In the evening of the same day, Zhang Xinghan, Li Du and others led a cavalry battalion brought by Zhang Xinghan to secretly arrive at the front line in Zhangjiawan.

After this period of retraction, most of the officers and soldiers of Li Du and Xing Zhanqing's troops who were defeated in the Battle of Changchun were collected and returned to the team.

In addition, Zhao Zhenhe, who stayed in Harbin, relentlessly recruited new recruits and expanded the troops with the left-behind regiment, and at this time, the strength of Li Du's 24th Brigade had barely recovered to 4,000 people.

Together with most of Xing Zhanqing's brigade and Feng Zhanhai's self-defense regiment, the total strength of the three divisions of Zhangjiawan, Li Xing, and Feng reached 12,000 people.

That night, at the suggestion of Zhang Xinghan, Li Du, Xing Zhanqing, and Feng Zhanhai led their troops to march towards Changchun overnight.

After a night of rapid marching, Li Du and Xing Zhanqing successfully arrived in the northern suburbs of Changchun.

In Changchun City, the sky was just dawning, and Li Guilin, the commander of the 23rd Brigade of Reading Power, and Ji Xing, the commander of the 27th Brigade of Reading Power, were urgently summoned to the office office by Xiqia.

In the office house, Xi Qia said to the two with an anxious face: "According to the scout's report, Li Du, Xing Zhanqing and other bandits have made a comeback and have quietly approached the northern suburbs of Changchun last night. ”

"After the last defeat, Li Du and Xing Zhanqing dare to come again?" Li Guilin was a little surprised.

"Chief of Staff Xi, we have an advantage in troops, and our artillery is stronger than theirs, Xing Zhanqing and Li Du's second division have suffered a lot of damage after the last battle, and they have not yet recovered, what is there to be afraid of?" Ji Xing said indifferently, obviously after defeating Li Du and Xing Zhanqing last time, he had already stopped taking them in his eyes, thinking that they were vulnerable.

"Moreover, didn't I already announce that I had mobilized more than 300,000 troops into the northeast, and Zhang Xinghan in Shenyang was so capable of fighting, didn't they all flee from Shenyang?

Li Du and they are still so self-conscious, they are simply looking for death, we just need to hold Changchun, and when I capture Shenyang and the heavy troops come, it will be their death period. ”

"However, I just got the news that Ding Chao's department, which had been defeated to Songyuan, was suddenly exterminated by Zhang Xinghan's reading division two days ago, and Ding Chao himself was beheaded." Xiqia said worriedly.

"What does Xiqia mean is that Li Du and their comeback this time was supported by Zhang Xinghan?" Li Guilin asked.

"Very likely, I'm afraid that Zhang Xinghan will also lead his troops to attack Changchun, his reading strength is not covered, it is as strong as saying that he himself was beaten by him, if his troops really participate in the attack on Changchun, it will not be a good thing for us." Xi Qia said with a worried face.

Just as Xiqia's words fell, there was a sudden roar of an airplane engine outside.

Xi Qia and the others all changed their faces when they heard the sound, and hurriedly rushed out of the house, only to see that some black spots in the sky in the north of the city were rapidly approaching, and they were getting bigger under their gaze.

The roar of the engine became more and more harsh and shocking.

"Where did this plane come from?" Xiqia's tone trembled a little.

"It won't be Zhang Xinghan's air force, right?" Ji Xing looked at the north of the city with some horror.

Under their guesses, Liu Cuigang led ten Zero fighters and five Stuka fighters to fly over the north of Changchun City.

Under the guidance of the ground forces, carpet bombing and fierce dive strafing began towards the northern defense line of the Changchun rebels.

Under the accurate and powerful bombardment of Stuka, all the fortifications of the rebels in the north of Changchun City were destroyed, and the city walls were also destroyed in several places.

The Zero fighters, which constantly flew at low altitudes, circled and dived, and strafed caused unimaginable damage to the rebels.

The entire north gate suddenly turned into a sea of fire, the screams of the rebel soldiers before they died, and the continuous fire and strafing of the 20mm machine guns of the Zero fighters.

The air raid lasted for more than half an hour, and the rebel fortifications were repeatedly plowed several times, and there was fire and smoke everywhere, and the head of the city could not be seen clearly within 100 meters.

At this time, Li Du and Xing Zhanqing issued an order to the troops to attack on the whole front, and thousands of officers and soldiers launched a charge towards the north gate with guns and screams.

Feng Zhanhai, the commander of the Self-Defense Regiment, was extremely brave, holding a light machine gun and personally leading his subordinates to charge.

Inspired by him, the officers and men of the Self-Defense Regiment took the lead and were the first to rush into the city through the gap in the city wall that had been destroyed by the air force.

At this time, the rebels at the North Gate had already been killed and wounded, and the occasional survivors were also frightened and scattered, unable to organize any decent resistance.

In this way, the officers and men of the Self-Defense Regiment and the 24th and 26th Brigades of Reading Li rushed into the city with great ease, and the 10th Artillery Regiment of the defenders in the city had no time to open fire and suppress it, and the artillery superiority could not be brought into play.

Xiqia and Jixing were forced to lead part of their troops and horses to withdraw from Changchun from the south gate in a panic, and Li Guilin and Mu Chunchang, the commander of the 10th Artillery Regiment, were captured alive.

After capturing the whole city, Xing Zhanqing's command post pursued the remnants of Jixing and Xiqia to the south.

In the area of Gongzhuling, they were caught up and annihilated, and Xiqia and Jixing only took a few guards to escape from the mountain path to Siping.

In Changchun City, officers and soldiers of the 24th and 26th Brigades of Reading Li who escorted prisoners walked by.

Zhang Xinghan walked into the city with Sabuli, Li Du and others, looking at the scene of the city full of traces of war and ruins.

Li Du couldn't help but sigh: "Xiqia and Jixing, these traitorous thieves of the Han Dynasty and the people of Changchun are really guilty of deserving of death." ”

"Brigade Commander Xing personally led the cavalry to pursue, and he will definitely be able to kill these two thieves and avenge the sacrificed officers and soldiers and the innocent people of Changchun who died in the war." Sabu said.

"I hope so." Li Du nodded, and said to Zhang Xinghan: "General Zhang, the first battle of Changchun was all thanks to your air force assistance, and Li expressed my solemn thanks to you on behalf of my 24th Brigade and other departments." ”

"There is no need to thank Xinghan, when Xinghan was trapped in Shenyang, did you do your best to help at any cost? In this Great Patriotic War, we should join hands to fight the enemy and help each other. Zhang Xinghan said.

While the two were talking, Feng Zhanhai, the head of the Self-Defense Regiment, walked over with a team of subordinates covered in blood.

"General Li, General Zhang." From afar, Feng Zhanhai couldn't help but shout excitedly......

Seeing that Feng Zhanhai was covered in blood, Li Du stepped forward with concern and asked, "Head Feng, are you okay?" ”

"I'm fine." Feng Zhanhai turned around and pointed to several officers who were being escorted by his subordinates behind him and said, "These are all prisoners I captured, including Li Guilin, the commander of the 23rd Brigade of Reading Power, and Mu Chunchang, the commander of the 10th Artillery Regiment. ”

Li Du walked over and looked at a middle-aged officer led by him, and said with some regret: "Brother Xinshan, you and I are both valued by the marshal and the young marshal, and entrusted with the important task of border defense, so why do you want to commit treason and surrender to the enemy as a Han annihilation?" ”

Li Guilin looked at Zhang Xinghan behind Li Du, wanting to explain, but opened his mouth and finally didn't say anything.

Seeing that Li Guilin was silent, Li Du said to Feng Zhanhai: "Commander Feng, detain them all first, and then deal with them later." ”

"Yes." Feng Zhanhai immediately responded, and with a wave of his hand, his subordinates escorted Li Guilin, Mu Chunchang and others away.

Seeing them leave, Li Du couldn't help sighing: "This person, once he stumbles, he will be hated for thousands of years, and he can't lose his backbone at any time, otherwise he will be left stenched for 10,000 years, and it will be too late to regret it." ”

"General Li, it is imperative that you surrender the prisoners as soon as possible, recruit new soldiers, expand your troops, strengthen the defense force of Changchun, and the artillery of the 10th Artillery Regiment must also be fully received, which can greatly strengthen your combat effectiveness." Zhang Xinghan reminded.

"Well, I'll arrange it as soon as possible." Li Du nodded in agreement.

"Phew!" Not long after, Xing Zhanqing rode a war horse and roared with a team of cavalry, turned over and dismounted.

Sabuli couldn't help but ask, "Brigade Commander Xing, how is it?" Did you catch Xiqia and Jixing? ”

Xing Zhanqing said with annoyance: "No, the remnants of the 27th Brigade have been completely wiped out by me, but I didn't find the two bastards Xiqia and Jixing, maybe they took advantage of the chaos to escape." ”

"The 27th Brigade of Reading Force has been completely wiped out, and they say that there will be no threat in a short period of time, and Brigade Commander Xing does not need to be annoyed." Zhang Xinghan persuaded at the right time.

On the same day, Li Du, Xing Zhanqing, Feng Zhanhai and others officially moved their headquarters from Zhangjiawan to Changchun City, and began to send people to recruit new soldiers.

Recruited prisoners, repaired the damaged Changchun fortifications, and pushed the field defense position to Gongzhuling under the suggestion of Zhang Xinghan.

Mobilize the labor of the people and build a semi-permanent fortification at Gongzhuling in order to cope with the attack of the later army.

Seeing that the war in Changchun has ended, Li Xing and other troops have also taken control of the situation.

Zhang Xinghan took Sabuli to bid farewell to Li Du, and Li Du, Xing Zhanqing, Feng Zhanhai and others went out of the city to see each other.

At the time of parting, Zhang Xinghan suddenly remembered something and said to Li Du and others: "By the way, there is one thing Xinghan still wants you to help." ”

"Oh?" Li Du and the others glanced at each other and said, "Although General Zhang said bluntly, within the scope of his ability, he will definitely do it." ”

"As you all know, my teacher was evacuated from Shenyang, and most of the people in Shenyang, Xinmin City and nearby areas were also along, totaling more than 500,000 yuan, and the amount of food needed for daily life was extremely large.

At present, we have not bought much grain from Shenyang and other places, so I would like to ask you to purchase and raise a batch of grain from all over Jilin to help me spend the winter with more than 500,000 fathers and elders in Liao.

Of course, I can't get you to pay for food, and later I will send someone to send you a batch of weapons and equipment to buy food, and it can also help you expand your troops and strengthen your strength. Zhang Xinghan said.

Li Du pondered for a while, and said: "This is okay, a large amount of grain has been seized in Changchun City, and there is also a lot of grain in Harbin and other places, and some of them are purchased from the people of various towns and towns, and it should not be a problem to supply 500,000 people in Tongliao for the winter." ”

"Then please leave it to you, the weapons and equipment will be delivered within half a month, Xinghan has left." After Zhang Xinghan saluted them, he turned over and got on his horse.

"Thank you, General Zhang, take care all the way." Li Du, Xing Zhanqing and others saluted each other.

"Take care! Drive! Zhang Xinghan instigated his war horse to gallop away with Sabuli and the officers and soldiers of the cavalry battalion.

(To be continued)