Han Yunhua did not stay in Yan'an for long, and the next day, under the send-off of ** and others, Han Yunhua led the troops to continue south, this time they were going to Xi'an, and then took the train south to Wuhan. Before leaving, Han Yunhua left all the cars in Yan'an and led his troops to Xi'an on foot.

As early as yesterday, when Han Yunhua had just arrived in Yan'an, the Yan'an side had negotiated with the Nationalist Government, and the Nationalist Government needed to send a commissioner to meet him in Xi'an and arrange a train to the south. The Nationalist Government was duty-bound to this, and after receiving the telegram from **, the Nationalist Government immediately transferred a major general from Chiang Kai-shek's chamberlain's chamber to Xi'an by plane.

Because of Chiang Kai-shek's order, Han Yunhua marched all the way quickly, and in the border area where Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningbo and Shaanxi Province of the Nationalist Government were handed over, Han Yunhua and others met the greeting personnel of the Shaanxi Provincial Camp of the Nationalist Government.

Under the guidance of the colonel surnamed Liu, Han Yunhua and others finally arrived in Xi'an City at nine o'clock in the morning on September 27. After arriving in Xi'an, Han Yunhua did not go to the reception banquet held for them by the chairman of Shaanxi Province of the Nationalist Government, but asked the colonel surnamed Liu to inform the major general of the chamberlain who had arrived from Wuhan, Gao Shen, that the troops should leave immediately.

It's not that Han Yunhua doesn't give face to the chairman of Shaanxi Province of the Nationalist Government, but it's really not necessary to fight those Kuomintang bureaucrats haha. There is no other reason, I just don't like it. Moreover, Han Yunhua knew that during the Anti-Japanese War, the biggest task of the garrison in Xi'an was not to fight against the Japanese army, but to prepare for it.

Moreover, Han Yunhua was only interested in those high-ranking officers in the Kuomintang troops, and he had no objection. But for those high-ranking officials such as the provincial chairman and the camp director who are hiding in the rear, it can be said that they are deeply hated. In the name of the War of Resistance, these guys bought and sold strong men and forcibly requisitioned grain, but in fact most of the tax revenue went into their own pockets.

Although the major general Gao Shen sent by the Nationalist Government was very annoyed, he did not dare to send it to Han Yunhua and others, as Chiang Kai-shek's attendants, he knew that these neatly dressed ** troops in front of him were the "reinforcements" that the chairman had spent a lot of money to ask for **. Although he was helpless about the rudeness of the Eighth Route Army officer with a wicked smile, the major general Gao Shen still introduced himself very "enthusiastically": "It is rare to see Gao Shen Jiang Luowu in the chamber of the contemptible national government, and he came to greet the ** friendly army on the order of Chairman Jiang, I don't know which one is General Han Yunhua?" ”

Han Yunhua walked over and said with a smile: "Hello General Jiang, I am Han Yunhua, the general can't talk about it, our Eighth Route Army pays attention to the equality of officers and soldiers, and there is no rank in the army." ”

Jiang Yaowu was very surprised by this young man, when he was in Wuhan, he heard that most of the senior generals in the Eighth Route Army led by ** were very young, but he never thought that the famous "God of War" of the Eighth Route Army was actually a hairy boy who didn't even have hair on his mouth. Although he had heard some information about Han Yunhua from Chairman Jiang many times, he never thought that this guy was not at all the kind of young man who had become old and scheming, but like a gangster on the streets of Wuhan, with a bad smile on his face.

Hearing Han Yunhua's words, Jiang Yaowu couldn't help but feel nervous in his heart, and suddenly raised this general of the Eighth Route Army, who had never met before, to the height of Wang Yaowu, Luo Zhuoying, Xue Yue and others.

Jiang Yaowu knew that in fact, Xiang Chen Cheng, He Yingqin and others were not terrible at all, at least these people would not use intrigues and tricks to deal with an insignificant person, in the eyes of those great gods, they were all ants, and they were not worthy of their use. But this guy in front of him is different, at first glance, this guy is a conspirator who will absolutely do anything to achieve his goal, how can this reassure Jiang Yaowu, the major general of the chamberlain?

"There, there, Commander Han's name is unknown to everyone who doesn't know, the old devil temple in the first battle of Saibei lost his soldiers, and even the heavily guarded Guisui City was occupied by your troops, and he also killed the commander of the Mongolian Corps, Lieutenant General Lian Nupan, it can really be described as fame and fortune." Jiang Yaowu complimented.

Han Yunhua snorted and said, "General Jiang, is the train ready?" When can we go? ”,

"Right away, now the Xi'an garrison is emptying the Xi'an railway station, and the military train is ready, and it will take another hour at most to wait for the train to go south. But I see that your troops have been in the dust along the way, and they haven't eaten yet, I see if you let the soldiers eat some food before leaving, the meal is ready, Commander Han, you see ......." Jiang Yaowu replied.

Han Yunhua thought for a while and said, "Okay, you let them deliver the food here, and after eating, we will rush to Wuhan directly." Last night, the Japanese Botian detachment, with the support of aircraft and naval guns, attacked the area on the east bank of Poyang Lake, or it will not be long before the devils will land on the west bank of Poyang Lake, and then the Hukou area will be dangerous, so we must rush to Wuhan as soon as possible to accept the mission. ”

The meal prepared by the chairman of Shaanxi Province for Han Yunhua's department was not bad, white flour steamed bun and meat stew, the soldiers who had been tired for two days let go of their stomachs and ate it violently, and the meal of 17,000 people only made the ** battalion responsible for delivering the meal almost tired, and also let those old soldiers see what the real Tubalu is.

After having dinner and resting for a while, Han Yunhua ordered the troops to rush to the Xi'an Railway Station immediately. It took nearly an hour for Han Yunhua's department to finally finish pedaling, and in the roar of the train, more than 17,000 elites of the Inner Mongolia Military Region officially stepped on the train of the southern expedition.

After three days and three nights of galloping, Han Yunhua and others finally arrived in Wuhan at 2 a.m. on October 1. At the Wuhan railway station, Han Yunhua met with Kuomintang officers who had come to greet their troops, including Chen Cheng, Hu Lian, Huo Kuzhang, Kan Hanqian, Luo Youlun, Shen Fazao, Li Jilan, Li Shusen, Liu Jiming, Xia Chuzhong, Ye Peigao, and others.

As soon as he got out of the car, Han Yunhua immediately commanded the troops to get out of the car and form a team. After the troops stood in line according to their respective numbers, Han Yunhua took Li Dayong, Wang Yuanhua, Wan Guoquan and other senior officers and walked quickly towards Chen Cheng and the others.

At Han Yunhua's signal, Wang Yuanhua, Li Dayong and others followed Han Yunhua to salute Chen Cheng, and at the same time, Han Yunhua said loudly: "Han Yunhua, commander of the 77th Independent Brigade of the Eighth Route Army of the National ** Army, salutes the commander. ”

Although Han Yunhua is now the commander of the Inner Mongolia Military Region and has more than 100,000 heavy troops, in the archives of the Ministry of Military Affairs of the Nationalist Government, he is still only a small brigade commander, and his commander, the commander of the Inner Mongolia Military Region, will not be recognized by the Nationalist Government. So after arriving in Wuhan, Han Yunhua's official position was suddenly demoted from a large commander to a small brigade commander.

Chen Cheng and the others gave Han Yunhua a military salute back, and said sincerely: "On behalf of the National Government, I welcome the arrival of Commander Han. At this time of national crisis, it is a blessing for the country and the nation to have such a young talent as Commander Han turned out."

"Yun Hua is ashamed, no matter what differences we had before, but we are now on a united front, because we are all Chinese, and we all have one identity, that is, the descendants of the dragon." How can the dragon let the Oriental clown ride on the head of my dignified China, so it is not only the responsibility of your national government to fight against the Japanese invaders and return my rivers and mountains, just like Chairman Jiang said in the statement issued last year, everyone is responsible for the great cause of resisting Japan, and I will not pull the entire Chinese nation back at this time, this is my Han Yunhua's commitment, and it is also the commitment of all our people to the country and the people. In our army's operations against Japan, if the basic requirements for the survival of our unit are met, our unit will never have the idea of preserving its strength and will ensure the fulfillment of the combat mission assigned by the Wuhan Garrison Command. Han Yunhua said loudly.

In fact, before Han Yunhua's department arrived, Chen Cheng had discussed with Chiang Kai-shek and He Yingqin and others, although they said that they had sent troops to participate in the Battle of Wuhan, but if they sent a real Tubalu, it would be of limited help to the war. Moreover, if the troops led by ** are defeated in the middle of the battle or preserve their strength in a big battle, then they are not helping, but pulling back, and they have to defend against it.

On the one hand, the combat effectiveness of Han Yunhua's department was recognized by them, and on the other hand, the Nationalist Government also knew that the Japanese army hated Han Yunhua to the core, and five officers above the rank of major general were lost in the hands of this Eighth Route officer, and the face of the entire North China Front Army was lost. If they encounter Han Yunhua's troops on the battlefield, the Japanese army will definitely not give up, and will definitely destroy Han Yunhua's troops at all costs, and even if Han Yunhua himself wants to preserve his strength, it will be difficult to do so.

For the wishful thinking of the national government, ** is also well aware, but Yan'an also has its own considerations. Although the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are now cooperating to resist Japan, the role of the Eighth Route Army on the frontal battlefield is really limited, coupled with the limitations of personnel and equipment of the Eighth Route Army, so it is almost impossible to fight positional defensive warfare and offensive battles with the Japanese army, and can only use guerrilla warfare to harass the Japanese army and drag the Japanese army down in the movement. This also caused that until now, except for Han Yunhua's department, the entire Eighth Route Army has not had many major battles that can be handled, and at the same time, it has also been slandered by Chiang Kai-shek as a guerrilla but not an attack.