Wang Haitao, who was sitting in the office, pondered for an afternoon what path he should choose for the future. In the evening, Tang Xiaoshan's arrival woke Wang Haitao up from his contemplation. According to the reconnaissance group's report, the 55 th Division of the Japanese Army has landed at Saigon Port and is expected to join up with the headquarters of the 16 th Army in a week.

This is not good news for Wang Haitao, the Japanese troops stationed in Nanding have nearly 30,000 people after the arrival of the 24th Brigade of the mixed brigade, and now the 55th Division has come, and this division should have at least more than 20,000 people, so that the Japanese army in Nanding will exceed 50,000 people, which is enough for Imamura to counterattack Hanoi City. However, Wang Haitao had already decided to withdraw his troops and return to China, and the Japanese army's counteroffensive had little to do with him, and he was afraid that Ho Chi Minh, who took over Hanoi City, would suffer a loss from the Japanese army.

Wang Haitao immediately ordered the whole army to be ready to withdraw to the country, and it was necessary to withdraw from Hanoi City within seven days. From the day after Wang Haitao gave the order, the troops began preparations for retreat. All useful supplies were being delivered to the country, and the less mobile heavy artillery units became the first to withdraw to the country.

After five days of busy transporting most of the supplies in the city, Ho Chi Minh's Vietnam Independence League also arrived in Hanoi, this time bringing with him an armed force of 8,000 men. When Ho Chi Minh and the others arrived, Wang Haitao was patrolling the armored brigade, and when he heard a report from his subordinates that the Vietnam Independence League had entered the city, Wang Haitao rushed to the military headquarters.

Walking on the road, Wang Haitao found this team under the leadership of the League in the city, and by the way, he observed this armed force called the Vietnam Independence Army, and when he saw them, Wang Haitao thought of the guerrillas under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. In any case, the CCP still has tens of thousands of regular troops, and they can still fight with the Japanese army on the frontal battlefield, but this Vietnamese Independence Army is completely a miscellaneous card among the miscellaneous cards, except for the high morale, there is nothing else that Wang Haitao can look at.

Of the entire team of 8,000 people, only half of them have an old-fashioned rifle, and the rifle brands are even more varied, from "old sleeves" to "water beads" to "38 style". The few "Type 38" rifles are already considered good guns.

The 8,000-strong force consisted only of two Makmi heavy machine guns, four imitation Czech light machine guns, and the only heavy weapons were two Type 60 mortars. It is simply impossible for such an armed force to hold the city of Hanoi. After seeing this unit, Wang Haitao returned to the military headquarters, and Ho Chi Minh and Pham Van Dong and several other members of the League were already waiting for Wang Haitao in the reception room of the military headquarters.

After the two sides had a cold chat, Wang Haitao said to Ho Chi Minh: "Chairman Hu, our army will withdraw from Hanoi City within two days, but according to the report of our reconnaissance personnel, the Japanese troops now stationed in Nam Dinh City have added a 55th Division. In my opinion, it will be very difficult for you to hold Hanoi City, so it is better to withdraw from Hanoi City before making plans. ”

Before Ho Chi Minh could speak, a middle-aged man next to him spoke first: "General Wang, your troops don't help us, and we don't force it, but Hanoi as the capital of Vietnam is of great significance, and we will never give up easily." Seeing Wang Haitao looking at the person who spoke, Ho Chi Minh hurriedly introduced: "General Wang, this is Comrade Wu Yuanjia, the commander of the Independent Army.

Naturally, Wang Haitao had also heard of the name of the future Vietnamese defense minister, and he did not care about his attitude. Originally, Wang Haitao was very dissatisfied with Ho Chi Minh's attitude during the negotiations, and was ready to casually give them the standard weapons of an infantry brigade of the Japanese army, but now he heard that Wu Yuanjia said that he would stick to Hanoi City, and while secretly praising the courage they showed, he also wanted to add some blockage to the Japanese army, so Wang Haitao had another idea.

Wang Haitao smiled and said: "I really admire the courage of Commander Wu, for the sake of our friendship and to deal with the common enemy, I will give you 2,000 Japanese equipment, and another 18 Japanese 75-caliber mountain guns, each cannon with 100 shells." Wang Haitao's words made the people in the alliance stunned.

Ho Chi Minh and the others did not have much hope for the assistance that Wang Haitao was going to give them because of the unsuccessful negotiations, but they did not expect Wang Haitao to have such a big hand. The most excited thing here is Wu Yuanjia, the 8,000 troops he brought are already the most elite part of the independent army, and they have not been able to get weapons for everyone, and now with Wang Haitao's assistance, not only can most people get weapons, but also the combat effectiveness will naturally be greatly improved.

At this time, Ho Chi Minh asked with a slight tremble: "General Wang is not joking, is he? Did he really give us so many weapons and ammunition?" Wang Haitao smiled and said: "Chairman Hu, I am ready, and you can receive this batch of weapons and ammunition in a while." At this time, Ho Chi Minh and the others believed that what Wang Haitao said was true, and they couldn't help but thank Wang Haitao repeatedly.

Wang Haitao walked out of the reception room, called the guard, whispered a few words to him, and then returned to the reception room. The atmosphere in the reception room is warm and friendly. Wang Haitao also briefly introduced the way the Japanese army attacked and how to deal with the Japanese attack. The people in the alliance were listening attentively to Wang Haitao's explanation, and Wu Yuanjia would interject and ask a few words from time to time about what he didn't understand.

Unconsciously, two hours passed, and the guard walked into the reception room and whispered a few words in Wang Haitao's ear. Wang Haitao nodded to indicate that he understood. After the guards left, Wang Haitao said: "Chairman Hu and Commander Wu, the weapons and ammunition given to you have been prepared, now you can send someone to receive them with me!"

Listening to Wang Haitao's words, the people of the alliance became excited again, and Wu Yuanjia stood up and said impatiently: "Great, just ask General Wang to take us there!" Wang Haitao smiled and took the lead out of the reception room. All the weapons and ammunition sent to the League were stacked in the large courtyard of the logistics department, and Wang Haitao brought Ho Chi Minh and others here.

As soon as he stepped into the compound, Wang Haitao saw piles of Type 38 rifles, Japanese-style light and heavy machine guns on the ground, grenadiers and mortars on the other side, and the most conspicuous ones were 12 Japanese-made Type 92 infantry guns and 18 Japanese-style 75-caliber mountain guns. The people of the Alliance who entered the courtyard were already stunned, and Wu Yuanjia couldn't help but ask Wang Haitao again: "General Wang, are these weapons and ammunition given to us?"

Wang Haitao nodded and said: "This is the standard equipment of the two infantry brigades of the Japanese army, including 2,000 Type 38 rifles, 64 Japanese-style light machine guns, 48 Japanese-made Type 92 heavy machine guns, 50 grenadiers, 36 mortars, 12 Type 92 infantry guns, and 18 Japanese-style mountain guns of an artillery brigade. The ammunition was all equipped with three bases, with 50 rounds each for mortars and Type 92 infantry guns, and 100 rounds for each Japanese mountain gun. Please ask Commander Wu to check. ”

Wu Yuanjia was speechless with excitement, took a few steps forward, picked up a Japanese-style light machine gun, and after moving it a few times, he said with a smile: "Good gun, good gun!" You can't blame the people of the League for being excited, the League has been developing with difficulty since its establishment, although they have tried every means to get guns and ammunition, but they are all a few or dozens of guns, when have you seen so many weapons and ammunition at once, not to mention that there are more than a dozen mountain guns.

This is also Wang Haitao, who does not pay attention to the captured Japanese-style equipment, let alone the same thing, these weapons and ammunition are placed in the CCP, and they should also be greatly valued. After being excited, Ho Chi Minh took the initiative to shake Wang Haitao's hand and said gratefully: "General Wang, we will never forget your assistance to our alliance today, and General Wang is our most honored friend at any time. ”

Over the next two days, Wang Haitao had his soldiers raid and train the Independence Army, and sent people to help and guide the Independence Army in building defensive positions. It is also thanks to Wang Haitao's subordinates for training, otherwise there would be no one in the independent army who could even use mountain artillery. In the past two days, Vu Yuanjia has always devoted himself to the defense of Hanoi City with the greatest enthusiasm, not only reorganizing the independent army, but also setting up a separate heavy fire battalion according to Wang Haitao's proposal.

Two days later, Wang Haitao's troops and the Independent Army completed the change of defense, and when they left Hanoi City, Ho Chi Minh, Vo Nguyen Gia and others sent Wang Haitao out of the city. Leaving Hanoi City, Wang Haitao led his troops straight to Zhennan Pass. Tang Longzai asked Wang Haitao if he wanted to leave some troops here in Langshan, but Wang Haitao categorically vetoed.

Half a month later, the last broken unit of the 90th Army entered Zhennan Pass, and with the closure of the south gate of Zhennan Pass, the 90th Army's sortie against the Japanese army in Vietnam ended in victory. Wang Haitao left the 568th Regiment of the 93rd Division to garrison in Zhennanguan, and the other two regiments of the 277th Brigade of the 93rd Division in Pingxiang stayed to garrison, and the rest of the troops all returned to Longzhou City to rest.

After the troops returned, Wang Haitao gave the troops a three-day vacation, allowing the soldiers to take turns to rest, and at the same time took out a sum of money to distribute it, and the pensions of the soldiers who died in the battle were also distributed by the logistics department. After being busy for two days and handling all these things in place, Wang Haitao had to return home empty. Knowing that Wang Haitao returned victoriously, Wang Haitao's family was also full of joy, and Aunt Feng had no daily worries and fears, and was busy with excitement.

Knowing that Wang Haitao would go home today, the whole family was busy under the command of Tang Lao and Feng Gu, a table of wine banquet was indispensable, Tang Lao also took out the treasured good wine, ready to drink two cups with his son-in-law, Feng Gu also dressed herself, just to let Wang Haitao see his most beautiful side, even Xiao Zhansheng was taught by Feng Gu and Tang Lao.

In the evening, Wang Haitao and Tang Longzai returned home together, and as soon as they entered the door, they saw that the whole family was waiting for them in the hall. Seeing that his son couldn't recognize himself, thinking that he was really ashamed of his family when he was fighting outside all the year round, Wang Haitao couldn't help but feel sour in his heart.