After the body was dragged away, Tian Haoyuan walked up to Song Zheyuan and whispered:

"Look...... Shouldn't those two people know about it? ”

Song Zheyuan's eyes rolled:

"You mean...... What about killing this person? ”

Tian Haoyuan smiled:

"Naturally, those two are by no means ordinary people, and they are not necessarily later than we know about the movements of the Japanese; However, we can take the opportunity of passing on this news to reveal the execution of this person, so that we can ......"

Tian Haoyuan didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and a trace of understanding appeared on Song Zheyuan's face.

The two of them smiled heartily and immediately arranged the matter.

When the messenger sent by Song Zheyuan arrived, Liu Cheng had already stationed in Taolin with a special operations company, a cavalry company, and a machine gun company, and the soldiers were building barracks.

When the messenger "inadvertently" told Liu Cheng and Zhou Zuopeng about Song Zheyuan's shooting on the spot and the operational staff officer who made the suggestion, the two were very moved and asked him to tell Song Zheyuan: As long as they are there, they will definitely guard the gate of Chahar!

What Song Zheyuan wants is the attitude of Liu Cheng and Zhou Zuopeng, and at the same time, he also wants to "test" the strength of the two and their teams through this battle.

If it's just a showcase, then Song Zheyuan will inevitably break his promise.

He did not want, and did not need, a large-scale battle with the Japanese for a team that was not useful to him.

At present, the Kwantung Army has nearly ten integrated divisions and regiments, and it is increasing its troops one after another in the near future.

Their purpose was clear to all, that is, to further expand the territory of Manchukuo and make the final step of preparations for launching a full-scale war of aggression.

The larger the territory they now have, the more mineral resources and food supplies they can obtain, and the large amount of money needed to support a war is certainly not enough to rely on Japan's national strength alone.

Otherwise, the little devil who is known as "Asia's No. 1" will not be in a corner of peace after 918 occupies the Northeast.

With the passage of time, they were no longer satisfied with only the three northeastern provinces of such a small territory, and after the capture of Rehe, Chahar, Suiyuan, and the area of Pingjin in Shanhaiguan have become their strategic targets.

For these, Song Zheyuan is clear in his heart; But all he could do was guard Chahar.

At the beginning, after Xiao Zhang incorporated his 29th Army, he gave 500,000 yuan in resettlement money, and Song Zheyuan spent the days under the fence, and the officers and men of the 29th Army even had problems with food and clothing during that period.

After Xiao Zhang recommended Song Zheyuan to be the seat of Chahar, the 29th Army only dared to march at night on the way to Chahar, and they were in rags for fear of being regarded as bandits by the common people.

Although it is much better now than it was at that time, and the strength of the 29th Army has expanded from two divisions to three divisions, with a total strength of more than 30,000 troops, it is still unable to confront the Japanese head-on.

Fortunately, the bald head has now somewhat changed his attitude towards the Japanese, and he no longer lets the team withdraw and surrender his territory as soon as he hears that the Japanese are going to fight, which can be regarded as giving a glimmer of hope to those soldiers with a sense of patriotism.

Regarding Zhou Zuopeng's insistence on renaming the 39th Army as the Second Independent Battalion, Liu Cheng did not insist.

The number of independent battalions was controlled by him within 5,000, and if it was really to face a large-scale battle, it would be more difficult to fight.

Now with Zhou Zuopeng's assistance, at least when he heard that Kitajiro had sent an integrated brigade, Liu Cheng did not have the slightest worry.

The three counties and three banners that Song Zheyuan gave him and Zhou Zuopeng are located on the border of Chahar, bordering the grassland in the east and Rehe in the west.

Before dividing the troops and stationing, Liu Cheng and Zhou Zuopeng discussed; Liu Cheng's independent battalion was stationed in Xinghe, Taolin, and Liangcheng counties, while Zhou Zuopeng's second independent battalion was stationed in the other three banners.

As for the battle plan, Liu Cheng decided to temporarily have the independent battalion to defend against the enemy head-on, and if the Japanese offensive was too fierce, Zhou Zuopeng's second independent battalion would attack from the flank of the Japanese army.

If Song Zheyuan sent troops to support the battle, he would attack from the right flank and defeat the invading enemy in one fell swoop.

However, the battle that is about to start will certainly not be the same as the previous ones, the enemy fire will definitely be fiercer than before, and there will even be aircraft and tanks to fight together.

But in any case, Liu Cheng and Zhou Zuopeng must stick to the place they just got, otherwise they will only be able to run around on the grassland in the future and honestly be "herdsmen".

Also, Liu Cheng had already decided not to give up an inch of land before, so he would definitely not take half a step back, even if he disabled the troops again, he would have enough money to replenish the troops in a short time.

It had come to this point that the Japanese would certainly not give them enough time to train their troops, but this kind of large-scale battle, although it was more brutal for those recruits and could cause heavy casualties, was the best training ground.

Those who can survive this kind of "training" are, with the exception of a very small number of lucky ones, qualified soldiers who have been stimulated to their potential and quickly adapted to war.

As for the combat effectiveness and shooting accuracy, the speed of improvement in actual combat is naturally faster.

Three days later, the brigade sent by Kitajiro had reached a distance of about 100 miles from Chahar.

The scouts sent out sent the news back to Taolin as soon as possible and handed it over to Liu Cheng.

The commander of the Japanese army this time is called Tanaka Junji, with the rank of major general; Also the brigade commander of that brigade.

As Liu Cheng guessed, this time in the military operation, Kitajiro authorized Tanaka-kun and the right to call the plane.

Seven hundred miles away from Chahar, on the grassland, there is a secret military base of the Japanese Kwantung Army, where there are a total of 24 warplanes and some weapons and ammunition.

There are not many of them, but the lethality is huge.

In addition to twenty-four aircraft, there were thirty 150-mm guns and five 200-mm guns.

None of these were shipped from mainland Japan, but were left behind by Xiao Zhang.

At that time, the Mukden Arsenal had just developed 150 mm and 200 mm heavy guns, and before it had time to complete the test performance equipment for the army, 918 happened.

After the Japanese took over the Mukden Arsenal, they further refined these new heavy firepower weapons, which were then dispersed and preserved for later use.

This time, if Kitajiro's anger could not be contained, he would not have risked using these planes.

In addition to this, Tanaka-kun brought twelve tanks and six 150-millimeter guns with him.

Kitajiro's intentions were obvious, and although the battle was nominally aimed at Liu Cheng and Zhou Zuopeng, it was actually to take the opportunity to take Chahar......