Zhang Xinghan pondered for a long time, slapped the table and said: "Rehe must not fall into the hands of me, what I didn't say, fight!" ”

"But Commander, the three divisions of our main force and the armored brigade directly under the headquarters have just been expanded, and the training has not yet been completed, and besides, the army has placed four divisions on the south and east sides of us.

I'm afraid it's a bit inappropriate to attack rashly, right? Zhao Zhenfan said: "It is suggested that we can wait for three or five months for the time being, and then lead the troops to complete the training, and after the units have completed the run-in and formed combat effectiveness, it is not too late to send troops to Rehe." ”

"Three or five months is too long, and this time the troops sent to Rehe are not only to stop Yue himself and break their conspiracy to form a strategic encirclement of us.

The tens of thousands of soldiers of the former Northeast Army under Tang Yulin, the defenders of Rehe, are all good supplementary soldiers, not to mention bringing them all back, if I can bring them back a third.

The combat strength of the divisions of our new army will soar rapidly, and since we defeated the army in January, Xiao Yueben has repeatedly attacked the city and conquered the city, and his arrogance is unstoppable, so it is time to teach them a lesson. Zhang Xinghan said: "Therefore, this time we must send troops to Rehe." ”

"The commander is right, Tang Yulin is a straw bag, but the tens of thousands of horses under his command are all authentic Northeast Army, and these Northeast Army have been thinking about returning to their hometown in the Northeast all the time since the 918 incident.

If we send troops in time, before they are defeated by the army, we will integrate them and train them a little, we will be a new force that can fight well, which is much more cost-effective than recruiting new recruits and training them from scratch. Jiang Baili said loudly.

"Hmm." Zhang Xinghan nodded and said: "I have decided to transfer the tank regiment of the armored brigade, the cavalry regiment and the first division and one regiment of the motorized infantry regiment, supplemented by the cooperation of the air force, that is, to advance to Rehe." ”

"The safety of the base area will be handed over to you by the alarm bell and the national screen." Zhang Xinghan looked at the two of them meaningfully.

"Please rest assured, commander, we will fulfill our duties and ensure that the base area is foolproof." Huang Xiansheng said with some concern: "However, Commander, you only bring these troops, is it a little too little?" ”

"It's a lot, Rehe is thousands of miles away, and it is extremely suitable for the movement and assault operations of our motorized troops, especially our tank regiment, sweeping a division of little devils, that is ironclad no problem, this battle is just a test of the surname of our new tanks, and it can also add some valuable combat experience to the recruits of the armored forces." Zhang Xinghan said confidently.

"The chief of staff will work hard, come with me to lead the army and set off."

Jiang Baili smiled and nodded: "Baili takes orders!" ”

…………………… Beiping, the Young Marshal's Mansion.

Zhang Xueliang was anxiously pacing back and forth in the study at the moment, saying that he had broken through Shanhaiguan, and he had not stopped at all.

There is a great tendency to break through the passes of the Great Wall, take Pingjin directly, and get involved in North China.

Zhang Xueliang is really anxious at the moment, the Northeast has been lost, and North China can no longer be lost no matter what.

Otherwise, he didn't know where to withdraw the hundreds of thousands of Northeast Army troops on which he depended.

"Young marshal, the front line is urgent." Chief of Staff Rong Jin hurriedly walked into the office and saluted Zhang Xueliang to report.

"Huh? Has the situation changed in any way? Zhang Xueliang hurriedly asked.

"According to the investigation of our front-line scouts, at present, the main force of the 4th Division of the Chinese Army has turned north to Rehe, and its 7th Division is still confronting our front-line troops at a Great Wall Pass." Rong Jin replied quickly.

"Said that I went to Rehe? They want to capture Rehe? Zhang Xueliang was shocked and angry, and said: "Send a telegram to Tang Dahu immediately, tell him to step up his combat preparations and prepare to attack, if Rehe is lost, Chahar will not be protected, and order the 29th Army of the 3rd Group Army and Sun Dianying's troops to go north to reinforce Rehe!" ”

"Young Marshal, Sun Dianying is capricious, and he is the remnant of the Northwest Army, and he hates my Northeast Army to the core. Rong Jin said.

"No matter so much, tell Sun Dianying that as long as Rehe is saved, I will promote him as the chairman of Chahar Province!" Zhang Xueliang said.

"Yes." Rong Jin had to bow his head and leave.

…………………… On the plain road leading from Tongliao to Rehe, a huge torrent of steel composed of 100 No. 4 tanks, nearly 200 military trucks and motorcycles was rumbling towards the territory of Rehe.

Behind the convoy were the three thousand cavalry of Sabuli.

From time to time, fighter planes would whizz over the sky, and it was the reconnaissance plane that the flying regiment took the lead in dispatching, so that Zhang Xinghan could grasp the latest situation in Rehe in a timely manner.

……………… Chengde, the largest city in Rehe, is also the provincial capital of Rehe.

There is a three-storey building in the south of the city, which is Tang Yulin's provincial chairman's office building.

To put it bluntly, it is Tang Dahu's private mansion.

In a spacious office on the second floor of the building, Tang Dahu's secretary and staff officers were ordered to help him pack his things.

Knowing that he was coming, Tang Dahu's first thought was to quickly evacuate with the gold, silver and jewelry he had looted and a few aunts.

Instead of leading his troops to fight against Yue Kou and defend his Rehe Province.

Just kidding, as the absolute leader of the Northeast Army, Zhang Zuolin's successor, Zhang Shaoshuai, didn't want the entire Northeast, and he didn't dare to go to war with himself.

How could he, Tang Yulin, dare to fight with the red-eyed Yue himself?

Tang Yulin didn't want his anger in Zhang Xinghan's nest to pour out all of his anger on him.

Tang Yulin was anxiously directing his subordinates to pack up his so-called valuables and important documents.

A communications adjutant walked up to the second floor briskly with a telegram in hand, found him, and saluted: "Chairman, the young marshal is calling." ”

"Who? Little Liuzi? Tang Dahu was slightly surprised when he heard this, stretched out his hand to take the telegram and read it hurriedly, and immediately scolded: "Damn, I said that I have entered Shanhaiguan, at this time his little sixth son remembered to resist, what the hell did he do?" ”

"Rehe Qianli Plain, there is no danger to defend at all, what do you let Lao Tzu do to resist his own attack?" As he spoke, he tore the message to shreds and threw it to the ground like garbage.

The communications adjutant bowed his head and did not dare to say more.

Tang Yulin walked back and forth a few steps, and kicked the communications adjutant angrily: "What the hell are you still doing standing here?" Go back with the radio and retreat with Lao Tzu! ”

"Yes!" The communications adjutant hurriedly turned around and ran downstairs.

"it!" Tang Yulin's anger did not subside, and he scolded several subordinates who were busy in the office, and the subordinates were afraid of Tang Zhiyinwei, and they all dared to be angry and did not dare to speak.

That night, Tang Yulin abandoned the nearly 40,000 soldiers of the 36th Division, and fled from Chengde City with a small number of guards and family members and a large amount of money.

The 4th Division of the Army marched north from Shanhaiguan and arrived in the Pingquan area after three days.

Stationed in the plain was the 36th Regiment of the 107th Brigade of Tang Yulin's 213th Division.

However, the commander of the 213th Regiment had already been bribed by the secret service to rebel, and when the cavalry vanguard of the 4th Division of the Yue Army arrived, they opened the gate of Pingquan County and welcomed him into the city.

Later, he acted as a guide and guided him to the area of Qigou Town, which was also garrisoned by the 214th Regiment of the 107th Brigade.

Due to the defection of their own troops, the 214th Regiment was defeated and retreated in the direction of Chengde, and the cavalry units of the Yue Army began to penetrate directly into Chengde with the cooperation of the rebels.

If Tang Yulin did not withdraw at this time, he could completely concentrate his superior forces to kill the cavalry wing of the 4th Division, which was deep in the lone army.

Because Lingyuan, northeast of Pingquan, there are still two regiments of the 107th Brigade stationed, as long as he gives an order, this brigade can quickly detour to Pingquan and cut off the retreat of the cavalry.

The 106th Brigade of Longhua and the two cavalry brigades of Chengde City were transferred to completely annihilate the cavalry of the Yue Army, which was not a problem at all.

It's a pity that this is all hypothetical, and now Comrade Tang Dahu has already fled to the rear of Shuangluan City with his family and a large amount of private property.

At the same time that the cavalry unit of the 4th Division of the Yue Army was rushing directly to Chengde, Zhang Xinghan, who had already learned of the movements of the Yue Army through an aerial reconnaissance plane.

led the troops to march at full speed, and at this time was also marching towards Chengde.

In order to rush to Chengde ahead of the Yue army, Zhang Xinghan once again called on the air force to carry out air raids and bombing of the Yue army and the rebels.

Hindered the advance of the puppet army, and finally rushed to the outside of Chengde in the evening of the same day.

Zhang Xinghan did not rush into the city, but lined up the tank regiment in the east of Chengde City, giving the cavalry time to rest and the infantry to get off the car and prepare, and at the same time waiting for the arrival of the cavalry.

More than an hour later, about 1,000 cavalrymen of the Yue Army, with the cooperation of hundreds of puppet soldiers, rushed to the eastern suburbs of Chengde.

Zhang Xinghan's assault troops had been waiting for a long time, and with Zhang Xinghan's order, a hundred tanks opened fire one after another and began to rush forward.

At the same time, Zhang Xinghan ordered Sabuli to lead the cavalry regiment to detour from the left side, preparing to intercept the fleeing puppet army.

Liu Jianguo, deputy commander of the 1st Mobu Division and commander of the 1st Infantry Regiment, led the 1st Mobu Regiment to follow the armored regiment and launched an active attack on the cavalry of the Yue Army.

In the face of this sudden torrent of steel composed of 100 tanks, the puppet army, who was almost carried away by victory, was completely dumbfounded.

Especially the puppet army, where have they seen so many tanks lined up and charging collectively.

When hundreds of shells landed on their perimeter, hundreds of puppet soldiers immediately scattered and fled.

The devil cavalry was barely composed, at least not immediately fleeing.

However, you can see how shocked he is from the expression of the captain of the devil cavalry wing, the 4th division to which he belongs has been since the landing in Lushun.

Trapped in Jinzhou, breaking the mountain customs, invincible, invincible, but, at this moment, the captain of the devil cavalry is no longer the courage and fearlessness of a few days ago.

When a high-explosive bomb fell and exploded their horses in fright and almost uncontrollable, he finally came back to his senses and hurriedly gave the order to retreat.

(To be continued)