The next morning, Asahi rose from the distant eastern sky as usual, and the soft sunlight covered the earth with a layer of golden yellow.

In the fields on the outskirts of Dengta County, patches of red sorghum are gently swaying with the morning breeze.

A large area of sorghum land in the northeast of the county has been devastated and in shambles.

There was charred sorghum everywhere, and there were craters everywhere.

In addition to the guns and ammunition scattered everywhere, there were also patches of corpses of the Japanese soldiers.

In the sorghum field, the officers and men of the garrison brigade and the 7th Brigade of Reading Force were cleaning up the battlefield.

Zhang Xinghan came to the battlefield surrounded by Shen Xingye and other guards, looking at the corpses of the Yue army everywhere.

Zhang Xinghan's heart was like a boulder put down in vain, unprecedentedly relaxed.

The 2nd Division was completely annihilated, and the soldiers and civilians in Shenyang could calmly evacuate.

Zhang Xinghan said secretly with excitement while relaxing.

"Xinghan!" At this moment, a loud shout was heard in the distance.

Zhang Xinghan looked up and saw General Huang Xiansheng riding a war horse waving towards this side.

"Director Huang" Zhang Xinghan hurriedly took Shen Xingye forward to greet him.

As for the front, Huang Xiansheng turned over and dismounted, walked quickly to Zhang Xinghan, looked up and down, stretched out his fist and hammered Zhang Xinghan's chest: "Good boy, I haven't seen you for a long time, but you are more strong, but your face is a little haggard, look at this beard, it still looks like a young man in his twenties." ”

Zhang Xinghan smiled slightly, and suddenly solemnly stepped forward and saluted Huang Xiansheng.

Huang Xiansheng also put away his smile and looked at Zhang Xinghan with a solemn face.

"Director, if you hadn't handed over the command of the troops in the city to me, I'm afraid Shenyang would have fallen for a long time, and I will thank you on behalf of hundreds of thousands of fathers and villagers in the city!" Zhang Xinghan said solemnly.

"Hey, don't say that, Shenyang is not lost, thanks to your Zhang Xinghan's command, and all the soldiers fought with their lives, my Huang Jingzhong fled without a fight, and I almost didn't have the face to see Shenyang's father, where I deserve your thanks!" Huang Xiansheng hurriedly waved his hand.

"Director, you left Shenyang because you were greedy for life and afraid of death, the general's patriotic enthusiasm, Xinghan can clearly feel it, because we are all the same, the blood here is not cold!" Zhang Xinghan said and punched his chest a few times, and said awe-inspiringly.

While the two were talking, Zhao Zhenfan walked over with Wang Tiehan and Zhang Shixian.

"Xinghan, Commander Zhang." Wang Tiehan and Zhao Zhenfan greeted one after another.

Zhang Xinghan stepped forward to shake hands with them one by one and saluted: "The group seat, the staff seat, I don't see it." ”

"Don't call me that, Xinghan, you are now a major general of the army, the commander of the first brigade, so I have to call you Brigade Commander Zhang or general." Wang Tiehan teased happily.

"Don't make fun of Xinghan." Zhang Xinghan smiled indifferently and said to them: "Everyone, this is not a place to talk for the time being, please go back to Shenyang with me first, and then we will talk about the old days, and discuss future actions by the way." ”

"Okay." Huang Xiansheng and the others nodded one after another.

…………………………………… Shenyang City, Headquarters of the Garrison Brigade.

Zhang Xinghan handed over the aftermath of cleaning up the battlefield and rescuing the wounded to Liu Jianguo and Liu Guodong under the command, and he returned to the brigade headquarters with Huang Xiansheng, Zhao Zhenfan, Wang Tiehan and others.

When they came to the war room of the brigade headquarters, everyone sat down around the conference table.

"Brigade Commander Zhang, today we were able to achieve such a brilliant victory, thanks to your meritorious command, and the contemptible people were hesitant about your battle plan before, but now I, Zhang Shixian, am completely convinced and convinced." As soon as he sat down, Zhang Shixian smiled and hugged Zhang Xinghan.

"Huh." Zhang Xinghan also likes Zhang Shixian's straightforward and cheerful surname, and said with a smile: "Brother Shixian has won the award, and the reason why he was able to win the battle today is inseparable from the concerted command of all of you, and it is inseparable from the nearly 10,000 soldiers of our two brigades fighting for their lives, Zhang Xinghan will never dare to live alone!" ”

"Okay, Xinghan, don't be modest, you can win the defense of Shenyang twice in a row with thousands of miscellaneous cards, which is enough to prove that your command talent is far above us." Huang Xiansheng immediately waved his hand to interrupt him.

"Yes, what Director Huang said makes sense." Zhao Zhenfan nodded in agreement, then turned his head and asked, "Brigade Commander Zhang, now that we have completely annihilated the enemy's 2nd Division and resolved the crisis facing Shenyang, what are your plans next?" ”

Zhang Xinghan paused, and asked instead of answering: "I don't know what your plans are for Zhao Shenzuo and Director Huang?" ”

Huang Xiansheng replied first: "I have been to Beiping, and the young marshal has no determination to resist at all.

But Xinghan, don't think about it, I don't mean to compete with you for command, as long as I can beat me, even if you let me be a soldier. ”

Huang Xiansheng's words caused a burst of laughter from everyone present.

Zhang Xinghan said with a smile: "The director has said this, who will be the commander, we will discuss it in the future when we encounter a war." ”

Zhao Zhenfan coughed lightly and said to Zhang Xinghan: "Brigade Commander Zhang, I can't hide it, Zhao led the 620th Regiment and the 619th Regiment to reinforce Shenyang this time, which was ordered by the brigade, and the brigade instructed us to put the country and the nation first, join hands with you to fight against the territory!" ”

"Traveler? How is he doing now? Why didn't he come with his troops himself? Zhang Xinghan heard that it was Wang Yizhe's order, and hurriedly asked.

"He said he was going to give the young marshal an explanation." Zhao Zhenfan's expression was a little gloomy.

Zhang Xinghan was silent for a while when he heard this, and said secretly in his heart, Zhang Xueliang, Zhang Xueliang, you'd better not do anything to my father-in-law, otherwise you will blame me for being ruthless.

"Oh, Xinghan, why are you still hesitating there, as long as you want, our Seventh Brigade of Reading Force will be combined with your garrison brigade, and you will be the commander. After all, your garrison brigade was formerly part of our Seventh Brigade, which was originally a brother, and now it is a joint formation, just working together to fight devils. Wang Tiehan saw that Zhang Xinghan was silent, and said with a big grin.

"Yes, in terms of military rank, you are now fully qualified to be the commander of our anti-Japanese armed forces, and I will be your deputy." Huang Xiansheng also immediately said.

"Well, since you have no objections, the matter of the joint compilation of our two ministries has been decided for the time being, but the matter of unified reorganization, I plan to wait until we withdraw to Tongliao before we start it." Zhang Xinghan no longer hesitated, and said in a timely manner.

"What? Are you going to give up Shenyang? Huang Xiansheng, Zhao Zhenfan and others looked at each other, and they all said in surprise: "Why? We have just won a big battle, and Shenyang is still firmly in our hands, so why give up Shenyang at this time? ”

"Brother Alarm Zhong, Brother Guoping, do you know that the evacuation of Shenyang was a military order personally issued to me by Jiang Gong in Nanjing.

Of course, if it was only because of Jiang Gong's telegram, I would certainly not give up Shenyang easily.

The reason why we want to give up Shenyang is really for a longer-term plan.

First of all, you see, Shenyang is located in the hinterland of the Liaoning Plain, and the surrounding terrain is not dangerous to defend, so it is undoubtedly unrealistic to defend Shenyang for a long time.

You must know that Shenyang is the political and economic center and transportation hub of the three northeastern provinces in Liaoning, and they have been watching for a long time, and they have suffered losses and heavy losses in the Shenyang area, so they will definitely not give up.

According to the information I have received, I have been preparing for war on a large scale on my own soil, and now the Kwantung Army has suffered another crushing defeat and suffered heavy losses.

With his own surname, a large-scale increase in troops has become an inevitable trend.

At that time, Shenyang will surely become the primary target of the army's attack.

We have only 10,000 troops in our hands, and we lack sufficient reserves, so at present, we are still unable to compete with this in an all-round and lasting way.

Therefore, we can only temporarily retreat, abandon Shenyang, avoid its edge, and wait for an opportunity to launch an attack on Yue himself after a period of rest and expansion, and after strengthening our strength. Zhang Xinghan pointed to the map and explained.

After hearing this, Huang Xiansheng, Zhao Zhenfan and others pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"However, Xinghan, if we evacuate, what will happen to the people of Shenyang, the Shenyang Arsenal, and the Air Force?" Huang Xiansheng knew the important surnames of the Shenyang Arsenal and the Air Force, and said with a worried face.

Zhang Xinghan smiled and said: "This alarm brother can rest assured, I have sent an advance force to control the Tongliao area, and is rushing to repair an airfield there to facilitate the evacuation of the air force, as for the people of the whole city, they began to evacuate one after another a few days ago, and about 100,000 people have been evacuated, some of them have arrived in Tongliao, and most of them are still on the way."

There are also various factory machinery and equipment in the Shenyang Arsenal Industrial Zone, and I have already ordered people to start dismantling them, not to mention that they are about to be completed, and they can be loaded and transported to Tongliao together, and after the rebuilding of the plant, they can continue to be put into production. ”

"Oh, so you're fully prepared to retreat? Looks like I'm overthinking, haha. Huang Xiansheng frowned when he heard this, and smiled happily.

"Now that the 2nd Division has been completely annihilated by us, the Kwantung Army will no longer be able to invade Shenyang in a short period of time, it is a good time for us to evacuate the whole city, but now that you have all commanded the battle for a night, you must be very tired, so let's go and rest first, and we will hold a celebration banquet at noon to celebrate this victory, and the evacuation of the whole city will officially start tomorrow." Zhang Xinghan got up and said.

"Okay, that's it." Huang Xiansheng, Zhao Zhenfan and others got up to say goodbye.

After seeing everyone leave, Zhang Xinghan summoned Su Hanyun and instructed: "Immediately send a telegram to the Nanjing National Political Axe and the Beiping Major Marshal's Mansion, our department has completely annihilated the enemy's 2nd Division of the Kwantung Army after a night of bloody battles, and the specific results are being counted. ”

"Yes." Su Hanyun was also excited in her heart, and happily turned around and left.

(To be continued)