Hunan Province is a famous main grain producing area in China. During the Anti-Japanese War, it became an important supply base for food, soldiers and industrial resources of the National Government. In response to the Japanese invasion, the headquarters of the Commander of the Ninth National Theater was set up in Xingcheng, Hunan Province.

Before the Battle of Star City, Germany and the Soviet Army signed a Soviet-German non-aggression pact, and the Japanese Kwantung Army also suffered defeat in the Battle of Nomenkan, so the Japanese army hoped to launch a large-scale offensive in China to restore the frustrated morale.

In order to further deal a blow to the Chinese army's will to resist the war, Okamura Ninji, commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, concentrated more than 100,000 men and invaded Xingcheng in Hunan Province from northern Jiangxi, southern Hunan, and northern Hunan in an attempt to annihilate the main force of the Ninth Theater of the Nationalist Army in the shortest possible period.

Star City has been a strategic town in Central China since ancient times, and it is the key point of the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway. After the Battle of Wuhan, the strategic position of Star City has risen to a particularly prominent position, and it has become a strategic point on the gateway to the southwest of the Great Rear of the Chinese Strategy.

It is precisely because of the importance of Star City that the Nationalist Government attaches special importance to the defensive deployment of the Star City area, and the Ninth War Zone gathers heavy troops to confront the Japanese army on the battle line. Various countermeasures have been prepared in advance to deal with the large-scale attack of the Japanese army.

Hu Biao, who had returned to Shanghai ahead of schedule, began to prepare for the evacuation in advance. The first housekeeper Du Youfu and his family, Hu Biao also persuaded them to leave Shanghai early and go to Xilong to settle down.

Regarding Hu Biao's arrangement, although Du Youfu's family was reluctant, they knew that it was also the mercy of the main family. If they were other masters, they wouldn't care about the life and death of their subordinates at all. Even if I leave this trip, I don't know when I will return to Shanghai.

Knowing that Du Youfu's family had been in Shanghai for a long time, Hu Biao also said directly: "Fu Bo, it will become more and more unsafe here in Shanghai, and you left early to avoid accidents."

On the Shillong side, I have also built a house, and when you pass, you will still move into my house. When Xiaoya comes back from abroad, I still hope that you and Aunt Fu can take care of the born child for me! ”

The main family is happy, and the subordinates are naturally happy. Hearing that Hu Biao still let himself be a housekeeper, Du Youfu also breathed a sigh of relief. For them, if they really move to Shillong to settle down and live a different life, they are afraid that they will have an extremely difficult life.

If you can continue to be a housekeeper for Hu Biao, at least the family's livelihood does not have to worry. What's more, when they get to Shillong, their grandchildren can still go to school, and their sons can find things to do, so what do they have to be dissatisfied with?

After arranging Du Youfu's family, Hu Biao will also entrust Sun Erxi to sell the purchased villa. Considering that there is still business in Shanghai, Hu Biao also plans to bring Nina, who lives in the French Concession, with him next time he leaves.

Seeing Hu Biao who returned unexpectedly, Nina who stayed alone in Shanghai undoubtedly seemed very happy. Even if she could receive telegrams from her father and eldest brother from time to time, Nina still felt very lonely. Fortunately, the business of the business of the trading house kept her from doing nothing.

After listening to Hu Biao's arrangement, Nina was also very satisfied: "Honey, I listen to you!" I'll be here, waiting for you to come back! ”

"Hmmm! Thank you! When your father settles down in the East Indians, I'll send you there. If you don't want to, you can stay with me. In the future, I'll be in the southwest longer.

It's just that the conditions over there, I'm afraid there can't be compared with this side in Shanghai. If you live with me, you have to be prepared to endure hardships. Perhaps only when the war is over can we truly enjoy a peaceful life. ”

"Can I really live with you? Does your fiancée agree? ”

Nina, who met Lin Yashi a few years ago, knows very well that in terms of importance, she is only afraid that she is not as good as Lin Yashi. Although Lin Yashi is not from a noble background, she is also a scholarly disciple, and her appearance is not inferior to her.

The most important thing is that Lin Yashi was with Hu Biao earlier than her, and she should be a meddler. Fortunately, Nina, who was born in the nobility of Tsarist Russia, knows that capable men will never have only one woman by their side.

To Nina's relief, Lin Yashi accepted her existence. Based on what she learned in the concession, in the future in Hu Biao's family, Lin Yashi will be his wife, and her identity should be a low-level concubine.

"Don't worry! She's already gone to Menia, and should be there for a long time. On top of that, she was already pregnant with my baby. When the situation is stable, I will take her and the child to my side.

As for you, when we arrive at our new home in the southwest, I will continue to work hard to give you a lovely baby. That way, even if I have something to do and a child by your side, you won't be so lonely! ”

Upon hearing this, Nina was also full of anticipation. She has been in Shanghai for a long time, and she is well aware of the importance of children. As long as she can give birth to a child for Hu Biao, then her position in this family will become much more stable.

In fact, old Ivan also told Nina earlier that he hoped that she would work hard to conceive Hu Biao's child. In that case, the relationship between their family and Hu Biao will become stronger and more reliable. Blood relationship is inseparable!

stayed in Shanghai to deal with some things, and took the opportunity to accompany Nina for a few days. While sending Du Youfu's family away, Hu Biao also led the combat detachment to leave Shanghai and go to the Anhuashan base, where the order had been issued.

This time, Hu Biao promoted him to the commander of the combat battalion from the first few company commanders appointed, and asked him to lead the selected troops to secretly enter the surrounding areas of Hunan Province to stand by relying on the land passage established by Xu Sandao.

At this moment, in the vicinity of Hunan Province, the Japanese army and the defensive combat units of the Ninth Theater have exchanged fire. No one knew that Hu Biao was on the flank of the Japanese army and had secretly assembled more than one reinforced regiment of combat troops.

At present, the combat units are on their way to the assembly site, and the troops who arrived in the theater are also resting and understanding the local situation under the command of Xu Sandao. As soon as Hu Biao arrived, the assembled troops would engage the Japanese in an exchange of fire.

It is still Hu Biao's best at sneak attacks behind enemy lines, and the reconnaissance detachment under his command led by Xu Sandao at this moment is also seizing the time to find out the Japanese army's troop deployment and material transportation routes in its rear, so as to provide intelligence reference for follow-up operations.

According to Hu Biao's request, the troops that were transferred to the past will be transferred to the southwest one after another. The families of some officers and soldiers will be relocated to the southwest by passenger ferry from Shanghai or other nearby ports.

Over there, Hu Biao has already begun to build several settlements, and the families of these officers and soldiers will also be better arranged. Over time, when they become familiar with the environment around the settlement, they will gradually settle down and live in peace.

In addition, because there are children who serve under Hu Biao, they will also become the group of people who support Hu Biao the most. The mass base is also extremely important to Hu Biao, who plans to open up safe settlements in the future.

Although many elites were drawn from the guerrilla units, the strength of the guerrillas was not greatly affected as more village-level guards were recruited into the troops. On the way back, Hu Biao replenished the guerrillas with a batch of supplies and ammunition.

Among them, the most supplemented was a large number of submachine guns purchased by Hu Biao during his trip to Meinia. In Hu Biao's view, although the submachine gun consumes a lot of bullets, it is more suitable for the troops to use with other weapons. Compared to machine guns, submachine guns are lighter.

As for the bullets for submachine guns, when the Southwest Arsenal is established, I believe that bullets are indispensable. The responsible persons of the guerrilla units also seemed very happy with the weapons and equipment issued by Hu Biao.

With these powerful weapons and equipment, they also have more confidence when dealing with the sweep of the Japanese puppet army. The extra rifles can also be issued to the village-level guards to improve the self-defense ability of the village guards.

When Hu Biao arrived at the Anhuashan base, looking at the assault battalion that was ready to go, Hu Biao was also very relieved: "Lao Xu, have you waited for a long time?" Good food is not afraid of being late, we will definitely be able to catch up with this battle! ”

"Actually, it didn't take long! It's just that I have a rare opportunity to finally lead the troops to the battle, and I am still a little excited and looking forward to it. It's just that I'm a little reluctant to go. It's not easy to have this base today! ”

"If you are really reluctant, when the front-line battle is over, you can come back!"

"That won't do! You're all running to the southwest, so I'd like to go along and have a look. On the base side, with Zhao Bing and them watching, I am still very relieved. What's more, our base, it's not so easy for the little devil to take it! ”

"That's nature! Although we began to move southwest, we would have stayed here if the Japanese army had not announced its surrender for a day. By fighting the Japanese army, train more troops. Anyway, that's where we started! ”

Whether it is the Anhua Mountain base or the Malingshan base, it took Hu Biao a lot of effort. If there are no surprises, Hu Biao also plans to hand over these bases to the troops of the Eighth Route Army before evacuating.

With the sturdy fortifications built by Hu Biao, even if someone wants to attack the idea of the base, they must consider the consequences. With such a solid base, the combat units of the Eighth Route Army can also be better developed here.

Of course, the premise of handing over the base is also to hope that the troops of the Eighth Route Army can treat the people near the base well. Just because Hu Biao and his entourage evacuated, the people who supported him could not be deprived of shelter. Hu Biao also cares about this!

It's just that Hu Biao didn't disclose these thoughts to anyone for the time being. In the final analysis, it is still a long time before the little devil surrenders, and no one knows what will happen to the situation in the future. Before you decide to give up, you have to control the base.

After returning to the Anhuashan base and resting for only one night, Hu Biao ordered the troops to be mobilized. If it continues to drag on, Hu Biao is also afraid of missing the opportunity to participate in the war. Even if there will be several battles around Star City in the next few years, Hu Biao doesn't want to miss a single one.

At present, the Japanese army has also clashed with the troops of the Ninth Theater several times, and according to the information provided by Xu Sandao, the Japanese army has also captured many officers and soldiers of the Ninth Theater. If he didn't rush over to rescue him, Hu Biao was really worried that these prisoners of war would be transferred.

Once the Japanese army is transferred to another place, it will become more difficult to organize a rescue. Every major battle is an opportunity to train and expand the army. This time, Hu Biao also didn't want to miss it!