In the headquarters, Han Xing said to Xu Da and Liu Zhiyuan: "Our vanguard can set off, and I will lead the guard battalion to Nanyang and fight the front station first." Later, Chief of Staff Liu will organize the transportation of large troops. ”

Liu Zhiyuan nodded and said, "Commander Han, don't worry, I promise to complete the task, this is not the first time that a big girl has sat in a sedan chair." ”

Xu Da also nodded, immediately picked up the intercom, and gave an order to Zhang Fei: "Note No. 02, according to the predetermined plan, the Y-8-transport plane will immediately load the first batch of personnel and accept boarding." ”

"Yes!" Zhang Fei over there immediately replied.

After Han Xing shook hands with Xu Da and Liu Zhiyuan, he immediately walked out of the headquarters. Zhang Xiaosan has been waiting for a long time and is preparing next to him. Han Xing shouted to him: "Battalion Commander Zhang, all the guards battalion are dispatched and ready to board the plane." Follow me to Nanyang. ”

Zhang Xiaosan agreed: "Yes!" Immediately led the troops that had been prepared for a long time and walked majestically and vigorously towards the tarmac.

The huge rear compartment door of the Y-8 transport aircraft is opened, it is 7.7 meters long, 2.95 meters high, and the length of the cargo compartment is 13.5 meters, so if it is an ordinary car, there is no problem in driving it, and the tank can also drive it directly. It has a maximum load capacity of 20 tons and can accommodate 100 armed men.

Han Xing led some people and some equipment from the guard battalion and headquarters, and it happened to be four transport planes.

There were some seats next to the cabin, on which Han Xing and Pan Xiaoan from the headquarters and some officers were sitting. Pan Xiaoan of the General Staff Department took a radio station and followed Han Xing's actions, so that he could contact Liu Zhiyuan's General Staff at any time

The people of the guard company had no choice but to find a place to stand or sit. Standing like this also made some fighters happy, especially some recruits, who showed unprecedented surprise.

A recruit asked Li Dazhong: "Platoon Commander Li, is this an airplane, I really don't believe it, isn't this just a steel house?" It's really like a dream, it's worth it to be able to get on a plane in this life, even if you close your eyes. ”

Li Dazhong snorted and said, "What's so strange about this, if we put on a skydiving suit, we can still jump off the plane?" ”

The recruit exclaimed again and said, "I don't believe you if you say that." Now I believe that everyone can fly in the sky, but can't they jump from the sky! ”

Li Dazhong said to the recruit with contempt again: "You are fighting with Commander Han, and everything is rare." ”

The recruit looked at Han Xing, who was next to him, and said to Li Dazhong: "Platoon Commander Li, if I am enough for Commander Han, I will be enough for you, I heard that you have killed seventy or eighty devils." I have to learn from you anyway, there must be a goal for thirty or forty devils! ”

Company Commander Wu Xiaoming encouraged him and said: "Good boy, you have ambition, if you don't make it, you will surpass him." ”

This Y-8 transport plane was piloted by Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei asked Han Xing through the loudspeaker: "Report to Commander Han, the personnel have finished boarding, please take off." ”

Han Xing nodded and looked at the intelligence chief Pan Xiaoan, who also nodded. Han Xing said: "Then take off, target Nanyang Airport." ”

Zhang Fei agreed loudly: "Yes!" ”

Four Ivchenko AH-20K turboprop engines began to start, the air was compressed and pressurized through the intake tract of the turboprop engine into the engine, aviation kerosene began to be injected, and the ignition system ignited the kerosene, which produced a huge amount of energy and quickly rotated the main shaft of the engine. The main shaft of the engine shaft passes through the reducer and is transmitted to the propeller in front of it, propelling the aircraft forward.

After the Y-8 transport planes took off one by one, they waited slowly in the air, and after all four planes took off, they formed in the air, and then flew towards Nanyang like four J-20 fighters.

The left red, right green, and rear white lights on the Y-8 transport plane are flashing incessantly.

Judging from Han Xing's position, the red indicator light on the left wing echoed his own, like a huge and full star hanging in the night sky. Inadvertently, Han Xing glanced under the porthole, it was dark below, and he couldn't see anything.

In this era, it is still quite backward, the electricity is relatively weak, and only the city has a bright light. Towns and villages that have lost electricity, mountains, rivers, fields, everything has lost its brilliance and vitality, like ghosts in the dark.

Finally, a bright patch appeared, and it was a city. Looking down from a height of several thousand meters, the street lamps on both sides of the highway are dimly winding into a long line, and the lights revealed by the residential area are as soft and clear as cocoons, and the lights of the commercial center are as dazzling as the pearls of the night.

Tired of the same scenery in the dark night, Han Xing thought that the first character he dealt with in Nanyang was Sun Lianzhong. Although he had already studied Sun Lianzhong, at this time, he passed him over again.

Sun Lianzhong was born in a wealthy peasant family in 1893, and his father ran a money and grain store, which was prosperous and profitable, and purchased more than 400 acres of land. Sun Lianzhong has five brothers and sisters, ranking second among brothers. When Sun Lianzhong was four years old, his father died.

Sun Lianzhong has lived in a relatively affluent environment since he was a child. He studied in private school for a few years, but he had no interest in reading, often skipped school, and liked to dance with knives and guns.

In February 1912, the Beiyang Army went to Xiongxian to recruit soldiers. 19-year-old Sun Lianzhong enlisted in the army, and after enlisting in the army, Sun Lianzhong was assigned to the eighth company of the second battalion of the eighth standard of the second town as a cadet.

In 1914, Sun Lianzhong went to Feng Yuxiang's 16th Mixed Brigade Artillery Battalion as a squad leader, which was deeply appreciated by Feng Yuxiang.

After the outbreak of the Protectorate War at the end of 1915, Feng Yuxiang's troops fought in Sichuan. In the battle of Longtou Mountain, Sun Lianzhong once carried a 238-pound mountain cannon by himself, led the soldiers to attack the Protector Army by taking the back road, hit the opponent's position with one cannon, won the victory, and was promoted to the commander of the first company of the artillery battalion.

In 1917, the 16th Mixed Brigade had returned to Langfang, between Beijing and Tianjin, and Feng Yuxiang was transferred out of the brigade for a time. After Zhang Xun's restoration, Duan Qirui asked Feng Yuxiang to return to the army as a brigade commander.

Before Feng Wei arrived, a group of young officers were preparing to fight against the "Braided Army". At that time, the group of dragons had no leader (the former brigade commander Yang Guitang was also not in the army), Sun Lianzhong was united with Sun Liangcheng, Han Fuyu, Shi Yousan, Liu Ruming, Tong Linge and other twelve company commanders, intercepted Zhang Xunjun in the Wanzhuang area, and pursued to Yongdingmen. After Feng Yuxiang was reinstated as brigade commander, Sun Lianzhong was promoted to battalion commander.

In 1922, after the First Zhifeng War, Feng Yuxiang appointed Sun Lianzhong as the commander of the artillery regiment. With the development of Feng Yuxiang's military strength, a group of young generals who were close to him appeared, and the five regiment commanders of the department were later called the Five Tigers, and the 13 battalion commanders were called the Thirteen Taibao, including Sun Lianzhong, Shi Yousan, Sun Liangcheng, Liu Ruming, etc.

In the autumn of 1924, Feng Yuxiang, together with Hu Jingyi and Sun Yue, launched the "Beijing Coup" and overthrew the new leader of the immediate line, bribing the elected president Cao Kun.

Before the incident, Feng Yuxiang promoted Sun Lianzhong to the commander of the Guards Brigade, with jurisdiction over three units: the pistol regiment, the cadet regiment, and the artillery battalion. Sun personally led the pistol regiment to disguise itself as a unit to receive food and wages, and sneaked back to Beijing from Gubeikou. On the evening of October 22, Sun Lianzhong's chief of staff, Wang Dejin, hosted a banquet for Zhang Hanchen, the head of Cao Kun's guards.

When Zhang Hanchen, Wang Dejin and others were playing cards after dinner, Sun Lianzhong commanded the pistol regiment to surround the presidential palace, confiscated the guns at the police post, and sent troops to take over the police position. At that time, most of the officers and men of Cao Kun's guard regiment were sleeping soundly, and they were all dealt with in an unguarded situation.

After the incident, Sun Lianzhong was transferred to the commander of the artillery brigade of the First Army of the National Army. Soon, Feng's army expanded, and Sun Lianzhong was promoted to the commander of the Second Cavalry Division.

In 1937, when the situation in the North China battlefield was unprecedentedly severe, Chiang Kai-shek appointed Sun Lianzhong as deputy commander-in-chief of the Second Army (commander-in-chief Liu Zhi) and commander of the First Army.

On August 10, Sun Bu confronted the Japanese Riverside Brigade at Doudian in the southwest of Liangxiang. On the 15th, the battle became increasingly fierce, and Sun put all his troops into it, inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese army. Due to heavy enemy artillery fire, Sunbe's position was destroyed. The last resort is to retreat.

In late August, it was transferred to Matou Town and the first line of Liuli River. At that time, the Japanese army had occupied Nankou, and the enemy commander Itagaki Seishiro commanded three divisions to attack the Pinghan line. On September 15, Gu'an was lost, and Sun Lianzhong led his troops to move from the Liuli River to Zhuoxian and fought fiercely with the enemy in Zhuoxian.

In the battle, Guan Linzheng, Wan Fulin and other troops were defeated and retreated south, and Sun was in a prominent position in Zhuo County. After many unsuccessful frontal attacks, the Japanese army adopted the tactics of encirclement from the left flank, and Sunbe's Chifengcheng Division was broken through by the enemy in the Nandazhai Mountains near Tuoli. Sun was forced to move into southwest Hebei, and Baoding was lost.

In October of this year, the Japanese Kawagishi Division went straight to Niangzi Pass in Shanxi Province and directly threatened Taiyuan. The Chinese army decided to organize the Battle of Niangziguan in order to stop the Japanese army. At this time, Sun Lianzhong's troops were retreating to the vicinity of Niangzi Pass, and were ordered to participate in this campaign and take on the task of the general reserve.

The Kawagishi Division attacked the front of Niangzi Pass with one division, and the main force attacked the old pass on the right side of Niangzi Pass. The geographical location of Jiuguan is important, which is related to the success or failure of this battle. Due to the weak defense of the Chinese army in the area around Jiuguan, the enemy occupied the area in one fell swoop.

Huang Shaobo, deputy commander of the Second Theater of Operations, was so anxious that he immediately ordered Zeng Wanzhong, the Third Army of the Central Army, to increase his troops to counterattack, determined to recover. Unexpectedly, Japanese reinforcements arrived, and the situation was very critical. At this time, Sun Lianzhong led the 27th Division to the front line, and he strictly ordered his subordinates to fight in a downward position, annihilating the enemy, repeatedly defeating the Japanese army, and stabilizing the battle situation.

As the enemy continued to reinforce, a fierce tug-of-war began. After two weeks of fierce fighting, the enemy concentrated artillery fire on Sunbe's position, and the bunker fortifications were destroyed. Coupled with the heavy casualties of the friendly forces, they were unable to cooperate, and withdrew first, and Sun was forced to abandon the defense. Niangzi Pass is lost.

During the operation in the Baoding area of North China, Liu Zhi, commander-in-chief of the Second Group Army, feared the enemy like a rat and fled to Henan in panic. Chiang Kai-shek, in order to establish military prestige, removed Liu Zhi from his post and replaced him with Sun Lianzhong. However, Sun's army was still the original army, and there were several fierce battles and heavy casualties.

Immediately after arriving in Henan, he sent people to recruit soldiers in eastern Henan and western Luxi, and also recruited many young students who had fled from his hometown of Hebei, and set up a cadre training center in Xuchang to train cadres and enrich the ranks of lower-level officers.