After Ding Wei received the report from Li Jingrui of the Fourth Regiment, he immediately called Zhang Cheng and asked for fire support from the artillery regiment to smash the enemy's attempt to break through to the south. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Zhang Cheng was ecstatic after receiving the call, and said in his heart Since you Hu Zongnan killed yourself, then it is no wonder that I am.

When Fang Zhen led the death squad to fight and rush, Sun Youdao immediately commanded forty mountain guns to aim at Fang Zhen's death squad at the same time, "boom", as a corrected cannonball fell next to the death squad, and then the second round of forty mountain artillery shells smashed into the formation of the death squad charging at the same time, the daredevils were suddenly blown up to the sky by the ferocious shells, and Fang Zhen, who rushed to the forefront, was also torn to pieces by the shells.

Sun Youdao's artillery only fired five rounds of shells, and the death squad was left with one out of ten, Hu Zongnan was shocked when he saw it, he never expected that the artillery of the red bandits was so fierce, and the death squad was blown up in just ten minutes, and if it was forced to break through to the south, it was estimated that the remaining troops would only be sent to death in vain. Knowing that this road was impassable, he immediately ordered his troops to stop the charge, rearrange their positions and shoot at the Red Bandits.

After the Kuomintang army made a move to break through to the south, Zhou Weiguo's third division took advantage of the situation to press over from behind. At this time, Hu Zongnan knew that the opportunity for a breakthrough had been completely lost. Now his only hope is to find a way to keep the troops until dawn, waiting for the chairman to send troops and the air force to rescue him.

After the remnants of the 1st Division had no hope of breaking through, Hu Zongnan sent a telegram to Chang Kaishen asking for help, and at the same time urged the troops to find sheltered terrain and build defensive fortifications as soon as possible to withstand the attack of the red bandits.

Chang Kaishen, who was in Chongqing, originally thought that the overall situation would be decided, and everything was under his control. Since he was stationed in Shudu, there was indeed a period when he thought he was proud, that is, the plan of "weakening the Sichuan army and trapping the Red Army" led by him went quite smoothly. However, a few days after he flew from Shudu to Chongqing, he found that his wishful thinking had completely failed.

When Chang Kaishen was still in Shudu, the warlords of Sichuan Province who gathered in Shudu naturally took him as the leader, but when he went to Chongqing, Liu Xiang, who had been pretending to be sick, came out, and just used a few small means to make other warlords in Sichuan Province turn around, and also set Chang Kaishen's Chen Cheng in Chengdu in the air.

At this time, in Chang Kaishen's Chongqing camp, the staff officer on duty received a telegram from Hu Zongnan for help late at night, and the staff officer knew Hu Zongnan's important position in Chang Kaishen's heart, and he did not dare to slack off at all, and directly woke up Yu Jishi, the chief of the guard.

After receiving the telegram from the staff officer, he only glanced at it slightly, and Yu Jishi's face immediately turned pale and cold sweat broke out. Knowing that the stakes were high, Yu Jishi calmed down a little and immediately went straight to Chang Kaishen's official residence.

After entering Chang Kaishen's official residence, Yu Jishi immediately woke up Chang Kaishen, who was asleep, and after reading the telegram, Chang Kaishen only felt that the world was spinning for a while, and he almost fainted to the ground. Yu Jishi hurriedly stepped forward to help, but was pushed away by Chang Kaishen.

Chang Kaishen was furious, and he roared loudly: "Niang Xipi! How did he Hu Zongnan bring the soldiers, and he actually brought the good first division to the ditch. The First Division, this is the team I pulled out with all my painstaking efforts, and it is about to be wiped out! Niang Hippi! Niang Hippi! ”

Chang Kaishen's continuous roar soon alarmed his bed-sharing wife, who complained; "Darling, can you talk about it tomorrow, it's late at night, you have to learn to control your anger."

Chang Kaishen's usual disguised gentleness in front of his noble lady is long gone, and the hooligan habits of being a gangster in the magic capital in the early years have been fully exposed, and he roared at the noble lady: "Niang Xipi! How do you tell me to control my anger, the first division of my starting army is about to be surrounded and annihilated by the red bandits, the first division is wiped out, and the whole country will be in chaos, Niang Xipi! How so? ”

Your lady advised: "Darling, take a deep breath, you are not well, remember to be less angry." You have always said that Hu Zongnan is your best student, and the first division is the first elite in the world, even if he is surrounded by red bandits, he should be able to support it for two or three days. As a matter of urgency, you should find a way to get him out. ”

Under the persuasion of his wife, Chang Kaishen stabilized his mood slightly, but the green tendons on his bald head were still all visible, showing that his anger was still not fully vented.

After calming down his mood a little, Chang Kaishen walked out of the bedroom, after all, he still loved his wife very much, and he didn't want to show his violent side in front of his wife.

After entering the study, Chang Kaishen calmed down and ordered Yu Jishi: "Call He Yingqin and Yang Yongtai over, and let's discuss how to rescue this first division." ”

"Yes, take a seat." Yu Jishi hurriedly agreed.

Receiving a call from Yu Jishi late at night, He Yingqin and Yang Yongtai knew that something was wrong without asking, they didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly rushed to Chang Kaishen's official residence. After a while, He Yingqin and Yang Yongtai rushed over one after another.

Chang Kaishen had completely calmed down at this time, he sorted out his thoughts, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, Hu Zongnan just sent a telegram for help, the first division fell into the tricks of the red bandits, and the main brigade was annihilated by the red bandits two, and now all the officers and soldiers of the first division are divided by the red bandits in a narrow valley road, and there is no hope of breaking through, and now they can only hold on and wait for help, and depending on the situation, it is very difficult for them to hold on all night. Let's talk about what to do. ”

"Hiss......" Rao is He Yingqin and Yang Yongtai had already been mentally prepared, but they were still shocked by this shocking bad news and gasped.

He Yingqin spoke first: "Commission, judging from the intelligence, the situation of the First Division is indeed dangerous. At present, Xue Boling's Central Army was blocked by the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Army Corps of the Red Bandits in the south of Daxue Mountain, and the nearest Sichuan Army was too weak, so letting them rescue Hu Zongnan was undoubtedly a war merit for the Red Bandits.

At present, the only thing we can hope for now is that Hu Zongnan will be able to hold out until dawn, and then our air force planes in Chengdu will be able to take off, and with the assistance of the air force, Hu Zongnan should be able to bring the first division out. ”

Chang Kaishen's face was gloomy, he knew that what He Yingqin said was the truth, the Red Bandits' 1st and 4th Front Armies converged in the northwest of Sichuan, and the total military strength reached 200,000, even if Xue Yue crossed the Great Snow Mountain, it was very likely that he would not be the opponent of the Red Bandits, let alone the Sichuan Army. Niang Xipi, why did the red bandit suddenly become so powerful, Chang Kaishen only felt a splitting headache.

Chang Kaishen's face was gloomy, Yang Yongtai has always been proud of his talents, and only he dared to speak to Chang Kaishen when an accident occurred, only to see him bold and say: "Commission, now this is the only way to save the fate of the first division." ”

Chang Kaishen's eyes lit up: "Oh, what does Chang Qing have a high opinion?" ”

Yang Yongtai said cautiously: "Negotiate an armistice with the red bandits, we will get out of the way to the north, and they will let the first division leave." Didn't the red bandits declare that they were going north to resist? As long as they can let the first division have a way out, let them go to northern Shaanxi. ”

Hearing Yang Yongtai's suggestion to make peace with the Red Army, Chang Kaishen was furious: "Stupid, how can you have such a dangerous idea!" The Red Bandits are our most dangerous enemy, and when the Japanese occupy China, we can survive, and if the Workers and Peasants occupy China, we will have no place to die. I'd rather have a division destroyed than make peace with the Red Bandits, and I don't have to mention this matter again. ”