Ji Xingwen couldn't control his troops anymore, and suddenly saw Zhang Zizhong, knowing that he had no face to see people, but he had to bite the bullet to see him.

Zhang Zizhong lost his temper with Ji Xingwen: "What are you doing here?"

Ji Xingwen made up a nonsense and whispered, "I'll report to the commander-in-chief." ”

Zhang Zizhong said loudly, "Report to me? What to report. Why did you retreat here to report without my orders? Or the hero of the Lugou Bridge Anti-Japanese War, you are a bear! Hurry up and let me go to the front, and if you retreat, I'll kill your head!"

Ji Xingwen was taken aback, and quickly turned around and returned to the front line to gather his troops.

Zhang Zizhong went to find Liu Zhensan, the commander of the 180th Division.

At that time, Liu Zhensan finally broke out and approached the river, preparing to cross the river once the situation was critical.

During this period, he was also bombed by Japanese planes and almost killed, so he could barely escape by hiding in a bomb shelter.

Liu Zhensan was nervous, and suddenly heard Zhang Zizhong coming, and Ji Xingwen just scolded him. At this time, the guards came to him again: "Senior Commander Liu, Commander Zhang wants to see you, and he is looking for you everywhere!" ”

Frightened, Liu Zhensan grabbed his pistol and went to the front line gun, and said to the guards while running: "When the commander comes, he wants to ask about me, and he will say that I am not here, and he is commanding the battle on the front line." ”

Only then did he escape Zhang Zizhong's scolding.

Here, Zhang Zizhong personally led the 38th Division to kill the Xianghua Highway occupied by the Japanese army. The 37th Division and the 180th Division did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly gathered their troops and cooperated with the 38th Division.

At this time, the main force of the Japanese army had already killed Zaoyang, Tanghe, and Xinye. There were not many troops on the Xianghua Highway, and they were attacked by the 38th Division, the 37th Division and the 180th Division, and there were many casualties immediately.

Zhang Zizhong commanded three divisions to attack on all fronts, and they ambushed more than 3,000 Japanese baggage wings and infantry wings at Dajia to the west of Tianjiaji. The Northwest Army annihilated more than 1,000 of its men in one fell swoop, and captured dozens of military horses, more than 30 transport boats, a large number of military maps, ammunition supplies, and medicines, and captured many prisoners.

According to the enemy's prisoners, the materials transported by the baggage wing were used by the main force to cross the river and invade Xiangyang and Fancheng. The 60 transports carried can transport a large group of troops at a time. Due to the destruction of the baggage wing, the Japanese army's plan to cross the river and attack Xiangfan fell through.

After occupying Tianjiaji, Zhang Zizhong's troops successively occupied Changshoudian and other places, and cut the Xianghua Highway into several sections.

The Japanese army had no choice but to abandon a piece of baggage and withdraw from the mountains on the whole line, bypassing the Xianghua Highway.

The Japanese army's retreat this time was still relatively early, the vitality was still there, and Zhang Zizhong's troops were limited, so it was impossible to completely cut off the Japanese army's retreat.

In the end, most of the Japanese troops on the left flank retreated successfully, but the 14th Cavalry Brigade was not so lucky, they met the nemesis, the tank battalion of the Southern Expeditionary Army, almost all the troops were wiped out, and in the end only five or six hundred people fled back.

From then on, the large cavalry force of the Japanese army almost disappeared, and Okamura Ninji no longer dared to use cavalry units on a large scale.

On the North Road, after fierce fighting, the Japanese army in Nanyang and Tanghe was routed on all fronts, and Sun Lianzhong and Tang Enbo's group army followed in pursuit, and Nanyang and Tanghe were successively recovered by the national army.

In the Dabie Mountains in the rear, the guerrillas of the Nationalist Army in Henan attacked from all sides and attacked the empty occupied areas of the Japanese army. Since the main force of the Japanese army was all used in Suizao, many strongholds had only a few dozen or even a dozen Japanese soldiers. Under the harassment of the guerrillas of the Nationalist army, the Japanese army was embarrassed, and even the Japanese prostitutes who accompanied the army were captured by the guerrillas.

The Nationalist guerrillas also had an unexpected gain, attacking the retreating Japanese troops on all fronts in the Dahongshan Mountains behind enemy lines. In a close-range attack, Yamada Kizo Daisa, the commander of the 33rd Wing of the 30th Brigade of the 16th Infantry Division, was killed on the spot, and was posthumously awarded the rank of major general (as is customary in the Japanese army). This is the officer with the highest rank of casualties in the Japanese army in the Battle of Suizao!

Only the 3rd Division on the right flank retreated earlier and suffered relatively few casualties, but it was also pursued by Sun Lianzhong's Group Army and Tang Enbo's 13th Army in all directions.

After more than 20 days of hard fighting, the Japanese army left a large number of corpses, and finally all of them returned to the original occupied area, leaving only one to occupy the county seat of Suixian.

In this battle, the Japanese army suffered a complete defeat, and the strategic purpose was originally to annihilate the main force of the national army, but as a result, it did not even catch the tail of the 31st Group Army, but suffered more than 13,000 casualties in more than 20 days of fierce fighting, accounting for one-tenth of the troops participating in the battle.

On the other hand, the Nationalist Army was quite successful on the whole, completely disintegrating the intentions of the Japanese army, and also causing considerable casualties to the Japanese army, which was completely in line with the general thinking of protracted warfare. The casualties of the Warring States Army were not too heavy, about 20,000 people, accounting for less than one-tenth of the troops participating in the battle.

On May 24, the tank battalion of the Southern Expeditionary Army did not stop until the 14th Brigade of the Devil Cavalry arrived at Changshoudian. Yin Zhaoli's special operations battalion and Zhang Xiaosan's guard company also chased after them, and the two armies joined forces.

In this battle, the tank battalion had some problems due to long-distance high-speed driving, and at this time, it was time to take advantage of this opportunity to take good care of the tank. The special operations battalion and the guard company were also exhausted, those who were not injured were almost lying down from exhaustion, the wounded had already fallen behind, the seriously injured were left at the military stations along the way, and the bodies of the sacrificed had already been buried.

Although Han Xing repeatedly ordered the infantry not to come into direct contact with the devil cavalry, he also sacrificed nearly twenty percent of the soldiers, and the Japanese army was fierce! This is already the smallest casualty.

However, the biggest stimulus for the troops was a big victory. The victory was achieved with minimal casualties by crushing the 14th Cavalry Brigade and inflicting heavy casualties on its cavalry and horses. The officers and men were excited, and the passion for fighting lingered for a long time.

Yin Zhaoli ran to You Qianqian, his face was full of joy, praised He Qianqian and said: "Your tank battalion, Heifer makes an airplane - it's really Niu B's sky." When, teach me to drive a tank, this guy is so good! The Japanese cavalry of several thousand people was stunned and had no way to hold it. ”

You Qianqian was not joking easily, he was in a good mood at this time, and he also mocked Yin Zhaoli and said: "I said Camp Commander Yin, the special operations camp is a heifer dancing - a cow B on the left, and a cow B on the right." When have you been soft, how can you be willing to learn to drive a tank at this time. There is really a difference between our kung fu of driving a tank and the kung fu of your special operations battalion, what is there to learn about driving a tank, your special combat battalion's kung fu is the real skill! ”

Yin Zhaoli said: "Otherwise, let's convert, the tank will be handed over to us, and we will give you this skin." ”

Zhang Xiaosan also came to join in the fun and said: "I, the commander of the guard company, will not do it, so I will go to the battalion commander Yin to drive the tank." ”

Zhang Zizhong's 33rd Group Army sent a cart of food, including pigs and sheep, vegetables, and a few boxes of good wine, saying that they were here to comfort the Southern Expeditionary Army, and after a while, Zhang Zizhong would personally come to visit the soldiers of the Southern Expeditionary Army.

Now it was even more peaceful, and the kitchen was too busy, and some soldiers went to the kitchen to help out. Han Xing also ordered that the soldiers were working too hard, and at noon, let go of their stomachs, eat and drink, and then sleep well.

At this time, Tang Enbo's 31st Group Army came to deliver a cart of food, which also had pigs, sheep, noodles and vegetables, saying that Tang Enbo would definitely come to visit the brothers of the Southern Expeditionary Army as long as he was free.

Han Xing is worried, what should he do if he can't eat such good things, if Lang spends it, it will be a big crime!

At this time, a troop came, it was the mechanized regiment of Hou Dashan of the Southern Expeditionary Army, Liu Zhiyuan's directly subordinate regiment, and Fan Shuyu's health team, that is, the large army of the Southern Expeditionary Army.

I haven't seen each other for more than 20 days, just like I haven't seen each other for many years. In the brutal war, these twenty days will indicate that many comrades-in-arms will never see each other again.

Hou Dashan suddenly hugged Han Xing's arm, looked up and down, left and right, and said, "Commander Han, let's meet again." To be able to meet again, this is also fate! ”

Han Xing also jokingly said: "Do you think I'm dead, I've died a few times, I want to see Marx, Marx said that your task has not been completed and you can't rest, so you drove me back again." ”

Hou Dashan patted Han Xing's shoulder and said, "In my eyes, you are my brother, and I don't see you as a commander at all." If you have such a job in the future, call me a little, and when the time comes, I can also block bullets for you. I really don't feel at ease with your way of doing this. ”

Han Xing had no choice but to say: "PK with the devil's cavalry, there is really no way to call you, otherwise, I would have called you a long time ago." ”

Liu Zhiyuan pounced again, hugged Han Xing and said, "My brother, are you still alive?" ”

Han Xing also patted him and said, "It's really honest, it's not easy for us to survive until now." I'm back in the arms of the party, and I'm really putting my heart in my belly. ”

Liu Zhiyuan said with palpitations: "I already knew about the evil battles you fought. I'm so anxious, I'm in a hurry. In the future, don't be too lonely, calling our group? ”

Han Xing had no choice but to say, "If it weren't for the devil cavalry, I would have called you a long time ago." There's really no way! ”

Fan Shuyu led several medical staff of the health team up, Fan Shuyu looked at Han Xing from the perspective of a doctor for a while and said, "I'm thin, I'm dark, but I'm in good spirits." After a while, ask Dr. Wang to check your body. ”

Wang Xiaoling, who was following Fan Shuyu, then gave Han Xingfei an eyebrow, and said to Fan Shuyu: "Guarantee to complete the task." ”

At this time, Wang Xiu'e next to Han Xing was a little unhappy, but the doctor was on a mission, and it was not good for him to interfere too much, so he just snorted and glared at Wang Xiaoling.

Walty and his gang who were with the large army of the Southern Expeditionary Army also arrived, and Waltie said to Han Xing: "Commander Han, let the brothers of the tank battalion rest for a while, so that we can carry out a phase of maintenance of the tank." The tanks are also tired, and they can't be exhausted. ”

Han Xing nodded and said, "Okay, then you will work hard." ”

Hou Dashan and Liu Zhiyuan asked for the task and said to Han Xing: "You guys are fighting too hard, just rest, and we will do the rest." ”

Han Xing frowned and said, "There is indeed a job, and I am panicking?" ”