After such a fierce battle, the troops had to rest, Zhang Wei arranged for the three companies to be on guard, the first and second companies to rest, and the bullets and grenades sent by the column headquarters quickly replenished the battle damage, and the soldiers of the heavy machine gun company did not have to work hard to carry the guns. Ｘ

According to the latest telegram in Qiu Qingquan's hand, the situation around Luowang Station was not good, and the attack of Li Hansoul's 64th Army and the 58th Division of the 74th Army, which were fighting at Luowangzhai and Luowang Station, was not progressing much, and the assault army column was asked to speed up the march and reinforce Luowang.

The rest time, also only four hours, the burial of the remains of the registration was completed, the march of the whole unit began again, the forward force that opened the way was still the preparatory battalion, in front of the preparatory battalion were three Italian CV35 tanks of the second company of the tank battalion, giving full play to their advantages as light combat vehicles, replacing the mechanized search platoon in front of the team to open the way.

Along the way, there were often charred villages and houses, as well as abandoned fortifications, and more and more traces of fierce battles, reminding the first column of the assault army of 2,000 people up and down, not far from the combat zone.

The vanguard of the preparatory battalion was changed to the second company, the first company had a lot of combat casualties and needed to rest, and the recruits of the second company had a certain amount of battlefield experience and still needed to hone in the first battle, so Zhang Wei ordered Mu Chao's second company to be the vanguard company.

Fortunately, there were no Japanese troops encountered along the way, and they hurried for a day, and rested for the night in Xinglongji after nightfall. But the sound of gunfire and the faint black smoke kept many soldiers awake at night, and the assault column continued until dusk, and finally met people after passing through Xinglongji. The light chariot that opened the road in front of it approached King Luo. Through the observation port, I faintly saw a human figure.

The tankers did not dare to be careless, but it was too late to be sure whether it was Japanese troops, so they asked the machine gunners to shoot into the open ground to warn them, and then reversed and retreated.

"There are gunshots!"

The soldiers who had already encountered the Japanese army reacted quickly, even if the second company was mostly recruits, but they quickly lay down and were ready for battle, Mu Chao sent a squad to search, and found that it was their own people in front of them, and they almost fought an oolong battle.

"Battalion commander, I met our people!" Mu Chao said as he brought in three soldiers, armed with seventy-nine rifles, which looked like Belgian goods. With two grenades hanging on his chest and a British steel helmet on his head, Zhang Wei couldn't see the number on the badge clearly, but he could roughly estimate that it was the Cantonese army they were looking for.

"Brother, which part of you are?"

The sergeant at the head spoke: "We are from the 155th Division, and we were sent to guard here, and the higher authorities told us to report quickly if we encounter friendly forces." ”

A Cantonese accent verified Zhang Wei's thoughts, and sure enough, it was the troops of the 64th Army, that is to say, further on, it was Luowang Station, where Zhang Wei and they were going to fight.

Zhang Wei ordered the guards to report to the column headquarters while moving forward to establish contact with the troops of the 64th Army.

Qiu Qingquan, who was at the column headquarters, learned that he had encountered the Cantonese troops, and he first rode a horse and took part of the staff officers to establish contact with the Cantonese troops, and the main force of the column, including Zhang Wei, was guided to rest next to an abandoned village in front, the column headquarters and the field hospital rested in the village, and the rest of the troops were stationed outside the village in turn and set up tents. After several days of marching, the troops could finally sleep peacefully, and after the assault column units arrived at the designated camping positions, the tank battalion parked and repaired the combat vehicles and prepared camouflage nets, while the combat defense artillery battalion used grass and trees to cover the artillery in case of possible air raids in the early morning.

The assault column marched for such a large and complex team for a day, which can be said to be extremely laborious and laborious, Zhang Wei's preparation battalion was all infantry, but the chariot battalion and the anti-aircraft artillery battalion behind the march were not so simple, the people were tired and tired, and the chariot could break down due to mechanical failure at any time. The repairman was already tired, and it took a long time to settle down.

Dinner is a part of the dry food and vegetables sent down by the Guangdong army, distributed to various units, simple processing, after dinner, except for the soldiers standing guard, others quickly fell asleep, Zhang Wei arranged the sentry platoon, and a platoon of Zheng Yiqun's third company served as a guard. After walking roughly, Zhang Wei also fell asleep, and tomorrow, the real fierce battle will come.

Zhang Wei and they arrived at the periphery of Luowang Station, and then walked more than a kilometer, you can see a station on the Longhai Railway, as well as Luowang Village and Stone Village next to Luowang Station, the village, is the word that Zhang Wei heard the most after arriving in eastern Henan.

There are quite a lot of villages in eastern Henan, many of which are abandoned and uninhabited because of war and other reasons, and now, these dilapidated villages with certain defensive functions have become the key points of attack and defense of the two armies.

The night before Zhang Wei arrived, the 155th Division, the vanguard of the 64th Army, arrived at Mengjiaoji, with the 465th Brigade and the 928th Regiment as the vanguard of the tentative attack on Luowang Station, and encountered the Japanese troops at Shiqi west of Luowang Station, and the two sides fought fiercely for two hours, and the vanguard of the 155th Division was repulsed.

With the arrival of the 155th Division, the commander of the 64th Army, Li Hanxun, was preparing to launch a new offensive against Luowang Station during the day, and with the 58th Division of Feng Shengfa of the 74th Army under the command of Li Hanxun, Li Hanxun decided to launch an attack on the Japanese army tomorrow.

Late at night, when Zhang Wei and the officers and soldiers of the assault column fell asleep, the headquarters of the 155th Division of the 64th Army was brightly lit, and the commander Li Hansoul took this place as the command headquarters, he was called the army commander, and the troops who could actually be used by him in this battle were only the 155th Division, although a division and assault column of the 74th Army were strengthened to him, but as an officer who had been in the army for many years, he knew that as a local army commander, it was impossible for him to completely let go of the use of the Central Army assigned to him, Moreover, a unit like the assault column, which has tanks and anti-aircraft artillery, is assigned to Li Hansoul today, and I don't know who it will be assigned to fight tomorrow.

Next to Li Hansoul was Qiu Qingquan, the commander of the assault column, who was listening to the report of the staff officer of the 155th Division on the enemy situation.

"Yesterday, my vanguard fought with the Japanese army in the area of Luowang Station, and had to retreat, after reconnaissance and testing, it has now been determined that Luowang Station, Luowang Village and Shizhai have a considerable number of Japanese troops deployed, and Chief Li plans to attack tomorrow."

Qiu Qingquan nodded, and asked again: "What about the enemy's firepower and the enemy's garrison?" ”

The staff officer was choked for a while: "There is artillery, and the specific strength is difficult to determine." ”

Qiu Qingquan thought to himself, isn't this the same as not asking, Li Hansoul on the side stepped forward: "The specific situation of the Japanese, it is indeed impossible to determine, tomorrow's attack, I still need your troops to cooperate more." ”

"Sir Li, this is natural." The two exchanged a few polite words, and then discussed cooperation and attack plans.