At about three o'clock in the morning, in the fields around Zhangshu County, there were already early risers who were working hard in the dark in order not to miss the agricultural time. When the Japanese army was raging in Jiangxi, many people in Jiujiang, Nanchang, and Xinyu left their hometowns and dragged their families to Yunnan, Sichuan, or Guangdong, hoping to avoid this military disaster. Among them, most of the people east of the Ganjiang River chose to go to Guangdong. Then, they encountered the Cadet Army guerrillas who had gone north first. Under the persuasion of the Spark Brigade and the strong armament of the Cadet Army, they returned to their homes one after another, and now in order to catch up with the farmer, they can only get up early and work late at night without missing the cultivation of the crops.

It was Chu Tiange's idea to let the Spark Brigade persuade the locals to return home. The reason why he wanted to do this was naturally because he did not want to lose the soil for guerrilla warfare. In general, this behavior of the guerrillas is a bit cruel, but in the light of the slogan shouted by the Chongqing person shouting "all people resist Japan", it seems that there is nothing wrong with doing so.

Of course, the most important reason why the locals chose to stay and start devoting themselves to farming was because they saw hope in the Cadets. Ouyang Yun is extremely strict with military discipline, Chu Tiange learns from him in everything, and he is especially good at military discipline. In fact, the people's requirements for the army and the government are not high, and once the military discipline of the guerrillas is guaranteed, word of mouth will naturally come. Now, when the vast majority of people east of the Ganjiang River see soldiers in camouflage uniforms, they no longer cower and dodge, but will greet them, hand them a bowl of tea, and ask: "Little brother, drink some water!" ”

When Zhang Tianquan's forward unit of the Eighth Division, a platoon of scouts roaring from afar on two-wheeled and three-wheeled motorcycles, because they had seen this kind of advanced thing before, the people working in the fields raised their waists and put their hands on the pergola to look over, and shouted with sharp eyes: "It's the student army!" "Xuebing Army, didn't Commander Chu's troops go to Nanchang?" "Got around it somewhere else, right? Their oil-drinking machine is faster than a galloping horse, and it only takes half a day to go around from Nanchang to Jiangxi (the west bank of the Ganjiang River) and back. In my opinion, it must be Commander Chu's troops! The well-informed old farmer said affirmatively. I heard that there is a war going on in the Gao'an area, just ask, if the student army can't beat it, we should be prepared! A middle-aged man said. Nonsense, the student army can't beat those little devils? Bah, the great mercy and compassion of Guanyin Bodhisattva, children are unscrupulous, children are unscrupulous-" "Old man, who do you say is a child? I'll be forty next year. ”

…… The quarrel in the field grew louder and louder, attracting the attention of the cadets. "Tutu-tu-" A two-wheeled motorcycle suddenly drove to the side of the road, and then the head of the dragon tilted, and the light shone on the two who were arguing. In the light, the students identified each other's identities, and the platoon leader Fang Xiaoyun, who was sitting in the back seat, asked loudly: "Old man, I would like to ask you something, how far is Zhangshu County from here?" ”

He asked the old farmer who was called "old goods" by middle-aged people, and was affectionately called "old man" by the apprentices, and the "old goods" felt that his face was bright, he didn't speak, and his mouth opened with a smile: "Sir, then where are you going to Zhangshu County, you will arrive ten miles ahead." Sir, I heard that there is a war going on in Gao'an, I wonder if we will win? ”

"Thanks! Will win! Fang Xiaoyun replied loudly, then took out a microphone from under his body and reported it to the division headquarters.

Soon, Fang Xiaoyun and the others went in the direction of Zhangshu County. The "old goods" just now became complacent because of a conversation with the cadets, and just as they were discussing why these cadets came, in the southwest direction, the rumbling engine sound came, and the next moment, dozens of lights came into their eyes, but it was Zhang Tianquan who arrived with the troops of the Eighth Division.

The Eighth Division drove over quickly, followed by Ouyang Yun and his direct troops, and then the Seventeenth Division and the Eighteenth Division. The ironclad troops, which are equivalent to four divisions, rumbled over with thousands of headlights, and the "old goods" and others were dumbfounded, and their jaws almost fell to the ground without realizing it.

When the 19th Division left in front of everyone, it was already about half past four. At this time, there was a glimmer of light in the east, and then the dark clouds in the sky became brilliant and colorful. Seeing the 19th Division of the School drive away from the dust brought up and roll north, the "old goods" rubbed his eyes and asked the middle-aged man: "I'm not mistaken, right?" There are actually Westerners with high noses and yellow hair? ”

The middle-aged man was also frightened, he nodded again and again, and said, "No, isn't the Cadet Army our Chinese?" Why, how can there be Western devils? ”

Ouyang Yun can definitely give him a thoughtful answer to this question. But at this moment, our Commander-in-Chief was fidgeting with his brows furrowed, but he didn't have the heart to pay attention to this.

Ouyang Yun originally thought that the three divisions under his command would arrive in Gao'an at about three o'clock at the latest because they were almost fully mechanized equipment. Then, at four o'clock, he could rush to the area west of the Lion Gate and complete the encirclement of the 33rd Division—but the truth dealt him a heavy blow. Now, it's already half past four, and the Eighth Division at the front has just arrived in Xinjie Township, Gao'an, which is still nearly fifteen kilometers away from Gao'an City. And it is two hours away from the Lion Gate, no matter how you calculate it.

This made him disappointed at the same time, and it was difficult to settle down - the agreed time with Chu Tiange was to rush to the battlefield at three o'clock in the morning, but now more than an hour has passed, and the forward troops are still two hours away from the battlefield, which makes him very worried about whether Feng Lanshan and them can withstand the attack of the Japanese army.

There is such a big difference between the actual marching speed and the calculated speed, and the key to investigating the reason is that there is too little training in peacetime. As a direct result, refueling, and wrecker realignment took far more time than budgeted. On the other hand, the failure rate of the chariot also greatly exceeded expectations - Ouyang Yun was summarizing the reason, and You Xiaolian, who was sitting in the back, suddenly shouted: "Commander-in-chief, Division Commander Liu has a situation to report to you!" ”

Pan Meiren did not march this time, so You Xiaolian, the head of the Niangzi Yunwei Regiment, served as Ouyang Yun's secretary and helped him deal with matters related to external liaison.

Ouyang Yun took the microphone, didn't hear the sound, the outline pressed the send button to ask, and suddenly a loud sound came in his ears, and the next moment, there was a faint voice calling "Shizuo", he was shocked, and immediately pressed the send button and shouted: "I'm Ouyang Yun, who is on the other side, please reply when you receive it!" ”