From the south bank of the Hongshui River to the north bank, Bai Chongxi seems to have experienced a kind of mental journey, once the river crosses, leaving countless names behind him, the moment he is about to land on the north bank, he looked back at a large area of land in southern Guinan, Wu Xiaoxian, who did not know life and death in Kunlun Pass, scattered more than 5,000 remnants of the siege from Luancheng, I don't know if they can still have the opportunity to set foot on the land of northeast Guangxi.

At the end of the pontoon bridge, on the land on the north bank of the Hongshui River, a large group of people were looking forward to it, Bai Chongxi glanced at Chang Feng's liaison officer, and the young liaison officer explained: "Commander-in-Chief Bai, that's our chief of staff waiting for your arrival," Bai Chongxi nodded without seeing his expression.

After receiving the telegram from the division commander Tang Qiuli, Chang Feng carefully considered this matter, Bai Chongxi is now a general of the defeated army, needless to say about the sensitivity in his heart, just by virtue of his bloody battle with the little devils in Nanning for ten days, he killed more than 50,000 devil soldiers, and he can afford the most solemn reception, and it is also worthy of the brigade commanders of the corps directly under the independent division waiting on the north bank of the Hongshui River.

Chang Feng said what he meant at the meeting, these brigade commanders were not very satisfied, a defeated general, is it worth such courtesy? Besides, our division commander didn't remind him, and he lost the battle, Chief of Staff, you just go by yourself, Chang Feng smiled and said: "Everyone, this is what the division commander meant, if you have an opinion to the division commander, the brigade commanders are silent, in all the troops of the independent division, as long as Tang Qiuli says a word, it is a golden rule, and no one will question it."

Chang Feng is not to use the name of the division commander to suppress people, he himself can completely convince these generals, the key is that the current situation is more delicate and sensitive, if the brigade commander does not care, with the mind of winning a hundred battles, to meet a newly defeated general. The blow to Bai Chongxi was big enough, and he was also wronged for his ten days of bloody battles, and moved out of the division commander Tang Qiuli, these unruly generals would be willing to do this.

The moment Bai Chongxi stepped on the north bank of the Hongshui River, Chang Feng stepped forward, and behind him were more than a dozen major generals and officers. "Commander-in-Chief Bai, Chief of Staff of the North China Independent Division of the National Revolutionary Army and Chief of Staff of the Corps directly under the division Chang Feng. He was ordered to lead all the officers to welcome the arrival of Commander-in-Chief Bai and escape safely. Explain the intention and hold the courtesy of the subordinates.

In Chang Feng's heart, he thought that Bai Chongxi was worthy of his respect, whether it was age or military rank, he was much higher than him, and sacrificed more than 90,000 Gui soldiers. Ten days of bloody battle with the Japanese in Nanning is not something that the local warlords can do, and this is worthy of a military salute from him.

Bai Chongxi's pupils shrank. Surprised by Chang Feng's youth, as well as the dozen or so major generals and officers behind him, they are not very young, starting from Tang Qiuli, the officers of the Independent Division, are all so strange in age, can they explain the troops of the Independent Division from a certain aspect. The impressive achievements made in the past few years are less than thirty years old. In the Gui Army, he is still training in the position of company commander. Individually lucky, it was amazing to be able to climb to the battalion commander.

The title of chief of staff of an independent division directly under the corps can't scare Bai Chongxi, at most it is a brigade-level chief of staff, but the title of chief of staff of an independent division really shocked Bai Chongxi, as far as he knows, the troops of the independent division have now grown to about 100,000 people, the chief of staff of the division, that is a veritable number three or four person, Tang Qiuli's absolute henchman, but this Chang Feng is so young, I'm afraid he is not yet thirty years old, right? Heroic and upright, calm bearing, and a terrifying momentum.

Bai Chongxi didn't dare to hold it up, so he hurriedly returned the salute and said with a smile: "Thank you Vice Chairman Tang and the Chief of Staff for your deep friendship, thank you to the generals, I, Bai on behalf of more than 80,000 soldiers of the Gui Army, I am grateful, especially the dozen or so pontoon bridges on the Hongshui River, it is really timely rain, Vice Chairman Tang is thoughtful, Bai admires, Chief of Staff, please come to the city for a while, Bai Mou will hold a banquet in the city tonight, first, to thank Vice Chairman Tang, the Chief of Staff and the generals for their timely help, and secondly, they are also shocked by the officers of our Gui Army, these three come? Let's get to know each other, what does Chief of Staff think? ”

Chang Feng smiled secretly in his heart, Bai Chongxi is worthy of being called "Little Zhuge ", what a corner, these words are full of affection and hospitality, but the core meaning is unmistakably told himself, this is still the ground in Guangxi, I Bai Chongxi is still the master here, and I set up a banquet in Laibin City, I have fulfilled the friendship of the landlord, you are a guest, gratitude is grateful, and the horn can not be confused.

More than a dozen major generals and officers of the directly subordinate corps also shook their heads secretly, they were all like this, and they were still thinking about it, if they used this spirit to defend Nanning, maybe they would fight much better than the current result, and they all looked at Chang Feng to see how he took Bai Chongxi's trick.

Chang Feng smiled and said: "Chang Feng on behalf of the division commander thanks Commander-in-Chief Bai for his good intentions, on the north bank of the Hongshi River, our corps still has some arrangements, these evil guests who are following are still to be sent away, and it will also disturb our Yaxing, Commander-in-Chief Bai and the generals of the Gui Army, please take the first step, tonight Chang Feng and the officers of the independent division will definitely go to the banquet on time." ”

Bai Chongxi's eyes flashed suddenly, and he asked suspiciously: "Chief of Staff Mo wants to stop the Japanese army chasing here?" Chang Feng nodded, "With this intention, Bai Chongxi's heart sank, "This young chief of staff is so confident, it seems that the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops chasing after him are not in his eyes at all, but near the Hongshui River, there is no sign of a heavy ambush?" ”

Bai Chongxi made up his mind, no matter what, he had to see how Chang Feng fought this battle, "Since the chief of staff has already made arrangements, then I, Bai, will not miss such a good show, and the chief of staff will not refuse, right?" "In fact, Chang Feng didn't want the Gui army to stay here, the two systems, once the coordination was not good, or the Gui army troops couldn't suppress the anger in their hearts, they rashly attacked, not to mention the overall deployment, and there were unnecessary casualties, which was not what he wanted.

Slightly heavy, Bai Chongxi had already seen Chang Feng's thoughts, and then said: "All officers above the regimental commander of the army are to stay here to observe, and they are not allowed to participate in any action, and they are not allowed to interfere with the command of the commander of the independent division, the soldiers enter the guest city to rest, and the ministers and officers shall restrain the discipline of the troops, and shall not disturb the people, if it is found, the Military Justice Department has the right to shoot on the spot," three words, dispelling Chang Feng's concerns, Bai Chongxi is also a refined figure.

Chang Feng secretly admired Bai Chongxi's old way and sophistication, nodded towards Bai Chongxi, and then ordered: "The second brigade is responsible for demolishing all the pontoon bridges near the north bank, and the rest of the troops enter the preset positions, Commander-in-Chief Bai invites him to the headquarters," More than 100 people boarded the car, drove north, and reached the foot of a mountain peak, along a rugged mountain road overgrown with shrubs and towering trees, and climbed to the peak, which was more than ten kilometers away from the Hongshui River.

On the mountain, a large piece of flat land, under a few tall trees, several tents are set up in the middle, grass-green military blankets are spread on the shell boxes, surrounded by simple marching canvas chairs, countless telephone lines, stretching everywhere, several high-powered telescopes are set up on the hillside, looking far away, the field of vision is broad, within a radius of dozens of miles, the scenery on both sides of the Hongshui River is in full view, which makes people feel refreshed and happy.

The mountain breeze blew slowly, taking away the heat and dryness of the body, mixed with the fragrance of wild flowers and wild grasses, refreshing people's hearts, and when they arrived here, Bai Chongxi couldn't help but remove most of the impetuousness and dullness in his heart, and his body was much lighter, and he said with a smile: "The chief of staff is so Yaxing, I found such a blessed place for gods, and the surrounding scenery can be seen at a glance, but it is a good place to watch the battle." ”

Chang Feng said with his usual smile: "I'm afraid it will take some time for the Japanese army to come up, Commander-in-Chief Bai has worked hard all the way, take a light meal, take a little rest, and recuperate," the orderlies sent canned food and marching rations, and a dazzling array of all kinds of food were piled up on the table.

Bai Chongxi and the officers of the Gui Army, as soon as they saw the field food of the independent division, they felt ashamed of themselves, not to mention anything else, it was that kind of convenience food, a pull on the lid of the box, in less than two minutes, a box of steaming meals, you can eat it, and the taste is very delicious, the most incredible thing for the officers of the Gui Army is that there are all kinds of spiced jerky.

Liao Lei asked tentatively: "May I ask the Chief of Staff, are these foods distributed by your army on a daily basis?" Is the same with ordinary soldiers? Chang Feng replied calmly: "Yes, every one of our ordinary soldiers is such a standard, officers at all levels, there is more meat than this," Liao Lei sighed, it is really more people than people have to die, goods have to be thrown away, in the Gui army, when fighting, it is good to be able to eat a full meal a day, especially this time in Nanning, under the blockade of the artillery of the little devils, the soldiers fought hungry for two days before they had a full meal.

As he spoke, the phone on the table rang rapidly, and a staff officer picked up the phone, turned to Chang Feng and said: "Chief of Staff, the forward observation post reports to the Fifth Special Operations Detachment that the vanguard of the Japanese army has reached the Langshan area on the south bank of the Hongshui River, and it is expected that in twenty minutes, it will be able to enter the predetermined target area." ”

"Order all artillery and tank units to get ready, and all forward artillery observation posts to enter the battle state," Chang Feng ordered succinctly, and no one had the heart to eat, and they flocked to the high-powered telescopes to carefully observe the movement on the other side of the Hongshui River, and there was a tense atmosphere before the big battle.

Especially those officers of the Gui Army, but they have seen the ferocity of the Japanese soldiers, hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers, all of a sudden poured to the other side, can the troops of the independent division withstand the charge of the Japanese army? Besides, there were no fortifications, trenches, or firing points on the north bank, let alone a large number of soldiers waiting for them.