"Reduced military power," Liu Duoquan couldn't figure out what military power Han Xing had cut, and asked, "Didn't I hear that only you can mobilize the air force!" Won't the Air Force be called to take out the enemy's artillery wing? ”

"I'll just talk about it," Han Xing said, "that's in the past, and I'll mention it now." For the sake of asking for howitzers, I told the new 8th Brigade that the new 8th Brigade was in a hurry and scolded me, and the Air Force did not let me command. No matter how anxious I am, I can't do anything! Is it difficult for a good woman to cook without rice? ”

"Then you're not going to think of anything else?" Liu Duoquan urged again.

"Now, what can I do! Against the enemy's artillery wing, only the Air Force and our artillery. The heavy artillery of our Southern Expeditionary Army is not here, the Air Force, I can't command it, I really can't think of a way? ”

"Then you can't watch this 20 brigade slip away in our hands?" Liu Duoquan said anxiously.

"I really don't have anything to do?" Han Xing said helplessly with two hands.

"You have to think of a way! Your Southern Expeditionary Army is the best equipped and has strong combat effectiveness, I don't expect you to count on anyone? ”

Han Xing thought about it for a while before he said to Liu Duoquan: "Now this matter, it can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor." If you don't mention howitzers, I'll tell the new 8th Brigade about it, maybe there is a live buckle. ”

Liu Duoquan thought about it, the matter of the howitzer regiment was originally to have this radish and stir-fry the bowl of vegetables, and without this radish to fry the bowl of vegetables, there was a thing that did not match. Asking for support from the Air Force, only Han Xing can do this, and others will not come. I'm just an empty wish, and I can't drop a piece of meat, what are you afraid of!

So, Liu Duoquan said: "Okay, I won't mention the matter of the howitzer regiment for the time being, and it is important to ask for air force support first." ”

Han Xing chased after him and said to Liu Duoquan: "There is no basis for empty words, and words are based on evidence." Later, when the new 8th Brigade asked, I also had a good leader. ”

Han Xing asked Liu Duoquan to make a note.

Liu Duoquan is not stupid, if I make a note, if the howitzer regiment does not come back, it will become my responsibility. So he shirked and said, "Just say no, do you still need to be so troublesome?" ”

"That's not good," Han Xing was very serious, "When the time comes, no one will admit it, you ask me for howitzers again, but the new 8th Brigade thinks that those howitzers are what we took from the devils, and no one can do it." I'm a rat caught in the bellows - angry at both ends! ”

At this time, Liu Duoquan was thinking again, as long as he didn't make a note, he could do anything. He consulted with Han Xing again and said, "Can I send a telegram to the new 8th Brigade?" ”

Han Xing had no choice but to say, "I said that it must be nothing." What you say, you have a big face, and you may be able to manage things. ”

Liu Duoquan could only send a phone call to Zhang Weihan, the commander of the new 8th Brigade, and the telegram said:

Commander Zhang Weihan of the New 8th Brigade personally said:

At present, our 49th Army is engaged in a fierce battle with the 20 mixed brigades of the Japanese army north of the Jinjiang River in Jiangxi. The enemy's artillery wing was very strong and was in dire need of air support. I heard from Commander Han Xing that for the sake of our howitzer regiment, the new 8th Brigade has relieved Han Xing of his air force command.

Xiguijun attaches great importance to the overall situation and replaces the command of the Han Xing Air Force. Regarding the matter of the howitzer regiment, we will also take a step back for the time being, wait for the battle situation to improve, and then make plans!

Liu Duoquan, commander of the 49th Army

March 20, 1941

Besides, who is Zhang Weihan of the New 8th Brigade, after he received the telegram, he read it and couldn't help laughing. He took the telegram to Wang Youping, director of the Political Department, and said: "This Han Xing, there is really a set, he is playing Zhuge Liang to borrow Jingzhou!" ”

After reading the telegram, Wang Youping also smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you are a black cat or a white cat, if you catch a mouse, you are a good cat." You can't tear your face, and you can't give him a howitzer, that's the best policy. ”

"How are we going to sing this play, continue to sing? Han Xing is still waiting! Zhang Weihan said.

"Oh there," Wang Youping said, "Han Xing is a screenwriter and director, and we are just a little actors, so of course we have to act well." ”

The New 8th Brigade then sent a telegram back to Liu Duoquan of the 49th Army.

Liu Duoquan, commander of the 49th Army, personally revealed:

Originally, after we received the news that Commander Han Xing wanted the howitzer regiment to return the 49th Army, we were very dissatisfied. The howitzer regiment was taken from the Japanese by us, what a crime. He was also very angry at Han Xing's unprincipled behavior, and removed his air force command. But since Commander Liu personally interceded, for the sake of the great cause of resisting Japan, let's temporarily return the command of Han Xing's air force!

It is hoped that the two armies will work closely together to annihilate the Japanese invaders, and everything will be based on the great cause of resisting Japan, and we will wait for good news.

Commander of the new 8th Brigade Zhang Weihan

Director of the Political Department Wang Youping

March 20, 1941

Liu Duoquan took this telegram, as if he had Shang Fang's sword, found Han Xing, handed him the telegram and said, "Commander Han, my words really work." Your Air Force command has been restored, thank goodness! ”

Han Xing took the telegram, read it, and said happily: "It's still Commander Liu who has face, if I wear out my mouth, they won't show mercy to my subordinates." ”

Han Xing immediately commanded the air force and carried out an air attack on the enemy's artillery wing, inflicting heavy damage on the enemy's artillery wing. The artillery wing is over, the 20 Brigade is alone, and the grasshoppers after the autumn - there is nothing to jump on.

Seeing that their strength was not enough to deal with the Japanese troops in the center, the Japanese army on the southern route was about to be wiped out by the national army if they were not careful, so they had to abandon the plan of fighting alone and join the main force of the 34th Division on the 20th.

As a result, the Japanese army on the southern route was finished.

In this way, only the fool of the 34th Division of the Japanese Army in the middle was left.

According to general military common sense, the 34th Division in the middle is a lone army and should not continue to advance. Otherwise, once it advances, the lone army without flank protection will inevitably be besieged by the Chinese army on all sides, which is a taboo for soldiers.

But the arrogant 34th Division can't care so much, it doesn't hit the south wall and doesn't look back, which is again the stupidity and arrogance unique to the Japanese!

It's a pity that their opponent is the formidable 74th Army, which is waiting for him!

The attack of the 34th Division, which came up first, was far smoother than the other two routes.

The 34th Division began to attack on the 16th, and on the same day it occupied Xiangfuguan and Lianhua Mountain, breaking through the first-line positions of the national army.

On the 17th, the 34th Division attacked Gao'an, and the Nationalist Army was defeated by the heavy artillery fire of the Japanese army, and abandoned Gao'an and retreated south on the same day.

On the 18th, the 34th Division occupied Longtuanwei again, and in just three days, the division broke through the first-line defense of the national army and advanced dozens of kilometers.

Therefore, at this moment, the 34th Division is very arrogant, and it is in sight, and it can't wait to swallow this tactical offensive target in one bite.

Do they know it, just like all previous tactical intentions, this is just a tactic of the national army to block and lure the enemy into depth, and it is not a great victory and the national army is vulnerable to attack as the Japanese army thinks.

Since March 20, when the 34th Division forcibly crossed Surabaya, it began to be intercepted by the 57th Division of the 74th Army, which had strong combat effectiveness.

Surabaya is nothing more than a small river that connects the Geumgang River, which is now called the Zhanghe River on the map, which is dozens of meters wide.

Relying on the superiority of firepower, the 34th Division, under the cover of more than 10 artillery pieces and more than 30 aircraft, stormed the positions of the 57th Division of the 74th Army, and basically destroyed the positions in the vicinity of Sixi and Guanqiao.

Seeing the fierce Japanese offensive, the 57th Division temporarily abandoned its position and retreated.

So the 34th Division began to forcibly cross Surabaya from Sixi and Guanqiao, but when it was halfway through the crossing, the 57th Division suddenly killed a horse gun.

Half-crossing is a tactic in the era of cold weapons, and the so-called crossing of the river is the most vulnerable time for the attacking side, and the Japanese army is caught off guard and suffers heavy losses!

The 2nd Brigade of the 216th Wing, when crossing the river at Wanzi Bridge, about two kilometers east of Guanqiao, was attacked by the 57th Division when it did not gain a stable foothold. The division was not the opponent of the 57th Division, it was defeated, and it wanted to retreat, but it couldn't retreat at all because Surabaya blocked it. In the end, the brigade was almost completely wiped out, and the captain of the brigade, Shigeshiro Kinoshita, was also killed.

At the same time, the artillery of the 34th Division was attacked. In the panic, the Japanese artillery did not have time to install sights or listen to the orders of the officers, but fired at the national army indiscriminately, completely to save their lives.

The 57th Division chased after one another, destroying 3 pieces of artillery of the Japanese artillery unit, and the rest of the Japanese troops jumped on the transport ship and fled in a hurry, only to pick up a life!

The 34th Division then attacked fiercely again, and finally succeeded in forcing the crossing of Surabaya, breaking through the position of the 57th Division on the 21st and advancing to the line of Liutang Village, which was not far from Shanggao.

At this time, Han Xing's squad of the Southern Expeditionary Army arrived at Shanggao again by helicopter, joined the large forces of the Southern Expeditionary Army, and formed a powerful defensive force with the large forces of the 74th Army.

After Han Xing arrived in Shanggao, he first went to the headquarters of the 74th Army in Shanggao County to meet Wang Yaowu.

After the Supreme Commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army and the Supreme Commander of the 74th Army simply shook hands, their eyes were paired, and there were no superfluous words of congratulations. Because from the other party's eyes, Han Xing has seen that Wang Yaowu is very satisfied with the performance of the Southern Expeditionary Army, and from his tired eyes, it can also be seen that Wang Yaowu's 74th Army is also fighting very reluctantly and is in urgent need of support.

As soon as Han Xing arrived at the headquarters of the 74th Army, Wang Yaowu knew that Han Xing had come to ask for war.

Han Xing asked, "What do we need to do in the Southern Expeditionary Army?" ”

Wang Yaowu said to Han Xing: "I know that the air force and artillery of your Southern Expeditionary Army are powerful, so let's deal with the air force and artillery of the Japanese army." In addition, the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and the fastest mobile forces may be needed to go to the rescue at any time, and we hope that we can maintain smooth communication at all times. ”

Han Xing said, "Got it, can I go?" ”

Wang Yaowu shook Han Xing's hand tightly and said: "In the fight against the enemy on the north and south routes, your southern expeditionary army has made great achievements, and I hope that you will stick to the battle of Shanggao, and you will play better." ”

With Wang Yaowu's encouragement, Han Xing's heart was very excited, and a hot current rose in his heart. Before leaving, Wang Yaowu said to Han Xing again: "You can ask the logistics department of the 74th Army at any time for your supply problems. In addition, if you need local support, you can find the local government and make a request. ”

Han Xing gave Wang Yaowu a military salute, and then said, "Thank you for your support." ”