Li Hong glanced at the sand table map at the corner of the battle, and the simulated terrain drawn by the sand table was Nanguan County, as well as the two Japanese attack routes.

After thinking about it carefully, it is not difficult to guess that the military situation and war should be related to Nanguan County.

Li Zongyao made a long story short, and then immediately said the intention of summoning Li Hong to the headquarters.

"Commander Li, right now, the two Japanese armies are approaching Nanguan County, Nanguan County has a special geographical location, I wonder if Commander Li is willing to lead his troops to help the 53rd Army guarding Nanguan County?"

Li Hong knew that Nanguan County was in an emergency, and the 53rd Army of the Sichuan Army alone could not resist the more than 10,000 devil troops attacking from two directions.

Guarding Nanguan County was a matter of great importance, and immediately, he fell into thought.

If Li Hong leads his troops to rush to the aid now, there is nothing to commend for repelling the little devils, and if the security regiment suffers a defeat and leads to the loss of Nanguan County, then Li Hong and the security regiment will have to bear this pot.

Li Hong was not a fledgling officer, and it was a thankless military operation to rush to Nanguan County.

Of course, as a Chinese soldier, Li Hong will definitely not just save his strength and ignore the overall situation of the entire Battle of Xuzhou.

Bai Wenqing next to him saw that Li Hong was hesitating, and he said solemnly: "Commander Li, as long as your regiment can do its best to resist the Japanese invaders, Bai can solemnly promise you that even if Nanguan County is lost, the war zone will definitely not attribute the responsibility to the security regiment, Commander Li, you can rest assured." ”

Bai Wenqing's words undoubtedly gave Li Hong a reassurance.

"With Commander Bai's promise, I will do my best to help Nanguan County and relieve the siege of the 53rd Army of the Sichuan Army!" Li Hong also made a solemn promise.

After receiving the order from the Commander's Department, he was very confident at first, such a difficult task was just a trivial matter in Li Hong's opinion.

To tell the truth, Li Hong is indeed not afraid of the more than 10,000 troops of the Japanese army, and if he really wants to let go of his hands to fight, the security regiment will definitely be able to crush the Japanese troops besieging Nanguan County.

"Commander Li, it is a blessing for you to be able to focus on the overall situation, and you are really a model for my generation!"

Li Zongyao praised Li Hong a few words, and then said: "Commander Li, the task of rushing to Nanguan County this time is very arduous, if your security regiment has any difficulties, or if there are any materials that need to be replenished, I will replenish them for you one by one." ”

Li Hong shook his head and said slowly: "Two commanders, there is nothing to supplement the lowly troops, but there is another request for the lowly rank. ”

"Commander Li, if you have any requirements, just say it."

"I want to borrow Xuzhou Airport and prepare to dispatch planes to support the battlefield, and I hope the two commanders can give convenience." Li Hong directly said his request.

Before, he had been worried about the affairs of the airport, and without air fire support, he could only be beaten passively, so now is a good opportunity to make demands.

Bai Wenqing whispered a few times in Li Zongyao's ear.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Zongyao agreed: "Okay, Li Hong, I agree to your request!" ”

"Thank you for your support!"

Li Hong respectfully saluted the two of them, and without much delay, he immediately left the headquarters building and returned to the security regiment.

Bai Wenqing and Li Zongyao walked to the window of the war room and looked at Li Hong, who was galloping away on horseback.

"Brother Wen Qing, this Li Hong is indeed different from other officers and generals of the Central Army, this person has great achievements, but he does not have a trace of arrogance, he is really a person who can take on a big job!" Li Zongyao also spoke highly of Li Hong.

Bai Wenqing nodded and said lightly: "If we have a few more officers and generals like Li Hong in the Fifth War Zone, I think the battle situation in the Fifth War Zone at this time may have some reversals." ”

Li Zongyao sighed helplessly, and said with a little regret: "Brother Wenqing, Li Hong is good at attacking and defending, and has great command ability, but such a talent is not a descendant under our command, it's a pity, it's a pity......"

"It's really a pity that such a trump card was caught by others first."

The two chatted a few words around Li Hong, and then they walked to the sand table map and studied the Xuzhou area on the map.

……

After Li Hong returned to the security regiment, he first asked the communications corps to send a telegram to the flight squadrons and base areas far away in the second war zone, and urgently dispatched planes to support the Xuzhou battlefield.

In addition to requisitioning aircraft, Li Hong also transferred half an armored battalion and an infantry battalion.

In the previous battles, the officers and soldiers of the security regiment lost a lot of troops, and at this time it was necessary to replenish the troops.

These transferred security regiment troops are not reserves, they are all elite troops.

After sending the telegram, Li Hong informed the military commanders of the security regiment to convene a military conference on the aid of Nanguan County.

The meeting lasted for more than an hour, and finally, the march route to aid Nanguan County was formulated.

There were two routes for the march, Li Hong led the first and fifth battalions and the logistics troops to march along the Jinpu line, and the cavalry battalion and the fourth battalion galloped from the main road to aid Nanguan County.

The marching route was formulated, and all units of the security regiment were mobilized on the same day, and the troops rushed to Nanguan County in two ways.

The cavalry battalion and the fourth battalion were both fast-moving combat units, and the two battalions left the garrison first, and then Li Hong rushed with the rest of the troops to the nearest nearby railway station.

The nearest railway station, less than 10 kilometres from the Corps' station, is located in the town of Nanpokou.

Li Hong led his troops on a forced march for an hour and rushed to Nanpokou Station.

Several trains stopped at the station entrance, and there was no figure of a railroad officer patrolling the railway station, only some civilians carrying loading and unloading goods.

Just now, Li Hong asked people to negotiate with the stationmaster of the Ministry of Railways, hoping that the railway personnel at Nanpokou Station could mobilize the train as soon as possible and arrange carriages for them to take the train to Nanguan County.

The fire station in Nanguan County had already been bombed by Japanese planes, some sections of the railway were damaged, and only 70 or 80 kilometers of railway lines could be passed.

Walking on two legs alone would take at least five hours to reach Nanguan County, and if you take a train, you can shorten the time a lot.

Hu Bald came out of the duty room of the train station and ran to Li Hong to report.

"Boss, these guys at the train station are drunk, I told them that they want to requisition the train, they said let's wait until they finish drinking, I see that these guys don't have an hour, they won't help us solve the problem."

"Damn, the military is in a hurry, and these dogs still have the leisure time to sit down and drink slowly? Take Lao Tzu to see! ”

Hu Vulture led Li Hong to the duty room of the train station.

At this time, in the duty room, several personnel wearing uniforms and hats of the Ministry of Railways were gathering in groups to drink.

"Stationmaster, the gang of soldiers outside the conscription train seems to have an important military situation, and if they really want to delay something important, will the above blame it?"

(End of chapter)