On 1 June, the powerful local factions in Guangdong and Guizhou provinces formally announced to China and foreign countries the formation of the "Southwest Executive Department of the Kuomintang and the Southwest Political Affairs Committee of the Nationalist Government," and sent a telegram to the whole country to attack the central government in Nanjing headed by Chiang Kai-shek for its inaction against the Japanese, claiming that the two provinces were willing to fight to the death against the Japanese invaders

Since then, it has officially become a fact that the two Guangxi are independent of the central government.

The Nationalist Government and the Central Committee of the Kuomintang immediately sent a telegram to refute it, claiming that "only by fighting outside the country must we first secure the interior, and only by reunification can we keep the obscurity at bay." The Central Military Commission also sent a telegram to the two Guangxi provinces, strictly ordering the troops of the two regions not to act without authorization, and the contradictions between the two sides quickly intensified.

At the same time, the Ministry of Military Affairs issued an order and informed the whole country: The two armies of the Central Army should immediately move south to the front line of Hengyang and Chenzhou to resolutely crack down on any reactionary forces that attempt to split the country.

Just after three o'clock in the afternoon, Kang Ze, who had returned to the brigade headquarters from the city, went directly into the war room, found Wu Ming, who was analyzing intelligence with the officers under his command, pulled Wu Ming into the courtyard, and handed him a telegram:

"The headquarters has agreed to your department's battle plan...... In order to contain the strength of the Cantonese army and further undermine the morale of the Cantonese army, the headquarters asks you to fight a resolute battle on the Eastern Front. ”

Wu Ming returned the telegram he had read to Kang Ze: "You will go back to Nanjing now?" ”

"Yes, I will rush to Ganzhou now, and the plane will pick me up at Ganzhou Airport tomorrow morning, and then fly directly to Nanjing to report the situation of your department...... Rest assured, you have done a very good job, not only have you succeeded in confusing the enemy in front of you, but you have also been very effective in preparing for war behind the scenes, and I will truthfully report what you have seen and heard, including your merits. After Kang Ze finished speaking, he patted Wu Ming's arm cordially.

Wu Ming was not polite: "So, from now on, we can do it?" ”

"That's right, both the committee and the central government have made up their minds, and they are made public, you can completely free your hands and feet to fight a battle...... During this time, your opponent has been very embarrassed by you, and it is estimated that with the change of attitude of Guangzhou, they also have the psychological preparation for war. Kang Ze said with a smile.

Wu Ming asked quietly, "When will you come back?" ”

Kang Ze thought for a while: "It depends on the specific situation, maybe I don't come back, after all, the most sensitive period has passed, and it is useless for me to stay here." ”

Wu Ming nodded: "Then I'll do it tonight, which can be regarded as seeing you off...... It is estimated that when you arrive in Nanjing, you will soon receive our battle report. ”

"Huh? So fast? Kang Ze was surprised.

Wu Ming shook his head disappreciatively: "I'm not happy, I've waited for so long, isn't it just to fight this battle?" All the efforts in the past half a month or so have been aimed at eliminating the enemy on the opposite side, do you think I can not be in a hurry? ”

Kang Ze couldn't help but wonder: "Okay, I'm waiting for your good news." ”

At 8 o'clock in the evening, 1,200 officers and men of the machine gun battalion hidden in the hinterland of Gushan quietly set out, bypassed the small road south of the city, and entered the camp of a regiment at the southern foot of Zhangjiafeng to assemble.

Almost at the same moment, the three hundred brothers of the two spy companies assembled in Zhengping Town finally showed their sharp fangs, like a group of wild wolves foraging for food on a moonlit night, silently and disappeared into the reckless mountains to the south.

In the hazy night light, the 3,500 officers and men assembled at the front of the Zhangjiafeng position stood majestically facing the dirt slope at the foot of the mountain; all the officers and men changed into the self-made combat uniforms of the newly formed 10 th Brigade and put on steel helmets covered with camouflage cloth, and the original old weapons in their hands were also completely new, and the 60 mortars equipped to the company platoon and a large number of Czech machine guns appeared on the shoulders of the officers and men who were ready to attack.

The four torches clearly illuminated Wu Ming, who was dressed in military uniform, on the slope, and the officers and men of the regiment and the machine gun battalion neatly lined up below the slope could clearly see the serious and confident expression on the face of the brigade commander holding the helmet.

Wu Ming glanced around and said loudly: "Brothers, this is the first time I have mobilized you before the war, and the battle that is about to start is also the first battle with real guns and ammunition since the formation of our army. ”

The 3,500 officers and soldiers couldn't help but straighten their waists, raise their arrogant heads, every pair of eyes was full of strong fighting spirit, and the more than ten regiment and battalion commanders who were standing neatly at the front of the team also subconsciously puffed up their chests, and they could better understand the ardent expectations in Wu Ming's words.

Wu Ming continued: "The opponent in front of you is the First Regiment of the 39th Brigade of the 14th Division of the Guangdong Army, this invincible infantry regiment has only 1,500 people, it is estimated that at this time, they are almost going to sleep, how about ......it?"

The laughter rang out, drowning out Wu Ming's words in an instant, and the regimental commanders standing in front of the team also grinned.

Wu Ming was also happy, and when the laughter stopped for a while, he shouted loudly: "You're all laughing, aren't you?" But how many of your grandsons know Lao Tzu's good intentions? Why have you been asking you to put away all your sophisticated equipment and deliberately pretend to be a weak brigade, wearing crumpled old military uniforms and carrying broken guns that the brothers of the Maoliangwu militia do not want to look at more? ”

"Knowing what the first big battle is, I will let more than 3,000 of you deal with more than 1,000 unsuspecting opponents? I don't know what to do, right? Now Lao Tzu tells you, just to open the Daji army for so long, we have never fought a big battle with more than 2,000 people, I am worried that your hearts will be flustered and your legs will be weak......"

There was a disgruntled whisper of protest in the team, Wu Ming looked around, and sneered loudly with disdain on his face: "Huh? It seems that many people are not convinced, thinking that I underestimate you, right? Don't be fucking unconvinced, if you have the ability to show Lao Tzu, if you can encircle and annihilate the 1,500 enemies in the border town within an hour, and quickly establish a defensive position, mercilessly strike at the enemy's reinforcements that may come at any time, then you are qualified to be unconvinced. As long as you do it, Lao Tzu will not only take back what he just said, but also invite you to drink after the battle, and will also reward you if you can't do it, hehe, okay, don't talk nonsense, let's go"

Looking at the 3,500 brothers who were marching westward with a puff, Dai Ziran, the chief of the operations section on the dirt slope, shook his head again and again: "Big brother, your mouth is too damaged, it is estimated that there is no brigade commander in the whole of China who was mobilized before the battle like you, vulgar."

The deputy brigade commander Long Shaogang and the chief of staff Zhang Dongning on the side both laughed, and Wu Ming turned to Dai Ziran and scolded: "Aren't those little white faces who jumped on the table during the parade rally in the big city vulgar? In the face of ignorant students and citizens watching the excitement, they always wave their white and tender little hands that have not shone much sun, shout slogans with all their might, and then open their mouths to be the country and the nation, and shut their mouths to be the revolution, saliva is full of nonsense, the people in the audience do not understand anything, they themselves move themselves first, this is the most appreciative way of mobilization, right? How can you say that Dai Ziran has been in the army for four years, and he is about to get married, why is it not realistic? Have you been messing with Lao Tzu for nothing all these years? Ask the brothers around you, who is more fucking civilized than me when they go down to the army to train and talk? Despise you"

Wu Ming turned around and left after scolding, and the surrounding brothers laughed loudly, threw down the stunned Dai Ziran, and followed Wu Ming down the dirt slope happily, making Dai Ziran angry and screaming.

The two company brothers who served as guards completed the task and quietly withdrew, at this time Xinfeng City was still as quiet as before, no one knew that the main force under the command of Wu Ming had been dispatched, and the officers and soldiers of the Second Regiment stationed in the city still did not move, when Wu Ming and his party rode into the city, the officers and soldiers of the county security regiment on duty did not have any abnormal reaction at all, and they did not know that the action of arresting the spies of the Cantonese army throughout the city was in full swing.