in line with the correct deployment of the campaign. The main military plan of the Japanese army at this time was to attack Yichang, and although the tail suffered some losses, its head was still quite strong.

The commander of the 11th Army Corps, Kazuichiro Sonobe, found that the 33rd Army led by Zhang Zizhong had crossed the Han River and began to attack the flanks of the Japanese attacking forces on all fronts, and also cut off the Xianghua Highway and the Jingzhong Highway.

After aerial reconnaissance by the Japanese army, Sonobe Kazuichiro knew that Zhang Zizhong's troops east of Hanshui did not have many people, and the total strength would not exceed 10,000, while at this time there were several divisions and regiments of the nearby Japanese army of no less than 4,500,000 people.

More importantly, Japan discovered through technical means that Zhang Zizhong's 33rd Army Headquarters had also crossed the Han River.

From this, Sonobe and Ichiro made a judgment that no matter whether they retreated or continued to attack Yichang, Zhang Zizhong could not be allowed to cut off the Japanese army's lines of communication in this way, and he must concentrate heavy forces to annihilate them. Naturally, before this, it was extremely difficult to find a needle in a haystack to annihilate tens of thousands of national troops in an area controlled by our army like Suizao, with tens of thousands of troops. But this time, since the location of Zhang Zizhong's headquarters is known, it is better to concentrate the main force to raid in one fell swoop.

As a result, Sonobe and Ichiro dispatched troops to prepare for a full-scale attack, while Zhang Zizhong only had 2 regiments of the 74th Division and 1 battalion of the special service battalion around him at this time, with a total strength of only 3,000 people.

Sending Zhang Zizhong to intercept the Japanese army this time naturally cannot be said to be Li Zongren's mistake, and in fact, Li Zongren's decision was not wrong. It was only because Zhang Zizhong's troops were weak that the Japanese army discovered the location of the headquarters, which led to an extremely disadvantageous situation.

Now this cruel battlefield is unfolding in the long and narrow area east of Hanshui, west of Dahong Mountain, north of Changshoudian, and south of Zhangjiaji. ”

Hearing Han Xing's narration, everyone felt that the situation was very serious. Liu Zhiyuan added another sentence: "In other words, Zhang Zizhong's 3,000 people will fight a decisive battle with the 40,000 or 50,000 people of the Japanese army." ”

Hou Dashan was anxious when he heard this, and said angrily: "Isn't this smashing stones with eggs?" Zhang Zizhong's troops, 10,000 people can't deal with the 10,000 little devils, let alone 40,000 or 50,000 with 3,000 people. Is there such a stupid person in the world? ”

Yin Zhaoli also said: "With the combat effectiveness and equipment of my special operations battalion, if we want to exterminate the same number of devils, I don't dare to brag about such a big thing." What kind of troops is Zhang Zizhong, there are no people, most of them are some recruits, and they are not equipped with equipment, and they can't be compared with Tang Enbo's Central Army at all. What's wrong with this Zhang Zizhong, is he crazy? ”

Zhang Xiaosan said: "I don't know if this battle is fought now, if it is not fought, Zhang Zizhong will already lose." ”

Han Xing said heavily: "This is called not being able to do it. Zhang Zizhong has been in battle for a long time, how can he not see this. But since this problem has been dumped on the 33rd Group Army, what can Zhang Zizhong do? If Zhang Zizhong did not send troops to intercept these Japanese troops, the Japanese army would run away from this opening or attack Yichang. If you intercept it, you have to take a big risk. ”

Liu Zhiyuan said to everyone: "The reason why Commander Han told everyone about this situation was to solicit everyone's opinions. The situation of the 33rd Army was grim and it was very likely to fall into a heavy encirclement by the Japanese army. What are we going to do? ”

Hou Dashan spoke: "I understand that Commander Han means to send troops to rescue Zhang Zizhong's troops of the 33rd Group Army, but with the 3,000 people of our Southern Expeditionary Army, I am afraid that Zhang Zizhong will not be able to be saved at that time, and even we will be involved." ”

Yin Zhaoli also said: "According to the tactical thinking of our Southern Expeditionary Army, we generally do not confront the Japanese army head-on, because our troops are limited and we can't fill it." Our tactical principle is only to provide air force support and heavy fire support to the national army. If we join Zhang Zizhong's troops to resist the Japanese army at once, won't we fall into it all of a sudden? This seems to have little to do with our tactical principles. ”

Even Zhang Xiaosan said: "This is called a loss-making business, and you can't do it." Zhang Zizhong's 3,000 people have already fallen in, plus our 3,000 people, to fight a decisive battle with the 40,000 or 50,000 Japanese troops, isn't this a clear defeat!? If the Southern Expeditionary Army loses money, how can it support the national army in the future? I'm afraid I won't be able to pay the account when I go back? ”

It seems that Han Xing has not yet explained that he supports Zhang Zizhong, and is still leading up this road, but none of the commanders below support Han Xing's opinion. It's not that these people are afraid of death, war is a kind of wisdom, to preserve oneself and destroy the enemy, which is also a manifestation of everyone's maturity.

Han Xing had no choice but to make an arbitrary decision, and he said to everyone: "Although Hitler, the commander of Germany, was not a good person, he made it clear that the greatest victories in the history of the world are often the result of adventures. Now the situation of the whole war is that Zhang Zizhong's 33rd Group Army is alone and blocked in the front, but they have sacrificed their own sacrifices in exchange for the strategic plan of intercepting and encircling the main force of the Japanese army.

What are we going to do? At this time, it is to help Zhang Zizhong, or to preserve his strength, to seek the safety of the Southern Expeditionary Army. I've made it very clear, and it doesn't make sense to say it in plain terms. ”

Liu Zhiyuan stood up at this time and supported Han Xing and said: "I firmly support Commander Han's opinion, that is, to tie up with Zhang Zizhong and strive to intercept this Japanese army with the greatest sacrifice." Of course, this is not in line with our usual tactical principles, but at the critical moment that determines this battle, we do not sacrifice who sacrifices, we do not go to hell and who goes to hell. ”

Since Han Xing said so, Liu Zhiyuan also expressed his position, Zhang Xiaosan has always been a loyal fan of Han Xing, and he is quite superstitious about Han Xing, how can he not help Han Xing. He said: "Since Commander Han has this plan, then my guard battalion will make a statement, that is, we will fight the last remaining person, and we must also ensure the safety of the headquarters." ”

Zhang Xiaosan originally wanted to say that it was to ensure the safety of Han Xing, but when the words came to his lips, he changed his words, in that case, it would seem too much, and no one could say anything if it was to ensure the safety of the headquarters.

Hou Dashan is the eighth eldest of Han Xing, so naturally he didn't say it. He said to everyone: "The predecessor of our mechanized regiment was rescued by Commander Han. No matter how dangerous or difficult the situation is, I would like to express my attitude, that is, to resolutely carry out Commander Han's orders. Even if the commander makes a mistake, then I will resolutely carry it out. ”

Yin Zhaoli looked at it, how could it be that I had become an object. In fact, it was just me talking casually, the child cried and hugged his mother, and resolutely obeyed the leader's decision-making, which was also a manifestation of my organization. He immediately changed his words and said: "Everything Commander Han did was carefully considered by Commander Han, and he resolutely supported the opinions of the leader, and I will fight wherever the leader points out." ”

At this time, Wang Qiankun, chief of the logistics department of the General Staff, still adhered to the principle. He said to Han Xing: "Although I don't understand military affairs, I still want to say that I know that this battle will definitely be lost, so why do I still fight?" I can see that with our only 6,000 people, it is definitely unreliable to deal with 40,000 or 50,000 Japanese devils with extremely strong combat effectiveness. Let's stick to our principles, and don't make senseless sacrifices for our officers and soldiers. ”

Zhang Zuogan, the chief of the operations department, also seemed to support Wang Qiankun's opinion, and he said to Han Xing: "It is really difficult for me to support this battle. If you take a risk, as long as there is a chance of a three-point victory, you can also take a risk. But this time, if you can't win 200 percent, why fight? ”

Han Xing frowned again, Wang Qiankun was an old Red Army. His words can be said to be a masterpiece, which is more valuable than the words of Hou Dashan, Zhang Xiaosan, and Yin Zhaoli. And Zhang Zuogan is not to mention, he was sent by Zhang Weihan, in fact, he came to take the helm, and directly represented the opinion of Commander Zhang Weihan.

If the two of them strongly objected, Han Xing would also retreat.