The troops stationed in Shaoguan were still the 160th Division of the 65th Army of the 12th Group Army. The 160th Division had just been reorganized into the 65th Army for a year, and the last time Wang Haitao and the 12th Group Army attacked the Japanese army in Guangzhou, the 160th Division had not yet arrived in Guangdong, and when Wang Haitao left Shaoguan, Song Shitai, the commander of the 160th Division, happened to be absent from Shaoguan for military affairs, and he missed Wang Haitao.

Song Shitai was handling official business at the headquarters of the 160th Division in Shaoguan, when a subordinate came in to report that Wang Haitao, commander of the 90th Army stationed in Guangxi, and his party were outside the gate, preparing to enter Shaoguan. Song Shitai has long heard of Wang Haitao's name, and now in the Chinese army, there are really not many officers who have not heard of Wang Haitao's name, and as for the evaluation of Wang Haitao, there are different ones.

Song Shitai's 160th Division was originally subordinate to the 66th Army and was a unit that participated in the Battle of Wuhan, but the 66th Army had been fighting bloody battles with the Japanese army in the direction of Nanchang and did not fight with the 90th Army. However, the super combat effectiveness of the 90th Army on the battlefield in Wuhan made their name resounding in all directions, and the army commander Wang Haitao also became a recognized anti-Japanese general.

Song Shitai has been looking up to Wang Haitao for a long time, but he has not been able to see each other, the last time Wang Haitao passed through Shaoguan, Song Shitai was unable to see him because of military affairs, and he regretted it. Now that he heard that Wang Haitao was outside the gate, he became excited, and said to his subordinates: "Go and invite Commander Wang to come to the division headquarters!" The subordinate responded, and just turned to leave, Song Shitai shouted again: "Wait, I'll go there myself." With that, he stood up and walked out of the office.

Wang Haitao had just entered the city gate at this time, and when he arrived at Shaoguan City, he saw the people of the Twelfth Group Army, and Wang Haitao was completely relaxed. The fighters also had relaxed expressions. Last time, Wang Haitao still had ten trucks stored here, and Wang Haitao was about to find an officer to inquire about the situation of the storage vehicles, when he saw a group of soldiers hurrying towards him.

At the forefront was a lieutenant general of the national army, about fifty years old. Medium stature, white face and beard. This person also saw Wang Haitao, smiled and walked straight to Wang Haitao. Wang Haitao also stopped, knowing that it was the supreme commander of the Shaoguan garrison, and Song Shitai, the commander of the 160th Division, had arrived. As for Song Shitai, Wang Haitao also met for the first time, but I heard that this person participated in the Battle of Wuhan with the 160th Division and made meritorious contributions in the Battle of Wanjialing.

Song Shitai walked up to Wang Haitao, saluted first, and said with some excitement: "You are the commander of the 90th Army, right?

Song Shitai said: "During the Battle of Wuhan that year, the names of the 90th Army and Commander Wang were already like thunder, but it is a pity that I led my troops to fight hard with the Japanese army on the front line of Nanchang at that time, and I never met Commander Wang!" Wang Haitao also replied with a smile: "At that time, your unit was on the front line of Nanchang, and under the unified command of General Xue Yue, it won a great victory in Wanjialing and severely damaged the Japanese Songpu Division, and I also admired Commander Song very much!"

The so-called sedan chair is a people's platform, Song Shitai has already expressed his respect for Wang Haitao, and Wang Haitao naturally has to pay tribute to the other party, not to mention that Song Shitai also led the 160th Division in the Battle of Wanjialing to have a good performance. In history, the victory of Wanjialing also has a strong stroke in the history of the Anti-Japanese War. Hearing Wang Haitao say this, the smile on Song Shitai's face became even bigger.

Lian Sheng said: "Where, where, Captain Wang has won the award." Compared with the achievements of Commander Wang and the 90 th Army, my achievements are not worth a question at all! The last time Commander Wang passed through Shaoguan, I did not have time to drink and talk with Wang Jun because I was in military affairs. ”

Wang Haitao was like an arrow, and he couldn't wait to leave to rush back to Longzhou immediately, but Song Shitai's words had already been said about this, and it would be too embarrassing to give people face if he didn't agree. In the past dozens of days, he has been fighting and marching, and he really hasn't been able to relax to eat and drink, so Wang Haitao responded happily: "Since Master Song has been warmly invited, I will be disrespectful!"

Song Shitai was overjoyed, and immediately asked his subordinates to set a banquet, and he accompanied Wang Haitao to walk around Shaoguan City. Soon Song Shitai's subordinates came to report that they had set up a banquet in Wangshan Tower, and Song Shitai said to Wang Haitao: "Commander Wang, please go to Wangshan Tower with me?"

After a lot of effort, I saw a four-story building located on the side of the street, and the whole building has a clear Cantonese architectural style. Take a closer look, the gate is wide, and the plaque with three golden characters written on the door is hung high. There were a few people standing at the door, who should be the shopkeeper's escort waiting for Song Shitai's arrival.

Song Shitai and the shopkeeper were very familiar, and the shopkeeper saw Song Shitai hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said: "Master Song, you are here! The private room upstairs has been approved, please go upstairs!" Song Shitai replied: "Shopkeeper Liu, today I want to entertain distinguished guests, and all your specialty dishes are delivered, tell Chef Zhang, take out your efforts." The shopkeeper hurriedly nodded and said with a smile: "Master Song, don't worry, you are satisfied!"

Under the guidance of Song Shitai, Wang Haitao followed him up to the fourth floor, along with Wei Changxing and Feng Zisheng, and the other soldiers sat down in the lobby on the first floor, and the people of the 160th Division went to greet him. When they arrived at the private room, after everyone gave in, Song Shitai sat down on the main seat, and Wang Haitao sat on the guest seat next to him. Then everyone sat down one by one.

There were only three people on Wang Haitao's side, two brigade commanders and four regiment commanders from Song Shitai's side came to accompany him, and two regiment commanders were not in Shaoguan and did not come. Wang Haitao and Song Shitai introduced the people on both sides to each other, and everyone chatted together. After a while, the wine and food began to be delivered, and this table of banquets were all Cantonese cuisine, mainly fresh, fragrant and light. I didn't eat much of Cantonese cuisine, but this time I had the opportunity to taste it.

The people at the table chatted while eating and drinking, and everyone talked very speculatively on the topic of playing Little Japan. A meal was eaten for several hours before it was finished, and Song Shitai still wanted to keep Wang Haitao in Shaoguan for a few days, but Wang Haitao, who was like an arrow, refused Song Shitai's retention, and after taking back the ten trucks stored in Shaoguan, he said goodbye to Song Shitai and others. Song Shitai and others broke up with Wang Haitao after they sent them out of Shaoguan City.

At this time, Guangdong Province, due to the counterattack of the Japanese army, once again occupied Yingde, Qingyuan and other cities, so Wang Haitao and his team could only advance along the mountain road to Hezhou. From Shaoguan to Hezhou, it is basically a mountain road, and the road condition is very poor. After walking for a while, Wang Haitao felt that the truck could not go fast and was very dangerous on such a mountain road, so he simply took the truck back and took the storage ring and marched to Hezhou with the soldiers.

What Wang Haitao didn't expect was that when he was halfway through, he also encountered a group of mountain bandits, and Wang Haitao did not take these mountain bandits seriously at all, not to mention that there were quite a few of them, but how could a group of rabble be the opponents of such elite soldiers as the guard company and the reconnaissance company? The soldiers used their automatic weapons to strafe and wound and kill several bandits, and the rest of the people scattered in a hurry and ran into the mountains as fast as possible. For such mountain bandits, Wang Haitao was not interested in taking the initiative to exterminate them, and when he saw them fleeing into the mountains, he ordered them to collect their troops and continue to advance.

I have been walking for two days, and when I entered the border of Guangxi, the road situation has improved, and such a road car can run smoothly. Wang Haitao took out the truck again and drove towards Hezhou. Although the car can run at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour, the soldiers save much energy, and Wang Haitao also sat in the cab and dozed off.

When the convoy was about to arrive in Hezhou, it encountered the sentry post of the Gui army, Wang Haitao revealed his identity, and naturally let him go immediately. For three days, the convoy passed through Liuzhou from Hezhou to the outside of Nanning, and it was not far from Longzhou to bypass Nanning City, but the convoy was stopped. The person who stopped the convoy was a gendarmerie directly under the headquarters of the 16 th Group Army stationed in Nanning, and the leader of the convoy was a colonel officer.

After the 16 th Group Army stood by and watched the Japanese attack on Longzhou last year, Wang Haitao was not interested in the 16 th Group Army headed by Xia Wei, and now the gendarmerie directly under the 16 th Group Army has stopped Wang Haitao's convoy, and Wang Haitao naturally does not have a good face to show this colonel officer. However, the colonel officer was very polite to Wang Haitao, not only standing up and saluting first, but also treating Wang Haitao very respectfully.

The colonel officer said to Wang Haitao: "Commander Wang, on the orders of Commander Wei Yunsong of the 16th Group Army, I have specially come to invite Commander Wang to enter the city and go to the headquarters of the 16th Group Army. Wang Haitao had the intention to ignore the colonel, but after thinking about it, although his 90th Army was not subordinate to the 16th Group Army, it must be in Guangxi, and he also started from the Gui family.

However, Wang Haitao was a little strange: Wasn't the commander of the 16 th Group Army Xia Wei? When did it change to Wei Yunsong? Wang Haitao ordered the convoy to turn around and enter Nanning City. The colonel was completely relieved only then. If Wang Haitao resolutely disagrees to enter the city, he will not dare to take the convoy, you must know that the more than 100,000 horses of the 90th Army are hundreds of miles away, and Wang Haitao will kill these 100,000 people in Nanning, and then he will be unlucky.

Soon Wang Haitao's motorcade drove into Nanning City, and under the leadership of the gendarmerie, the convoy drove until the headquarters came to a stop. As soon as Wang Haitao got out of the car, all the more than 300 soldiers accompanying him got out of the car and lined up. Wang Haitao motioned for them to wait for him outside the door, and then took Wei Changxing and walked into the gate of the headquarters with the colonel.