There is a reward for what you give, which is a matter of course. With the previous gift of medicine, when the defense was handed over, the 74th Army showed a little too much enthusiasm. Yu Jishi was a very interesting person, and the military discipline of the 74th Army was notoriously good. He passed down the order, and when the front-line troops changed their defenses, they not only pointed out the details of the fortifications for the cadet army one by one, but also left some fortress ordnance that could have been taken away.

One of the manifestations of the fact that the Cadet Army is not popular in the Central Military System is that when the Military Commission issues orders, it will give special explanations to the troops that have interacted with the Cadet Army, and that it must keep a distance from the Cadet Army and take on the posture of the Central Army.

The Central Army prides itself on being the main force of the state and has always looked down on local troops. Although the Cadet Corps had an impressive record against Japan, it still could not get rid of the hat of a local army. As the trump card of the Central Army, the 74th Army has its own points to be proud of. Compared with the local troops and even the troops of other political parties, the central army does not have to worry about food or clothing, and only needs to train and fight wars with heart.

The battle at the front continued, and the Cadet Army went up little by little, replacing the front-line troops of the 74th Army little by little. Seeing that the officers and soldiers of the Central Army were all covered with gunfire, many of them were fighting with injuries, and the trainees were also in awe, and the two sides respected each other, and the atmosphere of this change of defense was quite good. Yu Jishi first came into contact with the Scholar Army, and he had heard about it before, and he knew that the Scholar Army was advanced in weapons and the soldiers were well-trained. And this time he saw it with his own eyes, because Ouyang Yun generously donated medicine, and he was not affected by the official concept, he looked at those student soldiers and those weapons, his eyes were hot, and he said to his cronies: "Brothers, take a good look, this is the student army." The student army is amazing, and we will win every day, and we must learn from the interpersonal relationship. ”

Now attacking Pengze is the 11th Division of the Japanese Army. The 11th Division once participated in the Battle of Nanjing and had an intersection with the Cadet Army. Among them, the division commander, Lieutenant General Yamamuro Sotake, personally led the troops directly under the division and the Tiangu detachment to act together, mainly attacking Xiaogushan and Penglangji, while the Heiyan detachment attacked Madang.

The 11th Division, also known as the Shantongsi Division, is one of the 17 elite divisions of the Japanese army. The division was well-equipped and extremely combat-effective, and after the 17th Division was completely annihilated by the superior Chinese army, it was given the hope of Shunroku Hata that they would completely annihilate the 74th Army in order to avenge the 17th Division.

Madang also had the existence of the small Gushan fortress, which limited the role of the Japanese Yangtze River fleet. Among them, Madang Fortress, as a fortress operated by the Kuomintang for many years, has strong fortifications and many fortresses, and its solidity is not much better than that of Jiangyin Fortress. The Japanese attack, up to now, was the same as before, relying on artillery fire to prepare, and then sending infantry to charge. This style of play is a challenge to the will of the defending officers and men. The 74th Army paid heavy casualties in the battle to annihilate the 17th Division because it was responsible for blocking the retreat of the Japanese army. At this time, the arrival of the Cadet Army can be said to have given the 74th Army a chance to breathe, and at the same time, it also allowed the Pengze garrison to once again occupy an advantage in numbers.

Because the front line was still fighting, this change of guard lasted three and a half hours before it ended. When the last batch of officers and soldiers of the 51st Division withdrew, Yu Jishi took Ouyang Yun's hand and said, "Brother Ouyang, Peng Ze, I will hand it over to you completely!" ”

Ouyang Yun nodded and said seriously: "Brother Yu, don't worry, we won't let the blood of the brothers of the 74th Army be shed in vain." ”

Yu Jishi shook his hand vigorously, let go, and said, "Then I'll see you again." After saying that, he turned around and left, and after taking two steps, he turned back and said, "Brother Ouyang, there is something I didn't want to say, but-" He gritted his teeth, hesitated for a while and continued: "If your troops allow, send a force over Huangshan." ”

Huangshan was the defense area of the Central Army, where a guerrilla column was originally active, but later, in order to ensure the complete annihilation of the 17th Division that entered the south of the Yangtze River, two divisions of the Central Army were ordered to break through there, forming a line of defense. Those two divisions were all descendants of Chen Cheng and played a significant role in this encirclement and annihilation operation. Shangrao and Yingtan were recovered by the Xuebing Army, which caused the Japanese army's activities at the junction of northern Jiangxi and Zhejiang to shrink, and Chen Cheng had the opportunity to extend his tentacles there to ensure that Peng Ze had no worries. However, with the withdrawal of the 74th Army from Pengze, only some local security forces and the Cadet Army remained, and the Central Army had no worries, and it was very ambiguous whether they would still hold the Huangshan defensive line. For a period of time in the future, the entire northern part of Jiangxi will be the main battle of the student army, and in this case, presumably Chen Cheng will not spend two regular divisions of troops for the sake of local troops.

In fact, as early as after the list of the Northbound Corps was decided, he took special care of Li Hansoul, who was in charge of the defense of Shangrao and Yingtan, and asked him to grasp the movements of the Japanese army south of Huangshan and ensure the safety of the flank of the Northward Corps.

It is the consistent policy of the Central Committee of the Nationalists to use the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to consume the vitality of the local troops. Even though Chiang's control over the military council has now declined, the Wang and Chiang factions have a very tacit understanding in the implementation of this strategy.

Yu Jishi's reminder was very timely, and the most important thing was to make Ouyang Yun vigilant. He gratefully saluted the other party and said loudly: "Take care all the way!" ”

"Take care!"

The 74th Army withdrew from Pengze, and although there were more superior student soldiers filling in, the people of Pengze and the local security forces still felt panic. The common people are simple-minded, they only know that once the Central Army of Ludao is withdrawn, it means that the government has abandoned Pengze, so many people, especially some wealthy people, began to pack their luggage and withdraw with the 74th Army.

"Commander-in-Chief, what do you think they are doing here?" On the way to Penglang Rock, Ouyang Yun and the others saw many panicked-looking ordinary people carrying their luggage and driving cattle and sheep to retreat in the opposite direction, Chen Shichang frowned and asked.

Ouyang Yun said lightly: "The common people are afraid of war. Commander Yu is good, and the 74th Army is very popular in Pengze. It is a good thing that the people have withdrawn, so that it will be easier for us to fight. The order went down, so that the soldiers did not jam the roads, and let the people leave as soon as possible. ”

Little Lonely Mountain. The first sequence of the Cadet Corps to enter Xiaogushan was a platoon under the reconnaissance battalion to which He Zheng's division belonged. The existence of the Xiaogushan fortress is mainly to effectively block the Yangtze River, provide certain fire support for the Penglang defenders diagonally opposite, and attract a part of the Japanese army, so that the Japanese army does not dare to let go of their hands and feet to attack the south bank.

Anhui has long been occupied by the Japanese army, and this time in the early days of the Battle of Hankou, the light advance of the Japanese 17th Division made the importance of Xiaogushan suddenly highlighted. Yu Jishi's most outstanding performance in this battle was that he sent a small team to successfully recapture the fortress of Xiaogushan, and used the fortifications built by the Japanese to manage Xiaogushan into a fortress that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

If there is no Madang Fortress, Xiaogushan actually has no meaning of existence. Because Madang Fortress can effectively prevent the Japanese Yangtze River Fleet from entering Shangjiang, the existence of Xiaogushan can inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army who delusionally encircled Madang Fortress.

Pengze is a military stronghold operated by the national army for many years, and after several years of construction, Penglang has become a military fortress alongside Madang and Xiaogushan. It is precisely because of the existence of the defenders of Penglangji that the Japanese army could not arbitrarily give full play to its superiority in strength to seize Xiaogushan, so that Madang, Xiaogushan and Penglangji stood steadily on the north and south banks of the Yangtze River and in the middle of the river like an equilateral triangle.

The battle of Xiaogushan was the most tragic when the 17th Division was encircled and annihilated, and the 51st Division was ordered to garrison the place, and lost one regiment and one battalion in a row on Xiaogushan, which was firmly held. Once there was an emptiness of troops on Xiaogu Mountain, they could only be transported by water from the south coast, and nearly 30 ships were sunk by the Japanese air force alone.

The Japanese army did not realize the role of Xiaogushan at first, so they were successfully attacked by Yu Jishi, and when the Japanese army began to realize the role of Xiaogushan and wanted to attack it with all their might, they were surprised to find that the existence of the enemy army in Penglang Rock limited the scale of their use of troops in Xiaogushan. Therefore, when it was very difficult to capture Madang Fortress, Yamamuro Sowu resolutely decided and sent the main force Tiangu Detachment to maintain the siege of Xiaogushan while storming Penglangji.

When Ouyang Yun walked onto the land of Pengji, the first thing he saw was the new soil that had been blown up. On the beaches along the river, the stumps of Chinese and Japanese soldiers are everywhere, and many of them are presented in the shape of meat pieces, which shows the tragedy of the battle.

Just a few minutes ago, the Japanese army had just finished a round of attack, and on the river, several motor boats were heading to the north bank, and in the defenders' position, Ouyang Yun saw a seriously wounded soldier of the 74th Army who had just been found.

The seriously wounded man had just woken up, and he didn't know that his troops had been evacuated, and he looked at this group of people wearing strange military uniforms, and his first reaction was that they were devils, so he roared and wanted to get up and fight hard. The uniform of the Cadet Army is different from that of any army in the country, and this is not the first time that this situation has occurred, and immediately someone went up to hold him down, and then explained: "Brother, don't get excited, we are from the Cadet Army." Just came to change the guard. ”

"Oh, you guys, you're a cadet?" The seriously injured man was stunned, and then reacted.

When several soldiers saw Ouyang Yun, they immediately stood up and saluted, shouting, "Commander-in-chief." ”

Ouyang Yun returned the military salute and walked in front of the seriously wounded man. The seriously wounded man's left hand had been broken by the elbow, and the clothes on his body were even more red with blood, after calming down, he looked a little sluggish, but when he saw Ouyang Yun, his eyes flashed, he struggled to get up, and shouted in his mouth: "Sir, do you remember me?" ”

"......" Ouyang Yun was a little stupid, he had seen too many people, even if he had a good memory, but how could he remember some things that only had one side.

The seriously wounded became excited, and tears rolled down: "I am the original 29th Army Broadsword Team!" ”