Han Xiangfang's head buzzed, and suddenly he felt that his eyes were black, and he almost fainted, and the chief of the guard, Sun Tongxuan, hurriedly stepped forward to support him. Han Xiangfang tried to calm down, and he motioned to Sun Tongxuan not to help himself anymore.

He shook his body and took a step forward, and asked in a low voice, "Then did they say anything else?" ”

The chief of staff shook his head helplessly, and then went on to organize his papers. Han Xiangfang looked at the office of the command post, everyone was busy, the sound of ticking telegrams and telephones was intertwined, and from time to time there were several polite officers walking around with documents, completely ignoring his existence.

Han Xiangfang's heart was cold, he didn't know whether he was cold for his despair or angry because of the cold world...... In short, he felt that he no longer belonged here.

"Commander......" Sun Tongxuan walked over and called out to him with a pleading and angry tone.

Han Xiangfang waved his hand, he naturally knew what Sun Tongxuan was thinking. He was just trying to use the hundreds of brothers in his machine-gun battalion to fight to break the net, but in this situation, the net could not be broken, and everything was futile and meaningless.

Sun Tongxuan has always been obedient to Han Xiangfang's words, and when he saw Han Xiangfang's meaning, he naturally didn't say much. The two put away their weapons and walked out the door, and when they were about to go out, they were confronted by several middle-aged men wearing khaki training uniforms. Their faces were blue and angular, and they could be seen as professional soldiers just by the way they walked.

A middle-aged man wears glasses, his short hair is combed back very neatly, and there is a bit of literati between his eyebrows.

Han Xiangfang had already realized something, and before he could react, the man with glasses said with a slight smile: "Commander Han, from the Military Justice Department of the Ministry of National Defense, please come with us." ”

The man's tone was soft, but with an irrefutable toughness. Before Han Xiangfang could resist, the burly law enforcement gendarmes on both sides stepped forward to stop him, and at the same time, Sun Tongxuan was also disarmed and taken away. The middle-aged man waved his hand, and Han Xiangfang took it into a black Austin sedan, and the car immediately started and headed straight for Jinan Airport.

Ten minutes later, Jiang Baili, who was inspecting the front line, received the news that the arrest was successful, and he just nodded and said: "Send it back to Nanjing and hand it over to the Nanjing First Military Court for trial!" Other key personnel were also sent to Nanjing, and the hand-held machine-gun battalion continued to be retained. The military commander of the armed machine-gun battalion was suspended for inspection. ”

Hanging up the phone after arranging the order, Jiang Baili let out a sigh of relief, he turned his head and smiled at Liu Jian: "It seems that Xinghua's strategy is good, let Liang Shuming stabilize Han Xiangfang, and this process can not cost a single shot!" ”

Liu Jian held the binoculars hanging around his neck and said: "Han Xiangfang has been arrested, but we still need to clean up the mess left by his guards in fear of war, you see, the vanguard of the Sixth Division has just occupied Zhangqiu, and now it is starting to attack Jinan." ”

As he spoke, Liu Jian handed Jiang Baili a copy of the enemy army that had just been reconnoitred, Jiang Baili frowned when he saw it, he patted Liu Jian on the shoulder and said, "It's all up to you here!" Jinan must be defended in any case, and at the same time, it is necessary to block the enemy's southward advance, and the main force of the 45th Army has now entered the territory of Shandong, and it will be able to arrive about the day after tomorrow. ”

Liu Jian's face was solemn, and he understood that in the next day, he could only rely on the Third Army, where the main force was still there, to resist the attack of the main forces of the two divisions of the Japanese army, and the pressure in this could be imagined.

But Liu Jian came here to play the role of a firefighter, and he also knew this, in other words, why did he send him without difficulty?

Liu Jian lifted his hat and said, "Please rest assured, Chief of Staff, people are in the city!" ”

After Jiang Baili heard this, a smile of relief appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Jiang Baili and his entourage left Jinan for Nanjing by special plane on the same day, after all, Jinan is not the only frontline on the battlefield. As soon as Jiang Baili walked, Liu Jian began his deployment. The current situation is very clear, the two divisions of the Japanese army are attacking from the Qingdao line to the west and southwest, and the main force of the sixth division of more than 30,000 people has already arrived in Zhangqiu, outside Jinan, and may attack at any time. Liu Jian only had 20,000 troops of the Third Army in his hands, and most of them were building defensive lines on the front line of Yimeng and Laiwu, which means that the adjustable strength in Jinan City was only more than 7,000 people in the 119th Division.

Not to mention the one-to-one comparison of the results of the Chinese and Japanese armies, they were also at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength alone, and it was almost an impossible task to hold on for more than 7,000 people for two days and wait for the arrival of reinforcements from the 45th Army.

But Liu Jian did not give up, and he immediately returned to the headquarters in front of Jinan Station for deployment. The division commanders, brigade commanders, and staff officers of the Third Army were constantly discussing the map, some suggesting that Zhangqiu should be abandoned and concentrated their forces on Jinan for defense, and some said that they would build a defensive line in the Zhangqiu area.

"Let's be quiet!" Liu Jian helped his glasses and said in a low voice. All eyes were on the newly appointed commander-in-chief of Shandong. Many of them are no strangers to Liu Jian, when the Third Army was formed, Liu Jian served as the acting commander for a period of time, most of them know Liu Jian quite well, they know that the person in front of them seems to be polite and polite, but in fact, he is a hard bone whether he is fighting or doing things.

Liu Jian clasped his hands behind his back and announced the following order with a serious expression: "First of all, the people of the city defense immediately mobilized all the reserve troops to assemble, and organized migrant workers to carry out logistics and transportation. Secondly, the units of the Third Army were assembled in the east and south directions of Jinan, with the 119th Division as the front-line troops and the mobilized reserve troops as reserve support. Third, the air force carried out intensive bombing of the Japanese troops on the front line of Zhangqiu and Laiwu, focusing on Japanese artillery and armored units. ”

After the deployment, the generals will be ordered to start mobilizing and perform their duties. Liu Jian left Peng Wanquan, the commander of the 119th Division. Peng Wanquan was in a hurry to go back to deploy, and was a little confused when he was stopped by Liu Jian.

Liu Jian said to him solemnly: "Division Commander Peng, where is the armored regiment under the 119th Division now?" ”

Peng Wanquan thought that Liu Jian was asking him about the deployment, because the armored regiment was the main force of the 119th Division, and he replied: "Now the armored regiment is stationed east of Zhangqiu. ”

Liu Jian said with a look of joy on his face: "Great! You assemble this force now, I have important operational orders. ”

Peng Wanquan was stunned for a moment, he frowned and said: "If the armored regiment is transferred, it will be equivalent to a big opening in the front, and if the Japanese army comes to attack at this time, it will be ...... at that time."

Liu Jian waved his hand, and he said with a smile: "The Japanese army will not attack at this time, because I mobilized the armored regiment to attack." ”

Liu Jian immediately expressed his thoughts, it turned out that he was going to carry out a night attack on the Japanese army that night, and the ideal night attack force was the armored regiment.

In this situation, it is a bold idea to be able to come up with a night attack, not to mention how high the probability of success is, once the Japanese army finds that the position of the armored regiment is vacant, if the Japanese army concentrates its forces to attack, then the entire defense line will collapse, once Jinan is lost, the Japanese army will move north across the Yellow River, and Pingjin and other places will be in danger.

The consequences of such a bet are unimaginable.

However, Liu Jian was determined, and he made the following moves so that the Japanese army would not attack during the night attack. He told Peng Wanquan that the artillery and machine-gun positions of the original armored regiment should be transferred to the second line of the reserve troops to be transferred to the original position, and the armored vehicles should be covered with canvas, tree branches, and other covers.

Speaking of which, Peng Wanquan still couldn't rest assured. "Even so, the armored regiment can't inflict heavy damage on the enemy, the results won't be too big, it's too risky to do so!"

Liu Jian smiled and pointed to a location on the map and said: "Area 2 is the center of the Japanese command, as long as we break through the front defense line and attack here, we can disrupt all the plans of the Sixth Division, and when the 45th Army arrives, we can counterattack on all fronts." It has to be said that this is a risky move, but a risky move can win the initiative. ”

Peng Wanquan did not refute again, Liu Jian was right, if he fought with the Japanese army in a disciplined manner, I am afraid that the whole line would be defeated in less than a day, and now there is only one fight.

He knows that only by fighting hard in this way can he have any hope of winning and can turn around the current unfavorable situation.

"Yes, I'll go and arrange for the armored regiment to prepare." After Peng Wanquan finished speaking, he turned around and walked out after saluting.

It was already noon after the deployment was over, and the city of Jinan was busy. All units were mobilized according to the original order, and the air force dispatched multiple batches of bombers to continuously attack the positions of the Japanese army, and the fighters of both sides fought in the sky above the land of Qilu; On the other hand, the guard units of the 45th Army, which were formerly advanced to the city, began to move, and more than 5,000 people, including the Jinan armed police force and the urban defense units of various districts in Jinan, were organized.

They were organized into three reserve regiments, which were stationed in three directions in Jinan. At the same time as this was done, the armored regiments on the front line also quietly withdrew from their defensive lines, and the reserve units of the guards quietly entered the positions, covering many bunkers with branches and canvas, so that the armored regiment appeared to be still in position. At this time, the real armored regiment had already entered the predetermined position after a detour, and dozens of Benniu-2 medium tanks lined up in formation, quietly waiting for the nightfall.

The sun was setting in the west, the sun was setting, and the battlefield that had been noisy for a day returned to a rare tranquility, and night fell, and there was silence in front of the positions of the two armies, and at this time, a battle was coming......