In fact, if it weren't for Fan Ziying's covetousness of Longkou County and the benefits of the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army after laying down Longkou, even if Gu Zhu was there, he might not be willing to send troops to gnaw on the hard bone of the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, others don't know, Fan Ziying, as the commander of the 50th Army, is qualified to contact some secrets that grassroots officers can't access, so he knows that the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army is powerful.

Waiting for Gu Zhutong to be a little angry, Tang Shizuncai whispered: "General seat, Xinpei's withdrawal, the troops besieging Longkou will be thin, is it to transfer Zhou Shaoxuan's 14th up?" ”

In order to teach Xu 19 a lesson丨Gu Zhutong prepared five divisions for the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, namely the 14th, 14th, 14th, and 14th Pei plus Tian Zhongyi's Xinpei, in addition to Zhou Shaoxuan's 14th still stationed in the Tiger Cave, Tang Shizun's Group Army can be said to be dispatched, Gu Zhutong thought, mobilized more than 10,000 people and horses, even if he can't eat the Southern Anhui Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, it should be more than enough to capture Longkou.

But Gu Zhutong never expected that before the battle started, Xinpei was hit by Xu Shijiu's sugar-coated cannonball and withdrew directly to the defense area.

Although there are still four Sichuan army divisions left, seven or eight thousand men and horses, the strength advantage of the anti-Japanese salvation army in southern Anhui is not so obvious, especially the equipment of the anti-Japanese salvation army in southern Anhui is much stronger than that of the Sichuan army, so Tang Shizun can't help but worry that the 23rd Group Army will not be defeated, so he suggested that Gu Zhutong quickly transfer Zhou Shaoxuan's 14th to the front line.

However, Gu Zhutong didn't trust the Sichuan army very much, since Xu 19 could buy Tian Zhongyi's new 7th Division, couldn't he buy other Sichuan troops? At that moment, Gu Zhutong waved his hand and said: "That's it, Zhou Shaoxuan's 14th Pei doesn't need to be transferred up, I transferred Zhang Wenqing's army from Jing County, I want to see how powerful Xu Shijiu is, and the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army in southern Anhui can withstand the siege of seven divisions?" ”

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The information that Zhang Wenqing's first army had changed was soon transmitted to the anti-Japanese National Salvation Army in southern Anhui through the New Fourth Army.

"Lao Xu, we're afraid we're in trouble now." Gao Shenxing pointed to the map and said to Xu Shijiu, "Zhang Wenqing's army is not comparable to Chen Wancheng's L Army and Fan Ziying's 50th Army, the L Army and the 50th Army are both Sichuan Army, grandpa doesn't hurt, grandma doesn't love it, if you want a gun or not, you don't want people, but Zhang Wenqing's army is the main force in the third theater, with a total strength of more than 30,000 people."

Xu Shijiu turned his eyes to Li Zihan and asked, "Zihan, you are from the Third War Zone, and you should be more familiar with the army than us, so you can tell me about the situation." ”

Li Zihan nodded, and introduced: "I haven't been in the commander's department of the three theaters for a long time, and I don't know much about the situation of the first army, but I still know the basic situation, Zhang Wenqing, the commander of the first army, was born in the Northeast Army, and has three divisions, namely Zhan Zhongyan's 40th Division, Tang Yunshan's First Division, and the 79th Division concurrently headed by Zhang Wenqing, with a total strength of more than 30,000 people, but it needs to be pointed out that the army's military discipline is extremely poor, and the equipment level is also unsatisfactory, as for the combat effectiveness, it ......."

Speaking of this, Li Zihan deliberately paused before saying: "As for the combat effectiveness of the first army, it's not that I underestimate them, our southern Anhui Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army can easily pull out a main force regiment, and we can overturn one of their main brigades and mobilize two main force regiments, at least one of their divisions, if we attack with the whole division of the anti-Japanese National Salvation Army in southern Anhui, the first army is simply not enough for us to fight." ”

Xu Jiu didn't feel happy when he heard this, but asked with some worry: "The combat effectiveness of the First Army has declined so much?" ”

Gao Shenxing was also a little incredulous, and said: "Yes, Zhan Zhongyan's 40th Division is an old unit of the First Army, and the battle of De'an the year before last was still very strong, and it has only been less than two years, and it has already degenerated like this?" ”

"Not only the first army, but in the entire three theaters, almost all the troops are about the same." Li Zihan sighed and said, "Since the fall of a large area of land in North China and Central China, the national government has lost most of its financial resources and tax sources, and the only remaining fiscal revenue cannot afford the huge military expenditures at all. At the beginning, it was just apportionment, but later it was directly robbed, and an army that only knew how to rob the local people, what military discipline could there be? And how much combat power can be left? ”

Gao Shenxing took the opportunity to say: "That's why I said that there is no hope for the national army, what hope can an army that only knows how to rob the common people have?" ”

"Lao Gao, you can't say that." Li Zihan shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "If you don't rob the people, what do they eat and what do they wear?" ”

"Zihan, this is completely an excuse." Gao Shen said, "The situation of the New Fourth Army and the Sichuan Army is worse than that of the Central Army, why don't you see the Sichuan Army and the New Fourth Army robbing the local people?" In terms of equipment, the Sichuan Army and the New Fourth Army can only be worse than the Central Army, but when it comes to combat effectiveness, as far as your L regiment is concerned, you don't dare to say that it will definitely be able to defeat the Sichuan Army and the New Fourth Army as a full-fledged brigade, right? ”

Li Zihan was speechless, the Central Army robbed the people, he really didn't know how to justify.

Xu Shijiu snorted lightly and said in a deep voice: "Since the first army is such a force, then we have nothing to be polite about, all regiments are immediately ready for battle, if the first army does not come, it will be fine, if you come, then give me a painful lesson that will never be forgotten, and by the way, let Gu Zhutong know that our anti-Japanese salvation army in southern Anhui is not a soft persimmon that can be manipulated."

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Where the 40th Division passed, it was like a devil entering the village.

Compared with the unit that participated in the Battle of De'an two years ago, the current 40th Division can hardly be called an army, but can only be called bandits, and even bandits, at least the bandits do not eat the grass on the edge of the nest, but the 40th Division is where it goes, where it grabs, where the army passes, villages and villages are robbed, and the people are full of complaints and boiling back.

Until it entered Longkou County, the 40th Division still did the same.

The first to enter Longkou County was the L18th Regiment of the 40th Division, whose commander Zhan Zhongyi was.

Seeing a village in front of him, Zhan Zhongyi hurried into the village with the guards Lian Xing, and a family at the head of the village built a chicken coop on the side of the house, which raised more than a dozen laying hens.

By the time the owner of the house, an old couple, came out to see, Zhan Zhongyi had already pounced on the chicken coop.

After a while, Zhan Zhongyi crawled out of the chicken coop with excitement on his face, and he had already grabbed an old hen in his left and right hands.

Zhan Zhongyi didn't care about wiping the off his face, so he shook the two old hens and proudly showed off to the two regimental deputies: "What's the matter?" Catching chickens also depends on ability, without the diamond diamond, you don't have porcelain work.

"The group seat is powerful, the group seat is powerful." The two regimental deputies hurriedly patted their ass.

Next to the chicken coop, the old couple was pointed at gunpoint by the national army, and they dared not speak out.

"Go, hurry up and stew for Lao Tzu." Zhan Zhongyi handed the two hens to the adjutant and instructed, "Don't forget, get some more wine for Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu hasn't drunk for several days, and the bird is about to fade out of his mouth." ”

The adjutant took the two egg-laying hens and found a place to find wine for Zhan Zhongyi's stewed chicken.

As soon as Zhan Zhongyi turned around and saw the old couple, he was immediately unhappy and scolded: "What do you see? Lao Tzu is bleeding and fighting on the front line, what's wrong with eating your two chickens? Dare to stare at Lao Tzu again, believe it or not, Lao Tzu broke your legs, hum, two old immortals. ”

The old couple didn't dare to look at it anymore, and timidly avoided their eyes, but they were scolding in their hearts, what kind of Central Army is simply a bunch of bandits, no better than Little Japan.

An elderly squire really couldn't look at it, so he came over to stop him and said, "This sir, your national army is also a regular army, how can you learn from bandits to rob the common people?" ”

"Old thing, you can eat indiscriminately, you can't talk nonsense, what is robbing, grabbing, let's beg for food, you know? If we are not fed, will it be possible for the brothers to go to war hungry? Since ancient times, it is a matter of course to be a soldier and eat food. Zhan Zhongyi said viciously, "If it weren't for the fact that you are a lot older, I would have said this, and Lao Tzu would have to whip you with a big ear bracket." ”