Some Japanese soldiers were okay, they had already put on protective clothing, they were preparing to attack the Southern Expeditionary Army on the other side of the Wei River, and some Japanese soldiers had not yet put on protective clothing, they did not expect that their positions would also explode with poison gas bombs, so that only death awaited them.

Because the gas bombs are so powerful and there are too many of them, there is no time to do any protection at all.

Further down to the morale of the Japanese soldiers who were attacking on the front line, they originally wanted to take advantage of the Southern Expeditionary Army that was attacked by poison gas on the other side of the Wei River. Unexpectedly, the Chinese army had been prepared for a long time, and they all wore simple protective clothing, as if they had not suffered much loss, and their firepower was not much weaker than before.

When the Japanese attack was frustrated, there was a violent explosion and yellow smoke from the air raid in his home behind him. When you come out of the house, can you still go back!?

It's really a heavy army in the front, and it's highly poisonous in the back, attacking forward, not being able to attack, and going back, that's also a dead end.

It's uncomfortable! It's uncomfortable! The attacking Japanese army was nested in this middle ground.

Seeing the explosion of huge air-to-ground missiles coming from the Japanese position on the other side of the Wei River, and after a while, seeing clouds of yellow smoke rising from the Japanese position, Han Xing felt very relieved and scolded: "What is this called, this is called lifting a stone and hitting your own feet, and the poison gas bombs you produce, just enjoy yourself!" ”

Zhang Weihan heard Han Xing's words, felt very fresh, and asked: "What are you talking about, what is this called, it is called lifting a stone and hitting one's own feet, this sentence is too right, and it also makes the little devils taste the power of poison gas bombs." Who can say this, why does it sound so familiar to me? ”

"This is what our Chairman Mao said, and it is these little devils of the 10th Division."

Zhang Weihan listened to Han Xing's words, and sighed a little in his heart, even if we call Chairman Mao, even you call us Chairman Mao, and you are not *** person. But Tong Guò's interaction with Han Xing during this period of time, I also deeply felt that Han Xing's body, intentionally or unintentionally, can always reveal the shadow of ***, if not, as he himself said, his later life is ***, or the intelligence officer sent to the national army by Yan'an.

During the fierce battle, there is no time for such an opportunity to think. Han Xing said to Zhang Weihan again: "We can't be entangled in this battle anymore, we have to withdraw?" ”

"The question is where do we retreat?"

Han Xing said: "Just retreat to the Gushi area of Henan, where the 51st Army is, and the Japanese army will also attack there." ”

"How did you know that the Japanese were going to attack the Gushi area?" Zhang Weihan was not the commander of the 10th detachment, and he asked Han Xing to tell the basis.

Han Xing thought to himself, if I didn't know history, I would dare to lead troops to fight here, but these words can't be said to Zhang Weihan, and I can't say it clearly.

At this time, Pan Xiaoan sent a top-secret piece of information, Han Xing looked at it, and was overjoyed, and gave it to Zhang Weihan to watch.

After Zhang Weihan finished reading the telegram, he was also a magpie with his eyebrows raised, and said to Han Xing with a smile: "I really convinced you, unknown prophet, and you really calculated accurately." Then let's retreat to Gushi! However, you also have to tell us about the basis for your speculation about the Japanese offensive route? ”

"That's right," Han Xing smiled, the matter had come to this, so he picked a big blow, "The ultimate goal of the Japanese army is to attack Wuhan, and they are unwilling to enter the Dabie Mountain, for fear that they will be entangled by us and will not be able to get out, so they can only advance along the north side of the Dabie Mountain." To the north of Dabie Mountain is the Gushi area of Henan, which is a place where they can't get around. ”

At this moment, Zhang Weihan was convinced, slapped his face and said: "I can't complain that Fan Zhuxian has to promote you to chief of staff, it seems that his old man still has a point." This is called deduction, deducing the direction of the war in advance, okay! Good! It makes sense, your deduction and intelligence say that it is synchronized, and you win. ”

Pan Xiaoan also lost no time in complimenting Han Xing a few words: "What kind of person is my fourth brother, he really knows astronomy, geography, everything, everything." Fighting with him, I feel relieved. ”

Zhang Weihan couldn't help frowning when he heard Pan Xiaoan call Han Xing's fourth brother, which is forbidden to form a faction in the party. To say that Pan Xiaoan called Han Xing's fourth brother, this is also Pan Xiaoan's happiness for a while, so he leaked his mouth, usually he didn't dare to call him so casually.

But the vigilant Zhang Weihan listened to it, and said after him: "Captain Pan, you call Han Xing the fourth brother, are you already worshipping as brothers, aren't you?" ”

At this time, Pan Xiaoan couldn't change his words, so he had to tell the truth: "Yes, we still worshipped when the Skeleton Gang and the Devil Nakamura were fighting." I know, I was wrong. ”

"Of course yours is wrong?" Zhang Weihan made a face at Pan Xiaoan, and it seemed that he was about to reprimand him greatly.

Pan Xiaoan also knew that he was wrong, and hurriedly reviewed Zhang Weihan and said: "At that time, I was not a member of the party, so I didn't have so many evasions. If I don't dare now, I know, we have discipline......"

Zhang Weihan reprimanded him and said: "That's the case, such a good thing, why don't you call me ......"

Pan Xiaoan suddenly realized, laughed and said: "Commander Zhang, I don't dare now, I don't dare to worship you as a brother, isn't this Gao Pan, there is a suspicion of stammering with the boss, the distance between us is too far." ”

"Don't you look down on me, do you?" Zhang Weihan took Pan Xiaoan's army again.

"Where, where," Pan Xiaoan hurriedly said, "If you don't dislike me, how can I dislike you, and I can't stammer?" ”

In the battle of Lu'an, the Southern Expeditionary Army took it when it was good, leaving a battalion to cover, and the main force moved to the Gushi area of Henan that night. The 10th Division of the Japanese Army did not dare to pursue, it was really poisonous in the rear, and there was no time to take care of it. Besides, the Southern Expeditionary Army still has the Air Force, as long as the Japanese army dares to pursue desperately, then there are air-to-surface missiles waiting for them.

It is 85 kilometers from Lu'an to Gushi, Henan, Gushi is in the northwest direction of Lu'an, not far, and the troops are not slow to march, it is estimated that at eight or nine o'clock the next day, Gushi County will also arrive.

Han Xing walked as he checked the nearby terrain. Zhang Weihan, like Han Xing, was also checking the nearby terrain. Military, according to the current parlance, it is necessary to check the terrain while walking.

At dawn of the next day, the Southern Expeditionary Army walked to the Xinji area of Gushi County, which is about 50 kilometers away from the county seat of Guxian County, and a large river passes through here from south to north.

This river originates in the southwest of Jinzhai County, the north foot of Dabie Mountain, the Funiu Ridge at the junction of Henan and Anhui provinces, its upper source has a sand ditch, Yinshan Gully and Badao River converge, to Lihuajian is called the Shi River, flows through Dingbu, Jinjiazhai, Meishan, Yeji, Henan Province Gushi and other places, to the tip of the three rivers into the Huai River, a total length of 220 kilometers.

Han Xing saw that the river was seventy or eighty meters wide, and August at this time was also considered a wet season, and it should be said that the amount of water was not small, although it was not that the water was turbulent and the waves were monstrous, it was also when the flowing water met a piece of stone, causing a small group of turbulent waves, clusters of whirlpools, and the water flow turned back, which was quite spectacular.

There is a bridge on the Shi River, which is more than 100 meters long and 20 meters wide, which was indeed a bridge at that time. The bridge is a stone brick structure, with large stones raised from the bottom of the water and arched on top, using traditional mechanical principles to bear the weight of the bridge. The arched piers are every 10 meters, and the river flows at the bottom so as not to impact the piers too much, and the bridge is paved with bricks and wood as railings for chariots and horses to walk on.

"Good bridge! Good bridge! Han Xing shouted.

"Good water! Good water! Zhang Weihan also shouted.

The two smiled at each other, and resonated in their hearts, this is not a good mood for touring the mountains and rivers, but they are thinking in their hearts, how to use the Shi River to fight, if you don't use such a good terrain to fight a battle, wouldn't you be blind to the water of the Shi River, the bridge on the water.

There is also an important highway here, from east to west, the east side comes from Lu'an, the west side leads to the shopping mall in Henan, and all the way to Xinyang, which is an important Ye (Jiaji) business (city) highway. The 51st Army withdrew along this road, and the Southern Expeditionary Army also withdrew along this road.

Another feature of this highway is that it winds west along the northern foot of Dabie Mountain. If there was no Shi River, the road here would not have any characteristics, but since there was this Shi River, the Shi River in the north and south of the Yeshang Highway in the east and west constitutes an important cross.

"Good road, good road!" Han Xing shouted.

"It's good all the way! Okay! Zhang Weihan also shouted.

The two smiled at each other again, if they used this Yeshang Highway to fight a battle on the Shi River, wouldn't it be another battle on the Weihe Bridge?

Both men felt the importance of the terrain here.

Han Xing pointed to the Shi River flowing upstream, and saw that the lush Dabie Mountain was in the south: "What is that?" Han Xing asked Zhang Weihan.

Zhang Weihan said: "Do you still need me to say what it is?" ”

Han Xing said: "That is the gate of Dabie Mountain, if the Japanese army goes up the river, they can pass through Dabie Mountain and reach the north gate of Wuhan." ”

Zhang Weihan also knew that no matter how steep the mountain was, if he walked down the river valley, the small flat land under the impact of the river valley area could also carry soldiers and horses. This place is the gate of Dabie Mountain, and if the gate is not closed well, it is likely to cause a catastrophe.

Han Xing pointed to a hillside in the north and said, "If the Japanese army goes along the road to Shangcheng and Xinyang, or along the river valley into Dabie Mountain, they can't go around the southern slope, so we won't go, so we will spend time with the little devils here." ”

Zhang Weihan nodded and said: "This mountain is called Fujin Mountain, a very nice name, we don't have to go to Gushi County, just spend it with the little devils on this Fujin Mountain and Shihe Bridge." ”

At this moment, more than a dozen fast horses galloped from the direction of Fujin Mountain, and the fast horses picked up patches of dust, and forty or fifty horse legs were moving rapidly, like clouds driving fog.

The avant-garde personnel of the Southern Expeditionary Army had to hold assault rifles, open the safe, and the light and heavy machine guns were also put on, and the machine gunners were lying on the ground, as if facing a great enemy. If it's not your own people, then it's going to be a big deal.

In a few moments, the man came to him, and the leader jumped off his horse. Han Xing was not too far away from him, and when he looked closely, this person was none other than Yu Xuezhong, the commander of the 51st Army, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed.