The tank battalion that swam forward from the main position of Gaocheng advanced at high speed towards Gucheng in the west of the north, and the tracks rolled up a thick dust, which filled the surroundings of the tank battalion, and the huge roar of the tank engine overshadowed the sound of guns and artillery around it.

Han Xing had already ordered Yin Zhaoli's special operations battalion and Zhang Xiaosan's guard company to follow the 31st Group Army to break through to the north, and after he had completed the task of escorting Tang Enbo, the two armies would meet again.

The tank battalion drove north, and had already seen the tragic appearance of Li Pinxian's Gui army being defeated and retreating. The Gui army was quite a tough force for the Chinese army, but in the retreat, there was also great confusion. The troops could not be said to be retreating, to be precise, they should be retreating, and the various units were running around like headless flies, and some units had lost contact.

Along the way, there were debris discarded by the Chinese troops, the corpses of the Gui army, and some wounded soldiers running slowly northward in panic.

Due to the sporadic stragglers, the Japanese had limited strength and did not have the energy to eliminate them.

Tang Enbo was a little shocked after seeing it, and said to himself: "My 31st Group Army can't retreat like this, this is a big annoyance!" ”

When they arrived near Sanhedian, suddenly a Japanese tank unit stood in front of them, with more than 30 vehicles.

The forward formation of the two columns swimming forward suddenly turned into a wedge-shaped shock formation.

The four tanks of the first platoon of the first company rushed to the front, and the company opened fire with heavy machine guns, destroying three tanks of the enemy.

The tank battalion that swam forward inserted into the center of the Japanese tank group, and the tanks on both flanks continued to shell and fire at the enemy's tanks, destroying four more Japanese tanks, and the entire tank battalion broke through.

The tank troops of the little devils did not dare to pursue either.

The tank battalion swimming forward relied on high speed and was getting farther and farther away from the enemy's tanks.

Witnessing this fierce tank battle, Tang Enbo wiped the beads of sweat from his head and said, "It seems that if there were no tank troops of the Southern Expeditionary Army, I would not have been able to reach Gucheng today." ”

Han Xing said: "You can also say the same. Although the Japanese army's bean chariot is not very powerful, the national army does not have a sharp weapon to deal with it at present. That is, our M2 tanks, and dealing with them can be regarded as Guan Gong eating bean sprouts - a piece of cake. ”

Tang Enbo nodded and said, "Thank you, brother." ”

Han Xing said: "It's all brothers, what are you thankful for, if it were you, you would have to do the same." ”

Tang Enbo nodded again and grabbed Han Xing's hand tightly.

On the way, they encountered several small Japanese troops. The Japanese infantry saw these behemoths, and they didn't dare to fire their guns, so they hurriedly lay down, for fear of provoking these large tanks and causing them to be powerful, and they couldn't deal with it.

There was a small unit of cavalry of the Japanese army, and when they saw the M2 tank, they let go of the horse and ran, but they were afraid that they would run slowly, and the heavy machine guns came again.

Since he doesn't look for trouble, let's not fight it. Han Xing told You to go forward and let go of this small cavalry force, and just drove towards Gu Cheng quickly.

The distance of several tens of kilometers is nothing for the M2 tank, so it was not long before the positions of the Chinese defenders were seen, and Gucheng arrived.

Townenberg got out of the tank and went straight to the headquarters of the 5th theater of operations.

At this time, Li Zongren was in the headquarters, he was frowning and irritable, sitting on a chair and holding his hair, unable to think of any good way to turn the tide of the battle.

Tang Enbo saw Li Zongren's appearance, and also knew that Li Zongren was in trouble at this time, and the battle was fought to this extent, which he did not expect. Originally, he wanted to find Li Zongren Xingshi to ask for the guilt, but after suppressing this fire, he gave Li Zongren a salute and said, "Report to Commander Li, I'm here!" ”

Li Zongren was also a little surprised when he saw that Tang Enbo was coming, so he quickly stood up, took Tang Enbo's hand, and said affectionately: "Commander Tang, why are you here, it's not easy to walk on the road!" ”

Tang Enbo glanced at Han Xing, who was following, and said, "If it weren't for the tank battalion of the Southern Expeditionary Army, I really wouldn't be able to get over." On the way, he encountered several groups of devils, all of whom were defeated by the tanks of the Southern Expeditionary Army. ”

As soon as he talked about the tank battalion of the Southern Expeditionary Army, Li Zongren became excited and said happily: "The air force and tank battalion of the Southern Expeditionary Army have made great contributions!" They bit the tail of the 14th Brigade, gnawed down an armored brigade and a cavalry brigade of the 14th Brigade, and inflicted heavy casualties on the 14th Brigade. More importantly, they greatly defeated the confidence of the Japanese cavalry and greatly increased the morale of our Chinese army. ”

Tang Enbo saw that Li Zongren was off topic, and quickly intercepted Li Zongren's words and said: "What should we do with the 31st Group Army?" ”

Li Zongren saw that Tang Enbo had opened the topic, and hurriedly said with a serious face: "What to do." Didn't I say, please withdraw to the Tongbai Mountains and hold out for two to three weeks, and the situation will definitely improve. ”

As soon as he heard this, Tang Enbo was angry in his heart, and said in his heart, you are not taking my 31st Group Army seriously, why don't you take your Gui Army and nest in the ravines and ravines to be beaten. But when the words came to his lips, Tang Enbo still said: "Commander Li, how big is the Tongbai Mountains, I have 50,000 or 60,000 people nested in the mountains, what to eat and drink, the terrible thing in the war is not to be killed, but to be trapped and starved to death." I don't need to talk about such truths and examples! ”

When Li Zongren heard that Tang Enbo dared to disobey his orders, he was also angry in his heart, and said calmly: "Commander Tang, with the ability of your 31st Group Army, you occupy Tongbai Mountain, what are you afraid of?" I don't believe that the Japanese army can trap you to death and starve to death. As soon as the follow-up troops of our army attack, and you attack again, the encirclement of the Japanese army will inevitably be broken, and your siege will be lifted. ”

When Li Zongren said this, Tang Enbo was even more upset, and said angrily: "During the Warring States Period, the 400,000 troops of Zhao State were besieged by 780,000 troops of Qin State, and in the end, they did not run out of ammunition and food, but suffered a fiasco, and all of them were buried alive by the Qin army. The Japanese army should be regarded as an elite division, if the troops on the left and right flanks encircle the Tongbai Mountains, we will run out of ammunition and food, and we will collapse without the Japanese army, and how can we fight with the Japanese army. If we follow your orders, our 31st Army will definitely be defeated. ”

When Li Zongren heard that Tang Enbo had such great doubts about his command, he couldn't help but be furious in his heart, and said to Tang Enbo: "Don't lose confidence in your troops, is your 31st Group Army so unbeaten?" ”

Since he had torn his face open, Tang Enbo said unceremoniously: "It's not that he didn't fight, but there are major flaws in Chief Li's command. ”

Upon hearing this, Li Zongren became even more angry and said to Tang Enbo: "How can there be a major defect. Otherwise, Commander Han is right in front of him, let Commander Han comment, who is right and who is wrong, right? ”

Tang Enbo was also anxious and said, "Okay, then let Commander Han comment, who is right and who is wrong, right?" ”

Han Xing was embarrassed when he heard this, the two reasoned, what does it have to do with him, how can he get himself involved. hurriedly excused himself and said: "The two commanders talk about the soldiers, you are all everyone, and I am also a little soldier, I really don't dare to make a big deal in front of the two, the two commanders still spare me, right?" ”

The more Han Xing said this, the more the two of them did not let Han Xing go. Li Zongren said: "You are not a small soldier, you have a set of strategic and tactical thinking!" I really admire it, so tell me what you mean! There's nothing wrong with saying something wrong, and I won't blame you. ”

Tang Enbo also said: "It's not just a small soldier, it's actually an expert." Commander Han, you don't have to be polite, for the sake of our party-state and the 31st Group Army, please say something fair. What is right and what is wrong, only if you exist and defeat the Japanese army, is the truth. ”

At this time, Han Xing really couldn't shirk it, so he could only protect himself and say: "I'm just talking casually, if I say something wrong, the two chiefs really won't blame me?" ”

Li Zongren and Tang Enbo said almost in unison: "I won't blame you." "What's wrong with it, winning the battle is the last word."

Han Xing said: "Okay, then I'll be unscrupulous, I don't look at you, I don't look at him, let's just talk about things."

Chief Li meant to call the 31st Group Army to defend in the Tongbai Mountains, and Chief Tang meant to cross the Tongbai Mountains and jump out of the encirclement of the Yang Devils. Chief Tang's army, 50,000 or 60,000 people, crowded into the Tongbai Mountains, there is a problem here, what to eat, what to drink, and how to defend so many people. If I were a little devil, I would have mobilized a large number of troops to block the mountain passes and besieged the 31st Army for five days.

The current war, what is being fought, is being fought in logistics. If the logistics are not available, everything is over. Now Chief Tang's troops had no prior intention of defending in the Tongbai Mountains. The officers and men have no food, and the guns and artillery are out of ammunition, so how can this battle be fought? The longer it lasts, the more unfavorable it will be for the 31st Army.

The 31st Army held for another five days, and it was estimated that the food and ammunition were really exhausted. The little devils took advantage of the situation to attack in a big way, and the 31st Group Army was bound to be defeated. Even if you want to break through, it's very difficult. ”

After Han Xing finished saying these words, he was watching the reactions of the two people.

Li Zongren originally hoped that Han Xing would help him speak and persuade Tang Enbo to obey his orders, but when Han Xing said this, he was very disappointed, so his face turned pale. It took him a long time before he said:

"The terrain in the Tongbai Mountains is complicated, why can't you put some troops. The enemy and I have been fighting for more than 10 days in the area of Dahong Mountain in Suixian, and there have been more than 20 battles. If Commander Tang puts a force on Tongbai Mountain and attacks from the flank of Tongbai Mountain, he will definitely be able to surround the enemy and may receive the same results as Taierzhuang. Commander Han said well, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public. ”

When Tang Enbo heard what Han Xing said, he was towards himself, of course, he was secretly happy. He also said-for-tat to Li Zongren: "I, the 31st Group Army, more than 50,000 brothers, don't you feel distressed when you are trapped and killed in the Tongbo Mountains like this?" ”

Both of them stopped talking, and it seemed that they were both holding back a breath of anger in their hearts. Li Zongren was afraid that Tang Enbo had violated his orders, and Tang Enbo hated Li Zongren and wanted to sacrifice his 31st Group Army to consume the Japanese army.

Han Xing thought, at this time, I won't speak. The two of them are arguing, what kind of energy do I have?

The two jingled a few more words, but Zhang Fei was still dissatisfied with Zhuge Liang.