In 1926, the gunfire of the Northern Expedition first sounded in Hunan, and the name Tang Shengzhi resounded for the first time in the land of China.

Tang Shengzhi was the commander of the Eighth Army of the National Revolutionary Army at the time, and he first relied on means to get rid of Zhao Hengti, the governor of Hunan Province at that time. Then Wu Peifu was furious and sent a large number of troops to attack Tang Shengzhi.

Although Tang Shengzhi himself has some ability, but he does not have great talent, and the Eighth Army is not a descendant of Huangpu, so it is very average in terms of combat effectiveness and will, if it were not for the continuous support of the Guangzhou Revolutionary Government, Tang Shengzhi may have collapsed in Hunan long ago, and in the face of the attack of so many direct troops, Tang Shengzhi felt pressure, and in desperation, he could only ask the Guangzhou Revolutionary Government for help.

Hunan is a very important position for the Northern Expedition, if Hunan is lost, there is no Northern Expedition, Wu Peifu's troops can drive straight into Guangdong and Guangxi.

Guangdong is in full swing at the moment, and it is impossible to be afraid of Wu Peifu, but Guangxi has always been poor, so Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi had to lobby Guangzhou.

At that time, the Third Division of the First Army of the Guangzhou National Revolutionary Army had already arrived in Hunan one step ahead, and the order they received was to support Tang Shengzhi and defend Hunan.

In the endless darkness of the night, the troops of the 3rd Division marched silently on the official road. There are no lights, no sounds, just soldiers marching silently.

The sky was not beautiful, and the drizzle tended to fall heavier and heavier, and although the soldiers wore hats, they had already been drenched by the rain.

This place is already close to Anren, and according to the information given by Tang Shengzhi, Anren must be the focus of the enemy's attack.

The soldiers did not dare to say a word, for fear of alarming the enemy. From the division commander to the soldiers, they are so cautious, and they must make the first battle of the Northern Expedition a success.

The bullets were all held in his arms, for fear that the rain would make it damp and that he would not be able to shoot when the time came. The horses are put on their mouths, and the cannons are carried by a group of soldiers with their shoulders, and they are muddy at one step at a time, and sometimes they are too deep to pull out, and one soldier falls, and another soldier rushes over, for fear that the cannon will sink into the mud, and at this time the cannon is more expensive than people.

Liu Yuan, the division commander, is like a wooden man, carrying several guns on his shoulders, walking at the front of the team, his body has long been stiff, and he walks like a zombie crawling out of a grave, shaking and shaking.

Several regiment commanders also carefully counted the number of people in their regiments, and there will be a war in a while, but there will be no shortage of people.

After the reorganization of the Third Division, many people were laid off, and now all that remains is the essence, but that's it, the Third Division also has more than 9,000 people.

Nine thousand people, like a silent train, silently walked on the land of Shonan.

Stopping to advance, Liu Yuan was like a sheep, suddenly stopped advancing, and the soldiers behind him immediately seemed to be forbidden to time and space, motionless.

"Prepare for battle!" Liu Yuan's voice was a little hoarse, but on a quiet rainy night, it seemed so powerful.

With Liu Yuan's roar, the entire team immediately boiled. The bright bayonets were inserted into the steel guns, the cannons were placed on the level ground, the temporary artillery positions were prepared in an instant, and the blockers had already found the best blocking position, ready to snipe at any time.

A defeated soldier, not even a gun, the uniform is not neat at all, it is the same as how many times it has been mixed in the mud.

The defeated soldiers were also taken aback by the troops that suddenly appeared in front of them, but after seeing the blue sky and white sun emblem on the opposite side, they immediately shouted, "Sir, it's your own people, don't shoot, we are the 39th Regiment of the Eighth Army." ”

"Fart, the 39th Regiment isn't guarding the position inside, what the hell are you doing running so far outside the fortifications." Li Erniu always called Liu Yuan's side, although he didn't usually talk much, but he occasionally scolded Liu Yuan for two sentences.

"Sir, you're late, the enemy's fire is too fierce, we can't hold it, we can only withdraw, the team is scattered, sir, you can do well, let's pass." It was a captain who spoke, and he almost knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Liu Yuan.

"MB, how can you clean the fucking seeds of the Eighth Army, Tang Shengzhi still wants to rely on you to be the king of Changsha, daydreaming, hurry up and roll from both sides."

"It's sir, let's get out, we'll get out right away." After saying that, he left with the team.

But a second lieutenant in front of him stood there woodenly, although he was covered in mud, but he was very energetic, he walked closer in three or two steps, took out a clean military hat from his arms, shook it, looked at it lovingly, and gave Liu Yuan a military salute.

"Sir, judging from the prestige and number of your army, your army should be a certain division of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army." The young lieutenant said respectfully.

"That's right, the contemptible person is the commander of the Third Division, Liu Yuan. What do you have to say, tell me quickly, your Eighth Army has lost Anren, and we have to retake it for you. Liu Yuan has always respected every soldier, and even though he is only a second lieutenant, Liu Yuan still returns the salute very seriously.

"It turned out that it was Division Commander Liu who came to help, and I was saved in Hunan, I made a long story short, it was Xie Wenbing's troops who occupied Anren, and before occupying Anren, they had already occupied Lutian and Huangmaopu. In total, there were more than 35,000 people. Now it was only their vanguard troops stationed in Anren, and judging by the sound of their gunfire, they probably numbered about 5,000 men. It turned out that this second lieutenant stayed to introduce the situation of the enemy army, Liu Yuan nodded, and motioned for him to continue, in fact, at the grassroots level of the army, there are still many buried talents.

"Grass, only 5,000 people lost Anren, why don't you die." Ning Bo said very unhappily on the side, he is now an officer, the third division, and a lieutenant colonel staff officer.

"Shut up," Liu Yuan glared at Ning Bo, this is all habitual, after a few victories, he thought he was the best in the world.

Seeing Liu Yuan scolding a lieutenant colonel beside him for himself, the second lieutenant was very moved, "Sir, it's our own fault, the regiment commander is drunk, no one commands when fighting, the brothers fight separately, and the soldiers under Wu Peifu are really elite, and the night battle is not weak at all, and the brothers can't withstand it, so they collapse." ”

"Yes." Liu Yuangang wanted to say something, but the second lieutenant continued, "I'm just a second lieutenant, and they don't listen to what I say, in fact, I suggested that the commander of the first battalion should temporarily take the position of commander of the regiment and command the battle, but the commander of the first battalion was so afraid of death. It's the one who ran with the team just now, in fact, it's okay to stick to help, I don't believe that Commander Tang can't see the importance of An Ren.

"I have a map of Anren's combat fortifications here, which I took at the headquarters when I retreated, my name is Wang Shihe, and I am an operational staff officer." After saying that, he handed the map to Liu Yuan, Liu Yuan opened it and looked at it, it was very good, the map work was very good, so he nodded and said.

"Well, I know what you said, you can stay in our third division, make me a staff officer with the army, and take a good look at how our third division fights." Liu Yuan felt that this ensign was very good and wanted to keep this ensign.

"Really? Can I join the 3rd Division? The lieutenant said excitedly.

Liu Yuan shook his head and didn't speak, motioning for him to go to Chief of Staff Cao Yuan.

"Of course, but if you don't behave well, we'll fire you. I am Chief of Staff Cao Yuan, and I welcome you to join our Third Division. You will now be a member of our staff and an operational staff officer. In fact, the chief of staff who had just joined the Third Division said with a poker face.

Liu Yuan: Member of the First Infantry Brigade of the First Phase of Huangpu, the Dragon of Huangpu, the founder and president of the Huangpu Student Union, the commander of the Third Division of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and a major general.

Cao Yuan: An outstanding student of the first phase of Huangpu, a member of the CP Party, with unparalleled revolutionary enthusiasm and the ability to fight well.