The sound of artillery continued for another ten minutes before it stopped, and the dozen or so devils who shook the white flag almost broke their hands, and finally waited for the PLA to cease fire with tears streaming down their faces.

Including Gu Chengyong, many devils knelt on the ground, their faces full of tears. They did not kneel because they wanted to surrender, but they were frightened by the heavy artillery fire.

It is no wonder that more than 3,000 artillery pieces bombarded this narrow area, and the flesh and blood of countless companions flew in the air. Unless it's someone who doesn't have any feelings and doesn't know how to be afraid, most of them will be like devils, drained of all their strength by the fear of death.

In fact, the People's Liberation Army has long seen the devils waving the white flag, but since Gaodong, no one is willing to stop firing so quickly.

Do you little devil surrender if you want to? If you don't blow you up, you will be turned upside down, and you don't know how powerful Chinese grandfathers really are. Therefore, the artillery fire lasted for ten minutes, and before he was about to blow up all these devils, Gao Dongcai lazily issued an order for a complete ceasefire.

The poor devils supported each other and gathered in the direction of the white flag in the middle of the encirclement, and the ground was full of corpses, and the flesh and blood had been paved into a new layer, and it was no longer possible to see what the original ground looked like.

Gu Chengyong was helped up from the ground by his subordinates, and everyone looked at each other, and they all had a sense of joy for the rest of their lives. But thinking that he would soon become a prisoner of the People's Liberation Army, his fate would no longer be known, and everyone's faces became bitter again.

"Don't worry, everyone, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and we made a mistake this time and fell into the trap of the People's Liberation Army. This fiasco, I, Gu Chengyong, admit it. Don't worry, I've heard that the PLA doesn't kill prisoners, and they don't mistreat prisoners. Let's go later."

He couldn't say it anymore, after all, they surrendered because they couldn't stand the beating, instead of surrendering voluntarily when they still had strength. The nature of these two is fundamentally different, and no one dares to pack up their tickets for what kind of treatment they will receive in the future.

But the defeat was like a mountain, and if they did not surrender, they could only die. Even if you have ten thousand regrets in your heart, you can only honestly pick up your tail and be a good dog now, otherwise you will end up being skinned and eaten.

"The Japanese troops are listening, pick up your own weapons and all the weapons that you can see and are still intact, and walk west. When you get there, someone will tell you what to do! ”

A voice amplified by a megaphone spread far across the battlefield, and it was spoken in Japanese, and all the devils heard it clearly.

The devils honestly followed the instructions, picked up the weapons of their comrades who had been blown up in the vicinity, and then supported each other and walked towards the west. Some of the trucks that could still be driven became the main force of the supplies, and the trucks were loaded with all kinds of guns and ammunition, and slowly headed west.

Gu Chengyong and his group of men also got into two military vehicles, they didn't dare to sit in the previous car, but changed to two trucks full of ordnance and sat down, and with a face full of frustration, they marched west with the large army.

On the PLA side, Gao Dongzheng, Hu Xinghan and others hurried to the wartime temporary headquarters. Soon he arrived at the temporary headquarters in the trenches, where many high-ranking officers of various armies were already waiting for him.

It didn't take long for the commanders of several other armies, as well as the main generals, to arrive. After the end of the war, they all wanted to know as soon as possible what deployment Gaodong would have next.

Gao Dong saw that everyone was almost there, and immediately gave an order: "The battle here has come to an end for the time being, but this area must be firmly defended." We must carry out the policy of steady and steady progress, consolidate the existing positions, and open up new positions that can provide us with a big war. Leave this work to the Sixth Army! ”

The commander of the Sixth Army immediately shouted unconvinced: "Chief of Staff, our Sixth Army is not specialized in digging trenches. I know there's a big war down there, so why did you leave us here? No, we're going to fight. If you leave our Sixth Army here, I will be scolded to death by the soldiers of the whole army when I go back!" ”

Gao Dong looked at him solemnly: "If you are scolded to death, then you don't have to do it as a military commander." A dignified army commander, you can't even manage the troops well, what kind of army commander are you? ”

Gao Dong's words were harsh, and the commander of the Sixth Army immediately shut up and stopped talking. But there was still a pleading in his eyes, he really wanted to lead the troops into battle.

"Okay, I've already decided on this matter, no more discussion!" Gao Dong waved his hand and said undoubtedly, but his casual tone was much calmer: "I also did this to take care of you, your Sixth Army just suffered the bombardment of the Japanese army, and the losses were very serious. Many soldiers were injured by the bombing, and this time they need to recuperate, not continue to fight! As a military commander, you should be more sympathetic to your troops! ”

Gao Dong said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, consolidate here, I will transfer you to the front line." The Great War in Hebei is indispensable for your participation. But until then, recuperate your team, that's the key! ”

The commander of the Sixth Army had nothing to say, Gao Dong's words had already made everything clear, what else could he refute, so he had to nod helplessly.

Gao Dong looked at Fang Kui again and said with a smile: "The task of capturing and cleaning up the battlefield, I think it is best to hand it over to you Master Fang, right?" ”

Fang Kui suddenly smiled: "It's still the chief of staff who understands me." He almost slipped out and called Brother Gao Dong. But it wasn't a private occasion, so he immediately changed his tune.

Gao Dong said with a smile: "I see, you don't want to be the commander of any reinforced division in the future, just go directly to be the logistics minister." The person in charge of the newly established arms trading company in Kaifeng is your old subordinate, are you just in time to do the arms business? ”

Fang Kui laughed: "I like to fight, of course, I also like arms." It's best to catch two together, and don't let go of one of them! ”

The people around laughed out loud, everyone knew that Fang Kui was a straightforward person, so they didn't pay much attention to his words.

Gao Dong's face slowly turned cold, and he immediately said: "The work here has been arranged, and the next step is to attack Hebei." ”

Everyone pricked up their ears, especially Hu Xinghan and others, they knew that the main force attacking Hebei below was their army.

Gao Dong said coldly: "The Japanese sent more than 100,000 troops at once this time, and Shijiazhuang behind the border must have been very empty. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we must rush to Shijiazhuang as quickly as possible, eliminate the defenders there, occupy this important military town, and strengthen our foundation in Hebei. Only by occupying Shijiazhuang can we rest assured that we can free up our hands and start the final decisive battle with the Central China Dispatch Army! ”

The people present were all battle-hardened generals, and everyone knew the importance of Shijiazhuang. That is the key to all parts of Hebei, and it is the throat of Tianjin and the capital. To choke there is to choke the enemy's life. It can be attacked, retreated can be defended, and Shijiazhuang can also become a logistics transit base for the army, and there is no need to mobilize a large number of military materials from the direction of Taiyuan, which is time-consuming and laborious.

"The First Army, your mobility is fast, Hu Xinghan led the whole army to Shijiazhuang!" Gao Dong said coldly: "After the Second Army accompanies the First Army, it will be used as a supplementary attack force along the way. After arriving in Shijiazhuang, he immediately surrounded it, cut off all the retreats of the devils, sealed the entire Shijiazhuang, and completely isolated it into an isolated island. ”

"Yes!" Huang Youde and Hu Xinghan puffed up their chests and yelled.

"The Fifth Army, keep a distance of twenty kilometers from the main army, there is no need to follow up." Gao Dong's eyes flashed with coldness: "The Japanese army has lost more than 100,000 troops, Shijiazhuang is still in danger, I think Xiangyue Qingji will be in a hurry, right?" They were bound to pounce as fast as they could, so the Fifth Army remained in the rear and was ready to strike the enemy from the flank! ”

"Yes!" The commander of the Fifth Army shouted.

"The military situation is urgent, don't let the troops rest, let's go to Shijiazhuang to rest again!" Go ahead and act before the Japanese can react! Gao Dong roared.

After the three generals saluted with their men, they immediately rushed to their respective troops and sent a large army to Shijiazhuang.

At this moment, an officer walked into the command headquarters and saluted Gao Dong: "Report to the Chief of Staff, Gu Chengyong, the captured general of the Japanese army, wants to meet you and say that there is something important to report to you!" ”

Gao Dong raised his head, with a knowing smile on the corner of his mouth: "I'm just waiting for him, bring him over!" ”

"Yes!" The officer saluted and turned to leave.

"Chief of Staff, how do you know that this Gu Chengyong will come?" Fang Kui on the side was a little puzzled.

"If a Japanese general who surrendered voluntarily did not find a good way out after surrendering, then what would he do if he surrendered? Die directly on the battlefield! So, I expected him to come! Gao Dong smiled mysteriously, Fang Kui's mind couldn't turn for a while, and he simply didn't think about it anymore.

Soon, Gu Chengyong was escorted in by two soldiers. The two soldiers pushed hard, and Gu Chengyong staggered forward a few steps, almost falling down.

He looked embarrassed, and although he was annoyed, he still smiled at the two soldiers behind him.

Gao Dong clasped his hands and looked at Gu Chengyong with interest: "I heard, you want to find me?" ”

When Gu Chengyong heard Gao Dong speak in Japanese, he immediately nodded with a smile, and even said in pure Chinese: "Yes sir, Gu Chengyong, the general of the defeated army, came to report!" ”

Gao Dong is more interested in this guy, it's not that there are no devils who can speak Chinese, but there are not many devils who can speak Chinese so fluently and are still a lieutenant general. At the very least, Gao Dong has only seen Gu Chengyong.

"You're interesting! Say, what are you looking for me? Gao Dong looked at him with a smile.

"I think you must be going to attack Shijiazhuang, sir. However, although Shijiazhuang has an empty army, the city defense is very tight. Even if you do send two or three troops, you may not be able to defeat our reinforcements before they arrive! Gu Chengyong said with a smile.

"Let you it, even you guys have cleaned it up, a little Shijiazhuang, we can't clean it up?" Fang Kui said viciously.

"I really can't take it away!" Gu Chengyong smiled and said, "Unless, with my help!" ”